19 Weeks Picture

19 Weeks

 

How far along? 19 Weeks

How big is baby? A Mango

Total weight gain/loss? I think I'm up 5 pounds.  I went out of town this past weekend and ate a bunch of junk at the beach.  I didn't even weigh when I got home.  I'm scared.

How am I feeling? This has been a great week.  I'm feeling really good and love feeling the baby kick.    

Gym Activity? Gym?  What gym?  I don't think I went once this past week.  :(

Maternity Clothes? I ordered two new shirts from the Loft.  They are super soft and comfy and they were on sale. 

Stretch Marks? none yet

Sleep? I went to a wedding at the beach with a bunch of girls and stayed up pretty late both nights.  I did get a king bed to myself and slept in until about 8:00am both mornings.   

Best moment this week?   Getting the last of the crown molding for the baby room.  Chris has it all cut, we just need to finish painting it.  I'm hoping by Friday, we can get the crib in the room and the new glider.  Pictures coming soon! 

Movement? He's moving a lot every day.  I love being able to feel him.  Chris is able to feel him, too!  

Food Cravings/Aversions? I'm still having a little trouble eating chicken sometimes.  I still like my pumpkin waffles and I bought a bag of Sour Patch Kids for the road trip.  They were yummy. 

Gender? It's a BOY!

Labor signs? Too early

Belly Button?  It's getting shallow

What I miss? There was a champagne toast at the wedding this weekend, and for just a second, I wanted to have a glass.  It passed pretty quickly though. 

What I'm looking forward to?  I'm looking forward to getting the nursery set up and ordering the bedding.  Once all of that is in place, I plan to start getting the baby storage bins down from the attic and going through baby clothes.  I can't wait to start washing, folding and organizing little bitty clothes.

Milestones/Development: He's developing a protective coating over his skin, called vernix caseosa. It's greasy and white and you may see some of it at his birth.  He's working on his five senses. Nerve cells for his sense of taste, hearing, sight and smell are developing in his brain.

 

 

 

18 Week Picture

18 Weeks

 

How far along? 18 Weeks

How big is baby? A Sweet Potato

Total weight gain/loss? Well, it's starting.  I'm up 4 pounds overall.

How am I feeling? I've been feeling good.  A little emotional thing week over little things, but I'm sure it's just the hormones.   

Gym Activity? Made it to the gym three times this week.  I always feel so good after a work out.  It's just getting there that is the hard part.

Maternity Clothes? I'm in all maternity clothes, but still having a hard time finding things that fit right.  It's a little frustrating.

 

Stretch Marks? none yet

Sleep? There have been several days when I wish I could lay down and take a nap.  I still like to get in the bed around 9:30 and sleep is not too far off from that. 

Best moment this week?   Going to our ultrasound was awesome.  We brought Logan so he could see his little brother.  He was pretty interested, but some of the pictures were hard to see.  The baby looked great and we were able to see every bit of him.  We even got to count that he had 10 fingers and 10 toes! 

Movement? When we watched him on the ultrasound we saw him kicking me like crazy.  I have been feeling him a little each day and I'm sure I will start feeling him even more.   

Food Cravings/Aversions?  I bought pumpkin waffles and have been eating one of those each morning before school.  They are yummy!

Gender? It's a BOY!

Labor signs? Too early

Belly Button?  I noticed it's starting to shallow just a little bit. 

What I miss? I'm not missing much right now.  Enjoy and soaking up every minute of this pregnancy. 

What I'm looking forward to?  We are still working hard on the baby room and I'm looking forward to finishing the molding around the floor and ceiling and then putting the crib in and getting everything else in there. 

I'm also looking forward to the wedding I'm heading to next weekend at the beach! It will be a quick, but fun weekend getaway.

Milestones/Development: Can you believe he's yawning, hiccuping, sucking and swallowing?  He's twisting, rolling, punching and kicking, too -- and he's big enough that you might be able to feel him doing it!

 

 

17 Week Picture

17 Weeks

 

 

How far along? 17 Weeks

How big is baby? An Onion

Total weight gain/loss? Stayed the same this week.  Still only up 2 pounds so far.  I'm shocked! 

How am I feeling? I have still been feeling pretty good.  I woke up for work on Thursday morning and threw up as soon as I got out of bed.  Yuck!  I thought that part was over.   

Gym Activity? I did not make it to the gym this week, except for Logan's swim lesson.  I have to do better!! 

Maternity Clothes?  I'm wearing mostly all maternity clothes, but I'm having a hard time with my pants.  Most of the pants I have from last time are too big.  I'm sure they will fit towards the end of pregnancy, but it doesn't leave me with much for now.  I am doing a little sale shopping and even found two pairs of gap pants at Goodwill.  (I'm sure this will sound very snobby, but I never thought I would shop at Goodwill.  Both pairs were in very good shape and I just washed them as soon as I got them home.)  

Stretch Marks? none yet

Sleep?  I've been getting in bed around 8:45 or 9:00.  Once I lay down, that's pretty much it.  I don't want to get back up again.

Best moment this week?   Getting the paint and painting the room.  Every time we buy something or do something in the room, it makes it all a little more real.  Logan has been talking about painting the room for weeks.  He was so excited to get to help.  You can imagine how much help he was.  :)

Movement? I'm pretty sure I have been feeling really light movements when I am laying down. 

Food Cravings/Aversions? I haven't had too many cravings, but I have been thinking about pumpkin pie for a while.  I grabbed one from Publix the other day and enjoyed a nice big piece when I got home.  It was delicious! 

Gender? It's a BOY!

Labor signs? Too early

Belly Button? Too early for this, too.

What I miss? I miss sleeping on my stomach.  I think I've officially hit the point where I can't do it anymore.  For someone who slept on their stomach 95% of the night, it stinks.  I feel like I wake up so many times now.   

What I'm looking forward to?  The big ultrasound is next Wednesday, right at 18 weeks.  I can't wait to see how much he has grown and make sure everything looks perfect.  We plan to do an 3D ultrasound around 28 weeks, so this will be the last time we see him for a while. It's been nice having so many ultrasounds to check on him in the beginning of the pregnancy. 

Milestones/Development: His rubbery cartilage is now turning to bone.  He's growing some meat on those bones -- putting on some fat.  He's growing a stronger, thicker umbilical cord, too.

 

 

16 Week Picture

16 Weeks

 

How far along? 16 Weeks

How big is baby? An avocado

Total weight gain/loss? Gained a pound, so up 2 overall 

How am I feeling? I've feel really blessed to be feeling so well.  I'm still tired at night and like to lay in the bed by 9:00, but I think that's to be expected. 

Gym Activity? Ugh, not a good gym week so far.  Hoping to go this weekend. 

Maternity Clothes?  Still loving them.  I've noticed almost all of my dress pants from last time and the ones from my cousin are too big.  I'm sure I'll fit into them later in the pregnancy, but for now I don't have many options.  The Loft was having an extra 60% off their clearance, so I order a few things to try.   

Stretch Marks? none yet

Sleep?  When my alarm goes off at 5:15am, I'm dying to stay in the bed and sleep.  I'm still waking up in the middle of the night, but can usually fall back asleep quickly.

Best moment this week?   Having my 16 week checkup at the doctor yesterday and finally hearing the heartbeat with the doppler.  It was a wonderful sound!

Movement? I don't think I have felt anything yet.  Surely, I'm going to feel this baby soon, right? 

Food Cravings/Aversions? I baked a meatloaf the other night that smelled so good.  I cut up potatoes and roasted those in the over.  When Chris got home, we sat down to eat, I took one bite of the meatloaf and knew this wasn't going to end well.  I choked it down and took another bite.  Nope, that one came right back up a the dinner table.  It was pretty gross!  I had to throw my whole plate away.  I ended up with a cup of ice cream for dinner. 

Gender? It's a BOY! I think we have decided on the name.  We'll tell soon after we decide the middle name.

Labor signs? Too early

Belly Button? Too early for this, too.

What I miss?  I guess I miss being able to have a soda whenever I want.  Don't get me wrong, I'll have a gingerale every now and then, but I would love to have a cold Diet Dr. Pepper. 

What I'm looking forward to?  We have our appointment for the anatomy scan (the big ultrasound) in two weeks.  They do all the measurements of the baby and check to make sure the heart and main organs and limbs are forming correctly.  We will get several pictures and get to see our little boy again!  I can't wait!

Milestones/Development: He's listening to your voice, thanks to tiny bones forming in his ears.  He's growing hair, lashes and eyebrows.  He's forming taste buds.

 

 

Gender Reveal

Here are a few more pictures from the gender reveal party we had last weekend.  We have been having fun all week talking about what it will be like to have two boys and what an awesome big brother Logan is going to be.  He says several times throughout the day, "I'm so glad the baby is a boy."  
My planner mode has already kicked in and I think we have decided on the bedding for the nursery and the paint colors.  I'm just trying to get Daddy to finish the walls in the room and the window.  We are down to our top two names and I think we will make a decision this week.  It's all so exciting!!

 

 This is one happy Big Brother!

 

 

(Notice, all the blue people were wearing?  I think they must have had a gut feeling!)

 

 

 

Here are a few pictures I snapped inside the house before the party. 

I think Pop was proud that he was right...and that he's going to have another grandboy!

 

 

 

15 Week Picture

15 Weeks

 



How far along? 15 Weeks

How big is baby? An orange

Total weight gain/loss? The same as last week, so just up one pound total  

How am I feeling? I've been feeling really good. Energy level is back up and sickness is pretty much gone.   

Gym Activity?  I have only made it to the gym once this week so far.  I had two late nights at school this week, so that didn't help.  I'm planning to go to the gym tomorrow, Sunday and Monday since I'm off school. 

Maternity Clothes?  Yep, and loving them.  I can still fit in several pairs of regular pants, but who in their right mind would turn down a pair of pants with an elastic waist? 

Stretch Marks? none yet

Sleep?  I'm still waking around 2 or 3 every night.  I wonder what it would like to sleep all the way through the night without waking up.  I guess I'm just getting ready for when the baby gets here.

Best moment this week?   Finding out that we are having a baby BOY!  We had our friends and family over for the reveal and it was so fun to find out in front of everyone.

Movement? I'm getting impatient.  I'm ready to feel something!

 

Food Cravings/Aversions? I ran to the mall and the smell of the hot pretzels was just too much for my will power.  I grabbed a cup of the pretzel bites and they were delicious!!  I could eat another cup right now.

Gender?   It's a BOY! 

Labor signs? Too early

Belly Button? Too early for this, too.

What I miss?   I'm not missing much right now.  Just trying to enjoy each day.

What I'm looking forward to?  I'm looking forward to my OB appointment next week.  I think I'll be able to hear the heartbeat on the doppler.  I can't wait to hear it, since I haven't really heard it yet.  I'm also looking forward to picking out the baby's name.  I think we have it narrowed down to two names. 

Milestones/Development: You probably can't feel it yet, but he's squirming a ton! He might even be hiccuping in there. He's making lots of progress: his joints and limbs can all move now.

 

 

It's a...

BOY!!

We are thrilled to have another sweet little boy! Logan is so excited and is already asking me when his baby brother is coming out. 

14 Week Picture

14 Weeks

 

 

How far along? 14 Weeks

How big is baby? A lemon

Total weight gain/loss? Back down a pound, so up a pound overall.   

How am I feeling?  Besides throwing up this morning after gagging when I brushed my teeth, I've been feeling almost back to normal.  I'm still hungry most of the time, but my nausea is pretty much gone.  Thank goodness!

Gym Activity?  I went to kickboxing this week, and plan to try to go this weekend, too.

Maternity Clothes?   I'm loving maternity pants.  Still not quite big enough for the shirts yet.  When I try them on, most of them look too big.  My regular shirts are getting too tight though.  I think I'm right in that middle spot. 

Stretch Marks? none yet

Sleep?  I'm pretty sleepy at night and like getting in bed around 9 and relaxing for about an hour.  I go to sleep fine, but wake up around 12:30am and 2:30am every night.  It would be nice to sleep all the way through the night one night.

Best moment this week?   The best moment this week, will be our gender reveal on Sunday.  I'm sweating bullets though, because I still haven't gotten the results back yet.  They said 10-14 days, and today is day 15.  I'm praying we get them today, otherwise, I'll be going for an ultrasound tomorrow morning.

Movement? I still have not felt anything yet.  Hopefully soon.

Food Cravings/Aversions?  I haven't had any major cravings lately.  Cereal is still an easy meal that almost always tastes good.  I did go out and buy guacamole the other day because it sounded really good.  I'm thinking Chinese food would be good right now. 

Gender?   We should know in just 2 days!!!!  I'm hopeful for a girl, but I'm thinking it's a boy.  I will be happy with either one. 

Labor signs? Too early

Belly Button? Too early for this, too.

What I miss?  I miss brushing my teeth without gagging and flossing.  I can't really floss my teeth.  It just makes me gag. 

What I'm looking forward to?  I'm looking forward to feeling the baby kick.  I think that will help this feel a little more real, too.  I swear there are so many times, I have to convince myself that I am pregnant because I still just can't believe it.

Milestones/Development: He's probably sucking his thumb and wiggling his toes in there! His kidneys are making urine, and his liver and spleen are doing their jobs, too. And he's growing lanugo, a thin, peach-fuzz-like hair, all over his body -- it will help him keep warm!

 

 

First Glimpses!

These are just a few precious memories that I don't ever want to forget.  I'm so thankful that the doctor (at the specialist) allowed us to video tape the ultrasounds.  We found out at our last appointment with the regular OB, that no video taping is allowed.  That was a pretty big let down, but at least we have these memories. 

  The first one is a tiny little speck, but you can see the flutter of the heart beat.

We were so nervous at this appointment and so afraid they would have bad news for is again. Thank God for his precious miracle! It was such a relief to see the heartbeat.  This was only about 2 weeks after finding out I was pregnant!

The is from 6 weeks 2 days:

 

 

This next ultrasound is just 10 days later and you can see the baby has grown.  The heartbeat is a little more clear, too.  This is 7 weeks 5 days:

 

 

 

 

This last video is again just 10 days after the previous one and the change is the baby is unreal.  I can't believe how much it changed and grew in just 10 days.  I had still be worried about the possibility of a miscarriage or something being wrong, so we were so relieved that everything was okay.  I think after this appointment, I finally believed for the first time, that I was actually pregnant.

 

This is 9 weeks 1 day:

 

 

 

 

   

First Day of Pre-K

Logan just wrapped up his first week of Pre-K; excuse me as I breathe a sigh of relief.  Not only would I say he did great, but I think I'm safe to say it went WAY better than I ever could have imagined.
The only hard part has been getting him to bed earlier each night and waking him up so early in the morning.  I wake up at 5:15, get everything ready and in the car, and then wake him up at 6:05, change his clothes and put him in the car by 6:20.  It's an early morning and he's half asleep on our trip into school, but by the time we get to school, he is bouncing down the halls and ready to go to class.

I am so lucky to be able to see him throughout the day.  I can secretly peek in on him and watch him at recess.  He eats lunch at the same time as my classes, so I've been able to see him everyday at lunch.  He looks like such a big boy sitting in the cafeteria eating his lunch at the big kid table.  I'm so lucky to be able to ask him how his day is going and steal a few kisses. 

He has nap time everyday for an hour (thank goodness) and his teachers tell me that he falls asleep everyday.  I secretly giggle about this, because I know that I used to fall asleep during Kindergarten nap time and my teacher would have to shake me awake. 

Here are a few pictures from the first few days. 

Logan at open house

Do you think he was excited for his first day?

Walking down the big hall to his class from Mommy's room

I had this special prize waiting for Logan after his first day of Pre-K

 

 

No better way to celebrate an awesome first day of Pre-K!

13 Week Picture

13 Weeks

 

 

How far along?  13 Weeks

How big is baby? A sweet peach!

Total weight gain/loss? Up 2 pounds....and so it begins.  It doesn't help that Logan wanted a milkshake on the way home from school today and my craving agreed. 

How am I feeling?  I'm feeling pretty good.  I"m still tired, but overall good. 

 

Gym Activity?  I haven't been as much as I hoped.  Logan is exhausted by the time we leave school and I feel bad putting him in the kids area right after being at school.  Once I get home and wait for Chris to get home, it's close to bath and bed time....so I need to figure something out. 

 

Maternity Clothes?   I am wearing a few things now, but still wearing mostly regular clothes.  I forgot how much I love maternity clothes.  Now I just need the weather to cool off and my tummy to grow and I can wear all of my cute stuff. 

Stretch Marks? none yet

Sleep?  Still no naps, but I have had to come home and just lay down for about an hour a few days.  This whole growing a human thing is pretty exhausting!

Best moment this week? I made our pregnancy announcement on Facebook this past week and I announced to my work this week.  It's so fun to tell people and see their excitement!   

Movement? Still haven't felt this little one move yet, but my guess is about 2 or 3 more weeks.

Food Cravings/Aversions?  I still love waffles and I'm loving strawberry milk in the morning.  I had a craving for a veggie and hummus pita sandwich this week that was pretty good.  I made turkey burgers and ate half of one for dinner.  I brought another one for lunch the next day, but ended up throwing it away.  Meat just isn't really my thing right now. 

Gender?   While I am secretly dying inside to know, I am staying very cool and counting the days until we get the news.  I usually would be impatiently waiting for the doctor to call, but since I know we will be waiting until the reveal on the 24th, I'm okay with it taking it's time. I'm thinking boy, Logan says he is only having a brother, and I always refer to the baby as a he.  Is it just because that's all I know, or is it mother's intuition?  We will see! 

Labor signs? Too early

Belly Button? Too early for this, too.

What I miss?  This doesn't really have to do with pregnancy, but I miss the summer when Logan and I could take 2 hour naps together.  I'm tired...did I say that?

What I'm looking forward to?  The gender reveal of course.  I feel like once I know, I will be able to really start looking for bedding, find a paint color, get Daddy going on the nursery, and get things ready for this baby.  I know we have like 6 months, but that's really not that much time!

Milestones/Development: Can you believe she's forming vocal cords and teeth?! And even though she's still teeny, she already has fingerprints.  Her intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to their more permanent place, in her tummy.

 

 

 

 

 

12 Week Picture

12 Weeks

 

 

How far along? 12 weeks

How big is baby? A plump plum!

Total weight gain/loss? Still at starting weight.  (I'm sure this is about to change)

How am I feeling?  I'm  actually feeling pretty good this week.  I was back at work full time for preplanning.  Of course, I'm still tired, but overall feeling good. 

Gym Activity?  I went to Strike this week and kickboxing on Tuesday.  I asked my OB about having to get a heart rate monitor, and she told me that was the old school way of thinking.  She said I can workout normally, but to be sure I can talk through my workout.  If not, I'm working too hard and need to bring my heart rate back down.

 

Maternity Clothes?   I'm still fitting in most of my clothes, plus since most people at work didn't know yet, I didn't want to make it obvious with maternity clothes. 

Stretch Marks? none yet

Sleep?  I haven't been able to nap, but that does mean I'm ready for bed around 9:30.  I'm sleeping well, just waking up several times to go to the bathroom.

Best moment this week?  I had my first OB appointment this week.  We had an ultrasound first and they baby was so big!  We were able to see it's spine, tummy, head, the two hemispheres in it's brain, it's heart (which was beating at 165 bpm), arms, legs, and even it's fingers and toes!  Then I had some blood work done and met with the OB.  She said everything looked great and I could stop the Metformin medication now.  I go back in 4 weeks for my next visit. 

Movement? We could see baby moving all over on the ultrasound.  Still a little too early to feel anything yet.

Food Cravings/Aversions?  I made sloppy joes for Chris the other night and was not able to eat them.  I love waffles for breakfast and have one almost every morning.  Most days I put a little peanut butter on it for some extra protein.  I still can't drink coffee.  It's so strange. 

Gender?   While we were at the OB visit, they told us about a blood test called Harmony.  Harmony is a test that insurance usually doesn't cover and if you pay out of pocket it costs $800.  It tests for Down Syndrome and Trisomies, but it also can tell you the sex of the baby with 99.9% accuracy.  The office is doing a study and you can get the test for $260.  At first, I said no, but as I was sitting there thinking, I decided we would go ahead and do it.  So they took a few vials of blood, shipped it off in a special little package and will call us in about 10 days when the results come in.  We asked that they not tell us over the phone and to put the results in an envelope for us to pick up.  We decided this time, we would find out with our families and do a little something special.  More to come on that. 

Labor signs? Too early

Belly Button? Too early for this, too.

What I miss?  I'm really not missing too much right now.  I'm really happy the baby is doing so well and I'm starting to feel better.

What I'm looking forward to?  Getting the gender results in about 8 more days!!

Milestones/Development: Most of her critical systems are fully formed!  She's about to enter the growth and maturation stage, in which her organs and tissues will grow and develop rapidly.  She's now developing her reflexes -- if you poke her body, she'll likely move.  She's opening and closing her fingers and curling her toes, too.  Her brain is developing fast!