I don't remember this week being to eventful. Baby was pretty still most of the week, made me a tad nervous, but I've found leaning forward helps me feel some movement so I did that a lot during the week! Dillon also started reading to Baby S nightly and he/she loves it and moves during that time!
Izzy is at school this week, I called to check on her, the trainer said she was taking up on the obedience really well, said she was really excited about retrieving (duh that's our problem she's too excited) and that she really likes her food...she didn't get that big from starving mister. Dillon went on Sat to train with her for the first time..truman went nuts when he got home and was stuck to Dillon's leg with his nose going 23423 mph. it was adorable and broke my heart at the same time.
So here's the babies info for this week!
Your baby's got a while to go before her lungs will be ready for air and is practicing her "breathing" on the amniotic fluid—sucking it in and out of her lungs. Other highlights this week:
Fat production is in overdrive at this point (for the baby, not you! Well, OK, maybe for the baby and you). Your baby will basically double in weight over the next four weeks! You'll be happy to know the same won't apply to you.
Your Mini is starting to look more like a newborn as her skin becomes less see-through. Her body is looking more proportional now, although her head is still kinda big compared to her cute little body.
Your baby is about 11½ inches long and weighs 1 pound, or about the length and weight of a Harry Potter book.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
22rd week.
Wow. As of tomorrow I will have complete 23 weeks of pregnancy. omg. I can seriously still feel my hand shaking when I held the first test up and saw that faint little line. And I still don't believe there is a human in my stomach...although he/she is going crazy inside..making me their personal punching bag :).
So this past week has been basically uneventful. The baby is on the move big time. Which I love. Had some contraction like feelings twice earlier..about an hour apart from each other lasted about a minute a piece...but I think it's more my stomach/intestines cramping..not so sure. I had salad yesterday big mistake. We watched Corbin from 8 am yesterday until 9:30 this morning...he was pretty good..I LOVE watching Dillon with him, the joy almost becomes overwhelming, I had to fight tears in the middle of Ryan's last night lol. He's not even our kid...We went to Marshall to see a car show uncle quinty helped put on...there were some NICE cars there...Corbin and I both made it out without sun burns yay for us. We then went to Uncle quinty and aunt bertos apartment where all 5 well 6 of us took naps..and then went to dinner and came back to my parents house..where Corbin threw a fit because we couldn't stay outside. Speaking of outside..my allergies are SO flippin bad..my head feels like it could explode all day every day.
Izzy left for retriever training this morning..she'll be gone a month, so I've set a goal for myself of cleaning one room a weekend/shampooing carpet to get rid of all the Izzy hair...I did the bathroom and our room today..yuck. I have to get the regular vacuum out here in minute to pick up all the hair balls the steam cleaner pulled out...so gross. Then our dear sweet truman rolled around in cow manure while we were down at the farm this evening...he's so wonderful. not.
i'm pretty tired of my job....however dillon got kind of good news at his job..so please keep us in your prayers that that goes well (don't want to say it out loud yet)
I have a Dr's appt this week and next week we get to see our bean again for the fetal echo! Yay!
Here's the 22 week info!
Your Baby
Your Mini's hands have grown bigger and stronger and the nerve endings in her fingers have developed her sense of touch. She's in there testing out her newfound abilities by touching her face and grabbing the umbilical cord. Other cool developments:
You're already raising a little Einstein. Your baby's brain is developing at a clip this week and will continue to do so until she's five years old (so load up on the Omega 3)!
Baby's hair is now a short, bright white crop (Billy Idol, eat your heart out!). No matter what color it will end up—red, blonde, black—all babies' hair lacks pigment at this point.
Your baby has started growing taste buds and may be able to detect strong flavors in the amniotic fluid. If you could see inside, you might catch her sticking out her tongue for a taste and then grimacing, a sign that perhaps you should chill on the chili powder.
Your baby now weighs almost a pound and measures almost 11 inches from her head to her heel, which is how the Stretch Armstrong in your uterus will be measured from here on out. Up 'til now your baby's legs were curled tight up against her torso, so she was measured from her head to her bottom (or crown to rump) and not head to toe. This week your mini is about as long as a package of Oreos and as heavy as a large bag of tortilla chips. Who's hungry?
So this past week has been basically uneventful. The baby is on the move big time. Which I love. Had some contraction like feelings twice earlier..about an hour apart from each other lasted about a minute a piece...but I think it's more my stomach/intestines cramping..not so sure. I had salad yesterday big mistake. We watched Corbin from 8 am yesterday until 9:30 this morning...he was pretty good..I LOVE watching Dillon with him, the joy almost becomes overwhelming, I had to fight tears in the middle of Ryan's last night lol. He's not even our kid...We went to Marshall to see a car show uncle quinty helped put on...there were some NICE cars there...Corbin and I both made it out without sun burns yay for us. We then went to Uncle quinty and aunt bertos apartment where all 5 well 6 of us took naps..and then went to dinner and came back to my parents house..where Corbin threw a fit because we couldn't stay outside. Speaking of outside..my allergies are SO flippin bad..my head feels like it could explode all day every day.
Izzy left for retriever training this morning..she'll be gone a month, so I've set a goal for myself of cleaning one room a weekend/shampooing carpet to get rid of all the Izzy hair...I did the bathroom and our room today..yuck. I have to get the regular vacuum out here in minute to pick up all the hair balls the steam cleaner pulled out...so gross. Then our dear sweet truman rolled around in cow manure while we were down at the farm this evening...he's so wonderful. not.
i'm pretty tired of my job....however dillon got kind of good news at his job..so please keep us in your prayers that that goes well (don't want to say it out loud yet)
I have a Dr's appt this week and next week we get to see our bean again for the fetal echo! Yay!
Here's the 22 week info!
Your Baby
Your Mini's hands have grown bigger and stronger and the nerve endings in her fingers have developed her sense of touch. She's in there testing out her newfound abilities by touching her face and grabbing the umbilical cord. Other cool developments:
You're already raising a little Einstein. Your baby's brain is developing at a clip this week and will continue to do so until she's five years old (so load up on the Omega 3)!
Baby's hair is now a short, bright white crop (Billy Idol, eat your heart out!). No matter what color it will end up—red, blonde, black—all babies' hair lacks pigment at this point.
Your baby has started growing taste buds and may be able to detect strong flavors in the amniotic fluid. If you could see inside, you might catch her sticking out her tongue for a taste and then grimacing, a sign that perhaps you should chill on the chili powder.
Your baby now weighs almost a pound and measures almost 11 inches from her head to her heel, which is how the Stretch Armstrong in your uterus will be measured from here on out. Up 'til now your baby's legs were curled tight up against her torso, so she was measured from her head to her bottom (or crown to rump) and not head to toe. This week your mini is about as long as a package of Oreos and as heavy as a large bag of tortilla chips. Who's hungry?
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
21st week..
Look at me I'm not that far behind! :) Well I called last week 21 weeks, but I had completed 21 weeks..and was working on 22..but for the sake of saneness...last week.. :) Dill finally felt the baby move :) I had felt it for a couple days from the outside and kept having him try..although he's super impatient. But he finally felt a couple :) which was really exciting! My swelling has actually gone down some which is amazing and great! Well it was bad Friday night because i played cards for hours with my feet down but once it went down my feet feel great! Although I need a pedicure, which Chan promised for my Bday! We spent the weekend camping with net and nick and their neighbors..it was lots of fun, it really cooled off during the night time so we were nice and cool in our tent! It was nice to be away from the house! Hope everyone else had a safe weekend! I can't believe I go back to the Dr next week! and then we get to see our little pea pod in two weeks :) I had some pain in my lower stomach/pelvic area this weekend, especially after peeing, but it goes away fairly quickly..I'll have to ask the dr about it!
Here's the picture of baby last week and info!
Your Baby
Chances are good you're feeling someone performing a round-off back handspring in your uterus by now. Is there any other feeling this cool? Other highlights this week:
By now your baby looks like a mini-version of what she'll look like when she's born. All her facial features are formed and hair is growing on her head. She's even acting like a baby and will occasionally suck her thumb or yawn. Aww ...
Baby's heartbeat is getting stronger and can be heard using a good old-fashioned stethoscope. Ask for a listen at your next prenatal visit! By 21 weeks, fetal bone marrow starts making blood cells—previously done by the liver and spleen. This may not sound that exciting, but it's good news.
The amniotic fluid that has been cushioning your little bean now serves another purpose: Your baby uses it to "practice" chowing down. Yes, it sounds gross (as many aspects of pregnancy do), but it's an important step for your baby toward being able to chow down in the real world. Your baby has been swallowing amniotic fluid for a while now, but now the intestines are finally developed enough that she's absorbing small amounts of sugars from it. And let's face it, being able to effectively digest sugar is important at every stage of life.
Your baby now weighs between 10 and 11 ounces and is approximately 7 inches long—the size of a delicious, cold, frothy bottle of root beer. Float anyone?
Here's the picture of baby last week and info!
Your Baby
Chances are good you're feeling someone performing a round-off back handspring in your uterus by now. Is there any other feeling this cool? Other highlights this week:
By now your baby looks like a mini-version of what she'll look like when she's born. All her facial features are formed and hair is growing on her head. She's even acting like a baby and will occasionally suck her thumb or yawn. Aww ...
Baby's heartbeat is getting stronger and can be heard using a good old-fashioned stethoscope. Ask for a listen at your next prenatal visit! By 21 weeks, fetal bone marrow starts making blood cells—previously done by the liver and spleen. This may not sound that exciting, but it's good news.
The amniotic fluid that has been cushioning your little bean now serves another purpose: Your baby uses it to "practice" chowing down. Yes, it sounds gross (as many aspects of pregnancy do), but it's an important step for your baby toward being able to chow down in the real world. Your baby has been swallowing amniotic fluid for a while now, but now the intestines are finally developed enough that she's absorbing small amounts of sugars from it. And let's face it, being able to effectively digest sugar is important at every stage of life.
Your baby now weighs between 10 and 11 ounces and is approximately 7 inches long—the size of a delicious, cold, frothy bottle of root beer. Float anyone?
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Half way done! 20 weeks!
Ah! What a relief!! I love it...as my Sarah says...now I can count down instead of up! Yay!! :) Not much happened this week..it completely flew by. I'm not sure where time goes but goodness! The baby is certainly moving around like crazy! I love it :) I can tell it's gotten bigger this week...every time I stand up it sinks to my bladder and I instantly have to pee! Ah the joys! I also woke up one day and my face looked like a balloon! Puffy! It's went down some! Thankfully! I've had to keep a close eye on my sodium as I've been swelling some and my BP was high last week at the appt. It's perfectly fine when I'm not at the Dr...I just get nervous when I step through the doors..not sure why..something about she has the machine that finds the heartbeat! Dill calls my swollen ankles cankles :( he's so mean! :)...he also has read to the baby a couple nights this week..he tells it a rhyme if he forgets to get a book..or he makes up some crazy store lol..the baby likes it and usually will give a good kick!
I took the GRE today..I was SOOO incredibly nervous.. i studied lots this week..not sure how much it helped but I'm glad it's over with! Now it's time to get everything else ready for admissions! Waho :)
We're also getting closer to the fetal echo which means I get to see my boo again :)! Yay! June 10th is when we do that!
And I just want to say my lil booger Caiden got his first tooth this week! :) and is now 9 months old!! and ahead of his developmental schedule!! YAY for good moms and dads who work with their kids!! :)
oh i also didn't mention about last week..i had gained 8 lbs at my dr appt..opps! well it's not to bad from the beginning since I had lost..and the dr said it was good for this point!
One of my fav clients passed away friday from a battle with skin cancer! They just diagnosed it about 6 months ago..and in that time it spread to his lungs and brain..skin isn't something to mess with folks! its your bodies biggest organ! You wouldn't lay your heart out in the sun would you??!?!? didn't think so. --stepping down off my soap box--
here's the bambini this week!
and info about it developmentally--
Your Baby
This is the week most women get that ever-important gender-revealing ultrasound. If your baby isn't shy, the genitals can be clearly seen at this point. Will the baby pee standing up or sitting down? Well, that depends on how you potty train—but if you're interested, you could leave the appointment knowing if you're carrying a boy or a girl. Other highlights this week:
Your baby has established sleep patterns akin to a newborn now. Many babies even have a favorite sleep position already. Some snooze with their chins resting on their chests, while others nap with their head flung back. Many babies at this age fall into noticeable cycles of sleep and activity, so you may know before she arrives whether you have a night owl or an early bird.
If your baby is a boy, the testes have begun descending from the pelvis into the scrotum. If it's a girl, her uterus is completely formed and the rest of her "parts" are in development. (Is that TMI?)
From this point forward, your baby will put most of her energy into gaining weight and, not coincidentally, so will you! Right now your baby weighs approximately 10½ ounces and is about 6½ inches long, about the size of a can of Red Bull (which has way too much caffeine for a pregnant woman to be drinking).
see ya next week!!
I took the GRE today..I was SOOO incredibly nervous.. i studied lots this week..not sure how much it helped but I'm glad it's over with! Now it's time to get everything else ready for admissions! Waho :)
We're also getting closer to the fetal echo which means I get to see my boo again :)! Yay! June 10th is when we do that!
And I just want to say my lil booger Caiden got his first tooth this week! :) and is now 9 months old!! and ahead of his developmental schedule!! YAY for good moms and dads who work with their kids!! :)
oh i also didn't mention about last week..i had gained 8 lbs at my dr appt..opps! well it's not to bad from the beginning since I had lost..and the dr said it was good for this point!
One of my fav clients passed away friday from a battle with skin cancer! They just diagnosed it about 6 months ago..and in that time it spread to his lungs and brain..skin isn't something to mess with folks! its your bodies biggest organ! You wouldn't lay your heart out in the sun would you??!?!? didn't think so. --stepping down off my soap box--
here's the bambini this week!
and info about it developmentally--
Your Baby
This is the week most women get that ever-important gender-revealing ultrasound. If your baby isn't shy, the genitals can be clearly seen at this point. Will the baby pee standing up or sitting down? Well, that depends on how you potty train—but if you're interested, you could leave the appointment knowing if you're carrying a boy or a girl. Other highlights this week:
Your baby has established sleep patterns akin to a newborn now. Many babies even have a favorite sleep position already. Some snooze with their chins resting on their chests, while others nap with their head flung back. Many babies at this age fall into noticeable cycles of sleep and activity, so you may know before she arrives whether you have a night owl or an early bird.
If your baby is a boy, the testes have begun descending from the pelvis into the scrotum. If it's a girl, her uterus is completely formed and the rest of her "parts" are in development. (Is that TMI?)
From this point forward, your baby will put most of her energy into gaining weight and, not coincidentally, so will you! Right now your baby weighs approximately 10½ ounces and is about 6½ inches long, about the size of a can of Red Bull (which has way too much caffeine for a pregnant woman to be drinking).
see ya next week!!
19 weeks!
Almost half way there! Holy moly!! Movements are getting much more regular during this week! I think I even felt some from the outside...although Dillon says he couldn't feel it. My mom went to the Dr with me on Wed of this week....HB was about 140....so sounding like a boy! Kolby came and stayed the weekend with us! It was so much fun he's SO smart and well behaved and I love watching Dillon with him! It was great! Oh I also took comparison belly shots...definitly have grown! We ordered the crib sheet set this week from Wal-Mart.com just have to wait for it to be sent to the store! It's jungle themed I'll PIP it too..I gave up on my stars theme..dill didn't dig it and the colors of sheet sets weren't bright enough. I want the kid to have some major color stimulation! Plus everything I've read has said don't spend too much because you can't use the comforter not supposed to use the bumper...no one sees the ruffle..so it's like an expensive sheet ;).
Allison and Jenn have said they are going to do my shower sometime in July! Can't wait :) I love getting everyone together! It's so much fun!! :) Plus we get gifts :) And I can start decorating! We need furniture for in there too! After we get Izzy's schooling paid for that will be our next big purchase!
Izzy goes to retreiver training in June..she'll be gone a month :(. But she needs to learn to settle down when she's told too..I hope she isn't like Marley and is untrainable haha! Nah she'll do fine!
So here is baby info and picture:
This week your baby starts bulking up and packing on the grossly named "brown fat" he'll need to keep warm when he gets evicted from his comfortable uterine home. Other highlights this week:
Vernix, a milky white coating that protects your baby's skin, appears all over your baby's body to keep his skin from getting pickled in the amniotic fluid. Think of it as if your baby has been dipped in yogurt, like those delicious but fake-healthy yogurt-covered raisins and pretzels. Ooh, we feel another craving comin' on. ... Under the vernix, a fuzzy layer of hair called lanugo now covers baby's body. Don't worry, your Mini won't look like Cousin It when he's born. Most of the fuzz will fall off before baby makes his grand entrance.
Good news: Your baby's kidneys are fully functioning and producing urine this week. Bad news: That means there will be lots of diapers in your future. But so far you're safe—at the moment the pee just passes into the amniotic fluid.
He or she now weighs about 8½ ounces and measures 6 inches, as long as a turkey sub from Subway on warm, delicious Italian Herbs and Cheese bread (or Honey Oat bread, or Oregano bread or ...)
Here are comparison pics from 13w to 19w standing and laying down...
and here is the bed decor..not the bed just the stuff that goes in it :)
k i think that's all for this week!
Allison and Jenn have said they are going to do my shower sometime in July! Can't wait :) I love getting everyone together! It's so much fun!! :) Plus we get gifts :) And I can start decorating! We need furniture for in there too! After we get Izzy's schooling paid for that will be our next big purchase!
Izzy goes to retreiver training in June..she'll be gone a month :(. But she needs to learn to settle down when she's told too..I hope she isn't like Marley and is untrainable haha! Nah she'll do fine!
So here is baby info and picture:
This week your baby starts bulking up and packing on the grossly named "brown fat" he'll need to keep warm when he gets evicted from his comfortable uterine home. Other highlights this week:
Vernix, a milky white coating that protects your baby's skin, appears all over your baby's body to keep his skin from getting pickled in the amniotic fluid. Think of it as if your baby has been dipped in yogurt, like those delicious but fake-healthy yogurt-covered raisins and pretzels. Ooh, we feel another craving comin' on. ... Under the vernix, a fuzzy layer of hair called lanugo now covers baby's body. Don't worry, your Mini won't look like Cousin It when he's born. Most of the fuzz will fall off before baby makes his grand entrance.
Good news: Your baby's kidneys are fully functioning and producing urine this week. Bad news: That means there will be lots of diapers in your future. But so far you're safe—at the moment the pee just passes into the amniotic fluid.
He or she now weighs about 8½ ounces and measures 6 inches, as long as a turkey sub from Subway on warm, delicious Italian Herbs and Cheese bread (or Honey Oat bread, or Oregano bread or ...)
Here are comparison pics from 13w to 19w standing and laying down...
and here is the bed decor..not the bed just the stuff that goes in it :)
k i think that's all for this week!
18weeks....
Time is flying! I love feeling good..it's SO much better. The hunger is a little much at times but that's alright! I was supposed to go to the dr this week but we had to reschedule! Not much happened that I remember during this week... so here is the baby info
Your Baby
Your baby's ears are now facing forward and are completely formed so she can actually hear you talking now. You don't need to abandon your potty mouth just yet, but you might want to start thinking about it! Other highlights this week:
This week is also the beginning of ossification. And while that sounds like some long and involved paperwork you'll have to fill out, it's really a fancy medical term for the hardening of your baby's miniature bones. And that's a good thing.
Your baby's nerves are making more and more complex connections. Her sense of smell, taste, sight and hearing are all developing. A substance called myelin, which makes nerve connections travel faster, is now coating your baby's nerves.
Your baby now weighs between 5 and 7 ounces and is about 5½ inches long—about the size of a pickle from the corner deli. (You're familiar with pickles, right? Your regular accompaniment to a big bowl of ice cream?)
Your Baby
Your baby's ears are now facing forward and are completely formed so she can actually hear you talking now. You don't need to abandon your potty mouth just yet, but you might want to start thinking about it! Other highlights this week:
This week is also the beginning of ossification. And while that sounds like some long and involved paperwork you'll have to fill out, it's really a fancy medical term for the hardening of your baby's miniature bones. And that's a good thing.
Your baby's nerves are making more and more complex connections. Her sense of smell, taste, sight and hearing are all developing. A substance called myelin, which makes nerve connections travel faster, is now coating your baby's nerves.
Your baby now weighs between 5 and 7 ounces and is about 5½ inches long—about the size of a pickle from the corner deli. (You're familiar with pickles, right? Your regular accompaniment to a big bowl of ice cream?)
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