As you see by the title I wanted to show our family Christmas picture. It was taken on Christmas Eve at my mom's. There's Bryan, me, and little Gordy!
Thursday, December 29, 2005
18.5 weeks...
Yes, I know that I'm a little late at posting this week, sorry for that. I hope that everyone had a great Christmas weekend!
So, yesterday we had a doctor's appointment. My doctor was on vacation so we saw a different doctor. The appointment went really well. We got to hear the baby's heartbeat again, it was around 145 or 150 bpm. We also got to hear my heartbeat, it's amazing how much faster the baby's heartbeat is. I think he said that it's around twice as fast as the mom's. Anyways, he said that everything looked good, and that I'm progressing the way I should be. Oh, and also, we get to find out the sex in 13days!! Yea! We thought that we were going to have to wait 4weeks until our next appointment, but he said that they would see us in 2! So, we are VERY excited!!
Also, the fact that we are going to be parents is starting to hit me now. Now that we're almost to the half way mark, I'm starting to go wow, we're almost in the "countdown". In the next week and a half we'll be half there. I can't believe it. And, I've spent a lot of time reading up on pregnancy, at this point I think that I'm a whiz at it! But, now things like breastfeeding, and strollers, and cribs, and, bathing the baby, etc. are entering my head. This is definitely uncharted territory for me. It's kind of scary, but very exciting. We are actually going to have a little person with us in about five months!!
Again, you only have 13 more days to tell me what you think the sex is...
So far, the poll is:
Boy: 16 think this...
Girl: 7 think this...
Your baby's development this week:
The baby continues to grow bigger. You should be able to feel your uterus below your belly button. It is near this time that myelinization begins. This involves a coating of the nerves with a fatty subsatnce called myelin to speed up nerve cell transmission.
Other changes that are happening:
~Pads are forming on the baby's fingers and toes that will develop into characteristics of fingerprints and footprints.
~Fine hair is growing and covering your baby's hair and body.
~The baby's legs are now longer than the arms.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: About 5 to 5.5 inches.
Weight: Approximately 5.5 ounces.
Right now your baby is about the size of a can of soda.
So, yesterday we had a doctor's appointment. My doctor was on vacation so we saw a different doctor. The appointment went really well. We got to hear the baby's heartbeat again, it was around 145 or 150 bpm. We also got to hear my heartbeat, it's amazing how much faster the baby's heartbeat is. I think he said that it's around twice as fast as the mom's. Anyways, he said that everything looked good, and that I'm progressing the way I should be. Oh, and also, we get to find out the sex in 13days!! Yea! We thought that we were going to have to wait 4weeks until our next appointment, but he said that they would see us in 2! So, we are VERY excited!!
Also, the fact that we are going to be parents is starting to hit me now. Now that we're almost to the half way mark, I'm starting to go wow, we're almost in the "countdown". In the next week and a half we'll be half there. I can't believe it. And, I've spent a lot of time reading up on pregnancy, at this point I think that I'm a whiz at it! But, now things like breastfeeding, and strollers, and cribs, and, bathing the baby, etc. are entering my head. This is definitely uncharted territory for me. It's kind of scary, but very exciting. We are actually going to have a little person with us in about five months!!
Again, you only have 13 more days to tell me what you think the sex is...
So far, the poll is:
Boy: 16 think this...
Girl: 7 think this...
Your baby's development this week:
The baby continues to grow bigger. You should be able to feel your uterus below your belly button. It is near this time that myelinization begins. This involves a coating of the nerves with a fatty subsatnce called myelin to speed up nerve cell transmission.
Other changes that are happening:
~Pads are forming on the baby's fingers and toes that will develop into characteristics of fingerprints and footprints.
~Fine hair is growing and covering your baby's hair and body.
~The baby's legs are now longer than the arms.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: About 5 to 5.5 inches.
Weight: Approximately 5.5 ounces.
Right now your baby is about the size of a can of soda.
Monday, December 19, 2005
17 weeks...
So, as of yesterday I am 17weeks along. The only thing that is really different this week is that I'm feeling the baby pretty regularly! I can't wait for the movements to get strong enough for Bryan to feel too! Also, Bryan is convinced that the baby is a girl, so he has started calling my stomach Audrey (our name for a girl)! We'll see in about 5weeks if he's right.
The poll so far:
Boy: 11 people think this
Girl: 6 people think this
Well, obviously most people think that it's a boy. If you haven't already, let me know what your vote is!
Your baby's development this week:
The baby is growing quite rapidly this week. A full supply of blood is traveling through the umbilical cord, causing tension (like a water filled hose). This, combined with the baby's movements, keeps the cord from knotting. Your baby has its own circulation of blood and a heart that is beating strongly. The baby's heart is circulating about 25 quarts of blood a day.
Other changes that are happening:
~The baby's bones are hardening. If you were to take an x-ray, the skeleton would be visible.
~By this week, your baby may suck its thumb.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: About 4.5 to 4.75inches.
Weight: Approximately 3.5ounces.
Right now your baby is about the size of a stick of butter.
The poll so far:
Boy: 11 people think this
Girl: 6 people think this
Well, obviously most people think that it's a boy. If you haven't already, let me know what your vote is!
Your baby's development this week:
The baby is growing quite rapidly this week. A full supply of blood is traveling through the umbilical cord, causing tension (like a water filled hose). This, combined with the baby's movements, keeps the cord from knotting. Your baby has its own circulation of blood and a heart that is beating strongly. The baby's heart is circulating about 25 quarts of blood a day.
Other changes that are happening:
~The baby's bones are hardening. If you were to take an x-ray, the skeleton would be visible.
~By this week, your baby may suck its thumb.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: About 4.5 to 4.75inches.
Weight: Approximately 3.5ounces.
Right now your baby is about the size of a stick of butter.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
16.5 weeks...
Okay so I know that this post is a little later than normal and that I haven't been good at all about keeping up with the pictures, forgive me!
So on to what's happening now. Last week was the absolute WORST week of morning sickness that I've had so far... But thank God that this week I'm feeling pretty good. I'm just really sensitive to the smell and the looks of certain things. I also felt the baby moving, did I already post that?! I can feel it when I'm lying real still and there is minimal noise around. I have to concentrate. At first the feeling was like fingers lightly tapping inside my stomach and now it's become a swooshing feeling, like the baby is doing somersaults or something! Last night Bryan and I were in bed and my stomach was touching his back, and it felt like the baby was going crazy in there. Just moving all around. It's a very weird feeling to describe, but it's the best!!
Also, I've gotten several responses back on the sex of the baby. The results so far are:
BOY: 7 people think this!
GIRL: 5 people think this!
If you haven't already voted, please do. I'm very interested to know what everyone thinks! We have less than 6 weeks before we find out!
Your baby this week:
This week the baby's muscles are continuing their development. The baby is going through motions to prepare for life outside the womb. Now the baby can kick with its legs, turn its feet in and outward at the ankles and even curl its toes. The baby's head has experienced significant growth, but during this month the body will now begin to grow faster than the head.
Other changes that are happening:
~The baby's head and neck will straighten more this week as back muscles get stronger and more bone is formed.
~Toenails are now forming from the nail bed.
Baby's Size (head to rump) This Week: About 4.3 to 4.7 inches.
Weight: Approximately 2.75 ounces.
Right now the baby would fill the size of your open palm and fingers.
So on to what's happening now. Last week was the absolute WORST week of morning sickness that I've had so far... But thank God that this week I'm feeling pretty good. I'm just really sensitive to the smell and the looks of certain things. I also felt the baby moving, did I already post that?! I can feel it when I'm lying real still and there is minimal noise around. I have to concentrate. At first the feeling was like fingers lightly tapping inside my stomach and now it's become a swooshing feeling, like the baby is doing somersaults or something! Last night Bryan and I were in bed and my stomach was touching his back, and it felt like the baby was going crazy in there. Just moving all around. It's a very weird feeling to describe, but it's the best!!
Also, I've gotten several responses back on the sex of the baby. The results so far are:
BOY: 7 people think this!
GIRL: 5 people think this!
If you haven't already voted, please do. I'm very interested to know what everyone thinks! We have less than 6 weeks before we find out!
Your baby this week:
This week the baby's muscles are continuing their development. The baby is going through motions to prepare for life outside the womb. Now the baby can kick with its legs, turn its feet in and outward at the ankles and even curl its toes. The baby's head has experienced significant growth, but during this month the body will now begin to grow faster than the head.
Other changes that are happening:
~The baby's head and neck will straighten more this week as back muscles get stronger and more bone is formed.
~Toenails are now forming from the nail bed.
Baby's Size (head to rump) This Week: About 4.3 to 4.7 inches.
Weight: Approximately 2.75 ounces.
Right now the baby would fill the size of your open palm and fingers.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Our First "baby"...
These pics are of our first "baby", our Yorkshire Terrier puppy, Gordy. He's 11 months old and the cutest thing ever!! And for some reason he loves laundry!
Monday, December 05, 2005
15 weeks...
So, I've now passed the 15week mark. Yea! Just 5 more weeks and I'm halfway through the pregnancy! I'm feeling a whole lot better this week. The gagging and nauseousness have both subsided a bit, I can't wait for the nauseousness to be COMPLETELY gone!! My doctor told me last Wednesday that I should be able to start feeling the baby at any point now, I just have to be on the look out for it. So, that's the next big, exciting thing that I'm looking very forward to. Hopefully, it will be soon.
I had the idea to take a poll and see what everyone thinks that I am having. So feel free at any point to either e-mail me or comment me to let me know. I'll post a running count every week, and in about 7weeks we'll see who had the best intuition!
Your baby's development this week:
The baby's muscles are developing well. By this point they have become less jerky and operate with a smoother motion like an infant. The baby's face is becoming more human-like as the eyes, which started near the sides of the head, have moved inward and the ears have come to their natural place.
Other changes that are happening:
~The baby's neck is now well defined and the head now rests on the neck and not on the shoulders.
~The baby's scalp hair pattern will be determined this week.
~Your baby now has considerable hand movement and can make a fist and move at the wrist.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: 4-4.5inches
Weight: 1.75ounces
Right now your baby is about the size of a large grapefruit.
Hopefully a new picture will be up in a few days.
I had the idea to take a poll and see what everyone thinks that I am having. So feel free at any point to either e-mail me or comment me to let me know. I'll post a running count every week, and in about 7weeks we'll see who had the best intuition!
Your baby's development this week:
The baby's muscles are developing well. By this point they have become less jerky and operate with a smoother motion like an infant. The baby's face is becoming more human-like as the eyes, which started near the sides of the head, have moved inward and the ears have come to their natural place.
Other changes that are happening:
~The baby's neck is now well defined and the head now rests on the neck and not on the shoulders.
~The baby's scalp hair pattern will be determined this week.
~Your baby now has considerable hand movement and can make a fist and move at the wrist.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: 4-4.5inches
Weight: 1.75ounces
Right now your baby is about the size of a large grapefruit.
Hopefully a new picture will be up in a few days.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
14.5 Weeks: Doctor's Appointment
Yesterday we had another doctor's appointment. It was pretty nervewracking going into it, but everything went very well. We didn't get to have an ultrasound this time, but we did get to listen to the baby's heartbeat. That really is the most wonderful sound. The only piece of disappointing news that we heard was that we won't be able to find out the sex of the baby at our next appointment (Dec. 28) because I'll only be 18.5weeks along and he likes to wait until at least 20weeks. So it will be the appointment after that when we find out (Jan. 25). Anyways, we are so thankful to God that our little one is safe, sound, and healthy!
This picture was taken yesterday at 14.5weeks.
This picture was taken yesterday at 14.5weeks.
Saturday, November 26, 2005
14 Weeks= 2nd Trimester= Yea!
Well, as of tomorrow I'll be 14weeks along, officially in my 2nd trimester. Woo-hoo! The idea of having a baby is becoming more and more real to me. We go for another doctor's appointment on Wednesday, I'm really hoping that he'll do an ultrasound. The last time we got to see the baby's hands move, but they just looked like little dots, the baby is now a lot bigger and more active than it was at that appointment 4 weeks ago. I'm just getting really excited, but I still have looming nervousness and anxiousness. Hopefully this next appointment will help me relax a bit more.
Here's what's happening with the baby this week:
By this week most of the major structures are formed in the baby and they continue to grow for the remainder of your pregnancy. The baby begins practicing inhaling and exhaling, sending amniotic fluid in and out of the lungs. This is believed to be an important part of proper formation of the air sacs.
Other changes that are happening:
~The baby is beginning to use it's thumb in opposition to other fingers.
~The baby's spleen will start to work with the liver to remove old red blood cells and to create antibodies.
~The baby's muscles in the cheeks are strengthening with sucking motions ans salivary glands are beginning to function.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: About 3.5 to 4 inches.
Weight: About 1 ounce.
Right now your baby is about the size of your computer mouse or small fist.
I'll post a picture tomorrow!
Here's what's happening with the baby this week:
By this week most of the major structures are formed in the baby and they continue to grow for the remainder of your pregnancy. The baby begins practicing inhaling and exhaling, sending amniotic fluid in and out of the lungs. This is believed to be an important part of proper formation of the air sacs.
Other changes that are happening:
~The baby is beginning to use it's thumb in opposition to other fingers.
~The baby's spleen will start to work with the liver to remove old red blood cells and to create antibodies.
~The baby's muscles in the cheeks are strengthening with sucking motions ans salivary glands are beginning to function.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: About 3.5 to 4 inches.
Weight: About 1 ounce.
Right now your baby is about the size of your computer mouse or small fist.
I'll post a picture tomorrow!
Sunday, November 20, 2005
13 weeks...
Okay, so now I'm 13 weeks along. According to some sources I'm now in my second trimester, but according to others I still have a week to go. Either way I'm sooo excited about my pregnancy being a third of the way over! I've heard that from this point on time flies by. In some ways it feels like it already is, but in others it feels like time is standing still. Let's see what's going on with me? I've got morning sickness up the wazoo! I'm not throwing up, but I feel like I'm always nauseous and I'm gagging/dry heaving from the time I get up in the morning until the time I go to sleep. It's definitely gotten worse over the last week. Hopefully this will go away as I make my way into my second trimester.
This is what is going on with baby this week:
The growth of your baby is rapid and the head to rump length will double in the next 3 weeks. The baby's vocal cords are developing in the larynx but the baby will not make sounds until birth. This week all of the baby's twenty baby teeth have formed in the gums!
Other changes that are happening:
~Your baby's external genitalia are starting to show distinguishing characteristics.
~The baby's intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to the abdomen.
~The baby's pancreas is now producing insulin.
Baby's size this week: About 2.5-3 inches.
Right now your baby is about the size of a nectarine.
Also, hopefully I'll get another picture posted within the next couple of days.
The growth of your baby is rapid and the head to rump length will double in the next 3 weeks. The baby's vocal cords are developing in the larynx but the baby will not make sounds until birth. This week all of the baby's twenty baby teeth have formed in the gums!
Other changes that are happening:
~Your baby's external genitalia are starting to show distinguishing characteristics.
~The baby's intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to the abdomen.
~The baby's pancreas is now producing insulin.
Baby's size this week: About 2.5-3 inches.
Right now your baby is about the size of a nectarine.
Also, hopefully I'll get another picture posted within the next couple of days.
Saturday, November 12, 2005
12 weeks and expanding...
Okay, so tomorrow I'll officially be 12 weeks along. Yea! I'm really expanding in the belly area, and thank God not much elsewhere! But I am now pretty exclusively in maternity pants or jogging pants, everything else just starts cutting into my stomach. And for those wondering why I am already so big in the middle, if you've ever been pregnant you know that you are constantly filled with gas (sorry if TMI!), I'm always burping! Being in my first trimester I've been REALLY tired. Hopefully that will go away soon. I really want to get back into my walking routine, that way I can curb some of the inevitable weight gain. Anyways, I'm also hoping to get over my morning (more like all day) sickness soon. It sucks because I'll just randomly get nauseous and start dry heaving, even in the middle of a conversation. I'm praying that it's gone VERY soon!
Here's the info for week 12 from Babyfit.com:
Both you and the baby are growing right along. By now you have probably gained 2-4 lbs. The baby's palate has formed. The palate divides the mouth from the nose, making it possible to eat and breathe at the same time.
Other changes that are happening:
~Your baby's fingernails and toenails are beginning to grow.
~The baby's brain has the basic structure that it will have at birth.
~The baby's digestive tract is becoming functional and developing the ability to push through food.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: About 2.5 inches.
Right now your baby is about the size of a billiard ball.
This pic was taken on 11/12/05 at 11weeks and 6days.
Here's the info for week 12 from Babyfit.com:
Both you and the baby are growing right along. By now you have probably gained 2-4 lbs. The baby's palate has formed. The palate divides the mouth from the nose, making it possible to eat and breathe at the same time.
Other changes that are happening:
~Your baby's fingernails and toenails are beginning to grow.
~The baby's brain has the basic structure that it will have at birth.
~The baby's digestive tract is becoming functional and developing the ability to push through food.
Baby's size (head to rump) this week: About 2.5 inches.
Right now your baby is about the size of a billiard ball.
This pic was taken on 11/12/05 at 11weeks and 6days.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
11 weeks and counting...
So, I am now 11weeks, 2days along. Only approx. 28weeks, 5days more to go. Here is the baby's development as of this far.
Your belly continues to grow outward. To support you and the baby from this week on, you will experience a 40-50% total increase in blood volume (most of the gain is in the liquid called plasma and not the red blood cell count).
Other changes that are happening:
~Your baby's head now makes up more than half of its entire length.
~Although weight will fluctuate a great deal, your average gain in the 2nd trimester is about a pound a week.
~The baby's skin, though very thin and transparent, is forming and becoming thicker.
Baby's size this week: About 1.5 to 2.5 inches.
Right now your baby is about the size of a lemon.
(Courtesy Babyfit.com)
Your belly continues to grow outward. To support you and the baby from this week on, you will experience a 40-50% total increase in blood volume (most of the gain is in the liquid called plasma and not the red blood cell count).
Other changes that are happening:
~Your baby's head now makes up more than half of its entire length.
~Although weight will fluctuate a great deal, your average gain in the 2nd trimester is about a pound a week.
~The baby's skin, though very thin and transparent, is forming and becoming thicker.
Baby's size this week: About 1.5 to 2.5 inches.
Right now your baby is about the size of a lemon.
(Courtesy Babyfit.com)
Monday, November 07, 2005
Me before I was pregnant....
I know that some of you guys don't see me that often, so here is a pic of me taken in August, right around the time I got pregnant.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
My first post...
Well, I guess the title speaks for itself. I'm officially "coming out" with the news that I'm pregnant! Some people already knew, but this is the first public endeavor. I am 10weeks 4days along and absolutely loving it! We've known since I was 3weeks 6days, so the last almost seven weeks has seemed like it has taken forever! We are so excited, and there is nothing like seeing your baby move on the ultrasound machine, which is exactly what we got to see yesterday at our doctor's appointment. We saw him/her (depends on who you ask!) moving it's little hands around. It was sooo amazing! We also heard the heartbeat for the second time, which for us is the most wonderful sound in the world! I'm so excited!! I can't stop smiling! Only 29weeks 2days (give or take) until we will actually be able to hold our child. Wow!
Oh yeah, this pic was taken on 9/17/05.
Oh yeah, this pic was taken on 9/17/05.
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