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Baby’s now the size of a mango!
Baby’s little face is fully formed…minus the baby fat, of course. The next task at hand for baby: sprouting two teeny-tiny nipples!
How far along: 23 Weeks
Maternity clothes: Yep! More and more these days.
Total weight gain: 14 lbs, I think I’m right on track but the doctor’s office scale actually showed me at 18 lbs which is too much. I’m re-evaluating my bread and vegetable intake. Switching to whole grain breads and adding more vegies.
Sleep: Still passing out by 9:30, then waking up by 5:30. Too early.
Best moment this week: Letting my mom feel a kick! She’s the first besides me and Jason.
Movement: He’s very active and Jason can feel kicks every once in a while.
Food cravings: Milk. milk. and more milk.
Food aversions: Nothing this week.
Gender: A precious, bouncing baby boy.
What I miss: Mochas. I am drinking decaf mochas but I am limiting myself to one a week because even decaf coffee has a little caffeine in it.
What I am looking forward to: The ‘Have a Healthy Pregnancy’ class I’m going to next week. It’s free from Kaiser.
Milestones: Little One is practicing “breathing” amniotic fluid. Sucking it in and out of his lungs.
I know what you’re thinking, “A mango? But the baby was already the size of a mango two weeks ago.” Well, the website that I have been getting my fruit scale pictures from is now using the same picture for the whole month. So for all of month 5, the baby is the size of a papaya. It’s kinda boring to see the same picture every week so I’ll be mixing it up and showing pictures from both sites. BTW, one site is theBump, and one is BabyCenter.
If you want to find out more about what’s happening with the baby this week, read up the info at theBump.com.
Baby’s now the size of a papaya!
Baby’s settling into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn’t be hard to figure out when — just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.
How far along: 22 Weeks
Maternity clothes: Yep! More and more these days. Mostly I just need one size up on all my regular clothes.
Total weight gain: 12 lbs
Sleep: He must be growing a lot these days because I’m tired more often.
Best moment this week: Registering at Babies R Us.
Movement: He’s very active and Jason can feel kicks every once in a while.
Food cravings: Green Beans. I liked them before but now they could be my whole dinner.
Food aversions: Nothing this week. I’ve even started to eat more of my Swiss Orange Sherbert.
Gender: Boy. He’s been more of an acrobat this week jumping and spinning.
What I miss: Getting extra work done before bedtime. Now I just want to go to sleep.
What I am looking forward to: Babies R Us done, now I’m looking forward to registering at Target.
Milestones: Baby’s nerve endings in his fingers are developed and he’s testing his new ability of touch on his face, unbilical cord, and walls of his temporary home.
Wow, 12 to 14 hours of sleep a day! Wouldn’t that be nice to get that much sleep every night?
I really need to take more belly shots each week. I’ve kind of been lagging on it for the past few weeks and only taking one shot a week if I’m lucky.
If you want to find out more about what’s happening with the baby this week, read up the info at theBump.com.
Baby’s now the size of a banana!
Baby’s digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion, and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, if baby is a girl, her womb is now stocked up with her lifetime supply of six million eggs (the number will drop to around one million by birth).
How far along: 21 Weeks
Maternity clothes: Yep! Wearing maternity shirts mixed in with my regular shirts. Still wearing my regular jeans, though with a Bella Band.
Total weight gain: 11 lbs
Sleep: Okay, I’m adjusting my sleep schedule since I’m tired a lot.
Best moment this week: Being supermom to Trenton. I brought him a pizza and crazy bread at lunch time to share with his friends. I really hope he doesn’t feel pushed aside in this whole process and that I can still be supermom for him.
Movement: I’ve figured out his schedule. He’s active at 10 am, 2 pm, and again at 6pm. I’m not sure about middle of the night.
Food cravings: Milk. Yes, I’m lactose intolerant but I’ve been wanting milk. I can drink a small cup without any ill effects.
Food aversions: Vegies.
Gender: Boy. I think we have a little karate kid or kick boxer in there!
What I miss: Carrying all my groceries and not feeling helpless by not taking everything all at once.
What I am looking forward to: Registering and picking out all the fun baby stuff.
Milestones: Finally past the halfway point and now I really need to get going on all this nursery stuff. I feel so ill prepared.
Belly growth hasn’t been too extreme this week. Not like the pop of last week. I love looking a little more pregnant besides just looking pregnant with the ta tas.
I have a pregnancy journal book and it’s so cute, I have to rave about it. It’s the Belly Book by Amy K. Rosenthal. You can journal about your food cravings, when your belly popped, how your appetite is, etc. The multiple choice questions are so cute. I whole heartedly recommend this book to any pregnant lady out there.
If you want to find out more about what’s happening with the baby this week, read up the info at theBump.com.
Baby’s now the size of a cantaloupe!
Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies respond best to tastes they’ve already had via amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you’d like your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.
How far along: 20 Weeks
Maternity clothes: Yep! Wearing maternity shirts mixed in with my regular shirts. Still wearing my regular jeans, though with a Bella Band.
Total weight gain: 9 lbs
Sleep: Lately I’ve been going to bed at about 10ish and wakig up at 5:15. 7 hours of sleep doesn’t seem long enough because I’m still tired some days.
Best moment this week: Helping Jason feel so many kicks!
Movement: YES! I have a kick boxer or soccer player practicing in there.
Food cravings: A mocha. Hot chocolate has been keeping my tastbuds at ease so far.
Food aversions: It’s been hard to get a taste for vegetables. Although I have no problem with fruit.
Gender: Boy. I think we have a little karate kid or kick boxer in there!
What I miss: Having energy all day.
What I am looking forward to: Looking pregnant and not just like I have a big belly.
Milestones: Baby is learning what tastes good and what doesn’t! Maybe that’s why I want criscut fries.
Made it to the half way point!
My belly seemed to ‘pop’ this week. My shirts all got snug at the same time. I’m actually starting to look and feel pregnant instead of just fat.
If you want to find out more about what’s happening with the baby this week, read up the info at theBump.com.
Baby’s now the size of a mango!
Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil, and dead skin cells (yum) now coats baby’s skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.) You might get to see the vernix at birth, especially if baby is premature.
How far along: 19 Weeks
Maternity clothes: I actually started wearing some! Mostly to get used to it and to see if I like it better than sqeezing into my regular clothes.
Total weight gain: 8 lbs
Sleep: I know that once the baby comes I won’t be getting much sleep so I’m really trying to enjoy my 5 hour stretches of sleep. (only 5 hour stretches because I am getting up to use the restroom every night)
Best moment this week: All around feeling so much movement.
Movement: Lots of movement this week. He’s really jumping around in there.
Food cravings: No food cravings, just thirst. My water bottle has always been around me this week. Although, somthing my tastebuds have really been digging this week is yogurt with Just Bunches sprinkled in.
Food aversions: Nothing. Really, nothing has a chance around me.
Gender: Boy. I think we have a little karate kid or kick boxer in there!
What I miss: Not having to worry if I skipped dinner or ate lunch too late. I don’t want to reduce any of the calorie flow to our little boy.
What I am looking forward to: Getting past the halfway point.
Milestones: Baby is packing on the pounds… err ounces this week. He’ll gain 2-3 ounces before the end of the week.
With the holidays behind us we can now really concentrate on finding the perfect hometo raise our little one. We’ve been looking for a while so we know what we want but now’s the time to contact a realtor and a bank and see how much we can qualify for. I sure hope we can find everything we want in our price range.
If you want to find out more about what’s happening with the baby this week, read up the info at theBump.com.
On Monday, December 21st, we had our second ultrasound. This one looks a lot more like a baby than the little bean pictures from the first ultrasound.
Sucking his thumb.
He’s looking at you.
And the shot that proves it’s a boy!
***Warning: Graphic content to follow, shield the eyes of any little one in the room.***
This is the shot that proves Jason only makes boys.
He is growing right on schedule. Everything is where it is supposed to be. He was so rambunctious for the ultrasound and really made the nurse work for all the shots she needed to get pictures of.
It was great to see the baby again. I want an ultrasound every week! We are so excited to be adding a little BOY to our family.
Baby’s now the size of a sweet potato!
Baby’s become amazingly mobile (compared to you, at least), passing the hours yawning, hiccupping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking, and swallowing. And baby is finally big enough that you’ll soon be able to feel her movements.
How far along: 18 Weeks
Maternity clothes: The belly is starting to show. Christmas was fun because a lot of people noticed the belly.
Total weight gain: 6 lbs
Sleep: Sometimes it hits me suddenly and I really need to take a nap wherever I’m at.
Best moment this week: Getting a present for “Baby” at Christmas.
Movement: Lots of movement this week. He’s really jumping around in there.
Food cravings: Aunt Idabelle’s English Toffee and Wassel. Christmas favorites.
Food aversions: Nothing. Really, nothing has a chance around me.
Gender: We found out this week!! Our little one is a BOY.
What I miss: Coffee. I’ve asked Jason to describe his coffee drinking to me in detail so I can remember what it was like.
What I am looking forward to: Wearing my maternity clothes for the first time.
Milestones: The major ultrasound went perfectly.
We had our major ultrasound this week. It went perfectly. He was squirming around like no tomorrow! The nurse took pictures of all the necessary parts; each arm, each leg, heart, profile, organs, umbilical cord, etc. Jason and I were very excited to find out if it was going to be a little Tyranus or Ayla (the Star Wars names we’ve been running with). One of the best parts was to see him suck his thumb, stretch, roll over to take a nap, and get the hiccups. It all looks like a real person in there! I want an ultrasound every week to see him!
MOVEMENT! Lots and lots of movement. Jason and I know we are going to have a very active rambunctious baby boy.
If you want to find out more about what’s happening with the baby this week, read up the info at theBump.com.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
While you’re gathered with your loved ones, be sure to remember the true meaning of Christmas and remember the story behind the season. My favorite is when Linus tells Charlie Brown what Christmas is all about.
God bless.
Baby’s now the size of an onion!
Baby’s skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. His umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes now feature one-of-a-kind prints.
How far along: 17 Weeks
Maternity clothes: I’m ready with them but no bump yet. Although this week I kept feeling muscle stretching kind of pains so I think I will pop out soon.
Total weight gain: 4 lbs
Sleep: I’ve been so good about going to bed at a decent hour. It’s been so nice to wake up and not need coffee.
Best moment this week: Going shopping and noticing all the very pregnant ladies. I will be there soon.
Movement: I think it’s baby movement. I’m not totally sure if it is or not.
Food cravings: Nothing out of the ordinary this week. Although, I’ve had a slight craving for mozerella sticks. I’ll have to pick some up at the market.
Food aversions: Water still tastes too bland to drink, almost gross even. This is too wierd because I’v always been a big water drinker.
Gender: We’ll find out next week! Our ‘major ultrasound’ is scheduled for Monday.
What I miss: Sleeping through the whole night.
What I am looking forward to: Finding out the gender!! Will it be a little ‘man cub’ or ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’?
Milestones: Neat, Fingerprints!
I’m wishing I can get the nursery set up but we don’t have one right now. We’re planning on moving from our little apartment to hopefully a house in the next few months. I’ll be sure to post pictures of the nursery once it’s all complete.
If you want to find out more about what’s happening with the baby this week, read up the info at theBump.com.
