We're Expecting!
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.
Baby’s now the size of an avocado!
Watch what you say…tiny bones forming in baby’s ears mean she can now pick up your voice. A few more minuscule changes: Eyebrows, lashes, and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming.
How far along: 16 Weeks
Maternity clothes: Still not wearing any. I don’t have much of a bump yet.
Total weight gain: 4 lbs
Sleep: I wish I sould take afternoon naps. I’m so tired in the middle of the day
Best moment this week: Showing off the Ultrasound photos to my Grandma’s lifelong friend, Eileen.
Movement: Nothing this week. I’ll feel something soon 
Food cravings: Crystal Light is my new best friend.
Food aversions: Nothing, and I mean nothing.
Gender: I don’t know. We’ll find out soon! Hopefully before Christmas. So far the poll is even among Boy, Girl, and Alien Baby (thank you, Lillian).
What I miss: Coffee. I miss relaxing with a warm cup of coffee.
What I am looking forward to: Sending out our Christmas cards with an ultrasound photo inside.
Milestones: Wow, an avocado! I don’t feel like I have an avocado in there.
Morning sickness is a thing of the past. I haven’t been nauseous at all this week.
My jeans are getting a little tight, even with the rubber band on the button. I’ll have to wear the Bella Band soon.
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 naval orange!
Continuing the march toward normal proportions, baby’s legs now out-measure his arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your fetus is squirming and wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably can’t feel the movements just yet.
How far along: 15 Weeks
Maternity clothes: My mom just bought me some!
Total weight gain: 3 lbs
Sleep: I was having trouble sleeping this week because of my cold. I couldn’t sleep more than 3 hours straight.
Best moment this week: Jason taking care of me while I was sick.
Movement: I thought I felt some flutters this week but I’m not sure if it was baby. I’m still trying to be sensitive to any movement.
Food cravings: Crystal Light. It was the only fluid I could drink a lot of while I was sick.
Food aversions: Everything. I din’t want to eat while I was sick but I knew I had to.
Gender: I don’t know. We’ll find out soon! Hopefully before Christmas. So far the poll is even among Boy, Girl, and Alien Baby (thank you, Lillian).
What I miss: Sleeping on my back or stomach.
What I am looking forward to: Christmas shopping for my nieces and nephews.
Milestones: 4 inches! No way! Our little one is growing like crazy!!
I have been so sick this week with a cold. Well, it was either a flu or a cold with morning sickness because I haven’t been more sick at any time in my pregnancy. It was all I could do to drink enough fluids to not get dehydrated.
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 lemon!
Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, (not so cute but equally amazing) making urine, and breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys, and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is growing all over her body for warmth.
How far along: 14 Weeks
Maternity clothes: Tiffany brought me some of her maternity clothes!
Total weight gain: 3 lbs
Sleep: I think my energy levels are coming back because I’m actually awake until 10:00 without falling over. I’m still trying to go to bed pretty early, though.
Best moment this week: Seeing Tiffany and practicing baby stuff with Cole.
Movement: None yet. I guess the flutters can be felt any day now or wait until week 18.
Food cravings: Nothing out of the ordinary this week.
Food aversions: I haven’t been craving my Swiss Orange Sherbert as much. We usually have to keep the freezer well stocked with this so I know I have enough.
Gender: I don’t know. So far the poll is even among Boy, Girl, and Alien Baby (thank you, Lillian).
What I miss: Sleeping on my back or stomach.
What I am looking forward to: A class by Kaiser Permanente on how to have a healthy pregnancy. I’m hoping to meet other first time pregnant moms and make some friends.
Milestones: How cute! Thumb sucking and toe wiggling!
We heard the heartbeat at our doctor appointment this week!! It was so cool to hear. It was 160 beats per minute.
I’m not nauseous all the time!! The headaches have stuck around a little bit but not as bad.
Baby Brain. That lovely pregnancy symptom that impairs memory and cognitive ability. I have been a victim of this recently. It’s just little things like forgetting to get something at the market or specifics on times of events.
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 peach!
Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords…savor this, their nonfunctional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with his head now only one third the size of his body. And intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby’s tummy — much more convenient.
How far along: 13 Weeks
Maternity clothes: I plan on purchasing some cute maternity shirts for when I need them eventually.
Total weight gain: 2 lbs
Sleep: It’s weird. I’m exhausted by 9:30 but if I get woken up in the middle of the night, it’s so hard to fall back asleep.
Best moment this week: Going home for a lot of my lunch breaks to spend more time with Jason.
Movement: None yet. I’m waiting for flutters.
Food cravings: Coffee. I’ll have to get a decaf mocha soon.
Food aversions: Water doesn’t have enough flavor. I’m drinking more juice this week.
Gender: Post your guess on the poll.
What I miss: Coffee. I’m still making it every morning for Jason so I get to smell it and long for it.
What I am looking forward to: Seeing Tiffany, Jake, and Baby Cole next week for their visit!!
Milestones: Vocal chords are forming! If I listen hard enough I can hear a little Pavaratti practicing…
The morning sickness has stuck around. I can’t wait until I’m fully in the second trimester where all this ickiness will hopefully be a thing of the past.
I feel like I’m eating all the time. It seems really wierd to the pre-pregnancy me. If I ever felt my jeans getting tight, which they are now, then I would just really watch what I eat for a bit but now I can’t. I have to retrain my brain to not diet.
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 plum!
As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of her systems are fully formed.
How far along: 12 Weeks
Maternity clothes: None, I now have a rubber band on my jeans button.
Total weight gain: 1 lbs
Sleep: I am so tired by 9:00. I am passing out by 9:30.
Best moment this week: Jason whispering to my belly, “It’s not morning.”, trying to make to morning sickness go away.
Movement: None yet. It’s hard to tell if what I feel is gas or baby. Right now I’m attributing it to the former.
Food cravings: Nothing out of the ordinary this week.
Food aversions: Vegies still don’t taste good. I’m forcing down carrots and spinach because I know I need the nutrients.
Gender: What do you think it will be?
What I miss: Coffee. I’m still making it every morning for Jason so I get to smell it and long for it.
What I am looking forward to: Getting out of the first trimester. Second Trimester, here I come!
Milestones: I must have blinked but the size of the baby just doubled in the past two weeks. What will the weeks to come bring?
HEADACHES! Yowza! The headaches have been really bad this week. They are a roller coaster of intense pain and nothing. The only thing I can do is rub my temples and hope it goes away. One problem with that is that I was rubbing so much that my forehead is now bruised; nothing visible, just tender. I hope next week will be better.
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 lime!
A lime is so much cuter than a prune from week 10. Your fetus currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through it. But fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth buds, and nail beds are forming — setting up a significantly more attractive future.
How far along: 11 Weeks
Maternity clothes: None, but my jeans feel feel so much better when I unbutton them.
Total weight gain: 0 lbs
Stretch marks: The bump is protruding a little but no stretch marks.
Sleep: By the afternoon I feel like I could use a nap. Maybe I’m not getting enough at night.
Best moment this week: Telling everyone! We posted the photos of the ultrasound all over the place.
Movement: None yet.
Food cravings: A very weird specific craving overtook me. I wanted fried coconut shrimp with mango pineapple salsa that I got at a hole in the wall restaraunt on Aruba several years ago.
Food aversions: Vegies still don’t taste good. I’m forcing down carrots and spinach because I know I need the vitamins.
Gender: What do you think it will be?
Belly Button in or out: In, with my belly button ring still attached.
What I miss: Mai Tais. Wine. Rum drinks. Drinking with Jason.
What I am looking forward to: A trip to Babies R Us for Nursery ideas, Registry ideas, and to just look around in awe!
Milestones: Wow, hair follicles are beginning to form.
The morning sickness and headaches have been better this week. I’m getting better in dealing with the morning sickness now since I know it will pass soon. The headaches are a little more difficult to deal with because the only thing I can do is rest. That’s hard to do at work.
Spreading the news this week was so much fun. Jason posted it on facebook and the messages of congrats came pouring in. It is so nice to not have to keep a secret anymore.
We’re still looking for a larger home. We don’t have a nursery yet and I’m “nesting in full force”, as Jason put it. Luckily, the first time homebuyer tax credit was extended until April of 2010. Perfect!
If you want to find out more about what’s happening with the baby this week, read up the info at theBump.com.
Check out the first pictures of the baby! During the ultrasound he was dancing all around. There was so much movement for something so teeny tiny. The ultrasound was at 9 weeks so he was about half an inch long.
It’s so amazing. We are overjoyed!
By the way, I will be posting all the pregnancy pictures in the photo gallery, including ultrasound photos, belly shots, and nursery photos, etc.
