This is the beginning of the baby bump! It was taken at night so it is a little larger at night than during the rest of the day. Either way, baby is making his/her presence known!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
14 weeks!
14 week update!!! Here is what is going on with my little one.
In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.
Welcome to the second trimester! This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.
In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Countdown to sonogram/Doctor update!!
I went to the doctor this afternoon. Still no physical exam (fine with me). After my terrible excema for the last 4 months, I can start taking steroid cream once a day in ten days. I am very excited about that.
I also asked the doctor about nursing with my Rheumatoid Arthritis considering it is an auto-immune disease. He is pretty sure it will be fine, but the doctor is going to research it to be safe.
I was worried about my weight gain, because last month when I was there, I had gained 7 pounds in a week. I was pretty sure it was water retention, and I got confirmation of that today. I have actually lost 2 pounds since last month. So I believe that water weight has now turned into baby weight.
For the best news of all. I get a sonogram on August 6 and I get to find out if I am having a little boy or a little girl. I heard the heartbeat again and it was a strong 147 bpm.
Things are progressing very nicely and I look forward to the second trimester!
I also asked the doctor about nursing with my Rheumatoid Arthritis considering it is an auto-immune disease. He is pretty sure it will be fine, but the doctor is going to research it to be safe.
I was worried about my weight gain, because last month when I was there, I had gained 7 pounds in a week. I was pretty sure it was water retention, and I got confirmation of that today. I have actually lost 2 pounds since last month. So I believe that water weight has now turned into baby weight.
For the best news of all. I get a sonogram on August 6 and I get to find out if I am having a little boy or a little girl. I heard the heartbeat again and it was a strong 147 bpm.
Things are progressing very nicely and I look forward to the second trimester!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
So I am a little behind.....
So sorry about the long time between updates!!!!
Last weekend (Saturday the 28th) Justin and I went to the Harbor at Rockwall to celebrate 5 years marriage. We went to The Melting Pot and had a wonderful dinner. Then we stayed at the Hilton on the Harbor and overlooked the lake for a nice evening. The next morning we got up and just spent the day relaxing. We watched his brother Jeff's cat for the weekend while he was in California with my in-laws.
On Tuesday, we celebrated Justin's 28th birthday. Nothing fancy, just went to dinner with his brother Jacob to Chili's and then had a small cake. His birthday part with his family is tonight since they are all back in town. It should be fun.
Yesterday I went to a large acreage of Justin's extended family for the Fourth of July. It was beautiful out there. There was crawfish and sausage and potatoes. Wonderful food and wonderful family. Then we all shot firecrackers (I held sparklers!)
On my health:
On Friday the 27th I went to doctor for this extreme paint in my foot. I was informed that I have plantar fasciitis. That could be a problem when my feet swell and get painful. I have to get that healed up sooner than later.
I have my first physical exam with my OB on Monday. I can not wait to hear the heartbeat again and see how everything is progressing. I am afraid he is going to yell at me for gaining too much weight!
My 13th week was on Tuesday July 1st (Justin's Bday) Here is the update for that week.
Last weekend (Saturday the 28th) Justin and I went to the Harbor at Rockwall to celebrate 5 years marriage. We went to The Melting Pot and had a wonderful dinner. Then we stayed at the Hilton on the Harbor and overlooked the lake for a nice evening. The next morning we got up and just spent the day relaxing. We watched his brother Jeff's cat for the weekend while he was in California with my in-laws.
On Tuesday, we celebrated Justin's 28th birthday. Nothing fancy, just went to dinner with his brother Jacob to Chili's and then had a small cake. His birthday part with his family is tonight since they are all back in town. It should be fun.
Yesterday I went to a large acreage of Justin's extended family for the Fourth of July. It was beautiful out there. There was crawfish and sausage and potatoes. Wonderful food and wonderful family. Then we all shot firecrackers (I held sparklers!)
On my health:
On Friday the 27th I went to doctor for this extreme paint in my foot. I was informed that I have plantar fasciitis. That could be a problem when my feet swell and get painful. I have to get that healed up sooner than later.
I have my first physical exam with my OB on Monday. I can not wait to hear the heartbeat again and see how everything is progressing. I am afraid he is going to yell at me for gaining too much weight!
My 13th week was on Tuesday July 1st (Justin's Bday) Here is the update for that week.
How your baby's growing:
Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce.Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Very uneventful week
Good afternoon all!
Well, I am having a very uneventful week. Work has been steady. Justin and I have worked on the house a little, and I am just resting up. Last Saturday, my beautiful, glowing cousin Lindsay and her husband Ross came over for dinner. And the women beat the boys in spades-because we are the best! Lindsay is expecting a girl at the end of October. It is really fun going through pregnancy together.
As uneventful as my work week has been so far, the baby has been very busy! (see update below). I have grand plans to clean up this blog more and add pictures soon, as I feel that I am beginning to show.
On a personal note: Justin and I are celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary on Saturday. I can not believe that we met 9 years ago at The Abbott's annual July 4th party after we all graduated from High School. I look back and feel that we are so blessed to have met and grow together at an age when so many couples grow apart. If you had told me at the age of 18 I was going to meet my future husband and be married by 22 with a child on the way at 27, I would have laughed in your face. More proof, that my "plan" was not God's plan. I look so forward to enjoying the new stage of our life as a married couple with a beautiful child on January 6, 2009.
12 Week update:
How your baby's growing:
The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
Hope to have more updates on a regular basis!
Well, I am having a very uneventful week. Work has been steady. Justin and I have worked on the house a little, and I am just resting up. Last Saturday, my beautiful, glowing cousin Lindsay and her husband Ross came over for dinner. And the women beat the boys in spades-because we are the best! Lindsay is expecting a girl at the end of October. It is really fun going through pregnancy together.
As uneventful as my work week has been so far, the baby has been very busy! (see update below). I have grand plans to clean up this blog more and add pictures soon, as I feel that I am beginning to show.
On a personal note: Justin and I are celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary on Saturday. I can not believe that we met 9 years ago at The Abbott's annual July 4th party after we all graduated from High School. I look back and feel that we are so blessed to have met and grow together at an age when so many couples grow apart. If you had told me at the age of 18 I was going to meet my future husband and be married by 22 with a child on the way at 27, I would have laughed in your face. More proof, that my "plan" was not God's plan. I look so forward to enjoying the new stage of our life as a married couple with a beautiful child on January 6, 2009.
12 Week update:
How your baby's growing:
The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
Hope to have more updates on a regular basis!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
11 Week Update.
On the home front: Still working on slowly unpacking some boxes. It is just a lot of work to go. I was hoping to get many things done this past weekend, but that did not happen!
On the baby front: 11 weeks today! So I have decided not to get the genetic testing. I did research and it is very invasive, so I did not feel that it is not worth the miscarriage risk. Besides that, the exhaustion is fading a little bit. Now the new big issue is, I am hungry ALL THE TIME. I can not eat enough in one sitting, so I am trying to find "filling, healthy snacks". Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I plan on trying to find a way to add our sonogram picture and a few other pictures so you can all see this.
In case you wanted to know, this is what the baby is doing this week, development wise:
Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. His/Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.
She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.
On the baby front: 11 weeks today! So I have decided not to get the genetic testing. I did research and it is very invasive, so I did not feel that it is not worth the miscarriage risk. Besides that, the exhaustion is fading a little bit. Now the new big issue is, I am hungry ALL THE TIME. I can not eat enough in one sitting, so I am trying to find "filling, healthy snacks". Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I plan on trying to find a way to add our sonogram picture and a few other pictures so you can all see this.
In case you wanted to know, this is what the baby is doing this week, development wise:
Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. His/Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.
She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Heard a heartbeat!
On the baby front:
That was the most calming, wonderful sound. Made all my fears about the pregnancy to date fall to ever so small levels. After such a worrisome beginning to the pregnancy, seeing and then hearing the heart is a wonderful feeling. The doctor officially signed me off as "risk of miscarriage - small". In fact, I do not have to go see him for a month, which after seeing him every week or two weeks since May is a relief.
I am supposed to set up a test with the doctor that screens for down syndrome and other genetic defects. I have to do that in the next three weeks. Kind of scary, but they said if I bring a VHS tape I will get a video of the baby. Pretty Cool! I will be scheduling that tomorrow.
On the home front:
I have been too dang tired to try and even pretend to work on the house. So there is nothing going on at the house!!!!
That was the most calming, wonderful sound. Made all my fears about the pregnancy to date fall to ever so small levels. After such a worrisome beginning to the pregnancy, seeing and then hearing the heart is a wonderful feeling. The doctor officially signed me off as "risk of miscarriage - small". In fact, I do not have to go see him for a month, which after seeing him every week or two weeks since May is a relief.
I am supposed to set up a test with the doctor that screens for down syndrome and other genetic defects. I have to do that in the next three weeks. Kind of scary, but they said if I bring a VHS tape I will get a video of the baby. Pretty Cool! I will be scheduling that tomorrow.
On the home front:
I have been too dang tired to try and even pretend to work on the house. So there is nothing going on at the house!!!!
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