Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the size of a large mango.
Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With his sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that he's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see him squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze him when he hears them outside the womb
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +15 pounds.
Maternity Clothes: I can still wear a lot of my regular shirts however some of them are getting mighty short. Jayme and I went on a marathon shopping spree last weekend and i did pick up a few things from Ross.
Gender: Team Blue!
Movement: He's quite the mover and shaker in there and his kicks are getting more prominent on the outside as well.
What I miss: F was gone for 9 days while traveling for work so i was missing him quite a bit.
Sleep: Better than last week.
Symptoms: tummy feeling tighter and tighter
Cravings: SWEETS.... i have been eating more candy lately which is probably not the best idea.
Best Moment this week: Getting ready for Thanksgiving next week.
What I am looking forward to: the weekend and catching up on some sleep over the holidays.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
22 Weeks
Pregnancy Highlights
How Far Along: 22 weeks
Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the length of a spaghetti squash (whatever the hell that is)
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +15
Maternity Clothes: We have entered the stage of full on maternity wear.
Gender: Team Blue! Xander Cruz
Movement: He's been moving a lot more and I can feel him pretty well on the outside. The other night around 12:30 I thought that he was having a drum session in my belly. Dominic has also been able to feel his little brother kick as of this week.
What I miss: i still miss sushi terribly.
Sleep: pretty good this week i did take a few naps but nothing major.
Symptoms: No real pregnancy symptoms this week. The belly has started to get a little itchy but i think that is because the weather is getting colder.
Best Moment this week: Just feeling the constant movement is very reassuring and booking my maternity photo session.
What I am looking forward to: getting off a few days for Thanksgiving in a few weeks.
How Far Along: 22 weeks
Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the length of a spaghetti squash (whatever the hell that is)
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +15
Maternity Clothes: We have entered the stage of full on maternity wear.
Gender: Team Blue! Xander Cruz
Movement: He's been moving a lot more and I can feel him pretty well on the outside. The other night around 12:30 I thought that he was having a drum session in my belly. Dominic has also been able to feel his little brother kick as of this week.
What I miss: i still miss sushi terribly.
Sleep: pretty good this week i did take a few naps but nothing major.
Symptoms: No real pregnancy symptoms this week. The belly has started to get a little itchy but i think that is because the weather is getting colder.
Best Moment this week: Just feeling the constant movement is very reassuring and booking my maternity photo session.
What I am looking forward to: getting off a few days for Thanksgiving in a few weeks.
Friday, November 4, 2011
21 weeks
Pregnancy Highlights
How Far Along: 21 weeks
Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the length of a carrot
Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like he's practicing martial arts as his initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to his activity as you get to know him better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +14 pounds
Maternity Clothes: still all maternity pants and a mix of tops.
Gender: Team Blue! Xander Cruz
Movement: He's getting more and more active, especially in the mornings and late evenings.
What I miss: being able to shave my legs without being out of breath.
Sleep: Still pretty good. i do still take some naps after work here and there.
Symptoms: some abdominal stretching but nothing major
Cravings: Salads and chocolate. i am dying to dive into our leftover halloween candy
Best Moment this week: Getting the report that everything looks good on the anatomy scan.
What I am looking forward to: Getting the nursery together, I really want to start this weekend but it may not happen. All of the furniture has been put together i just need to figure out the placement.
How Far Along: 21 weeks
Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the length of a carrot
Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like he's practicing martial arts as his initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to his activity as you get to know him better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +14 pounds
Maternity Clothes: still all maternity pants and a mix of tops.
Gender: Team Blue! Xander Cruz
Movement: He's getting more and more active, especially in the mornings and late evenings.
What I miss: being able to shave my legs without being out of breath.
Sleep: Still pretty good. i do still take some naps after work here and there.
Symptoms: some abdominal stretching but nothing major
Cravings: Salads and chocolate. i am dying to dive into our leftover halloween candy
Best Moment this week: Getting the report that everything looks good on the anatomy scan.
What I am looking forward to: Getting the nursery together, I really want to start this weekend but it may not happen. All of the furniture has been put together i just need to figure out the placement.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
20 Weeks
Pregnancy Highlights
How Far Along: 20 weeks-- Halfway Point!!
Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the length of a banana
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +12 pounds.
Maternity Clothes: still maternity bottoms and a mostly regular tops
Gender: BOY!!!!
Movement: He's been a lot more active this week and I'm finally feeling little kicks. Subtle but definitely there. Frank finally got to feel a few little bumps on Wednesday night.
What I miss: a good night's sleep
Sleep: This week has been so, so. I am still getting up and down to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: Still some constipation which drives me insane. Also pulling in my lower abdomen
Cravings: Sweets but nothing crazy.
Best Moment this week: Seeing our healthy baby BOY on the ultrasound last Friday!!! Frank has but together all of the furniture in the nursery now all that is really left is to get the crib mattress and clean out the closet in that room. I have a follow up appointment with the Dr. this Friday.
How Far Along: 20 weeks-- Halfway Point!!
Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the length of a banana
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +12 pounds.
Maternity Clothes: still maternity bottoms and a mostly regular tops
Gender: BOY!!!!
Movement: He's been a lot more active this week and I'm finally feeling little kicks. Subtle but definitely there. Frank finally got to feel a few little bumps on Wednesday night.
What I miss: a good night's sleep
Sleep: This week has been so, so. I am still getting up and down to go to the bathroom.
Symptoms: Still some constipation which drives me insane. Also pulling in my lower abdomen
Cravings: Sweets but nothing crazy.
Best Moment this week: Seeing our healthy baby BOY on the ultrasound last Friday!!! Frank has but together all of the furniture in the nursery now all that is really left is to get the crib mattress and clean out the closet in that room. I have a follow up appointment with the Dr. this Friday.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
19 Weeks
Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the size of a large heirloom tomato
Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +10 pounds.
Maternity Clothes: still maternity pants and mostly regular shirts. you got to love that maternity looking shirts are so in style right now....lol
Gender: Friday is the BIG day!!! to comfirm for sure that we are having a boy
Movement: Pretty regularly I've started feeling little "taps" in my lower abdomen, or like a gentle pulsing feeling. It's so cool.
What I miss: not making grunting sounds everytime i have to bend down to do something.
Sleep: Pretty good this week, even though I still get up 2-3 times a night to pee I'm able to fall back asleep pretty fast.
Symptoms: My belly button seems to be flattening out more and more everyday. I have had some round ligament pain this week.
Cravings: Still sweets and salads. I have a serious aversion to the smell of fish right now.
Best Moment this week: Feeling those little taps, I think the movement is going to start picking up more and more.
What I am looking forward to: Getting to see the baby again on Friday adn finishing putting the rest of the furniture together in his room.
Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +10 pounds.
Maternity Clothes: still maternity pants and mostly regular shirts. you got to love that maternity looking shirts are so in style right now....lol
Gender: Friday is the BIG day!!! to comfirm for sure that we are having a boy
Movement: Pretty regularly I've started feeling little "taps" in my lower abdomen, or like a gentle pulsing feeling. It's so cool.
What I miss: not making grunting sounds everytime i have to bend down to do something.
Sleep: Pretty good this week, even though I still get up 2-3 times a night to pee I'm able to fall back asleep pretty fast.
Symptoms: My belly button seems to be flattening out more and more everyday. I have had some round ligament pain this week.
Cravings: Still sweets and salads. I have a serious aversion to the smell of fish right now.
Best Moment this week: Feeling those little taps, I think the movement is going to start picking up more and more.
What I am looking forward to: Getting to see the baby again on Friday adn finishing putting the rest of the furniture together in his room.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
18 Weeks
Pregnancy Highlights
How Far Along: 18 weeks
Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the size of a bell pepper.
Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +9 ish lbs.
Maternity Clothes: i am exclusively in maternity pants but still wearing non-maternity shirts. Gender: BOY!!!
Movement: Still some Flutters here and there. Nothing consistent, although i was in line at Kroger on Saturday and felt a very distinctive thud. I even said "whoa" and the cashier was like ma'am are you ok....lol
What I miss: nothing really. i am easing into the honeymoon phase quite nicely.
Sleep: Better but if i drink too much water in the evening i will be up and down all night to pee.
Symptoms: my hair seems like it is falling out like crazy. which i do not remember from my last pregnancy. i hope that i am not going bald.... :(
Cravings: i have had a sweet tooth this week so it has been icecream, cake, and smoothies.
Best Moment this week: Picking up the babies furniture and finally agreeing on a name for this little man.
What I am looking forward to: my anatomy scan next friday.
How Far Along: 18 weeks
Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the size of a bell pepper.
Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +9 ish lbs.
Maternity Clothes: i am exclusively in maternity pants but still wearing non-maternity shirts. Gender: BOY!!!
Movement: Still some Flutters here and there. Nothing consistent, although i was in line at Kroger on Saturday and felt a very distinctive thud. I even said "whoa" and the cashier was like ma'am are you ok....lol
What I miss: nothing really. i am easing into the honeymoon phase quite nicely.
Sleep: Better but if i drink too much water in the evening i will be up and down all night to pee.
Symptoms: my hair seems like it is falling out like crazy. which i do not remember from my last pregnancy. i hope that i am not going bald.... :(
Cravings: i have had a sweet tooth this week so it has been icecream, cake, and smoothies.
Best Moment this week: Picking up the babies furniture and finally agreeing on a name for this little man.
What I am looking forward to: my anatomy scan next friday.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
17 weeks
Size of baby: According to babycenter.com the baby is about the size of a turnip.
Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +7 pounds
Maternity Clothes: i did a TON of maternity shopping over the weekend. I bought mostly bottoms because the majority of my tops are still wearable.
Gender: BOY
Movement: I believe there is definitely some movement happening in there now. Still hard to distinguish what's what though.
What I miss: nothing.
Sleep: This week has been better although I am still taking the occational nap after work.
Symptoms: pulling and stretching feels in my lower abdomen and bloody noses. if i get up too fast off the couch it hurts like hell.
Cravings: still salads and more sweets this week that in the past.
Best Moment this week: Ordering the baby's furniture this week and getting normal results back on the quad blood scan.
What I am looking forward to: our anatomy scan in a couple weeks. i want to finally be able to breathe a sigh of relief that everything is going to turn out fine.
Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +7 pounds
Maternity Clothes: i did a TON of maternity shopping over the weekend. I bought mostly bottoms because the majority of my tops are still wearable.
Gender: BOY
Movement: I believe there is definitely some movement happening in there now. Still hard to distinguish what's what though.
What I miss: nothing.
Sleep: This week has been better although I am still taking the occational nap after work.
Symptoms: pulling and stretching feels in my lower abdomen and bloody noses. if i get up too fast off the couch it hurts like hell.
Cravings: still salads and more sweets this week that in the past.
Best Moment this week: Ordering the baby's furniture this week and getting normal results back on the quad blood scan.
What I am looking forward to: our anatomy scan in a couple weeks. i want to finally be able to breathe a sigh of relief that everything is going to turn out fine.
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