New blog

Ok guys I have a new blog, a friend of mine decided to use his computer skills and host a new site for me. Here's the link: http://pregnancycountdown.co.cc/ I'll still update every Friday and whatnot so follow me over there!

Seriously? 20 weeks already?

Your baby has grown as big as a banana. (Length: about 6 1/2 inches from head to bottom, and 10 inches from head to heel.)

I had my 20 week ultrasound on Tuesday and it was awesome. I actually got through the whole thing without having to have her let me get up and pee. go me! baby was measuring 2 days bigger than gestation, but that's not a huge number at all so no worries. I still have a feeling this baby is going to be over 9lbs. It had its legs crossed indian-style so they were having trouble figuring out if it's a boy or a girl, but since I didn't want to know anyway, that was all right. I think she checked to make sure that everything was developing correctly but if she figured it out she didn't tell me. I got some cool pictures, including a 3-D one, and unfortunately I haven't gotten my scanner hooked up yet so they're not in this post. I should be able to do that this weekend. Hopefully. Well, here's the stats and whatnot. It's all downhill from here, right? lol


How far along? 20 weeks
Due Date: August 13, 2010
Total weight gain/loss: since my scale has decided to be stupid i have no idea. maybe doug will fix it for me when he gets home...
Total inches gain: tape measure says i'm about the same. weird. i FEEL bigger...lol
Maternity clothes? mostly all i wear.
Sleep: as long as i can breathe and i'm in a good position, i'm mostly ok.
Best moment this week: my ultrasound on tuesday! coolest thing ever.
Food cravings: fruit. and star crunches. Food aversions: not a whole lot specifically
Gender: well i was strong and didn't find out on tuesday, though i'm still feeling boy.
Labor Signs: just occasional cramping
Belly Button in or out? in
What I miss: coffee *sniffles*
What I am looking forward to: more frequent movements, and starting to get the house ready
Milestones: well we're half way done now, i'd say that's a HUGE milestone:) though I know the next 20 weeks will both soar and creep by. the second half is always longer than the first.


Other: baby kicks a lot more now and it amuses me:)

19w3d picture update

alright here it is, the first picture in what, a month or so? i'm really bad at taking one every week, though i probably should. lol. in any case, i'm already to the point where i look down and all i see is my belly. bending over is a feat all in its own. anyway sorry that i'm wearing a dark shirt on a dark background it makes it a little harder to see but eh, we took the picture at like 10 pm and i wasn't really thinking about that lol. and wow...i think it's just bc of the way my shirt was bunching in the back but my butt looks huge...lol in any case next update will include ultrasound pics!

19 weeks

Your baby equals a large heirloom tomato in size and weighs 8 1/2 ounces. (length: 6 inches, head to bottom)

Hmn. baby is a tomato this week. it's amazing to think, when looking a ruler to see how big 6 inches actually is, how fast this baby is growing. 6 weeks ago it was only 3 inches long. I have this feeling that at delivery this baby is going to be over 9 lbs...

How far along? 19 weeks
Due Date: August 13, 2010
Total weight gain/loss: same as last week, still -2 total. though according to my dr i have gained 4 lbs. (they didn't start weighing me until i had lost weight though).
Total inches gain: +.5 from last week
Maternity clothes? yessir
Sleep: i'm actually getting a decent amount now, mostly. it's kind of nice.
Best moment this week: my dr apt on wednesday, we got to hear the heartbeat (which i recorded on my phone!) and scheduled my next ultrasound, which will be next tuesday
Movement: either it's a baby or an alien trying to take over my body, because it's not so subtle anymore
Food cravings: this week it's been taco bell
Food aversions: not a whole lot specifically
Gender: this week kaety told my mom that it's a boy.
Labor Signs: just cramping
Belly Button in or out? in, though i've had to change to the most plain barbell i own because nothing else fits
What I miss: coffee
What I am looking forward to: tuesday is my ultrasound:)
Milestones: last night for the first REAL time, baby has made its presence known enough that doug could feel it kicking around. it was awesome.


Other: it was kind of funny the other day, i was trying to do homework and my book was resting on my belly...well apparently baby didn't like that because it kept bumping the book like every 2 minutes.

picture will be taken this weekend i promise!

week 18

Your baby is as big as a bell pepper and weighs almost 7 ounces. (Length: 5 1/2 inches, head to bottom.)

I have been going back and forth over the last few weeks whether or not I should take a class this summer to make up for the fall semester that I'm taking off when baby gets here. Doug finally convinced me that I have a whole lot to do this summer without the added stress of homework and preparing for finals at the same time as I'd be going into labor. I know I say this every week but time is really flying. 2 weeks and we're half done. Only 22 weeks to go. That both seems like forever away and just around the corner. Anyway enough of that. Here are this week's stats:

How far along? 18 weeks
Due Date: August 13, 2010
Total weight gain/loss: +1 from last week, -2 total now. i'm at about 153.
Total inches gain: +.5 from last week, putting me at about 38.5 inches.
Maternity clothes? pretty much all the time. nothing else fits.
Sleep: i'm not having to pee so much anymore which is good
Best moment this week: this morning before i got out of bed baby was doing somersaults or something and it was kind of awesome.
Movement: more and more every day:)
Food cravings: cheesy stuff
Food aversions: basically the same, i have to go on a case-by-case basis
Gender: i'm totally feeling boy.
Labor Signs: just cramping
Belly Button in or out? in
What I miss: coffee *sigh*
What I am looking forward to: my apt on wednesday when we will schedule my next ultrasound:)
Milestones: baby is big enough now that you can tell its' gender. pretty cool.

Other: the kids always want to kiss my belly and kaety keeps telling me when her clothes are too small the baby can have them. it's really cute.

I'll try to get a pic up here soon, as it's been a few weeks. I need to find batteries for my camera...

week 17

Your baby weighs 5 ounces this week -- about as much as a turnip. (Length: 5 inches, head to bottom.)


So for those of you who didn't hear, the last few weeks I've been having abdominal cramping and when I woke up on Tuesday the pain was pretty much excruciating. After much debate and not being able to see my dr that day Doug and I went to the ER about 6:30 Tuesday night. The nurses were awesome this time and I was treated by none other than a Dr. Shepard. Totally entertaining. After a serious of tests and minor contractions that lasted about 2 hours they concluded that i had the very start of a UTI but didn't know what was causing the rest of the pain. We had an ultrasound to check the baby (mostly because they couldn't find the hand-held monitor) and so that was a nice surprise. Ultrasounds are so much cooler when you're not just looking at a bean shape. Anyway, we got out of there about 11:30 or so and I saw my dr the next afternoon. I've been told to keep my activity and stress lvls down (no bed rest just take it easy) and to call if the pain gets any worse. The last 2 days haven't been too bad I'm just so tired. That concludes my ER story, now to the update...


How far along? 17 weeks
Due Date: August 13, 2010
Total weight gain/loss: same as last week, still -3. which i don't get because I'm eating, not throwing up, and obviously getting bigger...
Total inches gain: +1.5 from last week
Maternity clothes? nothing else really fits, except for the few shirts that we bought because they are super long.
Sleep: the past few nights have been better
Best moment this week: ultrasound at the ER was awesome, baby waved at us.
Movement: yes, baby has made its presence known.
Food cravings: same...orange juice is the best...
Food aversions: basically the same, i have to go on a case-by-case basis
Gender: both doug and i got a complete "boy" feeling from the ultrasound. but we'll have to wait and see!
Labor Signs: had very minor contractions tuesday night but everything is ok
Belly Button in or out? in, but getting flatter, lol
What I miss: my morning cup of coffee.
What I am looking forward to: the next 2 big things are the ultrasound and hitting 20 weeks...i can't believe this is almost half over already...
Milestones: baby's cartilage is changing into bone and sweat glands are developing...i think that's pretty cool

Other: kaety keeps telling me that she loves my baby and she always wants to know where it is and when we are getting it out. it amuses me.