Week 20 Ultrasound

Here is our little boy at 20 weeks.  

...and here's his peepee :)

Ultrasound went well.  Technician said everything looked normal.  This week's scan was an anatomy scan.  She took measurements to make sure he's growing properly...and it is.  She also said he's weighing in at about a pound now.  :)

Week 20

As big as a cantaloupe and as long as a banana?! Wow, I can’t believe it. He’s been kicking away usually around the same time every day. He moves around the most between 5-7pm. I wonder why. I’m going to dinner with my girlfriends tomorrow…maybe they’ll be able to feel him!

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, speaking of the diaper situation... baby's genitals are now fully formed!

Baby Sling

Ooh, my baby sling is on its way.  I can’t wait to see what it feels like.  I ordered a black sling from http://www.mammasmilk.com. 

 

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He Kicked!

I'm on the bus on my way home from work and I felt our little boy moving around so I put my hand on my belly and he kicked my hand! I can't believe I felt an actual kick! What an amazing and strange feeling. It's hard to explain. It feels kind of like a muscle spasm. I guess that's the closest I can get to it. A strong muscle spasm.

Keep kickin me little man! :)

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Week 19

Our little boy is the size of a mango this week! J

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 actually get to see the vernix at birth, especially if baby is premature.

Someone asked me if I wanted a seat on the train today. J I was wondering when that was going to happen. I guess I’m really starting to look pregnant. Boy, time is flying.

I’ve been having a hard time sleeping, but I’m hoping that’ll pass soon. I doubt it since I’m just going to get bigger and more uncomfortable. I feel like I haven’t slept in weeks. My sinuses are a mess as well. Oh joy. LOL I’ll take this on and more any day for the feeling of a little one growing inside me.

Stay tuned for the Week 20 belly pic next week! Next week is also my 20 week ultrasound.

Week 18

Your fetus has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. And, baby's finally big enough that you'll be able to feel those movements soon.

 

I'm definitely feeling some movement in there.  Especially in the morning around 9-10am, then mid afternoon.  I can't wait till I feel a kick. :)

 

 

If it’s getting difficult to breathe, you can thank your not-so-small belly for squishing your lungs—which will be more and more cramped for space as the pregnancy Keep in mind that as you grow (and grow and grow) in size you produce more blood (for both of you), which lowers your blood pressure. So standing up quickly and/or occasional fast movements may cause slight dizziness or lightheadedness progresses.

 

So true. My belly button should be popping soon, but hasn't yet. 

 

 

 

 

Week 16 Belly Pic

It's a Boy!

Here is our little boy at 16 weeks. Eric and I are so thrilled. He was moving around so much in there. I haven't felt any kicks yet, but I'm sure I will in a few weeks.

Week 17

Wow, baby is really growing!  I have a video of our last sonogram.  I'm going to try and upload it tonight.

 

Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.

 

Second Tri Dr. Appt

Here is Baby W at 16 weeks.  I saw him/her moving around on the screen.  It was so cute.  I think I felt a little movement this morning.  It's hard to tell.  Yesterday was the Spina Bifida test.  The nurse just took some blood, checked my blood pressure and then the doctor came in to ask me if I had any questions.  I asked her about exercising and she said it was fine as long it wasn't high impact.  I also asked her about the hospital and she let me know which hospital I was delivering at.  In a few months I have to take a tour of the hospital.  That was about it.  It was a very quick appointment.

 

Until Saturday!