19 weeks

 

Your Baby: Week 19

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.

 

* How far along?: 19 weeks

* Total weight gain: down 10lbs

* How big is baby?: the size of a mango

* Maternity clothes?: yep

* Stretch marks?: nothing new

* Sleep?: i dont sleep well

* Best moment this week? getting to see Avery again on an ultrasound

* Movement?: felling regular kicks now

* Food cravings?: none, i just hope to keep food down these days

* Labor signs?: nope

* Belly button in or out?: In.

* Sex?: GIRL

* What I miss: not worrying about every little thing

* What I'm looking forward to: not being so damn sick

* Milestone: finally talking to my doctor about meds to help with morning sickness

wordless wednesday

18 weeks, holy crap

 Holy crap, i honestly don't know how the hell i am 18 weeks pregnant already. I have a doctor appointment at 2pm to day and we will get another peek at little miss Avery. It dawned on me as i was starting this post that i am 18 weeks, that means this pregnancy is almost 1/2 over. Since my doctor is only letting me go to 37 weeks (maximum) i only have 19 weeks of pregnancy left! I will take a belly picture this week, but i wont have time until after my appointment so ill add it in.

Your Baby: 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 may come back and change some of these answers after my appointment in the afternoon*** 

* How far along?: 18 weeks

* Total weight gain: down 10lbs total so far

* How big is baby?: The size of a sweet potato

* Maternity clothes?: always

* Stretch marks?: nothing new

* Sleep?: sleep is starting to suck, good thing i have a body pillow

* Best moment this week? picking a name and listening to chloe call her "baby sister Avery"

* Movement?: yep

* Food cravings?: nothing

* Labor signs?: nope

* Belly button in or out?: In.

* Sex?: GIRL

* What I miss: not worrying about every little thing

* What I'm looking forward to: having my "big" ultrasound, even though we already know gender

* Milestone: reaching the *almost* halfway point!

cute chloe story

last night we were sitting on the bed together and she lifted up my shirt and shined a little flashlight on my belly

me: chloe what are you doing?
chloe: im looking for the baby sister
me: oh, you're for the baby sister?
chloe: **shining the flashlight on my belly more** yep, im listening to her **putting her ear to my belly
me: chloe can you talk to the baby?
chloe: i dont want to
me: what is your baby sister's name?
chloe: hims name is ave-ah-wee!! baby sister is AVE-AH-WEE (yelling with excitement)

17 weeks

Your Baby: Week 17

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.

 

* How far along?: 17 weeks

* Total weight gain: down 10lbs total so far

* How big is baby?: The size of an onion

* Maternity clothes?: always

* Stretch marks?: nothing new

* Sleep?: sleep is starting to suck, good think i have a body pillow

* Best moment this week? getting a 3d/4d ultrasound and finding out we are having a daughter

* Movement?: yep

* Food cravings?: nothing

* Labor signs?: nope

* Belly button in or out?: In.

* Sex?: GIRL

* What I miss: having energy

* What I'm looking forward to: having my "big" ultrasound, even though we already know gender

* Milestone:

i am the face of still birth

not something i ever wanted to be the face of, but there is an awesome blog that everyone should read. http://www.facesofloss.com/ helps put a face/name/story with the tragedy of losing a child. Today they published McKenzie's story, here is the link if you are interested
http://www.facesofloss.com/2010/08/laura-mom-to-mckenzie-lee-born-still-on.html#more

Dear McKenzie

oh my sweetest angel it has been so long since i wrote to you, but not a day goes by that i don't think of you. e You are almost 15months old and i miss you like crazy. Chloe asks about you and wants to talk to you all the time. She tells me that she loves you and i know that she feels you. You sweet baby are going to be a big sister, a big sister to a baby sister. Your baby sister is going to hear so many stories of you and see pictures of you. I love you baby girl, always and forever!

3d/4d ultrasound pictures of our baby GIRL

can you please read this and vote

i have no idea who or how many people read my blog but i am asking a favor of you. My sister entered my nephews into a shutterfly summer freedom photo contest. So i am taking it here to you, asking if you would please go vote for my Handsome nephews Ethan and Owen to help them win (you have to have or create a shutterfly account). THANK-YOU for all of your help!
here is the link to vote.....
http://contest.shutterfly.com/contests/showentry/307172

a funny conversation with chloe

LOL tonight we were talking more about the baby with chloe and this is how the conversation went...

ME: *lifting up my shirt* chloe whats in here *pointing to my belly*
chloe: um.... your FAT mom
me:: yes thats my fat, but there is a baby in moms tummy
chloe: oh ya a baby
me: chloe can you talk to the baby
chloe: im trying to hear hims *putting her ear to my belly*
chloe: *getting really frustrated* i dont hear him
me: can you talk to the baby, say "hello baby"
chloe: NO,  i dont want to talk to the baby
me: oh, ok, you dont want to
chloe: NOPE *pulling my shirt down* HA HA, no more baby!!!



***just a note, chloe calls everyone a him***

16 weeks

Your Baby: Week 16

Watch what you say... tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you're interested, an ultrasound might be able to determine gender.

 

 

* How far along?: 16 weeks

* Total weight gain: down 10lbs total so far

* How big is baby?: The size of an avocado

* Maternity clothes?: always

* Stretch marks?: nothing new

* Sleep?: sleeping good

* Best moment this week? flutters

* Movement?: flutters

* Food cravings?: nothing

* Labor signs?: nope

* Belly button in or out?: In.

* Sex?: we are hoping to find out on the 17th

* What I miss: having energy

* What I'm looking forward to: finding out the gender soon

* Milestone:

i really dont like that feeling

today we were planning to take Chloe to the park. After we went to the store to get a few things we came home to pack our picnic lunch. I was standing in the kitchen making our sandwiches and all of the sudden i felt that all too familiar feeling. I started to get really hot and sweat, then i started to get tunnel vision, and instead of stopping what i was doing and sitting down before i passed out i continued what i was doing. Then it started to sound like people were talking under water and i knew that if i didn't sit down NOW it would be all bad. Luckily i told Phillip that i had to lay down NOW, he worked on the sandwiches and i layed down. After just a couple of minutes of laying in front of the fan i started to feel better. Sigh, between this feeling and being constantly nauseated i don't want to even get out of bed!