Pregnancy first this week: Wooo Hooo no more feet swelling!
Pregnancy Prep: I finished a few projects
Dr Visits: Yep I'll have one every week from now on. I got my group B strep results today! came back negative!!! Woo Hoooo! No IV for me!
Belly Shot:
What the baby looks like this week:At this point babies vary in size, but the average length is between 19 and 20 inches and most babies weigh approximately 6 pounds. Baby's growth slows down dramatically this week.
Pregnancy first this week: The heartburn is really starting to clam down which from what I have read means that she has started to drop, which would also explain the new pressure I'm feeling.
Pregnancy Prep: Nothing this week. Once i'm off work next week i have a huge list of projects to work on.
Dr Visits: yep we are going weekly after this one.
Belly Shot:
Don't mind the blue teeth I had a snow cone at the fair! :)
Me & Katelyn at Newport Beach!
What the baby looks like this week: She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long.Her size will start displacing amniotic fluid over the final few weeks. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. She swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.
Even in the womb, your baby can listen, feel, touch and see. Other highlights this week: Her gums are firm with ridges that look somewhat like teeth, though his actual pearly whites won't start breaking through until he's between three months and a year old. Your baby has definite patterns of sleep and wakefulness—opening his eyes while awake and closing them while sleeping.
Pregnancy Prep: We met with our Doula this week. I'm so excited she seems like such a perfect fit!
Dr Visits: None this week
Belly Shot:
What the baby looks like this week: She is now about 5½ pounds and over 18 inches long—about the size of one of those price-club sheet cakes. Because it's so snug in my womb, she isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore. Her kidneys are fully developed now, and her liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — she'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.
Pregnancy first this week: My first pregnancy stretch mark! :( Guess it really is hereditary cause I tried everything to avoid them! Oh Well! A few battle wounds never hurt any one. Also let this be a lesson to girls wanting to get their belly button pierced. It's not pretty with a big belly... My Pregnancy Brain: Now that the nursery is started its really staring to hit me that we are going to have a baby very soon. I cant wait to hold her!
Pregnancy Prep: It's not done yet but at least its started!
Mommy Chair and Baby Chair!
I call this Phase 1. Phase 2 to come.
Can you believe my mom and sister made the bedding for me!?
Dr Visits: every thing looks good, baby is still head down and her heart beat is great. BP is looking good and no protein in my urine. Life is good! I also got my maternity leave worked out. It looks like my last day to work is August 7th. Holy Smokes that's in 2 weeks!!!!
Belly Shot: What the baby looks like this week:She now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. She is begining to develop her own immune system, instead of relying solely on antibodies received through the placenta.
Weigh in: ???lbs according to ???. I forgot to weigh in this week!
Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:
slight hand and feet swelling
Joint pain in hands
Heart burn
Tiredness
hard to sit for long
Pregnancy Prep: We had the baby shower this weekend! we got so much awesome stuff! cant wait to put it all together in the baby's room. Plus it was sooo much fun! My sister did a great job putting it together.
Best Game Ever!
My mom and sister made this for Katelyn!
Cutest rocking chair ever!
Thank you monica for the beautiful cake!
Dr Visits: None this week
Belly Shot: What the baby looks like this week: This week your she weighs a little over 4 pounds and has passed the 17-inch mark. She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal
Kicks and movements are practically visible from space now. The big news this week is lung development—baby's respiratory system is almost completely mature. That means if your baby was born this week, odds are he'd be a healthy bouncing baby with a just a little help from his friends (aka, the NICU). Some of the specifics are: Your baby can now detect light and tell the difference between night and day. Her pupils will constrict and dilate in response to light.
We are sitting at lunch when my daughter casually mentions that she and her husband are
thinking of "starting a family." "We're taking a survey,"
she says, half-joking. "Do you think I should have a baby?" "It will
change your life," I say, carefully keeping my tone neutral. "I know," she
says, "no more sleeping in on weekends, no more spontaneous vacations...."
I feel I should warn her that no matter how many years she has
invested in her career, she will be professionally derailed by motherhood.
She might arrange for childcare, but one day she will be going into an
important business meeting and she will think of her baby's sweet smell.
She will have to use every ounce of her discipline to keep from running home,
just to make sure her baby is all right. I want my daughter to know that
everyday decisions will no longer be routine. That a five year old boy's
desire to go to the men's room rather than the women's at McDonald's
will become a major dilemma.
That right there, in the midst of clattering trays and screaming
children, issues of independence and gender identity will be weighed against
the prospect that a child molester may be lurking in that restroom.
However decisive she may be at the office, she will second-guess herself
constantly as a mother. Looking at my attractive daughter, I want to assure her
that eventually she will shed the pounds of pregnancy, but she will never
feel the same about herself. That her life, now so important, will be of
less value to her once she has a child. That she would give it up in a
moment to save her offspring, but will also begin to hope for more years -- not
to accomplish her own dreams, but to watch her child accomplish theirs.
I want her to know that a cesarean scar or shiny stretch marks will
become badges of honor. My daughter's relationship with her husband will
change, but not in the way she thinks. I wish she could understand how much
more you can love a man who is careful to powder the baby or who never
hesitates to play with his child. I think she should know that she will fall in
love with him again for reasons she would now find very unromantic.
I wish my daughter could sense the bond she will feel with women
throughout history who have tried to stop war, prejudice and drunk driving. I
hope she will understand why I can think rationally about most issues, but
become temporarily insane when I discuss the threat of nuclear war to my
children's future.
I want to describe to my daughter the exhilaration of seeing your
child learn to ride a bike. I want to capture for her the belly laugh of a
baby who is touching the soft fur of a dog or a cat for the first time. I
want her to taste the joy that is so real, it actually hurts. My daughter's
quizzical look makes me realize that tears have formed in my eyes.
"You'll never regret it," I finally say. Then I reach across the table,
squeeze my daughter's hand and offer a silent prayer for her, and for me,
and for all of the mere mortal women who stumble their way into this most
wonderful of callings.
This blessed gift from God . . . that of being a Mother.
Weigh in: 155lbs according to Dr. Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:slight hand and feet swelling
Joint pain in hands
Heart burn
Tiredness
hard to sit for long
Pregnancy first this week: This week has been the first week where it has been difficult to sleep. I'm still getting plenty of it its just not as comfortable and I'm getting up 5-7 times a night. I guess its good practice. My Pregnancy Brain: I cant wait to hold her and see who she looks like and whose personality she is going to have! I cant believe she could be here in 6-10 weeks! Time is flying by!
Dr Visits: Nothing too exciting, My midwife says everything looks great!
Belly Shot: What the baby looks like this week: By now, she weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.
Weigh in: 151lbs according to home scale Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:
slight hand and feet swelling
Joint pain in hands
Heart burn
Tiredness
Painful kicking of the ribs
Pregnancy first this week:the joint pain has been a little weird but i think its because i did a lot of gardening and gave Paul a really long massage after he roter tiller'd the back yard. My Pregnancy Brain: Fear has set in! Well kinda, I'm just sacred of not being able to raise my daughter to be a good citizen.
Dr Visits: None this week
Belly Shot: What the baby looks like this week:She weighs about 3½ pounds and measures a little over 16 inches.From this week on, she will continue to gain around ½ pound a week until shortly before birth. She can now process information from all five senses. By now, your baby's lungs are the only system not fully mature. She can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin.
Pregnancy first this week: I can actually feel body parts moving now not just kicks and punches! Its the weirdest and coolest thing in the world. It really feels like there is an alien growing in by belly.
My Pregnancy Brain: Its really starting to hit me that in 8-12 weeks we're going to have a baby! Holy Crap!!!!!! I need to get working on the baby's room.
Dr Visits: Had one this week, nothing special the usual again except now they get to see me every other week rather than once a month.
Belly Shot:
What the baby looks like this week: She is about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds. A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in my uterus. Is starting to get a little crowded in there, but still has room to wiggle and roll and punch and kick.
Big news for baby's brain this week: It's starting to to form Gyri and Sulci! This is due to the rapid growth of her little genius's brain cells. Other highlights this week: Fingernails and toenails are finally finished, Plus, the bone marrow is completely in charge of red-blood-cell production now.
Pregnancy first this week:The Swelling is definitely a first my feet look like dough balls and I officially can't wear my rings comfortably :( so much for getting the wedding band 1/2 size bigger. I'm going to go to claire's an buy a cheapo ring so i can at least wear something!
My Pregnancy Brain:This whole slightly anemic this has got me worried a little, the doctor said its barely under normal and that she was not worried, she just wants me to take an iron supplement! DONE!!!
Pregnancy Prep: I love all my projects :) Almost done! Paul's Proof that he helped me!
Dr Visits: I had to retake my glucose test this week, thanks to an awesome milk shake i had right before my last test! Yes I know I'm smart ;)
Before
After
2nd time (Twice the Sugar!)
Initial Blood Draw
Ouchie #1
Ouchie #2
Ouchie #3
Ouchie #4
Belly Shot:
View from the top
Summer Kisses!
What the baby looks like this week: Is sucking up every drop of calcium I have as her bones continue to harden and become more bone-like.She now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and her head is growing bigger to make room for her developing brain. Due to the impressive advancements of medical technology, if Katelyn was born this week, she'd have a 9 out of 10 chance of survival, which is seriously great news. Other awesome developments:Her brain can now control her breathing and body temperature. She can also cough, and her sucking abilities have been perfected. Look out, boobs!
Pregnancy first this week:I've starting my research for a pediatrician. I'm having a hard time since I don't really know where to start. I'm sure I'll figure it out. Also new this week. i'm not only feeling kicks now I'm feeling full on movements. Its a really weird feeling, it's like i have an alien growing inside of me.
My Pregnancy Brain: I've really been starting to wonder who she will look like, will she be stubborn like me or passive like Paul...I'm hoping for passive, have two stubborn people in the house is not going to be fun. But really i just hope she's a happy healthy baby.
Pregnancy Prep: Im making a new carseat cover. I'll post it once i'm done!
Dr Visits: Yep had my Glucose test! I didnt think the drink was that bad but maybe i'm just weird. Here's hoping I passed and dont have to do the 3 hour test. Other than that everything looks great!
Belly Shot: What the baby looks like this week: Continues to get a longer and fatter by the day. Her weight has actually doubled in the past month alone. Weight is around 2.5 pounds right now and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world. Her eyes have color now, too. It may not be the color she ultimately ends up with, especially if they're light gray or blue. The eyes typically don't settle on a final hue until nine months after baby is born.
Dr Visits: Yep I'll have one every week from now on. I got my group B strep results today! came back negative!!! Woo Hoooo! No IV for me!
What the baby looks like this week:
