Week 19

Waist Measurements: 37" at the belly button

Weigh in: 125lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• itchy
• leg cramps
• upset tummy
• Slight uncomfortableness sleeping

Pregnancy first this week: Its kinds uncomfortable to sleep which i did not have last time. I can feel my belly much more and I feel like I'm squishing it.

My Pregnancy Brain: This time around its taking longer to feel "real" probable cause I'm so busy with Katelyn.

Pregnancy Prep: We picked a theme for the nursery and bought a pillow.

Dr Visits: None this week.

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: He is about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom. His arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. He is now fully assembled; just needs some fattening up and lengthening out. His brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that he may be able to hear our voice now, so looks like its time to start reading aloud, talking to him, and singing to him. Oh yeah!His kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting.

Week 18

Waist Measurements: 37.5" at the belly button

Weigh in: no weigh in this week. My grandma didn't have a scale

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Still really itchy
• Very Emotional

Dr Visits: None this week.

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: Is about the size of a baked potato, Head to rump, about 5 1/2 inches long and he weighs almost 7 ounces. Has actual cute little ears and working ear bones and can hear sounds through the amniotic fluid, similar to how things sound to you underwater.

Oh Yeah! A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around her nerves.

Molar #4 is out

Week 17.... It's a BOY

Waist Measurements: 36" at the belly button 

Weigh in: 124lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Moody
• Very Emotional
• Itchy rash, might be PUPPPS
• Slight, slight heartburn
• Lower back achiness

Pregnancy first this week: Researching this PUPPS thing, we'll see if it really is that as I right this I don't feel itchy or feel the rash, but earlier this week it was pretty bad.

My Pregnancy Brain: Finding out that we are having a boy really threw mw off, I knew it was a definite possibility but I honestly didn't think it would happen. I am so excited and I cant wait to meet Ethan.

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: His skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone. He weighs about 5 ounces now and he's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. He can move his joints, and his sweat glands are starting to develop.

Walking

Week 16

Waist Measurements: 36" at the belly button

Weigh in: 122lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Moody
• Emotional
• Flutters
• itchy rash

Pregnancy first this week: I have a weird rash on my torso, not sure what it is from but I called the dr and they didn't seem too worried, just said to take some benadryl if I needed it. So far I haven't, I can take the itchiness for now.

My Pregnancy Brain: My belly has started popping out so it feels a more real, I'm also starting to feel some flutters.

Pregnancy Prep: I continued sanding the furniture, It might be why I'm itchy so not Paul wont let me finish it. ahh. I also when shopping with my mom for some baby clothes.

Dr Visits: Just one noting exciting, just the usuall pee in a cup take BP and hear baby. Next month I get the ultrasound.

Belly Shot: 

What the baby looks like this week: she is a little over four inches long and weighs a little over 2.5 ounces. Has fingernails and toenails, and there's a lot happening inside as well. Her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as she continues develop.

Molar #2 has made it debut

Week 15

Waist Measurements: 35" at belly button

Weigh in: 122lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this Week:

• Moody
• Emotional

Pregnancy first this week:

My Pregnancy Brain: 

Pregnancy Prep:

Dr Visits: none

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: Is as big as a beefsteak tomato! Measures about 4 Inches and weights about 2 1/2 ounces. S/he has started "breathing" amniotic fluid in through its nose and respiratory tract, giving those lungs some very early practice for the real thing. Can sense light and pressure from outside of the womb, yet another way to start annoying our child, and lastly the legs are growing longer than the arms now, and can move all joints and limbs.

She took 2 steps

We have a Molar!

Picture to follow

Week 14

Waist Measurements: 35" at belly button

Weigh In: 120lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this:

• Headache
• Still sick

Pregnancy first this week: 

My Pregnancy Brain: 

Pregnancy Prep: Started sanding the bedroom set.

Dr Visits: Nope

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: Is about the size of a peach. From head to bottom measure about 3 1/2 inches. Has a strong, whoosh-whooshy heartbeat See below :). Our baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! The kidneys are producing urine, which s/he releases into the amniotic fluid around him. The liver starts making bile this week and the spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells.

Week 13

Waist Measurements: 34" at belly button

Weigh In: 119lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms this:

• Slight Heartburn
• Very Sick
• Still not hungry... but probably because I've had a really bad cold

Pregnancy first this week: Being really sick. I don't remember the last time I was this sick. Luckily I had friends and family come and help me out so I could better. I also got a comment I was dreading, "welcome to motherhood" I'm sorry yes this comes with the territory but being sick is not what makes motherhood. Being there for my child seeing her grow and guiding her to make the right decisions makes motherhood. Its amazing to me how people feel that being pregnant gives then the right to say what ever they want to you about your lifestyle, body, weight, etc. Nothing has changed I an still an healthy individual, and being pregnant doesn't change any of that. so if you wouldn't say something to be before I had kids or got pregnant please don't think its ok to say it now. its still inappropriate and hurtful.

My Pregnancy Brain: Its finally starting to hit me that in 6ish months i'm going to have two rugrats running around. I know its going to be hectic but I'm sure it will also be just as awesome. I cant wait.

Dr Visits: Had a genetic ultrasound.

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: Is about three inches long, the size of a jumbo shrimp. Has his or her own unique fingerprints already.

Week 12

Dr Visits: Nope

Belly Shot:

What the baby looks like this week: S/he is about two-and-a-half inches long. Already has pretty much every structure, organ and system needed for life, s/he is a perfect little miniature human being. One thing I love is s/he can officially be Bugged By Me. Reflexes have developed, so if I push on my uterus, s/he will squirm and move in response. I love this quote for Alpha mom "you can't feel it, but it sure is fun to imagine getting flipped off by your fetus."

And then there were 4...

Los Richardsons are happy to announce we are expecting #2
The newest addition to our little family! 

Welcome Little E.

1 Year old

A year ago today my life changed forever. I got the greatest gift any person can get. A year ago today I became a mother. I got to hold my baby girl in my arms and fall so deeply in love that it hurts. I thank God for giving me my baby girl and for keeping her healthy and safe. Happy Birthday baby girl! Mommy loves you so much... and please slow down you are growing up too fast.



Language. She talks soooo much now its so awesome to hear her in the mornings playing and talking in her crib. She will entertain herself for a good 20-30 min. I love just listening to her

Motor Skills. She can now stand unassisted for an unlimited amount of time, she also loves to walk outside with her walker, and walk holding mommy or daddies had.

Growing up. She has has a couple of milestones this month, we are starting whole milk, diluted half and half with water for now and we have also flipped the car-seat around, She is such a big girl now. We are also starting the weaning process, we are down to 3 nursing sessions a day.

Katelyn also got to go to the beach this month a play in the sand, she absolutely loved it, although she doesn't quite get why its not ok to eat the sand.