23 weeks!!

23 Weeks
How far along? 23 weeks 1 day
How big is Baby? just over a pound and a little more than 11 inches.
Total weight gain/loss: 8 lbs
Maternity clothes? Yes I am now wearing them :)

Stretch marks? Yes

Sleep: Off and on

Best moment this week: Everyone telling me I am glowing, it must be because I am head over heels in love with this babe and so unbelievably happy.

Movement: All the time
Food cravings: None this week

Gender: We will find out Sept. 15, only 2 more weeks to go.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, but it is getting flatter
What I am looking forward to: Finding out the sex of this little one

Milestones: Feeling Babe having a dance party when DH and I were at a wedding this past weekend.

How I am Growing

22 Week Appt.

On Thursday I had my 22 weeks appt. Everything is going perfectly!! We went over the u/s results and babe is measuring absolutely perfectly, only one day ahead. I love the fact that I charted as it gives a more accurate due date, even though little one may not actually come on that date. His or Her heart beat was the same as always 155 bpm. The next appt. I have in 4 weeks will be my glucose test, oh how fun that will be.

I am so unbelievably thankful for this baby and how healthy he or she is doing right now, in the past week a few of my fellow gpers have found out devastating news about their little one's. I cannot even begin to imagine how they are feeling or what they are going through. All I can do is offer prayers at this time and I ask that each of you do as well.

We truly are blessed with this baby as we were unsure if we would ever be blessed with one and now God is truly blessing us with its healthy growth and development. I thank him so much every day for all he has done for us as it truly is life's greatest miracle.

22 weeks

I am really late with this one as I will be 23 weeks tomorrow but here is the survey, minus a picture

22 Weeks
How far along? 22 weeks 6 days
How big is Baby? 1 pound and is about 11 inches long
Total weight gain/loss: 6 lbs
Maternity clothes? Yes I am now wearing them :)

Stretch marks? Yes about 3 all around my appendectomy scar.

Sleep: Off and on

Best moment this week: Feeling babe kick all the time.

Movement: Yes quite often now
Food cravings: None this week

Gender: We will find out Sept. 15, only 2 more weeks to go. Still feeling girl!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, but it is getting flatter
What I am looking forward to: Finding out the sex of this little one

Milestones: Seeing our little babe and feeling him or her all the time now.

21 weeks

21 Weeks
How far along? 21 weeks 3 days
How big is Baby?3/4 of a pound and is about 10 1/2 inches long, the length of a carrot.
Total weight gain/loss: 4.5 lbs
Maternity clothes? I bought a bunch of tops this weekend and a pair of jeans, I'm sure I will be into them very soon.

Stretch marks? Yes one under my appendectomy scar.

Sleep: I don't sleep much

Best moment this week: Feeling babe kick all the time.

Movement: Yes quite often now
Food cravings: Pink Lemonade and peaches

Gender: We will find out Sept. 15, only 3 more weeks to go. Still feeling girl!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, but it is getting flatter
What I am looking forward to: Finding out the sex of this little one

Milestones: Seeing our little babe and feeling him or her all the time now.

How I am growing


How Baby Is Growing

20 weeks

Well I am once again a slacker and I have no weekly picture again this week, which kind of disappoints me, hopefully I can take one today. I have been feeling really good this week, the dry heaves have finally left!! I am feeling more tired than usually and have started napping in the afternoons again.

It is also time to go shopping, my jeans are now getting tight so I much invest in some maternity jeans and my tops are getting much too short.

How far along? 20 weeks 5 days
How big is Baby? 10 1/2 ounces and is about 6 1/2 inches long, the length of a banana.
Total weight gain/loss: 3.5 lbs according to my scale
Maternity clothes? Going shopping for some this weekend, can't wait to get maternity jeans my reg are now tight and my tops are getting too small.
Stretch marks? Yes one under my appendectomy scar.

Sleep: I have been sleeping a bit more lately but my hips and knees get so sore, even with a pillow between my legs.

Best moment this week: Feeling babes kick all the time.

Movement: Yes quite often now
Food cravings: Pink Lemonade, I almost took a tantrum when the store was out of it, but I kept my cool and left the store still a sane person.

Gender: We will find out Sept. 15, only 4 more weeks to go. Still feeling girl!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, but it is getting flatter
What I am looking forward to: Finding out the sex of this little one
Weekly Wisdom: I didn't receive any this week
Milestones: Seeing our little babe

How Baby Is Growing

Story Time

Every night before we go off to sleep, Joel has started reading to the baby. We wanted our little one to get more used to daddy's voice as it his mine he/she usually hears, we also want daddy and baby to have some bonding time. Well last night while Joel was reading our little jelly bean was getting so excited. I have never felt him/her moving around and kicking so much before. It was so cute, I kept putting Joel's hand over the spot where he/she kept kicking but he still couldn't feel them. I have no idea how he wasn't able to as these were the strongest kicks I have ever felt. I don't think it will be much longer before he is able to feel them.

I am just still so amazed over the fact we are having a baby, and how fast he/she is growing. I am absolutely loving this stage, where I can now feel most movements.

Our little one loves music, and story time the best. This is when I can feel the most movement. Usually when I get home from work I check emails and such while listening to various artists. So far Jeremy Camp is jelly bean's favorite artist, as soon as he comes on, little one starts dancing around. It is quite cute, and by far my favorite part of the day.

Baby S- First Photoshoot

Due to the wild little munchkin not staying still long enough for a picture, we were only able to get two pictures, both of which are not the greatest quality. But I still think they are the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen and cannot stop looking at them.

A Boy?

Well just in my dream there was. It was a very short dream, which continues to confuse me. Joel and I were in the hospital and the nurse said here is your beautiful baby girl and handed her to me, only it was not a her at all as it clearly had a penis. So this dream completely wraps up that everyone has been feeling girl and how shocked we will be when or if it is a boy. Which now after this I am starting to question it or not.

19 weeks

So yesterday was our ultrasound and it was absolutely amazing. I was wiping my tears away the whole time. Our little one was measuring perfectly for everything its heart was beating so fast, that was probably my favorite part. Seeing each chamber of the heart pumping out blood and each chamber doing what it was suppose at 156 bpm. The tech said I am measuring about 1-2 days ahead so my due date could possibly be the 26 or 27th of Dec.

We definitely have one active little one, he/she was doing flip flops the whole time making it very difficult to get measured and take any pictures. I think we only ended up with two pictures. I think we may have our hands full when this little one gets here. Unfortunately we were not able to find out the sex, somebody was not cooperating and kept their legs closed much of the time. So we couldn't get a final verdict. That means we are in suspense for another 6 weeks when we go do a 3D ultrasound. I guess I can wait it out a bit longer.




19 weeks
How far along? 19 weeks 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: 5 lbs according to my scale
Maternity clothes? still in some maternity pants, but I wore a pair of my reg jeans yesterday and they still fit!!
Stretch marks? Yes a tiny little one under my appendectomy scar.

Sleep: I sleep about 2hour stretches and then it is pee time.

Best moment this week: Our Ultrasound Yesterday

Movement: Yes I am feeling more flutters and little pops lately.
Food cravings: None in the last week really

Gender: Feeling strongly about a Girl, so much so that they will have to tell me several times if it is a boy.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I am looking forward to: Finding out the sex of this little one
Weekly Wisdom: I didn't receive any this week
Milestones: Seeing our little babe


How I am growing

I feel huge in this picture, when I wake up my belly is a good size and by the evening I almost double, hence this picture.

How Baby Is Growing