Week: 15
P Size: About the size of a apple.
Total Weight Gain/loss:
Stretch Marks: none
Maternity Clothes?: Yes for all pants now.
Sleep: I can sleep so great now that Warren is home!
Movement: Yes, but still faint and only at certain times.
What I Miss: Warren becasue he left for Moose hunting:(
Status of the Button: Very In
What I'm Looking Forward to: Warren coming home so sad that this is a reaccuring theme!
Best Moment this Week: Finding out the Sharon is pregnant!
Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Nothing to crazy...just the baby bump keeps getting fuller!
Hormone Craziness?? (I am adding this because it is necessary:)) Nothing too bad still. But the dreams are crazy vivid!
P Milestones: She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")
Food Cravings: Shrimp and seafood.
How's the W? I am taking this out from now on...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Week 14
Week: 14
P Size: About the size of a clenched fist
Total Weight Gain/loss:
Stretch Marks: none
Maternity Clothes?: Yes for all pants now.
Sleep: Sleep has been pretty great this week so far!
Movement: Yes, but still faint and only at certain times.
What I Miss: ??
Status of the Button: Very In
What I'm Looking Forward to: Warren coming home and we are going to Girdwood for a little getaway:)
Best Moment this Week: Lunch at Bennihana
Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Nothing to crazy...just the baby bump keeps getting fuller!
Hormone Craziness?? (I am adding this because it is necessary:)) Nothing too bad still. But the dreams are crazy vivid!
P Milestones: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.
His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.
Food Cravings: Shrimp and seafood.
How's the W?: good but still out of town.
P Size: About the size of a clenched fist
Total Weight Gain/loss:
Stretch Marks: none
Maternity Clothes?: Yes for all pants now.
Sleep: Sleep has been pretty great this week so far!
Movement: Yes, but still faint and only at certain times.
What I Miss: ??
Status of the Button: Very In
What I'm Looking Forward to: Warren coming home and we are going to Girdwood for a little getaway:)
Best Moment this Week: Lunch at Bennihana
Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Nothing to crazy...just the baby bump keeps getting fuller!
Hormone Craziness?? (I am adding this because it is necessary:)) Nothing too bad still. But the dreams are crazy vivid!
P Milestones: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.
His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.
Food Cravings: Shrimp and seafood.
How's the W?: good but still out of town.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Week 13
Week: 13 2days
P Size: About the size of a peach
Total Weight Gain/loss: +5
Stretch Marks: none
Maternity Clothes?: Yes for all pants now. I can still wear my pre-prego jeans but not if I have to sit down...so it isn't worth it. Plus the maternity jeans are SO comfortable!!
Sleep: Sleep has been pretty great this week so far!
Movement: I am pretty sure I felt little P! It was super light and faint but I am pretty sure it was the baby!
What I Miss: Warren A LOT A LOT!!!
Status of the Button: Very In
What I'm Looking Forward to: Prenatal massage tomorrow!!!
Best Moment this Week: Feeling the baby!!
Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Look much larger in then evening than in the morning. Boobs are starting to sore in the mornings again. (This is still true) It is amazing how my bump changes from day to day also.
Hormone Craziness?? (I am adding this because it is necessary:)) No t anything bad yet...but the week is still early;)
P Milestones: The head is still disproportionately bigger than the body, but the rest of the body is starting to catch up. In fact, your baby is growing rapidly these days. The face is starting to look more human, with eyes moving closer together. Toes and fingers are clearly separate, and ankles and wrists have formed. External genitalia are becoming visible. Intestines are shifting into their proper place, too.
Food Cravings: Shrimp has been the craving this week.
How's the W?: Still gone?
P Size: About the size of a peach
Total Weight Gain/loss: +5
Stretch Marks: none
Maternity Clothes?: Yes for all pants now. I can still wear my pre-prego jeans but not if I have to sit down...so it isn't worth it. Plus the maternity jeans are SO comfortable!!
Sleep: Sleep has been pretty great this week so far!
Movement: I am pretty sure I felt little P! It was super light and faint but I am pretty sure it was the baby!
What I Miss: Warren A LOT A LOT!!!
Status of the Button: Very In
What I'm Looking Forward to: Prenatal massage tomorrow!!!
Best Moment this Week: Feeling the baby!!
Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Look much larger in then evening than in the morning. Boobs are starting to sore in the mornings again. (This is still true) It is amazing how my bump changes from day to day also.
Hormone Craziness?? (I am adding this because it is necessary:)) No t anything bad yet...but the week is still early;)
P Milestones: The head is still disproportionately bigger than the body, but the rest of the body is starting to catch up. In fact, your baby is growing rapidly these days. The face is starting to look more human, with eyes moving closer together. Toes and fingers are clearly separate, and ankles and wrists have formed. External genitalia are becoming visible. Intestines are shifting into their proper place, too.
Food Cravings: Shrimp has been the craving this week.
How's the W?: Still gone?
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
12 week appt.
My second Dr. appt went great! We could hear Little P's heart beat with the Doppler this time! My uterus is officially out of my pelvic cavity and about an inch above my pelvic bone.
And Little P has the lowest possibility for Down Syndrome and the other things the Ultra Screen tested for! Yay for Little P you passed your very first test:)
I, however, have to start watching my weight gain. While Kim and Leslie reassured me that they both gained A LOT in their first trimesters and not to worry...My midwife wants me to try and stay under 10lbs gained until after week 20. We will see how that works out?!?!
And Little P has the lowest possibility for Down Syndrome and the other things the Ultra Screen tested for! Yay for Little P you passed your very first test:)
I, however, have to start watching my weight gain. While Kim and Leslie reassured me that they both gained A LOT in their first trimesters and not to worry...My midwife wants me to try and stay under 10lbs gained until after week 20. We will see how that works out?!?!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Week 12
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Week: 12
P Size: About the size of a large lime
Total Weight Gain/loss: +5
Stretch Marks: none
Maternity Clothes?: Yes for work pants may be this week for jeans...we will see!
Sleep: Not so tired any more and I am sleeping through the night with the exception of one time wake up for the restroom break and sometimes eating.
Movement: Still too small to feel but think Little P had the hiccups at the ultra sound last week...P is so cute already!!
What I Miss: Warren a lot!!!
Status of the Button: Very In
What I'm Looking Forward to: 12 appt. and first prenatal massage.
Best Moment this Week: The reunion is over!! Thank goodness! But it was really good to see a bunch people from high school.
Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: Look much larger in then evening than in the morning. Boobs are starting to sore in the mornings again.
Hormone Craziness?? (I am adding this because it is necessary:)) Poor Warren! I have had a couple freak outs in the last week. It is because I miss him so much but I do realize after the fact that he is just as upset as I am about having to be gone! Sorry honey!
P Milestones: Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, the toes will curl, eye muscles will clench, and the mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response (Baby P did this at the ultra sound last week!), although you won't be able to feel it. The intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into the abdominal cavity about now, and the kidneys will begin excreting urine into the bladder (little P's was already full last week!). Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. The face looks unquestionably human: The eyes have moved from the sides to the front of the head, and the ears are right where they should be.
Food Cravings: Still grilled cheese and milk...yum! Or grilled cheese with ham!
How's the W?: Good but missing home and he was sad he had to miss the last ultra sound but did call and get to hear the heart beat over the phone.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Ultra Sound for Ultra Screen
This was such an exciting ultra sound! Little P looks like a baby! Plus P's little system is fully functioning! The stomach was full as well as the bladder and you could see P swallowing! It was so cool and amazing! you could see both arms, hands, legs and feet as well as the tiny finger buds and toe buds! They did a screen where you could see the blood pumping from the heart and through the body. It was just so exciting ans crazy that Little P is so small (58cm or about 2 1/4 inch) and all of this is already happening.
Grandma Linda came and was so excited to see Little P for the first time!
Also W called and got to hear the heartbeat over the phone...he said it sounded like a drum beat:)
And onto the UltraScreen. The tech measured the nuchal translucency (the fluid accumulation behind the neck of the fetus)and also looked at how the nasal passage had developed. The tech said they started doing this because baby's with Down's usually have a different nasal passage then non-Down baby's. Plus they prick your finger and take five dots of blood to test for two chemicals called free Beta human chorionic gonadotropin, and pregnancy associated plasma protein-A(PAPP-A) which are normally found in the blood of all pregnant women. I will not get the results of the blood test until later this week however the measurment for the Fluid in the neck was within normal range and Little P has all four chambers of the nasal passage already formed. So both are good signs so far that there is no Downs for Little P yet. Which is exciting to know!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Week 11
Morning:
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After work:
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Before Bed:
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Week: 11
P Size: About the size of a fig.
Total Weight Gain/loss: +4
Stretch Marks: none
Maternity Clothes?: Still just work pants. Jeans will need to be maternity soon for comfort reasons. Anything pressing on my lower abdomen causes a stomach ache. So my jeans still fit but if I have to sit down they now need to be pulled up above my belly button or unbuttoned.
Sleep: Still a little tired but I think that is due to running around for my 10 year High School reunion.
Movement: Still too small to feel.
What I Miss: Warren!!! Sleep and the sun! It has been raining almost non-stop since Warren left on July 20!
Status of the Button: Very In
What I'm Looking Forward to: Now the ultra sound at the end of the week!!
Best Moment this Week: I am looking into the future but it will be the ultrasound...I am pretty sure!
Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: On most days I look pregnant. However, it is amazing how each day the stomach looks different! Some days it is sticking way out and is round...others it is almost normal with just a little bump in the lower abdomen area. It is pretty weird!
P Milestones: The hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under the gums, and some of the bones are beginning to harden.
The baby is already busy kicking and stretching, and the tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccuping that may be happening now that the diaphragm is forming.
Food Cravings: Still grilled cheese with a big cup of milk!
How's the W?: He is still working out of town and will continue to for a while:(
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After work:
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Before Bed:
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Week: 11
P Size: About the size of a fig.
Total Weight Gain/loss: +4
Stretch Marks: none
Maternity Clothes?: Still just work pants. Jeans will need to be maternity soon for comfort reasons. Anything pressing on my lower abdomen causes a stomach ache. So my jeans still fit but if I have to sit down they now need to be pulled up above my belly button or unbuttoned.
Sleep: Still a little tired but I think that is due to running around for my 10 year High School reunion.
Movement: Still too small to feel.
What I Miss: Warren!!! Sleep and the sun! It has been raining almost non-stop since Warren left on July 20!
Status of the Button: Very In
What I'm Looking Forward to: Now the ultra sound at the end of the week!!
Best Moment this Week: I am looking into the future but it will be the ultrasound...I am pretty sure!
Preggers Bod-New and Exciting!..maybe?: On most days I look pregnant. However, it is amazing how each day the stomach looks different! Some days it is sticking way out and is round...others it is almost normal with just a little bump in the lower abdomen area. It is pretty weird!
P Milestones: The hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under the gums, and some of the bones are beginning to harden.
The baby is already busy kicking and stretching, and the tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccuping that may be happening now that the diaphragm is forming.
Food Cravings: Still grilled cheese with a big cup of milk!
How's the W?: He is still working out of town and will continue to for a while:(
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