Wednesday, December 30, 2009

18 Weeks 5 Days

How far along? 18 weeks 5 days
Total weight gain: Minus 7ish... finally starting to gain! :)
Maternity clothes? My mom took me shopping Monday and we bought some :) I'm not wearing them yet, but I think I will be soon!
Sleep: I wake up in the wee hours to pee at least twice now. It's getting more uncomfortable to sleep on my tummy.
Best moment this week: Finding out the sex :)
Movement: Maybe something? Could have also just been gas.
Gender: See below!
Labor Signs: None.
Cravings: Fresh things.
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Still my husband. It's not baby related... just retail widow related. It will be over on the 3rd though! Then I get him all to myself for about a month!
Weekly Wisdom: Mother's Intuition is not always right!
Milestones: We found out the sex!
That's right! CONNOR MATTHEW is on his way! :)
He weighed in at 8 oz yesterday during our ultrasound, he has five fingers and toes on each hand and foot. We got great pictures of his hands, feet, face, profile, we even got a "thumbs up" from him. We also got to see him drinking amniotic fluid. Amazing.
When the tech said, "...and here's the scrotum..." I said, "the WHAT?!?!?!" and kept thinking to myself little girls don't have scrotums...
It's taking some getting used to, I was so convinced that Connor was a girl. Poor kid, no wonder he was doing somersaults like a gymnast in there. I've got to start thinking about baseball and football to toughen him up according to his daddy.
We went to Build-A-Bear and made Connor his first present from Mom and Dad. A tan bear named Champ. I hope that it's something he cherishes for the rest of this life.



















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.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

15 Weeks

How far along? 15 weeks
Total weight gain: Minus 10ish
Maternity clothes? Not yet
Sleep: I wake up in the wee hours to pee
Best moment this week: My morning sickness is almost gone.
Movement: Nothing yet.
Gender: My intuition says girl.
Labor Signs: None.
Cravings: Fresh things.
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Still my husband. It's not baby related... just retail widow related.
Weekly Wisdom: When a student smokes pot in the bathroom right beside your classroom, it's okay to freak out a little that Little Lobster is getting his/her first "taste" of pot... sometimes they just can't wait until college to experiment.
Milestones: I made my first trip to the grocery store to buy food to create REAL homecooked meals in months today.


Continuing the march towards normal proportions, baby's legs now outmeasure the arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your fetus is squirming and wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably still can't feel the movements.