Weekly Tummy Pic...

Okay so here is my 15w6d tummy picture! <3

15w6d <3

Okay so I had a little fun with this new app on my phone lol... clearly baby is on the left.. top pic 4w-ish second 8w-ish third 12w-ish finally 16w-ish.












So I am excited that I will be 16weeks tomorrow! Only 3 weeks and 1 or 2 days until we will find ou the gender of our baby! aahhh it is coming up so fast! Our next appointment is in exactly 7 days! woohoo... I cant wait to hear the baby heartbeat again, go over the results from the NT, start measuring my belly, oh and weight :/ lol... I am anxious to see how much weight I have gained since my last appointment.... So far in my pregnancy I have gained 2.7lbs. which I guess isn't too bad considering I wasn't really throwing up during my first trimester.... well not as much as most women.

A little personal note... At my first appointment when I was 8w6d doctor saw a cyst on one of my ovaries... it measured at 5 something... I think it was mm... she was not concerned with it at all, she said that is was normal, usually an accumulation of fluid from the ovary that the egg was released from... She also went on to say that it usually goes away on its own and that they dont really worry about it until it is about 6 or 7mm... I was really worried bt she told me not to worry and that they will keep an eye on it...

So when we went to our last ultrasound for the NT test, they looked at everything baby and ovaries, bladder, things like that... They saw the cyst that is still on my right ovary... she measured it and it was now at 6.5mm... so it has grown... awesome! That was exactly what I didnt want to hear.. adn it is now in the size range that my doctor said thats when they start worrying about it... hmm... time to worry I think yes... Bart still isnt too worried about it, but I am... extremely... The ultrasound tech checked the blood flow to the ovary and listed to it as well... She said that it has good blood flow, and there is no blockage or anything like that... Yes, that is a little reassuring, but she then goes into asking me questions about cramping stuff like that... ugh thanks for putting me on edge again... She said that she will give all of these results to my doctor... hmm okay thanks... but then we got to see baby and that made the entire situation better... :)

Its clearly a bigger issue for me now... I plan on sitting down and talking to my doctor about this and figuring out what is next as far as the cyst goes... I will ask at our next appointment if they can do an ultrasound to see if it has grown anymore since I was 13 weeks... That would be awesome if they did cuz then maybe I could get a little peak at the baby too! ;)

What to expect from baby for week 16....

Your baby's head-to-body ratio is starting to even out, as the rest of their body - including their arms and legs (the better to kick you with!) plays catch-up.

Your baby's reflexive movements are increasingly developed, and improved muscle control allows it to grasp things with its hands

the baby's legs are now longer than its arms...

it is making more and more amniotic fluid by voiding. It will empty its bladder every 40-45 minutes...

Your little one will begin developing sleep and wake cycles, which are generally short, relative to those in a term baby...

The bones inside your baby's body are hardening, and those tiny legs and arms are completely formed...

Even though your baby's eyes are still closed for the time being, they are making little movements, and even have the ability to sense changes in light through the eyelids... <3

What I can expect for week 16....

Amazingly, our baby is doing acrobatics with back-flips and somersaults, but you may only feel "butterflies" in your stomach... <3

Now is a good time to start learning to sleep on your side. Laying on your back puts pressure on your vena cava. This pressure can cause a decrease in your blood pressure, which then causes dizziness. Lying on your back can also increase back pain, making it more difficult to digest food and more difficult to breathe...

The increase in circulation you are experiencing may cause your hormone levels to increase, bringing about an increase in libido. Your labia will darken and you also may notice veins on them that weren't there before...

Your breasts are continuing to grow, and you appetite is likely to increase as well...

The average weight gain for most women is approximately 5 to 10lbs :/ 

Due to the increase in your blood volume you may also be noticing the odd nosebleed or even a stuffy nose-which is a result of swollen nasal membranes... 

Yay... lots to look forward too lol... Oh and on the note from my last post about feeling the baby move... I definately think that is what i felt! :) I felt the same thing last night and this morning... and possibly today when I was on the computer, but as soon as I started to feel it my stomach growled and it distracted me... Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!!!!!! <3

 

 

 

Feeling our baby move for the 1st time... Maybe... (Edited)

Okay so I have to blog about this....

So last night Bart and I went to bed, but for some reason I was super cold... like freezing... So by the time I layed down in bed I was shivering... My heart was beating above average... but it has been lately... it has be beating faster and stronger... must be the increased blood volume... Anyways so I am laying on my left side (book says that is the best position to lay for best blood circulation to baby) for about 5 min... shivering occasionally... so there was a lot going on... I could feel my heart pounding, I was shivering, and I could feel the pulse in my stomach too...

 SO as I am laying there I am feeling all different kinds of flutters, butterflies, just some sort of feeling that is very hard to explain down in my uterus... I have never felt these feelings before... they would happen for a few seconds then go away then come back 30 or so seconds later... I would say this happened for about 5 min. But I haven felt them since last night... hmm... So I want to say that is the first time that I have felt baby move, buuuutttt I am waiting until I feel it again... Like I said before there was a lot going on with my body at that time.... But those feelings definitely stood out to me...

I just layed in bed with a smile on my face tears in my eyes and enjoyed the moment... and as for Barts reaction.... he was laying in bed next to me snoring... lol... I told him this morning... He got the biggest smile on his face and said "really!!??" I said yeah I think so.... then I went on to explain to him what I felt and that I dont want to say this was the first movement until I feel it again... He smiled kissed me and my belly... :)

I really hope I can feel our baby again tonight... that would be amazing... :) then I will know for sure what I felt last night really was our baby moving... But we will see...

15 weeks 4 days...07/22/2012 at/around 10:30pm... 1st time feeling baby move... Maybe <3

I forgot to add this in here earlier... Well as I was laying in bed today I roll over from laying on my left side and I could totally see exactly where baby was! it was a trip!... These pics dont do it justice... But On the left side where baby was my stomach was hard as a rock and on the right it was soft... Also today I have felt a lot of growing/stretching pains... my uterus feels really tight... And it feels like baby has put on some weight... lol... my uterus just feels heavier now.. if that makes any sense lol... well here are the pics!

So in this pic you can see my stomach slanting to the left... like I said pic doesn't really do it justice lol 

So this pic is the side of my stomach on the left side.... You can kind of see a lump right across from my hip bone and just above my underwear... that was the hardest part of my stomach... ;)








 I cant believe how big my stomach is when I am laying down now! Baby is def growing and I couldn't be happier! <3

Randomness..

Okay well this is a little bit of a random post about a couple different things...

First...

Baby bump is being noticed by everyone at work! :) all the girls and some guys keep talking about my belly and how they can def see it... and I have been getting those random belly rubs ;) I have read that some people hate that but i actually dont mind it so much... maybe its because they are not complete strangers I can def see how that could be weird lol... anyways... Right when I was 15 weeks along one of my coworkers says to me "Kim you are glowing!!" put a big smile on my face... then he says" at least you are a happy smiling pregnant lady..." that was too funny!!! I really enjoy a lot of people that I work with they are truly amazing... Well during that day at work my nose was all congested and I kept sneezing and all that fun stuff... So of course knowing me I went home and started to read a little bit about what/how I was feeling.... This is what came up...

                                                

"Have your cheeks been rosier lately?The famed "pregnancy glow" is a magical gift from the creepy pregnancy fairy who waves her "rosy tinge wand" over you while you sleep

Are you looking somehow more radiant when you look in the mirror?"

"your body is experiencing a significant increase in blood flow - including the tiny vessels on your facial skin, which gives you that lovely flushed appearance. "

"and, of course you're more likely to have a stuffy nose, because you have higher estrogen levels, which increases your mucous membrane output."

Hmmmm.... that explains what/how I am feeling to a tee! Glad to know my pregnancy is progressing right along where it should be!!! ;) 

Second......

Talked to my amazing photographer today about our upcoming gender reveal session!!! I CAN NOT wait for this to happen... She truly is an absolutely amazing photographer... We are on the exact same page as far as what we would like to do for the session... For the select few of you that know how we are going to reveal are gender this is going to be more too it! :) lots of shots before and after!! I am sooo excited!! I know that she is going to do an amazing job and capture everything that we want! She is also the same person that is going to be doing our birthography and maternity pictures.... She will also be doing our newborn session and everything beyond that!  She will be apart of our life and family capturing all of those precious moments for many years to come! Here is her facebook site and blog!!! I suggest liking her facebook because she always posts pictures of sessions that she does and some of the pics just put a smile on your face... :) Great way to brighten your day!

http://www.facebook.com/KenziPhotography

http://www.kenziphotography.com/blog/

Third.... My dad sends me a random text saying he hope our baby is a little girl... He then says either way our baby will be absolutely amazing... But a little girl would be pretty awesome... I am too the point that I am kinda hoping for a little girl (healthy is ALL that matters regardless of gender)! <3 I feel like our baby is a little girl, I cant stop looking at little girl things, and I keep referring to baby as a girl. lol... I will be completely shocked at our gender reveal if we see blue and not pink!!! My one and only gender dream was about us having a little boy ;) Only time will tell... Gender reveal session is scheduled for the 23rd of August but with school starting on the 20th we are going to try and get it scheduled August 16th or 17th... I will only be 19w1or2d along so we will see if my OB is okay with doing the anatomy scan/gender reveal a week early.... she did say at our last appointment that we could do it at either 19 or 20 weeks... 

11 days till our next appointment! <3 

Oh and I almost forgot... We got the most adorable outfit for our baby... Most likely going to be the going home outfit... Which I am sure it will probably change lol... It is a cute cardigan/thermal three piece set! It will be perfect since our baby is due in the middle of winter!








Girl= With a yellow bow
Boy= No bow


We will find out shortly!

 

Weekly Tummy Pic...

Well today I am 14w6d along and going strong!! ;) We still have 14 days till our next appointment... seems like forever to me... But I am sure time will fly just like it usually does... Bart and I should be pretty busy next week with getting things ready for the move... I cant wait to move into our new place! I can finally start decorating the nursery... well kinda... I will have to wait a couple weeks to find out what we are having first... We can get it ready to paint and all that stuff... :) We have officially found the glider, crib and dresser/changing table that we want! It is absolutely beautiful! The only problem is I cannot decide if I want a cherry or espresso finish... hmm.... decisions decisions... lol... Bart does like the cherry finish more, which I like it a lot too but I think it will be harder to match our babies bedding to that color... But we will see!

So every night I am still laying in bed as still as possible to see if I can feel that first movement yet... I dont think I have... But there was one night i was 14w4d along I got up to go to my middle of the night bathroom run, and when I went back to bed I knew I felt something... But I was soooo groggy and half asleep I convinced myself that it was probably just a dream. I had already been laying in bed for 5 to 10 min... so to me that doesn't count ;) It will only count when I am 100% conscious to feel that little one wiggle around in there and there is not a doubt in my mind... So until then I will keep waiting ;) Everyday Bart asks me if I have felt the baby move yet... it is kinda cute... :) the other day he looks at me and was like "well when is it going to be my turn to feel the baby move?" haha I was like "umm... after me...duh!" I already told him he prob wont be able to feel it till about 20-22 weeks... That what I have been reading so we will see...

This morning Bart was saying bye to me and then went down to uncover the baby and give it a kiss goodbye and for some reason I actually opened my eyes and looked down... I could not believe how big my stomach looked while I was laying down!!!! It made me gasp and say to Bart "OMG... look how big my stomach is getting... " he just smiled gave it another kiss and looked at me and said I know dear... :) Maybe that's why everyone is starting to notice my baby bump... because its actually there now lol...

How I have been feeling.... Nothing has really changed since my last post... But there is one thing that has definitely been increasing right along with my belly.... My appetite!!! I noticed it the other day at work while I was on lunch... I ate a normal portion of food and when I was done I was still extremely hungry!!! weird feeling... I think I will need to bring some extra fruit or yogurt or something that will take away that edge... From what I have been reading I should only be taking in about 300 more calories a day... read somewhere 500... but I think I am gonna stick closer to 300 lol... have to watch my girlish figure!!! haha... One more thing that has to do with eating and all that... I have also noticed that I have to eat sooooooo much slower now!!! Before I was pregnant I ate fast to try and keep up with Bart (Air Force for 4 years... he always had to eat fast) but now I kinda feel bad for him... He is just sitting there watching me eat and I am usually no more than half way done with my meal... What a trooper... Bart has never been one to enjoy sitting in a restaurant talking and eating... It's like he is on a mission when we  go into one... we are there to eat and leave lol... SO I can tell when he starts to get ansy and ready to leave... He will always wait till I am done eating... but when it comes to letting my food settle and me getting my purse and all that... he has no patience haha.... He says it can settle in the car... lol... I think he is in for a rude awakening when our little one gets here... he will have to pack up baby, diaper bag, me :), my things, and then get us all settled into the car.... haha that is going to be funny to watch.  

Well here is the weekly tummy pic...

Mommy is growing right along with baby!!! ;)

Side view of my belly while laying down...
nowhere for baby to hide anymore lol <3

Me looking down at my belly while laying down...










Finishing up till next time with some statistics of my pregnancy....
Baby is 104 days new
37.1% through pregnancy
19.0% through second trimester
third trimester starts in 85 days
BABY DUE= 176 DAYS!!!!! <3

100 days!!

Okay so nothing really special has happened, I just feel like typing some stuff... :)

Today our baby is 100 days old!!! <3 I guess that can be considered special! 14w2d... I cannot believe I have already been pregnant for 100 days... :) WooHoo...

So on Wednesday my day off from work I was finally able to do some much needed shopping for myself and for a friend... I haven't been able to really buy anything for myself because I get really bad buyers remorse... and I end up taking it back... I figure there is something for the baby, not myself, that I should have got... I guess welcome to motherhood :) baby will always come first for the rest of my life.. :) Anyways so I went and bought myself some much needed maternity clothes!!! :) I guess that is considered for the baby too... right??? :) If I am completely uncomfortable and miserable in my clothes I bet the baby isn't too comfy either... I got a pair of maternity pants and a pair of capris for these dreadful hot couple of months... ugh.. and I got 5 shirts... just plain ones that I can wear to work and on a day to day basis... I was extremely surprised at how cute some of the maternity clothes are! I know I will have to go back and get maybe two more tops for the winter time... I also got a shirt that is going to be perfect for our gender reveal photo shoot... :) I cant wait till August 23rd... and actually after thinking about it school starts August 20th so I think I will have to change the appointment for sometime before class starts...  Which is fine with me! the sooner the better! :) 

So I have been tracking my pregnancy in my phone and I have what to expect when expecting... My phone says I have 3 1/2 months along... but according to my book it says I am in the fourth month of my pregnancy... hmm... can you ever really get a straight answer during your pregnancy haha... I will go by the book... 4 months pregnant! WooHoo... lol... That was a little random but its something that has been on my mind the past couple of days lol..

Now I want to talk about a little bit about how I have been feeling lately... Everything that I have been reading says that I should finally start getting my energy back and all that stuff... yeah no... that is definitely not the case I am still extremely tired all the time... And they also say that I should be making less frequent trips to the bathroom... haha is that like a sick joke to try and get my hopes up? Because I am still waking up in the middle of the night for that glorious stumble to the bathroom... Doesn't matter how many times I go pee before I go to bed... it is inevitable... I cannot go the whole night without going pee.... hmm... But other than those two things I have felt great!!! my skin is very clear no blotching or breakouts.. phew thank god! I was afraid of that possibly happening... But my chest is super oily and causes me to get little bumps/pimples... :( that's okay I guess.. better there than my face, right??  And clearly by me having to buy maternity clothes my waist/baby bump is continuously growing :) Which makes me think.... I wonder if people think I am pregnant or just chubby... lol... hmm...

Well here is a picture of my belly as of this morning... Pre-food post-morning pee... Like my friend Mel said earlier today its all baby! ;)







 100 days old... or should I say NEW! 14w2d <3

Sorry for the dirty mirror... someone (Bart) should really bust out some windex and clean it haha! 

Side note about my family... Yesterday my dad had to have surgery on his knee after he hurt it really bad while he was at work... It was a very stressful day knowing I couldn't be at the hospital with him... Thank goodness for family right... 3 of my dads sisters took him and waited for him at the hospital for his surgery to be done... :) I knew he was in great hands! They called me as soon as the surgery was over to let me know how things went... :) I sent my dad an edible arrangement... those are his favorite and usually his birthday gift... I was happy to know that it was there waiting for him when he got home from the hospital and was glad that him and his sisters were able to enjoy it! :) Now hopefully a fast recovery for my dad and I hope he enjoys the next 8 weeks off from work!! :) he deserves a long break he is one of the hardest working men I know... 

Side note about my mom... She has been absolutely amazing through this whole process of me being pregnant... She has been 100% supportive of Bart, me, and our new baby! And knowing me and how much of a planner/stresser I am already freaking out about labor and delivery and all that fun stuff... :) mom has been there to help/talk me through everything and reassure me, which has been a big help! :) She already has a care package for the baby :) Hopefully she will send it soon so I can see all the cute stuff she has bought! :) Unfortunately when Bart and I move to our new place in a couple weeks we cannot have any animals there... at all!! :( which is extremely depressing because my kitties are my babies and I cant even think about not having them around 24/7... Fortunately my mom loves animals just as much as me if not 10x more and she is gonna take my kitties for me! :) that way I dont have to try and get rid of them and when Bart and I buy a house or get into a place that will allow animals I can take a trip to Arkansas and pick them up! yay! I am still going to miss them more than anything but I know they will be very well taken care of and spoiled just like they are now! :) 

Oh and another little milestone... I told my managers at my new job that I was pregnant! phew glad that is off my shoulders! They were very supportive and willing to accommodate any needs that I have! Which they have to do anyways... its a law... :) But that is just one less stress that I have to worry about now :) 

WELL... I think that is all that I have to talk about for now! :) I think that is plenty anyways... I just wrote an essay about... well... nothing... kinda... :) Happy Friday the 13th! I hope everyone has a great weekend! I will be posting my 14w6d tummy pic on Tuesday! 18 more days till our next appointment! <3

Weekly Tummy Pic!

I dont really have much to post about today... Just my weekly belly picture... I cant believe I will be 14 weeks tomorrow( I think I say this every week haha)! It's just crazy how time flies by so fast...

Every night I lay in bed waiting to feel our baby move! I know its only a matter of time before I feel that first flutter... ;) Bart always says that HE better be the first one to know.. he is such a goof ball...

So lately I have been really thinking about how I would love to have a little girl... ;) healthy is all that matters of course, but I think having a little girl would be so much fun! :) either way I will be one happy momma!

So my dad got our ultrasound pictures in the mail the other day... ;) he is so excited for us and our little baby... he always texts me saying he loves me and his grandbaby ;) I am hoping he is able to be here for the birth of our baby... I know that he is going to try his hardest to be here, but how can you predict when the little one wants to come into this world??? :) That's why we are doing the birthography just in-case he isn't able to be here...

Well I dont really have too much else to say lol... here is my weekly pic! <3

 There is def a little baby bump there ;)


Here is a picture that I think is pretty cool to look at.... this is a picture of my tummy the day that we found out and where I am at as of today.... big difference lol...

13w1d Ultrasound!

Well we had our ultrasound today of our little baby!!! :) It was so amazing seeing our little one on the screen! We got to watch our baby for about an hour today!

So I had no idea if Bart was going to be able to make it to the ultrasound today, because he had to work and wasnt sure if he could leave... So going into the appointment I was kind of sad bu also really excited to see our baby. I was fully prepared to record the whole session with my video camera that way Bart wouldn't miss a thing.

After I check in at the front desk I sit down in the waiting room to get call back... as I sit down, my phone started ringing... :) It was BART! :) He was calling to tell me that he was on his way and wold be there withing 10 min!

So right after I get off the phone with him the lady calls me back! :( I thought for sure he was going to miss something. We head into the room the lady explains whats going to happen and we get started.. First she looked at my ovaries and the blood flow to them, did measurements of them and my bladder, etc... the boring stuff, right when I see the baby there is a knock on the door... It's Bart he is finally here!!! Perfect timing ;)

We got 11 pictures of the baby and one video of the heart flickering on the screen! :) I love seeing and hearing the heart beating! Puts me at ease... :)

The ultrasound that we had done today was to test the fat store behind the babies neck, and determine the likelihood of our baby having down syndrome. She said that a measurement of 3 or less is considered low risk... the biggest measurement that she had for our baby was 2.4 :) that's great news :)  We will know the actual percentage in about a week from now.

Our little baby was soooo active in there! it was almost hard to believe that it was moving that much! whenever the u/s lady would press down on the baby, it looked like our baby would push back! Made me laugh! I was all smiles at this ultrasound! Our baby would turn from side to side and at one point was completely flipped upside down :) a little wild one in there, just like it's dad ;)

I cant wait to actually feel our baby move for the first time! I am hoping it happens within the next 3 or 4 weeks! :) It's crazy to see my baby move so much in there and not feel a thing!! Especially seeing how drastic its movements are sometimes :)

We have our next OB visit July 31st at 8:50am... I will be 16w6d... Cant wait to go and hear our baby's heart beating again... My doctor said at that appointment she will start measuring the size of my uterus! :) I am looking forward to seeing how much growth there is in my uterus between doctor visits! :) at that appointment I will be getting the order to make my appointment for the anatomy scan and the gender reveal! ;)

Well here are the pictures from the ultrasound...

 That little black circle is our baby's stomach ;)

Front view of face

Spine ;) 

Our little baby's foot!!! Love this pic :) 

Baby's legs... looks like little frog legs! haha

Arms and hands :) 

Profile 

Another frontal

Frontal with hand up by eye :) 

Side view with hand up by mouth












Here is a very very short video of our baby's heart beating... There is no sound just a little flicker on the screen :) Ultrasound tech said heart was beating at 157bpm ;)

I hope everyone has a good weekend! :) I will post on Tuesday my 13w6d tummy pic! ;)

Weekly Tummy Pic!

Well it's that time again for another weekly pic.... Time flies!

12w6d!

Well I dont really have much else to say... :) hope everyone has a good fourth of July! Bart and I are going to celebrate my second trimester and the fourth by grilling out and watching some fireworks.. It's going to be a good time! We are off to go see a movie right now... I should have more to post about on Thursday after our ultrasound! <3

Hearing the heartbeat for the 1st time!

 Okay soooo we got to hear the heartbeat today!!!!! It was absolutely amazing <3  We will have an ultrasound done on Thursday! I cant wait to see our little bean again!

So walking into the appointment I was so completely nervous! Hoping that everything was okay and that we were able to actually hear the heart beating! I dont think I took a breath until we heard the the heart. And of course when we I heard it, it brought tears to my eyes. :) I was finally able to breathe again lol... Here is a recording of our little ones heart beating. Its heart was beating at 165bpm ;)





 **right around the 7th second is when you can start hearing it! <3









In the video you can hear Bart asking how fast it is beating... thats when the doc says 165 and that its perfect! right where it should be! I should have kept recording, because after that Bart says to me "that means its going to be a girl, because of the faster heartbeat!" lol he has clearly done some reading into the old wives tales... The doc says "that's what they say, but most babies hearts are beating at this pace because it is still early on." :) We cant wait to know if we are having a boy or a girl! <3

So our next OB appointment is July 31st at 8:50am! I will be 16w6d along! at that appointment we will listen to the heart beating again and we will get the order to make our appointment for our gender ultrasound! Our doctor said that we can make the appointment either at 19 or 20 weeks along... I am hoping to get the appointment closer to my 19th week! That would put it right around August 15th!!! right now that will be my little count down until we have the official day!

I am going to try to get a couple pictures of our baby at the ultrasound on Thursday, I hope they let me either have some or do a recording of the monitor with my phone.. I am not sure what there policy is, its at a different place than my OB office. The ultrasound that we are having done is to test the fat store behind our baby's neck to determine the likelihood of our baby having down syndrome.

Well right now I am 12w5d almost into my second trimester!!! 2 more days woohoo! Tomorrow I will be posting my weekly tummy pic! 191 days until baby is due!

Oh I almost forgot this morning Bart leans down to give my tummy a kiss and when he stands up he says to me "are you sticking out your stomach?" I say "haha no I wish I could say I was!" he then says to me "and your worried about the baby? There is def a baby in there and its growing, there is nothing to worry about!!!" Point taken babe, thanks! Im getting bigger... Trust me I know... my pants aren't getting any looser! That made me smile and relax just a little before our appointment :) I think I will be investing into a belly band soon... Its starting to get uncomfortable wearing my pants buttoned all day.

<3