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17 Weeks

 Bedding!

17 Weeks!

How Far along: 17 weeks. The best week yet ;)
Total weight gain: 3lbs
Maternity clothes:  I mostly just wear yoga and jersey knit pants everyday. I have ordered a pair of maternity jeans and they should be here sometime this week.
Sleep: I'm sleeping all night long right now! I'm also taking much shorter naps, if any at all.
Best Moment this week: Seeing our healthy baby boy and finding out the sex!
Movement: YES! Last week I felt something and I knew instantly it was him. It's still very light and I don't feel him everyday, but it's pretty cool to feel little kicks.
Gender: ALL BOY!!!!!!!

Labor signs: Hopefully I won't have any for another 23 weeks! (this number keeps getting smaller and smaller)

Belly button: It'll be in for awhile

Cravings: Chips and dip.          

What I miss: Nothing! After finding out the gender and feeling him move, this pregnancy is much more real and I'm loving every second of it.
Stretch Marks: Sigh. There is a light line from my belly button to the top of my pubic bone. It'll get darker as my belly gets bigger.

What baby is up to:  Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone. Your baby weighs 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.

What I am looking forward to this week: The Oges' are coming Friday! It's going to be so great to be able to hang out with my family! :)

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!!

John and I had an anatomy scan done yesterday and we were surprised! I've been going on and on about how I thought it was girl (I didn't prefer girl, I just thought it was) and when the sonogram guy pointed to our little boy we were over the moon ecstatic! It was by far one of the most amazing days I've ever had. I'm still beaming from ear to ear.

This picture is showing "boy". Find the arrow. :) Doesn't he have perfect little feet?

 This is a back view of him laying on his side.

 A picture of his perfect little spine.

 A bit alien looking, but it's his whole body. You can see his head, arms, and legs. He was in the process of squirming around when the sonogram man got this shot. By the end of next week his skull should be fully grown and covered. Baby boy also kept opening his mouth like he was talking and at one point while waving his hand we got a shot of him flicking us off. Could he be any cuter? I know, I'm biased.

I took some 16 and a half week pics. I know some of you were asking to see my belly. :)

I'll blog on Wednesday for our 17th week!

16 Weeks

How Far along: 16 weeks. Already.
Total weight gain: 3lbs
Maternity clothes: No. I just wear yoga and jersey knit pants everyday.
Sleep: I'm sleeping all night long right now! 
Best Moment this week: Having the Brays over and hearing our baby's heartbeat .
Movement: It's getting closer to the time when I should feel it. My stomach is still doing the stretching and pulling thing though which is quite annoying, especially at night.
Gender: All Girl. 

Labor signs: Hopefully I won't have any for another 24 weeks! (this number keeps getting smaller and smaller)

Belly button: It'll be in for awhile

Cravings: Chips and dip. It also feels like I'm drinking everything in sight.         

What I miss: Sometimes I miss feeling like myself and not having different things going on with my body.
Stretch Marks: None yet 

What baby is up to: Tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean she can now pick up your voice. A few more minuscule changes: Eyebrows, lashes, and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming.

What I am looking forward to this week: Saturday.

 

It's becoming more real!

 Our office is now a nursery. We still need to move the computer out, but besides that, these have moved in....

The boxed was just opened.

                              The guys putting the crib together, though Thelma and I helped.                                      

Finished product

 We thankfully were able to get the floor model so the guys didn't have to put this together.

This actually took them the longest to put together, but it's so comfortable and perfect for the room.

David and Thelma are here for the long holiday weekend and we've been having a great time. It rained the first two days they were here but yesterday and today have been beautiful. We had our nails done, shopped, and haven't stopped eating yet. Yet, there's been lots of relaxation. It's my dream weekend! : ) We had a great weekend and it's going to be hard to see them off tomorrow.

15 Weeks

How Far along: 15 weeks (Can you believe it?)
Total weight gain: I'm sure it's just a pound or so.
Maternity clothes: Nope. I just wear yoga and jersey knit pants everyday.
Sleep: This past week I seem to be sleeping alot more.
Best Moment this week: Our Valentines dinner at PF Changs. It was delicious! .
Movement: Too soon for me to feel anything, but apparently baby is moving all around. I'm told I should feel baby between 16-20 weeks. I am feeling the stretching and pulling in my stomach, mostly when I go to bed at night or first thing in the morning.

Gender: All Girl. 

Labor signs: Hopefully I won't have any for another 25 weeks! (this number keeps getting smaller and smaller)

Belly button: It'll be in for awhile

Cravings: Nothing.

What I miss: Not a thing.

Stretch Marks: None yet 

What baby is up to: 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

What I am looking forward to this week: David and Thelma will be here tomorrow!!! We are so excited and having been looking forward to their arrival. We also have our 16 week checkup on Monday and I'm excited to hear baby's heartbeat again.

A baby at 15 weeks (not ours).

Peanut's Growing!