21 weeks!!

It's been an exciting week with all the baby movement going on. My belly is getting bigger and I'm actually starting to look pregnant now!

Here's the weekly status report.

Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. If you're having a girl, her vagina is formed now, though it will continue to develop until birth. Your baby is really on the move now. Fetal researchers say babies move about 50 times an hour even while sleeping. All that movement helps stimulate your baby's physical and mental development. You may not notice 50 kicks, punches, and twirls during the day, but as you're settling down at night, don't be surprised if your little guy seems ready to dance the night away

~Preggo

I've been waiting for this!

7:30am this morning I was sitting at my desk and working away, when all of the sudden WHAM! The bean kicked me =) It was unlike any of the other "kicks" I've felt... It was so strong and obvious. I laughed at myself because I almost screamed in shock! Anyhow... he or she has been going at it all day now, and it's freaking awesome! But I'm having a difficult time working, all I do it sit and think about my little bean and what the hell it's doing inside there.
Yay =)

~Preggo

20 weeks - Halfway there!!!!

I can't believe it, we're half-way there!! I'm becoming more and more impatient and anxious to meet the little bean in there! I've been feeling some kicks over the last few days, it's really awesome. Kyle even got to feel it the other night!! Here's the status report... You're at the half-way mark -- Congratulations!! Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. She's about 10 inches from head to heel— the length of a banana. A greasy white substance called vernix caseosa coats your baby's entire body to protect her skin during its long submersion in amniotic fluid. She's also producing meconium, a black, sticky substance made of dead cells, digestive secretions, and swallowed amniotic fluid, which will accumulate in her bowels and end up in her first diaper.

Again, too much information. I love hearing all about my bean's development, but I would be fine not knowing what "meconium" is and how it looks etc. Ew.

~Preggo

Bean Pictures!!

Here's the pics of our bean!!

~Preggo

19 weeks!!

Yes, I have been very busy, and once again neglecting my blog =(

Well, apparently I'm "technically" HALF WAY THERE at 19 weeks (actually in my 20th week) Yippee!!!! I think I'll hold off on my celebration until next week though when I'm actually 20 weeks!

Last night was my work xmas party, it was fun and nice to see everybody all dressed up and liqored up! Funny thing, I obviously wasn't drinking last night, but I woke up with a nasty hangover! Actually just a headache and clogged up nose, but it feels like a hangover.

We did have our Ultrasound last Thursday. It was great to see the little bean moving around in there, he/she had his/her legs crossed too, so I guess bean doesn't want us to know what sex they are!

As soon as I get these pics scanned I will put some up here, but until then, the weekly status report will have to do.

Your baby weighs about 81/2 ounces, and he measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. The hair on his scalp is sprouting. If your baby is a girl, she already has 6 million eggs in her ovaries. This is a crucial time for sensory development: Your baby's brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. He may be able to hear you as you talk. Research shows that he's learning to distinguish your voice from others, and he'll soon show a preference for it. Let Dad get in on the act too — encourage him to talk to your baby.

~Preggo