Week 16

So I'm starting to feel like my belly is feeling more bloated than usual. It's a little hard to get a good breath sometimes... and that could also be because I'm completely congested as well... I love that I feel every single symptom listed on websites... of course I couldn't just feel a few... or a couple; every single one. Jason said it's because I'm an over-achiever. ha. ha. ha........

Good news is that the baby is bulking up too, now weighing close to 3 to 5 ounces and about 4 to 5 inches in (crown to rump) length, about the size of a granny smith apple. His/Her tiny muscles, especially the ones in his/her back, are gaining strength so he/she can straighten out a little more soon (at which point we'll start measuring head to feet).


The baby has eyebrows and eyelashes! And his/her vision is developing very quickly and the eyes are finally working able to perceive light and make small side-to-side movements (although the eyelids are still sealed). So, technically, we could play peek-a-boo with a flashlight! lol.

So, I know I read before on some other site that the baby's hearing develops at 13 weeks but what-to-expect.com says it's during this week! So, who knows! At least we can say the baby can DEFINITELY hear us now even if it couldn't the first 2 or 3 weeks we were playing Norah for him/her! Apparently it is THIS week that the bones in the baby's ears are in place, which make it possible to hear our voices or Norah's.

The baby's skin is practically translucent now, so if you took a peek inside my uterus, you'd be able to see the baby's blood vessels under his/her thin skin!!! It won't be until the last few weeks (as far as I understand) that the skin becomes less see-through as it develops pigment and as the baby gains more fat on its little body.

I just added tickers to the bottom of the site! Yay!

That pregnancy "glow"............ or jaundice.

Tonight I was at a Chinese Buffet for my cousin for her graduation party. My sister, Brooke, (pictured with me below) brought her camera and we took tons of pictures... and when I saw them I was like wow... I definitely have that preggo look. lol. That... ugh,-even-Chinese-food-is-unappealing-right-now-look!

I also felt like I look like I'm 12 yrs old (that may be an exaggeration)... but it explains the you-have-7-heads look I got at Walgreen's when I told the woman I was married & pregnant. I felt like she thought I was 16. I was thinking... do I really look or come off as that young? What's the deal? (feel free to leave comments... "yeah you look 12"...."you look your age".... "you look like a 43 yr old haggared mother of 7"....whatever.)

Psalm 78:4, 6-8; NIV

^"4 We will not hide [what we have heard & known] from our children;
we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD,
his power, and the wonders he has done.

⁶ so the next generation would know them,
even the children yet to be born,
and they in turn would tell their children.

⁷ Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget his deeds
but would keep his commands.

⁸ They would not be like their forefathers—
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to him."

Psalm 78:4, 6-8; New International Version

This is one of many prayers Jason and I are praying for our little one (we especially love the line "even the children yet to be born"). Just that we will always remember to teach our children of the things God has done in our lives in hopes that their generation will be more loyal and faithful than our generation has been!

Dancing

This video was taken during our ultrasound. It was just an experiment... we could have gotten much more entertaining "footage" of el bambino, had we recorded it sooner, but we're hoping that next time we'll get a cool video! It's still pretty neat to watch him/her dance around in there... Hope you enjoy!

Week 15

Okay so it's week 15 now and the baby is about the size of an orange! The ears have migrated to the sides of the head from their original resting place; the neck. Thank God they don't stay there... how weird looking that'd be! The eyes are also moving to the front of the face and now the baby can wiggle his/her fingers and curl his/her toes and is starting to make breathing movements in preparation for life outside the womb. He/she is flexing those little arms & kicking those little legs... (I saw that on the ultrasound and couldn't BELIEVE I couldn't feel the calisthenics I was watching go on inside my abdominal gym!)

As for me, I again appear to be right on schedule, as I'm coping with a chronic stuffy nose as progesterone surges through my system (which is frequently mentioned in week 15). My "round ligament pain" is becoming more bothersome every time I change positions, stand up, etc... and my stinkin lower back (particularly the left side) is KILLING me!

Speaking of surging hormones and a sore back... poor Jason. He was rubbing my back for me yesterday and I was saying how this whole pregnancy thing is really rough on your body! He jokingly told me I was "such a complainer" and I just started bawling. He felt horrible... because he really was kidding and playfully messing with me as he listened to my ailments and massaged my sore back... poor guy. It was like he broke me and was trying to figure out how to put it back together! lol. He's such a good hubby...

Rough Day...

Ugh. I had a migraine that started yesterday at 1 pm and persisted through the night and ALL DAY today. I slept so much and it didn’t matter. Tylenol stinks when it comes to migraines and nothing helped.

It just so happened that I had a pre-natal appointment today and I had to go with sunglasses on (even though it was rainy) and I wore them inside for my visit. (Jason kept saying it looked like I had a hang-over....lol). The doctor told me to take an Excedrin, which I was surprised about… but she said it’s like a cup of coffee and the aspirin isn’t good to be taking all the time but if it might relieve the migraine, it’s worth it… just don’t take them very often (like one a day if necessary). It was the first time I felt normal in 2 days! And the headache is gone now! yay for Excedrin! One of my best friends in this world. As Tara said... "Excedrin [not beer] is proof that God loves us!" Amen Sistah!

We recorded the heartbeat and will be getting a Build-A-Bear monkey today! I’ll post pictures as soon as he/she is made! :)