BABY INFO

This is the baby Info for week 16 and 17, I think this is so cool!!
Everything that is going on with the baby is right here, and whats going on with the changes of ME!!!



WEEK 16

At this point of your pregnancy, your baby is approximately 4.3 to 4.6 inches long and weighs 2.8 ounces. Not only is your baby growing, your uterus and placenta continue to grow to accommodate the growing baby inside of you! Just six weeks ago, your uterus weighed about 5 ounces. This week it now weighs 8.75 ounces! The amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby is increasing and there is about 7.5 ounces of fluid. You will easily be able to feel your uterus approximately three inches below your navel.

This is an important week for testing and you will most likely have an AFP test done. This is a harmless blood test that is done to detect abnormalities such as Down's syndrome or spina bifida. This is a non-invasive test and it carries no risk to your developing baby. Most doctors will offer the test, but in most cases it is completely optional.

Your milk glands start production at this time and this causes some tenderness and swelling in early pregnancy. Your veins will become more visible because there is an increased amount of blood flowing to the breasts.

ive and a half inches tall and only six ounces in weight. The child can grasp with his hands, kick, or even somersault.

At this time, your baby is holding her head erect. Because her muscles are developing, she can make some faces now. Your baby is able to squint, frown and open its mouth. There is enough calcium in the bones that they will show up on an x-ray. Your baby's fingernails are well formed now and the legs are longer than the arms. Because your baby is moving well now, you may begin to feel his movements! Some women say that the early movements feel like gas bubbles or a slight flutter. If you have not yet felt the baby move, don't worry. Fetal movements are usually felt between the 16th and 20th week of pregnancy.

You may feel your heart beating 'louder'. This is because there is a lot more blood in your body than normal. (about 20-25% more)


WEEK 17

Your baby's weight has doubled in two weeks and now weighs about 3.5 ounces! The crown-to-rump length of your growing baby is 4.4 to 4.8 inches. If you spread your hand out opened wide, you can see about how big your baby is.

Your uterus is moving up and is now approximately 1.5 to 2 inches below your navel. You are showing more now and there is a noticeable swelling in your abdomen. At this point in your pregnancy, a 5 to 10 pound weight gain is normal. Other people can probably feel the difference in your lower abdomen if they were to rub your tummy. To be the most comfortable, you should be wearing maternity clothes or clothing that is too large for you. You may have felt your baby move already. However, you might not feel it move every day at this point. As your pregnancy progresses, movements become stronger and more frequent. Feeling your baby move can help reassure you that your baby is doing well. You might also notice that your gums or nose bleed occasionally. This is from the increased blood volume that puts pressure on small blood vessels and capillaries.

Huge changes continue to take place within your developing baby. This week fat begins to form and will continue to do so until he is born. Fat is important to the body's heat production and metabolism. Right now, at 17 weeks, water makes up about 3 ounces and fat 0.018 ounces of your baby's body. In a baby at term, fat makes up about 5.25 pounds of the total average weight of 7.7 pounds. The placenta is continuing to grow at an amazing rate. The placenta will continue to develop in tandem with the fetus and it will weigh more than a pound at birth! By this week, the placenta is large and well established with a network of blood vessels that exchange nutrients and waste.

The eyes are facing more forward. The ears are now close to their final position.

Your baby is more flexible with ability to move head, mouth, lips, arms, wrists, hands, legs, feet, and toes.

Fingerprints are forming now.

16 and 17 weeks!

WOW! I am two weeks behind! Lets see where do i start? We had another baby appt. We got to hear the heart beat for the first time, It was the best whoosh whoosh whoosh..... we have ever heard! Ryan eyes just lit up at the sound of our baby! In just another few weeks we should know what we are having! I cant wait, then we can start to shop for cute baby things!! YEAH!! We have not yet looked at or bought anything for the baby yet, we are waiting to see what are will be buying for!

As for how i have been feeling, I have been more sick than ever! what is the deal with that??? I feel fine during the day, then at night i can't keep anything down! I guess our baby is making up for lost sick time in first trimester!

As it goes for my body, My hips are KILLING ME!! What is going on here!! last night i had to have Ryan help me to bed. After a few minutes of trying to get off the couch by myself and not being able to stand up straight, I called for Ryan. He could tell i was in some serious pain. I am really good when it comes to pain, I have a HUGE pain tolerance, and for my eyes to be filled with tears he knew something was wrong. It feels like my hips are being ripped apart!

So today i got a better chair from the other office (my father in-laws chair) and Im loving it, but my hips are still way sore!
Enough of my bitching!
Here is a picture from 16 weeks, I'm 17 weeks today, so i will post that new picture when i take it! Here is a picture from 16 weeks as you can see, I'm carrying high, I think....... It looks like it to me! So im still feeling its a girl, but we will know in a few weeks if im right or wrong, as long as its healthy we will be ecstatic! Really bad self picture, bad angle!! hahah!
WOW I FEEL HUGE!!! This baby does not have that much space because I'm so darn short and have no stomach....... Not good for the weight gain or the space for the baby!!

How far along? 17 weeks
Maternity clothes? Just pants still and a few tighter shirts.
Stretch marks? Same
Sleep: I can't seem to sleep on my side like I'm supposed to, but really trying with the hip pain
Best moment this week: Hearing the heart beat of our little one
Movement: NONE YET! :(
Food cravings: None really.
Gender: I'm thinking a girl!.
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Nothing
What I am looking forward to: Finding out what we are having.
Milestones: The baby can hear me as of last week, I better watch my mouth.... and the little one has bones!

15 Weeks

We are now at 15 Weeks!! YIPPY!!!
Nothing too much to report on. We just got back from a vacation to Yosemite We left on Weds and came home on Sunday. The drive was 9 hours there and 10 hours back due to a blow out on our trailer tire!! Fun!
It was great to get away from real life for a while, we had no cell phone service so for once we did not have to answer a phone!
I felt pretty good on the trip, We did not get to rest too much, but i did work my ass off while there. We did a bunch of hiking, and bike riding, and i was really impressed with how well i did. My energy was high!! By day 3 my legs were killing me and my body did have a few strange aches, but with a nice bath, my body felt better.

Our next appt is on Aug 24th, we are hoping we may find out the gender! So we will be super excited. Like i always say, Im gonna have a picture soon! Promise!!
Our little on is now the size of an Orange!! cute! 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.

14 Weeks

We made it to Second Trimester! I cant begin to tell everyone how exciting this mile marker makes us feel! I am waiting for the days when i can actually feel our little one moving around in there. I can tell im getting a belly, but still cant wait till i actually look pregnant and not just that iv eaten way too many hamburgers and fries over the last few weeks!
I am now wearing maternity plants, capris are now my new best friend! Im still in all my shirts, but man, i gotta say, nothing is better than maternity pants!!

So this week i am going on a family trip to Yosemite! I cant wait!!!! We are loading up two trailers and the dogs and are heading out early Weds morning!!

I am not feeling too bad in the evening as i was from week 11 to week 13 or so. This week had by far been better. I was getting sick every night for those few weeks, but no other morning sickness!! ::cross fingers:::

Really, there is not too much to update on, I have my pictures that i still need to post, and im going to take a new one in the next few days. So Im sure they will be up eventually!!

Our next appt is on 8/24/09. We are super excited at the posibility of seeing the sex of our baby! We have not done anything as of shoping or looking at baby things till we know! So I CANT WAIT!!!!!

Acording to the Chinesee Genger chart we are having a girl! I will be intrested in seeing if this is right!!

Our baby is the size of a Lemon! YEAH! Its getting so big!!
Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, and (not so cute but equally amazing) making urine and breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is growing all over the body for warmth.

How far along? 14 weeks!!!
Maternity clothes? Just pants. The tops are still too big.
Stretch marks? Same not from baby
Sleep: Pretty good, but I'm having crazy dreams now.
Best moment this week: Not getting sick at night
Movement: Still can't feel it.
Food cravings: Fruit
Gender: Im going with a girl... We will know soon!!
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Don Jose Margaritas
What I am looking forward to: Vacation
Weekly Wisdom: No wisdom this week.
Milestones: Second Trimester!!

NT scan at 12 weeks

So we had our NT scan last Friday, 7/24/09. As far as i know things are going well with the baby! yeah!
I still have to post my 10 week belly bloat and still have to take the 12 week picture... Yeah i know, i really do suck at this!! Ill do my best to get better!

I have been feeling pretty good, I'm getting my energy back and i have been really lucky when it comes to morning sickness. Right now its more like late afternoon sickness. It never fails the night time is by far the worst i have felt.

I am so excited to say that i am entering the second trimester!! YIPPYY!! With this of course come maternity clothes! Oh yeah. With no morning sickness there has been no loss of weight, so needless to say, Nothing fits me anymore. I have been doing my best to keep working out and i have been eating really well, although some people are more lucky than others!

I will be shopping for new clothes ASAP. Im thinking of lots of cute summer dresses!!
I have been sleeping good with a body pillow. My Sciatic nerve has been bothering me the last few weeks. This was a problem before becoming pregnant, so its not getting better! duh! hahahah

Our baby is the size of a plum!! Cute!!

Baby's now the size of a plum!
"As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of her systems are fully formed."

I will post the belly pic as soon as i take it!!
Here are the NT scan pictures!!

In this one you can see the feet in the air and the whole body!! cute!
In this one, It is a close up! You can see the babies hands, head, side of face, neck and back.
Side profile!
If you look close you can see the two dots measuring the fluid in the neck. We did not get the results back yet, the doctor said no news is good news!

10 Weeks!

Ok, So iv been really bad about sitting down and updating, so i have 3 weeks to update on.
Lets start with week 10!

10 Weeks 5 Days We had another Ultrasound. Everything looked good. So far i have been feeling pretty good. My emotions have been under control! This is great, Im usually an emotional person, but really i have done a good job keeping things calm.

We started taking pictures this week of the belly, Well not yet a belly, more like a bloat. My clothes are a little tight, some days are better than others!

Our next appointment is for the NT scan, this will be at 12 weeks.
Here is what the NT scan is if you are not sure. It is an optional testing.

"This is a collection of fluid under the skin at the back of a baby's neck at 10-14 weeks that can be measured using ultrasound. All babies have some fluid, but in many babies with Down's syndrome, the nuchal translucency (NT) is increased.

An NT ultrasound is a method of assessing whether your baby is likely to have Down's syndrome. It's a screening test. A screening test can only estimate the risk of your baby having Down's, as opposed to a diagnostic test, such as CVS or amniocentesis, which will give you a definite diagnosis (but also carries a small risk of miscarriage).

The NT ultrasound can't tell for certain whether your baby is affected. However, it can help you decide whether or not to have a diagnostic test. In many cases, it is offered along with blood tests to determine fetal risk for certain abnormalities."

So this is going to be done at the next(which is today)and because we are young and have no family history Im sure we will be ok. If something comes back abnormal, we will love this baby no matter what.

Here is our baby and a belly picture to start with.

According to Thebump.com
Our baby is a PRUNE!
Baby's now the size of a prune!
With bones and cartilage starting to form and vital organs beginning to function, baby is making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working. (Soon, legs will start working too.)



SO I lied! The belly pic will be posted later today, when i update you on the NT scan. I will have the 10 week and 12 week pictures, we missed the 11 week belly pic! Sorry!

WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!

It is official, I am now using this to keep a blog on our growing baby! Yup, That's Right, WE ARE PREGNANT!!!
On May 26, 2009 We took a test and We are having our first baby! We could not be more excited. This was the year we wanted to start our family and with charting and tracking.... our dream has come true.
Im gonna use this to keep a blog about each week during our pregnancy.
I have fallen into the work of thebump.com and have seen some other blogs about their pregnancy and have found them really interesting. Its going to be like scrap booking, with out the mess!

Here is the first picture we took!

We then had our first ultrasound on June 26,2009
The baby measured right on track, 8 Weeks 0 Days!!, with a 170 BPM This is the 1st picture of our little one.

I found this on another blog and loved it. I am going to fill it out each week.

• How far along? 10 weeks!
• Total weight gain/loss: I dunno!!
• Maternity clothes? Nope, but mine sure don't fit too well
• Stretch marks? One on my side, but we won't blame that on baby.
• Sleep: I seem to take a nap around 6 PM, then Ryan wakes me up to go to bed! This week (10) is the first week i can stay up past 6 PM. And I'm up ever 2 hours to PEE.....
  
• Best moment this week: Seeing baby and wonderful heartbeat at 8 weeks
• Movement: None yet.
• Food cravings: Noting too crazy, Salads for the most part.
• Gender: I'm thinking it will be a GIRL for some reason.
• Labor Signs: Nope.
• Belly Button in or out? Still in
• What I miss: Being able to eat on a regular basis.
• What I am looking forward to: Seeing the baby again
• Weekly Wisdom: Deli meat will not give you listeria.
• Milestones: Baby's heartbeat!