25 Weeks!

I had my gestational diabetes test yesterday. Had a boring hour in between drinking a sugary solution and waiting for them to take my blood, but the test came back within normal glucose limits so that's good. The midwife checked my fundal height for the first time and said I'm at 26 centimeters, which is around where we should be (plus or minus 2 cm she said). She also checked his heart rate with the doppler and said that he's got a good strong heart beat. So far, so good!

How far along? 25 weeks
Weight gain/loss: Up 7 lbs (added 2 lbs this week, uh oh!)
Maternity clothes? getting freebies is awesome!
Stretch marks?Unfortunately, yes.
Sleep? I need a snuggle....
Best moment this week? Feeling Bennett kick strong enough to move my arm!
Movement: He's a dancing baby, no doubt about it! I think he does it a lot when I'm bored, maybe he's bored too. lol
Food cravings: cheese, pizza, Reese's peanut butter cups, Reese's puffs cereal, ice cream...
Gender: BOY!
Belly button in or out? Still in, but it's starting to pop.
What I miss? Nothing in particular lately.
What I am looking forward to? How far along? 24 weeks
Weight gain/loss: Up 5 lbs
Maternity clothes? Needing to buy more...
Stretch marks?Unfortunately, yes.
Sleep? Not as easy as it used to be....
Best moment this week? Feeling the baby kicking stronger and more frequent.
Movement: Feeling the baby more strongly. He's definitely stretching out and doing his exercises in there!
Food cravings: cheese, pizza, Reese's peanut butter cups, Reese's puffs cereal, ice cream...
Gender: BOY!
Belly button in or out? Still in, but it's starting to pop.
What I miss? Besides wine, I'm really loving this pregnancy!
What I am looking forward to? Putting his dresser together, getting Mark to paint the baby's room...
Weekly wisdom: Enjoy every moment!
Milestones: Stronger kicks!

24 Weeks!

Went in for "quick" visit to the doctor's office today. They recently moved from one office to another (in the same building), so there was a bit of a learning curve at the new building. First of all, it seems they had double-booked the 4:00 appointments because the waiting room was FULL (I've never seen more than 3 or 4 other women there at that time when I'm there). Second, their main patient's bathroom (where you drop off urine samples) was clogged, so they had to send everyone to the opposite side of the office to do their business, and then carry their sample back to the lab. This resulted in a bathroom traffic jam. Fun. After that, we still had to wait 30 minutes past our actual appointment before we were seen, and it was really only a 10 minute appointment.

But other than those complaints, Bennett seems to be doing really well. They found his heartbeat right away (within a few seconds) and told us it was in the 150s, my weight is good (although I've finally gained a few lbs), etc. We didn't have anything else to report, so the midwife was pleased that everything seems to be going well.

Next week: Gestational diabetes test!

How far along? 24 weeks
Weight gain/loss: Up 5 lbs
Maternity clothes? Needing to buy more...
Stretch marks?Unfortunately, yes.
Sleep? Not as easy as it used to be....
Best moment this week? Feeling the baby kicking stronger and more frequent.
Movement: Feeling the baby more strongly. He's definitely stretching out and doing his exercises in there!
Food cravings: cheese, pizza, Reese's peanut butter cups, Reese's puffs cereal, ice cream...
Gender: BOY!
Belly button in or out? Still in, but it's starting to pop.
What I miss? Besides wine, I'm really loving this pregnancy!
What I am looking forward to? Getting the baby's room sorted out, and buying some furniture!
Weekly wisdom: It's just amazing to me how much this baby must be movin' and groovin' in there!
Milestones: Stronger kicks!

22 Weeks!

Here we are, 22 weeks, and the size of a papaya (according to the website anyway). The baby shower is getting squared away, and I'm getting crafty again and starting another sewing project. School continues to be super stressful but the baby is doing great as far as I can tell!

How far along? 22w1d
Weight gain/loss: Haven't weighed myself recently...hoping it's the same though!
Maternity clothes? I am loving my maternity clothes! So comfy! I need to buy some capris though.
Stretch marks?Unfortunately, yes.
Sleep? About the same, although having a cold this week kept me from sleeping as much as I could have.
Best moment this week? When Mark felt the baby kick for the first time.
Movement: Definite movement now! It's still really light but now that it's been happening more often I can recognize it. Sometimes he even kicks hard enough that it suprises me. :-)
Food cravings: cheese, Reese's peanut butter cups, Reese's puffs cereal, ice cream...
Gender: BOY!
Belly button in or out? Still in...
What I miss? Zombie Pub Crawl is coming up, and I'll be missing out this year. For a good reason however!
What I am looking forward to? Starting on the nursery! We haven't bought any furniture yet or cleaned out the baby's room. I'd love to get that started ASAP!
Weekly wisdom: It's just amazing to me how much this baby must be movin' and groovin' in there!
Milestones: The baby's moving!

Afghan progress

Here is the star afghan I have been working on for my baby!

21 Weeks (tomorrow, technically)

Slowly but surely, we're moving our way towards 40 weeks!

How far along? 20w6d (21w tomorrow)
Weight gain/loss: Bouncing back and forth between 2 lbs and 3 lbs under my pre-pregnancy weight. Very proud of that!
Maternity clothes? Yes, they are super comfortable but hard to find things that fit a short person like me!
Stretch marks?Unfortunately, yes.
Sleep? Some, but not as much as I would like.
Best moment this week?Feeling what I THINK is real movement!
Movement: Possibly, see above.
Food cravings: cheese, Reese's peanut butter cups, Reese's puffs cereal, ice cream...
Gender: BOY!
Belly button in or out? It's in, but I see that it will pop soon!
What I miss? Wine was tasty.
What I am looking forward to? Having Mark feel the baby move!
Weekly wisdom: You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friends' nose. :-)
Milestones:Feeling what I think is real movement!

IT'S A BOY!!!

Well, we hadn't expected this, but it turns out our baby is a boy! He is measuring exactly on time, weighing 11 oz. He has all of the necessary parts and everything looked good so we're very pleased that it looks like he'll be a healthy baby. He was moving around a lot and had hiccups, which made us laugh even though we felt sorry for him. :-) He also did a lot of thumb-sucking and relaxing with his hand on his tummy. What a charmer!

Here are some photos of our little guy!

19 Weeks!!!

I can't believe we've made it this far already!

Nothing terribly impressive to report, however. No real fetal movement detected, although I might just be missing it. :-( Belly's getting bigger, now it looks more like a pregnancy belly than just fat.

Next week is week 20, which means a few different things:

1. 20 week ultrasound!!! (Boy or Girl?)
2. Half-way point through the pregnancy!
3. Spring Break! :-)

So what's next, you may ask?

1. Keep working on baby registry (to be posted soon!)
2. Make official notice to the school district about my maternity leave intentions
3. Get baby shower logistics figured out

Will keep you updated...... :-)