31 weeks/8 months

At this point, visits are every 3 weeks.  At yesterdays visit, Olivia Marie Williams weighed 3 lbs 12 oz with a heart rate in the 150's.  Doc said out of 100 kids, she'd be number 52 on the scale for her weight which makes me happy.


From baby center:
This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.



From the bump:
Baby's now the size of a squash!
Baby's going through major brain and nerve development these days. His irises now react to light, and all five senses are in working order. (He won't pick up anything from his nose until after birth, though -- smell is transferred through air, not amniotic fluid.)

28 weeks and 84 days left!!!

So they say a pregnant woman are more susceptible to catching even the common cold and it seems I hit the jackpot in that category this past Saturday when I came down with a really deep cough in my chest...I hit the prescribed meds and rested the entire weekend.  Doc says it's going around and I just have to let it take its course...either way it is not fun!!!

I took the glucose test (by the way the drink was not bad and was gone in no time - of course it helped that I woke up that morning with a sore throat) yesterday and hope to not hear from the doc today (that would be good news).

On to the weekly emails -

From the bump:
Baby's now the size of an eggplant!
Baby's lungs are mature enough that, if born right now, she has a pretty good chance of surviving (with help from medical technology). Her skin is still pretty wrinkly (one byproduct of living in amniotic fluid) but will smoothen as fat continues to deposit.


From baby center:
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

Baby movement

For the last couple of weeks, I have felt the baby's movement - which feels like gas bubbles.  Tonight sitting on the couch I decided I would see if I could see my stomach move when the "bubbles" were felt and I could!!!  So I shared the moment with Chuck and she moved again.  Wonder if it has anything to do with me eating shortly before the movement was taking place......

20 Weeks - IT'S A GIRL!!!

This is an exciting time in our lives. Not only is it exciting as it is our first child, but also because we get to share the sex of our baby with all our families during the Christmas season. Below is some information as I have been posting weekly except this week instead of seeing what the baby looks like according to the websites, I have included actual ultrasound pictures showing different parts of our baby girl.

From baby center:
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)

He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

From the bump:
Baby's now the size of a cantaloupe!

Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies respond best to tastes they've already had via amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you'd like your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.



Our little lady crossing her legs



Baby girl's left foot

 

Baby girl with her limbs extended



Profile shot



Drama girl - hard to tell but her hand it on top of her forehead



Diapers, diapers, diapers

It is estimated for one child, you will go through 6,000 diapers in their "diaper" lifetime.  Recently we have been getting coupons for diapers and have been contemplating "investing" in some starting now (even though we are pretty sure we will get some at showers).  The question is, do we choose Pampers, Luvs, Huggies, or what?  I've read it depends on the fit for your baby.  Well if that's the case, does that mean we don't purchase any until after the baby is here when it will be too late??? 

I never knew there would be so many decisions!!!

Any input would help....

10 weeks - Lime

We went for our second doctors appointment today not expecting an ultrasound, but the doctor needed one to check on the baby and I of course did not object.  He said everything looked good and we were progressing as we should.

According to one of the baby weekly emails I get, baby w's bones and cartilage are forming, small indentations on the legs are developing into knees and ankles, and arms can flex already.  Along with all of that, this week baby w's tooth bud fairy is making her appearance, with the little choppers forming under the gums.  Stomach is producing digestive juices and kidneys producing larger quantities of urine.

I have been having a lot of nausea sometimes with a "result" so the nurse wrote me a prescription and she told me a vitamin I could take to help.  We will see.

Fate or coincedence

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord....to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11

Is it coincedence or fate how Chuck and I met?
Is it coincedence or fate I purchased health insurance which went into effect August 1st?
Is it coincedence or fate that we sold our big TV system that used to be where the nursery will be July 22nd?
Is it coincedence or fate we traded our truck in for a SUV at the end of July knowing one day we would need one when that time came?

Pregnant August 16th....God works in mysterious ways!!!