Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Weeks 19 - 20 and counting...
Better late than never...
It looks like I never got around to actually posting this, but want to make sure I have each week's changes documented to look back on.
Check back in as I get everyone up to speed on weeks 21 through now, currently, week 24.
Pregnancy Highlights: (GB stands for Gummy Bear)
How Far Along: 20 weeks
Fruit/Veggie: large heirloom tomato (19 wks) to NOW the length of a banana (20 wks)
Size: 6 inches long and about 8 1/2 ounces (19 wks) to NOW 6 1/2 inches and about 10 1/2 ounces (20 wks) - to be completely official at our ultrasound on August 11, GB measured 7/10 of a pound and is in the 25th percentile.
Baby Changes:
19 wks
* GB's sensory development is exploding - the brain is developing specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision and touch
* some research suggests that GB may be able to hear my voice now
* arms and legs are in the right proportion to the body now
* kidneys continue to make urine
* hair on scalp is sprouting
* a waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid
20 wks
* GB is swallowing more these days - good practice for digestive system
* producing meconium - a black, sticky by-product of digestion
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 11 pounds, my new OB/GYN in Tyler told me she would like me to gain between 25-35 lbs total.
Best Moment this Week: My ultrasound on August 11 was AMAZING! It's also great to be 'unofficially officially' moved to Tyler with my husband. I arrived on August 3.
Gender: We've chosen to be SURPRISED!
Movement: Lots of 'bubbles' and 'flutters'
Food / Drink Cravings: ice water, milk, cereal, pizza, hashbrowns, fruit - hasn't really changed much
What I miss: family, friends and our pets in Killeen and sleeping on my back
Sleep: I have definitely noticed a change in my sleep, not as sound as it once was. There has been lots of tossing and turning, trying to get comfortable. Plus, I am up eating every night at some point, sometimes every few hours and other times just for a bowl of cereal in the wee morning hours.
What I am looking forward to: Lots of things - getting plugged in here in Tyler with new friends, church, etc. Selling our home in Killeen and buying our own here.
Symptoms: Still getting nauseous in between meals and throwing up from time to time. Fortunately, I have only had 3 episodes of vomiting since moving to Tyler. Eating / snacking often is KEY.
Lots of stretching and expanding of my tummy area.
It looks like I never got around to actually posting this, but want to make sure I have each week's changes documented to look back on.
Check back in as I get everyone up to speed on weeks 21 through now, currently, week 24.
Pregnancy Highlights: (GB stands for Gummy Bear)
How Far Along: 20 weeks
Fruit/Veggie: large heirloom tomato (19 wks) to NOW the length of a banana (20 wks)
Size: 6 inches long and about 8 1/2 ounces (19 wks) to NOW 6 1/2 inches and about 10 1/2 ounces (20 wks) - to be completely official at our ultrasound on August 11, GB measured 7/10 of a pound and is in the 25th percentile.
Baby Changes:
19 wks
* GB's sensory development is exploding - the brain is developing specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision and touch
* some research suggests that GB may be able to hear my voice now
* arms and legs are in the right proportion to the body now
* kidneys continue to make urine
* hair on scalp is sprouting
* a waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid
20 wks
* GB is swallowing more these days - good practice for digestive system
* producing meconium - a black, sticky by-product of digestion
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 11 pounds, my new OB/GYN in Tyler told me she would like me to gain between 25-35 lbs total.
Best Moment this Week: My ultrasound on August 11 was AMAZING! It's also great to be 'unofficially officially' moved to Tyler with my husband. I arrived on August 3.
Gender: We've chosen to be SURPRISED!
Movement: Lots of 'bubbles' and 'flutters'
Food / Drink Cravings: ice water, milk, cereal, pizza, hashbrowns, fruit - hasn't really changed much
What I miss: family, friends and our pets in Killeen and sleeping on my back
Sleep: I have definitely noticed a change in my sleep, not as sound as it once was. There has been lots of tossing and turning, trying to get comfortable. Plus, I am up eating every night at some point, sometimes every few hours and other times just for a bowl of cereal in the wee morning hours.
What I am looking forward to: Lots of things - getting plugged in here in Tyler with new friends, church, etc. Selling our home in Killeen and buying our own here.
Symptoms: Still getting nauseous in between meals and throwing up from time to time. Fortunately, I have only had 3 episodes of vomiting since moving to Tyler. Eating / snacking often is KEY.
Lots of stretching and expanding of my tummy area.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Ultrasound Pictures - Exactly 20 Weeks
Meet Gummy Bear at 20 weeks!
Johnny and I went to my very first appointment in Tyler yesterday and were able to get the ultrasound squeezed in too. We really like my new OB/GYN and all the ladies at Four Seasons were so sweet. We definitely liked the change of pace being in a small clinic setting.
Below are all the pictures that could be taken, without giving away the gender. There was lots of 'eye closing' for us since GB wanted to have its legs spread for most of it. :) GB was also very active and so some shots were not as clear since the baby has to be at a stand still when the picture is captured.
We got to see various things from the measuring of the skull, the 3 vessels on the umbilical cord, 4 heart chambers, kidneys, bladder, stomach and diaphragm, and the bones in the arms and legs.
What an AMAZING expderience! We stand AMAZED at God's creation growing inside my tummy.
Johnny and I went to my very first appointment in Tyler yesterday and were able to get the ultrasound squeezed in too. We really like my new OB/GYN and all the ladies at Four Seasons were so sweet. We definitely liked the change of pace being in a small clinic setting.
Below are all the pictures that could be taken, without giving away the gender. There was lots of 'eye closing' for us since GB wanted to have its legs spread for most of it. :) GB was also very active and so some shots were not as clear since the baby has to be at a stand still when the picture is captured.
We got to see various things from the measuring of the skull, the 3 vessels on the umbilical cord, 4 heart chambers, kidneys, bladder, stomach and diaphragm, and the bones in the arms and legs.
What an AMAZING expderience! We stand AMAZED at God's creation growing inside my tummy.
It's hard to believe GB is just 7/10 of a pound here
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