21 WEEKS PREGNANT - 22ND WEEK OF DEVELOPMENT
Hi, everyone!
This week:
-Our little girl geekling will grow to about the size of a spaghetti squash (11 inches long from head to toe, 8 inches from head to rump) and a weight of about 1 pound. We're out of the ounces and into the pounds!
-Her lips, eyelids and eyebrows are becoming more distinct and she's developing tiny tooth buds beneath her gums
-Her eyes have formed, but her irises still lack pigment (blue or brown, we'll see!)
-Fine hairs called lanugo cover her body and she has deep wrinkles on her skin that will go away when she develops a padding of fat (can't wait for a chubby little baby!)
-Inside her belly her pancreas is developing, helping the production of important hormones
-She can now perceive light and dark, hear our voices and my heartbeat as well as the gurgling of my stomach and the sound of blood as it circulates through my body
As for me:
-My uterus stretches to about an inch above my belly button; I guess I'm making room for the growing little one
-I have definitely been feeling the geekling move, now, there's no doubt about it; she seems to punch my bladder hardest when it's full - I know, it's just a precursor of the strength she'll gain to injure me from the inside out later on
-My back pain is accelerating at a high rate; we bought a back massager today to attempt to curb some of the pain. I cannot find a comfortable position in which to sleep so I'm barely getting any, not to mention the three or four times a night I have to get up so I can use the bathroom
-My headaches have all but subsided - I only get one or two a week now, and they rarely last longer than 12 hours
-My nausea has not subsided - still crossing my fingers that it will actually go away at some point during my pregnancy. Only a few active incidents this week, but I feel like rather than slowing down the nausea is escalating; indigestion is plaguing me now, too, so I'm downing the maximum dosage of Tums every day
-I got lots of good advice on how to deal with unsolicited advice this week - thanks to Michelle for the best advice of all! ;)
We got the chance to go away last night to the recreation area our base owns for our anniversary. The manager is a business friend of mine and hooked us up with the DV (distinguished visitor) Suite. It was really nice, and even though it was just a night, it was great to get away from home, have some quiet away from the base, have a fancy dinner, and not have to clean up after ourselves. We played Monopoly and watched movies all evening - it was great! Tomorrow marks SIX years of marriage. Some may say we're just getting started, but I feel like we've come a long way. Six years is pretty significant in a world where 50% of all marriages end in divorce and many give up as soon as the going gets tough.
Hope you all have a wonderful week!
sábado, 25 de julio de 2009
jueves, 23 de julio de 2009
It's a...
GIRL!
We're SO excited about our little one. The ultrasound result was the same today as 6 weeks ago at our appointment in Denver, so with two seasoned ultrasound techs making the same assessment we're pretty confident we can go pink and purple buying crazy. :)
She was moving around, had a strong heartbeat of 153bpm and was punching and kicking like crazy. I'm only feeling light punches/kicks and vibrations of her moving, but at least I'm feeling something!
Hope you're all well!
We're SO excited about our little one. The ultrasound result was the same today as 6 weeks ago at our appointment in Denver, so with two seasoned ultrasound techs making the same assessment we're pretty confident we can go pink and purple buying crazy. :)
She was moving around, had a strong heartbeat of 153bpm and was punching and kicking like crazy. I'm only feeling light punches/kicks and vibrations of her moving, but at least I'm feeling something!
Hope you're all well!
sábado, 18 de julio de 2009
21 - Halfway there... in theory
20 WEEKS PREGNANT - 21ST WEEK OF PREGNANCY
This week:
-The baby will grow to about 10.5 inches long from head to toe, about the length of a carrot, and to about three-quarters of a pound
-He or she has begun to taste everything I eat by swallowing a bit of amniotic fluid every day for nutrition, hydration and digestion practice; hopefully when he or she gets a taste of fresh fruit and vegetables I can start eating them again without getting nauseated
-I should start to really feel the "flutters" this week; which for me hopefully means being able to identify the "flutters" as the baby moving
-If I can feel he or she kicking I should be able to pick up on a pattern, as he or she works into regular movement
-The baby's eyebrows and eyelids are present now
-If it's a girl her vagina has begun to form
As for me:
-I might start getting stretch marks soon, something I'm not too excited about and I hope won't happen for awhile
-I also might start getting varicose veins, another something I hope doesn't happen
-I am still experiencing nausea every day; now, I know that certain women experience different things, but are you kidding me? Nausea at 20 weeks? Give me a break!
-I think I had some Braxton Hicks contractions the other night; I awoke at 3am with extreme pain in my lower abdomen that lasted for a few minutes. I was thinking that I might need to go to the hospital, but since the pain went away I didn't go. If it comes back I will definitely go to the hospital.
-Lastly, and most controversially, I'm sure, I have also been receiving mass amounts of unsolicited advice along with the advice I actually ask for. I'm so sick of people telling me what is going to happen, because they experienced it (but they can hardly believe that in the second trimester I have daily nausea and I'm not having the time of my life). No offense to everyone, but I know things are not going to get easier, and I know that it will only get harder and I know that the third trimester and getting kicked from the inside and the labor and the first few months/years of the baby's life are going to be hard and that when my kid is a teenager I will want to strangle him or her at times, but I don't need people to tell me all of that - I know! I have had a lot more difficult pregnancy than I thought I would and it's been really frustrating for people to tell me it was only going to get harder when I know that because that's what I've been experiencing. I'm not counting on things getting easier (especially because when things were supposed to get easier they didn't); I'm not naive. I ask for advice when I want/need it, and I'm so very appreciative of all of the people who have been supportive or friendly or helped me out when I needed it or given me advice when I've asked for it. But please please PLEASE don't tell me how easy I've had it so far and how much worse things can/will get. I need support, not for people to try to scare me or make me feel worse. Sorry for the aside, it's just getting more and more frustrating and with my added hormones and emotions it's not helping.
:)
In other news... We have an ultrasound on Thursday morning and I am so excited I could scream! Since I, apparently, am not going to feel the baby moving around to reassure me that everything is okay, it will be nice to see him or her moving around on the screen.
Hope everyone is having a good week!
This week:
-The baby will grow to about 10.5 inches long from head to toe, about the length of a carrot, and to about three-quarters of a pound
-He or she has begun to taste everything I eat by swallowing a bit of amniotic fluid every day for nutrition, hydration and digestion practice; hopefully when he or she gets a taste of fresh fruit and vegetables I can start eating them again without getting nauseated
-I should start to really feel the "flutters" this week; which for me hopefully means being able to identify the "flutters" as the baby moving
-If I can feel he or she kicking I should be able to pick up on a pattern, as he or she works into regular movement
-The baby's eyebrows and eyelids are present now
-If it's a girl her vagina has begun to form
As for me:
-I might start getting stretch marks soon, something I'm not too excited about and I hope won't happen for awhile
-I also might start getting varicose veins, another something I hope doesn't happen
-I am still experiencing nausea every day; now, I know that certain women experience different things, but are you kidding me? Nausea at 20 weeks? Give me a break!
-I think I had some Braxton Hicks contractions the other night; I awoke at 3am with extreme pain in my lower abdomen that lasted for a few minutes. I was thinking that I might need to go to the hospital, but since the pain went away I didn't go. If it comes back I will definitely go to the hospital.
-Lastly, and most controversially, I'm sure, I have also been receiving mass amounts of unsolicited advice along with the advice I actually ask for. I'm so sick of people telling me what is going to happen, because they experienced it (but they can hardly believe that in the second trimester I have daily nausea and I'm not having the time of my life). No offense to everyone, but I know things are not going to get easier, and I know that it will only get harder and I know that the third trimester and getting kicked from the inside and the labor and the first few months/years of the baby's life are going to be hard and that when my kid is a teenager I will want to strangle him or her at times, but I don't need people to tell me all of that - I know! I have had a lot more difficult pregnancy than I thought I would and it's been really frustrating for people to tell me it was only going to get harder when I know that because that's what I've been experiencing. I'm not counting on things getting easier (especially because when things were supposed to get easier they didn't); I'm not naive. I ask for advice when I want/need it, and I'm so very appreciative of all of the people who have been supportive or friendly or helped me out when I needed it or given me advice when I've asked for it. But please please PLEASE don't tell me how easy I've had it so far and how much worse things can/will get. I need support, not for people to try to scare me or make me feel worse. Sorry for the aside, it's just getting more and more frustrating and with my added hormones and emotions it's not helping.
:)
In other news... We have an ultrasound on Thursday morning and I am so excited I could scream! Since I, apparently, am not going to feel the baby moving around to reassure me that everything is okay, it will be nice to see him or her moving around on the screen.
Hope everyone is having a good week!
sábado, 11 de julio de 2009
Baby Banana
19 WEEKS PREGNANT - 20TH WEEK OF DEVELOPMENT
Wow, look at that belly! This week was kind of rough. My nausea got the better of me several times and it was just an altogether unpleasant week to be pregnant. Baby must be moving a lot, but I still can't tell if I can feel it. I think I've been feeling him/her move this week, but I'm not sure. It's not consistent, and I know I'll know it when I feel it.
This week:
-The geekling will grow to be the size of a banana, about 6.5 inches long from head to rump (length calculations have all been from head to rump until now; next week, in the second half of the pregnancy - oh my goodness! - the calculations will be from head to toe), about the length of a banana
-He or she will grow to weigh about 10.5 oz
-If we are having a boy his testicles have begun to descend from his abdomen to his scrotum (and he will kill me someday for typing this)
-If we are having a girl her uterus is fully formed and her ovaries are holding about seven million primitive eggs (much to her dad's chagrin, I'm sure)
-He or she is swallowing more now, giving his or her digestive system lots of practice
-He or she is producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion (the tar-looking substance that will come out in his or her first diapers - ick!)
As for me:
-My hair and nails are growing faster and stronger thanks to pregnancy hormones and increased circulation
-My appetite should kick in as soon as I'm done being nauseous for half of every day; for now I'm eating smaller meals than usual, but I get hungry more often (which is good anyway). Unfortunately I'm still not completely past the baby's aversion to healthy food. I say the baby's aversion because I am craving a big fat salad and I just know that if I eat one it will come right back up
-My weight gain will start to pick up at this point, which is scary, but I'm working on it. I've started working out again, after a hiatus that was induced by my fear that I was going to shake the baby out and continued by my extreme exhaustion and my extended vacation
-I put in my resignation this week at work; I will officially be done on 7 Aug. For those of you that haven't heard the plan, I will quit working in August to finish up my Master's without the added stress/time restraints of a full-time job. I should be able to finish up my coursework in the August-October term, take my comprehensive exam in October, and, provided I pass the exam, be a December graduate school graduate! Can't wait!
Well, that's about all there is to report from the home-front. Hope you're all having a wonderful week!
Love, Tara
Wow, look at that belly! This week was kind of rough. My nausea got the better of me several times and it was just an altogether unpleasant week to be pregnant. Baby must be moving a lot, but I still can't tell if I can feel it. I think I've been feeling him/her move this week, but I'm not sure. It's not consistent, and I know I'll know it when I feel it.
This week:
-The geekling will grow to be the size of a banana, about 6.5 inches long from head to rump (length calculations have all been from head to rump until now; next week, in the second half of the pregnancy - oh my goodness! - the calculations will be from head to toe), about the length of a banana
-He or she will grow to weigh about 10.5 oz
-If we are having a boy his testicles have begun to descend from his abdomen to his scrotum (and he will kill me someday for typing this)
-If we are having a girl her uterus is fully formed and her ovaries are holding about seven million primitive eggs (much to her dad's chagrin, I'm sure)
-He or she is swallowing more now, giving his or her digestive system lots of practice
-He or she is producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion (the tar-looking substance that will come out in his or her first diapers - ick!)
As for me:
-My hair and nails are growing faster and stronger thanks to pregnancy hormones and increased circulation
-My appetite should kick in as soon as I'm done being nauseous for half of every day; for now I'm eating smaller meals than usual, but I get hungry more often (which is good anyway). Unfortunately I'm still not completely past the baby's aversion to healthy food. I say the baby's aversion because I am craving a big fat salad and I just know that if I eat one it will come right back up
-My weight gain will start to pick up at this point, which is scary, but I'm working on it. I've started working out again, after a hiatus that was induced by my fear that I was going to shake the baby out and continued by my extreme exhaustion and my extended vacation
-I put in my resignation this week at work; I will officially be done on 7 Aug. For those of you that haven't heard the plan, I will quit working in August to finish up my Master's without the added stress/time restraints of a full-time job. I should be able to finish up my coursework in the August-October term, take my comprehensive exam in October, and, provided I pass the exam, be a December graduate school graduate! Can't wait!
Well, that's about all there is to report from the home-front. Hope you're all having a wonderful week!
Love, Tara
viernes, 3 de julio de 2009
19th Week
18 WEEKS PREGNANT - 19TH WEEK OF PREGNANCY
This week:
-The baby will grow to about the size of a mango or an heirloom tomato, about 6 inches long, and will grow to a weight of about 8.5 ounces
-The baby will develop a greasy white substance all over his or her body called vernix caseosa that will protect him or her from "pickling" (according to babycenter.com - a weird thought) in the amniotic fluid
-His or her arms and legs are in the proper proportions to each other and the rest of his or her body now
-His or her kidneys are continuing to make urine
-His or her scalp is beginning to sprout hair (which I hope her or she will retain after birth, because I was bald for a LONG time)
-The baby's sensory development is really racing this week, and his or her brain is designating specialized areas for all five senses; he or she should be able to hear all of the talking we've been doing to the belly bump and the music we blast in the car (this kid is going to either love or hate Billy Joel and Elton John!) and at home
-He or she should also be moving a lot this week, although I'm stil unable to feel any movement (I know, it's supposed to feel like gas bubbles, but I don't feel those either)
As for me:
-I should be feeling round ligament pain even more clearly now; although my abdominal pain has been pretty steady for awhile
-I also am getting some numbness and tingling in my extremities, which is apparently normal; in addition I've been having some swelling in my feet
-My skin also may experience some reddening, my freckles, moles and scars may become more pronounced with the changing skin tone
-I also have to be more careful about skin exposure; like my pasty white skin can handle any more potential damage! I'd better stick to the SPF 30+, huh?
-I have still had quite a lot of nausea, and I have a very weak stomach, getting nauseated very easily (something I never really had before)
-My headaches are also not getting any better; I have at least 4 or 5 headaches per week, usually lasting more than 12 hours at a time, and sometimes longer (meaning I pretty much have a headache every day, whether it's leftover from the day before or not)
Not too much else to report! We're giving a lot of thought to the things we'd like to purchase for the little one, and have already bought a few things. I ordered some maternity clothes this week, which was exciting, especially since I can't zip any of my pants. :) And we picked out the baby's name this week, narrowing our list to two wonderful first names and a middle name that goes with both. We will wait to meet our child before we determine the final name. Even though it's likely that we'll reveal the baby's sex to you all, there's no chance at all of us revealing the name(s) we have picked, so don't even bother pestering us. :)
Hope you have a wonderful week!
This week:
-The baby will grow to about the size of a mango or an heirloom tomato, about 6 inches long, and will grow to a weight of about 8.5 ounces
-The baby will develop a greasy white substance all over his or her body called vernix caseosa that will protect him or her from "pickling" (according to babycenter.com - a weird thought) in the amniotic fluid
-His or her arms and legs are in the proper proportions to each other and the rest of his or her body now
-His or her kidneys are continuing to make urine
-His or her scalp is beginning to sprout hair (which I hope her or she will retain after birth, because I was bald for a LONG time)
-The baby's sensory development is really racing this week, and his or her brain is designating specialized areas for all five senses; he or she should be able to hear all of the talking we've been doing to the belly bump and the music we blast in the car (this kid is going to either love or hate Billy Joel and Elton John!) and at home
-He or she should also be moving a lot this week, although I'm stil unable to feel any movement (I know, it's supposed to feel like gas bubbles, but I don't feel those either)
As for me:
-I should be feeling round ligament pain even more clearly now; although my abdominal pain has been pretty steady for awhile
-I also am getting some numbness and tingling in my extremities, which is apparently normal; in addition I've been having some swelling in my feet
-My skin also may experience some reddening, my freckles, moles and scars may become more pronounced with the changing skin tone
-I also have to be more careful about skin exposure; like my pasty white skin can handle any more potential damage! I'd better stick to the SPF 30+, huh?
-I have still had quite a lot of nausea, and I have a very weak stomach, getting nauseated very easily (something I never really had before)
-My headaches are also not getting any better; I have at least 4 or 5 headaches per week, usually lasting more than 12 hours at a time, and sometimes longer (meaning I pretty much have a headache every day, whether it's leftover from the day before or not)
Not too much else to report! We're giving a lot of thought to the things we'd like to purchase for the little one, and have already bought a few things. I ordered some maternity clothes this week, which was exciting, especially since I can't zip any of my pants. :) And we picked out the baby's name this week, narrowing our list to two wonderful first names and a middle name that goes with both. We will wait to meet our child before we determine the final name. Even though it's likely that we'll reveal the baby's sex to you all, there's no chance at all of us revealing the name(s) we have picked, so don't even bother pestering us. :)
Hope you have a wonderful week!
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