29 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: Twenty-nine weeks!

Oh. my. word! 

Ten weeks! 

67 days!

That's all that's left of this pregnancy!  I know I have said it before, but I can't believe how fast this is flying.  Gannon and Austyn are very excited, and they talk about their new baby all the time.  They are always asking if it is March, yet so the baby can come out.

I forgot to blog this earlier, but a couple of weeks ago, someone at day care asked them if their mommy was going to have a baby.

Gannon said, "No, WE are going to have a baby!"

I was so proud of him.  Bryan and I have never put it in that context to him, so the fact that he, on his own, has completely internalized this, just amazes me. 

Size of baby:
Baby M weighs between two-and-a-half and three pounds, and is just over 15 inches long.

Fetal Development:

"Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.." -babycenter.com

"Baby already measures about 15.2 to 16.7 inches long. Right now, we weighs about 2.5 to 3.8 pounds but he's still got a ways to go -- can you believe he'll triple in weight before birth?
He's getting a little cramped in there, since he's growing so fast. But you probably already realize that, since you're getting all those jabs and kicks.  He's growing white fat deposits under his skin, and his energy is surging because of it. 
Feel a subtle twitch? It might be baby hiccupping." -thebump.com

Movement: Baby M wiggles, rolls, and squirms more than kicks, and it still amazes me every time.  It is such a miracle!
At this point, I have to start doing kick counts.  This means I have to lay on my side for thirty minutes (3-4 times per day) and monitor movements.  I should be feeling 4-6 movements in that thirty minute time period.  If there aren't 4-6 movements, I have to roll to my other side and try again.
*When I was pregnant with Austyn, she did not cooperate with this at all.  She liked to scare us.  Around 33-34 weeks, she stopped moving, almost completely.  We went to the ER to have her checked more than once, and they couldn't even get her to move (although her heartbeat was very strong).  They did ultrasounds and discovered that my fluid levels were a little low, and that's what was causing her lack of movement.

Heartbeat: 135

Gender: We don't know!

Gut feeling: Gannon and I are saying boy, and Bryan  and Austyn say girl.

Cravings: White gravy!! I want chicken strips or chicken fried steak and white gravy all. the. time! And, pizza rolls!! I know, yuck...but YUM!! haha

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +11 pounds

MaternityClothes: I am still wearing both regular and maternity tops, but I have retired my regular jeans, finally!

Sleep: Sleep has actually gotten better...for the moment :)

What I miss: Honestly, I am really, really sad that I can't soak in a really hot bubble bath!

Symptoms:

-Morning sickness is still here, but she only visits in the morning. I know better than to try to eat breakfast...I just make up for it the rest of the day!

-Clumsy!! Boy, am I clumsy! I drop everything, I trip over my own feet, and I knock over any glass in my reach. Sheesh! I ran into a tent pole at Academy the other night, and at Subway, I turned to leave the register and ran into the post that makes the line...Oy. I was like this with Gannon, too, but had no sense of recovery. This time, I am able to save at least most of my spills.

-Vivid dreams! I know I have talked about these before, so I won't go into detail about all of them, just let me tell you...Wooo-eeee, there have been some doozies! Ha!

Leg and foot cramps! Yuck! These have really been intensifying lately.

-Back/hip pain! This has actually gotten much better since I have been seeing the chiropractor. It isn't gone...but it is much better! I have stretched my appointments out to four weeks, now.

Missing Feet-- I am having more trouble every day reaching my feet! Putting on my socks and shoes has become a real chore, ha!

Braxton Hicks Contractions: I never really had these with the first two, but I have them all the time with this one.

Indigestion!  All. Day. Long!  I didn't experience this with the first two--actually, I have never experienced this, so it's new for me. It's nasty. It leaves me nauseated at night when I am trying to fall asleep. It leaves me starving and nauseated at the same time. Weirdest. Feeling. Ever!

We have made it to the third trimester!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: Twenty-eight weeks!

This marks the start of my third trimester!  Oh, my gosh...How are we already here??

Only 74 more days (hopefully) until we meet Baby M.  Okay, so it is actually 84 until my actual due date, but I am really, really hoping for 74 days from now :) 

 

Size of baby:
Baby M weighs between two and two-and-a-half pounds, and is about 14.8 inches long.

Fetal Development:

"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." -babycenter.com

"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."
-thebump.com

Movement: Baby M kicks and wiggles more and more everyday. Those rolls and squirms are even waking me at night sometimes. I absolutely love it!

Heartbeat: 160

Gender: We don't know!

Gut feeling: Nothing has changed here for anyone. The kids and I are saying boy, and Bryan says girl.

Cravings: White gravy!! I want chicken strips or chicken fried steak and white gravy all. the. time! And, pizza rolls!! I know, yuck...but YUM!! haha

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +11 pounds

MaternityClothes: I am still wearing both regular and maternity tops, but I have retired my regular jeans, finally!

Sleep: Sleep has actually gotten better...for the moment :)

What I miss: Honestly, I am really, really sad that I can't soak in a really hot bubble bath!

Symptoms:

-Morning sickness is still here, but she only visits in the morning. I know better than to try to eat breakfast...I just make up for it the rest of the day!

-Clumsy!! Boy, am I clumsy! I drop everything, I trip over my own feet, and I knock over any glass in my reach. Sheesh! I ran into a tent pole at Academy the other night, and at Subway, I turned to leave the register and ran into the post that makes the line...Oy. I was like this with Gannon, too, but had no sense of recovery. This time, I am able to save at least most of my spills.

-Vivid dreams! I know I have talked about these before, so I won't go into detail about all of them, just let me tell you...Wooo-eeee, there have been some doozies! Ha!

Leg and foot cramps! Yuck!  These have really been inensifying lately.

-Back/hip pain! This has actually gotten much better since I have been seeing the chiropractor. It isn't gone...but it is much better! I have stretched my appointments out to four weeks, now.

Missing Feet-- I am having more trouble every day reaching my feet! Putting on my socks and shoes has become a real chore, ha!

Braxton Hicks Contractions:  I never really had these with the first two, but I have them all the time with this one. 

Indigestion! I didn't experience this with the first two--actually, I have never experienced this, so it's new for me. It's nasty. It leaves me nauseated at night when I am trying to fall asleep. It leaves me starving and nauseated at the same time. Weirdest. Feeling. Ever!

One Post, Two Bellies

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: Twenty-five weeks!

Size of baby: Baby M is 13.5 inches long and weighs 1.5 pounds.
**Last week at our ultrasound, they measured baby M at 1 pound 7 ounces.  I am sure this week, it is more than this...Remember, these stats are only an average**

Movement: Baby M kicks and wiggles more and more everyday.  Those rolls and squirms are even waking me mat night sometimes.  I absolutely love it!

Heartbeat: 156

Fetal Development:

"Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture."  --babycenter.com

"She's enjoying her new sense of equilibrium -- she now knows which way is up and which is down.  She's growing more fat and more hair too!"  -thebump.com

Gender: We don't know!

Gut feeling: Nothing has changed here for anyone.  The kids and I are saying boy, and Bryan says girl.

Cravings: White gravy!! I want chicken strips or chicken fried steak and white gravy all. the. time!  And, pizza rolls!!  I know, yuck...but YUM!!  haha

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +8 pounds
Here we go...With all the sickness and stress behind me, look out!!

MaternityClothes: I am still wearing mostly regular clothes, although I have no clue how. I have two pairs of maternity jeans--one, I hate..and the other falls off, so I just wear my regular jeans. I am mostly wearing regular shirts that are longer in length--that way they are long enough to cover this belly!

**I am carrying this baby high, which may be the reason I can still button my regular jeans. Apparently, Austyn was low...I could no longer force the button on my jeans together for her pregnancy at only nine weeks!

Sleep: Sleep has actually gotten better...for the moment :)

What I miss:  Honestly, I am really, really sad that I can't soak in a really hot bubble bath!

Symptoms:

-Morning sickness is still here, but she only visits in the morning. I know better than to try to eat breakfast...I just make up for it the rest of the day!

-Clumsy!! Boy, am I clumsy! I drop everything, I trip over my own feet, and I knock over any glass in my reach. Sheesh! I ran into a tent pole at Academy the other night, and at Subway, I turned to leave the register and ran into the post that makes the line...Oy. I was like this with Gannon, too, but had no sense of recovery. This time, I am able to save at least most of my spills.

-Vivid dreams! I know I have talked about these before, so I won't go into detail about all of them, just let me tell you...Wooo-eeee, there have been some doozies! Ha!

Leg cramps! Yuck :(

-Back/hip pain! This has actually gotten much better since I have been seeing the chiropractor. It isn't gone...but it is much better! My last appointment went great, and I am even able to stretch out my visits from two to three weeks!

Missing Feet-- I am having more trouble every day reaching my feet! Putting on my socks and shoes has become a real chore, ha!

Oh, and for a treat, here is a picture of Daddy poking out his 25 week belly just for me!


Haha!  Isn't he the best!  I love him :)

23 Weeks

The fruit this week is a papaya.  Apparently, those are out of season because I couldn't find one.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: Twenty-three weeks

Size of baby: Baby M is 11.5 inches long and weighs 1 pound and 2 ounces.

Movement: Baby M kicks and wiggles at fairly predictable times of the day, now. I can feel a few thumps in the morning when I wake up, but not much. Baby M is most active between 10 and 2--thump-thump-kick-wiggle-squirm.  Night time has also gotten to be pretty active.  Gannon and Austyn have even been able to feel the kicks and punches.

Heartbeat: 144

Fetal Development:

"With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound, you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb."
 --babycenter.com

"She's forming little nipples (yeah, really!), and her face is fully formed now -- she just needs a little extra fat to fill it out.  She's also listening to your voice and your heartbeat -- and even to loud sounds like cars honking and dogs barking."

-thebump.com

I know these aren't the clearest pictures, but here are two of my favorites from Baby M's photo shoot on Thursday.  The first is a shot of the face.....

...which took us forever to get because our little peanut was being so bashful the whole dang time!  That little hand stayed right there for the majority of the ultrasound.  But isn't it a sweet little hand?  ;)

Cravings: Still a junk-food-junkie!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +4 pounds

MaternityClothes: I am still wearing mostly regular clothes, although I have no clue how. I have two pairs of maternity jeans--one, I hate..and the other falls off. I am mostly wearing regular shirts that are longer in length--that way they are long enough to cover this belly!

**I am carrying this baby high, which may be the reason I can still button my regular jeans. Apparently, Austyn was low...I could no longer force the button on my jeans together for her pregnancy at only nine weeks!

Gender: We are not going to find out!  Bryan decided two days before the ultrasound that he wanted to go ahead and find out, but I stood firm!  When it was time for the tech to look in that area, we both turned away.  He said that was probably the hardest thing he has ever done, haha!  I am very proud of us, though :)

Gut feeling: My "boy feeling" is stronger than ever (and, no, I really didn't peak!), but Bryan is standing firm with girl.

Sleep: Sleep has actually gotten better...for the moment :)

What I miss: Nothing really... I am falling into the "I love everything about my pregnancy" stage :)

Symptoms:

-Morning sickness is still here, but she only visits in the morning. I know better than to try to eat breakfast...I just make up for it the rest of the day!

-Clumsy!! Boy, am I clumsy! I drop everything, I trip over my own feet, and I knock over any glass in my reach. Sheesh! I ran into a tent pole at Academy the other night, and at Subway, I turned to leave the register and ran into the post that makes the line...Oy. I was like this with Gannon, too, but had no sense of recovery. This time, I am able to save at least most of my spills.

-Vivid dreams! I know I have talked about these before, so I won't go into detail about all of them, just let me tell you...Wooo-eeee, there have been some doozies! Ha!

-Allergies! Ick! It is pretty much confined to a nagging cough now, so that's good!
Leg cramps! Yuck :(

-Back/hip pain! This has actually gotten much better since I have been seeing the chiropractor. It isn't gone...but it is much better! My last appointment went great, and I am even able to stretch out my visits from two to three weeks!

Missing Feet-- I am having more trouble every day reaching my feet!  Putting on my socks and shoes has become a real chore, ha!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: Twenty-one weeks

Size of baby: Baby M is 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot— and weighs in at 12.7 ounces (about 3/4 of a pound!).

Movement: Baby M kicks and wiggles at fairly predictable times of the day, now.  I can feel a few thumps in the morning when I wake up, but not much.  Baby M is most active between 10 and 2--thump-thump-kick-wiggle-squirm.  I can also feel little kicks when I lay down to go to bed, but not much.
-At some point in the near future, I am supposed to start doing "kick counts".  I should be able to feel Baby M move at least ten times during any given hour.

-Baby M isn't nearly as active as Gannon was.   I never had to count kicks with him.  He moved constantly.  I would reach ten within the first 10-15 minutes any time I stopped to count.

-Austyn, on the other hand, was super laid back.  She moved so little that towards the pregnancy, she started to worry Mommy and the doctors.  She even had to be observed a few times.
-This little Peanut seems to be taking more after big sister than big brother in this department.

 

Heartbeat: 156

Fetal Development:

Okay, so you may notice that this is out of order...I had to move it here to preface the weight gain ;)

Cravings: So, here is where I start gaining weight!  Cravings are hitting at full-force.  This week, I want cold and sweet all. the. time!  Juice, Popsicles, ice cream, ice cream bars, etc....For work, I bought a box of Moo Bars, a box of Crunch Bars, and a box of Juice bars...I am averaging 3-4 bars/day.  Eeeek!  A craving for sopapilla cheesecake hit the other night, and I had to bake one of those, too!
-Which reminds me-- When I was pregnant for Gannon, I craved green Popsicles--you know, the Blue Bell Bullets (I think?).  I had forgotten all about that craving until it hit me Monday at school.  I NEED A GREEN POPSICLE!!  Ha!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +3

MaternityClothes: I am still wearing mostly regular clothes, although I have no clue how.  Maternity clothes are still to big, so I am just making do for now. I do have two pairs of maternity jeans that I wear on occasion, but that's it. 

 

Gender: We are not going to find out!

Gut feeling: I really do still feel like it is a boy. But others disagree:

Bryan says, "That baby's a girl!"

So you may remember the talk we had with both the kiddos about how they may not get the baby they "want", but we will love our new baby no matter what.  At this point, Gannon wanted a boy, and Austyn wanted a girl.
Well now, Austyn will only refer to her baby as Parker.  Mia has been forgotten.  Now, we are having to have that talk with her again, only backwards...."If Parker happens to be a Mia, we will still love her."  To which she responds, "NO!  My baby is PARKER.  Not Mia.  My Parker-Baby!"
Sheesh....

Sleep: Sleep has actually gotten better...for the moment :)

 

 

What I miss:  Nothing really... I am falling into the "I love everything about my pregnancy" stage :)

Aversions: None...I think I may delete this section.

Symptoms:

-Morning sickness is still here, but she only visits in the morning.  I know better than to try to eat breakfast...I just make up for it the rest of the day!

-Clumsy!! Boy, am I clumsy! I drop everything, I trip over my own feet, and I knock over any glass in my reach. Sheesh! I ran into a tent pole at Academy the other night, and at Subway, I turned to leave the register and ran into the post that makes the line...Oy. I was like this with Gannon, too, but had no sense of recovery. This time, I am able to save at least most of my spills.

-Vivid dreams! I know I have talked about these before, so I won't go into detail about all of them, just let me tell you...Wooo-eeee, there have been some doozies! Ha!

-Allergies!  Ick!  It is pretty much confined to a nagging cough now, so that's good!



Leg cramps! Yuck :(



-Back/hip pain!  This has actually gotten much better since I have been seeing the chiropractor.  It isn't gone...but it is much better!  My next appointment isn't for another week, so no new updates for now.

"Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well."
-babycenter.com

"As her digestive system preps for the outside world, she's manufacturing meconium -- the tarry black substance you'll find in her first dirty diaper (ew)!  If it's a girl, she's already got a lifetime's supply of eggs in her womb -- about six million of them!  -thebump.com

19 Weeks--I'm Calling Halfway!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along:  Nineteen weeks--I am going to call halfway here, since neither of my first pregnancies went to forty weeks (Gannon was 38, and Austyn was 36).

Size of baby: Baby M is about 6 inches long (about the size of a mango or a large heirloom tomato) and weighs in at about 8.5 ounces.

** babies are measured from the crown (or top) of the head to the rump (or bottom) until about 20 weeks. This is because a baby's legs are curled up against his torso during the first half of pregnancy and very hard to measure.

Movement: Thump, thump, kick, wiggle! All. Day. Long! I think it might be because I am still pretending to fit into non-maternity jeans, ha! 

October 31--Halloween--18wks 3 days--Bryan felt the baby move!  Yippee!  I was so excited about this, and to my surprise, I think he was too!

Heartbeat: 152

Fetal Development:

"She is developing a protective coating over her skin, called vernix caseosa. It's greasy and white and you may see some of it at her birth.  She is also working on her five senses. Nerve cells for her sense of taste, hearing, sight and smell are developing in her brain." -thebump.com

 

"Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.
Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid." -babycenter.com

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 0!! Yay, I finally broke even:)

MaternityClothes: I am still wearing mostly regular clothes.  Maternity clothes are still to big, so I am just making do for now.  I do have two pairs of maternity jeans that I wear on occasion, but that's it.

Gender: We are not going to find out!

Gut feeling: I really do still feel like it is a boy. But others disagree:

Bryan says, "That baby's a girl!"

While Austyn still wants a girl, and Gannon still wants a boy, we have had the conversation many times about what might happen if Mia turns out to be Parker, or if Parker turns out to be Mia.  They have both agreed they will love their new baby no matter what.  Cross your fingers with me that this still rings true in March ;)

Sleep: Sleep has been awful this week.  I have a terrible cold, and it keeps me up during the night. 

What I miss: Sleep!!

Cravings: The junkie cravings are not really going away, but they are losing out more to better foods.  I made my first broccoli bread the other day (thanks, Rachelle!), and it was delish!!  My cravings have gotten sweeter lately, but maybe it is just because Halloween candy is ev.ery.where!

Aversions: I cannot stand the smell of meat cooking, but I have no problem eating it. Does this count as an aversion?

Symptoms:

-I still can't eat breakfast, because I am too sick in the morning. But it is pretty much limited to the mornings, now! Yay!

-Clumsy!! Boy, am I clumsy! I drop everything, I trip over my own feet, and I knock over any glass in my reach. Sheesh! I ran into a tent pole at Academy the other night, and at Subway, I turned to leave the register and ran into the post that makes the line...Oy. I was like this with Gannon, too, but had no sense of recovery. This time, I am able to save at least most of my spills.

-Vivid dreams! I know I have talked about these before, so I won't go into detail about all of them, just let me tell you...Wooo-eeee, there have been some doozies! Ha!

-Allergies! Ick! sneezing, coughing, runny and stuffy nose, sore throat...Yep, pretty much the works.
--Well, the allergies have turned into a full-blown cold, yuck!
-Back/hip pain! Ouch! My hips are killing me. The pain is especially bad in my left hip, and even shoots down my leg at times.  My left leg is also weak most of the time.  Update: I have found a chiropractor here (thank goodness!), and he is great.  I saw him for the first time on Tuesday, and I will go back again Friday.  And!!  I even got Bryan to come with me!!!  The Doc said he has a lot of work to do there, ha!  Hopefully, he will start feeling better, now, and get more active again.  I know how much he hates being down. 

18, 18, 18!

I went to the doctor for a check-up this week and everything looks perfect!  We should get to see our littlest munchkin on camera at my next appointment (for growth and development measurements and such...not a gender reveal), which will be December 1.  I will be 23 weeks at that time.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along:  Eighteen weeks (almost halfway there)!

Size of baby: Baby M is just over 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper or sweet potato) and weighs almost 7 ounces.

Movement: Thump, thump, kick, wiggle!  All. Day. Long!  I think it might be because I am still pretending to fit into non-maternity jeans, ha!  Too bad Bryan hasn't felt anything, yet, because all is quiet at night :/

Heartbeat: 152

Fetal Development:

"She's about 5.6 inches long and about 6.7 ounces now and she keeps on growing rapidly (That's why you're probably feeling so hungry).  Can you believe she's yawning, hiccuping, sucking and swallowing?  And she's twisting, rolling, punching and kicking, too -- and she's big enough that you might be able to feel her doing it!" -thebump.com

“Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound."

-babycenter.com

Total Weight Gain/Loss: -1.... Moving on up :)

MaternityClothes: I am wearing some maternity jeans and shorts and some regular (some with the BellaBand and some without). A few of my regular tops are still fitting, but most have been packed away. All of my maternity tops are still too big, so don't judge me if I am wearing the same shirt every time you see me ;) I am also wearing a lot of dresses.

Gender: We are not going to find out! 

Gut feeling: I really do still feel like it is a boy.  But others disagree:

Bryan says, "That baby's a girl!"

Gannon says, "Oh, it has to be a boy! I don't need another girl!!"

Austyn says, "A boy? YUCK! Mia Kathryn is a GIRL!"

What do you think?

Sleep: Um, let's not even go there!  Ha!  I am up most mornings around three.  Sometimes I manage to doze on and off until five or six, but not usually.  I don't know why, though.  I am not uncomfortable, at all!  Just. can't. sleep!

What I miss: Sleep!!

Cravings: While I am still craving junk, junk, and more junk, home cooking is tasting better.  Bryan made gumbo for the first time this season, and YUM!  I love gumbo!  I also love chocolate covered granola bars, chocolate milk, donuts, Cheetos, pickles, and Popsicles!  I have to face it...I am a junk-Food-Junkie this pregnancy!

Aversions: I cannot stand the smell of meat cooking, but I have no problem eating it.  Does this count as an aversion?

Symptoms:

-I still can't eat breakfast, because I am too sick in the morning. But it is pretty much limited to the mornings, now! Yay!

-Back/hip pain! Ouch! My hips are killing me. I know they have already begun to shift, and they must just be in an awkward position right now. Man, oh, man...I need to get to a chiropractor.

-Clumsy!! Boy, am I clumsy! I drop everything, I trip over my own feet, and I knock over any glass in my reach. Sheesh! I ran into a tent pole at Academy the other night, and at Subway, I turned to leave the register and ran into the post that makes the line...Oy. I was like this with Gannon, too, but had no sense of recovery. This time, I am able to save at least most of my spills.

-Vivid dreams! I know I have talked about these before, so I won't go into detail about all of them, just let me tell you...Wooo-eeee, there have been some doozies! Ha!

-Allergies! Ick! sneezing, coughing, runny and stuffy nose, sore throat...Yep, pretty much the works.

PS-- Gannon and Austyn's Halloween party is today....  Stay tuned for pictures from the event!

17 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along:  Seventeen weeks!

Size of baby: Baby M is right at five inches long, which is about the size of an onion, or turnip.

Movement: This little monkey is backwards.  Usually babies sleep all day (the movements and activities of the Mommy are supposed to lull baby to sleep).  When the mommy finally lays down at night is when they usually play.  This was my experience with the first two, as well as pretty much everyone I have spoken to.  This one, however, wiggles all. day. long!  When I lay down at night to try to let B feel...nothing...nada...zilch.  Turkey!

Heartbeat: 150

Fetal Development:

 "Baby continues to beef up. Now she's about 5.1 inches long and weighs about 5.9 ounces.  Her rubbery cartilage is now turning to bone.  She's growing some meat on those bones -- putting on some fat.  She's growing a stronger, thicker umbilical cord, too." -thebump.com

“Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop." -babycenter.com

Total Weight Gain/Loss: -3

MaternityClothes: I am wearing some maternity jeans and shorts and some regular (some with the BellaBand and some without). A few of my regular tops are still fitting, but most have been packed away. All of my maternity tops are still too big, so don't judge me if I am wearing the same shirt every time you see me ;) I am also wearing a lot of dresses.

Gender: We are not going to find out! So, while I thought this was going to make for a long pregnancy (which it very well still may), it has made the beginning actually fly.  Because we found out with the first two at 16 and 18 weeks, I have a mental association with gender reveal and halway mark.  I still feel so dang early, and I guess that's why.  I just realized (and only because a friend pointed it out to me) I am almost at the halfway mark, now! 

Gut feeling: I really do still feel like it is a boy. Boy just feels right; feels natural.  I still like to refer to the baby by its name, so I flip-flop back and forth from the girl name to the boy name. The boy name just "feels" right.

Bryan says, "That baby's a girl!"

Gannon says, "Oh, it has to be a boy!  I don't need another girl!!"

Austyn says, "A boy?  YUCK!  Mia Kathryn is a GIRL!"

Sleep: I am not sleeping so well anymore.  I think my dreams are just too vivid.  I wake up around two or three and never fall back asleep.  This is making for really long days.  Thank goodness I get off at one and can go home and nap before getting Thing 1 and Thing 2!

What I miss:  Sleep!!

Cravings: Junk, junk, and more junk. Home cooking is just not appealing at all. I want pickles, hot pockets, fast food, candy, and chips. All the time. Every once in a while, Peanut wants fresh fruits and veggies, but it is rare.

Aversions: Still nothing specific. This is a first for me!

Symptoms:
-I still can't eat breakfast, because I am too sick in the morning. But it is pretty much limited to the mornings, now! Yay!
-Back/hip pain! Ouch! My hips are killing me. I know they have already begun to shift, and they must just be in an awkward position right now. Man, oh, man...I need to get to a chiropractor.
-Clumsy!! Boy, am I clumsy! I drop everything, I trip over my own feet, and I knock over any glass in my reach. Sheesh! I ran into a tent pole at Academy the other night, and at Subway, I turned to leave the register and ran into the post that makes the line...Oy. I was like this with Gannon, too, but had no sense of recovery. This time, I am able to save at least most of my spills.
-Vivid dreams! I know I have talked about these before, so I won't go into detail about all of them, just let me tell you...Wooo-eeee, there have been some doozies! Ha!
-Allergies!  Ick!  sneezing, coughing, runny and stuffy nose, sore throat...Yep, pretty much the works.

16 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along:  Sixteen weeks!

Size of baby: Baby M is just over 4 1/2 inches long, which is about the size of an avocado.

Movement: I love feeling this little peanut wiggle around!  I can't wait for Bryan to be able to feel it, too!

Heartbeat: 150

Fetal Development:

“She's listening to your voice, thanks to tiny bones forming in her ears.  She's growing hair, lashes and eyebrows.  And she's forming taste buds."
-thebump.com

“Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his scalp has begun, though his locks aren't recognizable yet. He's even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop." -babycenter.com

16 week fetus
*No, this is not my peanut.  This is just what it looks like at this stage.*

Total Weight Gain/Loss: -4....I still don't understand that huge belly when I haven't actually gained any weight??  Weird.

MaternityClothes: I am wearing some maternity jeans and shorts and some regular (some with the BellaBand and some without). A few of my regular tops are still fitting, but most have been packed away. All of my maternity tops are still too big, so don't judge me if I am wearing the same shirt every time you see me ;) I am also wearing a lot of dresses.
**Nothing in the photo is maternity, and the jeans are actually buttoned ;)
Well, I got a sewing machine, but with Bryan having been out of town (at the Annual Manuel Saltwater Classic), I haven't had a chance to get it set up, yet.  Hopefully soon, though!

Gender: We are not going to find out! I am so excited about this! Although this is going to make for a long pregnancy, I get more excited about this every day.

Gut feeling:  I really do still feel like it is a boy.  Boy just feels right, feels natural.  Bryan is getting a boy vibe, too, and he was right for Gannon and Austyn.  I still like to refer to the baby by its name, so I flip-flop back and forth from the girl name to the boy name. The boy name just "feels" right.

Sleep: I am not sleeping so well anymore.  I don't know why, but I wake up in the middle of the night, and just can't seem to fall back asleep.  I am exhausted.

WhatI miss: Having a beer on the back porch while the kids play and Bryan grills. I guess lemonade will suffice :)

Cravings: Junk, junk, and more junk. Home cooking is just not appealing at all. I want pickles, hot pockets, fast food, candy, and chips. All the time. Every once in a while, Peanut wants fresh fruits and veggies, but it is rare.

Aversions: Still nothing specific. I guess maybe I am in the clear? I probably just jinxed myself!

Symptoms:
-I still can't eat breakfast, because I am too sick in the morning. But it is pretty much limited to the mornings, now! Yay!
-Back/hip pain! Ouch! My hips are killing me. I know they have already begun to shift, and they must just be in an awkward position right now. Man, oh, man...I need to get to a chiropractor.
-Clumsy!! Boy, am I clumsy! I drop everything, I trip over my own feet, and I knock over any glass in my reach. Sheesh! I ran into a tent pole at Academy the other night, and at Subway, I turned to leave the register and ran into the post that makes the line...Oy. I was like this with Gannon, too, but had no sense of recovery. This time, I am able to save at least most of my spills.
-Vivid dreams!  I know I have talked about these before, so I won't go into detail about all of them, just let me tell you...Wooo-eeee, there have been some doozies!  Ha!