Week 17

From baby-gaga:
As your baby is in the middle of an impressive growth spurt it should come as not surprise to hear that they've already added nearly another inch to their length and over an ounce and a half to their weight (they're around 5 ounces and 5 inches). You're definitely feeling the growth as your belly expands enough to make you feel a bit off balance now and again. Also watch out for that round ligament pain...

From babycenter:
Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and he's around 5 inches long. The umbilical cord, his lifeline to the placenta, is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby can move his joints, and his skeleton — until now, rubbery cartilage — is starting to harden into bone. Some of it will remain cartilage for years after he's born. A newborn's skeleton has 300 parts (a combination of bone and cartilage). As your child grows, some of these parts harden and fuse together. By the time your baby reaches adulthood, he'll have just 206 bones.

Fun in the Snow!!

Yesterday was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL day so Piper and I headed out to enjoy the sunshine!

Week 16 - 4 months!!

Once again, courtesy of baby gaga:
Your little one is nearly five inches in length and weighs over three ounces! This week is the beginning of an impressive three-week growth spurt for them which you'll soon be feeling. If you haven't yet, you'll soon be feeling those first exciting fluttering "kicks". It's also time to head in for that critical ultrasound if you're up for knowing whether you've got a little boy or girl.

Friday, March 21st

Woo hoo!! We have our BIG ultrasound scheduled for the 21st at 3:15! I'm SO excited, I can't even stand it! I'm just SO glad to have a date in mind so I can stop obsessing about it. Mom and Piper will be with us (in the waiting room) and will get to come in at the end for the "fun" stuff. Woo hoo!!! Hope that baby cooperates and shows us the goods!

What Happened Here??

Is this what "they" mean when they say "You'll suddenly pop"? I swear, I look bigger today than I did Thursday. Am I losing my mind??

Just For Katy

Shield your eyes for the bare belly!

Week 15

Courtesy of baby gaga:

Your nearly four-inch long gymnast is happily mobile inside your womb and if you're really lucky, you’ll notice a point when your sneezing, coughing or laughing results in a little kick here or a poke there. Still, many women don't feel anything until the 17th week or later. Although the poking and kicking isn't very charming during sleeping hours, it’s a good sign as it means your baby is actually reacting to outside events. Yay! You’ve got yourself one active healthy baby! Their little elbows and knees are bending more freely this week and their little legs are finally growing longer than their arms and getting pumped up for prenatal Richard Simmons. Many of their major organ systems are increasing in capacity—particularly that amazing tiny heart and complex circulation system, which is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood per day, and will increase to a very impressive 200 quarts per day by the end of the pregnancy. As far as hair goes, we’ve got some new scalp patterns beginning to develop on the head, although actual head hair is not yet present.