Photos

I'm happy to say that our wonderfully talented friend, Pam, is going to be taking my maternity and newborn photos. She's extremely good at what she does and it just an amazing person. We are honored to have her in our lives!

See her work at Pamela Nicole - Life is Art

Week 19

Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil and dead skin cells (yum) now coats baby's skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.) You might actually get to see the vernix at birth, especially if baby is premature.

Two New Things!

#1. On Saturday, Paul and I went and bought a new car. We have been researching and Paul has been communicating with dealerships for a while now. The decision was to trade in my cute little two-door coupe for a larger, more family friendly car. I knew that one day it had to be done, so Saturday was it. We went to the Mazda dealership early and, even going in with a price ahead of time, it still took us three hours before we got out of there. Did I mention that they forgot to tell us we have a Sirrius satellite kit installed in the car, they forgot our antennae, and I left my garage door opener in my Honda? It was an exciting day!

Goodbye cute little sport car!

Hello mom car!

#2. I'M FEELING THE BABY MOVE! Or at least I think I am. Lately, I've been asking my pregnant and mother type friends what it feels like when you first start to feel the baby move. I've received various responses. But for me, last night I started feeling a "flick". It's kind of like when you can feel your pulse on your wrist or neck.

Paul and I were on the computer last night when I turned to him and said, "I just felt three flicks." After that I didn't feel anything for a while, but as we were going to bed, I felt them again. Today, I've felt them sporadically as well. It's usually when I'm sitting still and really trying to pay attention to them.

I'm hoping that it's the baby I'm feeling because then at least I'll know that he/she is doing ok in there.

Belly picture update #3

Ok, so I know that I usually post these on Sundays, but I couldn't wait. My belly has grown enormously already (due to the cantaloupe inside of me and the sweet potato inside of it) so I wanted to get this going on the blog. Tomorrow is my 18 week mark, so here's the latest photo!

18 weeks

14 weeks

11 weeks

Week 18

I know it's being posted a day early, but I have class tomorrow night. :-( Anyway, I also read that my uterus is now the size of a cantaloupe, or slightly larger. No wonder my stomach looks like a cantaloupe. You'll see what I mean on Sunday when I post the next belly picture. Seriously, it's grown!!

Monday and Tuesday morning I was so sick of not being able to fit into my regular pants anymore, so I cleaned out my closet last night. I pulled out my friend Kerri's buckets of maternity clothes she gave me and went "shopping". As I was putting my "little" clothes away and placing the "big" clothes on the hangers, I was praying that after the baby is born that I wouldl be able to pull out my clothes and be able to wear them again.

Your fetus has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. And, baby's finally big enough that you'll be able to feel those movements soon.

Sorry

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

I also want to say a happy belated 10 year anniversary to my sister and brother in law!

Week 17

Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.