19 Weeks

I can't believe that I'm already at 19 weeks (actually 19 weeks and 2 days, but who is counting). We had an appointment on Friday with the OB/GYN. It went well, not much to report. We heard the heartbeat again. It is in normally ranges between 149-153 beats per minute. Our next appointment is at the end of August, around 24 weeks.

What is going on with the baby... Gizmo weights about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom —about the size of a large heirloom tomato. The arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of the body now. The kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on the scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on the skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

And here are some pictures of me at 19 weeks. I think that there is a different between 17 and 19 weeks.

We have movement

I’m pretty sure that I felt the baby move the last couple of days. It felt like a fluttering just below my belly button. The first time I felt it I thought it was just my stomach rumbling, but it felt a little different. It didn’t last for a long time, but I think that was what it was. I only seem to feel it at when I’m laying down and just relaxing. I was beginning to get nervous that because I wasn’t feeling anything, even though every book I’ve read first-time moms typically feel the first movement any where between 16 and 22 weeks. That is a big time period when you are pregnant.

T- minus6 and half hours until our big ultrasound. I’m excited for this ultrasound because I haven’t had an ultrasound since I was 7 weeks and I would like to see what is going on in there. I’m also a little nervous, since we decided to not do any of the screenings offered during the first trimester, this will be the first time the doctor will see what is going on and if there is any wrong (mostly Downs). Neither Micah nor I have a family history of Down’s syndrome or spinal problems, so I’m sure everything will be fine. It is just the what ifs that get to me sometimes.

And before I go, I finally got up the nerve to do a belly bump picture. So I guess we now officially on Bump Watch 2008. The pictures below are from this week, , 17 weeks. What do you think? Do I look pregnant??

16 weeks 4 days

Life has been busy. I can't believe that it is already the 8th of July. Where does the time go???

Not a whole lot new to report. I feel great. I think I'm starting to show, but I really can't tell. When I saw my mother-in-law this weekend she said I started to have a little tummy. Mostly I think that I'm just fat. However, my stomach is getting harder, so I think that it is just a matter of time. I do get frustrated when I see pictures of women who are earlier that I am and already showing. And then I have to remind myself that they are probably a size 4 and I started this whole adventure at a size 12. I have a feeling that one day I'll wake up and see that I've 'popped.'

I have my big ultrasound scheduled for next week. I was a little surprised that the office wanted to do it so soon, but I'm going with it. Any chance that I get to see the baby is exciting! We are finding out the sex, so hopefully next Tuesday I'll have a lot to report!