Now 24 weeks on 11/17/10

How your baby's growing:

Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

Feeling him kick, roll, twist...everyday now. By far this is the most exciting part of being pregnant...feeling him move is awesome!!

23 weeks update..

Turn on the radio and sway to the music. 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 (about as much as a large mango), 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.

Feeling pretty good!!!!

23 weeks along...pics

Baby Boy is healthy!

Had another sonogram on 11/1/10 and all looked well. Baby boy was kicking and moving a lot. He weighs one whole pound now according to the sono tech...not sure how she knows that. It is so cute and crazy to think of him weighing in pounds now. It has been ounces up until now. I have had some shortness of breath and dizziness this week. Apparently my lungs don't have as much room to expand so that is an adjustment..and all the extra blood flowing through me makes me feel woozy...but all and all I am having a healthy, good pregnancy. We just finished interviewing doulas yesterday and made a decision! So excited...we are planning to start yoga classes this weekend..together..so will keep you posted.

21 weeks pics...

20 weeks today 10/20/10

All is well...Thank God. Baby True is getting big..and so is mama. Daddy is working and keeping us active by taking us for walks with the dogs. I am also pulling out some work-out DVD's when I get home in the evenings. Helps ease back tension and I sleep better. 

I am exactly halfway through my pregnancy today (tomorrow will begin the second half....crazy!):


You're at the halfway mark — congratulations! Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (The way your baby is measured changes now.) He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (although some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

More pics to come soon. Z is working nights for the next few weeks. I should get some new pics this weekend and will post. Hope all is well with you too! Lots of love. 

18 weeks pics...growing...AND first kick 10/6/10

CAN YOU TELL I HAVE A COLD? WAS NOT FEELING TOO GOOD, BUT BABY MUST HAVE KNOWN BECAUSE I FELT THE FIRST REAL "KICK" THIS DAY 10/6/10. MADE ME FEEL MUCH BETTER.