23 weeks

I don't think there's much to report except sleeping is getting more difficult. I've also had crazy dreams (that I kinda sorta remember) for the last 7/8 days... baby is moving a lot but still not at convenient times for grandparents to feel.

How your baby's growing:

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. Not through clothes yet, but I always miss the big movements with my eyes anyways. I bet I'd be able to see them if I caught them at the right time. 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. Haven't noticed baby jump or kick around loud noises yet but I bet that will happen soon.

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22 weeks

Blogged this on Sunday night. Nothing is really different since then.

How your baby's growing:

At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment.

If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

How your life's changing:

At this point, you may find your belly becoming a hand magnet. It's perfectly okay to tell folks who touch your tummy that you'd rather they didn't. And if people are telling you that you look smaller or bigger than you should at this point, remember that each woman grows — and shows — at her own rate. Yeah, don't even try it at this point... my parents haven't even felt the baby move yet; I'm not letting strangers grope me.

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Holiday Weekend

Busy day today! I picked up 2 pairs of maternity pants for $10 total as well as 15 pairs of socks, 11 soft caps, 3 pairs of booties and 1 pair of shoes for $3 total.

baby's closet. we finally cleared out most of the random crap to make room for baby's stuff. we'll have closet doors within 2 weeks.

crib against the green wall. we'll put a rocker or glider in the corner near the heater

change table dresser. to the right is the tall dresser from the first pic and the closet

newborn gown I made today :) not such great sewing but it's functional and I followed a pattern.

This past week

Wishing that I looked a bit more pregnant. I saw a bunch of people this week that I don't often see. Not one of them knew I was pregnant before I told them. What a bummer. C'mon guys, I promise I'm not this fat otherwise... :( Oh well, I'll get there. Let's hope baby has a major growth spurt in the next 3 weeks because I've got another one of those "see people I don't often see" type days coming up :) I'd like for someone who never sees me to know I'm pregnant.

Baby is quite the wiggler now... I'm feeling movements every day and usually at least 5 separate occasions in a day. The exception is if I have a more lazy day, I feel them more often and when I have a super busy day, I feel them less. Movements have severely started up at night time lately... lol

Made 2 registries this week. Got a bunch of free goodies from them, which is cool. BRU gave a bag of items and it contained a playtex drop-ins bottle (now I have 2 to try before opening my sets) as well as a pampers (huggies? idk) NB diaper! It's so TINY!!!! There were many more things too but those were the most exciting things to me. Didn't register for anything really exciting though.

We did a cloth diaper workshop this weekend as well. Didn't learn a lot but got some questions answered and saw some more brands of diapers in person.

The dog was playing fetch with a timbit (aka donut hole) today. It was HILARIOUS!!

Fetching/eating

Aaaaand the big news of the week, we moved a bunch of crap around and painted some stuff. Click the pictures to see them bigger.

FROM MAY 13TH

Cube shelves with storage/view from door

view from window/pack n play and random other things

FROM MAY 20TH

new computer area/hubby setting up crib

CRIB with bedding (not washed yet but we'll wash in august/sept)

painted green wall (in natural light it's less reflecty and the blue on the other walls come out more)/stuffed animal net

And right now I'm having my bladder used as a trampoline, so I'm going to head off to bed and see if laying flat stops this lol.

21 weeks

Super movement this week and baby finally got strong enough that I've felt movements while standing. The movements haven't been consistent enough (or high enough) that I could try feel them from the outside while standing. How weird would it look with my hand way down on my pelvis while standing outside on duty at work? Lmao. But the movements are often just one or two at a time. Sometimes baby really gets moving and kicks like 10+ times in a row. That happened the other day when DH and I were able to feel the movements from the outside. I feel pretty miserable by the end of the day. It's like the growing pains I used to have in my legs all the time as a kid, but in my stomach. It makes it really hard to sleep at night. I'm almost at the point of needing a wedge or something to stick under my stomach because it's already so heavy.

How your baby's growing:

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.

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A few more pictures

Tech was nice enough to give us a 3D picture too... the fuzzy thing on the right is the placenta. That's why I didn't feel baby as early.

Yawning or swallowing or something. Mouth open.

More kicking!

Baby is kicking up a storm right now and just kicked it's daddy!