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This week has been lots of fun for us.  Since classes have ended for the semester, Faith and I baked Christmas cookies and we all went to French Lick to look at all of the Christmas decorations.

 

I plan on doing much more Christmas baking!  I love baking goodies during the holidays!  I’m glad I can enjoy some leisure time with my family during Christmas before my final semester starts :)

We are all still doing well.  However, last week Aaron AND Faith both got sick again!  Aaron took another dose of antibiotics and Faith was having bad chest congestion, wheezing, coughing and sneezing.  I gave her some allergy medication and Tylenol for her sore throat.  Aaron and Faith are feeling better now.  This cold lasted only a few days for them… the way a cold should be… just a few days long!  That last cold we all had lasted for over a month!  I pray I never get a cold like that again.

Baby girl is moving around like crazy!  Kicking me and doing flips.  Aaron and Faith still haven’t felt her yet, but I think it will only be a matter of days now and they’ll feel her movements :)

Next Monday will be the ultrasound to check the anatomy of the baby!  Can’t wait to see her little face! :)

20 week belly pic…

 

What baby looks like at 20 weeks…

Baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. She’s also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — about the size of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby’s legs are curled up against her torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of her head to her bottom — the “crown to rump” measurement. After 20 weeks, she’s measured from head to toe.) She’s swallowing more these days, which is good practice for her digestive system. She’s also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in her bowels, and you’ll see it in her first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery). Your baby is truly starting to experience the world around her, limited though it may be. Her brain has been working overtime to develop the nerve centers dedicated to her senses. As they come alive, she’s more responsive to your activity, sounds in the environment, and even the taste of the amniotic fluid.

This week has been fine… up until now.  I just started spotting a bit.  (Back to this a bit later…)

I had my ultrasound today.  Everything is normal.  Baby girl is healthy and weighs 1 pound 1 ounce. I did voice my concern over some cramps I was having, but the doctor and I both agree it is constipation.  The appointment went fine, except for the fact that baby girl was so stubborn.  She was curled up in a ball and we don’t have any good pictures of her.  However, Faith and Aaron were excited to see her on the computer screen :)  Faith saw her moving around, but we could never get a good view of her face.  All my ultrasounds pics they gave me are a bunch of blurry blobs.  We can’t really make anything out.  The ultrasound technician could see what she needed to see though, and she said everything looks good.  Baby girl’s face was pressed right up against my uterine wall.  Very stubborn girl lol.  My blood pressure was fine. Urine sample was fine.  Ultrasound was fine, but they want to take another ultrasound next month to get some better images.

Aaron, Faith and I stopped at Petsmart after the appointment to get Rocky a Christmas present.  Then we picked up some KFC and went home.  I went pee and noticed the blood.  I called the doctor right away to tell them.  She said that if the bleeding gets heavier, go to the emergency room.  I am not having contractions.  I have some cramping only because I’ve been constipated.  The doctor doesn’t seem worried right now because she said the chances of miscarriage is extremely low at 21 weeks pregnant.  But for me… honestly… I can’t help but be freaking out a little bit.  I never spotted during my pregnancy with Faith.  The ONLY times I spotted was when I had my two miscarriages.  I’m trying not to worry.  I know this is all in God’s hands.  I’ve prepared myself for complications or another loss because I know even at mid-pregnancy it can still happen.  Has any of you had spotting during pregnancy, and everything was fine?  I’m asking for prayers.  Prayers for God’s protection and ultimately His will for me and my family.  I will keep you all posted on any changes.

21 weeks belly pic…

 

Here is what baby girl looks like at 21 weeks… She was very camera shy lol.

Hopefully at the next ultrasound she will show her face!

Your baby now is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — about the size 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.

Faith said a little prayer before the appointment.  She said, “Dear God, please make the baby healthy and clean and be ok.”  Lol.  I know He hears her.

We had a good Christmas with lots of good food and Faith opened plenty of presents.  She’s really into Star Wars toys and Minecraft.  I’m glad she also loves baby dolls.  I enjoyed buying girly gifts for her, too :)

Well, baby girl is moving lots in my tummy and I’ve started noticing her hiccuping a lot this week, too!  Faith had endless hiccups all throughout my 3rd trimester.  I now weigh about 150 so I’m almost back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 155.  I think it’s safe to say that my nausea is completely gone now.  I still feel a bit nauseous when brushing my teeth, but I haven’t actually puked.  Yay!  I’m glad that’s over.

If you remember my last post,  I mentioned that I was spotting last week right after my baby checkup and ultrasound.  Well, the good news is that the following day the spotting was gone and I haven’t had any spotting since!  Thank you Jesus!

I really don’t feel like I’m in my 2nd trimester.  I feel like I went straight from my 1st trimester to my 3rd trimester.  I’m uncomfortable all the time.  It’s hard to stand up and sit down.  My core muscles are so relaxed by these pregnancy hormones.  It’s extremely hard to engage my stomach muscles.  Especially when trying to move around in bed and get comfortable.  I hate trying to pick things up off of the floor.  I can’t pick up Faith.  She can’t sit on my lap anymore because my big tummy is in the way.  I figured all of these nuisances would begin to surface in my 3rd trimester… but here they are, right now :(

When I look at my weekly belly pics though,  I still can’t help but feel so happy and blessed that I get to experience pregnancy again, one last time :)  And that Faith gets to experience this, too!

22 weeks belly pic…

 

What baby looks like at 22 weeks…

At 11 inches and almost 1 pound (about the size of a spaghetti squash), your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. Her lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and she’s even developing tiny tooth buds beneath her gums. Her eyes have formed, but her 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 her body and the deep wrinkles on her skin, which she’ll sport until she adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside her belly, her pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.