20 Weeks

Finally half-way there! Its becoming more real to our whole family now. Yesterday I told Jayden that his shoes were getting too small and he needed new ones. He then told me to keep them for when our baby gets "bigger & bigger". Jayden seems to be pretty accepting of another sibling. He is even practicing feeding his cousin Ava baby food. He also was following his cousin Alanas lead and was trying to breastfeed a doll......I will let Jeremy explain that to him. Grayson and Colby are both older so they have to act cool about it.....but I know they are secretly excited, especially Colby, he loves to hold babies.

It seems like in the last week or two our baby has had a big growth spurt. And has also changed positions alittle bit because it kicks me where it should now. SO here is what is going on with our baby this week.......




Baby's now the size of a cantaloupe!
Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies respond best to tastes they've already had via amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you'd like your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.


Maybe later today I'll post a 20 week picture...only after I take a shower and do my hair.

Kung Fu Fetus

Warning...this blog contains TMI!!!!!


Wow I cannot believe the title to this blog....but it is the honest truth. For a few weeks now I have been patiently waiting to feel those first few kicks that only the mom can feel. The butterfly feeling in my stomach. I kept thinking I felt it, then it would just end up being gas. (See TMI..)
So I just kept waiting and waiting. That was until yesterday and today. WE have skipped the nice, sweet, loving kicks and have just moved onto the "Ouch that hurts" kicks. I think we are right in thinking that my kids are just going to get meaner with each one.
This baby doesn't just kick me anywhere......it feels like its trying to kick down the door to get out. Not just once and its over......it does it like 4 or 5 times then stops. Yikes...... Just in the past 2 days it has happened 4 times. It usually happens when I am driving. I have heard of babies kicking their moms in bad places but to feel it yourself isn't too great.....ahhh the joys of motherhood. If it keeps this up I am going to have to try hanging upside down or something to confuse it.

SnEak PeEk

We went for our 19 week ultrasound this week.
I debated about bringing the boys with us. But after like 2 seconds of thinking I decided against it. I could just picture one of them (probably Jayden) walking over and pushing buttons on the
very expensive machine. Or climbing and jumping off chairs in the room and me getting irritated and the tech not sure whether to take my side or call CPS. SO we went alone. We had big plans anyway.

Before our appt we went for lunch at Chipolte (not sure if thats how you spell it) Then we noticed a Cold Stone Creamy next door....and if you know Jeremy, you know he doesn't pass up any ice cream. My reasoning was it would make the baby more active for us. (and then I could possibly see "accidently" what it was)

Well my plan didn't work out so well. I think our ice cream put
it (I am OK calling the baby an "it") in a sugar coma. It barely moved the whole time. The woman had a hard time getting the shots she needed.
She had to really push to get a side profile shot for us, because apparently this baby is a big snuggler. It loves the placenta and snuggles right up to it. (In the picture my placenta is the big blob)

SO for all you people who NEED to know the gender, we probably couldn't of gotten it anyway.

But most importantly everything looked good and normal.

When she was looking at the heart I mentioned to her about Colby's heart problem. So she will recommend to my doctor that I go for a fetal echo.

Not because there looks like any problem, but just because they will want to be sure. She said I would go at 24 weeks and 30 weeks. That will be alot of temptation for me.

IntelliGender

I took this test today. When I told my sister Melissa that we were not finding out the gender, I told her about this test I had heard about. You basically pee in a cup and it tells you what your baby will be. I told her if she bought it I would do it. So the next week she went out and bought it......but didn't give it to me until yesterday.
Jeremy didn't really like me doing it...but really how accurate is a test you can buy at Walgreens right next to the "At Home Paternity" test. (Maury is going to lose some business if that really works) Even in the directions it says not to paint your nursery based on the results. And to not make any financial decisions based on the results.


The directions were very clear about what to do. It had to be taken FIRST thing in the morning, and then you have to swirl it, not shake it. Then set it on a white surface. Not quite sure why. But I followed as best as I could. These were my results.......

If you can't read it it says girl. Now just to let people know, we are not considering these to be accurate...please don't buy anything based on this result. The only person completely convinced I think was Makena (she was here this morning). I don't think the test knew I had 3 boys already.

Not something I would usually wear

Ok, so when you are pregnant CLOTHES are a big issue. When should you start wearing maternity clothes, what size do I get, etc.....women have big issues with clothes.....even when we aren't pregnant. I remember being pregnant with Grayson and not wearing them for a REALLY ling time.....probably because they were REALLY ugly, and I was a high school student and event though I was pregnant still had to look cool.
So this being my 4th pregnancy I got into maternity clothes pretty early on...they were just more comfy.
Just like with normal clothes, I still wanted to stick to my normal style. Until yesterday......

So I ran to Tucson to get a baby shower gift and decided to go get an outfit for myself too. I invited my mom to come....and her and the sales associate FORCED me into trying on a shirt with leggings.....I know thats scary.
I liked the leggings but just couldn't find the right shirt. I told them I didn't want my butt to show. Thats just gross.
So long story short I came how with an out fit I never would of bought on my own...too scary. Now I just need to work up the courage to wear it.

People Just Don't Think

I am just about ready to HIT the next person that asks when I am due....then replies," Wow....... you are going to be pregnant all summer, that sucks, you are going to be really hot." NO KIDDING. I am 18 weeks along, do people not think that maybe I have realized that by now??! Do people realize that its not like I picked out a day,"Oh, yeah August 10th sounds pretty good."
For now I just smile and reply, that I would rather have my baby during the hot months, then give birth during cold and flu season.

Almost half-way there

I am almost to the half-way mark. I am 17 weeks now. I am in no hurry for this pregnancy to be over yet. Although I am ready to be done working....but until this kid comes, I have to work.

I am finally looking pregnant to the outside world. I thought I looked pregnant, but to others it probably just seemed like I had a few too many donuts. But now finally, its noticable.

We get to go for our ultrasound on March 15th. I almost don't want to go because it will be REALLY hard to not just give in and find out who is in there. But I will be strong! I told Jeremy if he didn't go I would find out.....so he will probably go with me. I am undecided whether or not to bring the boys with us. I think they would like it, but only for about 2 minutes and then they would be climbing all over stuff and distracting me. Do they still record them if you bring in a tape?

I get to decorate a nursery this time. We will be moving a month or two before we have the baby, and we get a nursery. I am not quite sure about colors..that is a challenge. I was thinking something like brown and green, but add in pink or blue later when we know. But I have a while to think about it.

I can't wait until it starts kicking alot so that the boys can feel and know that something is in my stomach, and we aren't just teasing them.

Food

I have noticed lately that whatever food I start liking and buying alot.....my craving gets passed onto Jeremy. I started liking bagels.....so he ate them. I started eating life cereal all the time....he eats it everyday. I had some cut up strawberries with cream on top.....he ate my bowl of them. Its not like we have no other food to eat...he just wants what I have. Oh well, he gain weight along with me too.