22 Weeks!!



How Far Along: 22 Weeks

Size of baby: Banana Squash, about 1.1lbs and 12 inches long.

Weight Gain: 142lbs

Belly:

What I Love: Having a cute little preggo belly.

What I Miss: Sleeping on my belly!! I dearly miss this and just want to flop on my belly and get comfy.

Cravings: Sweets, sweets and sweets and more sweets. and steak.

Symptoms: Feeling pretty good. My feet and legs are swelling quite a bit still but again, that's just going to worse.

Sleep: I sleep really well but wake lots throughout the night, I'm usually so tired that i fall back asleep quickly. Apparently I'm becoming a noisy sleeper (no, not snoring) and I the dogs don't even like sharing a bed with me.

Maternity Clothes: All maternity clothes and I'm still loving my new wardrobe, I get tons of compliments at work almost everyday and it really brightens my day.

Movement: Lots, I had my first painful experience where it felt like baby was stretching as big as possible and pushing or pinching something. You could even see a big lopsided bubble sticking out and was really hoping baby would another comfy position soon.

Purchase This Week: Tried to purchase a diaper bag but sadly there was restrictions on shipping that particular brand to Canada (stupid, I know!). I've been working to much these days to shop.

Favourite Moment this Week: I still love watching papa face whens he feels/sees his baby moving in my belly and that happens pretty frequently these days.

21 Weeks

How Far Along: 21 Weeks, truly half way there now if I do end going to 42 weeks

Size of baby: Baby is now 1lb and about 8inches from head to butt.

Weight Gain: I think I am at the 140 marker (clothes on weight though so i'm probably a little less). Thats a total of 15lbs now.

Belly:

What I Love: I am loving being pregnant in general these days. You can see and feel baby growing bigger each week and that makesit all really real and really neat.

What I Miss: I would really love a glass of wine these days, mostly after a long days work.

Cravings: Sweets, anything with a lot of sugar in it. Potatoes are also a huge craving and seem to be the only vegetable I enjoy eating other than peas. Still loving anything that contains milk.

Symptoms: Feeling great! Have aches and pains everywhere when I'm on my feet to much and my feet are still swelling a bit but I have to think thats just going to get much worse.

Sleep: I am still sleeping really well just having a harder getting comfortable. I sleep fine but others in the bed might not like the flip flopping to get comfy.

Maternity Clothes: I wear all maternity clothes now and feel super cute in them. So happy that I have a good selcetion of maternity clothes to choose from each day. It really makes a huge difference in how I feel about myself

Movement: TONS!! and I love it. The kicks keep getting stronger and more defined. I can only imagine what it's going to feel like at 40weeks.

Purchase This Week: Diapers! We finished off purchasing all of our liners and only have a few covers left to purchase, Yay!

Favourite Moment this Week: Papa finally got to feel baby make a big movement. The look on his face was priceless and am super happy that he finally got to feel a little bit of what I do on an hourly basis. Not sure what baby did, but the movement was felt on one side and quickly moved right across my belly!!



20 Weeks! Half way there!!!



You can see the dark line froming down the center.





How Far Along: 20 WEEKS!! I am halfway to meeting our little bundle!! 

Size of baby: Baby is the size of a banana. 10.5 inches and about 12ounces (ever so close to a pound)

Weight Gain: 138lbs. Thats about 5lbs in the last 2 weeks! Wow!

Belly: 37inches

What I Love: The movement, I can stare at my belly for hours watching and feeling bubs move. Its funny when we are out with people and bubs is going crazy and nobody but me knows, I have a hard time not giggling sometimes. 

I also have mixed feelings about being half done, I am excited that we are that much closer to meeting bubs, but am sad that I can't keep completely protected in me forever.

What I Miss: Nothing really, I am really starting to love being pregnant and am sad that I'm already half done. I am really excited to meet the little being though!

Cravings: Sweet stuff, twix bars in particular. I wake up in the morning and want one so bad. Still loving my dairy and am starting to take a liking to meat again.

Symptoms: I am feeling awesome with lots of energy. I definitely find that my feet swell up a bit and get sore more readily. Also finding a lot of random aches and pain throughout my backs and hips. I am also starting to get a dark line from my ribs down,

Sleep: Still sleeping really well. Getting bigger and its a lot harder get comfy but it does not really bother me to much. I am also finding that I am getting a lot more nightmares which I am not liking.

Maternity Clothes: Got a a birthday present of more maternity clothes, should be set now for quite a while. I will have to have the next one at around the same time so I can wear all my summer stuff again.

Movement: Lots, this baby is a mover!  

Purchase This Week: Went shopping with Grandma this past weekend and ended with lots of awesome stuff. We got an awesome crib soother aquarium thingy that is supposed to mesmerize babies to sleep. Purchased a in ear quick read thermometer for half price (yay!), Some bottles, baby first book, a stroller blanket that attaches to the stroller (greatest idea ever!), some pacis, some more cute clothes, a change pad cover and lots of other fun stuff that took almost 2hrs to detag and put away! Thanks Grandma for the fun day and all the loot!

Favourite Moment this Week: The papa still has not felt baby, baby but we can sit there and baby thump and move around in my belly. It is really neat and unbelievable that there is our little one moving inside of me.

19 Week Ultrasound

We had our 19 Week Ultrasound on Thursday, May 5. Being so close to Mothers Day, we wanted to surprise our mothers with the pictures before posting on the blog. It was truly amazing to see our baby wiggling and moving on the screen. It's all really cool but I always tear up when they show you the heart beating. It is crazy that I have a new little life growing in me, seeing it makes it so real. We successfully did not find out the sex. Nobody knows at all, the tech did not even try to find out and that makes me happy so no future mishaps can happen. We will have to wait till little ones arrival to find out and I am anxiously waiting for that day.   

Here are some of the pics of the little one.

3d Imaging, pretty neat to see the little details of it's little face. You can see the arm in the upper part of the picture going behind babies head!

Babyface, such a cute little nose!

Babies body and head, curled up tight and cozy



The lips and nose. You have to look at this one closely but babies mouth is partially open, the chin/bottom lip is on the left side and the upper lip and nose are on the right side of the blob in the middle. Hopefully you can see it as I think it is really precious.

The Following is a video that was made for Mother's Day with the 4D video on it, if you watch closely you can see at one point that baby actually smiles! So cute and glad to know baby is quite happy in there.





How Far Along: 19 Weeks!

Size of baby: Baby is the size of a mango, 10 Inches from head to feet and about 10 oz (almost a pound!)

Weight Gain:

Belly:

What I Love: I'm really starting to enjoy being pregnant all around. I've adjusted to my "new" lifestyle and am loving watching and feeling all the changes. 

What I Miss: Nothing to much this week, maybe being able to rollover in bed in one movement instead of the 3 it now takes me. But thats just going to get more complicated so I'll enjoy it before that happens.

Cravings: Not to many this week. My appetite has decreased a bit and am having a hard time finding food I really want to eat that's healthy. Soft serve ice cream I could definitely eat at every meal, including breakfast!

Symptoms: Baby must have had a growth spurt this past week as I was super tired all over again, feeling better now though. I'm also getting a lot of other "not so pleasant" symptoms that i'll save everybody from reading. If you've ever been pregnant I'm sure you know what I'm talking about and if you haven't your lucky!

I'm also starting to require more tums which is a first for me, I've always hated them but boy do they help me sleep!

Sleep: Still sleeping really well. Waking up more to pee and am having a harder time falling asleep as heartburn seems to be the worst at bed time.

Maternity Clothes: I still can fit 1 pair of regular jeans but everything else is now maternity. Was able to get a few more pieces so my drawers are not so empty anymore. Including some hoodies that I can zipper up comfortably. I'm super excited to wear some of the cute summer outfits I got. 

Movement: This little one is a mover! She/he loves to move and kick and am getting all sorts of various feelings going on in there. You can see the good jabs through my belly and papa is getting really close to feeling one of the good boots.

Purchase This Week: More maternity clothes :). We also bought a play pen with bassinet and change table this week for $90 off. I love sales!!

Favourite Moment this Week: To soon be posted....

18 Weeks



How Far Along: 18 Weeks, getting close to halfway there. 

Size of baby: A Mango. Baby weighs about 1/2 a pound and is 6 inches long from head to butt.

Weight Gain: 133.5 so a total of 8.5lbs 

Belly: 36inches

What I Love: Feeling the little one wiggle about in there.

What I Miss: Having a beer on a nice day, at least my other half is nice enough to not rub it in.

Cravings: Chubby Chicken burger from A&W. i am very glad that I starting to crave meat again. My appetite has definitely increased and I feel like I endlessly graze in the kitchen. I eat food steadily over my 1 hour lunch break and am hungry just a few hours later.

Symptoms: I was just saying the other day that I no longer "feel pregnant." I have lots of energy (as long as I eat and get enough sleep), feel awesome and am starting to enjoy this process.

Sleep: I am requiring about 8-10hrs but as long I get that I feel awesome. I am usually pretty tired and by the time i get to bed i fall right to sleep. I definitely have a harder time getting comfy, but as long I'm tired I sleep really well.

Maternity Clothes: Oh yeah! None of my t-shirts fit me anymore and I am only wearing non-maternity jeans with the belly bands. everything else is now maternity. I picked up some really cute maternity shirts that I love and feel adorable in.

Movement: Still feeling little one a lot. The pokes are turning more into jabs that are getting pretty strong, pretty sure others could feel it now just have not timed it right yet. I know that will definitely be a huge highlight for Papa.

Purchase This Week: Some clothes (getting harder to keep buying gender neutral), a waterproof crib mattress pad, and a new house. Yep, that's right a new house, we are building and will be moving in around late august, early September. That puts me about 35-38weeks, yikes! I will not be doing much that's for sure!

Favourite Moment this Week: Dealing with all the house stuff has been really exciting, feeling baby move more has been incredible and the fact that next Thursday will be our big ultrasound is super exciting. Really scared that we will get a peak at what we are having, I really want the gender to be a surprise. Stay tooned for pictures of this little one soon!