14 Weeks

"Your baby's crown to rump length is 3.2 to 4.5 inches long and he weighs approximately 1 ounce now. Your baby is about the size of the average fist. At this time, your baby's face is becoming more developed. The cheeks and bridge of his nose appear and the ears move from the sides of his neck to much higher on his head. The eyes continue to come closer together. A big development from this week onward is the development of lanugo. Lanugo is the fine hair that grows over almost your entire baby. The hairs grow in whirled patterns that follow the grain of his skin. These patterns later give way to your baby's fingerprints. The lanugo will be shed before birth and replaced by thicker, coarser hairs. Your baby's thyroid gland has matured and starts to produce hormones. If your baby is a boy, the prostate will appear and the ovaries descend from the abdomen into the pelvis in baby girls. The embryo`s soft cartilage is now being replaced with ` real` chalk bones. Your baby has eyebrows, but no eyelashes. Fine, light hair also begins to grow. "

Erik's new nickname for me: Buddha... I hate it!

Haha... what's sad is I think he actually believes it is a sweet term of endearment...

I know it's still pretty early, but I have felt some fluttering a couple times and wondered if the baby isn't getting a "running start" and ramming into me. It hasn't been anything definite or very strong yet. I am pretty skeptical, but am definitely looking forward to the day that little one gives me a good kick!

Oh and by the way... I think Hammie is going to have a good taste for spicy foods. I fed him/her about 11 stuffed jalepenos this weekend. MMMMM!!!!

My Bump~ My Bump~ My Lovely Prego Bump~ Check it out

I am really starting to POP! It's so weird. I keep seeing myself in the mirror and thinking "Who is that?" I can no longer fit into even one pair of my jeans. I tried the "rubberband" trick, but the problem there is that my zipper won't stay up. Haha. So I finally broke down and bought a pair of maternity jean capris last night that are really cute... but I have a theory that all cute pregnancy clothes are grotesquely over priced. PLEASE prove me wrong if you know of any reasonably priced places to get in style maternity clothes! I just can't pay nearly $60 for every pair of pants I get... although did I say how cute they were? :)

Speaking of over priced things~ my mom got me a boppy pillow! I LOVE it! Last week I woke up several nights in tears because my back pain was so strong. I went to Target to price good body pillows and stumbled upon a giant "C" shaped pillow (called a bobby) specifically for pregnant women. I picked it up and looked at the price. $54! Heck no! I put it down and decided to suffer in silence for the next five months and counting. So Saturday morning after two more sleepless nights I was considering splurging on the boppy. Well Mom and I went for our monthly pedicure and afterwards we went to Target and she bought my pillow! I felt so guilty for her spending so much on it, and was skeptical about if it would actually work or not. After the first night of no pain I thought maybe it was luck, but after the last three nights of no pain I know that the boppy is a life saver.

I am putting a picture of a woman and her boppy on this, just because it's the most hilarious thing ever. Imagine me all wrapped up in this hugely grotesque pillow trying to roll over in the middle of the night. I wake up flaring my arms and legs feeling trapped in this darn thing every night... but NO pain!

May 27th!

We find out 'what' our baby is! Boy or girl???

12 Weeks---Almost out of the 1st Trimester!

"At 12 weeks pregnant your baby will look like a tiny human being. It is about 2 and a half inches long and weighs about 15g. It has arms and legs with fingers and toes and more defined facial features. The body is straighter and the first bone tissue appears.
The face is formed with a chin, high forehead and small button nose. The eyes are developed and although they are shut tight with sealed eyelids, they now show reflexive movements. The ears are visible but are still small.
The tiny brain is now forming neural pathways and the fetus is starting to squirm around, although you can't feel it yet because there is still a high proportion of amniotic fluid all around it.
The arms and legs can move freely and if you have a scan at this stage you may see them moving, which is really exciting! The skin is still permeable to amniotic fluid. The nails on the fingers and toes are starting to grow and if the palm is touched, the fingers will curl."

Well, I think I am finally beginning to look a little more pregnant... and possibly a little less chunky... or so my husband says. My stomach is getting harder and I am having a really hard time getting comfortable at night to sleep. I am definitely looking forward to growing over the next couple months to look pregnant. I have felt like such a blob! This pregnant body is anything but beautiful right now! Haha. But I know it's all worth it. I am definitely looking forward to being able to diet and start working to lose the weight after the baby comes. I have a whole new motivation now. I do not want to keep this pregnancy weight... all 2 and a half pounds so far! I know I have so much more to gain, but I am definitely motivated to kiss it goodbye in November!

"Maybe you should put your sweat pants back on."

"Chew on this: Your baby's tiny tooth buds have started to grow under her gums, her delicate bones are continuing to form, and her ears are scooting up to the sides of her head this week. And how neat is this? The very beginnings of your baby's external private parts are forming right now!
Your baby's poised to triple her length over the next nine weeks or so, when you may see her progress at a mid-pregnancy ultrasound. To keep up with your growing baby's diet demands, your placenta continues growing new blood vessels to make sure you're sending her enough key nutrients."

Well my jeans are definitely getting tight these days. Saturday night I went to put my jeans on(to try to look relatively cute with my new hair do) and I could barely zip them up. Erik was standing there watching me in all my 'pathetic-ness' and laughs and says "Maybe you should put your sweat pants back on." What a doll.

I think the doctor was lying when he said I've only gained 2 pounds. It honestly feels like 200. I feel like I should be the prize winning cow at the stock show.

Next week is the last week of my first trimester, and I'm ready to 'show' instead of looking like a chubby crazy woman who constantly feels the need to snack! Haha.

Hammie's Heartbeat

I just got back from my second doctor appointment and we got to hear the heartbeat! It was amazing! At the request of my parents I took a tape recorder and recorded it. I borrowed a huge tape recorder from my work and lugged it to the doctor's office like a big dork. I thought Erik was going to die of embarrassment when I pulled it out of my purse and asked the nurse if I could record it! He joked and said "Is that the biggest recorder you can find?". So she found the heartbeat on the left side of my stomach and we tried to record it, but it didn't work. So... as we were leaving she offered to take us back again and try. We took her up on that and this time the baby was on the right side of my stomach. It recorded perfectly! You can even hear this squishing noise that is the baby moving! It was so cool. Erik and I played it over and over on our way home. I'm back at work now lugging this tape recorder around asking everyone who walks by if they want to hear. Of course they are so sweet and stop, but I know they're probably thinking "CRAZY WOMAN!" ha ha. I'm so proud of that little thumping!

It's a GIRL for Maegan!!!

I got the call yesterday that Maegan is carrying a little girl! The entire time we've known she's pregnant we have just KNOWN it was a boy... but yesterday I had a weird feeling that we could be wrong and we were! I can't wait to start making bows and collecting all the frilly girly stuff for her! If I remember right Maegan likes the name Sophie or Sophia... so I'm pushing for Nicole as the middle name! :)