Week 19

This week after finding out we have a boy, we hit up a giant community garage sale. We got lots of great deals on clothes and toys!!! I have got it all organized so far. No decorations yet, mom is going to come do that!! Lots of this was the stuff given to me also. Can you tell my boy has a mom who loves shoes??









I have been feeling good. I definitely look pregnant now! I get comments from people. A bunch of my former students parents have stopped me and said congrats. I had some cramping for two days straight, think my boy is growing some more!! Besides a few aches and pains, all is well! I feel the baby move every few days.

A few things about week 19..
Baby's crown to rump length is 16 cm or 6.3 inches. Baby weighs about 300 grams or 10.5 ounces.
Fetal heartbeat can be heard with fetoscope.
Baby's skin becomes less transparent.
Baby can grasp things.

Week 18

I love week 18!!!!!!!!!!! We found out on 4/14 that Peanut is a boy. I posted info on our family blog. He is 10 ounces already, above the average 8 ounces. He also is tall. They said by his measurements that they would have thought he was 20 weeks. He was moving around so much they didn't get a good profile shot. I felt him kick a couple of times the other day after I had some spicy chips.

I am still up 19 pounds. Haven't gained in awhile, so I am not that much higher than average any more like I used to be.


Here are some other facts about this week...as you can see, Peanut is bigger than average...
Baby's crown to rump length is 15 cm or 6 inches.
Baby weighs about 250 grams or 8.5 ounces.
Baby is sucking and swallowing.
Baby can hear you.

And here is the new belly shot!

Week 17

The big news is.....I FELT PEANUT MOVE!!!!

At 17 weeks, 6 days, in the middle of the night I was laying on my side, but turned halfway on to my stomach. I was putting a little pressure on my left side. Well, I felt a poke from inside. Then another one! Then some little flutters. Then it felt like the baby did a flip!!!!!!!!! I couldn't sleep for awhile and kept pushing my belly to see if I could feel it again.

The next day during jury duty I leaned forward in my chair, and I felt the poke again. And then a couple of times again.

This is what happened with Peanut this week:
Baby's crown to rump length is 13.5 cm or 5.3 inches. Baby weighs about 150-200 grams or 5.3-7.0 ounces.
Fine hair called lanugo is starting to appear.
Baby's fingerprints and toeprints are forming.
Baby's teeth beginning to form enamel.

Week 16

So, my weight gain kind of worries me, but my doctor has yet to say anything. I have gained almost 20 pounds already. I don't eat THAT much! Maybe it is 3 weeks of sitting on the jury and not running around teaching all day! Other than that, nothing really has changed! Still waiting to feel Peanut moving around in there and counting down days until we know if there will be a pink or blue wardrobe!

What happened this week:
Baby's crown to rump length is 11 or 12 cm or 5 inches. Baby weighs about 100-150 grams or 3.5-5.3 ounces.
Baby's eyes and ears are in their proper place now.
Baby's circulatory system is completely functional.
Baby's sweat glands are developing.

My 16 week belly!