23 weeks

Profile shot

Mouth open - "drinking" amniotic fluid

Little feet

Facing forward

I had my "20 week" ultrasound today. Scott's parents and sister were able to come up so they got to share the special event with us! He looks a lot bigger! He's 13 inches and 1 lb, 5 oz. The doctor said everything is on track and he's progressing normally! So glad to hear that! He had his mouth open a lot (apparently drinking in the amniotic fluid), so it looked like he was yawning. One of his little fists was around the umbilical cord. The doctor says this can give the baby a "rush" so if they do it once, and realize what happens sometimes they'll continue to do it for the rush! LOL. Got a little thrillseeker already! So far, everything's good!

22 weeks

20 weeks - halfway there!

He's really starting to show himself now! I'm really feeling him too! He seems to move around most a meal times (hopefully that means he'll be a good eater). The next thing I'm looking forward to is Scott being able to feel him moving. We've got our next doctor's appointment on Thursday (1/15) and our next ultrasound on 1/30. That's the one we'll go to Northside for.

19 weeks

Pics from 12.23 ultrasound (17 weeks)

It's a BOY!

Wow. So much has happened in the last month!

On 12/18, we had another doctor's appointment. I gained my required 4 pounds, so the doc was happy. She also gave me the referral for the ultrasound we'll have at Northside. I'm going to try to schedule that one so Scott's mom, dad and sis can be there to see the baby.

We went to TX to see my family for Christmas and just got back today. On Tuesday we did a "for fun" ultrasound and found out it's a BOY! We were so excited! It was just so cool to see how much the little gummy bear has grown in the last 10 weeks! Everything looks good so far! It was really special, because my parents, Mamaw and aunt Janie were there to share that special event with us. I'll never forget that. I'm going to try to attach a link to the video (or at least part of it) on this website.

The baby is about 5 inches now from crown to rump and weighs about 5 oz. He's grown so much! and he's about to grow even more! I'm hoping I can schedule the Northside ultrasound for about 5 or 6 weeks from now so we can see even more of a change. We'll see. They may like to do the ultrasound at a certain point so that they can see everything they need to see.

I had my second OB appointment last week on Thursday. The doctor was a little concerned that I'd lost 5 pounds in the last month, but I explained that I was feeling better now so my appetite has been coming back slowly but surely. Also found out I'm O negative blood type, which if Scott is O positive could affect our second baby.

Friday marked the 13 week milestone, so I'm in my last week of the first trimester. Hopefully the sleepiness will be gone soon. I'm still not showing much, just looks like I ate a really big meal! I'm wearing a few maternity pants, but mostly because they're comfortable on my stomach.

This is what's going on with Baby Bru this week according to the BabyCenter website:

Fingerprints have formed on the baby's tiny fingertips, it’s veins and organs are clearly visible through it’s still-thin skin, and it’s body is starting to catch up with it’s head — which makes up just a third of it’s body size now. The baby is almost 3 inches long and weighs nearly an ounce.

Fingerprints! How crazy is that?

I just can't wait until January to find out if it's a boy or a girl, so Mom scheduled a 3-D ultrasound for while we're in Texas for Christmas. It's scheduled for 12/23, so that way we'll know on Christmas Day! I'm so excited! It's only a month away, but that seems so long right now! I'll be sure to post the news on here ASAP.