Nursery--Under Construction...

We can officially say that we are working on the nursery because...it has furniture!!! We were given a crib and matching changing table from a good friend (well, technically her mother) and we were also given a family rocking chair; it finally looks like a baby room! We are ready to start fixing that nursery up! Matt is going to paint...soon. First we have to decide on colors though. We are apparently not very good at agreeing on baby decor! At least we managed to agree on names. We also bought a few blankets at Babies R Us to help us figure out a color scheme/theme/etc.

On a mommy note, I have been pregnant for over 100 and spent the last 75 of those giving myself a daily shot of progesterone oil. Until tonight!!! Today is my last shot!!! WOOHOO! I have been weaning myself off for the last two weeks and have not had any adverse reactions which means things are going well! If that continues we will have our last appointment with our fertility specialist on Tuesday. It's bittersweet--it's great because that means I can be a normal pregnant person, but it's a shame because we won't get to see the baby every week and I really like my doctor. I guess her job is done though and she did it well!

here comes the bump...

week12^


week 14^

Dinner is served!

yes, this was my dinner last night--an avocado, tomatoes, fritos and orange soda--and it was darn good!

14 weeks

This week, your baby has fully developed sex organs, although they will be difficult to see on your pregnancy ultrasound. In boys, the prostate gland is developing. In girls, the ovaries have formed and have moved down into the pelvis.

Your baby is 3 ½ inches long, crown to rump (head to butt) and weighs about 1 ½ ounces. Her skin is very translucent, although she is beginning to develop a downy, very fine hair called lanugo over her body for insulation. She will have this hair until she develops enough fat deposits to regulate her temperature, usually shortly before she’s born.

This week, your baby is strengthening her muscles by moving and kicking a little more. She is becoming more flexible and stronger every day. She is even practicing moving her facial muscles, as she frowns, grimaces, and squints.

Your baby is in the midst of an impressive growth spurt. Within the next month or two, she will triple in length and grow to reach the one-pound mark. (source: smartmomma.com)

13 weeks, 6 days

Here is our almost 14 weeker! Not the best of pics, but it's all we got this week. Up on the left you can see where the head is just out of the shot, then all the way down the spine and two little legs that are just about to push off of me! We got to see lots of cool movements, the chambers of the heart and the umbilical cord pumping blood to baby. We didn't get to see any confirmation about gender though. Baby was not cooperating. Baby stayed pretty much in a profile position and just wouldn't let us sneak a peek! We go back next Tuesday for what should be our last appointment with our fertility specialist, which also means, no more weekly pictures :( ! I only have three more shots to give myself and then I am done! So far all is well!

13 weeks, 2 days and the world knows!

How far along? 13 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain: finally gained 2 pounds but still missing 7 pounds from when this all started
Maternity clothes? not quite, but really close
Sleep: getting better, except for last night when I woke up at 3am STARVING!
Cravings? normalizing
Aversions? meat
Best moment this week: Getting to tell everyone!!!
Movement: it's moving like crazy, but I'm not feeling it yet
Gender: the general consensus says it's a boy!
Labor Signs: No way
Belly Button in or out? In.
What I miss: going to the wineries
What I am looking forward to: painting the nursery, well I'm looking forward to Matt painting the nursery
Milestone: begun weaning myself off of my daily progesterone shots. my bum will not be bruised and hurting for much longer!!! Today is day 2 and no sign of any problems!
Next appointment: Every Tuesday for the next three weeks
Favorite student moment(s): clash age 6 (after finding out about pregnancy): "I thought Lisa was getting bigger, but I didn't want to say anything." lucy age 5: "Is your belly going to be big tomorrow?"