Baby bump: 25 and 26 weeks

And here we are already two weeks past my last post of 24 weeks.  My, how time continues to fly!

I always seem good at taking my our picture on time, but when it comes to actually posting, I’m not so good at this anymore, ha.  It could be that I’m at a computer all day during work and with this wonderful warm weather, sometimes getting on a computer is the last thing I feel like doing after work.  But here I am, better late than never.  Rather than doing two new posts, we’ll throw weeks 25 and 26 into one.

Also, I think I need to start writing down daily little events and things to note because I’m starting to forget them by the time I actually write up my posts.  We’ll just chalk that up to pregnancy brain!

 

25 & 26 Weeks: Me

• Overall:
  • We’re doing great.  Overall I feel pretty “normal”, aside from the fact that my belly keeps growing and there’s a human being moving around inside of me, of course, ha.
  • Still working on building up our registry and deciding what things we may or may not need and want.
  • I find that it’s slightly harder to put certain pairs of shoes on and it’s not quite as easy to just bend over and pick something up, nor can I simply jump out of bed in the morning.
  • Hot days are much hotter than they used to be!
• Bump: I continue to love feeling our little girl moving around inside of me.  Some days I’m amazed at how much I can see and feel her moving.  It’s so neat how while doing mundane things at work I can look down, see my belly moving and am reminded of what a wonderful time of  blessing we are in!

26 Weeks: Baby

• Baby’s age: 26 weeks
• Baby’s size: size of a head of lettuce; approximately 14.02 inches
• Baby’s weight: approximately 1.68 pounds
• “While listening to music, you might notice that your baby moves “rhythmically” in response to the sounds.  Her little brain is beginning a period of growth and over 50 percent of your baby’s energy will be used for this purpose.  The lungs are developing air sacks and the membrane that allows for the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen is now thin enough to let your baby take a breath by the end of the week.  Even though your baby’s skin is loose and wrinkly at this point, it will fill with fat during the third trimester.  Your baby’s eyes are completely developed and brain is able to register various stimuli such as of sound and light.”

Baby bump: 24 weeks

24 weeks!

I’ve been spending a lot of time lately trying to build up a registry of things we’re going to be needing for baby.  I’m finding this lovely list (found on Pinterest) to be helpful for a general idea of “needs” and/or helpful first time baby items.  I’m also quickly learning everyone has vastly different opinions on what works and what doesn’t and like anything, I think it’ll be a matter of doing the best we can and then finding out what works best for our own routine and lifestyle.  For now … I fill my registry the best I can, ask questions, and get excited for what’s the come.

I love hearing about what others consider “must haves” with a baby, so bring ‘em at me!! What are/were your “must haves” or favorite products?? 

24 Weeks: Me

• Overall: Had a doctor’s appointment this week and she measured “textbook” 24 weeks and her little heart was beating strong.
• Food:  Overall very normal.  I’ve even introduced yogurt back into my life, as long as it’s warm in my oatmeal.
• Bump: Baby kicks and movements are getting more and more frequent and noticeable.
• Mood: Not much change here either.  It’s been exciting trying to build up a registry and imagine life with our little girl in our new house (that WILL get done before she arrives, knock on wood and pray some prayers!)

24 Weeks: Baby

• Baby’s age: 24 weeks
• Baby’s size: size of a cantaloupe; approximately 11.81 inches
• Baby’s weight: approx 1.32 pounds
• Her hair is beginning to change to the color that it will be at birth.  Her weight will double in the next four weeks and her lungs are developing and preparing for their first breaths.  Loud noises may startle baby causing a sudden jolt.

Baby bump: 23 weeks

Another week by and here we are at 23 weeks!

Major highlight this week? Moving and kicking around is in full force and I’m loving it.

23 Weeks: Me

• Overall: Not a whole lot of changes this week overall, minus the below comments ; )
• Food:  I’ve had another pickle phase this week, a few bouts of nausea, and also some times when I’d like to eat everything in sight.  So, about like normal.
• Bump: Baby movements and kicks are in full force now and I love it every time.  Today at work I could even look down and see my belly move … love it.
• Mood: I’ve had quite a few cranky days this week for whatever reason. Maybe it’s all that moving around or our little girl having a growth spurt.  Poor Erik, ha.  At least it’s not the “norm” anymore.

23 Weeks: Baby

• Baby’s age: 23 weeks
• Baby’s size: size of a grapefruit; approximately 10.5 to 11.8 inches
• Baby’s weight: 12.7 to 20.8 ounces
• Her face is fully formed now -- she just needs a little extra fat to fill it out. She's listening to your voice and your heartbeat -- and even to loud sounds like cars honking and dogs barking.

Baby bump: 22 weeks

Time for the 22 week update!

22 Weeks: Me

• Overall notes of the week:
  • I’ve been feeling our little girl more and more. It’s a lot of fun, and I’m excited to be feeling those little feet kicking even stronger as even more time goes on.
  • Been researching cloth diapers and it can be so overwhelming. Ha, there’s so many different brands, different types, different opinions that I can only take so much searching before I have to take a break and try again another day!
  • Picked up a few clothing items now that we know it’s a girl.  The fun has begun!
• Food:  My mom and dad were visiting last weekend and my mom brought me a batch of her homemade cinnamon rolls. They are my favorite and that was definitely the highlight of my food week!! Still loving sausage, egg sandwiches, and chocolate.
• Mood:  Ups and downs emotionally, as always, but definitely more and more “ups” at this stage of pregnancy.

22 Weeks: Baby

• Baby’s age: 22 weeks
• Baby’s size: size of a papaya; approximately 11.8 inches
• Baby’s weight: approx 15.17 oz .

Baby bump: 21 weeks

And time continues to fly by! I remember about eight weeks ago when my friend at work found out she was having a girl and I just could. not. wait. until we got to find out.  Now here we are, over halfway through these 40'ish weeks.

21 Weeks: Me

• Overall notes of the week:
• Good week, I feel like it’s a fun time knowing the gender and now being able to feel her move!
• Just this past Thursday night, I felt her move the most pronounced yet that I could feel it with my hand on my belly for the first time, like a kicking.  Erik was right next to me so I put his hand on my belly and she did it for him too. Those are the moments we say “whoa!”
• Only one day this week with a little leg swelling.  Continue to down the water … check!
• Food:  My eating is pretty much the same with a few days where I’m extra hungry.
• Bump: That baby bump is growing. I’m at the stage where strangers are starting to ask when I’m due and/or staring at my belly when walking by.
• Mood:  Still thankful, excited, and joyful.

21 Weeks: Baby

• Baby’s age: 21 weeks
• Baby’s size: size of a pomegranate; approximately 10.5 inches
• Baby’s weight: approx 12.7 oz
• She looks very much like she will at birth, only smaller. She’s now able to blink and her eyelashes and eyebrows are now formed as well.

 

Baby bump: 20 weeks (with ultrasound pictures)

The official halfway point … how did that happen?? Though at times (the first 12 weeks) it’s gone by so slowly, now that we’re here I feel like time if moving faster and faster.

This week was a big milestone (as most of you probably already know via Facebook) since we found out that Baby Borger is Baby GIRL Borger! And just for a fun comparison … I think our little daughter has grown a bit, wouldn’t you say?

 

20 Weeks: Me

• Overall notes of the week:
  • It’s a GIRL
  • Had swelling in my legs a couple days this week by the time I went home from work but I think it’s been solved by eating less Chipotle and Amy’s frozen dinners (sodium and sodium) and drinking more water.
  • Also, Charley horses in my toes are not uncommon.
• Food:  Nothing  really new here.  Egg sandwiches are probably still my favorite things right now.
• Bump: I think we already covered that above, ha.  Also, they told me at our ultrasound appointment the placenta is a little bit in front, which is why I may not be feeling baby move a ton.  I’m sure it’s still partly that I don’t know what to notice either quite yet.
• Mood:  Thankful, excited, and joyful.

19 Weeks: Baby

• Baby’s age: 20 weeks
• Baby’s size: size of a banana; approximately 6.5 inches
• Baby’s weight: approx 10.6 oz (though the ultrasound technician told us our baby’s weight was 11 some ounces … close enough)
• Our little girl has working taste buds and she’s gulping down several ounces of amniotic fluid each day.  We also got to see her drinking some during the ultrasound when the tech pointed out her little tongue moving around. Crazy!!

Ultrasound

The ultrasound was fun, I didn’t realize just how much you could see! She showed us just about everything; hands, feet, brain, heart, spine, legs, arms, etc etc. Here’s the photos we got to bring home … (click on pictures to see a larger version)

First up, the clearest picture of the head, on right, and on left, a view of the legs and the fact that Baby Borger is, indeed, a girl!

In this foot picture, you can see one whole foot with toes and then part of the other foot and on the right, the face.

And the last two: some different views of previous photos, showing it’s a girl and the face:

Baby bump: 19 weeks

In less than a week now we will know if Baby B is a he or a she!! That’s hard to believe but I can hardly wait to find out! Our appointment is on Thursday morning in which we’ll have the sonogram, see the doc, and talk to the midwife.  We’re happy that our hospital recently added a midwife to their staff and I’m excited to see what she has to say and to officially meet her.  I will report back later!

 

19 Weeks: Me

• Overall notes of the week: 
  • Found myself napping more than “normal” this week, and am finding that an after work nap does WONDERS for my evening mood (just ask Erik about this one).  And when I wake up, it’s still light out which gives me energy to actually have a real evening.
  • I think pregnancy brain has been hitting me.  At times, I literally just cannot think of words that I am trying to say, or I jumble them around.  I did that enough before, now it’s even worse! It may even show up in my typing, so beware.
  • Oh, and this week I got pulled over, not even because I did anything wrong, but because a car we recently purchased didn’t have a plate on the front of the car and apparently that’s illegal in Missouri (we hadn’t put it on yet, because there is no bracket for it) and I officially cried in front of the state trooper, something I would normally NEVER do.  I don’t know if it helped (though I didn’t do it on purpose, I literally couldn’t help it!) but he didn’t give me a ticket.
• Food:  Nothing really exciting to add to say about food this week, really.  I’m utterly loving egg sandwiches lately, and grilled cheese sandwiches. And chocolate.  Always chocolate. 
• Bump: I’ve been trying to decipher the feel of baby moving and/or gas, digestion, etc etc.  So far, I think what I describe as a feel of muscle twitching or muscle spasms is the baby but I just don’t know yet for sure.  I described it to my friend at work and she said that’s what it feels like to her too, so that’s exciting! We’ll see as time goes on and I start to feel baby more …
• Mood: See: “Overall”

 

19 Weeks: Baby

• Baby’s age: 19 weeks, 1 day
• Baby’s size: size of a mango; approximately 6 inches
• Baby’s weight: 8.5 oz
• Baby is right now developing coating of his/her skin called vernix caseosa and is also working on his/her five senses.  Nerve cells for his/her sense of taste, hearing, sight and smell are developing in brain.