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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
19 weeks!
This week your baby starts bulking up and packing on the grossly named "brown fat" he'll need to keep warm when he gets evicted from his comfortable uterine home. Other highlights this week:
Vernix, a milky white coating that protects your baby's skin, appears all over your baby's body to keep his skin from getting pickled in the amniotic fluid. Think of it as if your baby has been dipped in yogurt, like those delicious but fake-healthy yogurt-covered raisins and pretzels. Ooh, we feel another craving comin' on. ... Under the vernix, a fuzzy layer of hair called lanugo now covers baby's body. Don't worry, your Mini won't look like Cousin It when he's born. Most of the fuzz will fall off before baby makes his grand entrance.
Good news: Your baby's kidneys are fully functioning and producing urine this week. Bad news: That means there will be lots of diapers in your future. But so far you're safe—at the moment the pee just passes into the amniotic fluid.
He or she now weighs about 8½ ounces and measures 6 inches, as long as a turkey sub from Subway on warm, delicious Italian Herbs and Cheese bread (or Honey Oat bread, or Oregano bread or ...)
I had my 18 week appointment (at 18weeks 4 days) this week and the baby is measuring 19 weeks. His heart rate was a perfect 145bpm. I should have an anatomy scan done in the next 2 weeks, which means another ultrasound and pictures! I also had the screening done for various birth defects and my numbers came back great, everything is very unlikely (around 1 and 5,000).
In other news:
We will be coming home on the 20th! Woohoo! It has been pretty quiet around here. We are getting some Christmas shopping done and freezing up here! It is in the 20's in the morning and they say if the rain comes far enough south, early Sunday morning, we could get flurries! Next week, we will be lucky if it gets into the mid 40's!!!! If it is going to be this cold, it might as well snow!
We are getting our tree on Monday and I am not excited about putting it up because somebody is very curious! We will most likely have to block it off...oh well.
Have a great weekend!
What are the child labor laws again?!
Thanksgiving
Vernix, a milky white coating that protects your baby's skin, appears all over your baby's body to keep his skin from getting pickled in the amniotic fluid. Think of it as if your baby has been dipped in yogurt, like those delicious but fake-healthy yogurt-covered raisins and pretzels. Ooh, we feel another craving comin' on. ... Under the vernix, a fuzzy layer of hair called lanugo now covers baby's body. Don't worry, your Mini won't look like Cousin It when he's born. Most of the fuzz will fall off before baby makes his grand entrance.
Good news: Your baby's kidneys are fully functioning and producing urine this week. Bad news: That means there will be lots of diapers in your future. But so far you're safe—at the moment the pee just passes into the amniotic fluid.
He or she now weighs about 8½ ounces and measures 6 inches, as long as a turkey sub from Subway on warm, delicious Italian Herbs and Cheese bread (or Honey Oat bread, or Oregano bread or ...)
I had my 18 week appointment (at 18weeks 4 days) this week and the baby is measuring 19 weeks. His heart rate was a perfect 145bpm. I should have an anatomy scan done in the next 2 weeks, which means another ultrasound and pictures! I also had the screening done for various birth defects and my numbers came back great, everything is very unlikely (around 1 and 5,000).
In other news:
We will be coming home on the 20th! Woohoo! It has been pretty quiet around here. We are getting some Christmas shopping done and freezing up here! It is in the 20's in the morning and they say if the rain comes far enough south, early Sunday morning, we could get flurries! Next week, we will be lucky if it gets into the mid 40's!!!! If it is going to be this cold, it might as well snow!
We are getting our tree on Monday and I am not excited about putting it up because somebody is very curious! We will most likely have to block it off...oh well.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Oh Boy, Oh Boy!
That is right, we are having another boy! I didn't want to wait another 3 weeks to find out and I had thrown the idea at Bernie for a 4d ultrasound. I knew that the pictures wouldn't be so great (due to lack of baby fat) but they would be able to do a gender scan. He text me one morning telling me to book it and you can bet that I didn't wait another second! The nurse is 100% sure that it is another boy and she showed us exactly what we were looking for and I remember clearly from Brady, it is indeed a boy. Sorry Nana, Miss Madison will have to wait a few more years ;) Names are being thrown around as well with a few possibilities and we have decided the middle name, William, after my Dad. Maybe, we will keep the name a secret until he makes his debut!
Here is the little man in 4d!
In Brady news, one of his molars has broken through along with his 5th bottom tooth on his left side. He had been a bit cranky and clingy but I think that he is a true champ when it comes to new teeth coming in. He has found his nose and if you are lucky, he will point to it. He is obsessed with books (board books) and you will find yourself reading the same ones over and over and over, he loves it. You need to be a quick reader though, he turns the pages himself :)
We are getting ready for our first Thanksgiving on our own. It won't ever be the same as being at home but we will make due. Kelly is driving up for the holiday so that will be fun to see her and show her around.
Hope everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
(this was typed at 3pm but somebody woke up from their nap...finishing at midnight!)
Here is the little man in 4d!
In Brady news, one of his molars has broken through along with his 5th bottom tooth on his left side. He had been a bit cranky and clingy but I think that he is a true champ when it comes to new teeth coming in. He has found his nose and if you are lucky, he will point to it. He is obsessed with books (board books) and you will find yourself reading the same ones over and over and over, he loves it. You need to be a quick reader though, he turns the pages himself :)
We are getting ready for our first Thanksgiving on our own. It won't ever be the same as being at home but we will make due. Kelly is driving up for the holiday so that will be fun to see her and show her around.
Hope everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
(this was typed at 3pm but somebody woke up from their nap...finishing at midnight!)
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Simple laughs
After dinner last night, having some fun and eating applesauce. The head nodding is new and he finds it hilarious when you do it back and forth with him. Bernie is wiping off his shirt....didn't you know that was so funny?!
This boy makes my heart melt, what will I do with two?
This boy makes my heart melt, what will I do with two?
Friday, November 19, 2010
17 weeks!
this is what Baby is up to in the coming week:
About five inches long and more than three and a half ounces — the size of your open hand. (Open the other one too and imagine your baby cradled in both your arms right after delivery!) Body fat (baby's, that is) is beginning to form and will continue to accumulate through the end of your pregnancy. By the time your baby is born, body fat will make up about two-thirds of his or her weight (and will make all those chubby parts especially yummy).
Your baby is almost certainly listening up by now. In fact, loud noises — the dog barking, the doorbell ringing — will actually startle your baby (and also get him or her used to such noises; for instance, fetuses who regularly hear a dog barking will become babies who sleep right through Fido's outbursts). Your baby's eyes (which have fortunately finished their migration to the front of his or her head) are making small side-to-side movements and can even perceive some light, though the eyelids are still sealed. And since practice makes perfect, your baby is sharpening his or her sucking and swallowing skills in preparation for that first (and second…and third) suckle at your breast or bottle. In fact, most of the survival reflexes that your baby will have at birth are being perfected in utero right now.
And here's some proof that your baby is truly one of a kind (as if you needed any!). Within the next week or so, the pads on your baby's fingertips and toes will become adorned with completely individual swirls and creases (aka fingerprints).
Are you wondering what Momma looks like??
with Brady at 17 weeks:
What do you think?
About five inches long and more than three and a half ounces — the size of your open hand. (Open the other one too and imagine your baby cradled in both your arms right after delivery!) Body fat (baby's, that is) is beginning to form and will continue to accumulate through the end of your pregnancy. By the time your baby is born, body fat will make up about two-thirds of his or her weight (and will make all those chubby parts especially yummy).
Your baby is almost certainly listening up by now. In fact, loud noises — the dog barking, the doorbell ringing — will actually startle your baby (and also get him or her used to such noises; for instance, fetuses who regularly hear a dog barking will become babies who sleep right through Fido's outbursts). Your baby's eyes (which have fortunately finished their migration to the front of his or her head) are making small side-to-side movements and can even perceive some light, though the eyelids are still sealed. And since practice makes perfect, your baby is sharpening his or her sucking and swallowing skills in preparation for that first (and second…and third) suckle at your breast or bottle. In fact, most of the survival reflexes that your baby will have at birth are being perfected in utero right now.
Are you wondering what Momma looks like??
with Brady at 17 weeks:
What do you think?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Little bit of today.
So much to catch up on but I thought that I would leave you with some pictures until then. These are from today and he has no interest in even looking at the camera for a split second to catch a picture. He is so busy running around and being a boy!
Running down the hill
There were kids playing on the hill and he was watching them and clapping, haha.
Probably laughing at the dogs..
When did he grow up?!
Happy Happy Birthday!
We would like to wish GG a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I hope you had a wonderful day! Thank you for the humor, talks, emails and wonderful dinners! I look up to you and think of you everyday. We have your spaghetti sauce in the fridge ready to go this weekend :)
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
15 weeks!
and one day..
Your baby now weighs in at a whopping three to five ounces, and he's four to five inches in length. The bones that are now in place in his ears means he can probably hear your voice as you talk to your partner and pals and sing in the car. While he’s getting used to your voice, the tiny muscles in his body, especially the ones in his back, are gaining strength, so he can straighten out a little more. And thanks to his developing facial muscles, your baby is capable of making a few expressive frowns and squints, even at this early stage. (Don’t worry, those frowns have nothing to do with the sound of your voice!) And his eyes are finally working, making small side-to-side movements and perceiving light (although the eyelids are still sealed). Peekaboo!
Your baby now weighs in at a whopping three to five ounces, and he's four to five inches in length. The bones that are now in place in his ears means he can probably hear your voice as you talk to your partner and pals and sing in the car. While he’s getting used to your voice, the tiny muscles in his body, especially the ones in his back, are gaining strength, so he can straighten out a little more. And thanks to his developing facial muscles, your baby is capable of making a few expressive frowns and squints, even at this early stage. (Don’t worry, those frowns have nothing to do with the sound of your voice!) And his eyes are finally working, making small side-to-side movements and perceiving light (although the eyelids are still sealed). Peekaboo!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Cars
..the movie, is the new Madagascar! He is obsessed to say the least. I cannot blame him, he is all boy and what boy doesn't love cars. He is currently watching Toy Story 2, hopefully we will be able to expand his interests. I hate to be that Mom and put him in front of the t.v. but he loves it. It isn't hurting him and he is one happy kid. He even looks to me when I start the movie and smiles :)
What a bum :)
The only update I have on baby #2 is the heartbeat, at 154bpm. That is what Brady's was around the same time...could it be another boy?! We will find out probably in early December!
The only update I have on baby #2 is the heartbeat, at 154bpm. That is what Brady's was around the same time...could it be another boy?! We will find out probably in early December!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Mandatory fun
Last Friday, Bernie's company got a 'mandatory family fun day'. They actually do a pretty decent job except they require the guys to stay almost the whole day. They had a bunch set up of the kids--humvees, an MP car, bouncy thing, obstacle course (more for the adults) and food of course. Brady enjoyed running around like a crazy man more than anything and was not happy about getting inside the humvees. He didn't even really bother with the MP car but he was sure to tell us that it was a 'car'. Brady even got to meet McGruff the crime dog and was not scared of him...he actually beat him up.
I did get some good pics of the boys together and I am pretty happy about that.
Brady seems to be telling Bernie something pretty serious here..
Over here, Dad!
McGruff came out to say hi.
and Brady started hitting him on his nose!
This picture was taken late. Brady is starting to take off but he was facing Bernie and it looked like he was giving him a pep talk rather then yelling at him, haha.
Like father like son. They are perfect!
I did get some good pics of the boys together and I am pretty happy about that.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Happy Halloween!
We had a good time on Halloween. Fort Bragg and the surrounding areas designated Saturday night from 6-8 for trick or treating. We headed up to the Youth Center on post and we really just checked it out. It was more for older kids. They had lots of activities to give away and games to be played. I think it would be a great idea for parents since it gets the kids off the streets and all the games, pretty sneaky! Brady is way to young for trick or treating. Lots of parents took out their toddlers but we all know who really eats that candy ;) Brady just runs around and we are busy chasing him.
He is not very happy that we had to get into the car.
and just for fun..
Brady on Halloween last year.
Brady on Halloween last year.
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