meeting jayden

proud uncle! so cute. she is just perfect. chris made jayden smile in her sleep. awww.

28 wks

3rd trimester and 7 mos.



all you get is the pic of the belly. compare it to 8 wks ago in the 20 wks picture to the left. i tried to do a similar position - definitely growing. :)

How your baby's growing: By this week, your baby weighs a little over 2 pounds and measures about 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can open her eyes — which now sport lashes — and she'll turn her head toward a continuous, bright light from the outside. Her fat layers are beginning to form, too, as she gets ready for life outside the womb.

How your life's changing: You're in the home stretch! The third trimester starts this week and lasts until 40 weeks. If you're like most women, you'll gain about 11 pounds this trimester.

doc appt today went well. baby is healthy and good size. i am getting enough of all my nutrients and we don't have gestational diabetes. yay.

nursery

so we finally got part of our nursery furniture yesterday. we got the dresser/changing table. it fits perfectly in the nursery. it is so fun and exciting. we just stood there and stared at it - we can't wait to have the baby to make the furniture/room complete.

can't believe i'm 7 months pregnant. yay.

notes from the underbelly

been watching this show. it's pretty funny. they just covered the 'super sonic smell' - and it made me laugh because that's totally how i felt.

everything is pretty exaggerated, but it's funny anyways.

lots of babies

1st pic is of samara pulanco. my cousin ben's new baby girl.


2nd pic is of brooke merlin. mike's cousin amy's new baby girl.


3rd pic is of jayden cohen. mike's brother joe's very new baby girl.


lots of girls. we have a few more to come. my cousin noel has a baby due a few weeks before us and we don't know if it is a girl or boy. and then there is our girl. and that's just family. :)

small belly button, big belly

ok so you see people around you all the time that are pregnant. you know what to expect. you know you are going to get huge. but it is so different when you are going through it. i wake up to our baby kicking and squirming around. i smile, then i look at my big belly and look at my small belly button. it is slowly disappearing. pregnancy is just so fascinating.

it was beautiful out this weekend. hope everyone had a chance to go outside. the flowers are blooming and colorful...everything is just clearer and prettier than normal. i guess this is the 'glowing, happy pregnancy hormones' talking.

i can't believe that in 12-14 wks we will have a baby. :) nursery furniture is on it's way. can't wait.

27 wks

How your baby's growing: Your baby is really starting to fill up your uterus. This week she weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14.4 inches long with her legs extended. She can now open and close her eyes, and she sleeps and wakes at regular intervals. She may suck her fingers, and although her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with assistance — if she were to be born prematurely. Chalk up any rhythmic movement you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and isn't bothersome to her, so enjoy the tickle. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. Wonder what she's thinking?

wow - 27 weeks. we could have this baby anytime in the next 10-14 wks. exciting. my belly button is getting smaller and smaller as my belly grows. :)

donate

i know i have talked about banking and donating the cord, but want to bring it up again. i just read that minorities are urged to donate. i'm not sure they will take ours because i don't fully know our medical history since i'm adopted, but if they can't use it to save and help someone - they can use it for medical research. anything that can help someone else - i'm all for it. go to this site - they'll send you a kit and the hospital will do the rest. it's free and it only takes a few minutes.

congrats

congrats to joe & marney - new proud parents of a beautiful baby girl - jayden. everyone is doing well & healthy. she has blue eyes & short brown hair - just perfect. we are very excited & happy for them. mike's an uncle & i'm and aunt. can't wait to meet her. isn't she perfectly adorable!

photo from mike

katie at 26 wks. she loves it when i take her photos.

26 wks

How your baby's growing: Your baby now weighs a little under 2 pounds and measures about 14 inches, from head to heel. The nerve pathways in her ears are developing, which means her response to sounds is growing more consistent. Her lungs are developing now, too, as she continues to take small breaths of amniotic fluid — good practice for when she's born and takes that first breath of air. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.

doc visit went ok today. got to hear her heartbeat. it's always so fun to hear her and we could hear her move around too. i got blood drawn and they had to poke me on both arms. nice huh. i do not like the weighing in. i am not one who likes to keep track of my weight - so it's just not fun stepping on that scale every month. otherwise things are great. yay. long ways to go still though. 14 wks.

just stopping by

so i have been watching previews for a new show coming out 'notes from the underbelly' - i think that's what it is called. anyways - looks funny. mike and i have laughed at previews because some of the jokes are very similar to ours. my favorite one is still getting mad at mike because i thought he moved the steering wheel, but it was my belly that had moved. stuff like that. you just have to laugh at those changes. it's the joys of pregnancy.

i also realized today that i have only taken maybe 4 tylenol this whole time. anyone who knows me knows i get lots of headaches and i usually have ibuprofen with me and lots of drugs. well - now that you can't take meds and stuff - i probably save a lot of money not buying my allergy meds, decongestants, headache stuff, etc...i am sure i'll make up for that money saving on cute little baby stuff :) but it is nice to feel pretty good. and it is weird that i can breathe better and feel better than i do when i'm not pregnant. maybe my allergies won't come back. fingers crossed.

25 wks

How your baby's growing: Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — doesn't sound like much, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. Her hair is probably recognizable now (in color and texture), although both may change after she's born.

i'm thinking she will probably have dark hair and dark brown eyes, but i could be wrong.

had a great visit with fam in omaha. my mom and dad got to feel her wiggle and nudge my belly. i think it is more realistic now that i'm getting bigger. when we saw them last i was only maybe 8 wks pregnant. so not showing then and it is hard to believe until you see a big belly or feel the baby. :)

so no more size comparisons to food. i guess 13 in things aren't really as easy to compare as littler stuff like peanuts, shrimp, lemons, etc.

24 wks

here's a photo with my sisters & mom during my quick trip to omaha. mike will have to take more pics soon now that i'm getting even bigger. :)