24 Weeks!

I am late I know (I was 24 weeks on Christmas). Too much to do. Well, Lily had a good christmas. She got a few presents (that's pretty good for not even being born yet). I realized this weekend that she is different from Nolan (when I was pregnant with him). Because when we were riding in the car Nolan used to be most active and with Lily I barely feel her in the car. I cannot wait to see how different (or alike) they really are.
I blame Lily for all of the weight that I have gained (I haven't dared to step on the scale), she has made me LOVE sweets, especially chocolate. When I say love, I mean I didn't go a moment this weekend without something sweet in my mouth. I know that I am a candy person to begin with but it has been crazy this
holiday season. People need to stop making such tasty treats!
Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

23 Weeks!

I had a Dr. appointment yesterday and everything seems to be going perfect. At the office I schedule my appointments months in advance and I am already scheduled for my weekly appointments. It makes it seem like this pregnancy is flying by. I had to take Nolan to my appointment by myself this time. Let me just tell you he was a different baby from the last time he was with me. He was so good. I barely heard a peep from him. It could be that I was in and out in about 20 minutes opposed to the 45 minutes I spent in the waiting room last time. My next appointment is my 1 hour glucose test. I am a little worried about this test not because I think that I have GD, but because I failed it with Nolan and had to take the 3 hour test. All I can say is YUCK! That was not fun, especially being stuck in the arm four times for the blood draws.


Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

Christmas Traditions

I love traditions. I think that I love them a little too much. I try to make everything a "new" tradition. I just want our kids to have wonderful memories to look back on. Well, most of our traditions involve Christmas. This year Nolan was actually able to be apart of one. Tyler and I have made a gingerbread house every year and it is always so much fun. But, I think Nolan liked it because he got to eat most of the candy.

Let's play paint!

I feel like all Nolan ever gets to do is play with his toys. I have the best intentions to actually do things that are creative and fun, I just never do any of them. Taking care of two toddlers all day and sometimes a baby (Nolan, Kaiya, & Mason) makes it just difficult to deal with anything beyond the usual.

Well, to the story, Nolan had been (thankful he isn't anymore) refusing his morning nap. So this left time with just the two of us. So, I thought that he would love (which I was right) to paint instead of just the typical things we do.

Food pictures are fun

I love taking pictures of Nolan while he is eating. I think his personality really comes out when there is food in front of him. I know that I say this in almost every post, but I love him so so much!

22 Weeks!

Wow the past week flew by. I have a Dr. appointment next week, just the boring stuff. I feel Miss Lily all the time, she is getting big.

At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

21 Weeks!

Nothing new here. The weeks just keep ticking away. I loving this little baby girl more and more everyday. I can say that I am ready for a belly. I have been sick with the stomach flu twice. I feel like when I spend the day throwing up any belly that I did have just goes away. I often ask Tyler is I have gotten smaller. I even think I had a dream about not having a baby belly anymore. That morning I had to run to the mirror to check and make sure it was still there. :) I know I'm being silly.

Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.

Oh, what a Cute family!

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