I forgot!

Officially 2nd trimester!! I am excited. I have I mentioned that I cannot wait until Nov. 17th. I do not like having to wait for an ultrasound.

14 Weeks!

I am 14 weeks today! I feeling well, not much is new. But, if you read, this baby can do a lot. He/She is getting big!

This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.

Please Pray...

As most of you know, before we were blessed with this baby, we lost one. Tyler and I consider that baby our 2nd child. Even though we were never able to meet him or she was still part of our lives for 5 weeks. Well, today October 15th, is National Day of Remembrance for pregnancy and infant loss. I just ask that whoever reads this post today or any other day, please pray for all of the families that have lost a child. God gave us peace, but there are so many that are having a painful time dealing with their loss(es). It is my pray that the mothers and fathers are able to find peace and turn to God to take the pain away.
On Nolan's blog I have a link to an amazing blog but I will post it here as well. www.audreycaroline.blogspot.com . Angie has a posted dedicated to all the readers who have or know someone who has lost a baby. She has requested them to post a comment about their loss(es) and asks the readers to pray for them. The amount that has responded is so very sad.
Thank you for your prayers. I also would like it if you could send up a prayer for this baby that is growing inside of me. Please pray for a healthy full-term baby. :)

Help yourself

I took a very long morning nap on Saturday because I was not feeling well. So, that left Tyler in charge of Nolan. Well, I guess he didn't feed him enough, because Nolan went into the kitchen and found something to eat on his own. He found the goldfish on the table, climbed in the chair and helped himself. In the meantime, Tyler was laying on the couch in the livingroom. He heard him in the kitchen and decided he should probably see what he was up to. Thankfully, he brought the camera to capture our big boy.

A cute cute little (big) boy!

Nolan got a haircut the other day, and he looks like such a big boy. I didn't realize how long it was until we cut it so short. Oh, I got my haircut too but I am not going to include any pictures of me. You'll just have to come see me if you want to know what mine looks like. :)

A new toy

Kaiya's mom bought a fun slide for Nolan and Kaiya. We keep it at our house because Kaiya is here so much. Well, she hasn't got to use it yet, but Nolan has. And he loves it. At first he would slide down it backwards, because that is how he goes down the steps. But, he has figured out how to go down the right way. He just seems so big!

13 Weeks!

I will be 13 weeks tomorrow. It feels like I just posted an update for week 12. Nothing new is happening. I guess my morning sickness has let up a lot. I only feel sick a few times about. I am more tired now. I am counting down the days until our ultrasound on Nov. 17. It will be here so soon. I cannot wait to give the baby a name. I feels so much more real when you get to see the baby.

Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce.

A personal day for Mommy!

For the first time in my Mommy career I have part of the day off. Tyler and Nolan went w/ Papa Kirk and Uncle Kent to a BBQ festival (or something like that). So, I had a list in my head of everything I wanted to get done today, but my bed was calling my name. So, I took an undisturbed nap, and woke up on my own terms. I love the quietness of the house right now. Although I should be cleaning, I think I'll stay here on the couch a little bit (maybe a lotta bit) longer. :)
But, I do have to say, although I could not get used to this (I miss my baby already), it is nice every once in awhile (or every 13 months) to have a day off.

12 Weeks!

I am feeling very hungry lately. So I guess you can say that I feel better. But, overall not much is different then last week.

The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime)

A visit w/ Nan

Nan surprised us with a visit awhile back and I finally got the pictures uploaded.

Less than 200 days left!

Time is going by so quickly. I cannot believe I am almost 12 weeks already. 2nd trimester here I come...(2nd trimester is after 13 weeks, but I'm almost there).

New Pictures!

I feel like I have been so lazy with Nolan's blog lately (and with my camera). Well today was Kaiya's birthday, so I had to get my camera out. And boy, it felt good to take pictures again. Here are just a few from today. Now, these are totally out of focus but I love them. They truly show Nolan's personality. There are more pictures to come later!

11 weeks!

I am feeling very good lately. Only the occasional sick feeling, which is wonderful! We were so excited to hear the baby's heartbeat this week, I can still hear it in my mind. When I look at Nolan, he is so wonderful, I just cannot imagine how my heart is going to be able to contain the love of another baby. We already love this child so much, but I know that when he/she comes the love with be so much more. I look foward to the day when Nolan gets to meet his little brother or sister. I cannot believe it is already been 11 weeks. That is crazy to me, time is flying by.

Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.

Woosh!Woosh!Woosh!

That's what we got to hear yesterday!!! We were so excited. I was sure that it would be too early to hear, but it was a very strong heartbeat. I forgot to ask how many beats per minute, but it really didn't matter to me.
We go back at the end of October, then November 17th is our ultrasound date. :) I wonder what the baby will be, guess we'll have to wait and see!
Also, I am feeling good this morning, but it changes throughout the day. Hopefully, I am almost over the all-day sickness.

10 Weeks!

I will be 10 weeks tomorrow (Thursday)! My goodness the time is going by so quickly. I guess that it helps that Nolan keeps me very busy all the time. I am feeling ok this week, just getting over being sick. We have a doctors appointment on Monday Sept. 22. They said that we might get to hear the heartbeat. I hope so!

Today, Nolan was so cute. Tyler was leaving for work and he kissed Nolan and my belly. Then Tyler said "Baby". Nolan looked a little confused at first, but then he pointed to my belly. Then I said "Baby" and he pointed at my belly. It was so very cute. He'll be a wonderful big brother!

How your baby's growing:Though he's barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.In other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.

To the Orchard! *Updated*

Hehe! We went to a farm today with our friend Tiffany. We picked apples, and they were very tasty. Nolan really enjoys being outside, so he loved it there. We all had a really good time. Tiffany has the pictures, so if she sends them to me I will posts some. :)

Update: These are not the pictures from that day, but they are pictures from the orchard.

Today...

I am feeling so much better. I am getting over my cold and actually have a lot of energy. My stomach gets alittle sick every once in a while, but over all I am doing very well.

To the Circus! *Updated*

We took Nolan to the circus last night. He loved it!! He watched it almost the entire time. Tyler and I really enjoyed it too. We had popcorn and cotton candy and Nolan got a new shirt. It is a little big for him now but I am sure he will grow into it sooner than I would like. I will post pictures of him in his new shirt later.

9 weeks!

I am doing pretty good. I am actually feeling better this morning. I hope it lasts!

How your baby's growing:Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.

13 Months...

Nolan just gets cuter and cuter everyday!
This is what he is doing now:

• Nolan has started walking very well. He tries to walk now more than he is crawling.
• Figured out how to open the safety gates and climbs the steps as fast as possible because he knows it's a no no.
• Can color with chalk, but stills tries to color himself more than the driveway.
• Puts toys in things and then takes them out. It is really nice when he puts things back where they belong.
• He does not like potatoes. What is up with that? He likes almost all food, but spits out any form of potato.

I'm sure there is a ton of other things that he is doing but I cannot think of them right now.