This week, Baby is the size of a: onion
Sleep: Sleep has been pretty good this week. I've been being busy during the day which is making me super tired early in the evening and I'm sleeping quite well all night.
Best moment this week: This morning I fell part way down our stairs and so to be safe we were sent to the hospital to check on baby. We were able to get an extra listen to baby's heartbeat! Still going strong at 150!
Movement: Every once and a while when I'm still I feel baby move. But it's nothing very consistent yet.
Food cravings: Still no super strong cravings. However, my body is very anti anything too rich or fatty this pregnancy.
Symptoms: Some morning sickness (though it's still improving), low back pain, Cole has pointed out that I have started waddling :)
Milestones: Baby's scalp is developing hair growth patterns and baby is growing toenails. Its head is becoming more erect.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Monday, November 16, 2015
Our Last Month
Whoops! Writing weekly blog posts just kind of fell of my radar, so I'm going to try sharing what we've been doing in the last month!
We pulled out the baby's swing for a friend to borrow for their new little one - while we waited for them to come pick it up, Meghan's babies all got to have a chance to swing in the swing.
Meghan has been LOVING working on puzzles. She got this new one at Costco and couldn't even wait to carry it to the playroom - she sat down and worked it in the kitchen.
My mom made Meghan this shirt and she LOVES it!! She points to the submarine and says "cute!" over and over!
Meghan has started eating the same meal as Mommy and Daddy most nights at dinner. This night, we went to Chipotle. I asked her in the restaurant if she was going to eat some of mine. All the way home she said from the backseat "Eat some!" and then enthusiastically ate a good bit of mine!
She is all about school first thing in the morning. She enjoys working hard on these tasks and it's awesome to see how much she is learning from all of her work.
One day during roomtime, I checked on her in the monitor and she was stacking her Wedgits on her foot and building a tower that way - it was so funny!
She has been loving reading in her Bilibo - a good bit of time each day is spent reading to her babies in the Bilibo. She has also started calling her Tobbles "Little Bilibo" or "Baby Bilibo".
She has been working on hammering (she calls it drumming). She's gotten better at it since this picture!
Wearing a tutu as a hat and taking pictures....cause, why not?!?
I made her new, harder workboxes and she loved them! This girl LOVES working on school!
Daddy snapped this picture of her reading. She had been enjoying reading on the bottom step, but that was becoming a dangerous situation because of how many books would be left stacked around the bottom of the stairs. So, we put a pillow in her playroom and she happily sits there and reads.
She went to watch Uncle Caleb watch soccer two weekends ago - she did pretty well sitting bundled in my lap through the whole game and looked so cute in her rainbow monkey hat and matching cowl.
This past Sunday, we took the first picture of this pregnancy - 16 weeks and 3 days. This little one is certainly growing. Baby is also very wiggly and I get to feel him/her move a few times most days.
A picture with Meghan - to see how she grows as little brother or sister grows!
And then she wanted to model for a picture all by herself....
Another, harder, new workbox activity. Matching letter beads (with a capital on the front and lowercase on the back) to a paper with her name on it to match. She is doing great at this!!
And some videos from the past month:
Meghan has learned to do "So Big!"
She started self feeding messy foods with a spoon this month! This was a huge development as she overcame oral-motor delays and SPD to be able to demonstrate this skill.
We have watched some Christmas song videos and she loves this one from Straight No Chaser. The night before she had also been knee slapping during this song, but she hasn't repeated that...sadly.
We have been listening to "Wee Sing Bible Songs" and she loves the song Deep and Wide so much!
We pulled out the baby's swing for a friend to borrow for their new little one - while we waited for them to come pick it up, Meghan's babies all got to have a chance to swing in the swing.
Meghan has been LOVING working on puzzles. She got this new one at Costco and couldn't even wait to carry it to the playroom - she sat down and worked it in the kitchen.
My mom made Meghan this shirt and she LOVES it!! She points to the submarine and says "cute!" over and over!
Meghan has started eating the same meal as Mommy and Daddy most nights at dinner. This night, we went to Chipotle. I asked her in the restaurant if she was going to eat some of mine. All the way home she said from the backseat "Eat some!" and then enthusiastically ate a good bit of mine!
She is all about school first thing in the morning. She enjoys working hard on these tasks and it's awesome to see how much she is learning from all of her work.
One day during roomtime, I checked on her in the monitor and she was stacking her Wedgits on her foot and building a tower that way - it was so funny!
She has been loving reading in her Bilibo - a good bit of time each day is spent reading to her babies in the Bilibo. She has also started calling her Tobbles "Little Bilibo" or "Baby Bilibo".
She has been working on hammering (she calls it drumming). She's gotten better at it since this picture!
Wearing a tutu as a hat and taking pictures....cause, why not?!?
I made her new, harder workboxes and she loved them! This girl LOVES working on school!
Daddy snapped this picture of her reading. She had been enjoying reading on the bottom step, but that was becoming a dangerous situation because of how many books would be left stacked around the bottom of the stairs. So, we put a pillow in her playroom and she happily sits there and reads.
She went to watch Uncle Caleb watch soccer two weekends ago - she did pretty well sitting bundled in my lap through the whole game and looked so cute in her rainbow monkey hat and matching cowl.
This past Sunday, we took the first picture of this pregnancy - 16 weeks and 3 days. This little one is certainly growing. Baby is also very wiggly and I get to feel him/her move a few times most days.
A picture with Meghan - to see how she grows as little brother or sister grows!
And then she wanted to model for a picture all by herself....
Another, harder, new workbox activity. Matching letter beads (with a capital on the front and lowercase on the back) to a paper with her name on it to match. She is doing great at this!!
And some videos from the past month:
Meghan has learned to do "So Big!"
She started self feeding messy foods with a spoon this month! This was a huge development as she overcame oral-motor delays and SPD to be able to demonstrate this skill.
We have watched some Christmas song videos and she loves this one from Straight No Chaser. The night before she had also been knee slapping during this song, but she hasn't repeated that...sadly.
We have been listening to "Wee Sing Bible Songs" and she loves the song Deep and Wide so much!
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Baby Hoosier #3 :: Week 16
This week, Baby is the size of a: avocado
Sleep: Sleep has been really hit or miss this week. Getting comfortable has been difficult.
Best moment this week: We got to listen to baby at my appointment yesterday! Baby's heart rate was between 150-170 depending on what it was up to. The heartbeat was very strong. Baby did lots of flipping and moving all over while the doctor tried to corner it long enough to get a good long read. We kept hearing "whoosh-whoosh", a short clip of a heartbeat, and more "whoosh-whoosh" as baby moved away from the doppler over and over until finally consenting to let us have a good long listen. Meghan was super active and hard to track down but this baby proved to be even more difficult....I might need to start trying to figure out a way to make "shin guards" for my ribs if this little one is going to be kicking even more than Meghan did. Though, I'd gladly take TONS of movement and kicking for the reminder that baby is healthy and growing!
Movement: Often when I am really still in the evening I feel a little "goldfish" swimming around. Based on it's movement yesterday, the doctor was not at all surprised that I am feeling baby move already! I love those little flutters!
Food cravings: None really...food has been much easier this pregnancy than last. As long as I eat on a regular basis, it doesn't matter most of the time what it is that I eat.
Symptoms: morning sickness when not taking meds (though, we took me off supplemental progesterone yesterday which should help, and I'm only needing 2 doses instead of 3 to keep food down all day....so improvement!), there is no doubt that I am pregnant when you look at me, my sacroiliac joint is in a lot of pain now - yesterday the doctor did some adjusting and it seemed to help some, I hate subaru commercials - the pregnancy emotions have kicked in and those ones get me every single time
Milestones: Baby is moving fluid through the lungs and respiratory track and is able to see light through fused eyelids.
Sleep: Sleep has been really hit or miss this week. Getting comfortable has been difficult.
Best moment this week: We got to listen to baby at my appointment yesterday! Baby's heart rate was between 150-170 depending on what it was up to. The heartbeat was very strong. Baby did lots of flipping and moving all over while the doctor tried to corner it long enough to get a good long read. We kept hearing "whoosh-whoosh", a short clip of a heartbeat, and more "whoosh-whoosh" as baby moved away from the doppler over and over until finally consenting to let us have a good long listen. Meghan was super active and hard to track down but this baby proved to be even more difficult....I might need to start trying to figure out a way to make "shin guards" for my ribs if this little one is going to be kicking even more than Meghan did. Though, I'd gladly take TONS of movement and kicking for the reminder that baby is healthy and growing!
Movement: Often when I am really still in the evening I feel a little "goldfish" swimming around. Based on it's movement yesterday, the doctor was not at all surprised that I am feeling baby move already! I love those little flutters!
Food cravings: None really...food has been much easier this pregnancy than last. As long as I eat on a regular basis, it doesn't matter most of the time what it is that I eat.
Symptoms: morning sickness when not taking meds (though, we took me off supplemental progesterone yesterday which should help, and I'm only needing 2 doses instead of 3 to keep food down all day....so improvement!), there is no doubt that I am pregnant when you look at me, my sacroiliac joint is in a lot of pain now - yesterday the doctor did some adjusting and it seemed to help some, I hate subaru commercials - the pregnancy emotions have kicked in and those ones get me every single time
Milestones: Baby is moving fluid through the lungs and respiratory track and is able to see light through fused eyelids.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Baby Hoosier #3 :: Week 15
This week, Baby is the size of a: navel orange
Sleep: I'm finally able to stay up at night until 9 or 10!! I am waking super early in the morning unable to sleep any longer but without the energy to get up and be productive.
Best moment this week: We got to meet our friend's new baby last night. Meghan instantly recognized the "baby" and showed interest in her. I can't wait to watch her become a big sister.
Movement: I think I felt the baby move twice in the last few days - there's a good chance it wasn't the baby (it's still very early to possibly feel movement) - but I am choosing to believe it was a little baby flutter
Food cravings: fruit almost always hits the spot, no real food cravings
Symptoms: I tried going off of my morning sickness medicines - and needed to go back on them after spending four hours in the middle of the night in the bathroom. I am starting to have a bit more energy as the second trimester is picking up.... wahoo!
Milestones: The baby can squint, grimmace, and suck it's thumb. Baby is making faces quite frequently as his/her brain is sending lots of messages to the face. Baby is making red blood cells, bile, and urine.
Sleep: I'm finally able to stay up at night until 9 or 10!! I am waking super early in the morning unable to sleep any longer but without the energy to get up and be productive.
Best moment this week: We got to meet our friend's new baby last night. Meghan instantly recognized the "baby" and showed interest in her. I can't wait to watch her become a big sister.
Movement: I think I felt the baby move twice in the last few days - there's a good chance it wasn't the baby (it's still very early to possibly feel movement) - but I am choosing to believe it was a little baby flutter
Food cravings: fruit almost always hits the spot, no real food cravings
Symptoms: I tried going off of my morning sickness medicines - and needed to go back on them after spending four hours in the middle of the night in the bathroom. I am starting to have a bit more energy as the second trimester is picking up.... wahoo!
Milestones: The baby can squint, grimmace, and suck it's thumb. Baby is making faces quite frequently as his/her brain is sending lots of messages to the face. Baby is making red blood cells, bile, and urine.
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