Half way!!!

I had no intention of the blog becoming only baby updates, BUT  life has been so busy that it's been about all I have had time to do.  Ike and I are both doing great both been really busy with work. We are looking forward to the holidays and seeing our family and friends at home.

Now to the baby update. Last week was week 20!  I can't believe we are already half way!  We celebrated by spending Saturday registering and getting a few more things we needed for the nursery.  I will put up some of the progress on the room soon!

20 Weeks

How far Along: 20 weeks
How big is baby: The baby is the size of a banana.
Weight gain/loss: 10 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Still a mix in shirts and dresses. Pants are strictly maternity
Stretch Marks: No
Sleep: much better
Diet: GREAT! hungry all the time!
Gender: Boy! confirmed again this week!
Movement: Yes just a little.  Ike still can't, and the few times I have tired to get him to he says that must be gas ewww. 
The belly: BIG!  It crazy when I look down and see such a belly!
What I miss: nothing in particular this week
Symptoms: Heartburn, frequent urination. I am really feeling pretty great!
What I'm looking forward to: Ike feeling him move, and holidays with him.  All the holidays have me thinking about how different next year will be. 
Best moment of the week: Getting to see him at the doctor's visit this week.

19 weeks

I have not fallen off the face of the earth, but work has been so busy and crazy!  I thought I would do so much better with these weekly updates.  But let's face it not a WHOLE lot has changes from week to week.  So here we are...

 

Week 19



 

 

How far Along: 19 weeks
How big is baby: The baby is the size of a mango.
Weight gain/loss: to be honest not real sure.  I think about 8lbs.
Maternity Clothes: Still a mix in shirts and dresses.  Pants are strictly maternity.
Stretch Marks: No
Sleep: uh not too great but that has nothing to do with baby.  Ike has been out of town for work.  I never sleep good when he's gone.
Diet: GREAT! hungry all the time!
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Yes, I can feel just a little every now and then. 
The belly: just take a look above!  It's GROWING!
What I miss: this is vain, but honest...feeling cute. (I thought I should clarify that this mostly means my wardrobe)
Symptoms: Heartburn, frequent urination. I am really feeling pretty great!
What I'm looking forward to: Feeling him move more, and I will be excited for Ike to feel him move.  AND our doctor's appointment next week when we get to see him again.
Best moment of the week: Starting to feel him some.

Starting the nursery

This past weekend my sister, Jason, and Sam came to help us start setting up for Baby boy (who doesn’t yet have a name).  As soon as we told my parents it was a boy they bought him a baby bed…we are so very thankful.  We have been dying to get it set up!  There was a lot of “pre” work that had to be done before the bed could be set up.  So we got started first thing Saturday morning

Daddy and uncles setting up the bed!

A work in progress!

Uncle Sam and I comparing bellies!

  We are so thankful for our families.  They are all so excited for this precious baby, and it makes it even more special for Ike and me.   I wish there was a way that I could someday show him just how excited everyone one was for his arrival.   And just how much he was prayed for and loved before he was ever conceived!  

It's a.....

IT'S A..........

 

 

 

 

Since I was going to the doctor every two weeks I had to go in at 15 weeks.  We thought there maybe a possibility for us to find out the gender, but we were not sure.  Ike was able to go so it just worked out perfectly to find out!  The ultrasound tech said it's a BOY, and you would have thought that Ike had won the lottery.  I have never seen him smile so big!  That made me even more excited about it seeing the excitement in his face.  He says he would have been the same for a girl, but is glad to have a boy.  I have been indifferent. I have always thought I would be a boy mom (at least first).  Then we had to go to work and wait ALL day before telling our parents that night.  We may have told the aunts and uncles over the phone because they couldn't wait either!  We were not really expecting to find out so we didn't really have a plan to reveal the gender.  Neither of our parents had any idea we found out.  I avoided them all day, and Ike told them both it would be another month.  So when we got there I had the little candy bars in a bag.  I told them we had a little happy for them.  BOTH of our dads were like "oh a chocolate bar, thank you."  Our moms read them and announced it! It was so fun and exciting.  It's just fun to be able to start buying and decorating!!!  The best part of the day all around though is that the baby looks healthy!  Ike and I feel so blessed, and are sooo thankful for so many people praying for us.

Weeks 15-16

 

15 weeks

 (not a good picture, it's hard to tell anything)

 

 

How far Along: 15 weeks

How big is baby: The baby is the size of an orange

Weight gain/loss: + 4 lbs

Maternity Clothes: still just the one pair of pants.

Stretch Marks: No

Sleep: Pretty good

Diet: Am adversion to mexican and ground up hamburger meat!

Gender:  WE KNOW!!

Movement: I have thought so a few times but it's still hard to tell.

The belly: Still growing...what more can you say.

What I miss: my stomach haha!  and oddly I miss running. 

Symptoms: Heartburn, frequent urination. Still feeling pretty great!

What I'm looking forward to: decorating the nursery!

Best moment of the week: Finding out that everything with the baby looks GREAT!  The anatomy scan went wonderful.  AND finding out the gender.  I want to do a post about that of its own.

 

 

 

16 weeks

 

I'm not doing great at all with the pictures and especially not the chalkboard!



 

How far Along: 16 weeks
How big is baby: The baby is the size of a Avocado
Weight gain/loss: still just + 4 lbs
Maternity Clothes: I'm wearing a mix right now.
Stretch Marks: No
Sleep: Good!!
Diet: same as week 15.
Gender: Announcing soon.
Movement: I think so, still hard to tell
The belly: uhhh
What I miss: nothing much
Symptoms: Heartburn, frequent urination. I am really feeling pretty great!
What I'm looking forward to: shopping and decorating
Best moment of the week: This week went by so fast I can hardly remember it.  I feel like things have been in fast forward lately. 







13 and 14 weeks

I had all these good intentions to take my picture with my new chalk board I even wrote on it...

But it just never happened and before I realized it was almost week 14. So no picture this week. Sorry!

How far Along: 13 weeks
How big is baby: The baby is the size of a peach
Weight gain/loss: + 2 lbs
Maternity Clothes: I wore a pair of maternity pants this week. They were way big but comfortable!
Stretch Marks: No
Sleep: Good, other than several bathroom breaks.
Diet: I really, really wanted pizza this week unfortunately I can not do that again until after pregnancy. The heartburn was that bad.
Gender: Don't know?? Can't wait!
Movement: None
The belly: Still growing.
What I miss: Coffee and coke! and now pizza
Symptoms: Heartburn, frequent urination. I am really feeling pretty great!
What I'm looking forward to: Finding out the sex of the baby!
Best moment of the week: This week I had a doctor visit. I had been looking forward to it, but again I got a surprise. The little scare we had in week 11 caused our doctor to have a conversation with our specialist. A long story short... they decided it would be best to keep a check on my cervix lining for the next few months. SOOO because of this I had a sonogram Monday. It was the first time I got emotional about it. I could see the baby so well! For a while I will see the doctor every 2 weeks and have a sonogram. Everything looked great yesterday and if this continues we will stop going every 2 weeks (I'm ok with getting to see the baby every 2 weeks!!), and if it changes I will have to give myself shots to prevent preterm labor.

 

14 Weeks  (still no chalk board!)

 

 

How far Along: 14 weeks
How big is baby: The baby is the size of a lemon
Weight gain/loss: still just + 2 lbs
Maternity Clothes: The one pair of pants.
Stretch Marks: No
Sleep: Actually better.  I will fall asleep sitting straight up watching TV at night.
Diet: Still craving cheese.  That's about it.  AND I discovered how amazing Zantac is!  So the heartburn is manageable!
Gender: Don't know?? Can't wait!
Movement: None
The belly: Still growing.
What I miss: COKE!!!  more than ever!  maybe the baby is craving it?! 
Symptoms: Heartburn, frequent urination. I am really feeling pretty great!
What I'm looking forward to: Finding out the sex of the baby!
Best moment of the week: It has all together been a great week.  Honestly the discovery of Zantac is up there!

 

My surprise!

Ike text me yesterday afternoon, and said "I have a surprise for you when I get home."  I spent the next few hours trying my best to figure out what it was.  I knew he had gone straight to work, and then straight to his office meeting so there was no time for him to stop and get anything.  I decided it must be to tell me something exciting.  I even called my sister to debate this.  Girls just go crazy over any type of surprise (or at least this one).  He walks in and hands me this t-shirt with his work logo on it, and says surprise!  To be honest I was excited about the the t-shirt.  Then he says and there is this..

Ike knows I have been dying for a Kindle Fire so he gave it to me (now he did say he may have to Indian give a few times...I'm ok with sharing).  I was so excited!  And to brag on him now...He won this Kindle Fire at work.  His work does this thing where if people think you are doing a job they can but you name on this "wall" online.  Ike's name has been on there several times and he was drawn to win!  I am so proud of Ike!  He is so smart and such a hard worker!  NOW at the cooperate level they draw for another winner, and that winner gets a CAR!  Woohoo!  I doubt if he wins that, he would give it to me, but maybe!  He's such a great guy!  I'm a lucky girl!!!