18 Weeks/21 Months/Christmas!

So today I am 18 weeks along, on Friday Regan turned 21 months old, and we had yet another eventful Christmas this year!

On the 23rd, Regan woke up with a fever... just like she did last year!  He temperature got up to 103 overnight, and we feared a repeat performance of an unhappy baby at all the holiday parties.  However, with the help of our good friend Tylenol, and lots of extra fluids, Regan managed to have a great time at Grandma and Papa's on Christmas Eve, and made out like a bandit with presents from the family. (Pitcures to follow when I get some, I forgot my camera!  Bad Mommy)

Christmas morning the fever had subsided, and all that was left was a cough and a runny nose, which we could handle.  

 Little miss sicky reading her favorite Charlie Brown book

 The stockings were filled...

... with Doozers! 

 Santa was here!

 The aftermath of opening gifts

 Hugs for the Doozer

 Helping de-fuzz Daddy's new sweater

Cousin Picture 2010, with all the new family members!

Regan is currently obsessed with her new "cousin-to-be" Kyle

Only one more week, and a few days until our big ultrasound!  It can't come soon enough, but we have so many things planned between now and then!  Hopefully if I have between now and then I will update once more.  Here is the info on this weeks produce:

"It's a Sweet Potato!  Your baby has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. And, baby's finally big enough that you'll be able to feel those movements soon."

17 Weeks

"It's an Onion!  Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints. "


I'm starting to feel the baby kick everyday now, which is pretty exciting!  We are busy getting ready for the holidays, all the shopping is done, the cookies are made, now we just wait for the big guys arrival.  Regan is really excited about Santa this year!

Ultrasound Scheduled!

Went to the doctor today and everything is going great!  We scheduled the anatomy ultrasound for January 6th, so we will be able to officially find out if this baby is indeed a girl or not.  Let the countdown begin!



Pregnancy-Countdowns

16 Weeks - 4 Months!

"It's an Avocado!  Watch what you say... tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you're interested, an ultrasound might be able to determine gender."

Rachel sent me a cute article from American Baby Magazines July issue the other day.  It was a woman complaining about how all these experts try to equate your babies size to produce, when they should be using more real world comparisons, and some that men can comprehend better.   For Moms she equates the Week 13 fetus to the size of the Hostess cupcake you want to devour.  For the men, by week 24 your little bundle of joy is the size of a regulation football.  It continues on like this, and some are really  funny.  I sorta have to agree with that opinion too, because next week is an onion...that has to be a pretty big onion to be bigger than an avocado.  Also, I think some of the fruits are subliminally telling me to eat better, because this past week I have been craving and eating oranges!

My next doctors appointment is Tuesday, so I will post an update if I learn anything exciting.

Seeing Santa/15 Weeks

This week we are all trying to survive the snow left to us by last weeks storm, with reports of more on the way soon!  Yesterday we went to a family Christmas party given by Kevin's work.  Regan got to meet Santa for the first time, though we weren't sure how she would react.  Lately she has been obsessed with Santa, reading books about him, saying "HO, HO, HO" etc.  So I thought maybe she would do well.

 This is as close to Santa as she ever got by herself.  She was saying "Hi Santa!" and waving, but didn't want to get any closer

 So we let daddy hold her while she rang Santa's bell

We took a family photo, got our gift, and parted ways with a more enthusiastic "bye, bye Santa!"

I'm just glad there wasn't a meltdown

Here's Regan walking around in mommy's slippers

Making snowballs when the snow storm started last week, back when we only had 6 inches or so...

"It's an Orange! Continuing the march towards normal proportions, baby's legs now out-measure the arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your baby is wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably still can't feel the movements. "

I took a belly picture myself the other day, because I feel like I'm starting to look a little more pregnant.  it's a little fuzzy, but you can definitely make out a bump.

This week is a "lay low and hope it doesn't snow" week for us.  My next doctors appointment is next week Tuesday so I will update after that.

Winter Wonderland!

West Seneca made all the national news stations tonight for the immense amount of snow we got over a 24hr period.  So far we have 3 feet since 8am yesterday!  So we've been having a wonderful time playing snow blower roulette and digging out neighbors cars, while they shovel us out...  it's been fun.

 Kevin shoveling for the third time last night,
after the first two feet fell

 This is 4 hours of accumulation

 11:30 pm... snowing since 8am

 Regan ready to tackle the snow today

 Regan would almost disappear if we actually put her in the snow,
so we had to stick to the porch while dad blew the driveway

"hot" chocolate and a cookie when the job was done

Here's a little video of our adventure in the snow

14 Weeks

"It's a lemon! Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, and (not so cute but equally amazing) making urine and breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is growing all over the body for warmth."

Happy Thanksgiving! 20 Months/13 Weeks

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  This update is just a smidge late, but on Monday Bean 2.0 was 13 weeks along, and yesterday Regan turned 20 months old!  Where is the time going?!

"It's a Peach!  Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords... savor this, their non-functional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with a head now only one third the size of the body. Intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy. (Much more convenient.)"

This means I am officially in my second trimester - and I can really tell.  The nausea and exhaustion are starting to greatly subside, and I hope to feel back to normal soon!

Here's a picture of Regan the other day, when Grandma thought it would be funny if she wore a visor around her waist to carry her little people around in.  Thanks Grandma!

More to come!

Ultrasound!

We had our N/T scan today, and everything looks perfect with our baby!  The baby was not very cooperative at first, and it took a while to get it to turn so we could get a profile.  Also, it had it's little ankles crossed, so we were worried we wouldn't try to guess to gender.  In the end we resolved both accounts.

 Here's a profile pic of the face

 Profile of the whole body, baby was measuring 12w5d

 Top view of the face

Arm and little hand

So the ultrasound tech gave us the between the legs shot, and her best guess.  I actually guessed before she said anything... "it's a girl".  That's what she would have guessed, we looked at the tell tale three lines, and I was pretty convinced.  She said she was 80% confident and she's been fooled before, but I'm pretty sure it's a girl.  

Kevin and I are so excited at the prospect of another little girl!  Regan is going to be a great big sister!

Busy Fun Week -19 Months/12 Weeks

This week was a busy fun week for all of us.  On Friday we celebrated Mommy's Birthday, and Kevin took the day off so we could get some things done around the house and go out to lunch.  We spent the morning raking and mulching the leaves in the backyard, and Regan had fun playing in the leaves too!

The next day we headed to Rochester in the afternoon to meet up with the Ameigh Family at the Strong Museum of Play.  This was Regan's first time at Strong, and she really had a lot of fun.  It was great to spend time with Eric, Olivia, and Rosie too.  We hadn't seen them since Regan was a few months old.

 Regan loved the Carousel, she held on so well and waved to me every time she came around.  Unfortunately when it was time to get off the horse she thew a fit because she didn't want to get off.

 Rosie and Regan in the false perception room.  While Regan is shorter than Rose, she's not that short.

 She was saying "Hi Big Bird!"

 Regan and Daddy at 123 Sesame Street

 Shopping at Wegmans, she would have put everything there in her cart.  She was even trying to put things in Rosie's cart for her.

 Super Regan!

 We lost Kevin and Eric for a while to the classic videos games

 Regan found the sand and was content to stay there for the duration

We were both trying so hard to get a nice picture of them together, but neither would cooperate at the same time.  I think Olivia said she got a picture with both of them facing the camera

In baby #2 news, I had my second doctor's appointment yesterday.  Everything checks out great.  We heard the baby's heartbeat on the doppler, and Dr. T. officially made my due date May 30th.  He told me to expect to have my c-section 1 week before my due date, which would be the 23rd.  I told him, a little jokingly, but kinda serious, that it would be confusing to have a child born on the 24th and the 23rd, and that it would be easier if it was the same day.  He said that if I wanted to, he would do it on the 24th, but it would have to be later in the day because he has OB office hours on Tuesdays.  So I guess we have a tentative birthday of May 24th.

 "Baby is as big as a Plum. As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of baby's systems are fully formed."

Next week on Monday is our 12 week ultrasound, so I should have some ultrasound photos for the next post!

11 weeks

"Baby's now the size of a lime!Your fetus currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through it. But fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth buds, and nail beds are forming -- setting up a significantly more attractive future. "


This morning, with the help of the Doppler that Dr. G. let me borrow, I found the baby's heartbeat for the first time!  It was beating away at about 170 BPM.  I can't wait to hear that sound again.  It's so reassuring that there is a little life inside me.  For the past couple days I've been trying to find the heartbeat, and have worried about not finding it.  Last night I told the baby that it would be a great birthday present for mommy to let me hear the heart.  I guess I got my gift a day early!


Here are some obligatory pictures of the big sister, modeling the hat Aunt Rachel made for her.