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