I miss my Grandma,...

that is all. :'(

13 weeks! And other news,...

 Technically I won't be 13 wks till Sat but I won"t be on the computer then so I'm posting early,....

How your baby's growing:

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.


In other news:

Lily was sick earlier this week, some 24 hr virus, nothing to major just a fever around 102. (Which makes for VERY cranky baby btw)  Now Bethany has it but this is the 2nd day so she's feeling MUCH better already. Hoping Cody & I escape it. We have BIG plans this weekend, he just doesn"t know it yet! :P

I went to the JBF pre-sale last Sunday, found ALL the clothes Garrett could possibly need this Summer, I prob went a little overboard but I never get to do anything for him so,....  I also got the girls each shirts & sundresses. I had already gotten them some shorts & capris from JC Penny a few wks back. Now all they will need for this Summer is swimsuits. (Speaking of swimsuits I need to talk to my MIL about our swimming pool, hmmm,....) I also bought myself some maternity shirts, I had given mine way before deciding to try for this baby.

I haven"t heard anything about Grandma since Monday, at that point she was still talking & hadn't yet gone into the coma the DR warned about. Honestly, I'm afraid to call. I know she won"t be here long now, & I am happy knowing she won't be in pain anymore, but I feel like I can't face the reality that she won't be here anymore,....that my kids in all likely hood won't remember her,....they won't know how amazing she is, how she can find the beauty in ANYTHING, they won't get to hear her sing silly songs, tell old stories, or enjoy picnics & nature walks,....they won't see her creativity or have her to teach them arts/crafts. I am going to miss her SO MUCH!!! She was one of the very BEST parts of my childhood. She taught me so many things, I see her influence in me alot. I hope I am able to pass at least a little of her on to my kids,.....

Just Random Photos from Jan-March :)

11 Weeks!

Huh, funny how much this resembles my ultrasound pic,.... :P

The ultrasound was taken about a wk & a half ago,...

(copied from a pregnancy website)

Your wee baby is now comparable in size to a plum!

Go ahead... we'll wait while you run to the kitchen and hold one in your hand to marvel at the life form unfolding inside of you.

Your baby's favorite game right now is exploring their face and especially their mouth.

Not only does this game improve your child's newly acquired voluntary muscle coordination of their limbs, but it also starts hard-wiring their hand nerves for newly gained sensations as they're now able to experience in their hands, because their palms can now "feel"!

Extensive facial exploration also primes their facial nerves by setting the stage for a lifetime of subtle sensations from kissing to spitting!

Final interesting fetal developments for the week: their newly acquired swallow reflex, and the beginnings of a sense of smell, which when combined with their maturing taste buds, will provide your baby with their first experiences of taste and smell in the womb.

Yeah, we're also curious what wombs smell like. We'd like to think warm and homey, which just might be the smell of freshly baked cookies.

Bethany LOVES to talk about the baby all the time & is FULL of questions. Sometimes I have to be quite inventive coming up with an age-appropriate answer!

Lily doesn"t quite understand & seems to think everyone has an imaginary baby. She keeps hers in her diaper (it's the only "pocket" she has most of the time,...) & she takes it out & plays/talks to it. She has an unlimited imagination & is quite entertaining. However, that is a story for another time,....

8 weeks!

The pic is a baby @ 7 1/2 wks

How your baby's growing:

New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.

So excited to see/hear the baby soon on it's first ultrasound!

I'm sooo ready to go to bed,....

Miss Lily isn't cooperating! Bethany has been asleep for over an hour but Lily keeps getting up & coming to find me.

I'm listening to slacker radio (the classic country station of course) in the living room &, being the little music lover that she is, Lily comes into the LR about every 5min & starts dancing. Finally I said, "I'm going to turn it off!!" to which she responded, "NO! No turn it off".

This last time (hoping it's the last for the night!) that I put her back to bed I pointed the "spankin stick" at her from her doorway & said "if you get up again you're getting a BIG spankin' ok?,.....say yes mommy" well that little bugger took her plug out of her mouth and stuck her tongue out!



I LOVE her! SO full of life & personality, but gosh Lily can't you PLEASE go to sleep!?

:D

I am soooo excited! I've been (literally & figuratively) jumping for joy all week long :)

I'm going to be a Mommy again!!! I know I'm going to treasure every min of being pregnant! So looking forward to watching my body change & feeling the baby move inside of me. So glad that our kids are old enough that they can share in the excitement & learn about how a baby grows! Bethany & I have already been looking at pics of what a baby looks like inside a tummy :)

(in case you're wondering it looked like this about a week ago)

• At 5 weeks pregnant, the first heartbeats begin - If you have an early ultrasound you may not be able to recognize this tiny being as a baby, but there is no mistaking what it feels like seeing your child's heartbeat on that screen. That rhythmic beat is echoed in your own heart.

• Umbilical cord develops - This is your baby's lifeline in utero. It bears the responsibility of pumping in oxygen, removing waste, and supplying the necessary nutrients for the remainder of your pregnancy.

• In week 5 of your pregnancy, blood is now pumping - All four heart chambers are now functioning, insuring your baby's body will receive all it needs over not only the remainder of your pregnancy but throughout life.

• Most other organs begin to develop - Your infant's lungs start to appear, along with her brain. Already your little one is preparing for a quest for lifelong learning!

• Arm and leg buds appear at week 5 of pregnancy - While they may not appear to be much at this stage it is ok to dream of the future. Just imagine your ballerina twirling and jumping around your kitchen floor. Or perhaps you will have the precocious boy that throws the perfect pitch -- right through the neighbor's window.

My first Dr apt won't be for a few more wks. I'm excited to hear the heart beat & see the baby on it's 1st ultrasound! I've calculated my due date to be Nov 11th but we'll see what the Dr says,....

Garrett & Lily were born in Nov too (the 21st & 10th) so Nov will be full of B-day parties at our house :)

I LOVE being a Mommy! Oh & have I mentioned how excited I am? :P