Chad's extra post

Chad wanted to take a picture of how I left the kitchen. He found my trail ;) I will take ownership of the Taco bell stuff and the girl scout cookies. The Chinese food is not mine, no matter what Chad says.

Week 17

This has been probably my favorite part of pregnancy so far and that is because I can feel baby moving. A lot. The kicks are getting harder and it definitely grabs my attention! I can only imagine what it's going to be like in even a few weeks! My belly is definitely popping outwards. When I look in the mirror, its hard to realize that it is me sometimes. This week the baby is the size of an onion! About 5 inches from head to toe. I just can't imagine what I am going to look like in a few months!!
Well, I thought that I was saved from the craving part of pregnancy, but I guess not. I had gone probably about a month where there really wasn't anything that I really really wanted. That changed last week. I guess those Taco Bell commercials worked on me, because I want one every day, even for breakfast. Last night I was alrady in bed and then I saw a commercial. Well Chad was still up, so I yelled out to him that I was hungry. And as soon as I said this, he asked what for (knowing exactly what it was for). He tried talking me out of it by offering me other things, but eventually he realized, "I am not getting out of this one, am I?". No. So I got up put on a sweatshirt and we drove to the Taco Bell in Forest Lake at 10:30 at night. I made sure I got some extra tacos so I could have some tonight. Which, by the way, I just finished before writing this. All I have to say is that it was totally worth it!

Week 16!

I had my 16 week appointment last Friday and I heard baby's heartbeat again! Such a wonderful feeling :) Again it was 152bpm. Also, my blood pressure has returned to a normal level, so I am excited about that! I have also been feeling baby move. Not a lot and definitely not strong but once I realized what it was I definitely notice it now! Baby seems pretty active so he/she is taking after Chad. It is so great to see how happy Chad is about baby. He just looks at me and smiles. I am so blessed to have a wonderful husband like him. I think I am the happiest now in my life than I ever have been before, and my life has been wonderful! I am so excited to be a mom, and have Chad be a dad.
Tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the he/she can now pick up my voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming.
I told Chad that in a few weeks when baby's ear's are more developed I want to read to him/her.
I will post a picture tonight!

Week 15

We are back from Palm Springs!! It was super nice to have a break from everything! All I had to worry about each day was what I was going to order. I didn't have to cook or clean or work, just relax. Chad, my mom and dad and I went to Disneyland on Tuesday and had a lot of fun. I was unable to go on some of my favorite rides, but there were still plenty of them to go on. It was a little difficult to be there pregnant because you can't walk as fast and you get a little winded. It was Chad's first time to any Disney park, so that in itself was really fun for me (and him I think too). Later in the week my friend Jenny came out to Palm Springs with her family,so we got together a few times. We had to keep up our tradition of getting ice cream and frozen yogurt, so we found a place out there and it was awesome! It was really a great way to end the trip!
Baby's legs now out measure the arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Baby B is squirming and wiggling like crazy. Not quite sure if I can feel the movement yet, but soon!
I have my 16 week Dr.'s appt this Friday so I am excited to hear the heartbeat again!

Week 14

I can't even describe the transformation from how I felt just a couple of weeks ago to how I feel now. I have so much more energy! I also feel so much more attached to my baby, and I think that because I can feel where he/she is now. I heard the baby's hearbeat again the other day because I had to go into the Dr to have my high blood pressure checked. For some reason over the last few weeks its been higher, but the Dr said that baby is not being effected by this. I am just on some meds for it and hopefully it will start to go down! This afternoon we are leaving for Palm Springs, CA. I am super excited. It is Chad's first time there, so I am excited to show him around :) I won't be able to write next week, but I will write again at 16 weeks.