25 weeks

well things are great! we had a wonderful xmas! spent the day in our pjs, and then had dinner with garrets family! it was nice to have my hubby home for 4 days!!! no plans for the new years...we will have our neices and nephew. they are great kids! we also got a new neice and nephew! grandbabies number 18 and 19! clay and danielle had baby girl zoey 6 lbs. 10 oz, 21 in. long on monday the 21st. and kirk and anali had baby boy reece 6 lbs. 8 oz, also 21 in. on xmas day! only 4 days apart! they are soo cute! makes me more and more excited to hold my little one! we really think we are going to have a boy! and i guess so does everyone else cause i keep getting boy clothes! haha, makes me laugh. well thats about all that is new here! hope your all doing great!





How your baby's growing at 25 weeks:
Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

24 weeks...Happy Holidays!

well not too much is new here...baby has been so active and we are soaking that up! i feel great, and we are excited for xmas! we will be staying here in idaho this year. yesterday we got a new neice! garrets brother clay and his wife danielle had their little girl zoey! she is so sweet! made me excited for my little one holding her! will april be here soon enough?? here is one of our xmas pics for the year thanks to amy! hope we get a white christmas! love to all





How your baby's growing at 24 weeks:
Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

23 weeks

so here is a new pic of the belly. we will be busy this week having our neices and nephew. its snowing here and that makes me happy! hope everyone is doing good! <3




How your baby's growing at 23 weeks:
Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

22 weeks

well here are the pics from thanksgiving. and the first snow of the year! all is well! gonna be really busy soon! i will have my sister in-laws 3 kids with me for a week, and then Lord willing, if we can afford it, we hope to make a trip out to vegas to see garrets family, and then spend xmas in cali with my mom, grandpa, uncle and his family! so we shall see how things play out! hope you are all well. <3






How your baby's growing at 22 weeks:
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

21 weeks

well its been a busy and great last couple weeks! we had a great trip to oklahoma! we got to be with all my family for thanksgiving! that was really nice! had a little car trouble getting to colorado, but the Lord worked it all out! garret was able to fix the problems. it feels good to be home! we missed our pets and our friends! i got a little sore throat and cough, but i feel pretty good. we got our christmas tree and decorations up yesterday! that feels really good! i have been pretty tired still recovering from our trip, so i feel like i have alot to get done! but its just little stuff that i will get to soon enough. my pregnancy is still going great! i grew really fast in a few weeks time. i think i have gained about 6 pounds so far. for a couple weeks i just felt the baby rolling around and my tummy would get really hard in areas for a time. but now i can feel the kicks! not too hard or anything, but obvious to me, and if the timing is right garret and others have been able to feel them as well! its been alot of fun! im getting more eager every day to hold my little baby! hope your all well! xoxo p.s. i cant seem to upload any new pics!

How your baby's growing at 20 weeks:
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.) He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

How your baby's growing at 21 weeks:
Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.

19 weeks

well my time with my mom here was great! she plans to leave monday, and i would be a lot more sad, but Lord willing, friday garret and i hope to go to Oklahoma and we will ride with my mom, my aunt, and my grandma!!! so that should be great! update on the car trouble...it was gonna cost over $600 to fix it because of the labor. so garret has been trying to work on it himself. so far so good i guess, except we have 4 more days to get it done if we wanna take the car to colorado. if not, we can just take the jeep. we will still save money by riding with my family the rest of the way. but our dilemma now is what to do with our dogs. a cheap/free option is ask our good neighbors to check in on them and feed them while we are gone, or have better peace of mind and just pay the money we would have for gas to keep them in boarding. 10 dollars a day per dog...that adds up. so we will see what we end up deciding. well, thats about it from this side. oh...i did get a few more toys for the baby...CRAIGSLIST!!!! we got a dresser/changing table for $24, and we can use the other changing table we got for way cheap for downstairs. and we also got a cover for shopping carts that match my crib bedding for $20 (kinda high for me, but its too perfect!) and i got a diaper bag for $5!!! im so happy. shopping for baby is fun! hope you are all good! much love







How your baby's growing at 19 weeks:
Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.

Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

sewing with my mom

it has been so much fun having my mom here! she is a huge comfort to me and we have got alot done! we made the crib skirt and matching bumper and valance. doesnt sound like much, but it took a few days! we could keep going, but i think i wanna wait and do the rest of the bedding gender specific colors. well here some pics! <3

half way there 18 weeks!

well alot of fun going on!!! my mom is here for a week or so...just depends. its a blessing she has the freedom to come see us kids when she can! and the Lord knows i needed her! we are gonna be sewing stuff for the baby!!! i cant wait. i feel really good, and im growing every day. not huge, but noticeable and fun! beth gave me some maternity clothes so that will really help out. its about time. having to unbutton my pants every time i sat down was getting a little old! so im thankful for alot right now! there isnt a ton of time to just write on my blog! but i like to do a weekly update of at least the basics! hope you are all doing well! <3


How your baby's growing:
Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.

17 WEEKS-HAPPY HALLOWEEN

its the day before halloween and we still dont know what we are gonna be. i plan to run to the store today to see if there are any costumes on sale, and if not we are gonna make it up out of our wardrobe like we did last year. im making gingersnap cookies that look like pumpkins today! so that should be fun! i was running errands yesterday in my lil car and it broke down. we think it is the fuel filter...please God let it be cheap! we hope to take that car to oklahomaand california in the next couple of months so better now then on the trip in the middle of no where. so im driving the jeep today till they call back from the shop. garret had to tow me there in the rain/snow! but we kinda had fun doing it! instead of getting mad at the stupid things we are laughing and enjoying life the way it comes to us! we had a good bday for garret last weekend! and this week we both kinda got the flu. both just having it one day thankfully. but garret was fortunate enough to not throw up...i wasnt! but its wasnt that bad. i got my massage yesterday, and its to the point where i have to lay on my sides now, so that was different for us, but fun and still a great massage! im so thankful for this older christian man that i can trade massages with every other week. that has been such a blessing! well i hope you all have a greathalloween weekend! here is a pic of my slowly but surely growing belly! and garret with his new daddy shirt! xoxo

How your baby's growing at 17 weeks:

Your baby's skeleton is changingfrom soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

❤ 4 months ❤

so things have never been better! i feel great and im so excited!!! i have a big day and weekend ahead of me! tomorrow is garrets birthday and he wants to go hunting, so we are gonna kinda celebrate today. i got him some new clothes and shoes, and a baby shirt that says DADDY IS #1 ...or something like that. i already forgot. haha, but it was really hard to find a daddy shirt that was neutral! but of course i found some after i was dont looking at kholes. who knew! and today im gonna bake a pecan pie...from scratch! it is garret, and my favorite pie!!! and then im gonna make his favorite dish that his family makes...if i was a better wife i would have made it already, but maybe when i grow up i can do a better job, haha! then i will go camping/hunting with him, leave tonight and be home most likely sat. night. half of me wants garret to catch a deer, cause it would be the best bday gift ever for him! but at the same time, i have heard its expensive to have all the meat dealt with, so we will see. and sunday night we are getting together with the family for cake and ice cream! so that will be fun! i bought some oreos and a bulk bag of assorted candy yesterday! that really means its a camping party! haha, we are excited and i hope we can have fun! its nice to get out and away, while we still can! i am feeling great! my stomach is getting bigger! not big yet, but getting there! if you know im pregnant, i look pregnant, if you dont, i just look fat and bloated! its funny, but i love it! and its gonna grow fast now too! well i hope you all have a good day and good weekend! love you all

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How your baby's growing at 16 weeks:

Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length. Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his scalp has begun, though his locks aren't recognizable yet. He's even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop.

15 weeks

this week i have been daydraming about all the fun stuff! now that i can feel the hard ball in my tummy i cant take my hands off of it! and it just makes me smile and think of finishing the nursery, the day i go into labor, having a sweet baby in my arms, and so much more! i was sitting at home yesterday thinking of how i wanted the babies room to look and so i downloaded the application paintbrush so i could draw it up...of course i am no artist, but i had alot of fun and it gives a good idea of how i want the results to look. i did one for both boy and girl! here they are! hope you all are doing well!

How your baby's growing at 15 week:

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Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")

14 weeks ❤

so last night as i was asleep, well half asleep i guess, and i had my hand on my stomach and felt a hard ball about the size of a grapefruit or bigger! it woke me up all the way right away, to make sure i wasnt dreaming. and sure enough, i can feel my uterus! better when i am laying down. i am really excited as small as it is now! but just knowing over the next month or 2 it will triple in size! it feels a little more real than just thinking there is a baby in there, i can kinda feel proof now! so thats fun and new for us! and i am still feeling pretty good. for the past few days my upper back was kinda hurting, and i looked it up. i thought back pain during pregnancy would only be lower back pain, but i guess its normal for upper back pain too. because all off the muscles and ligaments are weakening and lengthening, and can cause pain. but it only bothers me when i first wake up. and exercise helps. also this morning i got some serious pain under my sternum. i cant decide if it was heart burn or just pain from the uterus shoving all my organs out of the way. but other than those things, i have been feelin good! looking forward to the weekend!

How your baby's growing at 14 weeks:

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This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.

In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.

13 weeks

still doing great! nothing too new this last week or so. we did get a pack and play for $15 at a yard sale, but i have been too busy or too lazy, either one, to take a pic and post it. but its cute and in good shape! my pants are still tight, but still no sign of showing. if anything i think im loosing weight around my waist. hopefully that is good, and will help me show sooner than later. i am looking forward to all the holidays! we plan to go to oklahoma for thanksgiving to see my sister, and then for xmas, we hope to go to cali, and see my grandpa, and maybe some brothern and family. im ready to bake pies, put up xmas lights, and sing holiday tunes! maybe after halloween! well hope you all have a good week!

Your pregnancy: 13 weeks

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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.

3 months and counting

so saturday i will be entering my 2nd trimester!!!! im so excited! i cant believe its already going so fast. if it keeps going at this rate, april will be here sooner than i thought. but im sure that last month can go pretty slow....we will see. i have not had one drop of sickness! thats a miracle! the past couple of days i have really noticed my stomach starting to stretch. i doubt anyone else can tell at this point that im growing, but i can feel it. i might show sooner than i thought i would, but it may just be teasing me, and take a couple more months...im eager to find out. its starting to get colder out. more so in the mornings and evenings, they mid day still seems hot. but im looking forward to the winter cause we will start to paint the nursery and other rooms in the house for fun! im also eager to start wearing maternity clothes...i dont know if i will enjoy when i cant fit into my jeans anymore, but its all exciting to me! well anyways, here are a couple pics of a few couple more things we got for the babys room. a changing table at a yard sale for $15, in great condition, and some baby monitors i got from a cousin. and then here is a pic of jen and zathan, at monkey business, she, beth, the kids and i went yesterday for fun! adults are free!!!!!! and the little ones were only 3 dollars. it was a blast! they had inflatable slides, and obstacle courses, and a jungle gym thing! we had alot of fun! i cant wait to take my kids there! well hope you all have a good weekend!

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How your baby's growing:

The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.

Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

11 weeks/baby names

so im at the end of my first trimester! and i praise God cause it has gone so well! i havnt had any changes big enough to mention this past week or so. my friends that are about the same time siad they have their energy back. i guess i have more energy than i did for the first few weeks. but to say im energetic would be going too far. my work outs are still going really good! and i only take a nap if i feel like i really need it. but im sure in like 6 months i will go back to napping every day. so anyway, when it comes to names we have a pretty good idea of what we want! i jumped on that when garret and i were just dating! some couple have the hardest time choosing, so i wanted a head start. and since some of my favorite names garret hated....it took time to find names we both liked. but we were pretty sold on the boy name. since i was in about 8th grade or so i wanted to name my son JOEL. and guess what....that happend to be garrets middle name! and he likes it too! so that was easy. and we compromised on the middle names. we are going with Joel Mitchelle for our first boy. and if its a girl we are pretty sure it will be Kira Blenn. (kira sounds like *tear - a* with a k.) but we are kinda on the fence with kira, we also like kate. so who knows. but blenn is my middle name and is passed down in my family so its a must for me. also, who knows, the baby could be born and we might not even think it looks like a kira or a joel. so we will just have to wait and see. but yea thats what we are thinking!

Your pregnancy: 11 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.

She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.

family and fun

❤ so my trip to CO was good, here is a picture of my sis Sarah, and my two cousins Rachel and Jacquelyn and me. my mom took the pic. we had lunch at the park after church in junction.

Also, when i was gone, last monday, Garret broke his nose at football practice. he had a bad first night, but luckly he fell right to sleep when he got home. his eye was pretty black, this pic is of it already getting better. but he set his nost by himself, and God sure had a hand in that. he is doing good though, and played a game that next weekend and even got to score a touchdown....thats my husband! they won 35 to 0. good job team!

saturday we had my nephew Zathan's first birthday! it was alot of fun! and Kyle and Jen made the announcment that Zathan is going to be a big brother!!!!!! needless to say i freaked out and even started crying! thats how much i love them! i guess Jen is due just about a week and 1/2 or so after me. so thats sweet our kids can be close in age!

And big surprise....more baby gifts! im about to run out of things i will need come april. but we are so thankful for all the gifts we have been givin. Garrets boss gave us the stroller that goes with the car seat. so we can use is when the baby is small, and when he or she gets bigger!

And last, the one thing i was wanting was a rocking chair. i didnt need anything fancy, but my mom mentioned a recliner to get comfy in since i would use it so much. so i took her up on that, and i found this black beauty on craigslist for $50. some might think its weird or even gross to get used stuff! but im all about it! i cleaned it up good, and its in great condition. they bought it for $750. call me crazy, but thats too much. $50 is just right for me! we are so happy to have it.

Girls night is this weekend! i cant wait! it always is one of the best parts of the month! hope you are all doing well! love and prayers ❤

10 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

Though he's barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.

He's swallowing fluid and kicking up a storm. Vital organs — including his kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of the disappearing yolk sac) — are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.

If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.

In other developments: Your baby's limbs can bend now. His hands are flexed at the wrist and meet over his heart, and his feet may be long enough to meet in front of his body. The outline of his spine is clearly visible through translucent skin, and spinal nerves are beginning to stretch out from his spinal cord. Your baby's forehead temporarily bulges with his developing brain and sits very high on his head, which measures half the length of his body. From crown to rump, he's about 1 1/4 inches long. In the coming weeks, your baby will again double in size — to nearly 3 inches.

colorado

so i left for colorado on wednesday morning...well evening actually. i left at 2. i thought i could get so much done before i left, that was a mistake. but i had a good trip out here. i got to go to bro. tony morris' funeral thursday, and then my aunt that passed away last week's funeral was friday. i spent almost the whole time in delta at my grandmas. it was nice to be with family, my mom, my sister, and alot of aunts and cousins! all we did was sit around, visit, and eat! thats what we do best! im still feeling really good! im a bit over 9 weeks or so. today we came to grand junction to see some friends, and i will come back home in the morning. i have missed garret so much!!!! he told me when im gone he always seems to get sick or hurt. he was at football practice monday and busted his nose. he has a black eye and im so sad i wasnt there to take care of him! but i will be home soon! no pics for this post. just a quick update! hope you all are well. love you

Your pregnancy: 9 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain

new gifts for baby

so we had a great weekend. garrets sister amanda flew in friday and stayed with us! we had a good time! clay got married saturday and it was a great wedding! wish there was more family there for him, but i understand how some felt/feel. we also got to hang out with our cousin emily and her husband jamie! they are alot of fun. monday, garret's boss and his wife had us over for dinner. they recently lost a baby. love4lucca.com was their baby. he spent his 7 months of his little life in the hospital... he didnt get to use alot of his things. i baby sat for the family while they were away in different hospitals. and God blessed us so much, because they gave us some really nice things. we got a swing that plays music and even has an ipod connection. a car seat with matching stroller. a bathing tub thing, and diapers and a ton of smoothies and other great misc. things. God has been soo good to us! it feels like we are set to have the baby today...i wish! 7 more months to go! this morning, my aunt nancy, my moms sister, passed away. she had brain cancer. Lord willing i hope to go to colorado this weekend. sad to go for a funeral, but i am looking forward to seeing my family. i was getting really home sick. so pray for me that i can have a safe drive and have a good trip. i will miss you all, and hope to be home sometime next week. i will miss garret, but its nice not having a set date of when i need to come home. well hope you all are well! love and prayers

2 months

well things still have been going good. i cant complain. however nobody explained how sore in fact your boobs get...that was a wake up call. but sports bras grant alot of support and relief...thank you Lord. still no vomiting. but im on the edge of my seat waiting to see if and when it could still come, but i did make the 8 week mark....so we will see. i still have stomach pains here and there. but i have learned it helps to eat the right amount and enough times in the day. i learned it, but i dont always follow through. i continue to be really low on energy. however it comes and goes. but i have been taking more naps and that helps. im so thankfull i get to stay at home. i cant imagine working when your body needs all this rest. but kodos for all those great women out there who pull it off! well we had a full and busy week...i will update more in days to come! love you all

Your pregnancy: 8 weeks

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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.

your crib or mine?

so i wanted a black crib to go with the black and white theme of the nursery. and i found the one and only one on craigslist for 80 dollars. its height adjustable and has a nice look to it. i will either go with the nutral colors for bedding, or wait till after the baby to buy the pink or blue contrast! i cant wait! but i just got it set up...all by myself! i couldnt wait for garret to get home from work. i was too excited. however i am running out of room for my massage table. but here is the new crib!!!

i wouldnt call it morning sickness

the past few days i have been feeling what most people know to be a stomach ache. its not too bad, but enough to make me uncomfortable. i looked it up online and they siad it is morning sickness. also my uterus is already growing and pushing everything else that has been just fine the way it is for the past 20 years out of the way. so im thankful it hasnt made me sick to the point of vomiting yet. but that could come in a week or so. my need to eat as often slowed a little. i still get hungry just not as much and not as often. that makes me feel better. i feel a huge lack of energy though. i thought i would be the type to push through it and ignore the tired and lazy feelings. but they are getting the best of me. i have to force myself to wake up in the morning to work out. and my work outs are pretty good. as long as i listen to my body. but when i get home i just want to crash on the couch and stay there till garret gets home from work. thats a scary thought. but i try to just take small brakes, or a nap throughout the day and i can manage to keep house and do all my normal tasks. but im looking forward to getting my energy back soon. i had my aunt and uncle (my dads brother) from washington come last weekend. they stayed the night on their way to salt lake to see their daughter, my only other girl cousin on my dads side, who is also pregnant. and they gave me a bassinet that my dad slept in when he was a baby! its so cute and has so much value to me. and they also got me a big bag of the sweetest baby clothes , and my aunt made me a blaket and matching burp rags....she is the best! so it feels more real now, and its begining to look like a nursery. cant wait for more to come!

Your pregnancy: 7 weeks

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How your baby's growing:

The big news this week: Hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs — although they look more like paddles at this point than the tiny, pudgy extremities you're daydreaming about holding and tickling. Technically, your baby is still considered an embryo and has something of a small tail, which is an extension of her tailbone. The tail will disappear within a few weeks, but that's the only thing getting smaller. Your baby has doubled in size since last week and now measures half an inch long, about the size of a blueberry.

If you could see inside your womb, you'd spot eyelid folds partially covering her peepers, which already have some color, as well as the tip of her nose and tiny veins beneath parchment-thin skin. Both hemispheres of your baby's brain are growing, and her liver is churning out red blood cells until her bone marrow forms and takes over this role. She also has an appendix and a pancreas, which will eventually produce the hormone insulin to aid in digestion. A loop in your baby's growing intestines is bulging into her umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from her tiny body.