6 months ❤ Maternity Shots ❤

Cant believe i am in my thierd trimester! the first two went by pretty fast, and with no complications! God has blessed us so much! garret and i had a great weekend! got to visit the brothern in Prosser Washington! we stayed with Jaydon and Jessica Rose! they have two precious lil girls! Jessica is one of the coolest people i know! She took my maternity pictures and she will never know how much that meant to me! we had alot of fun takin them, and i loved watching her work her magic with photoshop. we stayed for church on Sunday and sat in a great meeting! a small assembly, but i like it that way! got to feel the spirit move around and we left comforted! it was fun spending the day with the brothern, they all took great care of us, and we are looking forward to going again hopefully soon! i have gained almost 15 lbs so far all in my tummy. hope i can keep a good weight and have a healthy baby in just a few more months! cheers ♥











♥ How your baby's growing at 27 weeks:
This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.

26 weeks

well things are back to normal at last! the holidays were great, but busy! i feel like i can finally relax and have all the time i need to back to square one! this is the last week of my second trimester, so i am really excited about that! garret and i signed up for a lamaze class! it starts feb 23rd (my sisters bday) and goes till april 6th. we will meet every tuesday and get to learn alot of breathing and body positions that help to cope with the pain! i give all the glory to God when it comes to birth, but it will be fun to learn together ways to maybe help out! the lamaze instructor is really cool and is really excited i am gonna have the baby at home! and she really liked that my mom would be with me! so that made me feel happy! she also offered to drop our class fee down if garret wanted to paint her office for her! so that was really cool, and garret should get started next weekend! as for this weekend, garret and i, along with our good friends traivs and amy will go to prosser! we are really excited! not only to see and visit the brothern there, but my friend jessica rose up there offered to take some of my maternity pics! and i couldnt be more happy about that! i love her photography and it will be a fun way to get to know everyone better! well thats about all thats new over here! happy 2010 to all my loved ones!



How your baby's growing at 26 weeks:
The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.

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.