WEEK 18, AND ITS' A GIRL!!!

WEEK 18

Ultrasound pictures from 5/21/2012

Meet: Mia Nella DeGaine

How far along? 18 Weeks, 5 Days

Total weight gain/loss: Going by what doctors chart is: started at 132, I got weighed at 133 at the doctors office Monday (total gain= 1 pound)

Maternity clothes? Maternity leggings only so far, so comfortable!!!

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Can't get enough! But I sleep fine minus the bathroom breaks and vivid weird dreams

Best moment this week: finding out that baby is a girl!!!! And of course announcing it to our family and friends. We are both very happy, it's what we wanted! 

Miss Anything? not really, yet

Movement: I think I do, but IDK yet. I asked the ultrasound technician about it and she said it's because the placenta is between baby and the outer wall. Bummer, but I guess once she gets bigger I will be able to feel her! Can't wait!

Food cravings: getting over fruit...I love lime right now, everything with lime and salt like tomatoes, corn, pork chops lol everything!

Anything making you queasy or sick: different smells, leftovers are a no-no! 

Have you started to show yet: Yes, can't hide it no mo! not that I was trying to lol

Gender: GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm very happy :D

Looking forward to: to my mom's cooking! lol spending time with my family and friends this weekend. And of course, feeling some movement.


From baby2see.com:

Week Eighteen: Baby begins to hear

You are 18 weeks pregnant. (fetal age 16 weeks) The fetus is now 6 inches long and weighs 7 ounces. The fetus measures about 15cm and weighs almost 200 grams. They can hear sounds and may be startled by loud noises. Recognizable active and rest periods. The skin is building a protective wax layer (vernix). Vernix (a white cheese like protective material) forms on baby's skin with the lanugo, a soft lightly pigmented hair covering the body and limbs, both help to protect your baby's skin during the months in water. Your baby may hear your heart beating, your stomach rumbling or blood moving through the umbilical cord. He or she may even be startled by loud noises. Tiny air sacs called alveoli begin to form in lungs and the vocal chords are formed. Baby goes through the motions of crying but without air doesn't make a sound; yet. Your baby may have the same awake and sleep patterns of a newborn. Baby will have a favorite position for sleep and recognizable active and rest periods. Your baby measures about 6 inches (15cm) crown to rump and weighs about 7 ounces (200gm).

Week 17

WEEK 17

Showing off my new hair cut, 3 inches off! It was hard, but necessary :P

How far along? 17 Weeks, 5 Days
Total weight gain/loss: My scale says 130 or 131 so I think so far I've gained about 5 to 6 pounds since I've been able to keep food down.

Maternity clothes? bought my first pair of maternity leggings (wearing them in the pic)! they are sooooo comfy :) Still wearing jeans with the bella band but I deff want to get into maternity jeans in the future...I'm sure they will be comfortable..but cute? Guess I got shopping to do lol

Stretch marks? None on the belly yet...

Sleep: Sleeping great, still always tired. But having a bit more energy to cook and clean :D. Also still getting up every night at least once for a bathroom break.
Best moment this week: Mother's Day. We went to church then for a drive and had a great dinner . I had a non alcoholic beer...ok I had two lol never thought I'd miss it for the taste.

Miss Anything? not beer anymore lol still some foods are hard to swallow but I'm feeling a lot better than I did in the beginning and my appetite is increasing

Movement: not yet which is crazy and I'm MISS IMPATIENT so I really can't wait lol ....sometimes I think I do feel something when I have my hand to my belly but it's nothing for sure.

Food cravings: still fruits like peaches, apricots, nectarines, blackberries, mango

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still can't eat left overs or too much dairy or meat...I do like fish or pork chops just not steak or chicken 

Have you started to show yet: Yes, lol. I mean not a lot but I do love to show it off :)

Gender: Unknown but we will find out in 5 days!!! and appt. is at 3:30pm so expect news after that!

Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On well ok sometimes off but only because they are loose and it's hard to type and work like that...trying tape today lol
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :)
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender!!!!!!! Spending time with my brother this weekend :) AND starting my 5th month next week !

Belly laugh:

Pregnancy Brain story:

So I was having a bagel and butter at work one morning and after preparing it I usually put the knife in the sink and the butter back in the fridge. Later on for lunch that day I saw that the butter was in the sink and I thought...did someone use it and just throw it in here? Oh well so I threw it away. Then the next morning when I go for the butter....I find the knife instead. Yea...

What's new with baby DeGaine?

Growing! According to website baby2see.com and the book "What to expect what you're expecting" baby:

Week Seventeen: Fat accumulates

You are 17 weeks pregnant. (fetal age 15 weeks) The umbilical cord is growing thicker and stronger. Fetus weight is just over 5 ounces (150g). Baby is about 5 inches (14cm) long crown to rump. and would be about 9 inches (23cm) head to toe, if it could stretch out. The retina has become sensitive to light. The first stools (meconium) are now beginning to accumulate. They recycle the amniotic fluid by swallowing up to a litre a day. Meconium (composed of products of cell loss, digestive secretion and swallowed amniotic fluid), is accumulating in the bowel. Fat stores begin to develop under your baby's skin this week. The fat will provide energy and help keep your baby warm after birth. Baby's eyes are looking forward now, but they are still firmly closed. The skeleton is tranforming from cartilage to bone. The bones remain flexible to make the journey through the birth canal easier. You can feel your uterus just below your bellybutton. If you put your fingers sideways and measure, it is about two finger-widths (1 inch) below your bellybutton. Your uterus is the size of a cantaloupe.

A timeline that breaks down the weeks and months

Week 16

WEEK 16- Size of an Avocado 4.5 in

Can I just say, it's been so crazy the past 11 weeks. I'm finally starting to feel a bit better and I'm just so happy. It's kinda hard hiding it! It's all Wyatt and I talk about. We actually have been talking about how we want to raise our kids and what we morals we would like them to have. Of course, we are just dreaming, but we are excited to someday hear "you guys are great parents!" haha

I also wanted to say thanks to our parents and grandparents that are there for us sharing in the excitement. It is so nice to be able to share our happiness with you and it is amazing to be able to all smile together and FaceTime and talk about Christmas and how much you already love baby DeGaine. We love you so much!!!

How far along? 16 Weeks, 4 days
Total weight gain/loss: not sure, I'm going to guess I've gained 3-5 pounds since I was at 125.
Maternity clothes? no but I would like to go buy some maternity leggings lol
Stretch marks? Kinda (noticed on my legs and a vein on my stomach..weird), but I'm using BioOil. I'll try my best to avoid them but if they come ..oh well!
Sleep: Sleeping great, minus waking up to pee every night at 3 am. Wish I had more sleep lol
Best moment this week: Going tanning with Wyatt and enjoying some relaxing time (much needed for him since he has been studying hard all day on his days off) and looking at kids and babies play and imagine our lives in a  few months.
Miss Anything? actually...yes lol now that I'm more thirsty and it's getting warmer out I wish I can have a beer or two.
Movement: Not sure, but nothing too memorable
Food cravings: Fruit ....yeay had a few peaches and nectarines and I was in heaven!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Smells....sometimes when I'm feeling a lot better and I smell food I go back to feeling so sick again..but I've been able to keep food down, hence the bump lol
Have you started to show yet: yes, today while hanging out at the pool with Wyatt, the manager of the complex was hanging out with her 5 year old and a woman came up to her who has a 7 month old baby and the manager points at me and says I'm expecting and the woman was like "yea I can see that!" I was like ....cool!! people are starting to be able to tell haha
Gender prediction: Boy, I kinda go by what people say on this one. One week everyone thinks it's a boy, next week everyone thinks its a girl. These couple of weeks the prediction has been boy.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy, but I have my moments. Poor Wyatt!
Looking forward to: Feeling movement & in less than 2 weeks, finding out the gender!

2 weeks till we find out...BOY OR GIRL????

Week 15

WEEK 15- baby size of baseball :)

How far along? 15 Weeks 5 days
Total weight gain/loss: when I weighed at 14 weeks at doc visit i was 127 but I'm pretty sure its about 128 now lol
Maternity clothes? just belly band some days
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still waking up once a night to pee
Best moment this week: for week 14: hearing the heartbeat, for week 15: enjoying a couple of meals
Miss Anything? still the same...food and how I loved to eat and now it's hard thinking of something to eat
Movement: not yet, little bit of round ligament pain going on though
Food cravings: sweets
Anything making you queasy or sick: food in general lol
Have you started to show yet: yea a little more though it could be all the bad eating since I don't eat healthy at all
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: very happy :)
Looking forward to: Many, many things including finding out the gender (19 more days!) and starting to call the baby by name :) and shopping!!!

13 Weeks!!!

WEEK 13, BABY SIZE OF A PEACH

How far along? 13 Weeks, 5 Days
Total weight gain/loss: I think I'm at 126 or 127 (my scale sucks. I'll find out on  Monday at doctor's)

Maternity clothes? Bought a couple of things but haven't used anything yet. Looking forward to it though!

Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Waking up at least once at night to go to bathroom. It's hard to get up in the morning...coudln't fall asleep last night! But it is my favorite thing to do! I wish I could take like 2 naps a day lol

Best moment this week: My birthday, I had such an awesome day. I really felt special with all the birthday wishes and congratulations we got on Facebook, texts, and calls. Of course I worked, but the girls at work made me cake, decorated my desk and we had chinese food and Wyatt got to come eat with us! After work we went bowling and then had dinner at BJ's and I had the tilapia which I really enjoyed :) We were supposed to go to a movie but I was too tired after the long day so we went home.

Have you told family and friends: Yes! and it was awesome feeling the love for our little one. Even though it's so tiny still, it's very loved!
Miss Anything? Food. Still not being able to eat very well. It's hard to think of things to eat. I'ts hard to go out to eat and smell all kinds of stuff. But I'm staying positive at least I haven't had to throw up for over 3 weeks and have enjoyed a few meals :)

Movement: Not yet... I wish... Looking forward to that too!

Food cravings: I do enjoy fruit A LOT. I want peaches and plums but still not in season. I have been eating grapes, strawberries and bananas.

Anything making you queasy or sick: yea lol

Have you started to show yet: A little bump so far as you can see!

Gender prediction: Girl (lots of family and friends are guessing it will be a girl, us...we don't know!!)
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! When I'm full. Not very happy when I'm sick and hungry. But overall...thinking bout this baby brings me so much joy!!!
Looking forward to: Doctor visit, hopefully she finds everything ok and we get to do another ultrasound :)

THIS WAS ON THE DAY OF MY BIRTHDAY 4/13/12

So much to look forward to : D

Week 12, day 6

Announcing tomorrow on the social media:

Taken on Easter after church at 12 weeks :)

I am super happy I'm finally almost done with the first trimester because I've heard that it's going to be lot nicer on my tummy and it's when pregos feel their best :) I am so grateful to God, my family, and my husband that have been there for me so far, coming to visit and keeping me in their prayers as I struggled to stay hydrated and keeping food down. Not to mention the scary 3 longs weeks on subchorionic hemmorhage. And Wyatt has been so good at getting everything I need and helping with the dog and the apt. I don't know what I'd do without him. The way he shows his love and support helps me feel very confident he will be a great daddy :)

Baby at almost 12 Week Ultrasound

It was soooooo awesome seeing the baby. You can see the tiny hand there (maybe it was waving hi?) and we also got to see it move in 4-D and it moves a lot! I wish I could feel it but I can't yet it's too small. Wyatt and I couldn't help but smile wide as we saw the beauty right in front of us. I wish I could look at it all the time :)

How far along? 12 Weeks, 6 Days!

Total weight gain/loss: Not sure, might have gained a couple of pounds (or it might be the bloating) but last I weighed was 125 still

Maternity clothes? no everything still fits, but I do love my leggings :)

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: I want to, all the time, lol

Best moment this week: Deff seeing the baby move in 4-D and knowing it's healthy :)

Have you told family and friends: Announcing it officially tomorrow, but yes it was so much fun breaking the news to family and friends!!!

Miss Anything? Still wish I could eat better, deff miss my love for food...more everyday!

Movement: None

Food cravings: I crave peaches, and corn lol

Anything making you queasy or sick: still a lot of things, I'm a very picky eater nowadays and that is so not me!

Have you started to show yet: um.... I don't know for sure, I have been able to keep food down for the past 2 weeks and it's deff making a difference but I'm not sure if it's the baby lol (I can keep doughtnuts and pizza down the best)

Gender prediction: NO IDEA!!!

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm happy when I think about the baby and how much joy it will bring to our little growing family. But still very sick which makes me super emotional

Looking forward to: I want to start showing and cannot wait till next month when we find out the gender!!! DATE: MAY 21st!!

It's not easy being green :/

So much has happened these last 4 weeks. 3 Trips to the emergency room, 3 more ultrasounds, some bleeding= stressful/SCARY/not fun time.  

I know I'm not supposed to go shopping crazy so early but I found this to carry the baby which is so cute and I played around and put it on and put a small pillow in it and had Wyatt take a picture! * 8 Weeks*

9 Week Ultrasound from emergency room visit:

How far along? 10 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: went from 130 to 125 
Maternity clothes? No but I'm more bloated lately and love the leggings, jeans are a bit loose on the legs but I still wear them sometimes.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Interrupted at least once a night, very annoying but gotta pee a lot!

Best moment this week: Starting to feel a little better, I'm more thirsty and I actually drink water now not just Gatorade lol. 
Miss Anything? Feeling like myself. I don't want to eat anything. My diet consists of junk food, like not even fast food just junk like chips and chocolate. You can see it in the bump. Bump= junk food.
Movement: none yet, of course we have seen it on the ultrasound move around which is adorable!!!!
Food cravings: none, none at all, nothing!
Anything making you queasy or sick: EVERYTHING still. EVERYTHING. But getting a bit better.
Have you started to show yet: Again, just junk food bump.
Gender: Unknown
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Umm...emotional...I got to see my mom and brother last week and it was great but sad when she left. I can't hear some songs or some tv shows, been very nostalgic and cry very easily. Also very stressed when the bleeding started.