Hump Day Bump Day! (3/20/10) LAST HDBD

And, yes - we DO realize that this isn't really a hump day.  It was taken on a Saturday...
We really thought that we should do one last final HDBD photo.  Not only is this one really big baby - but the hardest thing for me to believe is how small I was before this baby got so stinkin' huge!

And now, without further adieu - the final HDBD

And, of course, the first ever HDBD.  Try not to let your jaw hit the floor...

Hump Day Bump Day! (2/24/10)

And just when you thought Baby (aka, my baby bump) wasn't going to get any bigger...

Hump Day Bump Day! (2/17/10)

We got some really wonderful news at our ultrasound appointment yesterday morning!  Baby has flipped and is now head down.  YAY!  We were able to cancel our scheduled C-Section because Baby is no longer breech.


And I think Baby finally flipped two nights ago - or maybe even yesterday morning based on how the kicking changed - but Don thinks that my belly even just looks different now too.  Here's the HDBD photo from last week and the one from this morning...  drop much?  ;)

 

Last Week's HDBD Photo

Today's HDBD photo.

Hump Day Bump Day! (2/10/10)

We actually took this picture on Wednesday - but I'm just now getting around to posting it.  It's been a loooong week and I have a feeling this weekend is going to be kind of crazy too...

 

Yes, those are painting supplies and other general construction craziness in the background.  Don't you just love the builder dust on my pants?  :)

And since it's been so long - I wanted to post my first ever HDBD photo as well.

 

Wow.  Kind of blows your mind, doesn't it?  ;)  

just a little longer...

we're officially at 31 weeks now.  Just a few more days and we'll be at 32 weeks - or 8 months for those of you that don't want to do the math...

here's a picture (courtesy of babycenter.com) showing what Baby is up to now - it's kind of cool to see that Baby actually looks more like a baby now.  :)

No wonder my belly is getting so big that I waddle!  And Baby weighs about the same as 4 naval oranges (3 lbs. 3 oz.).  Again - here's a picture for reference:

I feel like we're in the home stretch now - only a couple more months - 10 weeks tops and we'll be welcoming our bundle of joy into this world.  I CAN'T WAIT!  :)

25 Weeks! What's a Rutabaga?

As of Friday, Baby is roughly the weight of a rutabaga - or 1.5 lbs.  I know, I know - what exactly is a rutabaga anyway?  Although it's interesting to say/write - I'm not exactly sure anyway.

But I did score a cool picture from that babycenter slideshow.  Here it is:

So - we know it's big.  And in the family of turnips.  And for anyone who has some extra time on their hands, I even found some recipes online for rutabaga.

ENJOY! :)

Hump Day Bump Day! (11/18)

We barely made it today.  Phew!

Not only am I getting HUGE - but I believe my nesting instincts are starting to kick in.  I'm knitting a blanket - and I baked cookies from scratch twice in the last 4 days.   Of course, maybe those two things are related?

Anyway - enjoy the update.  It's time for me to toddle off to bed.  ;)

Photo Shoot #4...

Yesterday morning we went for the 2nd half of our Ultrasound.  Again, Baby was uncooperative.  However, we did manage to get one good shot from the ordeal.  Yes, it's fuzzy.  Yes, it's blurry.  But it's Baby, dang it.  And we LOVE Baby.

That's Baby's profile on the left and belly on the right.  It kind of looks like Baby is blowing bubbles here...

At one point, Baby's feet were rolled up over Baby's head!  It's getting to be tight quarters in there...

Weeks 21 and 22

So - it looks like weeks 21 and 22 have flown by without me posting the produce pics!  I can't believe what a bad preggo-blogger I am!  Let's blame this one on momnesia, shall we?

Here's the info for week 21:

Your baby has grown as big as a banana. (Length: about 6 1/2 inches from head to bottom, and 10 inches from head to heel.)

And here's the info for week 22:

Your baby -- currently the length of a carrot -- weighs about 3/4 of a pound. (Length: 10 1/2 inches, head to heel.)

We'll know what the next magical produce item is on Friday or Saturday - so stay tuned.  ;)

19 Weeks!

As of yesterday, Baby is at 19 weeks.  WOW.  I can't believe it's already 19!  One more week and we'll be at 5 months!  This seems like it's going by so quickly!

According to our babycenter.com email, Baby is approximately 8.5 ounces and measure about 6 inches from head to rump - or, in produce terms, is as long as a large heirloom tomato.  Because "large heirloom tomato" is quite vague, I'm including the official picture again.  Here it goes:

Again - use the quarter for comparison.   Because of the latest produce comparison, Don has enlightened me that a heirloom tomato merely means that the tomato is not a hybrid, but a pure tomato.  So - the quarter is even more helpful than I thought... (here's the wikipedia article for anyone that might be a doubter out there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heirloom_tomato).

Hump Day Bump Day! (10/21)

Week 18! - Bell Pepper

Baby is about the length of a bell pepper this week (5.5 inches long).  Wow!  This little one is growing FAST!  The gender organs are also developed at this point too - but no, we're still not going to find out if it's a Brat-he or a Brat-she. (HA!  Get it?  A play on our last name?!  I'm so funny!)

Anyway - I included this babycenter.com picture to help anyone who may not know what size bell pepper these peeps are comparing Baby to.  It might help to use the quarter for comparison...

Enjoy!

17 Weeks - TURNIPS!

As of yesterday, Baby is 17 weeks and  I still haven't felt any kicks or flutters (although I wasn't sure if maybe I felt it last night... could've been indigestion).

According to my weekly babycenter email, Baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to hard bone.  Seems like good timing for Halloween, no?  ;)   And now Baby weighs roughly 5 ounces - the size of a turnip.  YAY for turnips!

 I don't even know of what we can make with a turnip though - anyone got any good turnip recipes?

14 Weeks - Baby can now squint!

Baby can also frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck her/his thumb.  Although I don't really like to think about the peeing part that much because - where's it all go?  yeah.  exactly.

So Baby is officially 14 weeks today based on the first due date we were given.  We've since heard that Baby was a few days older based only on size - but our due date wasn't officially changed...

Anyway - every week, on Fridays, I get an email telling me what Baby is up to this week.  I signed up for it online at babycenter.com - it's a site that Don found.  Not only does it have great information for what Baby is up to - but it gives some helpful hints for mom and dad too - like what I should be expecting this week and what Don can be expecting too.  :)     (Although no one really warned us about my new carnivorous meal choices...) 

I love knowing what Baby is up to and what it can do now.  Last week it got finished up with it's fingerprints!  What a busy Baby!  And we know that Baby is roughly the size of a lemon now too.  (Doesn't exactly explain why my baby bump is so huge...)

Every time I get one of these emails describing what Baby is up to and how quickly Baby is growing, it totally reminds me of Psalm 139.

Psalm 139:13,14:
¹³ For you created my inmost being;
       you knit me together in my mother's womb.

 ¹⁴ I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
       your works are wonderful,
       I know that full well.