Week 27

Week 26 baby bump.

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.

How far along? 27 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 13 pounds.
Maternity clothes? Yes. I finally bought maternity jeans Wednesday.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Better this week.
Best moment this week: Knowing it's the last week 'til the 3rd trimester.
Movement: All the time.
Food cravings: None.
Gender: BOY!!
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Not having pain in my ribs from the baby pushing on them.
What I am looking forward to: Decorating the nursery.
Weekly Wisdom: Buying online is great. We bought our crib bedding set, diaper bag, and nursery wall decorations online so far.
Milestones: This is the last week of the 2nd Trimester.

The diaper bag we ordered from My Baby Rocks.

Random 10 Friday

Random 10 Friday Tunes:

1. The Night That the Lights Went Out- The Ataris
2. Conversations- Finger 11
3. Dani California- Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. Letterbomb- Green Day
5. Castles Burning- Neil Young
6. Peaceful Easy Feeling- The Eagles
7. We Still Kill the Old Way- Lostprophets
8. January Friend- Goo Goo Dolls
9. Charlie- Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. Hollow- Submersed

**Bonus** Paper Thin Hymn- Anberlin

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My sister is out of the hospital. The doctors still don't really know what was wrong, but at least she's feeling much better.

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Yesterday was another monthly doctor visit. She listened to the baby's heart and measured my stomach. So far I'm right on track. The next visit will be the fun fun glucose test. It will also be our last monthly visit before we start going every two weeks. Landon dislikes these doctor appointments because we never do anything, wait forever, and only see the doctor for about 5 minutes. Granted if we were having problems these visit would be more exciting, but I'm glad they're boring. The other night I had a dream that I lost the baby in a miscarriage, when I woke myself up the baby was kicking like crazy. It was very reassuring, he was telling me "Don't worry mom, I'm still here. Let me show you by kicking you in the ribs." The past couple weeks have been a pain for my ribs. No matter how I sit, or if I lay down, there's this pressure right on my ribs.

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Random picture: Cute outfit we found at Babies R Us.

Week 26

Week 25 baby bump.


Month 6- Eggplant

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.

How far along? 26 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 9 pounds.
Maternity clothes? I was planning on buying some this weekend, but I promise myself I'll do it this week.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: When I lay on my right side for a long time, my hip and then my entire leg hurt.
Best moment this week: Registering for baby shower gifts at Babies R Us and Target.
Movement: All the time.
Food cravings: None.
Gender: BOY!!
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Being able to find a comfortable position to sit and relax.
What I am looking forward to: Painting and decorating the nursery. We bought paint today.
Weekly Wisdom: Registering is super fun!
Milestones: We registered for baby stuff and getting closer to 3rd trimester. AND... less than 100 days until the due date!!!!

Here's Landon putting our swing together. Super cute!:

Go with your gut and randomness.

So, here is the story of my two visits to potential daycares.
1. The first place is two blocks from our house and licensed, so I thought they would be a great place. When I walked in, the house was alright. Not messy or unsafe, but not nice either. It was an older house and didn't look very updated on anything. The lady was super nice though. I really liked her and she had adequate credentials. The main problem was that she wanted money for the entire time to hold the spot. That would be $400 a month for 6 months of the kid not even being there. That is not good. So, she was put off as a last resort kind of spot.

2. The second place was a little further away, but not bad. It's also right across from a small park. I walk in and the house is perfect. It looks a lot like our front rooms with antiques and very clean. Needless to say, the kids are housed in the basement not there. Anyway, this lady is older (almost 70), but super nice. I stayed there for almost an hour just talking to her and watching her interact with the kids. She had 3 two year olds who were required to ask nicely for snacks, etc. She also had two older kids that day who were required to occasionally help out with the little ones. I was amazed when the two year olds were told they had to put up their nap mats before they sat in their chairs for snack, and they actually did it. She's also constantly using GermX and making the kids use it too (I will so be doing this- grad school made me a germ a phobe). Right away I'm loving this lady. Then she says that she doesn't want any money to hold the spot!!! And she only charges $100 a month (vs. a week)!! Amazing! So, I let her know I was interested (even though the original plan was to talk to Landon first-I'm sure he won't mind) and we have the spot. I'll call her when the baby is born and then in January to set up an actual start date.

I am so amazed that we were lucky enough to find this daycare person. I know, that I'll still have to see how it goes when our kid is actually being cared for, but I'm excited. Also, she used to watch the kids of a co-worker, so that's a plus too. Anyway, I'm glad that after this little stressful time of trying to find someone, I'm pretty sure we hit gold. Yay!

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Random 10 Friday Tunes:

1. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da- The Police
2. Round Here- Counting Crows
3. I Think I'm Paranoid- Garbage
4. Unemployable- Pearl Jam
5. The Song Remains the Same- Led Zeppelin
6. Come Sail Away- Styx
7. Like I Love You- Justin Timberlake
8. Mr. Richard- Timbaland and Magoo
9. Find Another Girl- The Hives
10. I Disappear- Metallica

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Please pray for my sister. She's been in the hospital since yesterday. She's been feeling sick for a couple weeks now and went in with a fever and cough. At first they thought it was a sinus infection, but now the doctors aren't sure what it is. They've been testing for everything from Tuberculosis to lung cancer. She's been feeling better, but pray that they find something minor and she gets better soon. Love you sister!

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Ooops, had to edit this post since I forgot to include the random picture from my camera (can't have a post with no picture, that would be crazy...). Picture from the wedding I attended last weekend.

Will anyone watch my unborn baby?

Ugh, childcare searching sucks. I did find out that the place that was rude to me isn't taking any kids under a year old anymore. Something must have happened and that's why they were rude. Bad thing is that since they aren't taking anyone, every other place is full. I stopped by the Chamber of commerce and they didn't have a list of providers because they aren't chamber members. However, she did give me a website and phone number to call for lists. It's called ChildStart (http://www.childstart.org), and they had some places that I could call. Also, since my mother in law works for SRS, she asked coworkers if they had suggestions. So, I then at least had a short list of people to call. After calling around today I found two home based day cares that have openings. I'll stop by and check them out tomorrow. I don't really know what I'm looking for but I want to see that it's clean (well, as clean as a day care can be), that babies are sleeping in cribs on their back, that it's safe, and that the care giver is nice. I'm not even worried about cost anymore, it's been so hard to even find someone. Even if I find a place I like I know I'll always worry about what's going on there and if my baby is safe.

Yesterday I went for our previously scheduled gender check sonogram. We didn't cancel this appointment just because it was free and we would then get a second opinion and another sonogram. Anyway, it's still definitely a boy. My next actual doctor appointment is next Thursday. I can't believe summer is almost over. I don't want to go back to work. It'll be weird too, because the last trimester will be spent at work while I've been relaxing and enjoying the easy 2nd trimester on vacation. It's going to be stressful. I'll have to do a lot of scheduling of IEPs so that they won't be during my maternity leave. But, what if the baby comes way early- then I'll be even more stressed. There's just too many unknowns that you have to work, or try to work around.

Week 25

Week 24 Baby Bump



Pregnancy Week 25-28:
13 inch boot? You know what they say… Your baby is about this long during these weeks.

How far along? 25 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 9 pounds.
Maternity clothes? Ok, I know this is really bad, but I still haven't bought any maternity clothes. I only have one pair of jeans that fit.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Depends on the night.
Best moment this week: Finding out we're having a BOY!
Movement: All the time.
Food cravings: None.
Gender: BOY!!
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Wearing normal clothes
What I am looking forward to: Buying boy things now that we know what we're having.
Weekly Wisdom: I don't know...
Milestones: Finding out we're having a boy!

IT'S A......BOY!!!

It's a BOY!! I'm so excited! I actually kind of thought we'd be having a girl. I wanted a boy, but I thought it was going to be a girl. It's was amusing at the 3D/4D ultrasound place. The doctor measures the heartbeat, which was about 158 and starts to say that girls usually have high heart rates, and then she's like, oh, it's a boy. I'm glad we did this extra ultrasound. They gave us a DVD of the session, a CD with 63 pictures on it, a printout of all the pictures, a baby magazine, newborn formula and nipples. The baby didn't really cooperate too well. He kept his hands infront of his face for the most part, but we still got some great pictures. So excited, welcome baby Remington Talon.

Week 24

Week 23 baby bump

Week 24- last week of Month 5

Your baby is filling out this week. Part of your weight gain goes straight to helping him gain weight, too. Since he's still on the scrawny side, his skin wrinkles on his body, but he looks like a miniature version of what you'll see on delivery day. His face has formed, ears are in place, and eyes are complete (although his lids are still closed). He has eyelashes, fingernails, and may be growing hair, too. Rapid eye movements (REM) are beginning, too.

This week your baby weighs around one and one-half pounds and measures almost eight and one-half inches (crown to rump).

How far along? 24 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 7 pounds.
Maternity clothes? Really need to buy some. I'll try to do that this weekend.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Going well.
Best moment this week: Taking a family trip to Branson, MO
Movement: Lots of kicking.
Food cravings: None.
Gender: We'll find out this Friday!!!
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Being able to ride roller coasters.
What I am looking forward to: The 3D/4D ultrasound this Friday and finding out the gender that day.
Weekly Wisdom: Cherish your family and spend lots of time with them even if they drive you crazy.
Milestones: Getting closer to the third trimester.

Week 23

Week 22 picture

All About Baby

Twenty-three weeks marks an important point for your unborn baby. Your baby-to-be is far enough along in his development that he could have a chance at survival outside the womb.

According to the March of Dimes, of all babies born at 23 weeks, 25 to 35 percent survive. This number goes up considerably when you add just a couple weeks: babies born between 50 to 70 percent of all babies born at 24 to 25 weeks survive. And 90 percent of all babies born at 26 to 27 weeks survive.

Although all of your baby-to-be's internal systems are in place, he needs more time for those intricate systems to mature.
How Big Is Baby? (Week 23 fruit is the same as last week.)

Your little one now about eight inches long (crown to rump) and weighs in at around one pound.



How far along? 23 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 6 pounds.
Maternity clothes? I'll probably have to buy some jeans this week.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: I get cramps in my hips when I lay on my right side sometimes.
Best moment this week: Just feeling more movement all the time.
Movement: Lots of kicking everyday around 10:30am
Food cravings: None.
Gender: Still waiting for July 22nd
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Not having this huge belly.
What I am looking forward to: Knowing if we're having a boy or girl and the 3D/4D ultrasound.
Weekly Wisdom: I can't think of anything right now.
Milestones: Baby's first 4th of July firework show. Surprisingly, there were that many kicks.

Random 10 Friday

Yesterday, Landon and I went to another boring doctor appointment. The doctor found the heartbeat right away this time. Everything is looking fine and I'm measuring right where I should be. I've only gained 6 pounds since I first started going to the doctor, but she seemed to think that was okay. The baby has been kicking a lot lately. I can only imagine how it's going to kick during the fireworks tomorrow. Also at the doctors office, we asked for information about doing a 3D/4D ultrasound. They don't have it at our hospital, but we can go to Wichita and have it done for $140, so I'm going to set up an appointment Monday. Should be fun.

Random 10 Friday Tunes:

1. Loverman- Metallica
2. Flagpole Sitta- Harvey Danger
3. Cold (But I'm Still Here)- Evans Blue
4. Mess- Ben Folds Five
5. Enter Sandman- Metallica
6. The Guns of Brixton- The Clash
7. Make Me Better- Fabolous feat. Ne-Yo
8. February Stars- Foo Fighters
9. Secret Smile- Semisonic
10. Poison Well- Insolence

Random picture from computer/camera: Drak in the snow this winter.

Week 22

Fruit: Papaya (Week 21-24)
Watch what you say -- baby is now able to hear outside noise from down in the womb. Studies show that baby finds gentle music and your own voice most soothing. Nipples are starting to sprout, and that little face is fully formed. And, baby's starting to settle into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.


Week 21 picture.

How far along? 22 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 3 pounds.
Maternity clothes? Nope, still holding out.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Going well.
Best moment this week: Going shopping for baby books.
Movement: Atleast once every day
Food cravings: None.
Gender: Still waiting for July 22nd
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: That I'm gonna have to start buying maternity clothes
What I am looking forward to: Knowing if we're having a boy or girl
Weekly Wisdom: If you think the AC has quit, check the breaker first.
Milestones: Now in month 5.

2nd Trimester

Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords... savor this, their non-functional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with a head now only one third the size of the body. Intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy. (Much more convenient.)


I can't believe I'm already starting my 2nd trimester! I can't wait until we start buying baby things. Yesterday, we stopped by a garage sale of a lady whose baby store went out of business. She had all thess awesome never used baby things. Bad thing was, that we couldn't really buy anything 'cuz we don't know if we're having a boy or a girl. I can't wait until we find out.... impatiently waiting.