Baby Update Week 23!

How far along: 23 Weeks!

Baby Size: A large Mango.

Krystal's Weight Gain:: Before or after thanksgiving dinner?? Too much is my answer from here on out!


Maternity Clothes:
I like to be nice and comfy and if anything is too tight around my belly its a no go!

How Mom's feeling:
Older...well not really but I have arrived at 27 and feel pretty confident that I will be 30 before I realize what's happened.

What's Growing This Week:
This week we are the size of a large Mango and we are about 11.5 inches long and just over 1 lb! This little girl has a good sense of movement now and can feel a lot of what I do. Blood vessels are developing in the lungs to help with breathing and she is much more aware of sounds she hears outside the womb. This will help with the transition so that when Jack barks it probably won't bother her a bit.

Baby Movement:
I have noticed a little more consistency with movement. Especially after I eat or drink something and ususally in the evening when I am sitting a little quieter.

Food Cravings and Dislikes:
Nothing new to report here but I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner!!

What's New in the Baby Room:
Daddy has painted the trim and so we are almost on our way to moving in the rest of the furniture. We moved out the guest bed so any guests may have to sleep on the air mattress for now.

I bought all of the pieces to match the room but haven't put any of them in place because we do not have all the furniture in the room just yet.

Baby Names & Grandparent Names:
This week P is for.......

We've decided that we will do a name reveal closer to our expected arrival. I'm thinking a letter a week once we finish with our alphabet of name suggestions.

What I'm looking forward to:
The awesome Thanksgiving dinner I will be consuming in just a few short hours!!!

What I miss:
A fun and fruity drink on my birthday.

Excitement of the week:
Daddy got to feel his first kick!!! We are finally starting to notice more regular movement, though it is slightly more muted then I think it would be if we didn't have an anterior placenta. You have to concentrate really hard in order to feel it. I did have one kick the other day that was pretty strong but sadly I did not have a hand in the right place to feel it from the outside.

The Holidays have arrived and so has the decorating bug! I am thrilled to be decorating for Christmas and can't wait to have everything all set up and looking lovely!

Baby Update Week 22!

How far along: 22 Weeks

Baby Size: We are the length of a spaghetti squash.

Krystal's Weight Gain::
18ish I think.

Maternity Clothes:
I think I am pretty set for the remainder of our duration unless I find a need for a dress for some occasion.

How Mom's feeling:
The energy comes and goes. I am pretty good during the day but by the time I get home I am pretty tired. So it doesn't leave much energy to do things around the house.

What's Growing This Week:
We are weighing in at almost 1 pound!! Thats super exciting! We are about 11 inches long. We are looking more and more like a newborn. We will still have quite a few wrinkles until we fill out a bit more.

Baby Movement:
Movement has been pretty sporadic. If I concentrate really hard I can notice more movements or if I have a little bit of juice that seems to get her moving.

Food Cravings and Dislikes:
Cheese sandwiches have still been hitting the spot. But no new cravings as of late.

What's New in the Baby Room:
Dad has been quite busy this week. He an uncle Ricky put up crown molding in the baby room and it looks fantastic. All we have left to do is paint the molding and then start to put the rest of the room together. I picked up most of the matching pieces for the bed pattern last weekend and we got a rug as well. So as soon as we are done painting we are putting this room together!





Baby Names & Grandparent Names:
This week O is for.......

I know not everyone is very excited about the whole secret name thing but at least for now we are going to keep things a secret. As we get closer we may change our minds.

What I'm looking forward to:
Getting the room all set up and ready to go.
Thanksgiving!!

What I miss:
A good nights sleep is still high on that list. And as always a margarita! :-)

Excitement of the week:
It has been a quiet week not too much exciting. I am however, getting excited for the Holiday's and spending our first Christmas in our new house. The decorating shall begin soon!

Baby Update Week 21!

How far along: 21 Weeks

Baby Size: We are the length of a banana or carrot this week, whichever you prefer ;-)

Krystal's Weight Gain::
Probably 16-17lbs.

Maternity Clothes:
I am enjoying a layered look these days. I am usually freezing in the morning and by the afternoon its like there is a furnace inside of me!

How Mom's feeling:
We are continuing to grow and even getting some comments on how we are sticking out more. I've had some strange feelings lately. I'm thinking its a lot of streching and growing.

What's Growing This Week:
We weigh three quarters of a lb and are 10.5 inches long. We should start noticing more kicks and punches soon. Our eyebrows are now present and since we are a girl all those parts are forming too.

Baby Movement:
I don't remember for sure but I think the tech wrote on one of the pictures that I had a placenta anterior, which means the placenta is attached on the front of my belly and is in between me and feeling the baby kick. Its not anything harmful, just means that we may not be able to feel kicks from the outside just yet. The doctor didn't say anything so I could be having a dream, who knows.

I do think I had a good kick last evening that woke me up as I was sleeping on the couch! I've had a couple evenings where she is really moving and Matt tries to feel it and it either goes away or just isn't quite strong enough to feel from the outside.

Food Cravings and Dislikes:
Sadly, sweets are my weakness right now. Everyday around 3-4pm I am really needing something sweet. So the other day I had a rice krispies treat and enjoyed it so very much I went home and made more.

I also had a craving for a cheese sandwich. Just cheese, mayo and bread, nothing else. So that was my dinner tuesday night and my lunch on wednesday.
Yay for cravings!

What's New in the Baby Room:
Well....I went searching last week for a bed set that would match close enough to the pink walls that we have so that we don't have to paint (and by we, yes I mean Matt. He thinks its funny when I say "we" for things he knows I am not going to do right now.) Anyways, I found one I thought would match but when we got to the store it wasn't quite right but I noticed another one I liked but of course they didn't have it. So I did more research that night to find that Bed Bath and Beyond may have it. So I called and got this lovely woman on the phone who said they don't have it but Buy Buy Baby does (apparently BB Baby is owned by BBBeyond, news to me) so she sent me a 20% off coupon and I went the next day to find it. We got there and I decided I didn't like it as much as I had the day before so we looked around a bit and I found something that I thought would match and it was filled with lots of colors! So we went with that one. Here are some pics..





Baby Names & Grandparent Names:
This week N is for.......
An update on names: Matt and I have decided that we are going to keep the name a secret. At least we are going to try.

What I'm looking forward to:
Pink outfits, pink socks, pink pink pink. Decorating the baby room and getting everything ready. Buying and stocking up on all the baby essentials!

What I miss:
The ability to stay awake past 9:30pm.
Sleeping comfortably through the night.

Excitement of the week:
Finding out we were having a girl. Getting to see the little one and hear her heartbeat is so wonderful.

It was fun to tell everyone and see what everyone thought we were having. Matt has realized that he's gonna be quite the sucker for this little girl and I've realized he's right. Guess that makes me the tough one but hopefully we won't need to be tough for quite a while.

I think even Jack is getting excited about the baby or sad because he know's he's not going to be the center of attention anymore.

Oh Boy, Oh Boy........

Above is the baby's foot


And the Right leg and ankle


Then we have a thumb


And some baby fingers!!


And our profile. Now drumroll please..................



IT'S A GIRL :-)

Matt said he knew it was a girl before the tech even said anything. We are super excited and happy that the doctor said everything looks good. I think matt is just happy he doesn't have to paint the room since it's already pink! Now, we are off to the Baby store!! :-)

Thank you everyone for your congrats! We are super excited. Now all the fun planning can begin!

Baby Update Week 20!

How far along: 20 Weeks! Whoa....we're halfway there!

Baby Size: A small Cantalope...yummy one of my favorite fruits!

Krystal's Weight Gain::
I give up! Well, not really. I think about 14-15 lbs. Doctors scale will tell me something different I'm sure! And lucky me looks like I will gain about one pound a week from here on out! Yipee....

Maternity Clothes:
Enjoying some of my new shirts! I am usually a little chilly in the morning but by the afternoon I am having hot flashes and I am not one to get hot very easily.

How Mom's feeling:
This has been a slow week. If I don't have a good weekend of "recoup" time then I am a slow mover during the week. I think we are having some good round ligament stretching this week. The belly is getting bigger and bigger, which is exciting but not entirely comfortable.

What's Growing This Week:
We weigh in at about 10.5 oz this week and we are about 6.5 inches long. The baby is practicing his swallowing these days. Taste buds are working too. So most things I eat the baby is getting a taste of as well. So now I REALLY have to eat those veggies!

Baby Movement:
We usually have 2 "active" times during the day. Usually mid morning around 10-11 and then again in the evening.

Food Cravings and Dislikes:
I've been doing slightly better at deciding what I want to eat this past week. Still kinda wish I had some type of craving!

What's New in the Baby Room:
Nothing new today, but come tomorrow.....its a whole new story!

Baby Names & Grandparent Names:
This week M is for.......

What I'm looking forward to:
Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow!!! Hoping everything goes well and we get to see this little guy / girl and finally know what we are having! :-) I am SUPER SUPER excited.

I am thrilled to finally be able to buy some things for the baby! Can't wait to see if we are buying pink or blue!

What I miss:
Right now, a good nights sleep. The tossing and turning and frequent trips to the bathroom are not so much fun, especially when the dog takes over your spot by the time you get back!

Soda....and margaritas! I could REALLY go for a margarita!

Excitement of the week:
Most everyone at work is aware that I'm pregnant, a few people are just now figuring it out. I had a family member come to my office today and say "wow, I just saw your belly! Congrats!" So I guess there is no more hiding that I'm pregnant. Which is nice, I'd rather look pregnant than chunky!

Shhhh....don't tell anyone but I got my birthday present a little bit early and I LOVE IT!! Pictures will be so much better now. I really do have the best husband!!

Tomorrow.....11/5/10..... :-) Stay tuned.....