Halfway there

I am halfway to meeting my baby now. I am on my 20 weeks which is quite amazing since I can now feel the baby moves inside, sometimes my tummy will gets really hard and when there some unusual things happen I can feel my baby move and react to it. I am so fascinated and so excited at the time.

I just had someone asked me yesterday if I am ready yet and it gets me thinking of a lot of things since I don't think I am ready yet. First we haven't started making the nursery room yet but I am not in the hurry since I finally convince my husband to find out the gender(actually with the help of my sister in law). It would be nice if we don't know if it's a boy or a girl but it is just more convenient to know and decorate the room accordingly plus I can tell the invited guests that it is a boy or girl which my sister and mother in law is putting up together. We have our appointment for the sonogram on the 30th of January and makes me excited to see my angel.

Early gifts

Again during Christmas and New Year my baby have the gifts from the family. I receive a gift from mom which is the baby's first clothes to go home and my sister bought the baby a tee shirt from Gatlinburg, North Carolina as our baby's souvenir shirt.

Thanks even though it is still too early but it is greatly appreciated.

Holidays are Over!

New Year has come and hope everything is doing well with you all.
I had my pregnancy care last New Year's eve December 31, 2008 and this time my husband came along with me so he can hear the heartbeat of our angel. I was so excited to hear it again and never get tired of hearing it. The baby has a heartbeat of 150bpm which indicates a healthy baby. Thank God. Our angel just sounds so loud and never had problem finding the heartbeat.

I am 18 weeks and 6 days now and can't wait to see our little angel.

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)

Gas and Leg Cramps

I was curious about my latest experience since i have been having gas. So I browse the Internet if the gas is part of my pregnancy and sad to say it is common to pregnant women. I had a little pain all over my belly yesterday and can't figured it out where and I suspected that it has to be gas because the pain moves. Later that day the search I did confirmed it. I am lucky still that I don't have the cramps, Thank God.

Gas
Excess gas in the digestive system can be painful (when it's trapped in the body) and embarrassing when it's finally released. Whichever way it's released - from the mouth or from below - it's hard to mask. Try to get over the 'social embarrassment' aspect of it. You've got a human being pressing into your digestive system. An entire human being. At least you've got an excuse. What excuse does your brother have for his thunderous outbursts? None. You, dear mother, are excused.

What else makes you gassy when you're pregnant?
Watch your diet and see if you experience gas pains or if you're a little "louder" some days. If you notice a difference from one day to the next, you may just be more sensitive to certain foods right now. If it's only a handful of foods that affect you, that's simple enough to fix. Lima beans giving you trouble? Put them on hold until baby is born. Problem solved.

What else makes you gassy? Remember those hormones that slowed down your digestive system? Slower digestion is often the cause of excess gas. But that's still something you control. Boost your metabolism and speed up digestion with lifestyle changes like adding some regular exercise to the daily routine.

When will the problem go away?
There's no pretty way to say this. For many moms, the bigger the baby grows, the gassier mom gets. The key to surviving these gassy moments during your pregnancy is by maintaining your dignity. Remain calm, crack a tasteful joke, rub your belly and smile. Keep things in perspective. It's just gas and everyone - from heads of state to fashion models - gets gassy. You just have more of it than you're used to right now.

Sad to know that I might have it for the rest of my pregnancy period but I don't really care, as long as my baby is healthy, I don't mind feeling some pain where I can just toot it out!!! hehe

First Gift

Yesterday we had an early Christmas party at my sister's house because they won't be around during Christmas eve dinner. We brought gifts for everybody whom it's not going to be present at our traditional Christmas gathering.

We kinda expect the gift we got yesterday for the unborn baby we have because they are so excited and can't wait until birth. I just want to share my baby's first gift from Courtney, our niece and Ray's God daughter.

at 17 weeks

My baby is very good, I haven't suffered any pregnancy symptoms and I am feeling normal most if not all the time. I am so excited about the feeling the first kick but I may have to wait for a week or more to finally feel my baby's kicks. I am just so thrilled and I know a lot of mommies out there have experienced it and I just want to share mine too. I get so emotional thinking and knowing that my baby is right now is is anywhere from 4.4 to 4.8 inches by pregnancy week 17 and weighs almost 3 ½ ounces! If I were to hold my baby at 17 weeks pregnant, she would fit snuggly in the palm of my hand. My baby is about the size of a small pomegranate by pregnancy 17 weeks.

It is just the feeling I would never exchange, and the excitement while waiting is just indescribable.

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. The crown to rump length of your growing baby is 5 to 5.6 inches (12.5 to 14cm) by this week. Weight of the fetus is about 5.25 ounces (150g).

A lil pain

Last night I am feeling a little uncomfortable because of some back pains. I was wearing a dress yesterday thinking it won't be cold but I was wrong and I suspected that the pains was from the cold and I definitely learn my lesson and I will make sure I am warm enough to avoid some pains in the future.

So far so good, beside the little pain I don't have any complains. I have read online that I definitely feel some pains as part of the pregnancy process and the call it growing pains. I don't mind getting it as long as it's for my little angel and I will be willing to feel it so my baby can have enough room for some stretching and to grow up in a normal way.

I just can't wait to see my angel. It always makes want to cry when I think of the heartbeat I heard from my baby. It's just a feeling I can't explain.