16 week belly pic

'umi-kuma-ono

That's "sixteen" in Hawaiian!

How Far Along: 16 weeks

Total weight gain: 4.5lbs as of this morning, although it was a pound and a half jump from yesterday so who knows!

Maternity clothes: Wearing about half and half right now.  Mostly pre-preg shirts but switching over to more maternity ones.  Getting two new shirts from Old Navy in the mail today and some exercise/comfy pants as well!

Sleep: Mostly excellent!

What do you miss: Nada

Movement: I am 99% sure I have felt him move a few times this week.  Of course no jabs or anything like that yet, just a few flutters and what felt like a flip or two.

Food cravings: Nothing in particular right now.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!

Gender: Boy :)  Love knowing that it's Oliver in there!

Symptoms: Headaches haven't been as bad this week, more off and on. 

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time: Feeling happy and excited!  

Best part of the week: There were so many good things this week. 

- Finding out the gender last Sat!

- Going shopping for adorable clothes last Sun

- Ordering the crib!

- Andy taped outlines for most of the nursery decorations so we can see how  things will look.  I think it's going to be awesome!

Looking forward to: Feeling more definitely  movement and getting more of a bump and less of an appearance of too many burritos!

So, this week Oliver is the size of an avocado!  About 4.5" and 3.5oz.  The length is measured from the head to his bottom, so really when you take into account the legs I'm guessing he's more like, I don't know, at least 6.5"?  His legs looked pretty long on the 3d ultrasound we got, especially when he was stretching them out all the way! His eyes and ears are almost where they will be forever, and he is starting to grow hair on his head and eyelashes and toenails too!  His heart is amazingly pumping about 25 quarts of blood every day!  Of course compared to an adult which pumps up to 8,000 quarts per day that is nothing, but for such a little guy that's a lot!

And what's going on with me?  Well I found this animation online, pretty cool to see how much my organs are moving around and how much more they have to go still!

We ordered the crib!!

Click on it to see full sized... isn't it just gorgeous??? Can't wait to get it in (probably 6 weeks or so) and get it set up :)

Aaand....

It's a boy!!! Introducing Oliver Kai Martin

THe whole thing was really cool. Was supposed to be a "gender sneak peak" and we were supposed to get 4 printed pictures, 2d US only. We were the last appt of the day, and it was so amazing!! At first he wasn't moving around much, so she kept jiggling my belly until he started moving. Then she checked for placement of the umbilical cord to make sure it wasn't between the legs. Then, it's a boy!!! 

Even though we only paid for the 2d, she then switched it to 3d/4d so we could see that for a while  AMAZING! While in 3d, he stretched out full length which was neat to see! The whole experience was so cool, and I am so glad all of our parents got to come with us. 

Pics!

The gender shot

alien face!

semi-profile

3d whole body

profile

3d face, arm & torso!

Picture update!

14 & 15 week pics!

And some nursery progress

Yes, I did inform Andy that it looks like a crime scene!  It is outlining where the crib will go and where various rug sizes hit.

And last but not least, Andy practicing cudding the baby in the crib.  That's what you're supposed to do, right??

WE FIND OUT GENDER THIS AFTERNOON!  STAY TUNED :)

Fifteen

Wow, fifteen sounds like a pretty big number!!  So 15 weeks in, 25 weeks (or so) left to go.  

How Far Along: 15 weeks

Total weight gain: 3.5lbs still, no change this week.  Except for yesterday when my scale randomly decided to tell me that actually I have gained 8.5 pounds.  Today it is back to normal.

Maternity clothes: Bought a few items at Destination Maternity last weekend which were fun to wear this week, and have a few more coming in the mail today!

Sleep: A few nights having to wake up a lot, but the last two nights have been pretty good.

What do you miss: Not feeling like I'm really missing anything this week!

Movement: I thought I *might* have felt a flutter earlier in the week.  But probably not.  I should start feeling them  in the next few weeks hopefully and they'll get stronger!!

Food cravings: macaroni & cheese!

Anything making you queasy or sick: I think I have felt fine all week actually, so yay for that!

Gender: Find out TOMORROW!!!

Labor signs: None :)

Symptoms: This week the headaches have been pretty bad.  I get them towards the end of the work day and they persist pretty much all evening.  

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time: Feeling energetic and happy this week.  Started going back to the gym on Monday which is helping my energy I think!

Looking forward to: Finding out the sex tomorrow and knowing what we are having!

What's happening in week 15?

Baby is about 4" long and 2.5 oz (over 1/8 lb now!)

They are moving amniotic fluid through nose & upper resp. tract to help air sacs develop.

Legs are growing longer than arms and they can move all their limbs & joints.

Eyelids are shut, but if I shine a flashlight on my tummy they should sense the light and probably move away from it!

Taste buds are forming!

Opinions please

First, we found this which we LOVE and are absolutely getting (NOT the giclee print but the $50 poster print btw!)

http://www.martinandmacarthur.com/art-by-edyta-franczak/art-by-edyta-franczak/always-great-in-maui-limited-edition-giclee

I absolutely love it :)  Now, opinion time - which of these three do you like best?  We are probably going to get one but can't choose on design.  I like that the canoe/palm tree one is a more recognizable design from further away.  But I also like the honu & hibiscus.  Thoughts?

Forgot! and recipes I want to try...

So I forgot - Friday was the 12th which means it was exactly 6 months away from my due date!  So I am now due in less than 6 months :)

Here's some recipes I've found lately that I want to try out!

http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/10/layered-mexican-casserole-chicken-green-chile.html

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/baked_shrimp_with_tomatillos/

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/10/skinny-buffalo-chicken-potato-skins.html

week 14

How Far Along: 14 weeks

Total weight gain: 3.5 or so pounds.  First few were right away when I found out because I stopped trying to restrict calories.  I have gained about a half pound this last week though.

Maternity clothes: A huge thank you to one of my BRAG friends who brought a big bin over last weekend!  I am wearing some maternity jeans right now and they are super comfy!  No shirts yet though.

Sleep: Actually pretty darn good this week.  Not getting up to pee in the middle of the night as much anymore like I used to earlier on.

What do you miss: Sushi.  I really love sushi and have been craving the Spicy Tuna Donburi from Sushi Bistro Masa.  

Movement: None yet but I can't wait

Food cravings: See above.  None really other than that.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Yep!  Couldn't eat much of dinner earlier this week (chicken, rice, brussels sprouts - the sprouts were something I had been wanting for a while too!), ate too many cookies yesterday and it made me feel awful, and almost lost it while brushing my teeth this morning.

Gender: Don't know yet!

Labor signs: None thank goodness!  

Symptoms: I think I am starting to develop "pregnancy brain".  Forgot to bring my packed lunchbox to work yesterday (Andy brought it), then I forgot to bring it home, then I forgot my phone at home this morning.  I am crying pretty easily (yes I know I pretty much did this already).  Tired all the time (again, I know...).  But physically feeling pretty good!

Belly button in or out? In and I hope it stays that way!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy but get emotional easily

Looking forward to: Feeling movement - hopefully will start feeling flutters in the next few weeks.  Finding out gender!!!

So what's going on with keiki this week?

- 3 1/2 inches long, and about 1 1/2 oz.  So size-wise, the size of a lemon!

- Facial muscles are making lots of expressions

- Kidneys are producing urine which is being released into amniotic fluid

- Can grasp & suck thumb

- Hands and feet are about 1/2" long!

13 weeks!

Definitely getting bigger, but I'm looking forward to it looking more like a baby and less like too much for dinner!

2nd trimester!!!

Woohoo, I made it out of the first trimester and into the second!  This is really exciting because now chances of anything going "wrong" are SIGNIFICANTLY lower.  

I am 13 weeks today - that is about .81oz and 2.9" - about the size of a peach!  Or, if you are babycenter instead of the bump, the size of a shrimp.  It's kind of weird, I think I prefer produce to seafood.

Not to mention, a shrimp and a peach are not at all the same size... I guess they mean the diameter of the peach vs the length of the shrimp are both about 3"?  And I guess the shrimp is closer in weight to correct representation...

This week, keiki has fingerprints!  A normal baby's head is now only about 1/3 the size of their body.  A baby with an inevitable Baird head probably still has a huge noggin.  They also look pretty darn baby-like to me!

I had an appointment yesterday.  It went well - short & sweet.  We heard the HB which sounded good - and thankfully I had no anxiety about this whatsoever since I have my handy dandy doppler at home.  I really liked the midwife again - same one we had last time.  I am only up .2lbs since my first visit at 5 wks.  My next appointment is Oct 31, and it will be another quick one, before my appt at 18-20 weeks for the "big" ultrasound where we make sure everything looks ok!  I am really looking forward to seeing keiki at that stage!!!

Oh and BONUS!  I threw up at work on Wednesday.  First time :(  So who knows why - I haven't been nauseous, it just happened all of the sudden!  Luckily I did make it to the bathroom, and it was 6:45 so almost no one was here.