Sweet Pea - 19 Weeks

 Welcome to 19 weeks little one! You did good growing this week! We are almost halfway there!

Baby Changes:
 Your sensory development is exploding! Your brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. You might be able to start hearing my voice this week! That is pretty neat!!! We are going to have to have daddy talk to you soon.
Your weigh about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches and you are about the size of an heirloom tomato. Your arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Your kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on your scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on your skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

 

Movement: I usually feel you at least once a day! It is usually in the morning and late at night. I love feeling your little kicks and moves. I just smile when I feel you! 

Cravings: No cravings this week.

Sleep: Sleeping well! Very thankful for that! Thursday and Friday this week we had snow days, so Mommy got to sleep in some and rest and it was very nice! :) 

Symptoms: Feeling pretty good now!

Daddy update: He's doing great! He got to stay home with us on Friday and we all played in the snow. Your big brother loved it!

News:
 Not much happening besides missing two days of school for a snow day and playing with big brother all weekend! 

Days until due date: 147days - 21 weeks!

Love, Mommy

 

Sweet Pea - 18 Weeks

 We get to see you again this week! And maybe find out your gender! It will be during the 18th week (17 weeks weeks 3 days)

Baby Changes:
 You are about  5 1/2 inches long, and you weighs almost 7 ounces. You are about the size of a bell pepper! You can flex your arms and legs. Mommy has noticed this more! :) Your blood vessels are visible through your thin skin, and your ears are now in their final position. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around your nerves. If you're a girl, your uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're a boy, your genitals are noticeable now. 

Movement: I am feeling you more and more. Daddy has tried and felt a "wave" once but not much. Hopefully he can feel you soon!

Cravings: Beef jerky, mexican, cranberry salsa, banana bread, Texas Tea in Amarillo

Sleep: Sleeping ok. We stayed up late several nights in Amarillo this week so Mommy is pooped! 

Symptoms: Feeling pretty good now!

Daddy update: He's doing great! He is ready to feel you well now!  

News:
 We had lots of fun visiting family in Amarillo for Thanksgiving! I cannot wait for you to be able to meet them all! :) We went to the doctor this week but you decided to cross your legs. So there is no definate answer on your gender. You were also very low in my pelvis which made it hard to see. Hopefully Dec. 17 we will find out! Here is a fun picture though! You were waving to us and when he froze the picture it looked like this :) You have mommy's pointy nose and daddy's small chin :)We already love you so much!

Days until due date: 154 days - 22 weeks!

Love, Mommy

 

 

Sweet Pea - 17 weeks

Sweet pea - I cannot believe you are 17 weeks along! Yea! I felt you for the first time that I know for sure on 11/20/13 at night and 11/21/13 very early in the morning during devos.

Baby Changes:
 Your skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and your umbilical cord is growing stronger and thicker. You weigh about 5 ounces now and you are around 5 inches long from head to bottom. You are about the size of a turnip. YOu can move your joints, and your sweat glands are starting to develop.

Movement: YES! I for sure felt you this week for the first time on 11/20! So exciting. I love feeling your kicks and moves! :) 

Cravings: None really this week.

Sleep: Sleeping ok. Still tired but chugging along.

Symptoms: Feeling pretty good now!

Daddy update: He's doing great! He is ready to feel you too!

News:
 No new news besides me feeling you! :)

Days until due date: 161 days - 23 weeks!

Love, Mommy

 

100th post!

This is my 100th post! I am not very good about posting on here when I am not pregnant ha! I post monthly on Brody's blog so I can look back and see all his changes, but I just forget to on here.

Life with the Webster's has been great! It has been busy as most falls are. We found out the first week of school that we were expecting baby #2! We are very excited and cannot wait to watch Brody with a little sibling. We will possibly find out next week if it is a boy or girl! We are super excited.

I have been feel pretty good lately and so far things are going well. You can look up my weekly updates on the baby to see all the details. People ask a lot how I am feeling and I appreciate that so much so I try to keep it updated. They also ask us a few other questions a lot so I will answer them here for ya in case you are wondering.

1) Do you want a boy or girl?
I would love a little girl. I am very girly so I would love to have a little girl to share that with and for Aaron to have his Daddy's girl. However, I LOVE having my son Brody and he is so fun. I think a little brother for him to play with close in age would be a blast. So really, I guess I am leaning more towards girl since I don't have one, but I will be so happy and blessed with either! We are just thankful the Lord blessed us with another and we honestly just want it to be healthy!

2) Are you staying home next year?
As much as I would love to, no I am not. I get this question a lot. I don't mind this question. In Bentonville, that is the common thing for mom's to do. There are so many stay at home mom's here. It does sting a little answering "No" because I really want to stay home or even work from home. I would love my days with my kids at home, or even part-time at home! Every ounce of me longs for that. However, realistically, in my families situation that is not a possibility. However, I trust God and His plan for our family and my life. He knows my desires as I express them quite often to Him. :) All I can do is trust that He hears me and if He doesn't open the door to do that, then His plan is different and there is a reason for it. And I am okay with that.

Things with the youth are going GREAT! Aaron and I both love working with them. It is his job but I love volunteering! Those kids mean so much to us and we are so thankful and blessed that we get to lead them. I support Aaron 110% and will always and love helping any way possible. We are so thankful and blessed that God called us to Bentonville. We really feel like this is exactly where He wants us and we are so so happy here. It is a perfect match for our little family.

Brody is doing great. He is loving school and he is learning so much. Everyday I feel like he is saying something new!!! he is talking up a storm and playing and just enjoying life. He loves being outside the most which is hard right now with rainy days and cold days. Anyone have ideas of indoor activities for a 2 year old?! I really think he will be such a great big brother!!! We will start potty training and move him to a big bed after Christmas - probably not all at the same time! :)

We feel so very blessed to have each other, our community, and everything the Lord has blessed us with. We know we are very fortunate. We choose to praise Him daily for his blessings and seek out his best for us!

Sweet Pea - 16 weeks

Happy 16th week sweet little one! We are 4 weeks from being halfway there! You are doing a great job growing!

Baby Changes:
 In the next few weeks, you are supposed to double your weight and get taller! Lots of growing to do soon - which means more eating for mommy :) You are about the size of an avacado right now weighing in at 3 1/2 ounces and you are about 4 1/2 inches long. Your legs are much more developed, your head sits up more than it has, and your eyes have moved closer to the front of your head. Your ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of your scalp has begun. You have started growing toenail which is a crazy thought to think of!! Your heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day. As you grow this will only get more and more! Good job little one - keep it up!

 

Movement: I think I have felt you this week! It was very faint but I am pretty sure it was you!!! So exciting!  

Cravings: Nothing really this week. Everything pretty much sounds ok and just eating whatever we have. Ha 

Sleep: I am exhausted this week! I think it is from retreat and going to SNU reunion. It wore this mama out!

Symptoms: Still having nauseua at some points in waves, but overall very good! Just tired after work then chasing around a 2 year old. :) But i love every minute of that chasing! :) 

Daddy update: Daddy is doing well. We had a fun trip to our five year reunion at SNU and we just enjoyed spending time with friends and time together as a family. He also took mommy on a date! He's such a good man!

News:
 Just went to SNU reunion and had a pretty normal week this week! Mommy can't wait for Thanksgiving break!!!

Days until due date: 168 days - 24 weeks!

Love, Mommy

Sweet Pea - 15 weeks

We have made it to the 15th week mark! It is so crazy that we are only 5 weeks from being halfway to meeting you!!! We cannot wait!

Baby Changes:
You are about 4 inces long now and about 2 1/2 ounces, which is about the size of an apple!You have started moving amniotic fluid through your nose and upper respiratory tract. What this does is it helps you the primitive air sacs in your lungs begin to develop. Your legs are growing longer than your arms now. You can also move all of her joints and limbs. You can sense light although you can't open your eyelids yet. You are forming your taste buds. Hopefully you get mommy's and not daddy's. :) This week we can possibly tell your gender! We are not going this week but at 17 weeks, so hopefully we will be able to tell if you are a little boy or girl! I cannot wait to know little one! We will be so excited either way! Mommy would love to have a daughter to do girly things with but another boy would be so much fun too! Brody would love having a little brother to play sports with! We are thrilled either way and just want you healthy!

 

Movement: I am not sure if I have felt you yet. I have felt some fluttery type things but it isn't real clear if that is just my belly or you!

Cravings: Not many new cravings this week. Although I found Sierra Mist Cranberry again this week and my oh my, I love it!

Sleep: Sleep is getting better. I don't feel as tired unless I do a lot. We had retreat and homecoming in OKC and that wore mama out!

Symptoms: The nausea is much better! It still comes in waves, but at least it is not everyday, all day anymore!

Daddy update: We had a blast on fall retreat! I was tired but had fun. Thank you for no nausea over the weekend! :) Daddy did a great job preparing for retreat. THe kids had a blast. 

News:
 We had fall retreat and went to homecoming at SNU. Everything went great, just wore mommy out. We had lots of fun and we cannot wait to show you off to everyone!

Days until due date: 175 days - 25 weeks!

Love, Mommy

Sweet Pea - 13 weeks

You are 13 weeks along now (10/26/13)! Only 1 more until the 1st trimester is done! Time seems to be going pretty fast! During this week (which really is during the 12th week but I write this at the end of the week) we got to see you!


Baby Changes:
Your fingerprints have formed and your veins and organs are clearly visible through your very thin skin. Your body is starting to catch up with your head. If you are a girl, you now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. That is a lot! Your are now almost 3 inches long and weighs nearly an ounce. You are about the size of a pea pod!

 

Movement: Obviously nothing yet.

Sleep: Not feeling as much need to sleep but I still do sleep a lot and usually hard. I get tired easily but nothing too bad.

Symptoms: The nausea is much better! It still comes in waves, but at least it is not everyday, all day anymore!

Daddy update: Daddy is doing well! He is working hard with youth group activities and planning for Fall Retreat.  

News:
 We had our 12 week appointment this week! I was at 12 weeks 3 days (so in the 12th week on my way to 13). We got to see you in an ultrasound! Your heartbeat was 148 and the doctor said he didn't see anything concerning. He said you looked great! Yea sweet pea! Keep growing. You were measuring 12 weeks 5 days so a little ahead which is good!  

Days until due date: 189 days - 27 weeks!

Love, Mommy