Don't Worry! These Are Just Tears of Baby Being an "Onion"

Week 17- All About Baby Smith

Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

Week 17- All About Mama Smith

Baby Bump:  Def have a small baby bump
Weight Gain:  Well, the doctor told me I needed to increase my daily calorie intake because I've only gained 1/2 pound since my appointment at 11.5 weeks.  I weighed 136 on January 21st.

Maternity Clothes: Yes

Stretch Marks:  Nope

Aches & Pains:  Sore boobs, I have the worst heartburn ever (having a hard time eating chocolate and red pasta sauces), on and off nausea, and some RLP

Sleep:  Sleeping great, but no longer sleeping on my tummy and now sleeping with my body pillow. I do feel like I'm back in 1st tri with the sleepiness.  OMG!

Baby Movement:  Feeling small rolls and kicks

Food Cravings/Aversions:  I feel like I'm really just eating everything I was eating before we left for Japan. Oh, but I am having a really hard time drinking water. The doctor suggested Gatorade, so I tried it and drinking that is much better than water.

Gender:  Just a few weeks to go until we find out.  Very exciting!!

Belly Button:  Starting to stick out a tad

What I Miss:  A higher energy level

Looking Forward To:  Our big ultrasound on Feb 14th!

Energy Level:  Low, but I still seem to get a ton accomplished 

Baby Bump Week 17

16 Week Appointment Went Well

First, Dr. O'Leary came into the room to see Carter playing Toddler Phone on my iPad.  Oh, how the times have changed.  What will baby #2 come out of the womb wanting to play with?  :)

I had a few questions for the doctor and then she found the heartbeat on doppler.  It was the first time we'd heard it, so it was a relief and it was the coolest thing ever.  I wondered how things would be the second time around, whether things would be just as neat, and they really are.  They really are just as amazing the second time around!

The heart rate was 145 and sounded great!  Carter was steady at 160, so of course, this leads me to believe this baby is a girl even more.

I set my 20 week appointment, four weeks from today, on February 18th.  It'll be a big week for appointments with our big ultrasound set for the 14th.

"Orange" You Glad It's Week 15

Week 15- All About Baby Smith

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")

Week 15- All About Mama Smith

Baby Bump:  Def have a small baby bump
Weight Gain:  I have no clue.  My next appointment is January 21st, so I'll know more then

Maternity Clothes: Yes

Stretch Marks:  Nope

Aches & Pains:  My boobs are still a tad sore.  I'm still constipated.  And I still take a Zofran here and there for nausea.

Sleep:  Sleeping great!

Baby Movement:  A movin' machine

Food Cravings/Aversions:  Nothing new or strange.  Scott brought me home a chocolate hot fudge sundae last night, without me asking for one, and it was FABULOUS!!

Gender:  Just a few weeks to go until we find out.  Very exciting!!

Belly Button:  In

What I Miss:  A higher energy level

Looking Forward To:  My next appointment on January 21st.

Energy Level:  Average

Baby Bump Week 15

Mom, I'm the Size of a "Lemon"

Week 14- All About Baby Smith

This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.

In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.

Week 14- All About Mama Smith

Baby Bump:  Def have a baby bump.

Weight Gain:  Still not sure, but I'm positive I've gained

Maternity Clothes: Yes, and loving it!

Stretch Marks:  Nope

Aches & Pains:  Nothing too hateful. My boobs are still a little sore, especially if I lay on my stomach at night, but I can stand it.  Also, the constipation is driving my stomach absolutely nuts.

Sleep:  Not too shabby  :)

Baby Movement:  Yep, we have movement

Food Cravings/Aversions:  Nothing really right now.

Gender:  February 14th is coming quickly!! 

Belly Button:  In

What I Miss:  Nothing that I can think of at the moment

Looking Forward To:  Being in Ohio this weekend for Sydney's 6th birthday and meeting up with friends

Energy Level:   Low-Moderate

Baby Bump Week 14

Houston, We Have Movement!

Tuesday, January 4th, Scott and I were both able to feel the baby move.  It wasn't that rolling or jab in the ribs feeling just yet, but it felt like little pops.  I was 14 weeks when we both felt Carter move for the first time and just 13w3d with this baby.  And even as I sit here writing this, I feel some pops and pulls.  It's a very exciting thing, to feel your baby move inside you, and I can't wait for the her to get bigger and make the jabs a tad harder!  :)

My Sweet Little "Peach"

Week 13- All About Baby Smith

Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce.

Week 13- All About Mama Smith
Baby Bump:  If I wear something fitted, you can def see a little baby bump

Weight Gain:  I have no clue.  My next appointment is January 21st, so I'll know more then

Maternity Clothes: I'm wearing maternity jeans (Heaven!) and a few size small maternity sweaters.

Stretch Marks:  Nope

Aches & Pains:  My m/s is a ton better.  I'm still super tired, but just don't have time to think about any of it. I'm still really constipated, ugh! 

Sleep:  The dreams have stopped being really weird and creepy.  I am sleeping much better (I'm sure sleeping in my own big, soft bed has something to do with that).

Baby Movement:  Tuesday, January 4th, after eating Claussen garlic, dill pickle sandwich stackers, I felt the popping feeling from the baby.  And.....Scott was able to feel her too!  Very exciting.  The next day while running some errands, I felt baby move while standing and paying for things.  :)  Tuesday would've been 13w4d and I felt Carter move at 14w, so just a few days ahead of schedule.

Food Cravings/Aversions:  Pickle, pickles, pickles and sweets, sweets, sweets!

Gender:  Since we just saw one heartbeat we can take a deep breath knowing that it's not twins. I still say girl and Scott still says boy.  Our big 20w ultrasound is set for February 14th.  :)

Belly Button:  In

What I Miss:  A higher energy level

Looking Forward To:  My next appointment on January 21st.

Energy Level:  Average

Baby Bump Weeks 12 & 13

I'm a little behind because of getting back into a routine and the holidays, so I'm posting 2 belly shots because let's be honest, no one really cares to read any of the above.  Get to the belly bump pics already!

Our First Ultrasound

Tuesday, December 21st, was our first appointment with my doctor and our first ultrasound.  The ultrasound was fantastic!  First, there was only one heartbeat (thank heavens!) and the baby was moving and kicking and being a little acrobat inside.  Scott was able to take a video of the ultrasound.  It's fun to have and be able to look back on.

Second, baby is measuring bigger than what I thought.  I thought I was 10w3d at my visit, but baby measured 11w4d, so my due date was moved to July 8th from the 16th.  It could be fun to have two babies both born on holidays.  I thought it was really something how this baby's first u/s, she actually looked like a human baby instead of a blob like Carter did at 8 weeks.  It was so cool to see!