16 Weeks

(This sono pic is from about a month ago)

Pregnancy Highlights:

 

How Far Along: 16 Weeks

Size of baby: About 4.6 inches, 3.5oz....baby is about the size of an avocado

 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Still at a 10 lb. weight loss....I'm sure that will change real soon though

Maternity Clothes: I wear maternity jeans and pants, but I can still fit into most of my regular tops. I will definitely pull out the maternity tops soon though!

 

Gender: IT'S A GIRL!!!! (We had the Jack or Jill gender blood test done to find out our baby's sex. The test is over 99% accurate, so I'm pretty comfortable telling everyone about our baby girl! We will have a sonogram next month to confirm baby's gender)

 

Movement: I think I may have felt the baby move this week, but nothing strong enough to be sure yet

Sleep: I started sleeping with a pillow between my legs this week and it has made such a big difference.  I'm sleeping MUCH better!!!

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach and WINE (I'll be honest!!!)

Cravings: Food in general...thank goodness for finally having my appetite back!

Symptoms: I'm mostly over the morning (all day) sickness, but every once in awhile I will still get a little sick at my stomach, my face has been breaking out a lot, and I'm exhausted...constantly!

Best Moment this week: Madelyn was kissing my belly and saying "Love You" to the baby last night...it was sooooo sweet!

love, love, & more love

Holy Smokes....I jumped the gun a bit on my last post because Madelyn just got ANOTHER package in the mail!!! 

Daddy G & Kekal sent a Valentine gift full o' fun!!!  There were so many goodies inside that little box!

Candy...

Clothes...

Jewelry...

And lots of smiles...



Thank you soooooo much Daddy G & Kekal!!!!   This little girl sure feels LOVED!!!



hugs & kisses

We love Valentines day at our house and to show it, we've been celebrating since Friday night!  On Friday, Madelyn received some awesome Valentines cards from her Nettie and Pappy and her great-grandmother, Ginny.  Mommy and Daddy also got a sweet card with some money inside, so we decided to avoid the crowds on the big day and we had our Valentines dinner on Friday night.  Thanks for the nice treat Nettie & Pappy!

Then on Saturday afternoon a big package from Mimi & Poppy arrived at our front door!  Madelyn couldn't wait to see what was inside.

We found all sorts of goodies in that big box!  There were cards, chocolates, stuffed animals, stickers, pajamas, and even a cute outfit from Madelyn's other great-grandmother, Memaw! 

We had even more celebrating to do on Sunday afternoon!  Madelyn woke up from her afternoon nap to find a sweet Valentine's surprise from her daddy. 

There were TONS of balloons and a cute little stuffed animal!  Madelyn was so happy!!!!  Garrett even had some flowers and chocolate covered strawberries waiting for me too!  He is such a wonderful husband and father!

After all of the fun at home, we headed over to Madelyn's buddy, Braden's house for a Valentines play date.  We had so much fun and Jill did an awesome job of hosting the party!  There was lots and lots of yummy pizza and cute Valentines cupcakes for everyone to munch on!  Yumm-O!

This morning was the actual BIG DAY and we headed to the Little Gym for our normal Monday morning class, but not before Madelyn gave her daddy one more gigantic Valentines hug and kiss!

We hope you all have a wonderful day with your loved ones!  Madelyn sends everyone a big hug!!!

15 Weeks

Ok...so I know some of you follow Kelly over at Kelly's Korner and you know that she's pregnant with baby #2.  She's been posting her "pregnancy highlights" every week and I really love the idea.  So....I'm stealing it!  I figured it would be fun to look back on someday when my babies are grown.  However, I will NOT  be posting pics of my preggo belly every week like she does...sorry folks!  I might throw a pic in here and there, but don't count on it on a regular basis!

Here we go!!!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 15 Weeks

Size of baby: About 4 1/2 inches....baby is about the size of a naval orange

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Lost 10 lbs. during the first trimester because I was so sick...not sure how much I've gained back.  I go to the doctor on Tuesday and will find out then.

Maternity Clothes: I wear maternity jeans and pants, but I can still fit into most of my regular tops.  I will definitely pull out the maternity tops soon though!

Gender: IT'S A GIRL!!!!  (We had the Jack or Jill gender blood test done to find out our baby's sex.  The test is over 99% accurate, so I'm pretty comfortable telling everyone about our baby girl!  We will have a sonogram next month to confirm baby's gender)

Movement: No movement yet

Sleep: My hips and lower back are killing me throughout the night...I'm not used to sleeping on my side

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: Sodium (I'm always wanting salty foods!!!)

Symptoms: I'm mostly over the morning (all day) sickness, but every once in awhile I will get a little sick at my stomach.  Nothing too bad though!

Best Moment this week: Finding out we are having another little GIRL!!!