19 week belly

Here's my baby belly at 19 weeks! I am amazed at how fast this pregnancy is going by. Almost half way there - well...definitely half way there. No way I'm going to 40 weeks. That's just nuts.

Such an active little one

Baby Gardner has been very active this week. A few nights ago, Aaron fell asleep with his hand on my belly feeling baby kick around. Lately just when I lay down at night baby starts to do flips for an hour straight. Sometimes it feels like I'm popping a bag of popcorn in my belly!

Pregnancy: Week 18

Your baby is now about 6.29 inches long and weighs 5 ½ ounces.

• A protective covering called myelin is beginning to form around his/her nerves. This covering will continue to form up until your baby’s first birthday.
• If you are having a little girl, her fallopian tubes and uterus have positioned themselves into the correct place.
• If you are having a little boy, then his genitals may be noticed on your next ultrasound.
• Your fetus has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing.
• Baby's finally big enough that you'll be able to feel those movements soon.

Week 17!

How far along? 17 Weeks

Weight gain? A total of 5 pounds

Sleep? Gradually losing sleep at night. I usually wake up around 3am.

Best moment this week? We got to hear baby's heartbeat again this week!

Food cravings? Chocolate. I never have a sweet tooth so it has been strange. Snickers anyone?

What I miss. Medicine. I have the worst cold.

What I'm looking forward to. Finding out baby's gender at the end of the month! Also the crib and changing table came today! Can't wait to get that room going.

What I love about being pregnant this week. Watching my belly grow.

Milestones? Baby is listening to me and Noelle sing!

Appointment today

Noelle and I went to my regular monthly appointment today. We heard the heartbeat (153) and had a routine visit with Dr. T. His birthday is on the 13th so we brought him a bottle of wine and a card which Noelle decorated with happy faces.

We will schedule the anatomy scan around the end of the month! Can't wait to find out if Baby Gardner is a girl or boy!