Week 25

I am 25 weeks today, only three more weeks until I hit my third trimester! The baby is roughly the size of medium eggplant. He weighs between 1.5-2 pounds. He is still a very active little guy, but tends to settle down when I want to go to bed like a good boy and opposite from what I have been told by other moms. Most say their babies are quiet until they want to rest. I still am dealing with nausea and I think it's just going to be that way until he is born. I have only gained about 4 pounds back and still haven't reached my pre-pregnancy weight which is a good thing. My next OB appointment is next Tuesday. Another glucose tolerance test-yum:( . I have 15 weeks to go and only 3 months until I am considered full term. We can't wait to meet him.

Week 24

VIABILITY! That's the big milestone this week. The baby is the length of an ear of corn and about 1.3 pounds. If this little one decided to make an entrance today, which I am grateful he hasn't, he might be able to survive outside the womb. Not to sound morbid, but it is a very comforting thought that if something were to happen he has a chance. Nothing really else to report. Work is getting harder and I can't seem to get much else done on my days off except rest up for the next workday. Time will fly. I have already scheduled my week off for my shower. After that I am back at work for a month and a half and then hello maternity leave!!! This little boy is so active and always squirming. Tom felt the baby move this last week. We both laughed, it was such a surreal moment. Until next week :)

Week 23

Baby boy Stanley is over a pound now and the length of a papaya. Can I just say I love the second trimester so far. I still deal with nausea(controlled with my Zofran) and I have a picky appetite, but everything else is fabulous. I love watching my belly grow. I love feeling him move around in there. What I love most is that in 4 months I will be holding him in my arms. I saw my belly wiggle with a kick for the first time this week. I am registering for our birthing classes next week. I can not believe how fast the time is going. I still am in awe that I am actually pregnant. Like I am really incubating a little human. It is such an incredible feeling after so many years of disappointment. Tom and I did a little baby shopping at the mall last week and I totally started crying. It was a moment I had always imagined and I couldn't believe be were at that point. Tom was just happy. He is really getting into having a boy. My house will be full of Transformers and GI Joes I am sure. I go to the doc tomorrow for my 6 month check up. I think appointments will then increase to every 2-3 weeks. In 7th heaven.

Week 22

I am officially in my sixth month! Baby boy is almost a foot long, about the size of a spaghetti squash. Things have been going fairly well. As long as I have my Zofran, I can eat pretty well. My biggest problem has been getting enough fluids down. My doctor has sent me a few times over the last couple of months for IV fluids due to ketones in my urine. When I am at work I can't keep water out due it being a treatment area(OSHA guidelines). If I need to drink water I need to leave the floor, and we all know how often nurses get to take breaks. All of this plus the nausea I have been dealing with leads to me getting dehydrated at times. But I try to chug as much water as I can when I can and on my days off. Despite this baby boy Stanley is doing very well. He is moving a ton and started bouncing on my bladder this week, but I love it love it love it. I can not believe how the time is flying. We brought back the crib and bassinet from California we had been handed down that was in storage. It still amazes me we are going to get to use them :) My incredible in-laws got us our car seat and stroller travel system, the picture is below. That is about all for this week. I can not wait for this little boy!

Week 21

The baby is the length of a carrot this week and nearly a pound now. I have been feeling a ton of movement which I can't even begin to describe the joy that brings me. Still no weight gain, in my case that is OK because the baby measured right on target at the ultrasound. I actually might stay within my 10 pound recommendation, which is great. I have been told I need to register for my birthing classes soon because they fill up....things are moving way too fast! I am feeling much better, still some nausea, but no puking..yay! See you with next weeks update.