Happy Halloween,
It is the start of the 2nd Trimester this week. This is when all the books say I am supposed to feel like a new energized women. Well have to see... So far I have gained 5 pounds and 2 inches at the fattest part of my abdomen. I am supposed to continue gaining approximately 1 pound a week until the last few weeks of the pregnancy when I really shouldn't be gaining anything. I have been generally feeling fine. My schedule has been a little out of whack because of the Space Shuttle Mission I have been supporting for work. Some mornings I have to be at work by 6am and some days I have to stay pretty late. I can't wait to get myself back on a normal schedule. The mission was extended one day so far and will be landing on November 7th. Astronauts were extending a solar array on the space station when it got tangled/caught and took a fairly large tear. Discussions are still being made on how the Orbiter can help get the station into a better configuration.
The baby is about 31/2 to 4 inches long. The basic structures of the body have been formed. You can read more details about the baby here. I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween. We are expecting quite a few trick-or-treaters at the house this year. We bought the candy a little too early; I hope we have enough left for the kids!
Love,
Katelyn Mae
Addison Grace
October 31, 2007
October 22, 2007
13 Weeks
Hello everybody,
Jenny is making me write the blog this week. We have finally tackled some of the stuff off of the never ending to do list. The garage was fixed this past weekend, the one the neighbor crashed into with her car. That only took 3 months for the insurance to o.k. the repair and a day to fix the garage. At least its fixed. We had a home phone connected this week, and the installer is coming back to wire cable t.v. into the bedrooms as a side job.
We watched a lot of football this weekend since we both had the weekend off. Sunday night I went down town to the Meridian to see Gregg Allman and his band. They were really good. My guitar teacher went too. I really like the no smoking in clubs where alcohol/food is sold. They have to go outside for that. Being able to breath and not smell like an ashtray when you leave is really nice.
Jenny has been really busy getting ready for the launch tomorrow. She doesn't have to work the night shift but she will still be home at midnight. She has been feeling o.k. but still has waves of nausea. The baby is growing like crazy. It looks like a little person in there. Its about 3 inches long and has formed it's fingerprints now. Our next appointment is the big one, we get to find out if it's a boy or girl, were pretty excited to find out the sex.
Love,
Jenny is making me write the blog this week. We have finally tackled some of the stuff off of the never ending to do list. The garage was fixed this past weekend, the one the neighbor crashed into with her car. That only took 3 months for the insurance to o.k. the repair and a day to fix the garage. At least its fixed. We had a home phone connected this week, and the installer is coming back to wire cable t.v. into the bedrooms as a side job.
We watched a lot of football this weekend since we both had the weekend off. Sunday night I went down town to the Meridian to see Gregg Allman and his band. They were really good. My guitar teacher went too. I really like the no smoking in clubs where alcohol/food is sold. They have to go outside for that. Being able to breath and not smell like an ashtray when you leave is really nice.
Jenny has been really busy getting ready for the launch tomorrow. She doesn't have to work the night shift but she will still be home at midnight. She has been feeling o.k. but still has waves of nausea. The baby is growing like crazy. It looks like a little person in there. Its about 3 inches long and has formed it's fingerprints now. Our next appointment is the big one, we get to find out if it's a boy or girl, were pretty excited to find out the sex.
Love,
October 16, 2007
12 Weeks
Hello Everyone,
Here the baby has turned to look at us...you can see the eye sockets...scary! Until next week...
We had our 2nd Doctor's appointment this past Friday. It was so awesome. We had an ultrasound to measure the babies spine. She said the baby was 53mm about 2 and 1/8 inches from butt to head and its developement was measuring for a slightly older baby...meaning its possible I could have a bigger baby. What are the chances of that! I mean, Jacquie, Michael, Lauren, and Michelle were only 9 and 10 lbs babies. :) From part 1 of the 3 step process they used to determine whether the baby is healthy, we are measuring healthly. We have the second part of the process, a blood test on the 9th of November and the 3rd part, the next ultrasound on Monday November, 26th. We should be able to tell the sex of the baby at that scan. The baby cooperated very nicely for its pictures. Below is a small clip we took of the babies movements. It was waving its right hand like crazy and streching out. You can even see it push off with its little feet.
Some other pictures we snapped are below.
Here the baby has turned to look at us...you can see the eye sockets...scary! Until next week...
October 8, 2007
11 Weeks
Hello Everyone,
We are still doing good. It is getting harder to get up in the morning for work because it is so dark outside so much later and I feel like I could sleep for ages. The baby now measures a little more than 1 and 1/2 inches long and weighs about quarter of an ounce. (1/2 of a large paper clip). Some of its bones are beginning to harden, and tiny tooth buds are starting to appear under its gums. The baby's fingers and toes have separated, and it may soon be able to open and close its fists. The baby's already busy kicking and stretching. Because it is still so small, I can't feel any of its workouts. The books say I probably won't be able to feel the baby's movements for another month or so. We are looking forward to our doctors appointment on Friday. They will measure the spine and we will get to hear the baby’s heart beat. Hopefully we will have some new ultrasound pictures to post next week.
Love,
We are still doing good. It is getting harder to get up in the morning for work because it is so dark outside so much later and I feel like I could sleep for ages. The baby now measures a little more than 1 and 1/2 inches long and weighs about quarter of an ounce. (1/2 of a large paper clip). Some of its bones are beginning to harden, and tiny tooth buds are starting to appear under its gums. The baby's fingers and toes have separated, and it may soon be able to open and close its fists. The baby's already busy kicking and stretching. Because it is still so small, I can't feel any of its workouts. The books say I probably won't be able to feel the baby's movements for another month or so. We are looking forward to our doctors appointment on Friday. They will measure the spine and we will get to hear the baby’s heart beat. Hopefully we will have some new ultrasound pictures to post next week.
Love,
October 2, 2007
10 Weeks
Hi all,
Well nothing too exciting happened this past week except for the fact that I still feel pretty good. I forgot to mention, that when I was back in Michigan the other week, I chopped a little more than 10 inches of my hair off. Yes, I did actually take a ruler and measure it :) It feels really good to have it out of the way. Friday I went to a Halo 3 party with some friends from work. I think they invited me because "everybody likes a lamb for the slaughter, except for maybe the lamb, but who cares about the lamb." At least thats what they told me after I came in last place every time. They were sorry though when we played teams and I actually was killing people, too bad they were my own team mates :) Tim didn't share in my fun though. He went to see Alice in Chains and Velvet Revolver with some guys from work on the other side of Houston.
When I am not catching up on my Z's, I have been reading the pregnancy books Danelle and Renee have so graciously let me borrow. I have made it halfway through my stack. Tim on the other hand hasn't bent a page... at least that I can tell. He promises me he will get the reading done...whats the hurry he says... you're reading it and you can tell me. We will see... I've started to look into all the kinds of pregnancy/birthing/and baby care classes that the hospital offers. Depending on the times, I hope to sign Tim and me up for as many as possible. I hope all is going well. Love,
Well nothing too exciting happened this past week except for the fact that I still feel pretty good. I forgot to mention, that when I was back in Michigan the other week, I chopped a little more than 10 inches of my hair off. Yes, I did actually take a ruler and measure it :) It feels really good to have it out of the way. Friday I went to a Halo 3 party with some friends from work. I think they invited me because "everybody likes a lamb for the slaughter, except for maybe the lamb, but who cares about the lamb." At least thats what they told me after I came in last place every time. They were sorry though when we played teams and I actually was killing people, too bad they were my own team mates :) Tim didn't share in my fun though. He went to see Alice in Chains and Velvet Revolver with some guys from work on the other side of Houston.
When I am not catching up on my Z's, I have been reading the pregnancy books Danelle and Renee have so graciously let me borrow. I have made it halfway through my stack. Tim on the other hand hasn't bent a page... at least that I can tell. He promises me he will get the reading done...whats the hurry he says... you're reading it and you can tell me. We will see... I've started to look into all the kinds of pregnancy/birthing/and baby care classes that the hospital offers. Depending on the times, I hope to sign Tim and me up for as many as possible. I hope all is going well. Love,
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