Pregnancy so far...

I consider myself very blessed for the pregnancy I've had so far.  Only had morning sickness one time and that was really no big deal.  I was really tired from about week 7 until about week 12 but since then even that has evened out some.  I've never been the person to need 8 hours of sleep but now, different story!  But I'm not trying to go to sleep at 9 anymore LOL, just as long as I get my 7 1/2 to 8 hours I have a good amount of energy.  From about week 10 - 12 or 13 I was nauseous alot.  Still wasn't getting sick just annoyed!  Thank goodness that stage has passed for the most part.  I still have my moments but it's nothing like the constant nausea, praise God :)  Allergies are probably my biggest complaint!!  I can't take anything for them so I just pray pray pray.  I go to the chiropractor from time to time to help with any allergy headaches but really if all of these allergens could just go away this whole pregnancy would be ALOT smoother.  So in short, Lord if you want to remove all the pollen, cottonwood and anything else I'm allergic to from the air, that would be awesome.  Currently I traveled too much for work and managed to either catch a cold or get a sinus cold if that's even a sickness.  More than anything it's frustrating because I seriously never get sick.  But I've learned my lesson, baby gets the immunities first, then me... no more running my body down by waking up at 4 am to fly out of state.  So, as of now I'm at home resting and waiting for my healing!  Tyler's brining me home some ecinechea some coloidial silver and some vitamin C.... that's what the midwife recommended along with lots of rest.  So i intend to try all routes, including continuing to pray for a supernatural healing!! 

On a happier note, I'm pretty darn sure I felt citter move last night!  It was cool, yet such a foreign feeling.  In the next few weeks as he/she gets bigger I'm sure it will be easier for me to tell if its the baby or not... although like I said, I know my body really well so I'm pretty sure it is.  Our next midwife appt is May 6th and then a few weeks after that we find out the sex of the baby.  We found out last week that our sweet cousins Jason and Lauren are expecting a BOY.  So excited for them!  Our turn to find out next! 

Blessing,
Jenn and baby critter

Baby Orange week is almost over... week 16 starts in two days with baby Avacado!

Week 16: Avocado

Watch what you say... tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you're interested, an ultrasound might be able to determine gender.










Week 15: Naval Orange

Continuing the march towards normal proportions, baby's legs now outmeasure the arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your fetus is squirming and wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably still can't feel the movements.

Lemon Baby... week 14

Week 14: Lemon

Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, and (not so cute but equally amazing) making urine and breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is growing all over the body for warmth.

Midwife Appointment Today

We had an appointment with our midwife today and planned on hearing Critter's heartbeat.  The appointment went well but unfortunately she couldn't pick up the baby's heartbeat with just the handheld doppler.  Shereally thought everything was fine because my uterus was growing as it should be, but she felt like possibly the placenta was in front of the baby and was "blocking" us from being able to hear the tiny little heartbeat.  Tyler and I were calm and confident that everything was fine but I know I was somewhat disappointed that we weren't going to be able to hear the baby for the first time.  Donna gave us the option to either do a sonogram or come back next week when the baby is a week older and try again.  We were both kind of lost as to what we wanted to do, mainly because I especially had my heart set on hearing it today!!  So, Donna suggested she could call the ultrasound place up the street and see if they could see me right then.  Next thing you know we, along with Donna and her assistant, are heading to get a sonogram.  What a blessing that they could get me in right then, God is SO good!  They got me back in the room quickly and next thing we know up popped our Critter on the screen.  He/she was bouncing around and bucking around as I called it.  The ultrasound tech even commented that he/she was doing crunches, it was so cute!!!  Clearly everything was perfect but they let us hear the heartbeat and got us an ultrasound picture anyway.  Tyler was in shock how much it looked like a baby!!  Critter's heart was beating 170 beats per minute and they said Oct. 20th for the due date.  It was such a special time getting to see my little resident, so glad we opted to go ahead and do the sonogram.  As a friend told me, now there is no room for Satan to bring fear, Critter is growing as planned and will continue to.  There is a picture below of the sweet little tiny blessing ... our hearts are so VERY full of JOY!!   

I'll try to take a better picture later and post it, we took this one with Tyler's cell phone.  The head is on the left and the body is on the right with tiny legs kicking around.  How stinkin cute can a baby get!!??

Love yall!

Week 13... Baby is growing to peach size this week!

Week 13: Peach

Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords... savor this, their non-functional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with a head now only one third the size of the body. Intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy. (Much more convenient.)