15 Weeks - Our Orange!

It's been another good weekend, besides that fact I had to work on Saturday for a half day.  So the weekend went by fairly quickly.  Although, I do get off at noon on Monday and I'm off on Tuesday.  So that will be nice.  

We played a fair amount of board games this weekend as well.  We went and got a couple more.  We got Battleship, Connect 4, and Jenga.  Evan is into a serious game of Battleship here!! 

Today is Baby H's 15 weeks!! (Don't mind the glasses)

your baby's the size of a navel orange!

The average fetus at 15 weeks weighs 2.5 ounces and measures 4 inches -- and his proportions are becoming even more normal, since his legs now outmeasure his arms.

your baby at 15 weeks

• You probably can't feel it yet, but she's squirming a ton!
• She might even be hiccuping in there.
• She's making lots of progress: her joints and limbs can all move now.

Oh... And!! Surprise flowers from Evan!! :) 

Niece Christmas!

We love our nieces to death!  They are super cute!  We got Mikayla the comforter, sheets, and pillow shams for the Disney Princess bedding for Christmas.  And we got Makynna a light up book and two outfits.  Below are pictures of them with their Christmas gifts.  Just because we have to brag about how adorable our little nieces are! 

Before they opened their gifts...

 Mikayla reading Makynna her book, while sitting on her comforter...



14 Weeks! Our Little Lemon!

We've had a great weekend so far.  It's been so nice to just relax! :)  I also have off tomorrow and Tuesday.  So it will be a nice relaxing and long weekend.  We hardly ever get to spend extended weekends at the house together. This is a great Christmas! :)

Today is also 14 weeks for Baby H!  Evan bought me a new shirt for our 14 week picture.  

your baby's the size of a lemon!

At week 14, your baby is 3.4 inches and 1.5 ounces, he's almost doubled in weight since last week and keeps on growing.

your baby at 14 weeks

• He's probably sucking his thumb and wiggling his toes in there!
• His kidneys are making urine, and his liver and spleen are doing their jobs, too.
• And he's growing lanugo, a thin, peach-fuzz-like hair, all over his body -- it will help him keep warm!

Nursery Update

While we have a couple of weeks off of school, we decided to go ahead and start transforming our spare room into the nursery! :)  We moved our spare bed into Evan's room.  And rearranged in there, so he still has plenty of room.  The bed in there works out nicely, he can now lay on that and play his games.  And I can lay/sit in there with him. 

Here is a picture of our nursery so far.  We still need to find a mattress that we like.  And once we find out what we are having, we will paint and get our bedding/changing pad.  Come on January 29th!  Only 41 days away.  Let the count down begin!



13 weeks!

This has been a good weekend. Yesterday we rested most of the day.  I had a sore throat and a cough, Evan had a headache.  It was nice to be able to just relax for the day! :)  Today we went to pick up our changing table from Toys R Us.  My dad got us this for Christmas.  We also received our grades today!  Evan received 2 A's and 2 B's!  So proud.  I received 2 A's, an A-, and a B.  

Saturday Cuddling... He loves his Momma! 

Today is also Baby H's 13 weeks!  Happy 13 weeks Baby H!!

your baby's the size of a peach!

She's about 2.9 inches long and weighs about .81 ounces, and -- proportion-wise -- her head's now about 1/3 the size of her body (remember? It used to be bigger!).

your baby at 13 weeks

• Can you believe she's forming vocal cords and teeth?!
• And even though she's still teeny, she already has fingerprints.
• Her intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to their more permanent place, in her tummy.

Doctor's Update!

Today we had a doctor's appointment for Baby H.  Baby H seems to be doing well, with a heartbeat in the 160's.  If you want to believe old wives tales, heartbeats over 140 are girls.  Soooo - maybe a girl?  Evan has thought all along that the baby is a girl.  He might be right!  Our next appointment is June 11th.  We will be 16 weeks and 5 days.  Then we have our anatomy scan on June 29th at 8:30am.  

We are thinking about putting the sex into an envelop and going home Tuesday (January 29th) in the evening and opening up together.  Then calling the families to tell them.  :) We will see if we can wait all day to find out! 

Christmas is in the Air!!

Last week we put the Christmas lights up on the house.  I forgot to add a picture of it last week, but here it is! :)  Evan did most of the work.  I just held the ladder.

Merry Christmas!! :)

Ooops!

Forgot to post the update for Baby H's 12 week:

your baby's the size of a plum!

The average fetus at 12 weeks is about 2.1 inches long and .49 ounces. Now that she's got pretty much all her parts, her main job is to keep on growing.

your baby at 12 weeks

• Most of her critical systems are fully formed!
• She's about to enter the growth and maturation stage, in which her organs and tissues will grow and develop rapidly.
• She's now developing her reflexes -- if you poke her body, she'll likely move.
• She's opening and closing her fingers and curling her toes, too.
• Her brain is developing fast!

Beautiful Weekend! 12 Weeks!!

It's been a beautiful weekend!  It's been in the 70's and sunny.  Gorgeous.  I had to work Saturday until noon.  My mom bought us a crib for Christmas, so while I was at work Evan put the crib together.  We haven't finished taking everything out of the spare bedroom yet, but we put the crib together and have it in the soon to be nursery.  Our neighbors also gave us a Baby Einstien play yard.  As you can see in the picture, we still have to move the spare bed into Evan's playroom.  

After church today, the pups decided to cuddle with Evan.  

Today is also 12 weeks for Baby H!  We have a doctor's appointment on Tuesday.  They are taking measurements and we get to hear the heart beat.  We are also touring a daycare in town as well.  

Christmas Tree & Baby H is 11 weeks!

We picked up our Christmas Tree on Friday evening.  And we decorated it today.  We have all of our Christmas shopping done.  So now we just have to relax until Christmas! :)

Evan putting the star on our Tree! 

The finished product!  Merry Christmas! :)

Today is also Baby H's 11 weeks.  This is what is going on with Baby H this week:

your baby's the size of a lime!

Your fetus is about 1.6 inches long, and she's got about a 1:1 head to body ratio. She now weighs in at about .25 ounces.

your baby at 11 weeks

You can't see it, but she's moving fluidly and gracefully in there.

Her skin is see-through, but she's on her way to looking more like a baby.

Her fingers and toes aren't webbed anymore.

Tooth buds, hair follicles and nail beds are forming.

Here is the 11 week baby bump picture.  In front of our door and reef! :)