Your pregnancy: 24 weeks

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How your baby’s growing:

Your baby’s growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he’s almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he’ll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing “branches” of the respiratory “tree” as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

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Well, we’re getting pretty far into the pregnancy. The further along I get, the more worried I get. It’s probably just my overactive mind but I keep having bad feelings, and dreams, that Gage is going to come a lot sooner than Shaye. Like 10 weeks sooner (and that would be in just 2 weeks).  With Shaye, I had no idea there was a possibility of preterm labor but now that I know about it, it’s all I think about. I already feel like I’m going to pop at any second and that’s not good considering he only weighs a pound.  The good thing is though, we know about it now and will keep better eye on his progress. You can’t go my mesaurements of my belly like they tried to do last time. I remember going one time and Dr. Raja measured me and told me that baby should be around 6 lbs by now. What a surprise it was when she came out 3lbs lol.  We are scheduling sonograms every 4 weeks and trying to go easy on what I do around the house and at work.  When I was prego w/ Shaye, we lived in apartments so I was constanly carrying big loads of laundry down to the laundry mat, and I was also going to college so there were big treks across campus with a very heavy backpack, but of course we never thought anything about it. There was no worry.

They are already telling me I can’t exercise, which is ok by me most of the time (I am pretty lazy) but here lately anytime I take Shaye to the park, I walk around the playground until she’s done, but now they say I can’t even do that. I’m scared that I’ll eventually be put on bedrest, and I know I can’t do that either lol. I’m a wiggle-worm by nature and cannot be still for anything, let alone have to stay in bed or on a couch all day. Then there is the fact that we have dogs that have to taken care of and Shaye who has to go to school and Mac who is over 900 miles away from us. He tells me that he’ll come home if I get put on bedrest, but we just can’t do that. There isn’t really work down here where he can be here everynight and morning to take care of things. He could come work at Pizza Hut or Dairy Queen, or something, but that wouldn’t cover our expenses at all. It just wouldn’t be smart. Especially with the baby on the way.

I know I need to quit worrying about things so much, but I’m a worrier by nature too. I live by the belief that everything happens for a reason, so if Gage does decide to grace us with his presence earlier than expected, then it was meant to be. But here lately, I can’t help but think, that something is going to go wrong. That he’s going to come early and its going to be bad. I live my life believing that everything is the way it is because God wants it that way, but when it comes to the kiddos, sometimes I just can’t help but doubt it.

Your pregnancy: 17 weeks

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How your baby’s growing:

Your baby’s skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she’s around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

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Your pregnancy: 13 weeks

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How your baby’s growing:

Fingerprints have formed on your baby’s tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you’re having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce.

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Note: Every baby develops a little differently — even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby’s development.

How your life’s changing:

This is the last week of your first trimester, and your risk of miscarriage is now much lower than earlier in pregnancy. Next week marks the beginning of your second trimester, a time of relative comfort for many women who see early pregnancy symptoms such as morning sickness and fatigue subside. More good news: Many couples also notice a distinct libido lift around this time. Birth is still months away, but your breasts may have already started making colostrum, the nutrient-rich fluid that feeds your baby for the first few days after birth, before your milk starts to flow.

I love babycenter. When I was pregnant with Shaye I was always logged on there, learning all the different things happening that week or month. So of course, I’m back again I know the further along the pregnancy gets, the less accurate the site gets about the size and weight of my baby but still, its fun to read. Anyway, I’m going to try and post everyweek what babycenter says about that week. just fun little facts

Your pregnancy: 12 weeks

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How your baby’s growing:

The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. Your baby’s fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won’t be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.

Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby’s brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

Very hard to get a clear picture of this little one. The baby was moving as much as possible and almost all the pics came out blurry. The baby is about 1.5 inches long or the size of a fig (according to baby center) This is what they have to say about the 11th week:

How your baby’s growing:
Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.

She’s already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won’t feel your baby’s acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.

Well the Doctor is just a confusing man. At first he confused me and my mom about the whole big pouch/little pouch thing. Now he is acting like its no problem.. I have no idea..

Anyway, I am carrying the baby on the left side. I am 11 weeks and 2 days. And the baby is 4.23 cm. He didn’t get any good pictures because the baby was so small and wouldn’t stop moving but it was fun getting to see it. The whole time it looked like the baby was dancing.. wouldn’t stay still for anything

Tomorrow when I get to the office I’ll scan in the sonos anyway even though its a little hard to make out the picture. And also when I have more time than I do right now, I’ll write a longer post on everything.

ta-ta for now