How big is baby? The size of a lettuce head!  

Baby Development FYI: She’s still growing in the 13.6- to 14.8-inch and 1.5- to 2.5-pound range, and developing her senses, features and talents! Her eyes are forming, and his eyes will soon start to open.  And her eyelashes are now grown, too.  She’s getting her immune system ready for life on the outside by soaking up your antibodies.  She’s taking breaths, too. They’re of amniotic fluid, not air, but it’s still good practice.

My body has been invaded, how’s that going? Sleeping great, but with more pillows.  Nate finally made the comment “maybe we should’ve invested in a king.” (I tried to tell him!)  I’ve only been getting up to go to the bathroom 1-2 times a night which has been AWESOME!  One morning I woke up at 4am and couldn’t get back to sleep, but I still felt completely rested once I actually got up, so no complaints there.

For my job, I sit down all day, and that is really starting to effect my body.  If I sit too long I get sore, stiff, my feet swell a bit, and my lower back hurts.  So I’ve been trying to go on walks throughout the day to help control this.  And of course drinking a ton of water.  When I first got pregnant, I thought sitting down all day would make this pregnancy a breeze…but now I’m realizing that is NOT the case.

What’s been on my mind?  Everything we need to get done.  Not feeling overwhelmed, but just want to get things taken care of now so we can just chill the last few weeks.  

Our baby showers aren’t for a few more weeks, but I’m really looking forward to just seeing everyone.  Living away from our hometown, makes it hard to see everyone we grew up with and makes us miss them all!  So I’m glad we have Baby Morgan on the way as an excuse to see everyone 🙂

Next week is my 1-hour glucose test…on Halloween actually.  How ironic.  The sweet drink will completely gross me out of candy for the next year.  But I’m hoping for good results the first time around.

Crazy Cravings: I’ve had a sweet tooth this week.  Which is bad because chocolate and sweets are what gives me heartburn from hell.  Can’t get enough of milk and cereal, but now the cereal choices have taken a turn to the sweet side.

Highlights:  This was our first labor and birth class.  We were looking forward to the class because it is the typical thing to do with your first pregnancy, and we figured we’d have funny stories from it.  Oh, and learn a thing or two about labor.  Well remember how Nate said “what if you fart during the exercises?”  Well guess who almost did?  NOT ME! NATE. haha  That’s right, the instructor made the guys get down on the floor to do the same relaxation exercises and he got a little too comfortable.  What was even funnier was, the person behind him had a major plumber crack.  So I had the giggles throughout the whole exercise, but hey, I was relaxed! 

How big is baby? The size of a cauliflower!  

Baby Development FYI:  During month six, the average fetus measures about 13.6 inches to 14.8 inches and weighs about 1.5 to 2.5 pounds.  She’s enjoying her new sense of equilibrium — she now knows which way is up and which is down.  She’s growing more fat and more hair too!

My body has been invaded, how’s that going?  Moving a little slower, huffing and puffing a little more, stiff, achy, leg cramps, the pressure in my lower belly is building, feeling huge.  I pay for it if I stand too long, sit too long, or do too much during the day.  The baby movements continue to get stronger.  The other day I felt it “thump” and it made me jump because for a second I had forgotten about the little booger in there!

What’s been on my mind?  Getting everything ready!  What all we MUST have and rearranging things around the house to make room.  Need to choose a pediatrician and decide whose insurance we will have the baby on.  And this is the first week that I’ve felt…huge!

Crazy Cravings:  Nothing in particular, but my appetite has increased again.  Everything tastes good haha!

Highlights:  We start our Labor and Birth Class next week, and we are actually looking forward to it.  We know realize that every delivery is different and it is near impossible to plan how it is going to happen, but the classes should be entertaining at the least.  Nate already brought up the embarrassing point of “what if you are doing  a breathing exercise and accidentally fart?!”  Gotta love the way boys think!

How big is baby? The size of a cantaloupe! 

Baby Development FYI:  Your 10.5-to-11.8-inch fetus weighs about 12.7 to 20.8 ounces and every week she gets closer and closer to being ready to survive (and thrive!) in the outside world.  Her see-through skin is gradually becoming more opaque.  And it’s got a new pink glow, thanks to the small capillaries that have recently formed.

My body has been invaded, how’s that going?  Bending over is a challenge.  So instead of doing pregnant yoga, shaving my legs is enough of a work out.  But I have a feeling I won’t be able to shave my stems much longer!  Lucky for me, winter is approaching.  What did you do to keep from completely letting yourself go?

The heartburn continues and I’m sure it will be here until the delivery.  From what I’ve heard it should disappear once the kiddo is here.  And it normally happens in the morning and at night.

A lot of walking gets to me.  Last weekend, after a trip to Ikea, I felt like I was walking uphill the whole time.  Had to stop several times (thank goodness for all the beds and sofas!) to take a break.  The next day I was so sore and stiff, I knew I had overdone it.

My feet are starting to swell just a bit.  When I take my socks off at the end of the day, it looks like I’m still wearing them haha!  But I’ve figured out if I prop my feet up and drink a lot of water throughout the day, the swelling doesn’t happen.  Same goes for the leg cramps.

I read somewhere that the baby is most active between week 24-28.  That was no lie.  I swear this kid is break dancing in my belly.  It’s awesome, cute, and I love it most of the time.  Just not at 4am.  And woooooo the kicks are getting stronger!  Which is good, means the babe is healthy and growing strong. 

*Another honesty stick moment* I have now experienced my first hemorrhoid. That’s all I have to say about that, but hey all you non-preggos need to know what you are in for!  And I have now been experience what I like to call a boob zinger.  The boob zinger only happens for about 10 minutes every morning, and it only happens to the knocker on the right.  But WOW does it hurt.  I’ve looked it up on other pregnancy/baby websites and found it was very common and comes from your milk ducts getting ready.

What’s been on my mind?  How crazy is it that we only have about 15 weeks left?!  I’ve already been through 15 weeks of pregnancy and those flew by.  So how fast are the last 15 going to go?  To us that is so exciting and scary at the same time.  

We’ve been having conversations about what we hope life will be like with a baby, but also realizing we’ll have absolutely no idea until he or she gets here.  Also conversations about our expectations of each other, which I think every couple should talk about.  Every couple’s situation is different, so you have to figure out what is right for you and what you are willing to tolerate.  But with our work schedules being what they are, Nate will have the baby, alone, 2 days a week, and vice versa. So we will both be feeding, changing diapers, changing clothes, etc.  And we will both become comfortable taking care of the baby for an extended period of time on our own.  A little intimidating, but once we get the hang of it, we both agreed it’ll be a good thing.  If Nate wants to go on a weekend trip, I’ll be fine.  If I want to go on a weekend trip, he’ll be fine.  Not that we go on trips all the time, but still, what if.

Have also been thinking about how funny life is and how things change.  College parties were fun and all, but wow, weddings and babies are so much more exciting!  Baby showers and wedding showers are so much more…fulfilling…seeing everyone so happy and marking that milestone in whom ever’s life. -End Sentimental Hormone Moment 🙂 –

Crazy Cravings:  Nachos!  Can’t get enough of them.  Loaded with everything!  Yea I blamed the rain, but maybe it wasn’t all the rains fault 🙂


Highlights:  Nothing to do with our baby, but our nephew started walking this week!! We can’t believe how fast he is growing and learning new things.  So proud of our little glow worm 🙂  We are all looking forward to the cousins running around and playing one day.

How big is baby? The size of a grapefruit!  (These food comparisons aren’t the most accurate I’ve realized…)

Baby Development FYI:  At about 10.5 to 11.8 inches and about 12.7 to 20.8 ounces, baby’s not just getting bigger, she’s getting even cuter. She’s forming little nipples (yeah, really!).  Her face is fully formed now — she just needs a little extra fat to fill it out.  She’s listening to your voice and your heartbeat — and even to loud sounds like cars honking and dogs barking.

My body has been invaded, how’s that going?  Up until now, I’d say I’ve been sailing through this whole pregnancy thing.  I’m sure I still have it pretty easy, but some new joys have shown up.  Joys such as back pain, heartburn (from the blasted brownies!), and leg cramps.  At first I was pretty pissed that brownies/chocolate were the source of my heartburn, but it is actually a blessing.  Laying off the sweets will keep me and my baby healthy.  Why is it that leg cramps happen at night, while you are trying to sleep?  Can I not be left alone to just sleep?  Cramp all you want (eh maybe not all you want) while I’m wide awake at work, but back off when I get in the covers!  My fingers are starting to swell.  It is very subtle, but there are indentions where my rings usually are.  Even though the autumn air has finally arrived, I feel hotter than ever.  The extra blood and insulation is no joke!

What’s been on my mind?  Weird dreams and just thinking about baby.  My dream last night was of this cute little baby that I was rocking, sound asleep, and snoring as loud as Nate.  That would happen, our baby won’t cry at night, but the snoring alone will make me wish it did 🙂

Crazy Cravings:  Baked potatoes and starches in general.  I wish they made salt-less chips so I wouldn’t feel so bad about eating a ton of them.  Do those exist?  I’ve been craving a turkey burger, so maybe Nate will make me some this weekend, hint hint.

Highlights: Looking and feeling pregnant.  I’ve been waiting to look and feel pregnant for sometime now.  Even before I was even pregnant, weird I know, but I was READY!  It made my day when the bank teller said hello and immediately asked me how far along I was.  I knew I had finally crossed over!