23 weeks... my baby is a mango!

My baby is more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango) so sayeth the internet.

I am feeling movement all teh time now, not just at night, although that is when she wakes up and dances around for hours. We have decided to refer to Baby2 as a girl, even though we do not know the gender. Just for fun. :)

22 week info from online...

"My baby now looks like a miniature newborn, checking in at 10.9 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound. His/Her skin will continue to appear wrinkled until s/he gains enough weight to fill it out, and the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his/her head and body is now visible. His/Her lips are becoming more distinct, and the first signs of teeth are appearing as buds beneath her gum line. His/Her eyes are developed, though the iris (the colored part of the eye) still lacks pigment. Eyelids and eyebrows are in place, and his/her pancreas, essential for hormone production, is developing steadily!"

- found at http://www.babycenter.com/fetal-development-images-22-weeks

New pics of Baby2!

I had another ultrasound today and this time the baby looked human - yay!

S/he was moving around like crazy, stretchng out, waving, and kicking, and yet I felt nothing. Ultrasounds are truely amazing becasue it makes the baby look so big, when it is still so very little.

But I love these pics! You can really see what the baby looks like, and I think Baby2 looks just like Owen - but in the profile pic, you can see the baby has my chin! Yay! Finally, a baby that looks just like me!

Think pink everyone!

20 weeks and feeling much better

My baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. S/he's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom, and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana.

S/he is swallowing more, which is good practice for her/his digestive system. S/he's also producing meconium, a black, sticky substance that's the result of cell loss, digestive secretion, and swallowed amniotic fluid. This meconium will accumulate in her/his bowels, and I'll see it in the first messy diaper (although a few babies pass it in utero or during delivery - yuck!).

About me: I've made it to the halfway mark — Yay for me! And I've only gained less than 5 pounds. For a long time I was feeling very dizzy, light-headed, nauseous, and had a lot of headaches. I am happy to report that I am now feeling much better and don't have any of those symptoms anymore. Well, I do get to nap almost every day, and I am taking it easy - so much more laid back than my regular speed of life.