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. :)
Monday, February 25, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
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!"
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
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.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
18 week info from online...
Head to bottom, your baby is approximately 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper), and she weighs almost 7 ounces. She's busy flexing her arms and legs — movements that you'll likely start noticing more and more. Myelin (a protective covering) is beginning to form around her nerves, a process that will continue for a year after she's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If your baby is a boy, his genitals are noticeable, though he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
2nd ultrasound
These are from today's ultrasound. I am not terribly happy with them as you can't even really tell the baby is human... although they say it is.
:)
Monday, December 24, 2007
Names for Baby2
Becasue we can't call him/her Baby 2 forever, we are shortlisting some of our favorite names.
Please add some goodies if you can think of any, but here are my requirements:
1. The name must be gender specific
2. When you hear it, you should know how to spell it, and when you see the name, you should know how to say it. And I like original spelling - nothing spelled 'funky' or 'new'. Just give me a good old basic name.
3. The name must be just that - a human name - not a car part, a fruit, or a day of the week. And nothing made up either.
4. I don't want anything too popular (I don't want this little one to go to kindergarted with 6 other people in the class with the same name)
5. It must go with Lanteigne (So Lilly Leila Lanteigne may sound nice, but it is out - she'd have to be a super hero!)
6. And I don't want to use a first name that is already in our immediate family - I can be somewhat original
See, I have a lot of rules, but what else do you expect from me? :)
Ok, so here are our names so far:
Boy Names:
Andy
That's it, so if you can think of more, please let us know!
Girl Names:
Penny
Evelyn (we'd call her Evy)
Monica
Brigette
Natalie (my recent favourite)
Please add some goodies if you can think of any, but here are my requirements:
1. The name must be gender specific
2. When you hear it, you should know how to spell it, and when you see the name, you should know how to say it. And I like original spelling - nothing spelled 'funky' or 'new'. Just give me a good old basic name.
3. The name must be just that - a human name - not a car part, a fruit, or a day of the week. And nothing made up either.
4. I don't want anything too popular (I don't want this little one to go to kindergarted with 6 other people in the class with the same name)
5. It must go with Lanteigne (So Lilly Leila Lanteigne may sound nice, but it is out - she'd have to be a super hero!)
6. And I don't want to use a first name that is already in our immediate family - I can be somewhat original
See, I have a lot of rules, but what else do you expect from me? :)
Ok, so here are our names so far:
Boy Names:
Andy
That's it, so if you can think of more, please let us know!
Girl Names:
Penny
Evelyn (we'd call her Evy)
Monica
Brigette
Natalie (my recent favourite)
14 weeks and moving into my 2nd trimester
I am now (as of yesterday) 14 weeks pregnant and officially in my 2nd trimester (thank God!). So this is usually whern people start showing (ha ha ha) and trling people (which we did loooong ago). This is also considered the "safe" zone.
Here is some info I found on www.babycenter.com about what is probably happening to my baby...
This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.
Here is some info I found on www.babycenter.com about what is probably happening to my baby...
This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Week 12
My baby's urinary tract is on line, and his/her fingernails are growing. A big portion of the amniotic fluid from this point on will be baby urine. Gross, hey?
S/he is looking more and more like a baby and has advanced to the stage that its brain can transmit messages. Vocal chords are complete, and the baby can sometimes cry (silently). The brain is fully formed, and baby-to-be can feel pain; s/he may even suck his thumb! Eyelids now cover his/her eyes, and will remain shut until the seventh month to protect his/her delicate optical nerve fibers.
(Info taken from babyzone.com - week 12 info)
S/he is looking more and more like a baby and has advanced to the stage that its brain can transmit messages. Vocal chords are complete, and the baby can sometimes cry (silently). The brain is fully formed, and baby-to-be can feel pain; s/he may even suck his thumb! Eyelids now cover his/her eyes, and will remain shut until the seventh month to protect his/her delicate optical nerve fibers.
(Info taken from babyzone.com - week 12 info)
Thursday, November 29, 2007
11 weeks
I'll be 11 weeks pregnany this Sunday. Baby2 is now the size of a large strawberry and the weight of a large egg. His/her genetalia was developed this past week, so it now has a gender! Do you think it is a boy or a girl?
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