Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Pregnancy: Weeks 18 to 20



We are thrilled to announce that we will be having another sweet baby boy!!! The beginning of this pregnancy felt much different than it did with R, so I originally thought it was a girl. My morning sickness lasted the whole first trimester (with R, it was shorter, but more intense) and I never broke out all over my back like I did with R. Also, my cravings and aversions were almost the complete opposite this time around. However, since the second trimester started, I have felt similar to how I did with R, so I was thinking maybe boy, maybe girl, but really, no idea. With Ryan I just knew from day one!

Now that we know that we will be having our second boy, I have been super excited and having so much fun planning the nursery, sorting through R's adorable old clothes, and imagining how amazing the relationship between brothers will be! Ryan already talks about his little brother multiple times a day, and how he wants to share his toys with him and teach him to do things. Sigh. We are so blessed.


Week 18:

Baby’s development:
-baby can yawn, hiccup, twist, roll, kick, and punch
-nerves are forming more complex connections (touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing)

Pregnancy symptoms:
-back ache

Cravings:
-smoothies
-cashews

Aversions:
-none

Movement: 
-some

Gender: will find out next week

Total weight gain/loss: +9

Belly button in or out? in

Best moment of the week: everything checked out clear at the breast surgeon

Looking forward to: gender ultrasound next Wednesday




Week 19:

Baby’s development:
-arms and legs are proportional to body
-neurons are now connected between the brain and muscles
-cartilage throughout the body is turning to bone
-a greasy substance called Vernix is developing on baby’s skin in order to protect it from the surrounding amniotic fluid

Pregnancy symptoms:
-back ache

Cravings:
-smoothies
-cashews
-popcorn

Aversions:
-none

Movement: 
-some

Gender: IT'S A BOY!!!!  =)

Total weight gain/loss: +10

Belly button in or out? in

Best moment of the week: finding out that Ryan will get to have a LITTLE BROTHER!!!! We are so very excited to meet baby Henry in January!

Looking forward to: our first parent meeting at Ryan's school next week (he will be starting in September)


At our 19 week ultrasound, we found out that he's a boy, watched him suck his thumb, and even got to see him in 3D! When I saw him all snuggled up and looking so baby-like, I couldn't help but fall head-over-heels in love!



Week 20:

Baby’s development:
-external genitals are now visible (boy parts!)

Pregnancy symptoms:
-back ache

Cravings:
-smoothies
-pancakes

Aversions:
-none

Movement: 
-yes, movements are feeling a little stronger this week

Gender: boy

Total weight gain/loss: +10

Belly button in or out? in

Best moment of the week: making some progress in clearing out the room that will be used for the nursery

Looking forward to: enjoying the last two weeks of summer vacation







3 comments:

  1. Congratulations!! We had our second baby boy a year ago - brothers are SO special :-) Good luck!

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  2. I can't wait to meet him someday!!! <3

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  3. @Anonymous- Thank you! I am really excited for Ryan to experience having a brother! I hope that your two boys are doing great!

    @Karen- I KNOW I can't wait for you to meet little Henry too! We will have to do a bunch of google hangouts until the next time that you visit or we plan a trip out there. Ryan loves seeing you on the computer, but I don't think that he understands that you are actually VERY far away. Whenever I tell him that we are going to visit Erin and baby Emily, he asks "and we'll see Karen and Joanna too?" hehe. We miss you! <3

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