19 Weeks and Update

Ok, ok... I know it's been a while since I updated. I'm sorry it's just been pretty busy around here. Bobby and I went up to Tennessee and spent time with his family for the day. It was nice to see everyone again. We ate lots of great food. I made a hashbrown casserole, it turned out pretty good and I also made spice cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. My parents got a bite when we got home and I was forced to make them again this weekend. :o)

I haven't had an appointment in 2 weeks. My specialist was booked the week before Thanksgiving, due to so many women making appointments hoping to find out the genders of their babies so they could announce it at family functions. The receptionist said that's the trend before big holidays. Anyway so I have one on Wednesday, so I'm excited to see my little boy who's been kicking me all day! My last OBGYN appointment went so well he said I could come back in 4 weeks, that was 3 weeks ago. So my appointment is for the 9th, then on the 11th I'm scheduled to do my 20 week ultrasound to do all my measurements and she'll look for any discrepancies, unless they go ahead and do this at the specialists office, then I can cancel that appointment.

So that's what's going on with that. My belly is getting bigger by the day. Mom, Dad, Ronnie and I ventured down to the mall yesterday. Mom and I ended up spending almost an hour in the Motherhood Maternity store. I got my birthday present early though. Mom bought me a pair of "secret fit belly" jeans, which are SOOOO comfy (I'm wearing them now...), 4 shirts and a nursing bra. Speaking of bras, apparently I'm a D now. I've been busting out of all of my C bras. Even some of the D's were pushing it. I can't even imagine what size they'll be when I'm actually nursing and the engorgement. I'm scared... very scared. Lol.

Here's the scoop on baby this week. I'm a day early, but I'm making up for not doing an 18 week blog... :o)

-Baby is approx. 5.2 to 6 inches long and weighs between 7 to 8.5 ounces.

-Uterus can be felt about half an inch below the belly button.

-Nerves that connect the muscle to the brain have grown into place and baby's moves are conciously directed.

-Feet are approx. 1 inch long.

-Buds for baby teeth are beginning to appear.