Week 23: Mango on the go-go

Baby Price has finally reached a weight of 1 pound and is approximately 11-14 inches long.

She is continuing to gain weight, but the next several weeks will be when she really begins to fill out. Lanugo, or the fine hair that covers your baby’s body, may darken at this point allowing it to be seen on an ultrasound. Baby is also beginning to look more like it will at birth. (just like mom)

Lisa: I saw her move through my belly on Saturday! It was awesome, I'm sure Shawn will get to feel her this week right? I hope so. She likes to move around after meals so I'm hoping that means she likes what I eat. I looked at the changing table last week and it is was not in very good shape so it was not worth the $ they wanted for it, so I'll keep looking. I had a really amazing spiritual experience this weekend called Wise Women, in Tennessee I'm sill processing it but wow; God revealed some really cool things to me.

Shawn: had a busy weekend without Lisa, but missed her very much, he brought Josie flowers and a balloon for her birthday so sweet! He will be a great daddy for a little girl and he finished painting the nursery, and it looks amazing! Can't wait to get some furniture in there. We talked about where we would put things it was very fun! We are visiting Shawn's family for Easter in MI and will go to Ikea to get some furniture for the room.



Update: Monday evening Shawn felt her move for the first time! He leaned over to the belly and said I love you little girl; it was so sweet it makes me cry.

Week 22: Squish Squash

Baby Girl Price: Almost 10 inches long and weighs a whole 14 ounces. She has pretty much taken on the form of a newborn baby, but is incredibly small. Much development will continue to occur over the next 18 weeks. Her skin appears wrinkly, but this is because she has not yet gained enough weight to fill the skin out. The lips are becoming more distinct. The eyes have completely formed, but the iris (the colored portion of the eye) still lacks pigment. The eyelids and eyebrows are in place, and the pancreas is continuing to mature.

Lisa: Oh baby, loving feeling you move every day, you liked when I put some music on my belly Sunday am, well at least I hope you liked it; you moved a lot. Maybe you will be a dancer!

I'm looking at a pottery barn changing table this week here is a photo. It retails for $350 so we will see if the seller who wants $150 (talked down from $200, go me!) has kept it in good condition. Also another leap and bound for the nursery... Paint color!!!! I got Sherwin Williams 7557 "Summer White" it is more of a cream white with yellow undertone. I'm hoping it doesn't go on the wall too yellow. I got a good deal on some diapers this weekend at Baby's R us it was fun to go with Lisa Brown and get her mom of girl tips.

Shawn: Using baby's name more when talking about and and to her. Found the headphones for mom so baby girl could listen to some music. We have to wait till we have some good weather to paint the nursery so we can open up the windows, but we moved everything out so we could paint. Looking forward to feeling her move have been a bit jealous that only mom gets to feel that right now.

Week 21: What's Up Doc?

Baby Girl Price: Now your baby’s length is measured from crown to heel (CHL).Your baby has grown to over 8 ½ inches long and weighs about 12 ounces.*

Her eyelids have finished forming this week, and she is very busy moving around and swallowing amniotic fluid. You most likely have felt your baby move by this time and have realized that she is not necessarily on the same schedule that you are. As your baby swallows amniotic fluid, her digestive tract is continuing to mature. Your baby is also receiving some of the caloric intake from the amniotic fluid. If your baby is a little girl, then her vagina has fully formed but will continue to develop until her birth.

Lisa: Feeling great, gained another 2lb this week, yikes, I'm shooting for 1lb a week but she will grow as she sees fit. The Dr is good with my weight gain so far so that's good. Dr. Flora said she was very happy with how she was developing and to keep doing what I'm doing. They did want to keep an eye on one of her kidneys because it was hard to see so pray for her kidney, but I'm not stressing about it. I'm feeling her move so much and loving it, I'm sure I will get sick of it when she kicks me in the bladder.

Shawn: Lisa got a crap in my calf this weekend and woke Shawn up at 4am, he could not get back to sleep so that is a really bad sign for him, I hope he gets better at falling back to sleep during the night, he didn't seem to mind, but Lisa felt bad. It was awesome to spend a great date day with one another on Sunday, watching movies, talking, going to lunch. I love my husband! I hope we will still get to go on dates after July.

IT IS A GIRL!!

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My test said Boy but the ultrasound said it's a Girl!!!!!!!
Go team Pink

We have a name but are not sharing till we met her. oh I just felt her move!

The voters right! 43% Boy 58% Girl good job everyone! Even good job to my dad who voted for a girl and a boy!
At least the intellengender test did prepare me for if it was a boy, I'm glad it was wrong, I'm excited for girl scouts and dressup and hair. Girls are awesome and emotional.

Week 20 going bananas

Baby Price: I weigh about 10 1/2 ounces now and around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel —size of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, I’m measured from head to toe.)I’m swallowing more these days, which is good practice for my digestive system. Also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in my bowels, and you'll see it in my first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).
We are half way baby!

Lisa: I'm going Bananas trying to figure out if your a boy or a girl, I think your a boy, but 25% of me thinks your a girl, I'm hopefully finding out this Thursday, I hope you open your legs and show the world who you are. I'm going to drink some sweet tea before the appointment so you will be squirrely and move around alot! Having fun planning the shower. I've made some really cool shower favors! Currently I'm addicted to Kyle XY it will be our last NetFlix rentals. Sad but will save some moola. Bought more Maternity cloths this weekend. Including a shirt that says Baby on it, I really wanted one of those. I watched the episode of Kendra:here comes baby this week which was the one where she delivered the baby at Clairan North which is where we are going and she weighted 166 at 9 months which is what I've weighted before baby yikes, I guess I'll never be a playboy bunny.

Shawn: Stopped at the store on the way home to satisfy my craving of ice cream sandwiches. Had Great time at Great Banquet this weekend, received a letter from baby price which made him laugh here it is.

Dear Daddy,
I’m so excited to meet you, I can’t wait for you to hold me in your arms and tell me you love me, because I love you. Dad, I want you to know I will always look up to you, teach me lots of fun stuff like, how to throw a football and how to do math problems. Read your favorite books to me like If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, Harry Potter and Ronald Dahl books. Take me to your favorite places, share your favorite foods with me, play games with me, go on fun vacations with me and teach me about the world.

But most of all dad, tell me about Jesus, how much he loves me how he created me and what he wants me to do in my life, show me Jesus daddy. Even though I will throw up on you, poop on you and cry for no reason…I will always love you.

Love Baby Price,

PS
Mom loves to think about me pooping inside her.
We are half way baby!