Week 28

Reunions with Friends Kira, Charise, Marissa & Baby Emma

Reunion with Tiff & Ashley

Beach Party with The Fair & Evan's Family

Emily's Room

Zoey checking out Sean's Room

My Baby Bump

Sean at the Fair 7/28/10

Yay, we made it to the third trimester! Only twelve more weeks to go! (That sounds like a loong time). We had a fun week this week. We reunited with some old friends, went to a beach party in Huntington Beach, and went to the fair. During this busy week Russell also managed to finish painting both bedrooms, Sean's new room and the nursery. The next step is to get new carpet, and then we can arrange the children's rooms. I can't wait!!

This week I am still feeling well. I have been able to feel my stomach stretch. Emily (that is the name we chose for her) is still the size of an eggplant. Other than that things have been pretty uneventful.

Week 27

Wow we have made it to the third trimester. I can't believe I only have 13 more to go! This week was a great week, we celebrated Russell's 30th Birthday with Family and Friends. This week Sean finished up his swim lessons for the summer. He enjoys swimming, but he is glad to be done with them. In a few weeks soccer will start so we will take a break from sports for now.

I am feeling well despite minor swelling and backaches. This week I have been able to watch her move around at times, usually when I am resting. She is still the size of an "eggplant" this week. I can't wait til the day we get to meet her!! :)

Week 26

So week 26 has been exciting! I had a Dr. appointment yesterday and everything is looking great. Some of you may know that the last couple of weeks have been very hard on us. During my ultrasound at 18 weeks they noticed what are called choroid plexus cysts in our baby's brain. The cysts are common, but they can lead to severe problems like down syndrome or trisomoy 18. So of course we were very scared and anxious. We were sent through a couple of ultrasounds since then to monitor the cysts, and I was given the option to do an amnio (which I am glad I declined). We also told that some babies out grow the cysts around week 24. My last ultrasound was at 24 weeks, and yesterday my midwife told me that the ultrasound showed that our baby no longer has these cysts. We prayed about this told whole time, and it is such a blessing that she is going to be ok. So, I will continue to pray and thank God for our baby's health.

In other news this week, she has been moving around a lot more. Last night I was able to sit and watch her move around in my belly. I can't believe how active she is! As you can see in the picture I am growing a lot quicker than I realized. Today a stranger asked if I was due within the next month or if I was having twins! Geeze I must be getting huge!!

Week 25

So I have made it to week 25, Only 15 more to go! (That really sounds like a long time) This past week I really haven't noticed many changes. I feel like the baby is getting more active at times, and that is usually when I am resting. At this point I have gained 12 pounds, so I think I am doing okay. I am just afraid of gaining too much. This week I have been trying to stay active and keep Sean busy so he doesn't get bored. He has been enjoying swim lessons, and today we went to the Santa Ana Zoo and a concert at the park in our neighborhood.

Week 24

Thursday July 1st, 2010

Baby is now the size of a papaya!

Baby's skin is becoming more opaque as the fat starts to pack on. And, thanks to the formation of small capillaries, her newly thick skin is taking on a fresh pink glow.

*Picture courtesy of Sean Maitland :)

Our little Blessing

On February 10th of this year I got the best Birthday Surprise of all. After years of trying to conceive we found out that we were pregnant. As many of you know, it has been a very long journey for us. When we finally got through the first round of infertility drugs in January we were pleasantly surprised to find out that we were blessed with a baby so soon. Now we just had to wait for the next couple weeks to ensure that it was a viable pregnancy. We were very thankful that God answered our prayers.

The next big milestone was finding out the gender of our baby. Most of you know that we already have a wonderful son Sean, and I (along with many of our close family and friends) were praying for a baby girl. I have always wanted to have a daughter and on May 20th we found out that the baby was "most likely" a girl. So we went for another ultrasound the next day and were told that yes it is a girl. All of our ultrasounds after this point have confirmed its a girl, although Sean and Russell were hoping to keep our family to all boys. Sean still has hope that his sister will turn into a brother. I told him that is probably not going to happen.

Throughout my pregnancy up until this point I have been meaning to take pictures, but balancing family life has put that on the backburner. So now I am going to start "trying" to post every week. I will be starting with week 24.