Now it is less than two weeks until we find out if LK is a boy or a girl. I know some people wait until their child is born, but we are just too excited. I'm usually all for delayed gratification, but not for this. I'm really hoping LK will not be shy!
This will probably be the last post for a few days. Ryan is going backpacking this weekend. Enjoying his last 3 day weekend for awhile and I will be staying with our friends in OH and then going on to MI for preparations for my brothers wedding. Ryan will be coming up that Friday but it will be later on and he might have to miss the rehearsal dinner so I decided to go up early.
We really don't have any news or stories to tell. We are doing well. LK is moving alot. Soon we'll all be able to see a picture of our little one.
Enjoy the weekend!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
18 weeks today!
It is hard to believe that we are almost half-way there!
There is actually quite a bit going on in our lives right now... here's the shortened version :)
Your baby's between five and 5 ½ inches long (crown to rump) and weighs a little more than five ounces. Although she's enveloped by the familiar sound of your beating heart and rushing blood, she's conscious of noises from the outside world, too. They filter through the bones forming in her ear and to her developing brain. Her sense of sight is evolving as well; the retinas are more sensitive to light, and if you bask under a hot sun, she'll perceive a red glow. Other skills she's showing off: yawning, swallowing, sucking, hiccuping, and making faces.
Here are some pictures from the past few weeks...
Ryan working hard in LK's room. He has most of the bead board up now and we are waiting to paint and put up the trim.
This picture was taken earlier this week, 17 weeks 4 days. I look the most pregnant from this angle, my profile doesn't look very pregnant yet.
I hope you are all doing well. I'd love to hear how you are doing. Take care...
There is actually quite a bit going on in our lives right now... here's the shortened version :)
- This week I felt LK move for the first time!!!
- We had a doctor's appt and heard LK's heartbeat again AND scheduled our ultra sound - Sept. 12 at 9:30!
- Ryan started class this week and we are already getting into the school routine again. He seems to feel confident about this semester and feels like the first week went very well.
- My sister Jessica is coming this weekend to help me paint the kitchen.
- Next week Ryan is going backpacking with his friend Don and I am going to be going to MI for a week to help prepare for my brother's wedding.
- My head continues to be the same, but I've had some days of relief and enjoy each of them.
- God totally blessed us this week by providing an unexpected gift to decorate the nursery AND Ryan's boss changed his schedule for the spring semester and it will be much easier than was originally planned.
Your baby's between five and 5 ½ inches long (crown to rump) and weighs a little more than five ounces. Although she's enveloped by the familiar sound of your beating heart and rushing blood, she's conscious of noises from the outside world, too. They filter through the bones forming in her ear and to her developing brain. Her sense of sight is evolving as well; the retinas are more sensitive to light, and if you bask under a hot sun, she'll perceive a red glow. Other skills she's showing off: yawning, swallowing, sucking, hiccuping, and making faces.
Here are some pictures from the past few weeks...
Ryan working hard in LK's room. He has most of the bead board up now and we are waiting to paint and put up the trim.
This picture was taken earlier this week, 17 weeks 4 days. I look the most pregnant from this angle, my profile doesn't look very pregnant yet.
I hope you are all doing well. I'd love to hear how you are doing. Take care...
Saturday, August 4, 2007
16 weeks!
I am 16 weeks pregnant today!
According to the books LK is 4.3-4.6 inches and is a little bigger than a soft ball. He or she seems to be doing well and we have our next OB appt. next Wednesday. This week many women begin to feel the baby for the first time! I have had so many rumblings and noises down there that I probably won't have any idea for awhile which is which :)
Other than that there is not much news with LK :)
Unfortunately, my head has been pretty bad lately. We had some really good days there for awhile, but then it started to get worse again (more of the normal pattern of good mornings and then increased pain in the afternoons and evenings), but since this past Wednesday I have had severe pain that has kept me on the couch or in bed. Once again the hardest part is just not getting upset and being thankful for the good days. I have to continually remind myself not to be anxious about bad days in the future when LK is here. So, I've been reading and enjoying some new cookbooks, watching Everybody loves Raymond, and watching movies in the dark with a steady stream of cold paks on my head. I would appreciate your prayers, for God to heal my head, but especially for God to protect LK. Even now it hurts my heart to think that LK would suffer from any of this now or later in life if it is passed on. We are just trusting God that He knows and will provide.
But let's end on a happy note... Ryan and I are doing well. We have really enjoyed this summer of a more relaxed pace of life, but also have lots of fun things coming this fall like my brother's wedding, baby showers, a trip to Seattle, and soon finding out if LK is a boy or girl. Also, I do intend to post some more pictures, so you can see me pregnant. I'll plan to do that soon, but would prefer not to have them taken with my cold pak :)
love,
missy
According to the books LK is 4.3-4.6 inches and is a little bigger than a soft ball. He or she seems to be doing well and we have our next OB appt. next Wednesday. This week many women begin to feel the baby for the first time! I have had so many rumblings and noises down there that I probably won't have any idea for awhile which is which :)
Other than that there is not much news with LK :)
Unfortunately, my head has been pretty bad lately. We had some really good days there for awhile, but then it started to get worse again (more of the normal pattern of good mornings and then increased pain in the afternoons and evenings), but since this past Wednesday I have had severe pain that has kept me on the couch or in bed. Once again the hardest part is just not getting upset and being thankful for the good days. I have to continually remind myself not to be anxious about bad days in the future when LK is here. So, I've been reading and enjoying some new cookbooks, watching Everybody loves Raymond, and watching movies in the dark with a steady stream of cold paks on my head. I would appreciate your prayers, for God to heal my head, but especially for God to protect LK. Even now it hurts my heart to think that LK would suffer from any of this now or later in life if it is passed on. We are just trusting God that He knows and will provide.
But let's end on a happy note... Ryan and I are doing well. We have really enjoyed this summer of a more relaxed pace of life, but also have lots of fun things coming this fall like my brother's wedding, baby showers, a trip to Seattle, and soon finding out if LK is a boy or girl. Also, I do intend to post some more pictures, so you can see me pregnant. I'll plan to do that soon, but would prefer not to have them taken with my cold pak :)
love,
missy
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
14 weeks and 5 days!
Hi everyone,
It is so wonderful and yet crazy to believe we are in the second trimester! This is the time when your "thickening waist" thickens some more and I am starting to show. Last week others began to make comments that I am starting to look pregnant. Yesterday I packed away some of my clothes to make room for the maternity clothes people are giving me to borrow :)
Little Krauss seems to be well! I have a ton more energy now with the end of the first trimester and my increased thyroid levels. Ryan has been enjoying home cooked meals and a clean house for the first time in awhile. He has been busy working on his research and will soon begin prepping for his fall semester.
In 2 weeks we have our next OB appointment and will hopefully be scheduling our ultra sound! We'll see whose predictions have been right :)
This weekend we are hoping to work on the nursery so if we get the chance I'll post some pictures. Nothing new and exciting here but we are thankful to have it that way! Have a great rest of the week!
It is so wonderful and yet crazy to believe we are in the second trimester! This is the time when your "thickening waist" thickens some more and I am starting to show. Last week others began to make comments that I am starting to look pregnant. Yesterday I packed away some of my clothes to make room for the maternity clothes people are giving me to borrow :)
Little Krauss seems to be well! I have a ton more energy now with the end of the first trimester and my increased thyroid levels. Ryan has been enjoying home cooked meals and a clean house for the first time in awhile. He has been busy working on his research and will soon begin prepping for his fall semester.
In 2 weeks we have our next OB appointment and will hopefully be scheduling our ultra sound! We'll see whose predictions have been right :)
This weekend we are hoping to work on the nursery so if we get the chance I'll post some pictures. Nothing new and exciting here but we are thankful to have it that way! Have a great rest of the week!
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