more veggies...

JB is about the length of a bell pepper or a pickle this week (take your pick!). Definitely feel him/her moving around inside me! Still haven't been able to feel it from the outside, tho.


I added a countdown ticker to the blog (you can see it if you scroll down on the right), and right now it says 153 days til our due date! Wow...it seems like a long time right now, but I know it will go so fast!!


Jelly Bean has developed ears now, so that means he/she can hear us when we talk. That is amazing to me! I love the idea of being able to kinda communicate with JB already. :)


Yesterday we took a big trip to IKEA, and returned with a crib, changing table, and dresser for the nursery. If you look closely at the picture, you can see these purchases still in the boxes....maybe in the next picture you'll see them all set up!! This will be exciting!!

Turnips, anyone?

Yep, you guessed it - the vegetable of choice for Jelly Bean's size this week is a turnip. :) He/she is about 5 inches long now.

I have still been running a little bit, but I've definitely had to slow down (my pace is about 1 1/2 minutes slower per mile now), and I get exhausted quickly. As I'm getting bigger, my balance is starting to get a little tricky, too. I'm very excited about a prenatal yoga dvd I just got, and hopefully that will help me stay fit as my running soon turns into walking.

Now that we're into the 17th week, JB's skeleton is starting to harden as it changes from soft cartilage to bone. I wonder if this is when I'll start to feel him/her move around more - I'm sure the bone will make the kicks a little harder. JB's joints are getting more defined now, too, so I'm sure that will improve the form of his/her little kicks as well! :)

I have been feeling flutters inside, but nothing that Steve can feel or see yet. Hopefully soon!! We are really looking forward to June 11 & finding out if we have a boy or girl! :)

tiny toenails....

...are forming this week!!! Little Jelly Bean is growing fast now!! As big as an avocado this week....yeah, all these references to fruits and vegetables are kind of strange, but it's nice to be able to visualize how big little JB really is. Even more amazing, his/her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood a day...wow.

We had a healthy visit to the doc this week - heard the heartbeat again. Found out that JB is quite the squirmy little tyke! Moving around all over the place. Think he/she definitely takes after Steve in the antsy-ness aspect!! :) Just can't sit still for very long!!

We are all set up for our 4D ultrasound on Thursday, June 11 - if all goes well, we will find out if we are having a boy or a girl! Can't wait!! :)

It's so exciting to think that next year on Mother's Day I will really be a mother. It gives me chills to think about it! I just hope I can be as amazing a Mom as I have - Happy Mother's Day, Mom!! Thanks for all you do for all of us!!

apple of our eyes...

And Jelly Bean certainly is the apple of our eyes right now, as through this coming week JB will be about the size of an apple! I can't believe this is our 15th week!! As you can see in the pic, the belly is definitely showing. And I'm wearing one of my very first official (and very much needed!)maternity shirts, thanks to Mom's generosity on our shopping trip yesterday. :) We also hit a few yard sales; found a few nice things in pretty good condition.

This week JB is up to 4 inches! His/her eyes are still squinted closed, but he/she can now sense light. If we shine a flashlight on my belly, supposedly JB will squirm in response and move away from the light! Little lungs are developing in the body now, and tiny taste buds, too. Wow, so much growth in such little time, it's so amazing to us!

This week (Thursday) we have a doctor's apt, and there is a chance that we can find out if it's a boy or girl if they do an ultrasound, but it's a very slight chance. We'll see! Here's hoping for a healthy visit! :)

Lemon Zest :)

So we're a little excited that over the past week (the 14th week!) our little Jelly Bean has been growing to the size of a lemon! :) Haven't felt anything yet - but I've finally stopped feeling any nausea in the mornings. Yay! And Jelly Bean's little body is now about 3 1/2 inches long, his/her body growing faster than his/her head.
We've been debating over names now - definitely have a girl's name chosen, still not settled on a boy's name. We have plenty of time tho! We are hoping to find out the sex of the baby in June, at our 5 month visit. Things are really changing these days - we have been told we can take a blank CD in to record the 4D ultrasound! That is so exciting.
We plan to share with everyone if it will be a girl or boy, but we're going to save the name til his/her birth. :)