Baby Bump #3 @ 12 weeks

How I'm Feeling This Week: I'm feeling good this week. Not much has changed in that area or really at all for that matter. The baby is growing though, so that's wonderful!

Movement: I haven't felt the baby move yet however, I've heard it moving around. On Thursday, the girls and I went over to a friends house so that I could use her fetal doppler monitor to hear the babies heart beat. We heard it!!! That is the sweetest sound ever!! We could tell the baby was moving around a lot because it would bump the doppler and wiggle away from where we were hearing it. It was almost like hide and seek. I loved hearing the heart beat again. It was very reassuring!

Gender: We're almost certain that Baby#3 is a girl. The heart rate was 176bpm at 10 weeks and the Ramiz prediction method also says girl. We will be very shocked if this baby ends up being a boy, but seriously overjoyed! We are praying that this baby is happy and healthy regardless of gender.
Note: We're planning to have a gender reveal ultrasound at 16 weeks in hopes that little one will show us his/her parts. We'll see!

What I'm Looking Forward To: I go back for my next check up at 15 weeks, so I'm a bit anxious about having to wait 3 more weeks. I'm buying my own fetal doppler so that I can check on the baby every few days just to reassure my heart that it's okay. I'm also looking forward to having another ultrasound done at 16 weeks!! **Update: I bought the doppler yesterday and listened to the HR this morning. Little stinker was hard to find but once I finally found it, the HR was around 156bpm.**

Doctor's Appointment: My next one is at 15 weeks.

Baby's Development at 12 weeks:

Baby is the size of a plum by now!

• Most of baby's critical systems are fully formed!
• Baby is about to enter the growth and maturation stage, in which the organs and tissues will grow and develop rapidly.
• Baby is now developing reflexes.
• Baby is opening and closing his/her fingers and curling those toes, too.
• Baby's brain is developing fast!

Baby Belly #3 @ 11 weeks

Baby Belly #3 @ 10 weeks

I'm going to do this best job I can to keep my blog updated each week so that #babywilliamson3 can have posts just like his/her sisters do. We've got a lot going on these days, but I'm going to try my hardest to not get behind and forget things.

How am I feeling: At 10 weeks, the nausea has pretty much gone away thankfully! I'm still pretty tired but I'm probably going to be tired this whole pregnancy. Haha! I've been going to the chiropractor regularly so far to hopefully keep from having any terrible back or hip pain this time. So far it's helping!

Maternity clothes: I've been wearing maternity pants for a couple of weeks now. They are so much more comfortable and I really don't enjoy wearing the belly band. I'm going to be getting the rest of my maternity shirts out in the next week or so if it continues to stay cooler outside.

Baby's Development at 10 weeks:

Baby is about 1.2 inches long and weighs about .14 ounces. His/her body will almost double is the next three weeks. 

• Baby has working arm joints, and his/her cartilage and bones are forming.
• The vital organs are fully developed and they're starting to function.
• Baby is starting to growing fingernails and hair.
• Plus, he/she is swallowing and kicking around in there.

Doctors Appointment:  Last Thursday I had my 10 week appointment. We were able to hear the babies heart rate with the doppler. It was 176bpm. That is such a reassuring and wonderful sound. I wish I had a doppler to use at home! (Note: If you have one that you wouldn't mind my borrowing, please let me know. Thanks!) Since this is my third pregnancy and the other two have gone so smoothly, my doctor and I have decided that I'll go to see her in 5 weeks (when I'm 15 weeks) and then another 5 weeks (when I'm 20 weeks). We'll get to find out gender on November 19th!! I am seriously anxious about this one!! We're totally expecting another little girl but we would LOVE to have a boy in this family. Chase needs a boy to pal around with! The good Lord knows what is best for our family, so we'll be delighted either way!

At this point we have decided against doing genetic screening this go around mainly because of the cost. We're on a high deductible insurance plan this go around and since we haven't met the deductible for me, we'd have to pay the $300ish out of pocket. Yikes! As much as I would LOVE to have more pictures of our sweet little one and see him/her kicking around, that is a lot of money that we will need come 2016 when we'll have to pay for baby's delivery.

What I'm looking forward to: I'm looking forward to hearing the heartbeat again at my next appointment and finding out the gender in November. 

My Big Fat Belly - 13 weeks

How am I feeling: Thankfully, I'm feeling really great. I've started physical therapy for my shoulder injury and surprisingly it's already feeling SO much better. No more constant pain! I'm experiencing no pregnancy symptoms at all, actually, sometimes I forget that I'm pregnant. haha!

Maternity Clothes: I can still wear my regular jeans with a belly band but maternity jeans are much more comfortable so I wear them most of the time. I still wear my pre-preggo shirts because my belly hasn't gotten big enough to stick out the bottom of my shirts yet. haha!

Movement: The baby is moving like crazy but unfortunately I still can't feel the kicks and flips yet. I'm hoping I'll start feeling them in the next few weeks.

Baby's development at 13 weeks:

At 13 weeks, the baby is about the size of a peach! The baby is about 2.9 inches long and weighs about .81 ounces, and -- proportion-wise -- his/her head's now about 1/3 the size of his/her body.

• Can you believe she's forming vocal cords and teeth?!
• And even though she's still teeny, she already has fingerprints.
• Her intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to their more permanent place, in her tummy. 

Doctor's appointments & What am I looking forward to: Let's see... I'm looking forward to feeling the baby move/kick. Also, I love hearing the baby's heart beat by Doppler at each appointment. My next appointment is December 8th (I'll be 16 weeks).

I'm bummed that we won't get to find out the gender of our little peach until after Christmas because my doctor wants me to be more than 18 weeks. I'll be 18 weeks on Christmas day so we have to wait until just after Christmas to find out for sure.

 

  When you read that your belly shows faster the second time around, they aren't kidding or at least in my case that is definitely the case. haha! I'm feeling great and the baby is growing perfectly.

Below is a picture of me when I was 13 weeks pregnant with Brantley Rae.

My Big Fat Belly - 11 Weeks

At 11 weeks, your fetus is about 1.6 inches long, and she's got about a 1:1 head to body ratio. She now weighs in at about .25 ounces.

• You can't see it, but she's moving fluidly and gracefully in there.
• Her skin is see-through, but she's on her way to looking more like a baby.
• Her fingers and toes aren't webbed anymore.
• Tooth buds, hair follicles and nail beds are forming.

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On November 10th, I had my genetic screening ultrasound and blood work done. Both tests came back great, thank goodness! The baby was wiggling all around during the ultrasound, but I unfortunately can't feel the kicks yet.

The heart rate was 160bpm so that's still great. The baby is developing just as he/she should. I'm so happy to have gotten to see the baby and hear the heart beat again. Music to my ears!!

Note: Sorry I've been so bad about posting lately. I'm not really sure why I can't find the time to update but I'm really trying. I just always feel bad about it and then I just don't do it. Hopefully, I'll get better soon!! I'm hoping to post 13 weeks later this evening after dinner.

12 Week Ultrasound

On November 10th, I went for my genetic screening at Brookwood Hospital. I got to see the baby on ultrasound and hear the heart beat. The nurse took LOTS of measurements and pictures for the doctor to look at. I only got to bring home 2 of those pictures though but I'm thankful for those. 

The baby is growing great and measured 5 days ahead of my due date, but my doctor isn't changing my due date as of now. Unless the baby continues to grow fast then maybe she would move  my date up a little but probably not.

Since the screening, I've heard back from the doctor and our baby has a 1/10,000 chance of having Down Syndrome and/or any spinal malformations. Thank you, Lord for allowing our baby to grow just as he/she should be. 

You may be wondering if they predicted the babies gender and they did. Both the nurse and doctor guess GIRL again but we won't know for sure until after Christmas when we have our next ultrasound aka the "gender" ultrasound.

So I'm happy to share all the good news about Baby Williamson!! 

I hope everyone is having a great week!!

Belly Update

So, I've gotten a little behind but I'm going to make this a catch up post. Here are my pictures from last week and this week. I will be 11 weeks on Friday so maybe I can do another post this weekend and stay up to date. I'll try!!

How am I feeling: Thankfully, I'm still feeling okay. I haven't been sick at all and I know I'm very lucky. I have been very tired when I get home from work and find it very hard to do anything productive. Most afternoons you can find me on the couch watching TV or napping after I've had some lunch. I have 2 complaints at this point... indigestion (burp!) and peeing a lot during the night. I don't notice the frequent bathroom trips as much during the day but at night I'm getting up at least 3-4 times a night. Bummer!! My shoulder is still giving me trouble so that keeps me awake and makes sleeping uncomfortable as well.

Maternity Clothes: I've started wearing my maternity jeans already because I'm tired of pulling on the belly band and trying to keep it from riding up when I sit down. I'm wearing a few maternity shirts as well just because I have them and they are comfortable. ha! 

Baby's development at 10 weeks: 

Now, she's about 1.2 inches long and weighs about .14 ounces. Her body length will almost double in the next three weeks.

• Baby has working arm joints, and her cartilage and bones are forming.
• Her vital organs are fully developed and they're starting to function.
• Her fingernails and hair are starting to appear, too.
• Plus, she's swallowing and kicking in there. (Can you believe it?!

Doctors Appointments: Yesterday, I went to see my Dr for my New OB visit. Good news, we were able to hear the baby's heartbeat with the Doppler!! The heart rate was 172bpm. So far so good! I go back to see her in 2 weeks and then we will start my every 4 week appointments then. So I'll be 12, 16 and then 20 weeks. She told me that we can find out the gender either the last week in December or the first week in January.
Next Thursday, I'm going to be doing the genetic screening just like I did with Brantley. The reason we choose for me to have it done is that if there were to be anything wrong with the baby's development we would want to know and to be prepared for what is to come. Please pray with us that the baby is developing just as it should be and there is nothing wrong. Thanks! Bonus... part of the genetic screening is to do an ultrasound to check for a risk of Down Syndrome. We get to see the baby again!! (That would qualify for What I'm looking forward to!) When I did this with Brantley I got to see her squirming all around even though I couldn't feel her moving. It was really cool so I'm pretty excited. Also at that appointment with BR, the doctor told me that she thought "it" was a girl but at 12.5 weeks it was still possible that "it" could be a boy. I'm hoping that this time they will guess BOY, but either way we'll be happy.


Belly Pictures:

I'll try my hardest to make another update this weekend (possibly Friday) so that I can stay caught up.

My Big Fat Belly - 8 weeks

How am I feeling this week (symptoms): I've been more tired this week and a little more yucky feeling at times, but thankfully no sickness. My major complaint is that I burp ALL the time pretty much. And I'm not talking about little blenches, I'm talking contest winning burps and I can't help it or do anything to make them stop. If anyone has suggestions on this matter please let me know. Thanks!

What am I looking forward to: Starting to look more pregnant than just fat. I'm at that in between stage where the belly isn't big enough to look like I'm pregnant, instead I just look like I have been kicking back LOTS of beers. Not attractive!!! I'm also ready for our next ultrasound and the next time I get to hear the heart beat. I should be able to hear the heart beat via Doppler at my next appointment on Halloween. Yay!!

The baby is the size of a Raspberry this week!

Now he/she weighs in at about .04 ounces and measures about .63 inches. This week, she's growing about a millimeter each day.

Baby's developments at 8 weeks:

• You can't feel it yet, but she's moving those arms and legs like crazy!
• Her fingers and toes are now only slightly webbed, and her tail is gone.
• Fun fact: your baby's taste buds are now forming.

Little Peanut is growing fast and right on track. We went to our first doctor's appointment on Friday morning and it went great. Peanut's heart rate was 169bpm and he/she measured 8 weeks 2 days. My doctor has set my due date at May 25th but she's pretty sure I'll deliver early since I delivered BR a week early and this is my second baby. Yay!! I would love to have the same delivery that I had with BR to happen again. It was super easy and I am truly thankful for that.

So now it's really real!! We've seen the baby and heard the heart beat. I've got a baby on board!!! My doctor said that the miscarriage rate at this point is only about 3 % so hopefully that will not happen to this sweet baby. Please pray with us that the baby continues to develop just as it should into a healthy bundle of joy!!

My Big Fat Belly - 6 weeks

How far along: 6 weeks, 2 days

Symptoms: So far I'm still feeling great. Every now and then I'll feel a bit queasy but it passes pretty fast as long as I snack on something and drink a little water or something sweet. The girls are a little sore and if it weren't for these two things (and the fact that I never got my period) I'd have no clue I was pregnant.

Maternity Clothes: Not yet, although I am wearing my belly band with some of my jeans that are a little snug. I don't want to smush the little baby in my tummy. I have to admit that I'm looking forward to wearing my maternity clothes or at least some of it because for the most part they are way more comfortable than trying to squeeze into regular clothes and wearing a belly band.

Weight Gain: Nothing yet thankfully. I am hovering at 112 lbs for now so we'll see where it goes from here. I think I gained around 35 pound during my pregnancy with Brantley so hopefully I can stay around that number this time as well.

Baby's Size this week:

Our baby is the size of a sweet pea!

The average embryo at week 6 is about .25 inches and will double in size again next week. Wow!

Baby's Development this week:
This week's major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. (Information from BabyCenter.com)

Movement: No movement yet, the baby is way to small and barely wiggling it's paddle feet and arms. I just looked back at my Belly posts with Brantley and I wasn't really feeling her until 19 weeks. I may feel this baby sooner just because I know what it really feels like now.

What I'm Looking Forward To: Going to the beach next weekend and telling the rest of my family and my Grandmother Harris that we're expecting again. We're going down there for my cousin's wedding but I don't think she'll mind if I share my news when we get there or at least I hope she doesn't.
I'm also really looking forward to my first doctors appointment on Oct. 14th. It's 2 weeks from today! I'm so ready to hear the baby's heartbeat and to see him/her on the ultrasound screen. Those two things will make this more real since I don't really "feel" pregnant yet.

Bump pic for the week: