Week 24

Each week is passing so fast. We had a dr's appt yesterday and another ultrasound today. It looked so different from the last ultrasound. The baby grew so much! He filled in a little more than when we saw him 4 weeks ago. He gained a lb since the last ultrasound. He's 1 lb 10 ounces now. He looked so cramped in there, I felt so sorry for him! His little hands were right up to his face, his feet were so adorable! When the ultrasound technician was trying to get a better view of his feet and was pushing the transducer a littler harder at the area where his feet was, he gave 2 strong kicks. It was so funny to see his little feet kicking on the screen. Now I know how it looks whenever he kicks me. This time she didn't capture as good a picture of him than the last technician. There was a part when she managed to capture his face for a brief moment and what i saw, it's so hard to describe. It only hit me at that moment that we're having a baby! The last ultrasound he hid his face and he was more skeletal looking, so it was hard to get a good look at his face. But in that moment when i saw his face on the screen, my heart just jumped. It's real!! We're having a baby!! LOL!

Apparently, from now til birth, he's gonna gain about 6 ounces a week! My back's already feeling the extra weight, and I can feel i'm walking different to compensate for the extra weight in the front.

He's kicking so much now. I can feel him wiggling around quite often and sometimes feel his knee or elbow pressing into my side as he moves by which kinda hurt for a brief moment.

We're so excited that it's coming closer and closer. It seems like this year went by in a flash!

Week 20

Nothing much happening this week. Still feeling really excited over the ultrasound where we got to see the baby. The next ultrasound is scheduled in a month's time. Can't wait to see the little guy again! Dr said the baby's doing really well. He sure have a really strong heartbeat like his mom! Originally the baby was due on 11/13, but based on the growth of the baby, it seems like he may arrive couple days earlier, on the 11/11. That'll be pretty neat. It'll be the same birthday as my dad's.

I'm feeling the baby move a whole lot more. Especially when I'm about to go to sleep. He's a little kicker. I love it though. Feeling him move is assuring to me as i know he's ok.

My tummy's poking out more and more each week. It just amazes me how much your stomach can grow. When I look at the pictures i've taken at 8, 12, 16 weeks, it's just amazing. Sometimes when I look in the mirror, i feel so fat. But I just have to tell myself that i'm pregnant, i'm not fat. It sure don't help when people tell you, "Wow, your tummy's so big! or your stomach's bigger than mine now!" Like duhh..there's a baby in there for goodness sake!
But Jonathan and my dear friends have been such a big encouragement to me. Thank you guys!! Everytime I feel so lousy, they're always there lifting me up and encouraging me.

Well, I'm halfway there. 20 more weeks to go and we'll see him. I finally got my baby registry done. There's so much stuff out there its mind boggling what to get and what you really need. Even picking a stroller is a pain. There's so many different kinds,different designs, different functions. But God is good and I believe he'll supply our needs.