6 Months Pregnant!!!

I can’t believe I only have three more weeks until my 3rd trimester! On Monday we have our next prenatal checkup so we’ll get to hear Caylee’s little heartbeat again. She has been kicking more and more! If I lift up my shirt Cooper and I can see her kicking from the outside of my belly! It’s so amazing and fun to watch!! For the past week we’ve layed in bed and just watched her kick for about 30 minutes before we fall to sleep. It’s so neat!! I’m still feeling great. Shaving my legs is still easy, but last night I had a difficult time painting my toe nails! I can probably paint them for another week or two, but Cooper will have to start painting them soon! LOL
Fetal development in pregnancy week 24: Your baby continues to grow and develop inside of you. She is now measuring 12 inches long and weighing about 1 pound, 3 ounces. In the coming weeks, your baby will continue to grow and mature at a fast rate, gaining about 6 ounces of weight a week.Her brain is growing rapidly and her taste buds are developing. She is pretty lean at 24 weeks, but she'll soon be putting on some "baby fat" to fill out her frame and her wrinkled skin. She has begun to develop white blood cells. These cells are responsible for fighting off disease and infection. Her lungs develop branches this week and her inner ear is completely developed. In fact, she has basic control over all of her senses: hearing, touch, taste, smell, and vision! Over the next seven days the sweat glands will be forming in the skin.

Oklahoma Ice Storm

We're getting a little ice in Oklahoma right now. This normally happens about once every season. This one was just some freezing drizzle so it hasn't been a big deal.

20 Week Ultrasound Video

Sorry I'm a little late getting this on here. Life has been busy lately. This is some video we took at our 20 week ultrasound.

20 Week Ultra Sound

23 Week Belly Pics

We snapped a few shots in the back yard over the weekend. We sure like our new Nikon!You can get a super sized image by clicking on each picture.

23 Weeks Pregnant!!

We’re 23 weeks pregnant and doing great! Caylee has been kicking a lot and I still get super excited every time I feel her kick! It’s the best feeling ever!! I’ve had a few Braxton Hicks contractions this week, so my body is preparing itself for labor. This weekend I hope to pick out the fabric for Caylee’s bedding. It’s really a tough decision. If you have any ideas or suggestions I’d love to hear them!
Fetal development in pregnancy week 23: By week 23, the blood vessels in her lungs, important for breathing outside the womb, are developing. Her lips are becoming more distinct, and her eyes continue to develop, though they still lack color. Also, by this week, the bones in her middle ear start to harden. If born now, your baby has a 15% chance of survival, her odds going up with each passing day. In the coming weeks your baby will continue to grow and mature at a fast rate, gaining about 6 ounces of weight a week. Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. The average baby at this stage weighs 1.1 pound and is 11.38 inches long.

22 Weeks Pregnant!!

We’re 22 weeks pregnant and we’ve decided on a name for little Coopela. Her name will be Caylee June Ross. (June is my grandma's middle name) Caylee has been moving and kicking more and more. Cooper was finally able to feel her little kicks on Monday Jan. 12th! I was so excited that he was able to feel what I’ve been feeling for weeks now. My best friend Kara is pregnant!! She is due in July and my sister-in law, Stevee is also pregnant due is August! It is going to be a lot of fun to have girls to talk to about pregnancy and babies that can play together!
Fetal development in pregnancy week 22: At 11 inches and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. Her lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and she's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath her gums. Your baby can now hear your conversations more clearly than before! When you talk, read, or sing, expect her to hear you. Studies have found that newborns will suck more vigorously when read to from a book they heard frequently in utero. With some help from mom, baby's liver is starting to break down bilirubin, a substance produced by red blood cells. By week 22, her pancreas, a key player in hormone production, is developing steadily. Her skin may appear wrinkled at this point, but in the coming weeks, she will be gaining enough weight to fill it out. Her eyes have developed, but her irises still lack color. Even though her irises will have color by the time she is born (usually blue), you won't know her permanent eye color until she is at least 9 months old.

Newest member of the Baby of the Month Club!

Congrats to our good friends Lance and Kathy Morton. Mason Alexander Morton was born 1/7/09 at 9:19am. Angela and I are next in line!

21 Weeks Pregnant!!

We're 21 weeks pregnant!! It's so exciting to be half way there! As you probably know we're having a precious baby GIRL! I can't wait to start sewing her bedding and decorating her nursery! Cooper and I are so happy that we're going to be parents, it's the best feeling in the world! Everytime we see her on the ultrasound screen we get more and more excited. The day we get to hold her in our arms for the first time will be the best day of our lives!! I've felt her kick a few times now and it's so awesome! I can't wait until she starts kicking more so Cooper can feel her too! Our friends Lance and Kathy had a baby boy (Mason) this morning. I can't wait to get off work so we can go and see him! Lance texted me at 2:30 am to tell me Kathy's water broke and it was hard for me to sleep because I was soooo excited! All I could think about was how cute their baby boy is going to be. I layed there for a couple hours thinking about holding him and thinking about how great it will feel to hold my own baby!! It's just such a miracle...sorry for going on and on...lol

Fetal development in pregnancy week 21: White blood cells are under production. Leukocytes (or white blood cells) form our body's defense system. They help fight infections and diseases. Your little one's skin has changed from translucent to become more opaque. Your infant's tongue is fully formed. If you were able to peek you might catch your son or daughter practicing giving you a raspberry! If your baby is a girl, her womb and vagina are formed. At this point your daughter will have 6 million eggs. This amount decreases to approximately one million by birth. Baby swallows more this week. After your baby takes in amniotic fluid, her body absorbs the water in the liquid and moves the rest into the large bowel. This is good practice for her digestive system! Wake and sleep periods become more consistent. Some research suggests that baby sets her internal clock to match the outside world's even before birth! Your eating and sleeping habits as well levels of light and noise serve as her signals. Length is now measured crown to heel. Baby measures about 10.51 inches and weighs nearly 12.7 ounces.

20 Week Ultrasound pics

The 20 week ultrasound went great. The measurements are all normal. They are 99.9% positive it's a girl. Here's some pics they gave us. I took some video too and I'll try to include that in a future post.