28 Weeks

I can't believe it but today I am 28 weeks! I have officially entered the 3rd trimester. Which means I'm on the home stretch. It is really starting to feel real now. I only have 12 weeks left and I'm 70% of the way there.

The baby is now 2.5 pounds and is about 16 inches long from head to toe! She can now open and close her eyes and can actually see light through the womb. How weird it must look! I am still feeling her kick quite often throughout the day. It's definitely my favorite part of being pregnant.

Because I've entered into the 3rd trimester, I now start going to the doctor every two weeks. So I'll have lots of doctor updates. Our last appointment was last Friday. Everything went well. My weight gain report was much better! :-) But I do have a little bit of high blood pressure. So he's going to keep a close watch on that. We go back in tomorrow morning (Thursday), so we're praying that it will be back down to normal.

This is our doctor!! Dr. Clark! He's really great. I wanted to get a few pictures of him in action and introduce you all to the man that will be bringing our child into this world. :-) In the first picture we are listening to the heart beat. And in the second one he is measuring my belly to make sure it's the size it should be.


So baby is doing well and we are doing well. I don't have any weird symptoms happening yet. Things are starting to get a little uncomfortable and it is starting to get harder and harder to get up from a sitting position or even tie my shoes! :-) But if that's all I have to complain about, I'll take it. It's actually pretty funny to watch, at least Heath thinks so.

I hope to update again soon and not take so long. Especially since there are only a few more weeks and my belly will probably start growing a lot more now!

Love you guys!!
Merry Christmas!!!
Heath and Janelle

25 Weeks

Hello!
We hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful!!!
Things are going really really well still! I'm feeling great. The baby is kicking away. I only have 102 days to go or 15 weeks left, and I'm 62.5% of the way there. It is definitely starting to go by quicker.

Nothing so far seems much different than the last time I wrote. I can tell my belly is getting larger almost everyday it seems like. But that could be due to Thanksgivng turkey and pies and casseroles!

Baby girl weighs 1.5 pounds and is about 8.9 inches long from crown to rump. Her space is definitely getting tighter which is probably why I can feel her kicking more. Everything about her will grow stronger in the next couple of weeks. Her bones are now becoming hard. The heart beat will now become stronger and easier to hear even through a stethoscope. Her hearing is still developing to the point now where a loud, sudden noise could actually startle her and make her jump. And I might soon be able to tell what part of her body is where in my belly...is that a foot? her bottom? her head?!!
We are narrowing down on her name...so we'll be very excited to announce that when we are finally ready to commit.
Other than that, not much change as far as my body, lots with her though!

We hope to see you guys soon!!

Love,
Heath and Janelle

23 Weeks

Well, I am now 23 weeks pregnant if you can believe it. I have 17 weeks left and am 57.5% of the way there! :-)

Here's an update on what is going on with the growing baby.
She weighs almost a pound now and is about 10.9 inches long. Her eyelids and eyebrows are now in place and her teeth are appearing as buds. She can actually open and close her eyes. And she is beginning to feel my movement, so it's time to get my grove on! Just Kidding!!

With me everything feels about the same from the last update. I do have exciting news. Last Saturday, Oct. 29th I was in Kansas for my cousin Jerry's wedding and I felt her move for the first time! And she hasn't stoppted since. She was kicking so strong at one point Heath was even able to feel her! So this week has been very exciting. Other than that, I guess my stomach is a little bigger. Our last Doctor's appt. was Friday, the 11th. Everything sounded good. He let Heath be the one this time to find the heartbeat! He enjoyed that!

Here is her sonagram pictures from our appointment on Oct. 14. We like to think she is waiving at us in the one picture. The other one is a profile shot of her and she is facing down.

Hope all of you are doing well!!

Love,
Heath and Janelle