26 weeks and going strong!

Happy Monday everyone!!  Today we are 26 weeks along and I can hardly believe it!  Brian and I were talking last night about how we really only 3 months left of our life being just the two of us.  Considering April 13th marked our 12 year anniversary since we started dating, I think we are ready to add to our family :)  We have had plenty of time getting to know each other and sometimes I think we know each other better than we know ourselves!  We had a great Easter weekend!  The Memphis Grizzlies played their 3rd play-off game in Memphis on Saturday night and we had tickets to the game!  We have been to several Grizzly games, but this game by far had the best atmosphere!  The FedEx Forum was packed and there were only a handful of Spurs fans in the building!  Memphis hasn't been so good in the past, so a lot of times half the Forum is cheering for the opposing team.  To make the game/night even better, THEY WON!!!  We are now up 2-1 against the Spurs in this series!  Beale Street was packed prior to and following the game!  It was a great night to be out on the town in Downtown Memphis!!  They play another home game tonight - GO GRIZZ!!  He was extremely active during the basketball game - the Forum was so loud that he was constantly jumping at all the noises!  After we got home around 11:00, I didn't feel any movement again until about 9:30 the next morning which I thought was unusual.  Then I remembered he must have needed to sleep in after his late night!! 

Baby Facts for this week:
Baby Pete is an eggplant for the second week in a row.  I think the bump.com is running out of fruits to compare him to, so we have to have repeat weeks!  Average weight is around 2 pounds.  From weeks 20-28 he will double in height.  If he could stand he would be about a foot tall.  All of his 5 senses are either fully developed or almost fully developed and his eyes are even beginning to open!  All babies are born with blue eyes and it takes a couple months to change color if they are going to change.  Apparently if you flash a bright light at my belly he might react to it...we have yet to test this out!  He is soaking up my antibodies, getting his immune system ready for life outside the womb.

My next doctor appointment is this Thursday, April 28th.  I always look forward to these appointments, even though there is no ultrasound this time.  Not much else to tell you for the week!  I hope everyone has a great week and end of the month of April!  I can't believe it will be May starting next week!  Graduation is rapidly approaching...woohoo!!

Love,
Brian and Megan

25 weeks!! WooHoo!!!

We can't believe we are already 25 weeks along!  This baby will be here before we know it!  Last night we were able to actually see the baby moving around and kicking just by watching my belly while I was lying down.  Brian thought that was pretty cool!  His kicks are getting stronger every week.  He is the most active at night when I lay in bed and try to fall asleep!  I had to have a little pep talk with him last night and try to get him calmed down so I could fall asleep!

Baby Facts for the week:
Baby Pete has now changed fruits and is the size on an eggplant!!  Woohoo!!  He is currently about 1.5 lb and 9 inches long from head to rear-end.  He can be compared to a small bag of sugar.  He can now touch and hold his feet, make a fist with his hands, and distinguish right side up from upside down!  Also, his nostrils are starting to open, which have been plugged up until now, so he can start taking "practice" breaths.

We have been doing a lot of spring cleaning, trying to get the baby's room ready.  It was an office/guest bedroom, so we are gradually getting rid of things and turning it into a nursery!  Hopefully these last 15 weeks go by just as fast as they have been!!

I hope everyone has a good upcoming Easter weekend!!
Love,
Brian and Megan

24 weeks!!

Happy Monday!  So every time I post a picture, I feel like I look the exact same as the previous picture!  I honestly think I look larger in person than in the pictures.  The camera is supposed to add 10 pounds too!  Anyways...I am still feeling great and have no complaints!  This pregnancy seems to be going smoothly thus far!  Our next appointment isn't until April 28th, and that will be my first appointment without Brian!  I look forward to each and every appointment like it's my birthday or something!!!

Baby Facts for the week:
Once again the size of a Papaya!  Geez!  I am excited for the fruit to change!  Average weight is 1 lb. 1/4 oz. and length is 8 1/2 inches from head to rear end - the length of the baby is compared to a banana.  His skin is less translucent due to capillaries being formed under his skin, giving it a pinkish hue and pigment being deposited in his skin cells.  His body is fairly wrinkly due to the fact that his body is making his skin more quickly than the fat to pad underneath the skin.  Also, this is the time that the baby may start experiencing hiccups!

For those of you wondering about me and Brian's plan for next year...
I just recently received word that I was accepted into the SCO primary care residency position that I applied for.  They are fully aware that I am pregnant and due in the beginning of August.  My residency will start July 1, 2011 and go to July 31, 2012.  Brian will keep his 3rd grade teaching job at Altruria Elementary School which he really loves!  We are both very excited to know what the fall holds for us and are especially looking forward to meeting our new addition to the family!

Have a wonderful week!
Brian and Megan

23 weeks down...17 to go!

 

Hello family and friends!  I hope everyone had a good weekend!  I had my last round of Boards on Sunday morning...whew, it is finally over!  I had 4 different exams on 4 different patients and was being graded and timed by 4 different unknown examiners (none of the faculty at my school are allowed to grade due to the fact that they know all of us).  This last part of Boards was about 2 hours, so that wasn't so bad considering Part I was 16 hours and Part II was 8 hours!  I won't find out my score until the end of June, but it feels really good to be done!  Now I can solidly focus on GRADUATION in May!!!  Woohoo!

Baby Facts for the week:
He is once again the size of a Papaya!?  I'm a little disappointed...I like to see a different fruit every week, but as long as he isn't getting any smaller, I'm good!  He has been kicking a lot more lately!  My alarm went off this morning and I laid in bed for about 20 seconds before I felt the biggest kick I have felt so far (and it wasn't from Brian)...I took that as my cue that baby Pete wanted me to get up and get my day started!!

We had our 22 week appointment last Thursday and they did 2 ultrasounds.  The first time he was in a bad position for taking pictures (the nurse called him "naughty" and I thought, "oh here we go - the naughtiness has already begun!"  Lol!), so we saw the doctor and then had another ultrasound before we left - thankfully he had rolled over in the meantime!  He weighed 1 lb. and 3 oz. at that ultrasound!  According to my weekly emails, he is about 10.5 to 11.8 inches long and can be compared to a box of sugar or bag of coffee beans.  He is now growing muscles and sprouting two teeny-tiny nipples - haha!

Thanks to Brian's mom and step dad, Glori and Kenny, we have a beautiful crib on order!!  It should be here in less than 2 weeks!  Thanks for the early shower gift!!!  We are both very excited to start getting his room ready!!

That's all for this week!  I hope you all have a wonderful week!
Love,
Brian and Megan