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| 15 weeks |
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| 16 weeks |
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| 18 weeks |
Baby had hiccups for the first time during week 17.
During week 18, Jon felt baby kick!
Tomorrow ends week 19 and begins week 20, and we have another baby check up. We'll schedule our next ultrasound, too!
Any guesses on the gender??
According to the ring test (google it) it's a girl....and Jon is fairly convinced it's a girl. Both kids say it's a girl, too...but they might have had a little coaching from dad. ; )
This pregnancy is producing it's more than fair share of Braxton Hicks contractions. I keep telling myself it means my labor and delivery will be nice and short. We shall see.
My belly button is doing this weird popping out thing...but I can pop it back in. Gross, right? I'm pretty sure it's a little hernia, but from everything I've read, it will most likely go away after baby is born. Again, we shall see. It's rather painful, but there isn't much we can do about it right now.
If you are a man...or if you are in any way easily grossed out, you might not want to read this next part.
So...6 weeks of postpartum bleeding and miserableness, plus possible depression, and the unavoidable baby blues seems a bit extreme to me. What if there was a way to lessen all that...if not avoid some of it completely?
Ah, but there is. And it's not a new discovery. Just one that hasn't been exactly...um...accepted by American people.
Placenta consumption.
Believe me...I was as freaked out as I know you are right now, when I first heard about it. Nasty! Bloody, disgusting grossness! But wait until you read this article. The benefits more than outweigh any disgusting-ness. If you haven't had a baby yet, you might not think so. But for all you veteran moms out there...this seems like an obvious fix to me.
The Benefits of Placenta Encapsulation for Postpartum Healing
After doing a bunch of research, I've decided to pay a handsome fee to have my placenta encapsulated with herbs, by a professional. God knows I won't want to touch it...ever. Neither will I have the energy to do so after pushing a human out my lady bits.
Back to the happy, fun stuff.
In other news; we enjoyed a fabulous trip to San Diego this past week. Jon's brother, Joshua, graduated from Marine Boot Camp. The whole family drove out for his graduation, and other fun stuff, as well. Thanksgiving on the beach was pretty fabulous!!
Well, that's all for now.
I hope I didn't gross you out, too much. ; )
According to the ring test (google it) it's a girl....and Jon is fairly convinced it's a girl. Both kids say it's a girl, too...but they might have had a little coaching from dad. ; )
This pregnancy is producing it's more than fair share of Braxton Hicks contractions. I keep telling myself it means my labor and delivery will be nice and short. We shall see.
My belly button is doing this weird popping out thing...but I can pop it back in. Gross, right? I'm pretty sure it's a little hernia, but from everything I've read, it will most likely go away after baby is born. Again, we shall see. It's rather painful, but there isn't much we can do about it right now.
If you are a man...or if you are in any way easily grossed out, you might not want to read this next part.
So...6 weeks of postpartum bleeding and miserableness, plus possible depression, and the unavoidable baby blues seems a bit extreme to me. What if there was a way to lessen all that...if not avoid some of it completely?
Ah, but there is. And it's not a new discovery. Just one that hasn't been exactly...um...accepted by American people.
Placenta consumption.
Believe me...I was as freaked out as I know you are right now, when I first heard about it. Nasty! Bloody, disgusting grossness! But wait until you read this article. The benefits more than outweigh any disgusting-ness. If you haven't had a baby yet, you might not think so. But for all you veteran moms out there...this seems like an obvious fix to me.
The Benefits of Placenta Encapsulation for Postpartum Healing
After doing a bunch of research, I've decided to pay a handsome fee to have my placenta encapsulated with herbs, by a professional. God knows I won't want to touch it...ever. Neither will I have the energy to do so after pushing a human out my lady bits.
Back to the happy, fun stuff.
In other news; we enjoyed a fabulous trip to San Diego this past week. Jon's brother, Joshua, graduated from Marine Boot Camp. The whole family drove out for his graduation, and other fun stuff, as well. Thanksgiving on the beach was pretty fabulous!!
Well, that's all for now.
I hope I didn't gross you out, too much. ; )
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