Annick Genevieve

3 months, 1 week, 1 day

Weeks 33-36 (Month 8): Honeydew

Weekly Update

How am I feeling? Uncomfortable!

Milestones: I am well into my 3rd trimester and time is flying by! She weighs around 4 lbs... yet feels bigger to me lol! It doesn't feel like she has any more room inside of me and I can't imagine her doubling in size before she is born!

What is the little bambino up to? Baby’s senses are continuing to improve -- when light peeks in through your (extremely) stretched belly, those tiny eyelids and irises blink and dilate. And, baby can now recognize and react to simple songs… time to start practicing your lullabies! Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month.

What am I craving? Sweets and Chocolate Milk!

What do I miss? Being able to sleep through the night without having to get up and go to the bathroom... but after she is born, it will be replaced with having to get up and feed her... so I guess my full nights of sleep are over for a long while lol!

What am I looking forward to? Our last 2 baby showers with my work and with the hockey booster club! The first 2 (at home in La and church) were a blast!

Weeks 29-32 (Month 7): Squash

Weeks 25-28

Weeks 21-24

Nanner St.Vincent

Weekly Update

How am I feeling? Great! Still a bit tired, but I am getting used to it lol!

Milestones: Feeling baby move this past week! Guy and I were sitting down last Thursday night watching Vampire Diaries and I felt 2 little kicks right by my belly button. It has gotten more frequent every day since then and today I don't think baby has slept at all today lol! Baby has been very active!

How do I look? Pregnant... round belly and big boobs lol! I feel really good in my own skin though! I love my little belly :) And the hubby loves the boobs haha!

What is the little bambino up to? Baby's now the size of a banana! Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for hydration and nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies are most interested in tastes they've already experienced through amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you want your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.

What am I craving? I continue to crave salty foods! Party pizzas and Mac&Chz!!

Aversions? Peanut Butter

What do I miss? Nothing at all!

What am I looking forward to? Baby showers!!

I haven't stopped smiling in days.
Feeling so very blessed and lucky...

Cantaloupe St.Vincent

Baby's digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, speaking of the diaper situation... baby's genitals are now fully formed!

Mango St. Vincent

Sweet Potato St. Vincent

Weekly Update

How am I feeling? Great! I continue to have menstrual like cramps and I still think it is between the baby moving and my uterus growing.

Milestones: We had our BIG ultrasound Friday, the 16th, (which actually was week 17, but oh well lol)! It lasted for about any hour since the u/s tech has to measure and get pictures of all different things... the femur bone, the heart, the stomach, the bladder, the kidneys, the brain, etc. I am happy to announce that the baby is 100% healthy! But, I am glad it lasted long lol... We had a full hour of just watching baby! The first thing we found out was the sex though! And, wow, I can't even begin to tell you how excited Guy and I are!! We will be announcing the sex to everyone at Christmas time so be on the look out for your Christmas card in December! It will be the best present for our families!

How do I look? Pregnant... round belly and big boobs lol!

What is the little bambino up to? Baby's now the size of a sweet potato! Your fetus has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. And, baby's finally big enough that you'll be able to feel those movements soon.

What am I craving? I continue to crave salty foods!

Aversions? Peanut Butter

What am I looking forward to? Feeling flutters of movement for the first time... Registering... Going home for my baby shower in January...

And for your viewing pleasure... a belly pic 17w6d

Onion St. Vincent

Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.