Halfway Started

Hello again, blog world!  I know my blogs are few and far between, so here's an update on our little peanut.  Well, he's moved up from foods to sports equipment...this week he's softball-sized.

I went to the doctor last Wednesday for my 19 week check-up and sonogram.  It was a long day, as Jeremiah wouldn't quite cooperate with the sonographer and let her get every picture she wanted.  I rolled around on that table trying to get him to move but he was just chilling on his belly.  Then right after my sonogram, my doctor had to leave to go deliver a baby so I got to wait in a small waiting room with a lady and her 6 year old daughter who obviously didn't know how to sit still.  The entire time the mom was playing on her phone and completely ignoring her daughter, who was spilling change all over the floor, banging her bracelet on the table, flying one of her toys around the room and off every chair (not skipping my chair...she bounced it off my knee).  Since we found out we were pregnant, I have been extra careful not to say "my child is NOT gonna ____" or "if my child does _____, he/she is gonna get spanked right then and there" but GEEZ if any of my children EVER acted like that...well let's just hope he listens to his Mommy and Daddy and abides by his training.  I seriously considered asking the woman to please tame her child but I figured if she didn't care about what her daughter was doing, she probably didn't care how I felt about it.  Great experience to have while waiting an hour and a half...

...anywho, my doctor said Jeremiah is growing quite nicely and everything looks perfect.  She answered a few of my questions and I was out of there in 10 minutes.  I go back in 4 weeks (on Valentine's Day, actually) and 4 weeks after that I take my glucose test.  I hate the thought of it but the good thing is after that, we're nearing the end.  I start having visits every 2 weeks instead of 4!  Yay!

This sonogram was special in that I got to keep a dvd of it, along with 6 pictures.  I love to sit and watch him moving around in there.  A few times while she was trying to get him to roll over, he would turn and face us and I would see his little alien face.  It is eerie as you can see....I hope you can tell his face is on the left.  There are two eyes (the black spots) and you can see his mouth with his little teeth (under his gums) and jaws already formed. 

I think he's cute, alien-faced or not :)

Here is his profile.  He is facing up and has his hand up to his mouth.

I also love his little frog legs.  He is kicking like crazy now and I just felt him kick my hand for the first time tonight.  I wish so bad that Bradley could feel him kick but he's at work and I know he will have plenty of chances along the way.  Jeremiah gets very active around 8:30-9ish at night (when I'm ready for bed) and right after lunch.  I guess he hears my body digesting my food and is rockin' out or something...

On another note, my belly is officially "out there" now and Bradley has graciously helped me shop for clothes that fit.  Maternity clothes, I am told, are much cuter these days than the tent dresses women used to wear back in the day.  I agree...the ones I've gotten are very flattering and are made to show off your bump and nothing more, which is a major plus.  It's so weird waking up in the morning, forgetting for a second that I'm pregnant and then realizing all over again that I am.  Every now and then when I look in the mirror at my face and then look down and see my belly poking out I can't help but giggle...it almost looks silly.  Maybe that's just pregnancy-hormone-induced-giddiness.  I know I'll get used to it over time and my doctor told me that once it's gone, I will miss it (we'll see how that goes...).  Although, I am sure that when Jeremiah is running around and I just want him to sit down I'll miss having a belly to put him in  :-)

I just want to take this moment to track my growth and see how far I've come now that I'm halfway started:

4 weeks (literally, the day after we found out)

9 weeks

13 weeks

17 weeks

20 weeks

In comparison, here is Jeremiah's growth so far:

8 weeks

12 weeks

 

19 weeks

 

 

 

 I love him so much.  My heart melts just thinking of the day that I actually get to meet him face-to-face and hold him and kiss him and rock him to sleep.  He already has my heart without speaking his first word or taking his first breath.  We all can't wait for your arrival, Jeremiah Cobb Temple!  

 

 

I hope you enjoyed all the babyness.  Until next time....

 

 

Love,

 

 

Hannah Elise