Mommy is here writing this blog! I am giving Baby H a break on his or her updates and gracing you all with my presence!
16 weeks today! Time is seriously flying. I can't believe we will be at the halfway point in a month. That is CRAZY to me! Here are some facts about where Baby H is at with growing!
-Baby H is about 4.5 inches long right now(Head to Rump). Give or take the size of an Avocado! Yummy, I love Guacamole!
-Baby H weighs somewhere between 3 and 4 ounces! So teeny!
-Baby H is starting to gather a scalp pattern for hair to start growing! Naturally, I am really excited about that because I can't wait to be able to give that first haircut!! Though, I was bald for a good amount of time when I was a baby and I am told Evan was too...Uh Oh! I am predicting a very very very blond little Baby though. Evan and I both were extremely "toe head" and I am one of the last ones still standing! Natural blond right here!
-Baby H is growing toenails and fingernails! Papa Tim always told me stories about how he remembered my little pinkie nail when I was born :)
-Baby H is pumping a massive 25 quarts of blood through that powerful little heart of his/hers. That is SO amazing to me!
We had our 15 week appt. last week and it went very well. Got to hear Baby H's heartbeat again and we are going VERY strong at 146 bpm! That is exactly where we need to be! According to old wives's tales...they say that anything under 140 is a boy, over 140 is a girl!? Who knows! I have A LOT of people telling me they think we are having a little girl. As well as the Chinese Gender chart, pencil test...a whole smorgasbord of random things! Though I keep having dreams we are having a little boy. I honestly can't say I want, other than I just want a healthy child of my own!
At our doctor's appointment, our doctor gave us a lot of information concerning a blood test that will test for things such as spina bifida, down syndrome and some other potential things that can prevent a pregnancy and child from being "normal". Evan and I had luckily discussed this in the past thanks to some of my readings in my books and we decided against doing the test. As much of a planner as I am, we are turning and relying on God to give us a child we were meant to raise. If our child has "challenges" or things that may make him/her "abnormal" then so be it. We were chosen for a reason and will be blessed with a child of our own!
Speaking of how much of a planner I am, we will be finding out what our little Baby Horton is on May 25!!! We CANNOT wait! We are so excited. Everything timed out just perfectly in order for us to find out before we go home! As tough as it may be for all of you to wait, the surprise will be great! I have a great, and yummy idea for how we will tell everyone so get excited people! Memorial weekend! Keep your calendars open!
I am feeling pretty good lately. I STILL am extremely fatigued, and waiting for that to be done...I get dizzy still really easily and have recently had a little thing with my heart and breathing that I am going to get checked out. My doctor didn't seem to worried, but he wants it to get checked out so that is Thursday. I officially have no pants that fit me anymore, and that is REALLY hard to deal with. I am both excited because I am starting to look pregnant, but going through a weight loss surgery makes you look at yourself a lot differently. I am getting through it and Evan's been amazing too! He's so awesome!
Evan is back at school again after a short break and hitting it hard. Work has been going good for him too. Some big changes might be around the corner with him and his coworkers but there isn't movement yet, so we are anticipating something happening. He got our trim pieces ordered and will be working on finishing our trim soon and he has planned out our landscaping that we will tackle once the SNOW we just got on May 1st, melts!
Until next week...
Love,
Rachel and Baby H!
16 week Belly
Jack and Mommy
Bare Belly! Baby is getting bigger!
Too cute!
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