We are 45.0% of the way there!Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and it weighs almost 7 ounces. He's/she's busy flexing their arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. The baby's blood vessels are visible through its thin skin, and its ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from its head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around its nerves, a process that will continue for a year after it's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.
Well I believe we have made or decision...Shane and I BOTH have decided to find out what the sex of this baby is! (just fyi...I believe this is a BOY!)We figured that we could honestly tell people which way is the funnest without being one-sided. And we are also coming into this from Madelyn's perspective, I think she might be able to get ready for baby if it has a name. Her life as she knows it is about to totally change, so we're hoping that this might help her out a little. If she were a little older I don't think that we would be finding out. We are however having a little fun with finding out. When we go to the sonogram we are going to get the sonographer to write down the baby's sex on a card and seal it in an envelope without Shane and I knowing/ seeing the baby's bottom. Right after we leave I am going too take the envelope to my dear friend,
Brooke O'Dell's (master chef by night, super mom/woman by day!) for her to look at the envelope and make a cake according to the babys gender. You will not be able to tell by the outside but once we cut into the cake it will be pink or blue tinted! We thought this would be fun for the entire family to see all at once! We will cut the cake with Shane's family that night and ALL family members are going to wear a color shirt according to what they think the baby's gender is!
Sounds like fun right?!?!Totally not my idea, stole it from a friend of Jenny's! But O-well..."Thank you Jenny's friend!"
I am hoping to get a video of us cutting into the cake to post on here for our Family in MS, Otherwise I would have Two
VERY angry sisters! HA!
In a way I am really scared to go to this appointment. I'm not so naive to think that every baby is completely healthy. I know that this appointment is when many moms and dads find out that their baby is sick. God has blessed Shane and me with one healthy child and I know he would not give us anything we can't face together and with friends and family. Sorry to be a "Debbie Downer" but I'm more so asking for your prayers as we go take a peek at this VERY active youngin!
If you've not voted yet on our poll than go do so before Monday! Looks like boy is winning.
The title is just for you AllieCat!Go click on Brooke's name to see her work!
This is what I've been up to while Maddie and I had a cold. I've been wanting to give this a try for a while. I found out that it was REALLY easy but a little time consuming. This shirt took 5 1/5 hrs!
I gave Madelyn a haircut this morning....like it?
It's a little short but it's grow out soon...
We are 45.0% of the way there!
Well I believe we have made or decision...Shane and I BOTH have decided to find out what the sex of this baby is! (just fyi...I believe this is a BOY!)We figured that we could honestly tell people which way is the funnest without being one-sided. And we are also coming into this from Madelyn's perspective, I think she might be able to get ready for baby if it has a name. Her life as she knows it is about to totally change, so we're hoping that this might help her out a little. If she were a little older I don't think that we would be finding out. We are however having a little fun with finding out. When we go to the sonogram we are going to get the sonographer to write down the baby's sex on a card and seal it in an envelope without Shane and I knowing/ seeing the baby's bottom. Right after we leave I am going too take the envelope to my dear friend, Brooke O'Dell's (master chef by night, super mom/woman by day!) for her to look at the envelope and make a cake according to the babys gender. You will not be able to tell by the outside but once we cut into the cake it will be pink or blue tinted! We thought this would be fun for the entire family to see all at once! We will cut the cake with Shane's family that night and ALL family members are going to wear a color shirt according to what they think the baby's gender is!
Not a maternity dress but it works!
Enjoying all of her goodies! Thank You Nana & Pops, Joe Joe & Nino, Addy Grace, and Sophie!
We are 40.7% of the way there!
For Valentines I thought I would wear red!
"There's a baby in mommy's tummy!"~Madelyn
Last night it started snowing so we took Maddie outside to take a very quick picture for Valentines! She was not too happy with us at first but decided that Mommy's silly face was pretty funny!
The little sign she is holding is one I made for her on her first Valentines. If you'll notice my tiny teething baby chewed close to the heart. She was 8 months old;) Yes..I'm one of those moms, I keep everything! I can't help it!!!
Valentines 2009
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Valentine's 2008
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Mommy: "Madelyn, please stop opening and closing the refrigerator doors."
We've been putting her in time-out lately for the talking back. She's just not really too fazed by it! To be honest, Shane and I are a little surprised that she can use these phrases correctly. A couple of weeks ago we signed Madelyn up for school for the fall. She'll be going 3 days a week. I hope by then we can get some of this sassy behavior out of her or else we might be getting some notes sent home!
We're 38.2% of the way there!
(15wk pic)
