Sorry I didn't post last week - we were off on the beautiful island of Kauai on our belated honeymoon. We were too busy dining oceanside and watching sunsets - I didn't spend much time around a computer.
Us, after hiking a nearly vertical, rocky path to overlook the beautiful Nepali coastline on Kauai. Worth every step!
Oh, you didn't come here to hear about the awesome honeymoon, did you? You want info on the progression of Baby Wilson.
All popular info points to Popeye being the size of a banana, weighing in at about 10.5 ounces. That's like 1 1/4 c. of water or a little over half of package of bacon in weight. Is it odd that I think of weights this way? Maybe not given my profession. I still think of 6", 9", 12", and 24" in the size of a sub sandwich. And, it's not because I'm craving food all of the time but because of my first job at Pizza King. In fact, it might be a good time to point out that I don't have any cravings yet but have found that I rarely feel full. I probably do eat more than before I was pregnant but sometimes I just wish I felt "full".
Back to Popeye.....
It does seem weird to me that something as heavy as a 1 1/4 cup of water can be so incredibly full of life. According to popular mommy websites "He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper".
All the websites and books say that you can feel you baby move sometime after 16 or 17 weeks and that it might be like butterflies or possibly food digesting. I think I'm so used to getting roughed up on the track that I have a really hard time noticing these minor movements. Or, maybe I have already and it's all those tummy sounds I hear on a regular basis....though I think it's really just food working it's way through the digestive track. I haven't felt this babe move yet....
While it's already week 20, we scheduled our ultrasound for the end of next week. We'll be nearly 22 weeks at that point but since I hate being away from my classroom, it's a teacher workday so I don't have to prep for a substitute! In any case, I do think when we find out the sex of Popeye, we will tell you. Just don't go crazy with those frilly outfits if it's a girl.
Other updates. This weekend I couldn't wake up later than 6 am. So while Grant slumbered, I thought I would make myself useful....so I made a couple of changing pad covers. I've been looking online for an orange cover but they are more rare or just too expensive. So, about a month or so ago I went and picked up 2 yards of fabric to make them myself. If you have even sewn a straight line on a sewing machine before, you could make these. This is how the final product turned out:
I probably said long ago that I'd post pictures of the nursery and I haven't done that. To be honest, we still need to put the crib together and once we have a quiet weekend, I'm sure we will actually do that! It's because of this girl, Maggie, that the nursery looks as cool as it does with it's striped grey walls! If you need a painter, she's your lady. But, she'll probably request the use of Sherwin Williams paint or she may decline the opportunity. Seriously.....she stayed in town to make sure the just of finished and it looks awesome!
We've already been so fortunate to have folks shower us with gifts for little Popeye. This is just a small sampling of what we've received so far. Jess gave us a set of 3 rubber duckies but those were in the living room due to a small guest wanting to play with them the other night! I've washed all of the clothes so some of them didn't make the picture because they are in the age appropriate box (thanks Nina for the 2T Puma track suit!). Some friends (The Woods, in particular) brought over a CAR LOAD of baby items the day we moved in. This includes everything from prenatal yoga DVDs, to spoons, pack-n-play, backpacks, baby bjorns, bouncers, bath tubs, books and toys. Like I said - car load and mostly being stored on the changing table shelves or in the nursery closet. We still need to install a closet in the nursery and at that time, the room won't be so chaotic. I'll definitely post more pics then......crib up and items put away.
I'm definitely showing now.....well - I think I am showing. This weekend we went to a wedding and I had bought a maternity dress at Target in preparation for another wedding in two weeks.....and it's a good thing I did - all my normal dresses fit weird so I ended up wearing this new dress to the wedding on Saturday. The great news is that there is still a lot of room for growth in this dress!
I'm too tired tonight to put on my preggers pic outfit....I'm comfortably buried in my oversized snowboarding hoodie and work out pants.
Time for an overnight nap.
Over and out!
