17 weeks

Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a onion), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

Can't forget the belly shot. It's pretty much unanamous at this point that I'm showing.

day 731

Our second anniversary
We started the morning off enjoying homemade crepes, of course Dominic would make my favorite. I made mine 3 ways and was only able to eat half of each one :( I wanted to eat more but baby G just doesn't allow that these days.

After lounging around the house catching up on fantasy football, the blog book and google reader we headed out to the corn maze and pumpkin patch. My hubby is quite directionally challenged, sorry babe. The first year we went (we weren't married) I did the navigating. Last year, on our first anniversary, we shared the duties. This year he lead all by himself and we didn't get lost once. I'm SO PROUD. We picked up a few pumpkins, gourds, and indian corn. that little pumpkin is baby G's and we chose it together :)

After some more lounging Dominic announced that he needed to run an errand. At this point I was nervous because we had decided that our trip later this week was our gift, what was he running out for? These lovely flowers. He knows how much I like having fresh flowers around the house and I've been on fall decor overdrive. these just made my day.



A quick clean up and we headed out to Concetta's. A great little tapas and wine bar downtown. We have been here once or twice before, but never just the two of us. The food is delish and the service is great but NOT fast. Exactly what we wanted. Just sitting and reminicing about the last year and all the changes this next year will bring was the ultimate ending to a wonderful anniversary. I think we both agree, we love each other more today then we ever have before and can't wait for the next 50 years.

A quick anniversary bump shot and the obligatory 'married hands'

baby G is officially invading our 1050sq ft

The crib has arrived, thanks grandma and grandpa! We decided on and purchased the Kendall crib from Pottery Barn, mainly because it has a simple design and because it's darn sturdy. It was waiting on the doorstep when I got home from work and Dominic agreed we could put it together tonight. Is he beginning to understand my excitement? Probably not, just the other day I asked him if he felt like we still had plenty of time before the baby comes to get stuff together and he looked at me, shocked, and replied "of course!" This thing was a breeze to put together (honestly folks, less than an hour) and it's not going to be too difficult to change the height of the mattress either. Thank goodness for that last aspect because the siderail doesn't move, that makes it sturdier. Here's the assembly shots:

16 weeks

How your baby's growing: Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length. Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his scalp has begun, though his locks aren't recognizable yet. He's even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop.

We've got a busy week ahead so look out for more posts shortly, in the mean time here are some belly shots:

My name is Shawna and I'm addicted

to decorating for fall!!!! I have this problem every year and it begins around halloween and doesn't end until Valentine's Day. I stocked up on a ton of decorations at Marshall's today but cannot possibly keep it all. Help me, let me know which ones are your favorites.

SF Giants with the Heinrich's

Since we've been in California I have yet to step foot into a stadium, the same is certainly NOT true for Dominic. Plus, I owe D tickets from back at our 1yr anniversary and I felt it was high time I paid up. (I think we may actually be caught up with all his late presents since I've also come through with the PS3 in the last month, that was his Christmas present from last year) As fun as it would be to go alone, it's always more fun to go with friends. I've been talking about this great couple I met at work for so long I figured, why not combine the two! We set it up for a Friday game and the meeting with the Heinrich's was on. The game was great, although not a win for the Giants, we did get to see Randy Johnson pitch at that brings back fond memories of the Mariners. Here are a few pictures from the game.

The stadium is just gorgeous, it's perched right along the water and for us ladies that can mean less game watching a more scenery watching, we managed to keep focused most of the time. To sum it up: the night was great, the weather was quite warm and the friends were just delightful.

15 weeks

We are officially, no matter which way you look at it, through the first trimester and we have our Washington apple to show for it! Why now you ask? Well many places will tell you the end of the first trimester is 13 weeks, but does that mean 13 completed weeks or the beginning of the 13th week? Either way we're through and baby G is chugging away steady as can be right now.

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! Fortunately we aren't interested in finding out so I won't be hitting up the sono tech every day at work :)

What's been going on this week?

First let me say that baby up there is really starting to get big, FAST! There is no denying it now because I can actual feel my uterus above my pelvic bone and when I push on it, don't worry G doesn't mind, I can actually feel it in my back. There are no signs of a bump yet...unless I drink a ton and really need to pee. The consensus at work, I figure they've got to be the experts right, is that I'm not going to be showing for a while and that baby G is a boy. Of course this is purely speculation and I'm keeping it that way by opting to do our 20 week sonogram at a different radiology office. I figure, this way nobody can be swayed by the staff to divulge details and it's driving everyone CRAZY!!!

I think we've made a few more decisions about the nursery. After looking at a ton of crib options and shaking the bejesus out of many of them we're going with the Pottery Barn Kendall in white.

I've found a nifty way to make the skirt so that the height can be varied as the mattress is raised or lowered and it always skims the ground, this covering up a handy storage space. We're still undecided on the bumper situation. I like the added color of a traditional one, but the safety aspect of a breathable is tough to pass up. So many decisions and such an uninterested hubby. Don't get me wrong, he cares. He keeps saying he's sure I'll make the right decision...but I don't want to have to research all the decisions...at the same time I really don't have to consult on much this way. If only the naming situation was so easy.

Bump shots: