15 Weeks Pregnant!!

Wow... Here we are, week 16!! I'm sure you've noticed that I am never short of amazed at how far along this pregnancy is moving! And thankfully, it is kind of flying by:) That only gets a smiley face because the faster the pregnancy goes the faster my hubby comes home and thinking about that day always puts a smile on my face!!

Anywho, back to the baby! I have my 16 week appointment on Monday (15w5d) and we will be scheduling the next ultrasound then too so I will be seeing my baby soon!! That u/s is done at the hospital here on base, just the regular 2-D black and white one that will check on the baby medically and all of that important stuff!! But the u/s I am most excited about is scheduled for April 18th in wilmington, N.C.!!! It's going to be a 3-D/4-D ultrasound... meaning that we will be able to see the baby in 3 demensions and the 4th demension is time... I will get to see her moving around in real time:):) It's going to be a very special day! So far we have both sides of the family planning on being there with me (My mom, dad and two sisters and Thomas' dad, step-mom and sister... I'll be waiting to hear if his mom will be there!) and Thomas will be able to call in on the cell phone and find out the sex of the baby at the same time as all of us:):):) So definately check back in after the 18th to find out if we're having a boy or girl!!!

So far nothing has really happened to make me "feel" pregnant besides the morning sickness (which I think just made me feel sick, not pregnant! lol) so I've kind of been bummed a bit, feeling like an imposter almost!! But it's starting to turn arounf for me!!! Nothing too extraordinary has happened but the baby bump is starting to get in the way of every day life! I'm starting to have to sit differently and sleep differently, I defiantely can't bend or twist to get things like I used to. All-in-all it's just annoying at this point since I still just look like I have a beer gut haha! But I am thankful to finally have to adapt to pregnancy!

Alsooo.... I'm pretty sure I felt the baby flip over the other day:) I was laying in bed and flipped over to turn out the light and sure enough there was this little sensation that I have only ever dreamed about! And to be honest, it felt exactly how I always thought it would but like nothing I have ever felt before! I teared up for a split second and then got a little freaked out by the idea that there is, infact, some little child of mine growing inside of me!! It is a very surreal concept to actually wrap my mind around... but I think I'm getting there!!

And finally, the Fun Facts about Baby Whitten's development this coming week!!
WEEK 16
*Fat begins to form underneath skin, providing your baby with insulation for the coming months.
*Did you know that both baby and placenta are now about the same size?
*Your little one has reached 4.57 inches (11.6cm) and approximately 3.53 ounces (100gm).
*His head and neck are held straighter now.
*This is a week of "mights!" You might hear the tiny thumps of his heartbeat with an external monitor now. The genitals are developed sufficiently that an experienced sonographer might be able to determine if your baby is a boy or a girl.
*Her heart is pumping as much as 6 gallons of blood a day and beats at a rate about double your heartrate.
*If you could take a peek inside, you would witness your child's reflexes in action! (Sucking, swallowing and blinking are now evident.) She is probably even hiccuping even though you don't feel it yet!
*Your baby has learned to breathe! This is apparent from the regular movements of his chest. Isn't it amazing that he is able to breathe "underwater," inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid? These actions help the lungs to develop and grow.