22 wks: Meet Crazy Nikki

• Not sure why, but I am anxious about running out of milk. We have almost 3 gallons, partly because I keep forgetting that I already bought some and also because I am just a big bitch when I go to get cereal and there's only 1/2 a cup of milk left.
• Apparently I am a psycho driver (when I do get a chance to drive). Andrew likes that side of me...until it threatens his life, that's where I cross the line. I have "no time" for slow pokes and dummies that don't follow my road rules. So move over or else you will hear my horn and see Andrew's lewd gestures.
• Can't remember a damn thing. My poor coworkers are handling well so far. I have little notes everywhere but I forget to look at them. It's such a cluster fuck up there [in my head] right now I can't even describe.

So those are my crazy things, other than that I have been feeling pretty good. And Monday night I finally felt her! She knows how to do jumping jacks and kart wheel, pretty impressive for 22 weeks :)At least that's what it feels like shes doing. Andrew is mad because he can't feel anything yet (mostly because you would have to have patience and not fall asleep to be able to feel a baby), but that's just my opinion. It definitely is all starting to hit me, with feeling her, feeling HUGE and people actually noticing I am pregnant.

Baby Center Weekly Update:
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. Her lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and she's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath her gums. Her eyes have formed, but her irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment.

If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers her body and the deep wrinkles on her skin, which she'll sport until she adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside her belly, her pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

21 weeks and lots of pictures!

21 weeks and scrubs are TIGHT!

So the house projects are in full force and phase 1 is complete! And finally I have pictures to prove it. Andrew and I learned alot about painting (thanks mom) and we got better every wall. We added pillows, curtains and a picture. It doesn't sound like much but it feels so much better in here, Andrew feels much "calmer"....he also said that comment before we found out we were having a girl :)

Side note: the baby center updates may change soon to parenting.com to show full support of Shannon Rudd, the new Digital Business Director for The Parenting Group, yay!

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Barney's new favorite position...on me! Best cuddle buddy EVER

Spikealicious looking handsome as ever in his favorite spot...the recliner :)

Baby Center Weekly Update:

Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.

 

It's a Girl!

It's a Girl! The arrow is pointing to the 3 white lines which is the "princess puffs, side ways cheeseburger or lady parts" whichever you prefer :) This is called the potty shot (you can see her knees on each side)

Left Foot

20 weeks today, we are half way there to seeing our little girl! The tech was great and was able to show us all the parts of our healthy baby. We saw all 4 chamber of her heart, fingers, toes, bladder, kidneys...you name it we saw it. She is stubborn like her dad, she was curled up in a little ball (she must have learned that from Barney) for most of it. Overall we are relived that everything looks good and excited for a little girl. Now we just have to think of a name, and a nursery idea, and only 100 other little things yikes! Still no more kicks :( I will get some belly photos up maybe this weekend as well as the house pics and some cute ones of the boys.

Baby Center Update:
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. She's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, she's measured from head to toe.)
She's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for her digestive system. She's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in her bowels, and you'll see it in her first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).