20 Weeks

It's that time again.  Time seems to be flying by for me!  I have reached a milestone...I'm halfway there!!!  It's kinda scary thinking that I'm gonna be a mom in 20 more weeks...aaahhhh!!!  I catch myself daydreaming a lot!  Mostly about what my boy is going to look like, I sure hope he takes after his dad...he is so handsome.
Here's some info on baby Oscar and what he is up to.

Your Pregnancy: Week 20

Baby's now the size of a cantaloupe!

Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies respond best to tastes they've already had via amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you'd like your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.

And here I am at 20 weeks.

So they say this is where the weight gain begins...if so, I'm in for a world of hurt!  So far, I'm still feeling really good except for the occasional growing pains and my lower back is starting to ache a bit.  I can't sit in the same position for very long if I do then I have a hard time standing up straight.  Call me crazy, but I'm still enjoying all of the little aches and pains!

Memories by Sheena/ Doctors appt.

A couple of days before my appt. to find out the sex of our baby, Sheena came up for a photo shot with me. We did some pictures with a pink ribbon and some with a blue so I would have some of each...just in case! As you all know, it's a BOY which turned out perfect because the bow with the blue ribbon turned out perfect and the pink bow was not cooperating at all!

Lots of fun and I'm so glad we did this for our little one to look back to and see what his mom looked like when I was pregnant with him. Check out some of Sheena's work here.

The doctors appt. was incredible! It made everything seem so real. Now our little one has an identity and instead of calling him "it" we can start saying he, him and his. Best of all, we can start calling him by his rightful name, Oscar Daniel Spillman.
Everything looked perfect. Mom and baby are doing very well. He measured at 20 weeks, which is only 3 days later than I thought I was. So they kept my due date the same (Sept. 2) but if they were to change it, it would be Aug. 30th (Daniels birthday). Unfortunately we weren't able to see his little face. He had his hands in front of it the entire time. And no matter how much shaking of mom's belly to try to get him to move, he wouldn't. Stubborn little fella...that or he is just really camera shy! I can't help but think about how thankful I am that he was covering his face and not his wiener!

Boy or Girl?

We couldn't be happier! And Daniel, well I have never seen him more proud in his life!

A bit late

I know this is a bit late...but I hope everyone had a wonderful and happy Easter!  We did...

Even if he doesn't look like it!  (Daniel feels really bad for Monty sometimes, I just can't help myself!)

18 weeks

Well here I am, almost half way through my pregnancy and I feel amazing! But these last few weeks feel like they are creeping by. . . slowly!!! On April 12 we get to find out if we will be having a boy or girl and I CAN'T WAIT! I want to go shopping so, so, so bad! I did schedule a facial for after the doctors appointment that day so I'm looking forward to that as well!

April is a BIG month for us. April 8th marks my 2 year anniversary of quitting smoking. April 12 is my doc appt, as I mentioned above. And April 23 is the huge Spillman family reunion in Wendover!
Here is what baby is up to lately.

Your Baby: Week 18

Your fetus has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. And, baby's finally big enough that you'll be able to feel those movements soon.

(Yeah, that's a sweet potato. . . looks kinda gross to me!) Oh, and here is the pic of me!

On another note.  Today is April Fools day and Mother Nature played the meanest joke of all.

We got more snow in one day than we did in the last two months.  Gotta love Cache Valley spring time!

16 weeks

I can't believe how fast time is flying by. It seems like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant. That's a story I will never ever forget (but just in case, I think I better write it down somewhere!) so I'll share with you all.
We found out I was pregnant on Christmas Eve. It was the best Christmas present EVER! I cried the happiest tears I have ever cried in my life.

*Rewind*

For about 2 weeks before I found out I had been feeling awful. I thought that I was just getting a cold or something. I had headaches, my nose was constantly clogged and I kept getting these really strange dizzy spells and every time I would get a dizzy spell my cheeks would start to tingle. Then the weekend before Christmas Daniel agreed to go shopping with me (which was a miracle in itself) to finish up our Christmas shopping. We went to the mall and decided to head over to Cal Ranch, then after that we were going to pick something up for lunch, by the time we got to Cal Ranch we were starving! While inside I got really, really REALLY sick. You know, it was that feeling you get before you throw up. I got sweaty and felt so freakin hot. I told Daniel "We have to get out of here NOW" (which is not like me...when I get the chance to shop, and Daniel is with me, I take full advantage!) We got out to the car and I told him that I didn't even think I could stop anywhere for lunch, "JUST GET ME HOME!" By the time we got home, I thought I was going to die. I ran to the bathroom and lost it. After that I was feeling a little better and after I ate I felt fine. (Still had a small headache and stuffy nose and still getting the dizzy spells)
I went to work the next day and threw up there first thing, so I decided to take the rest of the day off. I went home and slept and slept. On the next day, which was a Tuesday, I decide to take a pregnancy test...it came back negative. So after that I just knew I was sick and maybe coming down with the flu or something. For the next week or so I continued to throw up and feel sick and extremely tired and getting my dizzy spells. The spells scared me because they would just happen, it didn't matter what I was doing they just started out of the blue. Then add my tingling cheeks with the spells and that made it even scarier. I was just about to make a doctors appt. to find out what was wrong with me, I wasn't pregnant so something was terribly wrong.
Then came Christmas break. We went over to the in-laws for Christmas Eve dinner like we do every year. Normally I just love Jane's home cooking. But for that night nothing sounded, looked or smelled good at all. I had to force myself to eat just a tiny bit of everything. And that's when I knew I was pregnant. I just didn't want to admit it to myself yet, because I didn't want to get my hopes up just to be let down again. I pulled Daniel aside and told him I was not feeling well at all and that we need to leave early so we could stop at Wal-Mart and get a test. And just like that, we were outta there! I went home, took the test and sure enough it was POSITIVE! I yelled for Daniel to come in and showed him and we just hugged and cried together for what seemed like forever.
I decided I HAD to tell our parents. And the next day was Christmas. So I got some small boxes and taped a note to the bottom inside of them that said "we are having a baby" and wrapped them up. I was so excided that night I could not sleep, I think I got about 3 hours total. I don't remember being that excited for Christmas sence I was a little girl. Of course our parents were delighted!
And that's how it happened!

Here is an update to how the baby is developing at 16 weeks (again courtesy of thebump.com)

Your Baby: Week 16

Watch what you say... tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you're interested, an ultrasound might be able to determine gender.

And here is my bi-weekly picture of my baby bump!

Week 14

Well, I actually hit week 14 on March 4.  (Here's to posting late!!) The reason this post is late is because I wanted to wait so I could update you all on my 2nd doctors appt. as well.  Nothing too exciting, we got to hear the heartbeat again...which will amaze me every time.  Doctor said our little nugget has a strong healthy heartbeat.  So baby and mama are doing AWESOME! 

Your Baby: Week 14

Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, and (not so cute but equally amazing) making urine and breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is growing all over the body for warmth. (thebump.com)

So far the sickness is gone and I absolutely love the second trimester.  I have so much more energy! I started working out again.  I've been doing a toning routine, swimming, walking and pregnancy yoga.  I love the yoga, it really helps with stretching out my growing belly and (this may sound dumb) to connect with my baby still in the womb. 

I decided to do bi-weekly pictures of my belly...so here is me at week 14.

Oh, an after thought...I was reading a paper the doctor gave me about what to expect in the second tri.  There was one part that said "most women start showing at 20 weeks"  Well how about 12 weeks?..that's when I started to show.  I feel like I hit that 3 months and I just exploded!  I guess that's what you get for being short, I have no where to go but OUT!!!