Guess I look pregnant now

Someone offered me her seat on the metro this morning. It was a nice gesture, and not something I expected for at least a couple more months, haha.

Also, I might have felt movement today. Not really sure though. I mean, something in my stomach area definitely twitched a couple times, but I don't know if it was too high for it to have been her. Someday I'll know for sure what it feels like  :)

And here is me and Brandon at Gameloft's Casino Night last night. It was a lot of fun, and I am a better gambler than I thought I would be  :P

Week 22 Pt 2

So, I was browsing some sites and I came across this one. It's basically the same as the one I usually post from, but with a little more information. And a little more entertaining.

Your Baby
Your Mini's hands have grown bigger and stronger and the nerve endings in her fingers have developed her sense of touch. She's in there testing out her newfound abilities by touching her face and grabbing the umbilical cord. Other cool developments:

You're already raising a little Einstein. Your baby's brain is developing at a clip this week and will continue to do so until she's five years old (so load up on the Omega 3)! 

Baby's hair is now a short, bright white crop (Billy Idol, eat your heart out!). No matter what color it will end up—red, blonde, black—all babies' hair lacks pigment at this point.

Your baby has started growing taste buds and may be able to detect strong flavors in the amniotic fluid. If you could see inside, you might catch her sticking out her tongue for a taste and then grimacing, a sign that perhaps you should chill on the chili powder.

Your baby now weighs almost a pound and measures almost 11 inches from her head to her heel, which is how the Stretch Armstrong in your uterus will be measured from here on out. Up 'til now your baby's legs were curled tight up against her torso, so she was measured from her head to her bottom (or crown to rump) and not head to toe. This week your mini is about as long as a package of Oreos and as heavy as a large bag of tortilla chips. Who's hungry?

22 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

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 his 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.

It's like this website I get the e-mails and pictures from knows me so well. The 'baby brain' is real. Haha. It sounds like a myth, or a copout, but this baby is really stealing all my brain cells. I forget so much, it's unbelievable. And I am definitely more clumsy than before. I drop stuff or trip all the time. I don't know what's wrong with me other than I am losing brain cells by the millions...

And just one example of this is that I had Brandon take some pictures of me so I could post one here for all to see, only to realize just now that there was not a memory card in the camera. So of course, none of the pictures were saved. 

Doctors appointment last week went pretty well, excpet for her telling me I've gained too much weight  :X

I really gotta learn to eat healthy. And not buy junk food. It's so hard though. Especially since I have never eaten healthy my entire life, at least not that I can remember. We still have junk food here, so after we move, I'm just gonna try hard not to buy any bad stuff. Cross your fingers for me!

21 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

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.

Sorry for the late post today. It's is a holiday in Canada, Victoria Day, and Brandon was off work, so we went shopping at Ikea. Well, window shopping. We didn't buy anything, just looked around and picked stuff out that we are gonna get when we move. Brandon has been really busy at work lately, and since moving day is on a Monday (two weeks from today!), I might have to go alone to buy stuff. So I wanted to make sure to pick out stuff he liked as well.  We found some nice things for good prices, so it was worth the long trip. I am gonna go to a couple other places this week to look at more though.

As for baby, she is still doing good, as far as I can tell. Still not feeling her move, but I'm not gonna worry about that for another couple of weeks.

Other than the almost constant feeling of pressure in my stomach, I've been feeling good. So that's definitely been nice :)  

Allergies seem to be worsening a little, but that won't last much longer.

Picture to come soon.

It's a girl

Meet Amy Lorile Morris

That last one is her face. It looks kinda creepy, but it's not as creepy as the other pictures that were on the screen. It looked like the terminator.

It was awesome seeing her on the screen. I haven't felt her move yet, so I admit I was a little worried that something was wrong in there, but we saw the heart beating and we saw her moving, so it reassured me. I just wish I could feel the movements in my stomach already.

20 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He'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, he's measured from head to toe.)

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 (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

Halfway there! I hope the second half goes by faster than the first half.

2 more days until the ultrasound. I am pretty excited. I took an old wives tale quiz and got 8 out of 10 that it would be a girl. What do you guys think??

On an unrelated note, French class is going pretty well. I can now tell everyone that I meet that I am an American, you know, just in case they ask. I can also tell them what day of the week it is (though I am not sure I would understand if they asked).

We also get to move into our new apartment in 3 weeks, which I am super excited for.

And as much as I hate taking pictures (or even going out in public lately), here is the latest. Please ignore the leftover dinner containers on the table.

19 weeks picture

The one that was supposed to be included yesterday, sorry for the delay

19 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.

Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

Brandon is working late tonight, and I don't seem to be very good at setting up a makeshift stand/tripod for the camera, so picture will just have to wait until tomorrow. Sorry guys.

Tomorrow we start our French class. I hope it goes well. Baby's gonna come out not knowing what language to speak  :P

Again, nothing really new to report. Baby is still growing. I am doing pretty good too. Can't really complain.

I went shopping yesterday and finally got some jeans that fit (tighter waist band), and it's nice to breathe in jeans again :)

And, in a little over a week, I'll be able to call Baby something other than Baby!  ;)