Week 22

Week 22...5 1/2 months.

Tank is continuing to grow...if he was normal he officially broke the one pound mark. We all know that Tank is larger than that though but I have no idea how big.  It is longer than 8 inches. It's a real baby. I utilized work and had an ultrasound done. It is not as good as a real OB ultrasound because it's used for echocardiograms but the techs comments were, wow, that's a big baby. He was very active during the ultrasound but kept his little head away from the camera the whole time. Is this baby stubborn or shy? It was great to hear the heartbeat, see the spine, and a great picture of his little butt. He has been so active lately though that I have no question that he is there. He has eyelashes and eyebrows now. If he has hair, it is almost translucent its so blond at this point. If Tanks' bored he uses the umbilical cord as a play toy.

As for names, we are not deciding on anything until the birth but I have pretty much tasked Kris to come up with a name he thinks is suitable for his son. Of course, I have final approval :)

Upcoming events: We are going to celebrate Kris's birthday  this weekend because Sunday morning he takes off to Houston for some training. Then the 14th he is off to his traditional arctic man celebration of man time.

Pictures of the people I love most #1. Kris. Although when he had his carhart jacket on he kind of looked like a Unibomber we spent a beautiful Sunday at the dogpark

My baby for 5 years #2 Chloe....

This is what end of march looks like in Alaska......still have 4 feet of snow.

#3. Tank!! Not the greatest shots of the belly but you get the picture. I'm growing!!

21 weeks

So, for now on I will be posting what the book says about how large or what size my baby should be…but we all know different! Add about 2 inches and 5 oz each week.

So at 21 weeks…the baby is still said to be about the size of a Banana

About this week the baby is swallowing amniotic fluid. So “moose or tank” (the new nickname for baby right now) gets a little taste of what I am eating. Yesterday it was Peeps!!

Macrosomia- I did some research on this because it seems likely that Moose is headed toward this diagnosis. In the US, Macrosomia is defined as having an infant at birth that weighs greater than 8lbs 6 oz.  About 10% of the US population gives birth to a macrosomic baby. Hispanic women are more likely babies are most likely male. When practitioners see a macrosomic baby the first thought is gestational diabetes. Hence, I am being checked early for this. They also associate it with obese mothers, but I do not think I fit this category.  Last but not least, genetics. Taller, larger parents produced bigger offspring…I am going for the latter!

21 weeks hiking in the snow

Kris and I enjoying a nice day in Anchorage. Sunny but cold.

The Nursery. Can't wait to fill it with toys

Kris is going to be a good daddy. He's already practicing how to be a puppeteer

It's a............

Week 20….5 months…half way there!! It’s pretty hard to believe.

Why babies are always compared to fruit or food, I don’t know. Right now, Cletus is about 6.5 inches and is compared to a Banana. Another source says that Cletus is the size of a cantaloupe weighting 9-10 ounces. After 20 weeks of pregnancy my uterus should grow ½ inch a week

 Well that jazz up there about how much a baby should weigh is for average pups..not a Honas boy!! the baby is in the 90th percentile and is about 5oz larger than the average baby...seeing that a baby is usually 10oz and this one is 15oz that is a 1/3rd bigger! Thank you Kris Honas for having mega genes. We are pretty happy to have a boy. I was hoping for a boy simply so I didn't have to keep trying for a boy! 6 kids later and still trying to make kris a boy does not sound fun. At least now we have kris's little football player and the next one can be whatever and we can be content. 

We got home yesterday and we had a balloon surprise and our first little boy outfit! Thanks Abbey and Kyle. We also have to thank Liz and Ross for a wonderful Louisiana celebration dinner that was amazing (they can't cook anything that's not).

Now the the nursery is done we have to conquer the new sparebedroom/computeroom/treadmill room. 

We couldn't be more elated. The baby had all the appropriate organs. During the ultrasound though he was being stubborn. He was face down, head into the placenta both hands covering his face like a boxer. So needless to say no good ultrasound pictures. That's ok, as long as he's healthy.

The more the merrier

I am happy to finally be able to share that I have a partner in crime. Abbey is expecting. Yahoo. She is 12 weeks I am 20. Here are a few fun photos

Abbey had a fetal doppler. Kris and I had fun finding cletus's heartbeat!

Good photo by kyle showing the heartbeat

Week 19--at the end

Week 19

Cletus looks like a mango dipped in cheese! Gross and delicious all at once. It is the size of a Mango and the cheese is the vernix caseosa, the thick white substance that protects the baby skin from the amniotic fluid..

What am I feeling this week

1.       Nasal stuffiness- it comes as goes as my progesterone changes

2.       Legs cramps- yep- at night or in the morning when I flex my toes…bam….cramp in the calf. At least  I have been able to rid of them quickly

3.       Round ligament pain- check

4.       Baby move- ITHINK SO, but as this is my first I have no idea! I keep feeling a “poke” or  a muscle spasm that occurs once in my lower abdomen. Not sure if it’s  baby moving or gas bubbles or my uterus tightening

5.       Backache- just starting to get a twinge of discomfort in the lower back. Not bad at all. I might even be making it up in  my head so kris will give me a back massage 

I met mom in Seattle. Here we are at PINK having Mocktails

Little did you know that we just had our make up done at Nordstroms!

Did you know this was under the sidewalks in Seattle? A little history lesson

Mom had fun picking out a toy for Cletus

Even in the big jacket you can TELL!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 18

Kris looking pretty good about to get on the roof to shovel

This is the first "Baby" gift I received. Pretty awesome

This is how much snow is on our deck now. Thank goodness chloe has a little tunnel

all ICE

Week 18

Cleuts is about 5-5.5 inches

It weights 5.25 ounces

Well not much new gone on this week. I purchased a pair of maternity pants for work. No one ever told me how comfortable they were! Why doesn’t everyone wear elastic around their waist? They actually fit and look decent. I’m pretty excited. I feel like my belly has began to show. Patients are now starting to comment or give me a weird look. I had one elderly lady that said, “Honey, I’m sorry if this is rude, but are you  pregnant” Ha, just am glad to say that I am! I was tired again this week, think Cletus may be having a growth spurt. Kris reminds me often that I am going to give birth to a bowling ball. Thanks honey!

He spent all morning shoveling the roof. We are about to break the anchorage record for snow fall…over 131 inches or so in town. We haven’t had any nasty trouble yet, but we had about three feet of snow and 6-8 inches of ice. He worked his buns off shoveling it. So as a reward he gets poker night tonight! He won last month so this month he has to host it. Pizza and beer for boys and the girls are going out for Thai and a movie.

I am going to seattle on Thursday for a pharmacology conference and meeting my mom. I’m excited to have someone in the family see my belly. Our next trip will be home for Memorial day. It will be a short trip since we have to split it between northern and southern Idaho, but worth it to see both familes. Pretty sure this is the last time we will do that though. It will just be too tough to do it with a  little one.

Less than 2 weeks till the 20 week ultrasound where we can, if we want, find out if it’s a girl or boy. We haven’t made that decision 100%.