RIBS

What is a family blog without our Bennie Boo Boo??  Well this story is too funny not to post.  On Sunday, Anthony and I made ribs, after dinner we gave Bennie a bone.  I dont know how he did it but he managed to get it stuck in his beard and was walking around the house with the bone hanging from his chin.  He would remember that it was there and swing it back into his mouth, gnaw on it for a little bit, then drop it again.  Anthony and I both had tears in our eyes we were laughing so hard.  The joys our pets bring us!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTHONY!!

Anthony turned 25!!! Car Insurance Discount Baby!!!! His Mom and Walt came up on the saturday before his birthday and we went to PF Changs.  And on his birthday we had a nice dinner at home; roasted garlic, heart-shaped pasta with tomato-basil cream sauce.  It was sooooo yummy!! My stomach did not like all the garlic I consumed and I paid for it the next day.  But it was a great evening.  I found oversized birthday cupcakes and Save-Mart which was perfect for the 2 of us.  

14 Weeks

Getting a lil bit bigger!!! There hasnt been many changes in the last couple weeks. Except I am OBSESSED with Spaghettios.  I love love love them.  Maybe thats why why I have started putting on some weight.  Which Im actually excited about, when I didnt gain anything for the first 13 weeks I was getting a little concered.  But slow and steady they say.  Anthony and I went to Reno this past weekend and bought a treadmill.  He set it all up yesterday and we both got a workout in last night.  Its really nice. I dont know if my knee is still hurt from falling on Christmas eve or if its the Reebok Easy Tone shoes Ive beeen wearing to work, but whatever it is my knee was killing me after just 10 minutes.  Thanks Mom- for bad knees!! (j/k I love you!!) I hope it heals soon. Other than that we are pretty boring these days. OH, we did win some money during a quick bet placing trip to the casino.  Can we say BABY FUND!!!
Baby Update:
This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.
In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active (babycenter.com)

12 Weeks

So I am feeling a little bulge coming on!!!  I have started getting so energy back and now Im searching for some more motivation to get things done.  I am feeling a little overwhelmed at the moment with everything we need to do to prepare.  A friend of ours is getting referrals for in-home day care providers.  We are both nervous about his part. How do you leave your little baby with a stranger!! Deep Breaths...Deep Breaths!!! 

We go to the doctor tomorrow to hear the Baby's heart beat.  Im really happy because Anthony will get to attend the appointment as well.  Its important and I want him to experience that special moment with me.  Other than that I still havent gained any weight but I think its going to start really soon. 

The Baby Update:

The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.
Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.