Week 17 Update from Baby Warren

Hello! Mommy said I should write to update you about how I'm growing ~ cause she says I'm getting big! My skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and my umbilical cord — which really is my lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. I weigh in at about 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip...although mommy & daddy think thats a funny comparison..like the size of a good size onion), and I'm already around 5 inches long from head to hiney. I can move my joints...and have been starting to kick mommy so she can feel it! My sweat glands are also starting to develop. I get my picture taken in eleven days & then you'll know what I already know! Am I a boy or a girl? Time will tell & mommy I'm sure will let me write soon...she's seems pretty nice & all...since she's letting me live in her belly. I love you all! Baby Warren



Mommy's Update:
I'm growing too ~ feeling lots of round ligament pain. It seems every day I try to wear some of my pre-pregnancy clothes just to squeak out my wardrobe a bit longer & find out less & less is fitting! I'm hungry all the time ~ about every two hours...which is a huge change..and Mexican food is back! :) I've felt baby twice now ~ a tiny flicking. I can't wait to find out our sweet baby's gender & be able to give itty bitty a name!

Growth of the Bump :)

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Hymn Stories: It is Well with My Soul

I heard this today & was blown away by the story of the man who wrote this hymn.

Tulsa ~ Here We Come!

Lots has happened in our little Warren lives since I last posted! We are grateful to the Lord for his provision of a job for Jon flight instructing in Tulsa! We went up to Tulsa this last weekend & found a cute little apartment with room for baby & are moving in just 5 weeks! CRAZY!

We went & got some boxes from our local toystore & my previous employer ~ Thankful for a FREE supply of boxes! We are so busy between now & then ~ we are going to try to pack up a box a night or so ~ until we are all packed up!

Baby continues to grow ~ as does my slightly expanding belly. It doesn't look too big yet ~ but feels like I have a blimp belly. This week we get the joy of checking in on baby :) Love my doctor appointment days ~ especially when I get to see our baby & not take care of 40 that aren't mine!

We are at 16 weeks this week ~ baby is the size of an avacado or about the size of your palm (I'm guessing a woman's palm)



My meshed version of the Bump & Baby Center (Ba-Bump) says:
Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length. Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his scalp has begun, though his locks aren't recognizable yet. He's even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop. 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

Week 13: Baby Update

From Baby Center:

Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, his/her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with his/her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce.

From the Bump:

Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords... savor this, their non-functional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with a head now only one third the size of the body. Intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy. (Much more convenient.) Baby is now the size of a peach.

In Sickness & In Health ~

One year ago this week, Jon & I said our vows ~ in sickness & in health ~ & committed to love each other through it all. Then, we headed off to Cancun & celebrated in bliss for a week.

This week, we has not been as much bliss ~ but we have been able to practice (in addition to how we have over the past year) the in sickness part. Its been a long, rough week.

Thursday, I felt kinda funny & ended up throwing up several times on the way to work.

Saturday, I felt crummy all day & did nothing but rest.

Sunday, I started having back pain which became stabbing chest pain. I started having trouble breathing, and we went to the urgent care facility. The doctor diagnosed me with costochondritis. Its not really related to pregnancy & they don't know why I have it. From MayoClinic.com, “Costochondritis is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone (sternum). It causes sharp pain in the costosternal joint — where your ribs and breastbone are joined by rubbery cartilage. Pain caused by costochondritis may mimic that of a heart attack or other heart conditions.” Pretty much, there is nothing they can do to reduce the inflammation aside from Tylenol to help with the pain.

Monday, Jon went to Dallas for a job fair & my mom came in to help me with my classroom. It was such a blessing to have mom in ~ especially with me not feeling well.

Tuesday, I lost my voice during my afternoon class ~ completely out of the blue. By the evening, I was pretty sure I was getting sick ~ not just allergies. Wednesday, I worked & taught strategically to save my voice as much as possible. Wednesday night, I woke up at 1am coughing ~ and was up most of the rest of the night.

Turns out I'm working up to bronchitis :) I've seen two doctors today (heard baby's heartbeat ~ strong little one ~ sounds like a choo-choo train) & have the meds safe for baby & good to make me better.

Jon has been a wonderful husband and help ~ he has definitely had a chance to chance to live out the for sickness part of our vows. I am very thankful for him & how he makes me rest. I am thankful to have the rest of the weekend off :)

On a job note:

Jon starts at Chicken E tomorrow morning & has his interview with the flight school in Tulsa on Saturday. We are excited to see what the Lord is working in all these things!

Now...to rest.