17 Weeks!

My cute fourth graders keep reaching out to touch my growing belly. Today Lizbeth said, "Mrs. Giles your belly keeps growing bigger!"

This week's latest developments for lil' g...
"Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. Baby is now the size of your hand spread open wide. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.

Spring Fundraiser at Newman in SLO

The annual spring fundraiser for Newman was this weekend and Dave and I were able to go down. As always it was so fun and special to be able to spend time with great friends. I am always amazed with the generosity of amazing people and all the hard work put into the fundraiser. We had fun just walking around downtown, eating at Natural Cafe (my all time fav place to eat), camping, hanging out with wondrful friends, attending the fundraiser, and eating the scrumptious steak and potatoes at the fundraiser. They had a special alumni mass on Sunday morning and it was so wonderful to be sharing together in the Eucharist in the little Newman Chapel which brought so many of us together many years ago! Oh happy times. Here are some pics of the glorious weekend :)



the many newman alumni!



in the newly re-done frog and peach. it looks way better now!



our lil growing family



great food and great friends!



an exciting run in with stacie and cathie! Catching up on life and good times :)




dave and katie. two of the four giles siblings



and...my growing baby belly

are you pregnant?

i was subbing eighth grade today and one of the girls said the following...
"miss giles-are you pregnant" and my entire face beamed! yes i am! i exlaimed. i just about fell over from the excitement of my first stranger prego comment.

but that wasn't all! i was at church today getting trained to do some stuff before mass starts since i am there anyway with dave playing music and all. and we went through the training and at the end, all of sudden she looks at me closely and says...um....are you pregnant? OMGOsh! yes i am. she said she didn't want to ask but then as soon as she heard me sniffling she knew! plus, she said i had the pregnancy "glow" my checks were all flushed! she gave me the biggest hug and said congratulations.

wow. i think i have just been on cloud nine since then.

Beach Bums

We spent another glorious weekend at the beach. We just can't get enough. This time I actually went swimming in the water! The water was a little cold...but felt oh so refreshing! We need to get little g ready for plenty of beach outings. He/She may not know it yet, but they are about to join the beach bum family!!! And...I am happy to report a whopping 95 degrees over here in Gilroy today :)

16 Weeks Prego Pic Updates

Before...


Now...


And...my PLUMP pic!!! (i think i need to improve my prego posture big time)


Our BABY...
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.

15 Weeks!

What is going on with your baby during week 15? Your baby is about 4½ inches long and weighs just under 2 oz. Baby's skin is translucent and covered with downy hair called lanugo. While your baby is moving quite a bit you are not able to tell yet until a couple of weeks later. By this time your baby may be sucking its thumb. Eyes continue to move to the front of the face but are still widely spaced. Ears continue to develop externally. Bones that have already formed are hardening and ossifying (retaining calcium) rapidly. If an X-ray were done at this time, your baby's skeleton would be visible. Your baby looks more human with each passing day.

a little tribute to hawaii

oh how i wish we were back in the gorgeous hawaii. eating guava right off the trees and swimming in the warm warm water...laying out in soft sand...and taking in all that beauty.

14 weeks

I may be in my second trimister...but i am still...still...puking! and this is one hungry baby...an hour will go by and i will be having to eat again...i feel like there is not enough food around to keep this baby satisfied. i forgot to bring enough snacks with me wednesday for 6 hours of class. big mistake...i had to practically run into the apt...straight past dave...and into the bathroom! oh well. you gotta love the signs of motherhood.

on the bright side my belly is growing...and so are the flowers outside! don't you just love spring time!

a good laugh