Bubbles and Bananas

Something very exciting has been happening in my belly! Lil G is moving and grooving. Around 18 weeks i felt little bubbles-but i couldn't tell if it was really lil g moving or not. Now the bubbles are going all the time! So i am pretty sure now. It is so amazing to feel our little baby moving. It happens all through the day and into the night. It will be so exciting when Dave can feel it too. Pretty soon :)



Here is the latest for lil g during week 20... THE HALFWAY MARK!

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).

19 Weeks

Here is what is happening with lil G for week 19 :)

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.

18 Weeks!

My belly is growing bigger and bigger everyday! It serves as a great resting place for my hands now. I love it.

Here is what is happening with lil g this week.

How your baby's growing:
Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.

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 :)