Thursday, April 14, 2011

Cravings 'N Such

Hello, Blog Land, I've missed you! 


I am now in my 26th week of growing Elle. I have exactly 27 days of school left, one more lecture, one more clinical. I feel like I'm in a dream because things are progressing so fast, I feel like I can't keep up sometimes. I just read this morning about God's strength in our weakness. I admit it! I'm weak, I NEED my God to strengthen me, or carry me, which ever He prefers :) So if you get a chance, pray for us-me and Elle-because there is so much to do between today and May 11th. Thank you friends!

CRAVINGS

1) fruit, fruit and more fruit! 2) pickles (I know it's a cliche but it's so true!) 3) chicken tenders/nuggets 4) lucky charms 5) brownies (I've only had them twice this whole pregnancy, I know better than to keep them in the house) 6) beer (I hope you're not offended, I don't want to get drunk or buzzed or anything, just a sip of an ice cold, crisp beer) 7) really girly clothes and jewelry 8) high heels (I want to wear them all the time, even at home, this is crazy but I just want to get dressed up! Must be the hormones!) 9) COFFEE!

 Well I think that's it for the normal and crazy cravings. Now here's some info on baby Elle.
My baby book says she's about the size of a nice 2-LB chuck roast, plus long legs. She now weighs a full 2Lbs and measures 10 inches from head to butt. No wonder I feel her twisting and turning in there, she's getting big! "Another momentous development this week: baby's eyes are beginning to open. The eyelids have been fused for the past few months. (so the retina, the part of the eye that allows images to come into focus, could develop). The colored part of the eye still doesn't have much pigmentation, so we don't know the color of her eyes. Still, baby is now able to see! With her heightened sense of sight and hearing that baby now possesses, you may notice an increase in activity when your baby sees a bright light or hears a loud noise." This is so true. On Tuesday the 12th, we had a Dr. appointment. When our midwife put her Doppler thing to my tummy, Elle immediately kicked her! It was a huge kick, the midwife's hand jerked up. Mark and I started laughing and saying that she doesn't want to be bothered :)
Other exciting news...we finally found time to register for the baby shower! It brought back so many memories of registering for our wedding. We are registered at Target and Babies "R" Us. Target is so much more affordable, and in my opinion they have way cuter stuff! So be checking your email inbox, we will be sending out invites soon! It's May 28th, just to give you a heads up :)

That's it for now. Thanks for taking the time to read about us :) Here are some pictures, enjoy!