17 weeks.

Today I am 17 weeks. I am actually posting on time! Haha. This week and end of last week I have been pretty tired. I have napped with the girls almost every day in the afternoon for about an hour and a half. Feels good.  My allergies have also been bad lately so that could be part of the problem. Not sure what is up with that. Anyone else having allergies right now??

The gender/anatomy scan is in ONE WEEK! I am so excited for F&C to find out the sex of their baby. I asked them if they had thought about names, and they have a few beautiful ones on a list. Nothing definite, but great names nonetheless! They will not be able to visit for the appointment, but they will be there via Skype again. It is going to be a super exciting day, and I can't wait!

Baby is now the size of an onion, about 5.1 inches long and weight around 5.9 ounces. I have been feeling more pulling in my lower back, so I think were in for a growth spurt. Also the round ligament pain is pretty crazy right now. Takes my breath away when it happens.

My family will be pretty busy this last month of summer before school starts for Joe, eek!, and Sarah.  We have somewhere to be every weekend the next four weeks. But it will be fun, and make the time pass quickly. I am getting pretty excited for slightly cooler temperatures and fall. I love it. Anyhow, here is this weeks bump! <3

16 Weeks & Preemies Milk Bank

16 weeks last week oops. Look for 17 week post tomorrow! I feel like time is just flying. Before we know it this little baby is gonna be at home with his/her mommy and daddy, and I'll be kicking butt in the gym to prepare for summer. LOL. Those are my main goals for post baby. I also plan to try and pump milk for preemies milk bank as long as possible. Have I mentioned that here? I've contacted them and got the ball rolling, started filling out paperwork, so we will see how long I can last. So much for being able to sleep at night - not having a newborn. I'll be up milking myself instead. All for good reasons though, Im totally pumped to do it, for myself (post baby benefits to my body) and also to help sweet tiny babies who need the best. My goal is six months. I am in a support group with other surrogates doing the same, and man, it is gonna take some dedication. Starting with about 8-10 pumps a day to start building supply. Just as if I were feeding a newborn I need to pump every 3-4 hours it seems. Hopefully tapering off as time goes on. Anyhow, didn't mean to jump right in to all that, but that just happened :)

16 weeks. I am feeling good, napping every couple days when the girls are down. Belly is growing. I have purchased a few maternity items, though still not necessarily needing them 100% yet. Comfortable though, yes. Baby is the size of an avocado this week, roughly 4.6 inches long and weighing about 3.5 ounces. I had an appointment with Kim, my midwife. As usual the appointments go fast. Never having any issues. We chat (and this time cry, because she was so sweet when speaking to me about my grandmother, and how she is never truly gone, and always with me), and check this babes heartbeat. All sounds great. I am up 5 lbs. I guess that is normal. I don't really remember where I was at this point with my own. Anyways, things are moving right along, and quite smoothly. I pray it is the same for us come labor and delivery.

Here is this weeks bump shot. Hope you enjoy, and don't forget, you can leave me comments. We love to hear from you too! xoxo. Thanks for keeping up with us!


If you are interested in donating to preemies milk bank, I can get you in touch with a wonderful lady to get you set up.

Here is a little information about why it is so important to these NICU babies:
During the last trimester, growing fetuses receive vast amounts of nutrition through the umbilical cord. However, very premature infants miss this crucial nutrition, so their caloric and protein needs are greater than what breast milk can supply. As a result, the standard practice in the NICU is to fortify breast milk with extra calories and protein to provide enough for the very premature infant's needs. Until the advent of Prolact+ H2MF, the only way to provide the extra calories and protein was to add cow’s milk- based HMF. Prolacta's lead product, Prolact+ H2MF, is the only product made from 100% human milk that can supply the extra calories and protein necessary for very premature infants. Prolact+ H2MF is specially designed to be used with mother's own milk, which is the best possible nutrition for critically ill premature infants. It can also be added to donor milk if mother’s milk is unavailable.

15 weeks

Wow, sorry I haven't posted here in two weeks. I have been super slacking, but also super busy. This past Saturday we lost my amazing grandmother, pretty suddenly, so we drove to Texas to be with family and celebrate her life. It did kind of trump everything else going on, and took over my mind. I forgot quite a few things (and will continue to), but I was right where I needed and wanted to be.

Anyhow, I don't have a 14 week photo. Oops. But I have a 15 week photo to catch us up. I have been feeling a tad bit more tired lately, but that could be contributed to emotions. I feel wonderful otherwise, and baby seems to be getting bigger and bigger. I am still in my regular clothes for the time being. Not sure how much longer that will last. Baby is now the size of an orange, and weighs about 2.5 ounces. Whew! It is still so amazing to me how fast these little babes grow. I do think I have started to feel tiny flutters, but nothing definite. Im sure it is something, but it is so slight right now. Wont be long until baby is kicking like a ninja! Here is my 15 week photo. I do believe I can say the baby officially "popped" this week. So excited for F&C. Cant say it enough!

13 Weeks.

I was 13 weeks on Tuesday, July 1. Still feeling great, despite having cold/allergies. Every night my nose stuffs up so bad I cannot breathe. And I despise sleeping with my mouth open. Hopefully that is all gone soon. The baby is now the size of a peach, about 2.9 inches long. I am 95% sure I have felt a couple flutters from baby. I hear that is possible the more pregnancies a person has, so hopefully I am right. I really do not have much to update this week! Belly is popping, still in regular clothes for the time being, and very very excited for F&C. I think they are really excited too. C starting crocheting the sweetest little booties for the baby. I can't wait for them to hold this sweet baby. Here is a bump photo. It was taken by Sarah right before we left to go out of town, busy day, but sweet little bump making an appearance.