Week 25

This week Jax is about 13.6 inches and around 1-2 lbs!

His arms and legs will grow to be about their birth length this week! And he'll start reaching for his feet around now. His circulatory system is undergoing tremendous development and his skin is starting to get a pinkish color. Also the blood vessels in his lungs are developing- preparing for him to breathe in a few months.

This week his survival rate would be about 70% with a 55% of medical complications. It's crazy that already he'd have a 45% of NOT having complications!

Congratulations to Jen and Jacob! Baby Braddock was born on June 22nd =) 

He is so adorable!

This week I've been super emotional. It definitely hasn't been this bad yet. 

Jax has been kicking like CRAZY though which is awesome!

We're starting to put together the baby shower now too! So invitations will be out soon =) 

Love you all! Goodnight

Week 24 - Happy Father's Day!

My Belly Button is pushing its limits lol! 

This angle makes me look humongous!!

Weight gain: 20lbs

I can't believe it's already 6 months! 16 weeks to go!

This week Jax is about the Size of a Papaya at about 11.8 inches and 1.5 pounds!

If he was to be born this week, he'd have a 60% chance of survival and 75% chance of serious medical complications. 

In between 21 and 22 weeks I started getting little contractions which the doctor said is completely normal as long as they don't last longer than an hour at a time. He said they can get worse if you are dehydrated (which I have found to be true), so I am trying to constantly be drinking water! 

Jax is still getting stronger every week and Im pretty sure this last week was the first time I felt him kick my bladder lol it was just a second of pressure but man! Already?! 

He still gets really active around 1-2 am, 12-1 pm, and 10-11pm... So we'll have to see if that stays with him after he's born. 

Our nephew Braddock is due any day now! 

Tomorrow (6/20/11) is the official due date. Check out Jen's Blog!

Happy Father's day to Dad, David, Garrett and Jacob!! You all are(/will be) amazing Dads =) 

Baby Rockers!

My parents wanted to get us a rocking chair for Jax as our baby shower present and we had picked out a really nice one at Babies R Us... But this weekend, when we saw that the Fred Meyer recliners went on  sale as buy one get one free, we thought it would be awesome to have a "mama bear" and a "papa bear" chair lol!! So we ended up getting two for a better deal than the Babies R Us one! Garrett is already passed out in his =) 

Thanks Mom and Dad Mc!! 

The "Mama Bear" Chair! 

This one's in Jax's room. (w/ the bear blanket from Mama Barnes <3)

The "Papa Bear" Chair

Already decorated with his Angels blanket lol!

Love It! =)

New Nursery Additions

It took a while for us to decide which Disney character would be Jax's first, but Garrett ultimately decided on Pluto since that was his favorite haha! Plus this one was super soft and cuddly. 

P.S. dont mind the netting... I'm taking it down because it looks to halloween-ish. I need to get a different type of fish net. 

I also got him a baby "Jack" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" because it was so cute lol =)

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Oh! Grandma Fogarty was so funny because for Garrett's birthday she got him something for Jax too but said Garrett could use it if he needed it before Jax got here... So Garrett opens his present and pulls out a tube of Butt Paste hahaha =)

New Baby Books!

My friend Lydia sent me this adorable book that has mom animals hugging all their baby animals. <3

My grandma got me this book that seems to have the answer to EVERYTHING! It is so interesting and will definitely come in handy. Me and Garrett have already read a lot of it haha! 

And last but not least... 

Garrett's favorite book that his mom read to him every day <3 

My aunt Karen got this for us to start reading to Jax. The only problem is I can't read it!!! Garrett read the whole thing out loud to me and I just started balling. He was so mean cuz I told him to stop but he wouldn't lol! I can't get past the 2nd page without crying. Hopefully I'll be able to suck it up and read it to Jax once he is here! 

Weeks 22-23 Cruisin!

After a week of WAYYY too much food, fun and relaxation it seems like Jax has like tripled in size haha! We had so much fun at Disneyland and on the Carnival Cruise "Paradise." Garrett got to go Parasailing and Snorkeling in Catalina Island and I got some much needed sun!

Jax is about 11.4 inches long now and weighs anywhere in between 1-2 pounds! 

He is technically considered "viable" from now on and if he was born this week he'd have a 10-20% chance of survival! With a 90% chance of complications. Thats so crazy! 

His eyes are formed but still lack pigment and he practices breathing now which can lead to hiccups even though I don't think he has had them yet. His fingernails are almost completely formed too lol.

He has been SUPER active this past week! Its awesome. 

Garrett and I were traumatized on the flights home by the screaming babies that surrounded us... Man it was miserable. And my ankles swelled like crazy on our connecting flight! It was so weird! It literally looked like I had sprained both of my ankles! But after a good night's sleep with my feet propped up they were back to normal.

And I definitely feel like I gained excess weight on the cruise... But, Im not going to weigh myself again till next weekend after I have a few chances to hit the gym and get on my normal eating schedule lol! Pregnant women should not be allowed to have unlimited food access on cruises! =) 

On the bright side- I got a little bit of color. I hope Jax gets Garrett's skin tone. He tans so easily! Lucky.

Love you all! <3

Painting Jax's Room

These pics make the green look a lot lighter than it actually is but I like it a lot!! We painted 3 walls green and one wall blue. 

Garrett's such a pro! <3 I cant wait to start decorating!