22-27 Weeks

How far along? 22-27 weeks

Baby is the size of… a papaya to rutabaga

Maternity clothes? Oh yes!!

Stretch marks? yep..

Sleep: Hasn't been too bad.  Using 5 pillows to stay on my left side.  

Best moment this week: Passing my glucose test! Whoop! And seeing Avery move on the outside of my belly all day and night.  She sure is a mover and a shaker!

Miss Anything? Cookie dough and sleeping on my tummy

Movement: Almost constant movement.  Avery is most active around 10:30 am and 10:30 pm oddly enough!

Food cravings: None lately.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not lately

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Heartburn every night, Gaviscon is my best friend!

Belly Button in or out? In, but definitely starting to turn out!

Wedding rings on or off? Off

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but definitely have some moody spells

Looking forward to: Picking a date and scheduling our 3D ultrasound! We really need to make that decision soon or Avery may not give us very good pictures! 

Bump-date: 27 weeks! 

21 Weeks

How far along? 21 weeks

Baby is the size of… a pomegranate

Maternity clothes? Oh yes!!

Stretch marks? yep..

Sleep: I have been sleeping pretty good, still up at least once a night to go to the bathroom

Best moment this week: Seeing Avery move from the outside.  It's amazing to see her bumping around!!

Miss Anything? Not really... 

Movement: Avery has been moving so much! We are able to see her moving on the outside of my tummy!! She's especially active while I am eating, when I first wake up, and when I am about to fall asleep

Food cravings: Corn on the cob

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing this week!

Gender: GIRL!!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Sore back and legs at night, especially when I have been on my feet a lot.

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? Off

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but definitely have some moody spells

Looking forward to: Going to the lake next week with Grandma Rita, Grandpa Tom, Dad, Amy, Gracie, Lucy, Aunt Lisa, Uncle Jackie, Samantha, and Zachary!! And as much as I am not ready to admit it, I am looking forward to getting my classroom ready, working with my amazing co workers, and meeting my new group of Kinders!!  

19-20 Weeks

How far along? 19-20 weeks

Baby is the size of… a mango then a banana

Maternity clothes? Oh yes!!

Stretch marks? yep..

Sleep: Still getting up at least once a night for a potty break.  

Best moment this week: Gender Ultrasound.. then the 2nd Gender Ultrasound...

Miss Anything? nothing I can think of

Movement: Lots of movement!! Lary was finally able to feel some flutters on July 11th!! Its hard for him to tell if it is really baby moving or not.

Food cravings: Sweets!! I don't turn any dessert down and I typically eat more than I should!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing this week!

Gender: well... 

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Very sore legs and back, tummy is definitely tight and expanding!

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? OFF.. I bought a ring to wear in place of my wedding band, it feels so weird not wearing anything

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but definitely have some moody spells

Looking forward to: Our family lake trip the last week of July!

19 week bump pic!  It is really popping out this week!

These past two weeks have been very eventful!! I feel like I have been going non-stop which is good because come August when school starts, I won't be able to!

Chandler landed in Kansas City on Wednesday, July 9th. Jackson and I went and picked her up at the airport and did some shopping (of course).  On Saturday July 12th we went to Sedalia for Uncle Terry's surprise birthday party, but Lary had to miss the party because he had to come back from Sedalia to work on a leak.  The party was a success and Uncle Terry was definitely surprised!  Anna Katherine landed in Kansas City on Wednesday, July 16th.  We also had a check up and our growth and development ultrasound at WMMC Wednesday afternoon!!  Baby is growing and healthy and weighs 14 ounces already!!  The ultrasound tech spent an hour with us trying to find out what this little stinker is going to be!!  BUT ornery baby Lehman kept its legs crossed and curled up the ENTIRE time and she wasn't able to tell us the baby's gender.  I cried.  I was so happy to see that our baby is healthy and growing but we had a small get-together planned in Clinton for dinner to reveal the gender to our parents!!  So we made our calls on the way home to let everyone know that baby Lehman was healthy, but still keeping its gender a mystery!!  We ended up having dinner with Mom, Steven, Jackson, Anna Katherine, Chandler, Katy, and Dillon.  

Excited faces before the ultrasound!!

Baby Lehman

Legs crossed...

After our WMMC ultrasound, I was just not satisfied with not knowing what this little booger is so we made an appointment with Prenatal Imaging in Overland Park for a gender ultrasound for Monday July, 21st.  Not even 1 minute into our ultrasound, she was able to tell us that we are having a sweet baby GIRL!! We can't wait to meet our sweet little baby girl Avery Mae Lehman!!!

She was looking at us! Her little hands are always up by her face:)

Here is what Avery's little face looks like in 3D ultrasound,

it's too early for her face to be all chunky and the machine picks up 

too much that isn't just baby.  

Here is Avery's little bottom and her leg in 3D!

18 weeks

How far along? 18 weeks

Baby is the size of… a sweet potato

Maternity clothes? Oh yes!!

Stretch marks? yep..

Sleep: Pretty good.. 

Best moment this week: Doing absolutely nothing besides laying by the pool and going to the lake! Trying to not think about school stuff yet.

Miss Anything? not that I can really think of..

Movement: Baby has been moving quite a bit, just little flutters at night before I go to sleep and when I am just relaxing on the couch is when I notice it the most :) 

Food cravings: None this week, but I never pass up cookies and sweets!! Looking forward to Katie Potter's cake batter cookies at the lake this weekend!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing this week!

Gender: We find out very soon!!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Feeling pretty good this week! Quite a bit of energy

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but definitely have some moody spells

Looking forward to: July 16th! Finding out what Baby Lehman is!

We spent the weekend at Grandma Mary and Grandpa Rick's cabin at the lake.  Katy Parkhurst went with us!!  We slept in a tent and luckily Katy brought an air mattress because when we got ours out and unfolded we found a ton of mold on it! Needless to say, we tried cleaning it and it was wet all night.  We had perfect weather for sleeping in a tent thankfully!!  We spent a lot of time on the pontoon  with Lary as our captain.  There was more family down at the cabin this 4th of July than we have ever had since I have been going.  Mary and Rick were there along with Brice, Katie and Liem and Justin Kohler.  Mandy, John and Brantly came down from Kentucky.  Mandy's friend Sarah and her husband David were there with their two little boys.  Deana, Wesley, Dakota, and Lance stayed the weekend.  Rick's son Richard was there with his girl friend and their four children.  Then Dawn, Kevin, and Hannah came down for the afternoon on Saturday!  We had a full house! Lary brought fish down and we had a fish fry on Saturday afternoon, everyone loves when Lary brings/catches fish and fries it up!! We had a great time and beautiful weather!

17 weeks

How far along? 17 weeks

Baby is the size of… an onion

Maternity clothes? Oh yes!!

Stretch marks? yep..

Sleep: Finally made it through one night without getting up! Other than that night, I've only been up once a night and it's usually about an hour before my alarm goes off.  

Best moment this week: Summer school ended and my summer began!

Miss Anything? Now that summer is here, I have had a few times where I have missed having a drink. I will probably miss it more when we are at the lake or by the pool!

Movement: Baby has been moving a lot this week! Usually right before I go to sleep or when I am watching TV at night on the couch I notice it the most! It is the most amazing thing! I can't wait until Lary is able to feel it too!

Food cravings: Amy's Rice Krispies and Amy's chocolate chip cookies.  

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing this week!

Gender: not sure yet!? Gender ultrasound is on July 16th!  I keep having dreams that Baby L is a boy! We will see..

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: My back has been sore and my tummy feels tight at night! So Baby is definitely growing!!

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but definitely have some moody spells

Looking forward to: July 16th! Finding out what Baby Lehman is!

17 week bump pic

This week, the Mahalovich's celebrated Grandma Carol's 70th birthday at aunt Connie's.  Lary had a leak, so I went up alone.   

I also had my last class meeting for my Master's program!! All of my assignments are turned in and graded! Graduation is December 13th, so depending on when little Baby Lehman decides to make his/her appearance I hopefully be able to walk! I am so relieved to have finished my Master's before we had our first baby.  I will definitely miss getting together for class on Wednesday nights!

16 weeks

How far along? 16 weeks

Baby is the size of… an avacado

Maternity clothes? OH YES! Why did I wait so long and why are maternity pants only for pregnancy!? Miracle pants, I tell ya!

Stretch marks? yep..

Sleep:  Made it through the night without getting up for a bathroom break most of the nights this week! Whoop!

Best moment this week: Hearing Baby Lehman's heartbeat again this week!! Still in the 150's

Miss Anything? Summer, where are you? So ready for summer school to be over and have a little bit of a break.

Movement: Definitely some movement, especially at night before bed.  

Food cravings: Rice Krispies!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Chicken patty day for school lunch, it's even hard to go in the cafeteria to take my kids through the lunch line :S

Gender: not sure yet!? Gender ultrasound is on July 16th! 

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Feeling pretty good this week!! Great energy and I feel like my skin is glowing!! Been feeling more subtle movement, which is exciting!!

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but definitely have some moody spells

Looking forward to: July 16th! Finding out what Baby Lehman is! Less than and month!!! And the end of summer school.  Great class, and we've done a lot of fun stuff, but I am ready for a break!!

15 Weeks

How far along? 15 weeks

Baby is the size of… an apple

Maternity clothes? Not yet. Doing the rubber band trick with my pants but they are getting pretty uncomfortable..

Stretch marks? yep..

Sleep: Was up 5 times two nights this week. I think it was partially from the cold I have.

Best moment this week: Bought my first maternity pants on Saturday!!

Miss Anything? Still forgetful which can be frustrating.  Thankful for Google and Facebook!

Movement: I think I have felt some small movements, especially when I lay down to go to sleep!

Food cravings: Had an urgent need for rice krispies on Friday night, so we went to the store and got all the fixings!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Chicken patty day for school lunch, can't even stay in the lunch room to eat. :S

Gender: not sure yet!? Gender ultrasound is on July 16th! 

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Headaches.  Also had a cold which I thought was allergies. I've been pretty miserable- congested and runny nose

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but definitely have some moody spells

Looking forward to: July 16th! Finding out what Baby Lehman is! And really feeling the baby move..