21 Weeks

I am now half way through my pregnancy which is hard to believe as the months have flown by! We shall see if the second half of the pregnancy will go by as fast. Other than time going by much too quickly I have been enjoying my vacation from work and also I'm so happy to say that I am all done with my classes. I will not be taking any classes next semester, instead I will be focusing on myself and baby:) 

As for how I have been feeling; I have been feeling pretty good overall, my feet get really hot and sore after standing for long periods of time, and I get small dizzy spells every so often. As for physical changes; no stretch marks yet however my belly button has gotten very strange!! It is basically flat with the rest of my belly now, making it look huge as you can see from the picture of my belly I have posted, lol. Also you will notice I have taken out my belly ring as it was beginning to bother me, feeling itchy and kinda looking as if it could pop out at any moment because of how huge I am getting haha. As for cravings, I am wanting to eat way too many Christmas cookies and ice cream, lol! 

In other news baby is kicking a lot, its really exciting being able to have that connection now. He seems to move the most at night time but his movements are still so light that it is hard to tell if he is kicking at all when your on the run. They say that by week 28 is when kicks get a lot stronger and that is also when you being counting movements. Fun! Fun! 

Anyway to end off Sal and I (oh and baby too!) would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Take care!

Being pregnant has inspired me to take my art to a different level where I can explore what it means to be pregnant. Being pregnant has made me take a deeper look into myself and the connection I have with mind and body. I find that all too often many of us are not connected to our bodies and the every day changes we go through. However while pregnant it is almost impossible not to recognize your bodies demands and changes as you now have a new life growing inside of you. This new awareness of body and mind also makes me think a lot about beauty and the definitions that society claims on it compared to my own feelings of what beauty is or can be.

The pictures above are of a piece I completed while taking a 3D Art class this last semester (which just ended this past Monday). It is a sculpture carved out of plaster of a woman's torso while pregnant. Although 3D art is not my thing I still enjoyed making this piece and learning the process of using plaster. 

It's a Boy!!

Today I had my 20 week ultrasound and found out that we are having a boy!! I was completely surprised as I was positive it was going to be a girl. Of course we are so happy, and it is so nice to finally know the sex of the baby! I can't wait to get out to buy things for our little boy now!!

19 Weeks

Here I am at 19 weeks pregnant in my pj's about to get into bed (great time to take a picture of oneself, lol, but hey what is a busy gal to do). My belly is getting so much rounder, so fast, its very exciting!! Other than getting bigger Sal and I are very excited for this coming Wednesday. We will be having our 20 week ultrasound where hopefully we will find out the baby's gender! I will be sure to post all the updates on Wednesday evening so be sure check in! 

How Our Baby is Growing at 19 Weeks: Researchers suggest that at 19 weeks your baby may be able to hear your voice. Sal and I have been very excited about this as we have been waiting for this moment for a long time! Even though we have already been talking to baby, now it just makes us feel like he or she really may be able to hear us now! I can't wait to start reading books to baby as I believe reading can never be started too early!! hehe. If anyone has any baby books to suggest, leave a comment, I always love hearing about new books! Also baby now weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom. His or her arms and legs are now in right proportion to each other and the rest of it's body.

Our New House!

Hi everyone! As I am sure most of you all know Sal and I are now first time home owners!! We are both very excited and happy to have finally bought our very own home! We moved in last weekend (November 30th) and so have been quite busy getting settled in. We are still in the unpacking, cleaning and organizing stage as we have had to take things a bit slowly since I am in the middle of finals at school and so am not available very much and don't want to add on any more stress than I already have. Even though the house is not yet in order or fully unpacked we both wanted to post pictures anyway so that family and friends that can't be here with us could see where we are at. We hope you all enjoy the pictures and will be able to come for a visit some time in the near future!