Week 22

Baby says:
This week I am a papaya!

 


"This week, after much debate, Mommy and Daddy officially decided to name me Sofia. They still can't decide on a middle name, though, so I might not have one until I am born. At least everyone will stop calling me Bean now!"

Cravings this week:
No real cravings this week

Symptoms this week:
Heartburn!
It's getting harder to carry all my weight up the stairs. I think I'm going to need to start using the elevator soon.

Baby Project of the Week:
Still trying to finish a project for my Ravelry swap partner, so my own projects have been put on hold for the time being.

Obsession of the Week:
Registry! After initially opening our registry at BabysRUs with Mani last week, I went with my mom to add things to it. We spent almost two hours looking at all the cute little things. Sofia must have known we were shopping for her, because she was kicking and moving all over the place!

Week 21

Baby says:

This week I am a Banana!

"This is a lot better than that week I was an onion!"

  "I am starting to move around a lot more, especially in the middle of the night when Mommy is trying to sleep, but always manage to stop kicking right when Daddy or anybody else tries to feel me. Mommy's clothes are not fitting her as well these days-- she can't button up her coat anymore and looks like an umbrella that won't close."

Cravings this week:
Strawberry Lemonade
Oranges

Symptoms this week:
Trouble sleeping (hence the 1:47am blog update)
Heartburn
General discomfort

Baby Project of the Week:
I am a bit between projects as I am finishing up one job and doing training for the next this week, but I am hoping to at least finish the quilting portion of my baby quilt this week and maybe start on the binding.

Obsession of the Week:
Pintrest! I am not sure how we survived without this, and quite honestly am shocked that I manged to plan a wedding without it. It's the perfect way to waste hours collecting pictures of things I'm not making because I'm wasting hours collecting pictures of them!

20 Weeks and Counting!

We have officially hit the 20 week mark and I felt like that would be a good time to start a pregnancy/ baby blog to keep friends and family updated on the progress of little Baby Cardoza as well as info on her baby shower, registry, and other important details. Since we are about half-way through, here's a quick recap on her journey so far:

October 13th-- Found out we were expecting!
Mani picked me up from work for lunch that day and I told him over enchiladas at Max's in Azusa. He looked like I hit him with a skillet for a few days, but was very excited once he got over the shock!

 

"I loved you when you were just a line on a stick"

October 24th--Week 5
Baby's first photo!

"Congratulations! It's a... bean?"

November 15th--Week 8
Starting to show a little

December 6th--Week 12
Nuchal Translucency Ultrasound--Screening to make sure everything's ok. Baby passed with flying colors! Starting to look more like a human being now.

"Waving hello!"

December 24th-January 1st--Week 15
Baby's First Trip to Mexico! Baby also had their first baby shower on this trip. Since we didn't know the gender yet, there was much green and yellow. All adorable though! This baby shower also involved feeding my sister-in-law Kenya--and being fed--baby food while blindfolded, playing a baby version of la loteria (essentially Mexican Bingo), and a clothespin counting game, the specifics of which I am still a little fuzzy on. I really appreciated the love and thought that Mani's family and friends in Monterrey put into it.

"Muchas Gracias a Todos--now how are we going to get this all home?!"

 January 14th--Week 17
Felt the first baby kick! I felt it quite strongly after the "Pirates!" dinner theater show my mom and Pat surprised me with for my birthday--I guess baby has a thing for pirates! Or dinner theater.

January 31st--Week 20
It's a girl!

"Not that you can tell from this picture..."

So there it is, weeks 1-20 in a nutshell. I can't believe our baby girl is due in just four short months!