27 Week Pictures!

27 weeks, 1 day...I'm growing! :)


This was taken at about 10:00 at night...I look pretty rough!


Our precious pups playing...one of the few pictures I have when they are both looking at the camera!!

27 Weeks!!

How Baby McKelvey is growing: This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with his legs extended. He's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking his fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if he were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother him, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.

26 Weeks!!

My belly button is definitely sticking ALL they way out already!! Ahhh!!!

How your baby's growing at 26 weeks: The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your husband's as you chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.

25 Weeks!

Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. His weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but he's beginning to exchange his long, lean look for some baby fat. As he does, his wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and he'll start to look more and more like a newborn. He's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

A Quarter of A Century Years Old!!

This past Friday I woke up to this card and another one from Grant. I thought it was so sweet :) I have the absolute most WONDERFUL husband (and dogs) in the entire world. I am beyond Blessed!!!

I came home to Decatur on Friday afternoon and Grant had my birthday present waiting for me at his office. It was our carseat! I love love love it! It has great reviews and has been rated #1 in safety. It was really funny though because Grant and I had no idea how to use it...so my next door neighbor showed me what all the buttons meant and installed it into my car the next day! Thanks Annie!

24. 5 WEEKS!

How your baby's growing at 24 weeks: Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

State Champtions!!

I know its late...but my brother's baseball team won the 5A State Championship a couple of weeks ago!! They had a great time and so did we! This is Mac after the game :)

Mac is #14 - such a cute butt!

Me and Lizzie

22 Weeks!

I had a GREAT First Mother's Day!! I got so many wonderful cards, phone calls, text messages and gifts from my friends and family. Grant woke me up with a really sweet Mommy-to-be card and then later that day I got another Mommy card from Cash and Derby. It was perfect!



How your baby's growing:
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

Charleston!!

Grant and I went to Charleston, SC a couple of weekends ago and had SO MUCH FUN!!! One of his best friends from college, Leslie Burr, got married so we went to see her and made a trip out of it :)

Charleston Harbor

Before our Ghost Tour!!!!! So fun!

The Bed & Breakfast that we stayed in...it looks very old from the outside, which it is, but the rooms were sooo nice. We stayed in the "Equestrian" room, it was awesome!

We stayed beside a bunch of horses, most people probably would not have appreciated that but I sure loved it!

One of the original cobblestone roads from the 1600's!

This is one of the Memorial gardens where they used to hang a lot of people, mostly pirates. The pirates' bones are still scattered all over the grounds (underground, of course) :)

One of the beautiful downtown homes, I could look at these all day!

One of my most favorite things in the whole world to do, go to old old cemeteries (wierd, I know!)

With one of Grant's best friends, Chris, and his girlfriend Kim

The only picture I got with the beautiful bride!

Of course I had to get a preggo pic!

Some more of Grant's buddies!

And the wives!

How Baby McKelvey is growing:

Your baby's sensory development is exploding! His brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that he may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to him, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you. Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom. His arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of his body now. His kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on his scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on his skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

19 Weeks!!

I am starting to feel the baby move like crazy. I started feeling him kick around 17.5 weeks, but now you can feel the kicks outside my belly. Every morning I wake up to him kicking so I lay in bed a good 10 minutes with my hand over my belly just enjoying all his little movements :)


Me and CashMan


Derby wanted in the picture too!

Yes I realize my butt is as big as my stomach...lets hope it doesn't stay that way...

Easter and...Its a BOY!!!!

This was my dad's idea - to take a picture every month with the respective number of fingers held up...my mom did this when she was pregnant with me :)

Grant unfortunately had to work on Easter Sunday, so he had to miss out on the fun :(

Me, Lizzie and Mac

Maggie: 4 months Lizzie: 0 months :)

We decided to tell my family with little blue socks in their easter eggs!

Katie is Married!

She was soooo gorgeous!!!!





Maggie: Almost 18 weeks Amy: 35 weeks




Me, Kristen and Marie...I really didn't want to have to stand next to Kristen!

Me and Lizzie!

Grant has since gotten his hair cut...I liked it long though :)

Me and Rachel :)

I had Katie's lingerie shower at my house...we had to beg her to have one! :)

Her cake matched the invitation :) So cute!!