Week 19 - a Name, a Bachelorette Party, and our last Silent Night

your baby's the size of a mango!

At about 6.0 inches long and weighing in at about 8.5 ounces, she's getting there!

 

 

your baby at 19 weeks

• Developing a protective coating over her skin, called vernix caseosa. It's greasy and white and you may see some of it at her birth.
• Working on her five senses. Nerve cells for her sense of taste, hearing, sight and smell are developing in her brain.

 

First thing's first - Week 19 began with naming our baby girl, yay!!  After much consideration, we have finally decided that our sweet baby girl will be Blair "uh-LEESE". (Yes, that's a pronunciation, not a spelling, because we haven't quite settled on a spelling of her beautiful middle name yet.)  Her first name is her Daddy's middle name & her middle name just sounded pretty with it. We love it, and we love calling her by name!!

 

Last weekend, Blair & I went to a bachelorette party for Aunt Kaity. I can't disclose exactly what happened ;) but we did have lots of fun with all the girls. Here is our "before" at dinner Friday and our "after" that was taken after yoga on Saturday.

 

 

On Saturday night, Darrin & I met up with Abby, Bill & Emma to have dinner for Abby's birthday. Can you believe I haven't spent any significant amount of time with my best friend in over a year and a half!?!? It was wonderful seeing them and Emma gave Baby Blair sweet hugs!

 

 

 

Merry Christmas!! Week 19 ended on Christmas day. We had a nice, quiet, stress-free, relaxing Christmas day this year - probably the last we'll have for 20+ years!  We didn't go anywhere, have any company, or do much of anything (besides eat!) and it was wonderful! (not that family and traveling aren't fun, but we've been going A LOT lately) We didn't even do gifts, because we didn't have much of a wish list other than things for baby girl. :)  Can I just say, I did NOT miss the mall this year?!

 

A glimpse at Barton Christmas 2013...

Our puppy friend Sami and little Sully Bear were cuddled up with us on the couch all day! The bottom is a nice shot of Sully's big booty, Daddy's feet, and a sliver of baby Blair relaxing by the tree and watching A Christmas story. I stared at this sweet view for about 2 hours.

Pregnancy-isms: Headaches, cramps, and EMOTIONS. That about sums me up at week 19!!

Baby Blair is getting bigger!!

Tomorrow we have our 20 week appointment and ultrasound. We can't wait to see your wiggly little self again!! :)

Love,
DB, Jamie & Baby Blair