15.3 Weeks & Counting....

Taylor & I have been very busy this holiday season, and time is flying by! Christmas Eve will mark our 4th month, and we'll be able to find out just who's in this growing belly in early January.
So what's new with Baby Hawes? He/She has been growing leaps and bounds in the last few weeks, now approximately the size of a navel orange or an avocado (you can pick your fruit preference, the baby's about 4-5 inches in crown to rump length) and has begun growing bones. The most important of these new bones is the spine, but the most exciting for us is the little bones in the ears that have officially allowed our baby to hear! If we begin talking and singing to our baby, these noises and lullaby's will not only be recognizable to him/her after birth, but will be soothing....so all of you better start practicing your best version of "rock a bye baby".
Now that we've entered our second trimester, energy and appetite should increase, and nausea should stop harassing me at least for the next 2-3 months. My most annoying new symptom is a stuffy nose. This is a common symptom since, in addition to my swelling midsection, the mucous membranes in my nose are also swelling and will only continue to worsen as June nears. Overall I can't complain. This pregnancy has been an absolute dream! Very few days do I feel sick, and let's be honest....eating has never been an issue for me. :)
Here are a few pictures from last week (14.2 weeks along), and we'll add some more updated photos within the week.

This last picture is from today, but I wont be including the rest of the set....we had a LONG night, and it's been a rough day, so we'll take some better pictures that don't look like I just survived a tornado.
Happy Holidays Everyone! Lots of Love, Taylor, Sam, & of course Baby Hawes