1 day more than half way! (20w1d)

Its really odd to think that in the same amount of time it has been since I found out we were pregnant- I will have a baby! I am officially more than halfway done growing this baby. According to Babycenter.com the baby is now the length of a banana, and weighs a little over 10 ounces. Speaking of bananas, I guess I should document my "cravings" which I really don't believe in. (Sorry pregnant people that believe in this!) I don't really think that women have such insatiable cravings like maybe they let on that they do - I have become fond of certain things that I didn't like before, but who is to say that's because of being pregnant? I think Matt is getting the pregnancy cravings. He wants fried green beans ALL the time! I like gummy lifesavers, which I never ate a lot of before... now I could eat the whole bag... and pineapple - just fresh pineapple all by itself, I could eat that everyday! Nothing weird, what a disappointment right? But kudos to any women that can send their husband to the grocery store in the middle of the night for pickles and ice cream...

Sleeeeepy.

I am so sleepy! I am actually off work for a few days this week and I'm still tossing and turning all night. I cant sleep past like 3 AM ... which my Dr kind of giggled at and said he thinks God has a way of preparing us for having a newborn. Isn't that cute? Not when you're sleep deprived. In his defense, he did offer me sleeping drugs, Ambien to be exact. Thanks but no thanks, wouldn't take that crap if I wasn't pregnant... let alone while I'm growing a helpless little human that cant say "Mommy, please no - don't drive while you're sleeping!"
So for now I'll tough it out... and keep dropping Matt subtle hints that I really need one of those fancy expensive pregnant people pillows. (you know, subtle- like the jab of an elbow at 2 AM... then whispering "pregnaaancy pilllllow")

Heres the one I'm eyeballing... which is conveniently not located at any Wal-Mart within 100 miles of me.


Please ignore that goofy looking woman who is obviously not pregnant... if she was she would not look so giddy and well rested. Well maybe she just has one of those pillows at home! A-ha!

19 weeks, 4 days ... baby maybe a girl.

Or maybe a boy? Who knows? I'm a little disappointed that our ultrasound was inconclusive. Not that it matters so much... but it would be nice to know so I can get some stuff done around here!

First of all, the ultrasound was very long and mildly uncomfortable.. would you like to feel my pain? Go to your kitchen, grab the cooking oil.
Lay on the floor, now pour the cooking oil into your belly button... Oh wait! Make sure the oil is nice and cold. Now take , hmm.. since you are in the kitchen, lets say - a rolling pin? Go ahead and dig around in your belly button with that for an hour. Wasn't that fun?

All kidding aside, the U/S was pretty neat because we got to see the baby's face and bones... all that good stuff... but at first the cord was in the way of seeing the gender, then after digging in my guts via my navel for a good 20 minutes, the cord moved and we still couldn't get a clear shot. We got some good profile pictures and it was really nice to see that little heart just thumping right along!

The tech said that if she had to lean one way, she would say a girl - but not with more than 60% certainty, she followed that with "I wouldn't run out and buy a bunch of pink stuff" ... so whatever that means. Our next ultrasound will be between 25 and 30 weeks to get the 3D face pictures, so maybe we will see something then. Or maybe the Dr will take pity on me and try to get a peek at our next appointment. Maybe I should come bearing cookies or something... what can you bribe a Dr with?

Would you like to see some pictures?





This one is apparently the best one of the "gender" - its where you should be able to see something, or not... and its not the greatest picture - but go ahead and try anyway. Follow the arrow which is pointing directly down to between the legs and the booty. Those little white lines above there are little feet and legs that are all curled up!

17 weeks, 6 days... and my pants dont fit.

That's right I've officially moved on to bigger and better things, maternity pants. I am excited.
They are actually not too bad and I didn't realize how UNcomfortable regular jeans were until I slipped on these stretchy works of art.

We had our checkup yesterday afternoon, everything looks good... my blood pressure was normal - even though I went directly from work to the Dr's office! Amazing! The doctor scared me a little when he couldn't hear the babies heartbeat and rushed out of the room to grab an ultrasound machine... everything was fine though. He said that its amazing how much the little things zoom around in there and hide behind things that keep you from hearing them on the doppler. So he just quickly scanned across my belly and there he/she was , laying there being a good baby. He showed me the heartbeat, which put my mind at ease - and then the appointment was over. He didn't move towards the nether regions of the baby... so I didn't get any hints at the gender. Our big ultrasound to find out the gender is on the 18th at 3 o'clock. We are so excited! Not really to find out the gender, but just to see the baby!

16 weeks!

I'm just amazed that I am growing a little human! I get updates from babycenter.com and this week, this is what the baby looks like

Thats not what MY body looks like though. LOL. I'm starting to become a lot "rounder" than I am usually. I'm at the point where people are probably thinking "Wow she's really let herself go" But no... not getting fatter, just pregnant. For some reason I was excited for when the baby had toes... well this week, he is growing toenails! So amazing. I should start feeling he/she moving around soon. I am feeling great for the most part, although I do have a bug of some sort today.. my throat is sore... and for those of you who dont know - when you are pregnant, you can't take any of the amazing medications that would make you feel better... you just kind of tough it out.
So wish me luck with the sickness... for now I'm just going to pretend that I feel awesome.

14 weeks, 6 days

I heard from the doctors office yesterday, finally. They said my 24 hour urine was fine, it must have been a fluke that my blood pressure was high. So everything is going good with the baby growing. This morning I read Happy Birthday To You! by Dr Seuss out loud to the baby, a co-worker was asking me if I had been reading to him/her which I think is kind of odd. But if the baby can hear or gain anything from me reading out loud to it, then I guess I might as well. I was thinking about all the things it "hears" all day... probably me griping a lot, or singing horribly to old 80's rock on the radio. Poor baby.

Our next appointment is coming up quickly, May 5th. At that appointment I will make the appointment to have the "big" U/S! It should be that following week... we are excited to see if I am toting around a little Martha or Hank. I bought an intelligender test at Walgreen's last week, its a urine test that is supposedly 90% accurate in telling the gender of the baby. If its right, then we will have a boy! But it really has no science behind it , so the way I see it - it had a 50% chance of being right... HAHA! Oh well, it will be fun to see if it was right or not!

13 weeks, 4 days!

Today was our first appointment where we could hear the heartbeat... we were both pretty excited and looked forward to it all day. We waited for an hour to see the Dr. and then he said that my blood pressure was a little higher than they like it to be, so now I have to do a 24 hour urine collection. Gee am I excited. He assured us it was probably nothing to worry about, a just in case type thing... so don't worry about tiny Hank! We heard the heart beat on the Doppler, what I mean by "we" is me and the Dr... Matt didn't really hear it much I don't think... He will get closer next time! It was all short and sweet and we didn't learn much at all... but I was relieved to hear that the baby is zooming around in there, doing just great. At one point I could hear the heartbeat really clear , and then there was a "whooosh" and it was gone- the Dr said that it was moving, so he went to the other side of my belly and found it again! Pretty neat that the little guy/gal is just swimming around in there! We are anxiously awaiting our next ultrasound so we can see how everything is growing.

I am feeling SO much better than before... I actually have energy to get out of bed now... and I really don't have any complaints! Still really excited!!! :)