It's a.....baby update!

In case you missed the last blog:

It's a....

 GIRL

How far along? 21 weeks

Weight gain? Umm more than I'd like to say :)

Maternity Clothes? In the beginning I preferred the middle band pants, but now I much prefer the high band pants or the very low pants.

Size of baby?14 ounces

Boy or Girl? GIRL!! We couldn't be happier! SHE is perfect. We got to see HER so much including HER brain and heart (actually moving)! SHE was sucking HER thumb (assuming thumb, but could have been fist).

Movement? I first felt Baby at 18 weeks. It felt like little muscle spasms or flutters and I've been feeling them ever since, but not enough for Steve to feel yet.

Sleep? Going well, I'm now used to getting up quickly or knowing when to stop drinking water at night. Although the past week I started waking up for no reason.

Food Cravings? I still don't agree that cravings exist, but I really enjoy having an egg once a day. (scrambled, over-easy, hard-boiled) I also love having a fruit bowl and of course my ice cream. :)  I have lost my taste for cold raw veggies also. :(

What I miss? Lying on my back (which is funny because I never wanted to before)

Symptoms? I've had acid reflux quite a bit and learned that for me eating a little more such as a bite of something helps it stop.

Looking forward to? Trying out different names

Daddy-to-Be's thoughts: I am uh...it's uh I don't even know. This is the best, most important big "thing" in my life. It's different than anything I've ever experienced. I've been thinking, for the past couple of years, that I am ready for it, and not that I don't feel ready now, but now that it's actually here it's pretty intense. Thinking about all the fun stuff we will get to do with HER, taking HER camping, playing soccer with HER, taking HER to the beach. Wondering what kind of person SHE will be and what SHE will like.


20 weeks 4 days

Baby Gender Reveal!

It's a ....

What the myths say:

Girl:
~Carrying high         
~Steve not gaining weight      
~Chinese Calendar             
~Heart Rate faster than 140
~Craving citrus (my oranges)
~Moody (first trimester according to Steve)
~The magic 8 ball (from a kid in class) said, "It's Definitely a girl"
~Nuke Submariner Father (it's a sub thing)

Boy:
~No acne
~No Nausea
~Prefer sleeping on my left side
~Clumsy (things slip from my hands more)
~Acid reflux

According to the myths I'm having a girl!

What the Doc says:

 

Bibs say: Daddy's Princess and Mommy Loves Me!

GIRL!!!!!

Pregnancy Dreams and then some....

Pregnancy...

the time to really enjoy that extra nap you get because apparently those won't happen when the baby comes.

the time you pee a gazillion times a day (really only a few extra times from before pregnancy, but that seems like a gazillion).

the time you have strange dreams (or just actually wake up from strange dreams).

the time you gain weight and it's a good thing.

the time you really try to use as an excuse for any and everything (I really want some fries, you just had some yesterday, it's OK I'm pregnant...PS I don't suggest this unless you want to gain even more than you already will)

the time...well you get the picture.

I have been super blessed with my pregnancy. I feel great, look great, and couldn't be more excited to see my belly grow (seriously).

But I haven't felt pregnant, I've just feel like I'm getting fat. Until the other day, when I felt a little twitter almost like a muscle twitch.

It seems so crazy that right inside ME, there is a small human being that I am responsible for eating enough nutrients to support it, to take care of myself better than I ever have because it has no choice.

These flutters are a reminder that I, in a few short months, will be Momma. I get to have that amazing feeling when the child comes to me and wants only me. This is a feeling that I  have been imagining and witnessing for so long that I sometimes forget I have not actually experienced it.

I can't wait until I can be that mom that says, "Go ask your Dad" or "it will be OK." I can't wait til I teach it all I can about anything and everything. Bring on the questions, but maybe we can skip some of the "whys."  Maybe? Please. I remember when my now 17 year-old-cousin went through the "why" stage. Holly Molly, it's like you can't graduate to awesome as a mom unless you can answer "why is the rock there" or "why is the sky blue." But I know it will be moments like that that I miss when they no longer ask questions, but think they know it all.

Well  apparently I needed some rambling time. 

On to the dream I had: Last night I dreamed we were having a boy. This is the first time I have dreamed of the gender and the first time it's been a boy in my mind at all. He was crying and crying from being scared or upset, but would not and I mean would not relax and let momma take care of him. He refused to be comforted by the one person who usually makes everything better. Needless to say, I did NOT like this dream.

Boy or Girl? What do you think?