Pregnancy Update...

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Well-- somehow, I have made it to 20 weeks (20 weeks and 2 days, actually) without documenting almost anything besides a camera phone snapshot of my belly at 15 weeks!!! So, just for my personal memory, I am going to post a few facts about this pregnancy;

March 13, 2011-- First positive pregnancy test (so VERY faint!)
March 17, 2011-- Told family we were expecting #2!
March 29, 2011-- First Doctor visit, pregnancy confirmed
April 2011-- Nausea, but no throwing up
May 20, 2011-- Hit second trimester-- feel AMAZING!!!
End of Mayish-- started feeling baby move!!!
June 13, 2011-- Doctor visit-- heart rate: 169
June 28, 2011-- BIG ultrasound! Everything looked great!
July 2011-- Nesting hit...HARD.

So here we are--This baby is a banshee, practicing kickboxing on the daily in my belly, JUST like big sister Haddie! I started feeling her around 14 weeks and she hasn't stopped moving since! The ultrasound was a little tough, but I am still amazed (and impressed!) that we didn't find out the sex of the baby. All along I have said that I only really every wanted a girl, so anything else would just be bonus! So, hopefully in November, we will be blessed with a big fat surprise! I have also been nesting like crazy, something I never experienced with Haddie. I get something in my head about cleaning and I have to do it immediately-- I have been up until 1am the past few nights organizing or straightening up! We are loving it because I am not normally such a good housewife, haha! I go back to the doctor this week for a 20 week check up and I am hoping this pregnancy progresses without any drama, but knowing what I know about my previous pregnancy, I have it in the back of my head that something could pop up-- praying for a smooth 4 months!!!

Now, even though we didn't find out the gender of the baby doesn't mean I don't think about it very second of every day--so some fun (and not factual!) gender quiz results!!!

Chinese Gender Chart: Girl!
http://www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/genderpredictor/default.asp

Baby's Heart rate: Girl! (which I TOTALLY don't believe heart rate has to do with it!)
http://www.babygenderprediction.com/babys-heart-rate.html

Old Wives' Tales: 60% boy, 40% girl!
http://www.babygenderprediction.com/old-wives-tales/index.phtml

If I had to guess I would say it is a boy...but tomorrow, I may feel like it's another girl! Either way I'll be so excited, but honestly, I feel like its a boy right now!!!



And the baby is...

10:43 PM Posted In , , Edit This 2 Comments »
A GIRL!!!! We are oh so very excited! We had an ultrasound today and it was confirmed, I have no penises growing inside of me. I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved watching that little girl on the us. We have a dvd of the whole thing so we can watch it whenever we want.

At first she was a little stubborn with us, sitting with her legs "Indian style" and hiding her goods, but after emptying my bladder and jiggling my stomach, she finally gave up the goods. The best part, besides finding out what she was, was watching her move. She was crazy active. I have known that I have been feeling her for a while now, but it is no wonder after watching her on the monitor. She rolled over while we were watching her, from back to tummy, then she flipped end to end. I told the homegirl she better enjoy it while she can because soon she won't have all that space to take advantage of!

So here is the lil munchkin, my sweet, sweet, little angel!!!

So, here you can see her brain, spine, heart, and her profile. I may be biased, but she is absolutely perfect and I can't wait until October to meet her!


Still Kickin...

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Well, I have officially felt the baby move. I was pretty sure I was feeling it for the past week or so, but yesterday I was sure.

I went to my 16 week check-up, which, turns out, everyone at the Dr.'s office says I am 16 1/2 weeks, not 16 weeks exactly (as I thought). This was a pretty routine meeting, heard the heartbeat (160!), talked with my Ob, asked some questions, etc.

However, when I was leaving, the ultrasound tech (who is a family friend) asked if I wanted to hurry back and "peek" to see if we could find out what the baby was. Did she need to ask?!?!? A FREE ultrasound?!?! OF COURSE! So, we hurried back into the room and turned out the lights and tried our hardest to get that baby to stay still. I realized I was feeling the kicks/hits/flutters or whatever when we saw him/her moving on the screen and the nurse said, did you feel that? It was a big one! So I have officially figured out what a baby kick feels like and let me tell you, it's phenomenal!

So, I bet you may be wondering just what it is aren't you? Well, I am not going to tell yet. And, if you know me IRL, don't tell either. I am going to another place today for an ultrasound and I am hoping I can get a definitive answer. We were in a hurry at my Dr.'s office so we couldn't say for absolute sure, but the tech was pretty sure it was one way and not the other...

I'll post answers as soon as I have a proof positive ultrasound pic...and until then, I am trying not to get too excited one way or the other!!!

Obsessed?

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Um. I can't stop thinking about what is growing in my belly.

Actually, I am currently obsessed with finding out what is inside.

Thing is, I won't have another ultrasound (the BIG ultrasound) until I am 20 weeks pregnant. That is exactly six weeks away. Now, I know that doesn't sound like a big deal, but I am dying inside knowing that this munchkin's little genitalia is fully formed and I don't know what it is. My fire was only fueled by the fact that Blair posted this gem today...

So, in true "copy cat" form, I decided to try the methods listed on her blog...

Labor of Love: Girl

Just Mommies: Girl

Bump.com: Girl

Babyman: Girl

Sexratio: 55% Boy, 45% Girl

Tvoy Baby: Girl

And of course there are innumerable old wives tales that I could look at to determine, but I'm not really far enough into this to decide if I am carrying low or high and I am craving everything; sweets, sours, meats, cheeses, blah blah blah...so I can't find a pattern there either. Maybe I will try the wedding ring test sometime...

The thing is, I could technically find out the baby's sex tomorrow. There is this place in town that specializes in determining the sex of your baby. You lay back in a lazy boy and the ultrasound tech goes to town finding the goods. It is only open on Fridays and you have to call and schedule an appointment through the lady's cell phone. She is an ultrasound tech that has Fridays off so she bought an ultrasound machine and determines the sex for $50, a fair trade in my opinion.

The only thing stopping me; well, the only two things stopping me are the fact that I know and really like the ultrasound tech @ my obgyn's office. She is a family friend and I pictured her telling me what my baby would be. Secondly, even though I am pretty sure this wouldn't happen, I am nervous that they may tell me the wrong thing. What if they tell me girl and I invest in tons money in girly things, and then find out from my ultrasound with my obgyn that it is a boy!?!?! Or vice-versa!?!? My sister's sister-in-law reeeeeeally wants me to go find out, and I kinda want to too...oooooh, decisions, decisions!!!

My gut tells me that it's a girl, I have had girl dreams and as you can see, most of the tests online point to "girl"...which reeeeeally leads me to believe it is a boy because I am thinking I am just getting my hopes up for a girl and should be more realistic when I see that penis on the screen!!!

Don't get me wrong, we would love a boy oh so much; I love my nephews and I even like our boy name more than any girl name we have ever come up with. But a girl would be so much fun, unless she turns out like me in middle school, then, not so much-- but that is a different post entirely!

Ok, I am off to go home and get some rest before a date with hubs! I promise I'll post a belly pic later tonight...maybe after my belly is full of dinner and sticking out extra far!!!
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