Here is a little recap of some of the milestones we've hit so far...
First Ultrasound: We had our first real ultrasound at 19 weeks...going into the appointment we had decided that we were going to wait to find out the gender. As we were sitting in the waiting room, Brian leans over and says to me "I kind of want to know now..." I gave him a quick smack on the chest and said "you can't do that to me NOW!" It was right after that that my name was called and back to the room we went. We told the tech that we were still undecided about finding out the gender and she said she would save that for last to give us a bit more time. As she was showing us our first glimpse at our precious babe all rolled up into a little ball we were even more anxious to know the gender (or at least I was). After about 30 minutes of seeing the feet, arms, legs, head and face she was down to the rump...I asked her if she could tell...by the look on her face and the number of tries she had to get to get any kind of picture on the screen I could tell she wasn't sure. She said she thought she knew but wasn't 100% so we decided to go with the original plan so being surprised at the end it is! Both Brian and I are good with that decision and are really anxious for the baby's arrival...it is sure to be a grand entrance! After this visit Brian is 99.5% sure it is a girl...and he's starting to convince me of that too.
First kicks: Right at 19 weeks I started feeling our little babe fluttering away. It was the Thursday before we were supposed to close on the house (October 27th to be exact), Brian was in San Diego for work and I was home alone. At this point I was obsessed (I have gone through my obsessive phases with certain things from time to time) with figuring out what name we were going to give this child. I was bound and determined to see a name in one of the 5 baby name books I have and just know that was it and Brian would love it too. That still hasn't happened...but I was looking through a baby name book while lying in bed...it was quiet as I was relaxing before going to bed and all of the sudden out of nowhere I felt this slight twitch in my tummy...and then I felt it again and again. I had felt similar movements before but much less pronounced and not as obvious so this was the first real time I was able to identify it. Now almost 5 weeks later, I feel like a punching bag some days! :) The baby is mostly moving in the morning after a good breakfast and normally at night when I lay down to go to bed.
First kicks felt by Brian: On our first night sleeping in our new house, November 17th, the little babe was just as excited as Brian and I were...or maybe it was just excited that I had finally stopped moving for the day! Brian got to feel the babe kick for the first time that night as we were laying down for the night. It was a really sweet surprise!
Cravings: So besides sugar, chocolate and anything sweet (which isn't much different than before I was pregnant) my cravings have consisted of Chinese food and donuts/muffins...not together though. Both of these foods have always been high on my likes list but never, have I ever wanted Chinese food as often as I do now. I have always liked a good donut or muffin on occasion but again, these are just the most delicious foods for me now. According to the old wives tale...sugar cravings = girl. Salty cravings = boy. Who knows...one is sweet and the other salty.
My next appointment is December 13th and it's time for the dreaded glucose test. I have heard more stories about how bad that stuff tastes that I'm really not looking forward to it. Not to mention the thought of potentially having to cut down on my sugar intake makes me want to eat an entire chocolate cake immediately! Mamma and baby like our sugar! Kind of like dad...and g-pa Wayne...and g-pa Tom and g-ma Julie and g-ma Doris...must run in the family.
Ailments: So far I have been blessed with a pretty easy pregnancy. Things seem to be going very smoothly and besides a few quirky side effects I feel pretty dang good! Buuuuut...like any great pregnancy there are always some fun side effects...so here's my list of odd things I swear never happened before I was pregnant!
- Hiccup/burps - this happens to me at least 10 times per day...and at all times...not just before or after eating or drinking. It conveniently happens to me when I am in a meeting at work and trying to sound professional. Cute.
- Low back pain - this was an intense side effect for about 3 weeks there at the beginning of my 2nd tri...crossing my fingers it stays away for good.
- Sore feet - the bottoms of my feet hurt now. Someone once told me when they were pregnant their feet felt like they were bruised on the bottom...now I understand what that feels like. Luckily I sit most of the day at work so I'm not dealing with it that frequently but after a day of shopping with Doris or moving stuff around our new house (all light things, promise), I hurt.
- Crazy thick hair - my hair is like the thickest it's ever been! I'll keep this side effect after pregnancy, please! :)
- Heightened sense of humor - Brian loves that I am now laughing...and laughing hard at all of his jokes. Even tonight I read an email forward which admittedly wasn't that funny and I couldn't control the laughter - seriously in tears. I guess this is better than the alternative! :)
Here are a few pictures of my growing belly...
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| 12 weeks |
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| 16 weeks |
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| 20 weeks |
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| Just under 24 weeks |
Turns out it was the iPhone camera, not the photographer...sorry about the pixely photos. Next time I'll upgrade his equipment. :)
Hope you enjoyed hearing all about baby Day Day (won't it be nice when this poor child has a name and my 2 stooges of brothers can stop calling it Day Day?!)!
XOXO - j
