Got the envelope...

but we are not looking for two more days. Apparently it wasn't easy to find the goods and with that she is only 90% sure. The party must go on. I will, of course, be double checking on Sunday. This baby was dancing all around and would not hold still. I think it was the Kool-aide I drank earlier in the day. Heart rate was 152 bpm. Tomorrow is our doctors appointment and then off to the mall to have the clerk at the baby boutique pick something out for our little one that is gender specific. We will then open that gift at our party the next day. So if you haven't voted, now is time!

15 1/2 week update

How far along? 15.4 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: -6 lbs so far, will find out in 3 days.
Maternity clothes? Bella Band if comfortable and bought some full blown maternity shirts/yoga pants/skirt. Funny thing is, maternity wear makes me look more pregnant than regular clothes.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Falling asleep at random times
Best moment this week: thought I felt baby move, probably gas, but I'm still gonna pretend.
Movement: maybe.
Food cravings: Changes day by day, minute by minute.
Gender: had a boy dream this time.
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: buying cute summer clothes and bathing suits. Going to Mexico for vacay.
What I am looking forward to: Sex party in about 2 weeks!
Weekly Wisdom: I can't remember (seems to happen a lot lately)
Milestones: Almost crying in the NICU at work, thinking soon I will be a mom (happy tears)

Baby Dream

Last night I had a dream that I was at the mall giving the clerk our envelope with the sex of the baby written on it so that she could pick something out for our sex party. While at the mall a girl that I know from ultrasound school ask why the lady was putting hot pink roses in our gift. I was so mad that she gave it away, but this just adds another girl dream to my list ;-).

We purchased our "family wagon" this week, which was an interesting experience, given the fact the neither Mike nor myself have ever bought a car by ourselves before. We were really nervous. When I pulled into the garage last night and told Mike to unload the car, he wasn't expecting it to be a baby swing (thanks to my sisters family) and he ask me "so we are really having a baby right?" I just kinda laughed and said "I guess so, you ready for this?" Jewel was quit interested and scared of it. I suspect she will be sleeping in it in the near future though.

Baby Update: Pukie is about the size of an apple and its legs are longer than its arms. Although Pukies eyelids are fused shut, s/he can sense light. Pukie is busy moving around, swollowing amniotic fluid and urinating it out. Fine hair is starting to cover its body (AWWW I knew Pukie and Jewel were siblings :-) ).

Me Update: Still puking, although I don't feel nauseated all day. It mostly comes on, then I puke, then I move on. My belly is very dynamic, small in the morning or on an empty stomach (or after I poop), and large after eating. Good thing the bella band is flexible. I feel like I look more pregnant in maternity clothes than my regular clothes. It is almost like it accentuates it.

14 weeks

How far along? 14 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: -6 lbs (from 12 week appointment)but feels like I'm gaining
Maternity clothes? Bella Band is very comfy, so are my PJ's. Not ready to sport the full on maternity clothes.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Feeling tired more easily
Best moment this week: Eating sushi (the cooked kind) and looking at other peoples strollers at the mall (our version of window shopping).
Movement: Can't feel it yet.
Food cravings: Changes day by day
Gender: Soon we will find out (two weeks)
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Hot tubs and the Jezebelle roll at Happy Sumo.
What I am looking forward to: Sex party in about 2 weeks!
Weekly Wisdom: try not to over heat when puking in the shower, I know it is hard work to get all the crap out, but turn down the temp or you might pass out. Oh and another thing, the books say the baby is the same of a lemon. Maybe that is why I love my Arnold Palmers and lemon water :-)
Milestones: Officially into my 2nd trimester!

Here we go again! (TMI)

I have been doing really well the last week, appetite was coming back, and I have been eating quite well for once. The problem is that I noticed my intake was good, but the "outtake" was not. I got really uncomfortable to the point I bought a bella band for my pants. Last night I didn't sleep so well because my stomach was so distended and uncomfortable. I was so full that anything I put in my mouth had no where to go, but back up. I needed to take serious action! Here's where my old friend "fleets enema" came over to play. Did I mention how painful they are? I tried the whole breathing thing you do with labor and thought this would be good practice, only to realize that s@#$ doesn't work. I wonder if the neighbors heard me, or my gut for that matter, screaming.

Needless to say I think I got my pipes cleaned out and it is time to be a little more vigilant on my fiber intake. I am still recovering. I wish I could've joined my sister tonight at our favorite sushi place, but it is probably wise I stay near a private toilet.

The joys of pregnancy- it just gets better.

13 week update

How far along? 13 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: -6 lbs
Maternity clothes? Normal clothes, although I see a bella band in the near future.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: insomnia from 2 am til 6 am which is pretty consistent unless I take something to help me sleep.
Best moment this week: Felt pretty good this week and was able to eat some of my old favorites and actually felt full! Yay!
Movement: Can't feel it but they books say if you prod your belly it will move.
Food cravings: Lemon water, Chips and salsa, Cheetos (healthy I know).
Gender: Its got to be a boy based on how sick I've been. (Because of the fact that we can't agree on a girl name it will probably end up being a girl though). Mike won't say what he thinks because he doesn't want people to think that is the sex he prefers, healthy is all he is saying.
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Exercising, but now that I am feeling better, I might try again.
What I am looking forward to: Sex party in about 3 weeks!
Weekly Wisdom: Since it is Easter- All things are possible through Christ (including getting through 3 months of morning sickness).
Milestones: It's a human! And looks like one too!

Side note: To people who think I have a belly- have you ever seen me after I consume a large meal? I didn't call myself "been blessed 4 months" for nothing okay. I will let you know when there is an official baby bump because right now I am a little self conscience.

Blah

I thought I was rounding the bend on this whole morning sickness thing. Had two really good days in a row, then the next wasn't too bad til about 3pm when all hell broke loose. Now for the last 24 hours I could've sworn I was back in week 7 and 8. What the FRENCH toast! Tomorrow I have to go to work, so hopefully I will make it. I have only missed two days of work so far and would like to keep it that way.

No more scanning Pukie :-( At least til we find out what Pukie is. That will be May 2nd. S/he is getting too big that I am afraid I might see something (or nothing) without Mike there. I wouldn't want to find out without him. Still haven't decided whether or not to find out together and then tell the family or have everyone (including us) all find out together. We got time.

We either have a gymnast or a break-dancer!

Pukie is huge!! At least I think so. S/he may even be a break-dancer (probably got that from uncle Scott). S/he just spins around on his head. I think this is the last picture before the big reveal. I was so scared I was gonna see something (or nothing)and ruin the surprise, so that is why the picture kinda sucks (I was trying to go fast). Next picture will be before our sex party. What's a sex party you ask? Mike and I decided that on May 2nd we will host a BBQ and reveal the sex of Pukster. It should be fun! I can't believe that we are just about out of the first trimester (okay, maybe I can believe). It is kinda like ultrasound school, at the time it seems to drag on, but looking back you think, that went by sort of fast.

OMG, I have a freakin' human being inside me, moving around, and looking all human like. This is becoming weird. That's my baby! And it is alive and gonna come out one day! (sorry, but today was really weird for me, I saw its spine, and did I mention it is moving!!) This is no joke anymore, this is real! ok, ok, ok...I got to call Mike and tell him he better get down here and take a look (I'm at work).

2nd Dr. Appointment

We went to the second doctors appointment yesterday and she put the doppler (a device that amplifies sound) on my belly and we could hear Pukie's heart beating. It was a good strong 165 bpm. Completely normal. My weight is down again (total of 6 lbs pre-pregnancy weight). That doesn't sound like a lot, but that puts me at 107 lbs! I haven't weighed that since high school. The doctor basically said eat whatever high calorie foods I want, and by next appointment I should have gained 4 pounds (that's 1 pound per week, or 500 extra calories per day). Mike says he is going to make me smoothies and get me milk shakes. It's not that I am worried to gain weight (well maybe a little even though I know that is what is suppose to happen) I just have no appetite and I don't call him Pukie for nothing. Oh by the way, Mike had to weigh himself at the doctors as well. He is working out a lot.

How your baby's growing:
The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. My baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if I prod my abdomen, my baby will squirm in response, although I won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.

How I am feeling:
Still nauseated and puking a least 5-8 times per week. Low back pain. No appetite. More tired. Hopefully this all will be ending soon. New belly picture today, yay!!

I can't believe I am under 200 days now.