22 Weeks

A normal clothing shot and being silly showing off my awesome maternity pants :) Those things rock! I am in full up maternity clothing here. I feel allot bigger then these pictures portray, but I guess maybe that's a good thing? The past few weeks the weight has rolled on happily. I have seriously gained about 15 pounds, a little less and that is pretty hard for me to fathom. Oh well, I am going to enjoy it anyway. I am feeling pretty good, but my back is starting to hurt and it is difficult to bend down. Sleep has been a challenge. I am waking up allot and having a hard time getting back to sleep and getting comfortable. I have 18 weeks to go though, so I know it's only going to get worse.

I have to send a shout out to Renee and Linda Greathouse!! Friday I recieved a package in the mail from them with an adorable little maternity shirt! It is purple and so cute...maybe I will try and do my next photo in it!

Childbirth Classes!

Yay! Andy and I are all registered for our "Prepared Childbirth" classes, starting in Nov. I am really looking forward to it. After the classes you get to go on a tour of the hospital and see the maternity ward and everything so I am really happy about that since I've never been there. I guess the maternity ward is all new and all private rooms, so it's supposed to be really nice. Time to start practicing those breathing excercises!

My new sweet baby - baby g!

Found this website where you put in your pictures and it shows you what your baby will look like. First of all, this baby has pretty much blond hair and grey eyes not sure how that could happen. Also, he sorta looks like an elf with this get up, but other then that he's pretty cute :)

What do you think about my little new baby baby g?
MakeMeBabies.com - What will your baby look like?

20 Weeks and IT"S A BOY!!!!

Some pictures from our ultrasound today! Our suspicions were right! It is a boy! It took some time to figure it out but sure enough there it was plain as day- a little penis...haha. He was moving and wiggling so much that it was hard for the ultrasound tech to get her measurements she needed. He is perfect and is weighing in at a solid 12 ounces so far.
I did have to have my cervix measured to make sure it was not getting shorter. As I said, the shape of my uterus can make it less roomy for baby. If it shows changes it could be a sign that I could go into premature labor, but they said it looked fine. I have to go back in 4 weeks to have it done again making it my 4th ultrasound! Fine with me :)

Andy and I are basking in delight today and just enjoying it! We went straight to the store and looked at boy stuff.

Here are a few of the ultrasounds we got. I was a little freaked out by the close up of his face, but they assured me that it was his face scrunched up and no that was not a widows peak at the top of his head but his scull forming. I thought it was hair, but the tech said , oh no you don't want hair yet! The round thing on the side of his profile I thought was his ear, but she said that is his brain. Most the time I had no clue what I was looking at but these were pretty clear. Of course the one with the little arrow is a between the legs shot, I don't think it gets any clearer then that :)

C-Section Rates

I live in the #2 state for C-Sections performed in the US. Great. After a little reasearch, I found out that Indiana is #31...hmm. On the website for my local newpaper you can find the rates for every hospital in the state. The hospital I will be giving birth at has at rate of 38 percent ( the nj state average is 30 percent). That means that out of the 3400 births about 1300 were born by C-section. This is great information to know. I am particularly interested because I am at a higher risk of having a c-section already according to my doctor. I have not discussed this much, but I have a uterine septum. That mean my uterus is more heart shaped or "Y" shaped then the normal sort of triangular shape. Sometimes, this can cause premature birth because the baby needs more room and many times it causes BREECH babies. My doctor is not overly concerned and assured me that this may not even be an issue at all. My true desire like many women is to have a natural birth and I have expressed that I do NOT want a C-section to my doctor. I am not getting hung up on this one thing, but I do want to educate myself and make sure that I am not coerced or naively persuaded that I need to have one. Of course if something was wrong I would be fine with it. I am learning more and more about how C-section is abused in hospitals today and woman are being cheated out of a more natural experience. That being said I HATE drugs. I am the type who hates to take tylenol. So the thought of a drugged up numbing birth sounds aweful to me. I can't say that I absolutely won't get an epidural because I have no idea what that type of pain will be like, but I want to at least have the choice. I don't want people forcing me to have drugs or have them pushed on me. I know that all in all HOW I give birth is not the most important thing but that the baby and I are ok. I know that the Lord will prepare me and it is in His hand. I am so thankful for that.

19 Weeks

I am so happy to be 19 weeks! 19 is my favorite number! I know many people have commented how my belly is not that big but I MUST be looking pregnant! Someone on the subway actually offered me a seat this morning. This is RARE. I see people do this for pregnant women all the time and couldn't believe it was me who was the pregnant one. So cool.

This week baby is the size of an heirloom tomato. I guess now the baby can hear and react to noises outside the womb. Which brings me some worry. I am supposed to go to a concert this week in the city (Beck) and I know it is going to be LOUD. I don't want to be overly paranoid but I am not sure if this is a good thing? Baby has already been to a Bon Jovi (not my choice) concert- I don't want to damage it's hearing. Either that or it will come out rockin'!

Well, it's back to the doctor tomorrow. I think I have been to the doctor more in the past 5 months then I have in my entire life. Not sure what they are going to do, probably just weigh in and listen to the heartbeat- my favorite part.

Weirdest Dinner Ever.

I had an enitre can of green beans with hot sauce ( I put Frank's red hot on everything!- no heartburn yet...does that mean my baby won't have hair?) and bacon bits?? I ate a personal size pizza at about 3 o'clock so I was not super hungry and I am determined to eat more veggies- so green beans it was- haha! I am still deciding what else I am going to eat but it will most likely end in ice cream. Normally I cook dinner almost everynight, but tonight is one of those fend for yourself nights and Andy is still not home yet. That's it for now.