Why keep it a secret you ask? Well because I have a certain flair for the theatrical (as evident by our announcement video) Ben and I love surprises - and we love to catch the surprise on tape! So this weekend I have commissioned Fuss Cupcakes to make me a cake to help celebrate my Father in Law's Birthday and Fathers Day, and the inside of the cake will either be Blue or Pink, and that is our Gender reveal for the family. We want to catch the reaction when Dad cuts into the cake and pulls out a piece on camera as another great memory for the digital baby book So of course since our immediately family get to be the first to know, I can't exactly post our happy news to Facebook and send out a mass text message to anyone who's talked to me in the last year, now could I?
So you have to wait. But only till Sunday, and really it's Wednesday anyway... I had to wait 19 weeks to find out, so I think you guys following along on this journey with me can wait another few days! It'll be worth it I promise!
In the meantime - Meet Peanut!
And another:
Anyway, lets get to the Belly Shots!
I CAN say that there is Only ONE in there! When I went into my Ultrasound, I asked the Tech "Every time I post a picture of my belly, at least one person asks me if I'm sure I'm only having one - I would know if I'm having twins by now wouldn't I?" And she responded "I would hope so! Otherwise you're going to ruin my whole day!" I discovered later that the reason for her remark is because it was a 45 minute appointment because she had to take pictures of, and measure absolutely every part of baby to make sure everything is growing properly. If she had to take all of those measurements for two babies I would have thrown off her whole schedule! But lucky for her, only One Baby!
And a healthy little bub at that! I'm happy to report that my little peanut is growing exactly on schedule in the 50% percentile and is currently approximately 10 oz. They have 10 fingers and 10 wiggly toes, straight feet, and a beautiful 4 chamber heart that was pumping away at about 149bmp.
Because it's in the kids future to have large feet we jokingly asked the tech if those feet looked big to her, but she was concentrating on something, and only remarked "they are straight, that's all I care about!" Fair enough.
I saw my OB this morning to go over the ultrasound report and did find out however that my placenta is 1.5 cm from my cervix which means I may have a c-section in my future if it doesn't move up and out of the way in time for baby's exit, but I'm not worried right now, as I'm not even half way through my pregnancy, so there is still plenty of time for things to move around in there. And I'm sure they will, my OB mentioned it so casually too that she wasn't concerned at all. She just said she will send me for another Ultrasound on week 28 to make sure things moved, but she said they usually do.
Recap time!
How far along? 19 Weeks
Total weight gain: 4 Pounds –
my weight keeps fluctuating between 4 and 5 pounds
Inches gained in the waist: 4 1/2" - No change here!
Inches gained in the waist: 4 1/2" - No change here!
Maternity clothes? Yes!!
Stretch marks? None on
the belly!
Sleep: It seems like
it’s getting better, but I could just be getting used to it, I do recall waking
up several times in the middle of the night though, so who knows!
Best moment this week: Seeing our little peanut at the Ultrasound,
and finding out the Gender!!! I haven’t
been able to see them for 10 weeks, and it was a very long 10 weeks!
Miss Anything? My
regular bland sense of smell? I’m so
tired of being hungry, and then smelling some type of spice that completely
turns me off for a few minutes.
Movement: Yes, but not as much as I was expecting by now, I thought there would be some legitimate kicks, but it’s still only been the odd flutter, and I can still only recall about 6 times that I’ve felt them.
Movement: Yes, but not as much as I was expecting by now, I thought there would be some legitimate kicks, but it’s still only been the odd flutter, and I can still only recall about 6 times that I’ve felt them.
Food cravings: Still the
suggestion cravings – I don’t crave something until someone posts a picture or
something. But in general, I want food,
and lots of it, all throughout the day – I’m always hungry!
Anything making you queasy or
sick: The odd Bad smell, but it doesn’t last long.
Gender: Known only by
Mommy and Daddy… for now.
Labor Signs: Too
early! But I think I have been experiencing a bit of Braxton Hicks
Contractions, which just feel like really crappy cramps.
Symptoms: Memory is
just crap, and some days I get the fatigue again, but so far so good! The Headaches are currently my least favorite
symptom these days, and they are becoming almost a daily occurrence – which is
awesome. The only thing that seems to
help them though, is just going to bed and getting a solid nights sleep. Even naps tend to make them worse!
Belly Button in or
out? In
Wedding rings on or off? Off, but I'm still wearing my "replacement ring" which is my old junior high ring from my parents.
Wedding rings on or off? Off, but I'm still wearing my "replacement ring" which is my old junior high ring from my parents.
Happy or Moody most of the
time: Very Happy!
Looking forward to: Revealing
the Gender to our Family!!!!
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