A New Shopping Partner!

Today we had THE ultrasound appointment to determine what path our lives will lead. So I guess we're heading to Nordstrom! We're having a little girl! The top picture is a picture of her foot and the bottom picture is her on her side. Everything looks good! She weighs at half a pound. It was so amazing seeing her little feet and hands. She was clenching her hands and kicking her feet around. For both Ben and I, we weren't really partial to having a girl or boy, we just wanted a healthy baby. Now I can finally start buying some clothes for the little one! I had been super good and hadn't bought a thing! Half way to go! 4.5 more months left!

Entering Week 18

Just a quick update! This past Sunday Catherine (an ex-Merv coworker) and I went to Jessica's (ex-Merv coworker) daughter's baptism. Lexy was so adorable and was such a sweet baby. It was actually strange going to Mass without Ben. 11:30am Mass is either filled with a ton of kids or it was just special because they were about to go through their First Communion. It was a nice service and I always like it when the topics cover modern day issues like the Virginia Tech shooting. Ever since I've gotten pregnant, issues such as Virginia Tech really connect with me. The loss of life and especially knowing that there are parents who lost their kids in such a crazy act of violence is so saddening. Today's world is so insane...

Well two more days until we get the chance to find out the sex of the baby! I am SOOO hoping that the ultrasound tech can get a good view on Wednesday! I don't care, I'm drinking a ton of water!!! I have to know! All this waiting is really hard!

16 weeks and 5 days...

My 4th month check up was on Monday, April 9th. Everything was ok! ****Sigh of relief!**** I still get anxiety in between doctor's appointments so to hear the baby's heart beat and have the doctor tell me everything is ok is so relieving. I have not gained any weight at all but I haven't lost any weight. The doc said that I was really good at controlling my food portions...well technically the peanut is controlling the food not me. He/she makes it really clear what he wants me to eat. I swear, if it were up to me, I'd gain 10 lbs by now. I have exactly 2 weeks until we find out the baby's sex and I can't wait! I hate surprises!!!!

I've been lazy on taking my belly pictures but we just took our 16 week one so yay, that's two! I know I should be working out but I just don't feel like doing anything. I feel like a big lazy log. I don't even want to go shopping (for myself). Anyhow, another exciting thing is that we're going to shop for baby furniture this weekend and start the baby room. Baby shower is scheduled for June 30th and I'm soooo excited!

Week 15!

Week 15 has just begun for me and yesterday I was beginning to wonder when my belly was actually going to show up. Funny thing is, sometimes it shows up and sometimes it doesn't. I have been reading a bunch of books that say that women at this time are very self conscious about their waistlines and that they get freaked out. For me, I actually want to see some sort of a bump because the pregnancy doesn't feel real to me unless I see something. I am still getting sick, especially after meals and I'm still incredibly tired. It's amazing how much I can sleep when given the chance. I think I'm on 9-10 hours a night now and over the weekends, I add a few more extra hours during the day. I LOVE sleep...better get while I can! I am supposed to be keeping a belly journal and taking photos but I've been too lazy. I've only taken one and it was when I was at 8 weeks! Wow...I probably should start again. I have no idea which outfit to wear...

April 9th is my 4 month appointment and I can't wait. The weeks in between my appointments still give me worries. Sometimes I have Ben listen to my stomach and see if he can hear anything but I guess he's no Doppler. I'm not suring if I'm really craving any particular kinds of food but right now sweets and fruit are on the top of my list. I know what I DON'T want to eat. For some reason meats just turn me off right now, Indian or Thai food just makes me nauseous just thinking about them. I can't wait till the day I want to eat those foods again! There's only so much potatoes I can handle!

Today I had to "volunteer" at my company's fair in San Mateo. I say "volunteer" because it's one of those events where if you don't "volunteer" I'm sure I'll receive some sort of backlash. What trickery! Anyhow, I worked in the kids area and I made some realizations of what kind of parent I want to be. I witnessed parents that were so rude that I wonder what kind of an example they're setting for their kids. There were parents that just walked up to a table and took things without asking. They treated those items as if they belonged in their own homes. There were kids that took things without asking, without any "pleases" or "thank yous". I feel sorry for those parents that have no guidance for their children at all. It's very sad to say that the generations to come will have to work harder to achieve what older generations found easy. Just simple acts of politeness seems so rare these days. I am glad to say that I learn from examples and I'm so happy that there are people in my life who have shown me a way to become the parent that I imagine for my child.