Today I am 18 weeks and 1 day pregnant. There are all kinds of wonderfully strange occurrences going on in and outside of my body. Sensations I've never felt before, nagging pressure on my lower abdomen, I've almost outgrown my jeans, and gas is no longer embarrassing but more like a right of passage. My neck has blemishes that look like I have a small case of the chicken pox, blue veins map beautiful trails leading to my voluptuous breasts and I've discovered a new mole and few new freckles on my back. Pregnancy. This whole experience is very interesting, and not all of it positive, but knowing that this sweet little bundle of unconditional love is the ending to this chapter - I'll take it ALL with great affection and pride!
Another right of passage: the Belly Rub. I do it all the time and I love it. I rub my belly and it feels so good. It certainly never felt good to rub my stomach like this before I was pregnant - and I certainly would never had called it my 'belly'. lol...
But now, this beautiful belly bump has this amazing little person growing inside of it. I can't see it, but I know its in there and the evidence is growing as well. I so look forward to feeling Binck's movements. I've thought several times that I felt the baby kick, but moments later I realized it wasn't. It was just the 'right of passage', again.
The big question these days is "What are you having". or "What do you think it is". For a while I thought boy. Now I'm thinking girl. I really have no idea, but I so look forward to finding out. I want to begin the exciting next step - SHOPPING! Picking out a name and planning for the babies room. Our next appointment is on Wednesday 2/16/11- we will know soon enough!
Pictures and gender announcement to come - stay tuned!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
12 Week Belly Pic
Happy New Years!
We are looking forward to meeting our sweet little Binck in 2011. Looking forward to the most incredible year of my life!
We are looking forward to meeting our sweet little Binck in 2011. Looking forward to the most incredible year of my life!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Our First Dr. Appt.
November 23rd we had our first Dr. appointment. I convinced the doctor that we needed to come in sooner than our originally scheduled appointment of Dec 3rd. I felt that we needed to be armed with information sooner than later as everything I read expressed that the first 9 weeks of pregnancy are THE most important. So why do they wait to schedule your first appointment until you are 8-9 weeks!!?? Made no sense to me!!
The doctors & nurses were all wonderful. We had 3 separate meetings that day. One to talk about health, nutrition, being 35, and all the do's and don't while pregnant. (I cried during this meeting - nurse hands me box of tissues conveniently located on the end table) Our next meeting was suppose to be my "exam", but another nurse grabbed me and said "Lets go do your ultrasound first!" I was so excited. Justin was in the bathroom - they brought him into the new room we were given. I laid anxiously on the table - as this was the moment of truth. I have taken 4 pregnancy tests - but this was really going to finalize that I really AM pregnant. Sure enough - there it was - a little white blob on the screen inside my uterus. WOW. Tears....(convenient tissues located on side table) Then we saw a small white light blinking. The heartbeat. This is it. This is real. This is happening. We're going to be parents. WOW. more tears, more tissues.
The baby measured right at 6 weeks 4 days gestational age. The nurse says "It looks like you would have conceived around Oct 22, 23rd? We both started laughing and knew that our Oct 23rd (full moon) wedding created our new love child!!
Then the nurse says "Ok, are you ready?"... ready for what? What more could there be after that amazing experience? She turned up the monitor and across the screen flashed the fetal heartbeat - Ba Bum Ba Bum Ba Bum Ba Bum... Music filled the room of this tiny little heartbeat, beating at 132 beats per minute. Pure Bliss. and more tears.
Justin and I were in awe. He sang the "beat" of our sweet baby the whole way home... Ba Bum Ba Bum Ba Bum Ba Bum
The love begins.
Our last appointment that day was the good old 'annual'. You know ladies - :) no need to blog about that one. Although, the nurse we had in that exam was extremely helpful in answering all of our remaining questions. I cried again during this meeting and told her I didn't know why I kept crying and she said "Oh sweetie, you're pregnant! Thats why there are tissues conveniently placed in each room". My husband laughed.
Our next appointment is January 7th, 2011.
Estimated due date: July 15th, 2011 (Full Moon)
The doctors & nurses were all wonderful. We had 3 separate meetings that day. One to talk about health, nutrition, being 35, and all the do's and don't while pregnant. (I cried during this meeting - nurse hands me box of tissues conveniently located on the end table) Our next meeting was suppose to be my "exam", but another nurse grabbed me and said "Lets go do your ultrasound first!" I was so excited. Justin was in the bathroom - they brought him into the new room we were given. I laid anxiously on the table - as this was the moment of truth. I have taken 4 pregnancy tests - but this was really going to finalize that I really AM pregnant. Sure enough - there it was - a little white blob on the screen inside my uterus. WOW. Tears....(convenient tissues located on side table) Then we saw a small white light blinking. The heartbeat. This is it. This is real. This is happening. We're going to be parents. WOW. more tears, more tissues.
The baby measured right at 6 weeks 4 days gestational age. The nurse says "It looks like you would have conceived around Oct 22, 23rd? We both started laughing and knew that our Oct 23rd (full moon) wedding created our new love child!!
Then the nurse says "Ok, are you ready?"... ready for what? What more could there be after that amazing experience? She turned up the monitor and across the screen flashed the fetal heartbeat - Ba Bum Ba Bum Ba Bum Ba Bum... Music filled the room of this tiny little heartbeat, beating at 132 beats per minute. Pure Bliss. and more tears.
Justin and I were in awe. He sang the "beat" of our sweet baby the whole way home... Ba Bum Ba Bum Ba Bum Ba Bum
The love begins.
Our next appointment is January 7th, 2011.
Estimated due date: July 15th, 2011 (Full Moon)
Saturday, December 18, 2010
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