Week 22- The Gender

Wednesday, 14th of April was a great day. We started the day out with a midwife appointment at 8am. I gained 6lbs since last visit, my blood pressure was higher than normal and I am measuring two weeks bigger than I should be. Outside of that, everything went really well. :-) In all seriousness, regarding the weight gain, I had been gaining about a pound a month (which is really good) so I expected at some point that I would see an increase. As for the blood pressure, I am chalking it up to being really excited and nervous about my next appointment that day. As for measuring two weeks bigger than I am suppose to be, not sure what to say, I thought I looked small for almost being a solid 6 months pregnant. My Midwife was not alarmed about any one of these things, so I guess I will try to take it extra easy.

After the Midwife check up, we went to Exeter Hospital for our ultrasound appointment. This is the long appointment where they take tons of pictures of the baby and measure everything to make sure that all is well with baby. For the life of me, I can’t remember what the accurate name of this appointment is and my Google Man is sleeping :-)

I was filled with emotion leading up to this appointment. I was VERY excited, but also VERY nervous. This was my first ultra sound. I was excited to finally see the baby and hopeful that we would find out the sex, but also very nervous because I didn’t know what to expect and was a little nervous that something was going to be wrong.

All I have to say is what an amazing experience. The Technician was awesome. She had lots of experience which made me feel really comfortable. She of course pointed out everything to us from the head to the bum to the kidneys, etc. Let me note that the bum was the last thing she pointed out to us.  The technology is absolutely incredible.

As I said, I think the Tech strategically pointed out the bum last, I think she wanted to get through everything for fear that I would get distracted once we located the “private parts” :-) After she got Baby Yu to cooperate and open his legs, there was no mistaking it that Baby Yu is all boy. See below  I had a feeling that he was going to be a boy. All of my dreams were about baby boys. The night before the ultra sound I had a dream that I was having an ultra sound which showed a baby boy. Constant and I are absolutely thrilled. We can’t wait to meet our lil man.

Here is a picture of his side profile:

Here is a picture of his foot:

Here is a picture of his man hood:

Week 21- Baby Moon in Mexico

I am catching up on the blog entries, but wanted to share a little bit about our wonderful baby moon in Mexico's lovely Playa del Carmen last week. After a lot of hmm'ing and haw'ing (is that how you spell it??) and debating whether or not we could truly afford this vacation, we literally said what the hell and booked it two weeks out. I actually booked it and Constant said something like "Yes, dear whatever you think". He can be wonderfully accommodating at times :-)
We had an absolutely amazing time; the weather was perfect, our accommodations were beyond 5 stars, the food was outstanding and even the Virgin Island drinks were satisfying. Everything was perfect.

Over the week in between catching up on some of the baby books I’ve purchased for US to read, I did a lot of projecting into the future, wondering what it would be like bringing our baby on vacation. I guess in general projecting all of the things that would change in our lives. We are of course are truly welcoming this change don’t get me wrong. I am just curious about the future. When I see the families lugging their children and gear for an army through the airports, I imagine us doing that and I smile. I can tell that many good times and wonderful memories are just around the corner for us. 

Besides relaxing and getting some much needed Vitamin D and of course the utterly romantic dinner on the beach, one of my favorite moments of the week was this one:

It’s crazy how priorities change. Last year, you would have seen Constant (and me) double fisting, this year he’s reading “The Happiest Baby on the Block” and I love it!!

For those of you new parents out there wondering whether or not to take a baby moon, I say do it!!

Here are some pictures from the trip:

This was our romantic dinner on the beach.

Week 20- A Few Thoughts

I can't believe that week 20 finally got here. It is crazy that I am half way there. Some days, it feels like yesterday I was reading that little positive pregnancy test and then other days it feels like I am in week 56 of gestation. Either way, everything should be easy from here right???....RIGHT?? Ok, so I know I am wrong, but it is worth hoping for.
According to babycenter.com, Baby Yu weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now and is around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. I honestly feel like I have more of a watermelon in me versus a banana. My husband says that I really grew in the last couple of days. Out of context that comment would probably sound horrible :-)  Honestly, I am happy that I have a definite baby pooch, versus a questional baby belly and that he has recognized my growth. Come the end of August, I will no longer accept these comments.
Last night when we came home from work, our new baby stroller welcomed us. Constant put it together before I could get dinner together. We are both really excited for this baby to come. My only question now is where do I store this thing until August. Constant thinks the dining room would be a great place for it, but those of you that know me, know that I would strongly object to a stroller being in my dining room for over 5 months. I think the stroller should go in the Baby's room, but Constant doesn't like the idea of having to move it when we paint.  WTF?? This thing has 3 wheels and can easily be glided out of the room. Men. And by the way, this stroller is huge. How come everything online looks so compact and cute?

Here is a picture of the proud father with his daughter. And no, he's not doing anything naughty to Sophie and Yes, we really did think about putting her in the stroller and taking it for a lap AND if you're wondering where Bentley is...he's actually afraid of the color red and doesn't want anything to do with stroller!!!
 

Well, that's all for this week. Constant and I are off to Sunny Mexico for the week. Until next week....