Lucky…

I’m going to write this blog, because I fear that any day, my luck may run out, and I don’t want to forget about how appreciative I am of the past 20 weeks. 

I am now officially 20 weeks and 1 day pregnant. Lil one is growing like a lil bean, just the way he/she should be….now the size of a “small” cantaloupe…which is all relative, I suppose.  But this morning as I am cruising along on a brisk fall morning, with lil Miss Lexi-pants…I had the thought….i feel GREAT.  Not necessarily GREAT, but…normal.  I feel I am VERY lucky to be able to say at 20 weeks pregnant. I feel the same as I did 22 weeks ago before being pregnant.  I am forever grateful for this.

Now…lets just hope the next 20 weeks are just as splendid. They will, but I have a feeling they might not be as “perfect” and “normal” as it is now.

Thank you Baby Young for being so cooperative with your momma. You make life good, and makes it easy to say there WILL be a Baby #2….okay, okay, lets not get ahead of ourselves…. we’ll see how labor goes;) hehehe

Happy Friday!

Adventure #3....Ultrasound Day

Holy cats!! ITS FINALLY HERE AND WENT!! CRAZY!!  I had a TON of mixed emotions of the day when the ultrasound day finally arrived.  I had heard it was a VERY emotional day of excitement and that it really makes things feel real…so I thought I was going to be a blubbery mess.



Exhibit A
Lil One's Foot



Don’t get me wrong, it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING to see that lil goblin (as I now refer to our baby, please see exhibit a, b AND c)J movin’ and a shakin’.  I think we didn’t have AS much of the excitement/emotional aspect of the day because we didn’t find out what the gender of our lil baby was going to be.  Which is AWESOME, I can’t wait to hear that news in five months….build the anticipation…you know me and my surprisesJ

Ultrasound was interesting, there were a lot of “business like” tasks occurring, of measuring the size of each part of the lil one including its head, making sure all the limbs were there, measuring its brain, and probably a TON more important things that went STRAIGHT over my head. 



Exhibit C
I TOLD you he/she looked like a goblin:)



I wish that during the ultrasound we could also HEAR the sounds that are going on inside my belly, those are the moments I love….hearing the pitter-patter of that heart beat and the white noise of movement….we’ve got an active oneJ

All in all, those pictures make me smile…ear to ear….no matter how silly and alien-like the lil one looks….its OUR lil alien, and I cant wait to meet him/her.  AHH! the anticipationJ



Adventure #2....Being Pregnant!

This was written….~August 25^th….sorry for the lack of posting "promptness"   

I have been meaning to start writing a more up to date blog about my pregnancy…….enter week (almost) 18…..apparently I have pushed it off long enough.

I held back because I didn’t know where/how to document this AMAZING “thing” that is going on in our lives right now…did I want it on paper, did I want to do a blog, do I use one of the websites that are out there?  So, I decided this was an adventure in itself, so I shoul stick to this as my scapegoat for the next 22+/- weeks… so bare with me, most people will find this, NOT interestingJ But for me and baby…I cant wait to look back on it.

I am starting to actually show….don’t  get me wrong, I was showing before, but now you can tell it is more than the fact that I have just “skipped the gym” too many weeks.  Thankfully, I have NOT had to skip the gym, so that keeps me feeling better about things, that I am doing my best to stay healthy fit for my lil one as a momma.

I could go on forever, but I’ll fill out a fun lil survey insteadJ

FUN LIL SURVEYJ

1.) When did you find out you were pregnant?
May 29^th

2.) How far along are you?
17 weeks and 6 days

3.) Your due date?February 2, 2012

3.) Do you think you're having a boy or a girl?I think it will be a boy.  My mother-in-law mentioned early on in my marriage/relationship with hunter that if I wanted to have a girl, I would “need to do handstands”....lets just say “there were no handstands in the making of this child” J

4.) Think you're having or are having twins/multiples?No….thats just crazy talk.
5.) If it's a boy, what will you name him?PSHHHH….you act as though hunter and I are THAT “on top” of things.  We have thrown out a lot of names….but none that we have committed to. 

6.) If it's a girl, what will you name her?See Answer #5
7.) Have you gained any weight, how much?Around 5 lbs….
8.) What are you craving?Pshhhhh…that’s a good question, I don’t have too many cravings…yet.  BUT…I do eat A LOT of peanut butter, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and more cereal.  I would say I’ve STOPPED eating more things than I have started.
9.) What food do you hate?Egg Whites, potato salad, marinated chicken, creamy dressings….and I used to LOVE those things…weird.
10.) What are your symptoms today?Excitement: Each day I am one day closer to meeting our lil one….this makes me BEYOND excited.

Happiness:  Every day I am happy…when I think of my baby, I smile, when I daydream about hearing the lil ones heartbeat, I feel like I glow

Lack of patience: I want to meet our baby NOW.  Don’t get me wrong, I would never wish time away, because it is so precious, and there is SO much fun and exciting things that will happen between now and February 2^nd…..but time does seem to move in slowwwwwwwww motionnnnnn….

11. What was the worst symptom you experienced?
Exhaustion….you could put me horizontal at any time of the day and I could fall asleep, no questions asked.  Also, baby brain…..my husband, often times asked, “is that baby sucking EVERYTHING out of you?” J

12.) Have you bought anything yet? What?Some clothing for BOTH gendersJ Momma Gillman has also purchased some fun things for babyJ This week (09/05/11) we purchased crib and stroller, and dressers for the baby roomJ  Now I am eager to go get some paint samplesJ

13.) Is this your first baby? If not which number?YESSSS!!! J

14.) Are you single, married, or engaged?Married JJ

15.) How old are you?27
16.) If he's a boy are you going to have him circumcised?Yes…
17.) Are you going to breast feed?Gonna try!! J

18.) How are you feeling today (emotionally)?Good….most days are good days.  Don’t ask Hunter, he might have another opinion;) heheh
19.) How do you plan on giving birth? Naturally? C-section? Drugs? No drugs?Naturally…most likely w/drugs….who am I trying to fool?? J