Its Been Awhile

I had high hopes for this blog...I really did.
I will try to revive it once more

We have ~35 days to go! This is very exciting because it means that my birthday is in 40 days! And perhaps even more exciting is that the new Backstreet Boys CD comes out in 41 days! Oh life is a countdown.

In baby news...things are going alright. He/she is moving lots still - which is lots of fun.

I have been working occasionally as a casual TA again and so I am with a new staff every time. Inevitably, I always get asked the same 4 questions and usually in the same order: "When are you due?" "Do you know what you're having?" "Is this your first?" "Are you excited?" So predictable :)

I went to see a chiropractor at the suggestion of my doctor for my rib pain. He told me I have bad posture, but perhaps he says that to all his potential patients. But I do have bad posture, so he wasn't feeding me a line. Anyway, I don't think it did anything to help the rib pain, so I don't know if I will go back or not.

My other big problem is that I seem to have developed a mild case of insomnia. For the past few weeks I have been having trouble sleeping - waking up a lot in the night, etc. Then I read on one of my week-t0-week pregnancy guides that around this time pregnant moms may suffer from pregnancy insomnia. They don't know exactly why - could be your body's way of preparing itself for the future sleepless nights, could be that you're anxious about the arrival, could be hormonal, etc. Anyway, I think reading the article made it worse because in the last week or so, I have had an even harder time -being awake for 3+ hours a night, etc. Its gotten so bad that I walk around like a zombie all day barely able to keep my eyes open, but the moment I lay down to go to bed I am wide awake. Very frustrating! Gotta love naps! Actually last night I slept for most of the night so hopefully I am over that stint.

Hello

No one reads people's online diaries anymore...

but alas I will continue to update.

There hasn't been much to update on as of late...and so I haven't. :P This started off so strong...

So with less than a week left in Vancouver, things are pretty crazy. I have begun to balloon so I am getting restricted to sweat pants and stretchy waisted bottoms...so sad.

I got my rhfactor shot done last week- since I have rh- blood and John has rh+ , my blood would start attacking the babies blood (in future pregos). The doc was weird though, he gave it to me like he was shooting a dart -very strange.

Voila!

Here are the pictures at long last! They are kind of hard to see because of being scanned and all, but enjoy!


Arms...sorry this is upside down.


The baby's face. Look to the side.



The one on the right is a picture of the feet.

Updated

So I realize that unless this update contains pictures, it really holds no weight in the blogging world...but alas the scanner is unavailable until tomorrow. :)

Its very exciting right now because John can now feel the baby kicking! The first time I felt it from the outside kind of freaked me out --like I was in the movie Alien or something....eerie. :S

We just had another doctor's appointment and things are still looking good. Our baby is doing well but we had a hard time hearing the heartbeat because he/she kicked so much! The doctor said that size wise though, all is good. :)

Next month I have to get some type of needle for having rh- blood. If I don't, since John is rh+, all our future children will be affected (my blood will attack baby's blood or something). I also have to go for a glucose screening to see if my blood sugar is too high...scary!

Erin is visiting in Vancouver for this week, so thats fun. I am convinced I will be the disliked auntie though since her baby will be moving and wiggling like crazy until I come near...then it hides.

Anyway - I will post the pictures tomorrow - I hope!

So the verdict is....

We have a baby!

Unfortunately in BC, they won't even check the sex of the baby until 24 weeks (I don't know why) and I am only 21 weeks...so as far as we know, its a sexless baby :S

Anyway...it was still very exciting! I am going to scan the pictures and post them ASAP ok?

Our next doctors appointment is next Thursday to learn more about how he/she/it is doing. Its kind of a weird system because we go to the Ultrasound place and they take all the measurements and data and send it to the doctor who will in turn tell you. Seems kind of odd that the ultrasound guy can't pass on the information right to me...but alas that is how it works. It was fun! Got some hot jelly on my belly and it was swell-y :)

Boy or Girl?

Hello Loyal Readers/ Obligated Family / Danielle the Lurker

So I am officially over the half way mark. I haven't puked since um...I forget, I think Tuesday. But I had a cough and my gag reflex sucks and so I think the coughing caused it. We'll see. Each day is a record.
(20 weeks)

I am still having the rib pain along the lower ribs almost near the diaphragm. I went to a clinic and they checked my lungs and my ribs and said it was either an inflammation of the ribs caused by a virus or pulled muscles from all the barfing. I don't know if I am totally convinced but we'll see. I am going to go to a pharmacist and see if I can take anything for it.

In baby news...we have our first ultrasound on Thursday and we are SO EXCITED!!! We've decided to find out the sex of the baby...to which many people are absolutely shocked. What do you think - good idea or bad? Either way - its our baby :P

But this leaves an important question...girl or boy? John and I both think its a boy. I don't have any logic behind it other than a gut feeling (that feels like a pun) But I have a 50/50 chance I guess :)

I haven't felt any concrete kicks yet - lots of fluttering. Also when I sleep on my side and wake up, one side of my stomach is hard and bulges and the other isn't -- so I am convinced thats baby. I had a dream the baby kicked through my belly and all I did was tickles its toes. Weird

So I think this post was perhaps too long to keep your interest but as you maybe can tell - I am feeling more energized these days - maybe the B6?

Baby on Board

Its getting more and more real that we're going to have a baby!

Yesterday Johnny and Amber had to pull me out of Superstore when I decided I wanted to do brand comparison (one of my FAVORITE games to play) with diapers. I wanted to buy 1 pack of every brand (including no-name from Superstore, Zellars, Walmart, London Drugs, Shoppers, etc) to see which was the best. Now I realize I don't yet have a baby to do the test on - but it never hurts to be prepared :)

I am still, of course, barfing regularly :( and I have upped my B6 intake so I am not so tired. Crappy.

I also realized that in a previous picture I look enormous because I was wearing a maternity shirt that was way to big on me (we had to wear white for the game) so I thought I'd post a more recent picture. I look like I am arching my shoulders weird but this was the best more accurate take I could get.


(18 weeks)