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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

20 WEEKS---Half Baked :)

Our Little Girl is half baked! I'm halfway there and I can't believe it. I feel my belly is about to permanently pop, it comes out at night or after tons of water.

It's odd, I feel like the time has flown so quickly, and yet, at the same time I feel like I've been pregnant forever. I love feeling her move more and more every day. I'm learning to tell the difference between our little peanuts squirming and my stomach's rumbling. My belly is starting to itch like crazy and a couple people have told me that I've got that "pregnant glow." I can't see anything different in my face, but who knows - maybe it's just because I'm happy!

Since I am still not 100% convinced Its a Girl, I was looking on the internet at old wives' tales that will supposedly tell me if I'm having a boy or a girl. It was entertaining, but some of them were really off-the-wall. According to the book, if I crave a lot of fresh fruit, I'm evidently having a girl. That was all I ate the 1st Trimester. If my left breast is bigger than the right during pregnancy, I'm having a girl; if the right is bigger, it'll be a boy. If they are the same size, I'm in for a surprise! If my age at conception and the year of conception are both even or both odd, the baby is a girl. If one is even and one is odd, the baby is a boy. I was even age and odd year. :) Every time we applied one of the tales to me, we got a different result…so much for ancient wisdom!

Brendan and I started talking names again. It's funny how kids we knew as children taint us forever. We've also ruled out several names that were ex-boyfriends or girlfriends.

We get confirmation that it is a girl in one week...I just need to hear it one more time to believe it and start the nursery!

Monday, March 22, 2010

Our First Puppy went to His New Home today....



It was a tough day and I sobbed, I thought I was ready, and ready to have my house back, but wow was it hard! It is like giving up a puppy you have had for 11 weeks, for no reason. He went to a good home, Candi and Cam---soon to be the Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter. I cant wait to continue getting updates and see pictures.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Spreading The News

I finally told everyone at work that I am pregnant. Well i told a few people before mom and I hopped on a plane to St. Thomas and now that I am back everyone knows. Im not showing, so I felt there was no reason to start telling everyone. Now that we found out the sex, I figured I could start telling people. I just wanted to avoid exactly what has happeend so far:
EVERYDAY:
"how are you feeling?"
"Is your belly there?"
"Do you have Morning Sickness"
"Shouldnt you be popping"
"You need to accept it and get maternity clothes"

I feel great, still, my belly is not here yet, Im not popping and when I do you will see, and yes, I have accepted it but dont need any damn maternity clothes yet~!!! :)

Friday, March 5, 2010

Motherhood Bonds

I think I felt Bun move! I'm not totally sure, but it wasn't quite the same as indigestion or gas or anything else I can think of. It was just…a little tickle; I guess that's how I'd describe it. Or a butterfly in my stomach. I felt it a couple times this week, that's all. I was so excited, I called Brendan as soon as I felt her but then I felt kind of dumb - what if I'm imagining things? But I was so sure…I guess time will tell.

Mom and I bought a ticket to St. Thomas and packed our bags and left 24 hours later for a spur of the moment trip. My mom and I have had the best time this week in St. Thomas so far. Besides finding an adorable Gucci diaper bag, we shopped for ourselves, relaxed and just bonded.

Brendan and I have been discussing names for the baby. It seems like we have a new short list every week, but there are a few that keep popping up. I'm still haunted by my dream that Bun is a boy, so it's hard for me to think seriously of girl names; but I've always loved Isabella, Riley and Madison.