bits...

in an effort to better document my pregnancy, i give you "bits"...

- when my bladder gets really full, then i go, i can FEEL everything fall down gradually. it kind of hurts, but it's more weird than anything.

- i have had this headache for 3 days straight.

- max does not like when i sing. he also likes to let me know when i should eat. so far, he's totally cool about me sleeping, which i am quite grateful for. i've read horror stories of being up all night with kicking babies. i'm good with just not singing.

- oh, we named mini Max Christopher. Chris is his daddy's name and we have just always loved 'max'. no one knows an uncool max.

- my usually loose rings are just starting to get tighter. not uncomfortable, but i can see where they're headed.

- i was told by a 13 yr-old boy yesterday that i "look like i ate a baby". ...thanks?

- while i'm definitely rounder, i'm still waiting for the middle belly-button portion of my stomach to round out. it's not a roll, just not ball-shaped yet. and it's annoying me because i guess there's still that "i wonder if she's pregnant or just needs to lay off the cheeseburgers" look on some faces.

- i have mad heartburn. i'm told that means he's hairy. if that's true, he's gonna be a gorilla.

- my boobs had gotten a solid cup-size bigger around 7/8ish weeks, but they've been back to normal since. no new bras! ...yet.

- i heart maternity pants. for real. why does no one wear these on a regular basis?!?! no muffin tops, no fat days, no trying to unbutton lighting fast so you don't pee yourself...

- i still can't believe i'm pregnant. 22 weeks, at that!!!

all bets are closed....

MINI-D IS A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm so excited i can't stop smiling. little boys are the cutest! i bought a couple little outfits on my way home; one is a baby jogging suit with a puppy on the front with little puppy ears on the hood. oh. my. GOD! i can't wait to see my little man in it!!!!!!!

simple pleasures...

in no particular order, these are the things that make me happy.

1. feeling mini-d squirm around in there
2. a clean desk (finished grading all my papers; not just pushed everything onto the bookcase. :) )
3. watching reruns of friends
4. buying a dress and getting to the counter only to find out it's on SALE!
5. friday night with the hubs watching a movie
6. good hair days
7. folded laundry/clean kitchen/dusted furniture
8. showers; wedding or baby
9. using all of my pretty platters when we have a party
10. cupcakes. :)

10 weeks later...

and i'm sick again. no voice, hacking cough, bad headaches sick. booooo.

so i'm home from work and catching up on my dvr'ed shows and sipping on some oj. 2 more days til we find out if mini is a he or a she!!!!

i mean, i guess...???

i *think* mini's moving around in there! i've felt this "feeling" in there off and on all this past week. kinda feels like a swooooooosh, or like when you roll your fist against your arm. (did that make sense? i can't explain it right, i think.) it does *not* feel like "bubbles" or "gas". not even like "butterflies". more like .... an elbow rolling across my uterus. i mean, maybe it's a knee or something, but whatever. i'm having a really hard time describing it, which sucks for chris. HE can't feel it from the outside, so he wants to know all about it and i think i just frustrate him when i try. haha.

ALSO - i have gained a total of SIX POUNDS!!! i have NOT been dieting, that's for damn sure, so i'm just happy to be on track. i watched my friend go from 160 to 210 in the first 4 months, (topping out at 270 - THAT was scary.) so i've always been afraid that would be me, too. i LOOK at food and gain weight. but so far, so good!

and i can't wait til the 5th. i can't wait to be able to say 'he' or 'she' with confidence! and the NAMES! we can finally lock down a name!!! so excited!!!

innie or outtie???

we shall see on february 5th!!!

my doctor was very adamant about doing it at 20 weeks, but i got her down to 19w4d. (go me. haha) it seems like everyone i know who has had a baby or is pregnant gets to find out at 17-18 weeks! oh well, only 3 weeks to wait.

:)

ok. i'm in.

i guess this is getting more "real" everyday. still not showing, but my normally peaches-n-cream complexion is not so cute anymore. i get at least one breakout a day! arg. and i wake up in the middle of the night having "pulled" my nether-regions. i know, i know, totally normal, but seriously weird! and i cry over the stupidest things. that damn baby commercial where they're all sleeping and cuddly, while watching the blind side, (cried the entire movie. "i just hoo-o-ope he doesn't feel embarrrrr-assed about being so bad at fooootballllllwaaaaaaaa.") when my husband makes his usual no-one-else-would-find-this-funny bad jokes.

so all added up, i'm pretty sure this whole pregnancy thing is going according to schedule and alls well.

and just in case i didn't think so, mrs. doctor lady said everything is growing beautifully and baby's heartbeat is sounding perfect.

yay!