The Chinese and Old Wives

What do the Chinese and Old Wives have in common? They both have opinions on what the sex of women's babies will be. I found a Chinese gender predictor on www.thenest.com that says based on my age at conception and the month of conception, it's a girl. They say that that thing is over 90% right. As for Old Wives, there are plenty of things that people use as a determining factor, but right now a HB of 171 equals fast and, allegedly, that equals a girl as well.

U/S Pics!

Here are the u/s pictures! It went well. It is measuring at 9w3d (as of 12/26) when I was actually 9w1d. There was a strong heartbeat and it was flailing around in there! The subchronic hemorrhage is dissolving, which is great. I have a confirmed due date of July 30, 2008. We are excited and I go back January 24th. I'll be 13 weeks then! I'll be 10 weeks Tuesday and, so far, haven't put on any weight. Trust me, it isn't for lack of eating. I eat all of the stinking time!

Belly Pic - Eight Weeks

Eight Weeks - December 24th, 2007
Symptoms: Gas, fatigue, bloat off and on, boob weirdness

First Maternity Clothes!

I got, and actually bought, my first maternity clothes. I'm not wearing them yet, but a. I got them as a gift and b. Old Navy had maternity clothes 40% off.

A. Sally got me a sweater from Kohls for Christmas. It is cute; very Mandie.
B. Dave and I went to ON because they had 40% off of their maternity clothes. I got 5 pairs of pants (2 khaki, 1 black, 2 jeans) and a few shirts. And, I went online and ordered my jean jacket...I can't not have a jean jacket that fits!

Belly Pic - Seven Weeks

Seven Weeks - December 17, 2007
Symptoms: Bloat, fatigue , boob weirdness

Answers to Commonly Asked Questions

Are you going to find out the sex?
Yes.

What are you going to name it?
Grayson Paige "Gracie"
Gaige Aaron

Do you have morning sickness?
Nope, just gas and fatigue.

Are you excited?
Duh!

When are you due?
July 30, 2008

What do you want?
Me: Girl
Dave: Boy

Are you going to breastfeed?
I'm going to try. But, I am not going to BF for ions. 6 weeks is what they say works to get the baby the most benefit.

Was it planned?
OMG Yes! But, unexpected the month it popped up positive. We'd given up on that month.

What religion will it be?
Jewish. It'll celebrate both sets of holidays though.

Was Nate excited?
Yep.

Are you going to work after the baby's born? And, who will watch the baby?
Yes; my mom

What are you calling the baby right now?
"G"

Semi-Related Ramblings of a Woman 7w5d

After having a clothing meltdown the other morning and some reassuring conversations with Dave and some colleagues, I told the kids that I'm pregnant. Their responses varied from period to period. The overall reaction from the sophomores was amazement. The seniors were all in agreement that it explained a lot of my weirdness. Fourth period, the chosen children you might say, had the cutest and best reaction. They clapped and were ecstatic.

On a slightly similar note, seeing as my weight and bloat fluctuates by at least 5 pounds a day, I had to wear my belly band with my jeans on Friday. It was a weird feeling. I was so close to being able to button my jeans, but it wasn't close enough.

I read on babycenter.com that the baby is the size of a blueberry. Dave kept calling it a kidney bean, but he was wrong. Not there yet. When we have our ultrasound on the 26th, it'll be closer to a kidney bean.

Belly Pic - Six Weeks

Six Weeks - December 9th, 2007
Symptoms: Bloated (still!), gassy (still!), FATIGUE!, boob weirdness

Cravings, well sort-of

I have a thing for Sugar Free Fruit Punch Kool Aid. It is delicious! I drink it with everything. Morning, noon, and night! I had it with raw green beans, a peanut butter sandwich, even meatloaf!

Other things I have eaten of note:
Raw Green Beans
Twizzlers
Pulled Pork (don't even say it!)
Butterscotch Pudding
Subway Turkey Sandwiches (four days solid once!)

Belly Pic - Five Weeks

Five Weeks - November 28th, 2007

Symptoms: Bloated (still!), gassy (still!), fatigue, boob weirdness

OB Visit #1

My doctors appointment this morning went fine. They did a pap smear, took some blood, some urine, etc. They scheduled me for my first ultrasound on December 26th at 1030 AM. I am going to go insane by then! That'll make me like 9 or 10 weeks. I am still a little nervous due to my lack of symptoms, but my mom assures me, as well as the nurse practitioner at my OB's office, that it's fine.

Our families were thankful and didn't even know it...

We told our parents/families Thanksgiving Day. We bought these cute little ducky frames and put this in it: "Picture to come soon. Baby Chamberlain July 2008" Written in green of course. They were happy. Dave's mom and my dad cried. We told Nate Monday night, before Thanksgiving, actually Dave told him on the way home from school. He said, "Good, now I won't be bored anymore." Gotta love kids don't you?!

First Official Belly Pic - Four Weeks

4 Weeks - November 21st, 2007

Notice the bloat? I can, he says he can't. Men :)

Symptoms: gas, fatigue, headaches, sore nipples.

We're Pregnant!

After six months of trying and a doctors appointment to hear that we had to wait another six months, we're pregnant!

It all started on Thursday night, November 15th. I had really bad gas. I took as GasX and figured it'd go away in the morning. Nope. I went to school and it was still there. A sub said that she had really bad gas when she got pregnant. After running some errands after school, I came home and decided to take the HPT a day early. My to my surprise, it was positive. I took another, it was too. After talking to Dave on the phone, he said to go buy another test. I did. We went to dinner with some friends and I was planning to take it in the morning. We came home and Dave went to Walmart. While he was gone, I said what the heck. I took FRER test. POSITIVE! Okay...so I took a digital, you know you can't mistake that...PREGNANT!

Whoohoo!