20 and 21 weeks.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Well almost... Halloween is on a Wednesday, that pretty much sucks.
Paul and I went to a Halloween party last night at his co-workers house. He was the Biebs nad I was a marine. I was going to sport my Lego costume again this year but chose not to cause I can't sit in it...womp womp. We were ehhhhhh one of maybe 4 people that dressed up. (that wasn't awkward ;))

Last weekend I caved in a bought this ugly belly band thing that helps my back. My back has been KILLING me. I bought it at Babies R' Us. My friends have been telling me that I need to start registering for baby showers my first one isn't til Jan. I didn't think I needed to start this soon. So I went ahead and did it. I am completely turned off by baby stuff right now because it is just so overwhelming. There is too much out there. We ended up registering for who knows what.

 My friend Shannon and I went to this Modern Mom's thing at a place called Plug and Play. They served us dinner and we got to look at a handful of the newest baby items out there. They had the Bob stroller, Joovy walkers, expensive breast pumps and some other high end stuff. They raffled off all of the items. We each got to pick a number. There was 30 people in the room, and I got number 27...that is usually my luck. :) Shannon got 18. Shannon ended up with an expensive breast pump and I got a SIDS detector. You attach this thing to the baby's diaper (it's real small) and when the baby stops breathing or moving the SIDS thing will vibrate to get the baby to move, if the baby still doesn't move it sets off this alarm. My question was...then what? It'll either be a life savor or drive me insane.

This week was red ribbon week. The last day of the week we all had to dress up as what we wanted to be when we grew up. I dressed up as a Marine again (the only thing that was in the house.) It was fun.

Around 20 weeks I really started feeling her. She likes to move at night, right before bed, around 10am during my planning time, and in the morning right when I wake up. It's a really really cool feeling. You can even see my stomach move. So strange, but so cool. I'm excited to feel limbs. She doesn't like it when you put your or my hand on my stomach she stops then, Paul has felt her once.

19 weeks and counting...

From my sweet husband for my awful
week

Oh my goodness. Paul and I have had a week to say the least.......Last week, I got a call from my doctor. I accidentally answered in the middle of taking my kids to the bathroom (I keep my phone with me for the time.) The nurse wanted to talk to me about my last blood test (spinal bifada)  that I had at my "20 week" appointment which was really my 17 week appointment. When they ask me to go in and get blood tests I don't even ask anymore because there are so many....and this will be my last. The nurse told me that the test came back positive for spinal bifida!?!?! I tried to stay as calm as possible with 21, 7 year olds. She told me  that there was a 1% chance that my child could have spinal bifada, and I needed to call another place to get a high resolution ultrasound to look into it a little more. Yes, I know what you are thinking 1% big whoop. Well, it's a little different when the 1% could be inside of your body and that 1% could be your child. I was pretty much a basket case....I got teary eyed thinking about it. Anytime anyone would come and say something to be about it I would lose it. It sucked...to say the least.
THEN, the next step was to make the freakin appointment for the ultrasound....this process that I am going to tell you took 2 agonizing days. I called ehhh maybe 8 times over and over, they would put me on hold to only come back and tell me that they would call me back. The "special" lady that was suppose to make the appointment for me called me back, when of course, I was in the bathroom She left a message informing me that she would be in the office til 5. I called her right back and I got the secretary again. Around 4:30....still no call back....still no appointment I decided I would call one LAST time. And the OFFICE. WAS. CLOSED. I got the after hours operator and raised major hell, crying hysterically etc..He did end up transferring me and of course they were there. I cried some more telling the secretary how ridiculous this was...the process of making JUST an appointment. She said "please hold."..she put the phone down, thinking she put me on hold and I heard her say "It's that one again." The "special" lady said "I called her 5 times and she didn't answer." O.M.G I was already upset and I pretty sure at that point couldn't get anymore upset then I had. I lost it on both of them.
To make a long story short I got an appointment...
The ultrasound was yesterday. It was a 40 minute ultrasound. They measured EVERYTHING. After the ultrasound the doctor came in and told me he didn't have any concerns, as far as the brain is concerned. Apparently spinal bifida can affect the brain. She wouldn't turn so he could see a part of her spin so I have to come back on the 29th so they can try again...so it's not completely ruled out. But I'm confident that she is fine...fingers crossed.

Other than that everything is going really well. I am a beast, and continue to eat..a lot. I have been really grumpy especially with my poor husband. He continues to be so supportive.
 The other night I fell outta bed. I rolled over, I was apparently on an incline and landed on my butt beside my bed. Paul asked me what I was doing. The next day we talked about it and he didn't remember any of that. I am feeling a lot of movement. I am waiting to feel limbs. I can't wait for that.

18 weeks It's a girl!

Well folks, you all got your wish. We found out the sex. We are having a GIRL! We are both very excited and SUPER shocked. I think we were both thinking it was a boy b/c of Paul's side. Who knew?!?

Nana Kathy came into town !

Last Tuesday we went for a anatomy sonogram I was 17 weeks then. I had to split up my kids, leave school early for my appointment. Paul had to take a half day so he could make the appointment. When we got there, the sonogram lady came to talk to us before the sonogram. She sat down and asked us why we thought we would be getting anatomy today? I told her because the nurse told me to make an appointment and say "anatomy" at my last appointment. The sonogram lady told us that they had the wrong due date down and that today's appointment would be a few "fun shots" she wouldn't even tell insurance that she was doing this and she would try to see if she could find out the sex. And then I could come back at 20 weeks to for another appointment. I said "uhhh no, that's not possible you don't understand what we had to do to even get to this appointment." Of course I was about to cry, Paul was about to lose it. I told her that if she wasn't sure what the sex was, I didn't want to know, I only wanted to know if she was sure.

1st outfit in her closet!

There SHE is! :)

We ended up doing the sonogram, it was real boring. She was measuring everything. I remember when the lady skimmed over her butt and saying out loud "it looks like a girl to me." I didn't see anything sticking out. Finally at the very end she looked at the tush again and told us we have a daughter. I almost fell outta my chair I was so shocked. Paul just smiled. :) Could not believe it.
We were going to wait and hold off on telling the parents until Saturday. My mother in law was planning on coming in this weekend, we were going to have dinner for both parents and tell the news. Well, Paul pretty much nailed it on the head. Don't have a sonogram on Tuesday and expect to keep the information until Saturday. We ended up telling both parents Wednesday  night. Both sides are super excited. My dad swore up and down it was a boy. Once again he was wrong. (He thought I was a boy also.)