oops...

didn't realize it'd been almost a month since I last posted. Bad bad blogger/mommy. I've been busy though. Crazy crazy busy. Dad left at the beg of the month, then it was Thanksgiving, and then I headed out west to visit the rest of the fam for my last solo(ish) trip. Had a great trip, visited with friends & family, even met my future daughter-in-law! See, most of my friends here have boys... like, overwhelmingly so. And all the babies to be in the next while that I'm aware of are also boys. So when a friend in SK had a little girl at the end of Sept, I claimed her as my baby boy's bride-to-be. :D

anyway. Things have been going along pretty well here... had another ultrasound on the 14th and baby's up to about 2lbs already! Still in the 90th percentile for growth - "a big baby...", and cute as ever (you can see latest ultrasound pic here)...

A good friend threw a shower for us today, and our friends spoiled us/baby rotten :) I didn't take any pictures at the shower (waiting for pics from a friend), but I did take one shot of the goodies after we got home. outfits, toys, washcloths & such - so  much baby goodness <3 One of my favorite pieces though, is the following onesie - isn't it awesome? :D


I will add more pics from the day and a more detailed recap later, but for now I'll just say it was a great day with good friends, good food, games  & some super cute baby gear :) Thanks again to all those who made this a super special day & those who couldn't make it but sent gifts.

Today's ultrasound...

Well, the 20w u/s was this morning, and everything is measuring really well. Baby is beautiful, and quite active (thanks, OJ!). Dr. measured him to be in about the 89th percentile right now, so he's telling me to expect a big baby, but who knows what exactly that means.. regardless, we're quite happy with the news that our SON is healthy & growing like a weed. He's measuring approximately 14oz.. almost a pound already, insane.

Honestly, I am a tad bit sad that it's not a girl. I was ok with the news (I think I 'knew' but was holding out hope) that it was a boy until we were at the mall tonight. all the super-cute girly stuff - the little argyle tights, silver slippers, dresses & skirts... is stuff that I'll never get to buy. And can't even really buy as a gift, as all my friends here have boys too. If nothing else, having a boy will probably be easier on my wallet than a girl - less "omgit'ssocute"...  fewer shiny, distracting things when baby's a boy than a girl ;) and lord knows i'm easily distracted by cute & shiny :)

All that said, I'm sure that when baby is born I'll love him and feed him and he'll be absolutely perfect, and I'll wonder why I ever wanted a girl in the first place, but for now, I reserve the right to be a tad bit sad for the girl I won't have. Call it pregnancy hormones or something, who knows.

As for the poll that was up here, over half said it was going to be a girl. On one of my chat boards they predicted boy, and another board's poll predicted girl, so noone really knew :P

I'll scan the pictures we got when I'm at work tomorrow and post 'em then. toodles!

12w u/s..

Sorry for not being around lately - I have a post started to explain what all's been going on, but in the meantime, I can tell you that we had our 2nd ultrasound yesterday, and the doctors are really happy with how Baby H. is growing. What a difference a month makes - baby's got arms & legs, a cute lil nose, lips, belly, all sorts of things. So cute <3 I have put a labeled copy of the picture on the ultrasound pic page. Interestingly, both the fellow & the OB who looked at the u/s said that they could see a second sac, but it was empty. I'm not really surprised, I mean, we put wo embies in, and I could've SWORN i was having twins at first... so, who knows. Just thought that was kinda neat.

Next ultrasound is a whole 8 weeks away. God, it's going to seem like forever. But it's up at the same place we had yesterday's hour-long u/s, and this will be the detailed anatomy scan... including baby's sex if we're interested. Still trying to decide whether or not to get that part done, but I guess we have about 8 more weeks to decide. We don't want to pay to find out, but I think that with everything else going on, it makes the most sense. So start making your guesses over in the poll (to your right).

yesterday's u/s..

I have uploaded the pic on a separate page - ultrasound pics. That way, if you want to see you can click through, otherwise you're not bombarded :)

So much for mother's intuition...

... and well, most of yours as well, I suppose ;) We had our 8w u/s today, and there was one little pea in the pod, heart beating good & strong. I will scan our picture tomorrow at work. But yay, baby M or J due sometime early 2011!!!


here are hte poll results...

Touching base... and a link for y'all to check out.

hey ladies :) Sorry for not keeping in touch lately. Things have been going rather well - not overly nauseous, not horribly tired as EVERYONE said I would be.My boobs are growing (finally... only waited 35 years to have a decent rack), i'm bloating a bit & had to buy mat pants about a week ago, and have had a few odd cravings (spaghetti bolognese or Mushroom Fried Rice anyone?), but honestly, I've felt pretty damn good. I'm happy. My RMT told me that I ... "look happy. There used to be a sadness, and now it's gone" (and that was before beta even!).

Our u/s for 'counting the babies' is on tuesday, and both J & I are looking SO forward to it. Like I've told mom, I will be more surprised if there is only one baby than if there are two, but we'll see. Other than 'litter theory', I have really nothing to base my theories on, but we'll see. Speaking of the u/s - there are only a few days left to vote in the polls to the right if you haven't already done so. As of this morning, there have been 16 votes for how many - only two of you have thought it's a singleton, so looks like I'm not in the minority thinking it's a couple babies :) Thankfully, no one has voted "OTHER", and for that, I love y'all even more. As for the twin breakdown, 10/12 think it's boy/girl. I'd love a girl, J'd love a boy, this would please everyone. But seriously, "as long as they're healthy" is all that matters.

In parting, please check out Murgdan's thoughts on "Leaving" IF .. this post, (and her intro post from her other blog "you can check out anytime you like...") really hit home. And they go back to what I was saying in my last post. just because I'm pregnant now, it doesn't negate any of our struggles from the past 4-5 years.

Anyway, I promise to post on Tuesday sometime after the u/s!