At this point, every day is a milestone for me. 14. FOURTEEN! That's just...such a blessing. The 'lil one has been cooking inside me for over 3 months now! Hard to believe. I know how blessed we are so I take each day as a milestone and blessing.
So here's a recap of the last few weeks...I've been so lazy about blogging so this is a good way for me to fill you in :)
* I did indeed change my mind and did the u/s at 14 weeks (this past Monday).
* I did not expect the u/s tech to know the gender. Figured that'll be done next month. Well, lo and behold...drumroll...she said she was 90% sure it's a boy. She pointed out what she thinks is the wee wee.
* The Hubs could hardly contain himself. Believe me, I'm elated! But I was kindda hoping for a girl because I just do not know how boys are. I come from a familly of all girls. What do boys do? I only know barbies and tutu's, pink and purple. And I know this sounds ridiculous, but I'm scared when my son hits puberty, he'll start rebelling, intimidating me and scare his own mom to death. I know it's all about how I raise him but puberty is not something we can detour away from.
* I've gained 10 lbs already. I've ready normal is 5 lbs after 1st trimester. I do not want to be a fat preggo and the Hubs slaps me around (not literally!) whenever I start whining about this. What it took for us to get here, I'll gain 75 lbs if I have to.
* M/S is completely gone
* I bought a home doppler. It has saved me from some gray hairs and wrinkles. Definitely a stress reliever! But I've been good about using it only 2~3 times a week.
* I keep wondering if I should be showing more. My belly seems to be growing VERY slowly but there are moments where I am shocked and wonder - WOW when did it get this big? But I still wonder if it should be bigger for 14~15 weeks?
* I haven't made the "official" announcement to friends and coworkers yet. I think relatives all know now through our not-so-discrete parents and siblings. My manager keeps pressuring me to tell everyone at work. I just want to punch her sometimes.
* I had to bail out on a Bachelorette Party for my BFF which is next weekend in Santa Barbara. She didn't take it very well. Which really hurt me. I feel terrible for not going...but I really thought she'd understand whole heartedly. I'm still so cautious about this pregnancy to the point where I can't even really tell my whole world about it yet, let alone go on wine tasting tours and bar hopping for a Bachelorette party. It just seems...not right and I'm worried something will happen 180 miles away from home. I'm a terrible friend but I'd rather be a terrible friend than a terrible mom.
*We've decided I will return to work after our baby's here. It was a hard decision but the smarter decision looking at our long term goal. This will help us save enough to purchase our first house in 2~3 years. We're sacraficing our 1st born for our future growing family. It looks like we'll have to put him in an infant daycare. I dread that day already.
* I'm not constipated which I expected during pregnancy. Not that I'm complaining but when I don't experience what is the "norm", I begin to worry. I need to stop this bad habit.
* I passed on doing the NT scan. We will only be doing the blood screenings. I didn't want to add 1 more thing to my worry bag. Besides, regardless of the result, it doesn't change the end. We would've had this baby no matter what so why put ourselves through that.
* I'm already counting down the days until my maternity leave.
Have a great weekend everyone!!!
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Hey, happy belated birthday and congrats on 14 weeks. I'm so glad the m/s is gone. I'm so glad the doppler is working for you. Mine has been a life saver. And it's true what they say, once you start feeling it move you won't use it as much. I still need mine tho, i may not use it as often but it's just as crucial to my sanity when I do feel the need to use it. I'm going back to work too :( I'm sad but we need it financially and I have several friends whose kids love daycare - stories like that make me feel like less of a bad mom. Get referrals and check out the educational integration - daycares these days seem more like preschools which I think is great - social interaction + education. It won't be so bad. And yay for you for skipping the NT scan. That's why i skipped the quad screen and i have to say i after this CPC episode I am SO over screenings and the possibilities of false positives, etc. Hate it. And hate the worry.
ReplyDeleteDo NOT worry about the bachelorette party. You need to protect yourself and your baby not just from what may come of a crazy weekend but also from your own stress over what could happen. It's not fair to put pressure on yourself, you're following your instincts and I for one would totally have done the same thing. I have laid pretty low during this pregnancy and done some seemingly rude stuff like refusing to sit next to sick relatives and demanding to know whether the kid coming over to our house spent all afternoon playing with a lizard (salmonella risk) - I even avoided a work trip that would have involved a plane ride in my first tri - not that i think there's anything wrong with riding on planes other than germs. But it was one of those 'just in case' moves in the first trimester. The worries do abate towards the second half, and once everyone knows they will be much more understanding. Just go with your gut until then and you'll be fine.