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June 13, 2003
June 13, 2003
Collin is 23 months old
I'm 12 weeks pg!
Wow, so I've made it to the momentous 12 week mark. Not that I had any doubts but it's so strange to look at the calendar and see that I'm *already* going to be starting my second trimester tomorrow. In one sense this pregnancy seems to be dragging on but on the other hand it's flying by already. I hope the second trimester goes as fast as the first! I'm anxious already to meet him/her.
Speaking of that...I'm officially going on record with saying I think it's a girl. Now mind you I have none of that "mother's intuition" when it comes to guessing my children's gender because I thought that Collin was most definitely a girl up until our 20 week ultrasound. As much as I LOVE LOVE LOVE my little darling boy, and I of course can't imagine having anything BUT a boy, I was CERTAIN he was a girl and I was in shock when the tech told us we were having a boy. I still feel guilty about that. How silly of me to even care what the gender was as long as we got ourselves a beautiful healthy baby. That's all that matters in the long run. This time, even though I think it's a girl, it doesn't matter - honestly. I'd love to have two boys, but having one of each would be fun too. My reasons for thinking this little angel is a girl is because this pregnancy has been so completely and totally different and oh so much harder then my first. I'm sick so much more and just generally feeling pretty crummy most days. I have friends who have guess the gender of all their pregnancies and have been right. Since I was wrong the first time around, I really don't want to "convince" myself that the baby is a girl (like last time) and be shocked again during our ultrasound. So, even though I'm going on record to say I think it's a girl, I'm not saying that I KNOW it's a girl. The ever so famous Chinese chart said boy for Collin and says girl this time around. Time will tell!
I had an OB appointment last week and everything is going fine. I haven't gained any weight (thank God!) and BP and urine tests were good. I had a pelvic and another quick ultrasound to check the baby's heartbeat (she couldn't pick it up with the Doppler). Our angel looks snug and content in his/her home and seems to be just fine. I've been having some bloody show once in a while but she said that was pretty common for some women throughout the first trimester.
I'm still sick once in a while, but the all day stuff has definitely passed. Hooray! With Collin it was week 14 when I started to feel better, this time it was around week 11. The difference was that with Collin I didn't have nausea bad so even though it lasted three weeks longer than this time, it was VERY manageable as long as I ate throughout the day. This time it doesn't matter but luckily I have more good days than bad now. My hips and pelvic area are still sore and hurting a lot but the excruciating pain has gone away so I definitely think I must have pulled or bruised a muscle somehow. My OB said she thinks it would be fantastic to see a chiropractor for a pg adjustment so I'm going to make an appointment soon. My breasts are so sore and have grown huge amounts. They are so much more sore this time. I'm going to hate to see what they look like later on in the pregnancy. YIKES!
My next appointment is July 7th and at that appointment we will make our ultrasound appointment (already!) for sometime in early August. I'm hoping I can have it on Friday, August 8th. At that date I will be exactly 20 weeks, 8 is one of my lucky numbers and having it on a Friday would make it possible for Mark to take the afternoon off and allow the three of us to celebrate.
Collin loves looking at my tummy and will ask me to pull my shirt up so he can just look and touch the baby. He likes to blow my belly kisses and rub it once in a while. He's been really noticing differences between boys and girls and different body parts. Oh Lord I'm not ready for this yet (grin). He likes to look at my bra and when he sees me get dressed he chants Bra! Bra! Bra! Then will fall on the bed and laugh hysterically. I'm still not sure what's so funny. The other day he noticed my breasts and said, "boobies." I told him that once the baby comes he/she will drink milk from there. So now every time he sees my bra or bare skin he says, "baby have drink." I grew up being embarrassed by my body, probably because I was on only child and felt the need to always cover up. I don't want Collin or any of my children to be embarrassed or ashamed of their bodies so I'm trying hard to not make a huge deal out of body parts, being nude (not that we walk around nude on a regular basis. I'm talking about after a bath or shower, changing clothes, etc), or body functions and to be honest when he asks questions. I want him to know that we are all different and beautiful and that there is NOTHING wrong with our bodies. I want him to be confident and secure inside and out.
The birthday party invites have been sent and we've already gotten a few RSVP's. Today is Mark's brother's (Sean) 36th birthday and on Sunday is Mark's nephew's (Connor) 9th birthday. We are celebrating both of them, along with Father's Day on Saturday by going to the local Renaissance Fair then going back to my Mother in law's for cake and ice cream. I'm sure this will pep Collin up for his party which is only in two weeks. Needless to say, June is an expensive month but also a fun one too.
Nothing else much going on. I've been thinking of going to one of those Mist and Tan places. It's a place where a machine quickly and evenly sprays you with sunless tanner. I've heard great things about it and since my pasty white body looks like it hasn't seen the sun in decades, I thought it might give me a nice glow and the boost I need to feel a little more "summery." Since it's pretty new around here and it seems like Nebraska is one of the LAST places that anything starts, it's still pretty expensive but I think it would be worth it if it made me feel better. My OB said it's safe but to be careful because a PG woman's skin can do funny things. I had visions of the famous story by Allisun and her sunless tanning streaked legs while giving birth to Kaillan. Oh boy!
Gotten jet, I hear Collin waking from his nap.
Happy Friday the 13th and Happy Summer!
Jennifer, Collin, & baby # 2 (edd: 12/26)
PS. If you haven't gotten the chance, our updated website address is still on my TTM board. Thanks to everyone who posted. I'll catch up with you soon.
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