21 Weeks

The title should really be 22 weeks since I'm 21w6d.

Times have been busy so I've been slacking on the blog.

G and I have had a rally hard time thinking up boy names. I really only like one name so it's been hard for me to be open to more. And G is on this trip where he only seems to like "American" names. I really want a Latino name that won't get butchered by out families. But it seems, after a week of debates, that we have finally narrowed it down. Of course, I won! Our first pick is my original idea for a boy. But like I mentioned before, this baby won't be named till he's outta the womb. So don't ask! G & I are not open to discussion. Although, honestly, I highly doubt I'll be able to keep this little secret for 4 more months!

I've also been looking at boy bedding and nursery decor. Nursery....LOL....Mexicans don't have nurseries! I know...but this baby will! I love decor. Anyway, I have found a few that I like. I'm not really into the busy super colorful stuff that's out there. But G and I have managed to agree on a color scheme, and I have found a few sets with simple patterns. I'll post my top choices and let me know which you like. Not that it matters, but I'll take opinions on this one! :D

My top pick:


**I love everything about this room!


In the running [in order of preference]:





I'm also on the fence on furniture color. Just before finding out we were having a boy I had decided on white furniture for a girl. But I'm not sure about a boy. I really love the way the bedding looks in all the rooms above with the white furniture. I'm thinking of sticking to that original plan, but sometimes I still like the dark wood. I just don't know what it would look like with the bedding. If we do go with dark, here is an example I like:


This overall color scheme would totally match the rest of our home decor. And I absolutely love the mobile in the shot. Has anyone seen this before? I don't even remember who I stole this picture from.

So please comment and let me know what you think? This is harder than I thought. But I can't wait to get started!

It's a healthy baby....

BOY!!! I don't even know what to say! We're are beyond excited and still in shock. This boy is not shy at all! Had his legs wide open for us. Everything looked perfect and is measuring right on time. He weighs 15 ounces. Now we need to think of boy names! We have no ideas!
Longer post to come. I just wanted to post some shots! We have a short video of when we found out too. I'll upload that tomorrow. I can't believe we're having a boy! Let the shopping begin!

Boy or Girl?

Last night I had my first actual baby dream. Up until this point I had only been pregnant in my dreams, but had not held our actual baby. So last night I dreamed that I was afraid to breastfeed our baby girl! I kept trying, but was a little freaked out of having the baby at my breasts. It was weird. When I woke up I told G that we were having a girl. :)

Up until January I really felt like it might be a boy. But then I wasn't feeling it anymore and wasn't sure. Although everyone still tells me they think its a boy. Now I dream it's a girl. The Chinese gender predictor says girl. Guess we'll find out for sure next week! That's if we get to see the goods!

In other news, I finally bought a bigger bra. Dude, this is some scary territory. I'm pretty damn close to leaving the first 4 letters of the alphabet! Imagine when the milk comes in?!??! I don't know [shaking head in fear]. I had bought a DD at Target and was barely fitting into that. It finally became too uncomfortable as it was giving me major back fat. So I came across a Lane Bryant discount and ordered a DDD online. I'm now in bra heaven. So comfortable! So big....scary.

19 weeks

We're growing! Been feeling pretty good these days. Except for that bit of insomnia Saturday night. Baby G has been moving a lot this week. I'm hoping soon I'll be able to feel it with my hand so that G can feel it too.

One thing that I'm trying to not get concerned about is this crazy pressure I've been feeling on the lower part of my belly. I've been feeling pressure at the front of my belly/uterus. A bit down low. I started feeling it two nights ago and again yesterday, and I totally noticed it changed my center of gravity. I felt like I was being pulled forward or downward by it. It's weird. Anyone feel this ever? I've been feeling it today too throughout the day. No pain...just an uncomfortable feeling. I haven't noticed any pattern, but wouldn't it be too early for braxton hicks contractions? I hope so. I'll definitely monitor and if anything changes call my doc.

On Saturday I'll be 20 weeks. Half way there! I can't believe how fast time is flying by now. I had a bit of concern yesterday because I hadn't really felt like planning or getting ready for this baby. I don't know why, but I just haven't been all over the whole registering and picking out names and such. Feels like it's so far away till we need this stuff. We will probably have more than one shower so I have to do this. But I feel so much pressure to choose. It's crazy! I've never felt this way. Like the name thing. It's killing me. The pressure on actually naming a person. I mean I've been thinking up baby names forever, but now it's so real it's scares me. I kept freaking out at the randomest things. So not like me. I think that after our "big ultrasound" next week I'll start to feel different. Maybe more excited and willing to start planning ahead. Especially if we are lucky enough to see our baby's "goods" and find out what we're having. Can't wait for next Thursday!

Random thoughts continued...

- Looking at the floating baby on the right of this page, and I can't believe how big it's getting! I mean it looks totally human now. So cool to think that's happening in my belly.

- I'm getting girl scout cookies!!!! I now owe my first born to my forever BFF Jackie. Take good care of my little one! ;)

- I sported my growing belly in a Lakers jersey last night at the game. Good times.

- We didn't get DirectTV [stupid apt building] but we have cable and a shiny new HDTV.

- I think I felt the baby kick me for the first time today. It was just a stronger feeling than before. Like a jab to my belly. These maternity jeans are too tight when I sit :( and I think baby is po'd it's taking up his/her's precious space.

- I have a new belly pic! I'll upload tomorrow.

- I've been neglecting this blog because I'm giving my love to my non-baby blog. I don't know how it's gonna be when i have more than one kid....sorta scares me.

- I think a giant piece of chocolate cake I had Saturday kept me up all night. I had insomnia till somewhere in the 4am hour. It was horrible! Made me all emotional and G had to suffer thru it too. Thanks babe for staying awake with me!

Random thoughts...

On my mind:

I want girl scout cookies. Any one seen them selling outside a local grocery store? I have been wanting some since January!

I threw up this morning. Was totally fine until I walked into the restroom, caught a whiff of something that I didn't like. Lame. But I'm totally feeling sooooo much better these days!

2 weeks from today we get to see our baby at our "big" ultrasound!

Looking forward to daylight savings so I can have daylight in the evenings to go for walks. Must exercise!

Also looking forward to our new HDTV and DirectTV we should have by the end of the week! Our 28" and no cable is not cutting it anymore.

Baby is moving right now. :)

I'm getting hungry....need a pre-lunch snack.

Belly Picture Updates!

I haven't had time to upload my belly pics, but I have been taking them! So let's get right to it.


Here I am at 17 weeks 1 day. The second pic is me trying to suck it in. My belly looks sorta pointy to me in the first one.




And here is 18 weeks. I was wearing that first shirt to a party and everyone felt the need to tell me I must be having twins, because I was showing so much. Honestly, looking at these pics I think it was the shirt. So I took off the shirt and took a pic in my tank [belly not as round] and then another in my PJ's t-shirt [belly looking round again].



So what do you guys think? Am I big for 4.5 months? I don't know. I like finally having a real belly and not just looking fat.

And since I never posted an update to our doctor's appointment last Thursday, here it goes. Everything went great. I have only gained 5 lbs! Great news as I thought I might be closer to 10lbs. My doc was pleased with this. She also said my uterus was up to my belly button which is where it should be. We listened to the baby's heart with the doppler. I also got cleared to start exercising 3x - 30 min walks. On the not so bright side, no sex till 20 weeks. After almost 4 months I don't think another 2 weeks is that big of a deal.

We are also proud to announce that in 3 weeks [March 20th] we will have our "big" ultrasound and will hopefully be finding out the sex of the baby! Yay! We can't wait. But don't start asking about names because we don't plan to tell. We don't want to name our baby until he or she is born. We'll most likely narrow it down to 2 names, but we won't be sharing. I want to keep something a surprise. Sorry folks. :)