12w4d

Pics from our US today!

Boy or girl???

So let's check out the ol' wive's tales. See what, according to them, is in store for us...

It's a boy if:

· You didn't experience morning sickness in early pregnancy

· Your baby's heart rate is less than 140 beats per minute

· You are carrying the extra weight out front

· Your belly looks like a basketball

· Your areolas have darkened considerably

· You are carrying low

· You are craving salty or sour foods

· You are craving protein -- meats and cheese

· Your feet are colder than they were before pregnancy

· The hair on your legs has grown faster during pregnancy

· Your hands are very dry

· Your pillow faces north when you sleep

· Dad-to-be is gaining weight, right along with you

· Pregnancy has you looking better than ever

· Your urine is bright yellow in color

· Your nose is spreading

· You hang your wedding ring over your belly and it moves in circles

· You are having headaches

· You add your age at the time of conception and the number for the month you conceived and the sum is an even number

It's a girl if:

· You had morning sickness early in pregnancy

· Your baby's heart rate is at least 140 beats per minute

· You are carrying the weight in your hips and rear

· Your left breast is larger than your right breast

· Your hair develops red highlights

· You are carrying high

· Your belly looks like a watermelon

· You are craving sweets

· You are craving fruit

· You crave orange juice

· You don't look quite as good as normal during pregnancy

· You are moodier than usual during pregnancy

· Your face breaks out more than usual

· You refuse to eat the heel of a loaf of bread

· Your breasts have really blossomed!

· Your pillow faces south when you sleep

· Your urine is a dull yellow color

· You hang your wedding ring over your belly and it moves from side to side

. You add your age at the time of conception and the number for the month you conceived and the sum is an odd number

Boy wives tales: 6

Girl wives tales: 11

(BTW if you're preggo, I tag you to do this craziness)

Here's Baby's most recent photograph!

Ultrasound

Here is the pic from my 6w3d ultrasound! Heartrate was 126bpm. It was pretty much the most amazing thing I've ever seen!

6w1d

I had my first prenatal appointment today. After spending an hour waiting, I finally got to pee on a stick, have my blood pressure taken, and get a pelvic exam (whoopee!) The pregnancy test was positive, blood pressure was good, and my uterus "feels pregnant!" That was as good as I could hope for.

I got the note excusing me from work for the next 10 months! I can't wait to clean this house and decorate some cakes! It will be great.

I have a dating ultrasound on Wednesday at 1:30... keep those fingers crossed for me!!!!!!!!!!

How I'm feeling... (at 5w3d)

Pukey- but without the puke. I actually wish I just WOULD puke so that maybe it would just pass.

Tired- I'm always exhausted. I'm not sleeping well at night, constantly waking up at all hours. But then finding it impossible to remove myself from bed in the morning. YAWN

But all in all, nothing can dampen my excitement. I'm just thrilled. My therapist seemed shocked when I told her that I didn't have any fears or anxiety. But I just KNOW that this is going to be great.

Can't wait till my dr appt on Monday!

NASCAR @ MIS

Well, yesterday, the NASCAR race was at MIS. I've been whining to James about how I can't find a shirt with my favorite driver on it (Jamie McMurray) anywhere. So he decides we should just drive 30 minutes out to MIS and get a shirt at the stands outside the race. So by the time we walked all the way around the 2 mile track twice (we walked right past his trailer the first go-around) I was too tired to walk back to the car- got to love pregnancy. So I decided to just walk up to the booth and see if there were any tickets left. They had some great tickets CHEAP since it was only 30 minutes til the start of the race. So I bought us tickets and we watched the race. We had a blast. I figured, we have to do this fun spontaneous stuff while we can! Jamie ended up in 11th, not too shabby!

Cruising

Great news! I thought we were going to have to forfeit our $400 nonrefundable deposit for our cruise in January (they wont let you cruise over 24 weeks pregnant.) But once I explained our situation, they let us reschedule our cruise for October... we'll be cruising on my birthday! :D I am so stinking excited! So we're calling it our babymoon. YAY!!