A Womb with a View:

My most recent ultrasound was on December 17th--I was about 17 weeks 5 days pregnant. Despite the baby being in a bad position for the ultrasound--they were able to see everything they needed. I am happy to report KronBaby has all of her organs, the heart seems to look good and as of Dec. 17th weighed a whopping 6 ounces--I was hoping she weighed more as mom weighs a whole 12 pounds more.

This first picture is the money shot--It's a Girl!!! We made sure to get a shot of her little butt, her upper legs and "girl" parts. The arrow points right to them. I'm sure when she is 13, she'll be very happy to know that I've passed this around to show the whole world.

This picture may look like she is face up, but she is really face down, with her hand up by the opposite side of her face. They had me roll over on my side and they took the picture at a side angle in order to see her face. I call this the frog picture as you can see her little frog leg and arm--she was face down and kicking me in the bladder (did I mention they make you drink 32 ounces of water before going into the appointment and the tech was tapping on my belly the whole time trying to get her to role over)
Here are the face down picutres--doesn't look comfortable at all. Right now she is in a breach position with her head up by my belly button and her legs down by my right hip. She has plenty of time to turn head down which she will have to do if she wants to come out the natural way.
The view of the spine is amazing. I guess she has all her parts--the same as you and me--just really really small.

Time to plan the nursery.

So now that we know it is a girl, I'm excited to start working on the nursery. I think I want to go with a classic girly style and am pretty sure I'm going to get the bedding at Pottery Barn Kids--She will be sleeping most of the time, so she needs some quality bedding. I'm sure this will change 1000 times, but this is my first challenge--Go girly pink--or not so pink (there will of course be pink everywhere, I think the challenge is whether or not to make pink the main color

These are the two options I like so far and you can vote for your favorite on the side bar. Ami likes yellow and they both have yellow. I have my favorite, but we'll see what you all think.


I also have my dressers from when I was a little girl that I will be passing down. They were in need of a paint job, so that is another project I've started under the guidence of my friend Nicole. We started stripping off the old paint, the wood of the drawers is actually quite nice underneath the paint, but the dresser itself is a different story, so we will definately be repainting. Here is our progress at the end of day one.

As the belly grows...

9 Weeks

10 Weeks

12 Weeks

15 Weeks

17 Weeks

Pregnancy Brain?

In the past week--I have forgotton my cell phone several time, left my debit card at a restaurant and forgot to sign the bill and leave a tip, and today I think I forgot to put on deoderant. Who knows what will be next.... but at least there is a logical explanation--PREGNANCY BRAIN!

While there are many theories as to why the condition fondly referred to as “pregnancy brain” exists, most pregnant women affirm it’s presence from almost the first hour following a positive pregnancy test. For many pregnant women, pregnancy brain sneaks up on them and the results can be frustrating, while often humorous.
Pregnancy BrainThe condition referred to as pregnancy brain is one of forgetfulness. You feel scatterbrained and have trouble pinning down a precise thought. Women suffering from pregnancy brain drive off with their cup of decaf on the roof of the car – that is if they can remember where they put their car keys. They forget names. They forget appointments. They may even forget they’re pregnant!
There is talk that hormones cause this condition. Other mothers feel that the overwhelming news and imminent arrival simply overload the brain to the point where it can’t process something as simple as telling the difference between salt and sugar when making cookies. But pregnancy brain can be minimized a bit, and you should make a conscious effort to find ways around your new state of occasional confusion.
As the mothers of new babies can tell you, the condition never really goes away - it just gets a new name: Motherhood.

Butt Paste?

I'm not sure how I got through 32 years of living without this incredible product. It was featured on a must have list for first time moms. It has been featured on Oprah, The Tonight Show, and ESPN. Come on' all you mommies out there--why have you been keeping this product a secret. It is advertised as "Goes on and comes off easily, convenient travel sizes, and even has a pleasant sent." The website is conveniently www.buttpaste.com. We are sending away for the free samples and suggest you do the same......

15 Weeks!

So I signed up for this website called 3dpregnancy.com that sends me weekly updates on what new parts the baby is growing this week. This week the baby is about 4 inches long and weighs 2 ounces. It is growing eyebrows and eyelashes and it can sense light, but its eyelids are sealed shut. We have started cleaning out our guest room, which will become the baby's room, but so far all we've managed to do was clean out the closet. We are also trying to get the loft in order--as that will be our new "guest room." So this weekend we did some futon shopping--no purchases, just looking. Our shopping day also included a field trip to Babies R Us! Ami had never been to one before--I have been forced to go to the Baby Mega Store for some shower gifts and always found it completely overwhelming. We went aisle by aisle looking at all the stuff--very scary the amount of stuff you could accumulate for a baby--I think we are planning on keeping it simple-but we are definately thinking about the basics.

15 Weeks Pregnant

Baby's Second Pics

I'm guessing from my last post on October 8th---that was the last time I was feeling good. However, I have good news to report that I have felt pretty good all week, at least since Monday. I'm hoping this is a trend that will keep going up. The first trimester was nothing like I imagined it would be. I was moody, tired (I even had to sleep in my car a couple of times at work), sick (and it is not morning sickness-It is all day sickness and middle of the night sickness). It was horrible. All I wanted to eat was mac and cheese and bagels--which is not too good for the waistline--which is why I'm in the Fat phase now. But anyways--I'm trying to be more positive.



My last doctors appointment was very un-eventful, but I guess that is good. And on November 5th we did an early Down Syndrome Screening (which is where these pictures are from). I was 11 weeks, 5 days. I was shocked at how much the baby grew in 5 weeks--it has a head, arms, and legs and you can even see a little nose.

This first picture is looking at the baby with its head in front, you can see its little legs sticking up in the background. The giant lump on the left side is the placenta.

Here is the best picture, and it actually looks like a baby--I love its little feet and nose.

This is the 3D picture and this one kinda freaks me out--it is looking straight down at it, so you see the top of the head (it is still kinda curled up at this point), the arms, legs, and a great shot of the umbilical cord.

About one more month to wait to find out if it is a boy or girl!!! Hopefully we'll know before the holidays.