So today, we went to do a 3D/4D ultrasound of the baby. Today (s)he is 31 weeks and 1 day old. The whole experience was awesome! We saw some facial features, we saw him/her move, even looked like (s)he yawned at one point. It was one of the best experiences ever! And we’re not even worried that you’ll be able to tell if (s)he is a boy or a girl. Seriously for these you won’t be able to tell the baby’s sex (because we can’t). The lady who conducted the ultrasound was really really good, she didn’t show us anything we didn’t want to see, and tried her best to get the best shots of the baby. Take a look! [[image:likely_3d_02.jpg:The face:center:0]] [[image:likely_3d_03.jpg:Another angle of the face:center:0]] [[image:likely_3d_05.jpg:Profile with hand by the mouth:center:0]] I think (s)he has Vin’s nose and cheeks. What do you think? And for those of you […]

I feel truly blessed and happy that not only are we having a baby soon, but people have cared enough to gift the baby with all sorts of cool stuff. I had to take pictures and show you the goodies that the baby has received even though (s)he isn’t even due for over two months! 🙂 Pictures ordered by receipt date. Mouse over for captions. [[image:gift01.jpg:Cute Bunny:center:0]] [[image:gift02.jpg:Royal Selangor Pewter music box:center:0]] [[image:gift05.jpg:Changing pad:center:0]] [[image:gift04.jpg:Changing Table:center:0]] [[image:gift03.jpg:What the changing table will look like when put together:center:0]] [[image:gift06.jpg:A cute little outfit and a snuggle buddy:center:0]] [[image:gift07.jpg:Shirt, pants, a snap-on outfit, and a sleepsack:center:0]] [[image:gift08.jpg:Onesies, Hooded Towels, and the quintessential Rubber Ducky:center:0]] [[image:gift09.jpg:Diaper bag:center:0]] [[image:gift10.jpg:Blanket and Receiving blankets:center:0]] [[image:gift11.jpg:Alpha Bus:center:0]] Meghan and Lyndsey “strongly encouraged” (read: forced, even going so far as to take me there) to register at Babies R Us and some of the above are directly from that. Thank […]

Monday marked the 28th week of the pregnancy. We are now 70% of the way! Another 12 weeks or so to go!! Time seems to just be flying by. The shirt isn’t snug over the belly, but believe me, there’s a pretty big one under there! [[image:28weeksa.jpg:Sila at 28 Weeks:center:0]] Hey, you know what they say about pregnancy being a time when your hormones go nuts? Well, it’s all true. One minute, I’m sitting and playing with Lily, the next I’m in tears because she won’t let me pick her up and I feel rejected. Sheeeesh. Be careful or I’ll go ballistic on you too: [[image:28weeksc.jpg:Happy and smiley one minute:center:0]] [[image:28weeksb.jpg:Tearing heads off the next:center:0]] Don’t play-play OK??? 😉 On the whole, things are getting more and more exciting. I can feel the baby move around constantly, and sometimes when (s)he is feeling ornery and kicks hard, Vin can feel […]

I can’t believe it. Four more weeks have passed since the Halfway Mark! We are now 60% of the way there. I think there’s been more progress on the belly in the last four weeks though. What do you think? [[image:24weeks.jpg:Growing Belly:center:0]] I’m feeling pretty good, all things considered. Aches and pains that are considered “normal”, sure. Lots of whining to poor Vin, of course, but on the whole both baby and I are doing well. Baby does a bunch of moving around these days, which is a cool yet bizarre experience. Seems like the “flutters” are growing stronger now. (This post not brought to you from my cell phone since I refuse to get a phone that does all those crazy things! It will only be extra ways that work people can get a hold of me!) 😉

So, seven weeks after the first ultrasound, we are at 21 weeks and 3 days for our next ultrasound. Again, Vin and I do not want to know the gender, so if you can tell from the pictures, don’t tell us!!! 🙂 As of today, (s)he weighs in at 1 whole pound. I just checked the previous entry, and (s)he was 3 ounces only at the time! (S)he is growing at a normal rate. We will see the OB next week to review the progress. Anyway, here are the pictures: [[image:likely_face_0306.jpg:Facial View:center:0]] The right-hand sphere is the head, (s)he is facing us. You can see the eyes, nose ridge, (s)he is getting pretty fleshy and formed there, compared to seven weeks ago! The two black dots on the abdomen (the larger sphere), I believe, are the kidneys. [[image:likely_foot_0306.jpg:Foot:center:0]] Obviously, that is his/her foot 🙂 [[image:likely_profile1_0306.jpg:In profile:center:0]] Now (s)he is showing […]

I have been a total spaz about blogging lately. I’m so behind on all kinds of entries that I’ve been meaning to write and have been writing in my head. But as you might imagine, Vin and I have been occupied with other things lately. 🙂 Monday February 25th was our “official” halfway mark. Twenty weeks down, twenty weeks to go. Here’s what I look like, twenty weeks along: [[image:halfway.jpg:20 weeks:center:0]] I’ve been told I don’t look too pregnant yet, but you tell me! 🙂 In the meantime, some random thoughts on this whole experience: 1) How do men with potbellies deal with it? I mean, I no I’m not beanpole skinny-girl, but I was at least proportionate. I carried the weight in a balanced fashion. This whole belly thing is upsetting my equilibrium and not to mention the expanding belly does force one to compensate and walk differently or […]

This is Vin’s and my new project. If you can tell the gender, please don’t tell us because we want this to be a surprise, something we will find out after (s)he arrives in the world. Here’s what (s)he looks like as of today (14 weeks and 3 days), and (s)he weighs 3 ounces: [[image:likely_macarena.jpg:Facing us, one arm stretched over the head:center:0]] Doesn’t it look like (s)he’s doing the macarena?? And this one: [[image:likely_flexing_bicep.jpg:Head down, showing off one arm and fingers:center:0]] Flexing the biceps?? 😉 (S)he was very active when being scanned, and was just dancing and turning around and around! It was just amazing!