The She is a She!

We had our 2nd trimester (and probably our last) ultrasound today. Mike and I were excited to invite my mom to it. She said that things are definitely different now compared to when I was a baby. After a little bit of drama at the Fetal and Women's Center and the acknowledgement that we would be incurring an out-of-pocket expense again, we decided to go ahead with the ultrasound.

In addition to seeing some adorable pics of our little girl...yes she is for sure a girl, we also received confirmation that all her limbs and organs looks perfect. She was moving quite a bit so it was difficult to get the profile shots that we were able to get last time but here are a few (in addition to the one's on facebook).

spine and torso. She is facing down

looking straight at us with her hands by her face

158 bpm, perfect heart rate

legs kicking around

Now that we know for sure we are having a girl, I'm excited to finally register, which Kristy and I are going to do on Sunday!  Also, my two amazing and loving girlfriends A and E (LindsAy and LindsEy) have asked to throw me my baby shower! So many great pieces of news in one week, I don't deserve such wonderful friends.

In spite of so many other things happening in my life, I am very blessed indeed. God is good!

A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes...

We are anxiously waiting to see if we are in fact having the little girl that was predicted at 12 weeks. Our next appt. is on June 9th and since I'll be over 18 weeks they should be able to confirm.

The exciting news that we didn't share from our first trimester visit is that our results for Trisonomy 18 and 21 came back 1 in over 10,000, which is super low chances. While the results would not have changed our decision with the pregnancy, it was a relieve to hear.

If the baby is a girl, Mike and I have an idea for our nursery. Many of you don't know that I collect Cinderella stories from around the world and have quite a few. We were talking about putting those books up around the nursery and making the theme Cinderella. I have started looking at decoration ideas:

I love the crib idea. In fact, I've started thinking of inexpensive and adjustable ways to turn the crib into Cinderella's carriage.

I also love this detailing on the floor boards:

I found out that I can paint and add wall paper to the walls in our nursery even though we rent.



I'd love feedback, ideas on other things to add.

Quickening vs. gas

So this week, my gummy bear is the size of an apple. Mike like to call her our yit (short for yittle one- which was what Mike's Jewish friend would always call it when she asked if we were pregnant yet). I've found myself talking to her and wanting to touch her (although she can't really feel me at all). I can't wait until I start feeling her. I've been reading about how to know when you start to feel the baby as opposed to just feeling gas and I'm hoping I'll figure it out when it happens. We saw her kicking up a storm on the Ultra Sound so I know she's moving around, I just can't wait to feel her myself.

my weight gain continues to steadily increase (much faster than it is supposed to of course) but all my doctor visits show that everything is healthy and working properly so I try (try being the operative word) not to worry about it.

I did have my first ever killer leg cramp. Holy cow, I thought my muscles were about to pop or something. Not sure if that's pregnancy related or dehydration or just the result of the walking and hiking I've done over the last two weeks at CIMI and Sea World. I think it's time to take a break for recuperation.

The necklace test might be right!

This has been a big week for the Jenks' family and their coming baby. Monday we had our 12 week appt. and heard the heart beat for the first time. It was such a precious sound!

Then today we went for our first Ultrasound and it was just beyond belief. We saw so many pictures of the baby and were able to take 10 printed pictures, 80 on CD, and a live DVD of the hour long ultrasound. Amazing!

This is one of my favorites

Although they won't confirm until my 18 week appt, three technicians and one doctor all made the comment, "oh it looks like you're having a girl!"

We will see..

The Necklace Test says it's a girl

You are probably saying "oh my goodness Leah, you are ridiculous!" Mike and I don't really believe the nonsense but it did make our first trip together to Buy Buy Baby quite interesting.

First of all, since we still don't know what we are having, we wanted to celebrate by getting two outfits. Here is what we chose:

 

We met a goofy girl at the register that was sure she could predict what we were having. I think it's bogus but I always appreciate a good laugh.

Just a little a heart beat flicker takes the stress level down...

the stress level down, stress level down (sung to the tune of "A Spoon Full of Sugar". I have been waiting for 4 weeks for the much anticipated moment when I would see my little raspberry floating around in there and see the tiny heart beat flickering away!  Priceless! There are just no words to describe it. Of course Daddy Jenks was there too and was able to see the heart beat before I was.

I hate admitting it but everyone was right...when we stopped TTC it just happened and now we get to see our little homefry somewhere around Nov. 6, 2011!

Is 7 pounds too much?

So I've been reading everything I can get my hands on about weight gain in pregnancy and nothing I read comforts me. Everything says that it is healthy to gain 25-30 lbs total if you are already at healthy weight and 5 of that should be gained in her first trimester.

Are you joking me?

I'm at 7 1/2 weeks and I've gained 7 lbs since learning I was pregnant and I'm really struggling with not just thinking that I'm getting fat again. You have to understand the weight loss battle I went through for the last year (and really my whole life) and I understand that my focus should be my health and my baby but gaining weight so quickly is very hard for me. Not to mention the fact that this past week I have been starving all the time. I don't just feel hungry, I feel famished almost every hour. I find myself eating constantly to ward off the nausea and keep my energy going. Sigh

I keep reminding myself that there is a little baby growing in the belly and it's time to just get over the whole fat thing.  Any moms want to chime in here?