Popsicle update

The baby officially loves Bomb pops as much as his/her parents do. I felt more strange movement while eating the popsicle tonight.

It's really light movement, and I have to be paying attention, but the more I focus and feel it happening - the more I am convinced it's the baby!

So here is 16 weeks, since tomorrow starts 17. And yes...I was very bored sitting here watch Brad play playstation, so I put a Blue Bunny Bomb Pop in the baby's hand --especially now that we know that s/he loves them ;)

Blog time...

Geez, I've been so busy with work and school I haven't had a lot of time. I've gotta fill you in with a few things. Firstly, only 18 days when we get to find out who this baby is!...

So I've been reading that at this time in pregnancy you could feel flutters or bubbles that is the baby. Every night before I would go to sleep I would focus, have a drink of sprite and wait...nothing, nothing, nothing. -Am I that out of tune with my body that I can't feel anything?

Well, last night I think I may have felt something. I got home from class around 9:45. Normally I am exhaused, but last night I was SUPER pumped up for kicking major ass on my presentation.
I ate some dinner and then indulged in my latest craze...Blue Bunny Bomb Pops.
Brad and I are laying on the couch and as I'm eating my popsicle I started feeling little pops. I thought it was gas, but when I would push my little bump it would do it again, like "bubble, bubble pop, pop pop"
I threw my poor puppy Tipsy off me immediately to focus on this new sensation. I felt it three times and it went away....
was it gas or baby?? hmm I don't know. Nonetheless it excited me :) I'm going to eat some more Bomb Pops when I get home...maybe the baby is going to have my taste buds after all.

16w appointment - Done.

I saw Dr. Chen on Friday. Nope, I didn't get that u/s I was secretly hoping for, but I did get two thumbs up. He said everything is great. He would like for me to start gaining weight, but said I should not be too concerned. If by 20w I don't gain anything, then he said he would look closer at my diet.
For one I was about 20 pounds overweight when I got pregnant, and that can effect weight gain and pregnancy. And for two, I don't eat crap like I used to...except the weekly steak n shake steak burger that I can't resist.
I know the baby is growing though! Tossing and turning in bed at night is a whole new adventure. I can't flop around carelessly anymore, that little bump is getting in the way!

Oh, Dr. Chen also gave the option to do get blood work for the screening. Brad and I decided not to.... And... ::drum role please:: our BIG u/s is scheduled for 2/17 at 1:15!! I can't wait. What has happened? I was ALL about not finding out the sex, and now I don't think anything can hold me back. It's probably from going to Babies R Us with Beequee the other week. That drove me crazy not knowing to look at 'blue' or 'pink'. (I don't think we'll use either of those colors).

Speaking of Beequee. Turns out we were WAY off on the calculation. She saw Dr. Chen on Friday too, and her u/s measurements said she is at 8w behind me exactly. So she's 8w1d today.

So basically it is a good report! Baby is on his/her way!

Thought you'd like to know

That I have stopped drooling. I now have 3 oranges waiting to be devoured, plus my absolutely, favoritiest drink in the world... Orange Vitamin water.

15 weeks already?!

Wow, okay. This is going by faster than I thought. The little baby is the size of an orange now!!
:::starts to drool, wanting an orange:::

I've started to really notice some changes. Brad has too! He is so sweet, being very politically correct by saying I have a cute 'bump' rather than a cute 'belly'. The word belly makes me think of beer...and then I think of a Homer Simpson/Peter Griffin beer belly, then his beer belch...and it goes on and on....

So here is what's going on under my little bump. The baby is about 4-4.5 inches big and is swimming like crazy. I can't feel anything yet though. One website even said that s/he can begin to taste things?? Not sure about that, but I am sure to eat TONS of veggies so s/he can take after me when it comes to taste buds.
Brad is the pickiest eater in the world. Ever. Period...don't even argue your point, because he is the pickiest.

Oh, I also called Dr. Chen's office today to make sure about Friday. Apparently it's not going to be exciting. I had my hopes up because Becky found out Emma was a girl at her 16 week appt. Oh well, I suppose I can wait 2-3 more weeks after that for the BIG u/s.

Since I've been bored lately

Here is what the all-knowing internet predicts the baby to be...
Madam Zartiska GIRL
Chinese Gender Predictor BOY
The Bump Predictor BOY
Tvoy Baby BOY
Baby Zone GIRL
All of these tests are ridiculous! But I like the majority say BOY :)

No one ever told me pregnancy was boring...

Now that all the hype has died down, and that I can eat like a normal person. This pregnancy is kind of boring. =0

Yes, boring.
There isn't a noticable bump, no baby kicks, sore boobs....I waiting for something to happen (besides my face breaking out into a jabillion little pimples again). Okay, so I can't button my pants....but that has happend to me before, and there was no pregnancy involved. So that's not exciting. Um...I can't go to happy hours....the smoke in the bars is really awful. Obviously I can't hang out with Mich Ultra or Rum&Diet anymore. All these restrictions have been imposed on me, and I don't have any pregnancy joys or satisfactions for obstaining!

To set the record straight before you go off thinking I am an ungreatful beech. I am VERY excited, even honored that I am bearing a child. But the best way to explain it, is that I look in the mirror everyday and see the same ol' me, NOT a pregnant new me. I haven't even gained a pound yet! What's up with that?!

I just wanted to get that off my chest, and now after writing and reading it, I'm definitely not a bad person...just impatient I suppose. Next Friday may help, I get to go see Dr. Chen again....