Where's the cute pregnant lady?

Yesterday was a doozy! Roo had a swollen lip so I took her to the vet. She decided to jump in the car before the hatch was open all the way and gouged her head. The vet said she probably ate a spider and it bit her on the lip in an effort to get away, as for the gouge, no stitches were required. Later we went to the park and on the way back, Roo barfed in the car. It was a winner of a dog day. I was wearing warm clothes because it was cold, when I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, I felt extra large and in charge. I couldn't wait to be pregnant and have a cute baby bump. I see cute pregnant women all the time. I am not one of them. I think I've popped a bit in the last few weeks.

flutters, kicks and a disapearing belly button

I felt the first kick on 11/11. It felt like someone thumping a melon, or in this case, my uterus. They are few and far between, but I know that's going to change. I was at the store yesterday and felt 3 strong kicks against my hand, so he's getting bigger. My stomach is tender to the touch and my belly button is getting shallow. Sleeping has been a bit of a challenge. I'm most comfortable on my left side, but not for 8 hours. I know this is only the half way point and I'm going to wish for the way I feel right now in 10 more weeks, but it's all relative. I have an appointment with the birth center on Monday. The last time I saw my midwife, she said my fundal height was high..."could it be twins?" I told her, "NO WAY! there's only 1 baby in there". She followed up with, "ultrasounds miss twins all the time." We had an ultrasound scheduled for a few days later, there's definitely only 1 baby in there. I heard that you can hear the baby's heart beat with a stethoscope around 20 weeks. I'm going to try to find a quality one before family visits next week. I think it will be fun.

Star Wha?

We're having a boy. His name is Luke Tiberius Meyers. He enjoys orange juice, apple cider and long walks with the pups. We are going for a Star Wars/Star Trek thing with his name. Aaron doesn't appreciate Skywalker as a middle name as much as I do. We hope to raise a geek, but will probably end up with a jock. We'll check back in 10 years.
The pregnancy as a whole is going great. The charlie horses and round ligament pain in the middle of the night aren't so pleasant, but I'm not complaining. I've been doing prenatal yoga videos and feel really good afterward. I can't tell for sure if I've felt him move, but I'm sure that will change in a couple of weeks. Cravings have stayed the same. I've had grapefruit for dinner more than once this week. I'm definitely getting my drv of Vitamin C. I am not going to get any flu shots this year. This is controversial to some, but the right choice for me. I've been taking vitamin D as suggested by my midwife. It raises your immune system, keeps you happy in the dark, cloudy months and helps baby have more bone density. There are other benefits as well. Here's a small article I found on the subject.

We're having a...

BABY! I'll post it on facebook after 3pm pst. My intuition was correct. Aaron had a dream 2 months before I was pregnant about following our child around and what it was. He was correct as well. Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but it's still fun to think about. I'm being vague to keep it a secret from my FIL. It's a little more real every day. TTFN.

it's a boy...or a girl...

Tomorrow is the big ultrasound and also some more blood work. We went back and forth on finding out what we're having. It will be as much of a surprise tomorrow as it would in 5 more months. 1/2 of my inlaws want to know, I don't know how that's going to work. The blood work is for the second half of the quad marker test. It tests for spina bifida and other neural tube defects. At 16 1/2 weeks, I can no longer sleep on my stomach and am having a lot of pulling and pain if I do anything too strenuous. Still haven't felt the baby move yet, but it should start any day. The craving of the week is definitely citrus. Orange juice and pineapple juice, grapefruits, pineapple. I can't get enough of it. Here's a new belly pic for comparison. What a difference 3 weeks makes!