This has been a very eventful week. I have had some serious pain in my lower abdomen - so much that I had to take a trip to the ER. The doctor thought that I had appendicitis...the problem is that diagnosing it in a pregnant woman is close to impossible considering the doctor's can't pin point where my appendix is. Since my uterus is expanding, everything gets pushed around - it's starting to get very cramped in there...hence all of the pain. I spent majority of Thursday day / evening in the ER and then was told that I could go home but needed to be on bed rest for the next 24 hours to make sure I didn't get worse. The doctor's told me that they're going to guess it's round ligament pain - which tends to be more on the right side in most pregnancies. So, I went home and my loving husband took very good care of me (and so did Bella).
Since the day we found out that we were pregnant, Stephen and I have decided to keep the gender a surprise. I imagine us in the hospital on delivery day and hearing those little words...."congrats, it's a ____!!" and then Stephen running out to tell the rest of the family that we have a little boy or a little girl. But not finding out is a lot harder than I expected. My first temptation was last Friday (the same day as the doppler appointment)...Stephen wasn't with me because we weren't having an ultrasound, so it was just me. Dr. Chu caught me off-guard and said, "okay, let's take a look".......I said I thought we weren't having an ultrasound, and then she told me - well you want to know if you're having a boy or girl, right?? omg. Typically, I would be the first one to say YESSSS, but since we have decided to wait - it was the hardest 'no' I had to say in a long time. The second temptation was a little different, while we were at the ER, I had to have a complete anatomy scan of the baby to make sure that 'it' was healthy. During the scan, the tech said, 'okay, I know the gender' (we couldn't see the monitor, so we weren't even able to peek!) I asked her if she was 100% sure, and she replied with, '200%'...dang it! TWO TIMES we passed up the opportunity to find out if this baby is a boy or a girl! Even though we both have a gut feeling that we are having another girl - we would be extremely happy / excited with either...boy or girl - we are going to LOVE this baby unconditionally...I still can't believe we are going to have 2 kids. yay!
Since the day we found out that we were pregnant, Stephen and I have decided to keep the gender a surprise. I imagine us in the hospital on delivery day and hearing those little words...."congrats, it's a ____!!" and then Stephen running out to tell the rest of the family that we have a little boy or a little girl. But not finding out is a lot harder than I expected. My first temptation was last Friday (the same day as the doppler appointment)...Stephen wasn't with me because we weren't having an ultrasound, so it was just me. Dr. Chu caught me off-guard and said, "okay, let's take a look".......I said I thought we weren't having an ultrasound, and then she told me - well you want to know if you're having a boy or girl, right?? omg. Typically, I would be the first one to say YESSSS, but since we have decided to wait - it was the hardest 'no' I had to say in a long time. The second temptation was a little different, while we were at the ER, I had to have a complete anatomy scan of the baby to make sure that 'it' was healthy. During the scan, the tech said, 'okay, I know the gender' (we couldn't see the monitor, so we weren't even able to peek!) I asked her if she was 100% sure, and she replied with, '200%'...dang it! TWO TIMES we passed up the opportunity to find out if this baby is a boy or a girl! Even though we both have a gut feeling that we are having another girl - we would be extremely happy / excited with either...boy or girl - we are going to LOVE this baby unconditionally...I still can't believe we are going to have 2 kids. yay!
Week 15 - baby is now the size of a navel orange
Here are some cool facts about the baby at week 15:
- Continuing the march toward normal proportions, baby's legs now out-measure his arms.
- All four limbs have functional joints. Your fetus is squirming and wiggling like crazy down in the womb.
A few updates from the mommy-to-be...
How far along? 15 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: according to my last dr. chu visit (which was 3/2 - right at the beginning of my 15 week mark) I had gained ONE pound in a month. I need to remember to ask her what my starting weight was so that I can get an accurate number for my weight gain!!
Maternity clothes? yep.
Stretch marks? the same ones
Sleep: Sleep is already getting bad - my back pain is pretty bad, and I wake up several times in the night to switch sides :(
Best moment this week: Having the doctor tell us that the baby is healthy (since my appendicitis scare)
Miss Anything? a good night's sleep.
Movement: yes. tiny movements that only mommy can feel.
Food cravings: Fruit & Mexican food.
Anything making you queasy or sick: not really.
Have you started to show yet: Yessss!
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Anxious now because we COULD know the gender of our little one, but have decided to keep it a secret.
Weekly Wisdom: have POSITIVE thoughts....I AM HEALTHY.
Looking forward to: feeling the baby move more - he or she is already 6 ounces!
Here's the belly picture - as you can see, Bella wanted to be included too...(chalk board will be added later)
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