Weeks 18-19: Starting to show!

This Friday I will be half way there!! Yay! And I had my next appointment changed to Friday so now we will be able to see what the baby is . . . boy or girl?  This whole time I've just known that we're having a boy, but now, I'm feeling a girl.  I even had a dream of holding a fat, pale baby girl.  Oh come on Friday!!

This past weekend was Christmas.  Man did Santa bring Cadence a ton! I'm not sure when she was good but apparently it was enough to get presents.

Also this week I got the chance to meet the legendary, Vince Dooley.  And if you don't know who he is . . . well then you're not a Dawg fan! 

Weeks 16-17 Ultrasound

Saturday Josh and I went to Baby's First Images in Lawrenceville to see if we could find out just what we're having.  However, after about 20-30 minutes of looking, no sex was REALLY found.  The legs were crossed the whole time and I later found out that i'm dehydrated which can cause you to have . . . well . . . not so great ultrasound images.  Also, the ultrasound tech made what we call a "prediction" but I can say I didn't see what in the hell she saw.  I even had the entire session recorded on DVD and I've watched it 100 times and NEVER saw any hamburgers or turtle heads. Now we have to wait until January 5th to find out! Plus, I still havent posted anything on Facebook and half of our friends don't even know that i'm pregnant!

 

Weeks 14-15: Pictures to come I swear!

How far along? 15 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 5 pounds gained 
Maternity clothes? still just rocking my holey jeans
Stretch marks? No- just the one's from before! lol
Sleep: Sleeping great, minus waking up to pee every night every 3 hours
Best moment this week: Watching Cadence decorate the tree with "Granny" Cheryl. haha... She hates when we call her that.
Miss Anything?  Margaritas by the pitcher and sushi.
Movement: Feeling it just a little each day!
Food cravings: Red Lobster biscuits, sushi, B-B-Q! 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Mexican... I can't wait to enjoy it again.
Have you started to show yet: No, I've always looked this chubby.
Gender prediction: Boy.  I'm just way too sick and i'm craving mostly sour things.
Labor Signs: No 
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody & mean!
Looking forward to: Feeling more movement & finally being able to do some shopping!


I thought this was cute. 

Weeks 12-13

These past two weeks have been dragging about... I did find out that one of my Best Friend's is expecting: Mary Ekard.  CRAZY STORY:  We had an interesting conversation a few months ago.  Ironically, Mary and Jason have been married for quite some time now and have been trying to have a baby forever! I made the trip to Athens to tell them my news and it was a bittersweet moment.  They said, "Well, we are so happy for you, but we are going to finally give up on trying." I said jokingly, "Well, here, let me rub off on you a little." And we all made light of the situation and had a good laugh.  A month later, they are pregnant!! I told them I  as fertile, all I have to do is touch my friends! LOL...

Right now so many people are pregnant including:
1.  My Best Friend, Jena Fields (girl)
2.  My old boss, Emily Howell (girl)
3.  My other Bestie, Mary Ekard
4.  Amber Dills Chester just had another baby boy!
5.  My Best Friend in High School, Afton Baker (girl)
6.  Jessica Gunter (girl)
7.  Tonya Mize (girl)
8.  Shea Totherow just had a baby girl!
9.  Summer Schwartz just had another baby girl!
10.  My cousin Zach Eubanks and his girlfriend just had a baby boy!
11.  ME!!

And i'm sure there's more and i'm forgetting them but, I have pregnancy brain! haha...

I found this and thought it was cute:

AND.....we still haven't announced to anyone but close friends and family that we're prego! Its Josh's fault!!

Week 11: First Doctor's Appointment

This week I had my very first doctor's appointment.  I met with Dr. Jenkins and he is absolutely amazing!  He also gave us a free ultrasound which told us that he baby is healthy and there's only one baby! Thank the Lord! He spent a lot of time with us and eased our minds with answering a lot of questions.  Here's Dr. Jenkins....

Also this week, Josh and Cadence put together the Crib.  Here's some pictures of the two hard at work.

Week 10: The Nursery planning

This week we set up the new crib and discussed Nursery plans for Baby Robinson.  This was a lot of fun to create.  It can be found on the Rattles and Rhymes website.  As of right now, we are patiently waiting until next Tuesday which will be my first doctors appointment!  I've changed my mind about ten times on what OBGYN I want to use but I've finally decided to go with Dr. Jenkins in Gainesville and deliver at Northeast Georgia Hospital.  Also this week, Josh told his closet friends about the baby.  Most surprised was Lee.  I knew he would be because he's most kind out of all those meat heads! haha...

CRAVING:   Spicy Chicken biscuits from Chic-fil-A dipped in ranch! OMG!
WEIGHT:   Gained 1.4 pounds! (This says one point four not fourteen! LOL)
PRO:    Hair and nails look awesome
CON:   Gassy, throat hurts, ill, constantly complaining
FACT I LEARNED:   You burn 500 calories when you breast feed daily
DEFEAT:   Learned I cant do a pull-up
NEW FOUND LOVE: Oh Yeah! Protein bar.  Amazing!
DAYS WORKED: 1
DISLIKES THIS WEEK:   I cant drink water, tastes awful.  I gag when I drink it. I have to mix it with juice.

Me: Almost 9 weeks

This is the first picture of the photo journal.  As of today, I'm 8 weeks and 4 days along.  I'm feeling really tired and i'm spending most of my days sleeping.  I had my iron checked this morning and everything is great! The baby is getting plenty of oxygen.  Amazing! I've gained one pound.  According to the doctor I could gain 4 more pounds because i'm actually slightly underweight for as far along as I am!  Can you believe that?! That's a first! Well Anyways, enjoy the photos! more to come.

IntelliGender Quest

This week we heard about the new "craze" IntelliGender.  Here's what the website has to say:

http://www.intelligender.com/home.html

Girl or Boy?

Share the joy!

IntelliGender's Gender Prediction Test bridges the curiosity gap between conception and sonogram. Our urine-based test is easy to perform in the privacy of your home, with results ready in minutes! Our Gender Prediction Test is the fun pre-birth experience moms are talking about! Discover whether you may be having a boy or girl as early as 6 weeks pregnant. 

Interesting right??  So, I set off on a quest to RiteAid just to fulfill my curiosity.  I paid $28.99 for the new IntelliGender as seen on NBC and Dr. Oz.  Here's how it works; you pee in a cup, use a syringe to extract a sample and place it in the indicator.  If you're pee turns orange its a girl, if it turns greenish-black, its a boy.  Since the test has to be done first thing in the morning at 6a.m. this is what we read:  

SURPRISE!

So, this may come as a shock but Josh and I are having a baby! 

On October 1, 2011, I felt really sick. I had been feeling this way for about a week now and Josh said, "Well, do you think you're pregnant?"  I didn't think I was but he insisted on taking a pregnancy test, we did and....here we ARE!

Furthermore, I took the test and was too afraid to look at the results.  I let Josh take a peek and he came out of the bathroom pale as a ghost, which isn't that unusual for him, but he had the look of sheer horror and says, "You're pregnant!" Immediately following that he cried for about an hour... but after a day or two he began to love the idea of having a little BOY.  I hear him periodically whispering, "Please Lord, let it be a boy." However, these things are 50/50! 

So, we decided to keep a diary of the week-by-week excitements and challenges.  According to the doctor, i'm about 7 weeks and will be due

MAY 2012!

WEEK 7: In the Beginning...

MOOD: Scared but happy

DISLIKES THIS WEEK: Sweets & soda

DOCTOR: Still undecided

HOSPITAL: Northeast Georgia Medical Center

DISAPPOINTMENTS: No more Margaritas :o(

WEIRD FACT: 7 of my friends are pregnant & all 7 are having girls!

SLEEP: Ok but I keep biting my tongue

HUSBAND: Quiet and confused most days but overall thrilled

IN-LAWS: EVERY excited!! James won't stop crying.

DAUGHTER: Cadence wants a baby sister.

WEIGHT: I've lost 5 pounds

BIGGEST REACTION: Dreama, for about ten minutes she stood 

there and screamed,"Oh my God! Really?! You're lying!" 

 I found this on another pregnancy blog and thought it was absolutely the truth!

This week we decided to only tell family members since the pregnancy isn't far along.  We plan to tell all of our close friends in about 4-5 weeks.  So I wont post this until then...