My husband, and I, found out the gender of our little Gummi Bear four weeks ago (at 20-weeks). The sonogram tech checked bone and organ development, made several measurements and took her sweet time getting all she needed for the anatomy section of the sonogram. She assured us, the whole time, that Gummi was developing exactly how "it" should be, and that everything looked "great". Nick and I were so anxious, waiting as patiently as we could, for the real reason we were there...to find out if our Gummi Bear was Pink or Blue.Of course Gummi had to be shy, even placing her hand between her knees at one point to block our view. After much begging (on my part) and skill (on the sonogram tech's part) we finally got several clear views of "the family jewels". "Labia, Clitoris, Labia" is what the sonogram tech said as she used the cursor to point out the body parts she was speaking of. Immediately realizing what she was saying, all I could do was look over at my husband, pump my fist in the air and whisper "YESSSSSSSS".
Both of us secretly wished for a girl, but were doubtful we'd be so lucky. You see, with my husband's family over-run with boys, he and I figured we would have a boy ourselves. We were so sure we'd have a boy we even compiled longer lists of boys names than we did for girls names. Once we found out that Gummi was a girl we were so thrilled we couldn't wait to get out of the doctor's office and call our families...and begin searching for "the perfect" girl name for our Daughter.
I'm 24.5-weeks along, now, and there have been quite a lot of new developments since my last entry. From 13-weeks until 17-weeks my stomach grew so slowly (and so little) that I still felt I had to push my tummy out in order to Look pregnant. I was 17-weeks over Thanksgiving, and I took my first pregnancy "belly" pics to share with everyone. I had a "mini-Buddha belly" at the time. About 17/18-weeks I began feeling that fluttering sensation a lot of women describe when they talk about the first time they felt their babies move. They weren't kidding when they said it could be mistaken for gas or growling tummies...it was so faint, at first, I kept explaining it away - until I could no longer deny that it was Gummi and not gas. Heh!
Also, at about 22/23-weeks my husband was able to feel our Gummi move (from the outside) for the first time. I experienced my first (noticeable) Braxton Hicks Contraction at about 22-weeks. Actually, I didn't notice it...my husband did. As he was rubbing my tummy, one day, he asked, "why is your tummy so hard?" - and I had no explanation. After it happened a couple more times, over the course of 2 weeks, I asked my mother-in-law (who had given birth to 6 kids), and she told me what they were. Because there was no pain it wasn't something I was concerned with, but seeing as how I was having one while visiting my in-laws, I figured I'd ask her about it.
Between 21-weeks and 24-weeks my tummy has grown significantly. I finally Look pregnant. Unfortunately, my bra size hasn't changed at all. I guess I'll be one of those women who's pregnancy boobs come in later in the pregnancy, or at/after delivery...and I was so looking forward to having huge pregnancy boobs, too. Oh well, I guess ya can't have it all. Heh!
Well, that appears to cover everything from my last entry until today (symptom-wise). In other news, my original OB informed us (at the beginning of December) that she was closing up shop and moving to New Jersey (by the beginning of January). She recommended we transfer to the facility that shared rounds with hers. After checking out their website, we decided we would transfer there rather than start our own OB search, and go doctor shopping again. I had my last appointment with my "old" OB at the end of December, and I don't have my first appointment with my "new" OB until the 25th of this month. I can't wait to meet the doctors and midwives...I think, had we known about this facility earlier, we would have gone there instead of to my original OB's office. I'll write more about that place once I've gone and met the staff and started my prenatal care with them. I hope they look as good, in person, as they do on their website.
That's about all I've got to write about, for now. I will write more when I have more to write about.
- Angel & Gummi Bear
