To Be 25 Weeks Pregnant

Different.



They say that every person's pregnancy experience is difference and no two pregnancies are alike. They say that pregnancies are diffrerent whether you are carrying a boy or girl. They even say that you will experience pregnancies differently for each pregnancy you go through. I was tying to think of that myself and figure out how this pregnancy is different than when I was pregnant with Joshua. I definitely think there are similarities, but there are differences as well. I wish I kept a blog or journal and could refer back to those, but unfortunately I only had about 3 entries into a journal. You would think that for the first pregnancy I would be better, but I wasn't. That is just like they say that you take a million pictures of your first baby and then when the second baby comes around you hardly take any. Hopefully, that isn't the case.

With Joshua I had no morning sickness. With this pregnancy, I did have morning sickness. I had elevated amniotic fluid with Joshua and so far as of my 20 week sonogram, the amniotic fluid level is normal. (Of course that could change). My fingers also swelled a lot earlier with Joshua's pregnancy than this pregnancy. That is not to say that my fingers won't swell, but by now with Joshua's pregnancy, I was growing out of my rings. With this pregnancy, my rings are still ok. I also didn't have many cravings with my last pregnancy. With this pregnancy, cravings come often. I also think I am more emotional with this pregnancy. I know I was a little bit emotional last time, but I feel it is much more extremem this time. (Should I admit that when I heard "Beat It" on the radio the day after Michael Jackson died, I cried. I wasn't even a huge MJ fan). With my last pregnancy, I broke out like a teenager. Can you say eww back acne? This time, pretty much clear.

To Be 24 Weeks Pregnant

It really took awhile for my belly to really take shape. For me to "grow". Now, I have the belly, and it is getting bigger every day. It is a real belly now and not just a small bump. I don't think I have the "is she?" or "isn't she?" look from strangers. I have the "when are you due"?

I had my 24 week appointment this week. Everything is looking good, my weight, the growth of the baby, etc... My next appointment is 28 weeks, and then the wind down begins. Wow, that was fast. I feel like it is flying by. The first trimester went so so slow. Now, I blink and am getting close to the 3rd trimester. Where did the time go? At my appointment, my doctor was even talking about the rest of the pregnancy and how things play out. So scary. I am ready for the end of the pregnancy. But, it is mainly because I need a work break.

To Be 23 Weeks Pregnant

Time to start putting more thought into names. Although, we probably have about 15 - 17 weeks to finalize names. (I actually doubt we have 17 weeks as I do not think I will go the full 40 weeks).

We are working on a name for our little girl. With Joshua, we agreed on the name and both liked it very much. That was that. Pretty easy (I think). Keith liked another name too, but he really liked Joshua, so it worked out well. This time around, we are having a little more difficulty. Keith likes a short, sweet name (S4). I like that name too, but it is a biblical name as is Joshua, and I don't want a biblical name this time around. The name that I really like is (S8). I think it sounds good with our last name and is a good, strong name. It also has a cute nickname. It is a name that I have liked for a really long time and liked it even before I knew I was pregnant with a girl. I think I even liked it way before pregnancy was even a reality, "Someday I would like to name my daugher (S8)."

We have a long last name. It is 10 letters and 3 syllables. Keith is worried about having such a long name for our daughter. That is the only reason he has reservations about (S8). Otherwise, he likes the name too. He is afraid that our daughter is going to have issues on tests when you have to fill in all the bubbles cooresponding to the letters of your first and last name. He is afraid that poor (S8) is going to be still filling out the bubbles while John Wu is already on question 5. Are you serious?

I promise to keep you posted on new developments.

To Be 22 Weeks Pregnant

The belly is coming along. When you look at me from the side and the front, I really have a pregnant belly. I am in full maternity clothes now. While some of the shirts that have the ties in the back are too big, I can't really get away with the belly band anymore and wearing any of my prepregnancy clothes.

We bought the furniture today for the baby's room. We went with the brand Munire, and the collection is called Urban. We were originally looking at white furniture; However, we talked ourselves out of it. I am glad we did. I think we saved ourselves a lot of heart ache in the future with marks and scraches and chips. We went with a natural color. Keith and I are happy with the purchase, and it is nice that we agreed.

I now believe that I feel the baby move every day. During the day, I am so busy and running around, that I don't always notice it. However, over the past few weeks it has been fairly sporatic. I think it is more regular now.

To Be 21 Weeks Pregnant

Uneventful.



This has been a pretty uneventful week. No crazy symptoms. No funny stories. Nothing really interesting to report. I am having some cravings this time around that I didn't really have with Joshua. Last week at 11:30pm as we were going to bed, I had a craving for coffee ice cream. It was one of those cravings where I asked my husband to go to the store and get me some. He went downstairs and decided to make me an ice cream sundae with the mint chocolate chip flavor we had in the house instead. I will give him an "A" for effort and I didn't turn into one of those crazy, moody pregnant ladies crying, "I wanted coffee" while throwing the wrong one across the room. I thanked him, ate it, and silently wished for coffee ice cream and not mint chocolate chip.

To Be 20 Weeks Pregnant

I am "showing". It's about time. I went to a client meeting on Wednesday, and the client asked me "when are you due"? I also had a few people in my office approach me the same day too who apparently didn't get the memo - "Barbara is pregnant" until that day. I have to admit to my readers that I was wearing a basic maternity dress as opposed to my regular suits. But even so, it felt good to know that I am now pregnant to people and not someone who hits the McDonald's drive-through too often.

I had my 20 week OB appointment and things are going well. He went over the sonogram with me and said things are progressing normally. I responded, "That's great. And, I am having a girl". (Note the huge grin on my face from cheek to cheek). My doctor looks at me with a puzzled face and says, "Um, you're having a boy. It says so right in your chart here". Oh, my OB is such a jokester. Apparently, he wasn't joking. The results read Genitalia: Male. I start freaking out a little bit. Are my hopes of having the cute little girl going down the drain? Both the Sonographer and the doctor at the ultrasound said it was a girl. I know they can be wrong, but even so. My doctor said not to worry and that it was probably a drop dpwn menu that they inputted wrong. When I got home, I immediately called the place where I had the ultrasound. I told them my dilemma, and she asked me to hold on. It seemed like forever. She came back on the line, and said that she showed my ultrasound pictures to another doctor who was in the office, and he said that it is in fact a girl. Relief!