Project Four-Zero: 17 Weeks!

Bubble guts or fetal movements?  That is the hot-ticket question this week.  I'm leaning towards the latter because they would be very strange, on-going bubble-guts if so.  Of course, the movements are extremely light.  So much that I wouldn't go as far as to call them fetal movements, but more rather:  fetal flutters.

I'm getting antsy this week to find out if I am having a girl or a boy.  I don't know why, but this week I'm getting the girl vibe whereas before I was totally getting the boy vibe.  Oh who am I kidding?  I know why.... It's called wishful thinking.  Also, knowing that I could know in exactly 2 days instead of 1 week is kind of getting me irritated right now.  Oh work schedule - why must you get in my way?!

This was hospital week for me as I went to get my blood drawn as well as went to my prenatal checkup.   2 vials of blood, 2 urine samples, and an hour long wait in the waiting room really didn't yield me any new, spreadable news.  My doctor just gave me the old "Hang in there!" speech after letting me hear BabyDos's heartbeat.  So that's what I'm doing... until Gender Day!

The Young and the Restless

09/08/09

If the world could be equated to an extra-fluffy pillow and down-comforter, then that's exactly what it is for me right now. I've been sleeping-in every morning, and I feel like I'm sleeping my life away.
This pregnancy does not have the characteristics of a "normal" pregnancy. For me, it's all about sleeping, drinking water and juice like crazy (I wake up with cotton-mouth every morning), and eating less (my sister's ban on many foods is really not affecting me as badly as I thought it would).
I have reached my 4-month mark and am currently 17 weeks pregnant.
Yesterday, I took advantage of my sister's photography skills and took the first photo of my pregnancy timeline. Here's how the photo came out:


I must admit although I've got a belly, so far it seems easy to hide, not that I'm hiding anything anymore. In fact, now that the secret is out for the most part I feel normal. Although I have experienced a few slick eyes that immediately go down to my belly in mid-conversation. I even thought to myself, "so this must be how a buxom girl feels when men don't look her in the eyes!" although in my case, the eyes divert a little bit lower.
To gear up for the inevitable weight gain, I went crazy shopping for loose-fitting shirts and flat shoes, and I borrowed my sister's "fat pants".
I was discussing with my sister whether we thought I was going to have a boy or a girl (Javier doesn't want to play the guessing game - he's giving me the "I just want it to be healthy" run-around). We decided to Google "old wives tales to determine baby gender". We put each tale to the test and the outcome so far is that I will be having a boy. And honestly, this is the feeling that I have deep down inside. I will know for sure in 2 weeks, so the next time I give a pregnancy update, I will know the gender!

Today, I have been feeling what I think are fetal movements. Last week I thought I felt it too, but I also thought they could be muscle spasms because I felt them mostly right after a good sneeze. They were more "fluttery" whereas today they are stronger, longer, and more defined "pushing" in my tummy area. I've always joked that Javier has Restless Leg Syndrome, and I think that baby Cyclops may have inherited it too! ;) Poor baby, I'm restful and he/she is restless...