Firsts

I experienced a lot of "firsts" this week, after eclipsing the halfway mark. I thought I'd record them here so that I can remember them.
1. First person to ask me if I'm pregnant, and, less than a week later, first person to ask when my due date is (without politely asking if I'm pregnant). I think I have Ben & Jerry to thank for this.
2. First time daddy got to feel his son kick.
3. First earthquake (can't wait to tell Quinn about that one).
4. First time reading to Quinn.
5. First time wearing real maternity clothes.
I know that there will be many more "firsts" to come, particularly after he is born. I am looking forward to them all!

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Halfway!

Today marks the "halfway" point of my pregnancy.  Of course, I could have been halfway days ago--who knows when this sweet little boy will be making his appearance?  I am getting more and more excited to meet him, and I think he is excited as well--he keeps rolling around and poking me!  It is a very strange feeling to have a living being inside of you.

The baby "bump" has turned into a baby "mound," and here is the proof.

The Mighty Quinn

We visited the specialist again today, and found out that we will be having a boy!  He will be named after his father, but to avoid confusion (or perhaps create some?), we will call him Quinn, since he will be the "fifth."  The boy was active again today, and the ultrasound tech had to follow him around in there as he kept moving.  Seems like he has quite a personality already.  They gave us a ton of ultrasound pictures, so here are a few of my favorites.

First, the "acrobat," with his legs over his head so far that his feet are behind his head:

Here he looks like he's laughing:

And finally, the scary 3D pic that makes him look like an exhibit from "Body Worlds."

We can't wait to meet you, Quinn!

Chill, Baby!

If activity in the womb is any indication of what the baby will be like out of the womb, then we will NOT have a "chill" baby.  If you recall my post about the visit to the specialist, the baby was incredibly active on ultrasound then.  I had an OB appointment today, and they did another doppler to hear the heartbeat.  I heard the heartbeat for a second or two, then it diminished.  No, the batteries didn't die again, the baby moved.  The nurse practitioner had to follow the baby around my stomach to keep with the heartbeat!  I think her words were, "the baby's going crazy in there!"  What are we in for???

In two weeks we will have another ultrasound with the specialist to make sure the baby has all of his/her fingers and toes.  We'll also find out the sex of the baby, provided that baby cooperates!  I probably will not get a chance to post again until then, so here's to another two week wait...cheers!

Baby Bump

 

Here's the 16 week bump!  This is my first-ever maternity dress, compliments of my sister-in-law.  It will grow with me, so you'll probably see it in future posts, since it shows off the bump nicely!

Faith, hope, and sickness

Hebrews 11:1 says, "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for, and assurance about what we do not see."  Sometimes it is difficult not to wonder if your unborn child is OK when you can't see or feel him or her.  I'm sure other pregnant moms-to-be have felt this way.  On Wednesday, I went for a checkup at the OB.  He used a Doppler to hear the baby's heartbeat.  After finding it, and getting to hear that wonderful sound for about 2 seconds, the battery died.  The doctor shook the machine around a bit--which of course did not help revive the battery--and then said, "Oh well, we know it's in there!" 

Yes, we know "it's in there," but how is our child DOING in there?  I experienced my first sickness during pregnancy this weekend.  Ironically enough, I was just thinking the other day that I felt blessed to not have had any illnesses so far, as I know that pregnant women have decreased immune systems.  That changed on Friday.  It started at work with a stomach ache, then frequent trips to the bathroom.  Once I returned home from work, the vomiting and fever began.  It was not a fun night.  I was worried about being dehydrated, about how that could affect the baby.  I drank as much as I could (which was not much that first night), and prayed for the health of our baby.  I still felt bad yesterday, but was able to drink plenty of fluids and even eat some soup.  Today I am feeling much better and eating some solids.

Just as it takes faith to believe in a God that we cannot physically see, it takes faith to believe that God is in control of this baby that we can't physically see.  He is taking care of our child, just like He took care of all the miraculous details that went into conceiving him or her.  Since I am a "planner" and like to be in control of things, it is not always easy for me to have faith, and I have a tendency to worry.  But God is growing me, and bringing me into a sweet place of trusting Him and relying on Him rather than on myself.  And that feels great!