Gender Reveal Story

Post Disclaimer:  This may be a bit long.....

For those who do not know we learned on Friday that we are expecting a baby boy!  Dan and I are beyond thrilled and cannot wait to meet the little guy :)  I know some of you may know that we were planning on waiting until our Hawaii trip to open the gender envelope, however it seems we were meant know a bit sooner...

Our 20 week ultrasound was scheduled for Friday.  We informed the technician that we are going to Hawaii in two weeks and would like to wait to find out the gender until that time.  She said its not a problem and made sure we turned away from the screen while she checked the gender portion of the scan.  The rest of the ultrasound went perfectly, she printed out some pictures to take home and we headed back to the waiting room for our appointment with the doctor.  After a bathroom break for me I headed back to sit with Dan and check out our baby pictures, at this time the technician came back out worried that she gave us the gender picture by accident.  I informed her that she did not and she handed us the sealed envelope.  Friday was a perfect day weather wise.  We stopped for some tacos after our appointment, which Dan practically swallowed whole.  At the time I didn't think anything of it, for those that know him he pretty much loves tacos more than anything else.  We then headed over to the beach to enjoy the warm weather.  As we are sitting on a rock Dan then says that we should open the envelope.  I was pretty surprised, I thought if anything it would be me telling him I cant wait to find out.  After double checking that he was sure about five times I opened it to reveal we were having a baby boy.  At the same time he pulled out 2 ultrasound pictures from his pocket that said "I'm a boy!"  Apparently out technician did give him the gender photos, he realized this when I went to the restroom but did not want to reveal it to me in a waiting room full of people.  That's also the reason why he ate his tacos so fast, he didn't want to keep the secret longer than he had to.  Looking back we are super excited we now know its a boy and figure if anything we have a funny story to tell regarding his gender reveal.  We always wanted it to be this really special moment.  This is one we will definitely never forget  On a side note, once our technician went over the gender portion she went from say "the baby" to " him or his"  I kept looking at Dan during this time to see if i was really hearing this, although he had no reaction and still says he didn't catch that, I am positive she said it about 4 or 5 times.  A special note to my Rhode Island family and friends, patriot items are completely welcomed!  Just don't tell Dan I said so ;)

Pregnancy Craving, Fail.

I like to think that I haven't been that difficult with cravings through out this pregnancy.  I have never made Dan go out late at night, or had to stop immediately for something I was craving.  Everything I gravitate towards as far as food goes has been pretty manageable.  Earlier this week things slightly changed.  It was about 3:30 when I started craving a chocolate milkshake.  At first I tried to forget about it, but the more I thought about it, the better it sounded.  Once I left work at 4pm I pretty much convinced myself I should stop and get one on my way home.  Now this is the first time in 20 weeks that I actually made a big effort to satisfy a craving.  Since there is a McDonald's right across from our house it seemed super feasible.  I made it to the drive-thru, placed my order and even paid, which made me think my chocolate milkshake was guaranteed.  I pulled up to the final window and the employee told me my milkshake would be just a minute.  He came back after a minute or so only to inform me that the milkshake machine was broken......Really?!?! I still cant understand how the milkshake machine at a busy McDonald's was broken, especially on the one day that i decided to give into a craving.  My only other option was go through the trouble of getting my money back or get a fruit smoothie.  I settled for the fruit smoothie hoping the slushy texture would match what I was looking for with the milkshake, it did not, however the smoothie was surprisingly good.  Dan did make me a chocolate milkshake later that night, however I don't think I can trust McDonald's when another craving comes along.

Baby Love - Week 20

How Far Along: 20 Weeks! Yay, halfway there!

Size of Baby: Baby is now about 6 1/2 inches long and weighs about 10 ounces.  

Total Weight Gain:  5lbs

Maternity Clothes: Still making due with my normal clothes and the assistance of the belly band

Gender: Still a mystery, but getting closer to finding out.
Movement: Still feeling some flutters
Sleep: Not too bad this week

Food Cravings: I am loving pasta and salty, spicy things plus some oreos

What I Miss: I've been feeling pretty comfortable this week, so not missing too much.

Symptoms: A bit crampy and achy

Best Moment This Week: Enjoying the amazing weather and getting started on cleaning the upstairs rooms.

What I Am Looking Forward To: Our doctors appointment is finally here!  Four weeks is way to long to wait.

Baby Love - Week 19

How Far Along: 19 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby is now about 6 inches long, about the size of a Heirloom Tomato

Total Weight Gain:  5lbs

Maternity Clothes: I'm still fitting in to 1 or 2 pairs of my jeans with help from the belly band.  I did buy my first pair of maternity pants this weekend though.

Gender: Still a mystery, but getting closer to finding out.
Movement: I started to feel the baby move about a week ago, its been pretty constant since then.
Sleep: I am sleeping as well as I can in between 4 or 5 bathroom breaks a night....

Food Cravings: Still loving all types of pasta.  I am also loving fresh strawberries and ice cream this past week

What I Miss: I miss trying clothes on at the store.  I seem to have a hard time remembering that I do not fit into my normal size clothes any longer.  I learned this after my 4th trip to the dressing room at target and only leaving with a couple of items, which were maternity.

Symptoms: I don't want to jinx it but I haven't had a headache in almost a week.  I have, however been way more achy and crampy this week.  I think the baby is trying to make more room for itself in there.

Best Moment This Week: There were a couple of fun moments last week.  I had a nice birthday lunch with my husband and doggie.  We also had a yummy pasta dinner this weekend.  Last but not least we booked our babymoon, we are heading to Maui in just a few weeks!  

What I Am Looking Forward To: The weekend and hopefully motivating myself to finally clean out the nursery.

Baby Love - Week 18

How Far Along: 18 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby is now about 5 1/2 inches long, about the size of a bell pepper

Total Weight Gain:  5lbs

Maternity Clothes: No maternity clothes, but I am loving my leggings even more these days.  I just wish it would get a but warmer so I cant start wearing some dresses

Gender: Still a mystery, but getting closer to finding out.
Movement: Not feeling any real movement just yet
Sleep: Pretty good

Food Cravings: Still loving all types of pasta

What I Miss: I have been missing fitting into my clothes comfortably

Symptoms: I HATE headaches

Best Moment This Week: Spending out 3 day weekend relaxing and having a nice lunch by the coast.

What I Am Looking Forward To: My yummy birthday dinner this weekend :)

Baby Love - Week 17

How Far Along: 17 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby is now about 5 inches long, the size of a Turnip

Total Weight Gain:  5lbs

Maternity Clothes: No maternity clothes. however the belly band has become a constant staple in my daily wardrobe

Gender: Still a mystery, but getting closer to finding out.
Movement: I thought I felt some movement last night but I'm not positive if it was the baby or my stomach not being happy about something I ate.
Sleep: Pretty good

Food Cravings: I love pasta.  I have always loved pasta, but now I want it every night for dinner.  This is why I should not be in charge of planning meals anymore, 90% of them involve pasta.

What I Miss: Sushi, especially spicy tuna rolls and a cold Sapporo.  Yes, I am still craving this, along with a large Italian Grinder with tons of Prosciutto.  These are all on my list of post-baby meals

Symptoms: I HATE headaches

Best Moment This Week: I always love hearing the heartbeat, such an amazing sound.  Dan and I also grabbed an especially yummy pasta lunch at Piatti's after our appt. last week.  The food was so good we have plans to return for my birthday and then hopefully after our next appointment as well.  I could eat that pasta everyday....

What I Am Looking Forward To: My goal this week is to start to clean out one of the bedrooms for the nursery.  Also looking forward to the weekend and hanging out with my husband and doggie :)  I am also going to work on getting cuter pictures for the blog....

Baby Love - Week 16

How Far Along: 16 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby is now the size of an Avocado

Total Weight Gain:  5lbs

Maternity Clothes: No maternity clothes. however the belly band has become a constant staple in my daily wardrobe

Gender: Still a mystery
Movement: Not yet
Sleep: Pretty good

Food Cravings: No major cravings this week.....however i'm pretty sure I ate almost the whole bag of Tapatio flavored chips on Sunday.   The baby was not very happy about my choice in chips though.

What I Miss: Sushi, especially spicy tuna rolls and a cold Sapporo

Symptoms: Ugh I hate the headaches

Best Moment This Week: This is more  like the best and worst moment.  We had a really fun Superbowl party on Sunday, however the Patriots were not able to pull off the win :(

What I Am Looking Forward To: Doctors appointment this week!  Also, happy hour with some friends.