Lovely day

If I could wake up to Bill Withers singing "Lovely Day" to me in person every morning I think it would be impossible to have any negative emotions!

I woke up this morning with some wonderful feelings. I felt a little "tap, tap" in my belly... so odd, but comforting even though it's not me doing it!
This belly sure has popped the last few days! The only way I can describe the way it feels is this. Fill your bladder up completely with urine, and take away the pain. It's just like some weird numb space filled with liquid. I have found it a bit difficult to get used to the numb feeling, such a secret void...

Thanks Parker for taking this picture of me!!! I needed one!

I have a mid-wife appointment next week! I am much more at ease from last week regarding the puzzling ultrasound information. Friends, and google have eased that mystery a bit.

This site was quite comforting in regards to the topic.
http://www.babycenter.com/0_placenta-previa_830.bc

So, it's not wonderful news, but it looks like that in 90%  of cases all is good. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

I am just in such a lovey mood today. I am sooo grateful to all of my wonderful friends that have eased my mind, and been so supportive of me in every way. I am so emotional when I think of how lucky I am to have people like all of you in my life. It's crazy to think of all  of the "how we met" stories... sooo many!
I remember Jaime in the duplex and how we would sing songs with the neighbor Mike and Jessica Diaz... Lissa in paint class, and I still remember the painting of the woman in the clouds! Alissa at my uncle's BBQ with my old elementary friend Amy, Amanda at Denny's and that fabulous duplex with NO matching furniture, Sherrise at Harvey's... pudding wrestling not long after, then introducing me to Farah... Marija, oh Marija... I miss those girls nights at our bachelorette pads! Ahhh so many memories... I could go on forever!!

Thank you all. I feel more fulfilled  everyday just thinking about all of you. I may just be an emotional pregnant lady, but I am a grateful one!

I hope you are all having a lovely day, and if you're not... just think of Bill Withers. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYi7uEvEEmk&feature=related

Mucho Love!

Results are in...... and it's a baby BOY!

Ahhhhh what a breath of fresh air! Now I can finally get a healthy nights sleep!!!

I have woken up every morning with some dream of me announcing it's a boy, or it's a girl, and then I can't get back to bed because my mind wanders, then I run off to pee for the 5th time... all over and over... and at least now I can put my mind to rest about the baby's sex, and that he has 2 arms and 2 legs with all of his digits intact, and no cleft lip (adorable lips I might add)!

Something puzzling and something good happened at the ultrasound this morning.

Let's start with the puzzling. The ultrasound technician kept stating that she had some concern for the placement of the placenta... then said that my doctor, or mid-wife would look into it further and talk to me if it needed further attention. Well... I have an appointment with my mid-wife on 10/26 so I'll know more at that time. Hopefully all is well with baby, and I can still have the natural birth I was hoping for.

The other thing that was good was that Jeremy and I immediately agreed on a name as soon as the tech left the room. He said "What about Adrian" and I said... I love it but let's spell it with my last name Dray, so it's "Adrayn", and the middle and last name were no-brainers, as they are meaningful family names.

Adrayn David Frandrup is our baby boys name!! How common is that...to agree so quickly?!

We had already had a beautiful girls name in mind, but no boys names... so this is really crazy!

I really need to get someone to take a profile belly shot of me soon! :)

Parker and Presley were almost as excited as I was this morning. Their uncle Jamie was here to babysit bright and early at 815am (thank you Jamie!!) and each of the kids were hoping for the same sex as they are... Parker wanted a boy, and Presley a girl. Presley has already had her wish granted by her mother (a baby sister), so Parker was still brother-less... until today! It was important to me that the kids felt great about the news, and included in everything. I told Parker that he's like my first son, and Presley that she's like my only daughter, so they are excited to share with baby Adrayn, and love the name too!

Jeremy and I thought it would be fun to bring pink and blue candy home, and whichever candy papa grabbed out of my hand and gave them was what their sibling is! They loved that idea... mainly because of the candy factor I"m assuming....

Oh, also I forgot to mention... I'm a whole week farther than I thought! I was thinking around 18.5 weeks, but according to measurements I am 19.5 weeks!! Adrayn is coming sooner than I thought!

I hope I start to feel his little kicks soon, I guess 20 weeks is common for that feeling to start. I'm just happy that I saw him moving like mad around today via the ultrasound with a healthy heart-rate and "normal" skeletor look to him. It's pretty amazing!

Papa Jeremy was the first to notice the sex organs... but they weren't so difficult to spot! This boy is huge! Sorry for my crude language, but it's true! Maybe it's the stage of growth, but for a little 10 ounce guy he's doing alright.

I would post an ultrasound picture, but only got a horrible print out on computer paper, and they don't look too great, so you'll have to wait to see the real Adrayn in March.

I am so excited, it is all so real now!!!!

Oh, and that "Intelligender" test was wrong! :(

Well folks, I'm off to play with Parker and Presley.

Mucho love!

Ch- Cha- Cha- Changes...

So many subtle changes are happening. Slowly pants are becoming less comfortable, and back aches more apparent. All so quiet and subtle as if just a gentle reminder that a human being is forming inside my belly. More changes.... I am growing older! I will be celebrating my 31st birthday this coming Friday ( 10/09/09)!!

I am very excited to see family and friends, and feel like I have been sleeping too much or staying at home to nest these days. It will be nice to see you all that I love and adore, and to celebrate another year of life as I have a new appreciation for it!

I am also eager for my birthday as it means that the ultrasound is only 4 days after!! I will *hopefully* know the baby's sex at that time!! Is it me, or are most first time mothers this eager to know the sex?!

I am worse than a 5 year old with Christmas!

Pregnant Lady | 17 Weeks

 

Sorry for the pictures, Jeremy is at work and I really wanted to write something while I felt the urge, so again... self-taken belly pictures aren't easy!

I am now officially wearing maternity pants. I just can't handle the always present snuggie that my "normal" pants bring, and am tired of feeling like a slob wearing my sweats all day. I am back to feeling human again by wearing jeans, albiet with elast-o belly!

Sometimes I have to sit and ponder how it is possible to experience all of this?! First, if their is such a thing as a "spirit" how does the one in my unborn child get there? Does it choose me, is it random, or predestined? Does this spirit exist in the baby now, or is it something that happens later in the human-making-process? These questions may sound silly, but I really am curious about it all. I realize this is something I will never know, and will have to shelve along with "Why am I here?", and "What came first the Chicken or the Egg?".

I guess it's a beautiful, yet annoying phase of question that I'm in at the current moment.

Not much else to report this time around. Just anxious as ever! I will let you know how the party and ultrasound go! Have a wonderful weekend if I don't see you before!

Mucho Love!