21 Weeks

How far along? Holy cow, we're at 21 weeks

 

Total weight gain: 7 lbs

Maternity clothes?:  I finally stocked up on some maternity clothes, and they are so much more comfortable than regular clothes! I can't believe I was missing out on these! haha

Sleep: Pretty good, but lately I've been having terrible backaches everytime I wake up, so that means I've been waking up about 15 times a night.

Cravings:  BLT's!

Best moment this week: I actually saw my belly move!  Only once, but it was sooooo neat!

Movement: A little here and there, but not everyday yet.

Gender: IT'S A BOY!!!!

Labor Signs: Thank goodness no!

Belly Button in or out? In, but I can tell it's not as far in as it use to be.

What I miss: Margarita's :-)

Weekly Wisdom: I've said it once and I'll say it again, take way too many pictures.  It's so fun to look back and see how your belly has grown!

Milestones: I cannot believe we've been through 21 weeks and only have 19 left! 

Favorite Moments: I started my registry, but it's very overwhelming and there is so much to having a baby! Obviously I knew a baby was a big deal, but I have no idea what he actually needs!

Registering

I've started trying to register for baby things.  Holy crap it's overwhelming!  I have no idea what to put on there, how many, what kind etc...

Tons of you answered my post for Help! and I thank you for that, but there is so much more out there.

Any suggestions on things you/baby just cannot live without?  Anything you put on your registry that you use all the time or something you wish you would have put on the registry?

I've gotten some help from others with registry items, but anything will help.  I guess I hadn't realized there was so much to registering!  WOW!

Back to the real world

I cannot believe I start the beginning of my 400 hour internship tomorrow!  I'm freaking out, just a little.  I would like to get all 400 hours completed before December when our baby boy arrives.  It's going to be a bit difficult given the circumstances.  I'm only going in M-W, possibly a Thurs or Fri here or there depending on what's going on.  Not all of the hours in the day count, unless they fit into one of our counseling domains.  So, I'm hoping to try and make all 8 hours each day count, but that doesn't mean it will.

Ahh, wish me luck!  I'm sure my days will go a lot faster and I'll learn a great deal of useful information, so that's a plus.

I have to do three video tapes of myself counseling and I'm not looking forward to doing that.  However; I am in one of the most at-risk middle schools in our city (and it's very at-risk), so I think that'll look good on my resume! :-)

Wish me luck in hopes that I don't get mistaken for a student on a daily basis!  We'll see!

Week 20- Appt Stats

Before forgetting, I wanted to document things that happened on our week 20 appointment.  Just as a way to remember things!

Baby Boy's heartbeat was strong at 154, whoever said that the heartbeat could be a predictor of gender was wrong in our case.  They said under 140 is a boy and over is a girl.  Well, we've got a boy here folks.

Everything went great, we saw all 4 chambers of the heart, saw the brain, spine, two legs, feet, arms and hands!  Saw his cute little face and everything. He was weighing in at 10oz.

He kept pulling his hands to his mouth like he was eating or sucking on them.  He also had his legs crossed at the feet, it was so cute.

Doctor said that everything looked great and we were progressing on track. 

However!  The ultrasound tech did say that her predicted due date, based off of his measurements was 12/23/10.  I was spot on when I calculated my due date, however; they said because it is within two weeks of their predicted due date, they will not change it.  Which is ok fine by me, because that means that I will have this baby on or before December 23, 2010!  No 2011 baby for us!  I was hoping to have him before the new year and she confirmed that they would not allow us to go over a week overdue.  We were very pleased by this, because that means he will be here before Christmas and he will be the best Christmas present!

Blogging

I started blogging a little over a year and a half ago.  It was mostly just to share lives happenings, favorite things, about Hubby and our fur babies.

Back in April, our lives changed, drastically. 

And we are o so thankful for that.

Though, in the process of writing about the pregnancy and all things babies, I've lost a few followers.

That's ok, I wouldn't want to force anyone to read anything they don't want to.

I just want to say that this is my blog and I'll write what I want to.  (Kinda like it's my party and I'll cry if I want to)

Anyway, I think we each blog because we want to share our lives and we want to remember every little detail of our lives through this blog.  The one's we want to remember anyway.  So, I will continue to blog about anything that comes to mind, and right now in our lives, it's the little monkey growing inside of me.  We are head over heals for this little one already and for me to act any differently would be a lie to all of you and most of all a lie to myself.

I am sorry for those of you having trouble in the department of pregnancy.  I cannot imagine how you must feel and I'm sure reading peoples blogs about pregnancy can be very  hard.  So, I can see how reading someones blog, purely about pregnancy can not be easy, but remember, we are each fighting our own battle.  So with that said, please please please do not read my blog if it's going to hurt your feelings, I'd rather you take a break and come back later if it can save you some grief because I cannot promise the rest of my posts for the next 5 months won't be about pregnancy.  Most of them will.

So I apologize if my postings haven't been very in depth in terms of content, but right now, we're eating, sleeping and breathing baby.

And that's ok with us.

I hope you continue to read along and comment because I LOVE your comments.  They have been so helpful because as you all know, we're new at this.

While you're at it, all of you lurkers out there who have never commented, come out of the shadows and show me who you are! I'd love to get to know you and I'd love to check out your blogs if I'm not already a follower.

Thanks to all of you followers out there, you're all amazing, even if you are hiding in the shadow's.

It's A.................

BOY!!!!!

Introducing:  Baby Boy Crane!

 I think we'll have a little thumb sucker on our hands! He wouldn't stop putting his hands in his mouth when we were watching him.

 

We are thrilled to be welcoming a little boy into the family in December!  We couldn't be happier and it looks as though the wives tale tests may have been accurate (but I wouldn't put much weight in them working everytime!)  We have a few names picked out, but I don't know if we'll decide for certain before baby Boy is born.  I'm so glad to finally be able to say he!  

We had the ultrasound technician wrote it down on a piece of paper for us and didn't tell us on the spot.  Hubby thought he saw something and I said well I guess you think it's a boy then, and he said how do you know that?  I said well if you "saw something" then obviously it's not a girl!  

Anyway, we got out to the parking lot, got in the car and then opened it so we could celebrate just the two of us.  It was neat.  

We are definitely on cloud 9 and couldn't be more excited! 

Boy or Girl??

Ha, sorry.  That was a tease, we don't actually know yet and won't find out until 10:00 today.  

I stole this from Lucy, because we find out later today and I want to see just how accurate these old Wives tales are!!

Hubby and I are guessing both:

Boy

If the heart rate is under 140 you'll have a boy.

This gives us a girl. The heart rate has 178 and 158.

If you are carrying all your weight out front its a girl, if your weight is around your hips and bottom it's a boy.

Girl, as far as I can tell.  What do you think?


If your bump is low it's a boy if your bump is up higher it's a girl.

I think I’m carrying low, but I don’t have much of a bump yet, so we’ll still go with boy

If the baby is very active it's a boy.

Hmm I’m still not sure everytime I feel movement in there, so baby isn’t extremely active. Not very active = Girl

If you're craving sweets it's a girl, if you're craving salt you're having a boy.

Nothing major in the way of cravings, but I can definitely say that I crave way more salty things than sweet things.  I use to love cookies, cakes, brownies, etc… Now it’s beef jerky, chips, salt with my tomatoes, etc..  Salty = Boy

If daddy is gaining weight along with mommy it's a girl.

Daddy hasn't put on any pounds so far. Boy.

When picking up a single key, if she picks it up from the thin end, it's a girl. If she picks up the key from the base it's a boy.

Just because I know me, I’d have to say that I would pick it up with the base end because it’s the bigger end. So we’ll go with Boy

If your face is colored in acne you're having a girl. If you have clear beautiful skin you'll have a boy.

Ha so far looks like I’m having a girl, talk about yuck! I feel like I’m in 7^th grade again, only it’s worse this time around!  Acne = Girl

Do you sleep on your right or your left side? Right you're having a girl, left you're having a boy.

I go from left side, to back to right side. So because I start on my left side, we’ll go with Boy.

If you are puking all the time you'll have a girl.

Not much morning sickness with the exception of a couple weeks and not much puking. = Boy

If your hands are dry you'll have a boy, if they are soft you'll have a girl.

I don’t know… Soft?  = Girl

If you're drinking lots of orange juice and other citrus you're having a girl.

I’m sticking mostly to water and milk. = Boy

If you feel graceful during pregnancy you're having a girl, but if you feel clumsy you'll be having a boy.

I use to be a lot more graceful than I am now.  Clumsy= Boy

If you gain weight in your face you're having a girl.

I asked hubby if my face was getting chunky, he said “not yet.  Thanks hubby. Not yet =  Boy.

If you are especially moody you'll be having a girl.

The moodiness comes and goes = Boy


The Mayan tale adds the mothers age at conception and the year of conception. If the result is an even number then mom is having a girl. If the result is an odd number then a boy is on the way!

2010 + 25 = 2035 = Boy

Pull down the skin under your left eye. If you see a "V" or "branches" in the white part you'll have a girl.

This is so weird. But alas I did it.  = Girl

If you are the first born child, you will have what your mom had but starting with her second child. If you are the middle child, you will have what she had but starting with the third. If you are the last child you will have what your mother had in the exact order.

I am the last child and my brother is the first (there’s only 2 of us) = Boy

If you eat the ends of bread, it’s a boy. If you eat the middle of the loaf, it’s a girl.

Gross, who actually eats the ends?  = Girl
The Chinese Gender Chart claims to have an accuracy rate of over 90%. It is based on how old the mother is at conception and the month that she conceived.

The results are Boy

You are having a girl if your beauty disappears during pregnancy. It is said that the girl “steals” the mother’s beauty. If you think that pregnancy has never made you look more beautiful, you might just be having a little boy.

I have no clue, but some say that I look cute, so we’ll go with that, it makes me feel better. = Boy

If you have dreams that you are having a boy, you will have a girl. If you dream about having a girl, it will be a boy. Dreams show the opposite of what you are having.

Hubby had a dream it was a girl, I had a dream it was a boy… We’ll go with my dream= Girl

When the pregnant woman is asked to show her hands, it’s a boy if she keeps her palms down and a girl if she shows her palms up.

Palms down = boy.

71% of the time, the mom-to-be knows what she is having.

Hmm I guess we’ll find out Monday if I’m in the 71%, but I think we’re having a Boy

When a pregnant woman craves meat and cheese, count on a boy.

I wouldn’t say that I crave meat and cheese, but I probably have it everyday.  So since it’s not a craving, we’ll go with Girl

Are your feet colder now that you are pregnant? If so, you just might be having a boy. If your feet have stayed the same before pregnancy and during, you’re having a little girl.

They have stayed the same and have always been cold. =  Girl.

If you are having headaches, you might be carrying a boy.

I didn’t have headaches in the beginning, but when 2^nd trimester hit, BAM so did the headaches.  They have gotten better though.  Still, headaches = Boy

It is said that when you can only think of specific names for a boy or a girl, you will have that particularly baby.

We have no trouble coming up with girl names.  = Girl.

And now, for the tally.

Girl = 11
Boy = 17

Well, if these are right, we'll be having a boy.  We shall see! :-) I'll be back in later today to reveal, or maybe tomorrow. You might just have to wait!