Today, we had our routine 4 week appointment and I'm happy to report that everything went well! LGR was moving around like crazy and had a very strong heartbeat yet again. Whoever made up the old wives tale that boys have low heart rates and girl have fast ones clearly has not met our little guy! He was in the high 140s again this visit. Weight gain was fabulous - only 2 lbs and the doctor was very happy with that. I also raised my concerns about weight gain but he told me that as long as I was eating healthy and the weight gain was coming from good foods, he wasn't concerned. He was also impressed with my workout routine and that I've been able to keep it up for so long, so all in all a very reassuring visit for me!
On the downside, Dr. Tchabo did tell me that I need to start switching to flats over the next couple months. His main concern was balance and my center of gravity shifting over the next few months. As you can guess, I'm super bummed about this, but I'm not even going to worry about it until after our next appointment. Right now, wearing flats makes my back hurt, so I'm going to avoid them as much as possible and raise the issue at our next appointment if I'm still noticing the same thing. However, while I was doing some last minute shopping for Sri Lanka, I did pick up a cute pair of flats that I'll try out while we're on vacation...we'll see how it goes:P
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
LGRs First Clothes!
This weekend was absolutely fantastic and I can't believe that this time next week we'll be in warm Sri Lanka getting ready to celebrate Shad and Leshika's wedding! Saturday was superb - I had a prenatal massage, did some holiday shopping, saw some family, and we had a fabulous holiday get together and got to see some friends we hadn't seen in a looong time. Sunday, we went to a potluck at a friend's place which was also a blast - I really got my fill of socializing this week and this weekend and feel so rejuvenated after it! In addition to all this socializing, we got to see my brother, Tariq and his girlfriend Raabia and they brought us a surprise...gifts for LGR! Since we're totally impatient, we had to open them right away and we were soo excited to find that they bought the first clothes to date for LGR (and did an amazing job too!) So now, in addition to a crib, dresser, stroller, car seat, and Winkie the lamb (courtesy of Grammie and Papa Skrzypek), our little grain of rice now has some very fashionable clothes! He got a cute little navy blue onesie, an adorable monkey themed pant and shirt set complete with little monkey feet, and, quite possibly the coolest thing ever, a Kenneth Cole leather jacket and jean set!. Here are some pictures of the awesome goodies that Tariq Uncle and Raabia Auntie got for their little nephew:
One really cool thing about all the clothes was how real it made it all seem! Eric and I couldn't believe that in just a few more months, LGR would be big enough to fit into these clothes. I think right now he's just about as long as a banana and doesn't even weigh a pound yet. I can't believe that this time next year he's going to fit into that jacket and that he's going to be crawling around and starting to make noises and starting to eat some solid foods! It's just amazing to me how quickly he is going to grow and develop and how much is going to change over the next year. It's already been a pretty eventful year for us - this time last year I was getting ready to go to Abu Dhabi again and we were anxiously awaiting our wedding and now we're getting ready to go to Sri Lanka and anxiously awaiting the arrival of our baby, and I wouldn't have it any other way:)
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| Mommy's Little Monster |
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| Leather Jacket |
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| Monkey Feet!! |
Thursday, December 16, 2010
A Note to LGR
Dear LGR,
Please stop jumping on mommy's bladder. I already have a hard enough time trying to control it when I sneeze or cough too hard without added acrobatics. I love that you are active, but maybe you could find another organ to use as your trampoline for the next 4.5 months? Thanks!
Love,
Mommy
In all seriousness though, how come I never knew how much I would value bladder control while I was pregnant?? I knew that after delivery there are sometimes issues, but seriously I feel like an old lady. Oh well, it's a small price to pay and it could be so much worse. As you can tell from my note to LGR, our little boy is an active one! I definitely don't feel him all the time, but when I do feel him he's definitely a squirmy worm. I'm thinking that all the workouts I've been doing are rubbing off on him and we're going to have one active kiddo. In all seriousness though, each day I get more and more excited to meet our son. I can't wait to see what he looks like and to hold him and cuddle him and watch him learn all the things we as adults take for granted, like how a zipper works or the color of the sky or the smell of a rose.
As a follow up to my last post, I'm trying really hard to get more used to my body and not worry so much about the weight gain. It's still a challenge, but it's definitely something I'm working on. I think I definitely look pregnant now, but I'm still really struggling with clothes. I love my maternity jeans and I feel really cute whenever I wear them (and I feel like I actually look pregnant), but I'm still having a hard time finding maternity clothes that aren't designed for older people. Case in point - I bought a dress from Motherhood Maternity online to wear for our upcoming trip to Sri Lanka. When I tried it on it was huge up top, and super long and frumpy looking even though it looked so cute online! And the kicker - I ordered a small! On the bright side, I did find a skirt to wear for the trip in my closet that I can still wear and look cute in, plus I got some cute regular shirts in Old Navy in a size bigger than normal that worked really well. Not sure what I'm going to wear on the beach, but I might be able to make one of my side tie bikinis work - I will apologize in advance for any distress this may cause to onlookers, but I refuse to spend $100+ on a bathing suit that I will wear for 2 days. Regardless of the clothing snafus, I am really really looking forward to our trip to Sri Lanka! It is going to be so great to see family and be in the warm weather and celebrate Shad and Leshika's wedding on New Year's Eve! Eric has always wanted to celebrate New Year's Eve in a different country and I'm so excited that he'll get to do that this year. Plus, it will be a great last trip before LGR makes his appearance and I'm so glad that Shad and Leshika decided to do their wedding in Sri Lanka so we could have an excuse to take such a cool vacation!
Please stop jumping on mommy's bladder. I already have a hard enough time trying to control it when I sneeze or cough too hard without added acrobatics. I love that you are active, but maybe you could find another organ to use as your trampoline for the next 4.5 months? Thanks!
Love,
Mommy
In all seriousness though, how come I never knew how much I would value bladder control while I was pregnant?? I knew that after delivery there are sometimes issues, but seriously I feel like an old lady. Oh well, it's a small price to pay and it could be so much worse. As you can tell from my note to LGR, our little boy is an active one! I definitely don't feel him all the time, but when I do feel him he's definitely a squirmy worm. I'm thinking that all the workouts I've been doing are rubbing off on him and we're going to have one active kiddo. In all seriousness though, each day I get more and more excited to meet our son. I can't wait to see what he looks like and to hold him and cuddle him and watch him learn all the things we as adults take for granted, like how a zipper works or the color of the sky or the smell of a rose.
As a follow up to my last post, I'm trying really hard to get more used to my body and not worry so much about the weight gain. It's still a challenge, but it's definitely something I'm working on. I think I definitely look pregnant now, but I'm still really struggling with clothes. I love my maternity jeans and I feel really cute whenever I wear them (and I feel like I actually look pregnant), but I'm still having a hard time finding maternity clothes that aren't designed for older people. Case in point - I bought a dress from Motherhood Maternity online to wear for our upcoming trip to Sri Lanka. When I tried it on it was huge up top, and super long and frumpy looking even though it looked so cute online! And the kicker - I ordered a small! On the bright side, I did find a skirt to wear for the trip in my closet that I can still wear and look cute in, plus I got some cute regular shirts in Old Navy in a size bigger than normal that worked really well. Not sure what I'm going to wear on the beach, but I might be able to make one of my side tie bikinis work - I will apologize in advance for any distress this may cause to onlookers, but I refuse to spend $100+ on a bathing suit that I will wear for 2 days. Regardless of the clothing snafus, I am really really looking forward to our trip to Sri Lanka! It is going to be so great to see family and be in the warm weather and celebrate Shad and Leshika's wedding on New Year's Eve! Eric has always wanted to celebrate New Year's Eve in a different country and I'm so excited that he'll get to do that this year. Plus, it will be a great last trip before LGR makes his appearance and I'm so glad that Shad and Leshika decided to do their wedding in Sri Lanka so we could have an excuse to take such a cool vacation!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Growth Spurt/Weight Gain
I have no idea what has changed, but I have seriously been soooo famished the past few days! I don't know if this is a growth spurt or not, but my appetite has been relatively insatiable. It's getting a little out of hand, it's not like I haven't been eating, and contrary to popular belief I am not eating for 2!! Well, technically I am, but the second person in this equation is teeny tiny and only weighs in at around 11oz. LGR does not need an extra 2000 calories a day, he actually only needs an extra 300 in addition to my normal consumption (1500-1800, so a total of 1800-2100 a day!). I do work out so I know I have a little leeway, but I'm terrified I'm going to gain like 5 pounds in the next 2 weeks (which I definitely do not need to do), instead of maintaining or going up a pound or two max.
I know that a lot of people think that when you're pregnant, it's the one time you can eat whatever you want whenever you want and not worry about weight at all. For me, I feel like it's the complete opposite. I am more concerned about what I eat now than I was before (and I was pretty conscientious before hand) - I want to make sure Baby Peks is getting good nutrition and I don't want to eat things now that I wouldn't feel comfortable feeding him if he were actually able to eat solid foods. Plus, since I know that he's now able to decipher tastes from my amniotic fluid, I want to try to eat healthful things so he develops a taste for them (and hopefully so that he'll like lots of vegetables when he's little and will save us the trouble of trying to hide zucchini in his meatloaf later on down the line:P). I also feel very very strongly that pregnancy is not the time to stuff your face to your hearts content. It is definitely important to eat enough calories and the right types of calories, but at the same time it can be just as dangerous to eat too much. Mothers that gain an excessive amount of weight during pregnancy are often at risk for complications during labor and delivery, and babies have a higher risk of being born too large (also resulting in complications).
There's also that whole issue of losing the weight after LGR arrives. I know that a good 10-12 lbs will get lost as soon as I give birth and my uterus contracts, but whatever is left is going to have to be worked off. After losing almost 30 pounds nearly 3 years ago, I can tell you that this is not something I am looking forward to doing. It's really hard to lose weight, and it was hard when I was single and could work out for an hour a day 5-6 days a week. I know I'm not going to have that kind of time once LGR arrives and while taking care of a baby is a lot of work, I know my body. I know my body needs serious cardio and weight training to get into the shape it was in before. I've read and been told that for many women, the weight just melts off while they're breastfeeding, but I have an inkling that my body just isn't going to do that. That, on top of the fact that I'm not going to be able to work out for approximately 6 weeks postpartum and that I'm going to be extremely sleep deprived leads me to be very very fearful of gaining more than the recommended 25-30 pounds.
What really concerns me now is that I have definitely been watching what I eat and been very active since the late part of my first trimester. I go to the gym 4 days a week for 45-50 minutes a day (about 15 minutes of weight lifting and 30 minutes of cardio). I am very cautious about what I eat - generally I start the day with a banana and half an arnold thin with 1 tbsp natural organic peanut butter (no salt or sugar is added). I usually have a snack of some sort of vegetable with 3 tbsp hummus. Lunch is usually a lean protein and a big salad with balsamic vinegar. After lunch I have a couple (6-7) chocolate covered raisins, and then later in the afternoon I have a piece of fruit and maybe a serving of cottage cheese. Dinner is usually a veggie of some sort (lots b/c I LOVE my veggies), a lean protein, and a tiny bit of starch. Dessert is either an orange or a piece of fruit or 1/2 a cup of lowfat frozen yogurt or sometimes both (yes - I actually measure all of these things out...ask Eric, it annoys the crap out of him:P). I try really hard to watch my sodium intake as well, and I drink 100 - 120 oz of water a day. I swear - I'm really really trying, and it's just getting so frustrating to see the scale go up in such large intervals. I would love it if I could just maintain my weight until the start of my third trimester, then gain the recommended 1 lb/week. It doesn't help that I started this pregnancy about 5-7 lbs heavier than I wanted to because of all the weight I gained on our honeymoon!
I guess to point of all of this was to just get out all of my frustration and vent a little bit...I'm definitely not opposed to gaining the weight I need to make sure our baby is healthy, but I'm just tired of hearing about how I need to eat for two and it doesn't matter what I put into my body and that all that excess weight will some how magically come off as soon as I deliver our child b/c I just don't believe it!!OK - vent over. For those moms out there, what's your take on this? Any advice or experiences you can share?
I know that a lot of people think that when you're pregnant, it's the one time you can eat whatever you want whenever you want and not worry about weight at all. For me, I feel like it's the complete opposite. I am more concerned about what I eat now than I was before (and I was pretty conscientious before hand) - I want to make sure Baby Peks is getting good nutrition and I don't want to eat things now that I wouldn't feel comfortable feeding him if he were actually able to eat solid foods. Plus, since I know that he's now able to decipher tastes from my amniotic fluid, I want to try to eat healthful things so he develops a taste for them (and hopefully so that he'll like lots of vegetables when he's little and will save us the trouble of trying to hide zucchini in his meatloaf later on down the line:P). I also feel very very strongly that pregnancy is not the time to stuff your face to your hearts content. It is definitely important to eat enough calories and the right types of calories, but at the same time it can be just as dangerous to eat too much. Mothers that gain an excessive amount of weight during pregnancy are often at risk for complications during labor and delivery, and babies have a higher risk of being born too large (also resulting in complications).
There's also that whole issue of losing the weight after LGR arrives. I know that a good 10-12 lbs will get lost as soon as I give birth and my uterus contracts, but whatever is left is going to have to be worked off. After losing almost 30 pounds nearly 3 years ago, I can tell you that this is not something I am looking forward to doing. It's really hard to lose weight, and it was hard when I was single and could work out for an hour a day 5-6 days a week. I know I'm not going to have that kind of time once LGR arrives and while taking care of a baby is a lot of work, I know my body. I know my body needs serious cardio and weight training to get into the shape it was in before. I've read and been told that for many women, the weight just melts off while they're breastfeeding, but I have an inkling that my body just isn't going to do that. That, on top of the fact that I'm not going to be able to work out for approximately 6 weeks postpartum and that I'm going to be extremely sleep deprived leads me to be very very fearful of gaining more than the recommended 25-30 pounds.
What really concerns me now is that I have definitely been watching what I eat and been very active since the late part of my first trimester. I go to the gym 4 days a week for 45-50 minutes a day (about 15 minutes of weight lifting and 30 minutes of cardio). I am very cautious about what I eat - generally I start the day with a banana and half an arnold thin with 1 tbsp natural organic peanut butter (no salt or sugar is added). I usually have a snack of some sort of vegetable with 3 tbsp hummus. Lunch is usually a lean protein and a big salad with balsamic vinegar. After lunch I have a couple (6-7) chocolate covered raisins, and then later in the afternoon I have a piece of fruit and maybe a serving of cottage cheese. Dinner is usually a veggie of some sort (lots b/c I LOVE my veggies), a lean protein, and a tiny bit of starch. Dessert is either an orange or a piece of fruit or 1/2 a cup of lowfat frozen yogurt or sometimes both (yes - I actually measure all of these things out...ask Eric, it annoys the crap out of him:P). I try really hard to watch my sodium intake as well, and I drink 100 - 120 oz of water a day. I swear - I'm really really trying, and it's just getting so frustrating to see the scale go up in such large intervals. I would love it if I could just maintain my weight until the start of my third trimester, then gain the recommended 1 lb/week. It doesn't help that I started this pregnancy about 5-7 lbs heavier than I wanted to because of all the weight I gained on our honeymoon!
I guess to point of all of this was to just get out all of my frustration and vent a little bit...I'm definitely not opposed to gaining the weight I need to make sure our baby is healthy, but I'm just tired of hearing about how I need to eat for two and it doesn't matter what I put into my body and that all that excess weight will some how magically come off as soon as I deliver our child b/c I just don't believe it!!OK - vent over. For those moms out there, what's your take on this? Any advice or experiences you can share?
Monday, December 6, 2010
So told my parents...
and it's a BOY!! I cannot tell you how excited we are to be having little baby boy:) Annnd, while I did think that we were having a girl, I am very very happy and thankful for our little boy. Plus it sorta works into my grand plan (if you can have one for these sorts of things!) - I always always wanted to have a big brother growing up and I always thought it would be cool if whatever children I had got to have that, and now it's coming true:)
As you know, I really wanted to surprise my parents with the sex of the baby, but it didn't go off quite as I had hoped. My big plan was to make cupcakes, fill them with blue icing, frost them with white icing, then make my parents eat a cupcake to figure out what we were having. Eric thought that I should make marble cupcakes because 1. he wanted them and 2. he made some comment about how white and brown swirled together represent our baby (or something equally as thoughtful) so that I would go for the symbolism. In any case, I made said marble cupcakes, filled them with blue icing, and frosted them with white icing and lots of sprinkles (so they would be festive). I knew that my dad already knew what we were having (he found out by accident), but I was really really excited to surprise my mom, plus my Nanima and Khati Maasi were going to be there, so I thought it would be even more special. Well, apparently blue filling inside cupcakes isn't self-explanatory. When we got to my parents' house, my mom wanted to cut into a cupcake right away, so I said fine. Well, she has my Nanima cut into the cupcake and my mom is looking on, and then I had to do some prodding...what color is inside? "blue" they say. And that means..."blue?" they say. And blue is for..."boy" they say. So we're having a..."boy" they say. It was actually really anti-climactic and disappointing, I didn't think it would be that difficult to figure out and I thought it was a cute idea, but I guess I know for next time not to bother. I guess I was also hoping for more of a reaction and excitement - add all that together with hormones and you end up with a disappointed/PO'ed pregnant lady that can't stop crying (fun way to start of a visit, I know). At least my dad was excited! And Eric was fantastic - I seriously don't know what I would do without him...he always knows how to make me feel better!
In other news, we had a very productive week/weekend since finding out the sex of the baby! First, we managed to finally put up our Christmas tree on Friday! We have two sets of ornaments - blue and silver, and red and green. This year we did blue and silver in honor of our little boy and we'll do red and green next year to give our little man's first Christmas a traditional feel:) In addition, we rearranged our furniture and set up LGR's dresser. We were both super impressed with the quality and man was that thing heavy!! It does look really really nice though and I can't wait to fill it up with lots of clothes:)
Also, since finding out that we're having a boy, we were able to pick out crib bedding and nursery decor! Now this was a really big challenge - I am so not into the super cutesy cartoon characters or the nurseries that look like they were designed by a small child. I have nothing against them per se, but I just feel like those rooms are more appropriate for a toddler. For our nursery, whether it was a boy or a girl, I wanted something that was sophisticated, but still cute and kid-like. I had found some awesome stuff for a little girl's room (a pink and black damask theme and a pink black and white zebra print theme) that could easily be kid appropriate with some accessories, but still sophisticated (b/c I figure the baby doesn't care what it sleeps in or what its room likes like....that's really more for the parents at this point). For boys though, I was running into some problems though. EVERYTHING had lots of cartoon like animals and prints on them, and the ones that didn't cost like $900 for a set (and there is no way I am paying more for our child's nursery bedding than I paid for ours!). On Friday though, we found the PERFECT bedding - it was from Restoration Hardware and they also had some pretty awesome accessories to make it look like a kid lived there (like this awesome dog chair:). I was so excited that we found something we both loved and that totally fit the look we're going for. Now, we won't really get to set up the nursery properly in this apartment because we're moving about 2 months after LGR makes his debut, but I'm very excited to get it all set up in our new place, wherever that may be!
So all-in-all a very fabulous weekend:) Now with all that baby stuff out of the way, hopefully I can concentrate on my applications....
As you know, I really wanted to surprise my parents with the sex of the baby, but it didn't go off quite as I had hoped. My big plan was to make cupcakes, fill them with blue icing, frost them with white icing, then make my parents eat a cupcake to figure out what we were having. Eric thought that I should make marble cupcakes because 1. he wanted them and 2. he made some comment about how white and brown swirled together represent our baby (or something equally as thoughtful) so that I would go for the symbolism. In any case, I made said marble cupcakes, filled them with blue icing, and frosted them with white icing and lots of sprinkles (so they would be festive). I knew that my dad already knew what we were having (he found out by accident), but I was really really excited to surprise my mom, plus my Nanima and Khati Maasi were going to be there, so I thought it would be even more special. Well, apparently blue filling inside cupcakes isn't self-explanatory. When we got to my parents' house, my mom wanted to cut into a cupcake right away, so I said fine. Well, she has my Nanima cut into the cupcake and my mom is looking on, and then I had to do some prodding...what color is inside? "blue" they say. And that means..."blue?" they say. And blue is for..."boy" they say. So we're having a..."boy" they say. It was actually really anti-climactic and disappointing, I didn't think it would be that difficult to figure out and I thought it was a cute idea, but I guess I know for next time not to bother. I guess I was also hoping for more of a reaction and excitement - add all that together with hormones and you end up with a disappointed/PO'ed pregnant lady that can't stop crying (fun way to start of a visit, I know). At least my dad was excited! And Eric was fantastic - I seriously don't know what I would do without him...he always knows how to make me feel better!
In other news, we had a very productive week/weekend since finding out the sex of the baby! First, we managed to finally put up our Christmas tree on Friday! We have two sets of ornaments - blue and silver, and red and green. This year we did blue and silver in honor of our little boy and we'll do red and green next year to give our little man's first Christmas a traditional feel:) In addition, we rearranged our furniture and set up LGR's dresser. We were both super impressed with the quality and man was that thing heavy!! It does look really really nice though and I can't wait to fill it up with lots of clothes:)
Also, since finding out that we're having a boy, we were able to pick out crib bedding and nursery decor! Now this was a really big challenge - I am so not into the super cutesy cartoon characters or the nurseries that look like they were designed by a small child. I have nothing against them per se, but I just feel like those rooms are more appropriate for a toddler. For our nursery, whether it was a boy or a girl, I wanted something that was sophisticated, but still cute and kid-like. I had found some awesome stuff for a little girl's room (a pink and black damask theme and a pink black and white zebra print theme) that could easily be kid appropriate with some accessories, but still sophisticated (b/c I figure the baby doesn't care what it sleeps in or what its room likes like....that's really more for the parents at this point). For boys though, I was running into some problems though. EVERYTHING had lots of cartoon like animals and prints on them, and the ones that didn't cost like $900 for a set (and there is no way I am paying more for our child's nursery bedding than I paid for ours!). On Friday though, we found the PERFECT bedding - it was from Restoration Hardware and they also had some pretty awesome accessories to make it look like a kid lived there (like this awesome dog chair:). I was so excited that we found something we both loved and that totally fit the look we're going for. Now, we won't really get to set up the nursery properly in this apartment because we're moving about 2 months after LGR makes his debut, but I'm very excited to get it all set up in our new place, wherever that may be!
So all-in-all a very fabulous weekend:) Now with all that baby stuff out of the way, hopefully I can concentrate on my applications....
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Baby Peks is a.....
Surprise! We had our anatomy scan yesterday afternoon and everything looked really really good. Baby Peks was measuring right at 19 wks 1 day, which was exactly what they told me it should be based on my first ultrasound (well it should be 19 wks 3 days, but that is pretty darn close!). That means that they should officially be pushing back my due date to April 23, annnd that means that there is a very good possibility that this baby will be born on my birthday, just like I thought! The baby's measurements all fell pretty much exactly in the 50% percentile, except for the head which was a bit smaller, but still within the normal range (hoping this means that delivery won't be too bad!!), and our little grain of rice is not so little anymore....it weighs a whopping 10 ounces (+/- 1 ounce)!!
Seeing the baby at the ultrasound was so awesome! It was moving around all over the place and I was amazed at how much we could see. It was really cool to see the spine and the head, but I think for me, the coolest part was seeing the heart beat. I've never seen anything quite like it. LGR still loves the camera and was constantly waving the whole time (I think this part comes from me...and I'm predicting a photogenic baby:P) There was a slight moment of panic when they had to look at my placenta because they thought it was attached to my cervix (since that would mean I have to have a c-section, but no harm to LGR). Luckily it turned out that everything was fine and my placenta was not attached to the cervix.
So I know the question you all want to know the answer to is "what is the sex of the baby??" Well, I'm going to have to leave you hanging on that until the weekend. We're going to Warrenton to see my parents on Saturday and we really wanted to tell them in person, so we're keeping it a secret until we get a chance to tell them. We have told Eric's parents since there's no way to surprise them from here, but I have a very creative and fun reveal planned for my parents (kind of funny because originally we were going to surprise Eric's parents with this reveal since we were supposed to get the ultrasound the day before we went up for Thanksgiving, and just call my parents:P). In any case, I promise to share all the details on Sunday after we have a chance to share the news with my parents. For now, I will just say that we are both very excited! In the past 24 hours I have become obsessed with baby bedding and just found a site where we can design our own...this could get dangerous:P
Seeing the baby at the ultrasound was so awesome! It was moving around all over the place and I was amazed at how much we could see. It was really cool to see the spine and the head, but I think for me, the coolest part was seeing the heart beat. I've never seen anything quite like it. LGR still loves the camera and was constantly waving the whole time (I think this part comes from me...and I'm predicting a photogenic baby:P) There was a slight moment of panic when they had to look at my placenta because they thought it was attached to my cervix (since that would mean I have to have a c-section, but no harm to LGR). Luckily it turned out that everything was fine and my placenta was not attached to the cervix.
So I know the question you all want to know the answer to is "what is the sex of the baby??" Well, I'm going to have to leave you hanging on that until the weekend. We're going to Warrenton to see my parents on Saturday and we really wanted to tell them in person, so we're keeping it a secret until we get a chance to tell them. We have told Eric's parents since there's no way to surprise them from here, but I have a very creative and fun reveal planned for my parents (kind of funny because originally we were going to surprise Eric's parents with this reveal since we were supposed to get the ultrasound the day before we went up for Thanksgiving, and just call my parents:P). In any case, I promise to share all the details on Sunday after we have a chance to share the news with my parents. For now, I will just say that we are both very excited! In the past 24 hours I have become obsessed with baby bedding and just found a site where we can design our own...this could get dangerous:P
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