How To Freak Out a Pregnant Woman

Step 1: Schedule her for a regular 24 week appointment. Step 2: Call her into the office and ask her if she has any concerns. Step 3: When she says shes been having shortness of breath, widen your eyes and say, "I wish you had told me sooner, how long has this been going on?" Step 4: Proceed to take her vitals. Allow her to lie on her back and check babys heart rate. When she sits back up and says she feels extremely ill, add to her anxiety by telling her that her pulse is rapid and climbing. Step 5: When she is about to vomit everywhere, frantically look for the emesis basin, resorting to a urine basin. Step 6: While shes vomiting her guts out, have 3 different people come running in the room, and tell them she has no blood pressure. Step 7: Tell her shes going to Labor and Delivery. Step 9: Tell her shes having contractions. Ta da! Well folks thats how to freak out a pregant woman, and that just happens to be exactly how my 24 week appointment went. (So glad Blake was with me). Fortunatly my contractions fizzled out and it turns out i just bottomed out on my blood pressure (which has always been low) when I layed on my back to get measured. I stayed in triage for a few hours and then was sent home. at least im all registered now! lol. Now theres a really good way to help the pregnant woman recover from a freak out like this: Step 1: Give her a gift card for maternity clothes. (: Thanks Blakie.

17 weeks

18 weeks 22 weeks

Its a Girl!!!

21 Weeks Its a Girl! The excitement cannot be contained! When the ultrasound tech told us for sure I got so emotional that my mascara ran into my eye and I could hardly watch the rest of the ultrasound :) And to my excitement at week 17 she announced herself by doing some gymnastics that I could no longer mistake for gas! She gets the hiccups all the time which I secretly love, a thumbsucker like I was, and she loves to snuggle right on top of my bladder. This pregnancy finally feels like its real! And I already love her so much! So much that Ive forgotten my 4 1/2 months of misery. Its been so fun to see Blakes excitement. after 2 years of stifling excitement weve busted out and already bought a few things and tackled some furniture projects.

And I almost forgot, Blake had an ingenious and completely hilarious way to announce the gender to our parents, (or as my mom said "its sexual orientation" lol). We filled two Sobe bottles with jello and let it harden. Our parents had to dig through the jello to find the paper at the bottom that they thought had the answer! When they finally reached the bottom (by using knives and banging it on the sink for 30 min) it was an invitation to our house. Upon arrival we had an ice cream cake and balloons saying Its a Girl! With all the ruckus we caused youd have thought we had already had her home with us :)

For now though, I enjoy everyday that I have her all to myself.