Daddy's Joy

So Wednesday, the official 19th week of my pregnancy, I was laying down with my hand on my belly when I felt a thump...I was like, omg....that was the baby, lol. So when Francis got home from work I told him about it and showed him what it felt like, and he immediately put his hands on my belly and started talking to the baby. He's like, hey chi chi...you wanna move for daddy? huh? don't you wanna move for daddy? And sure enough, the baby moved! Francis had the purest smile on his face that I've ever seen :) Definitely a day for the record books :)

In other news, my flank pain is not as severe as last week, now I think that baby likes to rest its head in the area of my right kidney/bladder, because sure enough, when I have Francis massage that area, the baby moves. So yes, baby is ok, mommy is just the one in pain. I also had to take out my belly ring for good. I figure, if I plan on giving Baby Lopez a sibling in the near future, I might as well just take it out since my belly button is already popping out, instead of risking a tear, and I can always re-pierce it later.

Lastly, I leave you with this: I can officially stand straight up, look downward, and not see my feet...yes..the belly is that large, lol!

My baby's a dancer

So Friday morning I ended up in the E.R. with the worst flank pain ever! I could barely walk, I couldn't hold food down. I started vomiting from about 3 or 4 a.m. and didn't finish til that evening. I went into the hospital feeling horrible....and left feeling the same way. The couldn't tell me much and I still have to wait for some test results to come back for a final word. The radiologist informed me that my kidneys were dilated and suggested that it may be hydronephrosis, but he did not see any kidney stones or anything. So we shall see... The radiologist did tell me that my baby is a moving machine. He was like wow, he sure is moving a lot. Everything checked out ok with Baby Lopez and the radiologist gave us some films that we could take to show progress. He also said that it is a possibility that Baby Lopez is gonna be a junior...but he couldn't be 100% positive because the umbilical cord was between its legs. However, he said that from some views it did look like a boy...( Francis was estatic!!! ) In the upcoming weeks we should be able to tell for sure. Also, the baby sits super low...like almost under my belly! And (s)he was moving alot during the sonogram. One minute sucking its thumb, the next kicking its legs out, the next moving its arms...just working it all out....and yet I still don't really feel anyting definitive...but I'm hopeful that in the upcoming weeks I will be able to feel something.

Lastly, I have never seen the doctor so much until I got pregnant. Especially the E.R. But its all worth it when they tell you that the baby is just fine. HOWEVER, I have also never experienced a pain like the one I experienced Thursday night/Friday morning/day, and it make me question natural childbirth. I might have to go with the drugs afterall :/

Belly Pictures Galore :)

Week 16

Ok...so I wasn't able to download pics from both my camera and phone...but here are weeks 11, 12, and 16....when I can figure out how to get the pics from my phone I can post week 13, 14, and 15. Enjoy! Oh, don't hate on the pj's... and I know that they aren't posted in order, I haven't figured out everything with the blog site :/

Week 12 in the light pj's
Week 11 in the green pj's

Nope...Just Gas...

So we are at 17weeks and according to the baby books some mother may start feeling the baby's movements. So between that and everyone at church looking at me and saying, wow, do you feel the baby moving yet...I figure, maybe its gonna happen soon. Everyone keeps telling me that it will feel like flutters, or like bubbles, or gas... So I'm like, ok. The other night, I laid in the bed at like 5am feeling rumbling in my stomach...I'm like, ohhh, this might be it, but nope, it was just gas. Gas, gas, gas...it's always just gas. Every bubble I ever feel turns out to be gas! My mom asked me this morning, " Do you feel the baby moving???" I'm like, nope... just gas, lol.

And speaking of my mom...last Sunday I saw her. As I'm standing, talking to my grandmother, she's making fun of me saying I look like a fat frog! She even called my house the next day asking if this was the fat girl residence, lol. And yes...I have pics to post...from week 16 on down...I haven't taken my 17 week picture yet.

There's still not complaints really...I do have the occasional hip pain and sciatic nerve pain, but Baby Lopez and I are groovy. We bought one of those baby monitors to hear the heartbeat, just to read that we probably won't be able to hear anything until the third trimester :/ However, I do think I heard the baby kicking :)

Monitor for baby

So I'm thinking that maybe I should get a baby monitor that will allow me to hear the baby's heartbeat...maybe then I will think I'm pregnant. Lately, people look at me and want to touch the belly...some are ashamed to ask so they just stare...others just go for the gusto and go wow...have I think I felt it move. I'm like, no you didn't ....I haven't even felt it move yet, lol. And then there are those that are just curious...how are you feeling? Being pregnant is crazy right? Wow...are you almost ready to pop?!?!?! And the sheer reality is...which is why I say I should by one of those monitors, is that if I didn't look down at my stomach, I wouldn't know I was pregnant...well, except for when it's time to put on clothes... :/ Some people are amazed that I didn't go through the nausea and morning sickness...others are like, wow, you are so lucky/blessed, etc. I agree with the latter, and am happy that I didn't have to experience all that vomiting, etc. And a crazy thought that I've had repeateldy is that, you know...I kinda like not having a period. LOL! I know that this is an expensive way to not have a period...but over the last few months, around the time when I would normally be on my menstrual, I go, wipe, nothing is there, and I'm like...that's cool...lol. Even more crazy, is I'll be cutting my coupons, and I will see tampax or kotex coupons, and I'm like, oh well..no need for those anytime soon, lol. But yeah, Baby Lopez and I are chilling...we will have to wait a little longer to find out the sex, but that's fine...no rush...but hopefully next time I blog I blog with pictures :)

Nope..still no pics

I still do not have any belly pics to post...and it's not because we haven't taken any....but its because Daddy Lopez has not fixed the connections needed to post them...so next time you see Daddy Lopez, you can strangle him..not me.

With that being said, Baby Lopez is officially 14 weeks today. Still not significant changes. I do however, unfortunately, have reflux. Like acid reflux. If I eat spaghetti, shortly after I will burp but it will be like as if vomit came up. Quite disgusting. And from the reactions of Francis, quite smelly as well, lol. I do have a few weird revelations to share. For example, I am happy that I am not getting my period right now. Like the stop of that flow action is not missed at all. Also, I am starting to get a little curious about the sex of the baby. We probably won't find out until the new year, but I am curious to know. On the flip side, why does maternity wear have to be so expensive????? I am really not digging having to go maternity shopping. I do not see the point in spending all of this money on short term clothing :( But oh well, it is what it is. Francis and I still tell everyone that we just want a healthy baby when they ask what do we want. But outside of a healthy baby, I think Francis is leaning more towards it being a boy, whereas I think Baby Lopez is a girl...so it might just be safer to stick with the healthy baby and we'll see when we see....

An Obama Baby???

OK...so it's been at least a good two weeks since I've blogged, and I apologize for that....but to reflect...a lot has happened in those two weeks or so...we've not only gotten a new president, but the first Black president..how exciting...I started a new job that had me pretty busy my first week...and Baby Lopez was seen via ultrasound for the first time in over a month..and has grown from 9mm to a little over 2 inches :) I haven't decided if I should post the ultrasound pics yet...Baby Lopez now looks like a baby...we don't know the sex yet, but we were able to see the baby looking back at us...the head, eyes, abdomen, feet, arms, etc...it was a cool little visit (Oct. 31st). So we'll see....not sure if people really wanna see them or not...I know that the only reason I get excited about the pics is because it's my child...as opposed to when I would see other peoples ultrasound pics I would be like "ahhh..how nice..." but it was out of courtesy you know....but anyways....

So a long time ago, before I knew I was pregnant, and even after we found out, my mom had this great idea that if I had a boy, I should name him Joaquin Barack. I said no....and then recently I told Francis about it and he was like, well...he would be destined for greatness considering he's named after two presidents, one an ex prsident of the Dominican Republic, and on of the U.S..... just a random thought...I doubt if Baby Lopez is a boy that he's named Joaquin Barack....

To go back to our halloween ob/gyn visit, we get there, and the midwife looks at me and goes, "wow, aren't you big for your first trimester!" " Are you sure there's only one in there???" I'm like yeah, that's what you guys told me last time...but thanks for letting me know I'm unusally big....

Then she starts telling me about my acne outbreaks....cause thank God for make up...my face looks like some meaty pizza....but anyway, she tells me about how men and women both share the same hormones, its just women have more female hormones to make them females, and males more male hormones, etc...but since the body is all out of whack during pregnancy and hormone levels are heightenend, sometimes women get a boost of their female hormones and have glowing radiant skin....but on the flip side, those testosterone levels can rise and cause acne. She then goes on to ask if I am a domineering/bossy woman...and Francis is like, boy, you have no idea! So not only am I big..but I could've been a dude....

On a brighter note, the doctor told me that I'm lucky that I didn't suffer from the morning sickness and nausea, and if I haven't had it at this point, I'm not going to go through it so YAY!

On a darker note, I am having problems with my sciatic nerve already, and it is early in my pregnancy for me to be experiencing these problems, so she says that if it persists I might need to see the physical therapist :/

So that's it....when I find my camera I will post belly pics ....