It's confirmed. There really IS a baby in there. Our appointment was so interesting and cool. It started by my doc saying "ok, let's see how many are in there" I'm pretty sure my heart rate tripled. There was only one. Whew. We got to see the baby and the tiny fluttering heartbeat which was 176 rpm. Baby Mack measured 3 days small, but + or - 7 days is normal. So the due date is officially October 7th. Of course I already knew this since I basically knew the exact date we got pregnant. This is one day before our 2nd wedding anniversary. What an awesome gift!
(It's hard to tell from the picture if you don't know what you're looking for, but the head is on the right inside the peanut)
I absolutely love our doctor. She basically answered all my questions before I even had a chance to ask. Well, all but JP's question which was, could I go hunting or could the gun hurt the baby's ears? We didn't ask. I didn't want her to think we were a couple of rednecks. Although if you saw the size of JP's hunting closet and his gun collection, you would think exactly that. Plus, I'm from Plainview...I will always have a little redneck in me. Maybe we will ask next time. JP wants me to get more familiar with my handgun and I want to kill a turkey.
Countdown
I am counting down the days until I can share the news with my girlfriends! Hiding this secret is getting more and more difficult. I am out of excuses for why I can't attend things and I am sick of missing out of girls nights/dinners.
St. Patty's day was particularly hard. Kim and Ing were in town and they were completely convinced I was preggo. Keeping the secret has become like a competition for me and Ash. We knew we needed to be on top of our game. With a little help from non alcoholic jello shots and O'Douls (or O'Louls as Ashley calls it), we thought we pulled it off. I'm pretty sure we had Ing and Kim convinced I wasn't preg, but I know that others are on to me. Yeah, you, Kristi, Tara, and Sara P.
Kristi "I'm onto you" , Me "huh" , Kristi "yeah, I saw you walk to your car with an empty beer and come back with a full one"
...fail
And Tara... I'm pretty sure I just told you too much.
And Sara P...not sure how you know (maybe Tara?), but I enjoyed your text this week...
Text 1: "Are you knocked up?" Text 2: "You don't have to answer that, but I'm on pain pills and being nosy" haha
Updates
I still don't have many symptoms. I am starting to get my energy back and I'm not sleeping as much as I was in the beginning (which is typical going into your 2nd trimester).
I also can't believe that I haven't been emotional at all. I am usually a basket case when I pms. I'm just waiting for it to hit me.
Henry was a kumkwat last week and is a fig this week. I am ready for him to be a familiar fruit so I can actually make a comparison.
I am also soooooo ready to find out if it's a boy or girl. That way we can give him/her a real name and Henry can be put to rest. I had a friend ask, "do you think God already knows if it's a boy or a girl? Or do you think he decides when it's time to put a penis or vagina on it?" Too funny, but it made me think of this scripture. "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart." Jeremiah 1:5 God is good!
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