19 weeks...

With the belly cramps, belly itching, deep sleep with crazy dreams.. I turn around and my baby girl has gotten bigger... 19 weeks..  #alexsomehowgetsinthepictureagain

Baby!

19 weeks...

I was holding Alex.  I pointed to my tummy and said, "baby".  I pointed to him and said, "baby".  He pointed to my boobies and said, "baby".  

Not quite..

Getting real...

So of I really wanted to keep a true pregnancy journal.. I have to record the good/bad/and the ugly.

So I can't be afraid of the ugly.

If you are squeamish... Divert your eyes.

No one under the age of 18...

Last weekend, I was having a great "Mom's Night Out".  I sneeze and peed myself.  Not just a little.  Enough to feel uncomfortable about it.

But wait... It gets better...

Awhile ago... I was too embarrassed to post this... But what the hell??

I had such bad diarrhea.. I didn't make it to the bathroom in time.  Trying to remember if I ever shat myself before?  If this is what it's like getting old and needing an adult diaper... No fun.

Tonight I was at a friends house.  They have a two bedroom apartment... With thin walls.  My stomach was acting up. (I've haven't wished to be in a bathroom with a loud fan so badly in a long time.)  With everything that came out.. I'm sure some vital organs must have come out too.  And I'm pretty sure... Even though I did my best to control the monstrosity that was happening to me... I'm sure they heard some of it.  Thank God I didn't clog their toilet and I made it through the rest of the night.

I keep getting yelled at at home for clogging the toilet with all the extra toilet paper I need since being pregnant.  A woman's gotta do what a woman's got to do and things are complicated while pregnant.

At least this time around it feels more second nature.  It doesn't take me so much by surprise and I know it will go back to normal someday.  But yeah.. It does make you fear those days when we get old and have these issues regularly.  

All I can think about is someday I'll be holding my beautiful baby girl.  I'll go through hell for it... Willingly...

Green Onions

18 weeks...

After I put on my sweater AND sweatshirt because apparently I'm going to freeze to death this pregnancy (Which... My doctor says is normal.)  I walk into the kitchen to see a bowl full of chopped green onions which never made it into dinner tonight.  When I discovered it... My hubby asked if that was what I meant when I said "something is missing.  I don't like it".  #revengeofthepregomamabrain.#givemechocolateandhousewives

Baby's Gender

I was so excited with this pregnancy to find out the gender.  Was dying to know if we were having a baby girl or boy.  (Of course I was probably just as excited the first time around too.). I heard about a place in Glendale where you can find out a baby's gender as early as 14 weeks.  When I told him about it, he said $50 is $50 and we could wait.

Hen my Mom gave me $50 cash for Zach's birthday present.. I asked if it was ok to spend it on the ultrasound... And he of course liked the idea.

I made the appointment the day I turned 14 weeks.  Zach left work early.  It took us an hour to get there.  I used the restroom before heading in and the technician said my bladder was too empty, so I chugged a large bottle of water I had in the car.  Went back and sure enough the baby was sitting their with its legs crossed.  There was nothing we could do to get it to uncross.  The tech said "the good news is you can come back within the next two weeks for free!"  I was really hesitant to do so because it was such a long drive and I would be so pissed if We still couldn't find out.

But, my Zach said it was ok if Mom and I went last Friday.  The technician was so much better and was super stoked to find out we are having a girl!!