21 week check-up

I don't know how a doctor can see me for two minutes and know that I'm on track, or doing fine...but I am!

So far I've gained 8 lbs. (but it feels and looks like a lot more!) which is "perfect." My ankles feel "good." Little Mr. May's heartbeat is between 140 and 150 which is "wonderful." I can feel him moving around in there, that's "great." And they tape measured my belly from my pelvic bone to my chest? And she said a number that was "good."

And that's all!!! In 4 more weeks I can come back and do it again! Actually, that day I won't see a doctor, I'll just give some blood. And then in 6 weeks, I have to drink some liquid stuff so they can take more blood and test it for glucose levels, to know if I have jestational diabetes.

And FYI, (obviously) the exciting blogs are going to be the ones in between the doctor check-ups!

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?

Today I read several pamphlets on childhood vaccination.

I bet you didn't know that vaccines are made form formaldehyde, mercury, aluminum, borax (ant killer), antifreeze, nail polish remover, latex, MSG, aborted human fetal cells, animal tissues and cells and of course human viruses!

Yes, although that wasn't disgusting enough, I continued reading to find that vaccines don't work 100 %, they cause other chronic illnesses such as allergies, asthma, cancer, ADHD, ADD, autism and other behavioral and neurological disorders.

I don't want my baby to sound like a test baby, but I think he's going to be just fine if he's among the un-vaccinated children who are healthly all on their own!

The burning in my chest

It looks like I'm not immune to all of pregnancy's symptoms after all....I've been exposed to heartburn. It was so bad the other day that I really thought I was going to throw it up after it burned it's way up my chest and throat. Thank God for Tums! I still consider myself lucky though, if this is all I have to deal with :)

Boy or Girl?

Well, we went to the doctor today for a sonogram. Aaron and Jaron watched closely as the doctor showed us the different parts of the baby's growing body....we saw the heart's 4 chambers beating, the functioning bladder and kidneys, the ventricles of the brain, a good lip (apparently they check for cleft lip) and a scrotum and penis.

Wait. What?

I looked at Jaron and said, "You know what that means?" He must have missed it, but quickly chimed in with "I'm having a sister?!" No, she said he has a penis. "You're gonna have a baby brother!" He looked at the doctor and said, "but I wanted a sister." She was speechless. But then he said a brother is ok too and he smiled.

I think Aaron's excited because he thinks the baby is going to have a camoflauge nursery. I just hope he's not heartbroken when it's not.

We are all excited and now can start thinking of names, getting boy stuff ready for the baby's arrival, and Jaron has started saving his "baby toys" for his new brother :)

I'm just nervous of how I'm going to handle being the only woman in this testosterone filled house!