Filtering Life

I have to admit, when we had the emergency ultrasound last month, we were happy just to see a baby, no matter what it looked like. The last picture showed a huge head and a big body with tiny little arm and leg buds. Our appointment today was SO cool because it looked like I had a baby in me!!! I could not believe how much the baby has grown and was moving! The legs and arms never stopped pumping up and down. I was waiting for some Salt and Pepa to start playing “Pump, pump the jam, pump it up, while your feet are stomping…” IT is amazing to me that I can’t feel anything…soon enough though! The baby is already over an 1.5 inch long from head to butt. Our doctor thought is was funny to point to one of the legs and say…”There is the penis, you’re having a boy.” I knew he was kidding, but for a split second I thought “Are you serious, you know what we are having already?”
The baby measured PERFECT and my uterus measured PERFECT! It was such a relief to know that all systems are still go. Even though I have been spotting here and there, you couldn’t see it on the ultrasound, so it looks like things are healing up finally. He gave us two thumbs up and I don’t need to come back in for another month.
I have to say that I am kind of a modest girl. Not with my speech, but definitely with nudity. Today I felt like I was at a circus and was the main attraction. Inside this little room was my doctor, nurse, Ryan and a student from Liberty. YIKES. Everybody got a looksee at the holy of holies. I can already tell that my modesty guard is going downhill because I just made a joke of it instead of turning red and talking softly with embarrassment. I think it was pretty weird for Ryan to see another man defile his wife and we paid him to do this. I keep forgetting to bring a video tape so we can tape the ultrasound. A still shot doesn’t do it much justice. Either way…this is our baby at 10 weeks and 1 day….( deep sigh, smile)

and this is the 10 week belly marker for me.

I haven’t done a crunch in 3 months and it is so weird for me to see this swollen, smooth appearance creep across my stomach. I can hardly button my pants anymore and have already purchased 2 pairs of jeans that are a size bigger so the stomach doesn’t cut in. The baby doesn’t take up much room, it is mostly just swelling and bloating, but I can feel my uterus hardening in my low stomach and I definitely can not suck in anymore. I still don’t feel pregnant, I just feel kind of bloated and blah feeling. Luckily the nausea is at a minimum and my energy seems slightly better compared to last month. I am pressing on to the magic 12 week mark and praying for a burst of energy and some decent sleep.