Birthing Video

I was told by my new midwife that I should watch videos.

Scary thing that...but it makes sense as a preparation tool. But I should NOT watch them alone.

Some of it is gross. Ok...alot of it is gross. Some of it is scary...and for some reason after watching two I couldn't stop crying. I didn't feel sad, afraid, only a little grossed out...but I just kept crying. Odd no?

Next time I'll watch them with someone.

Anyone want to watch scary grossness with me? =\

My New Birth Center

Today (I am officially 14 weeks btw) I went to the Heart 2 Heart Birth Center.

Oh My GOD! I love it so so so so so so so so much!

The place is antique fancy, kinda old English meets vintage American. There is a spa and a tea room with a courtyard filled with fancy tables and yummy smelling flowers. Just gorgeous.

The midwife, Michelle, is sassy, funny, opinionated, and super nice. We are totally on the same page about many things, and she told me a few things that surprised me. I still need to do research on it, so I'll get into that later.

Also, as much as she is into natural foods and healthy goodness, she did not make me feel bad for how I have been eating, and when I expressed my worry about my nutrition she said that our bodies are built to protect the baby, so I should not worry, but as soon as I am feeling 100% I need to cut out the processed crap...I so agree!

It was just an awesome experience and I am very excited.

I made the switch =D

Predicting Gender

More for fun than anything else really...but here are the predictions...

According to old wives' tales it is a girl
According to the BabyZone gender predicter it is a girl
Accroding to the chinese gender chart it is a boy (but I should be a boy too according to that chart...and I am pretty certain that is not the case)
Madame Z has predicted a girl 3 times and a boy twice...and twice a 14lb baby...I am not pleased with that prediction at all! LOL*
Intelligender says it is a boy
Drew thinks it's a boy, my mom thinks it's a girl
I have no idea

We will hopefully get to see in about 7 weeks. Keep your fingers crossed - at this point, especially seeing how sqirmy the little one is, I just hope it will let us see what it is...either way...

4D Ultrasounds

So, I got my first taste of superior technology for babies, aka the 4D ultrasound. I heard the name, and thought, "4D, how dumb of a name, if it doesn't exist for any period of time, it's only 3D!" Little did I know that you could actually make a recording of it, thereby making it 4D, nor did I realize how redonkulously crystal clear some of the images could be! I was truly flabbergasted as I caught sight of my little child....*letting that sink in*....squirming around, covering it's face, moving, breathing.....*letting THAT sink in*.....just wow.

The Baby Expo and Pictures!

he expo was a whole lot of fun! There were a bunch of really neat vendors - many of whom are moms who started their own business - cool! Sadly I did not win any prizes - but I did get to be on video! My mini interview will be on the Smart baby Expo website! Pretty cool huh?

Also! I got a mini 4D ultra sound session! With pics of course!!! It is too early too see the gender - but we got a few cute shots of the baby. And can I just say the baby is a squirmy little thing! 

And just for fun we bought an Intelligender kit. Cuz why the hell not. I'll be taking it tomorrow morning. It'll be fun to see if the results are accurate or not. Only 7 weeks until we find out for sure! (As long as my squirmy little bean cooperates! LOL*)

The Belly 13 Weeks

I don't think there is much of a change here from 11 weeks. Drew thinks my belly is a teeny bit bigger...If there is a change it is marginal. But I wanted to keep up with the every other week belly pics =)

13 Weeks!

I wanted to say "Yey! I've reached the second trimester!" But now I am all confused about this again. Some places I read say that I am now in my second trimester, and some say I won't be until 14 weeks! Well which is it!?
But you know... since most of them say the second trimester begins now - I'm going to go with that! =)

I've come to realize that the first three months where you don't show (or hardly show) are needed to come to terms with the huge life change. Whether it is something that was planned or not.

I've read so many books...but they leave important things out. Things like...you may not be as excited as you think you should be, or thought you would be...and that is OK! You may just feel weird. Not bad or really good...just some kind of nondescript weirdness. You will at least tear up when you hear your baby's heartbeat, but it may not be earth shattering until the 10th time you hear it. And that is OK! You will need to learn to laugh at the weirdness, the food aversions and cravings, and the mood swings (after you apologize to the person you just decapitated with your words)...
And most importantly...you may discover that despite all your good intentions to be "perfect" and ingest only the healthiest of foods and drink your special tea everyday...and remember your vitamin every day...you probably won't...and THAT IS OK!
Way before there were nutritional guidelines, prenatal vitamins, and prenatal yoga...there were woman drinking mead, whiskey, and or wine daily, eating nothing but bread and meat...it is called the dark ages...and what followed? The Renaissance! SO those babies obviously turned out just fine.

And now that I am entering into my next phase of this pregnancy journey, I am a bit nervous, but also quite excited to see what I'll be learning this time.

I have also come to realize that while I still have doubts and fears...
I am really falling head over heels for this little thing inside me.