I have been feeling some baby movement randomly throughout the day.  I started feeling about one thump a day in the middle of the 13th week.  Obviously since I am in the early stages of the second trimester I don't feel too  much yet.  However, I have done this twice already and know the difference immediately between fetal movement and gas, also considering I don't think the feeling feels like gas at all.  I know gross right?  Don't worry I am not a gassy person.  That would have to be my husband.  hahhaha  Anyway, just giving an update. 

Oh yeah yesterday was my birthday.  My husband and family surprised me with a really sweet party.  I got some cool gifts and I am just really happy.  This will be a birthday I will never forget.  I was totally in the dark about it.  I thought we were just dropping the kids off at my sisters house while we went to dinner.  Then I get there and help my husband bring the kids in when my sister says she wants to show me something in her kitchen.  I go in there and my family is there yelling surprise.  I was really shocked to say the least.  I was not in the mood to go to dinner anyway and I was telling my sister that earlier in the day.  I told her I would rather stay home and spend it with family and that is exactly what we did.  And to top it off with perfection, my husband bought a chocolate cake from Costco that I have been eyeballing for months.  I told him that if the chocolate cake was all he got me for my birthday, I would be a happy woman.  I thought he forgot and he walked in with the cake. I should have taken a picture of it, but I had to dig in quick.  He also got me a really nice jewelry box and sunglasses.

Now I have to plan my son's second birthday.  I don't know where to begin because the weather is so ugly.  I would love to have it outside, but it is way to cold.  Have a good weekend.

Thanks for reading.

xoxo,

Laura

I finally told people we are having a girl.  I was sad when we found out only because it is my last child and I am not going to have another boy, but I didn't really care.  I think if I was having a boy, I would probably be sad I wasn't having a girl.  Either way it didn't matter.  This will tie up my parents grandchildren at 6 boys and 6 girls.  The boys took the lead in 2006 when three boys were born.  Now its time to think of names.  I have one in mind, but obviously it is not concrete yet.  I had a few boy names picked out, but we wont be needing those anymore.  Anyway, just letting you OFFICIALLY know on this blog. 

xoxo,
Laura

Yesterday we went to my second doctor appointment.  The whole family went.  Ian really wanted to see the sonogram and Naomi had dance immediately after that we decided it would be a family affair. 

Everything looked great.  The baby is just the size it should be.  I didn't have any questions or concerns for Dr. P.  After my first pregnancy I had asked him for a tummy tuck the second time around, just joking.  He told me then that I was about the 12,000 person to request that.  I thought I would ask again and he told me the same thing again.  He did however tell me he would stitch in my belly button so it doesn't permanently stick out anymore.  I have had an outie for almost 4 years now.  I can't say that I am a fan of it.  I have only gained three pounds since my last visit, which is good.  My doctor is really good at determining the sex of babies because he has been doing it for so long.  He told us what it more than likely was and he is pretty sure it is right, but the baby was not cooperating, so Ian and I want to wait to check until the next time we see him.  I see the nurse next time, so in March we might see him.  To me and Ian it doesn't matter what we have.  We already have one of each and would be happy either way.  However, when he told us what it was, I was a bit sad on the way to dance class because it wasn't the other one. We weren't even expecting to find out what we were having at this appointment because I just turned 14 weeks today.  I thougtht that was still early to find out.  He did tell me around this time when I was pregnant with Naomi though.  With Owen I think I found out when I was five months along.  Rosa tried to get it out of Naomi, but it didnt work. hahaha I guess you all will have to wait to see.   Ian doesn't want to tell anyone anything yet.  We would like to hold on to our little secret for a little while longer.  I am sure it will slip one of these days.  I think it is sometimes hurtful to hear that people want it to be a girl, because that makes me feel like they feel that girls are more special and having a boy is less exciting.  It makes me feel more protective over Owen when people tell me they hope I have a girl.  Sometimes I feel that knowing the sex of the baby takes away from the true miracle of life and what a true blessing a child is no matter what the sex is.  This all might sound hokey or like I am being too sensitive, but people always have an opinion about everything. 

Anyway, that is all for now.  I have to take the AFP test in the next two weeks.  I also forgot to grab the sonogram image from the office visit yesterday.  Like I said earlier, the baby was not being very photogenic anyway. 

I have been feeling a little bit better btw, in the last couple days.  I hope it lasts.  I have actually been able to clean my house this week. 

xoxo, Laura

We had a great Christmas and New Years.  We have been so busy, I have hardly had time to think about being pregnant.  However, the nausea and vomitting is a constant reminder to me that I do in fact have a baby in my tummy.  

Both of the kids are loving my growing belly, especially Naomi.  Owen will touch and hug and kiss, but I think it is because he sees sister do it.  Speaking of them, they are WILD together.  All they do is run circles around our house.  Me and Ian just look at eachother like we are going to go insane.  Luckily the weather has been nicer these last couple of days and they get to run around outside. 

So, I was telling my sister Sylvia today that since last Friday (1/11/08) Owen has been wanting to go in the big potty.  He just hears the word potty and he strips down and sits there until he goes to the bathroom.  I didn't even want to try to train him yet, because I know that boys are a bit more difficult to train, but he insists.  He loves to sit on the toddler toilets at school.  He sees the big kids use and flush the toilet that he wants to also.  Last night he pooped in his little toilet. Me and Ian were so proud of him.  We use the word "potty" when any of us go to the bathroom and last Friday when he peed his diaper I asked him "Owen did you go potty?" and he stood up and got the little toilet.  He associates the word toilet with potty.  I am just shocked that he even wanted to because a couple months ago when I sat him on the toilet he got a bit scared.  Now he is cool with it.  (He is taking his diaper off as I type so he can sit on the toilet.)  He is so funny in his training underwear.  Tightie whities are so cute on his little butt.

As for Naomi, she is just a big girl now.  She wants to talk about the new baby all of the time.  We pick names like Apple or Silly for the baby. 

Ian surprised me the other day because he asked when my next doctor appt. was.  I told him it was next Tuesday at 4:15 and he told me he would meet me because he wanted to see the sonogram.  He is funny because he doesnt talk about the pregnancy that much but then mentions he wants to go the appointments.

I can't believe I am 13 weeks already.  I am getting to the half way mark quicker than I imagined. 

xoxo, Laura