Inside yesterday, outside today!
Baby Boy!
Yup, it’s raining boys over here!
I loved our ultrasound experience this time around! Their equipment was wayyy better than what we had with Gregory– not only did we get to listen to the chambers of the heart (separately!), but we also got 3D/4D images this time! Also, the baby’s measurements (head and waist circumference, along with length) have me measuring perfect for my due date– 21 weeks, 6 days along today!
And it’s DEFINITELY a boy. They identified all the “parts”, leaving little room for doubt.
So…I guess my intuition a few weeks ago was correct! We are still leaning towards Anthony, the name that came to me out of nowhere that day in the car, but we haven’t completely decided yet.
It’s so funny….months ago, Jesse and I both confessed that we really wanted a girl this time. Up until a few weeks ago, that is, when we both just “knew” somehow that it was a boy. While we were still “surprised” today, it also felt right.
After about 1/2 an hour alone with the technician, Jesse called in both grandmas and Gregory to ooh and ahh over the screen ๐
I’m a little scared about having two boys! As I’ve mentioned, this one is JUST as active, if not more so, as Gregory was in-utero. The ultrasound technician could hardly get a shot of the feet, as they were moving so fast. He was also doing flips, twisting around the entire time. The 3D imaging had to go to real time (4D) in order to capture anything!
I quickly said to Jesse, “Honey, we’re gonna need a bigger yard!”
He responded, “Nope. Just 2 leashes.”
Oh boy, oh boy. 2 boys, 18 months apart? This is gonna get interesting!
Then again, I’m sooo glad to be having another boy. As I was putting away G’s 6-9 month clothes last week (he just grew out of them…), I got really sad. I mean, REALLY sad. So many of his things hardly got any use, seeing as he was the wrong size during the season (again, everyone TOLD me that my Cone Babies would be huge!). While little girl clothes are pretty cute, I’ve come to find that there is a lot of really cute stuff for boys too! Lately, I just can’t get over his adorable little converse shoes! And don’t get me started on how much Dodger gear we have (currently, he’s sporting some Dodger slippers whilst carrying around a Dodger bat…nevermind that he’s using the bat as a “vacuum cleaner”!).
Also, G’s already so athletic, throwing and kicking everything in sight, that he will love having a brother just as active as he is.
Will I love it? Again, with the yard…. ๐
and so it goes
Well, looks like I caught myself a little case of the pukes. I started feeling gross late yesterday afternoon. I went to bed before 10pm, hoping to just sleep it off. Just a few hours later, I was puking up everything. Lovely.
Thankfully, I have the world’s best husband, who woke up and held me while I threw up. He then immediately cleaned out the bowl for me using the backyard hose, got me a towel, and rubbed my back. All in the middle of the night. Such a great guy ๐
It’s also so nice to have family close by when you’re sick. My mom woke up with G and watched him until he went down for his nap. Esther came as she always does on Monday to babysit, even though Jesse had already found me a sub for my class. Janelle helped me watch him while Jesse went to basketball practice this evening. All I’ve had to do today is sleep, watch a little bit of daytime TV, and sleep some more.
I think the worst is over (please?). Since I threw up pretty much everything I’d eaten on Sunday, I woke up pretty hungry and tried to eat a few bites of oatmeal at noon. MISTAKE. I quickly felt just as awful as the day before. I then tried some peppermint tea. Ick ick ick.
It’s now 6:30, and I just ate a few crackers and am feeling fine. SnowCone and I could really use some food, so I’m thinking of venturing into the land of 7up and toast?
My only concern, at this point, is for my babies. Luckily, despite the nagging fear of Listeria and all of it’s fetus-damagine concerns, SnowCone has been making his/her presence quite known with constant kicking and karate chops to the bladder. Gregory has not shown any signs of anything yet…I am not emotionally ready for his first stomach illness (I think that sick children are the saddest thing ever!).
Also, quick update about the ultrasound. On Friday, I suddenly got this nagging worry that no one had called to confirm my appt. So I called to make sure. The receptionist acted very confused, first saying that my appt. was the day before (what? no way). She put me on hold, then came back and said that the appt. was cancelled weeks ago, due to the fact that they no longer accept Medical referral patients, and someone should’ve called to let me know. I let her have it at that point, because this appt. had been on the books since OCTOBER, and no one had called.
If I still wanted to come, however, I would be responsible for the expenses out of pocket, to the tune of $1200. Yeah. Right.
When the midwife practiced opened a few minutes later (lunch break), I called them and they said this was the first they were hearing about the diagnostic center not accepting Medical. They called around and made me another appt. as soon as possible for Wednesday early afternoon at the SLO Diagnostic Center. Jesse already has a substitute for his after lunch classes, so he should still be able to attend. So, I’ll just have to be patient! This is a good lesson for me, to be sure ๐
Okay, off to try and eat!
Blue or Pink?
This Friday, at 2:30pm, we find out Baby SnowCone’s gender.
And, yes, I’m pretty dang excited. I do not handle surprises (or waiting for them) well. For the past few weeks, it’s been killing me, knowing that this baby’s “parts” are all there and I don’t know what they are…everyone pretend I said that less creepy.
Because of the way things worked out with the insurance, I will be 21 weeks and a day at the ultrasound– a little later than they recommend for gender determination (they like it to be between 18-20 weeks), but such is life when things are free.
The NICE part about waiting is that Jesse has a half day and will be there. We might even have both sets of grandparents there as well, along with Janelle and Gregory, of course ๐
I hesitate to say this…because I know it will sound silly (when has that ever stopped me)…but last week, as I was driving home from the store, I got a sudden feeling/premonition. All of a sudden, I had a very strong feeling that this is another boy. Weird (I didn’t have any “intuition” about Gregory’s gender, whatsoever). Not only that, but a name also came to me out of nowhere– Anthony. Was this name ever discussed between Jesse and I? Nope, not even with G. But it felt right, for some reason. Even though I don’t know anyone by this name, nor have I ever liked it’s nickname (“Tony”).
I texted it to Jesse right away. I’m not sure he’s 100% on board with it, but he didn’t run for the hills screaming. And it passes the “3rd grader test”, as my brother would say. Sadly, so many names fail this test. Think about it. We liked Caedmon, but everyone I ran it by said, “What? Caveman?”. Also, I like “Amos”. But it sounds like “Anus”. What about Benedict? Just make a nickname out of the last syllable. You get the idea.
Anyways, sounds good, right? Anthony Cone?
Just 48 hours until we know whether my “momma’s intuition” really is gender-blind.
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