Appointment Changed

Our next appointment has been changed from 4/3 to 4/10. Guess we'll all have to wait a week to see who all is swimming around in my tummy! =) We'll be on vacation starting 3/22 until 4/2 so it's a nice distraction while we wait =)

April 3rd...Anatomy Scan

Next appointment is at 4:30 on Thursday April 3rd, in about a month. This is the ultra sound for anatomy / gender scan where they count all the body parts of baby and give an idea of what you may be having. We look forward to this one! It will be the day after our vacation time spent back home in Pennsylvania. We're praying for 10 fingers, 10 toes, normal amounts of everything else and 1 clear sign of baby's gender! =)

Weight Loss

At our last appointment, I found out that I lost 4 pounds instead of gaining the average 5 for this stage of the pregnancy. Dr. didn't seem too worried, just said try to eat more and not lose significant amounts of weight. For me it is a bit stressful because eating is not at all a favorite activity of mine these days. I just keep repeating in my head "it's not for u, it's for the baby, so grin and bear it!" It works to get me to finish a plate or eat more in general, but I suffer the consequences of bloating and discomfort with being too full later. My college roomate Christy says her mom (mother of 9) suffered the same thing with losing weight during her pregnancies, and they all turned out ok. Encouraging to know that this is not the first case, but I still am striving for at least a 15lb weight gain during these nine months, as that seems to be the low average of healthy weight gain for the baby's sake. So if u see me nibbling, remind me that the kid may be hungry even though mommy is not! =)

I need my sleep

Ok I just came to a sudden realization about babies. They wake up every two hours. I get really cranky without sleep. Does anybody know how to fight this or should I just take drugs?