I hadn't known my husband for more than two months before he started in on me to have a baby. His constant pestering lead to progressively harsher responses from me, starting from"eventually", "someday", "not me, not now", "leave me alone", to "have your own damn baby".

Last Spring something in me started to shift and I became more and more serious about the possibility of having a baby. After months of internal dialog, I finally gathered the courage to share the news with my husband who was expectedly ecstatic. (I haven't told the dogs yet - they are going to be devastated!)

Sharing the news with Loren, my husband, opened the flood gates and I finally started researching what to expect, what to eat, what to do to prepare, and what the birthing process would look like....which at first was pretty anxiety provoking, as I started out by watching "The Business of Being Born" (not recommended as a place to start).

Here I plan to document interesting, perception changing information I come across in what will be a successful journey towards a positive pregnancy and childbirth.


Wednesday, October 10, 2012

So much for not showing

Introducing Liliana Rose!

Ultra Sound @ 18 Weeks: our healthy little baby girl! ...Although shyly hanging out in the back of the uterus.  
Having this ultra sound was such a relief! I was starting to get worried because I stopped feeling the flutterings that I had been feeling since week 16.  After looking at all the measurements, the doctor said we had a perfect ultra sound!  The baby is growing at a steady rate, with the same predicted due date as we had on the last one -February 20th.  The only potential problem is based on where the placenta implanted on the front of my uterus.  I'm not worried. The doctor reassured us that in almost all cases as the uterus expands it pulls the placenta up with it, decreasing the likelihood that it will cover the cervix come delivery time.  Unfortunately, I think this will also prevent me from feeling her movement as strongly...Although, I finally felt two good kicks last night (at 21 weeks).

It was so much fun to see her and to have Loren there with me.  It was definitely a reality check for him.  He had been having a hard time believing that there was anything in there, but could not deny it after that appointment.   After texting all our friends and calling family, we celebrated by baby clothes shopping and then to the Ballard Locks for a walk.  Chris and Anna, our cousins who just had a baby, called for the first time since Jack arrived.  It was great timing to hear all about him and their life as new parents.  We went out to dinner at our favorite restaurant, Serifina's,  to celebrate.

Originally we were going to name her Ariana Rose, but have now switched it to Liliana Rose.  We still really like Aria and will probably go with that name for baby number 2 if a) there is a baby number 2 and b) if it's another girl.  We switched because the 1st anticipated due date was February 16th, which is also Loren's grandmother's birthday.  Her name is Lilian.  My grandmother's name is Rose.  Both were important people in our lives growing up.  I thought it would sweet to put them together, albeit a bit...flowery.

Our "Half Way Day": 20 weeks down, 20 to go!
Celebrated with a walk around Edmonds followed by brunch with Jack and Karen. 
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