13 Week Screening

Well another week has come and gone, but our newest picture has arrived!  We had about a half an hour of watching Nemo, trying to get him/her to cooperate with our Dr. doing the sonogram.  I got poked prodded and the child just would not work with her!  After nearly half an hour Nemo flipped off the camera, and worked with us.  Hilarious!  Matt was dying laughing!   The Dr. ended up having to tell me that I'd have to stop laughing long enough to take the picture.  I did and we got several good ones.  I can't  believe how much I fall in love with this little person I've never even met yet!  Well, I'll droll on at the end more...but for now, the Peach Week:

Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. Vocal chords are forming, and will soon be ready for that first screamed "Hello" in a few months. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a peach) and weighs nearly an ounce.

How Far Along: 13 weeks

Total Weight Gain : I have gained 2 lbs back, but still overall down 5 lbs from my starting weight.  

Maternity Clothes : None yet though I may be closer than I'd like...

Best Moment this week : Getting to see Nemo again!  He/She was bucking and kicking...not wanting to cooperate with the doctor for the Nuchal Translucency Diagnostic screening at all.  Also getting the results from said screening stating that there was a 1 in 10,000 chance of having a chromosomal defect of any kind.  Not that it would have changed if we kept the baby or the love we would show the baby it's definitely a relief.

Gender : Still no clue...getting excited to find at the end of April!

Movement : Nope, not yet!   Hopefully soon because I'd LOVE to feel Nemo!

Food Craving : Thought of Chipotle last night ... it sounded good ... so we got it. :)  Matt and I were definitely both happy campers.

Sleep: Hit or miss this week, for whatever reason sleep has been spotty.  I typically have no problems falling asleep, but it is staying asleep that I have  a tougher time with. 

What I am looking forward to : The flutters. Seeing how much Nemo's moving around in there, I'm hoping some flutters will start registering soon. 

Belly Button : Still in.

Symptoms : Newest thing has been a bit of cramping from Nemo growing.  Nothing extreme, but just a pinch every now and again.  :)  Overall still pretty lucky as I enter my 2nd Trimester. :)

Ready for my close up! 

As far as the sex of the baby we're still pretty torn down the middle:

Girl or Boy!?

• Baby’s heart rate: If the HR is >140, then it’s a girl; if it’s <140; it’s a boy
• Girl (Dr. measured 146 this time...not sure when this becomes invalid...)
• Acne: If your skin gets worse during the pregnancy, it’s a girl; if it stays the same or gets better, it’s a boy
• Boy 
• Maternal Grandmother: If the maternal grandmother has gray hair it’s a boy; if she doesn’t (whether natural or dyed) it’s a girl
• Girl
• Sum of the mother’s age + the month conceived: Odd = girl; even = boy
• Girl
• Hair on legs: If the hair on your legs grows faster it’s a boy; if it stays the same or stops it’s a girl
• Boy 
• Carrying: If you’re carrying low and all in front it’s a boy; high and wide = girl
• This one is a little hard to tell so far, but I’ve been told it looks like I’m carrying low, which = Boy 
• Feet: If they are colder than usual it’s a boy; normal or warmer it’s a girl
• Girl (I think I've also been more cognative to wear slippers and such. Not really a good person to do this one though as my feet are usually ice...I'll have to ask Matt to evaluate this for me.) :)
• Morning Sickness: If you had it = girl, if you didn’t = boy
• Girl

Bye for now!  See you soon!

Still hard to believe this is all happening so quickly! I can only worry that time will only speed up as Nemo gets here and grows up! SO until next week everyone...we're out of here! Nemo says good bye!!! :)