The Wait is Over!!

No more waiting to listen to the voicemail!! Woohoo!!

We listened to it last night at 5pm, and I have never heard more beautiful words in my life!

It looks like you'll be buying blue, you're having a BOY!

It was like music to our ears, and while we were both incredibly shocked, I was so overcome by the anticipation and whatnot that I immediately started crying...and couldn't stop for about 45 minutes or so.

Everyone is very excited, and it was very cute last night for C to say goodnight to his son.

I think the best part of telling people last night was telling Bug's Godmama. She was so excited and put her son, T, on the phone. He's excited to have a little friend, and thinks we should name him Indiana Jones. Oh my! The things that kids say!

Tonight we're off for a little celebration date at Babies R' Us. I'd like to find some cute "boy" things for our maternity pictures at the end of March. We're going to borrow T's hockey skates for the day, and surely C will want a little football thrown in there somehow. We've already got tonnes of elephants to work with, but I want to see what else we can find. Maybe a little train? Some cars? Or a loader in honour of Poppa? We shall see! Either way, lots of fun will be had by two very proud and excited parents this evening at Babies R' Us!

Here's the 20week bump!

Week 21...

As I sit and wait for the call from our doctor's office, which I will let promptly go to voicemail so that C and I can hear the news together, I'm a little astounded that we're getting into week 21.

If you had of asked me 5 months ago if I thought that we would be happily pregnant with a healthy baby on January 19, 2010...I would have told you that you were crazy. I would have told you that there was no way my body was going to cooperate with the whole pregnancy thing. I would have told you that it's insane to think that me...the little ball of stress that I tend to be...would do well with being pregnant.

Well, 5 months later...we very clearly are very pregnant with a rather big baby! For you loyal readers who know how difficult it's been for us, I needn't remind you of the grossness I've experienced in these 5 short months.

I can only imagine what the next 4-5 months hold for us. I'm pretty convinced that this baby will be born early....I simply think it's going to run out of room! It's already the length of a large carrot/banana and is practising its ninja ways on a daily basis. It has eyebrows and their eyelids are present now as well.

I think the next milestone for me, aside from listening to the all important voicemail from our doctor, will be when my belly pops. It's going to happen any day now. I tried to poke around my belly button at lunchtime today, and...well...it's barely even there! My belly is getting itchy, so the skin is stretching...giving me lovely battle-scars...so...any day now!!

www.icantstopbuyingbabystuff.com

As I'm sure it is for most new Mom's and Mom-to-be's, I just can't seem to resist baby gear! Be it pj's for me with elephants on them because they will match with the nursery or lullaby CD's or whatever other interesting and trendy gear I find at Babies R' Us. Really...did I need pj's that would match the nursery...of course! C on the other hand....doesn't seem to think so!

I sent him a text message a couple of weeks ago when I was excited about the Beatles lullaby's and all he responded with was www.icantstopbuyingbabystuff.com It just made me giggle because it's so true! Every time I see a book, for example, that my parents used to read to me when I was little or anything Montreal Canadiens...I just have to pick it up! Of course we'll need all of those things in the future!!

C's friends were over, as per usual, to watch football yesterday and told me that they were reading one of our books and remembering their childhoods. I thought it was really cute, and told them that anytime they want to give the baby a gift, please please give books! There will be no shortage of books at the Szem household, and they will always be welcome, and displayed proudly on the top of Bug's dresser.

The story of choice yesterday?



We've yet to read it to Bug, as we were concentrating on Curious George, but perhaps it will be the story for this evening.

For now, my mind is set on getting the call from our doctor's office with the results of our ultrasound on Friday. I called them this morning and let them know that we would like to know, and at C's request, I'll let that return call go to voicemail so that we can hear the results together. It's been nearly 2.5 hours since I called...and the anticipation is mounting!

Team....Baby?

Yes folks...it's true. Team Baby...

*sigh* We had really hoped to find out today, however the ultrasound technician that we had said that she wouldn't be able to tell us and that the radiologist would have to read the results from all of the pictures and would send said results to our doctor. She said that we would have to ask our doctor for the results, if we wanted to know the gender.

A little disappointing, but the appointment itself went very well. Bug has grown...alot, and his/her feet are up in my rib cage right now, head pointing down. He/she was squirming the entire time, kicking when the Tech would move the wand to a new spot - apparently Bug doesn't like being poked and prodded!

My favourite moment, was when she got a good profile and was explaining the different features and whatnot. I started commenting on everything, and Bug turned his/her little face up toward me, and waved!! It was so cute - I wish we had of gotten a video of it!

So...the wait continues! Stay tuned!

New Additions to the Blog!

For your listening pleasure, I've created a 25 song playlist that will play automatically when you open the blog. Don't be startled by the music! They're some of our favourite songs and musicians - along with a few sappy ones that make me think of the baby and of my hubby.

As I anxiously await 11:30est, I thought that I would post my 19wk2d bump picture.

It still has the "B" shape, but it seems to be smoothing out a little more everyday. It's weird that all of my organs are up so high, making it more and more difficult to keep food down - or really eat a full, proper meal. Still fitting into my pre-pregnancy work pants, though the maternity ones are much more comfy and roomy.

Anyhow! There you have it - my ever growing bump. In just two short hours, we'll know what's inside!! It's like Christmas!

Getting Anxious

Well...at this time tomorrow we will know if Bug is a boy or a girl. The thought of that is somewhat overwhelming, and hugely exciting. At least we'll have the next 20ish weeks to prepare ourselves for the biggest, and most wonderful, change that we'll ever experience as a family.

It did get me thinking - what are my hopes and dreams for our children? (I write this as he/she is busily kicking my right hip, clearly responding to the Coldplay that is playing right now) If we have a son, are my hopes and dreams different than if we have a daughter?

If Bug is a boy, I hope that they have a love of the arts and music. I dream of painting on canvas with them when they're little, making masterpieces that will surely adorn the walls of our home. I hope that he loves animals, likes to lie on the grass watching the clouds and continues to love story time with Daddy. I hope that he is kind, and loving, and cares about everyone who already loves him.

If Bug is a girl, I hope that she loves hockey as much as her Mommy and Daddy do. I dream of cold winter days, snuggled up under blankets, reading books together. I hope that she loves to sing like her Grandma Dale, can rough house with the boys and stands up for herself when they eventually make fun of her. I hope that she is kind, and loving, and cares about everyone who already loves her.

I hope that they are kind to their future brothers/sisters. I hope they know in the bottom of their hearts, that we will love them forever, no matter how many temper tantrums they throw or curfews they brake or strange boys they bring home to get approval from their Dad.

I hope they are happy, and find something that they are passionate about. I hope that they chase their dreams and know that it's okay to fail. I hope that they will always want a little snuggle when they are little, and thatthey will think it okay to hug them when we're excited and proud of them.

I hope they feel loved - at every moment of everyday.

Who Gets Morning Sickness in Week 20!?

Me - that's who! I am not thrilled about it either, and while it isn't nearly as severe as it was between 6-14weeks, it's still pretty brutal. Bug must be going through a growth spurt, which means extra hormones and a few days of throwing up for me! Oh well, c'est la vie!

Last night, I popped in my prenatal yoga DVD. It was pretty fun actually, and even though I'm not as flexible as I used to be, I really enjoyed it. There were around 10 other women doing the poses with the very pregnant instructor, which was comforting.

The Downward Dog pose always used to be my favourite, usually going from Sun Salutation into Cobra and then into Downward Dog, however...with a belly...not so much! The standing Triangle poses were great, and the sitting hip stretches were amazing! My joints felt fantastic afterward, and then came the squats....oh the squats.

The instructor did them at three different intervals, which was fine and I was happy that I could actually manage to do all three. However, while you're breathing you're supposed to be flexing the muscles on the pelvic floor (kegels) and squatting at the same time. Holy mama! It's hard! But I supposed it's preparing your body for child birth, and is something that every woman should do to strengthen those muscles. So, I shall keep practising!

It was interesting though, because I slept much better last night with fewer interruptions (aside from Bug rolling over at one point and nudging my bladder) and I didn't throw up this morning either! Things are looking up!!