Baby Rutkowski

My best friend had her anatomy ultrasound today and was SUPER excited to find out boy or girl AND THE RESULTS ARE IN........ baby did not cooperate and they have to go back in 5 weeks. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??? Baby had its legs crossed and would not give them even a small peek. They also were unable to see the face or spine. She is REALLY disappointed and I told her she needed to have a talk with that baby about being more cooperative next time. She is lucky though to get the additional scan in 5 weeks. It gives her another chance to see baby when otherwise she probably would of had to wait much later to get a glimpse again. She did say baby looked really cute! How will we ever wait 5 more weeks?!?!?

17 weeks

I am 17 weeks today, can you beleive it?? In just 3 more weeks I will be half way there (half baked as I like to say)! Most of the time I feel like all of this is going in slow motion and TAKING FOREVER but then when I think about being 20 weeks I realize how fast it has really been. I hope to start feeling the baby move soon, nothing yet though. Actually I dont quite know what I am expected to feel so I might of felt something but didnt pay attention. I am not the most observant person after all!! I promise as soon as I KNOW I felt something I will tell everyone.

My best friend Vicki has her anatomy ultrasound scheduled for this Thursday. I am so very excited to find out what she is having, will it be blue or pink? We have been opposite most of our pregnancies with me having morning sickness but her nothing and me not showing and her having a cute belly for several weeks now. I am going to guess she is having a boy... only 2 more days until we find out for sure!!

This upcoming Friday Miguel and I have our 10 year high school reunion. It is going to be a casual event and hopefully a lot of fun. I am really looking forward to it! It will give us a chance to see classmates who we have lost touch with and share what we have all been doing for the past 10 years. If any drama occurs I will be sure to share!

Our next ultrasound has been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1st at 10:00 am. This will be the 1 1/2 hour long scan where they check all the anatomy and also can tell whether it is a boy or girl. I am really looking forward to spending that much time looking at baby. And like I said before, we do not want anyone to confirm boy or girl but are more than willing to look at everything on the screen and make our own guess!

I REALLY wanted for the ultrasound to be on this day because this is my moms birthday. I feel like she will guide us and be with us every moment. It also happens to be Miguels mom's bday as well! We are extra excited and looking forward to it. Only 20 days away... let the countdown begin!

Was that all?

I just got back from my doctors appointment and let me tell you that was a FAST one!! It was not longer than 5 minutes total. I checked in, got weighed and blood pressure taken, provided my "specimen" (haha), met the doctor, chatted about how I have been doing, checked my stomach and listened to the heart beat (which was 155-160). ALL OF THAT IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES!! They told me this appointment would be quick and no need to bring Miguel along but I had no idea they meant this fast! Wow, I am impressed. My next "Quickie" is scheduled for Nov. 7th at 10:10am and again I will be meeting a different doctor. I guess they want me to see each face at least once considering it is hard to know which one will be on call the day baby arrives. So far everyone is very nice and made me feel comfortable.

It was wonderful hearing the heartbeat again! Since I am not really showing that much yet and sometimes dont even feel pregnant it is nice to have reassurance I REALLY am still pregnant. This was the first time they used the doppler to listen to the heart and I now see why people want to buy those things. Very cool!! If I owned one Miguel and I would try and listen all the time and FREAK OUT whenever we could not find it. Probably best to leave that to the doctors!

We will be having our Level II ultrasound very soon! This will not be at my normal doctors office but somewhere across the street and affiliated with Duke. Apparently a specialist needs to perform this type of ultrasound. They are to call me to schedule the appointment for 3-4 weeks from now. I am VERY excited because we will be seeing a detailed view of baby and we have decided we want to SEE IT ALL!! We still do not want anyone to confirm Boy or Girl but we want to see everything on the screen and make our own guess. I CANT WAIT!!!

Shop Till Ya Drop :)

We had a WONDERFUL weekend. My Aunt Jane and Uncle Louie were in town and it was great spending time with them. I loved having them here and when they left it was hard to say goodbye. But we will see them again soon, hopefully at Christmas! On Friday Jane and I went out shopping for maternity clothes. We had the best time!! We went to Kohls, Belk, and Motherhood Maternity and we HIT JACKPOT!! We found lots of cute tops and a few pairs of pants and I should be set now. It was just a great time and so much fun. Even my dad and Joey hung around to critique the outfits and name a few of them (ie Thanksgiving outfit, Birthday Party shirt, January top). Everyone was a lot of help and I couldnt have done it without them. Jane reminded me so much of my mom on our shopping trip too.. I would try on the clothes and she was in charge of putting it all back on the hangers. My mom always did that for me. It was tiring trying on all the clothes but Jane was the one that REALLY had to do all the hard work of putting everything back together. It was so special to have her with me and I loved it.

Friday night my dad invited all my moms friends over for a get-together. It was wonderful seeing them together at our house. They all remind me of my mom soo much; with their silly jokes, happy smiles, and funny stories of school. At times I almost caught myself looking around to see who my mom was chatting with. After hearing of Jane and my shopping adventures the ladies requested a fashion show (EXACTLY THE THING MY MOM WOULD OF DONE TOO)! I loved it and got a lot of compliments. Hopefully they were being honest and not just telling a prego what she wanted to hear! I just love them all and am so happy my mom has such GREAT friends.

All this excitement totally wore me out and by Saturday morning I was exhausted and headachy. I missed my typical Friday afternoon nap and I stayed up until almost midnight on Friday, which is WAY PAST MY NORMAL BEDTIME. I was able to recover on Saturday and Sunday and am doing alright today. I am hoping this week goes quickly though because I am looking forward to the weekend yet again :)

So Slow...

I am now 14 weeks. Doesn't it feel like time is moving very slowly? From week to week I continue the countdown but I never really feel like I am getting anywhere. I think also since I only have doctors appointments once every 4 weeks the time in between seems sooo long. Plus I do not have a belly yet so I dont really look or feel that pregnant. I am always anxious to get to the next appointment or milestone but need to learn just to enjoy where I am right now. Before I know it this will all be over and baby will be here. April just seems really far away right now!

Other than baby countdown Miguel and I have been on a pretty normal schedule. He is back at school and starting his studying for his national boards part II. He has it scheduled for mid November and I know he will be happy to put that behind him. I have FINALLY started to feel better... just a little bit of nausea usually mid morning and I am getting a little more energy back. I took a walk last night before dinner and it was great. The weather was perfect and I felt good walking. I have recruited Miguel to be my motivation/encourager because on my own I would never get off the couch. He got me moving last night and I hope he continues his good work. I need to remind myself how good it is for both baby and me and walk as often as I can.

The NC State Fair is coming in 2 weeks and I could not be more excited!! Miguel and I LOVE to go each year but this time I think will be the best ever. I have already started my list of food I want to eat... roasted corn, Al's fries, corndog. I know the list will grow and just hope all the yummies agree with my newly picky belly and tastebuds. It is amazing how foods I used to love I now dont like since being pregnant. I used to LOVE ketchup, putting it on everything and always using a ton. But now I could care less. Also, my favorite part of cake has always been the icing but now it is just too sweet and I would rather just eat the cake alone. I can't stomach anything breaded and just looking at chicken makes me feel gross. I dont understand, WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME??? My dad says the strangest of all is the fact that I now like eggs. My whole life I have ALWAYS complained about the smell of eggs cooking and HATED the taste. My poor dad would have to listen to my constant whining and complaining of how his eggs were smelling up the whole house and making me sick. Well guess what, I LOVE scrambled eggs now. Every weekend that is my breakfast and it is so yummy. My dad just doesnt get it and neither do I. I wonder if these strange changes are normal??