We are having a BOY!!!!! Let's hope that doctor knows what he's talking about lol...

I'm sleepy. I need a nap. I'll write more later.. ;)

I know it's been about a week since I last wrote so here's an update...

I got engaged on Thursday but I already wrote that.. jut wanted to say it again lol. I haven't been needing as much sleep lately which is good. All I'm craving are fruits and vegetables and steak lol.. My belly is like double the size it was last week and I experienced my first episode of swollen feet. Funny part about it is only my left foot was swollen. It reminded of how Lulu's foot looked when she got her tattoo lol. I guess I'm going to need my pants hemmed so I can wear flats.

Speaking of pants my hadsome fiance lol has been spoiling me since Thursday.. u know a girl can get used that kind of thing lol.

I cut my hair. I don't think it's short but I've heard differently.. lol.

I thought I lost my wallet on Saturday and I was panicking about all the stuff I have in there. I looked everywhere and couldn't find it. When I finally accepted the fact that it was gone I saw it in my living room. Go figure.

And now for the present...

Today is not only Thanksgiving but its Thursday the 27th. That means that tomorrow will be Friday the 28th. Which can only mean one thing.. NO! not that tomorrow is Black Friday and everyone will be shopping lol.. but that we have our ultrasoud appointment and finally get to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. I'm so excited.. I'm trying not to think about it because then the day will go by superslow but I can't help it.

It's a bit nervewracking waiting for tomorrow to come. With every appointment, every little movement, and every new joy of the miracle of pregnancy (a.k.a. symptom) lol the fact that in a few short months we are going to have a new baby becomes more and more real. A fragile totally dependent little being. Someone that will show you unconditional love til he/she is about 12 lol just kidding. That fact is mind boggling. To think that my body right now is helping this little person develop and grow is.. for lack of a better word.. crazy.

I can not wait til tomorrow. Actually there's a list of people that can't wait. People who I've been instructed to make aware of the baby's sex as soon as I enter the hospital. Unfortunately for tem they are going to have to be even more patient. Especially if Baby wants to be stubborn. Which from my experience is a very likely possibility.

Well I'm going to make breakfast/brunch now lol.. Happy Thanksgiving!!

I'M ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol.

Just thought I'd share. And yes I did cry. lol.

I'm extremely anxious and getting impatient. It needs to be next week already so we can find out what we are having lol.. I have to admit waiting is the hardest part about being pregnant but at the same time the wait is necessary.

A couple of weeks ago, even though I knew I was pregnant I don't think I had fully grasped the concept. Now that I've been feeling the Baby more often I think it's finally hit me. Having a son or daughter means you are now responsible for another life. A lot of people take their own lives for granted so imagine how nerve-wracking it is to realize that you will soon be responsible for someone else's. Sounds a bit traumatizing lol. That is why this time is so important.

During pregnancy you get to bond with your Baby even though you can't look him/her in the eyes. You realize that inside of you is a wonderful little person waiting to meet you and love you. You start wondering how much your life will change and you welcome that change. And even though you might be scared out of your mind, because you know that what you do from now on will impact that Baby's life forever, you realize it's not that bad. Being a parent is a blessing and you are reminded of that with every little movement, every symptom (lol), every thought of your new life. It's an exciting journey and although at times I've thought "I'm not ready for this", I know I am.

Anyway. Enough with the insightful, philosophical stuff lol. I've been feeling more movement lately. Mostly at night. Omar's been trying to feel it too but I'm not sure he knows what to look for. I like when he does that. I don't know, I guess it makes me feel how excited he is and how much he cares.

Whoops! Let's not get mushy. So yea like I said I can't wait til next week!! lol

Although I'm not feeling so great today which means I probably won't write much, I was right. What I felt was the Baby moving lol. I felt it again today.

It's pretty amazing. Only this time it was not the poking I felt before, this time it was moving against my belly.. like pushing with its whole body. It kinda tickled in a weird way.

Anyway. I can't wait til we know what it is so i can stop calling my Baby an "it". lol...

Ok. that's it for today.. Maybe tomorrow there will be more. ;)

17 weeks in a nutshell... Maybe lol

At 17 weeks and 2 days, with inspiration from my baby dad (lol) I decided to start a blog. I'm not big on keeping journals and the like but I thought it would be fun to document the rest of the making of my baby lol....

So here it goes... Although I'm looking forward to meeting my baby face to face in April, pregnancy has not been nice to me. You know how people always talk about morning sickness and maybe they will mention back pain?? Well you think the worse that could happen is that you'll have morning sickness at random times. What they fail to inform you about is the fact that you can have morning sickness all day every day for 14 weeks and that it doesn't really go away, that the back pain will be accompanied by headaches and "growing pains", nasal congestion, the fact that you are tired all the time but can't sleep througout the night, and that your body can't fight off anything because your immune system isn't very strong anymore. Yea those great and wonderful things you get to find out on your own and the best part is no meds just Tylenol.. the original, plain, regular strength stuff.

LOL ok now that i got that out of my system.. here goes the good stuff.

I'm due April 24th, which just so happens to be the birthdate of my child's future godmother's son. My boyfriend Omar (who will maybe someday post on here lol) and I are impatiently waiting for November 28th. Why? Because this is the day that we will hopefully find out what we are having. It's not a big secret that we want a baby boy but we will be happy with whatever God decides to give us.

Yesterday we tried to kind of explain that there's a baby in my belly to Omar's youngest and she just laughed. I guess its hard to understand the phrase "there's a baby in there" when you are not even 2 yet. It was cute though.

I do think I felt the baby last night though. Since I'm not really showing yet I can still lay on my stomach so as we (Omar, Nana, and me) were painting our christmas tree ornaments I laid on my stomach just because it was more comfortable for me. As I was working on the santa clause ornament i felt 4 little "kicks" against my stomach. They kind of felt like if I was being poked by a finger.. inside my belly. Maybe the baby was telling me that I shouldn't lay on my stomach so I turned on my side. I wanna try it again just to see if I feel something. If I do then I'll be sure lol.

I'll let you know what happens lol...