I totally forgot I even had a blog about my baby stuff. Last time I wrote in here (May 2011), I was about 15 weeks I believe. I'm 27 weeks pregnant now. I have gained about 15 pounds. Originally, I was hoping that would be my cap for my entire pregnancy. But I have 13 weeks left and it looks like I'm going to gain some more weight.
I'm not that alarmed though. The 15 pounds I have gained thus far have not been anywhere but on my belly. From the back, you can't even tell I'm pregnant. And then I turn around and it's obvious I'm carrying a load.
MyLove is a giant. At leas he is to me. He's 6'1" and robust and this baby seems like she's built like her Daddy.
We found out in June that we are having a girl. At first I was disappointed but now I am ecstatic. I always wanted a boy first to protect his younger siblings. I also wanted to learn to do hair before I had a baby girl. Lastly, MyLove wanted a boy so I wanted him to have a boy too. His relationship with his father is weak and severely compromised by his father's choices to be absent from his family. I wanted him to have a boy to parent but I think a girl child will give him the opportunity to flourish as the successful father he didn't get to have.
He is going to be such a good father. That's the most exciting part of all that is going on. I am emotional, hungry, irritable, and anxious but there is still a strong element of excitement. I can't wait to see MyLove and his daughter and the millions of ways she will sucker him everyday, like I did my own Dad, who is still a sucker for me.
A lot has been going on. I don't make the time to write. It hasn't been the most conducive lifestyle for a healthy pregnancy but my support network and I are doing the best we can to prepare for a healthy baby.
3D ultrasound pictures coming soon. I really need to keep up with this blog for my daughter to read in some years.
