so i hit the 5 month mark and can feel the baby move much more now... just teeny tiny kick-like movements below my belly button... i am happy to get the reassurance that all is going well inside.... the heartbeat is strong and normal, and the midwife is happy with how things are progressing... i am still told to eat more but i am gaining weight consistently so no one is too worried...
did i mention that i can finally drink a cup of milk? its lactaid milk and while it doesn't taste the greatest at first, it seems to go well with oreos or a peanut butter-n- jelly sandwich.... when i was in 8th grade, i remember eating cereal for breakfast and getting stomach aches shortly after... a few times i missed the bus because i had to go to the bathroom- no more detail other than that... i realized i was not having a good reaction to milk so i stopped drinking it... on occasion, in high school, i'd down a 2% lil carton of milk... but i dealt with the consequences.... eventually, i gave up on drinking my milk all together unless it was in my coffees or food..... so after 10 years, i don't have an excuse and am trying to down more than one cup a day...
november 14th, i am scheduled to have an ultrasound.... i am hoping to find out the gender and "meet" the growing baby inside me.... ramel and diego will be coming along with... you have to drink oodles of water and can't go to the bathroom until after the ultrasound... however, they press on your belly and bladder and it makes a person wanna cry because they have to pee that bad... last time, i begged to go during the ultrasound because i could barely breathe from the concentration of holding it in.... haha, too much info?! and after all that, i left crying because diego had his legs clamped shut.... no dancing, jiggling, or wiggling would get him to move otherwise... however, he did look at the camera... and i did discover he had big feet.... afterward, i had to go to work and ramel and i fought because i believed diego had big feet and ramel didn't.... silly, eh? and guess what? i was and still am right, my kid has some BIG ol' feet for his age.... just like his father.... (oh and the u/s showed that he had a ROUND head, and yes, diego has still a very round head that we always mention, including my mom)
anyhow, i am trying not to get my hopes up too much since i know what its like to be surprised.... i mean, i still want to know, especially since my mother intuition cannot give me any clues on the gender at all.... and we have yet to consider names seriously... we kind of have a boy name in mind, and i am playing with the idea of a specific girl name but nothing too serious just yet... in time- we have time....
note: yes, i have some dark circles under my eyes... part hereditary and part sleep deprivation... since the photo, i took a nice, long nap :) like how diego posed too?
Hi Ellia!
What a beautiful little belly you have! Thanks for visiting me! Im not sure which pincushion your into but I can always make you one!
~cheers~
Angie
Posted by: Angie | November 03, 2006 at 08:20 PM
You look so cute... what a tiny bump though I bet you don't think it is!
I loved my scans but agree that the water drinking is a bit excessive for the occasion - opps... accidents can happen! Here's hoping ikle bean will be doing a jig for you all this time round...
Like always, Diego is smiling :)
Posted by: Lindsey | November 04, 2006 at 05:17 AM
you look fabulous!
Posted by: Jessica Hood | November 04, 2006 at 07:56 AM
Hi Pilly I know that it would be nice to know if its a girl or boy and I just can't wait and we can't go by the size of your belly even though some do but Pilly what if it's a girl should we hahahaha I am laughing cause I said we but it is up to you and Ramel well anyways how about Little Ellia Ana?:):):)and then I could call her Little Pilly WillY Chilly head,Pill and what ever else I call you?Ok Love Mom
Posted by: Nina | November 04, 2006 at 08:41 PM
aww wyou look so very sweet in the photo! I cacn't wait till i'm all settled and look cute in my pregnancy. Although... i bet it's not as comfortable as it is cute!
And WHAT is that glorious appliance in the background?
Posted by: Jen | November 04, 2006 at 10:46 PM
I am so happy I finally have a moment to post!
1) You look so freaking cute. And Diego is just a doll as always.
2) I know EXACTLY how you feel about the ultrasound thing. I was convinced that I was having a boy though. And when they told me it was a girl I cried. True story. I'm a dork. Moving on!
3) I love those flutters. *sigh* Enjoy them honey I swear I barely remember what that was like and I just had the little booger a few months ago!
4) *HUGS*
Posted by: Madeline | November 05, 2006 at 03:21 AM
It all sounds so exciting and full of change in your neck of the woods right now! November 14 must seem like so far away, waiting to find out if it's a boy or a girl.
take care, grache
Posted by: gracia | November 05, 2006 at 06:33 AM