First Flutters

Short and Sweet:

Last week was the first time I felt any real movement and it has continued.. I imagine it to be similar to a small balloon filled with liquid and an object suspended inside. It's the shift of the liquid that's most prominent. Very strange feeling, but exciting!

Gaining percpective

Ball up your fist, look at it long and hard. Hold it below your belly button and imagine that it's Mary. She's not really a bean anymore, the lima bean shape is gone. My hands aren't monsterous, are yours? I'm 16 weeks as of today. She is nearly 4 inches in length, next Monday I will be 17 weeks along and she will be 4.5 inches in length..

For as much confusion that comes along with planning and how overwhelming things can be, I'm gaining more and more percepctive one day at a time. Kyle mentioned to me over the weekend that you can't even imagine the love you have the moment that you hold your baby for the first time. If it's half as much that I'm already beginning to feel, my heart will be completely overflowing by the time January rolls around.. I think about her day and night. I admit, there are times I want to just relax and go boating, not think about anything but the moment and my friends afford me that pleasure for a short time. I come back to reality, refreshed and thankful for my friends and family.

Week sixteen begins refreshed..

First meeting of the doctor

I visited with the doctor for the first time and had the usual rundown of exams and testing. Poked, prodded and then they whipped out a contraption with a microphone.. This was not what I was expecting! I thought this would be at the next appointment. The heartbeat is strong and easy to find! Luckily, still only one. :) My mother informed me that my aunt Judy didn't find out she had twins until the eighth month. Yes, twins do run in the family. The ultrasound only showed one because they were perfectly side by side during the exam and when they checked the heartbeat in month 8, they heard two small heartbeats.. Surprise..

I am hypoglycemic and that explains the extra sensitivity to simple sugars. I have lost a total of 8 lbs since 'The News'.. But this could also be normal. I am continuing to eat healthy. I added 2% milk to my diet of nearly no milk at all. I'm still nauseous if I don't eat every couple of hours, however, I do have more energy than in previous weeks. This means I can lift my creek boat again... Ahahaha! Lower Wind is calling my name..

The ultrasound on August 16th at 4pm will be the appointment I'm dragging EJ to find the sex of the little one. This should prove to be a momentous occasion!

Love and Light.

Contact info

Hey all-
I am trying to tabulate contact info from members of both families so all names and emails and numbers etc are know... AND pet names, or other names that should be avoided. Please get back to me and let me know and I'll have something prepared in a week or so.
Cheers!

ejether@hotmail.com

My First Gift

I'm a bit shy when it comes to overall change. Usually something prods me along..

My first gift has been the most appropriate gift for my sense of humor and for my relaxation into this new reality. My family knows that baby making was going to be for everyone else, not Sandra.. Eh, well, things change.

So Jessica texts me for my address, she promptly sends a card, a book, and a onesy. I think that's what they are called.. The onesy is key here.. It's void of any signifying baby color... no pastel, no gender role.. It's white with black block letters..

INSTRUCTIONS- NOT INCLUDED

Perfect.. I'm getting used to it.. But where do I find an essentials list? I'm really a utilitarian yet I make decisions based on cool factor too.. So, of family out there, email me a list of essentials?

Here I am...

The due date will fall on January 10th, give or take.

~Sandra