About the Mommy:

Mothers Name?: Canan pronounced Janone
Age?: 31
Height?: 5'6

About the Daddy:

Fathers Name?: Melvin
Age?: 37
Height?: 6'1"

About Your Pregnancy :

Is this your first pregnancy?: no my third, first was to my son Tariq, 2nd ectopic pregnancy in 04
When did you find out you were pregnant?: January 14th , but I knew from the moment I conceived
Was it planned?: yes but never thought it would happen that fast, on the first try
What was your first reaction?: i was so excited
Who was with you when you found out?: my husband
Who was the first person you told?: my best friend
How did your parents react?: I thought my mom was gonna trip, but she was happy after all
How far along are you?: 18 weeks
What was your first symptom?: feeling tired
What is your due date?: sept 20, 2008
Do you know the sex of the baby?: 95%
If so, what is it?: a girl yaaaayyyyyyy
Have you picked out names?: yes
If so, what are they?: Malia Jade or Aleyna Noor
How much weight have you gained?: hmmm I think about 7 kilos now
Do you have stretch marks?: very few light ones on my buttocks from my first pregnancy
Have you felt the baby move?: yes
Have you heard the heartbeat?: not yet

About the birth:

Will you keep the baby?: of course
Home or hospital birth?: hospital
Natural or medicated birth?: MEDICATED
Who will be in the delivery room with you?: my husband and my sister
Will you breastfeed?: yes
Do you think you'll need a c-section?: im pretty sure I will, cause I had one with TAriq and babies tend to be huge in my fam
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?: yes
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?: i love you
Would you let someone videotape the birth?: yes i want to be able to see the birth later.
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?: very excited, I cant wait to hold my lil Angel

More about me: I am a turkish female born and raised in Germany. My husband is in the US Army and i met him while he was stationed over here, after a back and forth to the US and a deployment to Iraq we can finally enjoy life in peace and will be in Germany for another three years. We ve been wanting a baby for the longest, but the timing with our jobs and moves was never right, but in December 07 we said now or never. So after my last period on December 15th i stopped taking the pill. Figured in about three or four months we ll be lucky, yeah right, it took 10 days LOL i must be really fertile and he must have some sort of supersperm but we got lucky with the very first try and I just knew it right away. Shortly before my birthday I took a digital pregnancy test and there it was all spelled out PREGNANT. I couldnt be happier, everybody is so excited. Im over paranoid with this pregnancy, hubby says i walk around as if my water is about to break lol, but I want to enjoy every minute of it and i want everything to go perfect. My doc over here is extremely nice, offered to take a scan with each visit and if possible 4d scans too, I pay a one time fee of 80euros (about 120USD) and get all the pics on CD, i think thats a pretty good deal. Cant wait to find out what it is, im hoping a girl but i have a feeling its another boy, which is fine also. Im most definitely gonna have a Csection again, had one with Tariq 10 years ago cause he weighed almost 10 pounds and was breech. I had him on Monday and was walking around with my IV cart by tuesday, the recovery time was great (maybe it was the Morphine shots and percacet pills LOL) but it was definitely an easy birth. And i like easy and painless :-D well thats it for now i will update next Monday after my next scan.

Tuesday February 19th, I decided to finally start on my blog. Even though there is no real update. I am feeling extra sluggish today. No Morning Sickness, but i had Hot wings last night for the first time since I got pregnant and I think they really werent good for me. I pretty much dont have an appetite for anything but chips and cheetos?!?!? I was never a big fan of those before, but I guess the baby is into junk food. I try to eat as much fruit and veggies as I can to make up for it, but still wish I could eat regular meals and get a lil more energy. I could just sleep all day, lucky that i work from home. So I got me a lil blow up bed, DELUXE KING SIZE he he, in my office and whenever I cant keep my eyes open I go take a nap. Flu season is back around here in Germany and my son s been sick all weekend, I really hope it wont catch me this time, I am already dealing with my sinuses and thats bad enough. I posted a pic of my gigantic belly yesterday, i look alot smaller on the pics. I know for sure, that with my first pregnancy i didnt look like this until month 4 or 5, but the messages I ve been getting from you guys and pics i have seen of other early showers relieved me somewhat. I cant wait for my next ultrasound on March 10th, hopefully we ll be able to see the baby clearer than last time.I know it will be way to early to tell what i am having, i ve been having dreams about having a boy AND a girl but i think that s just my anxiety. We are hoping for a healthy baby, but if it was a girl I d be the happiest woman on earth. My brother and sister both recently had a boy, so the family is in need of a few lil girls. I will keep you guys updated and want to say thank you to the creators of this portal, it is exactly what we worrying pregnant moms need, connect with others and be able to help. Much love to all of you and your babies! Canan

February 26th 2008 Potatoes, potatoes and more potatoes

Im craving baked patotoes, homemade fries and chips. Anything that has potatoes on it seems yummy and convincingly healthy to me. I was like that with T too, but I was in the states and Wendy s would offer 1 Dollar Baked Patotoes lol now i gotta fix em myself. And something else i really would love to eat is some Bourbon Chicken from the Mall, anybody wants to send me some?? it sucks being over here, we have tons of european food but the good old stuff that you can get 24/7 in the states is exactly what im craving for. Cant wait till May for our vacation ill be eating for 6.