Fun Birthday Facts

Your baby's birthstone will be Yellow Topaz (Fidelity) Your baby's Astrological Sign will be Scorpio Your baby's Flower is Chrysanthemum or Chrysanthemum (Dark Blue, Red and Yellow) Your baby will be born in the Chinese Year of The Pig Your baby will start kindergarten in 2013, be old enough to drive a car in 2023, finish high school in 2026, and will graduate from college with the class of 2030, give or take a year. Can you imagine?

5/25/07 The hubby and I are closing the deal on our new home today. I hope we can get all moved in before I get too big!

6/4/07 I had my first emotional breakdown last night. I suddenly woke up at 3am and couldn't go back to sleep because the dog was snoring (she sleeps in bed with us). When I tried to move her I woke up my hubby who grumbled something at me that made me burst into tears. After crying in the bathroom for 15 min., I REALLY couldn't go back to sleep. The uncontrolable crying made me feel like a lunatic. These crazy hormones!

6/8/07 Well, I just returned from my level II ultrasound appointment. It was scheduled because of my high AFP level, but the good news is that everything looks great. And we have a healthy 10 oz. baby boy in there. While they were trying to get a good look at his spine, he managed to flash us a shot of his little package many times, so there no doubt about it.

6/25/07 Last night my little one went wild with the kicking. His daddy got to feel the kicks for the first time. Ofcourse he made a joke and a reference to the movie 'Alien' since its one of my favorites. Now that there's no doubt in my mind about what kicks feel like, I'm picking up on that sensation much more easily. He seems to be more active at night. I hope that's no indication of his future sleeping patterns!

7/11/07 It turns out that the deal on our new house did not go through, so now we are going to start preparing the nursery at our current house. It's exciting. And I found some no-odor, highly safe paint from Sherwin Williams that we can use called Harmony. And I was able to double up on my classes next month so I'll officially be finished with my bachelor's degree program at the beginning of October. What a relief! Now, if I go into labor before my 40th week, I won't have school to worry about.

7/24/07 So it turns out we found a better deal on a home that was built just a few years ago. A brand new house, how exciting! The seller took our offer and signed the contract all in the same day. We should be closing by mid-August, then its time to start on the nursery and move in. I just took the labor prediction quiz on JustMommies.com and the results do not look promising. I hope this prediction is wrong:

"I know you were hoping we weren't going to say this, but don't expect this baby to come early. Your baby is nice and comfy tucked away in your womb and has no interest in joining the rest of the world. We predict your baby will be born after its due date. Your baby will most likely be born in the morning. Justmommies predicts that your baby will weigh approximately 8.8 pounds and that your labor will be about 13 hours long."

10/08/07 I just went to the OB today who kinda reached up in there and said he could feel where the baby's head is. But I don't think I have felt the baby drop, or atleast I haven't felt that 'coconut between my legs' kinda thing yet. And I certainly don't feel dilated yet and haven't experienced hip/joint pain. But they did tell me if I go past 39 weeks, they'll do a U/S to check his size since he's measuring big already. Well, the nursery is officially ready and it only took me 2 days to take care of all of the finishing touches. The in-laws came over a couple of times and poked fun at me because I was nesting. I definitely wore myself out though. It's amazing how many times I had to sit dow nand take a breather because my legs were aching so bad from waddling from the washer/dryer to the baby's room.

Pregnancy Survey
About You
Name?:	Holly
Age?:	26
Height?:	5'10
Pre-pregnancy weight?:	160
About The Father
Name?:	Anthony
Age?:	29
Height?:	5'11
Are you still together?:	yes
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?:	Definitely
When did you find out you were pregnant?:	At 6 weeks
Was it planned?:	No.... oops!
What was your first reaction?:	I was shocked.
Who was with you when you found out?:	Just me and the doctor.
Who was the first person you told?:	My mom
How did your parents react?:	Happy, yet in disbelief.
How far along are you?:	18 weeks
What was your first symptom?:	Period was late by 2 weeks
What is your due date?:	November 1, 2007
Do you know the sex of the baby?:	Yes
If so, what is it?:	A boy!
Have you picked out names?:	Yes
If so, what are they?:	Lucas Skyler or Aiden Skyler
How much weight have you gained?:	About 5 lbs.
Do you have stretch marks?:	No
Have you felt the baby move?:	Not yet
Have you heard the heartbeat?:	Yes, amazing!
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?:	Yes
Home or hospital birth?:	Hospital
Natural or medicated birth?:	Hopefully natural
Who will be in the delivery room with you?:	My mom and hubby (if he can take it)
Will you breastfeed?:	Yes
Do you think you'll need a c-section?:	I hope not
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?:	Probably
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:	Beautiful!
Would you let someone videotape the birth?:	No
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:	Excited
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