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aetyl has 35 days to go and is now in week 35
	Age: 33 Country: Province/region: City: Partner: ian Children: Pregnant: Yes Due date: 04 Oct ,2008 Occupation: pharma marketing
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Wednesday, 14 May
It's a BOY!! :)))) and he is healthy. We are very very happy.

Tuesday, 13 May

Dare I say it? My morning sickness is gone! I'm 19w and 3d and I seem to be able to eat normally, thank God. Last week I thought it was returning, but I think my stomach was just upset b/c I was stressing about work. And today it was a little weird after lunch, but it serves me right for eating at Burger King, even if it was a veggie burger. I'm wondering if my appetite is normal, though. You grow up hearing about how pregnant women eat entire pizzas every 3 hours but I've just been eating like I would if I weren't dieting or if I were running everyday...like man servings. I guess I'll find out when I get weighed tomorrow.

Tomorrow we go for our big US to check the organs and find out the sex - I'm so EXCITED! I watched a bunch of videos on YouTube to prepare myself on what to look for in case our technician can't tell. i was surprised at how different the equipment looks - it's pretty obvious when you are looking at man junk or lady junk. i don't plan to paint everything pink or blue, but i feel like it will give me permission to shop b/c it will be evidence that things are going well.
i just want a healthy, happy baby overall, but we think it's a boy b/c we originally hoped for a girl (we figured Fate would want to keep things interesting). I've come to love the idea of a little boy though too, so I will be happy anyway. I'm thankful that I've had a pretty normal pregnancy so far and what looks to be a healthy baby.

I feel like I'm a different species of woman. There are women who are not pregnant and never have been and they kind of look at you like, God I hope I'm not pregnant or God I wish I was, but for the most part they are in the first group. Then there are women who have one young child and, thankfully, tell you everything to expect and what you should buy/not buy. They look at me the way I would expect my Mom or a big sister would - they take stock of my tummy, how I look, how I seem to feel. It shows that they care and they remember what it was like to be clueless, alone and excited (thank you to all the new moms who have helped me!). And then there are all the pregnant women. I feel like we are a special in-between species right now, as if we're half caterpillar/butterfly in the cocoon and only we really know what the weather is like in here. I walk around most of the time feeling like I'm the only pregnant woman on Earth, kind of alone in my experience, b/c my husband can't really, really understand, I don't live near my family, have no siblings and my 2 best friends seem to have fallen off the radar for some reason. But I come on this site and I realize I feel so instantly connected to thousands of wonderful pregnant women all over the world. I see that other beautiful, ephemeral species to which I belong to right now and then I don't feel alone anymore.

Wednesday, 26 Mar

Thought I was in the clear with the morning sickness - I was already stuffing my face with chicken burritos (Homer-esque salivation going on) - but got a couple waves today. It`s OK though because I was still flying high from my ultrasound yesterday. The tech checked the nuchal space, arms, legs, brain and everything looked normal. The best part was that the baby was moving around so much that she had to drag the wand around my pelvis to get a good enough shot to take the readings! He/she turned over on its side, bucked and put it `s hands up to its face covering its eyes as if playing peekaboo. I could have watched forever but it occurred to me that maybe the baby was thrashing b/c of the energy from the ultrasound (?). Got some awesome pics though. 9 months seems like so long to wait but then again it `s such a wonderful surprise to see how much he/she has developed since the last time. I `m not religious but I really feel like a miracle is happening inside of me.
Another interesting tidbit...was at a work meeting today meeting my colleagues for the first time. We went around the room introducing ourselves and when I finished my boss basically outed my pregnancy to the entire team! I had told her about my pregnancy 3 wks ago, but for some reason she thought it was her right at that moment to announce it to everyone else without asking me first. I was absolutely shocked. I don `t now about other peoples' workplaces but this has happened to me 2x! I feel like the only person who respects discretion at work.

Saturday, 22 Mar

nausea is letting up a bit, but i still gag 2x a day. none of my bland standbys - bagels, bananas, etc. - seem appetizing anymore, but i have infrequent, spontaneous cravings for more adventurous foods now like chicken tacos! still feel kind of lonely in all this. i told my 2 closest female friends (1 has kids, the other doesn `t) and they seem to have fallen off the radar for some reason. i `m kind of hurt that i have to call them all the time to stay in contact, that they haven `t called to ask how i feel. my mom is always there for me though.

Any Suggestions?

I'm trying to create a playlist for the baby - you know, songs that are slow, beautiful, soothing, happy, singable (I'm staying away from songs with 'baby' in the title or lyrics and just looking for tunes that don't have to do with dumping a lover or depressing subjects) - but I need help thinking of more. Can you suggest some? :)

P.S. The player below is not my official list (that's on my iTunes) but the Coldplay and P. Gabriel songs are generally what I'm aiming for...

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mama33 - Friday, 1 August
I don't know if depressed is the word, but I have been feeling totally out of touch with my hubby and like he doesn't care what's going on with me. I have been off work since March and I am getting pretty lonely and sometimes it takes nothing at all to make me cry. I haven't been myself that's for sure. Are you doing OK?

rotibaby - Friday, 1 August
Ive been feeling sad and depressed "I already suffered from depression" but I was feeling so happy in the 1st and 2nd trimester. The other day I cried and cried and told my husband I wish it was October already and she was here. I feel like there is so much to do and when I think of the 10 weeks we have to go I swear it feels like 10 days. How are you doing?

jessla - Wednesday, 21 May
Gaining the weight is all worth it once you get to hold that sweet baby in your arms. I just wish I wasn't going to be pregnant all summer. I love your profile pic. It is gorgeous.

kourtnee - Tuesday, 20 May
Hi there,, Congrats on your little baby boy.. How exciting to find out.. I know how you feel about sometimes feeling all alone while prego.. I have my side of m family that is supportive, but my in-laws all SUCK! Esp my mom-in-law. UGH!!!!! I have this horrible resentment or something towards her that I never want her around my baby.. Well,, I am not due til Oct as well,, but...

Anyways,, you do have a MIRACLE growing inside of you.. It is amazing huh? This is my third pregnancy but I still feel like it is the first...

Hope you are feeling well...

the4ofus - Monday, 19 May
Congrats on your little boy...there are a ton of us due around the same time...it is a BOY season for sure. How was the u/s?? How have you been feeling? Hope you had a great weekend!

momofsoon2be3 - Wednesday, 14 May
When it comes to a situation like this. I don't make it about what they did wrong or what he did wrong. I simply tell him how it made me feel. I think that is what it should be about, and I would expect him to be completely understanding.

itskristen - Wednesday, 14 May
I too have been have some urine "leakage" and I thought I was doing a good job with my Kegels. I think we should just keeping doing the exercises and hope we're not completely incontinent by the time the baby arrives!

judi - Wednesday, 14 May
Thanks Aetyl, that's nice to hear. :) Glad you're feeling better, and can't wait to hear how your scan goes... I love having a scan, and watching the little tiny baby moving. It's a great bonding experience, hey. I'm still trying to think of names for my little girl. I want something unusual and still pretty sounding. How are you going with pregnancy side-effects? I did have morning sickness, thank God that's stopped. But I have a varicose vein in the back of my thigh, and just lately I keep getting leg cramps in the night, in my calf muscles. Hurts like crazy. I got the same thing when pregnant with my second baby, but that was like over 15 years ago. Now it's started to happen again. Crazy. But overall I'm feeling good. Still riding my pushbike into town every day for some groceries and to take my little boy for a ride (he has a little seat on the back) and feeling pretty fit, considering... But I've gained about 20lbs already!

cahlika - Wednesday, 14 May
No prbs.. we're all mother's :)

tmac - Wednesday, 14 May
Hasn't happened to me but it's completely normal. Most of my gf's had it happen and i'm sure at some point it will happen to me too.

*AJLS* - Wednesday, 14 May
Oh thank you for your kind words! I agree, it will be nice to have my family around me... Isn't growing our first little people exciting? I had my u/s today and found out it's a girl... Here is a link to my u/s video on YouTube - view it full screen, it's a better quality :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJTPZfrnbKA

kirstie - Wednesday, 14 May
i just read your post and i get it everytime i sneeze!! it sucks i tried the exercises and everything. just to let you know your not alone! lol

momofsoon2be3 - Monday, 12 May
You are a mother now in every sense of the word. You already love the precious little life that you are carrying inside you. You have been nuturing this baby now for 19 weeks and you should be recognized for being a mother! I am sorry that your husband and his family didn't realize this. You need to let your husband know how that made you feel. It upsets me that he didn't think about it. Happy Mother's Day!

*AJLS* - Monday, 12 May
I"m happy to see another little baby bump... I'm 19 wks also, and was stressing because my belly isn't that large...

rotibaby - Monday, 12 May

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