Mar
27

3D Ultrasound

By mommy23monkeys · Comments (16)

Yesterday was a great day!

Baby J’s family came down from Northern California and we had a 3D Ultrasound done. This week was the first time I got to meet the Baby’s grandma (Omi) and his Aunti Gina.  I swear, these people are amazing!  So very nice and generous.  This little baby couldn’t ask for a better family.

So we all met up at the Ultrasound place and waited anxiously to see the little guy.  But, it seems he was not as anxious to see us!  He was literally folded in half, with his feet up above his head.  Because his feet were up, it was quite hard to get good clear shots of his face.  He also kept putting his hands over his eyes.  Very stubborn!

I had made sure to eat and even threw a little Diet Coke in at lunch to make sure he was good and active before the appointment.  Usually, when I eat he goes a little nutty and is very active.  Yesterday…not so much.  He slept.

It’s kinda funny, every time I get around his momma, he sleeps.  She has never gotten to feel his kicks.  Maybe her voice is soothing to him?  That would be a good thing.

So here is the sweet baby’s face.  He’s got some seriously chubby cheeks and I think he’s one of the cutest baby’s ever. Of course, I think all baby’s are cute when they are sleeping.

We are on the final countdown.  Today I am 33 weeks pregnant.  I am down to OB appointments every 2 weeks.  Hopefully at my appointment on Tuesday they will tell me what this little guy’s birthday is going to be.  We are combining the c-section with my hernia repair surgery and the doctors had to coordinate.  Hopefully they have coordinated and can tell us the big date.

Oh, and the funniest part of yesterday?  After the appointment I had to stop at the bank.  I was telling the teller (who is my friend) about the ultrasound and how Anthony got to go.  She asked him what he thought and he replied “It was so cool and we didn’t even need special glasses!”

No special glasses required to see how cute this baby will be.

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Pre Birth Order (PBO) = The court filings that say I am not this baby’s mommy.

YAY!

I am very excited today because I got my copies of our PBO.  It’s basically just the courts recognition that I am in fact not this baby’s mommy and therefore not responsible for it when it’s born.

Thank God!

I can’t believe I’m approaching 30 weeks in the pregnancy.  It has gone by incredibly fast for me.  Probably not so much for mommy and daddy since they are anxiously awaiting baby J.  But for me, it’s been fast.  And as the time comes to an end, it’s a little bittersweet.

This will more than likely be my last pregnancy.  It’s weird to say that.  I’ve spent the better part of the past 6 years pregnant or trying to become pregnant.  And now, with this PBO, this will be it.

This baby will be born in May and go home with his very loving parents and my life will go on with my own crazy monkey boys.  I’m so glad that I am not the one who’s going to be changing the diapers!

My baby factory will close and I can focus on myself, losing weight, being less grouchy (darn, I won’t have the “but I’m pregnant” excuse to blame anymore) and playing with my boys.

Super. :)

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Feb
22

OMG A Belly Pic!

By mommy23monkeys · Comments (17)

I am not real big on posting pictures of myself, especially full body or belly shots.  Mostly because, frankly, my ass is as big as my belly.  but today I caught one on my phone and decided it wasn’t too bad.  It’s the first belly shot I’ve taken that’s actually made it to my IM and to my blog for you.  I am 28 weeks and 2 days.  :)

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I was SO excited to get an email from my former IM (intended mother).  She sent me some new pictures of the triplets.  They are truly beautiful children and I am so lucky that I get pictures and updates from them.

Here are a few more.  It made me sad to block out the mommy & daddy’s faces, but since surrogacy is illegal where they live, I wanted to protect their identity.  Not like government officials from their country would visit my blog…but still.  They are a gorgeous family!

Aren’t they CUTE?

I grew them.

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I was convinced that this baby of their’s was a girl!  But I have never guessed right before, so why start now?

Today was our big ultrasound.  I am 18 weeks and 5 days pregnant with their baby.  Shannon had been having baby girl dreams.  Pair that with my “instinct” that this was a girl, and we were shocked when the tech typed in “BOY.”  Everyone was thrilled.  They already have a beautiful daughter and I know that having this son is a very special blessing.

Now Shannon and Mike will understand why I feel crazy a lot of the time.  Boy’s are very different, and very special.  I am so happy for them.

Congratulations.

I have hand-me-downs if you need them.

And Prozac.

just kidding…

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