Lolly-Pops and Sunshine

As promised here are the lighter, emotional and heart warming moments of pregnancy. I am into my 21st week and I feel great considering the often rubbed and glowing belly I am rapidly growing. I hope you enjoy my journey as I reflex back on my 20 wks of spirited moments.

At 7 weeks I announced my pregnancy to my closest girlfriends, we talked about upcoming appointments and the knowledge that I had gained in such a short time. This is when I told them I found out I have to get a special shot at 28 wks because my blood type was A "Minus" thats right, it's not a typo, I said MINUS instead of negative. And if that wasn't bad enough I broke out in a full on UGLY cry, for a good 3 min, in the middle of a restaurant! TRUE STORY!

8 weeks in we had our dating ultrasound, this is where the proof was on the screen. We could see the sack and very small tadpole like seed starting to grow. I wish I had taken a picture of Tony's face to capture his huge smile and soft eyes as he stared at the screen, it warmed my heart and brought tears to my eyes. And then of course in true Anthony Robert fashion he asked me if I liked the probe that was currently up my woman hole. Can you say mortifyingly embarrassing!

Week 11 I announced my pregnancy at work, and what an emotional mess I was. I felt so bad telling my work about my pregnancy mostly because I felt like I threw a wrench in their plans. Here they are hoping to have a full-time employee and I have now told them I come with a limited time offer. I cried so hard and continued to cry for the next 15 min that my boss had to give me his box of Klenox. He kept telling me this was a great thing and was happy for me, I couldn't look at him for the rest of the day without crying.

At 13 weeks we had our genetic testing which included another ultrasound. What a difference in growth 5 wks is. Tony and I could have watched our baby move all day on that screen. It's really something so hard to describe until you are looking at your own baby moving on the screen.

Weeks 15/16 Tony and I finally heard Baby Nguyen's heartbeat for the first time! I remember our mid-wife asking if we wanted to hear the baby's heartbeat. I glanced at Tony and the shear look of excitement at the opportunity to hear the baby was priceless on his face. My husband most def. wears his heart on his sleeve. (and not in the creepy bachelorette way)

My stomach started to feel harder during this time and I also started to feel movement, mostly described as bubbles or butterflies in your stomach. At first I thought it was just movement in my intestines (gas perhaps) but I was assured that it was the baby moving. I can recall every morning for about a week on my drive into work the baby moving and I practically daydreamed the entire way in. It was the perfect way to start my mornings. From this point on people are starting to see that I am clearly pregnant and it brings on their sweet warm smiles and generous offers of help. I don't think I have lifted anything heavier then a pumpkin during my entire pregnancy.

At 19 weeks in I started to feel the baby kick and jab at me! So far I have noticed it occurring around the 2pm hour. When it first started to happen I was so busy at work I barely noticed it, and then it hit me. That's the baby moving, I can actually feel the movement, it was so strong. (not strong enough to feel on the outside) I remember sitting there and all of a sudden I was in my own world with my hand on my stomach and it was just me and my baby. I got teary eyed and emotional of course, but I'm starting to get use to the welling eyes at work.

We also had our last ultrasound, and as most things it only gets better with time. The baby was bigger and there was so much more definition. The head is a perfect circle, the spine like poetry. The baby even stretched it's hand out that we could count all 5 fingers. Completely mesmerizing! As we packed up and were half way out the door the technician realized she never asked if we wanted to know the baby's sex (thank goodness) It is meant to be that we wait until birth.

20 full weeks complete and we have officially hit the half way point of our pregnancy. I can only imagine the moments to come, and I welcome them with open arms.

All my love
Christy Lynn
xoxo