The 95% Guarantee...

We had our 13 week Nuchal Translucency (NT) screening done this morning. Basically it is a screen to determine if the baby has a high chance of having down syndrome. (The doctor also told us, as an added perk, that the tech should be able to tell us with 80% accuracy what the gender is...) Well being that Zeb's brother has down syndrome, and we love him so much that it really didn't matter to us what the out come of the screening was. Actually, I didn't even think about it prior to the appointment at all. All I kept thinking about was getting to see our baby again, hearing the heart beat again and hoping she would be able to tell us what the gender is. They conduct the screening by measuring the fluid behind the neck and check for a nasal bone. Both things looked great and they said we are right on track with a really healthy pregnancy. Then the question... what she thought the baby was... She asked me first what I thought it was deep down, not what I wanted but what I truly felt it was. I told her I thought from the very beginning that we were having a boy. I've had multiple gender dreams and in all the dreams I could clearly see the baby's little wee wee. :) Weird I know...

Well she said I was right! She said she is 95% sure that we are having a boy. She showed us his goods and showed us how it definitely wasn't the umbilical cord and it didn't look like swollen little girl parts. She said over and over "yep, its a boy alright". Zeb and I both saw it with our own eyes and feel very confident in saying that it is for sure a boy. BUT there is that small chance that she could be wrong... so we have an appointment with a 3D imaging center on the 17th of Feb just to confirm. Between her 95% certainty, my dreams (even Zeb had a boy gender dream) and Zeb's grandmother telling me the day I met her that I would have a boy then a girl (and shes never been wrong), I think there is a good chance that we are TEAM BLUE!

So after I leave my doctors appointment this morning this song came on the radio... it got me all choked up. I can't wait for Zeb and I to be parents. :)

p.s.- A little baby bump is starting to emerge so I promise to post some bump pics soon!

LOVE YOU ALL!!! XOXOXO

Nesting

We have officially started the "Nesting" phase, a little earlier than most but it's here. With our new tile in our kitchen and our remodeled fireplace(pics below), we have looked at our house and made a list of all the changes we want to make to it. Along with everything that "has to be done before the baby gets here". I told Zeb just yesterday, "Oh my god. We are going to have a baby in six months!..." That seems like it is just around the corner and I have a feeling that the upcoming months are going to fly by. We are becoming more and more excited as everything is starting to sink in and become a reality. I've been digging my nose into some great books that have generously been given to me from friends. It amazing how much is going on at every moment. By now our baby has developed all its organs and begins the process of becoming stronger and utilizing all its functions. The baby is moving out of my pelvic region this week and the indigestion/heart burn from everything moving "up" is here. :(
We went to the Bodies Exhibit yesterday in Atlanta and it was amazing. It was very cool to take a look inside and see just how everything functions. There was a section on fetus and the different stages it goes through. I could have stayed in that section forever reading over and over about the different phases of growth and seeing the baby's actual size right now. Its actual size right now looks so big, I'm mind boggled that something that size can be inside of me and I can't feel it, and the size it will be in two weeks...Oh WOW!

PREGNANCY TRACKER!
How far along? 12 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 0 LBS- Still holding steady even though I feel like I've gained 5 pounds!
Maternity clothes? Not yet. (A shopping trip will be around the corner though.)

Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleep is still so so, I asked for a body pillow for Valentines day. (Romantic huh?)
Best moment this week: Learning and visually seeing  facts about out our little peanut at the bodies exhibit
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Movement: Can't feel anything yet
Food cravings: Grape fruit still :)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still no chicken in my diet and now a new symptom has come where my food doesn't taste "right".
Have you started to show yet: I'm bloated in the evening and a somewhat flat tummy in the morning
Gender prediction: We get to find out with 80% accuracy on 1/30 (maybe, depends on peanut)
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy Happy Happy today!
Weekly Wisdom: Keep tums in my purse
Milestones: No more sleeping on my back after this week so I'm enjoying it as much as I can now.

Baby Barbee coming August 2012!!

We are so excited to be expanding our family!! We are expecting our little bundle to arrive around 8/13/12. We had a check up with our doctor today and everything looks right on track. We got to hear our little peanuts heartbeat...a whopping 167 beats per minute! It was an amazing sound that makes this all a reality. I already have so much love for the squirmy little peanut in my belly that I can hardly keep a smile off my face. The months to come will be full of first time experiences (good and bad) and we would love to share our journey with you! (Bump pics to be loaded soon!)

PREGNANCY TRACKER!
How far along? 9 weeks 1 day
(week 10)
Total weight gain/loss: 0 LBS - still the same even after the holidays! yay!
Maternity clothes? No, but the form fitting items in my closet are not as comfortable anymore.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Not sleeping as well as I used to at night and I get my daily "I need a nap" feeling still around 3.
Best moment this week: Hearing the little peanuts heart beat <3
Have you told family and friends: YES!
Movement: None I can feel but it was moving around on the ultra sound
Food cravings: Grape fruit
Anything making you queasy or sick: The thought of chicken doesn't sound appetizing at all!
Have you started to show yet: I'm bloated in the evening and flat tummy in the morning
Leakage: No... gross
Gender prediction: Got a feeling that it might be a boy but we'd be happy either way. We get to find out with 80% accuracy on 1/30/12!!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: I would say I'm happy most of the time. (This really is a question for Zeb lol)
Weekly Wisdom: To enjoy every minute of this process because it'll go by fast
Milestones: Started back to the gym!