How old am I?

Last I checked I was 28, but apperently some people think I am about 17 - a teenager in trouble, and not a very smart one at that.

So I am standing in the hallway of DeVry outside of a friend's office, and a Dean is in with her. They are having a grand old time, always nice to see...My mom starts talking to the Dean, and my friend looks at my belly and smiles, making a comment about it being rounder. I joke that I think it still looks like I ate too many Swiss Rolls. This has her laughing ofcourse. Now everyone is listening as I say "And it's really not fair because I have the Swiss Roll belly without having actually enjoyed any Swiss Rolls". This has my friend laughing more. The Dean chimes in with "You shouldn't eat Swiss Rolls, they are bad for the baby." My friend says "Oh yes, all that partially hydroginated..." I say "Oh no, Swiss Rolls are great, and all the creamy goodness and chocolate..." The Dean says, "No, she definitely should not eat that, no dark chocolate either." My friend responds with "But, a piece of chocolate?" The Dean says "Sure, a small bite occasialy, she could do that"

Notice how they are no longer talking TO me?

I pipe in with

"She's actually doing pretty good with the eating...really"

My friend laughs again and says jokingly "Lets talk about her as if she's not here!"

Thank goodness atleast someone caught on to that.

Mom and I left.

And I took a deep breath to keep from getting completely pissed, especially since at this point I was starving.

We got in the car and I said. "I can eat Swiss Rolls if I damn well please!"

This is not the first time the Dean has forgotten that I am a grown woman, perfectly capable of making my own decisions, not to mention good ones.

Can't eat chocolate? Are you freaking kidding me?

I wasn't even going to go into the studies about happy babies coming from women who ate chocolate while pregnant.

And all this talk of Swiss Rolls...I really do want to eat them...right in front of her!

Ok...so maybe I am 17...

LOL*

Birthing Video

I was told by my new midwife that I should watch videos.

Scary thing that...but it makes sense as a preparation tool. But I should NOT watch them alone.

Some of it is gross. Ok...alot of it is gross. Some of it is scary...and for some reason after watching two I couldn't stop crying. I didn't feel sad, afraid, only a little grossed out...but I just kept crying. Odd no?

Next time I'll watch them with someone.

Anyone want to watch scary grossness with me? =\

My New Birth Center

Today (I am officially 14 weeks btw) I went to the Heart 2 Heart Birth Center.

Oh My GOD! I love it so so so so so so so so much!

The place is antique fancy, kinda old English meets vintage American. There is a spa and a tea room with a courtyard filled with fancy tables and yummy smelling flowers. Just gorgeous.

The midwife, Michelle, is sassy, funny, opinionated, and super nice. We are totally on the same page about many things, and she told me a few things that surprised me. I still need to do research on it, so I'll get into that later.

Also, as much as she is into natural foods and healthy goodness, she did not make me feel bad for how I have been eating, and when I expressed my worry about my nutrition she said that our bodies are built to protect the baby, so I should not worry, but as soon as I am feeling 100% I need to cut out the processed crap...I so agree!

It was just an awesome experience and I am very excited.

I made the switch =D

Predicting Gender

More for fun than anything else really...but here are the predictions...

According to old wives' tales it is a girl
According to the BabyZone gender predicter it is a girl
Accroding to the chinese gender chart it is a boy (but I should be a boy too according to that chart...and I am pretty certain that is not the case)
Madame Z has predicted a girl 3 times and a boy twice...and twice a 14lb baby...I am not pleased with that prediction at all! LOL*
Intelligender says it is a boy
Drew thinks it's a boy, my mom thinks it's a girl
I have no idea

We will hopefully get to see in about 7 weeks. Keep your fingers crossed - at this point, especially seeing how sqirmy the little one is, I just hope it will let us see what it is...either way...

4D Ultrasounds

So, I got my first taste of superior technology for babies, aka the 4D ultrasound. I heard the name, and thought, "4D, how dumb of a name, if it doesn't exist for any period of time, it's only 3D!" Little did I know that you could actually make a recording of it, thereby making it 4D, nor did I realize how redonkulously crystal clear some of the images could be! I was truly flabbergasted as I caught sight of my little child....*letting that sink in*....squirming around, covering it's face, moving, breathing.....*letting THAT sink in*.....just wow.

The Baby Expo and Pictures!

he expo was a whole lot of fun! There were a bunch of really neat vendors - many of whom are moms who started their own business - cool! Sadly I did not win any prizes - but I did get to be on video! My mini interview will be on the Smart baby Expo website! Pretty cool huh?

Also! I got a mini 4D ultra sound session! With pics of course!!! It is too early too see the gender - but we got a few cute shots of the baby. And can I just say the baby is a squirmy little thing! 

And just for fun we bought an Intelligender kit. Cuz why the hell not. I'll be taking it tomorrow morning. It'll be fun to see if the results are accurate or not. Only 7 weeks until we find out for sure! (As long as my squirmy little bean cooperates! LOL*)

The Belly 13 Weeks

I don't think there is much of a change here from 11 weeks. Drew thinks my belly is a teeny bit bigger...If there is a change it is marginal. But I wanted to keep up with the every other week belly pics =)