Week 21 Ultrasound Results Last week I received a call from my OBGYN in which I was playing phone tag for 2 days! Of course, they don't like to give me detailed messages of what the issue may be. I of course was panicky and couldn't relax while I was packing for our first Disneyland trip with Lil' M. The day before we went (Friday), the office called and told me that my ultrasound showed that I had a "generous" amount of amniotic fluid. GREAT! What it could mean is the baby will feel too tight in there and go into pre-term labor. Yay! No. Evidently, I didn't do anything wrong and I'm not sure if there's anything to "cure" this. In 5 weeks, I'll be going to do another scan to confirm. I pray I'm OK!!! Of course I end up googling and trying to find good news about this possible condition and I find negative things. I stopped looking. I can't stress myself more. So that's that. The day before our big trip and I have that over my head :(.
Disneyland Family Trip The hotel we stayed at was at the Howard Johnson in Anaheim (.2 miles from Disneyland)and it was pretty worth it. The kid's pool area was exactly how they described it. Though toddler's could really only play in 2 1/2 areas: 1. Toddler Pool (1 ft tall): Which was closed off with yellow CAUTION tape. It was thought that there was probably a "floater" before. Ew.
2. 13 Water Fountains: Lil' M loved it. It's the kind where you can step on the fountains from the ground and it shoots up at another fountain.
2.5. Toddler Water Slide: For little ones, I suggest if you can fit, the parent rides with the kid. I had Lil' M sit on my lap and rode it (very short ride so I was OK). At the end of the slide, a big gush of water hit our faces and Lil' M didn't like it and that was the end of it. Later in the day, she tells me "I like waterslides."
Free parking at the HOJO was nice; we were able to walk back and forth to Disneyland in 10 minutes. Restaurants are also next door! We enjoyed Millie's Restaurant and McDonalds. At first, Lil' M was indifferent when we got into the park, however, after seeing the castle and going on the first Dumbo Ride, Lil' M got excited and knew where she was. She LOVED Disneyland. She got her first pair Micky Ears w/her name on it and even sported it. She enjoyed Small World (got her a music box from there). I think what really made her day was getting to meet and take photos with Mulan, Little Mermaid, and Tiana. She left them with a smile and in awwe ("Did this really happened" expression). Actually, she picked out her first Disney memorbillia-Pascal from Tangled. She carried it around and slept with it for the whole trip.
Week 20 Big M and Lil' M and I went to my 20 weeks ultrasound where we get to see more vivid images of our Unit #2 AND find out the sex of the baby! Turns out we are going to have another baby girl! I guess my instincts were wrong? I thought it was going to be a boy. We are very happy but still in shock to know that we wil be blessed with another little lady in our lives :). Well, we have Lil' M stuff still so we are taken care there. We definitely know what to expect with another girl. That was the first highlight of our Wednesday. Lil' M now knows what to call the baby "sister". I can now know who I'm talking to. Hehe.
Tomorrow, I'm taking Lil' M to her first hair salon. It's a salon for focused for kids (has toys/tv/kiddie seats). I've been cutting her hair since she's 6 months..(maybe earlier!). I think it's time for her to get a professional cut and I'll just try to keep up with it since I'll have a baseline to work with. Actually, I just rather have someone deal with a wiggly kid and have the mess be left on their floors! :) She lets me cut her hair, but she tends to keep looking down at whatever I gave her to distract her. Then, she's covered with hair all over as I basically let her sit half naked.
Sat-Monday is our first real family vacation with just us 3! First pool and Disneyland time for Lil' M before Unit #2 is born. This'll be her early birthday present from us as I'm due in October! I'm looking forward to our trip and seeing her so happy. She's been asking to go to Disneyland for months.
Week 20 We just attended my SIL's 1st baby shower last Saturday and it went pretty well. She is definitely well-loved by her family, friends, and co-workers. Their nusery is evidently 'The Muppets'! Very unique and non-cliche. Which I'm a big big fan of (the non-cliche part). I think people liked the games that I selected (Don't say Baby, Dirty Diapers, and Candy Bar Game). I just didn't want to be too cheesy because I know they can be. Lil' M had fun, too. She ate well and even made a friend that was about her age (6 months older), but nevertheless they understood each other verbally, held hands, and hugged many times. So cute! Hope we see her again at the next function :).
The pregnancy's going well. Baby is moving! I guess after the nurse told me about how you can feel the 2nd one earlier, I immediatley was able to identify it. Feels like inner massage chair kneeding (sp) you. Or butterfiles...or a heartbeat. I dreamt that I saw the baby move and stick out a limb. That'd be cool if it happened this time. I didn't see that with Lil' M. Big M talks to Unit 2 daily. He keeps calling Unit 2 "Dragon Baby". I keep thinking of Mooshoo (sp) from Mulan.
The only weird thing that's happened was on Monday night, I was sleeping on my side and I think because I was facing the floor (rather than the wall) and got up to upruptly,I got a bad dizzy spell. Everything was spinning and I had lost my equilibrium. I almost fell when I was walking to the bathroom. I tried to sleep it off until the the next morning. It didn't go away come the next morning. I ended up throwing up (water) b/c I was so dizzy. It felt good actually. But, I just came into work later so I can lay down some more and sleep it off. I was a little wobbly, but was fine. I am back to normal again. I just have to down more water. Maybe it's hormones and lack of water that did it to me?
On an exciting note, we'll be finding out the sex of the baby tomorrow June 6, 2012. So excited! I have no idea what it's going to be. The meat, spicy, and food loving desires I have would traditionally point me to a boy. But that's all entertainment of course. I keep staring at my belly to see how high or low it sits. Or how pointy or round it is. Can't really tell. I think it sits high. I think I'm starting to waddle already! Stay tuned for the news tomorrow.
