Monday, January 6, 2014

19 Week Bump and Baby Names




If we have a little boy, his name will be:
Cadel Arroyave

If we have a little girl, her name will be:
Brielle Arroyave

19 weeks....21 weeks to go!

I am writing tonight feeling so blessed. Our Anatomy sonogram today showed no signs of anything being wrong with this little "nugget". Everything looked great with baby! However, I have a low lying placenta again! Last time it was partial but this time it is complete meaning fully covered. Here is an article explaining more in detail:

Placenta previa (pluh-SEN-tuh PREH-vee-uh) occurs when a baby's placenta partially or totally covers the mother's cervix — the doorway between the uterus and the vagina. Placenta previa can cause severe bleeding before or during delivery.
The placenta provides oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby and removes waste products from your baby's blood. It attaches to the wall of your uterus, and your baby's umbilical cord arises from it. In most pregnancies, the placenta attaches at the top or side of the uterus. In placenta previa, the placenta attaches to the lower area of the uterus.
If you have placenta previa, you'll probably be restricted to bed rest for a portion of your pregnancy and you'll likely require a caesarean section (C-section) to safely deliver your baby.



This being said, I will have another sonogram at 28 weeks to see if the placenta moves up. I know that tons of women have C-sections and I'll be fine if I end up needing one but please join Mario and I as we pray for my placenta to move up!

When it came time to find out the gender, the TV went off and  same as last time, I had to cough and turn, and cough some more (baby would NOT cooperate)! It took a good while for her to get some pics! I would not mind finding out but Mario really wants it to be a surprise so I totally respect that! If I do decide to find out, I won't tell anyone when I find out, sorry now if I lie to you. I want this for Mario and so Don't Ask Me! I already have tons of nursery ideas and so I'm excited to get started on it!


On January 1st, Mario got to feel the baby move for the first time! What a great way to start 2014. I've been feeling he/she since 14 weeks but he finally got to feel it move!



Here are my stats with Annalise and then of this Nugget!

ANNALISE:
How far along?   19 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 6 lbs (107 to 113...doc seemed happy)
Maternity clothes? Pants
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: not so great this week, I think she is waking me up with all her kicking
Best moment this week:  Seeing our baby and finding out it's a girl
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss Anything? nope
Movement: Yes...ALL the time...you can even see my stomach move
Food cravings: Pickles (daily) and Milk

Anything making you queasy or sick: My back pain (not sick but it HURTS)
Have you started to show yet:  yes, people our now commenting
Gender prediction: ITS A GIRL!!!!!!!!!No longer calling her IT
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In (I have noticed that it's kind of flat now)
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Both

Looking forward to: talking about names and working on the nursery


THIS BABY:

How far along?   19 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 1 pound from last appointment which puts me at negative 2 total.
Maternity clothes? Jeans, I'm carrying really low meaning it's very hard to wear regular jeans.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Great when I'm not having sinus issues. Every time I dream about whether it's a boy or girl, I wake up right before! :(
Best moment this week:  The sonogram today, heart rate was 145 and I loved seeing it's cute face!
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss Anything? feeling 100%, I'm having better days but I'm ready to feel GREAT!
Movement: YES!
Food cravings: MILK and PICKLES (same craving as with Annalise)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Food (typically dinner)
Have you started to show yet:  Yes, a little round bump. I'm carrying this baby different from Annalise.
Gender prediction: Mario and I still think Boy! After the sonogram today, I feel that even the baby's face looked more Masculine then Annalise's did...yes, call me Crazy but it does!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In/Out...kind of both
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm definitely more Moody this go around unfortunately. Trying to control it :).

Looking forward to: Working on the nursery and my time with Annalise. Today is the first day that I got a little emotional thinking about having two children. Don't get me wrong, I'm so EXCITED about number 2, but I'm definitely going to cherish the sweet time that I have with just Mario, myself, and Annalise.

Boy or Girl?

Boy or Girl?

Mario and I have decided that we are not going to find out! We want to be surprised this time. It's funny the reactions you get from people when you tell them you're not finding out. Some say, "that's awesome, it'll be fun". Others..."ohh, ok that's cool". Hahaha.

We go to the doctor on Monday for our Anatomy sonogram which was my favorite with Annalise! I'm pumped to get to see this little rascal!

I love the fact that whether it's a boy or girl, God created this little being and He is giving us exactly what He wants us to have. Thank you Jesus for blessing us with another baby. My prayer more than anything is that this little boy/girl will grow up knowing Jesus as his/her Lord and Savior. That "it" will have a sweet relationship with our Father.