I'm telling you....surfing the web will uncover some crazy things about pregnancy! lol I learn something new allllll the time. Well, last week I stumbled across something called the "Skull Theory" as it relates to gender predictions. Skull theory?!? Never heard of it! Well, according to the "Resident Google fetal Development Scholars" aka BabyCenter chicks (hehehe) you can predict the gender based on the skull structure.
Sooooooooooooo.............armed with this intriguing piece of information I did a pic-stitch of Baby C's NT scan (Baby C is a girl for those who do not know) and Sprouty's. lol {Sprouty top - Baby C bottom}. Any Skull Theory Specialist in da house wanna take a guess at it? If i were to guess, I would have predicted Boy for Baby C and Girl for Sprouty. lol Of course I would have guessed wrong so I think I will leave this one A-Lone! lol Now, Baby C's NT was done at 12 weeks 1 day and Sprouty's was done at 11 weeks 1 day (but Sprouty was measuring 12 weeks 5 days) not sure if that makes a difference but it's worth mentioning. What do ya'll think? I think this would be a good thread for my secret group :-)
How Far Along? 13 weeks 1 day!
Total Weight Gain: The Last time I built up the courage to check I was up 5lbs. So based on my weight BEFORE I got pregnant I'm going to say up 8-9-10ishlbs. At this point I'm just trying to not deny myself BUT be mindful that I have a long way to go before I'm due. Slow Ya roll Nell :-)
Maternity Clothes: Nope. But I'm noticing my boxers are leaving visible marks across the lower region of my belly. Not cool. Still wearing my regular clothes thet just don't fit/hang the same way they used to.
Symptoms: Same as last week ---Heartburn. Exhaustion. But still no morning sickness. Last night my wife thinks I had my first Braxton Hicks. I had a tightening across my stomach and once she had me drink some water and lay down on my left side it went away. It didn't hurt it was just a very weird and uncomfortable feeling.
Stretch Marks: No more than I already had on my stomach.
Belly Button In/Out: Nothing yet. Still in.
Sleep: Great and all the time.
Best Moment Last Week: Getting good news about my MaterniT21 genetic test results and hitting the oh so wonderful 12 weeks! That call from the genetics counselor meant everything to me! It was an amazing moment.
What I Miss: Being active, not requiring as much sleep & Bud Ice Beer. Well, all kinds of Beer.
What I’m looking forward to: Feeling the baby move. Hitting 13 weeks I'm on pins and needles as to when I'm going to experience that awesome moment! My 18-20 week BIG ultrasound.
Food Cravings: Same ---Salads, pineapples, apple sauce and oranges! Salads make the belly soooo happy. Here lately I've also been craving Mexican food!
Food Aversions: Although I still can't eat them scrambled I did eat a fried egg. But eggs are still a bleh for me. Ick!
Gender: **Confession - I hit 12 weeks and all of a sudden it really doesn't matter what se.x Sprouty is. I realllllly just want to take a healthy full term baby home** ------Team Green……for now……But internally I feel like this is a calm, cool and very chill BOY!
Movement: None
My Concerns or Questions: I guess it would be cervical issues. I've read stories (I know I know I shouldn't be reading anything at this point) but reading things about early cervical shortening and dilation I just wonder if there are any signs or things I should be looking out for in the coming weeks.
Goals for the week: Have more se.x, Maintain my healthy diet & don't stress over when I will feel the baby move.
Now that I've reached my focus goal of 13 weeks I will now re-shift to focus to 20 weeks! As I've stated in previous blog posts focusing on 40 weeks is too overwhelming for me so I have to focus on incremental goals. 20 weeks! The half way mark, Feb. 13th, 2014!!!!!! My coworkers officially know I'm pregnant so that too is a heavy burden lifted off my shoulders. Plus I'm appreciating the little gestures of HELP I'm getting since no one wants me lifting or doing too much :-)
I hope you all are having a peaceful, loving & blessed holiday season! Until Next time.....
Meditation:
Surrender.
You cannot control the outcome of life or death so instead of worry, opt to Pray.
Your body was created for this so trust it & Trust God.