Boy or Girl?

It's a boy if:

• You didn't experience morning sickness in early pregnancy - false
• Your baby's heart rate is less than 140 beats per minute – false, the baby’s heart rate has been in the 160’s and 150’s
• You are carrying the extra weight out front – um….well my belly has grown
• Your belly looks like a basketball – I don’t think I’m big enough to determine this
• Your areolas have darkened considerably – um, not really
• You are carrying low – I don’t think I’m big enough to determine this
• You are craving salty or sour foods – not really
• You are craving protein -- meats and cheese - true
• Your feet are colder than they were before pregnancy - false
• The hair on your legs has grown faster during pregnancy - false
• Your hands are very dry - true
• Your pillow faces north when you sleep – what does this even mean? It faces to the west, nice.
• Dad-to-be is gaining weight, right along with you – um, yea right
• Pregnancy has you looking better than ever – somebody else will have to answer this one
• Your urine is bright yellow in color - false
• Your nose is spreading- again, what does this even mean??
• You hang your wedding ring over your belly and it moves in circles - false
• You are having headaches – no ( i was having headaches but I discovered it was because I wasn't wearing my glasses, doh!)
• You add your age at the time of conception and the number for the month you conceived and the sum is an even number – 28 + 6 = 34; that would be even

It's a girl if:

• You had morning sickness early in pregnancy - true
• Your baby's heart rate is at least 140 beats per minute - true
• You are carrying the weight in your hips and rear - ALWAYS
• Your left breast is larger than your right breast - I don't know....Paul?
• Your hair develops red highlights – it always has red highlights
• You are carrying high – I have no idea
• Your belly looks like a watermelon – not big enough to tell
• You are craving sweets – not really
• You are craving fruit – eating lots of apples and pineapple
• You crave orange juice - true
• You don't look quite as good as normal during pregnancy – I have no idea
• You are moodier than usual during pregnancy – I’m always moody
• Your face breaks out more than usual – I have been broken out lately
• You refuse to eat the heel of a loaf of bread – Do I ever eat the heel?
• Your breasts have really blossomed! – Well I certainly can’t deny this
• Your pillow faces south when you sleep – Again, who even knows??
• Your urine is a dull yellow color – true, but I drink a lot of water
• You hang your wedding ring over your belly and it moves from side to side - true
• You add your age at the time of conception and the number for the month you conceived and the sum is an odd number – 28 + 6 = 34; that would be even

Meet Baby BoKe

Weekly Survey

How far along? 19 weeks 2 days according to the due date based off of my last period; 19 weeks 3 days based off the baby's measurements at our ultrasound last week.
Maternity clothes? Pants yes, shirts yes and no, workout clothes no
Bajunga (aka Chest) Measurement: still barely squeezing into a 34DD
Noticeable Belly Bump? I still think this is debatable. Paul would say yes. We went out with some of his volleyball people and one person, (John and May Lin you will appreciate this)Jeff Fogel, said "looks like you're with child". So maybe it is noticeable....but he could have known that I'm pregnant since Paul plays volleyball with him and may have told him.
Cravings: Caesar salad. My brother sent me (actually Paul, bc we all know he's the cook in this family) a recipe for French Onion Soup and said he usually serves it with a cold Caesar salad, so I decided to make it last week. Paul made Caesar dressing from scratch and I haven't been able to stop eating it since.
Food Aversions: Still squash, red potatoes, leftovers that I have eaten at least 1 time besides the fresh serving
Sleep: Up at least once a night to pee, sleeping better with my body pillow but I still find myself on my back, which usually starts to hurt if I stay on it too long
Best Moment This Week: It was actually last week. We got our first "official" ultrasound. It was amazing, and it confirmed that there is a baby in me, not an alien. We also confirmed that there is not an arm growing out of it's forehead. Did not confirm the sex, although I tried like hell to "see something" or "not see something". Paul got really annoyed with me, especially after I told him that I came home and did searches on Google for "boy baby ultrasound" vs "girl baby ultrasound". I still have no idea what the sex is, even after my research.
Most Absurd Pregnancy Comment This Week: I can't think of one right now.
Signs of Life: Still no movement, I'm waiting patiently
Labor Signs: No.
Belly Button In or Out? In
What I Miss: Oddly enough, not being able to do hard core workouts.
What I Am Looking Forward To: Feeling this baby move for the first time
Number of Times I said "Do you think I just killed the baby?": about two, but this was in reference to me saying this, not me actually saying this. I think I'm growing out of this fear which is good.
Weekly Wisdom: If you have a bad sweet tooth, just get pregnant, it will go away like that!
Milestones: Getting Paul's birthday present squared away, still have a few details to take care of, but mostly it is all set to go! Also FINALLY finished staining that fence May Lin and I built!

19 weeks and 3 days belly

It's really not that much bigger than the 15 week picture, maybe just a little more round.

Proof There Are Not Triplets in My Belly

I'm currently taking two yoga classes; one is a prenatal class and one is a regular level 1 -2 class. They're both great. I think the regular class must have secretly been a senior citizen class because every person in it is over 40, and then there's me, this young pregnant woman. Most people in the class know I'm pregnant because I had to tell the instructor (there are certain poses you can't do while pregnant, and being the good yogi I am I have no idea what all of them are) and a lot of people heard me tell her this. It actually went more like this:

Instructor: "Does anybody have anything that I should know about? (mostly looking for injuries)

Jenille: "Oh, yea, I'm pregnant"

Instructor: "Congratulations! How far along are you?"

Jenille: "17 weeks"

Instructor: "Great, there will be some things you can't do but I'll give you alternatives"

Jenille: "Great"

Couple People in Class (whispers): "She sure doesn't look like she's 17 weeks"

Jenille: "Looks at them like, I know what you just said"

And there's the proof that I cannot possibly have multiple babies inside of me.

Nothing Like a Russian Sonogram First Thing in the Morning

Now, I know you're probably thinking, "OMG, sonogram!!! Time to see the baby!!!" WRONG. It goes more like this: "OMG, let's make sure your heart is working properly!!!". As a person who is not good at following up, I'm telling all of you, that if you have something diagnosed and they tell you to have it checked every year a half, do that, so when you get pregnant, you don't have to think "I wonder if that leaky heart valve I was supposed to get checked every year and a half is going to give me any trouble when the amount of blood in my body increases by 40% and my heart has to work a lot harder". It's really not a big deal, and we should get the confirmation that my heart is just fine sometime today, but it definitely adds to my crazy pregnant comments and fears. Right, now you're all wondering how does Russian work into this equation. The sonographer was this Russian lady with a very heavy Russian accent. She was actually very nice, and the 20 minutes of the sonogram went something like this:

Russian Lady: "Ok, breaze, now hold zit, hold zit.....beauziful"

Russian Lady: "Blow out, keep blowing....hold zit.........what seems like 3 minutes passes....ok breaze, very good"

Russian Lady: "Take a breazth in, litzle bit more, ok hold it.........beauziful, breaze"

Russian Lady: "Deep breazth, hold zit.......hold zit.......beauziful, breaze"

I wasn't allowed to talk at all; only breaze.

Weekly Survey

How far along? 17 weeks 1 day
Maternity clothes? Pants yes, shirts yes and no, workout clothes no
Bajunga (aka Chest) Measurement: still squeezing into a 34DD
Noticeable Belly Bump? Debatable
Cravings: Nothing specific, just been hungry a lot
Food aversions: Squash, red potatoes, leftovers that I have eaten at least 1 time besides the fresh serving
Sleep: Up at least once a night to pee, sleeping better with my body pillow but I still find myself on my back, which usually starts to hurt if I stay on it too long
Best Moment This Week: Peeing my pants when I sneezed, and hearing the baby's heartbeat
Most Absurd Pregnancy Comment This Week: "I'm going to give birth to a midget with an arm growing out of it's forehead"
Signs of Life: Lots of gas bubbles, but I don't think it's real movement
Labor Signs: No, but had some serious growing pains Friday night / all day Saturday
Belly Button In or Out? In
What I Miss: Being able to brush my teeth in the morning without vomiting
What I Am Looking Forward To: Having a real pregnant belly :: I know I'll regret this at some point
Number of Times I said "Do you think I just killed the baby?": at least two
Weekly Wisdom: Marry a man who loves to cook
Milestones: Getting the bathroom vanity light wired and put up on the wall

Uncontrollable Bladder

I have officially started peeing my pants. There's really nothing like the feeling of sneezing and not being able to control your bladder. I'm not saying there's so much it's dripping down my leg, but there's definitely enough to make it noticeable. So far it's only been caused by sneezing, but I'm looking forward to the day when I pee my pants from laughing and coughing, and maybe just for no reason at all.