Cravings/Aversions: Not really craving anything on a regular basis. I'm pretty spoiled though because Carl lets the baby and I choose dinner any time we go out. He says I'm the pregnant one so I get to choose what we eat. I will say that last night we went to Joe's Crab Shack and I ordered some spicy citrus steam pot thing. I thought there was going to be no way I'd finish. I did! It was awesome. The crab and shrimp soaked up the flavors of lime and tabasco and it was heavenly! I'd go back tonight and do it again if it wasn't a little pricey! I'm going to be thinking about that meal for awhile. I am eating twizzlers as I type this but that's nothing new. I have always loved candy and pregnancy hasn't changed that. It doesn't really count as an aversion but I'm sick of sprite. I try to avoid caffeine and so it's what I normally order when we're out but it's getting old!
Symptoms: Heartburn! It's striking every night and it stinks. I guess I should just start eating tums for dessert. I am also getting random waves of nausea. I get hot and dizzy and then nauseated and it just comes out of the blue. I am feeling the baby more now. I think I felt it roll over or flip. It felt like when your stomach drops on a roller coaster ride except it wasn't in my stomach. I can also feel little kicks or punches but they happen so fast it's almost hard to know what I really felt. Can't wait until they are strong enough for Carl to feel his baby's movements.
News this week: It's a girl! We had an elective ultrasound around 17.5 weeks and found out we are expecting a daughter. That was confirmed at our anatomy scan 2 days ago. We are thrilled. She's going to have us wrapped around her finger. The elective ultrasound was cool because we saw her moving around in 3d. She was very still until the sonographer gave me a drink of very cold water. Once the water hit my stomach the baby started dancing. The anatomy scan was cool too. No 3d but we could see the baby's brain, spine, the 4 chambers of the heart, and her 2 kidneys. The sonographer could even see her bladder filling so we know her kidneys are working. We have to wait for the radiologist to read it and get back to our doctor before we hear any more details but it seemed like all was well. When we tried to look at her face she crossed her arms over it so she might be a little shy. She is already the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
Carl and I have worked on our baby registry this week. I thought a wedding registry was hard but this is worse! There is so much to choose from and we have to weed out the things we don't really need. For the things we do need, it's just hard to know how many we might need. There are swings, bouncers, and play mats. Does a baby need all of these?! We are trying to keep things pretty minimal for the most part. But it is fun to look at all the cute baby stuff!
Here are some pictures:
Baby girl in 3d:
Baby's face (too small to see much detail yet):
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