First Impressions

Well, my first impressions of this kid where, "WHOA! That thing is huge!" At the first sonogram, I found out that all of my carefully laid plans were all messed up and he was 2 weeks bigger (and thus older) than I knew he should be. Hm, that's interesting. We were using kits to ensure that we had the proper timing. I'd been tracking my period for MONTHS. I KNEW when I got pregnant. Well, maybe not. So technically, I got pregnant during my period. That's interesting. I know that's not possible. It's not a question of what could happen in the human body. Again, it's a question of timing. I have records. Just trust me.

Alas, nature has her way with everything and here we were at the 12 week sonogram with a 15 week baby. He didn't look like a blob or a sea monkey. He looked like a baby. And we KNEW he was a HE. No questions on that one. Ok. That was neat. And seeing him move was super. But still I was lonely because he was still and unknown quantity quietly making my waist line bigger.

And boy did he hit my waist line with a VENGEANCE. I get all kinds of "Are you sure you're not having twins? One could be hiding!" comments. Thanks people! That's ok. The belly is beautiful and perfectly round. And soon I'll pass the point where I look plump and I'll look PREGNANT. It won't be much longer. yay!

Welcome to the Waterbelly Baby Blog

Ok, so I was thinking that when I have the COOLEST experiences of my pregnancy that I should write this stuff down. So many of my friends, family, people I know, who've been pregnant don't remember SQUAT about the experience. They have a few memories here and there, but nothing deep and significant. Especially my parents and their generation. "But Nutsy," they say. "That was SOOOOO long ago." Yeah yeah yeah.

So I figured out that I should keep a diary of the cool things that I'm feeling and the little experiences and then I can share them with friends, family and my kids when they grow up. Yay! So that's what this is about. Just a place for me to share all of my happy and personally interesting experiences. I'm starting a little late in the game so I will probably have to go backward for a while, but you'll just have to forgive me.