Guacamole Anyone?

Today, week 16/month 4, baby is the size of an avocado if I am "average". There is no mistaking it anymore when I palpate, I can for sure feel little melon in there. Greg can't feel it, or doesn't want to at this point, I don't think his palpating skills are up to par. But I am feeling great, my morning sickness has just become routine, and I am just looking forward to the 31st.

Rambling...

This past week went by fast! It was Spring Break at PBA, and I took it upon myself to break in the Spring as much as possible. Pops and Grams came down from Cocoa Beach to spend a couple days with us (wed-fri), and they were my good luck charms again, 2 mornings in a row with no sickness to be seen, but as soon as they left it was back to normal?!
It was a strange week as well...
Men's basketball won the NCCAA south regional and will be traveling to Indiana for the NCCAA national championship, Thursday night Palm Beach County had record breaking rain fall it poured buckets, there is crazy-ness going on at work as one of the coaches was let go and there are all sorts of rumors going around about someone they are bringing in, Saturday and Sunday it was gorgeous outside the best weather we have had around here in months.

Because this weekend was so lovely we decided that Saturday was a great day to take Mya to the beach. When we got there we saw that there was a art fest along the water as well. It worked out perfectly, we enjoyed the beach and the sun for a while and when that got old we walked Mya's little booty off at the art fest, she got her flirt on with the locals and we had a very nice Florida-y day. Sunday was great as well, after church I got to dig into the egg salad I made up the night before (some of my best work) and ten we headed down to the pool to soak up some sun and enjoy our books. I apparently soaked up too much sun as my chest and arm are very lobster like but it was worth it! (today I hear some rumor about the vitamins I am on making my skin more vulnerable to the sun? I am sure it has to do with the fact that I put sunblock on my face and forgot the rest of me.)

Well, tomorrow will be 16 weeks....can't wait to see what kind of fruit Jr resembles now.

Orangey

According to "the bump" baby is now the size of a navel orange, 15 weeks today....I kinda feel guilty, that has been my fruit of choice lately, can't get enough oranges!

New development & Bowden Curse

Yesterday I began to feel a more pronounced bump, about 4" below my belly button, you can't really see anything yet (except for my belly chub moving up and out a little bit it is very sexy!) All morning during church I was really uncomfortable, I think baby was making room, it was causing twinges and cramps, but it eventually calmed down. Greg is funny about the whole bump he wont feel it he says until he can see it, it makes him feel like he is hurting it to poke around in there, he is such a boy! Due to all that activity yesterday though this morning I could not button my khakis, they were fresh from the drier and usually that is when they are my favorite. So, I got to bust out my Bella Band (well the cheap Target version of the Bella band). For those of you who are unfamiliar is is just basically a spandex tube that you can wear all the way up over your belly or fold it over and wear it under your belly and a means of support, and in my case to hold up your pants when they can not be buttoned. It is actually very comfortable and it is a whole lot more comfortable than trying to squeeze the button closed.

So tomorrow will be 15 weeks and I am still getting morning sickness! When will this end?!?! In my mind I lovingly refer to this as the Bowden Curse! Due only to the fact that my poor mother was sick for 4-5 months of each pregnancy and it looks like I am going to follow in her footsteps. Over all during the day I feel fine, I am just OVER spending portions of my morning in spitting into the loo...(whine, whine, whine...OK, I am done)
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Happy Birthday

MYA! Our first born is 2 today. She is such a delight and we are so blessed to have such a wonderful part of our family! She is always so happy when we get home from work, she loves her walks, she is such a flirt and loves to meet new people. Tomorrow we are going to take her to cold stone and get her a puppy dish of ice cream (what female doesn't like ice cream, and I am sure baby will like some too), she has earned it! If only she could learn to chew on her bones and only her bones, and keep her fur off of everything it comes into contact with she really would be the perfect pet!

13 weeks old, the day we brought her home...what a puff ball, how could we not fall in love.So happy in the tub, her face looks so small with all that fur wet, but she is still smiling.Her big girl bed, a perfect fit, it is her favorite place to eat her treats and hide socks.

There is simply no hiding it, she is a daddy's girl! And she has daddy wrapped around her little claw too.

Happy Birthday "Puppy Girl"

Flippie Floppies

Seriously?!?!

Let me start by saying there is still a baby in there, the heart rate was 150 this morning. That was very reassuring to hear since there is really no other sign of pregnancy at this time. And they are going to do the "anatomy screen" on March 31st so we have that to look forward to (take my poll and see if you are right), but seriously this doctor I saw today....

My Ob it is a group. So, each time I go I see a different doctor. They do this so I can sort of get to know each one throughout my pregnancy because on the day I go into labor I will get whatever doctor is on call. I kind of enjoy seeing a different doctor each time, it makes sense to me. I don't want someone down there on deliver day I have never seen before, and since I go in every month I will at least make the rounds with them all and then have some overlap with my favorites. All the doctors I have seen so far have been, well, normal. They are nice, they do what they need to do and they make sure I don't have any questions. But Dr. Choi this morning, add him to my list of NON favorites. Here was my first impression, he looked hung over, like he just rolled out of bed, his scrubs were hanging off of him, he talked like Dr. Ray (that guy on TV who does all the plastic surgery and karate, anyone know who I am talking about), he was talking really fast and practically running out of the door as soon as he was finished with the doppler, and then I looked at him more closely and saw he had FLIP FLOPS ON! WHAT! Isn't that some sort of OSHA violation? What a first impression, hopefully he doesn't wear them in the delivery room, sheesh.

Week 14...and so much more

Today baby is 14 weeks old, and according to babycenter.com it is the size of a lemon. My lemon is just resting in there peacefully I don't really feel a thing besides the occasional cramp which is more than likely baby making room. We have our monthly checkup tomorrow where I hope to hear the heartbeat again. Other than the never ending morning sickness, the heart beat is the only way I really know baby is still in there. I just want to know that there really is something in there growing away. I am sure soon enough when none of my clothes fit and I am as big as a whale I will laugh at that statement, but today I still need proof.

In an attempt to fit in some exercise, and enjoy the beautiful Florida day on Sunday we went on a family walk on the lake trail, one of our favorite spots. Here is me and my first baby, with West Palm in the background, we are on the rich side of the water. (Greg is on the other side of the camera, I promise he was there.) Mya LOVES her walks.

We received our first baby onesies yesterday from Aunt Christie and Uncle Tiny with a card that read "Pregnancy is the happiest time to feel like crap" and it is just so true! The onesies are very cute and it feels so strange to think that soon enough we will have a little body to put in them. Grandma Hill has also sent us some baby booties she whipped up (one for each sex just in case, she couldn't wait) which are also very cute. We are so excited and so blessed and so ready for the morning sickness to be done with!