24 Week Prego Pics

16 Weeks left to go here! Again, huge.

Prego and the Maid of Honor

Here I am at Heidi's Weddinng on June 6th. 20 weeks. I AM HUGE!

I was like Bride-zilla for Heidi! Running around like crazy and trying to make sure everything went smoothly amongst all the incompetance. I can get crazy. I will post the wedding later. Let's just say my feet were killing me!

19.5 Weeks Pics

Here I am at almost 20 weeks (almost 5 mos) and I can easily pass for 7! This is us in a shop at the Marriott in Lihue. I needed a dress for dinner that night so I tried some on here.

Joey just loves my belly!

Here we are by this giant fish sculpture on the property. This is the dress I ended up with.

13 Weeks

Yuck! Is all I can say.... but what are you going to do??? I get pretty big quickly when I'm pregnant. I am already showing in this pic and still in my FIRST TRIMESTER!

18 Week Prego Pics

Here I am at 18.5 weeks which is just into the second trimester (about 4 mos). As you can see, I am already getting very big! I can easily pass for 6 mos here... crazy.

People were (have been) constantly guessing I am way ahead in my pregnancy. Everyone I work with swears I have 2 in there! haha...

Where do babies come from?

How do you tell a 5 year old where babies come from? I was always told by professionals and books to be honest and age appropriate about it. So up till now, I have told Joey the basics... He has watched a video (that did not show nudity or the birth of course) about the developing baby in utero to birth. He was educated that the sperm from the Dad fertilizes the egg from the Mom and on from there.

One thing you have to understand about Joey is he can tell when you aren't giving him the facts and he is scary inquisitive! As you can tell, I don't have any other options but to be honest. Besides, I don't believe in the alternative.

LUCKILY, he has not made the connection as to HOW it all happens in the first place.. haha!! Last night was the first time he asked. I think my heart stopped and I just laid there frozen, not knowing what to say. "Mom, how does the baby get inside the mom in the beginning?"
Ummmm.... finally I thought, "From the Dad." Scared out of my mind what would come next he goes...

"OH Yeah, the sperm!"
"Right." I said...
I can breathe!... he still didn't make the connection and to avoid the chance of him asking, I quickly changed the subject.
So far it has been diverted, but for the time being I will get educated as to what a child should know and how they should be told.

Whew! but his reply cracks me up.... too much!

IT'S A BOY!

Boy is it a BOY! Unbelievable! I cannot express how much I 'knew' it was a girl... I don't know what to think! Dreams, feelings, you name it- I had them!!!

BUT, there was the penis- there was no escaping it! He kept flashing us.. it was like he was trying to say something.

His name is Jed Maxime Prado. Jed means 'God's Beloved' and Maxime (a french boy's name) is pronounced 'Mahcseem'- but Joe says "Maxim-ae"... I don't mind either way.

Here's his profile pics: The 2nd one looks as if he's about to suck his thumb. So cute! One of these pics was taken right before he scratched his face! It was amazing to see how animated they are so young.

This is the best one of him flasing us! LOOK at his butt cheeks! SO cute!!!... then again, I am the Mom.
"And here it is again Mom, just in case you didn't see the first five times!"
This one you can't see as clearly- it looks like an arrow pointing to the right! This cracks me up.

Wow... was I surprised! I am so happy for my little guy though, and glad Joey has a little brother to look up to him.

Joey is so sweet... everytime he sees me or passes by, he comes up and lifts up my shirt and kisses the baby.. "Hello Baby Brother!- my little baby brother in the womb." and kisses him all over... it's so cute!

This guy is nuts... he wouldn't sit still for a second! We were lucky to get those pics of his profile. At one point, we went to look at his face and he had his fists up by his head and started punching the sac like it was a punching bag- like crazy, over and over! His little face was squished while he was doing it as if he was frustrated... it was the funniest thing. He seems to be like, "GET ME OUT! I'm DONE!!!" He's a lot like Joey that way.

I'm pregnant!

Here's my littlest guy at 8 weeks- like a pea in a pod :)

Old news now... But boy was I relieved! I thought it would never happen.... at 5:45 on February 22nd, at about the 10th time I went to the bathroom since I fell asleep, I finally took a test. I was 16 days late so I thought it was about time :P (I didn't want to take a test earlier cause I was terrified of being confronted with a negative sign again)
Except for the frequent bathroom trips and sore and growing chest, I didn't have any symptoms to speak of...

I was 6 weeks at the time and my due date is October 15... Joey's Birthday is October 13th! I wonder how close they are going to be... funny.

We are ecstatic!

Create a Birth Plan

This is great... very easy. You might need to sign in. Just click on your preferences and print out. Then go over it with your Doctor to make sure both you and he/she are aware of what you want and what you have the freedom to do in the facility. This just might make you realize that your chosen facility may not be right for your family. That's okay!

Create my Birth Plan!

If this is your first time having a baby, please know now not to be worried about seeming pushy and demanding. TRUST ME! If you go in to deliver unprepared- YOU will be the one bullied around and your needs and preferences will be overlooked.

Take my word for it and don't let it happen to you. This is your baby and your special moment.

Fertility Problems?

It might be partly due to your diet... Read this article from a Newsweek issue that came out in December, 2007. I'm not saying this is a miracle fix or that it will work for you- all I'm saying is that I adjusted my diet in every way to conform to their suggestions and was pregnant (after 4 years of trying!) 30 days later. I at least suggest reading it.

It is 9 pages long so print it out... worth reading every sentence. OR, feel free to buy the book to get the whole shabang (but I felt that the article was enough):

I know how frustrating it can be to see that same damn negative sign over and over again- I would've done anything and the least I could do was change my diet around a bit...

All I can say is:

Stay positive no matter what! (I know that is hard when you are disappointed)

Eat plenty

Exercise

Stay hydrated

.... and have fun trying!