The Origin of Bagel

Oh yeah. So i'm not sure if I addressed this in any of my past blogs and really don't feel like going back to check so I'll just make a new one. I've had a few people ask why we call Bagel, well, Bagel. So here goes.


There was a comedian we saw at the Laff Stop one time and I don't remember quite what he was talking about but it ended with him pulling up his shirt, making an "O" with both hands and placing it over his belly button. So if you can imagine, if you are not perfect with a flat flat stomach, it will look like a bagel! so anyway, since that day, I would always refer to my stomach as a bagel because even though I had lost all this weight, my stomach was never flat, flat. I still had a bagel.


So one day, after we already knew we were pregnant, Junior pat my belly and said, "hello Bagel" referring to the baby of course! And it's stuck since then. Plus it works since we don't know if Bagel is a girl or boy yet and we can't say he or she just yet, AND it's better than referring to Bagel as "it."


So that's it! That is how Bagel came to be, well, Bagel!

Mother in law

So yesterday was my mother in law's birthday. Junior called to tell her happy birthday for us and they talked a little; normal how are you doing etc stuff. Of course she asks how I'm doing and with the pregnancy and all. THEN she tells Junior that she has already bought Bagel something! How exciting!!! I mean, regardless of what it would be the fact that she is already buying Bagel stuff means she's excited! Not that I doubted she would (ok maybe a little) but I knew she was excited when we told her. Anyway, she bought Bagel a Leap Frog. How cool is that??? Those things can be pricey! I'm so excited! Maybe I'm especially excited since this is Bagel's only living grandparent. But let's not go there before I get emotional. However, Junior's aunt and uncle have always been like parents to him and so we consider them grandparents to Bagel too.


Ok I can't help but I thought oh man, mom and dad would have been so excited I can't imagine how much they'd do for Bagel before Bagel even gets here. Hurts my heart a little.


OK ANYWAY, do not make a pregnant get more emotional than she already is. MOVING ON. So my sis in law also gave me a set of clothes for Bagel! they're not new or anything, but still very meaningful. It's a Mickey Mouse pajama set that both my neice and nephew wore when they were babies. So it's kind of neat that Bagel will get to share that with them. Especially since my neice and nephew are 9 and 10 years old respectively! My how time flies by. In fact, by the time I have Bagel my nephew will be 11 years old! OH MY GOODNESS... AND he will be finishing up elemntary and on his way to middle school!!! Oh man... time flies by so quick! I can still remember when I started middle school like it wasn't that long ago. Hmmm... maybe I need a wake up call. You are NOT THAT young, Gail. haha!


I can't wait for Bagel to come join us in this world. I wonder what he/she will look like. More like me? More like Junior? Neither of us? haha! I hope Bagel doesn't get my nose though. It's very flat. haha! Although I (have learned to) love my nose, I hope Bagel is more fortunate than I am! Junior doesn't want any of our kids to look like him at all! I don't know why! He says he hopes all our kids look like me. I guess I should take that as a compliment. But I want our kids to look like both of us!


Well this week on babycenter.com, it's suggested we start talking to Bagel now. I can't wait but at the same time i'm a little bit at a loss of words! haha! Maybe because even though I know Bagel is there, since I haven't felt Bagel or even show it's almost like i'm not pregnant. So then I feel I might just be talking to my belly and not Bagel. Well I'll make that my goal this week. Talk to Bagel!

15 weeks!

Duh! I forgot to mention in my last blog that today I am officially 15 weeks! how could I forget? I guess the pain my pants were causing me to forget. Or it's because i'm pregnant. haha! Anyway, there's the babycenter.com picture for 15 weeks. So now Bagel should be about 4 inches long and 2 - 2 1/2 oz heavy. eeek! How exciting! Something cool I learned was that although Bagel's eyelids are fused shut right now, they say the fetus can still detect light. so if you were to take a flash light and beam the light on your belly, more than likely the fetus will move away. How cool is that? Ok but here's the cooler part. They say that around 16-22 weeks is when you first feel the baby kick! Oh man! 16 weeks is NEXT WEEK! I can't wait! Kick me Bagel! Kick me! haha! I'm just hoping I feel it sooner rather than later. I mean we already have to wait until January 4 to find out the sex so give me this. Let me feel Bagel kick next week! There I go again getting my hopes up. Oh well! I don't care.

I'm worried though that I might not even know that Bagel kicked me. What if I just discount it as something else. Man... I hope I know it's a kick. They say that first time moms usually don't know they are being kicked in the beginning. But supposedly you feel them more when you are sitting or lying down quietly. Something to do with the lack of movement that your baby kicks and punches because they want you to move. haha!


Sure I laugh now like it's cute but I'm sure once Bagel is here in the world, it won't always be so cute.

I gave in

Today at lunch I went to Target and bought myself some pants. I couldn't take it. My jeans were hurting me EVEN with the top button down! But, I still am not big enough for maternity pants. So I bought me some $10 sweats. haha! They may not be pretty but Bagel feels better and therefore so do I!


I'm feeling my appetite coming back. Although I'm still picky, at least I can eat things. So I need to be careful about that.

My jeans

are starting to be a little too tight in my waist area. When I stand, it's fine. it JUST fits. well... maybe it it's a tad bit tight standing but bearable. But when I sit, oh my. It's not cool. Last night Junior and I went to the movies (we watched Enchanted, very cute movie!). After sitting for about half an hour I was so uncomfortable that I proceeded to unbotton my pants. Junior was just laughing at me. Luckily there were only 3 other people in the theatre and not on our row. I looked down and my goodness... it was like rising dough. hahaha! but it felt good! I think I should seriously invest in one of those belly extender things. The only thing is the ones I always see are UGLY! hahaha! I once saw somewhere in a magazine one that was pretty cool looking. I need to find that magazine.

The big day...

is January 4, 2009! So far away it seems! That's the day we get to find out if Bagel is a boy or girl. Well, assuming Bagel cooperates anyway. Man did I get my hopes up high for this last appointment, huh? Shoot... I wasn't EVEN close! My cousin told me to complain of a stomach pain so that they would do the ultrasound earlier. hahaha! but I'm thinking... would my insurance cover that??? Maybe since apparently I have great insurance! haha! But I think I'll just wait until January 4. Junior, of course, mentions here and there that we CAN find out sooner if we wanted. But I'm thinking that that is an extra $200 or so blood test that is not covered by insurance just to find the sex out. So I think I'll wait. Although the blood test would be much more accurate than the ultrasound but still. I'll take my chances and save a buck.


So I did a little Christmas shopping this weekend. I did VERY little on Friday because really, I was not in the mood to be trampled on by those crazy ass folks who camped out the night before just to wait for the stores to open at 4am! Freakin' out of your minds folks! ANYWAY, most of my shopping was for the kiddos since our list of kids has grown to 13! sheesh! When did that happen??? But as I was doing some shopping it dawned on me that wow, this time next year I can shop for Bagel's first Christmas!!! eeek! That little thing is going to be SPOIL-ED! awwww.... I can't wait. Well sometimes I can. hahaha! When I start to think about how much our lives and finances will change. (slightly stressed) BUT, it will be worth it. Everyone says that although you go through so much and so many changes with a new one, it's well worth it and nothing compares. I can believe that. I mean I think about when my parents passed how much I realized I really love them. I mean I know I love them but you feel it more I guess once they're gone. And then to know that it's possible to love someone even more is amazing. I can't imagine! Sometimes I think it's impossible, but then I hear it all the time. Your kids are the most important to you. So that will be interesting.


So I did buy a couple bra's for myself this weekend, but that was quite the necessity! I was spilling out of my last one and feeling the pain I might add. So I finally gave in and bought myself two maternity/nursing bras with the great support! I feel MUCH better! But I have to say, the nursing bra's are kind of weird. hahaha! i mean I know they are made that way for nursing but it's still a little weird. I'm hoping these bra's last me long and I don't grow out of them too soon.... or at all for that matter! But they say that since most women grow out of bras quickly that it's best to buy just two. One to wear while the other is being washed. So that's what I did.


And can I just say for the record, I am shocked there aren't more maternity places around! I mean there are always pregnant women around so someone tell me why most malls either have NO maternity store or just one! And then many department stores don't even carry maternity clothes! The ones that do maybe have 2, MAYBE 3 racks to choose from and that's it! Now there are those stand alone stores like Old Navy and Gap, etc that carry maternity clothes but very FEW of their locations atually have them in store. Otherwsie you need to order online. Crazy isn't it? I figured that with all the pregnant women in the world, there might be a store or two more acessible than there is right now. Oh well, what can you do right? Although, I'm VERY thankful that Target has a maternity section and with cute clothes I might add! I tried on this super cute dress yesterday and it was on sale for $13! I didn't get it though. I didn't feel pregnant enough to wear it and well yes, maybe I could wear it later but then I thought it would be best to buy as I need. That should keep me from spending what I don't need to.


I wonder at what point will I show? I used to think that by Christmas I would but at this rate I'm thinking maybe not. Then again, my sis in law said I will be surprised. I will go to bed one night and wake up the next morning with a bump that grew overnight. haha! That would be interesting. Until then, I'm still not showing folks.

Second Trimester!

I am officially in my second trimester! woo hoo! The first one just flew by didn't it? Seems like it. So changes thus far? None really. But I guess compared to the first trimester overall, my appetite has improved but is still a work in progress. I've learned that I can do without meat. I still eat it to get the protein but the dietician at my nutrition class suggested I also try getting protein from things like kidney beans and black beans. Why didn't I think of that? So I'll be giving that a try. Right now the only thing that sits well with me are fruits and vegetables. Weird huh? Don't get me wrong, I can eat other things but the only thing I really enjoy are fruits and vegetables. Oh, and chocolate. haha! What would a pregnancy be without the love of chocolate, right. Anyway, this is the picture of my 14th week from babycenter.com. BUT, I also kind of like the picture that parents.com had too. so here that is.

OK, so the big question is, is Bagel a boy or a girl??? I still don't know. I really did get my hopes up to high! Darn. At my last appointment we hear the heartbeat (Junior's first time) but this time we got to hear movement! eeek! It was so cool. I mean really, it was just a wooshing or squirming of noice, but as soon as the doctor said that was movement me and Junior had kool-aid smiles plastered on our face. She kept the doppler there for a bit, but I guess the movement noise became more apparent and the doctors reaction of, "ok ok ok i'll stop" had me thinking that maybe Bagel didn't like being pressed on like that! hehe... kind of cute.

So anyway, I figured I'll get my ultrasound at my next appointment which is 18 weeks... NOPE! oh geez! She gave me this form (which they faxed to the hospital) for me to call in and schedule my 20 week ultrasound. I guess they don't do that in the office. The ultrasound machine she had in the office was a little weird since it was internal. I don't know. But that will be when we find out. Man, we won't even know for Christmas! :( It's ok I guess.

However, there has been a change in opinion. Up until lately, most people have been guessing that Bagel is a boy, me included. Lately, I've been getting guesses that Bagel is a girl. My cousins and one of my cousin's friends think I am having a girl. My cousin Imacel had a little get together at her house Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. Her baby girl was sitting on Imacel's friend, Brandy's lap. I barely touched her and Mykaella just started screaming and crying! And I normally have a good effect on children. Brandy and Imacel just both looked at me and said, "you're having a girl." ok... maybe. I don't know. Then late Imacel's mom, Ate Chelie (who is actually my frist cousin) was asking me how I've been feeling and doing and she looked at me and said, "I think you are having a girl." Today, I'm talking to my friend Muna (who just had her son this past September) and she was asking how I've been feeling etc. So I told her about my appetite and things and SHE thinks I am having a girl too because of my symptoms. Hmmm... maybe? All I know is I'm starting to think... maybe I am. Guess we won't know until week 20! arghh!!! so far from now, but then again it's not. Crazy thing is, I may start to show by then! But maybe not. haha! Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Anxious again...

So this Wednesday I hit the 14th week and my offical first week of my second trimester. Man does time fly by fast. I think I need to get to steppin' on getting ready for Bagel to come. Or as Junior would call it, Bagel delivery. hehe... it's cute!

Well if you weren't already aware, I'm so anxious for this appointment because I think, well I HOPE I get to find the sex out. But the more I think of it, my appointment after this one would be a more ideal time to try and determine the sex because by then I'll be 18 weeks already. So I've heard and read that some people are able to find the sex out as early as 12-13 weeks but that most know around 18-20 weeks. But I'm thinking if Bagel is a boy, then it should be pretty easy to figure out b/c there will be an appendage (sp?) there. Oh man, if she doesn't do an ultrasound, I think I will be totally crushed. sigh... but then again, atleast at 18 weeks it will be right before Christmas and it'll be like a Christmas gift. But who says we can't have Thanksgiving gifts?

Well this week is going to be pretty cool. Off Wednesday and Thursday and half day Friday. woo hoo! I love days where I can sit and do nothing! oh man! Sunday... I don't know what my deal was! I mean I GUESS it was the pregnancy but I was SO freakin' tired! I must have taken like three 2-3 hour naps the whole day. AND I still went to bed around 10:30p. Well I take that back. I went to bed at 10:30p but I was watching tv. So maybe I actually fell asleep around 11:00p-ish. I thought the tired periods would be over at this point but I don't know... maybe it was a 'one last time' before the second trimester? shoot! I don't know! I mean I was so tired that just loading the dishes into the washer... I had to sit! hahah! what a wimp I am! I tell Junior all the time that I am such a wimp. We can go out somewhere and I see these woman with their bellys out to there with kids just walking around doing whatever they need and here I am, not even showing, complaining I'm tired or I can't eat anything. hahaha! I'm such a wimp! Junior always tries to justify my actions by saying that it's because I'm in my first trimester and that it's the most tiring and adjusting period. And then I try to justify it by saying that for a while there I got so used to being so healthy and feeling so good every single day that these changes just turn me upside down. But really, I think I'm just a wimp! haha! I need to step it up and be a man... so to speak.

13 Weeks Today!

OOO!!! Fancy schmancy! haha... I got this 13 week picture off parents.com. I like it better than the drawing for 13 weeks on babycenter.com.

So let's see. Not much new yet. Although people say I'm not showing, I sure do feel like it! I'm ready to look pregnant and not like I'm just gaining weight already! But supposedly I have about a month before that happens. Who knows. Everyone's different.

They say that pregnant women tend to have some really vivid and bizarre dreams. Oh man I can't tell you how true that is! Last night, in a nutshell, I had this dream. In it was this girl I knew back in middle school (whom I haven't seen or heard from since!) but her name was something else... the name of a girl I went to high school with who looks nothing like the middle school girl and I also haven't seen or heard from since. In fact, the girl form high school I wasn't even that close with! We just had a few classes together! Ok, so I offered a cousin of mine if she wanted me to striaghten her hair with my Chi which she declined. So the middle school girl with the high school girls name wanted me to straighten hers. Ok. Except her hair was in braids! Mind you the middle school girl (and the high school girl for that matter) are both white so she looked pretty funny with all the braids! But in my dream, I wasn't sure how to take them out before I straightened it. So I turned and this guy, whose name I can't even remember, that I met on a cruise (and no, it's not like that) was there and I asked him how to take the braids out since he had some. He told me to cut the rubber bands from the top. I don't even know if that's how it works! hahaha! He said he'd do it himself, but he was hooking up with one of the lab's clients! hahahaha! and this lady is realllly old and such a christian! hahaha! oh man. So I teurn back to the middle school girl WHO all of a sudden is Ashley Simpson. hahahahaha! I didn't need to straighten her hair anymore! And that was the end. How WEIRD was that? Having dreams of people I totally forgot about until now mixed in with a celebrity!? I don't know.

Salad

I think I figured it out. I like salads! And salads without meat! Weird huh? But it's true. I like going to Souper Salad or Sweet Tomato b/c it's a buffet so I can sample what I like and what I don't like AND it's salad! My stomach seems to always agree with salad. Of course with specific things. Usually just lettuce, spinach, tomatos, onions, sunflower seeds, croutons and fat free italian. mmm! mm! Oh and do I LOVE tomatos! Makes me smile when I eat them. BUT they have to be fresh. For some reason tomato sauce, ugh. No wonder I could never eat my spaghetti or lasagana. Junior was like, "oh great. my kid is going to be a vegetarian." hahaha... I doubt it, I still eat meat b/c I need to but I could go without it. very weird. But whatever. At least now I know for sure what food will always be cool with me.

So body changes. Well... I think I'm losing my ass. It really is sad b/c I didn't have much to begin with and now... well geez. I mean the girls and my belly are growing but my back end seems to be disappearing. Doesn't that suck? hopefully that will be temporary or I will have to do some crazy lunges after the baby comes.

WHICH, oh my. I'm slightly nervous. Yesterday I went with my friend Sharleen to David's Bridal. She is getting married July 12 next year and earlier this year (around August) we (the bridesmaids) got our dresses. WELL... then shortly after I find out I'm pregnant and I already have the dress! So we go to David's Bridal to see if we can exchange the dress size since by that time I will have already had the baby, but it will still be fairly soon afterwards. the sales lady asks what size I want. Shoot! I don't know! I have no clue what my size will be at that time. So I trust her judgement. Hoping that she's dealt with situations like this before and kind of knows what women like me need to do in these situations. So I tell her I'm due May 21 and the wedding is July 12. She asks how the dress fits me now and I tell her perfect. Like I don't need any alterations to it... right now anyway. So she says she is going to order me one size bigger and that if I need to I can alter it down. Now... I'm a little nervous. Does she really think I will be that close to my prepregnancy size by that time? I mean I don't know, I have no clue. She's looking me up and down and says that to get me two sizes bigger may be way too big. I guess. All I know is I will REALLY have to watch my weight gain during this pregnancy and do my best to try and work it off afterward. But that should be good motivation for me to work towards my prepregnancy weight.

This past weekend I bought my first set of maternity clothes. Although, I probably don't really need maternity clothes yet, but I got this velour suit that I can actually wear now and can see that it will grow with me. So that's cool. I tried on maternity jeans... uh yeah. not even CLOSE to that point yet. I just looked like a fool in those things.

ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL MY NEXT APPOINTMENT!!! I hope we're lucky and Bagel cooperates and we get to find out the sex! how sucky would that be if she didn't do an ultrasound! I shouldn't get my hopes up but too late. I already did!

Boy or girl?

Ok, so I found a new site to also check out. It's parents.com and they have some cool stuff on there. There's this ancient chinese chart that supposedly predicts the sex of your baby with 93% accuracy. It does so by tracking the month you conceived and your age at the time you conceived. Ok, so for me it's August and I was (still am) 28 years old. So this is what the chinese chart predicts:







I really do think it's a boy! But ok, then it says based on my age here is the likelihood of having a boy or girl:








Ooooook! So now it's 50/50. great. hahaha! Oh man I'm getting my hopes up for my next appt and hoping we find out if Bagel is a boy or girl.

hee...hee...

Just doing a little reading and Bagel should be about 3 inches long right now. So big so fast but yet, still so tiny!

oh just kidding...

I said my next appointment was next week didn't I? I mean in TWO weeks. Sheesh... can we say anxious?

12 Weeks!

I am officially 12 weeks! There's a little picture I got from babycenter.com to give me an idea of what Bagel might look like right now. Big difference from the 8 week picture, huh? Here's the 12 weeks excerpt from babycenter.com:

The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

Eeeeek! So exciting! I can't wait until my next appointent next week. Hoping I get an ultrasound which I'm pretty sure I will... hopefully! Maybe I shouldn't get my hopes up to high.

We've been getting Jake to try and kiss Bagel (well my belly). Jake, in case you weren't aware, is our dog... almost like our first born. haha! Anyway, he knows the command "kiss" and so we've been pointing to my belly and saying, "kiss." Well it hasn't worked yet, but a few times he plops his head down on my belly. But I don't think that's because he can sense Bagel or anything. He just likes to act like he's still a puppy. haha! Junior can't wait until my belly gets a little bigger and Jake rests his head on my belly. He wants a picture of that so bad. I think it'll be pretty cool!

Been a minute...

since I've blogged. But I guess that's because I really don't have much to update. Let's see... I lost a couple pounds about a week or so ago because I just didn't want to eat. I DID eat, but not much. So that was bad. It's kind of hard to eat when nothing is good to you. Anyway, I've since gained those pounds back and although most food STILL doesn't sound good to me, I can actually eat things and finish it. Not always, but sometimes. So that's an improvement. I haven't had Saltine crackers for a few days now, so maybe I don't need to be dependent on those anymore.

This week marks my 12th week! Crazy isn't it? How fast time passes by. I'm heading into my 2nd trimester really soon! I'm not showing yet, so I STILL don't feel pregnant although I am definitely experienceing all the pregnancy symptoms!

Next appt is on the 21st which will be 14 weeks for me. Hopefully the doctor will be able to determine the sex of the baby on that day! Everyone pray that Bagel cooperates! If not, then I'll have to wait a whole month. Though, it might make for a nice Christmas gift!

Self Control

If I had lack of self control I think I might be crying right now. I'm so happy I finished my food I could cry!

I think I found acceptable food!

So it's lunch time and as always it's like... ugh... what can I eat? I know I have to eat, but I don't have the appetite for it even though I'm really hungry. Make sense? Anyway, so the norm is I usually get something, try it and after a few bites it's like... ugh. Don't want it anymore. So I have one of the guys here at the lab (usually IJ) finish my food.

So today I decide, let's try chinese. Not that I haven't already tried chinese, but maybe a different plate this time. So I get sweet and sour pork and crispy shrimp. Let me tell you, so far so good! I'm happy at the moment! Needless to say, as I was telling my friend Andrea, I've noticed the pregnant "attitude" has made itself apparent. But maybe, it's just because I haven't the appetite for so long that I'm getting cranky. I don't know. It's probably horomones. We'll see.

But at least I'm eating! yay!

oh yeah, so last night was Halloween right? We went to my oldest brother's house and they ordered pizza. I found that the thin crust hamburger pizza was acceptable for me, although I didn't really enjoy it. But at least I can stand to eat it. So I ate a little more than usual because well, i haven't been eating well and that's not good. ANYWAY, so this morning as I'm changing getting ready for work, Junior pats my belly and says good morning to Bagel. But he keeps looking at my belly, even as he is walking away. I'm thinking... ok... but whatever. I'm too tired to ask. then he says, "Is that a pregnancy bump?" With excitement I might add. Unfortunately, I broke the news to him that it was a pizza bump. hahaha! He said, "oh. sorry." hahaha! I thought it was funny.

One more thing. I think I may never (knock on wood) have 5 kids! hahaha! Last night I was excited to go walk around the neighborhood with the kids. Maybe they can even score me some good candy. So it was my neice, nephew and 3 of their friends. All of which, I might add, are very different. One was like speedy Gonzales just out there to get the job done almost running from house to house to get his candy. My neice, on the other hand, LOVES to socialize. "I love your dog!" "I know your daughter." "I'm a pirate." etc. Oh my, and I just want to keep all the kids together and mind you, one is running from house to house practically and the other taking their sweet time and then I have 3 in between. One is 13 yrs old, so you think no problem. Which really, I didn't have a problem with her although she LOVED to tell the little ones what to do. hahaha! One was all, "let's go home. my bag is heavy. my foot hurts." and the other one with a mind of his own. Fast one minute, slow the next. So i forgot to tell them to score me some good stuff b/c the whole time I am making sure I can count to 5. oh and I felt a bit like a mom. "Stay there until everyone catches up!" "nobody walk behind me, I want to see all 5 heads in front of me." "slow down!" "catch up!" hahahaha! I told them at one point, "I'm going to call you guys my Jackson 5." They all just looked at me like, "who is Jackson?"