Murder Mystery

Ok, so this is not REALLY about Bagel but I wanted to share. Last Saturday I had a murder mystery party at my brother's house and it went pretty damn good I must say! Thanks to all who came and put all that effort into participating! Everyone looked great! I'll have pics up here in a little while. Been feeling a little ugh lately, so give me a few.

Appointment #2

Yay! I heard Bagels heartbeat today! I can't describe how amazing a feeling it is when you hear that. I'm 10 weeks and my doctor said that normally you hear the heartbeat at 11 weeks, but there are times you can hear it at 10 so she wanted to try. She scan me with the doppler twice before she finally found the little guy (she called him that! must be a boy. haha!) sitting low. 172 beats. crazy isn't it? But she said it was perfect. I was so happy that after my appointment I immediately called Junior to tell him. After that I wanted to call my mom and dad. :( yeah... a bit of a downer, i know. I got a little emotional... to myself of course... well and I guess to whoever actually reads this. But it's ok. I know they were there. I'm still happy I heard Bagel's heartbeat!

Easing into the second trimester... maybe

Well the whole sickness thing isn't so bad anymore but I'm not sure if that's because I've been living off of Saltine crackers in the morning or what. I'm too scared to see what my day will be like if I don't have Saltines in the morning b/c that could potentially ruin the whole day.

But maybe I'm just easing away from the sickness thing as i get closer to the second trimester. Wow! I can't believe I'm almost there. I still don't feel pregnant, I guess since I am not showing yet.

Anyway, I have another doctors appointment tomorrow so we'll see how that goes. I hope seh gives me another picture, but probably not.

I do experience morning sickness...

just not in the morning only but more like until late afternoon to early evening. That's a long freakin' time, huh? But I just realized it. I thought maybe it was that I don't like a lot of foods right now... which I still think is partly true. But I found one (like spaghetti) that I do like and when I got it for lunch today I couldn't eat but 2 or 3 bites.

So I did research online and apparently "morning sickness" (which isn't always in the morning, but they just refer to the pregnancy sickness as morning sickness) isn't always accompanied with vomiting. Thank God I have not experienced that... although I gag here and there. But that's the extent of it. And after I read that it's not always accompanied by vomiting I thought, "duh." It makes sense why didn't that occur to me earlier?

Anyway, that website I found had some helpful tips on how to alleviate. So if I'm lucky, this will go away in about 3 weeks and I can use that list to alleviate for 3 weeks. I'm praying that I will be lucky!

Oh yeah, at 9 weeks the embryo has all four chambers in the heart and the genitals are there but not developed enough to determine sex. How exciting!

Bleh

what a sucky day. i've had this headache all day along. It's not major, but enough to bother me. I know that although I can't take most medicines, i've been told I can take tylenol and I think I read that too. But I'm playing it safe until the doctor says it's ok. hopefully this headache will not persist because my next appointment isn't until a week from now. I'm still in a phase where I get hungry but nothing really sounds good. I've been trying all different things to see what Bagel considers acceptable but so far nothing really. Don't get me wrong, I can tolerate SOME food and so I eat because I need to but I'm not really enjoying anything right now. i'm mainly eating b/c I have to. ugh.

I PRAY this goes away or at least lessens by the second trimester because I am over it already. seriously. Let's move on.

So I'm 9 weeks this week which means only 3 more weeks left in the first trimester. Can I make it? haha... I'm going to have to.

Old wives tales...

I did a search online to see the different wives tales out there as to how you can tell the sex of your baby. There are some crazy ones out there! I'm posting them for your entertainment:


Carrying High, Carrying Low

The way you are carrying during your pregnancy is one of the most oft cited ways of determining the sex of your baby. The general story goes that, if you're carrying low, you're having a boy. If you are carrying high, then you must be having a girl. Science says "NO, NO, NO!" to this: the way you carry is determined by muscle and uterine tone as well as the position of your baby. But who's to say that boys don't like being lower in their mom's stomach while girls prefer a view from the top?


What Your Urine Says

This next test to determine a baby's sex may not be for everyone, although it is very simple. Just take a sample of your urine and mix it with Drano. Depending on the color change of your urine, you will have a boy or a girl. Unfortunately, there is no consensus on what color equals which sex. So, if you do decided to try this and your urine turns bluish yellow, brownish, brown, black or blue you will be having a boy. If your urine looks more greenish brown, green, blue or doesn't change at all, then you're having a girl. But be warned: if you decide to do this test, there could be some pretty harsh fumes produced - not to mention the possibility of an explosion!.


Heartbeats

One belief that has been around for some time, and even had some acceptance in the medical community at one point, is that the fetal heartbeat differs for boys and girls. If you're having a girl, then the fetal heart rate will be above 140. A boy will have a heart rate below 140. However, that pesky science has reared its little head again to say that this is complete fiction. A baby's heart rate is not affected by its sex until it is born, when a girl's heart rate will increase considerably compared with boys during labor.


Craving Something…Sweet?

Many people believe that your cravings are caused by the sex of your baby. So, if you can't get enough chocolate, you could be having a girl. Does the idea of drinking straight lemon juice sound delicious to you? Then those sour cravings are a result of the little boy inside of you. However, if you go by the scientists, then some of them will claim that you're not even having cravings because cravings just don't exist.


Weight Gain

Thankfully, this one doesn't refer to your weight gain. The belief is that, if your husband puts on weight during your pregnancy, then you will be having a girl. If he doesn't put on a pound, then you're carrying a boy.


Is Her Face Round and Full?

Some say that the shape and fullness of your face during pregnancy can indicate your baby's sex. Every woman gains weight differently during pregnancy, and every woman experiences different skin changes. If people tell you that because your face is round and rosy you are having a girl, they might be right - but it's just as likely that they are wrong!


At-Home Tests

Here's a test that you can do next time you change or get out of the bath. Look in the mirror at your breasts. If the right one is larger, you're having a boy! A larger left breast indicates a girl (if they're the same size, does that mean you're having one of each?).

H old a pendant over your hand. If the necklace swings back and forth, you're having a boy. If it is more of a circular motion, then it's a girl. This can also be done by suspending a ring on a string above your belly.

Do you have acne? Some believe that getting acne during your pregnancy indicates you're carrying a girl. Maybe the acne is caused by twice the amount of female hormones?

Pick up a key. If you've picked it up by the thinner end, you're having a girl. Picking it up by the bottom, rounder part means a boy is on the way. Did you pick it up by the middle? Then congratulations! You're having twins!

Ask yourself what you think you're having. In a study that asked women with no previous knowledge about their baby's sex, the moms-to-be correctly guessed the sex of their baby 71% of the time.

An idea of what Bagel looks like now...

Here's a little clip (and pic) from babycenter.com on what Bagel might look like at 8 weeks.

"Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it."

Now you know, your genitals are newer than your fingers and toes. haha!