Makeover!!

Now that we know it is a baby girl, the website got a girly makeover!

What a great day.

I am also jumping right into the nursery, first up bedding while I come to terms with the fact I can not afford the crib that I want......

It's A Girl!!!

It's A Girl!!

Meet Nyla Isabella Schmieder!!!

She is 10oz and heartrate is 147

she has 10 fingers, 10 toes and looks perfect!!!!

(picture overload)

big day!

And I didn't sleep AT ALL last night because I am so excited!

10 AM can not come fast enough!!!

IMPATIENT!!!

ARGH, only one more day until the big ultrasound and I am so impatient. I wish I could close my eyes and fall asleep until 10am tomorrow!

19 weeks!

Wow, this week really crawled by... up until now time was FLYING. This is going to be a memorable week though, we get to find out the sex and see Baby Schmieder again in 6 days!!!!

As always, my baby in produce, this week we present- the MANGO

Also, if you are not an avid consumer of the mango, a more practical assessment is that the baby is the size of a fully loaded 6-inch roast beef sun from Subway... MMmmmmmmm

So while sleeping is getting harder and harder , I honestly do feel like I have more energy than I have in months!!! The back pain sucks too, but at least I am learning how to limit that by avoiding standing too long, hunching over, etc. Our next adventure... figuring out how the heck to find some parenting/childbirth classes. That should be interesting.....

ANATOMY SCAN!!!!

YAY! We have officially scheduled the anatomy scan for October 6th at 10AM!!! That is two days earlier than what they originally told me!!! I know they are doing a full anatomy scan, but lets be real here... I want to know the gender, and this is the appointment I think I am going to find out!!! I can not wait, so exciting.....

I think I am going to add a ticker to count it down...

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Baby's 1st Concert

Friday night was Baby Schmieder's first concert!  It was Dave Matthews Band at Hershey Park, and it was a great show.  We got great seats on the floor, and I was excited we had chairs, but I didn't need one the whole time!  We were joking that the pregnant lady was the only one who stood for the whole show.  Mike was a little concerned that we may be corrupting "him" *** because he is not the biggest fan of Dave, but he got down on the baby's level and was satisfied that all the baby could hear was bass, and that there is nothing wrong with "him" liking some good bass.  I was a bit nervous about both of us being around the drinking/smoking, but luckily it was an outdoor arena, so we didn't sit in a cloud of smoke, and neither of us smoked a cigarette!  I am over a month no smoking, and Mike is going on 3 weeks!!!!  

***mike thinks it is/wants a boy so he now only refers to the baby as he

Predictions!

It is way too early to tell the baby's sex, so for fun here are a few old wives tales to predict the gender of Baby Schmieder...

1- Add the mother's age at time of conception with the number of the month in which she conceived to get another predictor of the baby's gender. Odd numbers are said to predict girls and evens to predict boys: 27 + 6 = 33

(Result- Girl)

2- Assess your sweet tooth as another predictor. Pregnant women carrying girls are said to crave sweets such as chocolate, fruits and orange juice. Mothers of boys crave salty foods and meat: I want both or neither depending on the day. (Result- DRAW)

3- Tie a ring to the end of a thread and hold it over a pregnant woman's belly. If the ring moves back and forth, it's a boy. It's a girl if the ring swings in a circular motion: It went back and forth.

(Result- Boy)

4- Follow the Chinese gender predictor calendar to predict your baby's gender. Enter the age of the mother at conception and the month the baby was conceived. The calendar will show you if you are likely to have a boy or a girl. This method is said to be over 90% accurate, but remember that it's just for fun: Chinese Age 27 at Lunar month 5.

(Result- Boy)

5- 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: Rate 160

(Result- Girl)

6- 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: Mike is gaining weight, but I think that is more due to the quitting smoking- he is substituting candy for cigs... either way...

(Result- Boy)

7- Mayans determined a baby's sex by looking at the mother's age at conception and the year of conception. If both are even or odd, it's a girl. If one's even and one's odd, it's a boy: 27 & 2009.

(Result- Girl)

8- If you're breaking out like crazy, blame it on your girl babe. The belief goes that girls steal their mother's beauty, hence, those annoying zits: No break outs so far!!

(Result- Boy)

9- Sick as a dog during the first trimester -- or still? Signs indicate you're having a girl. Little or no morning sickness points to a boy: I have become well aquatinted with my toilet.

(Result- Girl)

The Final Stats:

Girl: 5

Boy: 4

Draw: 1