And it's a.....

Phill and I had an interesting experience yesterday while at our gender scan appointment. We arrived early at the appointment to make sure that we were able to spend ample amount of time with Baby Gagnon and the ultrasound tech. Going into the appointment I guess I thought that we would find out the gender first and then we would move on to the health status report. I was wrong! We were taken back to the ultrasound room at 10:00a and we spent the first 35 minutes scanning everything from the top of Baby Gagnons head... down to it's little feet. She showed us a very healthy baby with a strong backbone, a properly working heart and all of the major components to make up a perfect baby. After a while it almost felt as though she was going to let us go without any update on the gender. Then finally the words came out "Would you like to know the gender of your baby?" Without skipping a beat, we both said yes. So she woke the baby up from a short nap it was taking and attempted to shake it's legs from the crossed position they were in. Within a few second we could very clearly see that we were having...

...A little baby boy!

Both Phill and I are very excited for the arrival of Baby Boy Gagnon. Please enjoy the recent pictures.

All Kinds of Movement

Phill thought that it would be a good idea if I posted an update about the recent movement of Baby Gagnon. So here are the two recent updates that I have to share:

1. A bowl of popcorn: I have learned how to wake up the little one. If I sneeze while I am in a seated position, I will wake the little monkey up and it will start kicking up a storm. Movement at this time still feels like popcorn going off in my belly but when I sneeze it feels like I am making a full bowl of popcorn. Baby just goes crazy.
2. The barrel roll: Last Friday morning I was woken up at 3a in the morning by Baby Gagnon. I woke to the feeling of the baby doing a full 360 in my belly. I get the feeling this little one is getting it's practice at cartwheels at a very young age.

We get our gender ultrasound on Monday(9.20). We will post as soon as we have news to share.

Boy or Girl

I find it interesting that over the last few weeks I've had a handful of friends email or call me to let me know that they have had a dream (or multiple dreams) about the sex of Baby Gagnon. Today, a dear friend of mine sent me a message to let me know that she had a dream about my daughter. About three weeks ago, I had another friend tell me that he had a dream that he was at a concert and bumped into me and my little boy.

I think it is safe to say that we have a 50 / 50 shot at what this little one is going to be. We would love to hear what you think about the gender. We should be getting our next ultrasound at 20 weeks - that's one month to you and me folks.

Other updates about the pregnancy: I have recently started to feel little itty bitty kicks every now and again. I have to be sitting in a certain position on the sofa - but I know it is not just food moving around. Also, no baby bump yet, it just looks like I had a 25 oz porterhouse steak for lunch.

12 Week Appointment

Phill and I attended our 12 week ultrasound today. It was a great appointment as we were able to spend about 35 minutes with the ultrasound tech who showed us our little Baby Gagnon. I came away with these three descriptions of our baby: very active, very healthy and very stubborn.

• Very Active: With the exception of the short nap that Baby Gagnon had to take during the 35 minutes we were there, it was kicking it's little legs and moving it's arms all about pretty much the whole time.

• Very Healthy: there were a few tests that the tech and the doctor preformed to check for proper growth. Everything came back as an A+.

• Very Stubborn: We were hoping to get a face shot of the baby. The tech did everything that she knew how to do but we could not get it to turn over. It would show it's back side, it would kick it's legs and it would stand on it's little head but no front face shot.
  

We will go back to the doctor again in about 4 weeks for some more blood work. We will get another ultrasound at 18 or 20 weeks to find out the gender. I will keep you posted.

I can eat again!

I wanted to share with everyone that I am able to eat again. On day one of week 11, I found that my morning sickness had totally disappeared. It is great as I am now able to eat normal meals with my wonderful husband without feeling sick. I am not having any crazy cravings but I have heard that they are right around the corner. I will keep you posted with updates of other changes.

Baby Gagnon Has Arms

Phill and I attended our 2nd sonogram this last Tuesday. During this appointment we saw the growth that we were praying for: the baby had doubled in size, it's little heart is beating stronger (166 beats a minute) and it now has a set of arms. Due to the wonderful results that we saw during the second sonogram, my fertility doctor has released me to my regular OB for the rest of this journey. With that being said, I anticipate that we will not have as many pictures of Baby Gagnon to share with everyone. It was bitter-sweet change, I am thrilled that I am no longer considered a high rise pregnancy but I am a little sad that my next sonogram will not be until 14 weeks. It was nice getting to see Baby Gagnon every few weeks.

I will keep everyone posted with any other updates. For now, I am just thrilled that the baby has a set of arms.
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Sea Band

Earlier this week, I was having a hard time with my nausea. Couldn’t sit at my desk cause it made me sick. Couldn’t drive my car cause it made me sick. Couldn’t walk around cause it would make me sick. I could do nothing to keep my stomach at peace with the world. Well, I was asked to run to Publix to pick up a birthday card for a co worker. While I was there, I almost got sick on their beautifully polished floors. I was over this morning sickness and I was going to use this as my chance to correct it. I went to the pharmacist and asked what I could do. She was a small Asian woman and she said "I have got just the solution. You must wear Sea Band". She walked me to the counter where they held the product and helped me put it on. Within 3 minutes, I was feeling better. Within 5 minutes, I felt like a million dollars. I have been wearing my band now for the last 5 days and have had normal meals. Phill actually took me out to Sushi last night where I ate vegetarian sushi. It was amazing! This pregnancy gig might not be that bad after all.

Other than that, keep an eye out, we will post again after the doctor’s appointment on Tuesday. Hopefully with more baby pictures.