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Welcome to the 2nd Trimester... Baby Young is 14 Weeks!

Three months have gone by since we first found out that we were expecting.  It makes me excited and anxious at the same time to think that little Baby Young (Lil Bit) will be here in just six months.  I cannot stop thinking about labor and the process of pushing a baby out! It terrifies me!  I received some much needed wisdom: to look at the bigger picture and the happiness and joy of holding our baby which makes the few hours of uncomfort worth it.
Sara had a Dr.'s appointment on Tuesday 7/10/11 which consisted of a sonogram to  measure the neck lobe to check for down syndrome and a blood test to check for spina bifita.  Baby would not cooperate for the ultrasound technician, which was fine because I got to lay there for about 45 minutes and watch lil bit move around on the screen, still can't believe that that active baby on the screen is in my tummy and I cannot feel a thing!  I told the technician that it was ok if she could not see the neck lobe because It didn't matter if this baby had down's or not, we would love it either way.  She said that the baby probably knows that I feel this way and that is why he/she isn't cooperating!!!  A few minutes later the tecnician gave me a piece of chocolate to eat to see if that would help calm the baby down.  Sure enough she was able to get the picture she needed, thankfully she said that everything looked fine! :)

14 week sonograms- feet, hands and profile!

This weeks cravings:  Ice Cold Water, Orange Juice-right from the container, Ice Cream (any flavor), and most of all Roasted Tomato & Mozzarella Panini’s.
 
Bought my 1st Pair of Maternity Pants on my lunch break because I could not breathe at work!


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