For a while there I was convinced that my 100th post would have happened sometime in July. Infertility was a muse. One in which I was inspired daily to write, not necessarily about negative things either. Writing after a BFP is challenging. But, one in which I have determined that I'm going to stick to. DANG IT!So, I believe the occasion calls for a song. Don't you? This is a shout out to all my ALI girls...
(Thank you Gwen Stefani)
All the girls stomp your feet like this
A few times we've been around the IF track
So it's not just gonna happen like that
'Cause we ain't no hollaback girls
We ain't no hollaback girls
BUT Let me hear you say
This blog is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S
This blog is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S
This blog is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S
This blog is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S!!
Thank you to all you lovely, lovely bloggy peeps that I have come to know and love over these last 100 posts. I appreciate you all sticking around and I think you are the stuff that great friendship is made of.
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In other news...
I'm just starting to feel the baby move...well I think. I felt little tiny pokes every once in a while but I couldn't tell if they were just weird body stuff happening or the little frijole. A few weekends ago in the early morning I felt more consistent little pokes on my lower left side of my abdomen. And since then I've felt them in the same spot about once or twice a day. Especially after I eat. That would be the baby right? Not my imagination?
I created a website to house information, photos, and videos about the pregnancy and baby. I would love to invite any of my blog readers to view the site. I think it's pretty cute Here's what the front page looks like now...
I have a spot to view belly pics and also ultrasound photos. If you would like to be included in an invitation please send me an email to livsblog1stedition@gmail.com . I will send you the invite with a link and the password. I only ask two things, 1.) that if you visit that you let me know you were there. You will find a guestbook where you can leave a quick message 2.) Know that included in the website is sensitive information such as our names and family members' names. Please be sure to only reference our real names on that website. Here in un-password protected blogland I ask that you stick to Liv & Marvy.
As of tomorrow we will be at 20 weeks. Holy freaking cow. Halfway to 40. Halfway to becoming parents. It has been a dream for so long it's crazy when reality checks hit you. This Friday we will have our ultrasound where there's a good chance we'll know just what kind of baby we'll have. Will we be parents of a daughter or son?
It's an exciting milestone. Everyone always asks if you have a preference. I never respond with, "As long as it's healthy I don't care!". Of course we want the baby to be healthy. We pray daily for a healthy baby. So, I don't try to cop out of the question. The truth is, it flip flops all the time. Some moments I want a boy because I want my children to have an older brother like Marvy. My favorite names we have picked out are for the boys, so it makes that decision easy. Plus a whole bunch of other good things about boys have crossed my mind. Then in the next moment I think about how great would it be to have a girl. I was the oldest child and I'm sure if we had a daughter first they would be like me with maternal instincts at an early age ready to help their parents with her sibling. There are also so many other friends and family that are having girls that it will make it quite fun. I'm very excited for Friday's appointment. Not just to answer the gender question but also to see what the frijole looks like now. I'm hoping that we see a bit more detail and some cute profiles.
I hope you all take me up on my invitation to view the new website, but either way please be sure to come back next week to see what our 20 week ultrasound tells us!
