Meet Archer West

So we had our first sonogram yesterday and Dr. Stewart says he is 90% sure it is a boy! And he is a very big boy at that. He measures almost a pound and because of his size they have pushed my due date up 2 weeks to January 11th. I was so excited to see my little baby for the first time that my blood pressure was 150 and the nurse was concerned. She seemed less concerned about my health and more concerned about my sanity after I told I woke up 6 times the night before because I thought I had slept through my appointment(it was at 3pm.).
Anyway, he looks like a little baby now and not a weird alien being, although the Dr. says his skin is still transparent. I think he knows who we are too - he totally waved at us! He was just sloshing around in there and threw up his hand, palm out, all five fingers spread and waved his arm side to side! I think he knew we were watching and wanted to say hi.
Since they discovered I was 2 weeks further along than they thought, I had to rush and get blood work done yesterday. Apparently if I don't have it done before I am 20 weeks the sky will come crashing down. It took FOREVER and it was horrible. I hate needles, I avoid shots like the plague - in fact I think I would rather die of the plague than get a shot that could prevent it. Look at all the things I endure for you Archer - be grateful. They took 6 viles of blood - even more than I thought they would. I didn't cry though, almost but not quite. And I left my Mom in the waiting room, now that I am about to be a mother my self I can't be a total wuss and cry while my Mom hols my hand.
So here are the very first pictures of little Archer West Hurt - more to come!

Week 12

I am now officially 3 months pregnant! Gremlin is now the size of a plum. I still haven't gained any weight although I do have a small fat pocket around my belly button. I guess the weight has redistributed it's self.

Life So Far Or The Hell With Prenatal Vitamins

I am 11 weeks pregnant with what I refer to as Kyle's demon seed. So far being pregnant has been a lot like having food poisoning, only it lasts for weeks and I don't feel better after I throw up. I feel a bit better now beacuse I discovered that Prenatal Vitamins are tools of the devil! I forgot to take them two days in a row and magically I could hold down more than a handful of crackers or bowl of oatmeal a day.
Kyle and I are calling the baby Gremlin until we know if it is a boy or girl and have a name picked out. Gremlin is an appropriate name I think because He/She is constantly ravenous, seems to be clawing at my stomach in the middle of the night, and right now looks like an alien. Kyle would add that He/She has also turned me into a crazy person but that is not true.
Well, a couple of weeks ago I did start bawling because Kyle put the kitten in a ziplock bag (he didn't close it)and said I thought he would put the baby in a ziplock bag but other than that I have been totally sane I swear.
Because every post is better with a picture here is what our Gremlin looks like today, I really hope He/She gets cuter and more human looking soon.