Boy or girl....????

Well, the poll on my blog didn't work, but it turns out it was for good reason anyways. Little baby Miles was being modest and not letting us get a good picture of whether he/she was a boy/girl, so unfortunately, I have to keep referring to him/her as "him/her." So much more typing!! Why do my children have to be so difficult?!? Just kidding, if this is the most of my problems, then I'd say I'm living the good life :) The ultrasound tech did have an idea as to what the sex was, but since she was so uncertain, we've decided not to go telling the world what we "might" be having.

I decided to wait until today to post these pictures b/c I wasn't sure if my doctor's apt this morning to go over ultrasound results would be helpful in determining the sex. It wasn't. But the good news is that there is no need for concern--baby is on the smaller side, even with a jump in my weight (although I must say I doubt all that was due to baby Miles, but more due to my sweets cravings and is going more to my hips than my stomach)! I wasn't really surprised to hear baby was on the smaller side b/c Blakey is also on the smaller side, although as a newborn, he wasn't (8 lbs 7 oz).

Another thing, is that I should be exercising more, I feel. On Saturday, Scott and I walked to a park that was farther than our nearest one (no idea on the distance) and we walked at a brisk pace. We had to slow down a bit b/c I was getting a little cramp at the top of my belly. When we got to the park, I sat down at a picnic table while Blake and Scott went to the playground. The top of my stomach started cramping really bad and I could hardly sit up, so I just leaned against the table. Scott told me to come and catch Blake on the slide, and I told him I couldn't, and then he came to make sure I was ok. It lasted about 10 minutes (or so it seemed) and then I was fine--I was pretty sure it would pass soon, but I started to get slightly nervous when it lasted so long! I was sure glad Scott was there b/c I don't think I could've gotten up to chase Blake around!! Needless to say, we went slower on the way home. Pregnancy sure does weird things to one's body!!

I'd say the differences from my pregnancy with Blake are few, but the few I noticed are that I am getting pregnancy acne (awesome!), started showing sooner (big surprise--that is normal with the second), and seem to be more hungry than I was with Blake. Didn't notice much of a change with him, but for some reason, I need to eat more frequently with this one otherwise I don't feel great. Also don't remember the shortness of breath coming on so soon, but overall I am feeling quite well :)

So, here are the first pictures of our little Miles #2!!!

This (in case you couldn't read the upper left hand corner ;)) is a foot :) :)



This is the arm, with the hand fisted.

This is a profile of our little baby

Another profile



And a third :)

The doctor recommended another ultrasound so they could see the spine, which they couldn't get with this one, but I declined. I forgot to ask whether they could do anything in advance if there was anything wrong, but if they can't, I don't see the need to have another one. Obviously, I'd like a more definitive answer on the sex, but ultrasounds are not proven to be completely harmless, so having more than needed is not recommended. Thus, we will be in for a fun surprise!