Well for those of you who haven't heard the Marlow's are pregnant! This was confirmed by 2 doctors and 4 home pregnancy test's. We just wanted to be sure ok. I am feeling good but tired. No morning sickness which I am very happy about. I am really hungry all the time, but that's about it. I don't really feel pregnant. I am having trouble focusing on anything but me and the baby which isn't very helpful considering I forgot my friends anniversary and a commitment I had with the youth group all in the same week! Oh well they understood. Apperntly you are allowed to be forgetful when you are carring a child. I have noticed that you get away with a lot when you are pregnant. I am trying my best not to take too much advantage to this perk. So due dates and what not....well I saw my doctor on thursday and she said May 25 was the lucky day but she also said it will probally change becasue my cycles have been off the past couple of months. She said to schedule an ultrasound in the next 2-3 weeks to give her a better idea how far along I am. By the way I will be giving birth in a hospital and a I will be taking drugs if I feel the need. I know some of you blogger people out there have strong feelings about these things but I want you all to know that Dan and I are ok with our decision and I don't want any grief about it. But I would like some info on what all you mothers out there think about finding out the sex of the baby before he/she is born. I always thought I would find out but then I was talking to a friend and she was like it only the best present you ever get and you're going to ruin it! Did any of you feel that way? Ok well that is all I will post more news as it comes in....or at least I will try to! Please pray that the baby is ok through these first few months. BYE!
Saturday, October 21, 2006
A Bun in the Oven
Well for those of you who haven't heard the Marlow's are pregnant! This was confirmed by 2 doctors and 4 home pregnancy test's. We just wanted to be sure ok. I am feeling good but tired. No morning sickness which I am very happy about. I am really hungry all the time, but that's about it. I don't really feel pregnant. I am having trouble focusing on anything but me and the baby which isn't very helpful considering I forgot my friends anniversary and a commitment I had with the youth group all in the same week! Oh well they understood. Apperntly you are allowed to be forgetful when you are carring a child. I have noticed that you get away with a lot when you are pregnant. I am trying my best not to take too much advantage to this perk. So due dates and what not....well I saw my doctor on thursday and she said May 25 was the lucky day but she also said it will probally change becasue my cycles have been off the past couple of months. She said to schedule an ultrasound in the next 2-3 weeks to give her a better idea how far along I am. By the way I will be giving birth in a hospital and a I will be taking drugs if I feel the need. I know some of you blogger people out there have strong feelings about these things but I want you all to know that Dan and I are ok with our decision and I don't want any grief about it. But I would like some info on what all you mothers out there think about finding out the sex of the baby before he/she is born. I always thought I would find out but then I was talking to a friend and she was like it only the best present you ever get and you're going to ruin it! Did any of you feel that way? Ok well that is all I will post more news as it comes in....or at least I will try to! Please pray that the baby is ok through these first few months. BYE!
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Congrats, Marlows! Such exciting news!
Glad you're feeling well. Get sleep while you can. ;o)
As for gender...my thought is this: if you're going to have an ultrasound anyway, then by all means, FIND OUT! If I wasn't having an ultrasound, I'd be happy for a surprise. But I loved being prepared for having a girl, buying gender-specific things, and (most importantly) bonding with her. It was much more fun (for me) to be able to talk about her with specific pronouns.
That said, I wouldn't have a second ultrasound just to find out the gender of the baby. I also wouldn't have a 4D ultrasound just to see the baby and her parts. AND, if you don't know the gender, you'll have lots of gender-neutral baby stuff to get you through the rest of your babies. And gender-neutral clothes for babies are a good thing!
As for the surprise--it's going to be a surprise and a gift, whether you find out at 20 weeks or at birth.
I know I'm not a Mom, but I know that I agree with serina about it being a surprise at 20 weeks as much as at your child's birth. I'll share Jamie Marshall's advice since she is a Mom but doesn't "blog": she told me that she loved knowing she was having a daughter, choosing her name, and (like serina shared) bonding with "Grace", "Simone" and "Vivian" in a more intimate way. Plus, I'd never be able to stand the wait. :o)
I already sent you a congrats via email, but congratulations again.
We didn't find out what gender Becca was until she was born, and it was really fun finding out after she was born. But, we didn't have an ultrasound, so the opportunity to find out wasn't even there. It's really a toss up for me. I can see the good things about doing it either way. Once your daughter/son is born, you'll be so excited to actually meet her/him that you probably won't be even thinking about whether or not you found out the gender before the birth. Next time we might find out or we might not, I don't know.
If you don't find out, you can do like we did when someone asks you whether you are having a boy or a girl (which happened a lot!)--just say "yes, one of the two, we hope!".
And I wouldn't have given you grief even without you asking for none about the whole hospital/drugs thing. I would have only said, as I will say now with the utmost care for you and baby Marlow, to be familiar with the real risks with using the drugs--many people and books downplay them a lot, but they are there. None of them may happen, but it's good to know what to be prepared for. It doesn't bother me so much that doctors give pregnant women painkilling drugs, but that many pregnant women aren't given all the risks at a pre-natal appointment ahead of time--you know, like before you are in labor saying "Give me the drugs!".
I pray for a wonderful pregnancy. I hope you have fun and enjoy being a pregnant mommy. Yay, Marlows!
I, for one, am very disappointed that you will not be giving birth in the beautiful scenery of the Ukraine. Namibia is so early 2006. You have to go with the posh industrial scene. Anybody who's anybody knows that. In fact I heard that If Jennifer Aniston is really pregnant with Vince's baby she will be giving birth there. Better beat her to it! Just think you could be named honorary citizens and a national holiday would be named after you. There are so many hidden countries out there just dying for worldly attention.
And if that idea doesn't wow you, I have four words for you: First Baby in Space. Just think about it.
My vote is also for the finding out what the gender is. I will have an easier time a bunch of stuff for the kid if I know gender. For example, will the bib or jumper have some sort of princess theme with pink or something about how much of a stud the boy is in blue. It is after all your decision though. I can always go on a shopping spree the night it is born.
I agree with Peter, but rather than going to a REAL third world contry - just travel up here to Gaylord. It is just as much as a nowhere place as Nambia and you would speak the same language as all the other mommies who travel to the Great White Tundra to have their babies. Besides, who wouldn't want their nurses and doctors to have Gaylord bangs?
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