the latest belly comparison!

I think that my belly has Dave's beat by now!!! We are in WEEK 27 in the 7th month. My belly is getting larger by the minute - about as often as BP moves around! I have "play time" with BP each night while watching TV. I put the remote or a book on my belly and Dave and I stare at it and watch it move all around! We giggle and do it again and again. I can't wait to play with the baby OUTSIDE of the womb!
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with our family. Both of our parents were together and with us for the holiday - can't get much better than that! (well maybe if Toby were there with us also...) We are now 'off to the races' til Christmas...time is certainly flying!

my students say the funniest things....

"Mrs. Persoleo - did your baby come out yet?" (asked the morning after I first told them I was pregnant)

"That baby must be pretty BIG!" (when staring right at my enlarging belly)

"Will your baby come out naked?"

"Look! I am pregnant like Mrs. Persoleo" (stuffing a blanket up their shirt in the dramatic play area)

"You can't have that cake - it has too much sugar for the baby." (after an older student brought me a piece of their birthday cake)

"Hey Mrs. Persoleo - does Mr. Dave know you are pregnant?"

"Will you bring your baby with you to school the day after you have it?" (thinking I will still be their teacher, the day after delivery.)

"It must be hard for that little guy to breath in there!" (my class thinks BP is a boy!)

FOOT!

Another Ultra Sound today and my two week cervix measurement. Everything is GREAT! My Cervix measured perfectly along with all of B.P's measurements. B.P. weighs 1 pound 3 ounces already! We reminded our awesome technician that we didn't want to know the sex of the baby and she said that she would try to refer to BP as "the baby" but not to be surprised if she calls the baby "he". By the end she was calling BP "she" in one sentence and "he" in the next! It really is so fun to try to guess - and not know for sure! We are so excited!!! This is a picture of BP's foot. I love how perfectly clear it looks for us to see! Seeing that foot makes me want to buy LOTS of pairs of shoes!!! Baby Uggs?!?! :)

Happy Halloween 2008!

B.P.'s First Halloween Costume!!!!

my septate uterus

funny name for a post, huh? After a few different opinions I finally had my level 2 ultra sound to determine the actual shape of my uterus. Typically, women have pear shaped uterus'. At first I was told mine could be a DOUBLE UTERUS, then we moved onto a bi-cornate uterus(heart shaped) and now my diagnosis is that I have a septate uterus. It is kind of like a heart shaped uterus but the outside lining is pear shaped. The good news is that once BP is born I can have my uterus shape FIXED! This made me pretty happy knowing that if we were fortunate to have more children, we wouldn't have to deal with this funky uterus thing! The yucky news is that I have to go back to the specialist every two weeks to have my cervix measured. This is to make sure that I can continue with every day activities. As of now, my cervix and baby are doing GREAT!!!! Cross your fingers for me every two weeks! I included a diagram of a septate uterus. A heart is the first shape that BP is learning - he or she is already advanced! HA HA.....

GO PHILS!

This is a picture of BP's first bear (my mom brought it back from Alaska when vacationing there this summer) with a Phillies onesie on - in the hands of the biggest Phils Phan I know!!! My dad is loving every moment of this ride that the Phillies are giving us - (I think even Dave is getting a little bit into it!)

The News is OUT....

BP, Dave and I are just about finished our 18th week. I can hardly believe that means we are already half way through our 5th month! Things are changing constantly and I am experiencing all the signs that BP is with me. I am loving to see my stomach grow into a baby bump! I popped out last week - it is amazing! I also have been feeling BP move and kick since week 16. Those butterflies (that I orignally thought was maybe just gas) have become my favorite part of the day. Usually BP moves the most when I first get home from school and sit down on the couch. I love to just sit there and spend some QT with that baby. Many times I call Dave over quickly - but he hasn't been able to feel BP move quite yet. Hopefully in the next few weeks....

I am posting the "side view" of my belly (and Dave's). I realized we haven't had any pics of the father to be yet! Tomorrow (Friday) I am telling the students in my class. I am lucky enough to share the news in a pretty unique way...my OBGYN is a mother of one of my students! She is so excited to tell the class with me - we are showing them ultra sounds and she is bringing in a device so that we can all hear the heartbeat, etc. I am pretty happy to be able to make this a learning experience for my students and to share my journey with them! I will be pretty relieved to have the news "out" so that I can stop trying on three things every morning just to decide which of the outfits makes me look the least pregnant (in case a parent is in that day). Full on maternity gear - HERE I COME!!! Thank you for all the posts and well wishes!!! They bring smiles to our faces!