The adventures of finding maternity pants

Last night I purchased a pair of maternity pants at Target. The bonus was that they were on clearance for $15.00 but the downfall was that they are so long on me. I am going to have to learn how to hem pants. I do not necessary need them at this time but they are much more comfortable than the current pants I have. The pants I have now leave marks on my skin and I am think it might be time for some more comfortable pants.

I went to Ross tonight and their selection SUCKS!!!! Than I went to Old Navy nothing there. Went to Kohls and I they had about 6 racks of maternity clothes. The pants that were there had the longest legs it was insane. I am not short by any means but I do not wear 3 inch heels. What is the problem with clothing manufactures??? I do not wear heels I do not want to kill my feet with them and I find it completely unfair that I am forced to shop in the petite section and I am 5 foot 6 inches, grrrrrrrrrr

Heard the heart beat today

I went to my 15th week appointment today. Everything went really well and I was so happy to hear our little ones heartbeat. Today the baby had a heartbeat of 164BPM.

My doctor was training an 3rd year resident so he did the doppler. He was a very nice looking guy and had crystal blue eyes so it was hard to think of him looking down there, LOL. Just too good looking to be a OB/GYN.

I got the results of my NT scan that I did about three weeks ago now and everything was really good. I have a 1 in 1,800 chance of the baby being born with downs, 1 in 10,000 chance being born with Trisomy 18. He told me that my numbers excellent for my age. Plus I learned my blood type which was good because I had no clue before.

Now the next appointment is the big one on November 11th at the ultrasound clinic to see if we are having a boy or girl. We will have one with my regular doctor on the 24th but we are paying to find out sooner. Stay tuned for the upcoming news soon.

Just for Fun Gender Predications

Chinese Gender Chart: Girl



Madame Zaritska's Baby Predictor:
The day you deliver, outside will be warm. Your baby will arrive in the mid morning. After a labor lasting approximately 9 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and will be 21 -1/2 inches long. This child will have medium green eyes and fluffy brown hair.


Gender Predictor Test with Old Wives Tales:
You have a 43% chance of having a boy.
And you have a 56% chance of having a girl.

And Here's Why...
You are carrying the extra weight out front, so it's a boy.
The hair on your legs is not growing any faster during your preganacy, so it's a girl.
Boys are carried low. You are going to have a boy.
Sleeping in a bed with your pillow to the south indicates that you will be having a girl.
Your feet are not colder than they were before pregnancy. You are having a girl.
You refuse to eat the heel of a loaf of bread. You are having a girl.
Dad-to-be hasn't been gaining weight along with Mom-to-be, so it will be a girl.
The maternal grandmother doesn't have gray hair (dyed or natural), so a girl will be born.
You didn't have morning sickness early in pregnancy, so it will be a boy.
You are looking particularly good during pregnancy. Therefore, it must be a boy, because girls steal their mother's looks.
Your chest development has not been very dramatic during pregnancy. You should expect a boy.
Since the sum of the mother's age at conception and the number of the month of conception is an odd number, it will be a girl.
A needle on a thread held over your belly moves in circles, so you will have a boy.
Your urine is a bright neon yellow color, so you will have a boy.
You have a craving for salty or sour foods, which means that it is a boy.
Your nose hasn't changed during pregnancy, which indicates a girl.
You have been craving meats or cheeses, so it is a boy.
Your baby's heart rate is 140 or more beats per minute, so it's a girl.
You must have orange juice every day, so it's a girl.
You are not having headaches, so it's a girl.
Your belly looks like a watermelon, so it's a girl.
You show them the palm of your hand, so it's a girl.
You use the handle, so it's a boy.

Ultrasound Today Went Perfect

The ultrasound today was wonderful and I went in with very little stress and thought that if their is problems we will deal with them and I am thrilled to see the baby again. It is so unbelievable how much the baby has changed and how much more he/she looks like a baby now. A little nose, little hands, little feet and a full tummy from what the tech said.

The funny thing was that it looked as if the baby had hiccups because he/she was bouncing everywhere. As soon as the tech came in for a close up to check the back of the neck the baby would stop moving. She said the baby was comfortable and I said nah stubborn. She laughed and said I never say stubborn and let the parent's say that. She tapped on my tummy with the ultrasound monitor and no movement and she had me cough no movement and even had my go potty still nothing. Finally the baby moved around but it was funny. I guess I should say their was movement but not enough to measure under the neck.

Ultrasound Tomorrow

Tomorrow I have a ultrasound and a blood test to check for down's syndrome and Trist 18. I am very nervous but excited to see the baby at the same time. I haven't seen the baby since week 7 and that would be 5 weeks ago.

I did hear the heartbeat last week and it was 180 BPM but I still would love to see how our little baby has changed.

Wish me luck for tomorrow.

How we heard that I was pregnant

Welcome to the Expanding Stobie Family Blog. As you can see this blog is all about the baby that Ray and I are having next April. We are both very excited and are looking forward to holding our precious baby in our arms.

We found out that I was pregnant on 7/31 after a faint positive, did another test on 8/2 and it was also a faint positive, another test on 8/3 and there was no doubt it was a positive. We decided that we had to know for sure so I called my OB/GYN to have a blood test done. I was disappointed to hear that my doctor was on vacation but I was very persistant and they allowed me to go the blood lab to have the test done.

On August 5th it was official. The nurse called me at work and asked me how I was doing and then told me that I was pregnant. I was so happy but I had to keep it private because nobody else knew. The nurse told me that I needed to come in as soon as possible to check my HCG levels. For the next two days I had to have my blood drawn for the tests to ensure that my levels were increasing.

I did however pull a prank on Ray. He was with a member at his work when I tried calling him and we he did call me back I told him that they messed up something with my blood results and they required me to come back in to test again. He said "oh ok" but than I told him no were pregnant, he was so happy.

The doctor came back from vacation and called me at 6pm on Friday August 7th to talk to me about the pregnancy. I was happy to hear that my HCG levels tripled in 2 days. He had to remind me to not read too much into it because it does not mean we were having multiples. Thank goodness I am not having multiples and we are having one beautiful baby.

The first ultrasound was at 6 weeks and 6 days. The babies heartbeat was 150 bpm. Last week we went into the doctor and they found the heartbeat with the doppler and the babies heartbeat was 180 bpm.