Holy Boobs!

So, the twins are out of control. I am only 17 weeks and have already grown an entire cup size. I have already resolved to dress up as Beth from Dog the Bounty Hunter for Halloween. I think this photo says it all.

More good news!

I went to see Dr. Nanda yesterday and she said the baby is "gorgeous!" Jason and I are so happy! The baby was sitting indian style during the sonogram, which is also MY favorite position to sit in! Dr. Nanda tried to determine Applejack's gender, but it was just too early yet. She said we should be able to tell on my next visit, which is on September 9th. Whhooooo-hhooooo!! Let the shopping begin!!

Looking good!

We got the results of the nuchal fold test and the baby is normal! No signs of Down's or any other genetic abnormalities...

Applejack

We have re-christened the baby "Applejack". I am having second thoughts about whether the Intelligender test is reliable. I have read that there are a lot of false positive boy readings. So, we are not going to rely on that one. According to my aunt, who is a doctor of oriental medicine, we are having a girl or a gay boy! I am currently masterminding a scheme to find my ob/gyn's weaknesses then bribe her to give us our gender scan early...More to come on that one.

Hyper? or Hypo? It's a Boy--MAYBE!!

So much news to report! I have officially been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism. I have had seven, yes SEVEN blood tests that show my TSH levels are very low. My OB sent me to an endocrinologist who confirmed the issue. Hyerthyroidism means my thyroid glad is putting out too much thyroid hormone. One of the symptoms of this disorder is INSOMNIA!! I am a lifelong insomniac!! Mystery solved! I will be going for more blood tests every 3 weeks for the rest of the pregnancy. There is no risk to the baby right now. Phew!

In other news, I discovered an at home gender diagnostic test called Intelligender. You basically inject some of your pee into a cup with some sort of chemical in it and voila!! your baby's gender is predicted. The test is 90% accurate in labs and 82%accurate in the real world. SOOOOOO...unless I am in the 18% with bad results, we are having a boy!

I am officially in the second trimester now. The nausea has begun to subside and I am beginning to resemble a normal person again. Sweet relief!! I will post pictures later--we got some awesome shots of the baby's profile during the nuchal fold test.