Why am I so sleepy?

For the past four days I have been sleeping a good 17-19 hours! Yes you read this right...17 hours a day!!!! I dont know what's been going on but I've been in a fog. All I wanna do is sleep. Sleeping is even taking precedence over eating....YES you read that right. *stop laughing, this is serious* Some days my mom has had to wake me up so that I could feed her grandchild. I just have zero energy at all. Sleep, sleep, sleep. Not only am I sleeping, Deuce is sleeping too. Her movements have been limited. What is going on with us?

My mom said that my body is just tired. I am coming off of a 3 day road trip where I got very little sleep. Partially because I was on the road all night and partially because someone *I shall call no names but it begins with a D* was busy tapdancing ALL night long. No lie...this little girl danced all night. I begged and begged her to chill out and go to sleep and she was like WHAT MOM? *dance dance dance* Finally at around 11 pm I was like:

And Deuce was like:

Long story made short, Deuce won that battle.

Happy Father's Day!

Yesterday I turned 16 weeks! *throws confetti* What an emotional week it has been. I was almost in tears yesterday from back pain. I ended up going to Brookstone for a massage. It nearly drove the sale associate crazy because she didnt realize that I was pregnant. Now look at my 16 weeks preggo shot down below....how can you NOT tell I'm pregnant? O_o Anyhoo their policy is to not put pregnant women in the machine because it induces labor. I really didnt care. The machine took my back pain away and that's all that mattered at that moment. So I was all smiles this morning as I woke up to celebrate Father's Day...no back pain!!! What an amazing feeling. Me and Deuce slept like a log last night...first time in a minute. Happy Father's Day to all of the fathers who are involved especially mine!

Let's listen to Deuce's heartbeat

So today was my doctor's appointment. I was nervous for so many reasons. 1. this was my first time going to the doctor alone. I felt as if all eyes were on me until I noticed that every pregnant woman in there was there alone. 2. I was nervous because I knew I'd hear little Deuce-Y's heartbeat for the first time. I had no idea how I would react. I didn't know if I should expect tears or what. and 3. I was nervous about my weigh in. My weight has been a constant issue for me (and apparently only me) since I became pregnant. Not to get off topic but according to my doctor I gained 2 lbs which puts me at 194. I got highly upset and even started crying. She tried her best to console me because she said 2 lbs was good but I was not having it. I weigh myself DAILY and it never goes over 193. So to let you know my mindset prior to the heartbeat, I was PISSED!

Ok so now it's time to listen to my baby's heart. Prior to the gel on my belly and etc, I told my doctor that Deuce was on my left chilling. Listen, me and Deuce go together like ham and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies.....we're tight! I know my child and my child knows me. She had been tap dancing across my uterus as if I was playing Hammer's You Cant Touch This all day. She finally had settled down at around 1 pm in the left side of my uterus. My doctor's appointment was at 2. So anyhoo the moral of the story is I told my doctor WHERE my child was and what does she do. She heads for the middle....no Deuce. She then moves to the right .... no Deuce. Meanwhile I'm recording all of this. I had to cut the video for the sake of time. Finally she goes to the left and what do we hear? Boom boom boom! Little Deuce!!!! What a feeling!!! I've listened to that heartbeat at least 10 times. She's in there and she's strong.

So at the very end you can hear the doctor say that Deuce's heartbeat was at 155. Once my sister heard this she further went into her chants of

 lol

You're naming me WHAT?!?

I call Deuce, Deuce-Y because I have no idea what I'm having. However once I find out, I am going to start calling him/her by their name. So I've been brainstorming names.

A child's name is very important to me. I thought long and hard before I named my son. His name by the way is Jalen. Jalen means one who comes from James. His paternal deceased grandfather's name is James and his father's name use to be James. Get it...One who comes from James?!?!? Not only did Jalen have a great meaning but it was also unique(or so I thought) and it wasn't something difficult. His middle name began with a K in honor of me and my father.

So with Deuce I wanted the same. I wanted his/her name to have a special meaning and I also wanted it to be unique and fairly simple. I must've gone through a thousand names. I spoke each one to my belly and waited for something to "spark". Finally it did.

So if Deuce is a girl her name will be Paige! I love the name. I think it's beautiful and it means the youngest which is what  Deuce will be. Today while talking to my son I learned that Jalen consists of 5 letters and so does Paige! Neato! So if it's a girl the name is Paige MacKenzee.

If Deuce is a boy, it was a little more complicated. I loved three names; Chandler, Tristan and Ethan. I spoke each three over and over again until Tristan won. So if Deuce is a boy his name will be Tristan Khalil.

Boy or Girl?

All I think about is Deuce. I wonder 24-7 if Deuce is a he or she. I really don't care either way. I simply want a healthy baby. Everyone says that I am having a girl. I have a boy already and since Deuce will be my last child, it would be nice to have one of each. However like I said earlier, my main wish is that he/she is HEALTHY!

Today I was playing around and I came across a gender test. The test consisted of 10 old wives tales that are suppose to tell you the gender of your baby. I was bored so I played along and did it. Here is what I got:

1. Highs and Lows:  They say if you're carrying high its a girl. If you're carrying low, its a boy. Everyone swears I'm carrying high so one check for girl, zero checks for boy. 


2. Be Still My Beating Heart: My sister has said from the first time that we saw Deuce that she was girl because of her heartbeat. Her little heart was beating so fast! So two checks for girl, zero checks for boy. 


3. Sweet and Sour: The myth says that if you crave sweets its a girl. If you crave sour and salty, its a boy. Well I've been craving cake, cookies and ice cream sooooooo three checks for girl, zero checks for boy lol


4. Chinese Birth Chart: So for this you input your age(30) and your conception month(March) an they tell you the gender of the baby. I now have four checks for girl and zero checks for boy. 


5. Potty Time: So this myth says if you pee in a cup and mix a tablespoon of Drano in, and watch to see if it changes color. Green = girl, and blue = boy. Well I didn't do this only because my mom didn't have Drano. So we're going to continue with four checks for a girl and zero check for boy. 


6. Even and Odd: Legend has it that the Mayans determined a baby's sex by looking at the mother's age at conception(30) and the year of conception(2012). If both are even or odd, it's a girl. If one's even and one's odd, it's a boy. Both are even so five checks for a girl and zero checks for a boy. 


7. Unlocking the Mystery: This one was dumb. Moving on. 


8. Spot On: The myth says that if you break out, its a girl. I have hives everywhere! Does this count as five checks for a girl? 


9. Nice Ring to It: My ring swung back and forth. Six checks for a girl


10. Queasy Does It: I have talked about this on this blog quite a few times. The first time I was pregnant with my son, I had little morning sickness. I can count the amount of times that I had nausea on one hand. With THIS kid....whew! I'm always sick! Morning sickness? Try ALL DAY sickness! I've tried every morning sickness remedy out here: crackers, salt, preggo pops, ginger ale. The legend says no morning sickness equals a boy, lots of sickness equals a girl. Ummm seven checks for a girl. 


Like  I said I was playing around. I'm not rushing out tomorrow to purchase anything pink lol. It would be just my luck to do the and receive an ultrasound that says 

Is that a kick?

So today I was laying on my mom's couch when I felt a movement in my belly. At first I thought it was gas and shrugged it off but then it happened again. It didn't hurt...it just felt funny. So I paused the television and sat up to pay attention. There it was again. Could it be? Could my little Deuce possibly be kicking/moving? Nahhhh! I mean I'm only 14 weeks! It's too early right?

The first thing that I did was pull up all four of my pregnancy apps on my phone to research fetal movement. All four said that a mom should feel movement at 16 weeks but some women(a small amount) feel it before then. 16 weeks! I still have another two weeks to go. I pulled up a couple of articles off of the internet and then I shrugged it off.

A couple of hours later and my sister was visiting. As soon as my sister and I started talking I felt the movement again. We sat and truly paid attention to it and I felt the movement five more times. My sister couldn't feel the movements but I certainly did. Was I losing my mind?

So now it's 8:53 and I'm sitting here watching the Heat vs Celtics. I'm just minding my business and flutter, flutter, flutter. I feel it again. Now I'm gushing! It feels like there is a goldfish in my tummy. I have the biggest smile on my face.  The past few weeks have been crazy and I feel as if feeling Deuce moving around is her way of saying "Hey mom! I'm still here! I'm here!" I feel you kiddo :)

14 Weeks!

I'm in my second trimester!!!!! Yeahhhh!!!! This is suppose to be the best trimester. We shall see.

By the way, I LOVE this dress! It was so comfortable and I felt so cute and sexy. Deuce was definitely shining. There was no denying that I was pregnant