Dreams. Hmmmm....



I came across this picture while searching for a picture
about dreams.  I just thought it was hilarious!

 Everyone seems to say that when you're pregnant you can have some crazy dreams.  Well I must admit that I haven't had any TOTALLY bizarre dreams during either this pregnancy or the last but I have woken up a few times wondering "what the heck???"  So I'm not really sure sometimes what to think about them.  I do believe that at times dreams can be a sneak peek into the future and I also believe that many dreams have meaning.  With that being said I also must admit that I think some dreams are just that...dreams.  No meaning.  No purpose.  Just entertainment.

Many times I wake up and can only remember tiny fragments of a dream or I'll remember it just long enough to ponder it a little but as I start my day it all slips through my fingertips.  It all brings to mind the movie Inception only I don't believe that someone is invading my dreams with the latest technology to implant or extract information into or out of my brain.  But my latest dream does have me pondering just how much we can know/learn from our dreams.  We've all heard of people receiving answers to prayers through dreams or even making major life decisions based on dreams.  Now I must say that nothing in my dreams has given me any great insight into life, love or the pursuit of happiness - it has simply left me curious.  And a bit excited, I will admit.  Maybe I'm reading too much into it but if dreams, or more specifically this particular dream, is any indication of the future...well then ladies and gentlemen:  we're having a girl!!!

Anyway, here's the dream:

I am invited to a brunch, a very fancy brunch.  I have no idea why I'm invited but I am, and kids are allowed.  B is in the dream but for whatever reason he doesn't attend the brunch with us.  So it is just me and two little girls, our daughters.  I do not know a single person at this brunch and as far as I can tell there are people from all backgrounds, lifestyles, etc.  I assume it's springtime because our girls are dressed in spring-like dresses, think Easter.  The brunch is outside and I can see the girls holding hands and running through the grass playing.  Eventually all the adults are seated and we finally meet our host and hostess, it's Barack and Michelle Obama.  While I recall the lawn being very green and well kept I never recall actually seeing the White House but I do recall sitting out on a patio and even going inside a house at times, but I have absolutely no clue what house or even where the house was.  The dream continues as so far as I can tell no one really knows the purpose of the brunch or why they were invited, in fact, I strictly remember feeling as if it was "just because."  I remember mingling with several people and eventually sometime before the end of the brunch I am asked by several people to introduce my children.  This is where it got interesting.  I could see Y as clear and vivid as a cloudless sunny day, she looked to be about 5, I introduced her as herself.  The second little girl, she looked around 2, I also introduced as our daughter but when I looked at her, her face was a complete blur.  I could make out no facial features and when it came to telling everyone her name, I drew a blank.  I vividly remember stressing out in the dream and feeling like a horrible mother because I could not recall my child's name.  No matter how hard I tried to recall it, it would not come to me.  The brunch comes to an end and it seems everyone except me goes up to meet and speak to our hostesses.  I was far too upset to talk to anyone and just sat back and watched while the kids went back to playing in the grass. 

After that I woke up but I even woke up stressing because I couldn't remember my daughter's name or see her face.  And then my thoughts brightened a little.  I began to wonder if maybe I am growing a little girl inside of me and maybe I couldn't see her face because I don't yet know what she looks like and maybe I couldn't recall her name because she hasn't, officially, been given one yet.  I was happy with this thought.  I'd be lying if I also didn't admit that while thinking of this dream throughout the day some negative thoughts entered my brain.  Maybe I couldn't see her face because I had a miscarriage and maybe I couldn't remember her name because she was never given one.  But I decided to focus on the positive and my first instinct.  Who knows, maybe the dream meant absolutely nothing and I'm carrying a baby boy.  Either way, this kid is loved and wanted and is anxiously awaited by not only his/her parents and sister but by an innumerable amount of family and friends.

It's A...

Well after a long 20 weeks of anticipation we finally know what we're having!! It was well worth the wait although we thought we would have to wait much longer, like until the baby was born. For me trying to sleep last night was like a five year old waiting for Christmas morning. I woke up every hour on the hour wondering if it was morning yet. Around 7am I finally just gave up on sleeping and got up. Anyway, our appointment was set for 1pm and we got there a couple minutes early, luckily we didn't have to wait too long because that 40 ounces of water that I had to drink was weighing on my bladder and they would not let me go to the potty until the ultrasound was done. So when they finally started it the sonographer's first statement was, "I hope you guys want it to be a surprise because this baby is breach." Turns out that the baby had it's butt tucked down towards my cervix and then legs crossed Indian style. Needless to say I guess our baby's a prude. So finally she did a lot of shaking and moving my belly around until the baby woke up and moved around so that she could see what we were having. So we found out and everything looked great and we had an appointment with the doctor right after the ultrasound which went well as well. However, when we hit the parking lot and we leaving, some insane woman decides that she's going to back into our car. So we had fun exchanging insurance information and then she turns to say that since she was backing up, she had the right of way. At that point I had it and slightly lost it, I mean seriously, what kinda idiot thinks that you have the right of way when you're going in reverse. I mean just from looking at the amount of damage done to our car it was obvious that she either didn't check behind her or she ignored the fact that someone is behind her. So needless to say all of the things we had planned for today were not accomplished because we spent the day going to a police station (which was pointless because the other driver wouldn't go) and on the phone going back and forth between our insurance company and hers and then finally going to get an estimate on the cost of fixing the car. So after filing the claim with her insurance and our insurance I think everything is settled now, we just have to get a new rear left door which is supposed to be done next week. So anyway, you've probably noticed that I haven't mentioned what we're having yet...well that's intentional, I'm going to make you wait (for those of you who don't already know) until I finish typing all this wonderful information. We were able to get some short videos of the baby as well as a couple of pictures so enjoy looking at them!

So I suppose you have waited long enough after reading all that and seeing all the pictures I will share with you what we're having. It's a...

GIRL!!!!!

Needless to say we're very happy to be having a girl in that that's what we both really wanted, but in the end we're more excited to know that she's healthy. So I guess this is your first official introduction to I. Fox!

It's A Girl...

for my sister anyway. She had her 20-week ultrasound yesterday and I guess the doctor didn't see a little 'wee-wee' floating anywhere in there. I wanted her to have a boy but she is happy because she wanted a little girl anyway. I suppose it's just as well since she already has a son. Just thought I'd let those of you who were curious know. ttyl.

We're Having A Girl!!!!

Maybe. Well at least according to the Ancient Chinese Birth Gender Chart we're having a girl. But since there hasn't been an ultrasound to determine gender yet I guess I shouldn't really put too much faith in that. However, it does supposedly have a 99% accuracy rate. Anyway, I thought that it was kinda neat. Now that I'm 10 weeks (and ¼ of the way through the pregnancy, not that I'm counting or anything) we only have 10 more weeks before we'll be able to find out gender. This process takes forever, we've known for about 6 weeks now but truly it seems like it's been months and months. As for good news, B seems to think that I'm showing. In fact he's pretty convinced of it. I think so most times as well, although when fully dressed no one can really tell anyway. Well I think that's about it now because my head is ready to hit the keyboard and fall asleep. ttyl.