31/32 Week Bump Update!

31 Weeks

32 Weeks

How Far Long? 32 Weeks, 3 Days

Size of Baby? Size of a head of cabbage! 

Total Weight Gain? About 27 lbs (Thanks a lot holiday food!!!)

Maternity Clothes? Mostly maternity

Sleep? Very uncomfortable at night- she is super active right when I lay down which also makes it hard to settle down.

Food Cravings? Pop, sweets, grapefruit

Stretch Marks? Yes.

Gender? GIRL! 

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting the nursery painted! Picked out a really pretty light coral color and am going to put gold sparkles in it. :o)

Highlight Of The Week: Unrelated to baby, but getting our house ready for Christmas! :)

Milestones: Babies all five senses are now in working order! 

Symptoms:  Very bad vericose veins that are making my legs swell up and hurt and thus have to wear support stockings/leggins which SUCK. Hard to eat sometimes because my stomach is so squished. Calf/foot cramps- had those with Jack. Starting to get tired again like in 1st trimester. Hip and thigh pain is pretty bad at times too. Hard to eat and breathe sometimes as she's getting bigger and pushing on my diaphragm more! Had some bad braxton hicks contractions yesterday that lasted all day/ every time I was standing or walking.

Belly button in or out: Out! 

32 Week Comparison With Jack

And for fun... this was almost exactly 3 years ago! Nine Weeks along with Jack!  Crazy how small I was!

30 Weeks!!!

  30 WEEKS

How Far Long? 30 Weeks tomorrow

Size of Baby? Size of a head of cabbage- and about 3 lbs!

 

Total Weight Gain? About 20 lbs

Maternity Clothes? Mostly maternity

Sleep? Very uncomfortable at night, hips hurt and it's hard to roll over! Getting up to pee at least once usually, and sometimes get restless leg.

Food Cravings? Pop, sweets, grapefruit

Stretch Marks? Yes. :o(

Gender? GIRL! 

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting the nursery done

Highlight Of The Week: My family threw me a wonderful baby shower and thanks to my hubby and his dad, we got the crib put together! Room is getting closer to being ready!

Milestones: She's now strong enough to grasp a finger!

Symptoms:  Very bad vericose veins that are making my legs swell up and hurt and thus have to wear support stockings/leggins which SUCK. Hard to eat sometimes because my stomach is so squished. Calf/foot cramps- had those with Jack. Starting to get tired again like in 1st trimester. Hip and thigh pain is pretty bad at times too. Almost to the end though!! 

Belly button in or out: Out! Just in time for Thanksgiving. Turkey's Done! haha!  

 

30 Week Comparison with Jack

 

27 Week Bump Update

27 WEEKS

This was at almost 26 weeks

How Far Long? 27 weeks, Day1

Size of Baby? Size of a cucumber

Total Weight Gain? Not sure exactly- probably around 14 lbs

Maternity Clothes? Both

Sleep? Very uncomfortable at night- but the last two nights I've used some essential oils to help relax me and its helped.

Food Cravings? Pop, chocolate chips and peanut butter, fruit. Exactly the same as last pregnancy.

Stretch Marks? Yes- can't tell if there's any new ones though 

Gender? GIRL- although the last ultrasound was only 75% sure it was so I'm getting another one tomorrow to make sure. :o)  

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting the nursery ready and a baby shower for little girl and the 3D ultrasound tomorrow!!! 

Highlight Of The Week: I've got the closet in the nursery cleaned out and a dresser in the nursery, and the crib is ready to set up!

Milestones: Baby is sleeping and waking at regular intervals and her brain is very active now.

Symptoms:  Hard to breathe at times, very bad vericose veins that are making my legs swell up and hurt. Boo.

Belly button in or out: Out! Just in time for Thanksgiving. Turkey's Done! haha!  

 

 

27 Weeks Comparison with Jack

 

 

Jack at 27 Months

• You weigh 31 lbs
• Size 2T or 3T clothes
• Size 9 shoes!!!
• You go pee in the potty very well if you have your underwear on but are not really close to being fully potty trained yet
• You talk ALL the time now and talk in sentences and most of the people close to you can understand you, although mommy knows what you say best. :)
• You love to snuggle in our bed and watch cartoons now- just like mommy!
• You like going to daycare now, but sometimes you still say "stay home!"
• You love to play with play dough now
• Cheeseburgers are your favorite food
• You seem to be excited about the new baby, and insist that you have one in your belly
• The binky is still a comfort, but I'm not too worried about it
• You still love your brown polka dot blankey and take it everywhere 
• You take one nap a day, anywhere from 2-3 hours long
• Swinging is a favorite activity of yours, especially now that we have a swingset in the backyard!
• You still love golf and can hit it pretty far now!

We just love you to pieces little man! I cannot imagine life without you and can barely remember what it was like before you! 

23 Week Update

 

 23 WEEKS!!!

 

 

How Far Long? 23 weeks, Day 2

Size of Baby? Size of a grapefruit

Total Weight Gain? Not sure exactly- probably around 12 or 13 pounds

Maternity Clothes? Mostly maternity

Sleep? Sleeping fairly good but starting to get uncomfortable at times. Definitely need the body pillow now! 

Food Cravings? Pop, chocolate chips and peanut butter, fruit. Exactly the same as last pregnancy.

Stretch Marks? Yes

Gender? GIRL!!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting the nursery ready and a baby shower for little girl! :)

Highlight Of The Week: Baby girl is moving around like crazy now! Jacob felt her kick this week.

Milestones: Her face is fully formed now- just needs a little extra fat to fill it out! She's listening to mom's voice and heartbeat, and loud sounds like cars honking or dogs barking! (Which I'm sure she hears alot with Jack and Duke around!)

Symptoms:  Hard to breathe at times, heavy feeling in stomach, vericose veins.

Belly button in or out: Almost out- haha!

23 Week Comparison: 

20 Weeks~ It's a Girl and Ultrasound Pics!

IT'S A GIRL!!!

PREGNANCY STATS UPDATE

How Far Long? 20 Weeks, 2 Days

Size of Baby? Size of a mango- usually about 10 oz. (Ultrasound showed baby weighs 12 oz!!!- oh dear Lord, we may be in for another big baby...)

 

Total Weight Gain?  11 lbs~ I was at 7 lbs this exact time last pregnancy. 

Maternity Clothes? Both although most jeans and shorts can't button or zip.

Sleep? Sleeping fairly good.

Food Cravings? Chocolate and peanut butter stuff... but that's typical. :)

Stretch Marks? No new ones yet

Gender? GIRL!!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting the nursery ready! It's so much harder this time around. Too many options for girls!

Highlight Of The Week: Obviously seeing baby on the ultrasound and finding out it's a girl with friends and family!

Milestones: Hair is growing on babies head! He can hiccup now. From here on out, my uterus will grow approximately one centimeter each week until I deliver! Get ready baby bump!

Symptoms: Bleeding gums every night while brushing, bloody/stuffy nose, hard to breathe at times, foot cramps.

Belly button in or out: In

We got to see our little girl sticking her tongue in and out, swallowing, and hiccuping in my belly during the ultrasound! She was pretty content hanging out in there and is laying horizontally. We told the tech we didnt want to find out during the ultrasound but wanted to wait to find out with friends and family later that night. So she hid it from us  and wrote it on a piece of paper and put all the pictures on a disc for us to view later. It's a little disconcerting that the tech put a question mark on the gender shots- but comparing it to Jack's it definitely looks much different. haha! I wasn't too impressed by this hospital's ultrasound room/tech, and even the clarity of the photo's, but oh well. Baby looks happy and healthy so that is all that matters.

This was Jack's gender shot! A slight difference. :)

I took the piece of paper to the store and picked out a boy outfit and a girl outfit and told the clerk to open the piece of paper and wrap whichever gender was written on that paper and that I was going to open it later!

We had a small group of friends and family over- and facetimed in my parents and my friend so they could be a part of it too! Jack helped us open the present, which I think he thought was for him, and at first he was excited and hugged my neck as everyone cheered that it was a girl, and then he burst out in tears. So funny! I dont know if he got scared, was upset it wasnt a toy for him, or if he was just disappointed it was a girl. Haha! Never the less, it was classic. I wish we had gotten it on video- totally would've made Funniest Home Videos for sure! :)

Pink or Blue? Cast your vote!

 

 We find out baby #2's gender Tuesday afternoon! I couldn't be more excited! Although I feel so much more calm about it this time around~ maybe- ok probably- I will get all nervous/excited come Tuesday when I have to start drinking 32 ounces of water and have to hold my pee for hours! Haha!

OLD WIVES TALES:

Baby's heartbeat above (girl) or below (boy)140? Above

Craving sweet (girl) or salty (boy)? Mostly sweet

Morning Sickness? (yes-girl, no-boy) NO

Are you moody (girl) or happy (boy) Moody

Chinese calendar says: Girl!

Skin soft (girl) or dry (boy)? Dry 

Current age + month of conception (odd= girl, even =boy): Odd

Sleep on right side (girl) or left side (boy): Right

Mom's gut says: Girl 50% of the time and Boy 50% of the time. 

Dad's gut says: Girl

I am ready to start doing some serious nesting and getting the baby's room ready! But I always get a little nervous before the ultrasound... just praying that baby is healthy and growing and thriving! That is all that really matters. And as much as I'm looking forward to another little one, I am sad to see the end of the time with just me and Jack come to an end. It will be an adjustment for us all, and won't be easy I'm sure, but in the end, Jack will love growing up with a brother or sister as I did. There's nothing like sibling relationships! 

With all that being said... Cast your vote!!! 

What do you think- PINK or BLUE?

18 week's with Baby #2!

18 Weeks!

 

 

How Far Long? 18 Weeks, 5 Days

 

Size of Baby? Size of sweet potato

Total Weight Gain? 4 lbs

Maternity Clothes? Mostly maternity clothes now- at least for pants.

Sleep? Good

 

Gender?

Dont know yet- two more weeks!

Best Moment This Week? Finally feeling good, real distinguishable movement in there! Yay!

Food Cravings? Pop, chocolate/peanut butter things, iced coffee

 

Food Aversions? 

  None at the moment

What I'm Looking Forward To: Finding out the gender!

Emotions: Just like last time around my patience has faded. And I can't mask how I'm feeling very well. Whatever I'm feeling, it shows!

Symptoms: Get winded easily. Foot cramps, vericose veins (ugh- didn't have to deal with this last time around and this time it sucks!), carpel tunnel (had this last time around too)

 Comparison Pic!

17 Weeks with Jack

Week 16 with Baby #2!

How Far Long? 16 Weeks, 4 Days

Size of Baby? Size of an avocado

Total Weight Gain? 4 lbs... at least. Lol!

Maternity Clothes? Definitely maternity pants for work clothes now.

Sleep? Better, but restless leg is starting and I can't have caffeine or chocolate close to bedtime or it's a disaster!

Gender?

Dont know yet- one more month!

Best Moment This Week?  Technically it was last week, but Jacob brought home a super sweet, soft baby blanket from a cool boutique he found on his work trip. :)  

Food Cravings? Pop and salty chips

Food Aversions? 

 I can't quite figure out what sounds good ever yet. And when I do make or get something, sometimes it doesnt taste good. Lol!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Feeling baby move more- I think I've felt it a little bit here and there but not certain yet. The movement has been very different this time around and is starting to freak me out that I'm not feeling kicks like I did with Jack this early. Also looking forward to finding out the gender in a month!!!

Emotions: Just like last time around my patience has faded. And I can't mask how I'm feeling very well. Whatever I'm feeling, it shows!

Symptoms: Get tired easily. Can't eat a ton- get full fast. Restless leg, vericose veins (ugh- didn't have to deal with this last time around and this time it sucks!), out of breath easier, carpel tunnel (had this last time around too)


Comparison at 16 weeks:

16 Weeks with Jack

         

Weeks 13 and 14 with Baby #2!

Week 13

Week 14

 How Far Long? 14 weeks, 4 Days

Size of Baby? Size of a lemon

Total Weight Gain? 4 lbs

Maternity Clothes? Sometimes

Sleep? A lot better now that I'm in the second trimester

Gender?

Dont know yet- thinking girl though! :)

Best Moment This Week?  Hearing babies heartbeat! Sounded nice and strong at 156 beats! 

Food Cravings? This week- Doritos and finally iced coffee!

Food Aversions? 

 I can't quite figure out what sounds good ever yet. And when I do make or get something, sometimes it doesnt taste good. Lol!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Feeling baby move! I think I've felt it a little bit here and there but not certain yet.

Emotions: Just like last time around my patience has faded. And I can't mask how I'm feeling very well. Whatever I'm feeling, it shows! 

Symptoms: Get tired easily. Can't eat a ton- get full fast.


Comparison at 14 weeks, 4 days: Left is with Jack, Right with Baby #2!

11 Weeks with Baby #2!

11 Weeks! 

I feel so incredibly blessed to be pregnant again. I love being pregnant and really enjoyed it last time around. So far, it's been a fairly low key pregnancy. I've had the usual nausea, exhaustion, insomnia type stuff but it's all worth it. With this one, I found out I was pregnant very early on. I think right around 4 weeks! When I took the test I was shocked it was positive but so excited! 

The first trimester is always scary and I pray constantly that this little baby is growing and thriving each and every day. Once you lose a baby that fear is always there but we saw our little one dancing around at 8 weeks and heard the heartbeat then! Still, it is SO hard to wait each month to hear it again and get some reassurance.

How Far Long? 11 Weeks, 4 Days

Size of Baby? About the size of a Lime

Total Weight Gain? Oh gosh, I haven't even gone there yet this time around...

Maternity Clothes? Sometimes. Definitely popped out quicker this time though!

Sleep? Insomnia most nights. And having to get up to pee at least once.

Gender?

Dont know yet- thinking girl though! :)

Best Moment This Week? People that dont "know" I'm pregnant are being able to tell now by looking at me. :o) So fun.

Food Cravings? Food has been hard. This week has been chef salads though.

Food Aversions? 

Iced Coffee for sure. I can't quite figure out what sounds good ever yet. And when I do make or get something, sometimes it doesnt taste good. Lol!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Hearing babies heartbeat

Emotions: Just like last time around my patience has faded. And I can't mask how I'm feeling very well. Whatever I'm feeling, it shows! I do however, cry easier at movies, songs, etc.

Symptoms: Tired most of the time, by mid afternoon I am toast. Not sleeping well at night isnt helping that. I had some round ligament pain one day this week that was weird and uncomfortable. Peeing a lot.




WEEKS 4-10
SYMPTOMS: Nausea, tiredness, sore boobs, trouble eating, indigestion, insomnia

Positive test about 4 weeks!

Ultrasound confirmation at 8 weeks.

Jack's 2nd Birthday!

I can't believe you are two years old my little crazy Mr. Jack! You are my world and I cannot even put into words how much I love you and how blessed I am to be your mommy.  Daddy and I both love you so much!!!

•  You weigh 28 lbs
• You're in Size 2T Clothes
• Size 5 diapers
• You're in size 7 almost 8 shoes
• You've started to potty train- love to pee outside. If you are naked you will go stand on a stool and pee in the toilet all by yourself! You have no interest in going #2 on the potty though...
• Everything is "Me" (as in me do it) right now
• You hate getting dressed and anytime we are outside you want your clothes off
• You talk a lot now and other people are starting to understand much of what you are saying. (or yelling mostly, haha!) Saying a lot of two word phrases. 
• You know the number 2 very well. Mostly from mommy counting to 3 before you get in trouble. Now when I say 1 you say 2. Ha!
• Your favorite show right now is Bubble Guppies still (which you can say oh so adorably!)
• You finally gave up your nighttime bottle right after your second birthday!
• The binky might be a bigger problem.... one I am not quite ready to tackle yet!
• You are still a mama's boy and super clingy to me. But most of the time I dont mind. :o)
• You love your grandparents. You ask to see them everyday.
• You take one nap at 1:30 now. On occasion you will fall asleep early or take two naps, but not very often.
• Sleep from about 8:30/9:00-7:30/8:00.  Not too bad!

Hawaii Vacation

Hawaii Vaca=Paradise!

I'm finally getting around to posting our Hawaii pics! We had an amazing vacation just the two of us for five days. It was the most relaxing vacation we have ever been on. Hawaii is truly a paradise, it's not just a cliche! :) We did a lot of relaxing on the beach, eating some great food, snorkeling, exploring, and even swam at NIGHT with MANTA RAY'S! Talk about a crazy experience. And besides from getting sea sick from the rough waves on that excursion it was pretty freaking cool. Our resort at Waikoloa Mariott was perfect. Right on the beach, our room had a great view of the pool and the ocea, and the pools there were awesome too.  We will definitely be going back!

A bed cabana overlooking the beach!

Exploring sea caves!

Most of the waterfalls on the Big Island are on private land so you need a guide to get to them... this was my face after our guide stopped every two steps to talk about some other plant or legend of the island...

The water was freezing!!!

Oh I love a good edamame dish!

Manta Ray Snorkel

My dinner served in a pineapple... genius!

Aloha!