Tick Tock

I feel like time is moving SO slowly lately. I'm not sleeping that comfortably. I wake up usually 3-5 times a night to go pee. After barely eating any food I feel completely stuffed and it's hard to breathe, even though my brain still thinks I'm hungry. Tonight I feel really nauseous for the first time in a while. I actually threw up once, and learned that popcorn is not fun coming back up. 

In non-whiny news, I got in the shower today with my underwear on. That was pretty awesome. I know I can be forgetful, but sheesh!

I guess I can't believe I still have 9 more weeks of this, and yet I try to tell myself to enjoy it because I know I will miss being pregnant, and we are definitely not having any more children after Abby.

 I have been thinking a lot about the fact that I am going to have to go through labor again, and trying to mentally gear up to go for med-free if possible. I also feel like there is an ass pile of things to get done before she arrives, so I am anxiously awaiting Labor Day when I will be cutting back hours at the restaurant even more and can hopefully have time to get the house organized the way I want.

How far along: 30 weeks 6 days
Baby is the size of: a pineapple
Weight: 172

Cravings: nothing specific - been eating lots of snacks since I get full so easily (cheese, trail mix, etc.)

12 weeks left

We just got home last night from our quick trip to Illinois to visit my family. Flying went much better than I thought! I wasn't too uncomfortable, and Wyatt was mostly a dream. He was too fascinated with looking out the windows and playing peekaboo with the people behind us to care about much else. 

My family threw me a small surprise baby shower, since they weren't really able to be involved with anything when I was pregnant with Wyatt. It was so sweet of them, and we got some really adorable little outfits. Made me even more anxious to meet miss Abigail.

We ate a ridiculous amount of fast food and junk while out there, but I am happy that out of it all I didn't gain a single pound even since before we left. I do feel kind of gross though, and need to get some healthy foods back into my system.

Off to my check-up shortly. After today I start going every 2 weeks instead of 4. I feel like everything about this pregnancy is flying by. 

How far along: 28 weeks
Baby is the size of: an eggplant
Weight: 170

Cravings: diet coke, anything with chocolate

Over the hump

 Another comparison photo. Left is today, right is with Wyatt on this exact day.

I'm past the half way mark, and yet I feel like I have forever left to go. Feeling really well lately. My appetite is out of control. For example, I ate an entire box of Cheez-Its in one day. So, that's totally healthy and my baby will come out orange I am sure.

In good news, I am only up 5 lbs as of right now, and on this day with Wyatt I was up 10 lbs, so I guess I'm doing better thus far. 

Not much else to update on for now. Still stuck between two names for our little girl. I will win this one at some point :)

How far along: 21 weeks, 4 days
Baby is the size of: a pomegranate
Weight: 165

Cravings: anything and everything

Time for a Change

This is me today, and the shirt is a clue as to our news. We are having a girl this time!! Here she is:

Just for comparison, the bottom one is Wyatt when we found out he is a boy.

I love her little hand in the upper right corner. The ultrasound tech said everything looked good and was right on track. Now we finally get to give away our bins of boy clothes, and do some shopping! I normally don't like pink,  but I can't wait to buy a few cute girly outfits. Our next task is to decide on a name for her. We have a few options, just need to agree upon one.

How far along: 18 weeks, 6 days
Baby is the size of: a sweet potato
Weight: 162

Cravings: beef. I constantly want a hamburger or steak.

Comparison

 

I find it interesting to compare sometimes. The top picture is me, yesterday, at 17 weeks 6 days along. The bottom picture is me with Wyatt, at exactly the same 17 weeks 6 days.

The past few weeks everything has been going along smoothly. My appetite is ferocious, and I'm not sure how I haven't gained more weight yet. I AM sure that it's coming soon though.

We got a new baby, Lucy, as my Mother's Day gift.

 Other than some accidents, she is fitting into the family quite well. I am hoping she will be fairly calmed down, and fully trained, by the time this baby arrives.

We were on vacation all last week, and did lots of hiking trips through the White Mountains, and visited the New England Aquarium.I threw up once in the mountains, which was really random and bizarre, but immediately felt fine afterwards. I'm hoping that was the last time this pregnancy.

We have our ultrasound scheduled for May 30 to find out what we're having, so I cannot wait for these next 5 days to pass!!! If I haven't said it already, my gut feeling is girl, so we'll see....

How far along: 18 weeks
Baby is the size of: a sweet potato
Weight: 161

Cravings: pretty much anything I can get my hands on. My new favorite sweet treat is a graham cracker square with a Hershey's chocolate square on top (we were supposed to make s'mores but never had a fire) 

14 weeks

This one's for you Julie :)

I feel like I look huge suddenly. And even though I'm now in the beginning of the second trimester when the nausea and fatigue is supposed to get better, I feel worse than ever. I have only kept down water so far today. My skin is a mess and not at all that pregnancy "glow" you're supposed to get. I just feel like overall this time around is way harder on my body. Luckily, it seems to be going by much faster than with Wyatt. Probably because I'm so busy taking care of him that I don't have time to focus on the pregnancy.

I went to the ER a couple weekends ago with a really severe pain in my left side. They couldn't figure out what it was, and thankfully that has subsided.

Our next appointment is about 3 weeks away, so nothing exciting really until then.


How far along: 14 weeks on the dot
Baby is the size of: a lemon
Weight: 160
Cravings: crackers

Due Date Change

So we got to go in for an ultrasound to find out exactly how far along I am. My thoughts were correct - the day I had the ultrasound I was 9 weeks on the dot (rather than the 11 they were telling me initially). This puts my due date at October 25th. We got a couple pictures of the baby. It's a tiny little blob that had teeny tiny legs that were sort of kicking at one point.

A week from tomorrow we have another ultrasound to screen for certain birth defects. Michael didn't make to to the ultrasound a few weeks ago, so I'm happy he will get to see our baby this time. It will also be cool to see how much it has changed in a few weeks time.

I was doing really well earlier this week with walking on our treadmill. I have set goals for myself of 150 minutes per week (essentially 5 days of 30 minute workouts) and aiming for 10 miles walked per week (2 miles a day). I haven't been in a couple days though, due to bad headaches and now a sore throat. Bleh. Michael was sick last week, and now Wyatt has boogers 24/7, which I inevitably get all over me while struggling to wipe his face/receiving slobbery kisses/etc.

All in all, things are going along smoothly. I am most anxious to find out what we are having this time. I keep thinking girl, but then I doubt myself. If it is another boy, then we are completely stuck on names. Pretty sure we have our girl name picked out though.

How far along: confirmed 10 weeks 5 days
Baby is the size of: a prune
Weight: 162
Cravings: most everything I eat involves cheese somehow