Bumpdate - Week 19

How far along? 19 Weeks

Baby is the size of? A heirloom tomato

Total weight loss/gain? Gained 7 pounds

Maternity Clothes? A mix of maternity and regular looser shirts.

Stretch Marks? Not yet

Sleep? Still pretty good.

Best moment of this week?  Going for 20 week ultrasound and seeing baby on the big screen.  Baby was very active at points and looked like a little turkey all scrunched up.  Here is a sneak peek of the pictures the ultrasound tech gave me.  I will post a full re-cap later this week.

Worst moment of this week? Feeling very emotional with being away from family for the Christmas holiday.  I miss all our wonderful traditions as a family.

Miss Anything?  My appetite

Movement? Felt lots of movement this week and saw baby move on the ultrasound screen.

Food Cravings?  I wish I was craving food.  I forget to eat on most days because I am never hungry. 

Anything make you queasy or sick?  Nothing is appetizing to me, today right after eating my breakfast and coffee I was brushing my teeth and I threw up my entire breakfast.  That was no fun at all.

Symptoms? Still pretty tired after long days.  Having some round ligament pain in my lower abdomen area.  Ultrasound showed everything was okay and doctor said it was perfectly normal with second pregnancies. 

Have you started to show yet?  Yes, but to the common person they probably still wouldn't be able to tell.  I found a picture of me when I was 20 weeks pregnant with Harrison and I was about the same size as I am now.  I will post the comparison later this week.

 Harrison saying "kindle on pwease" and me choosing to ignore him.  I must hear those words repeated 1,000 times a day.  I have to hide it from him.

Gender Predictions?  I feel like its another boy.  But with me feeling sick like this maybe a girl!

Labor signs? None

Belly Button in or out?  In

Exercise?  Trying to rest as much as I can because of the round ligament pain.  Its a bit uncomfortable and gets worse when I am active or on my feet a lot.

Happy or Moody most of the time?  This past week I was pretty moody and weepy.  The holiday blues kicked in full blast.

Looking forward to? Getting back to normalcy after the holidays.

Any irrational worries?  Not eating enough.  I know I am not and wonder if that's why baby is measuring a little on the smaller side.  There is still time for he/she to catch up!

Bumpdate - Week 18

How far along?  18 weeks.  Almost half-way through!

Baby is the size of? A bell pepper. Baby weighs about 7 ounces and is about 5.5 inches long.

Total weight loss/gain?  I forgot to weigh in today.

Maternity Clothes?  Yes, I wear a few maternity shirts and pants now.

Stretch Marks? None yet.

Sleep? Still fighting this cold but sleeping much better than before since the cough has gotten much better.

Best moment of this week? Spending time at Disney with family and watching Harrison take it all in.  Feeling lots of kicks/twinges in my belly!!

Worst moment of this week?  Feeling sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. :(

Miss Anything?  My appetite

Movement?  Felt lots of twinges in my tummy this week, I am believing those to be kicks!

Food Cravings?  Tea because I wasn't feeling well.

Anything make you queasy or sick? Certain things still make me gag.

Symptoms? Nothing really anymore. 

Have you started to show yet? Yes

Gender Predictions? Gah I don't know.  When the doctors office called to go over my genetic screening to say that everything was negative the nurse said "and we know the sex of the baby" and I said "we don't want to know" but then I regretted those words, I do want to know so bad.

Labor signs?  No

Belly Button in or out? In

Exercise? Walking around the Disney parks, holy cow was that exhausting.

Happy or Moody most of the time?  Still pretty happy

Looking forward to? 20 week ultrasound

Any irrational worries? Nothing really this week.

Bumpdate - Week 17

How far along? 17 Weeks

Baby is the size of? A turnip.  Baby weighs about 5 ounces and is about 5 inches long.

Total weight loss/gain? Did not weigh in this week.

Maternity Clothes? Very few items, pretty much just jeans.  I went through my three boxes of maternity clothes tonight and sorted them out by yes no and maybes and moved the yes and maybes to my closet for when I am ready.  I am still a little small to fill out any type of maternity clothes but certainly too big for regular pants and shorts.  Leggings and maternity jeans work out well for now!

Stretch Marks? None that I can see.

Sleep?  Sleep has been tough.  I toss and turn a lot and have been sick so I was up coughing A LOT.  I finally went to the doctor and got some medicine and take some cough syrup at night which helps a huge deal.

Best moment of this week?  There were a couple things:  1. I got the genetic screening results from the blood test and everything came back showing LOW RISK for down syndrome and all the major trisomy birth defects.  Praise the Lord.  The test is supposed to be 99.9 % accurate but keep those prayers coming for a healthy happy baby!

2. We went to Disney this weekend to meet up with David's sisters and family.  We took Harrison to a Disney park for the first time and he had a blast.  He was in absolute awe of everything.  He met some characters, went on some rides and loved all the shows.  He also had so much fun hanging out with his cousin Zeyvier.  They were like best friends.  After he met Pluto he kept repeating his name over and over again so we waited in line a second time to see him.  He gave him a high five and a scratch on the nose.

Harrison and cousin Z holding hands and walking to the bus

 With Pluto the second time around

Worst moment of this week?  Just feeling really overwhelmed with making sure everything is ready for Christmas.  I am so far behind on my Christmas cards and have not even received them yet from Shutterfly.  I feel like my VISA card is going to spontaneously combust from all the swiping it has done this past week.

Miss Anything?   I really don't.

Movement?  Occasionally I think I feel something but nothing that I have been absolutely certain is a kick.

Food Cravings?  Still don't really have too much of an appetite.

Anything make you queasy or sick?  The gagging seems to have subsided this week.

Symptoms?  No real symptoms anymore now that we are into the second tri-mester.

Have you started to show yet?  Yes

 Harrison thinks the baby is my belly button

 My life right now: Clancy sniffing my butt and Harrison sweeping you with a play broom.

Gender Predictions?  I was a little disappointed to see the fetal sex as "Not Reported" on the report that I received.  I am now regretting not checking that little box to find out!

Labor signs?  No

Belly Button in or out? In

Exercise? This one is getting funny.

Happy or Moody most of the time? Still pretty happy.

Looking forward to?  Going back up to Disney tomorrow with Harrison and to go to Mickey's Christmas party.  He is going to love it.  Also looking forward to our 20 week ultrasound!

Any irrational worries? Not eating healthy enough for baby. 

Bumpdate - Week 16

How far along?  16 Weeks

Baby is the size of? An Avocado

Total weight loss/gain? Gained 5 pounds

Maternity Clothes? A few items. 

Stretch Marks? Nothing yet

Sleep?  Coughing has been keeping me up at night.  Still waiting for this lingering cough to pass and if it doesn't soon, I will head to the doctors.

Best moment of this week? Spending lots of family time together.  Daddy taking Harrison out a lot on Sunday and Monday so I could get some work and personal tasks done like Christmas shopping!

Worst moment of this week? Still just feeling sick and tired.  I had a rough night last night with a sore throat but actually feel really good now.

Miss Anything?  Not really food wise.  I still really don't have an appetite.  I am hungry sometimes but nothing sounds appealing.  I also eat really small portions and feel very full which is very odd for me.  I am usually a big three meal eater.

Movement? I do feel like I feel kicks on occasion.

Food Cravings?  Had some chocolate cravings this week as well as some Publix salsa and nachos.  I remember craving Publix salsa when I was pregnant with Harrison too.

Anything make you queasy or sick?  Lots of things make me gag.  Food, onions, eggs, smells, toothpaste, I have gagged so hard that I have thrown up a few times this week.

Symptoms?  Just the no appetite and gagging thing.  I do not remember having this at all with Harrison. 

Have you started to show yet? Yes but still a pretty small bump. 

Gender Predictions?  I have thought a boy but now with how I am feeling maybe its a girl.

Labor signs? No thank you!

Belly Button in or out?  In still

Exercise?  Just chasing Mr. Harrison.  I have been too tired to exercise.

Happy or Moody most of the time? Still pretty happy, just overwhelmed with Christmas and lots to do still!

Looking forward to? Christmas and starting new fun traditions.

Any irrational worries? Not eating enough and/or drinking enough water.

Weekend Update

Dear Second Baby,

I am sad that I don't have more time to blog to you more often than the weekly bump-dates.  Things just get so crazy busy that I forget and by the time I remember another week has gone by and its time for the weekly bump-date.

Thursday morning I had my genetic screening done at the doctors office where they took a few vials of blood and test for some of the main genetic disorders.  I did not have this test done with Harrison but it is something they recommend (and scare you into) once you are over the age of 35.  We also could have found out your gender and it about killed me to tell the nurse not to check the box to include that on the report.  I want to know so bad but I kind of don't!

Pictures of me before the appointment on Thursday

We have had a busy weekend so far.  Last night was the Stuart Christmas parade and it was so awesome.  Harrison had so much fun running around with the other kids before the parade and then once Daddy met us we all sat down and watched the parade.  He was in awe of all the floats and even lasted the two hours until Santa was the last float at 9 PM.  He fell asleep in the car as we were waiting to get out of the parking lot and when I got him out at home he was still clutching his lollipop and tootsie roll in his hand that he had gotten at the parade.

Harrison loved waving at everyone participating in the parade

This morning we woke up early and met some friends for breakfast with Santa.  We waited in line to see Santa and then as soon as it was our turn Harrison got so scared and started crying.  The photographer said she wished I could see the picture now as it was the best one she had taken all day.  I can't wait until that arrives in the mail.  After we saw Santa I took him to the park to run around and then it was still early so I took him to a store to get some more little trees to finish off my Christmas decorations.  Well the little stinker was falling asleep in the cart!  He has never ever done that before so I rushed to pay and leave and he slept the whole car ride home and then another 2 hours inside on my bed.  I guess all the festivities finally caught up to him.

I am loving all the Christmas cheer and we are definitely in full spirit here.  We have Hank the elf here watching so Harrison is trying to be on his best behavior for Santa.  We can't wait until you can join in on the crazy!

Can't wait to meet you,

Love Mommy