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

Bumpdate - Week 15

How far along?  15 Weeks

Baby is the size of? An apple

Total weight loss/gain?  Weigh in at doctors today would be ten pounds gained but that was after lunch with clothes and shoes on so not entirely accurate.

Maternity Clothes? A few items.  I bought a new pair of maternity jeans cheap from Burlington Coat Factory.  I only had one pair from when I was pregnant with Harrison and I was actually wearing them before I got pregnant again because they were so comfortable!

Stretch Marks? Nothing yet

Sleep?  This week was a little rough with fighting a cold and up coughing a lot at night.

Best moment of this week? Harrison calls my tummy baby all the time.  Had my check up today and got to hear babies heart beat.  Hopefully this video works!

Worst moment of this week? I can't really think of anything right now.  Maybe feeling a little sad to be missing family up north for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Miss Anything?  I really don't.

Movement?  No more feelings of movement.

Food Cravings?  Mashed potatoes and cranberry.  Sadly my favorite cranberry is straight out of the can with the can marks.  I love that stuff!

Anything make you queasy or sick? Brushing my teeth and certain smells.

Symptoms?  Tired, sore breasts, no real appetite still.

Have you started to show yet?  Yes, my little baby bump is visible in this outfit.  These are also the new maternity jeans I bought, they are really cute actually.  Oh and that little Santa on the door knob Harrison keeps moving to random doors in the house, he started out on his door, then the pantry, then the front door, and now my bathroom door.  I think he thinks its the elf on a shelf.

Gender Predictions?  I think a boy.  Most are saying girl.  We have the genetic screening test this week where we could find out but I think we decided we will wait until delivery to find out the gender.

Labor signs?  Nothing yet

Belly Button in or out? In

Exercise?  Chasing and playing with Harrison

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

Looking forward to?  20 week ultrasound in four weeks!!

Any irrational worries? I was having this weird feeling like I wasn't pregnant anymore probably because I wasn't feeling kicks yet and because I was feeling better now that I am into the second tri-mester.  But my visit today at the doctor proved that wrong when I heard the heartbeat. 

Bumpdate - Week 14

How far along?  14 weeks

Baby is the size of? A Lemon

Total weight loss/gain? Did not weigh myself yesterday

Maternity Clothes? I had to go to Orlando for a meeting for work and had to wear a black pair of maternity pants.  Going into the office yesterday brought back memories of being pregnant with Harrison because that's the last time I was really ever there, and how funny that the next time I went is when I was pregnant with you!

Stretch Marks?  Not yet

Sleep? Sleeping really well

Best moment of this week? Telling people at work about baby #2.  That is pretty much everyone that I needed to tell before people started finding out through other methods.

Worst moment of this week? Trying to figure out an outfit to wear to the meeting yesterday.  I was dreading it.  Most of my maternity clothes are summer clothes and not really fall/winter.

Miss Anything? Nothing really food or beverage wise.

Movement? Still have not really felt anything recently.

Food Cravings?  Wendy's - Yikes.  I also craved Wendy's when I was pregnant with Harrison.  I am not a real big fast food eater ever!

Anything make you queasy or sick?  Lots of things make me gag - seeing food in the sink or certain smells.

Symptoms? I started taking my pre-natal vitamins at night now because I think they may have been the culprit of my headaches and it seemed to work, although I have a headache today so I am trying to drink a ton of water.  Still a little tired but not nearly as much as I was a few weeks ago.

Have you started to show yet? Yes but still not really noticeable to anyone else.

Don't be distracted by the little person in the background walking around with a bucket on his head.  These made me crack up!

Gender Predictions? I think a boy still.  Some people are saying a girl.

Labor signs? No please

Belly Button in or out? Inny

Exercise? The weather has been beautiful here so Harrison and I went for a walk around the lake today and then stopped at the park so he could "play with his friends".

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

Looking forward to?  Our appointment on Monday and can't wait to hear the heartbeat!

Any irrational worries?  Weather is cooler now so hopefully that means no more mosquitos to worry about. 

Bumpdate - Week 13

How far along?  13 Weeks

Baby is the size of? A pea pod - about 3 inches long and weighs one once.

Total weight loss/gain? Did not weigh in today.

Maternity Clothes? Nothing technically maternity yet.

Stretch Marks? No

Sleep? Sleeping good so far.  Today was the first day I didn't nap in a long time.  This guy sure took a nice little nap today after playing at the park.

Best moment of this week? Harrison was playing with me on the couch and I told him to be careful of mommy because there was a baby in my belly.  He said "baby" and then lifted up my shirt to look and then stuck his finger in my belly button.

Worst moment of this week?  Lots of headaches this week.  Normally they come on about 1 PM in the afternoon every day.

Miss Anything?  Family back home, around the holidays make me sad.

Movement?  I swear I felt baby kick last night.  I then rubbed my tummy in that spot and felt it again.  It is totally possible.

Food Cravings?  Thanksgiving dinner.  I made a Turkey breast in the crock pot the other day and then made all the sides.  I ate it for days. :)

Anything make you queasy or sick? Coffee and brushing my teeth.  I threw up my coffee while I was brushing my teeth this morning.  Lots of gagging when I smell certain things.

Symptoms?  Tired and headaches.  I am so tired during the day but at night I am wide awake. Figures.

Have you started to show yet? Yes I have

Gender Predictions?  I really think its another boy.  Just a feeling I have.

Labor signs? Nope

Belly Button in or out? In

Exercise? Chasing Harrison around.

Happy or Moody most of the time? Pretty happy most of the time.

Looking forward to? Next pre-natal appointment in two weeks so we can hear the heartbeat!

Any irrational worries? None this week..just of baby not sleeping.  HA!  That is completely rational though!  :-p

Weekend Update

Dear Second Baby,

Not much new to report here, I am still feeling tired and nap on most days for a little bit with Harrison.  I have started to get things ready for you and wash all the baby stuff so that I won't have to do it when I am super huge and pregnant.  Today Daddy played with Harrison outside while I cleaned and finally organized his toys, put most of the baby toys away in boxes for you and threw out some toys that either Clancy had destroyed or that Harrison just really didn't need anymore.

This pregnancy has been so different than the first, I am so much more relaxed about this pregnancy as with the first I worried about EVERYTHING, all second time moms say that the second is so much different.

Would you believe that today was the first day that Daddy and I actually kicked around some names?!  Nothing set in stone yet but we eliminated some that I had on my possible list.  There are so many to chose from!  We still have not decided if we are going to find out what your gender is before delivery. A part of me does want to know because if you are a girl, we have NO girl clothes and I will want cute pink girl clothes.  But since we didn't know what Harrison was until delivery we certainly have plenty of gender neutral clothes!

Here's a little funny story of something your brother did to me.  I had been wanting to cozy up his little tee-pee tent for him since he never really used it.  I wanted to make it more of a reading nook. So on Friday Harrison and I went to Ross, we picked out a cozy new rug, I let him pick out his own pillows, he insisted on getting this fuzzy yellow pillow and would only hand it over to allow me to pay for it.

He literally helped me carry the rug out of the store and then into the house (the lady who let us cross in the parking lot was laughing hysterically watching Harrison help carry the rug to the car).  As soon as we got home he immediately started putting all his new pillows into his tee-pee and I told him we needed to put the rug down first.  We hung his spider lights that Grandma Margaret sent him and we all (Clancy too) went inside for about 5 minutes.  All of a sudden Harrison started getting angry and threw all the pillows out and he was banging on the tee-pee walls making it collapse.  I was so upset with him that I took it all down!  I later put it all back up again and he seems to like it now.  Daddy and I later joked that Harrison has the nicest pillows in the house (he really does - I don't keep nice pillows around because Clancy destroys them all).  He now likes his tent and even read some books in there today.  Hopefully you and Harrison will use this little space to hang out for years to come.

That is all for now.  We will be 13 weeks tomorrow!

Love you so much,

Love Mommy

Bumpdate - Week 12

How far along? 12 Weeks

Baby is the size of?  A Lime

Total weight loss/gain? Gained 4 pounds

Maternity Clothes? Not yet

Stretch Marks? None yet

Sleep? Still sleeping pretty good at night and taking naps with Harrison during the day but waking up really tired after napping.

Best moment of this week? Finally getting some energy back to clean the house that was way overdue.

Worst moment of this week? Feeling depressed because I had no energy.

Miss Anything? Not really.

Movement? No movement

Food Cravings? Milkshakes, and soups.  Hoping my appetite returns soon.

Anything make you queasy or sick? Anything chunky, brushing my teeth, the smell of chicken, coffee on some days. :(

Symptoms?  Still a little tired, gagging with some foods, no nausea or throwing up.

Have you started to show yet? Yeppers

Gender Predictions? Given my symptoms I think a boy.

Labor signs?  No

Belly Button in or out? In

Exercise? Chasing and playing with Harrison

Happy or Moody most of the time? Still pretty happy, a little depressed last week when I was feeling so tired and like I had a million things to do.  Better now.

Looking forward to? Having everyone know, although I am not really hiding it that much, I have told close friends and family.

Any irrational worries? Not really any this week.  This pregnancy is so much different than the first.  I was so paranoid about everything the first time around, there is no time to be paranoid this time around.  I know all second time moms have told me it was different for them too!

Burst of Energy I Hope You are Here to Stay!

Dear Second Baby,

This morning I woke up and I was determined to get the house cleaned and guess what...I did!  I had so much energy this morning and was afraid to stop for fear that I would never start again.  But now that I am done I don't feel tired and don't have that I want to nap feeling like I have on most days.  I hope that this is the turn of the corner that I was waiting for.  I so missed my energy.

Harrison was pretty good at keeping entertained while I cleaned except for dumping his whole cup of water into Clancy's bowl and all around the kitchen floor after I had just mopped.  When I asked him what he was doing he said "Clancy wawa" and in his defense Clancy's water bowl was empty.  He also tried to play with the toilet brush while I was cleaning the bathroom..gross.

Here is another task I gave him to keep him busy while I cleaned...Bingo art.  He got quite a bit on himself but was proud to show off his art.

We don't really have plans this weekend.  Daddy has been working a lot and I have been so exhausted but I am praying that this is the end to my overwhelmingly feeling of tired all the time.

Until we meet, 

Love Mommy