Week 24

How far along: I can hardly believe it, already at 24 weeks!
Total weight gain: Unfortunately when I went to the (new) doctor on Monday, I had to face the enemy... the scale. Well this evil little device informed me I have gained a total of twenty ponds. I had to spell it out because I can't face the numbers! This freaks me out, I have never gained this much, this fast.  Man o man does this worry me!  Now I am thinking about doing some stretching as well as light exercise.  Nobody thinks a chubby pregnant lady is cute!!
Maternity clothes: Same as last time, full on maternity pants but shirts are still mix and match.
Stretch marks: Just the ones I have been carrying around for the last seven years.
Sleep: Getting better. Until last night, we have a mattress pad warmer on our bed. Last night I was cold so my loving husband turned my side of the heater up just a little. It was so toasty until about 2 am. I kept waking up, over and over and over. I had this unshakable feeling I was just too hot. I would fall back asleep and dream about heat, being too hot, fire etc... So this morning when I woke up (again) for the day, I promptly turned the heat down and kindly asked my husband not to turn up the heat again, no matter how cold I look.
Best moment: This week my son finally got to feel his little brother move. He was so excited. He felt about three rather large kicks and took off yelling "Dad! Dad! I felt Kamden kick about 13,000 times, it was awesome!!
Movement: Ever heard of the song "Everybody was kung fu fighting"? Well I am fairly certain I am carrying a ninja or quite possibly the next Chuck Norris. I can just be sitting and get this big smile on my face. That is usually when I lean over and inform my husband that I had just been physically assaulted. He just starts laughing and other people look at us like we are crazy.  Oh, also when I went to the doctor, they checked the little guy's heart beat with the doppler. I told the nurse that he was already up and going this morning and about where he was hanging out. Well she put the doppler on my stomache and withing a 20 second time span, not only did she get the heartbeat, she also got kicked twice!
Food cravings: Chocolate! Chocolate cookies with chocolate chips and dark chocolate M&M's. Dark chocolate brownies! I could go on and on...
Symptoms: Backache! Mainly upper back but also my lower spine where my right hip attaches is giving me trouble. I told the doctor about this pain. Telling her it literally feels like the bone keeps popping out of place every time I shift my weight from one foot to the other. I thought it might be because of the loosening of the ligaments and she agreed. Her medical advice was "move slowly". That cracked myself and my husband up when I told him.
Anything making me nauseous or sick: Not at the moment. Give me about five minutes.
Labor signs: Nope.
Temperament: Feeling good! Just loving this part of the pregnancy.

Well, I am tired so I am going to have one of my ridiculously chocolate cookies with a cold glass of milk and go to sleep in my not too hot bed! Night y'all!

Week 23

How far along: 23 weeks. Or as I like to point out, 6 months today!!
Total weight gain: I weighed myself a few days ago and was about 164 which means I have gained about three pounds since last appointment. Not bad considering I am supposed to gain around a pound a week.
Maternity clothes: Oh yes, that is what I do. It is still mix and match with the shirts though.
Stretch marks: Not at all.
Sleep: Kind of horrible honestly. when I sleep on my side, like I am supposed to, it feels like my clavicle is going to break! So I have to do this weird" half sleeping on my chest, half sleeping on my hip, but making sure not to squish the belly" dance every time I want to fall back asleep.
Movement: I am so used to his little kicks now. Usually a few in the morning, a little more whenever I eat, but the real fun comes at night after dinner! That is when he is ridiculously active.
Food cravings: Nothing specific but I am finding myself a little hungry all the time. I just graze throughout the day.
Symptoms: The congestion is finally letting up! Yea for that! but now my upper back is achy all the time. I love my heating pad. The other newer development is the fact that my right hip is constantly popping whenever i shift my weight from one foot to the other. Sometimes it stays in that pain area for a few minutes and it is very difficult to move at all. I have my Doctors appointment tomorrow with a new Doctor and I will bring it up with her. If memory serves, I had the same trouble while pregnant with Kinsley. It is probably just my ligaments loosening up.
Anything making me nauseous or sick: Not that I have noticed.
Labor signs: All quiet on the womb front!
Temperament: Just the regular me again!

That be all she wrote for now! if i find out anything terribly exciting tomorrow I will do a quick update, but other than that, talk to y'all next week and God Bless!

21 Weeks

21 Weeks!

It's a boy!!!

How far along: 21 weeks.  Man, I am so slacking on this. I will do better, I promise!
Total weight gain: Ummm.... not sure, I hate the scale! The last doctors appointment I went to said i was up to 161. But in my defense, i was still wearing my skater shoes and a sweatshirt, and the sun was in my eyes, and I'm pretty sure gravity was heavier that day.....  So thus far started at 150 and then lost 3 pounds. According to that, I have gained a total of 14 pounds.
Maternity clothes: Still living in maternity pants or jammie pants. Finally broke out the maternity shirts. I only wear a few of them because at this point most of them look ridiculously large on me. Besides, by the end of this ride I'm on, I will be sick of the same few shirts.
Stretch marks: nope
Sleep: I can still sleep like the dead but now I get up once between 4 and 6 because my bladder is literally about to explode! Thankfully I fall right back to sleep afterwards. Oh, I also love my body pillow, so much that when I wake up and I am lying flat on my back (not the best position for blood flow, I know) my pillow is lying right on top of me!
Best moment: By far its finding out the gender! My husband was so excited about the boys now outnumbering the girls. I count the dog so now we are even!
Movement: Feeling the little guy moving every day, especially when I'm relaxing or when my waistband is just a little too tight.
Food craving: No real cravings.... Well, that's not completely true. Fresh fruit. Like honeydew, cantaloupe and pineapple. I looked at the precut containers and almost cried because the price was too high for a onetime snack. Thankfully the whole melons were on sale so I got them even cheaper for more fruit. Woo Hoo!
Symptoms: Still congested but getting better. I find that I need to sit more frequently and get over heated quite easily. Therefore it is not uncommon for me to drag one of the kitchen chairs into the kitchen. There I am, sitting on a chair in front of the stove just cooking away.
Anything making me nauseous or sick: Not really. 
Labor signs: Not a one.
Temperament: Finally back to being just plain old me again. Feels so good to be me again. Every now and then I will get overly sad if I think I can't have something food related....

Tada! That's it for now. I will be back on Sunday with a fresh update.

Have a blessed week everyone!!

 Week 18

How far along: 18 weeks, I know, I know, I missed a week. Thanks for the reminder(s) Dad! I will do my best not to forget again.

Total weight gain: Up to 8 pounds now. I must admit i glared at the scale.

Maternity clothes: My bottom half lives in either maternity jeans or pajama pants. Top half is only in regular tops. Not quite big enough for a maternity top, they just look ridiculous on me right now.

Stretch marks: Nope, but we did start using the lotion on the tummy just in case.

Sleep: Like the dead! I am sure it has to do with my beloved body pillow. When it came out my Husband walked in our room, looked at me snuggled up on the pillow, and glared at it a little. 

Best moment: This week marks the beginning of the 5th month! I have literally been counting down the days weeks.

Movement: The first official kick occurred December 22nd. We were at church waiting on the first of four Christmas Eve services to begin when I felt it. A full on kick! Now my Husband is not so patiently waiting for his turn to feel the little one make his or her move for him.

Food craving: My Dad will enjoy this, a few days ago I had a massive craving for Roma tomatoes with salt. Oh my goodness it was good. I ate 2 and a half of those beauties. It was all we had in the house. Glad we didn't have more because I am allergic to foods with too much acidity.

Symptoms: Still with the congestion, drives me batty! Every stinkin morning, uggh....

Anything making me nauseous or sick: My Flintstones iron chew-ables... it might be all in my mind (If you know me you know how I loathe taking medicine, especially if I have to chew it or if it is a liquid). Anyways a few days ago I ate a banana, took my prenatal and the chew-able  and washed it down with some fresh iced tea. About 30 minutes later i was in the bathroom revisiting breakfast only to hear the little girl I watch inform me there was someone knocking at the door! Yeah, no time to brush the teeth before having to talk to someone..... my favorite.

Labor signs: Nothing so far.

Temperament: Still a little moody. Mainly irritable over trivial things. Kind of like being overtired all the time.

Well that's whats going on this week. Oh and by the way, we have our ultrasound scheduled for this Saturday! Please pray for a very cooperative baby, we want to know for sure with this one! 

Have a blessed week y'all!

Week 16

      Hey everyone, just thought you would like an update.  I went to the doctor on Thursday.  Took my two year old with me and boy was she cranky!  Anyways the doctor is so not happy with me, I guess my iron is a little low, as in its 11.2 and he wants 11.5.  So he said in addition to my prenatal, i also need to take a daily vitamin like a Flintstones chew-able or gummy.  I hate taking medicine but its not for me its for the baby so I will.  Dr. S also asked if I was feeling all kinds of movement from the little one, when I said "no" he looked a little worried even after I explained that it is normal for me to feel movement late. Guess I just need serious kicks and hits for it to register.  He quickly brought out the Doppler and searched my stomach.  I say again I was not in the least bit worried but he was starting to look a bit concerned until he located the heartbeat. Dead center of my uterus. Strong heartbeat of 150.  He promptly relaxed. 

       Had a very busy last couple of days, Thursday was the Doctor appointment and tons of Christmas shopping, Friday was a hectic morning.  My husband got our 7 year old up and ready for school.  Then took him to the bus stop and had him wait in the car until the bus came. Well, it came but took off before he even got out of the car.  Dad had to go to work so guess who got to get up, wait for about 20 minutes to leave and drive 15 minutes to his school.... this lady!!  Now, he also had a Christmas concert at 11 so I was not very excited to be making this trek twice.  Imagine my joy when i received a phone call at 8:50 from his teacher to inform me the concert is over and school is out at 11 but the concert starts at 9:30. I had to inhale my bagel, get the little one dressed and ready, and out the door by no later than 9:15.  So at 9:20 we were in the car me frustrated to be making this drive again so soon, and Kinsley crying in the backseat because she dearly hates being rushed.  We made it on time (barely) and it was a good performance.  After that we went to the mall and had the kids pictures taken with Santa.

       Saturday was mainly spent cleaning, wrapping presents, and getting ready for the first of our church's' four identical Christmas Eve services.  It was amazing!  So beautiful and moving I cried.

      Now on to the baby stats....

How far along: 16 weeks today
Total weight gain: 4 lbs.  The Doctor said he is happy with between four and six pounds a month so I am right on target
Maternity clothes: Still a mix and match situation but more maternity pants and leggings these days.  I can still fit in some of my regular pants but its getting pretty uncomfortable.
Stretch marks: Nope (lets keep it that way)!
Sleep: If I could I think I would sleep in until at least 9:30. My sleep is becoming less interrupted. I personally think it is because I told Dr. S about my reoccurring dream about squishing the baby.  He looked right at me and said "If it were that easy, the human race would have ceased to exist long ago, they are tougher than that".
Best moment: After reading the milestones of this week I informed everyone that would listen, that the baby can now hear whats going on. All the girls in the small group I help out in were talking to my belly!  It really freaked out the other kids that did not know I was pregnant.  They are already claiming "Auntie" status.
Movement: Last night at church service I felt the baby move, for sure.  Since then this little one has been moving and kicking up a storm! So much fun to feel these little movements.
Food craving: Nothing strange this week.  Business as usual.
Symptoms: Still ridiculously congested, but other than that and being tired, I am starting to feel like myself again.
Anything making me nauseous or sick: Mainly smells and talking about anything gross.
Labor signs: Nope.
Temperament: Normalizing, still a little crabby but not as bad as the last few weeks.

Week 15

How far along: 15 weeks today!

Total weight gain: Unsure, I'm honestly afraid of the scale. Last weigh in at the Dr in November, i had lost weight. Went from 150 to 147.

Maternity clothes: Kind of a mix and match deal. Regular shirts and regular unbuttoned pants. My maternity pants feel good on the tummy but are so loose everywhere else. Love my yoga pants, wish i could move in to those and  leggings!

Stretch marks: Not so far, got my only stretch marks from pregnancy one. Pregnancy two did not add any more, hoping for the same outcome this time around.

Sleep: Horrible, I keep tossing and turning. My poor husband feels like he is sleeping next to a tornado! I keep dreaming i squished the baby because i sleep on my stomach. So every time i wake up on my stomach, I get a little freaked out. Thankfully no late night bathroom sessions but i have been waking up with a horrible dry mouth.

Best moment: It would have to be the fact that I'm starting to look pregnant not just chubby! So much fun when my 7 year old looks at my tummy and says "Wow mom, You really look like you have a baby in there".

Movement: The Dr told me at the last appointment (11 weeks) that because this is my third pregnancy, I should start feeling movement around 14 weeks or so. I have a tendency to carry pretty far in and that is great for my waistline but not so much for feeling movement. Which means the "little flutters" are not something I feel. Possibly felt one or two tiny kicks or movements but not 100% sure.

Food cravings: It changes almost daily, but for the last week or so i have eaten a bowl of rainbow sherbet almost every night.

Symptoms: So congested! I have a bit of a cold with a cough and every time i have a coughing fit, there is a good chance i need to find the nearest bathroom. Along with the congestion is the chapped lips from sleeping with my mouth open for air (gross, I hate mouth breathing).

Anything making me nauseous or sick: The aforementioned coughing fits, along with any conversation regarding food past its prime or people dipping their fried chicken in a chocolate fountain (thanks Alisha). Also found out yesterday if the dog gets sick where I can witness it, I also find myself gagging.

Labor signs: Nope

Temperament: I thought I was controlling these hormones rather well until my husband asked my son, "do you know whats crazy?" He replied "moms hormones". Nothing like a 7 year old keeping you in check!