Friday, October 23, 2015

30 Weeks!


Little comparison-- 30 weeks with Lucas! Wow I look so young!







How far along? 30 weeks! 
Total weight gain/loss: 17-18#!
Maternity clothes? all the time-- love all my maternity clothes-- so comfortable! wearing lots of my short sleeve maternity shirts that I wore at the end of the Summer with Lucas with normal non maternity cardigans though! Also bought a mens north face jacket at the thrift store for 20 bucks! this should get me through the end of December-- then Tim can have it!! Couldn't think of spending 60 bucks on a maternity jacket for only 2 months!

Stretch marks? still none! using my belly butters religously!
Sleep: waking up even more-- hips are starting to get a bit sore lying on my sides, rotate back and forth a lot with my boppy wedge! and when I get up at first I am starting to waddle a little bit! 
Best moment this week:  Lots of great moments! My parents coming-- my mom helping wash a ton of my sisters old baby boy clothes and Lucass old clothes, blankets, sheets, burp cloths etc, and we got all our baby tubs organized, and the nursery is now pretty functional-- about 1.5 days of hard work! (thanks mom!) Having Tim home for 10 days in a row! can't believe it! it really helped a lot and relieved me of some of what I normally do - he even cleaned like crazy (and cleaned the carpets - hooray!)! and kept Lucas occupied with my Mom and I were organizing! Taking family photos/maternity photos! Having our 30 week baby check up-- baby boy's heart rate in the 140's, measuring right on track, and scheduled our official C-section due date (if I am not in labor prior!) and lastly having my sister and brother in law and their 3 boys come down for the day to play and spend the day in Hutch-- lots of fun happening around here!
Have you told family and friends: Yes! we are not telling anyone our name til he is born though (we haven't even come close to deciding on a name yet!)
Miss Anything?  having a beer every now and then, have been craving a bud light with olives!
Movement: still lots of a movement, but a little less than the last 2 weeks, seems a little less forceful, i think baby has changed positions or just running out of room to kick me hard! Now you can really see my stomach moving from the outside, rolling back and forth! pretty fun to see!
Food cravings: hot chocolate, buffalo wings/sauce, cereal -- i feel like i haven't been eating half as much as veggies as I with Lucas
Anything making you queasy or sick:  Had a little nausea the past few days, but also just had the flu shot, now it seems to be subsiding!
Have you started to show yet:  Yes! measuring at around 29-30 weeks! 
Gender prediction: allll boy
Labor Signs: Braxton hicks have now decreased which I am quite happy about!!! Haven't had the extreme tightening now for a few weeks! Much easier getting around on busy days when I can breath normal. 
Belly Button in or out? out and still very odd, its almost like its disappeared to a small dot now. so so strange!
Wedding rings on or off? On still no swelling!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Much less stressed about baby  now that the nursery is more organized! It feels so good to have that all done! 

Looking forward to: putting some finishing touches on the nursery, a fun weekend ahead with a kids halloween party tomorrow night, one more pumpkin patch on Sunday where we will pick out our pumpkins and the carve them on Monday! and then a fun halloween next weekend in Grand Forks! Should be fun and exciting next few weekends! Also looking forward to the holidays and being extremely pregnant-- perfect time to eat lots and lots with the excuse of being pregnant!! :) 

Friday, October 9, 2015

28 weeks! Third Trimester!!

Lucas and Fenton just love posing for Belly shots!



Ill hold my belly too mama!




our inspiration for baby boy #2's nursery! Greens, Navy, Gray and White! And really love the sign too!



Made a ton of Apple Muffins with all our Apples we picked!

Playing in the leaves at Grandma and Grandpas!



How far along? 28 weeks!!! Yay 3rd Trimester! Can't believe how quick this pregnancy is moving along, probably because Tim is gone more and I am much more busy chasing a busy toddler!
Total weight gain/loss: ugh! 15-16# I was shocked when I weighed in!
Maternity clothes? all the time! Even have to upgrade to larger maternity pants this time around, oh the second baby Ive noticed a little more weight gain! or maybe baby boy is just bigger than Lucas, which is hard to imagine!
Stretch marks? still none! 
Sleep: waking up a bit more, more due to a little more discomfort from lying on my left side so much, but i do remember I am not half as sore as I was last with Lucas -- must be our new bed!
Best moment this week:  or past 3 weeks…Passing my Glucose test at 26 weeks!! I was a little more worried this time, not sure why! Hearing baby boys strong heart beat at 26 weeks-- back up to 155bpm, having another great weekend picking apples at an apple orchard, doing all the fall activities you can imagine! And spending last weekend in Grand Forks hanging out with family, going to the Sioux hockey game, and going out to a farm to pick carrots - so much fun!
Have you told family and friends: Yes! we are not telling anyone our name til he is born though (we haven't even come close to deciding on a name yet!)
Miss Anything?  getting shoes on is getting to be a bit more of a challenge, having more energy, and still my mobility has declined quite a bit!
Movement: lots and lots of movement, if this is any indication of our baby's personality, it is looking like he will be more active than Lucas! Although I did find out with Lucas my placenta was anterior (so it was like a cushion between the baby and front of belly, and this baby the placenta is posterior which could be why I feel a ton more movement all the time!) my name badge at work is continually bouncing due to baby kicks! He might be jump roping with his umbilical cord!
Food cravings: apples, hot chocolate, mexican, oranges
Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope! feeling great!
Have you started to show yet:  Yes! I have been told this one looks like a little basketball as well, but I still feel like my hips are a lot wider this round!
Gender prediction: allll boy
Labor Signs: definitely braxton hicks have started! holy cow! seems like the more I am on feet and on my long work days when I get home at 6, they really kick in, now sometimes at around 3:30 my stomach will continually tighten and its almost hard to breathe-- this happened now 3x! at around 26-27 weeks. I have felt pretty good this week with minimal braxton hicks, but am also trying to drink a lot more water!
Belly Button in or out? out and showing through my clothes! ugh! this also did not happen with my first pregnancy
Wedding rings on or off? On no swelling what so ever
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! but getting a little stressed, haven't really gotten a ton done for this baby boy yet!

Looking forward to: receiving baby boys nursery set (ordered in the mail through Amazon!), having my mom come down mid-October to help organize baby things, then the Bina's coming down for a day, and then soon it will be Halloween! So much fun. Also super excited that Tim was able to pull of getting Thanksgiving off (and black friday)!!