37.5 weeks….ready to go!

How pregnant am I?:  37 weeks, 5 days

Weight gain so far:  about 30 lbs.  glad I kept it to 30 this time instead of 40 like with Hannah
  

Belly Button:  out and weird looking due to my old piercing holes

 

Clothing options:  Maternity only, mostly the same three pairs of pants and 5-6 tops.  I am so DONE with maternity clothes!!
  

Boobs:  Heavy and huge, still
  

Now about the real star of the show:  Baby girl is a watermelon!  Won't change fruits again.  She should be ready to go, everything working on her own.  She is likely about 7 lbs by now!
  

Pregnancy "symptoms":   A LOT of movement, even my OB called her a "spaz."  Her heart rate was so high at my last visit (in the 170s for 7-8 min) that she waited for her to calm down to make sure she was ok!  My back hurts constantly, I can't sleep, I pee all. the. time.  I am 1cm dilated and 50% effaced, so yay! And that was two weeks ago, so I wonder how I've progressed!
  

Cravings:  Nothing really, just food in general.  I am constantly starving.
  

What I've bought so far:  Everything.  We are ready to go!
  

Best moment this week:  Thinking that I was in labor two days ago.  Not so.  Oh well!
  

What I miss:  Alcohol, snuggling with Hannah comfortably.  Being able to move without a waddle. :)
 

What I am excited for this week:  Dr appt tomorrow.  Will find out if I am dilating any more!

 

Other news:  We have a name but we aren't sharing yet!  Oh ya, and I'm having a baby hopefully this week!

Baby update....25-26 weeks

How pregnant am I?:  25 weeks, 6 days

Weight gain so far:  only 12 pounds.  I am in awe.  It's just cuz I chase Hannah all over the place and rarely have time to relax.  Lord knows I haven't been exercising or really watching what I eat!
  

Belly Button:  Gonna be out soon!

 

Clothing options:  Maternity only, with the exception of a couple of stretchy dresses.
  

Boobs:  Heavy and huge
  

Now about the real star of the show:  This week baby is the size of an eggplant.  She (yes I said she!) can see light and can hear our voices.  Hannah likes to shine the flashlight on my belly since I told her that!  SHe is probably about 13.5 inches long and 1.5 lbs already.  SHe is adding baby fat now too!
  

Pregnancy "symptoms":   Lots of movement.  Back and hip pain.  Indigestion.  Good times
  

Cravings:  Sweets and fruit, still!  PIE!
  

What I've bought so far:  Just a few little PJ outfits for her.  Now that we know it's a girl, we don't need a whole lot!
  

Best moment this week:  Seeing her at my ultrasound today.  She was completely curled up in a pike position and did not cooperate at all
  

What I miss:  Moving around easily.  Sleeping well.
 

What I am excited for this week:  Hannah starts school on Thursday!  Third trimester beginning!

 

Other news:   It's a GIRL!  In case you missed that.  

19 weeks

How pregnant am I?:  19 weeks, 1 day

Weight gain so far:  about 9 lbs.  My doctor was actually concerned that I wasn't gaining enough!  Up till this week, it was only about 6 lbs.  I am sure I will start gaining more now that I am further along, but I am really trying not to put on the 45 lbs that I did with Hannah.  My back hurts enough as it is!
  

Belly Button:  Flattening out already!  SO much earlier than last time.

 

Clothing options:  I still choose to wear dresses to work most days. Comfy and cute.  I am definitely into maternity clothes now. I am just happy that I finally have a belly that looks pregnant, instead of just looking chubby!
  

Boobs:  Went up another bra size yesterday.  Argh.  I think I'm gonna end up bigger this time around.
  

Now about the real star of the show:  This week baby is as big as a large mango from crown to rump.  Genitals are fully formed, which means we get to find out gender, tomorrow in fact!  Baby is growing hair.  Baby can hear us most likely, and it's reflexes are strengthening.
  

Pregnancy "symptoms":   My back is killing me constantly.  I can feel little kicks now!  I am already moving more slowly.
  

Cravings:  Sweets and fruit
  

What I've bought so far:  Still nothing for the baby.  Focusing on Hannah's Big Girl Room!
  

Best moment this week:  Tomorrow when we have the anatomy scan.
  

What I miss:  Same thing as last time:  Wine.  Being able to lounge around as often as I want.  Hard to do with a 2 year old at home!
 

What I am excited for this week:  Finding out the gender, and my vacation with Hannah to Norcal to see Vanessa and Kristen!

 

Other news:  At my appt at 16 weeks, my OB and I both thought that baby looked like a boy.  Trying to not to get our hopes up too much, but I'd be surprised if it ends up being a girl after what we saw!  Hannah says that my baby is a boy and hers is a girl.  :)

Here we go again!

I've been keeping a big secret!  Hannah is going to be a big sister!  We are expecting a new baby on December 17th!  Gonna be a crazy holiday season this year!  I have told family and close friends, but haven't gone "Facebook official" yet.  Gonna try to keep up with blogging again, and have to get some Hannah updates in here too!

 

How pregnant am I?:  12 weeks
 

Weight gain so far:  About 2-3 lbs.  Can't believe it isn't more, considering my love of sweets this pregnancy (even more than usual!), but I guess lugging around a 26 lb kid helps with that!
 

Belly Button:  Flattening out already!  SO much earlier than last time.

 

Clothing options:  I choose to wear dresses to work most days. Comfy and cute.  I can wear some of my regular shirts, but options are wearing thin.  Although I am still not big enough for most maternity clothes.  But I have a few pairs of shorts and skirts that I wear when I am not working.
 

Boobs:  Ginormous already.  Even I can't stop staring at them!
 

Now about the real star of the show:  This week the baby is growing from the size of a plum to the size of a peach.  It has just about all the systems in place and body parts in place, now it will just grow bigger.  Its reflexes will start developing, and it will start to straighten out, instead of being curled up in a ball.  Its kidneys will also start excreting urine.
 

Pregnancy "symptoms":   I am exhausted and my back is killing me.  That's about it.  I am not nauseous anymore, but I was almost all day every day from weeks 4.5-11.  Glad that seems to be over!  I can't sleep well, either, which really sucks.
 

Cravings:  As I did with Hannah, I want lots of fruit again.  And I can't eat chicken without drowning it in some sort of sauce.  This time I am also having trouble with any kind of animal protein.  Mostly craving carbs and sweets (more carbs!)!
 

What I've bought so far:  A couple new shirts, but luckily a few friends gave me a ton of maternity clothes.  I have all winter stuff from my last pregnancy.  So they filled in a summer wardrobe for me.
 

Best moment this week:  It will be Thursday when we go in for our NT scan for Downs.  We will get to see the baby in pretty good detail!  My last ultrasound, it was asleep and wouldn't budge, so hopefully it will be active at this one!
 

What I miss:  Wine.  Being able to lounge around as often as I want.  Hard to do with a 2 year old at home!
 

What I am excited for this week:  Seeing baby on the NT scan.