25 Weeks

How far along? 25 weeks!!

Total weight gain:  ≈ 13 lbs

Maternity clothes? Even those are feeling small! Ay! I had to go to Old Navy and get another maternity dress and I think I'll need to buy at least one more stretchy dress to get me through this hot summer. It's the only thing that fits comfortably.

Stretch marks? No 

Sleep: It's been hit or miss.
Best moment this week: We hung some more of the decorations up in baby girl's room. It's so exciting I can't wait to finish it! Decorating for a girl is so much fun.

Miss anything? Same as usual.

Movement: Yes she has been moving a ton lately and I love it!
Food cravings: Not really though I was craving a subway type sandwich today, I had this craving in the first trimester and made sourdough deli style veggie sandwiches for lunch everyday for a week!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Eating too much! Not enough room in there! 

Showing? Oh my....I cannot believe I still have 15 weeks to grow! It's actually kind of terrifying!

Gender: Baby girl!! <3
Labor signs: Pressure, tightness, etc. but not really labor signs.
Symptoms: Mmm...see above. 

Belly button in or out? Out!

Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: Somewhat emotional, or I guess reflective lately.

Looking forward to: Finishing baby girl's room, and although it's a ways off now, the shower my sweet girlfriend Heather is throwing for me!

Baby’s size: A Cauliflower!

We missed week 24 but here is the 23 week bump photo! 

Funny things at two years three months....

James and I are constantly talking about Micah's latest and greatest sayings and doings and we ALWAYS say "we have to write these down!" But of course we never do...because who has time?! I've forgotten most of them but I wanted to write some of them down before I forget.

Here goes:

 If Micah wants Mama or Dada instead of the other (for example if it's daddy's turn to wake up with Micah and make him breakfast) he will say "Bye Dada, see you soon. Eat breakfast mommy." It's hilarious and very...subtle! ;)

Micah has heard James and I yell up or down the stairs for one another "baby" so now after his bath time with daddy when he is ready for me to come upstairs he'll yell from the top of the stairs "hey baby! " oh my goodness cutest thing ever.

Not sure how much they appreciate it but Micah loves basketball and gets super excited when other people are playing at the park. He'll yell enthusiastically "2 points!" when they make a shot, or "almost!" if they miss it.  😂

"Let's talk about it!." He'll sit down somewhere and say "let's talk about it," to get you to sit with him or he'll grab a book and I will say "oh do you want to read that?" and he'll say "let's talk about it!" So funny!

"Let's do that!" i.e. Micah do you want to go to the beach? And he yells excitedly "Yeah! Let's do that!" SO. CUTE.

"Quack, quack...how do you do?" Or alternately, "quack, quack how are you feeling?" Lol, we have a few guesses about the origin of this but we aren't quite sure.

"My do it!!!!" I'm sure almost every kid his age is saying this but it's just the funniest thing ever. From opening every door, to turning on the faucet, he's got it and don't you dare do it for him otherwise he will have to undo it and start from the beginning!

He loves his little Kitty stuffed animal his Auntie Cori got for him and he's been parenting "Meow" for the last couple weeks. He "dropped" Meow down the stairs picked him up and said "oh no, hurt?" and then he picked it up, kissed him and said "ok sweetie." HAH! He also always makes sure Meow has food to eat when he sits down to eat his lunch and will even wash his paws in the sink of his play kitchen when he's finished. He mimics a lot of what we do with him and has taken to saying at least once a day after giving Meow a big squeeze "I love you Meow!." So stinkin' adorable!

Whenever he sees or hears another child upset he gets this look of extreme concern on his face and says "baby sad!" He will often go to the other child and attempt to comfort them too, so sweet. The other day he heard a kid crying outside and he said "baby sad! Wants ice cream!"

Micah found his first crush, an older girl named Sophie who he followed around with the cutest little grin for a half an hour at the park.  When they were leaving she gave him a hug and he asked for a kiss!

22 Weeks

 And some funny Micah moments in between......

Micah's face.....too funny...

How far along? 22 weeks!!

Total weight gain:  ≈ 11  lbs! Eek!

Maternity clothes? Yup and they somehow already feel small too...

Stretch marks? No 

Sleep: Never enough!
Best moment this week: We finished putting together the dresser and I am excited to start putting together the nursery, I have a couple more items to buy for the gallery wall before I can put it all together but I am in the planning stages! We also had a fun memorial day beach day with friends. I want to upload photos but my computer is still out of commission and I don't want to overload hubby's computer!

Miss anything? Not feeling huge, unlimited coffee...wine!

Movement: Yes!! So fun!
Food cravings: Pretty much back to normal eating but much less motivated to cook!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!

Showing? Oh my goodness....it's a little ridiculous at this point. I can't believe we still have 18 weeks to grow!

Gender: Girl! Although I did have a woman in a class at work who was convinced by my belly shape that I was wrong and it was a boy....I have to admit, even though she was a little cuckoo, it scared me a little!
Labor signs:  No
Symptoms: Fully belly, getting harder to move around

Belly button in or out? very much out and showing through shirts...

Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Seeing the fabrics my mama is using for the quilts in person so I can start matching things and putting together the gallery wall in the nursery! 

Baby’s size: Spaghetti squash (or papaya)!

21 Weeks Pregnancy Update

How far along? 21 weeks!!

Total weight gain:  ≈ 7-8  lbs depending on the day! ;)

Maternity clothes? I rarely change out of workout clothes or yoga pants except for on the days I work and weekends, but on those days...yes! Finding outfits for work is increasingly difficult as I don't have any maternity work pants. I have been wearing a maxi skirt at almost every shift or one of my super cozy target maternity dresses. I need some better shoes though!

Stretch marks? No, still slathering on my earth mama oils and hoping they stay away!

Sleep: Pretty good
Best moment this week: Well I missed the update for week 18 when we found out we are having a GIRL!!! That was by far the best moment but since then I have been having so much picking out her room decor (mint, light coral, white, and grey with some gold accents) and a feather/tribal theme. My mama is going to make her a patchwork blanket and Lind is going to make her a dream catcher mobile! Soooooo excited! We were blessed with two huge bags of girls clothes (as well as a ton of boy clothes from Micah's cousin K2!!). We mostly got 6 months clothes for baby girl so little by little I am buying some girl's clothing and am just loving every minute of it! Poor daddy, he knew this was coming with a girl! We put together her crib last weekend and hope to put the dresser together this coming weekend. I just want to decorate that nursery!!

Miss anything? I've been copying and pasting my 21 week updates from my pregnancy with Micah to compare the difference and I am going to leave what I had for him:the energy & stamina to do my workouts! Everything is so much harder! It really is incredible how much more effort it takes to do the most basic workouts!

Movement: YES!! I am so excited to finally feel baby GIRL move! It started around the end of week 18 and has been getting more noticeable and frequent ever since. I absolutely love it!
Food cravings: No intense cravings really but still enjoying my favorite pastime, eating chocolate chips while reading a great book! Ahh comfort! Still loving fruit watermelon, peaches, strawberries, grapes....mmmm! Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really

Showing? YES!!!

Gender: Girl!!!!! <3 <3 <3
Labor signs:  No
Symptoms: Abdominal/ligament pain, ITCHY skin, easily winded, full belly!

Belly button in or out? proud and out

Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: A little sensitive and quicker to tears or feelings of sadness but also a lot of happiness and excitement.

Looking forward to: Putting the nursery together! Also my sisters Angie and Cassidy are coming to visit for three days! Can't wait to have a sister reunion! 

Baby’s size: Pomegranate!
 I am so bummed because my computer completely crashed and I had to wipe my hard drive clean. I lost several months worth of pictures including some maternity shots as I hadn't backed up since January! :( Thankfully, I have some saved on this blog and a few on the digital camera.

Here are some photos from the last couple weeks...just missing week 19 from the computer crash!

Gender reveal photo!

17 weeks

How far along? 17 weeks

Total weight gain:  Between 4 and 5 lbs
Maternity clothes? Everyday! I'm loving the stretchy dresses I got from Target, I could wear them everyday!
Stretch marks? Not that I can tell....I am using Earth Mama stretch oil this pregnancy and hoping I am as lucky as I was with Micah.
Sleep: Could be better, my back has been hurting which makes it hard to get comfortable...oh and peeing every 15 minutes doesn't help either! ;)
Best moment this week: Fun times with some girlfriends this week. On Saturday I got the day off while daddy and Micah hung out. I got a mani-pedi, attended Danica's baby shower, and then went to dress up Bunco with the stroller strides mamas. Fun and busy day!
Missing anything? I sure was at all of those parties! 

Movement: Not really, I thought I was a bit before but now I am wishing I could feel something. It's always nice to know baby is doing great in there. 
Food cravings: I ate everything in site this weekend but lately I am really into watermelon and other fruit and I've still got a thing for those vegan grilled cheese sandwiches...but I am trying to limit!Anything making you queasy or sick: My back was making me feel nauseous this week, not sure what's going on. It's gotten much worse since I've started seeing the chiropractor. 

Showing? No doubt about it!

Gender: This countdown is feeling like it's taking forever but we find out in 8 DAYS!!!!!!!
Labor signs:  No
Symptoms: Some round ligament pain and extreme appetite!
Belly button in or out? Lost cause. 

Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: Pretty happy
Looking forward to:  Gender reveal!!!! 

Baby’s fruit size: A pomegranate!

Last week I didn't get around to the update but here is the photo....

Baby #2! 15 Week Update

How far along? 15 weeks 

Total weight gain: 1.8 lbs (strangely enough,  the exact same weight I had gained with Micah at 15 weeks! However, I am soon much bigger! My belly has popped and I started out 7 lbs heavier at the beginning of the pregnancy....boo!)

Maternity clothes? Yes, I've needed my maternity pants for quite awhile now! This pregnancy is so different...I feel so much "more pregnant!"

Stretch marks? Slathering, hoping, and praying that they stay away!
Sleep: Peeing 500 times a night but other than that...good!
Best moment this week: After only a week of "retirement" after my job cut per diem hours I may have some opportunities coming up! On Thursday I had a meeting with the CEO and Chief Nursing Officer of Hoag and I may be asked to help them create a weight loss program! Also, two hours after I got home from that meeting I got a phone call from the Orange County ADA at Kaiser and I may be able to pick up some shifts doing what I was doing before much closer to home! Woo hoo, not a bad day at all! :)
Miss anything? I have been allowing myself a bit of coffee now and then but I definitely miss my big coffees and having a glass of red wine while I cook dinner....

Movement: There have been a couple times when I have thought I felt something but I'm not positive. 
Food cravings: Similar cravings to when I was pregnant with Micah but I feel like I am eating way more this time around! The other night I had pickles and pineapple...hah! Also, Micah and I got on an ice cream cone (or ice cone as he calls it) kick this week. I made his with processed frozen bananas and an organic cone...mine had mint chocolate chip! 
Anything making you queasy or sick: I'm just going to leave what I wrote this week for my last pregnancy because it's exactly the same!! My nausea has gotten much better this week, thank goodness! I get waves of it sometimes at night or first thing in the morning but it is pretty brief/mild now. Still feeling very sensitive to smells (I'm looking at you hubby!)

Showing? Oh my goodness....I look about the size I did when I was 26 weeks pregnant with Micah ...it's crazy!

Gender: Don't know yet! But I did schedule our anatomy scan for the first week of May! woo hoo! I can't wait to find out the gender so we can plan!
Labor signs:  No
Symptoms: Up to this week the nausea has been so awful all day but it has begun to subside thankfully. I am having  a ton of round ligament pain and some sharp pains that can be sort of scary. My emotions seem to be stabilizing a bit but I still feel very quickly sent to tears!
Belly button in or out? Sadly it never fully went back in.....but seriously as soon as I started to pop around 8 weeks my belly button was poking out! 

Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: I guess both, pretty happy but some moody moments.
Looking forward to: The anatomy scan so we can find out the gender , be told baby is doing great, and set up the nursery!!! 

Baby’s fruit size: A navel orange 

This is the first update I've been able to squeeze in but here are some past bump photos!

"Two Old"

My baby turned two years old today! If you ask him how old he is he will tell you "TWO OLD!" Too old...ain't that the truth! I can't believe how quickly these past two years have rushed by. The days sometimes felt very long, but it feels like just yesterday that he was a brand new baby in our arms smiling for the first time. Now he is talking up a storm, has the funniest little personality, and very much wants his autonomy. He says so many things now I can't keep track but some of my favorite are  "hold you" or "help you" when he wants to be held or if he needs help with something. All day long I hear "Mama weeeeaaaad" when he wants me to read his book, or "meow" for his favorite little kitty who is never far from his side, "mooooooooonkey" his giant monkey stuffed animal that is bigger than him, "eat toast," whenever he wants to eat. He had a Dr. Seuss themed birthday party at Atlantis Park yesterday so for the past couple weeks we've talked A LOT about "Doc Seuss" and "Upcakes." He could live at the park-he loves to run and climb and see other babies (anyone under 15 pretty much). All day we hear, "Park! Babies!" He loves to go to the daycare at mama's small gym and play with the other kiddos and run around. He loves to run, be chased and tickled, hide (face planting in a few chosen locations whenever he is avoiding a diaper change, clothes change, bedtime etc.), demands to listen to "Hot Potato" by the Wiggles at least 20 times a day, and even requests it as a lullaby at bedtime. Mama recently weaned Micah off all nursing sessions, which was surprisingly less traumatic than anticipated! Micah really loves his milkis but he's handled the new change like a champ! He lifts mama's shirt and kisses the baby in her belly, loves to give hugs (even to strangers at parks..but he saves the best tight bear-hugs for mama and daddy), and says "hi" and "bye" to everyone he sees, getting as close to them as possible and excitedly waving and saying it over and over. He is the light of our days, he is so funny and sweet and even though this age can be very challenging we can't have but marvel at what a gift he is every single day. Thank you for making me  a mama two years ago today baby boy-I had no idea what I was in for and I look forward to every single day with you, getting to know you more and more and watching your personality and light shine and unfold. You are such a kind, loving, goofy, adventurous, thoughtful, focused, rambunctious, and wise little buggy. I love you to pieces baby boy! Happy, Happy Birthday.