21 Weeks

How far along: 21 weeks! Again, I skipped a week  = /

Total weight gain/loss: Had my monthly appointment this past Tuesday and I had gained 8 pounds in the 5 weeks between appointments! Yikes! That puts me up to 10 pounds total.

 

Maternity clothes: Dresses are still my favorite...and now that my summer break has officially began I can wear comfy clothes all day long. Score!

 

Stretch marks:  No new ones just yet

 

Sleep: I'm getting plenty right now

 

Best moment this week: We had our "real" ultrasound/appointment this past Tuesday and everything looked great! We got confirmation that we are, indeed, having a BOY. He was healthy and very active...all that we could ever hope for!

 

Movement: On my last post I said something like "holy cow, he's a mover!" and boy was I right! During our ultrasound the tech mentioned no less than 4 times how active he was, how most babies don't move around that much at 21 weeks, etc. He was moving the whole time...it was quite a show!

 

Food cravings: still no "cravings", just mainly preferences and aversions. I'll like something just find one day and then 3 days later it makes me want to vomit. Slightly annoying, but oh well.

 

Gender: he's most definitely a BOY! Mr. Elijah
  

Labor signs: nope
 

Belly button in or out: I'll always have an inny
  

What I miss: not having constant tailbone pain. I broke my tailbone many years ago & I re-agitated it while working out a few months ago & it hasn't healed. I am in constant pain. My dr. gave me a prescription for a pain killer that is safe to take while pregnant but said we needed to look into steroid injections if they don't help. I'm praying they help take the edge off because I really don't want those injections.
  

What I am looking forward to: looking for boy stuff! The bedding, decorations, clothes, etc are a whole new ballgame for me!
  

Weekly wisdom: If I am going to sit for an extended period of time I need to have a pillow to sit on. bleh
  

Milestone: Over half way there!!

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19 Weeks

How far along: 19 weeks...skipped a week on here, oops! I also forgot (read: looked awful every single day this week so there is no picture) to take a picture this week.

Total weight gain/loss: I really don't know. I forgot to get a starting point, ya know, because we were in shock and all. Guess I'll find out at my next appointment

 

Maternity clothes: yep! I can still wear a few regular shirts, but I'm definitely in maternity pants full time. I love wearing dresses, too....bought a bunch of non-maternity maxi dresses and I think those will last me awhile =)

 

Stretch marks:  Still no new ones, and my old ones are beginning to tame themselves again.

 

Sleep: Much better! I only get up about once a night now, yay! My hands and/or feet often fall asleep during the night, though, and the annoyance of it wakes me up a bit, but I can get right back to sleep.

 

Best moment this week: Revealing to everyone that we're having a BOY!! I couldn't wait to find out (I've thought boy since day one, but nobody else agreed!) and my dr didn't schedule my next u/s until 21 weeks, so I used some bday $ and got a gender scan at just over 17 weeks. Jeff & I kept the secret a whole week! ha!

 

Movement: Holy cow, he's a mover! I definitely feel movement now. Lots and lots of movement. It is so weird feeling so much movement because it's early/he's still pretty low so I'm feeling it in different places than the other times. Love it!

 

Food cravings: no real "cravings" just a lot of preferences. Like, I now prefer a McDouble from McD's instead of the McChicken, etc.

 

Gender: it's a BOY!! Elijah Chase =)  the gender scan was pretty obvious, but we'll (hopefully) get confirmation in a couple of weeks
 

Labor signs: nope
 

Belly button in or out: just a monster of a cave
 

What I miss: not having to tell the girls "be careful, you'll hurt your brother!" when they want to lay/climb/cuddle/tickle/etc with me
 

What I am looking forward to: Getting confirmation that he's still a boy and then getting to start looking at boy stuff. It's going to be a whole new ballgame, folks!
 

Weekly wisdom: I "learned" it with both girls, but I have to remind myself...let others help you when they want to. Even though I know I can do something and someone else insists on doing it for me, let them.
 

Milestone: Feeling consistent movement

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Telling family...Sophia is just now finding out. She's so excited for a brother!!
 

17 weeks

Well, I guess I should start doing my weekly updates. Don't want this little stinker to think he/she wasn't loved. ha!

How far along: 17 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up 2 as of my last appointment a week ago, but holy cow, I feel like I'm huge already! My belly got really big with Olivia but I have a feeling it will be even bigger this time around. yikes!

Maternity clothes: I had to start wearing maternity pants pretty early on...like 8 weeks. I'm in a mixture of regular/my maternity shirts still.

Stretch marks:  Nothing new, yet. My old ones are beginning to get colorful again, though.

Sleep: I'm beginning to get more of that now! I was up 5-6 times per night to use the restroom and then it would take me a bit to go back to sleep each time. I'm down to only getting up 1-2x per night so I'm sleeping much better. yay!

 

Best moment this week: Scheduling our u/s appointment. It's still a month away, but at least it's scheduled!

Movement:  I'm pretty sure I've been feeling movement off & on for about 3 weeks now. I thought I was crazy and it was too early, but I guess with 3 so close together I'm more in-tune with the feeling? Nothing consistent or defined, though. I have a feeling it won't be long

Food cravings: pulled pork sandwiches, chocolate covered strawberries, oatmeal

Gender: don't know yet...but I'm thinking boy. Everyone else thinks another girl, though. We'll see!

Labor signs: nope

Belly button in or out: already becoming wider/deeper. bleh

What I miss: my hair not falling out. I thought that was supposed to be post-partum?!

What I am looking forward to: Finding out the gender & letting the girls know. Sophia was wanting another sister, but she's changed her mind and now wants a brother. I'm anxious to see her reaction when we know for sure

Weekly wisdom: There's no use getting bothered/worked up when people make the comment "oh, so I guess you were trying for a boy?" or "I'll bet you hope this one is a boy!" and so on and so forth. No people, I want a happy, healthy baby! I know they don't mean anything by it, but I hate it that people think we weren't happy with our 2 girls and/or wouldn't be happy with 3 of them

Milestone: Made it well into the 2nd trimester and only "got sick" a couple of times. =)

Surprise!

I'm so bad at keeping this updated these days....poor baby #3 is hardly going to get any updates on here. Oh, yeah, about that? We're expecting baby #3 in October!!! We are over the moon excited but a bit scared about this newest adventure. We are so blessed to be given this unexpected surprise. =)

Ya know, I've always cringed when people say they got pregnant "by accident" or yes, sometimes even when they say it was a surprise. As with many things in life, we often know best before we are made to walk in those shoes. No, I still don't like the "accident" response (not sure how it can be an accident) but I do understand the surprise now. Baby #3 was a surprise for us. I was taking my BC pills (didn't miss any!) and was waiting between packs (I had just bought the new pack) when good old woman time never came. After a few days of Jeff worrying and asking "are you sure you aren't pregnant?" and me saying "no, dear" I decided to go ahead and take a test for his peace of mind. On Monday, February 11 I took a test I had from before Olivia. Positive. I figured it was just too old so I took another. Positive. I was speechless...half tearing up half smiling the biggest goofiest grin there ever was. I went to work and left during my planning period to buy a digital test. Went back to work, took the test, positive. By this point it was safe to say that I was, indeed, pregnant.

After work I went home and put Olivia in a Big Sis onsie. Jeff was speechless as well. It took him a bit to process everything, but once it all sank in we were super excited. We went ahead and told family immediately since I was having to quit the workout program I was in. We didn't go public until about I was just shy of 11 weeks and had already had a couple of ultrasounds.

Hopefully we will find out the gender by the end of May, but we will be so excited either way. It will be neat to have 3 sweet girls, but it would also be neat to finally have a boy in the family! Happy and healthy is all that matters to us!



Just under 10 weeks




Big sisters!!
 

 

14 weeks

15 weeks (already put on my comfy pants & too lazy to change back ;)



ONE Year!!

Miss Livy is ONE!! I cannot believe how fast time has flown this time around. As usual, I'm writing this a tad late, but at least it's getting done! ;) When we went in for her one year well check the receptionist asked if I wanted to go ahead and schedule her 15 month appointment and it took me a second to register that she was referring to Olivia, not Sophia. There is NO WAY she is already one! Here's what she was up to at one year.

*Wearing a size 3 diaper, size 2 shoe, and mostly 9 month clothing. She's beginning to transition into some 12 month clothing, but it's pretty baggy on her.

*At her well check (3 days past her bday) she weighed 19lb 9oz (25th percentile) and was 29 3/4in (50th percentile). She's a peanut like her sister!

*She has 10 teeth. Nope, no typo there...she really already has 10 teeth! Four on top/front, four on bottom/front, and one on each top side.

*She loves to eat. Not quite sure where she puts it all, but she is definitely an eater. She doesn't eat any baby food, just table food nowadays. Some of her favorites are carrots, pancakes, waffles, French toast waffles, yogurt, graham crackers, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese sandwiches, marshmallows (preferably PEEPS), and much much more.

*We have transitioned to whole milk and she handled it wonderfully. She now drinks whole milk at all meals and one to sip on throughout the day.

*She loves sippy cups. Not quite sure why, but she loves to have one nearby and gets excited when we buy new ones. ha!

*She has ZERO interest in walking. She can crawl super fast and pull up like it's no big deal, but there is no desire to turn it into walking. She's even beginning to climb up onto things and try to stand on high objects...but, alas, no walking. Guess she will when she's ready.

*Her vocabulary is beginning to take off. She says: momma, dada, hi, bye, nigh-nigh, baby, kitty, get-er get-er get-er (what we say when we tickle her ;), cupcake, and thank you.

Livy my dear, you are so special to us. You are so sweet and so lively. You keep us smiling, laughing, and on our toes. We jokingly refer to you as Olivia Grace Rotten because you are a little stinker. I hope that you always have such a zest for life and aren't afraid to take risks. We love you sweet girl!

(I'll put pics up later...just got done with her birthday party and I'm exhausted! I just knew I needed to update while I was thinking about it. Baby steps ;)