21 weeks

How far along? 21 weeks. How the crap am I over half way done with this pregnancy

Total weight gain/loss: 4 pounds ( Dr says it should be a pound a week from now on) Baby is 1 pound!!

Maternity clothes? Yup! Shirts I can kinda pull off. I now wear all maternity pants.

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Great! Not waking up as often to pee. But I am also slacking with water. Need to step that up. She said that will help with cramping

Best moment this week: seeing that Baby really is a BOY

Miss Anything?  Working out :)

Movement: jabs, kicks, and punches

Food cravings: still loving air popped pop corn

Anything making you queasy or sick: Really don't want meat, except chicken sometimes 

Gender: BOY

Labor Signs: No!

Symptoms: Tummy is out!

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On. I have had to take off a few times bc I swell if I don't drink enough water

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy. 

Looking forward to: My next appointment! Fall! Moving into our new house


This week I talked to Dr. about traveling, she really doesn't want me further than 20 minutes from a hospital incase I start to bleed. She also prefers that I don't go on any more airplanes, but IF I DO ( and I want to ) that I stay hydrated. I am very cautious, and I have to go sooner than later. Of course if I have any issues before then I won't go. We are hoping to take one more trip to WA before the baby. 

20 weeks- Anatomy Scan

How far along? 20 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 4 pounds. According to Dr :)

Maternity clothes? Yup. Cant believe it, 20 weeks and in Maternity Clothes. 

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Sleeping okay. Baby Boy is awake from 2am-4am. Not only kicking here and there but a constant punch and kick

Best moment this week: I would say our dr. appointment. Hearing baby boy is a BOY and knowing he is healthy makes us more than happy. The appointment was hard for me to handle but Ill explain that below

Miss Anything?  Activity. I want to go for a run or do light lifting.

Movement: kicks, punches, jabs

Food cravings:  Well right now I'm drinking a delicious glass of Chocolate milk

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope. I am sensitive to smells though

Gender: Boy! I cannot believe it !

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: No headaches this week:)

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy. 

Looking forward to: Our next appointment! But before then moving into our new rental house! Followed by fall decorating. 


* The Dr. appointment went amazing as far as the little guy is concerned. I went into the Dr. appointment with HIGH HIGH hopes that my placenta pre via was fixed and we would be taken off of pelvic rest and I can continue to work out. Well the tech shattered my hopes by saying my previa was STILL THERE:( "but don't worry it'll probably move", so yes it sucked to hear that but I still left the scan with HOPE. After weight and peeing in a cup we saw Dr. Taylor. Went over how things had been going and then the topic came up..PLACENTA PREVIA, still there. She said I had to continue with Pelvic rest and LIMITED ACTIVITY, yay not bed rest...but whats limited activity? I asked, "light workouts at the gym, light weights, walks?" The answer "NO!, work and go home". People who know me, I am an active person. I hate just laying around, of course I enjoy it sometimes, but overall I want to be active. So okay, I swallowed it, Ill accept it. But then it got worse. I asked if she still had hope it would go away, "I am doubting it at this point". I literally held back ALL MY tears. I made it to the elevator and had a BREAK DOWN, called my mom, balling. I do NOT want to have limited activity, any complications, most of all no bed rest, plus a C-Section. All of this I will deal with because the best news is that Baby Boy is safe!!!


For the few days I have been on restrictions its been okay, but hard not to just get up and go for a long evening walk, hard not to help pack to move, hard not to want to workout during my lunch breaks. I am of course going to try to do light workouts(yoga) at home and go for low impact walks at night (a mile or so). My next appointment is in 4 weeks and we will re evaluate the situation! 

GENDER REVEAL PARTY

While in Vermont, surrounded by our loved ones we had an AWESOME opportunity to have a Gender Reveal Party. It was perfect, we had the ultrasound a few weeks prior, kept the envelope safe and resisted all temptation to open it, brought it with us to Vermont and started planning a fun little gathering to celebrate baby #2.

We wanted Ava (big sister) to have the spotlight and reveal the gender to everyone. We had a piniata ready, asked my little cousin and uncle bob to do the honors of opening the envelope that afternoon and filling it with either Pink or Blue. They did an amazing job and kept a great secret! Everyone came over that night and we had an amazing party. Ava didn't like the spotlight so we ended up pulling the string...and guess what...its a !!!

This is Ava at the party store. We bought a blue and pink ballon but she insisted on holding the blue

 Auntie Beth and Nana being super helpers and cutting all the confetti

Lizi! Cupcake maker and Envelope opener 

18 weeks - gender ultrasound

How exciting was this week!!!!

How far along? 18 weeks 

Total weight gain/loss: 4ish 

Maternity clothes? Not all. I can still pull off most 

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Sleeping great, wake up often to pee 

Best moment this week: gender ultrasound 

Miss Anything?  Nope. I'm loving pregnancy

Movement: little flutters here and there 

Food cravings: This pregnancy I really haven't HAD to have something 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Meat. I really prefer to not have meat in food lately 

Gender: no clue. Its sealed tightly in our envelope

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Tummy is defiantly showing 

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy. 

Looking forward to: Seeing the baby on ultrasound

During this ultrasound I was put on pelvic rest due to my placenta covering the cervix( placenta previa). I will have another ultrasound in hopes that my placenta will move up. Nothing other than pelvic rest is needed at this time. 

I am also being sent to evaluate a painful bump in my armpit. I have had it since about week 8, but I thought I should bring it up just in case. Well, Dr. felt something and wants it checked out. 

A few days later I went in for a ultrasound and a mammogram 


Armpit ultrasounds arent as exciting as baby ultrasounds, NO IDEA what I was looking at. The dr. said its a build up of (some long medical word) and we will re evaluate in 6 months. He also said he saw something and wanted to go ahead with a Mammogram. A. They aren't fun. B. They aren't AS BAD as people say, yes they make your boob into a pancake but it only lasts a few seconds. 

19 weeks

How far along? 19 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 4 lbs 

Maternity clothes? It's official. No pants fit. I can feel my hips widening already

Stretch marks? Nope. Ones from Ava are slowly getting more obvious.Not bad at all though

Sleep: Sleeping great, and a lot 

Best moment this week: being with family in Vermont. Great getaway. 

Miss Anything?  Nothing. 

Movement: lots. Super low and justin felt baby for the first time too 

Food cravings: Maple candy 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing 

Gender: Not yet:). In the envelope patiently waiting 

Labor Signs: Nope 

Symptoms: Feeling my muscles pulling 

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy. 

Looking forward to: opening the envelop and FINALLY finding out whats inside!

17 weeks

How far along? 17 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Fluctuates at 2-4lbs

Maternity clothes? Nope. But shirts def show off my bump 

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Sleeping great still. Not feeling comfy on my tummy 

Best moment this week:  Relaxing and swimming at the lake house 

Miss Anything? Nope 

Movement: Morning flutters. Love it. Looking forward to Justin really feeling it 

Food cravings: Popcorn( not microwave) and I have yet to have any :(

Anything making you queasy or sick: meats 

Gender: scan next weeks:) 

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: my tummy is pulling and stretching 

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy as can be 

Looking forward to: Moving???