HI-YA!

I just posted two days ago that I can feel little "flutters" but nothing crazy. Well, go figure that afternoon (right around lunch time) baby started kicking like a ninja! I think I have another very active baby on my hands - just like Jensen. Maybe planning a c-section is for the best. Knowing that Jensen was as ninja baby and got wrapped in his umbilical cord mutliple times- the same thing is probably happening to this little one!

I love these movements and sometimes it really catches me off guard. I can't help but put a little a face and keep moving on with my day

Week 16 has arrived!

So, here I am at 16 weeks today, still pregnant, still sick, but so happy! My belly is sticking out, I get the confused "I wonder if she is pregnant" look and I just smile. I decided to steal these questions from a friend who did this weekly when she was pregnant.
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How far along? 16 weeks today (March 5th)

Total weight gain? 10 pounds. I am 1-2 over where I "should be", but that is okay. I am sure it will even out like it did with Jensen

Maternity clothes? Yes! I have been wearing the jeans for weeks and just pulled out all my maternity clothes from my first pregnancy last weekend. I am wearing the shirts this week. Also, I bought a lot of new clothes for my trip to Puerto Rico next week!

Stretch marks? No new ones!
Sleep? As much as I can. I am always tired and try to fall asleep by 9. I also have an insanely hard time waking up in the morning.

Movement? I can finally feel the little flutters as of the past few days. I felt some stronger movements last night but not sure it was gas or not. I ate a lot of pizza for dinner! For now, I am happy I feel those little flutter feelings right before I go to sleep.

Labor signs? Nope! My ligaments are stretching though which I know is a good sign for what is to come

Best moment this week? I haven't really had one yet. I LOVE when Jensen touches my belly as he knows his sibling is in there growing and getting strong. He doesn't fully understand, but I know he gets the idea.

Food cravings? Bacon! I dreamed about bacon last night and mixing it with tuna fish. Yes, it's a good indicator you are pregnant when foods that shouldn't go together suddenly do. I also can't get enough eggs right now and I love bread. I've been trying to eat more healthy though and stick to breakfast made from home, packing a lunch for my mom and I, and eating something from home for dinner. Trying to avoid too much processed food and fast food. I gotta keep this weight gain steady! 

Anything making you queasy? Nothing in particular. I am still sick in the evenings like I have been early on. I am still taking Diclegis 3x a day and that seems to help.

Gender? Not sure yet, but can't wait to find out! My next appointment is on Tuesday, March 18th when I will be 18 weeks. Dr. B will then schedule my ultrasound for a week later. We have invited the grandma's to come again and find out with us. They are both incredibly excited to be a part of it again.

Wedding ring on or off? On. I actually wore it my entire pregnancy with Jensen and hope to with this one too.

Miss anything? Vodka. Let's not lie here... a few weekends a month I would make one redbull and vodka drink to calm me down and unwind from the crazy week. It definitely doesn't sound good to me, but after a crazy week I do miss it a little. I am still eating sushi and drinking coffee and small amounts of caffeine, so I can't say I miss those!

General mood? Um... this changes about every 20 minutes. I try to keep it in check, but the mood swings are in full force here. I try to think VERY hard before speaking to make sure I am being rational.

Symptoms? I am starting to get that round ligament pain and siactic pain. And of course I am still nauseated every night. The siactic pain got really bad with Jensen and after I had him it never really went away. At this point though I know good yoga stretches to help the pain. Nothing much to complain about!

Belly button in or out? Half way in and out. Funny how that started so early this time!

Looking forward to… Going to Puerto Rico next week with my mom! I leave in a week and will be gone for 5 days! I will miss Jensen and Corey and Dakota, but I am excited to have a nice relaxing weekend away in some very warm weather.

Here is a funny "status" I put on Facebook yesterday that truly describes cravings vs what I am actually eating:
If I didn't have a family to feed I would eat a box of thin mints for dinner. #damncookies #pregnancycravings #feedme #girlscoutcookieshavearrived

Here is a picture of my belly from last week at 15 weeks and about 2 days. It is even bigger this week!

Week 14 has finally arrived!

I am finally in my 2nd trimester (well, in 2 days) and I finally feeling a bit better. I still have a few rough days and I am still exhausted, but hoping all of that will pass soon.

I am eating like a cow and have gained 6 pounds so far. I should probably back off all the cheeseburgers, fries, baked potatoes, and bagels, but right now that is all that sounds good. Oh and eggs - I can't get enough of breakfast food right now. I still eat a pretty balanced 5 days a week with protein and a vegetable. For now, that will just have to be enough!

Jensen is obsessed with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I am not sure if I posted about this already or not as it has been going on since just before Christmas. Well, I think he liked them a few months ago and now it is an obsession. He yells out "Hi-ya!" ALL THE TIME, won't let you change him out of one TMNT shirt for another (yes, we now have a collection thanks to family), and he has all the turtles in 4 different sizes, plus the bad guys and a ton of movies and old TV series on DVD. It is hilarious to watch him play with Corey and I know Corey is loving just as much (if not more) than Jensen. Corey LOVED the Turtles growing up so he gets to relive some of his past. Corey and I got a decent tax return this year so we decided to take Jensen to Target last night. He ended up with another Turtle, Turtle pajamas, and light-up Turtle shoes. Spoiled kid! Here is a picture from Valentine's Day - my Grandma Barbara brought him 2 new TMNT shirts and he is holding one up. Sorry it is blurry - this kid does not hold still anymore!

This weekend was also really fun to spend with family and friends and Jensen and I got a chance to go see Corey's school (Weber University). Corey had to take a test on Saturday and we decided to join him and walk around campus until he was done. It's a really nice building! Then we went to Layton Mall to walk around and grab a bite to eat in the food court. Then we went home, napped (both Jensen and I of course) and then when we were up we packed Jensen up and dropped him off at my in-laws for the night. Corey and I then bought our baby's crib and then went to the Pixies Concert. I must admit, people watching at the concert was my favorite part! Here is a picture of the crib we bought. I am obsessed! I then plan to paint my old dresser turquoise/teal (here is an idea of what it will look like). I love grey and turquoise together and think it can go either way. I plan to add light pink and red if a girl and navy blue if it is a boy. So excited!

Week 11 and sick {again}

I hit 11 weeks yesterday and since Monday I have been sick with a cold. Jensen was feeling sick over the weekend and on Monday he seemed pretty awful so I took a half day off work to take care of him. Go figure - the mama got his cold after that afternoon! Other than having an awful cold (and not taking anything but Tylenol) I am doing pretty well. I do not feel as sick, although I think the medicine is just working really well. I am afraid to stop taking it yet. I am sure one day the nauseous feeling will be completely gone and then I can finally stop taking it.

Not much else but feeling crummy. I have missed a lot of work this week which doesn't make me very happy. I was trying to accrue and save as much PTO as possible for when baby came. I probably can't miss any more time off and that would give me 11 full weeks.

Okay off to meetings, but just super fast update

10 Week Super Fast Update

Work is super busy today and I always forget to blog at home. I thought I would quickly type out an update of this past week since Jensen had his 2 year old appt with Dr. O and I had my 10 week appt.

Jensen is doing well! Dr. O said he is right where he needs to be in terms of development. Jensen is in the 25th percentile for height and weight. He weighs 26.6 pounds and I believe was a little shy of 3 feet I believe. Somewhere around 34 inches I believe? I forgot already and it has only been a few days! He got a ton of shots and screamed like crazy. He wouldn't stop crying until we got outside. Poor baby. Nothing was making him happy. After shots he said "mean" and I asked if he was mad and he said YES! His shots made his legs sore and gave him a low grade fever for about 48 hours but he is just fine. He was already playing the same day like nothing happened.

My 10 week appt with Dr. B was yesterday (Thursday 1/23). Nothing new to report really. These early appointments are very basic. He went over my labs from my first appointment which everything came back as it should. I heard babies heart beat and that was it. Very simple! He was running late already first thing in the morning, but otherwise I think I was in the room for less than 15 minutes. At least these are fast appointments so I can get to work and not miss too much time.

GREAT NEWS! My employer rolled out a new maternity plan for 2014 and it will be well underway once I have this baby. 2 great things for me - 1. I get a free double electric breast pump thanks to ObamaCare. 2. I get 3 weeks paid maternity leave from CHG at 100% of my pay! That means if I want to take the full 12 weeks then I only need to find PTO/EIB for 9 weeks. I have been trying to play around with the calendar and my calculator to figure out how it is going to work. I think I will be able to easily take 11 full weeks at 100% of my pay. Much better than when I had Jensen. I only got paid for aboug 10 weeks and most of that was at 60% of my pay - short term disability. Now I don't even have to pay for short term disability if I need it now or in the future because my company pays for that too. Huge benefits upgrade for 2014 and just in time.

One piece of very bad news though - Dakota is really sick. She has been in heart failure for several months now. We have been doing a million tests and paying for 5 different medications that are costing a small fortune. December was a good month and the medicines all seemed to be working. She was playing and wasn't coughing, etc. Now, it is back and with a vengence. We have tried other medicines, uping dosages, etc. and nothing is working. The vet called me on Monday to tell me there is nothing else we can try. Corey and I have decided to keep her on all of the medicine until we decide that none of us can take it anymore and that she is suffering in one way or another. We just picked up a few months of medicine and spent $400! Eek! She can't play much without gasping for air, so I feel her quality of life is already declining. Corey and I will have to decide what our plan will be and what will be the final straw for us. For now we are just trying to keep her happy.

Announcement and 9 weeks

So, I had a friend (Courtney) make a cute shirt for Jensen two days before Christmas as a way to announce that I was pregnant and that Jensen was going to be big brother. I saw a cute design on Etsy, but sometimes I can't get myself to pay for that stuff! I contacted Courtney and she got it done just in time! I think it turned out really cute. I had him wear it on Christmas at my mom's house (immediate family already knew) and I took pictures. I figured once I was a little further along I would post the picture online. Well, I hit 9 weeks (today) and on Sunday I gave in and posted the picture on Facebook. All of my friends and family seemed very excited for us and loved the cute little boy making the announcement. This isn't the best picture, but it I still find it really cute.

 

 

I am finally starting to feel a bit better. There have been a few really bad days, but I am definitely not as sick as I was with the bug and I am not as sick as I was when I was pregnant with Jensen either. I threw up every day with Jensen and so far with this baby I have only thrown up 2-3 times and I had that bug then. I have a feeling that I am just going to stay feeling nauseated and crummy until my first trimester is up. I have no energy and could just close my eyes at any time during the day and fall asleep. I slept from 8pm until 6:30am last night and I am still ready for more sleep at 9:30 in the morning! Creating and growing a human life is literally exhausting!

 

 

I am getting so excited for my trip to Puerto Rico with my mom in March. I just had her order me a pair of coral colored capris yesterday. She said with the humidity I am not going to want to wear denim jeans. What a great excuse to go shopping! I am probably going to pull out all of my old maternity clothes this weekend and see what I want to wear again. I actually loved my maternity clothes and I am happy to wear all of them again. Most of them were just solid colors tops so they are still in style. I am sure I will buy a few outfits for the trip and then just use those as my new clothes for this pregnancy. If I go shopping it will be for essentials for this baby. I need to be better about my money this time around!

 

Okay - gotta get back to work. Figured I would just do a quick post. Can't believe I am already 9 weeks today! Next doctors appt is next Thursday and I am so excited. I can't wait to hear and see baby!

Signs you are pregnant

Of course from the obvious I have had a few things happen in the past few days that I have wanted to say outloud or on Facebook but I haven't announced my pregnancy to the world yet, so I will put them here.

I was watching the People's Choice Awards last night and I wasn't jealous of all those getting to meet the celebrities.... I got jealous when it was 10pm at night, the awards were over, they showed backstage.... and they were eating FROSTYS! Yes, Frostys from Wendys. I wanted one so bad I think I might have shed a few tears.

Oh and then there is going from having the major stomach flu (throw up and diarrhea for 6+ days straight) and then going to wanting to eat everything in site. My mind goes like this:
I want a bagel, oh wait- I want watermelon! Yes, watermelon! Oh wait, the bagel still sounds good. French fries!?
Yep, I ate a bagel this morning, I am currently eating watermelon (it is only 10:30am) and I am already thinking about lunch! Eating often makes me feel less sick.

Yes, I am finally getting my appetite back, but I am trying to take it easy. I ate yesterday which probably means I am going to go from diarrhea to constipated because my body hates me. At least I have an appetite and can drink water (with lemon)! Now to finish my watermelon and then water with metamucil haha!

I will have to add more funny things later but I gotta get back to work. Glad to actually be here and feel half normal again!