18 Weeks

18 Weeks 

I can't believe I'm 18 weeks already! It seems just like yesterday I found out I was pregnant! I am feeling pretty good though. I started eating smaller portions to prevent heartburn. I still have acne :( Yep, it sucks! I've been craving a lot of salads and sweet things! I started walking a lot around the neighborhood. I walked a lot with Ayden's pregnancy and I think it helped me a lot with labor.

I also started on progesterone shots at 17 weeks. They are definitely not fun to get! At my doctor's appointment, they showed Zach how to administer the shots to me. That way I don't have to drive to the hospital every week to get them. So Zach is gonna have fun hurting me for the rest of my pregnancy! :) 

With the progesterone shots, I was told that it works on some women and others it doesn't. It doesn't guarantee I make it to full term but it is suppose to help prevent baby from coming any earlier than it should, if that makes sense! So for example, I had Ayden at 32 Weeks. My doctor is hoping I make it to at least 34 Weeks which is a major improvement! The earlier they come, the longer they stay in the NICU. So I am hoping and praying the progesterone shots will help keep baby in longer! 

At my appointment, the doctor also checked my cervix (sorry TMI) to make sure that it isn't thinning. And thankfully it's not! He says it looks pretty good right now but it could change at any point due to the uterus getting bigger. So it kind of gives me anxiety that I could possibly still have this baby preterm. But I'm doing everything I can and what the doctor recommends to keep baby from coming early! 

Your Baby is as Big as a Sweet Potato

• Can you believe she's yawning, hiccuping, sucking and swallowing?
• And she's twisting, rolling, punching and kicking, too — and she's big enough that you might be able to feel her doing it!

16 Weeks

16 Weeks!

This week was a great week! I think it's safe to say the nausea is officially gone! I'm starting to get a lot of heart burn and only craving light meals! I am feeling baby move on and off now. It is truly the best feeling in the world! It's my absolute favorite part about being pregnant! So we found out the gender of our baby at one of our routine ultrasound appointment and it was fairly obvious what it is!! So we found out it's a...

BOY!! 

We are so excited that Ayden is going to have a little brother! I can't wait to see them play and have that kind of brotherly love! :) So I guess that Intelligender test I took was correct!! haha how funny! I kind of suspected I was having a boy. I kept having dreams where I was in the delivery room and the doctor said "It's a Boy!" And the same happened when I was pregnant with Ayden. I kept having dreams about a boy! So now that I know the gender, I can start picturing what it'd be like with another boy and I'm already bonding with him :) Now the hard part is thinking of some names!

Your Baby is as Big as a Avocado

• She's listening to your voice, thanks to tiny bones forming in her ears.
• She's growing hair, lashes and eyebrows.
• And she's forming taste buds.

Pregnancy Memory

Over the weekend we went to Gateway Discovery Museum for Ayden's 2nd Birthday! We wanted to spend the day with him before his birthday party Sunday. It was really fun to see him interested in all the stuff they had for kids! It was really cool and I would definitely take him there again! I knew this would be a great place for Ayden because it's definitely hands on stuff and he got to observe a lot of fun things. My son is very observant!! I think he gets it mainly from Zach! I'm pretty observant too but Ayden likes to see how things works and I think he got that part from Zach! I look forward to his birthday party Sunday at The Little Gym! 

14 Weeks

14 Weeks 

Hello 2nd trimester! I'm definitely feeling a whole lot better! Starting to get my energy back! I only get sick when I have an empty stomach. My skin is awful with this pregnancy. My face is like a pizza! I'm hoping it will clear up soon! :( I've been craving watermelons and root beer! I still don't really like eating meat. I had my baby appointment this week! Heartbeat was 152! My doctor explained to me more about progesterone shots which I'll be taking when I hit 17 weeks! He said that it's totally harmless to the baby. The baby is already getting progesterone anyways. I just need more of it to help keep the baby in me longer! Next appointment is on August 10th! 

Your Baby is as Big as a Lemon

• He's probably sucking his thumb and wiggling his toes in there!
• His kidneys are making urine, and his liver and spleen are doing their jobs, too.
• And he's growing lanugo, a thin, peach-fuzz-like hair, all over his body — it will help him keep warm!

Pregnancy Memory 

Zach and I went to a Train concert Sunday night! They are one of my favorite bands and it was nice to get out and enjoy the evening with my husband! We haven't gone on a date in a while so this was a special night for us! Afterwards I was craving Mcdonalds so we stopped and I got me a Big Mac with fries! lol 

12 Weeks

12 Weeks

I'm starting to feel pretty good! However, I find myself getting sick at night instead of all day! I haven't thrown up since, which is good! I'm starting to show a little bump now! And I've also started to feel tiny baby flutters in my tummy already! That, or it's just gas hehe... I'm still craving fruits and anything sweet! I have some energy, but occasionally I get exhausted and tired. I think it's because Ayden has been waking us up super early lately. :(

With this pregnancy blog, my goal was to wear the same outfit/dress weekly. Like this idea I got from Pinterest:

But to be honest, I don't have the time and energy to get dressed up for a picture! :( I feel like with this pregnancy, my skin is awful and I feel gross most days! With Ayden I had the pregnancy glow! No acne...sigh, I guess every pregnancy is just different! 

Your Baby is as Big as a Plum

• Most of her critical systems are fully formed!
• She's about to enter the growth and maturation stage, in which her organs and tissues will grow and develop rapidly.
• She's now developing her reflexes — if you poke her body, she'll likely move.
• She's opening and closing her fingers and curling her toes, too.
• Her brain is developing fast!

Pregnancy Memory

July 4th 2015

When I got the OK from my doctor to exercise, I knew I wanted to do another run! For July 4th we ran/walk the 10K. It took us forever but I'm just happy we finished it! I'm definitely motivated to stay active this pregnancy and to exercise whenever I can. I'm hoping it will help prepare me for labor when the time comes! 

Family Pictures 2015

10 Weeks

10 Weeks

I'm 10 weeks pregnant now and I am starting to feel pretty good! I'm able to keep food down and I only get sick at night. Week 9 was terrible! I threw up everyday and felt so gross! I still have food aversions. I don't really like eating meat! I've been craving a lot of cantaloupe! With Ayden, I was eating a lot of mangoes! 

I'm also starting to get some of my energy back. Sometimes I still nap during the day but I'm finally able to clean the house! The house has been such a mess ever since I became pregnant! Haha 

My pants are starting to feel a little snug now but I'm not ready to bring out the maternity clothes just yet!

 I had my 2nd baby appointment on Monday! Everything looks great! We got an ultrasound again and baby was moving a lot! The heartbeat was 160. Afterwards, I got my blood drawn and scheduled my next appointment which will be at 14 weeks on July 20! The nice thing is that at every baby appointment, they do an ultrasound, which I love! Seeing the baby never gets old! 

Your Baby is as Big as a Prune

• Baby has working arm joints, and her cartilage and bones are forming.
• Her vital organs are fully developed and they're starting to function.
• Her fingernails and hair are starting to appear, too.
• Plus, she's swallowing and kicking in there. (Can you believe it?!)

Pregnancy Memory

So just for fun, I bought a gender prediction kit from Intelligender! Haha just imagine for a sec Zach rolling his eyes at me! I heard that for some women it was accurate and for some it was a complete waste of money! I took it knowing I had a 50/50 chance of it being right or wrong and I really just wanted it to be something fun for Zach and I to do during this pregnancy journey! So basically, it's like a pregnancy test. You collect your first morning urine and you mix it into another cup that contains a mixture of chemicals that are suppose to react with the hormones in your urine! So the results for me came up green which means...boy! Honestly, I would love another boy! But, I'm not going to get my hopes up and go painting the nursery room blue anytime soon so we will have to wait and see! :) 

8 Weeks - Baby Appointment!

Week 8

Definitely feeling very pregnant! I've had Nausea/Vomiting all week. And I'm always hungry! I wake up every night starving! Who knew that this baby, who's not even an inch yet, can make me feel so sick! But at least I know this pregnancy is going like it should, so I can't complain! I was reading an old post from when I was pregnant with Adyen. It's fun to go back and read and compare these two pregnancies! 

Your Baby is as Big as a Raspberry

• You can't feel it yet, but it's moving those arms and legs like crazy!
• Its fingers and toes are now only slightly webbed, and its tail is gone.
• Fun fact: your baby's taste buds are now forming.

Pregnancy Memory 

Baby's first picture! 

This week I had my first baby appointment! Everything went great! They did an ultrasound and I got to see baby and baby's heartbeat which was 171! :) I met with my doctor, Dr. Esplin, who specializes in premature births. He basically told me everything looks normal right now but he will need to watch me closely as my pregnancy progresses. Starting at 16 weeks I would need to get progesterone shots which would reduce the risk of a premature birth. They also will need to keep an eye on my cervix to make sure that it isn't thinning. If it is thinning, he says I would need to get it stitched up! Hopefully I don't have this problem because that does not sound fun! :(  My next appointment is June 22nd! 


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