Tummy tracker 33-34 Weeks

4/16/13

How far along?: 33 weeks   

Total weight gain: 25.5

Cravings:  cereal

Maternity clothes: Had to bust out a size large in my scrub top for work. Feels like I'm wearing a tent!

Stretch marks? : thankfully no

Symptoms: Still feeling very pregnant and like I could have this baby any minute. Contractions are back and so is the heartburn :( 

Movement:  Not feeling her quite as much, but I think it has to do with her running out of room! She gets the hiccups all the time. I pray that she doesn't have them as much after she is born. Her brother did had them all the time as an infant and it really interfered with his sleeping. So much so that I would  pretty much cry when he got them.

Miss anything? as usual, eating what I want. I miss  you real sugar!

Gender: GIRL!!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week:  Had a visit to my OB. She increased my Procardia dose due to my sustained contractions. Checked my cervix and I am dilated to 2.5-3cm!

How's daddy doing?:  being the awesome daddy he is and helping me out with K when my contractions start acting up. I love knowing that he can take care of him with out help. He may dress him funny and feed him lots of junk food but at least I still know he's in good hands ;)
How's K doing?:  I bought a lamp for the baby's room and K said "oh she's gonna love it!!"

My Nephew Nolan and Kemper being silly with balloons.

Here are the plantation shutters we had installed in her room. Hopefully they will help block out some of the west sun that comes into her room. I really want to add a chandelier to her room but living in Texas it's not a good idea to get rid of your ceiling fans!   I found this lamp at Homegoods.  I think I'm gonna add some embellishments to the shade  and make it extra girly.

04/26/13

How far along?: 34 weeks   

Total weight gain:  25

Cravings:   Rudy's BBQ

Maternity clothes:  yep, finding it hard to find cute comfortable pants though.

Stretch marks? : not yet. My friend informed me that hers didn't show up until two weeks prior to giving birth, just when I was thinking I was in the clear. boo.

Symptoms: heartburn, difficult getting around, peeing every hour, my hands hurt?? Can't breathe at night and only at night because my nose gets so stuffed up.

Movement:  hiccups, still not feeling her as much , but just as I start to get worried she gives me a a kick. Good girl.

Miss anything? Being able to squat or bend over, it's such a pain when I drop something. At work most of my patients have chest tubes after surgery that are kept on the floor. I dread bending down every hour to see how much fluid is collected in them.

Gender: GIRL!!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week:  Sono to check my cervix length.  I'm now 2.5-2.6 which is shorter than last time. She is measuring at about 6lbs 12 oz.  I also had a fetal stress test and she did very well with it.
 I also had pregnancy brain really bad this week and I managed to give my daughter her first curling iron burn. I was hot after my shower so I did my makeup and hair in just my bra and undies. Bad idea because when I went to put the curling iron down I forgot about my huge belly and lightly skimmed my belly with the hot iron. The skin is so tight and thin it burned immediately. UGH I felt so stupid!

 How's daddy doing?:  Played hooky from work one day due to lack of sleep. It was nice having him home. His father came into town and together they painted a dresser for her room.
How's K doing?:  He gave us a rough week. He kept us up for hours four nights in a row.  He normally wakes up once to use the potty and goes right back to sleep. This week he just refused to go back to sleep. He kept coming downstairs and turning all the lights and then just sat on the living room couch. He really wanted to come sleep with us but we have kept it a rule not to let him sleep in the bed with us. We have heard that once you do, it's impossible to get them to stop and with the new baby coming this is a habit that we did not want to start. Finally on the fifth night I promised him that if he stayed in his bed that Lucky his Elf on the shelf would make a special appearance the next morning and it worked!!

Monster spray that has failed us. Normally it's enough to keep K in his bed all night. Not this week!!

I hope someday she appreciates her Daddy and her Grandpa painting her furniture just for her.

My OB always gets a kick out of seeing my new belly tattoos courtesy of K.  It was so embarrassing having to explain my burn to her.

Having my fetal stress test done.

Tummy Tracker 31-32

04/ 05/13

How far along?: 31 weeks   

Weight gain: 21.8 lbs

Cravings: sweets, soda Such torture! Sugar free just doesn't compare!

Maternity clothes: need to buy more, but don't want to because I hate spending the money with so little time left. Plus the weather will not make up it's mind. One day it is 80 degrees the next 40. I guess that's Texas for ya!

Stretch marks? : thankfully no

Symptoms: dare I say the heartburn is gone?? at least for this week it is!! Still feeling very pregnant, feeling pressure down below and my legs are killing me. I'm having some swelling in my feet and ankles by the end of the day. A Charlie horse in my leg wakes me up pretty much every night, good grief they are painful! I never had them with K.

Miss anything? sleeping. It's almost impossible this week because I am so uncomfortable.

Gender: GIRL!!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week:  Celebrated my "Baby K's" 4th birthday!! He had the best time.

 My sugars were running a little higher this week so I didn't get to have any of his birthday cake. (okay maybe one bite)

How's daddy doing?:  finally figuring out that he can't get all the house projects done by himself along with all the baby stuff. May have to hire out some help.
How's K doing?:  Two of my girlfriends brought their baby girls to Kemper's party and the next day K asked me " Are we gonna get one of those babies like at my party?" I really think the concept of bringing home a baby is really starting to make sense to him.

04/12/13

How far along?: 32 weeks   

 Total weight gain:  23.6

Cravings: sweets as usual :(

Maternity clothes:  yes, pretty much everything I wear. I must be carrying her completely different than I did with K.  I've gained the same amount of weight as with my last pregnancy but my clothes just don't fit the same. Seems like all my shirts are too short!

Stretch marks? : thankfully no

Symptoms: Still feeling very pregnant. This week this baby feels sooo heavy. I can feel the pressure of her on my bottom and legs. The pressure is so heavy that I'm starting to get the big "H's". By the end of the day my legs look really thick. The contractions are back  and I feel like I could have this baby any minute.

Miss anything? my energy, even taking a bath is a chore.

Gender: GIRL!!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week:  Had my regularly scheduled sono to check my cervical length. I had been staying steady at 3.8 even with my contractions but this week my cervix shortened to 2.6 and I'm dilated 2cm. Apparently my contractions are making some progress, which is not good. It's sill a little too early. My OB decided to start me on a low dose of Procardia to help relax my uterus and hopefully stop or slow down these contractions.  Little miss is about 5lbs and measuring in the 81%
We also somewhat finished up K's big boy bedroom, got rid of all the baby blue. tear.

How's daddy doing?:  says he's starting to get a little nervous, so much to do!
How's K doing?: He's such a big boy. His vocabulary/speech is getting better each day. He's really starting to think and wonder about things. He's been asking me questions about the hospital, who will be here when the baby comes, and even who is going to give him a bath while I'm in the hospital.He wants his ducks in a row!

My belly, My belly...

K thought his sister needed some stamps too. ;)

We put K's big boy room together, although  I still have a few things I want to do in his room. We had planned on converting his crib to a full sized bed but K really didn't want us to. ( he doesn't really like change) so we compromised and converted it to the toddler. I kinda like it, it gives him more room to play and gives us an excuse as to why we can't sleep in his bed with him at night.

Next week we are having plantation shutters installed to all the windows in the house. I think they will look really nice in his room.

 I kept the same airplane theme. Mommy and Daddy met on an airplane, so I couldn't resist.

He loves his stars, stripes, and airplanes!

Happy 4th Birthday!!!

 

• You weigh about 34lbs.
•  You are tall for your age, so it makes you look like a skinny little thing. ( Don't worry mommy an Daddy were the same way)
•  You wear a size 10 shoe.
•  You wear size 3T-4T clothes. (3T fits better but you need the length of 4T clothes)
•  You rarely nap.
•  You rarely sleep through the night, but luckily most of the time you wake up it's because you have to potty, and then you go right back to sleep.
•  You have to use Monster Spray in your room every night to keep out the "scaries".
•  You have a thing with making sure that all doors in the house are closed, especially closet doors!
•  You like to eat the same things, it's pretty difficult to get you to try new things.
•  You are a perfectionist, everything has it's place. You even make your bed everyday and will refill the toilet paper rolls in the bathroom on your own!!
• You are a creature of habit. Love to have the same routine.
•  You still hate to be dirty, you will always ask for a napkin when you eat.
•  You hate to have "crazy" hair so you always let mommy fix it, you love to "spike it up"
•  You still love Mexican food, it's your favorite.
•  You are still  are not a fan of ice cream, but love cookies and cake.

• You love the color red.
• You love to draw and color. You have an easel that you love to color and write on EVERYDAY.
• You love to read books with your Daddy before bed.
• You still have a love for music, you even asked for CD's for your birthday.
•  You are amazing when it comes to electronics, you know how to turn on the computer and go to You Tube so you can watch cartoons. You know how to work your CD player without any help. You have also figured out how to work the DVR player and love to turn your movies on all by yourself. You have mastered the iPhone, it's amazing to see you use it.
• You have a great imagination.
• You have the best memory, you never forget a thing!!

•  You love your house, you are such a homebody always wanting to be at home with your  parents.
•  Your favorite cartoons to watch are: Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Max and Ruby, and Peppa Pig.
• You love the movies Peter pan, Beauty and the Beast, UP, ET, Lady and the Tramp. You also still like to watch your old Signing Time videos.
• You are obsessed with Pirates. Captain Hook is your favorite.
•  You are so silly and have a great sense of humor. Two days after you turned 4 you made your first fart joke. Mommy couldn't help but laugh.
• You are the best behaved preschooler around, and you are so polite.
• You are definitely a rule follower.

• You love your dog Raider. You always want to know where he is at all times.
• You have a daily chore of feeding the dog and you do a great job at it and take so much pride in it.
• You are still not a fan of animals, but are getting better when it comes to dogs other than your own.
• You are a pretty shy boy. It takes you a bit to warm up, but after you do watch out!!
•  You go to a school for children with hearing loss 5 days a week and  you enjoy it.
•  You are said to be "the leader of the class" from your teachers.
•  You are going to be the best big brother, you love your sister so much already.

Celebrating his birthday at school.

Happy Birthday my "Sweet  Baby K"!!!!

Tummy Tracker 29-30

3/22/13

How far along?:  29 weeks   

Weight gain: 18.8 total

Cravings: ice cream ( bluebell vanilla is the only decent sugar free ice cream I have found.)

Maternity clothes:  I'm starting to get a draft on my lower belly while wearing some of my old maternity shirts. I blaming it on dryer shrinking them.

Stretch marks? : nope, crazy dilated veins-yes

Symptoms:  braxton hicks, horrible restless legs. Keeps me up at night, I just can't stay still. My husband says my translated Indian name would be "Moves a lot"

Movement: still feeling her quite a bit but not as many flip flops.

Miss anything? eating anything I want.

Gender:GIRL!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week: Had another sonogram with the specialist to measure my cervix. Everything looked great and my cervix is measuring 3.6 yay!  I'm 29wks 4 days but measuring 30 weeks 3 days. Estimated weight 3lbs 10oz.

How's daddy doing?: Couldn't paint her room this week because it was cold and rainy :(

How's K doing?:  Lately I've been having to tell K that I can't can't really pick him up anymore because my belly is getting too big. The other day I picked him up to help him down from a chair and he scolded me " momma you can't pick me up, remember the baby sister!!"

3/29/13

How far along?: 30 weeks   

Weight gain: 21.8 lbs

Cravings: peanut butter and jelly, deviled eggs

Maternity clothes:  I'm starting to get a draft on my lower belly while wearing some of my old maternity shirts. I blaming it on dryer shrinking them.

Stretch marks? : nope, crazy dilated veins-yes

Symptoms:  I am feeling very pregnant. Having a hard time walking around without hurting. My pubic bone, groin, and hips are killing me! According to my husband I'm already starting to waddle.  I've got the uglies. Not feeling so cute. Feel like I'm getting thicker everywhere, especially my legs. 

Movement:  She only allows me to sleep in certain positions,  she kicks and flips to let me know that I need to change positions.

Miss anything? eating cereal. ( I'm limited on my milk intake and most cereals contain lots of sugar)

Gender: sugar and spice

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week:  Had visit with regular OB, everything still checking out great. My gestational diabetes is under control thankfully. Checking my sugar levels four times a day is a pain, but I'll do what ever it takes. I've actually been able to get away with eating more carbs but still have to be careful with my sugars. 
 My doctor also informed me that she will be out of town the first week of June when she is due. Great.  Although she said she would rather induce me at the end of May instead because there is a higher risk of  stillborn with GD moms as they get closer to their due dates go over their due dates. I need to do some more research on all that because I'm not excited about the idea of being induced, especially if it's only because she will be out of town.

How's daddy doing?:  He got her room painted! on the last paint stroke he said he would never paint again ;)

How's K doing?:  Sometimes when I get up from a sitting position I tend make a little groan or noise and sweet little K is always so concerned " Mommy are you okay?"

Daddy at work. Her room is a very light lavender. This picture doesn't quite capture the true color. When my husband put on the very first coat of paint, it was such a faint shade of lavender so K asked him "Why are you painting the room white? baby sisters room is purple."
my husband : " but it is purple."
K in a matter-of-fact voice : "no, it's white."  and then he just walked off.

Easter Weekend

Easter weekend. This post is a bit late, but so are 95% of my posts. Oh well, at least I have the memory documented!

K coloring his eggs. I always forget how messy they can be.I was kicking myself for not buying the individual color cups. I had a hard time finding enough bowls that were deep enough to cover the eggs.
 I found it funny that Kemper only likes to dye each of the eggs one solid color. I'm the same way, no mixing of the colors! We keep it simple but add our flare with stickers ;)

Every Easter we buy confetti eggs to crack on our heads. I think it has to be K's favorite tradition. He was so excited that morning he couldn't wait to go outside to crack them. He wanted to hold the carton while his dad and I got ready and I agreed but I told him that he couldn't open them yet. But as you can see the third egg from the left on the top row didn't make it. He ended up cracking it all over himself and the living room couch. The look on his face was priceless, he thought he was in so much trouble. I gave him a free pass and didn't scold him too much, but I did make him help clean it up!

He was all about cracking the eggs on our heads but not on his. How convenient.

Ester 2011, it never gets old!

He's a bossy little thing when it comes to cracking eggs!

Finally he let his dad crack one on his head. Too bad on the first try the egg didn't crack and his dad just ended up whacking him on the head with it! poor kid!

The aftermath.

One of the gifts in his Easter basket was a bubble blower. It's one of those toys that never fails. I think he ends up getting one each year. He would stay outside with it all day if we let him.  I forgot to take a pic.of his Easter basket this year. I kept it pretty simple, just a little candy and a few simple toys like the bubble blower. His grandmother and aunt usually stock him up with plenty of stuff every Easter.

Later that afternoon we went to my parents house for an egg hunt with his cousin Nolan...

...and some more egg cracking!

My husband and my younger sister attempting to ride a scooter, I was just glad/surprised they didn't crack their heads.

 K's loot at his Welas's house.
 A soccer shirt, candy, preschool workbooks, coloring stickers, flash cards, Scooby doo pirate DVD, pirate felt board, and another bubble machine ;)

Happy Easter!!

Tummy Tracker 27-28 weeks

How far along?:  27 weeks   ( Third Trimester!!)

Weight gain: 18.8 total

Cravings: ketchup, bean and cheese burritos

Maternity clothes:  I really need to get some new scrub tops for work. I can't believe I've grown out of them already considering how baggy they are in the first place!

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms: Some braxton hicks. Damn heartburn. The back and hip pain while sleeping is back :(

Miss anything? being able to walk around without being sore later.

Gender: GIRL!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week: Got my lab results back, I failed my 1 hour glucose test and I have to go back Monday for the three hour test. boo. I was also told that I am anemic and have low vitamin  D, so I will now be taking extra supplements for those. Also my thyroid level is back to being very low again. The endocrinologist  said he would have do something when my levels reach 0.00 my last level was 0.0114. UGH. This week I also had anther sonogram with the specialist and everything still looks good. She is measuring  about a week ahead at 28weeks 4days, 2lbs 12oz (+- 7oz) In other good news we finally completely cleared out the baby's room. It was bad!

How's daddy doing?: Thinks he can get everything done without help, says he wants to paint the baby's room himself along with five billion other projects. (even though my parents have offered to help.) We'll see...

How's K doing?:  The blood vessels all over my body are huge and extremely visible. (your blood volume increases about 50% while you are pregnant) The other day K saw my bare belly and chest and asked me " momma why you got all those cracks?!"

Looking forward to: getting some new clothes/scrubs.

 a little bit of a draft these days.

I told you it was bad!!

How far along?:  28 weeks   

Weight gain: 18.8 total

Cravings: sweets, milk

Maternity clothes:  I've outgrown a pair of my maternity jeans. :( They were from the first pregnancy. I'm sad because #1 they don't fit #2 they were designer jeans. I splurged on them because I figured I would have other children and could use them then. I had no idea my butt would get so big second time around.

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms: Some braxton hicks. Had the worst case yet of heartburn, felt like I was being stabbed in the chest and back. It just laughed at my tums and Zantac.

Movement: She's my dancing queen.

Miss anything? being able to put my pants and shoes on without it being a process.

Gender:GIRL!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week: I failed my glucose tolerance test.  Just by a little, but enough for them to diagnose me with gestational diabetes  (So much for the thinking only the bigger girls got it.) My hormones have been so out of sorts this time around so I'm not too surprised. I now have to check my blood sugar levels four times a day and really limit my sugar and carbs intake. Our family could stand to eat a little healthier, so I guess we could use this as a starting point. Too bad my main pregnancy cravings are sweets!
 The other night we went out to eat and I had a coupon for the restaurant. The only this is that you didn't know what kind it was until the waiter opened the envelope.Wouldn't ya know it was for a free dessert, exactly what I can't have!!!!

How's daddy doing?: Got all the paint supplies, just needs to get started!!

How's K doing?:  He's excited about his baby sister. Each time he asks for something he reminds me that we will need two. one for him and one for the baby sister.

Looking forward to: another sono next week, never gets old seeing our baby girl!

 

Tummy Tracker weeks 25-26

2/22/13

How far along?:  25 weeks   

Weight gain: 15 total

Cravings: Anything, I have a huge appetite. I've never been one to clear my plate, especially the large portions given at restaurants. This week I have had no problem.

Maternity clothes: anything comfy. I've noticed that clothes have really bothered me this pregnancy. Everything is uncomfortable and the textures annoy me. As you can tell from most of my tummy tracker pics I rarely dress up. I have even cropped out the fact that I am wearing pajama bottoms in several of the pictures. Wish I could dress up more but I just can't it's like a sensory overload.

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms: braxton hicks contractions have slowed down quite a bit, such a relief. I've finally been able to do a few things without feeling like I'm about to go into labor. The heartburn hasn't slowed down any though. I live on tums and now Zantac.

Miss anything? bending over to pick something up. Luckily K is in the "I want to help" stage and I use this to my advantage ;)

Movement:  Still plenty of movement. I love it!

Gender:GIRL!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week:  I got her bedding in and got some great deals on some smocked dresses.

How's daddy doing?: getting down to business and helping me clear out the baby's room. Listed a million things on Craigslist.

How's K doing?:As I was leaving to go to work K stopped me and shook his pointer finger at me and said " Mom, you be careful with baby sister!"

Looking forward to: Getting a dresser for her room this week.

peek of bedding.

3/1/13

How far along?:  26 weeks   

Weight gain: 18.8 total

Cravings: Ketchup and Capri Sun drinks. I bought some Capri Sun drinks for K's lunch and tried one and now I'm craving them all the time. So random I think.

Maternity clothes:  long sleeved maternity cotton T-shirts and sweat pants most of the time. Luckily I'm a SAHM most days so I can get away with it!

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms: Some braxton hicks. Damn heartburn. The back ad hip pain while sleeping is back :(

Miss anything?being able to eat without getting heartburn. It's so bad even water gives it to me.

Movement:  Doing flip flops!!

Gender:GIRL!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week:  Visit t my regular OB. Heartbeat was 138. Had the dreaded glucose tolerance test.I hope that I pass because I just bought several boxes of girl scout cookies and that would just be cruel.

How's daddy doing?: Truly excited about having a little girl. I love to hear him talk about her.

How's K doing?: This week K is off for Spring break and loving all the mommy and daddy time.

Looking forward to: Seeing little miss again next week at the specialist. OB would like to check cervical length every two weeks since I am one centimeter dilated and still having contractions.

                    26 weeks with Kemper                                           26 weeks with Baby K2

dreaded glucose test.

This is what happens each time I try and get a picture with him. Such a stinker!

A little more cooperative for daddy.