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.

Happy 3rd hearing birthday!!

February 11, 2013 

Three years ago today my baby boy heard his  first sounds  ever through the use of cochlear implants. We always take this day to say thanks to our family, friends, doctors, therapists, and teachers that have helped us along the way. K is doing awesome, far better than we could have ever imagined. If you didn't see his C.I.'s behind his ears you would never think this child was born profoundly deaf. While our journey is still not over, we are forever grateful for the love and support we continue to receive.

To continue his traditional hearing birthday we did our usual big family dinner followed by cake and ice cream.

Kemper insisted on going to the store and picking out his own cupcakes for his "ears"
He also insisted on having his own grocery cart. Thank you Kroger for supplying mini carts, they make shopping so much easier :) When we got to the cashier to checkout I asked him how he was going to pay for them and he replied "With the money in your purse!"

Time to blow out the candles with a little help from his cousin Nolan.

Enjoying his cupcakes and being silly with his cousin Nolan.

My husband and I try and keep it simple just dinner and dessert, but his grandparents can never resist getting him a present.They got him a garbage truck with all the lights and sounds of a real one. It even picks up trash and dumps it! It's such a boy toy & he loved it.

Cheers to many more hearing birthdays!!

Tummy Tracker weeks 23-24

2/8/13

How far along?:  23 weeks   

Weight gain: 13 total

Cravings:  lemonade

Maternity clothes:   maternity jeans and a few maternity tops.

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms: braxton hicks contractions :(    heartburn

Miss anything?  non maternity pants

Movement:  lots!  The hubby can feel them all the time now. Can't wait for K to feel her move around.

Gender: ruffles and bows

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week: Had a stressful week with little sleep. K was up several nights with the "scaries" and I was up with our dog Raider, who needed constant care after his emergency surgery for bladder stones :( It was all made better though by getting to celebrate Valentines Day with my two loves.

How's daddy doing?:  seriously getting ready for this baby. He even made calendars with deadlines as to what we need to get done before she gets here!

 How's K doing?: Talking about his baby sister all the time. "when the baby sister comes..."

Looking forward to: getting around to painting her room!

K's card for me on Valentines Day.

Tulips from the hubby. K's valentines for his classmates.

My poor fur baby!

2/15/13

How far along?:  24 weeks   

Weight gain: 15 total

Cravings: waffles and french toast

Maternity clothes:   maternity jeans/ pants and a few maternity tops.

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms: braxton hicks contractions! braxton hicks contractions! braxton hicks contractions! heartburn. heartburn. heartburn.

Miss anything? not waking up 2-3 times at night to use the restroom, so much for that getting better in the second trimester!

Movement:  lots and lots! I don't remember feeling this much movement with K. Part of me prays that it's because she can hear and she's responding to all the noise.

Gender:GIRL!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week:  Little girl gave us some drama. I began having to many contractions despite resting and drinking plenty of water. Had to see the OB and get a Fetal Fibronectin test and a sonogram to measure the length of my cervix. Luckily my FTT came back negative and my cervix was at the proper length. OB thinks I may just have an irritable uterus,but  will continue to keep an eye on things because of my previous history of preterm labor. 

How's daddy doing?:  relieved that all is well with Little Miss

How's K doing?:  K keeps lifting my shirt to look at my belly button and asking " how are we gonna get her out?"

Looking forward to: The glider for her nursery comes in this week!

  Baby girl 24weeks 4 days, but measuring 25weeks 6 days (90% on growth chart).

I know for sure my dates are correct, so she's just a little big for her age. Her father was 10lb 2oz at birth and I was a little over 6lbs. So average we're looking at about 8lbs. K was 7 lbs 3oz but was 2 weeks early. I can't imagine how big he would have been if he had cooked for two more weeks!

Tummy Tracker weeks 21-22

1/25/12

How far along?:  21 weeks  

Weight gain: 13 total

Cravings:

Maternity clothes:   maternity jeans and some old maternity shirts

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms:  heartburn,   Insomnia. Hip/pelvis pains while sleeping. Starting to feel pregnant which seems a little too early for me. I still have a long way to go!

Miss anything? sleeping comfortably. Busted out my old pregnancy pillow to help with the hip and pelvic pain.

Movement: She is a very active baby. I love to feel her move. I don't even mind when it wakes me up. I find it comforting. Started having a few braxton hicks, those suckers always make me nervous.

Gender: sugar and spice...

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week: Saw my OB, everything still looking good. Got my Thyroid level taken again. Heart beat 150

How's daddy doing?:  Being an awesome daddy and helping me with K as much as possible. They have started to become really close.

 How's K doing?: Poor baby is sick with the flu. He's miserable. He has been sleeping in our bed with his dad while I sleep in the guest room so that I can stay as far away from the cooties as possible.

Looking forward to:  buying all those girly things!!

 

2/1/13

How far along?:  22 weeks   

Weight gain: 13 total

Cravings:  lemonade

Maternity clothes:   maternity jeans and a few maternity tops.

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms: . Hip/lower back pains while sleeping.

Miss anything? getting around faster.

Movement: she dances around most when I am hungry. Still having Braxton hicks contractions on and off.

Gender:  Team pink!!!!!!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week: We celebrated my husband's birthday. K was so excited for him and insisted  going to the store after school to get  him cupcakes.   

 Got her crib and was able to get an awesome deal on it too! We also bought a glider recliner and ottoman. It's crazy how expensive they are but we decided to bite the bullet and get one. We didn't get one with K and regretted it forever. I also got her a few Christmas outfits. There is a fancy baby boutique next to the furniture store and they had a 60% of sale of Christmas clothing so I couldn't resist. I'm a sucker for smocked clothing!

How's daddy doing?:  still in the nesting mode but for random things, he just had to put up a hat rack in his closet. I think it took him a week to decide what rack he liked best.

 How's K doing?: I'm getting notes from his teacher saying that he's been talking about his "baby sister" to everyone.

Looking forward to: getting her room cleared out of all the junk so that we can start painting!!

Happy 38th!!

Christmas will be here before we know it, right?

Tummy Tracker 19-20 weeks

1/11/13

How far along?:  19 weeks

Weight gain: 8 total

Cravings:  salads I think mainly for the dressing. Love those vinegar based dressings! fried eggs.

Maternity clothes:   maternity jeans

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms:  heartburn,  headaches. Insomnia. Hip pains while sleeping. Short of breath.

Miss anything? bending over, I find myself leaving just things on the floor after I drop them.

Movement: If I get the slightest bit hungry she starts kicking away. My mom got to feel the first kick she was so happy. She always stops moving as soon as my husband puts his hand on my belly, I guess she's giving her dad a hard time already. :)

Gender prediction:  It's a GIRL!!!!!!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week:  Got a call from the OB telling me that my Thyroid levels continue to be low and that she would like me to go see an endocrinologist just to be on the safe side.  Hyperthyroid  is not as common in pregnancy like hypothyroid is.

How's daddy doing?:  Has about five million projects started, but yet to finish one. I think he has ADD nesting.

 How's K doing?:  Says that he wants to be Peter Pan for Halloween this year and the baby sister can be Tinker Bell.

Looking forward to:  getting the nursery started now that we know the sex.

1/18/13

How far along?:  20 weeks    half way there!!

Weight gain: 8 total

Cravings:  lemonade

Maternity clothes:   maternity jeans

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms:  heartburn,  headaches. Insomnia. Hip pains while sleeping. Short of breath.

Miss anything? eating sushi

Movement: more and more each day.

Gender:  Team pink!!!!!!

Belly Button in or out:  flat
This week: saw the endocrinologist about my thyroid levels. They are staying low but haven't gotten any lower. He plans to continue watching them and as long as I' symptom free we will not do anything.

How's daddy doing?:  getting a little nervous about how things are going to be as a family of four.

 How's K doing?: Keeps asking me  " is the baby sister coming tomorrow?"

Looking forward to:  buying all those girly things!!

PINK or BLUE??!!!!

Monday we had our full anatomy scan for the baby. Everything checked out great, growing as he/she should be. In fact there is a lot of growing going on because we are measuring 5 days ahead! I'm not surprised though because K had always measured ahead. Our doctor was also able find out the sex of the baby. We had her put the results in an envelope and seal them up. After the appointment I immediately took the envelope to my older sister so he could start working on the reveal.

We had originally planned to have all our family come over on Friday for dinner and reveal the gender but I couldn't wait. I called my sisters and told them to meet up at my parents house that night.

K and his cousin Nolan were so excited about our little party. Surprisingly both of them were saying/wanting a girl.

My older sister Maria was the only person to know the results ahead of time. She put colored confetti in a black balloon so that K could pop it and reveal the gender. Kemper was more than happy with the job he was assigned. He had his toothpick ready to pop that balloon.

Ready.

Set.

POP  !!

It's a GIRL!!!!!!

I absolutely love the look on their faces. They couldn't believe the confetti was PINK! just what they wanted.

So excited!! I'd had a feeling It was going to be a girl, but I still can't believe it is! I've gotten so use to being a boy momma so all this pink seems so unfamiliar!
My husbands response: " So I guess I have to pay for a wedding now?" typical guy fashion;)

My mom had to call her mom immediately. Apparently this past summer my grandmother had told her to expect a granddaughter soon. Guess she was right!!!
 My sweet Nephew Nolan wanted to save some of the confetti. He wants a sibling so bad. His teacher even mentioned that he was telling people that he was going to be a big brother. After the reveal was over we heard him say "Kemper, our sister is gonna love us." Bless his heart!! I told my sister that she needs to get on the ball!!

The potty shot as proof! ;)

This is my 12 week sonogram. I showed it to my girlfriend Katie and she immediately guessed it was a girl because the "nub" was parallel to the spine based on the "nub theory"   Guess she was right too!

All signs pointed to girl but yet it was still a surprise in the end.
We can't wait to meet her!!!!

Tummy Tracker 17-18 weeks

12/28/12

How far along?:  17 weeks

Weight gain: 8 total

Cravings:  salads, tomato juice, limes

Maternity clothes:   maternity jeans

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms: still peeing ALL. THE. TIME. heartburn, headaches every day :(

Movement: Starting to feel some movements, forgot how much I missed them!

Gender prediction:  team pink
This week:  Had appointment with OB, all checked out well. Heart beat 145

How's daddy doing?:  hasn't slowed down on the nesting, I love it ;)

 How's K doing?: Talks about the baby more. "when your belly gets bigger and bigger then we take it out!!"

01/11/12

How far along?:  18 weeks

Weight gain: 8 total

Cravings:  salads, tomato juice, pickles and Rocky Road ice cream

Maternity clothes:   maternity jeans, although I did get out my old maternity clothes and they seem a little smaller this time around :(

Stretch marks? : nope

Symptoms:  heartburn, still having headaches every day. Insomnia. Hip pains while sleeping.

Miss anything? sleeping on my stomach and flat on my back.

Movement: Felt some really good kicks, even a flip!

Gender prediction:  team pink, that was my dentists prediction!

Belly Button in or out: both!
This week:  didn't get much done these headaches are killing me. My blood pressure is fine, I've been drinking water and most days getting some rest. Must be the hormones.

How's daddy doing?:  being awesome and supportive, can't believe this pregnancy is going by so fast.

 How's K doing?:  I think he is getting us ready for the baby. He normally wakes up at least once a night and goes back to bed pretty quick. This week he was up 2-3 times a night and staying up for 2-3 hours. Ugh!! 

 He has also stared talking to my belly all on his own. Maybe he knows something we don't. Can she/he hear us?? You know what they say about children...  Praying for those ear hair cells!!!

Looking forward to: next sonogram, we find out the sex and make sure everything is growing just right. I'll admit I'm a little nervous too.