30 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #2!

How far along?: 30 weeks pregnant - 3/4 of the way there! :D

Total weight gain/measurements: 158 lbs (+18.2 lbs), belly 43 inches around

Maternity clothes: Mostly maternity, with the exception of long, stretchy shirts and yoga pants. 

Stretch marks? Not 100% sure, but I may have gotten a new one above my belly button. It's hard to tell if it's a new one or an old one!

Sleep: It's been okay. The acid reflux is occasionally bothersome, but usually goes away pretty quickly once I take a Zantac and lay on my left side. 

Best moment this week: Celebrating Christmas with my family! It was such a wonderful Christmas! I'm sad it's over and I need to start thinking about putting away decorations! :/
Miss anything? Being able to move around for more than two minutes without getting braxton hicks contractions!!

Movement: So much movement! Samantha is a wiggle worm. I have been so excited to feel her little limbs slide across my belly - it's amazing how big she is getting!

Food cravings: Pasta, salad and peanut butter cookies! I think I might have to bake another batch...

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope!

Gender: Girl

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Fatigue, braxton hicks and acid reflux

Belly button in or out? Top is out. It's getting to where you can occasionally see it poke through my shirt, but only sometimes! I'm still waiting for it to even out with the rest of my belly. 

Happy or moody most of the time: It really depends. There have been so many uncertainties lately. The oilfield has liked to throw us curveballs every winter right around Christmastime since Mike started working. It gets very scary and stressful and definitely puts us in a state of worry, so that has caused me to be more moody than usual. But other than that I am happy! We are all healthy, have a roof over our heads and food on the table and that is all I can ask for!! :) 

Looking forward to: Checking more things off the to-do list! I have been so focused on the holidays these past couple of months, that I'd put almost everything else on the back burner temporarily. But there are still a few things to get done before Samantha arrives, not to mention Mike has a birthday next month and Vince's 2nd birthday is coming up before we know it also!

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29 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #2!

How far along?: 29 weeks pregnant

Total weight gain/measurements: 158 lbs (+18.2 lbs), belly 42.5 inches around

Maternity clothes: Mostly maternity 

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep: Eeeeh.

Best moment this week: Baking and decorating cookies with my Mom! :)  Miss anything? I really could've gone for an alcoholic beverage this week. It was a stressful one.

Movement: LOTS of baby wiggles this week as well! 

Food cravings: Pasta and salad

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope!

Gender: Girl

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Fatigue, braxton hicks and sciatic nerve pain. Not as much acid reflux this week!

Belly button in or out? Top is out. 

Happy or moody most of the time: I've been very stressed out this past week. BUT I am happy that we are all healthy - that is what is most important!

Looking forward to: Christmas and spending time with loved ones! 

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28 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #2!

How far along?: 28 weeks pregnant

Total weight gain/measurements: 158 lbs (+18.2 lbs), belly 42.5 inches around

Maternity clothes: Mostly maternity 

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep: Not so good! I am constantly exhausted. At night it's been getting increasingly difficult to get comfortable and I'm up anywhere from 5-10 times per night to use the bathroom!

Best moment this week: Getting to go see Star Wars with Mike!! Miss anything? Nope

Movement: SO much movement. Oh my word. I'm wanting to say that she's more active than Vince was!

Food cravings: Pasta and salad

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope!

Gender: Girl

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Fatigue, braxton hicks and acid reflux. I started taking a Zantac tablet if it gets bad though and it really helps!! I wish I had thought of taking that last time around!

Belly button in or out? The top is out. Vince is fascinated by belly buttons and today he pulled on it, as if he were removing it and handed it to me. xD Haha!

Happy or moody most of the time: The exhaustion has made me pretty moody this week! Also stress between getting the last of the holiday to-do list checked off and trying to organize a way to get my rhogam shot has not been helpful. But I am SO excited for Christmas this week!

Looking forward to: As I mentioned above; CHRIIISTMAAAS! :D 

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27 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #2!

How far along?: 27 weeks pregnant

Total weight gain/measurements: 153.8 lbs - I actually dropped a few lbs in the past two weeks (+14 lbs), belly 42 inches around

Maternity clothes: Mostly maternity. Got a new pair of maternity jeans, too! 

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep: Depends on the night, but okay for the most part. 

Best moment this week: Visiting family in New Mexico, which is why there was no bump update last week! We were gone for a week and a half and it was wonderful to see everyone. Although I'm very glad to be home. Traveling with a toddler while pregnant is exhausting!! Also, I got to see baby girl today, which was wonderful as always! :D

Miss anything? Nope

Movement: Samantha is a VERY wiggly baby!! She is most active during the day, unlike her brother, who was a night owl. It's getting to where her movement will shake me in my seat! Haha

Food cravings: Pasta, cheese and salad

Anything making you queasy or sick? Only not taking my medicine! And apparently fish. I got violently sick last Thursday after having fish tacos for dinner, which were SO good going down, but not so good coming back up haha! So I definitely will steer clear from that for the remainder of my pregnancy. I also hadn't taken my unisom/B6 combo the night before, which I know contributed to it. There was another occasion during our trip that I forgot to take it and got sick the next morning. So it seems that as long as I take my combo, I'm good!

Gender: Still a girl! :) 

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Fatigue, braxton hicks and the dreaded acid reflux has begun!! I'm going to have to start watching what I eat too close to bedtime. It really doesn't bother me so much unless I'm lying in bed - last night it was so bad, I thought I was going to be sick. Blech.

Belly button in or out? The top is out most of the time!

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy most of the time! I do admit to being easily irritable though - I try very hard NOT to be witchy with a B, but sometimes it does happen >.< 

Looking forward to: Christmas!! :D We started putting up decorations yesterday and I am totally in my happy place. 

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25 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #2!

How far along?: 25 weeks pregnant

Total weight gain/measurements: 155.2 lbs (+15.4 lbs), belly 41 inches around

Maternity clothes: It's funny, I've purchased a couple printed maternity shirts, but most of the shirts I already have are long, stretchy and/or have that bunched stitching on the side and work PERFECTLY as maternity shirts. Several of my favorite shirts are hibernating though - they do not work at ALL right now!
My maternity jeans, slacks and black yoga pants are the only pants I wear now. (Yes, I often wear yoga pants out. They look decent, you can't see my undies and they're damn comfortable. xD)

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep: Eh - so-so. I definitely won't complain though, since it's a lot better than it will be here in a few months! Hahaha! And thankfully no acid reflux yet. *knocks on wood* 

Best moment this week: My mom arriving :) 
Miss anything? Nope

Movement: LOTS of movement! This girl is a total wiggle worm. Although I've got an anterior placenta and can't see a ton of movement right in the middle of my belly button, I can always feel the movement and see my belly button sink and rise! It's very entertaining to watch. 

Food cravings: Cereal, pasta and salad

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope!

Gender: Girl 

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Fatigue, occasional back/tailbone pain (it's not been quite as bad this week!)

Belly button in or out? Top has popped out! At times it looks like I don't have a belly button, just like with Vincent!

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy! I have been pretty easily irritable though! (Sorry again to anyone I may have snapped at this past week)

Looking forward to: THEEERRRNKSGEEERVEEERNGGG :D 

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24 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #2!

How far along?: 24 weeks pregnant

Total weight gain/measurements: 152.4 lbs (+12.6 lbs), belly 41 inches around

Maternity clothes: Maternity clothes and clothing that works as maternity 

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep: It really depends. Some nights are good, some are bad. It's getting more and more difficult to get comfortable and the bathroom trips are becoming more and more frequent! 

Best moment this week: This is going to sound completely ridiculous. BUT: going to Target by myself. Haha!! Mike hung out at the house while Vince napped on Saturday so he could play Fallout and I was able to run an errand alone! That is very rare. It was so nice to just walk into Target with my ear buds in and look at all the things. I probably spent over an hour just wandering up and down the aisles! lol Crazy to think something that used to give me such crippling anxiety is now so enjoyable!
Miss anything? Nope

Movement: So much movement! I'm beginning to see movement from the outside a lot more as well.

Food cravings: Pasta and cereal. I literally drooled on myself a few nights ago looking at pasta recipes on Pinterest - no lie xD

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope!

Gender: Girl 

Labor signs: Nada.

Symptoms: Tailbone/back pain and fatigue. Braxton hicks haven't been quite as frequent this week!

Belly button in or out? Top is out or even with the rest of my belly, but the bottom half is still in!

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy :)

Looking forward to: My mom arriving tomorrow! 

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23 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #2!

How far along?: 23 weeks pregnant

Total weight gain/measurements: 151 lbs (+11.2 lbs), belly 40.5 inches around

Maternity clothes: Maternity clothes and clothing that works as maternity 

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep: I've been sick this week, so again, sleep has not been great. But last night was actually a lot better!  

Best moment this week: Finishing up Samantha's bedroom decorations! We finished her quilt and bedding and I even made her a little fabric taggie toy! :) I'll eventually make a post with everything, but not just yet. ;)

Miss anything? Nope

Movement: Lots of movement! I love feeling her kick and squirm throughout the day now, even if I'm running around doing things! It feels like she is checking in with me "Hey Mom! What's up?" :D

Food cravings: Same as last week! I'm trying to make sure I don't go too overboard on the eating. But I can't make any promises about Thanksgiving. I don't think I've ever in my entire life looked forward to Thanksgiving more than I am this year! Hahaha

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope!

Gender: Girl 

Labor signs: Nada.

Symptoms: Tailbone/back pain, braxton hicks and headaches, although they are related to the cold I've had the past couple of days. 

Belly button in or out? Top of my belly button is out, rest is in. I have a feeling it will completely even out with the rest of my belly by the third trimester like it did with Vince! Yay for clone belly hehe :D

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: My mom arriving! She should hopefully be here within the next week :) 

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22 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #2!

How far along?: 22 weeks pregnant

Total weight gain/measurements: 150.4 lbs (+10.6 lbs), belly 40.5 inches around

Maternity clothes: Maternity clothes and clothing that works as maternity 

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep: It's not been too great! Like last week, it's been a lot harder for me to fall asleep, because I have a very hard time getting comfortable. But I do get sleep eventually, so I definitely won't complain! lol

Best moment this week: Mike getting to feel baby girl move for the first time! Going to the Halloween party was also a blast. 
Miss anything? Nope

Movement: A ton of movement this week. As I mentioned above, Mike finally got to feel her move! And movement is super visible from the outside now. :D

Food cravings: Coffee, pasta and salty and sweet snacks. So healthy! Haha

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope! I was even able to keep down hamburger meat this week! :D

Gender: Girl 

Labor signs: nope

Symptoms: Tailbone/back pain and braxton hicks

Belly button in or out? In, but the top of my belly button is beginning to stick out a little bit when I'm standing up! 

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy :)

Looking forward to: Finishing up the nursery! My sister and law and I have been working hard on piecing together Samantha's quilt and I'm getting closer and closer to finishing up the rest of the decorations. 

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21 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #2!

How far along?: 21 weeks pregnant

Total weight gain/measurements: 148.8 lbs (+9 lbs), belly 40 inches around

Maternity clothes: Wearing mostly maternity clothes

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep: Not as good as it's been. I've been having a very hard time getting comfortable and falling asleep lately. For a while, I stopped taking naps with Vince, because I didn't feel the need for it as much anymore, but now I've gone back to trying to nap with him several times a week. 

Best moment this week: Picking out fabric with my sister in law for Samantha's room! We are making a quilt and I'm making her and Vincent each a minky blanket. It has been so fun to get on Pinterest and gather ideas for her room! :D And of course seeing baby girl on the ultrasound again!
Miss anything? Nope

Movement: Lots of movement! But she is definitely more of a roly poly than her brother, who was a total kick-boxer. I'm also pretty certain I did feel hiccups last week, because I've felt them a couple more times this week!

Food cravings: Still Starbucks! Also pasta. And pizza. ALL THE FOODS! 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope!

Gender: Girl 

Labor signs: nope

Symptoms: Tailbone pain and braxton hicks

Belly button in or out? In

Happy or moody most of the time: Pretty happy this week!

Looking forward to: Halloween! :D I seriously can't wait!

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Halfway There - Baby #2!

How far along?: 20 weeks pregnant - halfway there! :D

Total weight gain/measurements: 148.2 lbs (+8.4 lbs), belly 40 inches around

Maternity clothes: In maternity clothes and clothing that works as maternity. Most of my regular clothes don't fit right anymore!

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep: Not bad! I've found it a little harder to fall asleep this week.

Best moment this week: Buying baby girl clothes! Vincent even picked out two outfits! When I took them from the rack to look on them, he tugged on them and said "Uh-huh!! Uh-huh!!" <3 Also, Mike had a long weekend and it was so wonderful to get to spend some time together as a family!
Miss anything? Nope

Movement: Lots of movement this week. And I THINK I may have felt hiccups for the first time yesterday! :D

Food cravings: Although it's a beverage: Starbucks coffee. Caramel coffees in particular. I can't WAIT until they bring back the Chesnut Praline and Caramel Brulee Lattes this winter!!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope! I was even able to cook hamburger meat this week - woohoo! I still have no interest in eating any meat other than chicken though. 

Gender: Girl <3

Labor signs: nope

Symptoms: Tailbone pain and braxton hicks

Belly button in or out? In

Happy or moody most of the time: Pretty happy this week!

Looking forward to: My appointment on Thursday! I will likely be getting another ultrasound from my OB, since the anatomy scan was with a high risk doctor when we had our appointment with the geneticist last week.

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19 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #2!

How far along?: 19 weeks pregnant

Total weight gain/measurements: 147.2 lbs (+7.4 lbs), belly 39.5 inches around

Maternity clothes: We went to the pumpkin patch this weekend and I swear it took me 15 minutes just to find a shirt that worked! A good chunk of my wardrobe has definitely gone into hibernation. xD So most of my clothing is now either maternity or works as maternity clothing.

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep: Pretty good, but definitely finding it harder to get comfortable!

Best moment this week: Finding out the gender! :D Also getting to go to the pumpkin patch on Saturday - it was so much fun!
Miss anything? Nope

Movement: A lot more this week! When I lie on my back and the baby is awake, I can see my belly button sink and rise. I found out at the ultrasound that my suspicion is right - I have an anterior placenta again! 

Food cravings: Sams Club pizza 

Anything making you queasy or sick? This week I realized just how much unisom+vitamin B6 have been helping me this pregnancy! I forgot to take it one night and the next day, I threw up twice. As long as I take it every night, I feel great! Even the smells that bothered me are getting easier for me to stomach, but I still have a meat aversion.

Gender: It's a GIRL!! <3

Biiiiig yawn!

Labor signs: I believe that I've started having braxton hicks this week; I noticed them this weekend when we did quite a bit of walking at the pumpkin patch on Saturday, then running errands all day Sunday.

Symptoms: Back and tailbone pain and braxton hicks

Belly button in or out? In

Happy or moody most of the time: Super happy this week!

Looking forward to: Buying girly clothes! Hehe :D

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