25 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #3

How far along? 25 weeks pregnant 

Total weight gain/measurements: 166 lbs (+6 lbs)

Maternity clothes: Has to be maternity or super stretchy, otherwise it doesn't fit!

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Sleep has been SO bad this week. Between this child constantly hugging my bladder to the point of me having to empty it on a 1-2 x per hour basis, acid reflux and general discomfort, I've been getting an average of 4 hours of sleep per night. And that's with 5-7 trips to the bathroom per night and usually getting up with Samantha once or twice. I really hope it gets better this week, because I'm exhausted!

Best moment this week: Adding up all the money we saved this month to put towards paying off Mike's truck!! Between Mike's ultra hard work at two jobs, my Dave Ramsey class and strict budgeting, we've been tackling our debt with "gazelle intensity" and it's starting to pay off big time! Might sound lame, but we are both pretty excited haha!

Miss anything?: Not having to worry about acid reflux triggers in my diet. -.-

Movement: This boy is a wild mover!! He is most active in the evening and at night 

Food cravings: Popcorn

Anything making you queasy or sick? The same smells as the whole pregnancy so far. The acid reflux has been contributing as well, but it makes me feel more like I'm just going to vomit rather than nauseous.

Gender: Boy!

Labor signs: Nope

Symptoms: Acid reflux and back pain this week mainly

Belly button in or out? The top is "out" a lot of the time, especially when I'm standing!

Happy or moody most of the time: Mostly happy this week

Looking forward to: Vincent's first tee ball practice tomorrow! :D

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24 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #3

How far along? 24 weeks pregnant 

Total weight gain/measurements: 164 lbs (+4 lbs)

Maternity clothes: I bought my first pair of maternity leggings this week haha!! And it was totally worth it. Having trouble fitting in much of anything unless it's maternity or super stretchy!

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Still hit and miss. It really depends on the night. I've been having bad acid reflux plaguing me this past week, which makes it incredibly difficult to sleep! Not to mention, this little boy has been SO attached to my bladder, several nights this week I've been up at least once an hour to pee. 

Best moment this week: Mike and I went out on a last minute date on Tuesday and it was SO nice to get to visit and eat a tasty meal!! <3

Miss anything?: Not having to worry about acid reflux triggers in my diet. -.-

Movement: So much movement!! I always felt Samantha and Vincent pretty well, but I can feel and see movement SO much better this time since I have a posterior placenta for the first time!

Food cravings: Thin mints!!! I have to be SO careful with them though because they trigger acid reflux. So I can only have a couple and it has to be very early in the day. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? The same smells! Also - MY DAMN PRENATAL. I had to get a little bit different kind when I ran out of my previous one because it was out of stock. And the second that thing hits my tongue, it takes everything in me not to gag and throw it up!! I saw my old one was back in stock yesterday, so I'm going to order it and replace this one because it's killing me.

Gender: Boy!

Labor signs: Nope

Symptoms: Acid reflux is the biggest one this week. On the days I'm on my feet a lot or my activity is a lot more increased, I struggle with pelvic and round ligament pain quite a bit.

Belly button in or out? The top is "out" a lot of the time, especially when I'm standing!

Happy or moody most of the time: Mostly happy this week

Looking forward to: Samantha's first gymnastics lesson on Tuesday!!

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23 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #3

How far along? 23 weeks pregnant 

Total weight gain/measurements: 162 lbs (+2 lbs)

Maternity clothes: I honestly need one or two more pairs of maternity pants, but I just can't justify it! I've been wearing leggings and yoga pants non-stop, tank tops, stretchy shirts and the same couple tank tops lol! I look forward to nicer weather when I'm not having to bundle up as much and have more clothing options with this growing bump!

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Hit and miss

Best moment this week: Getting to celebrate Samantha's birthday AND celebrating 1 week of her being 100% potty trained, night and day with NO accidents!! Yay!!

Miss anything?: My regular exercise routine and my diet before I started feeling sick. Since I've been feeling a little bit better, I'm going to try to ease back into things. I went on a run today and was craving one of my smoothies, so that's a good sign!

Movement: What seems like nearly constant movement!! He kicks so low, it's hard for me to see the big kicks without busting out a mirror because I can't see over my bump haha!

Food cravings: I've been craving pasta this week!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Lots of smells and certain foods, particularly meat.

Gender: Boy!

Labor signs: Nope

Symptoms: Food aversions, acid reflux and fatigue. Thanks to the belly band I've been wearing religiously, pelvic pain hasn't been an issue hardly at all this week.

Belly button in or out? In most of the time

Happy or moody most of the time: Mostly happy this week

Looking forward to: Doing some crafts this week :)

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22 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #3

How far along? 22 weeks pregnant 

Total weight gain/measurements: 162 lbs (+2 lbs)

Maternity clothes: Leggings, tank tops and stretchy shirts have been my jam!

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: Hit and miss - some nights are good and some are awful.  

Best moment this week: Celebrating the kids' birthdays and having our gender reveal!

Miss anything?: My sanity xD

Movement: SO much movement!

Food cravings: Salty and savory foods

Anything making you queasy or sick? Lots of smells and certain foods, particularly meat.

Gender: It's a BOY!! :D

Labor signs: Nope

Symptoms: Food aversions, acid reflux and fatigue!

Belly button in or out? In, but the top is starting to come out a bit like it did with my other two pregnancies!

Happy or moody most of the time: I've been mostly happy this week, which has been a really nice change!!

Looking forward to: Samantha's birthday tomorrow!

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20 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #3

It's been a while since my last update! My mental health has taken a pretty serious hit this pregnancy and I've been struggling a LOT. I'm super thankful for my husband, who has been nothing but amazing and supportive through all the hardship, for my mom for helping me through it, whether it be over the phone or by visiting and for my kids and all the extra kisses, snuggles and love!

How far along? 20 weeks pregnant 

Total weight gain/measurements: 161 lbs (+1 lb - my weight has been fluctuating this first half of the pregnancy, but stayed right around my pre-pregnancy weight. Hoping my appetite will continue to pick up a little bit!)

Maternity clothes: Maternity jeans, some maternity tops and otherwise TC leggings and loose, comfy clothing!

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep: It's been slowly getting a little better over the past couple of weeks. I'm still exhausted, 

Best moment this week: Getting to see our baby!! :D

Miss anything?: My sanity xD

Movement: Loads more movement over the past few weeks! On the 7th of this month, I was able to feel baby moving on the outside and just a week or two later, I started being able to see movement on the outside, even though it's minimal!

Food cravings: Mostly salty foods, as well as the same ice cream I craved with both Vincent and Samantha lol!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Lots of smells and certain foods, particularly meat.

Gender: Not revealed yet ;)

Labor signs: Nope

Symptoms: Food aversions, occasional nausea, sore boobs, fatigue and braxton hicks. Pelvic pain has been coming and going for over a month now. Last week it was the worst it's been so far, but it's been getting increasingly better over the last two days!

Belly button in or out? In, but the top is starting to come out a bit like it did with my other two pregnancies!

Happy or moody most of the time: Moody. This pregnancy has been extremely hard on my mental health. 

Looking forward to: The kids' birthdays!

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15 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #3

How far along? 15 weeks pregnant 

Total weight gain/measurements: 160 lbs

Maternity clothes: Maternity jeans, some maternity tops and otherwise TC leggings and loose, comfy clothing!

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: It has been so, so bad!! This insomnia is awful!! I seriously don't remember it being this bad with Vincent or Samantha. 

Best moment this week: Samantha potty training with no accidents for a full day!! :D I'm super proud of her and super excited to maybe have a couple months for the first time in almost 5 years of NO diapers. *crosses fingers, knocks on wood and things*

Miss anything?: Coffee and having a damn appetite

Movement: Super tiny little baby kicks! Much like with Vincent and Samantha, it feels like popcorn popping in my belly :D

Food cravings: Salty and savory foods! For some strange reason, I've been craving a Big Mac. Strange because I have such a MAJOR meat aversion right now, especially to beef. But I haven't acted on the craving because the exact same thing happened when I was pregnant with Samantha - Mike brought me one, I devoured it and one minute later, it came right back up!! I'd rather not deal with that again lol! 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Lots of smells and certain foods.

Gender: Unknown 

Labor signs: Nope

Symptoms: Food aversions, nausea, sore boobs, fatigue and braxton hicks. Thankfully, the pelvic pain hasn't been as bad this week.

Belly button in or out? In

Happy or moody most of the time: I've been doing a little bit better this week! 

Looking forward to: My prenatal appointment on Tuesday!

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14 Weeks Pregnant - Baby #3

How far along? 14 weeks pregnant - Hello second trimester!!

Total weight gain/measurements: 160 lbs

Maternity clothes: Maternity jeans, some maternity tops and otherwise TC leggings and loose, comfy clothing!

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Crappy

Best moment this week: 

Miss anything? NOT having such major food aversions! Seriously my food aversions with this pregnancy are almost worse than they were with Vincent. So many foods absolutely disgust me right now. 

Movement: Super tiny little baby kicks! Much like with Vincent and Samantha, it feels like popcorn popping in my belly :D

Food cravings: Salty and savory foods. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Food aversions mostly and general bad smells like the dogs, diapers etc. Those mostly make me queasy, but I do feel nauseous off and on most days and will avoid things that make it worse like the plague. 

Gender: Unknown 

Labor signs: Nope

Symptoms: Food aversions, nausea, sore boobs, fatigue, pelvic pain and since 14 weeks exactly, I just started having braxton hicks contractions, which is seriously not cool. >.<

Belly button in or out? In

Happy or moody most of the time: I feel so sad to answer this question with moody every week - my mental health has not been great this pregnancy. :(

Looking forward to: My mom hopefully coming for a visit within the next week!

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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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