Baby #2 Update

Holy CRAP! That thing is REALLY out there!!!!

How far along: 38 weeks

Maternity clothes: Not wearing any at this moment!  Just regular people clothes.  

Sleep: Woke up with really bad heartburn this morning.  I hope I get some sleep tonight, but I had spicy tacos for dinner, so I probably won't   

Best moment this week: Hearing the doctor say we have some progress!  The baby has dropped a little.  I've dilated to 1.5cm and I'm 60% effaced!

Movement: The baby is literally rolling around right this second and punching my bladder.

Food cravings/aversions: So thirsty!!!!! Been craving frozen yogurt for a few days and Jimmy took me to get some tonight!  :) mmmm

Gender: No clue.  But we have narrowed down the names a little, so I feel a little better about that.

What I miss: Being able to wear shorts, no heartburn, flatter stomach, sleeping comfortably 

What I am looking forward to: The holidays and spending them with my Man & our two little nuggets!

What I have learned:  That I need to stop being such a pushover and speak my mind sometimes.  Also that I need to work faster at making this baby blanket.  The kid will be 16 before I get it done!  And now that Jimmy is home for awhile, the last thing I want to do is crochet!  

Milestones: Dilating and thinning out!  This baby is making its way down!  Can't wait!!!  But still hoping for a December 4th baby!  


Here are the progression pix of this pregnancy!

O' Christmas Tree

Fixin' his car before he takes off!

Mini Photo Shoot

These boots were mine when I was little.  I'm glad they fit it perfectly at this time of the year!



Having a blast while his Daddy pushes him on the swing!















He loves going down the slide!  He even knows how to get to the park and says, "down!" when he sees it!



Watching the Falls before they freeze over.

Baby #2 Update

How far along: 37.4 weeks

Maternity clothes: Still can get away without them.  Thanks to bulky sweaters!   I am wearing maternity jeans though.  My leggings aren't though.  My belly is HUGE though!

Sleep: I have been getting sleep, but last night- - I was NOT tired.  Hard time trying to fall asleep  

Best moment this week: Feeling the baby move around- - getting more stuff done for the baby is always a good feeling as well

Movement: Yes, this kid is insanely active!  We had our ultrasound this week, and it wouldn't hold still so they could measure it.

Food cravings/aversions: Water! fruit, DARK chocolate, potato chips, constantly hungry.  Not a huge fan of coming up with something to eat though, bc meat doesn't sound that great

Gender: Still don't know.  The ultrasound tech/nurse said she didn't see anything, so she doesn't even know.  Only 16 more days until my due date.  We will all find out soon enough!

What I miss: My body

What I am looking forward to: Enjoying time with friends tomorrow at the Diaper Party!!

What I have learned:  Second babies are big.  Also the name my cousin is going to name her baby is super similar to one of our top names.  Kinda funny!  Great minds think alike!  There really is only one letter different.  Theirs ends in an A ours an N.  Haha  

Milestones: None to report.  No change in dilation.  But I don't mind bc I want this abby to be born on Dec 4th!  

Post coming soon!

Less than 20 days to go!!!!

Working on a lot of little last minute projects before the baby arrives!

ugh

So the heartburn wasn't horrible last night.  But I still woke up at 4AM.  This time, bc I couldn't breathe!  This head cold SUCKS!  I just want to lay down on the couch and cuddle under a nice warm blanket while sipping tea and watching a good movie.

Too bad that ain't gonna happen!  haha

I'm going to pack my hospital bag today!  {at least try to get it done}  I keep putting it off, thinking that this really isn't happening.  I'm not really pregnant with my SECOND kid.  Yes, still in disbelief.  I guess I better start believing since my due date is almost 20 days away!

Oh and in the morning, my belly looks so small and I can't believe that I'm already this far along.  But by the end of the day, reality sets in.  It's kinda funny.  {Caden is looking through the Toy'R'Us Christmas Catalog while I'm blogging}  So cute.

Too bad his Christmas list is at Target.  Haha.  OH...MY.... GOD!  I can't breathe!  Maybe I should try the netti-pot.  Ha! NO.

Baby #2 Update

How far along: 36.1 weeks

Maternity clothes: Today, I wore a Non-Maternity summer dress, leggings, leg warmers and tall boots. So no maternity clothes today.  I do want to look for a nightgown that I can wear in the hospital.  I'll have to check Destination Maternity next week.  

Sleep: Not sleeping that great, heartburn is REALLY bad.  I have it ALL DAY LONG!  All day!  Are you kidding me!??!  

Best moment this week: finding out that the head is down and where it should be! 

Movement: Lots of movement. This kid is more active than Caden was.....uh oh. Lots of big jabs and moving across my belly

Food cravings/aversions: dark chocolate, water, fruit, oatmeal raisin cookies, more chocolate, fizzy water, apple juice.  Meat kind of grosses me out right now.

Gender: Still sure it's a boy. I guess I should say 99%, but I really have no idea.  I do have 3 boy & 3 girl names though!  :)

What I miss: NO HEARTBURN PROBLEMS! Not having this gigantic stomach in the way.

What I am looking forward to: next week's ultrasound!  Can't wait to see the baby!!!!!!

What I have learned:  Sometimes the 2nd doesn't come early.  Someone told me their 5th was a little over a week late!  The 5th!  I do hope this baby is born in December now, though.  The birthstone is turquoise!  How cool is that?

Milestones: dilated a fingertip.  Haha   

Halloween 2012

Ok, So Halloween is one of our favorite holidays!  Coming up with costumes is a lot of fun!!!  Jimmy & I always make our costumes as well.  We never wear store-bought costumes.  Before I found out I had Caden, I knew what my first born child was going to be for Halloween when he/she was a toddler.  

I grew up watching (and loving) scary movies, Elvira, Nightmare on Elm Street, Tales from the Crypt, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Twilight Zone.  I thank my mom & grandma for that! :)  Child's Play was a movie I really enjoyed.  It freaked the crap out of me.  I even have the book from the movie.  Haha.  So it's only fitting that my child needed to be Chucky for Halloween.  Now I had to find the magic to put it together.

My kid HATES hats, so my first thought was to spray his hair with red hairspray.  However, he has fine super blonde beautiful hair.  I didn't want it to look pink for Christmas pictures. So I thought I would buy a wig & just hope he kept it on for some pictures.  I also needed to find a "rainbow" striped shirt.  I looked EVERYWHERE!  Even in the little girls' sections.  No shirt.  So I got this one from the thrift store.  Good enough.

As for the wig, I had a hard time finding one.  I had 2 reddish beards in my buggy and was going to just bobby pin them on him, then I saw this caveman wig & beard set. Score!  {little did I know I bought a two-fer!}

The overalls, scars, & make-up we had.  Oh yeah, and I bought him a knife.



Cuteset.....Chucky Doll......ever




HAHA! I love how creepy he is from the side & behind. Totally looks the part!



He had fun at this annual halloween costume photo shoot.  He was stabbing the pumpkins with his knife and coloring the ground with chalk.













HAHAHA!






I took him to visit his great-grandparents, with Jimmy's parents to go trick-or-treating at their place.  Jimmy's grandparents were passing out candy titled Child's Play!  Holy awesomeness!!  Haha



He did so well!  He walked all through the halls and held out his pumpkin for candy.  At one of the stops, he set his pumpkin down & grabbed the lady's pumpkin instead. Haha


Due to the weather, our trick-or-treating was pushed back a few days.  It worked out great though!  Jimmy was able to be there!!  We made our first stop at my parents' house for some tricks. :) Then my mom came with us to go downtown.






I wish the right picture was in focus, but oh well.  He was posing for pictures.  Everyone kept saying what a great costume he had.  My mom got all of it on video for us! He's going to love it when he gets older.  One guy said, "best costume! Hands down!"  It was pretty cool!  I'm so glad that Jimmy was able to take off work to take Caden on his first REAL trick-or-treating.  Last year, he stayed in his stroller.




This year, he walked to EVERY house!  He even kept his wig on all night!




He did really well, and now I can eat all of the candy he collected!!!

:)

Caden...and some baby stuff

Zoo Time with Aspen!

So I haven't put Caden's video footage onto a DVD yet.  I have a lot of it, too.  Another day.  Ugh.  The little man is going to have his Halloween photo shoot tomorrow morning.  I hope his costume works out.  Today he ran all over town with me going to the office, the library, my doctor's appointment (next monday is the BIG appointment!!!  Should see the baby next week as well), and the mall.  Speaking of which, I realized why I haven't been to the mall in a LONG time.  There really isn't anything we need.  It's kinda sad.  Haha.  I tried to find something that we could buy, but nope.

 I do have to go to Pottery Barn to get some crib sheets.  Not looking forward to that because they are ridiculously priced.  But, I really want gray and/or yellow.  They are the only place I can find that has them.  

Baby Update 34w

I thought having volleyball over would give me more time to get my own things done.  Nope.  Now I have have more time to do my other jobs.  Ugh!  I need a break!

How far along: 34.2 weeks

Maternity clothes: Why is this even a category?  

Sleep: I had a bad dream last night, so I didn't sleep all that well.  But the night before I slept very well.  I hope I get some good sleep in the next few days though- I have a LOT going on!

Best moment this week: making dinner! 

Movement: Yeah, not as much.  Probably because there isn't any room in there.

Food cravings/aversions: caved...ate ice cream last night.  And I would eat some tonight, but it gave me HORRIBLE heartburn- had to sleep sitting up.  I was fine until about 2:45- that's when it struck!

Gender: I've moved up from 95% sure boy to 99% sure boy.  So i'm just focusing on boy names. 

What I miss: not having heartburn, bending over, my belly not itching, being able to get up easy or just moving around easier

What I am looking forward to: my next appointment. Gonna check if I'm dilating

What I have learned:  I feel like I've been pregnant for 3 years straight!

Milestones: bought Caden a potty training potty.  That's the biggest milestone in the house right now

Ultrasounds

I just realized that I haven't put any ultrasounds on the blog of Baby #2, or as we named it, Brister. So here are some pictures of the baby!




This one is from about 8 weeks.  Very boring.



This one is from 12 weeks, more interesting!!!  Looks like it has no arms and no legs.



Week 19, ok good!  Limbs are there!  Here is a tiny little foot!  5 toes!




19 week again.  Uh oh, looks like a little drama queen!


So I wanted to compare the pix next to Caden's pix:




Little Nugs!




For our 12 week ultrasound, they actually sent me to the ultrasound room this time.  Last time, the doctor used the machine in his office.  Definitely a huge difference between the two!



19 weeks!  Tiny little feet!!!




And their profiles!

I think Caden looks like Michael and Brister looks like Kim.


I can't wait until my next ultrasound!  Only two more weeks, I believe!  We were also being sneaky and got some footage.  It wouldn't let me send the entire video, so here is a clip of the baby opening & closing its mouth!

Pressure

Lots of pressure Sunday.  And I noticed that long walks....not so great right now.  After going around the Lake View Cemetery.  Jimmy axed all of the baby names on our list so we had to start all over.  We have another list in the making, but I'm still freaking out that this baby won't have a name when it's born.  So after it's born and we send out info on height, weight, and a picture....don't expect a name to go along with it.  Haha.

Bending over to tie my shoes or put on socks or ANYTHING else....not easy.

Trying not to sleep on my right side.....not easy.

Avoiding heartburn...not gonna happen.

And all I want to eat is ice cream (which I haven't caved & eaten yet), dark chocolate, fruit, cookies, CAPE COD CHIPS....OMG I'm starving.  And I want nothing healthy.

baby update 33w

How far along: 33.2 weeks

Maternity clothes: Usually wear leggings and my "fat" skinny jeans.  Other than that I have worn a couple maternity pants (like pictured above).  I haven't worn maternity tops really.  But my t-shirts are getting to the point where they are way too short in the front.  Haha  

Sleep: Depends on the day.  I feel rested today.  Yesterday I subbed a full day and had practice afterwards.  I was EXHAUSTED.  Ready for bed at 6pm.  Jimmy took my body pillow out for me so that helps.

Best moment this week: knowing that volleyball is almost over! Haha 

Movement: Lots of it!  Right now, the way that the baby is positioned- my belly button is off to the side by an inch! I think I might have felt some Braxton Hicks yesterday. 

Food cravings/aversions: pumpkin cream cheese, water, pineapple, strawberries, Cape Cod chips (just finished the bag too), popcorn, dark chocolate.  Things that I don't really want: spoiled milk (oops drank that twice), fishy fish, potatoes, milk chocolate.

Gender: So I'm leaning towards a boy.  I'm about 95% sure that's what it is. I tried peeking in the envelope again, and saw nothing. Haha.  But all the signs point to boy, even though it feels like a girl.      

What I miss: still miss feeling good about myself, sleeping on my right side, fitting into my clothes, not having an itchy belly, NOT HAVING A belly! 

What I am looking forward to: Popping this kid out! Shopping for baby stuff & decorating the nursery.  I also can't wait to take newborn pictures.  Shoot, I need to finish some crocheting!!!!! 

What I have learned: This baby is coming a lot sooner than I realized.  I need to pick out a name!!!!   Jimmy made me throw out our list, so we started all over!!!!!!!!  AHHHHHH!  

Milestones: my uterus is jammed into my lungs and I can't breathe.  I have to arch back to get good deep breaths.  Also watching my belly move in all different directions.  It almost looks lumpy & lopsided.  Like there are 3 kids in there.  Oh shit, this baby HAS to be huge!!!!  

Leaves!!

Little Man helped me rake up leaves the other day.  He likes them way more this year than he did last year.
















Fish Face makes another appearance.











Caden helped Michelle & I with Aspen's 7 month photo shoot:

Pumpkining

Caden went pumpkining with Aspen.  He came home with the perfect pumpkin!


playing with some photoshop.



picking out the perfect one



love the fish face







What a cutie!!!!

31.6

Ugh!  Heartburn & Acid Reflux!!!???!!!  AGAIN??  I was hoping to not have to really deal with that this time around.  I think it might even be worse this time.  BC I have it all day, not just at night.  I have it right now!  Ridic!  These dang hairy babies are killing me.  I also developed some nasal congestion as well.  Fabulous!  And being able not to breathe.  Yeah that kinda sucks.

Jimmy & I had names picked out and were pretty set to go, until last night when he sprung on me that he doesn't like 2 of them anymore.  And yes, they were probably the top 2.  Sooooooo, now we pretty much have to start all over.  I'm not too thrilled about that.  In fact, I'm really stressing out about it.

I haven't felt nauseous in awhile, that's always good.  :)  Since the heartburn is so bad, I really don't feel like eating anything though.  :(



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Caden is doing really well.  He just got some stacking cups from some friends, and he is OBSESSED with them.  It's so cute.  I love to watch him walk around, too.  He cracks me up.  When I tell him to go get something he does.  Nice!  He actually is trying to play with my right now, so I'm going to go be entertained some more by that little nugget.

p.s. his halloween costume might not work out and I'm a little disappointed.  I had that planned out before he was even born!!

I feel like I need this!

Baby Update 31w

How far along: 31 weeks

Maternity clothes: I wear some, but still getting away with not having to wear them everyday.  I probably wear a maternity apparel about once a week.  

Sleep: WOW am I EXHAUSTED!!!!  I look like crap.  Giant bags under my eyes.

Best moment this week: going to the gym on my birthday.  I wish I got there more often.  

Movement: this baby likes to rock and roll!!!!  It was very squirmy at my volleyball game and it's rolling around right now.  

Food cravings/aversions: nothing sounds appealing to me right now.  maybe just some water.  

Gender: no clue. and everyone that puts in their own input is all over.  If I counted the number of guesses we'd be pretty even boy/girl.  I think I'll do a gender, size, date pool again    

What I miss: sleep and feeling good about myself 

What I am looking forward to: having my body back to myself.  Watching Caden as a big brother.  My 36 week ultrasound- - can't come soon enough!!!!

What I have learned: the 2nd pregnancy goes by faster and I seem less interested in what the baby is doing at each stage.  For instance, I don't read my Day by Day book like I did with Caden.  It's more of a Crap, I'm a Week Behind...reading.

Milestones: turning 30 years old and not too thrilled about it.  It's going to be so hard to get my body looking good.