Meet Tate

Photo Taken 4/15

On Friday 4/13 in the morning we left school and went to the hospital because I was in labor.  We were sent home.  I was quite unhappy about it, but it was what it was. 

On Saturday 4/14 at around 2 in the morning I woke Lukas up (after a few hours of intense data collection of contractions).  This time I was not sent home because I was already 7 cm.  Less than 2 hours later he was here!  Tate was born on 4/14 at 4:41 am.  Does anyone else see a future jersey number?

Having Tate was a breeze.  It was extremely fast, there were no pre-eclampsia episodes.  No fainting in the bathroom.  No re-admitting.

Tate is as sweet as can be and has been since day 1.  Right when we met for the first time I told him that I was his mommy and he was my baby and he calmed right down and looked at me.  He had the most lovely round head and was already chubby (that couldn't have had anything to do with the donuts!)  He's really chilled out and mellow.  I knew that he would be because he already was when I was pregnant with him.

Since coming home (ahem, almost 3 months ago) our lives have been super happy and wonderful and exhausting (2 boys under 2 years people!)  People ask me if having the second one is easier and I don't know how to answer that.  I feel significantly calmer as a mother than I ever did with Cameron, and that makes my response to things a lot easier.  I will also say that the things that truly stressed me out when Cameron was brand new don't seem so stressful this time around, but I don't know if that's because it's easier or because I can approach it better. 

And if you're wondering about this guy...

Easter Sunday

He's just fine and dandy!  He is all over the place and talking all of the time.  Since getting a new little brother, he has learned new concepts such as "nice" and "gentle".  He enjoys helping and in the morning when he wakes up he asks for Tate.  For a long time though, Tate was "Baby".  He loves to kiss Tate and count his toes.  I think that they're going to be good pals. 

A 2 Weeker- 36 and 37

We have had a pretty eventful few weeks around here at the Hefty house. 

I hear that when you have a new baby things tend to really slow down for everyone and everyone gets lots of sleep.  (Please read that last sentence with your sarcastic voice.)  So we have been keeping it extra busy.  :)

So, week 35-36 looked something like this (it was eventful and 2 weeks so this is a pretty long post)...

Monday and Tuesday- Normal. 

Wednesday- Lukas leaves to go here:

In case you're wondering, this is Kennedy Space Center.  He goes every year with the 5th graders and they spend the night under a giant rocket (the Saturn V I think?).  If you want you can read more about it on his school blog here

In the mean time, I wave him and the 2 giant charter buses that go onto this trip goodbye before heading to class to start my day of filling in as the music teacher (since both she and my class were going to Kennedy).  It was going to be a great day until I decided to take a little "trip" of my own.  One minute I'm standing, the next I am literally super hero flying through the air after tripping and I land completely on my stomach with my hands out over my head in flying position. 

Would you like to guess who caught ALL of my weight as I hit the ground?  Yep.  My sweet (and now we know strong) baby boy.

So I went to the hospital.  After an ultrasound (where the lady told me I was having a GIRL and then corrected herself) and fetal/mommy monitoring for 5 hours I was told that my baby is perfect and I am ship shape and ready to go home.  Lukas got to stay on his trip (after I told him he didn't need to come home but I'd let him know). 

Thursday Lukas came home and Friday we got a visit from both the Spring Break fairy and...

NANNY CINDY!!

We ate, we picnic-ed, we played, we ate some more.  It was magical. 

Saturday we made a BIG move in our house.  Geesh, if I had time each of these paragraphs would have been a different post, they all seem so monumental to me!  Cameron transitioned over from his crib to his big boy bed/mattress.  This is NOT because we want to put sweet new boy in the crib and kicked Cameron out, but rather, because Cameron was ready.  He LOVES it!  Seriously, it has gone SO well!

We kept EVERYTHING the same that we could.  Same routine, same place in the room.  Just a different bed with some really fun big boy stickers of some of our favorite characters to look at. 

Sunday my besties did it again and they threw me a LOVELY baby shower/luncheon.  It was small.  It was thoughtful.  It was perfect.  I have a lot of nice things that I really want to say about this luncheon, but I want to do it with pictures that aren't on my camera, so if you'll be patient with me, I'd like to do another entire post on this later. 

Sunday also started week 36-37/ SPRING BREAK

Monday- Mom left :(  It's always a sad occurence, but she'll be back real soon!

Tuesday- The men in my life worked really hard and removed the shed from the backyard.  It was dirty.  There was wildlife involved (Lukas' favorite Ha ha).  Now there is an empty hole in my yard that is FULL of potential.  I can see two boys playing in their playhouse, swingset, zipline already.  It's inside the dirt there somewhere. 

Tuesday was also Poppy Max's birthday!  We went to Red Lobster and then came home for cake with our neighbors/friends.  The dad of that family has his birthday on 3/27 also!

Wednesday we went on a family date to International Mall to get Cameron's haircut, some lunch, and a coming home from the hospital outfit for our little baby.  It was a fun day.



Cameron got to sit in a big boy car and watch Cars while getting his haircut!

 Now he's still so handsome, but with shorter hair!

Thursday Lukas and I went on a little "Baby Moon" to Epcot.  We ate our way around the world, rode on rides and walked.  Man did we walk!  I have a picture, but it's my bump picture for below, so just hold your horses. 

Friday we relaxed.  Did some nursery decorating.  Packed our hospital bags.  Put both carseats in the car.  And relaxed. 

Saturday was the same.  Which leads me to the pregnant lady stuff...

And I'm still preggers:

How far along?  37 weeks! 

Total weight gain/loss: + 35.  I am currently at my goal.

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Sleep: No.

Best moments this past week:  See above.

Food cravings:  Nope.  In fact, I feel less hungry right now than I have in my whole life. 

Wedding rings.  On or off?  Haven't tried lately

Gender: boy- unless you're the ultrasound lady at the hospital.  Oh, oops, I was right, it IS a boy!

Movement:  Yes.  In fact, I'm trying not to be all "every symptom in the book" since I'm considered full term now, but I really think he's lowered. 

Labor Signs: Irregular contractions.  According to the doctor, I'm 1.5-2 cm dilated and 50% effaced.  I keep reminding myself that that doesn't mean anything.

Belly Button in or out? In.  Flat.

What I miss:  Comfort in my ribcage.

What I am looking forward to:  Little baby.

Update:  So...  I have to go back to the doctor on Monday so that they can very closely monitor my blood pressure due to my history with preeclampsia and the fact that my blood pressure was not high, but a little higher than normal on Friday.  We'll keep you updated. 

And now the baby is:  A watermelon.  He's pretty much as tall as he's going to be but is packing on the fat. If I were to go into labor and have him right now, I'd be considered full term and it would be okee dokee.  That's hard to know because now everytime I move I think about whether or not I'm in labor.

And my bump via Epcot:

 

34 Weeks

So, all last week (and even a little bit today) we've had no internet.  We've had 2 trips from the cable company and over an hour on the phone with them on Friday.  We have 1 more trip out tomorrow (hopefully) and then we will be back on to the internet along with the rest of the world.  So, I do apologize for not posting last week.  I'm sure that my good friends at the cable company would love to talk about it. Ha ha.

This week can only be described as a complete whirlwind.

Saturday 3/3:  Soccer tourney in AUBURNDALE (1.5 hours away), followed by the arrival of my dad.

Sunday 3/4:  Church, Lukas and Dad go back to soccer tourney, bday cake for the bestie, and then a trip to Bob's (Bob Evans that is) and Target.

Monday 3/5:  First day of full time J-O-B.  Everything went great!  I feel so well adjusted to my class already and we are hammering through two large and fun projects in science and social studies (integrated into reading and writing!). 

Poppy and Cameron had a good day too!

Tuesday 3/7- Continue JOB, Lukas has late evening meeting.

Wednesday- 3/8- discover that our washing machine is broken.  Bad transmission.  How long have we been wearing dirty clothes?

Thursday- 3/9 discover that fixing the washer is going to cost $400.  Um.  No.  So we go buy a new one.

Friday:  Continue full time job.  Everyone has seemed to settle in really well. 

This weekend we've finished up some of sweet baby boy number 2's nursery projects (I promise I'll be showing you later), eaten Peeps S'mores (yum!), and hung out.  It's been relaxing and fun!

How far along?  34 weeks! 

Total weight gain/loss: +30

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Sleep: After this week of complete exhaustion?  YES.  Hard core.

Best moments this past week:  I was asking Cameron what the different animals said.  Then I asked him, "What does Cameron say?" He then responded with "MAY-MEM!"  That's his word for Amen.  Stinkin' cute!

Food cravings:  Coke.  I think my body was feeling the slight need for some minor caffeine.

Wedding rings.  On or off?  Still on!  For some reason I am incredibly impressed with this bit of information. 

Gender: boy

Movement:  Yes.  I can tell he's getting cramped in there.  So can my ribs. 

Labor Signs: No.  But I am really starting to wonder if he's going to make it to 40 weeks.  Not because we can't handle it or anything, but I feel legitimately more pregnant at this stage of pregnancy this time around. I feel bigger and I feel like he is lower.  Maybe that's a 2nd baby thing.

Belly Button in or out? In.  Flat.

What I miss:  A washing machine in my house.  It's getting delivered on Saturday. 

What I am looking forward to:  I am really motivated with nursery decorating right now.  I am looking forward to adding and completing the new pieces before having the baby!

Weekly Wisdom:  Paper plates (while not Earth friendly) do make for a good time saver on a really busy day!

Stretch marks? Nope.

  And now the baby is the size of a durian.  What's a durian you ask?  It is the item pictured above.  He can recognize songs and listen to conversations and he's getting lower.  I can definitely attest to that!

Here is me this week: 

This is not my favorite picture, but the better one, once again won't stop being sideways.  I'd like to note that I think I'm bigger than my 35 week picture from last pregnancy.  We'll see I guess!

And here's what I was doing last time at this pregnancy time period. 

32 Weeks- Starting Month 8!

So I found another pregnant lady blog this week who did a survey very similar to mine except she had a couple of additional questions that I'd like to add :)

How far along?  32 Weeks- beginning month 8! 

Total weight gain/loss: +23

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Sleep: We didn't have anything to do all day on Saturday so we slept in!  All of us slept until after 7:30.  It was glorious.

Best moments this past week:  I went on a baby number 2 DIY nursery frenzy this weekend doing crafts and decorations.  I'll let you in on more of that later (I promise!)

Food cravings:  Just donuts.  The uje.

Wedding rings.  On or off?  Still on!  They weren't still on at this point with Cameron.

Gender: boy

Movement:  He's still pretty mellow, but he (just like his big brother) finds my right ribs to be a really comfy place to live all day.  It hurts.

Labor Signs: No, but Braxton Hicks contractions.  Often.

Belly Button in or out? In.  Flat.

What I miss:  Nothing.

What I am looking forward to:  So, I'm starting a full time job this week.  I know.  I haven't worked full time in almost 2 years and I'm starting one for the last 8 weeks of being preggo.  With the job comes my Dad!  Poppy Max is going to come live with us and play with Cameron up until little brother is born.  I know, weird turn of events, but still, we're excited.

Weekly Wisdom:  I don't have any.

Stretch marks? Nope.

 

And now the baby is a squash!  Apparently a big squash.  He's close to his birth height and weighs anywhere from 2.5 to 3.8 pounds.  I'm leaning more toward the 3.8 though!  He is likely in the head down position and I can attest to the fact that he is getting crowded in there. 

This was another fun week last time in my pregnancy too!  Visits from Mom, Baby Showers, Oh my!  See here.

30 Weeks!

Oh my, what a week batman!

Since speaking to you last our family has done just about everything under the sun!  We...

1.  Went to Disney World for 2 days.  SO fun!  SO SO fun!  I would like to do a whole post on this, but in case I don't get to it, I still want to show you some pictures. 

2.  Cameron got a haircut (at Disney trip)



Yep, his hat sure does say First Haircut!

 3.  I had to leave my job.  :(  This was just a county error with me holding 2 positions in the county.  Yadda yadda.  Boring.  In the end, we decided it was best to end the part time job that I had to end three weeks from now anyway rather than give up my leave and lose my 2 years of teaching that I had on record.  So while errors always stink, it will be okay in the long run and now I get to love on this sweet boy even more.

4.  Cameron had his 18 month check up.  Yeah, he's pretty much perfect, the doctor said.  :)  Also, he doesn't need shots again until he's 4.  YAY!

5.  Lukas' soccer team played their last regular season soccer game.

6.  We had a very eventful and successful trip to IKEA to purchase baby brother's dresser/changing table for his room and we successfully assembled said dresser. 

7.  AND today Lukas ran another Half Marathon finishing with his best time ever at 1 hour 53 minutes. 
So proud of him.

If you think that this is a lot of things for a 29-30 week pregnant lady, then you're right.  But it's nothing new for us.  If you remember last time at 30 weeks we were here and we were pretty darn busy then too!  Yes, that is the same repost as last week's.

So here's what it's like to be me and pregnant right now.

How far along? 30 Weeks.  I like to refer to this as the Birth Decade.  That's to say that I don't go over 40 weeks.  I ask baby brother to take his time and grow, but please don't make me go past 40 weeks. 

Total weight gain/loss: +20.  In all of the busyness, I didn't weigh myself this week though.

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Sleep: Yes.  It really helps to have a little baby who is on a great sleeping schedule.  Right now he sleeps for 12 hours at night and 2 during the day.  Glorious.  Hopefully we'll strike gold there twice, I know not immediately, but eventually. 

Best moments this past week:  See above. 

Food cravings: Still sweets.   

Gender: boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In.  Flat.

What I miss:  Disney World.  I could really live there.

What I am looking forward to:  This week we're getting our taxes done.  I know, we're so romantic doing our taxes for Valentine's day.  I'm interested to see if we get anything back this year.  That would be something to be excited about.

Weekly Wisdom:  Go to Disney World.  It's so worth it!

And now the baby is...

An acorn squash. We are somewhere around 3 pounds. We are almost our entire height (around 17 inches!) and we are fattening up. Our brain is really forming and coming together and "starting to look like a brain." He also moves all the time and it is a lot of fun. He likes to make his appearances all over my stomach, sides, and such, not just in one place.

You can see the bump in some of the pictures above.

28 Weeks!

Raise your hand if you're in your 3rd Trimester!

Raise your hand if you're a total nesting freak for your entire pregnancy? 

Seriously, I can't stop organizing.  I can't stop making mental to do lists.  I can't stop redecorating, repurposing, and making to do piles (put away in organization baskets of course!)  It all started in November/December when

1.  I emptied everything out of the guest room to turn it into the new nursery and decided to have a yard sale and
2.  I completely organized the floor to ceiling wall of science materials at Lukas' school and gave it all a new home. 

That's where it started, I'll let you know where it ends.  Or at least slows down.  Ha ha. 

Okay, now that you've stepped into the black hole that I refer to as my brain lately, I will bring you onto a little normalcy. 

This week has been fun. 

We got a little dirty mouth. 

We celebrated Lukas' birthday.  All weekend.  That was pretty darn fun!  We made cupcakes with Lukas' class (I can't show you pictures because those aren't my personal children).  We had a small family party.  Lukas and I went on a dinner date.  We know how to par-tay!

Upon all of the partying and eating.  We ended the week slightly pooped.

But not too pooped to blog!

• How far along? 28 weeks, working on month 7 and the third trimester! 
• Total weight gain/loss: I'd say that this weekend may have pushed me into the 20's. 
• Maternity clothes? Yes. Today someone asked me how I had lost my 17 month old baby fat so quickly.  Um...  Thank you, but...  What?  Are you kidding?  Please see exhibit A in the bump section of the blog.
• Sleep: Horrible.  Like, hardly any sleeping.  Feeling tired.
• Best moments this past week:  Lukas' birthday was pretty fun. 
• Food cravings: Donuts.  They are starting to catch up to coke.  Why couldn't I crave spinach? 
• Gender: boy
• Labor Signs: No
• Belly Button in or out? In.  Flattening.
• What I miss:  Sleeping.  In whatever position I want.
• What I am looking forward to: This time next week we'll be at DISNEY WORLD! 
• Weekly Wisdom:  Figure out how to organize in a not obsessive manner.  Let me know when you do.  Ha ha.   

And now the baby is...

Still an eggplant. He has lots of brain things going on.  This week he can blink.  Also, we have decided on a name.  We'll decide when we share it at another time. 

And the bump...

Just wanted to give you a glimpse of the crazy whirlwind that I love to call my life.  This is my interpretation of Salvador Dali's Still Life Fast Moving seen here.  Are you impressed by the art reference?  I might be. 


And here's what we were doing when I was this pregnant last time!

26 Weeks

This post is short and sweet.

How far along? 26 Weeks AND we have less than 100 days to go!!!!
Total weight gain/loss: + about 16
Maternity clothes? Yes. Lots of stretchy, low cut, elastic for me.
Sleep: Weird dreams.  Nothing really notable, just nightly weird dreams.
Best moments this past week:  Lukas' school had a really successful discovery night.  It is really fun to watch him speaking in front of over 100 people and then going back to the lab and answering questions in smaller groups.  He really is good at what he does.  Someone even asked another teacher what his credentials were because he looked so young!  Haha!
Food cravings: This week I have been back to Coke.
Other Cravings??  Okay, even I would be annoyed as the reader of this next statement, but I have had serious bursts of exercise cravings this pregnancy.  I have real moments where I WANT to go for a nice sprinty angry music heart rate pumping run, or take a kick boxing class.  I hold on to those moments in anticipation for when I'm ready to start into the hardcore again and hope that my muscle memory is as strong as these "cravings" have been.   
Gender: boy
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss:  Christmas Vacation
What I am looking forward to: This Saturday I am hosting a yard sale.  I really hope that it goes well because I want to go nursery shopping and start making things to decorate with!  I am looking forward to showing you nursery pictures!  (Not to mention getting rid of stuff, cleaning out my front room, decluttering, a few of my favorite things!)
Weekly Wisdom: Sleep when you're tired.  As for me, that must mean fall asleep at 7pm on Monday and not wake up until 7am Tuesday.  Yes, seriously!

And now the baby is...

An eggplant! He's also about a pound and 2/3. His eyes are forming and will be blinking in the next couple of weeks! His hearing is heightened and he's really getting to know the sound of our voices.  He's been hiccuping and moving like crazy these past few days!

And on a side note, I am going to go ahead and say it.  I have been very absent minded recently.  I know, insert airhead joke here at your leisure.  But seriously, I can't believe how often I can't remember simple thoughts from just minutes before hand.  It's a miracle that I am able to complete a blog post.
Last pregnancy at 26 weeks, I was celebrating Mother's Day!  Wowee!  If you want to see, go here

25 Weeks

Boy does time sure fly around here when you're having fun! 

We had an amazing Christmas break this year.  We stayed home in Florida this year, but that doesn't mean that we lacked in family time! 

Lukas' uncle and aunt came and visited from Texas.  We took a 2 day get away down to Cape Coral to see my sister and her family.  My parents came to ring in the new year with us all the way from Georgia!  It was a super fun time. 

After taking this past week to get back into the swing of things and catch up with sleep I feel great.  And that takes me to our 25th week!

The day after my parents left Florida got COLD.  I dislike the cold and I complain about the 2 days in a row that we have it.  On the flip side, you will very rarely hear me complain about the heat.  At all.  Maybe once in a blue moon, but that's it. 

One thing that I am totally in love with when it comes to the cold is this sweet little boy in his new dinosaur hoodie sweatshirt.  Seriously.  Cutest thing ever!  This picture is a little far away and hard to tell because of the shadow, but below I have a much closer picture, so read the whole post.  (Thanks Jason and Alicia)

We took our picture in the middle of the week this week at a fun little park excursion.  I decorated for winter with a basket full of pinecones to go as my table center piece.  It matches my tan placemats very nicely and it was fun to hunt for pinecones with the whole fam.  Yep, that's even Bella with us!

How far along? 25 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I really don't know right now actually.  I haven't weighed myself since before Christmas!
Maternity clothes? Yes.
Sleep: I would like to say that I have been significantly more mellow this pregnancy, but every night I wake up and I am on my back (this is apparently a no no).  I think I am stressing out about it in my sleep and waking myself up.  Weird.
Best moments this past week:  We've had lots of really nice family time this week. 
Movement: Totally.  Although, this baby is more mellow than Mr. Cameron.
Food cravings: Sweets.  I even make a dessert almost every night.  This week I made pudding, Jello, and M&M cookies. 
Gender: Boy.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: I don't feel like I'm depriving myself of things this pregnancy. 
What I am looking forward to: DISNEY WORLD next month!
Weekly Wisdom: If you really want something (craving wise) let yourself have a little of it.  Don't go crazy with it, just moderate.
Milestones:  We painted the nursery over the break.  It's cappuccino and wonderful. 

And now the baby is...
A pound and a half! Whoa! Capillaries are forming in both his lungs and under the skin to fill with blood. So we're getting blood and lungs! Woo hoo! We are also getting hair and a little bit of fat so he can be a nice chunky baby. He's also developing an equilibrium so he's learning up from down. (according to thebump.com)

And here is last pregnancy's post

Here are just some more cute pictures since it's been a while:



Love my little Dino




Cameron is enjoying his new chair (Thanks Nanny and Poppy)




Cameron is holding his little baby.  This little baby belonged to Lukas.  He's such a snuggler.



22 Weeks!

Yes you are reading that correctly.  No I didn't skip a week.  We have an updated, new and (I think) improved due date AND we are a week more pregnant than we had previously been following. 

This is all information that I received at the doctor's appointment this week!  Our new due date is...

APRIL 22, 2012

I am perfectly okay with being pregnant for one week less than I thought I was going to be and meeting our baby sooner!

In other news, if you haven't already read it, I posted last night about our Gender Reveal so scroll down to last night's post in order to read that.  I'll tell you now though that our little family is really excited to be welcoming a new baby...

BOY!

I can hear the ball playing in the house as we speak.  But that may be because of Lukas juggling the soccer ball behind me (just kidding).  We are really excited! 

How far along? 22 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +8.4 pounds, but according to the doctor I've only gained 5 pounds.  They have me as a higher starting weight.
Maternity clothes? Yes.
Sleep: Are nightmares caused by food sometimes?  Does that make sense?  I had Taco Bus last night and was having nightmare after nightmare all night long.  No fun. 
Best moments this past week:
        1.  Finding out that our sweet new baby is a BOY! 
        2.  Officially beginning Christmas Break (Holla!)
        3.  Seeing the sweet little boy's picture on the sonogram.  He looks like he's sucking on his fingers and his legs are crossed.       
Movement: Totally.  But at the same time, I feel as though he's already really mellow.  Is that weird?  At all of his ultrasounds he's been completely chilled out as opposed to Cameron who was jumping around. 
Food cravings: It's Christmas.  I'm just craving food in general.
Gender: Did I mention it's a boy?
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Nothing today
What I am looking forward to: Starting the nursery.  Coming up with a name.
Weekly Wisdom: Well thought out, home made Christmas gifts can be just as fun (or more fun) than store bought ones. 

I also saw a poem about gift giving that I kind of like, but haven't lived up to.  It goes:

One they want
One they need
One they wear
One they read

Milestones: We were told that the baby is 1 pound 1 ounce!  That's exciting!

I also have gutted out the room that is to be the nursery in preparation (it was formerly the guest room).  Nursery decorating here we come!

And the baby is...

A papaya or a spaghetti squash. He is out of the ounces now and we are officially talking pounds! Really, 1 pound! We are about 8 inches tall and we have eyebrows. HE is starting sleeping cycles that last most of the day.

And if you'd like to read about last time at 22 weeks then go here.  I will tell you that I just learned by reading it myself that I am now working on 5 months!!!!  Wow!  What a realization!

So?? Little Brother or Little Sister??

We were all dying to know! 

Adorable invitations (made by one of our favorites AKA Alicia) featuring our favorite toddler were sent to our local family members and a small group of friends.  I don't know how to show them to you though.  Let me get back to you on that one.

Doctor's appointment had been attended (telling Lukas and I the news).

Georgia family members were given the phone call (I didn't want them to find out on Facebook now did I?).

The Big Brother was totally ready for his star moment, and then it had arrived.

                                                             And BOY did he shine! 

We decided to tell everyone this time by having Cameron come out with the pink or blue (in our case blue) balloon to tell everyone that it was a BOY! 

I am now outnumbered in our home!  And I am totally thrilled with that!

We cannot wait to meet our new little boy!

20 Weeks! Half Way There!

I can't believe that we are half way done being pregnant.  Weird. 

We find out THIS THURSDAY if our baby is a he or a she.  I'm super excited! 

This week I have definitely hit the 2nd trimester high.  I am no longer sick (from being pregnant or in my sinus cavity). 

I feel downright invigorated.  My house is clean.  My job is going well.  My baby is growing and happy.  I love to hang out with my friends.  I am totally getting into extra little projects again (more on that later).  Life is good today folks.

Okay so being pregnant:
How far along? 20 weeks- Half way done!
Total weight gain/loss: +8.8 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yes.
Sleep: Eh.  It's okay for me.
Best moments this past week:
        1.  Christmas fun has definitely begun in our home
        2.  The ever wonderful Boat Parade party at some of our favorites houses.  (Picture the best food. Ever.  Great company.  Christmas lit boats.  A brass band playing carols.  Just glorious!)
        3.  I finished reading Psalms this week.  I am grateful for all of the Bible but I am glad to be moving onto another book.  In all honesty, Psalms can be kind of intimidating to me and has been a big excuse for me to avoid reading the book altogether.  But now it has been accomplished and only good came out of it.
Movement: Totally.
Food cravings: Sweets.  I can't get enough of them.  Oddly enough, I'm totally digging water right now.  Seriously, every day but yesterday I drank 2 liters of water.  Woo hoo!
Gender: This Thursday
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Nothing today
What I am looking forward to: Thursday.
Weekly Wisdom: This week, doing a little bit of work every day instead of piling it all into one giant, impossible cleaning session really kept me organized and motivated.
Milestones: As far as pregnancy goes?  Not much.  I've had movement, I'm definitely showing. 

As far as the rest of my life goes?  We got our Christmas tree and lights up this week as well as ordered our Christmas cards. 

As far as this handsome and talented guy goes:


I should tell you that he has been able to do this for a while, but I finally got it on tape.  A little bit more mastered and slightly less messy.

Cameron has also started saying "UH OH!" and it is hilarious!  He knocks stuff over and says it or he just says it for fun but it's stinkin' cute!

And now the baby is...

A cantaloupe. In just a couple of weeks we will be leaving the ounces and moving into the pounds! Crazy, I know!  There are also functioning little tastebuds in baby's sweet little mouth.  Baby is also getting a lot of swallowing practice in.

If you would like to see what I was thinking last time around at 20 weeks, then go here.

Week 19

Oops!  I wrote this on Sunday, but it didn't get posted!  Sorry! 

Seriously?  19 Weeks! 

I would not have ever admitted this at week 8 when I was dying on the couch thinking,

                          "Woe is me!  I'll never make it to the second trimester!  I'm dying!" 

But, I think I can go ahead and tell you now that this pregnancy does seem to be going kind of quickly.  When I think back to July/August, that seems forever ago and that's how long I've been pregnant.  19 weeks though, that sounds like a big number. 

This week was a doozie!  After coming back from our WONDERFUL vacay for Thanksgiving we swung into life at full speed.  Maybe a little too much a little too soon. 

It didn't help that both Cameron and I were pretty darn sick this week.  He with a double ear infection and I with a sinus infection.  By Wednesday, we had both spent a fair amount of time at the doctor and at the pharmacy.  Both of us were lovely runny faced messes. 

And Poor Lukas!  This Thursday was the biggest night of his job as the engineering coach at his school and both Cameron and I were useless as of Wednesday morning.  He was such a trooper though and the night went really well!  There were over 500 people at his event and it was a big success.  You can read his blog that he writes for his school if you go here. 

As far as being pregnant goes: 

-How far along? 19 Weeks
-Total weight gain/loss: Around 8 pounds on the plus side.  This is more than last time so far, but I'm okay with that because last trimester I was losing weight!
-Maternity clothes? Yes.  I even organized my closet today putting my "there's no way these clothes are going to fit me while I'm pregnant clothes" in the back of the closet. 
-Sleep: Yeah, a sinus infection while being pregnant is not the best sleeping situation. 

I can't believe I'm going to tell you this but I woke up in the middle of the night once this to Lukas' finger poking me in the face because I was snoring so loud.  In my defense, I couldn't breathe due to clogged face and I'm pregnant. Both causes for snoring.  This is not a regular occurence.

As if this makes it better, it didn't even occur to me that I was snoring.  In fact, I thought he was telling me to turn over because I was blowing my morning breath on him.  Because that would be FAR less embarassing.  You would think that after almost 7 years of marriage that I wouldn't be self conscious about morning breath and my husband, but I think about it almost daily.  Weird. 

-Best moment this past week:  I'd have to say that running into Jennifer at the CVS parking lot, in my pajamas, while picking up meds, as my child dumps an entire vanilla milkshake down himself, in the cold weather would have to be up there. 
-Movement: Yes.  A lot actually.  It is one of my favorite things in the world!
-Food cravings: Same old same old.  Coca cola.  I am also a nut for candy this time. 
-Gender: We won't know until December 15th.  That's when we find out.  (David- I don't know how to comment back other than here, so I just wanted to tell you that we don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet, but I did get your comment and I'm not ignoring it.)
-Labor Signs: No
-Button in or out? In.  Cameron likes to point to my belly button while laughing and saying "Blah blah blah" aka Belly Button
-What I miss: Nose breathing
-What I am looking forward to: Decorating for Christmas!
-Weekly Wisdom:

This is useful this week in particular.  With both Cameron and I being sick and all.  But, I also think it's good for every day thinking too!
-Milestones:  I think the closet rearranging pretty much sums it up for me!

And now the baby is...

A mango. We are 1/2 pound and 1/2 foot long. That is a real baby folks! Also, he or she can hear now and is really using his or her senses.

And here is what was going on when I was pregnant with Mr. Cameron at 19 weeks!

Here We Grow... Again!

If you don't know what I'm talking about, allow me to refer you to the very first entry of this here bliggity blog...

That's right, our little family of three is soon to be a family of 4. 

This time, I'm starting a little late on the blog.  Let's just say that trimester 1 was a bit of a doozie.  Like, Kelly=completely useless lump on a log, losing weight, having crazy dreams, doozie.

Let's catch up. 

Here is a survey (as seen in pregnancy 1) for the first portion of the pregnancy and then I'll get us caught up on today.

-How far along? 0-17 Weeks
-Maternity clothes? No. But, people have noticed my bump since week 12.
-Sleep: Glorious sleep! Cameron is up to 11.5 to 12 hours a night.  That has been wonderful!  He's already a great big bro!
-Best moment this past (number of) weeks:  I have obviously had a lot!  Finding out we are preggers, telling people, seeing little baby pictures, and more!
-Movement: Not yet.
-Food cravings: Keep the food away from me.  Seriously. 
-Gender: We have joked (please emphasize the word JOKED) that this baby must be a girl because a boy couldn't be pumping this many horomones through one person.  Haha.
-Labor Signs: No
-Belly Button in or out? In.
-What I have missed: Feeling human.
-What I have been looking forward to: 2nd trimester (hopefully feeling better)
-Weekly Wisdom: So already this time I am way more laid back with everything that stressed me out last time.  So far, I like that feeling better! 
-Milestones: Recently I was able to brush my teeth in the am without it making me too sick!  Getting Better!

I don't have the ultrasound pics on my computer this time, but I have been doing a good job of posting bump pictures! 



My cute announcer and I at 13 weeks (obviously)



Wonderfully taken by the Montoyas (thanks guys!)



17 Weeks at the farm

 Alicia- I tried to put my math problem on and failed.  Remind me to ask you to help me with that!  :)

Okay, so that leads us to today...  Today we are 18 weeks pregnant!!  Woo hoo!

-How far along? 18 Weeks
-Total weight gain/loss: So, I went to GA this past week for Thanksgiving.  Feeling better and all, I did some SERIOUS eating, so I'll be getting back to you on this one once things settle down a bit.
-Maternity clothes? Yes.  Perhaps partially because of my baby's twin, the food baby.
-Sleep: Like a baby!
-Best moment this past week: Any moment at the farm.
-Movement: Yes.  I have felt it earlier this time around, and it's for sure.
-Food cravings: Same old same old.  Coca cola.  However, I haven't been as addicted to french fries this time, yet I have been way into sweet treats.
-Gender: If we're going to go all wives-tales, then sweet cravings mean girl.  Still a 50/50 though.
-Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In.
-What I miss: Not really missing anything this week.
-What I am looking forward to: Seeing Cameron with the new baby.
-Weekly Wisdom: Now that I am back to eating, I can drop the "whatever I can keep down mantra" and start focusing on eating well. 
-Milestones:  Feeling movement.  Makes that first trimester totally worth it!

This week the baby is either a sweet potato or a bell pepper. Bell peppers are more colorful so I am going to go with that. He or she is 5 1/2 inches long and 7 ounces. We have fingerprints and our ears are in place! Caaa-ute!

Last thing...  I thought it was kind of fun to go back to last pregnancy's 18 week post and see what I was thinking, if you also think that this is fun then go here

I lied, here's the last thing, check out this sweet face!

Seriously cute kid of mine.