19 weeks

How Far Along? 19 weeks

Total Weight Gained/Loss? next.

Maternity Clothes: yep. all the maternity clothes.

Sleep? I'm tired but starting to feel better. It's a bit easier to sleep right now than it has been.

Best Moment of the Week? we had a really good appt with a specialist this past week. Baby Boy looks really, really good.

Movement- Picking up a bit. From our last appt it seems Baby Boy is head down and kicking inwards so I still don't feel many sharp jabs. I did feel a few definite kicks the other night. That was fun.

Food Craving- all the cold things. Ice.

Food aversions- shrimp, chicken wings, same old same old

Morning sickness?- nope

Gender- a sweet, baby boy!!!!!!!!!!!

Labor Signs- nothing this week.

Belly Button- shallowing out already :(

What I miss- this week I've got nothing. It's been a pretty smooth week.

What I'm looking forward to- getting excited to start making a room for this little one.

Big Sister Status- she's talking a bit more about a boy coming into our world now. I still think it hasn't really hit her yet what's going on.

it's a.....................

For weeks E has been telling us that she's going to "run away!" if baby turned out to be a boy. She was pretty emphatic about it as well.

A couple of weeks ago, we (and by we I mean I) decided to spring for one of those early ultrasounds. So we headed up there right after 16 weeks to try and get an early peek at what Baby 2 was.

The ultrasound was fun and the tech decided pretty early on that she thought baby was a boy. E wasn't having it. I don't think she was even listening to the lady as she kept on and on about "her baby sister". At one point Mr. P walked E out to use the restroom and while they were gone the tech got a pretty good shot of what she thought were boy parts. When the other two came back in, we showed Mr. P and told E that we were pretty sure she was going to have a baby brother.

She was not impressed. She actually threw her head down on the couch and cried saying "NO!!" over and over. I would be lying if I said it didn't disappoint me quite a bit. I knew deep down she'd be fine but still... not the reaction we wanted.

The cord was also hanging around down between baby's legs so the lady only gave us an 85% chance it was a boy. So we decided to not say anything until we heard a more definitive answer.

On Tuesday we had an appointment with a fetal maternal specialist in Charlotte. Nothing wrong, our doctor down here just wanted to make sure everything was going okay with our current treatment. Baby looks amazing. Growing right on schedule and looking absolutely perfect weighing in around 7 ounces already and hanging out head down with feet in my ribs (just like big sister).

At one point, the tech called E over and whispered to her what baby is. So the big sister got to walk over to us and tell us..

"It's a boy!". And that was that.

Thankfully the last week or so has seen a change of heart for big sis. She's no longer been telling us she's moving out but instead saying "I'll love it just a little bit". Which I'll take.

So it's a boy. 100% boy. With no name. But maybe we'll get around to that one day.....

18 weeks

How Far Along? 18 weeks

Total Weight Gained/Loss? enough. I hate this question.

Maternity Clothes: yep. Jeans and shirts. This belly wants all. the. elastic.

Sleep? Better. I'm still really tired mid afternoon. I'm a pro at the car nap.

Best Moment of the Week? Movement is picking up a bit.

Movement- a little. It's no where near what I felt with E which makes me paranoid but I'm trying to let it go.... (that song in your head now?)

Food Craving- cold, cold, cold. Ice water by the gallon. Cheese quesadillas from Taco Bell (I know. No judgement)

Food aversions- shrimp, chicken wings. Still not a fan of most foods but the appetite seems to be coming back.

Morning sickness?- nope. And the headaches seem to be leveling off.

Gender- We know.. Kind of. We did the early ultrasound thing at 16 weeks and she gave us a guess. But she wasn't very sure. So we haven't said anything. We find out for sure today and I cannot wait. Maybe then it will start to feel real!!!

Labor Signs- I swear Braxton Hicks have started already. I got them early on and often with E and it looks to be the same this time.

Belly Button- shallowing out already :(

What I miss- my ankles have started swelling already. Not ok. So I miss normal ankles.

What I'm looking forward to- today!!

Big Sister Status- Still 100% Team Pink. She no longer says she will run away if it's a boy and has said she'll "love him a bit" but she's going to be so disappointed if it's a boy...

16 weeks

How Far Along? 16

Total Weight Gained/Loss? no idea. I don't want to know.

Maternity Clothes: shirts, yes, since about the second that plus sign showed up. Pants, no, but none of them are buttoned.. shh..

Sleep? I. Am. Exhausted. My sleep has been crap lately so I think that's had something to do with it. I've become a big fan of the afternoon car nap.

Best Moment of the Week? Just making it another week.

Movement- a little...

Food Craving- all the cold things. Especially ice water (in styrofoam cups please)

Food aversions- seafood, chicken, most everything. I'm still at the point where nothing sounds good. Ever.

Morning sickness?- not since about week 13. The headaches are in full force though.

Gender- In 3 weeks or so. Unless I break down and do the early ultrasound thing.

Labor Signs- none.

Belly Button- in and huge. Like crater size.

What I miss- my pants fitting. I really need maternity clothes.

What I'm looking forward to- appt this week!

Big Sister Status- still 100% convinced baby is a girl. She is going to be one sad panda if it isn't....

15 weeks

So we're 15 (and a half, oops) weeks pregnant. I've been trying to keep up with updates so far and I hope to do the weekly ones I did with BG. I love looking back on hers. So I went back and found the survey I did with her for grins and giggles.

How Far Along? 15 weeks

Total Weight Gained/Loss? up about 5. Good times.

Maternity Clothes: shirts, yes, since about the second that plus sign showed up. Pants, no, but none of them are buttoned.. shh..

Sleep? yes. Give me all the sleep.

Best Moment of the Week? I didn't have a headache today. One day out of the week is cause for celebration.

Movement- I think so... I've been feeling something that may be "baby" for a week or so now. Nothing consistent though. And I could be crazy.

Food Craving- all the cold things. Especially ice water (in styrofoam cups please)

Food aversions- seafood, chicken, most everything. I'm still at the point where nothing sounds good. Ever.

Morning sickness?- not since about week 13. The headaches are in full force though.

Gender- In 3 weeks or so. Unless I break down and do the early ultrasound thing.

Labor Signs- none.

Belly Button- in but far more shallow than at this point last time.

What I miss- feeling like a functional human being. It's coming back. Slowly though.

What I'm looking forward to- appt next week.

Big Sister Status- she no longer says she's going to run away if it's a boy but she still is staunchly on Team Pink. Conversation in the car the other day went something like this:

BG: blah, blah, blah baby Sister

Me: You know, it could really be a boy kiddo

BG: It could, but it's not. You'll see. I'm right. I just know it. And then you'll have to say "see Ella, you were right!" when it's born so...

This kid....

surprise!

Baby Girl has someone she'd like y'all to meet...

We are all thrilled to welcome Baby #2 in November!!! Details to come :)