27 wks!

----> Me at 26 weeks! 

How far along: 27w4d's!



Total weight gain: At my 24 week appointment, I was up a total of 13 lbs. Our midwife said that she sees a huge jump at that time and to try to control it. Easier said then done around the holidays, however!

How much does baby weigh: According to the books and whatnot, she is 14-15 in and weighs about 2 to 2.5lbs.

Maternity clothes: Full on man!! The belly band doesn't really work anymore, so I have 3 pairs of pants that I can wear out in public. Also, I am in full on pajamas, too!

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy, and currently, I don't see any new ones.

Sleep: Getting there! I (knock on wood) don't get up in the middle of the night to pee so I am sleeping somewhat through the night. However, I think I have hit that time where the 3rd tri exhaustion settles in.

Best moment this week: Watching my princess open her Christmas presents and feeling body parts move across my belly instead of just kicks.

Movement: Is crazy!! She has her days tho. Some days, she's calm and quiet and others, she is as active as can possibly be!

Food cravings: Chocolate!

Belly button in or out: Flat with my belly right now, but if I flex my muscles, it pops out! LOL

What I miss: Having control of my own body and sleeping on my belly.

What I'm looking forward to: Our follow up u/s on Monday to see if my placenta moved.

Milestone: J feeling Sophia kick me like a soccer player! The smile on his face will never leave my memory!

Thoughts:We picked up the pack n play this week. I am starting to feel a little better about having SOMETHING for this baby. I still don't think that we are gonna have everything ready and in place by the time she arrives.

Wahhoo! 24 weeks! only 16 more left to go!!

How far along: 24w2d!

Total weight gain: I was up 6lbs total at our last prenatal, but I'm sure that has changed.

How much does baby weigh: Little Sophia is over a foot long and weighs over a pound!!

Maternity clothes: Full on man!! The belly band doesn't really work anymore, so I have 3 pairs of pants that I can wear out in public.

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy, and currently, I don't see any new ones.

Sleep: I wish!! It's been getting better. I flip flop between my back and my right side. I know left is best, but it's not comfy to sleep on.

Best moment this week: Hitting the 24 wk mark!

Movement: Is crazy!! She has her days tho. Some days, she's calm and quiet and others, she is as active as can possibly be!

Food cravings: Nothing too particular. I just go with the flow...

Belly button in or out: Flat with my belly right now, but if I flex my muscles, it pops out! LOL

What I miss: Having control of my own body and sleeping on my belly.

What I'm looking forward to: Our 24 wk prenatal this afternoon at 3pm!

Milestone: J feeling Sophia kick!! He said it felt like a muscle spasm!

Thoughts: I can't wait until we start getting all the furniture and gear for Sophia. We don't have anything yet, and I am starting to get anxious about not being ready incase she arrives early...

I am thankful.

Realizing that today is November 1st, I started thinking today about all the things that I am thankful for.

First, I am thankful for my beautiful, high-spirited, independent, loving, strong-willed, and own-minded 4 year old daughter. She makes my day with her laughter and her smile. She has been my life saver. If it wasn't for her and all the hard work I put in after I became her only parent to provide the best life I could, I wouldn't be as grounded or as mature as I am. I am trying my hardest to make her childhood memorable and worry-free, but sometimes, it's not easy. She taught me the meaning of unconditional love.

Second, I am thankful for my SO. Him coming into our lives was a blessing from God. With all the shiit DD and I have been through, SO was God's way of rewarding me for staying strong, and now I don't have to be as strong.  He is the most patient person that I have ever met. His imagination with DD has increased her own imagination use and it's soo wonderful to see the two of them together, bonding and creating a positive father/daughter relationship that she has missed out on with her own father. He has shown me what it is to love and to be loved, with out criticism and harsh words. He makes me whole. I am very happy to be creating a life with him.

Third, I am thankful for a loving and supporting family. Not just my own, but SO's as well. My family has been there with me through thick and thin, to listen to me as the tears are rolling down my eyes as well as the laughter coming out of my mouth. With out them and their support, I wouldn't be as sane as I am today. SO's parents met DD when she was just barely 3 and have taken her in and treated her like their own grandchild. They gave up their home for us, so we would have a place to stay with heat and a bathroom (the other option was living above the garage. They now live with Grandma and his brother is living above the garage) They helped us out when SO was out of work for 7 wks, lending us money to get what we needed.

And fourth and final, I am thankful for the few true friends that I have. I don't have many, as I have learned that some people aren't worth your time when all they strive on is drama and I don't need that in my life.
To everyone mentioned above, I would give anything for. A bullet, a shirt, a ride. I love all of these people with all my heart and they are the only ones that matter to me in this world full of chaos and fvckups.

Almost half baked!!

How far along: 18w4d!

Total weight gain: At my appt a week ago, I was up a pound and a half.

How much does baby weigh: Baby weighs about a half a pound and is 6-7 inches long.

Maternity clothes: I have a pair that I wear, but I have been using the band alot because it works and it rounds out my belly!

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy, don't want any more, but they are starting to look a little bit weird.

Sleep: I wish. The past 2 nights, I have been waking up at 2:30am and not being able to get back to sleep until 4:30-5ish. SUCKS!!

Best moment this week: Finding out that we are having a little girl!

Movement: The kicks are more defined now, as opposed to the flutters I was feeling. I can tell when she moves from one side to the other, as well.

Food cravings: Salt and vinegar chips (bad, I know)

Belly button in or out: Still in, but I can feel it moving it's way out.

What I miss: Sleep and sleeping on my belly.

What I'm looking forward to: Going shopping this weekend for our little girl!

Milestone: Finding out the sex of our baby.

Thoughts:Yesterday, we found out that we are having a little girl. Her name is Sophia Faith. I can't wait. A is soo excited to be having a little sister. It has finally hit J that we are pregnant and we have a little girl together.

16 weeks, baby!!

How far along: 16w4d!

Total weight gain: I am down 4 lbs

How much does baby weigh: baby is about 5 inches long and weighs about 4.5 ounces

Maternity clothes: I have a pair that I wear, but I have been using the band alot because it works and it rounds out my belly!

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy, don't want any more, but they are starting to look a little bit weird.

Sleep: I wish

Best moment this week: Feeling our LO kicking! Just a few times tho!

Movement: Just a little bit of kicking, nothing too drastic and that was last night.

Food cravings: Soup, soup and more soup!!

Belly button in or out: Still in, but I can see it working it's way out.

What I miss: being headache free

What I'm looking forward to: Our 17 wk appt on Monday and our BIG u/s on Oct 27th!!

Milestone: Making it to 4 months!! I can't believe how fast this is all going!

Thoughts: Not having a good day today, but I have been nesting quite a bit.

14 weeks!!!

Baby Belly at 13w2d!------->

How far along: 14w2d!!

Total weight gain: I think I am down 2 pounds now.

How much does baby weigh: Baby is about 3 1/2 inches and weighs close to an ounce and a half!!

Maternity clothes: Full on!! I can't even button any of my regular clothes!! However, yesterday, J and I searched all around to find me a BellaBand. Finally found one at Target!!

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy, not looking forward to anymore

Sleep: I am getting some (better then first tri), but I still feel drained as soon as I wake up.

Best moment this week: Being able to feel my uterus on the outside!

Movement: I thought I may have felt something late last week, but I don't think so...

Food cravings: Nothing really this week, however this morning, I have a HUGE craving for a double cheeseburger from McDonalds

Belly button in or out: Obviously still an innie

What I miss: Not being tired.

What I'm looking forward to: Our 17w appointment in 3 weeks.

Milestone: Deciding on our boy's name this weekend. Sophia Faith or Trenton John!!

Thoughts: J has been really opening up about this whole thing lately! He's telling me that he's starting to get anxious. I asked why and he said cause I wanna hold my baby and I can't and we aren't even half way there yet! He put his hand on my belly last night for the first time and told me that it seems more real now that we have a name picked out for our boy. He's so sweet. I love him so much!!

Ultrasound!!

It's amazing the way that life works! We had our NT Scan today and these are just a few pictures of the baby. It was soo exciting to see him/her just a waving his/her arms around, stretching his/her legs. I could watch it all day. It's starting to become more real to me now. SO many thoughts going through my head, like what crib to get, what carseat, what bottles, am I gonna be able to breastfeed this time?...Too much to think about this late at night.
Good night all!

Whoo hoo!! 12 weeks, 2 days!!

How far along: 12 weeks 2 days

Total weight gain: I have dropped a half a pound since the first appt!

How much does baby weigh: Our little chipmunk is the size of a plum this week, measuring 2 in long and weighing in at a half an ounce!

Maternity clothes: Not quite there yet. I tried a pair of mat pants and they just don't quite fit yet. I have 2 pairs of pants that I can still wear, but since I SAH, I mostly wear jammies.

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy, not looking forward to anymore

Sleep: Getting better, still getting up twice a night, just having a hard time settling down after the second time cause I'm adjusting to J not being there. He's back to work and working at 4 am all last week and all this week. Boo!

Best moment this week: Hearing the baby's heartbeat today and a wonderful 168bpm!!

Movement: Just gas bubbles, still...

Food cravings: I had a craving last night for raw veggies with onion dip, so today, after I picked up A from school, we stopped at the store and picked some stuff up!

Belly button in or out: Obviously still an innie

What I miss: Having energy and keeping my food in my belly and not in the toilet!

What I'm looking forward to: Our NT scan on Thursday!!

Milestone: Making it out of the first trimester and hearing the baby's heartbeat!

Thoughts: Don't currently have any. Just on cloud 9 with hearing Chipmunk's h/b!

Almost 10 weeks!!

How far along: 9 weeks 6 days

Total weight gain: When I went to my first appt, I was still the same weight.

How much does baby weigh: Tomorrow, it will be the size of a prune!

Maternity clothes:Had to break down and do the whole "hair tie to the pant's button" thing today. Probably by 12 weeks, I'll be in maternity pants.

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy, not looking forward to anymore

Sleep: Depends on the day. Some days, I'm ok. Others I HAVE to take a nap just to have energy to sit up.

Best moment this week: Being able to hold food down...

Movement: Just gas bubbles, still

Food cravings: Anything with cheese in it. Can't do meat, so it's been veggies and/or noodles with a cheese sauce or something to that affect.

Belly button in or out: Obviously still an innie

What I miss: Having energy

What I'm looking forward to: Our NT scan on Sept 17th!

Milestone: Everyday is a milestone! I'm still pregnant!

Thoughts: The one thing that I keep telling J is that I can't wait for 12 weeks. He always asks "Why?" and I tell him so I will have more energy. I feel bad that all I do is just sit around cause I have no energy at all to do anything. It sucks. I told him today "I love being pregnant, don't get me wrong, but Man, I can't wait for the first trimester to be over with. Ugh...only 2 more weeks, and I hope to feel better.

5 weeks, 4 days!

How far along: 5 weeks 4 days

Total weight gain: I think I may be up a pound..

How much does baby weigh: Not sure, but according to my book, baby is about 1/5 in long!

Maternity clothes: None yet, tho my clothes so far don't fit right anymore. Nothing is comfortable!

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy, not looking forward to anymore

Sleep: Getting better at falling asleep, now I need to work on staying asleep! I'm up at 6am to pee EVERY morning!

Best moment this week: Going to look at baby clothes and things with J.

Movement: Just gas bubbles

Food cravings: I craved pita bread with mozz cheese on it, baked with some EVOO to make it crispy. Mmm, it came out GOOOOD!

Belly button in or out: Obviously still an innie

What I miss: My endless cup of coffee!

What I'm looking forward to: Our first appointment in 3 weeks!

Milestone: Everyday is a milestone! I'm still pregnant!

Thoughts: It's still hard to believe that we are pregnant. Soo many thoughts go through my head everyday. One in particular is How am I gonna make sure that A is still getting enough of my attention and try to juggle 2 kids, making sure each is getting enough of my attention, as well as J and then making sure I get time to myself! I'll figure it out, but that's what I am constantly thinking of.

Pregnancy Progress

I stole this from another blogger. I thought it was a pretty cool idea!!
Anyone who likes it, feel free to take it!

How far along: 4 weeks 3 days

Total weight gain: Unsure, haven't weighed myself yet.

How much does baby weigh: I think the amount of a paper clip?

Maternity clothes: None yet. However, I did pull them out and have them in a pile. They need to be washed. It's been over 4 years since I last wore them

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy, not looking forward to anymore

Sleep: I'm exhausted during the day, but can't seem to settle down for a nap, nor can I settle down at bedtime either

Best moment this week: Finding out that we are pregnant

Movement: Just gas bubbles

Food cravings: Nothing really, except for today, I had a craving for Schwans Veggie sticks that I had as a kid.

Belly button in or out: Obviously still an innie

What I miss: My endless cup of cofee!

What I'm looking forward to: Our first appointment in 4 weeks!

Milestone: Finding out we are pregnant and telling our family

Whoo hoo!!

We are pregnant!! When J got home, I showed him the test and he was in denial, I think. I called our local Planned Parenthood and made an appointment for a test, saying that I had taken one, but it was a VERY faint line. When I went in, J took A for a walk down the street to get a slushie and I went in by myself. The nurse came in to the room and I asked her "So...??" and she said "Yup, your pregnant!!!" I just started smiling. She gave me an EDD of March 29th, 2010. Also, gave me some numbers to a few OB's in the area. I was soo happy! I walked outside with the papers in hand, one being the confirmation that states that the test is positive and the due date. Before I got to the car, J was looking at me out the window and I just simply said "We're pregnant!" and his jaw dropped! He was like "What??!?!" He asked me if there was a way it could be wrong and even asked me if it was his (which I knew he was joking!) After pondering it for a minute in his head, he just said "That's awesome" and smiled. He is soo cute, I love him!!

As far as how I'm feeling, I don't have morning sickness yet. Not looking foreward to it, but at least it would make me feel pregnant.

Is it real?!?!

I decided to POAS this morning and when I went back in to check the results, I saw a really faint line!! Is it a real "I'm pregnant!" or is it just the evap line?? Hmm. I'll tell J about it when he gets home, and we will go out and get a digital and we can test again in the morning. I'm trying not to get too excited about it cause what if it's just the evap line and I'm not pregnant? I guess we will find out tomorrow!

Oh the willpower!

I spent all of 20 minutes this morning laying in bed, debating on whether I should POAS this morning or not. My willpower over took me and I did not POAS!! I'm so proud of myself. It took alot not to. Today marks CD26 and my cycles have been averaging 26-28 days. Saturday makes CD29. Im nervous tho that AF will pop up. I don't want her to. Let's see how much will power I will have tomorrow morning!!

Oh the wait...

Since we have started TTC, I really haven't been paying attention much to how many days are in my cycles, just been documenting when I start and how long AF is. It's been about 3 days long. So this cycle, I have been really paying attention to signs and getting booty in when I think is good timing. Well, I think I did a good job this month. Im not exactly sure when I'm due to start, but I think it's around the end of this week. My breasts are a little sore, but not like previous cycles and I broke out MASSIVELY this cycle. So, this is what I'm thinking; if I don't start by Saturday, I will POAS. The thing about it is...I have to stop thinking about the whole thing and keep it off my mind! Also, with my AF's, I don't cramp at all. I haven't since I had A, so I get no warning whatsoever that AF has reared her ugly head. That sucks. Ok. Will update more in a few days and let you know how it's going...

ETA: A few more things that are kinda driving me nuts...constipation and feeling like a bottomless pit. Yesterday, no matter what I ate, I felt as if I was satisfied at all! AND as soon as I ate, like 5 minutes later...it didn't feel like I had eaten anything at all! ugh!! I did some research online and it's telling me, based on my past 4-5 cycles, that I should start AF in friday...so we will see! Wish me luck!

NOT a good day...

I found out some information today that makes me NOT having a good day. Things that were just thrown on my plate that I just wasn't expecting. Already had a crying bout. Just trying to figure out how to deal with them...

Oh it does!!!

I like this one too for some reason. If we have twins and this comes in blue, I think this will be the winner. I'll have to ask J what he thinks.

Oooh, another one

I found another one, this is for a boy though. I wonder if they have one in purple or another color for girls...

Daydream' pt 2

I found the little girls version! They can match!

Daydreamin'

I was poking around on the internet today and I just happen to stumble upon this crib bedding set for a boy and just fell absolutely in love with it! Not only is it simple, but it's modern too. I think I'm gonna keep looking and see what else I can find.

What a crappy day

I am soo bored today and the weather doesn't help any either! It's rainy and cold outside. I was hoping that I would be able to send A outside to play today, but it looks like it's another TV day! I didn't get to sleep until 3 o'clock this morning and was up at 730 with A. I was hoping to get the fridge cleaned out today and get A's room more organized, but for some reason, I don't see that happening.
I thought ALOT last night and realized that I am really going through baby fever. I really want to be pregnant and I'm hoping that this is our month! I want my little boy. Since twins run strongly on both sides of our families right now, I have actually been wanting them. That would be awesome! One boy and one girl. Have my little Sophia and my Little Trey (J the third). I supposed it will come when it comes...

Ugh

And she has the chicken pox

Started Sunday at like 1am. J and I were still awake. Stupid cup of coffee! She was diagnosed officially yesterday. Should last about 3-5 days, 7 at the most. She doing fine, doesn't seem to be really itching today, so that's good. We picked up Calamine lotion and Benedryl cream for her, and those seem to work. Wondering tho if she can go in the pool? Probably should call the Dr for that one, huh? Hmm... We are supposed to be having a huge party on Friday. A softball team get-together. My sister is coming for it too. I can't wait. I haven't seen her since she came home beginging of June. Ill update in a few days!

Anniversary

We celebrated our one year anniversary on June 12th. J was soo sweet about it. He told me the night before that he had to work so I didn't think anything of it. The next morning, I woke up at 6:45am and heard him still here. I thought "uh oh, why is he still here?" When I went out to ask him, he told me that he didn't have to be in until 7:30 (his normal start time is 6am) Again, I didn't think anything of it. I gave him a kiss and sent him on his merry way. I drank my cup of coffee and watched the morning news, enjoying the quiet before A woke up and thought about what I was gonna do for housework that day. A woke up and came out and I fed her breakfast. About a half hour or so later, I see J walking back up the ramp to the house. Again, I thought "Uh oh, what happened?" And when he came in, he had a dozen yellow roses and a card. He was trying to surprise me!! Also, for my anniversary present, we got our first ever family portrait done! He is soo sweet. He told me of so many ideas he had thought about. I love him. He is my handsome!

Life

It has certainly been awhile since I have posted. These past few days have been rough on me. I have been dealing with a backache flare-up, headaches, and been very nauseated and throwing up, which is not fun at all! I've been to the ER, a doctor and Planned Parenthood. I can currently say that it is not due to being pregnant because I had blood drawn to test for it and it came back negative. We are kinda upset that it's not a positive. We talked about having a baby together back in July of last year. I came off the shot at the end of October of 2008. We were hoping to have already been pregnant, but it's taking a little longer then expected. We have already chosen names for the baby when the time comes. I am in love with our girl name being Sophia Faith and we just recently decided on our boy name of making him a J III, with his nickname being Trey. Our time will come and I think this month we are really gonna actively try to conceive. It's time to make A a big sister!!!

Update on life

It is soo nice out today! It's about quarter to one and it's 85 degrees outside and I am looooving it. Yesterday, A and I went outside and played in the sprinkler. That was alot of fun! We held hands and ran through the water. Well, I ran through it, she ran around it. J's doing good at his new job. He really likes it, so that's a good thing. I, on the other hand, am having a hard time finding employment. I am taking a good look at my options like going back to school, thinking about were I want to work, and being a stay at home mom for the summer. I'm also nervous for an upcoming court hearing I have on June 8th regarding custody of A. I hate going to court. My grandmother is currently in the hospital for a procedure on her heart and I can't wait for J to get home from work so we can go see her and my parents. Well, this is all I can think of for now. I'll try to write again in a couple of days.

A little bit of background

I figured that I should give a little more insight in to our life together and how it all started. I, as stated before, am 23 years old and J is 26. We both have had a rocky start to our love lives. He was married previously and that ended in a divorce. It wasn't long after his ex wife left that we met. We actually met online in a chatroom. Our first conversation that we had ever had was about going over sees and what we wanted to see over there and that's where we clicked. Every night, we would talk online for hours, not going to bed until 1 or 2 in the morning and still getting up to go to work the next morning. The first time that we met in person was Memorial Day weekend, last year. I, out of the blue, asked him to come up and watch a movie with me, and he did. The rest is history. I have never been as happy in life then I am now. He's the best thing that has ever happened to both my daughter and me. He had the choice to not be with me and take on the "father" role to A, but he did. Everyday, he amazes me with the things he does. I love him soo much.

Got it done

We got the carpet up in the bedroom. That was a messy adventure, but worked out great. Tomorrow, we will get the filler stuff that is needed as well as the carpet or tile that we want for the floor. I can't wait. However, I still have another load of laundry to fold and I'm soo tired that I may need to put it off until tomorrow morning. Ugh, still need to make J his lunch for tomorrow. I think it's time for bed.

So far today

So far today, I have accomplished laundry, vacuuming the floor, and moving my little babies into the new home. I had more umf when I woke up this morning, but I think I lost it somewhere between the first and second cup of coffee. What's next on the list? Dishes and folding laundry. Later, we are tearing up the carpet in the bedroom to put down more carpets. That should be fun to try to accomplish with A right there cause she's one of those kids that just HAS to know what's going on when it's happening. I'll let you know what happens.

Introduction

This will be a short lil introduction, more of a test then anything. My name is H, I am 23 years old. I have a four year old daughter that I will reference to as A. She is just full of energy. I call her my tail cause she always has to know what Momma is doing. I am with the most amazing man in my life. His name is J and he is the best thing that has ever happened to my daughter and me. I was a full time working mom up until a couple of weeks ago when we desided to move our tiny little family downstate. So now I'm adjusting to being a stay-at-home mom, getting housework done and still unpacking the boxes. I'll try to post when I can.