Pregnancy Week 30!!!

Pregnancy: 30 weeks down, 10 to go (tomorrow)! Wow! 

 

Weight Gain: Too much ;)! HAHA! No, um somewhere around 18 lbs. It's a good thing I've gained weight like I have this past month, but I want to do a better job of making sure its healthy weight and not just eating everything in sight!

Sleep: Yuck. I've gotten used to it being not normal and not comfy. I HAVE to sleep with a pillow between my legs now thanks to the pain in my pelvic pain. I get up at LEAST 3 times a night to go to the bathroom, and with the cold we've been fighting up, we've all been up coughing and blowing our noses even more than that!

 

Name: Paytin Lily, also known as P Lily and Pay Kay, "P", Monkey, Payty Pay...the list keeps growing

Feeling: Somedays I barely feel pregnant, other times I feel hugely pregnant and sore all over! But overall, great!!

Health: Great! Aside from the pain in my pelvic bone which has gotten continually worse, the heartburn comes and goes at night time. I talked to the doctor about the pelvic pain and it's within "normal" even though its SUPER painful! Hopefully Paytin will be an easy delivery!

 

Belly: There! Though I keep getting told how "small" I am, I definitely don't feel small anymore which is a good thing.

 

What I am looking forward to: Mike FINALLY felt her move last weekend and saw it too which was such a huge blessing to me. I'm looking forward to Brayden feeling her, and being able to finish her room!

 

What I miss: Sitting on the floor with ease, something that the pelvic pain has made almost impossible, sitting indian style...haha.

Milestones: Daddy feeling his little Princess move last week :)

Movement: We're doing kick counts and it's been great! I never have to sit or lay more than 5 minutes to count as many movements as I need, as long as I do it during the times I know Paytin likes to move!

 

Cravings: I think I'm over that part of the pregnancy. Some things sound better over others, but nothing too special!

Pregnancy Week 27 Day 4

Pregnancy: 27 weeks and 4 days

 

Weight Gain: I'm too lazy to get off the couch and double check, maybe 12 lbs by now?

Sleep: Last week I had two or three of the best nights of sleep I've had in a long time, YAY! Followed by last night, with the worst night of sleep I have had during this pregnancy. Thankfully it wasn't because of heartburn or charlie horses, but surprisingly, because I had to pee. I dont know if I drank a lot before I went to bed or what, but I honestly peed 6 times last night, so dumb!

 

Name: Paytin Lily, also known as P Lily and Pay Kay, take your pick :)

Feeling: Great :) 

Health: I haven't had heartburn, charlie horses, or problems with my hips since my last post, but my two newbies this week are pelvic bone pain and hot flashes. The pelvic bone pain has been the kicker though. Its just my actual bone that hurts and its not an alarming pain or something I am concerned about, but just an ache and soreness that I know comes from my body getting ready to have Paytin. I definetely don't remember having pain like this with Brayden, or for this long, and it has really limited physically what I can do. The hot flashes make me laugh :). They just started last night, we were heading home from getting groceries and all of the sudden, I felt like my fact was on fire, I turned on the air and Mike asked me what was wrong because my face was BEAT red. We were cracking up by how red my face got, and it really stayed hot for a good 5 minutes. It's happened twice today but nothing like last night. Doesnt bug me a bit, just really funny and hoping it doesnt happen in public!

 

Belly: There, the same :) I did get asked "if" I was pregnant today, which made me laugh, and made me laugh even harder when I told the lady, almost 28 weeks along!

 

What I am looking forward to: Mike feeling her. A ton of my high schoolers were able to feel her this weekend at the girls' conference we went too and that was fun :)

 

What I miss: Energy, not having aches and pains.....SLEEP

Milestones: Nothing new!

Movement: She moves when she pleases and only when she pleases! She doesnt move around all day long, at least not that I can feel, but enjoys moving around the most when I am resting and taking a break

 

Cravings: Nothing really, still loving fruits and sweets, but salads with italian dressing are a fave right now too!

Pregnancy Week 26 Day 5

It's snowing outside, and I just got back in from a horrible attempt at shoveling. I probably would have kept trying longer in my futile efforts if it wasn't for this babe inside me that let me know I needed to come in and rest. Anyways, for some reason today more than others the weather has me in a gosh darn stinky mood. I have a feeling that along with my headache and pregnancy aches, today is going to be a restful day in our house. I figured with the "down" time I would go ahead and do another pregnancy update, so here we go!

Pregnancy: 26 weeks and 5 days

 

Weight Gain: Ugh...I want to say about 10 lbs. Which I'm happy with :)

Sleep: Bad. I don't have a hard time falling asleep, but still with getting comfortable and staying asleep. I wake up probably 4 times a night and at least one of those times takes me about an hour to fall back asleep everytime. Mike and I really enjoy falling asleep on the couch together watching a movie or a tv show a couple nights a week, just relaxing to just cuddle and hang out for a bit, but it's been getting harder and harder for me to be able to do that because I wake up really hurting in various spots depending on how I lay. I got a pregnancy pillow when I was pregnant with Brayden (that we trashed afterwards as it had lost if's poofiness under my chubby pregnant body) and wasn't planning on getting one this time around, and both Mike and I are re-thinking that. I have a lot of pain in my neck, my hips, my shoulders, and my back. Not to mention the heartburn. That's going to be fun fun fun for the next 3 months :) The heartburn now doesnt just come based on what and when I eat, but whenever I lay down flat, so it's taking 2-3 pillows, wadded, rolled, and folded to prop me up to help with the heartburn each night. NEEDless to say, this pregnancy has been such a blessing in good health minus a couple UTIs and other flu/cold illnesses and none of these sleep issues or other issues means anything in comparison to the love and thankfulness I have for this little girl growing inside me!

 

Name: Paytin Lily, also known as P Lily and Pay Kay, take your pick :)

Feeling: Tired and Sore. I don't know if I should just give up my endeavors to get up earlier each morning before Brayden wakes up. I was doing better about not sleeping in so much until sleeping really became a problem, now the best sleep I seem to get is from 5 to whatever time Brayden and I get up in the morning.

Health: Good! Another difference in this pregnancy is my hip pain/sciatic nerve (right?) pain. It's more of a nuisance than anything, but also something I want to mention for my own journaling sake. Some mornings when I wake up, I can really feel a "catch" in one of my hips. It's only one hip at a time and varies in what hip it is, but on those mornings, I have to be really careful going up and down the stairs for the first couple hours. It's like one leg won't work sometimes and I have gotten accustomed to holding onto the rail during these times and taking each step with both feet before I move on because I can't tell when it will "give out" and I've had a couple stumbles because of it! Must just be the pressure she is putting on the nerve but it really isnt that painful, just makes my body act weird!

 

Belly: There, the same :)

 

What I am looking forward to: Mike and Brayden being able to feel her. One of our high schoolers was the FIRST person to feel her move last night which was really neat-o! She's such a stubborn one!

 

What I miss: Energy, not having aches and pains.....SLEEP

Milestones: 3 months and ONE day till my due date! I can't tell you how happy I would be to get to that due date with no pre-term labor or amniotic fluid loss like with Brayden!

 

Movement: She moves when she pleases and only when she pleases! She doesnt move around all day long, at least not that I can feel, but enjoys moving around the most when I am resting and taking a break

 

Cravings: Nothing really, still loving fruits and sweets, but salads with italian dressing are a fave right now too!

Pregnancy Week 25

Pregnancy: 25 weeks and 1 day!

 

Weight Gain: Ugh...I want to say about 10 lbs. Which I'm happy with :)

Sleep: And this is what made me remember to do the update. I'm at "that" part in my pregnancy where sleep is starting to slowly slip through my grasp. I've tamed the heartburn monster but am still dealing with charlie horses, potty breaks (now 3 times a night) and constant repositioning. I think its funny that I'm always having to move around and re-position and my belly isn't even that big yet! I just get uncomfortable a lot easier this time around....we'll see where we go from here :-) 

Gender: A Princess :)

 

Name: Paytin Lily, also known as P Lily and Pay Kay, take your pick :)

Feeling: Good! Finally starting to get over completely the illnesses that plagued us for a couple weeks!

Health: Good!

 

Belly: There, like totally there, yet I still have people come up to me who havent seen me in awhile and dont know I'm pregnant who are SHOCKed when I tell them. It happened yesterday at the bank and I just laughed...

 

What I am looking forward to: Mike feeling her punch and kick. She definitely moves around enough and hard enough for him to feel her, he just hasnt been able too yet. She's a stinker when it comes to someone putting their hand on my belly!

 

What I miss: It being easier to pick up Brayden or throw him around. And it being ok for me to be clumsy. See, I fell on the stairs, AGAIN this week, slipped on ice (but didnt fall) as well as a handful of other clumsy activities. These aren't abnormal for me when I'm not pregnant, but being pregnant doesn't seem to help either ;)!

Milestones: Um... in 3 calendar months I will have a baby girl! That's a big milestone!

 

Movement: She's in there! Likes to move mostly in the evening around 7-8:30ish if I can sit down long enough for her during that time. She moves the most when I am reclined on the couch. I feel her everywhere, so I can tell she's a wiggle worm. Sometimes my belly button, a lot on my sides, and yay for kicks to my bladder too :)!

 

Cravings: Apparently not enough. Hahah. Ok, really, sweets. It's finally hit me. I can be easily persuaded and bribed with fruity jelly beans like hawaiian punch ones or jolly ranchers ones...a hostess cupcake works too :)

GASP, a belly pic!

Here's a Belly Picture of Paytin Lily and I at 24 weeks and 2 days.  Thanks to my awesome Hubby for snapping this for me as we were running out the door to church on Sunday and thanks to Elissa and Casey for staying on me to get a picture up on here :-)

Fun Preggy Moments...

• I've been having insane contractions the past two days. Not enough to warrant me freaking out and going to the hospital or anything, just the kind where your whole tummy tightens and stays that way for awhile. I think Paytin's position has something to do with all the pressure I am feeling, but I'm not  too concerned at this point and will have a regular doctor checkup this week and will ask.
• Speaking of Paytin, the little girl decided that Mommy's bladder problems weren't bad enough already, so she decided to move in a position where it feels like each kick is pointed directly at my bladder...it's been like that for over a day now....lots of fun!
• Heartburn...I woke up like choking at 2 am this morning with horrible heartburn, like I felt like I had to gulp, and gulp, but nothing was coming up or anything. SO strange.
• Charlie Horse/Leg Cramps, oh my goodness. I only had a couple of these with Brayden but I got one three nights ago and holy toledo. I know I over-exaggerate my pain sometimes, but I really thought my leg was going to like spontaneously combust or something! It hurt SO bad and oddly enough still aches in my calf muscle.
• Paytin seems to like to move the most in the evenings around 8ish, when I finally settle down on the couch, recline, and lean back a little bit. These are the moments that I get to feel her the most. However, she always stops when I try to put a hand on my stomach, and therefore Mike hasn't been able to feel her ONE time yet...not once! Argh little girl! :)!
• If I hear...honestly....if I hear one more time how skinny I am, I just might spontaneously combust myself. I know I haven't gained as much weight as I should, but I have a nice little preggy belly going and am gaining weight, just not a ton. It's not that I am trying to not gain weight, my eating habits totally prove that, its just different this time around. Trust me, I still have about 4 months to get to whale status and I am sure I will. But in the meantime, pulling at my clothes, gawking at me, and making numerous comments in single conversations about how thin I am doesn't make me feel good, contrary to popular belief :)! I even had a lady I know grab the side of my pants by my thigh at the post office this week to point out to me how I need to fill my pants out and how tiny I am! I had another lady press my sweatshirt down around my stomach at the grocery store to try to see if I really did have a baby bump!

Pregnancy, Week 21

Pregnancy: technically 20 weeks and 6 days, but in two hours, 21 weeks! More than halfway!

 

Weight Gain: I'm guessing 7-9 lbs. I'll find out at my next doctor's appt in a couple weeks!

Sleep: Still not the best, waking up a lot to pee or rearrange to get comfortable. Not hurting from my belly still, I know it's still small, but just can't get comfy! That goes for pretty much everywhere I sit or lay down these days which is such a change from my "I could sleep standing up" habits!

 

Gender: Baby GIIIIRRRLLL!! Though I posted her name a few days back, Mike and I have since seen a spelling we like even more. We're still deciding for sure, but I will keep you posted!

Name: Payten Lily, spelling still in the works, sorry little girl but we want it to be perfect for you!

Feeling: pretty darn good! sharp pains in my belly every now and then, but know they are just growing pains!

Health: Great!

 

Belly: Bigger everyday now. If I am wearing a sweatshirt people cant tell most of the time, but a regular shirt is impossible to hide. In fact, I'm to the point where, you better make a comment about me being pregnant and not act surprised if you dont make a comment, when I tell you that I am, because that just makes me feel fat ;)! 

 

What I am looking forward to: decorating her room, shopping for her, feeling her move more (praying that my placenta shifts and makes this possible!)

 

What I miss: it's just now starting to get hard to pick Brayden up and stuff, not very hard, but just a tad so that I notice. I know I will miss the ease of just picking him up easily and even tossing him around, soon :)

Milestones: Over halfway there!

 

Movement: I can honestly say I have felt her less than 20 times total. I feel hardness, and sometimes a little flutter, but it's REALLY hard to feel anything and I have found the best times I have felt her has been when I have a pillow against my belly, or Brayden leaning on me on the couch! Other than that, braxton hicks contractions every now and then, which even those have been better the last few days! I only had 2 today!

Cravings: Nothing! Something totally different about this pregnancy is my love/enjoying oranges. I couldnt even look at orange juice when I was pregnant with Brayden, it was so acidy and made me so sick, and here I am buying oranges in bulk! Never been a huge orange person in the first place but they are growing on me now!

A little bit more...

about our baby girl. For those of you who don't know, I have what is called an Anterior Placenta in this pregnancy. We found out during our last ultrasound but it's nothing to be concerned about. Basically it's where the placenta is in front of the baby at my stomach, instead of at my spine, which makes it harder to feel the baby moving around, harder to hear their heartbeat, etc. It's totally normal, safe, and no harm to the baby at all, just makes things a little bit more difficult.  I found a great article that explains it better than I ever could, here it is for those of you who are interested: http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/ask-heidi/anterior-placenta.aspx

Baby GIRL Kincaid

Another wordy update, and pictures will come tomorrow because they are on our other computer. I will also try for a belly shot since I'm hard to miss these days and asked constantly how far along I am :-).

Yesterday we went for a fun Ultrasound almost 2 hours away in Paradise, CA. It was a birthday present for Mike because he has been dying to find out the gender of our little one. We had a wonderful ultrasound technician who made our experience even more beautiful! There was one large room that we went into that was nice and dark, and Mike and Brayden say down while I layed on a nice cushy and comfy table. Within minutes we heard the words "It's a GIRL!" and couldnt believe it! We both had hoped to have a girl this time around since we are only planning on having two children, but had plenty of pros for either gender! When she announced that we were having a girl it was all grins ear to ear in the room.

Our little girl was happy to show she is a girl. She showed us four separate times as if to warn us ahead of time that she expects a lot of pink and purple in her wardrobe! From what we have heard from friends and family, we know there can be concern if a girl is truely a girl or just hiding boy parts, but our ultrasound tech was awesome to explain to use exactly what we were seeing and that in fact our little one is for sure a girl!

Little Girl was a little less forthcoming with her face and for the entire 45 minutes got to see her, stayed tucked up into the corner of my placenta. There needs to be a 1/2 inch pocket of fluid between the baby and the placenta in order to see the baby clearly in 3d, and baby girl was NOT willing to budge. Jumping jacks, pokes and prods from the ultrasound tech, tootsie rolls, and even going to the bathroom did not help get her to move. She was happy where she was and showed us her stubborn streak at only 20 weeks along :-). Like I told the technician, our kids had a 50/50 shot at getting blue or green eyes, but they had a 100% chance of coming out stubborn!

We got to see beautiful shots of her feet, kicking legs, umbilical cord, chubby tummy, arms, a hand, and her face sporting "Angelina Jolie" lips but tucking her chin the whole time too! She even showed us she is going to be a talkative little one and probably a little chubbo too because she was moving her mouth a lot as well!

She weighed in at 11 ounces and was just perfect in measurement for her gestational age. They showed my due date two days later than it actually is, so she's doing great! Her heartbeat was strong at 153 bpm and we loved being able to see her little heart flutter too!

We got a video tape of the whole thing from the place we went (included in our package) that we have enjoyed watching bits and pieces of yesterday and today. We also got a DVD of pictures, over 40, from our ultrasound as well!

Brayden did really really well and kept talking about the "baby on the chee-bee" (baby on the TV). He was super patient and quiet and well mannered but was a little concerned about why I had to lay down and he had to sit with Daddy. He looked at my tummy, and then at the screen a couple times as if trying to piece it together.  Today he's talked about the baby a couple times even mentioning in his own words that she isnt here yet when I asked him if he would share his blanket with her!

Mike and I thankfully had the easier decision as far as baby names go, because we already had our girl name picked out awhile ago. What I didnt expect was us to disagree on spelling of her first name as much as we have :)! We decided that since its a treat enough to be having a little girl to add to our family, we would go ahead and share the name we have picked out with everyone rather than wait. Once we nail down the spelling, we will share it and then share it on the blog as well!!

The Big Sibling

In just 5 short months, Brayden will be a big brother! He will have enjoyed 3 years of being the baby and the only child (he will always be my baby, as will baby #2) but now is moving on to bigger and better things. Something I have been thinking about, and am planning on taking advantage of, is Brayden's desire to be a helper. I love that at a young age he really does have a servants heart (much like his Daddy) and loves to help around the house. Whether its helping unload the dishwasher, moving stuff from the washer to the dryer, putting his clothes in the laundry basket, helping me wipe things down with a wet rag, getting us things we ask for, etc. he just loves to help and gets such satisfaction in being needed. I really see that being a plus for him becoming a big sibling. I know he will love being able to bring me diapers, help give the baby baths, eventually help "feed" the baby, help put the babies clothes in the laundry, play with the baby, be concerned when the baby is upset, and a long list of other things. I also know he will love having things he can do that the baby cant do yet, like sitting in a big person chair, walking instead of having to be in a stroller, and hopefully going potty on the toilet. I am having so much fun thinking of ideas to really encourage and promote what a "big boy" and great big brother he is and will be to this next babe.

Something I have been cherishing over the last couple of weeks is Brayden loving on the baby. I still dont think he quite understands it just yet, but jumps on the opportunity to hug, pat, and kiss my belly and tell the baby he loves it. Though at times he will try to kiss Daddy's belly in confusion ;-). I know as mine continues to grow Brayden will understand more the concept that a baby is in there but I am so happy with how he is catching onto it now! I'm really excited he gets to come with us to our ultrasound on Tuesday and am hoping he really enjoys being able to see the baby on the screen!

Pregnancy, Week 18 and 5 days

I know, I know, it's about time :)

Pregnancy: 18 weeks and 5 days. Will be 19 weeks on Friday the 28th!

 

Weight Gain: Around 7 pounds which I am pretty happy with!

Sleep: Weird! I'm not big, though I'm not offended when people can tell that I am preggo already, but sleep is already really difficult. Besides having to pee a lot in the middle of the night, I get leg cramps, side cramps, and weird aches and pains. Nothing major but still makes getting a good solid night of sleep a wee bit difficult!

 

Gender: We will be finding out in the coming weeks! Really looking forward to knowing!  When we have a date picked out for the ultrasound I will play the guessing game with everyone about what you all think we are having this time around! A healthy baby is my only request :)

Name: Well, I am really hoping to get my way on this, and I would like to keep said name for either a boy or girl a secret until we have him/her. Daddy is the deciding factor in this of course, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he'll let us go for it! We already have a girl name for SURE picked out, and a boy name, we're way undecided on!

Feeling: knock on wood....GREAT! I really for the most part, honestly dont feel pregnant. Besides wearing maternity clothes (and I am right at the awkward stage of not fitting into regular clothes and not yet fitting into my maternity stuff), having a bit of a belly, and the occasional pelvic pain and contraction, I feel amazing! Really looking forward to telling this one how "kind" they were to Mommy, but letting both our kids know that I would have gone through everything I went through with Brayden and much much worse to have two healthy kiddos!

Health: Great!

 

Belly: There! Lopsided at times which is always really fun. I have not felt baby yet, at least not convincingly enough for me :), but I have heard that if you are underweight to begin with, you can feel the baby even later...we shall see!

 

What I am looking forward to: too many things to count, another ultrasound, finding out the baby's sex, Brayden catching on more (now he will kiss my belly when I ask him where the baby is), decorating, nesting, etc :)

 

What I miss: not a whole lot :)

Milestones: Nothing yet!

 

Movement: Nothing yet!

Cravings: Nothing really. I'm happy eating, making, cooking, baking just about everything! Though, I do use my pregnant status to encourage my husband to make late night gas station runs for me, and he obliges being the awesome hubby that he is!

Baby Belly Pic

Baby and Baby Belly at 16 weeks 1 day

Pregnancy Week 15

Pregnancy: 15 weeks (holy toledo, I always feel like 16 weeks is "so" far along, and I am almost there! This pregnancy is flying by!)

 

Weight Gain: Probably 5-6 lbs. Hard for me to keep up in between doctor's appts because our scale seems to be off. Definietely much fatter than I was with Brayden at this point. I wont even post pictures to compare because its just pathetic. Looking forward to getting IN shape after this one, more IN shape than I have been my entire life hopefully.....I definietely see a post-pregnancy 5k in the mix and hopefully either an 8k, or a bike race or something!

Sleep: Due to a kidney/bladder infection that I dont know why but the anti-biotics just dont seem to be kicking quickly enough, I've been waking up a few times a night to go to the bathroom. But I've been sleeping DEEP at night and feeling like I need at least 10 hours a night to even make it to 9pm every night. Another hard thing is trying to get back to sleep after Mike gets home on the nights he works. That's something new that I hope passes quickly!

 

the next two will stay the same for a little while:

 

Gender: Hoping to find out in February!

Name: Well, I am really hoping to get my way on this, and I would like to keep said name for either a boy or girl a secret until we have him/her. Daddy is the deciding factor in this of course, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he'll let us go for it! We already have a girl name for SURE picked out, and a boy name, we're way undecided on!

Feeling: pregnant, fat, achey, haha :), hormonal at times, pretty darn sleepy and extra clumsy this week. I dont feel like I am clumsy because I am so big or anything, give me a few more months for that, but I just feel so darn CLUMSY, falling on ice, dropping things left and right, spilled my hot cocoa everywhere at the coffee shop this morning, etc.

Health: Aside from the bladder infection, great!

 

Belly: Just chubby. Remind me that I said right now that the "chubby" part of weight gain is my least favorite. I would rather be thin, or largely pregnant than in between. Remind me of that when I am the size of Shamu :) 

 

What I am looking forward to: our gender ultrasound! Mike and I are both wanting to "nest" even though I always feel like that is a silly word that people use. We just want to know the gender to plan names, plan themes, plan rooms, and rearrange our house as needed!

 

What I miss: feeling more productive in the evenings! That's still the case. Not feeling so clumsy! 

Milestones: Nothing yet!

 

Movement: Nothing yet of course! But I am hoping soon! For those of you who have had multiple pregnancies, when did you start feeling your 2nd, or 3rd child move around? Was it sooner than the first?

Cravings: Dill Pickles. So weird. I didnt have strong cravings with Brayden, more aversions to foods or things that overall sounded good all the time. The other night, I HAD to have a pickle, to the point that nothing else sounded good and I could almost taste the pickle in my mouth. Thankfully one of our awesome high schoolers went to the store and bought me a whole jar so I wouldnt have to brave the ice after my fall! I have been snacking on them ever since and wonder what it is about pickles that is sounding so good? Like I told my mom on the phone, I cant think of any food that has a similar taste to pickles, which I think its interesting that I am craving something so unique. Time will tell if that craving continues!

Tummy Time

Last night, while out to pizza with a bunch of the high schoolers, I noticed a "first" in this pregnancy with my little baby belly, my belly to one side! I dont remember that happening so early with Brayden, so I had a couple of high schoolers look, and sure enough, looked like my belly was a bit bigger on the left than on the right. Then later, when I was getting ready for bed, I noticed it even more so. I'm only 14.5 weeks, so who knows if its that baby was on that side or what, but it was just neat to see my tummy already contorting to this little one!

In other news, I took a small fall on the ice this morning at work. I fell straight on my knees and wrist and seem to be doing ok so far aside from being sore. I am planning on calling my doctor at lunch just to be on the safe side!

1st Appt!

This morning was my very first OB appt for our second pregnancy! Finally got to meet our doctor and our little one (on the screen)!
First off, huge kudos to the man 5 years ago tonight I was dying to say I do too, and who tomorrow, will celebrate with me the anniversary of our humble marital beginning that now has grown into 5 beautiful years of love! It is so important to Mike to be at every single appt this pregnancy since he missed out on a lot of the beginning stuff with Brayden. Kind of hard when we work two totally different schedules, but we finally got a date that worked so we could both go...it just meant Mike would get less than 4 hours of sleep and then have to be up almost 20 hours straight, working again tonight. But he didnt complain not once, and really made me know how happy he was that he could go to this appt. I love him :).
Second off, the appt info! After waiting awhile, we got in to see the doctor, who briefly went over my health history with me, then did the routine appt, and did a quick ultrasound! We were just dying to see this little one because I have said it a couple times, but by this time in my pregnancy with Brayden, I had already seen him numerous times because of my complications! Mike was so surprised at how "big" the baby looked and how much the baby actually looked like a baby, that it was adorable. He stood up out of his seat immediately to look at the monitor and I could tell by the look on his face how many emotions were going through him! That quick minute of looking at our little miracle together were priceless. The perfect Christmas and Anniversary present! Doc measured baby head to toe and baby measures just 2 days shy of my actual progress, which is A-ok. Due date is SET at June 24th, 2011!  I have uploaded a picture to facebook and will post it on here as soon as my computer cooperates!

Now we wait one month till our next appt, in the meantime when I get over yet another UTI, and hope that my blood results dont show any anemia and thyroid problems like my pregnancy with Bray! Then, in roughly 6 weeks, we will have our "gender" ultrasound if all goes to plan! No date set for that but I will keep everyone updated!

Brayden still doesnt understand quite yet that the baby is in my belly, which is a pretty darn abstract concept for a 2 year old to get ;). I think he will understand it more as Mommy gets bigger and he can eventually feel the movements. For the meantime, we're not worried about explaining it to him, but he knows there is a baby and will gladly tell you all about the ultrasound picture :)!

Pregnancy: Week 9

Pregnancy: 9 weeks today!

 

Weight Gain: Havent stepped on the scale.  Feel like I'm at my regular weight!

Sleep: Still sleeping ok throughout the night. Sometimes I have to get up a couple times to go pee ;).  The other new development this week, is that when Mike gets home from his night shift, I used to just roll over, say hi, and fall asleep, now I am staying awake for a good 30-45 minutes after, ugh!

 

the next two will stay the same for a little while:

 

Gender: It will be a few months, but no, we're not keeping it a surprise.

Name: Well, I am really hoping to get my way on this, and I would like to keep said name for either a boy or girl a secret until we have him/her. Daddy is the deciding factor in this of course, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he'll let us go for it! We already have a girl name for SURE picked out, and a boy name, we're way undecided on!

Feeling: like normal me, with a little more tiredness thrown in there, and a bit of nausea.  The past 3 evenings the nausea and exhaustion have been even worse,  back to the no eating dinner, just lightly snacking.

Health: Still chugging. Feeling pretty darn well :)

 

Belly: Non existent!

 

What I am looking forward to: going to the doctor (but not the bill!). Due to scheduling and the OB being in high demand up here, I wont see a doctor until I am 11 1/2 weeks along. That blows my mind and kind of worries me, but since I am feeling so healthy and taking my prenatals I know I need not worry. I know a lot of women dont even find out till they are a few months along that they are pregnant, and the doctors office assured me it is ok as long as I feel fine.  Plus, most importantly, God's got this little one in His hands!

 

What I miss: feeling more productive in the evenings! It's hard getting off work and wanting to give my all to Mike and Brayden and just not feeling up to doing much! Trying to work on pushing through it but come 8 or 9, I'm just about done!

Milestones: Nothing yet!

 

Movement: Nothing yet of course!

Cravings: Bagels, Cream Cheese, Icees (which Brayden loves now too), Poptarts :) I even managed to scarf down a couple apples this week which made me happy since fruit hasn't been sounding all that good!