Here's a 36 week pic:
Thursday, July 2, 2015
36 Weeks
I'm hot, huge, and tired! That is all I've got folks. Maybe I'll give this another shot some other day when I can muster up some motivation.
Here's a 36 week pic:
Here's a 36 week pic:
Friday, June 5, 2015
32 Weeks
Yesterday marked 32 weeks for this pregnancy. I feel so huge! I've gained 30 pounds so far and with Raeya I gained about 28 total, so I feel like I'm done. Of course I'm not done and still have about 5-8 weeks left (I refuse to acknowledge the possibility of being overdue!). It is getting close though.
My one complaint right now is my back. Two weeks ago I injured my back doing such a wild and crazy thing as putting away the laundry. My back is still healing and it has made life a lot more difficult because I am really limited with what I can do. I feel like I'm starting to get the nesting instinct pretty strongly and it's hard because of my back right now.
One really nice thing is that Jose finished school and started his new job, so he has been around more and able to help at home. We need to get the apartment organized and ready for when the baby comes.
The baby continues to entertain us with it's crazy movement. We can literally watch my belly and see it roll across, kick, and punch. I don't think I'll ever get used to it. I can't believe how different everything has been compared to when I was pregnant with Raeya.
Oh, earlier this week the midwife gave me a list of everything we need for the home birth. It's getting real people!
Well, here's a 32 week pic:
My one complaint right now is my back. Two weeks ago I injured my back doing such a wild and crazy thing as putting away the laundry. My back is still healing and it has made life a lot more difficult because I am really limited with what I can do. I feel like I'm starting to get the nesting instinct pretty strongly and it's hard because of my back right now.
One really nice thing is that Jose finished school and started his new job, so he has been around more and able to help at home. We need to get the apartment organized and ready for when the baby comes.
The baby continues to entertain us with it's crazy movement. We can literally watch my belly and see it roll across, kick, and punch. I don't think I'll ever get used to it. I can't believe how different everything has been compared to when I was pregnant with Raeya.
Oh, earlier this week the midwife gave me a list of everything we need for the home birth. It's getting real people!
Well, here's a 32 week pic:
Friday, May 8, 2015
28 Weeks
I am 28 weeks along in this pregnancy as of yesterday. I am chugging along and the belly is growing. Baby gets stronger everyday.
This baby loves to stretch out and put pressure on various areas like my hip bones! I guess space is getting limited and he/she is trying to make room, lol. It hurts though! Please be nice to your mama little baby. It's hard to imagine how such a little being can be so strong.
I'm starting to get anxious to find out whether this baby is a boy or girl. I don't regret waiting, but I'm still so curious to know. Raeya is so sure this baby is a girl, but general consensus is boy. The other day Raeya said to me, "Daddy thinks she's a boy. He's so silly, she's a girl!" We keep trying to tell her that she could very well end up with a little brother, but she is dead set against that being a possibility. It will be very interesting to see what happens with that.
Other than this never ending nausea and normal aches and pains of pregnancy, everything has been going quite smoothly. I can't really think of much else to say right now, so that's it til next time.
Here's a 28 week belly pic:
This baby loves to stretch out and put pressure on various areas like my hip bones! I guess space is getting limited and he/she is trying to make room, lol. It hurts though! Please be nice to your mama little baby. It's hard to imagine how such a little being can be so strong.
I'm starting to get anxious to find out whether this baby is a boy or girl. I don't regret waiting, but I'm still so curious to know. Raeya is so sure this baby is a girl, but general consensus is boy. The other day Raeya said to me, "Daddy thinks she's a boy. He's so silly, she's a girl!" We keep trying to tell her that she could very well end up with a little brother, but she is dead set against that being a possibility. It will be very interesting to see what happens with that.
Other than this never ending nausea and normal aches and pains of pregnancy, everything has been going quite smoothly. I can't really think of much else to say right now, so that's it til next time.
Here's a 28 week belly pic:
Thursday, April 9, 2015
24 Weeks
I am 24 weeks along in this pregnancy as of today. I can't wait to meet this little baby! Everything has been so different this time around that it makes me super curious to see how this kiddo will turn out.
Still no changes nausea wise. I'm trying to accept the fact that I probably won't be able to get off medication. I'm just thankful with the amount of improvement I did get.
I am already super uncomfortable all the time and sleeping is difficult. I don't remember that happening this soon last time and it makes me slightly worried since I still have 16 weeks to go of getting bigger and more uncomfortable.
Speaking of getting bigger, I have already gained 20 pounds! Last time I gained 28 pounds total. This time I will clearly be gaining a lot more. I'm guessing my total this time will be about 40 pounds. As someone who has always been slightly underweight, it's a little scary to think about gaining so much, but I'm trying not to stress too much about it.
I did start going to a prenatal yoga class and I really enjoy it. It's only once a week though, so I need to try and get some more exercise in. I never really got back into shape after having Raeya and I know labor is supposed to be easier when you are physically fit. I'm just so tired all the time and it makes it hard to think about exercise.
The baby sure is active though. He/she is getting stronger and has startled me a few times. Not that it's a hard thing to do, I'm pretty jumpy! I feel all kinds of crazy movement and wonder what the heck is going on inside my uterus. I have a little party animal in there.
Time to wrap this up. Here's a 24 week photo:
Still no changes nausea wise. I'm trying to accept the fact that I probably won't be able to get off medication. I'm just thankful with the amount of improvement I did get.
I am already super uncomfortable all the time and sleeping is difficult. I don't remember that happening this soon last time and it makes me slightly worried since I still have 16 weeks to go of getting bigger and more uncomfortable.
Speaking of getting bigger, I have already gained 20 pounds! Last time I gained 28 pounds total. This time I will clearly be gaining a lot more. I'm guessing my total this time will be about 40 pounds. As someone who has always been slightly underweight, it's a little scary to think about gaining so much, but I'm trying not to stress too much about it.
I did start going to a prenatal yoga class and I really enjoy it. It's only once a week though, so I need to try and get some more exercise in. I never really got back into shape after having Raeya and I know labor is supposed to be easier when you are physically fit. I'm just so tired all the time and it makes it hard to think about exercise.
The baby sure is active though. He/she is getting stronger and has startled me a few times. Not that it's a hard thing to do, I'm pretty jumpy! I feel all kinds of crazy movement and wonder what the heck is going on inside my uterus. I have a little party animal in there.
Time to wrap this up. Here's a 24 week photo:
Thursday, March 12, 2015
20 Weeks/It's a...
Seeing our baby moving around on the screen was amazing! It was a lot more exciting this time around, probably because Raeya slept through her ultrasound while this baby never stopped moving. It feels like a real person now.
So I'm 20 weeks today. Halfway there, hooray! Time seems to be going by so much faster now that I'm not so sick. I still have occasional nausea throughout the day, but mostly just in the evening. I still need the B6/Unisom two or three times a day and one Zofran, but that's still a huge improvement. I thought maybe I was ready to give up the Zofran, but I wasn't able to make it through the whole day without it. Oh well, I'll try again if I start feeling like I might be ready.
This baby moves a lot! I am now sure that I was feeling the baby back when I first thought I did. As time went on, I was feeling it more and stronger. It was pretty funny at the ultrasound because they told me to drink juice before coming. I was thinking that this baby probably didn't need that since he/she moves so much, but I did it anyway. Well the baby was moving like crazy the entire time! I just hope baby will still do some sleeping too once he/she is here. Please baby!
I am starting to feel anxious about getting things ready for the baby which seems kinda silly since there's still a lot of time left. I think it's partly because there was so much more to do to get ready for our first baby that I just feel like I should have gotten started by now.
I think that's it for now. I'll end with a 20 week picture.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
4 Years Old
Well my sweet girl, today you are 4 years old. I find myself looking at you all the time and thinking, "Wow, she's so big! How did that happen?".
This morning when you woke-up, I said happy birthday to you and you asked me if you were a grown-up like mommy and daddy. When I said, no not yet, you were quite upset. I know 4 seems very big, but you don't need to be in such a hurry to grow-up. There is plenty of time for that to happen!
The past year has been full of change for our family. You had a tough time with the the move and missed our old house, but you are now happy where we are and you love your school and your best friend Elsa. You are also very excited to be a big sister and you cannot wait for your baby to come.
Your very favorite thing to do is read books. You read every day and always need a book close by. You will read anything and everything, including my cookbooks and make up stories to go along with the pictures of food. You also love to help me cook. Your favorite things to make are biscuits and chocolate chip pancakes.
Your other favorite things to do are play with your baby dolls, princesses, littlest pet shop, and my little ponies. You are a girly girl through and through. You only want to wear dresses and are drawn to everything pink, sparkly, and princess. You love to sing and dance, especially to Taylor Swift and Katie Perry.
You have learned how to do so much on your own now. You can get dressed and put on your shoes and socks. You can open things by yourself that you couldn't before and you have been very helpful to me when I wasn't feeling well, getting me water and things from the fridge.
You are such a sweet girl and so full of personality. You can definitely be challenging, but you make me smile everyday. I love you so much and it is a joy to be your mother and watch you grow!
We celebrated your birthday and your cousin Josh's birthday last week with my family. We had lots of fun at the park by Auntie Sara's house.
Then today we celebrated with daddy's family at the park by our house. I think you had a very good birthday and I know everyone had fun spending it with you!
Happy 4th birthday Raeya! I can't wait to see what the next year brings.
This morning when you woke-up, I said happy birthday to you and you asked me if you were a grown-up like mommy and daddy. When I said, no not yet, you were quite upset. I know 4 seems very big, but you don't need to be in such a hurry to grow-up. There is plenty of time for that to happen!
The past year has been full of change for our family. You had a tough time with the the move and missed our old house, but you are now happy where we are and you love your school and your best friend Elsa. You are also very excited to be a big sister and you cannot wait for your baby to come.
Your very favorite thing to do is read books. You read every day and always need a book close by. You will read anything and everything, including my cookbooks and make up stories to go along with the pictures of food. You also love to help me cook. Your favorite things to make are biscuits and chocolate chip pancakes.
Your other favorite things to do are play with your baby dolls, princesses, littlest pet shop, and my little ponies. You are a girly girl through and through. You only want to wear dresses and are drawn to everything pink, sparkly, and princess. You love to sing and dance, especially to Taylor Swift and Katie Perry.
You have learned how to do so much on your own now. You can get dressed and put on your shoes and socks. You can open things by yourself that you couldn't before and you have been very helpful to me when I wasn't feeling well, getting me water and things from the fridge.
You are such a sweet girl and so full of personality. You can definitely be challenging, but you make me smile everyday. I love you so much and it is a joy to be your mother and watch you grow!
We celebrated your birthday and your cousin Josh's birthday last week with my family. We had lots of fun at the park by Auntie Sara's house.
Then today we celebrated with daddy's family at the park by our house. I think you had a very good birthday and I know everyone had fun spending it with you!
Happy 4th birthday Raeya! I can't wait to see what the next year brings.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
17 weeks
I am 17 weeks pregnant today. I am getting close to halfway there! I am pretty sure I felt the baby move for the first time a couple days ago. It's so hard to tell because it feels like teeny tiny taps or twitches down in my uterus, but I really can't figure out what else it could be. I think I'll just choose to believe it's the baby and be excited. With Raeya, I didn't feel her until about 20-21 weeks, but I think I just wasn't aware when the movements were so tiny and hard to notice.
I am feeling so much better lately and it's definitely making time go by faster. I can actually go out and enjoy life again! I still need the Unisom&B6 for nauseau, but I'm down to one Zofran a day from three a day before and will probably stop the Zofran completely in a few more days. I just need to get the courage to do it! I guess the worst that could happen is I throw-up and take it again. I just hate throwing-up so much.
I finally took some decent photos to document this pregnancy, so here is one from last week.
I am feeling so much better lately and it's definitely making time go by faster. I can actually go out and enjoy life again! I still need the Unisom&B6 for nauseau, but I'm down to one Zofran a day from three a day before and will probably stop the Zofran completely in a few more days. I just need to get the courage to do it! I guess the worst that could happen is I throw-up and take it again. I just hate throwing-up so much.
I finally took some decent photos to document this pregnancy, so here is one from last week.
16 weeks pregnant.
Raeya is very excited and loves her baby. Last Sunday we had a joint party for her and her big cousin Josh with my side of the family. This Sunday we'll have a party on her actual birthday with Jose's family. I can't believe my baby is going to be 4 years old in a few more days! And this summer she won't be my baby anymore. I will do her 4 year update after her party on Sunday.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
A Lot of Change
I guess that's what happens when you don't blog for almost a year!
So, we moved to a new city in March. Only 30 minutes away from where we used to live, but a very big change for us. We love the area that we moved to and even though it was a little stressful, we are very happy with where we ended up. There is a small city park right across the street from us and we can walk to a really nice creek trail and also a very cute downtown area.
We were sad to leave the home that Raeya grew-up in for her first 3 years, but this has been a good move for us. I don't see my friends as often as I used to, but I do see them frequently and I'm working on making new friends in my area.
Raeya started preschool over the summer and we both love her school very much. It's a Spanish-Immersion preschool, which is very hard to find, and it has everything I had hoped to find in a school for her. She even made a new best friend there who she loves to play with and looks forward to seeing at school.
Jose just started his last semester of school!!! I am beyond excited as this has been a long road for us all. He will have completed his Masters program in May which will bring about a lot more change for us, but I can't wait to have him home more. Who knows where the job search will take us, but I don't really care because we are all ready to spend more time with him.
And last, our biggest and most exciting news...
Baby #2 will be joining us this summer!!! The due date is July 30, 2015. I will be 15 weeks on Thursday. I feel like I have been waiting forever for this baby, but there is no way I was having another one with Jose in school and working 2 jobs!
The planning seemed perfect until the horrendous nausea and morning sickness started! It got so bad that I was throwing-up every 2 hours! I got medication to stop the throwing-up, but I was still very miserable and could barely function. Luckily the worst of it was during Jose's winter break from school and I started to feel better just in time for him to go back. I was nowhere close to being this sick with Raeya, so it kind of caught me by surprise.
I think those are the main things that have happened since I was last on here. I will try to do more regular updates since I am pregnant and would like to document the journey. With Raeya, I took pictures every 4 weeks starting at 8 weeks, but since this baby made me so sick, I haven't been doing that. Sorry baby, that's just how it goes. I'll try to get the pictures started. I feel so much bigger this time around!
I do have one crappy cellphone photo that I took at 13 weeks. I guess I could share that. Then maybe I'll have motivation to update with a better photo!
So, we moved to a new city in March. Only 30 minutes away from where we used to live, but a very big change for us. We love the area that we moved to and even though it was a little stressful, we are very happy with where we ended up. There is a small city park right across the street from us and we can walk to a really nice creek trail and also a very cute downtown area.
We were sad to leave the home that Raeya grew-up in for her first 3 years, but this has been a good move for us. I don't see my friends as often as I used to, but I do see them frequently and I'm working on making new friends in my area.
Raeya started preschool over the summer and we both love her school very much. It's a Spanish-Immersion preschool, which is very hard to find, and it has everything I had hoped to find in a school for her. She even made a new best friend there who she loves to play with and looks forward to seeing at school.
Raeya's 1st day of preschool
Jose just started his last semester of school!!! I am beyond excited as this has been a long road for us all. He will have completed his Masters program in May which will bring about a lot more change for us, but I can't wait to have him home more. Who knows where the job search will take us, but I don't really care because we are all ready to spend more time with him.
And last, our biggest and most exciting news...
Baby #2 will be joining us this summer!!! The due date is July 30, 2015. I will be 15 weeks on Thursday. I feel like I have been waiting forever for this baby, but there is no way I was having another one with Jose in school and working 2 jobs!
The planning seemed perfect until the horrendous nausea and morning sickness started! It got so bad that I was throwing-up every 2 hours! I got medication to stop the throwing-up, but I was still very miserable and could barely function. Luckily the worst of it was during Jose's winter break from school and I started to feel better just in time for him to go back. I was nowhere close to being this sick with Raeya, so it kind of caught me by surprise.
I think those are the main things that have happened since I was last on here. I will try to do more regular updates since I am pregnant and would like to document the journey. With Raeya, I took pictures every 4 weeks starting at 8 weeks, but since this baby made me so sick, I haven't been doing that. Sorry baby, that's just how it goes. I'll try to get the pictures started. I feel so much bigger this time around!
I do have one crappy cellphone photo that I took at 13 weeks. I guess I could share that. Then maybe I'll have motivation to update with a better photo!
So, there's the belly. I definitely need a better photo!!!
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