28 weeks, 4 days (12/15/08)

Had another appointment yesterday! I am SO GLAD I switched over, I really like it there, and my midwife is great so far.
I gained WAY more than I had hoped...in the last 8 weeks I have gained twice as much as I did in the first 20 weeks! Yikes! Hopefully now it will slow down.
I start going every two weeks now, so I go back December 29th. It really isn't long now, which makes me kind of nervous. Excited, but nervous. I have no idea how I am going to do with two small ones at home.
Nothing else to really update now, I'll have to take another picture soon.
ETA: here it is, 29 weeks, 1 day.

25 weeks, 3 days

I finally got my appointment with the Birth Center! I was so excited, and rightfully so. It is really nice there, and the midwife I met with, Anastasia, was very nice also. It was a 2 hour appointment, so it was great to be able to tell her everything I wanted to tell her. She really seemed to listen and encouraged me to ask questions.
I weighed in at 155, not bad, but more than I would have liked, although I expected as much since I ate way too much Halloween candy! I am still on track to be at or less than my weight with the last pregnancy, which is the goal.
This baby has the hiccups ALL the time! I love it, it is so funny. And last night I had the remote on my belly while I was laying on the couch and it was kicking it all over. Daddy was watching and it even made him laugh.
Everything is really going well. We're gearing up for Thanksgiving this coming week, we're doing dinner at my mom's (with Meemaw) on Wednesday and dinner with Daddy's family on Friday. I am going to attempt to make a chocolate pumpkin cheesecake pie to take along to both places...should be interesting! I have never even made pumpkin pie or cheesecake let alone a combo!
Let's see, what else?? Amy is pregnant! She just found out on the 17th that it's a boy! She's 7 weeks behind me, so she's due April 21st! I can't wait! She's going to be such a great mommy. If we have a girl I will have SO much stuff for her!
I really haven't had any issues thus far with heartburn or anything like that, so we'll see if I can make it through without...it'll be interesting to see if this baby comes out bald if I don't have any at all...I never did with my 1st and she was bald, I did a little with my second and he had a little hair, so maybe there's something to that old wives tale? I do have major vericose veins on my right leg, though, which SUCK! They're starting to ache a little, too, and the midwife said that the spidery one's on my lower leg will likely stay forever. I have been working on Chris about surgery when this is all over!! But really, I can't complain. I have been doing everything I always do, just like normal...I can't imagine having a difficult pregnancy or being on bedrest, so I try to count my blessings.

21 weeks, 1 day

I think I am finally officially out of my regular jeans...except for one pair. The others I have to rubberband the button. Most of my maternity pants are still too big, though! Ugh!

Exciting news! I dumped my doctor! I left her office yesterday and just cried, she was so mean. I finally had it with her. I have considered leaving since I was pregnant with Nik and just never grew a pair! Well I did some research yesterday after my appointment and found a birth center that isn't much farther away than my doc was and I get even better coverage with them! I am thrilled to have a midwife and it's so cool that I can do this at a birth center! Daddy is a little freaked about the whole thing because he worries too much but I think it will be great! He'll see.
Anyway, other than that, I am at 150 lbs, so up total 6.5 (I am 20 weeks, 5 days), which I am so proud of myself for! She said my labs were all excellent (whatever that means) and the ultrasound was perfect! At least there aren't any problems, that's always a blessing! I go to see the midwife on November 18th, which would've been my next ob appointment, I can't wait to see the place. They actually have virtual tours online, so I kind of already have an idea of what to expect. It's Madison Birth Center, for future reference!
I feel kicks every day, which I love, daddy finally felt them too about a week ago! It makes him happy. I actually already feel hiccups, too, which is so cool, I never expected to feel hiccups this early. And occasionally, if I look at the right moments, I can see the kicks, too. Pretty soon I will have to get it on video!

Had my ultrasound last Tues! I still think it's a girl, but we'll have to see. I go back to the doc in less than a week and I will update then, they don't tell me anything at the ultrasound.
The kids and daddy got to all come along and see, too, so that was really cool. I wanted to video it but it was against the clinic rules which really made me sad. I got great pictures, though!

Had another appointment yesterday! I was 16 weeks, 4 days (already!). The heart rate was 151 (or 154, I can't remember) and everything looks good. I go for an ultrasound in two weeks, October 7th! I've gained 3.3 pounds, so I'm up to 145.8. I am right on track so far, just need to keep it up. I really don't want to have to lose too much! I love food too much for that!
I have been feeling movement really well for the last couple of weeks. It's been every day too, and already seems to be some kind of schedule. It's more at night and really early in the morning. Last night I felt it with my hand for the first time! That was exciting! Dad can't wait until he can start feeling it. He still keeps telling me that there's two in there, so we're both looking forward to the ultrasound. The practical side of me says no way, the other side of me finds every little symptom and difference and says 'It must be!'. Though I don't know what we would do if it is!
We got a pack and play on Friday. And I picked up a booster seat for Nik at a garage sale, so we have everything we need. Unless it's a girl, then we need some clothes! I think it's a girl. So does daddy. We have girl names that we're tossing around but we haven't really thought of boy names. We will. We didn't decide on Nik's name until I was 39 weeks, so we are doing pretty good so far I think.

13 weeks!

So I had my 2nd appointment on Monday! All is well. Got to hear the heartbeat for the first time. Unfortunately daddy didn't get to go to this one, he couldn't get off of work. He'll be at the ultrasound though, which isn't for another 2 months! I can hardly wait. Not like we'll be finding out the sex, but I just want to see it, I think it's so amazing to watch!
So whatever weight I lost I almost gained back, I was 1 pound shy of my first appointment. Considering where I started I am pretty happy with that. We'll see how it goes from here. I swear I gained it all back when we went to Famous Dave's! Meat just sounded so good! Which is really weird for me. I have also been craving pink or red grapefruit. And fresh salsa!
Pretty uneventful other than that. I am still just waiting to get bigger so I can feel you KICK me! I know, it's crazy, but I love it! I also want to get past this 'Is she pregnant or fat?' phase. At least then I can fit into maternity clothes, because now I am having a hard time fitting into anything!
Oh, and on the way to the appointment I got a text message from daddy. It said "there's two in there". Do you have any idea how many times I have heard that! I would just die if there is two!
So, anyway, that's really all for now. I go back September 22nd, 16 1/2 weeks. Can't wait til then! Oh, I just realized that's the day before our anniversary!

August 12th, 2008

Ok, I know I'm a little late coming into this, so I'll have some catching up to do.
This is my first blog, too, so I am a little wary, I was never a fan of blogging. I have no other way to keep track right now, though, so here goes.
I am 10 weeks, 5 days. I found out I was pregnant July 3rd when I decided for the heck of it to go ahead and take a test (I had a spare one still from when I was pregnant with my son). I guess in my heart I knew I was, or I wouldn't have even bothered, but I outwardly didn't think in a million years that it would come back positive! I was so surprised! So was daddy! Although I must say he was much more calm than I was. We were both thrilled though, just took some adjusting since we weren't expecting it so soon. We figured it would be another 6 months or so before we started trying!
Anyway, back on track.
I had my first doctor appointment on July 24th. We decided to wait until after that before we told anyone. So of course I went straight to my mom's after the appointment and told her the news. She was practically jumping up and down! Everyone was very happy when we told them. The kids were thrilled, too, and both right away said they wanted a girl, which kind of surprised me!

I never lost all the weight from my last baby, so I started off this pregnancy a bit bigger than I wanted, so I am hoping to not gain as much this time as I have before. With both other pregnancies I gained 45-50 pounds. I started this pregnancy at 143.5 (according to the doc scale, 140 according to mine) which is where I was at at 14 weeks last time. So I have been hoping not to gain any up to that point! I actually have experienced some 'morning sickness' this time around though, which is a first for me, and it only lasted a couple weeks (~7-9). So I think that has contributed to the fact that I have so far lost 4 pounds. I never got sick, though, so I don't know what's up. I am sure part of it is that I cannot drink coffee anymore (not that I worry about a couple cups, it just made me wanna yak!) and I don't drink soda or alcohol any more. I am also thinking that I am probably eating about the same as I was before and now my body is using more of those calories to make a life! Plus I am still nursing my youngest, only before bed, but still! Anyway, here I am at 10 weeks and 136 pounds (according to my scale, so probably 139.5 in reality) which is good! I can handle that. I just need to keep it up!
I feel that I am getting bigger now, though. My belly is starting to come out just a little bit. For some reason after I eat I look 5 months pregnant.
Everyone will probably think I am crazy, too, but I SWEAR I felt you move last night! I know I felt my last baby at 13 weeks, and I thought THAT was crazy, so this must be crazy. But it was you, it wasn't anything else. Pretty incredible!
My next appointment is on August 25th, almost three weeks from now. We should be able to hear the heartbeat then, I can't wait!