Week 22: Come and Gone....

~~~~~~~~~WEEK 22~~~~~~~~~

How far along: Week 22!!!!! (10.22.12-10.29.12)

Total weight gain/loss: Really Really Really Really .....You want me to get on a scale when I don't have too? Muahahaha....NO WAY!!!! My next Dr appointment is in two weeks I guess we will find out then :)

Can you be mad at me? If you have not ever been prego then someday you will get it and if you have been then you do get it :)


Names: Nope...I got nothing! :/

Regular clothes or Maternity: Half and half but I do love my new maternity jeans from H&M :)

Stretch marks: No and hopefully we can avoid them. I use Vitamin E oil on my skin after I shower a few times a week to keep my skin moisturized.

Sleep: Sleeping great right now! Excited to be over having the nightmares every night and not looking forward to the having to get up and pee all night during the third trimester so right now I am enjoying all my zzzz......!

Fitness:  Feeling good but not great. I am starting to slow down a bit especially with running. I am looking into a maternity running support band for my belly. I have heard mixed reviews but I think I would really love it. :) My whole body feels great but I feel weird about my belly bouncing all around when I go jogging. I know people say they run comfortably until the day they go into labor BUT well I doubt that's me. I love running and I love being prego but something inside me just feels weird about the belly going everywhere while I am running. But, hey this is just me and just my blog so I am all about other people doing whats best for them or whatever they feel good about while  they are pregnant. 

I have still been loving yoga, weights, and pilates a lot. I actually think my posture is improving and helping me not have back pain during pregnancy.

Sunday I ran a relay with my girls Alexis and Laura. I ran the first leg which was 3.7miles. It felt good to get out early and run along the American River Trail.

Miss Anything: I could go for a glass of red wine :0) If I am being honest :)

Baby Movement: All the time .... It is so great and I feel so blessed to be able to have a happy, healthy, baby boy growing inside my belly!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not this week. Which is good for me because I have been starving this week!

Have you started to show yet: Yes! EEEEE.... finally!!!!! Love my little bump!!!!!

Baby Boy or Baby Girl Prediction: Baby Boy. We had a scare last week that landed us in triage at the hospital. Everything was fine but we got a few extra glances at our baby boy and the nurses all said "he isn't shy" Sooooo.... I am not all that worried about making a blue baby room and having to change it up at the last minute. :)

Labor Signs: No

Most excited about after baby: Buying little suits for my little man. :) Can't wait. I love little boy clothes!

Belly Button in or out? In  but I took out my belly ring this week since my belly is getting rounder and my bellybutton is getting flatter.....

Finding out the sex of baby: Yes! We found out!!!! Love that we are having a little boy!!!!

Wedding rings on or off? On but I do notice that I am already starting to get swollen at the end of a long day or a long workout.... :( Trying to drink as much water as I can but I think I am just one of the really lucky ones who swells up during pregnancy. Lucky me. :(

More Kids: No more for us :) Two will be just enough to keep us busy yet still sane :)

Mood: Feeling really emotional this pregnancy. I feel like I am on some kind of roller coaster going from happy to crazy in like less then a minute. It's so different from my first. I know everyone says every pregnancy is so different but I didn't expect them to be SO different.

Loving being pregnant: Yes, especially now that I can feel the little baby move all the time! It really is so amazing!

Week 21

~~~~~~~~~WEEK 21~~~~~~~~~

How far along: Week 21!!!!! (10.15.12-10.22.12)

Total weight gain/loss: This last week we had our check up with the Dr and I am now 10 whole pounds heavier! Love to hear that my little love is growing right on schedule :)

Names: We had our Gender Reveal Party Sunday afternoon and shared with a small group of our family and friends that we are having a little BOY!!!!! So since then...it's been two days we haven't had much talk about names :( I guess I should add that to my long to do list! LOL

Regular clothes or Maternity: This week I went SHOPPING!!!! Really never loved the belly band and maternity is so comfy! I got some great deals at H&M, GAP, and Old Navy!

Stretch marks: Nope, but it's early.

Sleep: Sleeping great right now! Excited to be over having the nightmares every night and not looking forward to the having to get up and pee all night during the third trimester so right now I am enjoying all my zzzz......!

Fitness: Feeling great and just going with how I feel. Asking lots of questions from other moms who worked out during pregnancy and reading as much as I can to keep up my workouts and keep my little boy as safe as can be! Still really enjoying yoga, lifting, and running! I love the balance of strength and stretching with my running as I feel stronger and more flexible as I am growing.

 

Miss Anything: Not really... feeling really "alive" this week!

 

Baby Movement: I do & Zach can now!!! So exciting that this week Zach could start to feel our little one move! He felt him move for the first time 10-20-12 ....I am sure as this little one starts growing and growing we will get to feel and see the baby move more and more! HOW EXCITING!!!!!Food Wants/Needs/Have-To-Haves: No food cravings this week. Finally :0) I had no food cravings with Kourtney and this time around I feel like I have been craving all sorts of things and nothing all that healthy! Ha!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Really nothing. Chicken was fine for me this week :)

Have you started to show yet: Yes! EEEEE.... finally!!!!! Love my little bump!!!!!

Baby Boy or Baby Girl Prediction: No longer a prediction! The Dr confirmed we are having a little BOY!!!!!!

Labor Signs: No

Most excited about after baby: Buying little suits for my little man. :) Can't wait. I love little boy clothes!

Belly Button in or out? In :)

Finding out the sex of baby: Yes! We found out!!!! Love that we are having a little boy!!!!

Wedding rings on or off? On but I do notice that I am already starting to get swollen at the end of a long day or a long workout.... :( Trying to drink as much water as I can but I think I am just one of the really lucky ones who swells up during pregnancy.  Lucky me. :(

More Kids: No more for us :) Two will be just enough to keep us busy yet still sane :)

Mood: Normal and happy :)

Loving being pregnant: Yes, especially now that I can feel the little baby move all the time! It really is so amazing!

Two Nights Shy...

Two nights shy of 22 weeks along and Zach was able to feel our little baby last night!!! Our little one was moving all over the place. I think excited for the big party that we had this afternoon!!!! Can't wait to share pictures and the special news!!!!

Ultrasound Time!!!!!

Big Ultrasound Day!!!!  10-16-12

10 fingers and 10 toes. Our little baby looks like he/she is having a great time inside my belly!

I think the big ultrasound that most moms get between 18-22 weeks is so amazing! The ultrasound lady said it's the hardest for them because it is so in depth and look at so many small party of the very small baby. My baby right now at 21 weeks is about the size of a large banana. :)

They tell you to come to the ultrasound with a SUPER full bladder. Well, that is what I did except she said I was an over achiever and that I had too full of a bladder so I had to empty it not once but twice so she could get some good pictures!

Although, I won't know for sure until my next Dr. appointment. I think everything looked good and she and the Dr. who looked at the pictures quick didn't see any big problems. So that eases my mind a bit. I have felt like this pregnancy has been so different than my first one so I have wondered if everything is OK. It is nice to kinda get that feeling of my shoulders a bit. Hopefully they don't call or anything between now and my next appointment. Then I will feel really good.

I took a few pictures of my appointment. Here they are. Enjoy.

                                            FLUIDS!!!!

       Parked on the 4th floor. I guess the hospital is busy on Tuesday morning! Have no fear though. We did take the stairs, even with the fullest bladder I could have had without peeing my pants!

 

 

Hospital

 

Waiting, Waiting, Waiting......

 

Getting a chance to look at our baby for an hour... Priceless.

 

 

Best hubby & daddy around!

 

 

Hi!!!! That's me!

 

That's "us"....all 3 of "us" :)

 

Printing our copies!!!

 

 

 

Zach's shoes.... IDK.

 

Leaving happy :)

Look at all those sweet pictures of our 2nd baby!!!

 

 

 

 

 Showing Kourtney her new baby!!!!

 

 

 

Eeeee!!!!!!!!!! We are so excited for Sunday!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple Hill 2012

We spent the afternoon in Apple Hill on Sunday. It was great weather and we were so happy to be out of the house enjoying this great (finally) FALL day!

We went to Kids Inc. first and saw pumpkins, animals, and lots of yummy treats!

Kourtney really liked the goats!

 

 

Then we popped over to Abel's Apple Acres for a little while!

 

I forgot my good camera so these are not the best pictures since they were taken from my phone :/ However they are better then none :)

 

 

~~~ Week 20 Pictures ~~~

Snapped a few pictures last night! Start of the second half here we go!

Photos on 10-8-12

Week 19 (10.1.12----10.7.12)

~~~~~~~~~WEEK 19~~~~~~~~~

How far along: Working on week 19, this pregnancy seams to be flying by! Pictures are 19 weeks and 6 days!!!

Total weight gain/loss: Good question... I should get on a scale. LOL

Names: Man, I guess we kinda quit talking about it once we decided to find out the sex. I am sure we will resume that conversation as soon as we find out on the 21st!!!!

Regular clothes or Maternity: Regular but I have been getting larger and longer tops so they are not maternity but they are because they are not my regular clothes.

Stretch marks: Nope, but it's early.

Sleep: What sleep? I feel like I have been having so many bad nightmares that I just haven't been getting a good nights sleep. Not just bad dreams but really tragic one like someone dying or being murdered. A lot of people have told me they had really bad dream when they were pregnant too, crazy hormones! Knowing that helps me feel not crazy but still doesn't help me sleep any better!

Fitness: (Pre-race)Racing this weekend!!!!!! I am so nervous and excited to cross it off my list!!! Then settle into a more relaxing fitness program for the next 20 weeks!!!! I really have learned to love yoga more and more this pregnancy. It feels great to stretch and shut my brain off for an hour!

(Post-race) Bucket list item: Run a half marathon while prego...CHECK!!!!! Yeah!!!! I ran the whole thing in 2:07 and that even included a bathroom stop! Really happy I finished with a not so bad time and even happier that I felt really good after the race. I did feel a little sore in my abs but that was to be expected with being 19 weeks and 6 days prego. I do some ab work but not a lot as I am one day short of being halfway through this pregnancy.  I try not to do many exercises that I am laying on my stomach or my back for as it is really getting to be uncomfortable in my belly. See.... I do know my limits :)

Here are a few race pictures!

 

This man booked it barefoot the whole race! And you thought I was the crazy one!!!

 

 

Miss Anything: Hmmm.... this week SLEEP!

Baby Movement: I do I do! Really small movements but I feel him or her!

Food Wants/Needs/Have-To-Haves: Cookie dough! Mmmmmm... and yes I know it has raw eggs.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still can't do chicken.... :(

Have you started to show yet:  Yes. Not a lot but yes! Yeah!

 

Baby Boy or Baby Girl Prediction: Baby Boy

Labor Signs: No

Most excited about after baby: I have been noticing more and more people with two kids and I love watching the older sibling love on the new baby. I am excited to watch Kourtney love her new baby brother or sister!

Belly Button in or out? In :)

Finding out the sex of baby: Yes! Finding out with a small group of family and friends on October 21st!!!!!

Wedding rings on or off? On but I do notice that I am already starting to get swollen at the end of a long day or a long workout.... :(

More Kids: Nope. So I am enjoying every happy moment of this whole pregnancy as much as I possibly can :)

Mood: Normal and happy most of the time although I have had a few crazy pregnancy moments due to being really over tired or just plain old pregnancy hormones....Not gonna lie I feel like hormone changes are the wildest part about pregnancy. Feeling normal one minute and in a flash feeling sad or crazy.

Loving being pregnant: Feeling blessed even if every little aspect of pregnancy isn't amazing :)