22 Week Bump Update!

How far along: 22 weeks

Weight gain/loss: Up 1lb total of 16lbs

Maternity clothes: Rhetorical question...

Sleep: Some days are better than others.

Best moment this week: Just feeling the baby more.

Food cravings: Anything I can put in my mouth.

Gender: Boy :)

What I'm missing: My vagina not feeling like it has been kicked repeatedly.

What I'm looking forward to: Taking Tenley to boo at the Zoo this weekend!!

21 Week Bump Update!

Sorry for the awesome mirror picture.  Did not have a picture taker at that moment.

How far along: 21 weeks

Weight gain/loss: Still up 15lbs!

Maternity clothes: Yuuup.

Sleep: I now sleep with a pillow between my legs.  It makes my back feel so much better!

Best moment this week: Now I am seeing the kicks from the outside! YES!

Food cravings: Any

Gender: Boy :)

What I'm missing: Nothing at all.

What I'm looking forward to: My next appointment!

20 Week Bump Update!

Wahhooo!  Half way there.  Actually, I am over half way due to the fact that I am a scheduled c-section and will be scheduled a week early.  So, 19 weeks left :)

 

How far along? 20 Weeks

Weight gain/loss: up 2lbs. Total of 15lbs.

Feeling: I feel great besides the fact that I'm totally whipped by 5pm.

Maternity clothes? Maternity.  Everything.

Sleep:  I wake up to pee and can't go back to sleep for an hour...or more.  Awesome.

Food cravings: Not a thing.

Movement? Loving every single kick :)

What I miss? This week would be my energy.

Best moment this week: Finding out baby is a BOY! See previous post.

What I'm looking forward to: Holding my cousins baby boy.  I can't wait to imagine holding my boy.

Next Appointment: Oct. 30th

I give in way too easily...

So, Justin and I decided to NOT find out the gender of our second baby.  I was completely content with that and really haven't even thought about it until..

Justin said, "I really wanna find out.  We're finding out because I'm a planner."

First of all this is a lie.  He is no where near a planner so, I know he just wanted to know what gender of the baby is but apparently had to justify it some way.  We argued about this and I gave in under my circumstances.

1. We have the ultra sound tech put the gender on paper and put it in an envelope and another one where she would put the u/s picture (for us incase someone wanted to play a sick joke on us).
2. We were going to Perkins restaurant and giving an envelope to a waitress and having her put either blueberry topping (boy) or strawberry topping (girl) on the pancakes, covering it up and bringing to our table. 

3. Justin's aunt Missy would be there taking pictures of us during this process.

Pretty sure he thought this idea was stupid.  I mean, he didn't have to come out and say it, but I could tell he wasn't a fan.  Go ahead...ask me if that changed my mind?  Nope.  So, he got his way and I got my way.  With that being said here is the outcome:

Yay!  Tenley is going to have a little brother and we couldn't be more thrilled for our family.  This will be the first boy on my side of the family.  I have 3 nieces and I have a daughter so, my family members are pretty excited.  However, the most important part of the entire u/s is and will always be the health of our baby.  I have not gotten any results from the dr. yet, but the tech pointed out everything and said it looks amazing.  For now I am holding onto those words as encouragment that our baby boy is growing healthy. 

Let's look at some picture from our ultrasound, shall we?



The back of his legs.  You can see where the umbilical cord is too!



Hands/arms over face :)



Beautiful profile.

The money shot.

Is it February yet?

19 Week Bump Update!

How far along? 19 Weeks

Weight gain/loss: up 2lbs.  Total of 12lbs.

Feeling: Feeling pretty good.  I puked for the first time over the weekend, so that was neat.

Maternity clothes? Everything pretty much is maternity however, the black pants in this pic are NOT maternity. BAM!

Sleep:  Not the greatest.  It's really hard to fall asleep once I wake up.

Food cravings: Food in general. I have noticed the past week that I have not been hungry in the evenings.  This is strange.

Movement? Definitely feeling kicks.  Thought I felt the baby rolling over this morning too. :)

What I miss? Not too much.

Best moment this week: Hitting 19 weeks and feeling more kicks!

What I'm looking forward to: A/s on Oct 2nd.  Cant wait to see the baby and know she/he is ok.

Next Appointment: Oct. 2nd

17 Week Bump Update!

Don't mind the fact that I look like I rolled out of bed (I didn't), but here is my latest pic.

How far along? 17 Weeks

Weight gain/loss: up 5lb.  Total of 10bs.

Feeling: Still have the headaches, but feeling good!

Maternity clothes? Yes yes yes yes.

Sleep:  Sleep is kinda crappy.  Waking up randomly and not being able to fall back asleep.

Food cravings: No cravings.  Just food in general :)

Movement? Small pokes here and there!

What I miss? Energy!

Best moment this week: Hitting 17 weeks :)

What I'm looking forward to: Some stronger punches from de baby.

Next Appointment: Oct. 2nd is our a/s, but will not be finding out the gender.

Tenley's Birthday! Yes, it's a tad late...

Ok, right now I am not mother of the year, but I swear I will make up for it. Let's recap a little:

Tenley turned 1 (I cant believe it!) on July 31st.  My sweet little 7lbs 3oz-er is now a 21 lb toddler.  Full of personality and such a sweet little girl.  I mean, she is truly such a sweet heart.  Always giving hugs and kisses.  These days Tenley is now:

-WALKING!  She started toddling around at 11 months and has been full force ever since then.  I love watching her learn how to overcome her walking obstacles. 
-Still only saying da-da and ma-ma.  Not sure if she knows what ma-ma means yet, but we're getting there!
-Feeding herself and enjoying it.  Her favorite food by far is fruit.  She would pass up a chocolate cake over fruit any day.  So not like her mother. 
-Taking only one bottle at night.  I could cut it out if I wanted, but to be honest I love feeding her and so does Justin.  That time with her is so relaxing, it's hard to give it up.  I will, though. **sobbb**
-She loves mickey mouse and the hot dog dance.  I like doing it with her because she thinks it's "cool". I think lol.
-She is now wearing size 18 months in clothes and size 3-4 in shoes.  Still in size 3 diapers however, I could move her up to size 4.

Now onto her birthday party.  What a great turn out it was.  I think about 80 people came (I know, right?) and stayed pretty much the whole time.  I had tons of food...probably a little too much, but everyone ate well.  Center pieces turned out cute as ever and the kids loved their party favors.  Here are just a few birthday pics. ;)

Love our family :)

She loves her baby dolls.

Center Pieces

Make your own hot dog station

These were the party favors for the kids.

The cupcake's had butterflies, worms and lady bugs.  The oreos were considered the "dirt"

Food including: Hot dogs (toppings were: Coney sauce, onion, cheese, sauerkraut and coleslaw), baked beans, potato salad, macaroni salad, fruit spears, corn bread, zucchini bread, jello (for the kids) and of course cupcakes.  Drinks were water, lemonade and pink lemonade.

Big step for Tenley.  She's not a huge fan of water, but she enjoyed herself. :)

:)

 

 

Also, I am going to include some of my favorite pictures from her one year photo shoot. :)

Hope you enjoyed the picture dump.  She is beautiful and I cna't wait to see what the upcoming years holds for her and our family.  I honestly never imagined we would have such a sweet girl.  We are beyond blessed and I am so excited that we get to give her a brother or sister!  What a great big sister she will be.  We love you so much Tenley...more than you will ever know.