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Showing posts with label Pregnancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pregnancy. Show all posts
Pregnancy Update
Now that I am current on all my blog postings, I thought I would write a little something about this pregnancy. We are definitely in the final days and we can't wait to finally meet this new little addition to our family!
Overall, I have felt great throughout the pregnancy. The first trimester I definitely experienced "morning sickness" ten times more that when I was pregnant with McKinley. At one point during the first trimester I told Mike I would NOT be having any more children. This would be my last! Now that I am a few months removed from that point in the pregnancy my feelings have changed:)
In many ways this pregnancy has been so much like my first pregnancy, but in many ways it is so different too.
The similarities:
1. weight gain
2. body/belly shape
3. overall feeling
The differences:
1. Hardly any sciatic pain!!! I am almost positive this is due to the fact that up until last week I was still working out.
2. Movement: this baby has been trying burst out of my belly for weeks now. If I had to pick one thing making me uncomfortable this pregnancy it would be that.
3. I now have an "outie" belly button!
4. Food cravings
Here are a few pictures to document this pregnancy:)
This is the only picture we have taken to purposefully show my belly growth (39 weeks and 1 day) throughout the entire pregnancy.
Boot Camp Momma:
With the exception of my 1st trimester, I have attended boot camp on average of 3 days per week this entire pregnancy.
My food cravings:
Obviously I craved sweets and wasabi peas:)
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At our last doctors appointment we were told the baby is in the proper position for delivery and I was already progressing nicely. So our bags are packed and we are just waiting for nature to take its course!
I feel less prepared for the arrival of this little one even though we have done this once before. Thankfully we do have names picked out for both a boy and a girl and even though we are not telling, I will tell you that they are "M" names:)
Organ Baby #2
Being pregnant with our 2nd child has been a completely different experience for me than when I was pregnant the first time around, and I am not talking just physical symptoms. At times I feel a little guilty about how uninvolved I seem to be with this pregnancy. I know that sounds incredibly silly, after all I will be carrying this child in me for 9 months!
With my first pregnancy, I kept a very detailed journal. I would write in it every couple of days and report about every single kick, doctor's appointment, emotion felt, gift received, etc. Every week Mike and I would open the baby book to see what size fruit the baby was at that time. I read numerous books on the birth process, breastfeeding, taking care of and raising a newborn, etc. We took every class that was offered to new parents and we interviewed numerous pediatricians. I spent hours on the nursery: planning, shopping, hand making & sewing items. And as much time as I spent making the nursery perfect, I spent even more time just researching what products to put on the baby registry. Most importantly we had the perfect baby named picked out.
From the time I peed on that little stick I don't think I ever forgot that I was pregnant. There was a constant joy and excited energy that surrounded me at all times.
Now we come to pregnancy #2...
We have not done any of those things. I mean not ONE! A pregnancy journal, what's that? I have no idea if the baby is the size of an avocado or a grapefruit. Another parenting book or class, who's got the time? And besides our first one survived right? You get the picture and that is where the guilt sneaks in. I am busy and preoccupied just with taking care of McKinley and keeping a household. Often times I forget that I am pregnant until the baby kicks or my belly runs into something.
One thing that hasn't changed is the joy and excitement that comes along with being pregnant. I am incredibly excited about this little blessing and I can't wait to see our little family of three become a crazy family of four.
This past week was my 20 week check-up and ultrasound. Even my ultrasound experience was completely different from the first pregnancy. When we were pregnant with McKinley, Mike and I were in a quiet exam room, watching every flicker on the screen, wanting to know what every little thing was and was it normal. This ultrasound was a little chaotic. We were trying to entertain a talkative and inquisitive 21 month old while also trying to pay attention to the baby on the screen. At one point during the ultrasound I looked away from the monitor to check on McKinley and found Mike working (texting or sending an email) on his phone. For a split second this momma was not very happy, but I laugh about it now because I realize that this time around things are just different and that is okay.
Finally, the real reason for this post. The profile picture of our little peanut:
With my first pregnancy, I kept a very detailed journal. I would write in it every couple of days and report about every single kick, doctor's appointment, emotion felt, gift received, etc. Every week Mike and I would open the baby book to see what size fruit the baby was at that time. I read numerous books on the birth process, breastfeeding, taking care of and raising a newborn, etc. We took every class that was offered to new parents and we interviewed numerous pediatricians. I spent hours on the nursery: planning, shopping, hand making & sewing items. And as much time as I spent making the nursery perfect, I spent even more time just researching what products to put on the baby registry. Most importantly we had the perfect baby named picked out.
From the time I peed on that little stick I don't think I ever forgot that I was pregnant. There was a constant joy and excited energy that surrounded me at all times.
Now we come to pregnancy #2...
We have not done any of those things. I mean not ONE! A pregnancy journal, what's that? I have no idea if the baby is the size of an avocado or a grapefruit. Another parenting book or class, who's got the time? And besides our first one survived right? You get the picture and that is where the guilt sneaks in. I am busy and preoccupied just with taking care of McKinley and keeping a household. Often times I forget that I am pregnant until the baby kicks or my belly runs into something.
One thing that hasn't changed is the joy and excitement that comes along with being pregnant. I am incredibly excited about this little blessing and I can't wait to see our little family of three become a crazy family of four.
This past week was my 20 week check-up and ultrasound. Even my ultrasound experience was completely different from the first pregnancy. When we were pregnant with McKinley, Mike and I were in a quiet exam room, watching every flicker on the screen, wanting to know what every little thing was and was it normal. This ultrasound was a little chaotic. We were trying to entertain a talkative and inquisitive 21 month old while also trying to pay attention to the baby on the screen. At one point during the ultrasound I looked away from the monitor to check on McKinley and found Mike working (texting or sending an email) on his phone. For a split second this momma was not very happy, but I laugh about it now because I realize that this time around things are just different and that is okay.
Finally, the real reason for this post. The profile picture of our little peanut:
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Some of you may be wondering if we are having a little boy or a little girl, well we are too! We have decided not to find out the sex of this baby. Everyone (including us) will just have to wait until Baby Organ decides to make his/her appearance sometime in the middle of June.
