Friday, July 19, 2013

25 weeks

How Far Along: 25 weeks 

Size of baby: cauliflower

Total weight Gain/Loss: +14

Maternity Clothes: Yes, and going shopping again soon for some more shirts and maybe a dress or two.

Gender: Boy! Ryan (We are still debating a middle name.)
Ryan is Jacob's middle name and it's a good solid classic name. :)

Movement: Yes! He moves a lot!

Sleep: Pregnancy insomnia has hit. 

What I miss:Sleeping, I guess I'll catch up in oh about 20 years.

Cravings: chick-fil-a, sweet tea, ice cream

Symptoms: heartburn, tired. contractions

Best Moment This Week: Making my list of things we need to get for Ryan. This could be why I have insomnia now... thinking of all that needs to get done!

Saturday, June 29, 2013

24 Weeks

How Far Along: 24 weeks 

Size of baby: cantaloupe

Total weight Gain/Loss: +13

Maternity Clothes: Yes, I'm getting to the point where I'm at slim pickings for what to wear. Grr! I have a long way to go too!

Gender: Boy! Ryan (We are still debating a middle name.)
Ryan is Jacob's middle name and it's a good solid classic name. :)

Movement: Yes! He moves a lot!

Sleep: Good! 

What I miss:Moving around easier. Being able to get up and down quicker.

Cravings: none really...Starbucks caramel machiatto sp? Did you know they make them decaf! Why did I not know that with Harper. :) 

Symptoms: heartburn, tired. contractions

Best Moment This Week: Feeling him moving all around.


Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Live and Learn: Baby Items Addition

I thought I would do a post on a couple things I would like to get for baby #2. I got plenty of great things with Harper, but as time goes you learn what works best, and what could be better... and they always come out with the cool new stuff too. :)

So here is my wish list so far for Ryan... feedback welcome.

I wish I would have just gotten this the first time! I love that it can go from a double to a single. It's going to be my splurge. I didn't get to splurge on anything with Harper due to our job situation at the time, so that is how I justify it. 

Original Collection Baby Carrier
I never did invest in good carrier with Harper and I regret it. I do have the moby wrap which I am going to try to be successful with this time, but this will be good when Ryan gets bigger. I am thinking with two kids it will make life easier if I have a comfly way to carry to him hands free.

Hand free! I wanted this with Harper, but couldn't really afford it. I spent a lot of time pumping too, so I probably should have just got it. O well! This time I will!

I have this swing currently and was not a fan of it with Harper. This isn't a must replace item, but if I can find a used swing or borrow one like the Fisher Price Snuggabunny I will. If not it will do, plus and upside is that I didn't fall into the trap of leaving her in the swing all the time... she hated it. 

This is another wish item. I don't have to have it. We currently have the Angel Care Video Monitor in Harper's room that we will move to Ryan's room when we put him in there. This one I would actually put in Harper's room. We are getting ready to transition her to a big girl bed and it make me nervous about her being free to move about her room in the middle of the night. I like this camera because it can move up and down and side to side, so I can stalk her. Not nessecary, but like I said a wish. :) 

Any momma's have must have I should add to my list? 

23 Weeks

How Far Along: 23 weeks 

Size of baby: grapefruit

Total weight Gain/Loss: +12 

Maternity Clothes: Yes, except for one pair of shorts and some dresses.

Gender: Boy! Ryan (We are still debating a middle name.)
Ryan is Jacob's middle name and it's a good solid classic name. :)

Movement: Yes! He moves more in the evening and early morning.

Sleep: Good!

What I miss:Moving around easier. I feel like I'm gaining weight differently this time, I ache more. :( I'm probably just getting older. :)

Cravings: drinks, as in juice, water, milk ect. 

Symptoms: heartburn, tired

Best Moment This Week: Planning the nursery!

Monday, June 17, 2013

Monday Randoms

1. I've been looking on Pinterest and saw some baby things and that got me thinking about baby 2. I am really starting to get nervous about taking care of 2 kids. I mean with Harper when she was a newborn and I was stressed and had my meltdowns it was okay to me, because it was just us. Now I'll have even more stress, and there will be her little eyes there to watch me. Hopefully I'll handle it better this time. I feel like was very unprepared last time.
2. Breast Feeding. This ruined the newborn stage for me with Harper. I'm not going to let that happen again. I am still going to start breast feeding, but I'm not going to put the same pressure on myself with Ryan as I did with Harper. Please remind me of this if I'm miserable and the latch just isn't working. :)
3. I am very slowly getting things done for Ryan's nursery, and by slowly I mean I have moved a desk out of his future room. Anyone else feel like they are busting out the seems of their new home? Seriously we should have went older and bigger, not newer and smaller. :)
4. I miss work. I love Harper and enjoy our time, but I'm not going to lie. I like to work. Weird.
5. Now I am tired, so goodnight world.

-Jennifer

Sunday, June 16, 2013

22 Weeks




How Far Along: 22 weeks 

Size of baby: papaya 

Total weight Gain/Loss: +12 (Going on a cruise did not help this!)

Maternity Clothes: Yes, for shorts and one dress.

Gender: Boy! Ryan (We are still debating a middle name.)
Ryan is Jacob's middle name and it's a good solid classic name. :)

Movement: Yes! He moves more than Harper did at this point.

Sleep: Good, waking sometime with heartburn though.

What I miss: A good fruity frozen cocktail, I could always have one virgin though. :)

Cravings: ice cream, water, milk, donuts

Symptoms: heartburn, getting full fast.

Best Moment This Week: Going on a cruise with the family and thinking how much work it's become with kids now. :)

Saturday, June 8, 2013

20 Weeks

How Far Along: 20 weeks 

Size of baby: banana

Total weight Gain/Loss: +6

Maternity Clothes: Yes, for shorts and bought a few dresses with an empire waist. 

Gender: Boy!

Movement: Yes! I can see it from the outside now. :)

Sleep: Pretty good.

What I miss: clothes that fit

Cravings: Yellow cake, pizza

Symptoms: heartburn!

Best Moment This Week: Confirming the gender and dreaming up the nursery!