22 Weeks

22 Weeks 

You would think that once summer was over that we would be less busy, but that is not the case.  This weekend was another busy week.  On Monday, we started our bible study.  It is great to take time to talk with some wonderful ladies to talk about God.  Thursday we went to a comedy club for our friends' birthday. We had a great time. It felt good to get out with our friends. We dont get to do it very often and the comedians were pretty good.  On Friday morning we left for Green bay for my roommates wedding.  It was so great seeing all of my roommates from college. They are amazing friends. On Saturday night we drove back. Sunday is church, grocery shopping, running errands, watching the packers, school work, and cleaning.  

For baby news. Everything is going great. Our ultrasound was measuring right on our due date. Baby is growing and is very healthy.  After the ultrasound we met with our doctor. We talked about the plan for the rest of the pregnancy and what we were going to do because I have cholestasis.  My next appointment at 24 weeks will be normal.  At 28 weeks I will have the glucose test and an additional ultrasound to make sure baby is still growing great.  Then starting at 32 weeks I will go into the doctor twice a week.  I will get an ultrasound one of the times and baby monitoring the second time.  Then between 36 weeks and 37 weeks I will be induced. WOWZA. That will come quick. So that will put our new due date the week of January 6th. So we will get to see lots of baby and I wont have to be pregnant for 40 weeks:) Our ultrasound picture looks a lot different from Kenna so it will be interesting to see if it is a boy or if it is a girl that just looks a lot different than Kenna. 

New Baby

Little Kenna 

I would love to hear if you think it is a girl or boy.  Any guesses?  

How far along?  22 weeks  

Total weight gain/loss: up 9 to 10 pounds 

 Maternity clothes? Yes, I should just wear them all the time. Normal clothes are very uncomfortable. I should honestly not even try to fit into regular clothes. Regular clothes are not mean to be worn while pregnant.  Just that simple.  

Stretch Marks? zero so far 

Best Moment:  Having our ultrasound on Monday. 

Miss Anything:  Energy.  

Movement:  I feel like I have been so busy that I dont feel the baby as often. I am always up and moving so it is harder to feel the little guy or girl.  

Food cravings:  Just hungry. Eating a lot.   OHHH ya White Pumpkin Mocha from Caribou coffee. I AM IN LOVE! 

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Not a bad week.  

Symptoms: Tired, feeling really full. My food seems to be just hanging out in my stomach more.  

Have you started to show yet? Yes, Yes, and Yes. More than I did with Kenna.  

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly button in or out? In, but looking different. 

Gender: We had our ultrasound this week, but we didn't find out.  We also didn't see any signs. I will still guess boy. I will be more surprised if it is a boy, because I already have a girl and that's just what you get used too.  

Wedding ring on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Good week, just tired out.  

Looking forward to: October- Fall- Leaves, Corn Husks, Pumpkin patch, pumpkin anything and everything, white pumpkin mocha's, Halloween, Thanksgiving, BLACK FRIDAY, so many other wonderful things.  

21 Weeks

Holy smokes, this week kicked my butt. Over the weekend Kenna and I ran errands, visited with my dad and stepmom, and went to the apple orchard with my mom, sisters, and nephews. We had a great time at the apple orchard. Kenna loved it.  She could eat all the apples and raspberries she wanted, they had a bouncy house, play ground, and tire mountain. I dont know what kid wouldnt love it.  While at the apple orchard I also got stung by a bee. OUCH. $%#@ Bee stings hurt soooo bad. You forget how much they suck. After the bee sting I decided that I might be slightly allergic. My hand swelled up for three days and then has been extremely itchy since. :( 

During the week we were super busy.  On Monday, we went shopping for the house Travis is flipping.  On Tuesday we went to Eric Church.  He was SOO AWESOME.  Travis and I, haven't been on a date or have done anything fun in a really long time.  It was exactly what we needed. We had a great time.  Then on Wednesday, I had an oil class. Wufta. By Thursday I was shot. Then Friday we had my sisters open house for work and a 50th birthday party. The work week could not get over fast enough. I was worn out.  This weekend we are doing a little shopping, cleaning, and resting. We will be Patiently waiting for our ultrasound on Monday! :)  My bump looks much bigger in real life.  

How far along?  21 weeks-   

Total weight gain/loss: up 8 pounds

 Maternity clothes? Yes, for the most part. I am still wearing mine jeans and some of my shirts. My leggings came and I hate them lol. They fit so weird.  Does anyone have a good recommendation for comfy pregnancy leggings you love?? 

Stretch Marks? zero so far 

Best Moment:  Feeling the little boy or girl move more and more.   

Miss Anything:  Energy. 

Movement:  A little everyday:) 

Food cravings:  Nothing this week. I can never decide what sounds good. Deciding what to make for supper drives me crazy. I wish someone would just tell me everyday what to make for dinner.   

Anything making you queasy or sick:  My stomach has been acting up lately.  I haven't been eating the healthiest so maybe I should try to eat a little better.  

Symptoms: Tired, stomach ache 

Have you started to show yet? Yes, officially popped. Since my belly officially popped, some of my students have been staring at my tummy during class.  So, I finally shared with my class that I was going to have a baby. They were all so excited. One of my students asked how it happened lol.  Another student quickly responded, "it just happens okay, it just happens." lol kids are so funny sometimes.  

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly button in or out? in  

Gender: Guess boy, cant wait to see the ultrasound on Monday. We are not finding out, but it will be fun to see if my guess changes.    

Wedding ring on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody in the morning and late at night. 

Looking forward to: Sleeping in this weekend!!! Ultra sound on Monday and my college roommates wedding on Friday. I cant wait to spend the weekend with my friends. I haven't seen them in forever.  

20 Weeks- half way there

Half way there. I cant believe it. The second pregnancy does go by a lot faster.  Most of the time I don't even have time to remember I am pregnant.   We had a great week last week.   On Saturday we went garage saling with my dad and step mom.  Then Kenna and I, napped the rest of the day.  Very well needed. We were both fighting a cold.  On Sunday we went to church and then out to eat.  Trav then came home from his flipping house job early and we went to the park and went on a walk.  It was wonderful:)  We had so much fun playing with Kenna at the park.  She really is such a sweet little girl. 

The second week of school went well. Still working on routines and just getting into teaching. I am also still trying to get all of my ducks in a row and get things organized.  

20 Weeks 2nd Round                                       20 Weeks 1st Round 

How far along?  20 weeks- Cant believe I am half way there.   

Total weight gain/loss: up 7 pounds

 Maternity clothes? Yes, for the most part. I am still wearing mine jeans and some of my shirts.  I also ordered some leggings and they just came in. Cant wait to try them out.  

Stretch Marks? I haven’t spotted anything yet, but I swear I can feel my stomach and boobs stretching this time around.  

Best Moment:  Travis feeling the baby kick.  

Miss Anything:  Not being tired all the time. I swear I am tired ALLLLLL the time. I dont feel like doing anything.  

Movement:  I feel him/her all the time. It is so wonderful. I will be in school and feel a little kick and be like oh hey baby:)  Travis also felt his first kick! I can feel this baby a lot more than when I was pregnant with Kenna.    

Food cravings:  Jalapeno cheddar chips. I keep them in my car to snack on.  Kenna loves them too.  

Anything making you queasy or sick:  I must of ate something bad, my stomach didn't feel well for two days, but is back to normal now.  

Symptoms: Tired, scary dreams  

Have you started to show yet? Yes the bump is coming, a kiddo at my school asked me if i was having another baby.     

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly button in or out? in  

Gender: Guess boy, so it will probably be a girl:)   

Wedding ring on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Both, happy it is the weekend. I feel better about getting things more organized around the house and at school.   

Looking forward to:  Fall- It feels like late fall today. 36 degrees this morning, what the heck Wisconsin it is only September. I cant wait to decorate with our pumpkins, we are also going to the apple orchard this weekend.  OHHH YAH- I am going to Eric Church Tuesday!!! Heck YES 

19 Weeks

What a week. It was my first week back to school. I teach third grade and it is exhausting beyond all belief.  By the end of the day I am beat and especially by the end of the week.  I did catch a cold as well, which doesn't help. My poor Kenna girl is exhausted from the first week as well. She can barley make it to 7 o clock. The other night she grabbed her blanket and headed for the stairs and when I asked her if it was bed time she said yes.  Everything else this week was good. I made a new recipe for chili macaroni and cheese. I really enjoy cooking when I have all the ingredients lol. As for being pregnant, sometimes I honestly forget.  At school you are so busy you don't even have time to use the bathroom. These last four months are going to fly by.   We are pretty excited. My belly is starting to show more and we are trying to explain to Kenna that Mama is growing a baby. Totally confusing for a 20 month old. We are also trying to figure out names. We have some picked out, I am not in love with them so we will keep looking. Girl names are so hard.   If you have any good names please send them my.  I like different names, but not crazy names. We will see what we come up with. 

Have a wonderful weekend.  I will be resting and snuggling my love bug and of course doing school work on Sunday.  

How far along?  19 weeks 

Total weight gain/loss: up 7 pounds- quite a bit more than with Kenna, but not worried:) Maternity clothes? Yes, I did take out a few items. So much easier to wear maternity clothes. Some of them are too big yet, but going to start wearing all the ones that I can.   

Stretch Marks? I haven’t spotted anything yet.

Best Moment: Feeling the baby kick more and more!    

Miss Anything:  Feeling normal.   

Movement: Yes- I can feel him/her almost everyday. Especially at night! 

Food cravings:  Nothing exciting  

Anything making you queasy or sick:  I dont feel well if I dont eat every two hours. 

Symptoms: Tired, exhausted    

Have you started to show yet? Yes the bump is coming   

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly button in or out? in  

Gender: Guess boy, but a lot of people think girl  

Wedding ring on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: blah, lol I know super positive. This first week of work is kicking my butt.  

Looking forward to:  The weekend to snuggle up my Kenna.  Headed to a couple garage sales and my nephews football game. Looking forward to relaxing.  Ultrasound in 2 weeks.  

18 WEEKS

A little bit of my life this past week- 

Bulletin Board 

Bacon and Ham sandwich:) 

Loving my peanut 

 

I got this papa!

  

Tim Mcgraw

Where did that week go? Or summer in that case. I can't believe it will be September 1st tomorrow.  This last week was crazy busy.  We started teacher in-service week for teachers.  We had a ton of meetings and then I worked on getting my classroom set up for open house and tried to get things organized for the school year.  Monday night we had our last night of Volleyball.  Our team took 4th:) Best finish in the last three years.  Kenna loves volleyball.  Every weekend she asks if we are going to Volleyball.  On Tuesday Travis had his last night of softball and I had a baby doctors appointment and I taught an oil class.  Wufta. Another late night. The rest of the week was full of other activities, open house for my new 3rd graders, fantasy football draft, and TIM MCGRAW.  It is only natural that my babies first concert was Tim Mcgraw. He has has been a favorite of mine since I was a little girl.  Needless to say I had a crazy week and was super exhausted.   

For the weekend, we took off to Trav's parents cabin.  The weather was not the best, but we got lots of rest and ate lots of yummy food.   School officially starts on Tuesday.  So tomorrow we are doing more cleaning, shopping, and last minute school things.    

As for the baby, all things are good.  On Tuesday, we learned that I have cholestasis.   You can read more information here-  http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cholestasis-of-pregnancy/basics/definition/con-20032985. 
I am not too worried my doctor is taking very good care of me.  I just have lots of extra monitoring.  I have my normal ultrasound at 21 weeks:) YAY- cant wait to see the little peanut.  Then I will have another ultrasound at 28 weeks. Starting at 31 weeks I will go in twice a week for more monitoring.  I will get an ultrasound and then the 2nd appointment will be 20 minutes of me hooked up to a machine so the doctor can watch the baby.  The doctor also talked about inducing me at 36-37 weeks. Wufta. So it was quite the appointment. Every doctor appointment I will also get my blood checked for my bile levels.  My bile levels are all based of my hormones, so there is nothing I can do about it.  My hormones pretty much suck.  Besides that the baby is doing well. The heartbeat was 150 and all my vitals looked great.  

18 weeks 

How far along?  18 weeks 

Total weight gain/loss: up 6 pounds-      

Maternity clothes? Not yet, this weekend I lived in my running clothes and sweats.  SOO nice.  

Stretch Marks? I haven’t spotted anything yet.

Best Moment: Sleeping in today. Spending all weekend with Kenna. I miss her so much now that I have gone back to work.  She is learning and changing so much.   

Miss Anything:  I miss being me.   

Movement: Yes, I am pretty sure lol.  

Food cravings:  nothing this week, besides PIZZA.  

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Riding in the car. I also get sick if I don't eat every couple hours.   

Symptoms: Bloating, tiredness, being emotional.    

Have you started to show yet? GROwiNG    

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly button in or out? in  

Gender: Boy-- 

Wedding ring on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: emotional- Not as moody after sleeping a lot this weekend.  

Looking forward to:  Shopping tomorrow:) we are buying patio furniture.  I will then post an after picture of our sweet new patio.. AWWWW it is so awesome. My hubby did a great job.