How far along? 19 weeks
Total weight gain/loss? Attempting to gain a little weight. According to my home scale I think I have maybe gained a couple pounds... maybe. I don't really check that often so unless I have my weight checked at a Dr. office it is hard for me to keep track.
Maternity clothes? Actually my tummy has grown a bit. It has made wearing my regular pants easier because the baby is moving up with my uterus growing. My pants fit me better now than they did at 8-10 weeks.
Stretch marks? No :)
Sleep? YES! Lucky for me my Braxton hicks have not been as often so I feel like I've been getting better sleep at night and have even skipped a few naps.
Best moment this week? Feeling the baby kick Kendrick when I was snuggling him. Even though Kendrick was not aware of it made me excited for the little bit of sibling bonding.
Miss Anything?
Movement? Wow yes. This baby is STRONG! After talking to a midwife about how I feel this baby so much more than I did with Kenny she thinks my placenta was possibly in front with Kenny. I never felt hick-ups much and his kicking was so mild I never ever counted kicks because he only kicked every once in awhile. This baby is SO different. A movement will occasionally take me completely off guard and kick me so hard that it takes a few seconds to recover.
Food cravings? I'm so boring. I am so sick of food and really get annoyed that I have to eat it all the time. Nothing ever sounds good and eating is just a inconvenience. I get sick of eating all the time but then I feel like I am always starving and have to eat... So I have a love/hate relationship with food.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Popcorn. It was microwaveable but made me so sick I'm not sure I want to even test homemade popcorn to see if it make me sick too.
Have you started to show yet? Ya. I have a pooch but it isn't a cute pregnancy pooch. Mostly I just look like I am flabby.
Gender? I have only had gender dreams about other people who are pregnant and not myself.
Labor Signs? Yippy for less Braxton hicks this week. I did have one moment where I stood up fast and it gave me a terrible pain in my uterus but after 10 min or so I was good again.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding ring on or off? On and still married to the love of my life.
Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy! There have been few headaches this past week and life just seems to be getting better and better.
Looking forward to? Finding a doc/midwife so I can schedule the anatomy ultrasound. It has been a hard decision for us. I think I might try and write a post about it once we finally pick one. Technically we should be having my ultrasound sometime this week so we gotta start getting our research finished up so we can get on that.
Thoughts:
This past week (week 18) has just been phenomenal. I feel like time is just flying by. Because I delivered Kendrick at 38 weeks I keep thinking about how I am possibly more than halfway done with this pregnancy. That thought cannot be described in how I feel about it. I just can't picture myself with 2 kids and yet I get so excited thinking about how we will get to have another little angel in our home. With baby kicks increasing it is so glorious to imagine that our lives will be completely changed in less than 5 months.
I do feel like pregnancy can take a long time but I am so grateful for all of that time because it gives my mind, spirit, and body time to prepare. I have already come a long way just from the time I found out I was pregnant again. I have been changing my life daily and while it has been a very very slow process I know that I can continue to change so I will be ready for Crow #2. Even though I'm a little terrified of being responsible for 2 kids I know deep down I can do it.
It has always been my dream to be a mother and I think Satan puts doubting thoughts in my head to make me think I can't do it. Yes being a mother is difficult, but in so many ways it is even easier than I imagined. I just have to keep remembering to smile and do my best and my kids will learn to do the same. Life is meant to be enjoyed and I love this journey that Nathan and I are on. Whether we end up with one or ten kids I am determined to be happy in life together.
Okay off my soap box. Week 18 has just made me ponder lots and I just love this stage of life right now. Everything is so new and exciting yet I feel like so much has not changed.
Maternity clothes? Actually my tummy has grown a bit. It has made wearing my regular pants easier because the baby is moving up with my uterus growing. My pants fit me better now than they did at 8-10 weeks.
Stretch marks? No :)
Sleep? YES! Lucky for me my Braxton hicks have not been as often so I feel like I've been getting better sleep at night and have even skipped a few naps.
Best moment this week? Feeling the baby kick Kendrick when I was snuggling him. Even though Kendrick was not aware of it made me excited for the little bit of sibling bonding.
Miss Anything?
Movement? Wow yes. This baby is STRONG! After talking to a midwife about how I feel this baby so much more than I did with Kenny she thinks my placenta was possibly in front with Kenny. I never felt hick-ups much and his kicking was so mild I never ever counted kicks because he only kicked every once in awhile. This baby is SO different. A movement will occasionally take me completely off guard and kick me so hard that it takes a few seconds to recover.
Food cravings? I'm so boring. I am so sick of food and really get annoyed that I have to eat it all the time. Nothing ever sounds good and eating is just a inconvenience. I get sick of eating all the time but then I feel like I am always starving and have to eat... So I have a love/hate relationship with food.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Popcorn. It was microwaveable but made me so sick I'm not sure I want to even test homemade popcorn to see if it make me sick too.
Have you started to show yet? Ya. I have a pooch but it isn't a cute pregnancy pooch. Mostly I just look like I am flabby.
Gender? I have only had gender dreams about other people who are pregnant and not myself.
Labor Signs? Yippy for less Braxton hicks this week. I did have one moment where I stood up fast and it gave me a terrible pain in my uterus but after 10 min or so I was good again.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding ring on or off? On and still married to the love of my life.
Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy! There have been few headaches this past week and life just seems to be getting better and better.
Looking forward to? Finding a doc/midwife so I can schedule the anatomy ultrasound. It has been a hard decision for us. I think I might try and write a post about it once we finally pick one. Technically we should be having my ultrasound sometime this week so we gotta start getting our research finished up so we can get on that.
Thoughts:
This past week (week 18) has just been phenomenal. I feel like time is just flying by. Because I delivered Kendrick at 38 weeks I keep thinking about how I am possibly more than halfway done with this pregnancy. That thought cannot be described in how I feel about it. I just can't picture myself with 2 kids and yet I get so excited thinking about how we will get to have another little angel in our home. With baby kicks increasing it is so glorious to imagine that our lives will be completely changed in less than 5 months.
I do feel like pregnancy can take a long time but I am so grateful for all of that time because it gives my mind, spirit, and body time to prepare. I have already come a long way just from the time I found out I was pregnant again. I have been changing my life daily and while it has been a very very slow process I know that I can continue to change so I will be ready for Crow #2. Even though I'm a little terrified of being responsible for 2 kids I know deep down I can do it.
It has always been my dream to be a mother and I think Satan puts doubting thoughts in my head to make me think I can't do it. Yes being a mother is difficult, but in so many ways it is even easier than I imagined. I just have to keep remembering to smile and do my best and my kids will learn to do the same. Life is meant to be enjoyed and I love this journey that Nathan and I are on. Whether we end up with one or ten kids I am determined to be happy in life together.
Okay off my soap box. Week 18 has just made me ponder lots and I just love this stage of life right now. Everything is so new and exciting yet I feel like so much has not changed.
I'm so happy that you are having #2! And I really love hearing your thoughts on pregnancy and motherhood. I get overwhelmed when I think about having more kids too, but at the same time it is such a blessing to be able to grow and raise a child. Just my 2 cents... I love that midwives are more patient about having a normal birth, and have usually been though it themselves. Good luck finding someone!
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