39 weeks

39 weeks- phew. This is definitely the most pregnant I've ever been and felt. I'm pretty sure she's trying to break out of my stomach- the wrong way.

I'm still the same weight I was 3 weeks ago- wooo! Hopefully that doesn't change.
Heartburn is still here, everyday, all day long.
Sleep is non existent- still. Hopefully it'll get better once I'm not pregnant!
I'm starting to crave broccoli..mmm..I could eat a whole bowl of it right now!

As I'm typing this, my eyes are getting really heavy so I think it's time to relax & go to bed.

38 weeks!

I'm so happy I'm 38 weeks! 

Only a few more to go!

I had my check up last week and I am 1-2cm dilated. eeeek!

I'm up to 162 lbs- from 124lbs. Luckily, I haven't gained any weight in the past 3 weeks- hopefully it stays that way!

I feel as big as a blimp. None of my clothes fit anymore. Waaaah. I'm too cheap to go buy anymore clothes right now since the end is so near, so I will have to work with what I have- even if that means wearing the same thing over & over.

The heartburn is out of control! It's so bad that I feel like I'm going to vomit every time my throat burns. Blah. It's only that bad at night- when I'm trying to sleep- go figure, right?

I haven't seen this babe since I was 20 weeks- 18 weeks ago! I'm anxious to see if she has lots of hair (she better), and chubby cheeks! I wonder what she weighs and who she looks like. Is she going to look like Rylee?

Will she really be a she or him? I say that because literally EVERY stranger that sees me asks if I'm having a boy. I say "no" and they're like "wow, you're carrying like it's a boy." Ummm....sooo I hope these docs were right- if not we are screwed.

37 weeks; FULL TERM!

As of today at 1:19pm I will officially be pregnant longer than I was with Rylee! This is all so new to me. It could be any day now & it gets me excited/nervous.

Rylee has been extra clingy and crazy lately. I think she senses something is up. I hope she reacts okay (as okay can be) once Chloe's here. She loves babies so I'm really hoping for the best, but I don't know how she will be to sharing her mama.

I'm up a total of 37lbs (give or take a few.) Not too thrilled about it, but hopefully I'll be able to lose the weight pretty easily like I did with Rylee.

I cannot wait to get back in shape & wear cute clothes again. All of my maternity clothes are becoming too tight- especially the shirts. They're at the point where they won't even cover the bottom of my belly anymore. :/

On the left is 36.5 with Rylee & on the right is Chloe. 

I was way bigger with Rylee (maybe because I was really swollen with her?) 

It has me wondering how much Chloe will weigh though (smaller?)

And if you follow me on instagram you will know that we are officially ready for the hospital!

36w and a little update

I'm officially 9 months pregnant.

In just 5 more days, I will be considered full term! I'm a little nervous, but excited. So ready to not be pregnant! So ready to wear cute clothes & feel like myself again. 

I've really dropped since last week and any time I sit down she goes nuts. 

I finally ordered the diaper bag I wanted a day ago so I'm waiting on that to get here and we are ready to go! We still have to install the car seat- I guess we will do that here soon.

We had a minor scare last Friday. I went in my doctors because I couldn't get rid of my headache- which I knew was because of my blood pressure. Sure enough it was 144/88. He immediately sent me to triage to get monitored and have labs done. Of course my blood pressure was fine the entire time at the hospital & all my labs came back fine. The on call doctor said 'normal activity', but the doc I saw on Friday said bed rest- so I've just been taking it easy until Thursday when I go back and we will see what they say then. So glad everything was fine and so far- I'm not being induced again. I've been having contractions the past few weeks and the monitors were picking them up- so maybe, just maybe it'll happen soon enough, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

My house, well Rylee's bedroom & our bathroom are covered in fire ants. Not really sure why/how or where they came from. If you know what fire ants are, you know they suck when they bite you. I've spent all morning cleaning the crap out of this house to try & get rid of them. Hopefully they're gone.

Speaking of Rylee. She's a stubborn little girl who is full of drama! Yesterday she did something to her arm and wouldn't move it, crying in pain, etc. We ended up taking her to the ER because her pedi had no openings and it was pretty bad. We get there & they do an xray and nothing is fractured (which I knew because her arm wasn't swollen/red or anything.) They just said it was a sprain and sent us on our way. Well, she was in pain all night, even with meds. This morning she was still in pain and wouldn't move it so we went into the pedis. Come to find out, nothing was/is wrong. She may have bruised her elbow and that's why it hurts, but she moved her arm for the doc just fine. Come home and it's like nothing happened! Come on kid. You just cost us a huge chunk of change! 

35 weeks

I'm hitting the home stretch...finally. It has gone by pretty fast, but now these last few weeks seem to be dragging.

I'd be lying if I said that I'm loving this pregnancy. In fact, I'm 100% more miserable this time around. I feel so many more aches & pains it's crazy. My entire body feels like it's about to explode. All of my muscles hurt. My feet kill me to walk on them. I've gained just as much weight as I did with Rylee- except I still have 5 or so weeks to go. :/ My belly button looks like it's about to explode open.

Everyone still says that 'I look good' and maybe I do. I know it could be worse, but I'm miserable. I'm over it. I never want to be pregnant again. This entire pregnancy has been rough, not just the end. I have braxton hicks all day long. She feels like she is jumping on a nerve at all times and gives me this pain.

How's that for blunt?

 Now on the left & Rylee on the right at 35w.

I'm starting to freak a little when wondering how I'm going to split my time between 2 babies. I hear it's easier when you get a little settled, but I'll be in school until beginning of December. I'm freaking about that too. I have no motivation this semester even though it's my last one for 9 months. I'm hoping once I'm not pregnant anymore, I will feel like myself & have my energy back. I'll probably get more sleep, too.

8 MONTHS!

Am I really 8 months?! 

32 weeks? 

Holy crap.

I can't believe in 8 weeks, give or take, she will be here & I will officially be a mama of 2! I hope I can handle this & the adjustment period goes smoothly.

The insomnia is totally kicking my rear end. It's unbelievable how exhausted I am and yet, I can only sleep for 4 hours..then I'm wide awake. The other morning it was 4am and the morning after that it was 2am. What is wrong with me?!

(Edit: the above was written a few days ago and since then my sleep has gotten much better! I did resort to taking unisom 2 nights and I slept like a champ, but I don't want to get in the habit. I've still been sleeping well without taking it so let's hope that continues.)

Everything else is going great, though.

 Rylee & #2

31 weeks!

31 weeks..where has the time disappeared to?!

This little one is kicking/punching me like crazy. I can feel when she flips (let's hope she's head first!) I'm starting to get my energy back- well some days. I'm officially in the 'nesting' stage and wanting to clean/reorganize this entire house. Heartburn is still every single day, all day long. I hope she has lots of hair like Rylee did!  Sleep is better these days. I'm still waking up about 2-3 times a night to use the bathroom, but I'm actually able to go back to sleep. We had our maternity pictures (post to come soon!..meanwhile enjoy a peek) 

30 weeks!

 I can't believe it! We are down to the last few weeks...ahhhhh!

Taken before our long boat day =)

The insomnia is out of control lately. I'm so utterly exhausted & still can't sleep for more than 4-5 hours. I'm hungry non stop. (hello, mega weight gain.) The heartburn is back all day, every day, no matter what I eat. My boobs are gigantic. 

I'm loving feeling this baby move around like crazy though. (Even if it is all hours in the night.) I can't believe in 10ish or so weeks we will have another newborn to snuggle with! AH! If I didn't think my life was crazy now, it surely will be.

Our maternity pictures are this coming up weekend..YAY! I'm so excited, but so unprepared. I have a few outfits, but need more.

On another off topic note..today is my birthday so I need to get out of bed & enjoy it with my little family! =)

28 weeks (a few days late)

I had my wonderful glucose test. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have to fast, but having an empty stomach and then drinking nothing but sugar is gross. Makes me want to vomit. I had to take the 3 hour with Rylee- let's hope I don't have to this time around.

I'm up 24 lbs so far. Seems like more, but I'm trying to keep it around 40. I think I can manage since I have around 14 or so weeks to go.

I can't believe I'm 7 months pregnant!! This is seriously flying by. It's kind of sad knowing I will never be pregnant again (yes, we are totally done after this one), but I'm excited. Excited to get my body back, excited to have a drink, excited to not have heartburn & I'm perfectly content with not having anymore. I'm sort of over being pregnant.

Heartburn, insomnia & everything else that's not so fun is back in full force. Oh, the joys of the 3rd trimester. =) Baby girl is kicking like crazy & keeping me up all hours of the night (just like Rylee.)

Bump day Friday!

I suck lately with this entire blogging thing & especially my bump pics.

This was actually taken at 27w3d.

I don't know if it's really true when people say 'you get bigger with your second.' At least for me, I don't think it's accurate as of right now (maybe later on.) I don't feel like I look nearly as swollen as I did last time.

 

I've been feeling quite well lately. Sleep is starting to get a little better. Everything is delicious- food wise. The baby is moving around like crazy & I *think* we've settled on a name. The big reveal will be soon. =)

Here I am!

I love blogging. I'm happy it's not up high in my priority list anymore, but I'm starting to really miss it.

This semester has 6 weeks left & then I'm a free woman! It's been a tough/stressful few weeks, but I'm getting through it.

Other than that, things are so busy. If I'm not studying or doing homework, Rylee is awake & we're doing something since it's summer & not too incredibly hot at this point. I have a ton of pics to post, but those will have to wait when I have more time.

On another note..we have found out the sex of baby #2! We had a small gender reveal party this past weekend (update to come on that in a few weeks too)

 And it's a........

We are really excited! I was/am nervous about another girl, but it'll be great! Rylee will (hopefully) have a built in BFF for life since they'll be so close!

I'm 18 weeks now! Holy crap. Almost 1/2 way! I can't believe it!

I've received a few blog comments and I'm sorry I haven't gotten back to y'all! I have all the emails, but my email is a bit backed up....

I'll be back shortly!! :) I miss everyone!

A few days late..

14 week bump-date! 

This headache is getting the best of me, seriously. I'm starting to come to the conclusion that I'm not drinking enough water- which is so weird for me because that's all I drink! Last night I woke up with a killer headache at 2am and I'm not really sure if I ever went back to sleep. :/

Besides that- everything is great! Rylee will hit my belly and I keep telling her "there's a baby in there" and she'll point to it and say "bay bay"- super cute!

13 weeks!

We are 13 weeks today! Woo! 

Before I know it, I'll be halfway done cooking this baby!

 Thank god! ;)

Right out of bed picture- sheet lines and all! ;)

Clothes: Um, getting tighter & tighter..by the second, I'm convinced. Maybe if I would stop eating cookies, brownies & donuts, I'd be okay. ;) 

Symptoms: The fatigue has seemed to disappear for the most part. I'm having headaches all day, every day which SUCK. Nothing gets rid of them. :(

Food: Loving everything! I'm still in my coke kick, but water is starting to sound really yummy again!

That's about it, folks!

Not an alien anymore!

We finally had our first ultrasound Monday!

It honestly felt like forever! 

We never had to wait this long with Rylee. (I had one at 9w with her!)

I haven't been able to get excited over this baby yet. I'm not really sure why. I thought when I found out I was pregnant, I would be so excited, but I'm not. Then I saw the baby yesterday moving all around, kicking, punching & it was the sweetest thing ever. 

Baby has long legs! He/She is already stubborn because the tech couldn't get her/him to roll over to get the measurements she needed. Then the baby fell asleep and wouldn't move at all! Stubborn!

The heart beat was 173 bpm! Strong little one in there. :) 

The babe had their legs crossed so we will have to wait for our next ultrasound to find out the gender. :)

I think we will throw a 'gender reveal' party for our close friends & family!

12 weeks!

We have made it into the 2nd trimester! 

Notice a little hand sneaking up?!

Symptoms: HUNGER! Spurts of nausea here & there, oh, and constant fatigue. I'm hoping the fatigue will stop here soon, but we shall see.

Clothes: I'm down to 1 pair of pants that I can wear comfortably. Poo. My shorts are starting to get tighter...and I see maternity clothes in my very near future. 

Food: Pretty much loving everything right now. Orange Juice is my favorite! 

11 weeks

Can I just say that I suck?! 

I have been sleeping like crazy, but tonight I plan on getting caught up...that is, if the sleepy bug doesn't hit me. 

Food: Still no aversions (let's hope that's gone with now),  I'm still craving Coke 0 and I have no idea why! I'm a water drinker 100% of the time.

Sleep: EXHAUSTED! I need my energy back! I'm back to sleeping when Rylee goes to bed/naps.

Clothes:  I can still button my pants, but it hurts so I just leave them unbuttoned. Shirts are fine- a few are getting snug around the belly.

We go next Monday for our first ultrasound! Weeee. I never had to wait this long with Rylee!

9/10 weeks

Wow..I'm so far behind. I plan on getting caught up- just not sure when.

I didn't do a bump update last week since we were on the road to Alabama.

I'm finally in the double digits!!

Food: everything is sounding good! I'm wanting to drink more soda & that's very unusual for me since I ONLY ever drink water. Coke 0 tastes so amazing.

Symptoms: Nothing really except the spurs of nausea that come up sometimes. Thankfully, the all day nausea has passed.

Clothes: I bought my 1st maternity shirt the other day! I probably won't need it for a little while, but it was only $8 with free shipping & super cute too!

Sleep: It's starting to become better. I'm not waking up all hours at night and not being able to fall back asleep, but the constant peeing is annoying.

8 weeks

I have officially decided that I suck. 

I thought I was going to take full belly pics every week, but I have failed...big time.

 I have no time or desire to get ready, put my face on to get a pic.

This will have to do from now on or at least until I start feeling better.

I will admit that I'm a little scared about how much bigger my stomach is this time around (so far). I didn't last the full 40w with Rylee & I don't see how I could have, but if my stomach is bigger than last time- god help me. Seriously. 

Sickness: All day sickness blows. I get it when my stomach is the slightest bit empty- so I just keep eating. oops.

Food: I'm not a big fan of meat right now.

PS- Don't forget to enter the Missy's Portraits giveaway!

When is it time for #2?

I've been contemplating about writing this because this isn't really everyones business, but then I was curious to see when other people were ready for #2- so what better place to find out then by my blogger friends?!

So..with that being said...

When was YOUR family ready for #2? How did you know? Did you just 'let it happen'?

Jeremy & I have talked about this a few times- because let's face it- he is not getting any younger by the second. He is 36 years old and while I still have plenty of time for #2..he does not. I've always said I wanted my kids to be close in age because my sister & I are 6 years apart and we never got along when we were younger & now? We really don't either.  Jeremy & his brother are 14 months apart & they were best friends growing up & still are pretty close.

However...I'm still in school for nursing & ideally would love to finish before we introduce another family member, but I won't be done for at least another 3 years. That will make Jeremy 40!!! To me- that's too old to have a baby. While I know people are having babies later in age now- I don't want to Jeremy to be that 'grandpa' at middle school dropping his kid off.

So- I don't know what to do! Do we just 'let it happen' like we did with Rylee? Do we wait until I'm out of school? So many decisions!

And if you know me, 

you know I can't leave a pic out of a post!