Sea World Entrance 6/13/2012

Self portraits up Millcreek Canyon while the boys were playing in the stream

How far along? 32 weeks
Total weight gain: 35lbs
Maternity clothes? Yep!
Stretch marks? No new ones...yet
Sleep: Very uncomfortable and little man is awake a lot!
Best moment the past 2 weeks: So it's been 5 weeks...oops. Best moment was that we took Ian to Sea World San Diego just last week (June 12-15). It was an amazing and fun family vacation.
Miss Anything? Deep breaths
Movement: Large movements now that can be felt by everyone. Although he can still be pretty shy.
Food Cravings: Sweets - I have moved onto Oreos. I will take a sugar cookie too though ;)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Swelling in my feet and ankles still. Belly is bigger so it is heavier and it makes it harder to breathe.
Belly button, in or out: Flat
Wedding ring on or off: On
Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy usually
Looking forward to: Baby showers. We need EVERYTHING! ;)

(I had to be my own photographer this week. Ian was out playing and Charles is out of town. :)

How far along? 27 weeks

Total weight gain: 25lbs

Maternity clothes? Yep! And now I have nothing to wear ;)

Stretch marks? No new ones...yet

Sleep: Interrupted

Best moment the past 2 weeks: Bought some baby clothes and got an awesome onesie from my friend, Jeff. "Made in America with Welsh parts" - so cute!

Miss Anything? Alcohol - I never craved it with Ian but I could down a beer no problem if I could right now!

Movement: Quite a bit but he is very shy with others.

Food Cravings: Sugar cookies - Actually any type of sugary dessert substance will do

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Gender: Boy

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Swelling in my feet and ankles - No fun :P

Belly button, in or out: Flat

Wedding ring on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time? Mostly happy - Small anxiety attacks here and there

Looking forward to: Finding a house to buy. This is a tough process at the moment. Not finding what we want in our price range. Hopes are still up though. Fingers and toes crossed as well.

How far along? 24 weeks

Total weight gain: 20 lbs

Maternity clothes? Shirts, still holding on to my pants with the bella band ;)

Stretch marks? No new ones :P

Sleep: Still interrupted due to hips and back always bringing on the pain...

Best moment the past 2 weeks: Ian finally being able to feel his little brother move

Miss Anything? Beer. I suppose because the weather is getting warmer, it's close to beer season ;)

Movement: A bit more just in the last couple of days. A few big kicks here and there

Food Cravings: Sweets! Oreos, sugar cookies, Twix, Kit Kats... I finished off a box of milk duds just last night watching a half hour show :P

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Heartburn has been getting worse. Even brings me close to throwing up. Yuck!

Belly button, in or out: Flat

Wedding ring on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy but still pretty moody

Looking forward to: Finding some maternity pants that are reasonably priced as well as make me feel and look good... I know it's a dream but a girl has to have them :P

Note that Ian added his own artwork to our board :) Must be him and his brother racing at the top. And then letting everyone know that he "can't wait" until his little brother is here :) Love my boys!!!

How far along? Apparently 21 weeks

Total weight gain: 15lbs

Maternity clothes? Shirts

Stretch marks? No new ones :P

Sleep: Having issues with my sciatic nerve so sleeping is just okay. It hurts no matter what side I sleep on...How long do I still have?? :P

Best moment the past 2 weeks: 20week ultrasound. Everything looks healthy and strong. Yay! And turns out I am measuring at 21 weeks so our new due date is August 19th! Another Leo, just like his big bro!

Miss Anything? Good sushi

Movement: A lot but he is sitting with his back facing out so I feel it a lot but no one else can yet :(

Food Cravings: Tacos!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Sciatica - Going to the chiropractor to alleviate some of the discomfort :)

Belly button, in or out: In

Wedding ring on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy but definitely impatient ;)

Looking forward to: Still need to figure out a name for this little one... And we are looking to move to a bigger place. It's a must, no room for baby in our current dump :P

How far along? 18 weeks

Total weight gain: 11lbs

Maternity clothes? Shirts

Stretch marks? No new ones :P

Sleep: Consistently inconsistent

Best moment the past 2 weeks: Our gender check ultrasound :) So exciting to see him and find out we are having a BOY!

Miss Anything? Beer and Wine, a lot recently...

Movement: Here and there 

Food Cravings: Grilled chicken salads with Jaime's mustard dressing ;)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Hips hurt already after sleeping. Feeling my age

Belly button, in or out: In

Wedding ring on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy mostly - short fuse though ;)

Looking forward to: Finding a name for the new little man. No luck and we have been through A LOT of names. Not without a little help from friends and family but nothing has caught our eye so to speak... Could be Ian2 :P

How far along? 16 weeks

Total weight gain: 8lbs

Maternity clothes? Shirts

Stretch marks? No new ones :P

Sleep: Been having a hard time going back to sleep after the 4am bladder call until the time change... :P Now I can't seem to get out of bed.

Best moment the past 2 weeks: Started feeling the baby. Not all of the time but little bits of pressure. Very different feeling from Ian.

Miss Anything? My waist

Movement: A bit ;)

Food Cravings: Sandwiches and Diet Pepsi - Normal to some, weird for me

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Gender: ?? - We will know tomorrow!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Runny/stuffy nose (so frustrating), back is already starting to hurt

Belly button, in or out: In

Wedding ring on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy mostly - short fuse though ;)

Looking forward to: Finding out if we are having a boy or a girl. I don't have any boy names picked out... wondering if that is a Murphy's Law sign :P

(another crappy iPhone photo. Ian had to take this one so he couldn't pose with me)

How far along? 14 weeks

Total weight gain: 6lbs

Maternity clothes? No, but will be soon...

Stretch marks? No new ones :P

Sleep: A bit restless actually with insane/odd dreams. Although it could be because I have started watching "The Walking Dead". That show is INTENSE! 

Best moment the past 2 weeks: Redneck Aerobics with the ladies. This pregnant girl's still got it ;) lol

Miss Anything? My waist

Movement: No... I thought I felt him/her the other morning but then...I farted! haha

Food Cravings: Chicken fried Chicken. (Lord help my butt...!)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Eating too much (Lord help my butt...!) 

Gender: ??

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Bloated after every meal, more than likely from eating too much. I sense a theme here...

Belly button, in or out: In

Wedding ring on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time? Generally upbeat but definitely incapable of bullshit

Looking forward to: Feeling my baby. I'm still wondering if there really is one in there... ;)

Charles gets home on Thursday (finally! This was a long trip) and I think he could be surprised at how much the belly has grown. Unfortunately the boobs are still the same size. Getting sick of reading in the baby books that I "probably have gone up a cup size or two by now"... Ironically, my boobs are the only thing that DOESN'T grow when I'm pregnant. Yeah...I'm awesome like that ;)