{Easter 2014 recap}

Well, hello! I'm writing from the comfort of the living room couch today. Guess why? You know that stomach bug that I thought I was safe from?...turns out I was wrong...It all started last night, but I have to say it's not nearly as bad as the one I had about 7 weeks ago. I am thankful for that! I got the ok from my doctor to take some more of the zofran that was prescribed the last time when I was in the hospital, so I am feeling like I can definitely manage it this time around. We were supposed to go out to my dad's today and see Draft Day, while they watched Landon, but that won't be happening.

Currently, we are living with my mom while our house is being built so she is the only one so far that hasn't been brought down by "the bug". I pray she doesn't get it, but I'm saving her a couple of Zofrans just in case... #AwesomeDaughter

Anyway, we had a wonderful, beautiful Easter weekend! I think Landon is beginning to enjoy these holidays. I use the word beginning very lightly. That's not to say we didn't have our fair share of Easter egg stealing out of his cousins baskets, or meltdowns over cars, but we're getting there, people! 

 

On Friday he got a festive Easter bath! He loved the "ees" {eggs} as he calls them! 

Saturday we got together with Mike's side for a BBQ and some Easter egg coloring. Landon has 13 cousins on this side, so needless to say there is never a dull moment. 

He was over it after 3 minutes, wanted go play with his cars or dinosaur, or

something boyish.

Sunday started out slowly. I like it that way. I do not like rushing around. We woke up and gave Landon his Easter basket from the Easter bunny. He immediately wanted the bubbles {that little carrot is bubbles} and the peeps. In true festive fashion, he makes his mama proud.

I filled the majority of the eggs with these. Obsessed. He's lucky the Easter bunny didn't eat them all before they made it into the eggs...

We attended Easter mass at 11 that morning with my in-laws and snapped some pics outside of the kiddos that were still there.

After church we went over to my in-laws new house. Their house is beautiful and on a golf course and has the perfect back yard for a get-together, minus Landon screaming at the top of his lungs when a golfer was teeing off. We'll just pretend that didn't happen.

He's still growing into his Easter basket...

All 4 of us! 

A ride on "pawpaws coo car" {cool car}

Then, we headed over to my aunts house

for another Easter egg hunt and more yummy food! My aunt Toni does a great job with holidays! 

We'll end the Easter post with the most precious picture. I already have the perfect frame for it for above our bed in the new house. I love my sweet Landon kisses more than anything...

{18 weeks}

How far along? 18 weeks & I snapped the quickest preg-selfie in the mirror on Easter 
Total weight gain/loss: Over 9 lbs, but probably more because I couldn't stop eating my mother's Mexican cheesecake.....or the chocolate that I gave up for Lent - on Easter....

Maternity clothes? Maxi dresses and leggings, haven't quite broken the maternity out yet.
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: very sleepy lately, but I literally can't sleep in.  I wake up at 6:30 am like clockwork lately.

Best moment this week: Easter and all that beautiful weather that we were so blessed to enjoy over the last 3 days :) I go picture crazy on holidays, so I am planning an Easter recap soon! 

Miss Anything? Not really this week

Movement: Yes, I'm still feeling little but definite baby movements/kicks

Food cravings: Chinese food

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really, not nauseous much lately.

Gender: We asked the family at Easter and the consensus was BOY!
Symptoms: Not really, just eating....A LOT. 

Belly Button in or out? out :(
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY - I loved the long weekend and spending time with family!

Looking forward to: May 5th our next sonogram! Please be perfect, baby :)

{17 weeks}

I felt the need to do a 17 week post because we went to the doc this past week! Here are some updates from that appointment :) 

*Mike's best friend & the best man at our wedding proposed to his sweet girlfriend, Molly on Friday, and had a bunch of people over to surprise her when they got home - so it gave me a rare excuse to dress up! You know I couldn't go through a pregnancy without this belt! Love it SO much!

How far along? 17 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Wow! I was shocked to hear but 4 lbs since the last appointment. 9 lbs total! That's 6 lbs more than with Landon at this point (or 3 times the amount) ....yikes! They said that's totally normal. I was pretty underweight before I got pregnant, so they think that is a good weight gain at this point. 

Maternity clothes? Pulled out my spring clothes this week and my maternity clothes :) Doing some spring/summer shopping this weekend for the bump too! It's supposed to be just beautiful out!!
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: love it & never have enough.

Best moment this week: Hearing the sweet sound of our baby's heart. Rate is at 164. Landon's was 166 at this point. 

Miss Anything? Alcohol - primarily wine. And chocolate that I gave up for

Lent. Come on Easter! (Also, Sixlets are not truly chocolate right? On the package it says Chocolate flavored candy with a candy coating & so I had some)

Movement: little bitty baby flutters, just to let mama know she/he's there :)

Food cravings: Hamburgers and French fries always sound delicious. Fruit mainly grapes and oranges. The texture of bananas makes me gag, currently.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Bananas, I guess?

Gender: Mike announced that he thinks girl on Friday. I literally don't know, nor do I care to guess because it's just a measly guess. I love this bean. So so much

Labor Signs: None
Symptoms: not many. Starting to get minor back pain & beginning to get uncomfortable. Of course, I can't complain too much. I'm happily pregnant and blessed to be uncomfortable for the greatest reason ever!

Belly Button in or out? out :(
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Only about 20 or so more days until we get to see the wee one again. I pray all is well because we haven't seen this little person in about 10 weeks.

Looking forward to: Easter! Upcoming 3 day weekend and nice weather! 🐰🐣

{16 weeks}

*Note: I have totally ditched the planned biweekly pregnant pics in favor of selfies. Less time consuming & almost as good as the planned pics. The selfie will have to do from here on out :)

How far along? 16 weeks 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: I would guess not much, we find out Wednesday at the 16 week checkup

Maternity clothes? Hair tie trick, and the wonderful world of MAXI DRESS season is upon us!
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: awful! Mainly due to a 21 month old that despises sleep!

Best moment this week: I must say, going to the lake is always my best moment of a week! I love that place! We did some spring/summer shopping for Landon and Mike. Got some cute stuff & I almost forgot I ordered some things for my pregnant self online that my mother had brought down to the lake. Cute dresses for summer and Florida and some comfy maternity leggings! Here are

some pics of my sweetie from the weekend - so much JOY!

                            💛

Miss Anything? Just missing the yummy drinks that were concocted at the lake that I could not partake in....

Movement: minor minor movements I want to feel the kicks and rolls! The best!

Food cravings: Lately, nachos and Coconut Greek Yogurt Popsicles! Creamy & delicious. Landon thinks so too because he tried to steal mine. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: not really. Thankful for that!

Gender: No idea? I want to make sure she/he is healthy and we get to at the end of this month!

Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Just this growing belly!
Belly Button in or out? Flat/out
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, without a doubt, HAPPY! A trip to Florida is being booked this week!

Looking forward to: Looking most forward to the nice weather and all of the fun Easter festivities coming up! I, of course, have had Landon's basket packed for weeks now & keep adding more sweets and candy! I love this holiday {well...all holidays} Also looking forward to planning a black, white and gold themed bridal shower for my best friend and a backyard BBQ birthday party for Landon - the party planning wheels are turning  {I have been crazy ordering stuff on Etsy & planning on Pinterest} and hanging out with my family of course. 

Long term - After finding out the baby is healthy and thriving, finding out what this baby is so I am able to better connect. I always tell Mike I have such a difficult time connecting until that moment when I can picture the baby in my arms as a healthy happy boy or girl...so soon! 

{14 weeks}

How far along? 14 weeks 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: have not had a minute to weigh myself. Still in the moving process! That scale could literally be a.n.y.w.h.e.r.e......
Maternity clothes? Contemplating bringing them out. If I can find them....
Stretch marks? no  
Sleep: normal.
Best moment this week: nightmare week. Long story short we were supposed to close on our house, had a pretty major leak from our ice maker valve that didn't get fully turned off when the refrigerator was moved out. Resulted in an insurance claim the day before closing. Needless to say that was probably the worst moment this week. Oh you wanted best moment? Hanging out with my Landon & my husband! They are my rock and my lifesavers.
Miss Anything? Beer - needed some this week. Bad!
Movement: 98% sure I felt him or her!
Food cravings: Hamburgers and French fries, monte cristo sandwiches are my latest obsession. Peanut butter pretzels, I could go on an on. I typically LOVE fruit, but I am having a very difficult time getting it down lately. Watermelon and blueberries in yogurt seem to do the trick for now. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: not much. Really feeling good. I do get to be starving before bed & normally a piece of toast and some mostly pulp OJ will do the trick.

Gender: I don't know or care, I want my baby to be happy and healthy! 

Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Just this growing belly!
Belly Button in or out? Out
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: I think I'll go with stressed this week. Can that be my answer?

Looking forward to: This week being over.  I am ready to be done with this house business! Seriously! Also, the nice weather this weekend & heading to Wonderscope!

{summer dreaming}

On days like today, snowing and cold, I'm trying to remember that in about 2 months we will be reinacting these photos, but with a baby bump on me & minus the drinking of course (sad face) 

{lets start at the beginning} baby #2

I found out I was pregnant after taking 2 negatives the prior week.  Then I spotted my old "negative" in the trash, and, after throwing it out as a negative, noticed that it now said positive about 30 minutes later.  On the box it said "Do not read results after 10 minutes".  So I of course waited until the morning and took another.  This morning turned out very similar to the time we found out we were pregnant with Landon.  A scream and some blissful moments of excitement before we dozed back off to dreamland and dreamed of having 2 little lovies instead of 1 :) I couldn't help but feel so excited for our little family of 3 to grow to 4!

This pregnancy started out very differently than my last.  Without going into much detail, it just feels different.  Some of the things that happened right out of the gate with Landon have yet to happen with this one. Only the coming weeks will tell.

How far along? 4 weeks on January 12th
Total weight gain/loss: not sure.  Have not weighed in in a looooooong time. But I have had a hard time gaining weight since Landon was born, so I'm praying I at least gain 25 lbs with this one.
Maternity clothes? nope
Stretch marks? nope - oh I need to bring out my Mother's Friend again!  
Sleep: Sleep, ahh.  With my last pregnancy I was not really tired in the first trimester.  With this one, I sit at work and literally daydream about my bed. 
Best moment this week: Finding out we're pregnant, of course!
Miss Anything? Beer & wine
Movement: I swear I feel it, but it's still too early, it can't be......I love that feeling & miss it!
Food cravings: Nothing sweet, so totally different than Landon's pregnancy.  Nothing really stands out, but definetly not craving sweets.  More veggies {mostly potatoes} and meat. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: not yet - it was about the 6 week mark last time. So I'm just waiting....
Gender: Mike thinks girl, I think boy.  Partially because we already have a boy name picked  out and after I took the test, I asked Landon if he was ready to have a baby brother...to which Mike added "....or sister" :)
Labor Signs: No way!
Symptoms: Other than being tired and taking potty breaks more often, no. Both are still different when I was pregnant with Landon  Also, I am very very thirsty this time around!
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: More moody and emotional with this pregnancy.  I found myself crying over nothing 2 nights ago.  My mom doesn't know I'm pregnant, so she thinks I'm a crazy....I would like to say that I have been perfect and not moody, but it seems I can bite anyone's head off these days....yikes!
Looking forward to: This weekend we are going to the lake and then Monday, Mike and I both took a 1/2 day and took Tuesday off and we are going to stay in Lawrence for the KU game.  It should be a fun little getaway :) In the distant future, I'm looking forward to telling our friends and family and we ordered Landon a Big Brother shirt to tell them :) Should be here any day now....Also, 1st Dr. appointment is scheduled on Feb 17th at 9:30! I'm sort of sad because they said we can't take Landon :( But he's the big brother... He needs to be there to see his baby for the first time {kind of surprised that I didn't cry when they told me that, with how emotional I've been}

How far along? 6 weeks - and yes, I am already showing.....thank you for pointing that out :)
Total weight gain/loss: Not sure
Maternity clothes? No, although my pants are alllrready feeling a little...tight.
Stretch marks? No, I whipped out my Mother's Friend again. 
Sleep: I am just not sleeping well lately. Saturday morning I woke up at 3:30 and had the hardest time going back to sleep. 
Best moment this week: telling my mom. Although it didn't totally go as planned, because she can't see and the writing on Landon's shirt is super light! She was very excited but definitely in shock, as I called her when I got the 2 negative tests and said that I was sad that I wasn't pregnant! I really was, but didn't know it!
Miss Anything? Margs on Friday at Rancho Grande, sleeping, my patience has gone WAY down with this pregnancy. 
Movement: I feel like I might be, although I know it is still too soon.
Food cravings:  I practically downed a whole thing of pasta salad at the lake last weekend. It sounded so good, I literally felt like I couldn't stop. I am starving most of the time. I eat 2 dinners a night and typically the last one is 2 bowls of cereal...I have been absolutely parched ALL. THE. TIME! Other than that no specific cravings or aversions.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Mornings, but not nearly as bad as it was with Landon at this point. And the morning sickness just started, so I'm sure it will continue :)
Gender: it's hard to say. I don't have a feeling either way.
Labor Signs: no
Symptoms: Very minor and fleeting bouts of nausea, trips to the restroom, I feel like I already have somewhat of a pooch too! Of course, as mentioned before I am so hungry with this one. I think I wake up in the middle of the night because baby is hungry! I eat plenty, but it seems I'm never full.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: It depends, with Landon I was mostly happy, with this one, the hormones are making me a crazy person. My husband can vouch for that. I will say it has mellowed a bit this past week....I think.
Looking forward to:  Church this weekend. We have missed about 4-5 Sundays now due to the fact that we were either out of town or not able to go for some reason, I am excited to go. I have a lot to pray about and be thankful for since we last went. It always starts out the week on a good note for us. We just always feel more at peace when we go. Of course we are also looking forward to telling the other parents in the coming weeks, and the first doctor's appointment on February 17th. 

SORRY FORGOT TO TAKE THE PIC! BAD MOMMY AND DADDY!
How far along? 8 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: not sure
Maternity clothes? No, not wearing any, but it's on the horizon...
Stretch marks?  No
Sleep: No. Waking up at 3 with crazy dreams and it keeps me up. 
Best moment this week: We told Mike's mom and stepdad this week. They were very excited! 

Miss Anything? Not really
Movement: I don't think so, yet.
Food cravings: Cheerios and whole milk. Gotta be the whole milk. Also chocolate milk and a Bagel Thin with cream cheese. Potato chips and lemonade...together. Fries and ketchup. When we went to a Japanese restaurant the other night for my brothers birthday I was having a VERY hard time with the smells! I ended up eating Miso soup and edamame & ginger to help,..ugh! 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Smells & Coffee - iced, hot it all sounds gross...which I guess is a good thing because I'm really not supposed to have it anyway. Sweets of any kind. Even pancakes. This is stark contrast to my pregnancy with Landon. Also, my stomach being empty will make me super sick!! Hungry baby! I'm all about the SAVORY this pregnancy. Grilled cheese, pasta salad, Pizza....I gagged when Mike made chocolate chip cookies the other night.  Totally not myself...not to mention this little text telling my husband about pregnancy. I mean, it is pretty weird. 

                                               

Gender: Unsure and I don't even care. All I want and pray for is a healthy happy baby.
Labor Signs: No!
Symptoms: Nausea and other minor pregnancy symptoms. I do feel like I am beginning to be more patient with people, so that's good!
Belly Button in or out? In-ish. After Landon it turned into a 1/2 outtie. I know, weird, so it's on its way out again.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time:  I would say lately I've been happy most of the time.
Looking forward to: Doctor's appointment. Let's just say,  I love Liberty Hospital and their staff.  I'm excited to see my OB again and not for an annual checkup!  The last time I told her that we would hopefully be back to see her soon ;) The first appointment is always eventful!

How far along? 10 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 4 lbs.  but that's from the almost 9 week appointment.  I have a 19 month old, who has time to weigh themselves?
Maternity clothes? Not quite yet - teetering on the edge though...
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Bad.  I consistently wake up at 4.  I can't figure out if it's because we have to be out of our house in less than a month with no where to go {I'm lying, we have 2 places to go} or if it's this baby?
Best moment this week: 10 week milestone.  We finally got around to taking the announcement photo for social media/baby book :)
Movement: not yet, I don't think. Still unsure
Food cravings:  Hamburgers drenched in mayo and mustard and ketchup and onions, french fries extra crispy and chocolate milkshakes.  I mean I crave these items all the time.  I'm sure I won't gain any weight this pregnancy.....I don't even want to talk about how many times I've given into this craving...yikes...
Anything making you queasy or sick: Mornings, and the extreme point when something isn't in my stomach.  Still not nearly as bad as with Landon
Gender: I've done a couple of old wives tales this week just for fun, they all say girl.  I still think boy though. Mike thinks girl, he also thought girl with Landon. 
Labor Signs: no
Symptoms: Starving. That's pretty much it.  Minor nausea.
Belly Button in or out? That's debatable at this point.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy & stressed.  It's the house situation.  One day we are building and the house is supposed to be ready a month before my due date the next day we are not and are looking for a re-sale.  Super stressful! I want somewhere to live, but we WILL NOT settle, so it makes things stressful!
Looking forward to: 12 week checkup to hear the heartbeat and getting this little secret off our chests! Telling my work next week and the world on St. Patrick's Day! 


We were moving this week & forgot to take a pic!

How far along? 12 weeks & 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Not sure will find out tomorrow at our 12 week checkup
Maternity clothes? Not yet. 
Stretch marks? Nope, hoping it stays this way! 
Sleep: Dreams are getting weirder and weirder, guys....
Best moment this week: Well looks like a lot can change in 2 weeks! They started digging for our new home yesterday! Can't wait for the progress!!
Movement: I think I felt it when we were out to eat at Applebee's earlier this week.
Food cravings: McDonald's breakfast and In-A-Tub, I'm kind of on a health kick.....
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really.  Leaving work almost every day makes me feel sick.  I pick up Landon at daycare and we listen to the same 4 songs on the way home {Jake and The Neverland Pirates} and I think now my brain correlates being sick with that CD.  So, needless to say, I feel nauseous every time I hear the theme song for Jake....Sorry Jake.... 

Edited to add : I went to the hospital on Tuesday morning at 2:30am. Landon had a very brief bug (vomiting) on Saturday that he apparently passed to me. He bounced bak really quickly. I, on the other hand got the worst of the worst. It started after dinner on Monday night and went until I finally went in at 2:30 to St. Luke's. Could not keep down ANYTHING. Ice chips wouldn't even stay down. I was exhauseted and drained when I finally made it in there to get some IV fluids & zofran. It helped a lot and I came home at about 5:30 that morning and tried to sleep, it was difficult but I was finally able to when Mike and Landon left. I told my husband I don't ever remember being that sick or dehydrated. Our growing baby is fine. I am praying that Mike doesn't get it before the big move, but it's obviously very contagious. 
Gender: N/A don't know.  Don't have a feeling lately. 
Labor Signs: no
Symptoms: Tired and hungry - My meal on Tuesday night? A burrito with everything from In-A-Tub and a bowl of cereal...normal. 
Belly Button in or out? Out! Wow that was early.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy lately, I am starting to feel better most days.  Dare I say that maybe I'll only be sick the first trimester? I was sick the whole time with Landon. Every. Single. Morning. Nine. Months. Straight. 
Looking forward to: Spreading the word, I was able to hear the healthy heartbeat when I was at St. Luke's they wanted to check on the baby because I was dehydrated. But we will also hear it tomorrow!

More updates to come in the following weeks!