19 weeks with lady #2

How far along? 19 weeks! 

You can find our 19th week Elsie post right HERE 

Maternity clothes: Lots of pants, but I don't have many shirts. Looks like I need to go shoppin! ;)  

Stretch marks?  Nothing to report! 

Sleep: Sleepin just fab!

Best moment this week: My very best friend in the world is in town from Delaware, so we've gotten together a few times. Wish we lived closer together!! :( 

Miss anything?:  Nothing!

Movement:  Still just the usual flutters and bumps. I can definitely tell she's getting stronger and stronger. (or just bigger and bigger) cause there have been a couple times where I can feel little pokes from the outside! 

Food cravings:  Italian food 100%. YUMMMMM I could eat spaghetti everyday as it is, but this has been pretty intense. lol  

Anything making you queasy or sick?  I've been doing REALLY well this week. knock on wood.   

Gender: GIRL! 

Labor signs: No! 

Symptoms: Not a whole lot besides a growing belly and some round ligament pain!! WOO HOO!!! My head has been a real champ this week! I still get some sporadic headaches, but it's been NOTHIN like what I was used to. AHHHH! 

Belly button in or out? Still in! But it's gettin shallow! lol  

Wedding rings on or off? Just the band..i'm thinkin i'll just delete this question from here out. lol  

Happy or moody most of the time?  Super de duper happy!! 

Looking forward to:  I have my 20 week anatomy scan next Wednesday. Say a little prayer that this little girl is nice and healthy! :) 

18 weeks with lady #2

How far along? 18 weeks! 

You can find our 18th week Elsie post right here!!

Maternity clothes: every so often, still not regularly 

Stretch marks?  Nothin so far!  

Sleep: I'm still getting good sleep

Best moment this week: Not to be vain, but I FINALLY got my hair done. It had been about 4 months and it was MUCH needed. I got about 5 inches cut off and I feel 100 times better!

Miss anything?:  Nothing!

Movement:  She bumps and bobs around quite a bit! 

Food cravings:  PIZZA!!! I could go for some right now actually please. 

Anything making you queasy or sick?  no rhyme or reason to it, sometimes I just randomly puke still. That can end any time now that would be grrrrrrreat.  

Gender: lady bird! 

Labor signs: No! 

Symptoms: I'm going to be extremely careful in saying this...but I feel like my headache situation is definitely on the up&up. I haven't had to take any of my prescription in a number of days. I just PRAY it keeps up. I know it sounds dramatic but it's honestly been some of the most trying times in my life. To feel so helpless almost every day with no end in sight. Especially with Elsie, it's been really really hard on me. So yeah and bit of improvement is like a GODSEND! 

Belly button in or out? Still in!  

Wedding rings on or off? I've been wearing my wedding band  

Happy or moody most of the time?  Happy!! 

Looking forward to:  When the moving process is completely over!! 

17 weeks with chickadee #2

How far along? 17 weeks! 

You can find our EXCITING 17th week Elsie post right here!! :)

Maternity clothes: Got back to my fave thrift store for maternity clothes and got a few new little staples! I still haven't felt like i'm "showing" much. This update pic sorta changed my mind lol. Maybe it's jut the bandaid of a dress that i'm wearing. Both Josh and I were like where did that come from?? haha.  

Stretch marks?  Haven't been doing much in the stretching department.   

Sleep: Gettin lotsa good sleep

Best moment this week: Welllll.....we found a house we really liked in Lindstrom and put an offer on it, and whaddya know WE GOT IT!!! So so so so crazy, and it definitely hasn't hit me yet! It will be the perfect starter home for our little family, and nice and close to my family for when I start losing my hair with these 2 munchkins. It will be interesting to go through the whole moving process while pregnant. We close on April 22nd if all goes according to plan. I'm hoping it will be as painless as possible. Pray for me!!!! ALSO, have to mention the BEAUTIFUL weather we've been having. Almost 70 degrees the other day, seriously makes ALL the difference in the world as far as my psyche goes. 

Miss anything?:  Still not a whole lot springs to mind 

Movement:  Haven't felt a WHOLE lot this week, but she still reminds me she's there here and there. Can't really expect to feel her totally regularly quite yet. 

Food cravings:  Not a whole lot in terms of cravings this week. The only thing that comes to mind is I HAD to have a roast beef sandwich a few days back. I opted for Jimmy Johns. It did not disappoint. 

Anything making you queasy or sick?  I'm still sort of touch and go. I'm either JUST nauseous, I'm nauseous with a headache, or I just have a headache. Sort of exhausting. Thanks a lot, little girl! :)  

Gender: little lady!!! yipeee! 

Labor signs: No! 

Symptoms: Like I said, still the typical things. The GOOD news is I still haven't had a knock down-drag out migraine since I've been on that new prescription. It's been close a couple times, but that's an AMAZING improvement in my opinion. I just hope i'm not becoming dependent on this medication....you know, something else for me to worry about. Story of my life. I've also had lots of round ligament pain, spring allergies are kickin in and when I sneeze i'm like doubled over in pain. YEOUCH!! 

Belly button in or out? Still in!  

Wedding rings on or off? Off, guess my fingers need to fatten up or I need to get my rings resized  

Happy or moody most of the time?  I have LOTS to be happy about!! I still find things to cry about, believe me, but for the most part i'm a happy clam! :)  

Looking forward to:  my BFF coming to town!! 

16 weeks with baby GIRL #2

How far along? I'm 16 weeks, well since i'm slacking so hard with my blog this time around, i'm actually closer to 17 weeks. But SHHHHH, just go with it. 
Elsie's 16 week update can be found riiiiiight here! :)

Maternity clothes: I've worn some bits an pieces from my maternity wardrobe. Still surprisingly not all that necessary. I guess in my mind I figured I would just blow up immediately,  but that just hasn't been the case. In fact, I sorta like i'm smaller than I was with Elsie. Maybe a more petite baby than my chunky monkey, who knows but I suppose i'm not complaining! 

Stretch marks? Nothing to note! Back to my good old Earth mama-angel baby stretch oil. Can't exactly be sure that's what did the trick for me last time, but why change what worked the first time. 

Sleep: Still getting decent sleep, which makes everything else that much easier on me! 

Best moment this week: Well as many of you know, we found out we're having another little GIRL!!! As much as we kinda "knew" it, it was awesome to get a definite answer! I would have been thrilled to have a boy, but I feel like for the "situation" we're in, it will be a lot easier on us to be able to just slip back into familiar territory. And we have everything she'll need already, so it will be great!  

Miss anything?: Nothing really that I can think of? 

Movement: I definitely am feeling movement! I asked the ultrasound tech if my placenta was in the front again, like it was with Elsie, and she said no-it's underneath her. So there's nothing cushioning the blows this time around! haha. 

Food cravings: Mashed potatoes! 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Still get quite nauseous right away in the morning. Sometimes I puke, sometimes I don't.  Ready to be completely past this stage, whoever said morning sickness ends after the 1st trimester was LYING! 

Gender: Baby GIRL!!! 

Labor signs: Nope 

Symptoms: Round ligament pain and i'm still getting very frequent headaches. HOWEVER, the fioricet I was prescribed has helped IMMENSELY!! I haven't had a real explosive migraine since i've had that available. I just take one as soon as I get the inkling that something may be brewing and it stops it in its tracks. I've still had headaches, but SO much more manageable. 

Belly button in or out? Still in

Wedding rings on or off? still off

Happy or moody most of the time? I've sort of been experiencing some hormonal blips this week. Not unhappy or anything, but just sort of weepy at certain things! 

Looking forward to: Spring!! And maybe, just MAYBE getting our house?? We shall seeeeee!!! ;)