This year has been a great year! I can't believe how much Jacob has grown. It seems like just yesterday he was just a baby and now he is a toddler that never stops moving. Then at the same time it seems like it was forever ago that he was a baby. He is so fun though and such a huge blessing and joy in Scott and I's life. We can't imagine our lives without him.We are so excited to welcome our little girl into our family in a couple months!
I feel Scott and I have been so blessed and I'm so grateful for all the things we have been given. I feel so blessed for great friends that surround us and for family. We have been able to create some great relationships this past year. I'm so grateful for the jobs that Scott and I have and for the willingness my bosses have to work with me and let me work from home. It has been such a huge blessing though not always easy.
Scott and I have had some awesome adventures this past year and I'm excited to see what adventures a new year brings. I always love odd years so bring on 2015! :)
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Monday, December 29, 2014
Snowshoeing
Being pregnant and all I'm not really able to participate in a lot of extra-curricular activities. Snowshoeing, however, is something that I can still do. And since Scott and I got snowshoes for Christmas (That we really started using around Thanksgiving) we've been able to go out a few times this winter.
As I get bigger it's a lot harder for me to snowshoe. I'm amazed at how different a month feels. I definitely notice myself moving a lot slower and being in a little bit more pain. But I enjoy doing it and I like that fact that I feel like it's a little bit of a workout as well. Jacob enjoys going as well. It's been fun to watch him love the snow! We've tried to let him play in it a little bit here and there. He loves snow balls! Either being thrown at him or him throwing them at someone else. He just laughs and laughs and it is so cute!
I really want to take him sledding because I think he would love it! We did pull him around in a sled for a little bit and he thought that was fun.
Scott also strapped Jacob to some skiies and he loved it! He took some video's but the camera was on the wrong setting so all the video's are in slow motion so you can't here him laughing. It made me sad.
As I get bigger it's a lot harder for me to snowshoe. I'm amazed at how different a month feels. I definitely notice myself moving a lot slower and being in a little bit more pain. But I enjoy doing it and I like that fact that I feel like it's a little bit of a workout as well. Jacob enjoys going as well. It's been fun to watch him love the snow! We've tried to let him play in it a little bit here and there. He loves snow balls! Either being thrown at him or him throwing them at someone else. He just laughs and laughs and it is so cute!
I really want to take him sledding because I think he would love it! We did pull him around in a sled for a little bit and he thought that was fun.
Scott also strapped Jacob to some skiies and he loved it! He took some video's but the camera was on the wrong setting so all the video's are in slow motion so you can't here him laughing. It made me sad.
Jacob's first snowman!
Jacob loved watching the little kids skijoring!
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
30 Weeks
Well folks I'm 3/4 of the way done! Getting down to the single digits. Only 10 weeks to go! Here is my Third Quarter Progression picture.
I haven't been as diligent at taking pictures... As you can see I missed week 24... But oh well!
And here is my comparison progression picture with Jacob.
I had my 30 week appointment and everything is looking great. I saw Susan the other midwife and I really liked her! I loved her personality and while I was asking her questions about my birthing plan she just seemed really on board... I may or may not permanently switch to her. My belly was measuring at 29 cm. That NEVER happened with Jacob. Always big with him. And baby girl is heads down! YAY!!!! Now I know that she can still flip around all over the place but any time she's heads down it makes me happy.
Date: December 23, 2014
How far along? 30 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 20 pounds. Making my total weight 151 lbs. I've almost caught up to Scott!
Maternity clothes? I finally found some maternity jeans that I think are comfortable! They are low panel and only have the stretchy material in the front... Now I just need to find some in skinny jeans...
Sleep: I haven't been sleeping as bad the past couple weeks. I feel like I went through a two week bad spell but now I'm back to feeling pretty decent again. Not in near as much pain as I was!
Movement: Baby girl has finally decided to explore the left side of my uterus. She is currently heads down with her back against the left side of my uterus and her little legs kicking my right side. I think one of her favorite things to do right now is punch my cervix.... I don't really think it's fun but she must cuz she does it a lot! I also felt little girls hiccups for the first time around 29 weeks!
Feeling sick? Feeling pretty good the past couple weeks! Only feeling sick randomly throughout the day and not all day long.
Other pregnancy symptoms? I am officially a waddler. I don't even try to deny it. I know I am. And I have been for a couple weeks now. Especially if I've been sitting down for a long time then i get up and start moving around. Got to get all those stiff muscles working. Also if I'm having a practice contraction. Still no swelling! Woopie! I have also started to notice that pesky pregnancy weight gain in my back and love handles.... I'm sure I'm gaining other places as well like my thighs and butt but I don't notice that as much. My internal heater finally kicked in. I've been waiting for it for a month or so now!
Have you started to show yet? Sometime between my 28th week and my 30th week I just really popped out. I'm pretty sure it happened over night. I was nice and small one day then big the next!
We decided since Jacob got special attention and a few 3D ultrasounds that's it's only fair that we do one for Baby Girl as well. So here she is in all her cuteness!
I haven't been as diligent at taking pictures... As you can see I missed week 24... But oh well!
And here is my comparison progression picture with Jacob.
I had my 30 week appointment and everything is looking great. I saw Susan the other midwife and I really liked her! I loved her personality and while I was asking her questions about my birthing plan she just seemed really on board... I may or may not permanently switch to her. My belly was measuring at 29 cm. That NEVER happened with Jacob. Always big with him. And baby girl is heads down! YAY!!!! Now I know that she can still flip around all over the place but any time she's heads down it makes me happy.
Date: December 23, 2014
How far along? 30 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 20 pounds. Making my total weight 151 lbs. I've almost caught up to Scott!
Maternity clothes? I finally found some maternity jeans that I think are comfortable! They are low panel and only have the stretchy material in the front... Now I just need to find some in skinny jeans...
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| 30 Weeks |
Movement: Baby girl has finally decided to explore the left side of my uterus. She is currently heads down with her back against the left side of my uterus and her little legs kicking my right side. I think one of her favorite things to do right now is punch my cervix.... I don't really think it's fun but she must cuz she does it a lot! I also felt little girls hiccups for the first time around 29 weeks!
Feeling sick? Feeling pretty good the past couple weeks! Only feeling sick randomly throughout the day and not all day long.
Other pregnancy symptoms? I am officially a waddler. I don't even try to deny it. I know I am. And I have been for a couple weeks now. Especially if I've been sitting down for a long time then i get up and start moving around. Got to get all those stiff muscles working. Also if I'm having a practice contraction. Still no swelling! Woopie! I have also started to notice that pesky pregnancy weight gain in my back and love handles.... I'm sure I'm gaining other places as well like my thighs and butt but I don't notice that as much. My internal heater finally kicked in. I've been waiting for it for a month or so now!
Have you started to show yet? Sometime between my 28th week and my 30th week I just really popped out. I'm pretty sure it happened over night. I was nice and small one day then big the next!
We decided since Jacob got special attention and a few 3D ultrasounds that's it's only fair that we do one for Baby Girl as well. So here she is in all her cuteness!
Her hand is up by her face. You can see her eye in the background.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
28 Weeks
Well I've made it to my third and final trimester and I'm 2/3's of the way done! I can't believe I'm already this far along. I'm now up to prenatal appointments every two weeks. At my 28 week appointment I got to do the glucose blood test. I passed with flying colors! They want you under 140 and I was at 88. My belly was measuring right on at 28 cm.
Date: December 9, 2014
How far along? 28 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 18 lbs. I enjoy only gaining 1 pound a week. I hope it keeps up!
Maternity clothes? I do not like maternity pants. I do not find them comfortable. The most comfortable pants I like to wear are my yoga pants and my sweat pants. I really need to try to find a nice pair of jeans that are comfortable. With a low panel. In fact. I found these maternity skinny jeans that have a triangle of stretchy material on both sides and not all around the waist... I wonder if those are more comfortable... I am not a fan of full panel maternity pants. Ok... rant done.
Sleep: My sleeping has become more uncomfortable. I'd say starting around 26ish weeks probably. I just want to sleep on my back. Sleeping on my sides is not comfortable and hurts my groin. It also doesn't help my heart burn. I think I'm going to try and buy a foam wedge to sleep on so I can sleep on my back and see if that helps. I'm hesitant to start sleeping in the bean bag because I worry that was maybe one of the causes of Jacob not being able to flip heads down like he was supposed to. I don't really know if that was the cause but it still makes me hesitant. I also just like sleeping with Scott. :) I get all sorts of lonely sleeping in the bean bag!
Movement: Baby girl likes to live on the right side of my uterus. In fact. I'm pretty sure the left side
is not being used at all! haha Wide open spaces over there. Her back is laid up against the right side of the uterus and she likes to stretch herself out so that her butt pushes against the uterus with much force! She's pretty strong for a little guy... Then I feel her legs and arms move around the middle of my stomach. It's weird because when she's pushing out really hard that area is really sensitive. So if I push back it hurts really bad. I never had that with Jacob.... She is becoming more active though and that is really fun! There for a few weeks I wasn't really feeling her move much but the past week or so she has been very active.
Feeling sick? I threw up yesterday and again at 27 weeks. *sigh* Plus this past week I really just haven't felt great. Nauseous most of the day. My sickness stopped around 32 weeks with Jacob, so I just keep hoping it does with this one as well. Only 4 more weeks to go!
Other pregnancy symptoms? 25 weeks brought with it braxton hicks and groin pain. I have been having braxton hicks my whole pregnancy. Just here and there. Once a month maybe. But now I'm having very very multiple a day. Sometimes very very multiple an hour. They are really more on the annoying side. And as my stomach gets bigger the more annoying they are. The groin pain happens mostly at night when I sleep on my sides. It definitely helps to put a pillow between my legs though and the pain hasn't been too bad. I don't think it's as bad this time around as it was with Jacob. It was around this time with Jacob that I was hardly sleeping at all at night because I'd wake up in so much pain. I think the reason is because I'm not walking with this one. Taking long strides like I do when I walk for exercise and when I run bring on my groin pain. Around 27 weeks my hips starting aching a little at night as well. But so far that hasn't been too bad. I am also starting to hate evenings. I am fine all day long but evening hits and I get so uncomfortable! I have heart burn and indigestion and I just feel so blah. I really kind of hate it. On a positive note. By this time with Jacob my ankles had started to swell and so far no swelling! YAY!
Have you started to show yet? I think I am definitely carrying this baby girl lower than I carried Jacob. I carried him soooo high! My back hurts a little bit more with her than with Jacob and I think that is why. I'm still just carrying her straight out though! Like a little ball.
Here is my 12 week to 28 week progression picture!
How far along? 28 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 18 lbs. I enjoy only gaining 1 pound a week. I hope it keeps up!
Maternity clothes? I do not like maternity pants. I do not find them comfortable. The most comfortable pants I like to wear are my yoga pants and my sweat pants. I really need to try to find a nice pair of jeans that are comfortable. With a low panel. In fact. I found these maternity skinny jeans that have a triangle of stretchy material on both sides and not all around the waist... I wonder if those are more comfortable... I am not a fan of full panel maternity pants. Ok... rant done.
Sleep: My sleeping has become more uncomfortable. I'd say starting around 26ish weeks probably. I just want to sleep on my back. Sleeping on my sides is not comfortable and hurts my groin. It also doesn't help my heart burn. I think I'm going to try and buy a foam wedge to sleep on so I can sleep on my back and see if that helps. I'm hesitant to start sleeping in the bean bag because I worry that was maybe one of the causes of Jacob not being able to flip heads down like he was supposed to. I don't really know if that was the cause but it still makes me hesitant. I also just like sleeping with Scott. :) I get all sorts of lonely sleeping in the bean bag!
Movement: Baby girl likes to live on the right side of my uterus. In fact. I'm pretty sure the left side
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| 28 Weeks |
Feeling sick? I threw up yesterday and again at 27 weeks. *sigh* Plus this past week I really just haven't felt great. Nauseous most of the day. My sickness stopped around 32 weeks with Jacob, so I just keep hoping it does with this one as well. Only 4 more weeks to go!
Other pregnancy symptoms? 25 weeks brought with it braxton hicks and groin pain. I have been having braxton hicks my whole pregnancy. Just here and there. Once a month maybe. But now I'm having very very multiple a day. Sometimes very very multiple an hour. They are really more on the annoying side. And as my stomach gets bigger the more annoying they are. The groin pain happens mostly at night when I sleep on my sides. It definitely helps to put a pillow between my legs though and the pain hasn't been too bad. I don't think it's as bad this time around as it was with Jacob. It was around this time with Jacob that I was hardly sleeping at all at night because I'd wake up in so much pain. I think the reason is because I'm not walking with this one. Taking long strides like I do when I walk for exercise and when I run bring on my groin pain. Around 27 weeks my hips starting aching a little at night as well. But so far that hasn't been too bad. I am also starting to hate evenings. I am fine all day long but evening hits and I get so uncomfortable! I have heart burn and indigestion and I just feel so blah. I really kind of hate it. On a positive note. By this time with Jacob my ankles had started to swell and so far no swelling! YAY!
Have you started to show yet? I think I am definitely carrying this baby girl lower than I carried Jacob. I carried him soooo high! My back hurts a little bit more with her than with Jacob and I think that is why. I'm still just carrying her straight out though! Like a little ball.
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