23 weeks

It's been so horribly hot out 90+ degrees for days on end and I'm not a happy camper to say the least!  I hate to complain but my clothes are getting too tight, up until now most of my normal shirts fit and maternity shirts are so expensive and all I want/can wear with the heat is tank tops, shorts or dresses/skirts.

 The baby is about the size of a grapefruit.

baby sweet pea

A year ago today baby sweet pea passed away, although we did not know for another week.  It's been a long year and I am so thankful for the baby growing in my belly right now but that does not take away the heartache of another baby not being here with me today.  I love you Sweet Pea!

peaceful mornings

For the past 4 1/2 years since I've been married weekend mornings are usually my quiet time since S is not an early riser.  There is something so peaceful about the quiet of early morning which I must say has not been the same the past few months without coffee, just never sounded good to me until a few weeks ago.  (I guess things changed a bit too back in November when Izzy joined our family but I still love that time with her in the early morning too)  This time has always been a time for me to pray, think, be thankful, reflect on so many things in my life but also time to just be quiet or surf the interweb. :)  I know some people might think enjoy this time while you can before the baby is here but all I can seem to think about is those quiet (I'm sure some not so quiet and peaceful) mornings I get with the baby (and Izzy cause I know she'll be ready to be up too). 

22 weeks

This past week has been hard since the baby has seemed to slow down on moving as much which of course is a concern to me immediately.  I know babies move and you cannot feel them as much but I don't know when I should be super crazy concerned.  I mean I still feel the baby moving everyday throughout the day just doesn't seem to be as much or as strong...could just be my paranoid self.

Anyway the baby is this big....

Not much else to report other than I CANNOT STAND THE  HEAT...90+ degrees for days on end does not work well when you are pregnant or at anytime, this could be a looooooooooooong summer!

21 weeks

I cannot seem to get it through my head everytime I think about how far along in this pregnancy I am.  It's still pretty surreal to me, maybe that will go away once the baby is born :)  Anyway here I am at 21 weeks only 19 weeks left!  Tonight pumpkin will be going to his/her first bar for Auntie Tina's going away party...really you have to leave while I'm pregnant!?!  I'm already an emotional person but even more so now...geez Tina j/k wub ya!  We haven't ventured out to do too many exciting things yet, it's a little scary since a few college friends will be there (the world still does not know I'm pregnant...guess that will change tonight).

Pumpkin is about this big...

HALF WAY!

We made it half way through our pregnancy!  Our 20 week appointment was not quite as wonderful as I hoped it would be but still amazing to see our little pumpkin and we get to see he/she again in four weeks sine he/she was being stubborn and they could not get a profile shot of the baby's face.  The not so great parts included failing my 1  hour glucose test, my placent is 1 cm away from my cervix which means a possible c section and there is a cyst on the baby's brain.  The baby having a cyst on it's brain is the scariest part, I can handle being cut open but knowing my little pumpkin has something wrong (which we were told will probably resolve itself) breaks my heart and makes me worry.  The doctor said there were no other markers seen other than the cyst that would indicate something is wrong with the baby ie downs or something else.    As far as the placenta goes that will probably also resolve itself as my uterus continues to expand but if not a c section is possible.  I have to do a 3 hour glucose test this week which I'm really not looking forward to since that means sitting at the doctor's office for 3+ hours and probably feeling or getting very sick from not eating for 12+ hours.  But in the end it's worth it.  The baby is looking wonderful and growing right on track just around 13 ounces with a heart beat of 167!

baby is quiet

Our little pumpkin has been quiet again for the past day or so, I still feel him/her moving and kicking but not as much as she/he had been.  It's so strange to me how that can change on a daily basis...I'm trying not to worry at all.  Love you lil' pumpkin!

19 weeks

We're almost half way through our pregnancy!  I'm really worn out from the past few days of craziness with work which will only continue for the next few days.  Otherwise not much going on.