It's a....

GIRL!!

Bump comparison!

On the Left - This pregnancy, 17 weeks +1Day. On the RIGHT - Pregnant with Emma, 17 Weeks

14-17 Weeks

Ok.... I'm traveling so I'm really sorry for the lack of updates. And lack of bump pictuers but there really isn't much bump going on yet anyway.

So I'll try to remember what's going on chronologically but I might forget some stuff.

I haven't had any morning sickness in the last 3 + weeks. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
I started to feel baby rolling around 14 weeks. I could feel the baby very seldom before that but around 14 is when the rolly feeling started.

I had a really bad UTI at 15 weeks and pain with bleeding. It was very scary. I'm not allowed to pick up anything over 10 pounds for 3 weeks and am on "Pelvic rest" (No problem - husband is gone. LOL).
"Popcorn" feeling kicks.

16 Weeks Really feeling baby now. Felt baby kick from the outside once today at 16W6D. It was really cool.

Emma points to belly and says "boy!"

We find out the gender on the 15th. We had to push the appointment back because of D's schedule.. boo!

I'm now 124.4LBS - I am supposed to get to 10 lbs before 20 weeks says the DR..... lol oh well!

13 Weeks - 2nd Trimester

This week has been much better. While I still feel nauseous during the day, as long as I take my medicine before bed I haven't been throwing up AT ALL, WOHOO!! I've had a few Gag moments, but that's all.

I think I've started to sleep a little better at night, and I have more energy during the day than in previous weeks. I do still get overly exhausted and sometimes don't even want to lift my limbs, but for the most part I have more energy.

I had a few sleep deprived nights where I got headaches the next day, but nothing major, nothing to write home about.


A little update on Emma - She's now in panties all day, even at nap time. I'm one proud mama. Only a diaper at night when she's sleeping. And, she's now 17 months Oh my goodness ! ! ! ! At this time last year she was learning to scoot forward and army crawl. Now she's walking, talking, and out of diapers... I can't believe it. What a rock star.

Weight: 122.0 (Total gain +3)

Differences

A friend of mine (who is also pregnant right now) made a list of differences between her two pregnancies for her boy and girl, and her current pregnancy (which looks a lot like her previous girl!)

So I decided to make a list!

Pregnant with Emma

• Breasts hurt a lot, starting at 6 weeks and on
• Car sickness started around 6 weeks
• Major crying at everything starting before + test
• Morning Sickness starts 8 weeks
• NO MEAT
• Horrible headaches, 10weeks and on
• Smell of cereal and grains made me sick on the spot
• Snickers and whipped cream = must have
• Back acne
• Pretty hair

Pregnant with #2

• No soreness in breasts, even when nursing (A common complaint with women nursing while pregnant say it hurts A LOT.)
• Car sickness started around 3 weeks
• Not overly crying, but still choke up at things - but that's pretty normal for me anyway.
• Short Temper
• Morning sickness starts 4 weeks
• LOVE red meat. Chicken is fine, too. No real food aversions when it's cooked. edit i have thrown up the past few times I've tried to eat peaches... but the thought/smell/taste of them doesn't make me sick until after I've eaten them... ?
• No headaches
• LOVE cereal and the smell of bread
• Not craving sugar or sweets
• Acne on face, neck, chest and shoulders but not back
• Frizzy hair
• Faster weight gain (despite more sickness than last time)

12 Weeks

Ok so to sum up this week:
Stomach Flu.

AGAIN.

Luckily a friend took Emma the day it hit me the hardest, and I was able to spend most of the day sleeping and in bed.

I can feel the stupid prenatal depression kicking in. I noticed a little last week and even more this week the overwhelming feelings of sadness and bouts of anger and frustration. It's harder this time to take care of myself when I'm trying to take care of Emma the best that I can when I feel the way I do. errrrrrrrg.

No picture this week, on 12 weeks day I was completely dehydrated and flat stomached and had lost 4 pounds in one day. (yeah it was a bad day.)

Good news: I saw the baby! YAY! He or She is beautiful and/or handsome, and completely stole my heart. Picture attached. HB was 178 and measuring pretty close to spot on, and DEAD ON with my dates... I knew when we got pregnant. I never thought I believed those women who said "I knew that day" but... I can honestly say I knew that day was the day, and after that my suspicion was on high alert. Symptoms & clues started almost right away. Of course I recognized them from my previous pregnancy.


Weight: 122lbs (-3 from last week, +3 total)

9, 10, 11 Weeks

9 Weeks
The worst week yet. Despite being on meds to help with nausea and vomiting, I was sick anyway. Also very tired. And holy heck, I had a ton of acne during week 9, it was horrible!! I am too old for this kind of acne.Belly starting to change shape -looking a little flabby. yuck.
Weight: 120lbs(+1)

10 Weeks
Still a sick week. I was in FL for the first half of the week so I didn't take a picture. Acne still raging. Grossing me out. Some high levels of fatigue, but also peaks of energy.
Weight: 124 lbs (+5)

11 Weeks
Not as sick this week. Acne still yuck but not as bad as previous two weeks. So tired, partly attributed to Emma's sleep being messed up since returning from FL. She's been waking up around midnight asking for Dada and wanting to come see my bed to see he isn't there. One of the worst fatigue weeks since week 4. Feeling yucky and blob like - started wearing maternity clothes this week. It's much more comfortable. Hot flashes started this week.
 Weight: 124.5 (+5.5)

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