Skip to main content

17 Weeks Pregnant with Baby #2

By

Baby’s Size: Onion
How far along: 17 Weeks
Total weight gain: 3 lbs still. I have read that most average weight women should gain about a pound a week during the second trimester. I am slightly higher than average so I am fairly happy still hanging out with my 3 extra pounds. Some mornings I weigh 4 lbs more than my starting weight but on average, I am hanging out with this additional 3 lbs.   
Sleep: Good, with the exception of dealing with Kenzie. I have NO idea what we are going through right now but I think I have been up anywhere between 2 and 4 times a night for the past week. If she wasn’t such a good snuggler when she is tired, I would be unhappy with our new predicament but I am still loving the snuggles because they are so rare when she is wide awake. This past Sunday night was my favorite. It was Mother’s Day and I was hoping she would just sleep through the night. I wasn’t feeling that well and didn’t want to deal with it, but lo and behold, she was up around 10:30. I went in and picked her up. I just planned on holding her and putting her back down after a minute but she said “Mama, rock” and her voice was so sweet, I just had to. So, I sat down to rock her. She fell asleep almost immediately. I just sat holding her for about 10 minutes. Usually when she is that asleep I can lay her down and leave the room without her waking up. So, I laid her down and as I was leaving the room she said “Bye Mama” and blew me a kiss. My heart melted. I had to stand in the hallway and regain composure before going back to bed.
Maternity Clothes: Yep. Apparently these blogs have been noticed as well. For Mother’s Day my Momma took me shopping and bought me a new outfit complete with a pair of shorts. Then, Mom and Dad Y gave me a gift card for Destination Maternity and I was able to get another new outfit with a pair of shorts. I am pretty set now to last all summer barring no clothing malfunctions.
Food cravings: Nothing too much. Momma got me a strawberry cupcake for Mother’s Day so that satisfied my craving for strawberry cake. I should note that Steven did offer to make me one for Mother’s Day but I told him not to worry about it. He is so sweet to me. He also got me a coke icee and dill pickle chips for Mother’s Day. I swear by coke icees. I love dill pickle chips. I love that he knows me so well. =)     
Food aversions: Not too much.        
Symptoms I HAVE: I don’t think I have gotten sick at all this week. However, my heartburn is getting more regular. Ugh. I also had a pretty bad headache on Sunday night. I remember having similar issues with Kenzie.   
Stretchmarks: No new ones.
Doctor’s Appointment:  Next one is our 20 week ultrasound on June 2.     
Movement: Yep. The movement is changing too. Less butterfly-ish tickling feelings and more actual movement.  It is still random and sometimes I am still not sure if it is baby or just weird stomach things but it is getting more and more recognizable as a flipping baby.
Belly Button (In or Out): In.
Wedding Ring (On or Off): On.
Labor Signs: None.
Gender: Less than 3 weeks!
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Happy. Steven said moody but I feel pretty happy so I’m sticking with that.  
Best moment of the week: Mother’s Day was great. Well, the Saturday before was. We had dinner at the German restaurant with my parents, borther, and Steven’s parents. The actual day was… eh. Church was nice and I actually made it through a baby dedication without tearing up. Even with hormones. Then it went a bit downhill. Overall, it was still good but Kenzie had a bad day. First, she got confused coming out of the church nursery because there were a lot of people and she couldn’t see us. She just stood there like a deer in headlights. I felt so bad. That set up the remainder of her day. She fell in the driveway running to look at the “fowers” (flowers) and skinned both knees. Then she just had an iffy day until that evening when she was dancing and spinning. She ended up dizzy and sidestepped before falling into the tv stand and nearly giving herself a black eye. We upset her more with the ice on the side of her face than the fall. She is okay now and there was no black eye but that just summed up our day. I ended up taking a bubble bath after she went to sleep and finishing a book before bed. Then we had the sweet moment at 10:30 which made it all better. Ah. Life with a toddler.
What I’m looking forward to: Having a weekend of NOTHING. Maybe we will go swimming. Get the garage cleaned but other than that… nothing planned.  

What I miss: Not a whole lot at the moment. My wine craving has calmed some but I still find myself randomly thinking about having a glass. I never would, but you better believe I am having one soon after this baby is out. 
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ushering in Five-and-a-half

By
No. Nope. Not happening. Not even close.... but it is. As of tomorrow, Will is officially five-and-a-half. Halfway to six. SIX. What on earth? Both of our kids need to slow their roll and take it down a notch. It's so crazy to think that Will is going to be six in just six short months. He will start Kindergarten soon. He is already registered and ready to go. He is growing up so fast right before our eyes and it is a happy and sad time for me as Mama, for sure. So, a short update on Will at 5-and-a-half... - Will is growing like a weed. It is not uncommon right now for people to ask me if he has grown inches upon inches overnight. We are noticing that he is catching up to Kenzie fairly quickly and some of his friends that he used to be very similar in height to, he has gotten slightly taller than them. It's just his growth spurt time, apparently.  He remains remarkably skinny. So skinny that his clothes tend to fall of of him if we don't have adjustable waists. T...
Post a Comment
Read more

Preschool Done.... One Step Closer to MIT

By
So, here it is. The end of "preschool." Note: "Preschool" and "VPK" are not used interchangeably for the purpose of our discussion. In the sense of the word, Kenzie is done with "preschool" and next year will be in "VPK". Eek! That's not allowed. Kenzie's first official year in school is now done. She is one year older, one year wiser, one year more stubborn. It's crazy for us to think back that just a few short months ago we were going to her Meet the Teacher day and we were both having some major anxiety about our baby going to school. I remember the first day of school plain as day. I thought she might have some apprehension. Nope. None. I probably shouldn't have been surprised. Kenzie went in like she owned the place. There was a day that her teacher mentioned that Kenzie was one of the quiet ones in the class and rarely spoke. I'm still not sure that she was thinking of my Kenzie. Maybe I had been dropping of...
Post a Comment
Read more

Eight is Great!

By
Today Kenzie is EIGHT! It's so crazy. We have an 8 year old. Only two years away from double digits. A third grader. A girl that is quickly becoming a preteen. There is only a year left (technically) until that is officially the stage we are in. Though I have to say... she acts more and more like an actual preteen every day of her life. She's too much. We often joke that she is 8 going on 28, but in all honesty, she is an old soul and often acts much older than her years. At 8-years-old, Kenzie... - Is still the friendliest kid I know. She loves with her whole heart. She hates to hurt anyone's feelings. The downside is that her feelings get hit hard when someone isn't nice to her. We have had to deal with that on occasion, especially in the last year when we had a run in with a girl that Kenzie thought was her friend but she ended up being not really nice to Kenzie in the long run. We learned as parents that the "mean girl" stage starts early. Kenzie...
Post a Comment
Read more