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12 Weeks with Baby #2



Baby’s Size: Plum
How far along: 12 Weeks
Total weight gain: Two pounds. Eek! I’m actually not worried. One, because it would be normal to gain this weight at this point and two… because I think it is actually not a true 2 pounds yet. We just got back from our cruise and I expect to either stay here for quite some time (based on how I did with Kenzie) and the fact that now I will get back to my normal activities such as chasing Kenzie around and taking walks.
Sleep: It’s okay I guess. Off and on, good and bad. Depends on the day.   
Maternity Clothes: I’m pretty much fully on maternity bottoms now or yoga pants. Still no maternity tops. They would all be too big at this point.
Food cravings: Nothing major right now.  
Food aversions: Luckily, with my morning sickness starting to dissipate I am having less aversions.    
Symptoms I HAVE: Off and on morning sickness, though the actual vomiting has stopped for the most part. Thank goodness. I am still exhausted almost every afternoon. I think I am starting to get the dreaded second trimester headaches. Though I was also having some allergy issues last week so it could have been more related to that.
Stretchmarks: No new ones yet.
Doctor’s Appointment: Last week for our NT scan. It didn’t work. Stubborn baby wouldn’t turn the right way. The plus is that my doctor now does the Panorama test so it wasn’t as necessary to have it. The baby looked good and measured right on track though. Heartbeat was 171. So… wives tale related to that says girl. We shall see. Soon too. The Panorama will give us the sex of the baby. We are going to have a gender reveal party so it will be a few weeks after the results that I find out, but it will still be before the anatomy scan at 20 weeks. Next one scheduled for Cinco de Mayo. Everyone else gets a margarita, I get to be poked and prodded by the doctor. I’ll take it.
Movement: Not yet.
Belly Button (In or Out): In.
Wedding Ring (On or Off): On.
Labor Signs: None.
Gender: We will know soon. =)
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Mostly happy but I am finding that I am easily frustrated. Poor Kenzie. I find that I with a lower frustration level, I worry about how short my temper can get. I try to keep it together but hormones can be a strong thing.   
Best moment of the week: Our cruise was phenomenal. We had a blast. I hope we don’t have to wait 2 years more before we get to go again. Pretty soon the kids will be old enough to go too.
What I’m looking forward to: Getting back in to my normal routine. Being gone for 3 days is difficult with a 20 month old. It gets her out of her usual routine which takes a while to fix.  

What I miss: Having energy. Or at least having more energy. 

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