Total Weight gain/loss? Home scale says 3 lbs…we’ll see at the docs on the 27th

Stretch marks? Nopers, it’s far too early for that kind of stuff

Baby Movement? Again, thinking I felt a few more thumps, more distinct this time than last week.

Best moment this week? The week is still young but so far nothing:)

Food Cravings?Tater tot/french fries/hashbrowns..

Belly button in or out? In. It stayed in the whole time with Noah and I figure it will with this one too.

Milestones? I think I felt a flutter…

16 weeks with Noah

Here’s the scene: We were in the Miami airport getting ready to come home. The gate area is full to the brim with people because we board in just a few min and Noah’s standing there with his hand down the back of his pants (this is a new habit…ugh). I ask him nicely to take his hand out of his pants and he looks at me and smiles…(in the back of my mind I’m thinking…”hmm…glad there aren’t any poopies in there”…and now you can see where this is going). He whips out his hand and yells “poopies!!” with as much volume and glee as his little body could project. Yes, there he was, hand covered in poop, in the middle of the gate area with 100′s of people around us.

DH was mortified but quick on the trigger and grabbed the napkins next to him, wrapped up the poopy hand and then passed him off to me to go clean up. I couldn’t stop laughing. As I run and get Noah cleaned, DH sits back to survey the horrified faces around us. Only, there were none. No one had noticed (or if they did they didn’t make it obvious). Phew….I came back and he was laughing hysterically at the comedy of it all.

It could have gone so differently (and so much worse). I’m sure the older gentleman across the aisle would have been super excited to be greeted by a poopy little toddler hand had Noah decided to turn to him rather than us. sheesh…

How far along are you? 15 weeks

Total Weight gain/loss? My next dr’s appt isn’t until the 27th so we’ll know more then. It doesn’t feel like I’ve gained a ton but I suppose we’ll see. The food on the cruise was good!

Stretch marks? Nopers, it’s far too early for that kind of stuff

Baby Movement? Thought I felt a thump or a drop last night but I’m not sure. I think this baby is sitting a little further back because I have a hard time finding the heartbeat on my doppler.

Best moment this week? The week is still young but so far nothing:)

Food Cravings?Really nothing…it’s kind of odd.

Belly button in or out? In. It stayed in the whole time with Noah and I figure it will with this one too.

Milestones? Passed the first trimester screen and have been deemed low risk.

15 weeks with Noah

How far along are you? 14 weeks

Total Weight gain/loss? I’d assume I’m up a little but last dr’s appt was +1lb.

Stretch marks? Nopers, it’s far too early for that kind of stuff

Baby Movement? Nope, not yet. Soon though

Best moment this week? We’re crusin as a family in the Caribbean!!

Food Cravings?I was too nauseous on the boat to really want to eat. The rest of the time I was chasing Noah around.

Belly button in or out? In. It stayed in the whole time with Noah and I figure it will with this one too.

Milestones?Baby’s first vacation!

Since we were on vaca I didn’t take a pic so you’ll have to image me with a big ole belly (that looks way too big to be 14 weeks).

14 weeks with Noah

This was our third and final round of Clomid (I told DH I was done, if this didn’t work we’d just have to wait until July to get on his insurance and see the RE again..) and I could have sworn our timing was way off so to say I was surprised when that second line appeared at 13dpo is an understatement. After the shock wore off it was replaced by excitement (and nausea…oh joy!).

Symptom wise things have been pretty easy. Some mild nausea here and there but nothing too bad. Sore bb’s, the likes of which I’ve never felt before – just breathing hurts on some days. The bloat started around week 4 and even at week 8/9 I look like I did at 12 with Noah.

Our first ultrasound showed a little bean at 7w3d on first look and the doc revised it to 7w5d by the end of the appt. Still a few days shy of the 8 weeks we thought we were but he said we were close enough to stick with the 8/6 due date. I think it was then that it finally hit me – we’re having another baby!

So far we’ve kept this a little quite, not nearly as quiet as when we had Noah (when no one but our parents knew before 13 weeks). DH let it slip to my gram on New Years which resulted in us telling the whole house full of people but that’s fine. Things have been going well and I wasn’t super worried (besides, it would be nice to have the support if we needed it later).

So, I can’t guarantee the blogging will increase with this new revelation but I will try to keep folks posted as we move along. It’s already so different with this one. Most days I forget I’m even pregnant (until I look down to see the bump). Perhaps it’s because I’m distracted by an almost 2 year old who’s fighting sleep and asserting his independence and is in non stop motion.

Well, you finally did it. You climbed over your crib rail and let yourself out of bed. We’ve spent the last few weeks trying various things to keep you in. A sleep sack worked for one night and then you figured that out too. Now it’s hit or miss on if you’ll get out or not. The gate is up so you can’t wander but we need to find a better solution soon, i’m nervous about you getting in and out by yourself.

You always tell us it’s “cold outside” in reference to anything cold or outside but not always necessarily together. Like, you’ll grab daddy’s face after he comes in from outside and say “cold outside” or you’ll grab your milk and say “cold outside”…doesn’t matter. Any reference to cold is appended with “outside”. I love it!

You’re asserting your independence more and more. Most days you have to pick out your own clothes. You strip off everything I pick out and insist on doing yourself so I’ve kind of given up. You even wore PJ’s to school today because it wasn’t worth the fight. Dinner time is much of the same. You have to do it yourself or ask for help. If I offer or try to do it for you all hell breaks loose. It’s so cute when you ask for help though…you look up and say “hep mommy” and then I melt.

I plopped you on the scale the other day (after you brought it out to me) and you were 28 lbs. Then I managed to get you to stand still long enough to get a height. 34 inches…almost a full yard!!! We’ll find out at your dr’s appt next month where that puts you. I’ve moved you over to 24/2T clothes for the most part although you still wear some of your 18mo PJ’s.

Lastly, your temper has arrived. I’m attributing it to the early arrivals of the terrible 2′s or possibly the sleep issues we’ve been fighting but man – you can be sweet as pie one second and the next a raging ball of anger hitting and throwing and just yelling like some’s stole your favorite toy. There’s no rhyme or reason most times. Sometimes it’s because I did something that you wanted to do yourself (like open your yougurt) or we had to take a non-permitted object out of your hands (like the screwdriver or the sharpie marker that I really need to remember to take out of the drawer you can reach). Sometimes it’s becuase Macie looks at you cross eyed…or uses her jedi mind tricks to make you think she’s going to steal a toy. I don’t know why most times and often times a modified time out is the only fix (or a bottle of milk, which seems to cure alot). Your MeeMa would say that it’s payback for all the tantrums I threw as a kid (apparently I could throw a fit with the best of them) and perhaps she’s right. Wow, I can totally feel her pain now.

In any case, you always make it better you saying “sorry mommy” (or whatever object you threw) and petting my face (or the object you tossed:) ). Being your mommy is challenging alot of the time but so incredibly worth it.

(and since I’ve been seriously slacking on the photos, here’s a video of Noah’s new trick. I have no idea who taught him this).

How far along are you? 13 weeks

Total Weight gain/loss? +1 at the last Dr.’s appt. Hoping to keep that gain in check.

Stretch marks? Nopers, it’s far too early for that kind of stuff

Baby Movement? Nothing definitive yet but soon I hope

Best moment this week? Getting thru the first trimester scan and getting to see fuzz again.

Food Cravings?Actually not a lot this week. I’ve not really be hungry at all which is probably why my weight gain is low. I have to force myself to eat.

Belly button in or out? In. It stayed in the whole time with Noah and I figure it will with this one too.

Milestones?Had our first trimester screen and everything looks great!

Hiding this bump is getting harder and harder

How far along are you? 12 weeks

Total Weight gain/loss? 1 lb!! Woohoo…I so thought it was going to be worse.

Stretch marks? Nopers, it’s far too early for that kind of stuff

Baby Movement? I could have sworn I felt a thump but it’s probably still gas. It’s waaaay too early. I didn’t feel Noah until 16 or so weeks.

Maternity Clothes? Yup! Just so much more comfortable. I do still wear my normal work pants but with the bella band and a maternity shirt. Now that folks at work know I can be a little more free with my wardrobe.

Best moment this week? Not baby #2 (seems like that’s a theme) but Noah’s in a big boy bed!

Food Cravings? Nothing really…I get a hankering for what I see on TV or that we talk about but if ignore it long enough I can get past it. Which is good for my weight gain:) I’m trying to keep this one at a min. I still have the 20 from Noah that I never lost.

Belly button in or out? In. It stayed in the whole time with Noah and I figure it will with this one too.

Milestones?Heard the heartbeat again at the dr.’s.

Anyways, I digress. While on the Frida baby site I saw “The Windi”. Intrigued I clicked thru the link…

It’s a contraption to help your colicy baby fart! Bwahahahaha! I can’t decide if it’s genius or gross. Then again, I thought the same thing about the Nosefrida so I suppose I should reserve judgment till I actually try it because I love my Nosefrida. And it kinda of makes sense. I was always told to try a rectal thermometer to relieve a constipated child so I suppose this is the same idea, it’s just funny to see it productized.

Have any of you tried it? Did it actually work?