Wednesday, November 27, 2013

28 Weeks



How far along? 28 weeks 
Current weight/ Total Weight gain: 141
Maternity clothes? Yep. I also don't fit into my own coat any more comfortably so I have been wearing Jerel's.
Stretch marksWho really knows! Hard to tell new ones from the ones I got with Aiden.
Sleep: Not too bad.
Best moment this week: The baby was pushing out which hurts and Jerel rubbed my tummy and talked to the baby. The baby quickly relaxed.
Miss Anything? Not much.
Movement: She is always moving & kicking.
Food cravings or things you can eat: Nothing sounds good!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Random things.
Symptoms: Ligament pains, back pain, & heartburn. Kicks are starting to become more uncomfortable.
Have you started to show yet: Yep!
Belly Button In/Out? Out. Poor belly button.
Bloated: After eating too much.
Labor: Nope 
Wedding Ring on/off: On
Gender? GIRL!!!
Name? Jade
Looking forward to: Seeing family for Thanksgiving!

Saturday, November 23, 2013

27 Weeks


How far along? 27 weeks 
Current weight/ Total Weight gain: 140lbs. I range from 139-141lbs
Maternity clothes? Yep. I also love wearing Jerel's shirts cause they are loose and comfy. Around the house  I wear his shirts, yoga pants or sweats and will only wear jeans when I go out. I'm kinda at an annoying dilemma  with maternity pants or the ones I have are too big and my regular jeans  done up cause pressure which hurts so I will usually wear them with a elastic band round the button but that makes them too big. I was fitting into my maternity jeans with Aiden by this time but not with this pregnancy.
Stretch marks: Who really knows! Hard to tell new ones from the ones I got with Aiden.
Sleep: Not too bad.
Best moment this week: My tummy is like a magnet for Jerels hands. He is always rubbing it and saying how cute my little round ball of a tummy is. I also found some really cute material to make a baby blanket with, unfortunately I will have to wait until Christmas to start it... :( (I am getting a Bernina for Christmas!)
Miss Anything? 
Movement: She is always moving & kicking.
Food cravings or things you can eat: Eh... Apples? Loss of appetite yesterday and today.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Random things: Ranch stinks. Jerel had a bbq microwave thing and that really made me sick. So sick I made him take the container outside to the dumpster after he was finished. Even then the house smelled like it forever after. Also going too long without snacking and not drinking enough water. The smell of lunch meat.
Symptoms: Ligament pains have gotten worse. Hurts to lift my legs & getting up off the couch and out of bed hurts. Lots of stretching pain going on. Also might have had some Braxton hicks. I have slowed down my exercising to see if that would help with pain. My back is hurting more and more each day caused by sitting too long on the couch, standing for too long, laying on one side too long. I really can't complain too much because it hurt much more with Aiden. Heart burn.
Have you started to show yet: Yes. My mom says I am bigger every time she sees me....
Belly Button In/Out? Out. Poor belly button.
Bloated: After eating too much.
Labor: Nope 
Wedding Ring on/off: On
Gender? GIRL!!!
Name? We have decided on Jade as her first name and are currently searching for a middle name that flows nicely. Both Jerel and I really like the name. Short and Simple! Middle name options: Alexis, Makenna, Olivia....
Looking forward to: Soup or Pie Saturday with family on the 23rd and Thanksgiving next Thursday which kicks off the Holidays!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

26 Weeks


How far along? 26 weeks 
Current weight/ Total Weight gain: 139
Maternity clothes? Yep. I also love wearing Jerel's shirts cause they are loose and comfy.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: Fair.
Best moment this week: Feeling great. I think I felt the baby get hiccups yesterday. 2nd Trimester is almost over, 2 more weeks. I also cut 2 inches off my hair. 
Miss Anything? Being able to sleep without constantly rolling over to get comfortable.
Movement: She is always moving & kicking.
Food cravings or things you can eat: Yogurt, Apples & peanut butter, & Bananas.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Symptoms: Feeling really good. Ligament pains when I walk. I have been doing Denise Austin: Cardio fat burner which has been really good.
Have you started to show yet: Yes. I had a stranger ask if I was expecting so I must be. I also feel like I have popped over that past few days.
Belly Button In/Out? Out. Poor belly button.
Bloated: After eating too much.
Labor: Nope 
Wedding Ring on/off: On
Gender? GIRL!!!
Looking forward to: Soup or Pie Saturday with family on the 23rd. -My extended family will all get together at my uncle Blaine's house the saturday before Thanksgiving each year. The guys & who ever else wants to plays football while those of us who don't play visit inside. There is also yummy soup & pie & treats.- Thats why its called soup or pie because you bring soup or pie. 

19 months

Aiden boe Baiden is 19 months old! Wow! My baby isn't much of a baby anymore! 
Things about Aiden
  • Diaper size: 5- He has been in this size forever & I"m pretty sure he will stay in them until he is potty trained.
  • Clothes: 2T & 3T with 18 month jeans.
  • Number of Teeth: 16
  • Shoe size: 4
  • Favorite Foods: Yogurt, Oatmeal, Cheese, Grapes, Tomatoes, Fruit snacks, Chips, Peaches, Reese's Puff cereal, Corn dogs, PB&J sandwiches, Peas & PIZZA! He loves pizza. Other than what is listed he is a picky eater. Sometimes to get him to eat we have to watch movies.
  • Favorite movies: Winnie the Pooh, Despicable Me.
  • Favorite books: Monsters Inc., any animal book
  • Favorite things to do: Bubbles, play with his farm & jungle animals, legos, tool set, read books. This week I'm going to make play doe and see what he thinks of that.
  • He has become a babbling machine. He says mom and dad -usually deeda to tease his daddy, please.  He calls mom or dad when he wakes up in the morning or from naps. Love it! So cute.
  • He sleeps with his bear and hippo and sometimes monkey comes to bed too. I love that he gives them loves. He also goes to sleep while listening to his primary music.
  • We are working on learning animals. He doesn't say their names but can identify: cow, pig, horse, rooster, chicken, cat, dog, sheep, duck, elephant, bear, lion, hippo, bird, monkey,  zebra, & fish. And makes the sounds of a cow, monkey, lion/bear, dog, & cat.
  • He loves to sing and do the actions for: "If you happy & you know it", "5 little monkeys jumping on the bed" & "5 little monkeys swinging in the tree", "Patty cake", "Incy Wincey Spider", "Head, shoulders, knees, & toes".
I love the face he pulls when he dances!
 He was also loving his sucker.
 Love his cheesy smile. Love my boys!
 This was not 5 mins after getting in the car.
 My silly.
 The weather is getting pretty cold so we bundled him up and played on the swing set. It was too cold so he didn't want to swing for long.
This car mat was actually Jerel's when he was little. He loves cars.
 Being his silly old self. I love getting random pics of him.
 Playing with sunglasses.
  I love that his ears get bent down.

He randomly brings his ball out to sit on it. 
 Aiden loves to do pull ups just like daddy. We keep Jerel's pull up bar in the closet and when ever it gets left open he will find it and pull it over to Jerel to put up.
 Funny little boy. His face just lights up and he gets really excited.
 He also likes to have his face shaved like daddy. When Jerel shaves his face, Aiden is always waiting for his turn.
It must tickle.
 Aiden loves his animals, eating cereal with his hippo. 
 Little stinker climbed up onto the window seal using his bike.
 My cute little stinker. How can I be mad at this little stink when he looks like this!

 
When he goes to sleep he has to have his bear and hippo.
 First time carving pumpkins. Aiden loved his pumpkins.

 Carving his first pumpkin with daddy. He wasn't so sure about the gooey insides but liked the carving spoon.

I love that he put his feet up for this pic. 
 After we were all done,  Aiden gave each of them hugs.
He was also sad to leave his new friends outside and kept asking to go outside to see them.
 We dressed Aiden up as a little skeleton for Jerel's paren's ward party.
 I crocheted his skeleton hat.
I'm gonna miss these chubby, squeezable cheeks of his.
 He didn't care must for the soup they had but he sure loved the donuts.
 For Trick-or-Treating he was Tigger.
 We put his Tigger costume on the night before and couldn't get him to take it off.
Tigger kisses for daddy.
 Trick-or-Treating with his cousins Jaxon and Brooklyn. We went around the block near my moms house. Aiden wasn't too sure about taking candy from strangers. He would reach into the bowl and then just stare at the person holding the candy while Jaxon took one after another.
 We also trick-or-treated at G&G Nielsen's, G Eldon's, G Achatz, ( grandpa Achatz was working)& G&G Page. When we got to Grandpa Eldon's, Grandpa Eldon didn't have his teeth in which scared the pants off Aiden. He didn't even want to go in and was very careful about taking candy from him.

While at my mom's he found a spoon and wouldn't leave it so he took it house to house trick-or-treating and then had to take it to G&G Page's house.
 I love Aiden's face in this one.
 The monkey for some reason didn't want to sit by Tigger.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

25 weeks


How far along? 25 weeks 
Current weight/ Total Weight gain: 139 lbs- Yikes!!!! Lets just say the Halloween candy was not my friend. All together thats 10 lbs.... 
Maternity clothes? Yep
Sleep: Alright. I wake up a lot and become restless.
Best moment this week: Hearing baby girl's heart beat. Dr. Firth said it was nice and strong. I am measuring about 26 cm. 
Miss Anything? I'm feeling really good. Really can't complain. I do get winded when If I walk too fast and running is out of the question.
Movement: She is constantly kicking. Sometimes when I go to bed and lay on my side she will kick the bed then when I roll over she will kick on the other side- it kinda hurts.
Food cravings or things you can eat: Apples & peanut butter, Chocolate, Yogurt, & Peaches.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Symptoms: Feeling pretty good. Ligament pains on my right side less often lately. My back hurts at night when I lay on one side for too long. Grateful this time around it isn't a constant thing as of yet.
Have you started to show yet: Yes. I feel like I have "popped" over the past week. Getting bigger equals very few shirt options to wear.
Belly Button In/Out? Out. Poor belly button.
Bloated: After eating too much.
Labor: Nope 
Wedding Ring on/off: On
Gender? GIRL!!!
Name: Jade & Alexis not sure what order.
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving and seeing family.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

24 Weeks


How far along? 24 weeks 
Current weight/ Total Weight gain: 134 lbs/+4 (from pre-prego weight)
Maternity clothes? Yep, my maternity jeans are still really loose but comfy.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: Good!
Best moment this week: Feeling great. Baby has been super active.
Miss Anything? I feel like I am starving all the time!
Movement: She has really been on the move the last few days. 
Food cravings or things you can eat: Halloween candy, Apple juice, Yogurt.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Symptoms: Feeling pretty good. Ligament pains on my right side less often lately.
Have you started to show yet: Yes, like I'm hiding a pumpkin under there.
Belly Button In/Out? Out. Poor belly button.
Bloated: After eating too much.
Labor: Nope 
Wedding Ring on/off: On
Gender? GIRL!!!
Name: When we found out we were pregnant we picked a first & middle name for both a girl & boy. Alexis Jade is what we decided. Today I suddenly have been considering switching her name to Jade Alexis. Reasoning for the possible change: #1 I'm not so big on her having the same initials as Aiden and that has been nagging in the back of my mind. #2 We aren't exactly going for "A" names. #3 Jerel told me he actually likes Jade better. #4 She would probably go by Lexie if her first name was Alexis any way.- Jerel says it  doesn't matter the order of her name we can call her either. Also I have had the thought of  naming her after me but Kristin doesn't really flow as a middle name....
Looking forward to: Halloween!!!!

Friday, October 25, 2013

23 weeks


This is 23 weeks Prego with Aiden . 
I am wearing the same shirt for baby #2




How far along? 23 weeks 
Current weight/ Total Weight gain: 133 lbs
Maternity clothes? Shirts, 1 pair of jeans- they are big but comfy
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: As good as possible with a cold- 2nd cold this pregnancy. :(
Best moment this week: Feeling great.
Miss Anything? -
Movement: She moves around a lot when I lay down for bed. She doesn't like to be poked and will kick back.
Food cravings or things you can eat: Cheerios with bananas, Apples, Yogurt, Chocolate- oreaos, anything really, Oatmeal, Juices.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not much. Car rides?
Symptoms: Ligament pains mostly on my right side. Back pain when I lay on one side for too long but it goes away when I switch positions. 
Have you started to show yet: Yes. Filling out.
Belly Button In/Out? Out.
Gender? GIRL!!!
Bloated: After eating too much.
Labor: Nope 
Wedding Ring on/off: On
Looking forward to: September Dr. appointment. This is 23 weeks Prego with Aiden . I am wearing the same shirt for baby #2