18 weeks

I'm trying to stay on top of this...but it's difficult!  Especially when I have a little helper that want to add to the blog when I have the computer out.  And if I wait till he goes to bed...I'm too tried to mess with it!  ANYWAY... Kaitlyn is 10oz and that's for REAL, we had our doctor's ultrasound today and and saw her again!  Healthy as can be!  And SO CUTE! :) Measurements are all right on track!

I started this post at the beginning of the week...it's now Thursday.  I guess I post it and do it again this weekend!!!  Sorry, baby girl!  Momma's trying!!! :)

16 weeks....It's a GIRL!!!!!!!

We had our 3d/4d ultrasound Saturday. And it's a GIRL!!  We will have a daughter this time!  And our  precious Chance will have a sister! yay!! We've already chosen a  name: Kaitlyn Rose. We have always like the name Kaitlyn and Rose is my middle name, which was my great-grandma's name. We are so excited for the new experience and all the PINK! (Okay...I may be the one mostly excited about the pink.)

We had a gender reveal party for the family on Saturday.  They were seated in our living room in a circle.  I put Chance in the middle and handed him a gift bag.  He pulled out the contents: Sugar and Spice.  Most everyone immediately said "Sugar and Spice and everything nice! It's a girl1!!" Lots of screaming and hugging followed as Chance cried from all the craziness going on around him.

Right now Miss Kaitlyn is about 4 1/2 inches long and 3 1/2 ounces. Our ultrasound was very early (though they convinced me of accuracy) so she looked so small! Our first 3d/4d ultrasound with Chance was at 20 weeks, so it looked very different.

I am feeling pretty good.  Still a little nauseous at times, but doing much better. I am excited for all the shopping and preparing for our little girl!

14 weeks ~ 2nd Trimester!!!!

Oh 2nd trimester, how I love thee! I have been doing so much better! I still have my moments, but overall I am much better!  In fact, right now I am so HUNGRY!  I ate spaghetti and meatballs with salad for dinner.  I had a granola bar a bit ago and then a bowl of cereal.  Now I'm heating up some waffles...ugh, much better than being nauseous though! We went to Silver Dollar City over the weekend and I made it through all the walking and food! Chance couldn't ride any rides as he is still too little, so that was kind of a bummer, but it was still fun to be out. This week my mom has taken off work and is helping me clean out the baby's room and get my house put back together as it has become a mess over the last several weeks as I have not been up to keeping up with everything!

Baby is about the size of a lemon and can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and maybe even suck his/her thumb!  About another month and we will know if it's a he or a she! I asked Chance today, but we wasn't sure.  If I asked, "Is it a boy or a girl?" he would say "girl".  If I asked, "Is it a girl or a boy?" then he would say "boy".

12 weeks

Well, after a bad weekend, my week has perked up somewhat.  I have spells of nausea, but I'm doing alright. I have even managed to get the house cleaned up a bit!  But I overdo it...I just need to rest more, but it's hard when I'm finally feeling better! So I end up doing a lot early on in the day and pooping out in the afternoon and evening. My belly is getting bigger and I think I may need to find some kind of armor for it. Chance's elbows and knees keep finding their way to my belly and that hurts!  It's going to be a long rest of the year with that going on! Poor baby is already getting beat up by his/her older brother!

Speaking of baby...our little peanut is about the size of a lime at over 2 inches long and half an ounce and is working on reflexes.  Apparently if I poke my abdomen the baby will squirm in response...like I said already getting picked on by the older brother!! The baby should start making sucking movements too! Exciting stuff! I think now that I'm starting to feel better, this pregnancy is going to FLY by!

Oh! and I almost forgot...we made the big facebook announcement on Sunday (Father's Day).  That was fun! :)

11 weeks

We heard the heartbeat!! Nice and strong and doctor says everything looks good! Very exciting! I also got some meds for my nausea...which SOMETIMES kinda work.  I had a bad weekend with the sickness, but have (knock on wood) a few good days since. I will take my first official belly photo next week, it's already bigger than it was with Chance at this time!

Baby is just over and inch and a half long and the size of a fig and almost fully formed.  tooth buds should be appearing and bones are hardening.  He/she is probably kicking up a storm, but I don't feel anything yet!

3 more weeks till trimester 2! Then hopefully I'll feel MUCH better and we can make the big announcement to the world! :)

10 weeks...already slacking

I'm already slacking with baby #2! I've missed a few weeks.  Well, here's what you've missed...sickness, sickness, and more sickness.  I've been so sick and miserable! I am so ready to be past the 1st trimester. The baby is a little over an inch long now and officially in the fetal period.  Vital organs are in place and beginning to function. I am already showing a little.  Probably not to a stranger on the street, but to those who know me you can tell I have a bigger pooch than normal!  I guess I need to start taking belly pics soon!  We go to the doctor on Friday and should get to hear the heartbeat. Exciting stuff! I'll let you all know how that goes!

7 weeks...ugh......

Nausea! Vomiting! Exhaustion! That is my life right now.  I am so tired and sick and sick and tired of it all! Thankfully, I am also very blessed.  My mother-in-law (Grammy) is willing and able to take over for me!  She has been over all week helping out with Chance and the house.  I don't know what I would have done without her! My mom (Grandma) also came over and spent the night one night to help out while Jimmy was out of town. They are such blessings! I cannot wait for the 2nd trimester....but I still have a ways to go!

The baby has doubled in size and now is the size of a raspberry and is growing eyelids,  it's nose and upper lip.

We are so excited, but aside from all the sickness...it just doesn't seem real yet! It's hard for me to wrap my head around all of this this time around! I don't know why...but before long I'll be showing and feeling...THAT will certainly make it more real!