19 Weeks!!

How far along?: 19 Weeks
How big is baby?: 6.0 inches, 8.5 oz (we are at about 1/2 pound!) 
Food cravings?: Chocolate, Fruit, Ice Cream 
What I'm looking forward to: Getting the nursery done! AJ is in the process of getting Sam's big boy bed built, it is almost done and I think he's going to be set up in it by Sunday! Once we get Sam in his big boy bed we are going to paint the crib white, (AJ's idea!) and AJ is going to build a changing table/dresser for Ella's room. While he's in the process of building it, I think we're going to get the room painted, (I'm going to work on removing wall paper over the next few days.)
Milestone: Ella's senses are continuing to develop.
Sleep?: I'm starting to go back to being tired all the time. Unfortunately the 2nd trimester energy kick isn't lasting as long as I'd hoped this time.
Best moment this week?: The ultrasound and finding out we are having a little girl!
Belly button in or out?:  In still.
Feelings this week?: I'll be honest, when we found out that we are having a little girl I didn't know what to think, I'm so used to my little boy! But then things started falling into place and I realized it really won't be much different from raising a boy, just a little more pink, lol. AJ was pretty shell shocked too, he still says he's trying to wrap his head around it, lol. The more I think about it, the more excited I am though, I am excited that I get to have the best of both worlds, I get to roll around and get dirty with my boy (and girl if she wants to, lol.) And I get to have all the fun little girlie things as well. I'm happy to have a name for this little one instead of just calling her baby, I'm excited to get the nursery decorated, and I absolutely LOVE the bedset I chose for her. (And yes, it's pink!)

I am also a little sad this week because we are getting ready to put a lot of Sam's baby stuff away... He's no longer going to be in a crib and we're going to introduce the potty to him, (probably in no serious way, but he's starting to tell me when he's poopy, so I figure it's time to at least introduce it.) I'm excited at the same time to see him growing up, but he really is looking much much more like a little boy and much less like a baby... and he's talking SO much too... Using sentences and everything, sometimes I look at him and wonder where my little baby went!

IT'S A GIRL!!

We had our ultrasound today, everything went great the ultrasound tech looked at everything for about 30 minutes, doing the gender last. She said that the heart looks great and everything looks normal. We'll have that confirmed by my Dr on Wednesday next week. When we actually got to the gender part at first we didn't know if we were going to be able to find out since she wasn't cooperating, legs crossed and the umbilical cord between them. So the tech had me go potty and while I was in the bathroom I did a few jumps to get her moving, lol. When I came back and we started again, she could see everything right away and it was obvious that it's a girl! So we are going to be lucky enough to get the best of both worlds.

I honestly wasn't expecting it to be a girl, but am really happy about it. I now get to be introduced to the world of pink, lol. We've already picked the name, it's going to be Gabriella Jane, Ella for short. Can't wait for my sweet little girl in June.

18 weeks

How far along?: 18 Weeks
How big is baby?: 5.6 Inches, 6.7 oz
Food cravings?: Apples, ice cream
What I'm looking forward to: Our big ultrasound is in a couple days, I'm so ready to know what we are having and I'm ready to see our little one and make sure s/he is doing okay.
Milestone: Baby's bones are starting to harden and the bones in the inner ear are finished forming, so baby is able to hear some now.
Sleep?: Sometimes.
Best moment this week?: There have been a lot of good moments this week, I felt the baby move consistently for about 10 minutes yesterday... also Sam is really starting to get talkative and he's my little parrot, he repeats everything I say now. 
Belly button in or out?: In still.
Feelings this week?: Ready for things to get moving, I'm so ready to find out what we're having. We should know in just a couple of days... We also started getting things cleaned up in the baby's room finally. AJ finished my desk, (which looks awesome) and we brought it up to our bedroom, and was able to fit it pretty well in there. We also reused all the wall decorations from the office in our bedroom as well. Now it's just cleaning out the rest of the crap in that room and we'll be ready to get things set up for baby!

I'm also starting to realize just how quickly Sam is growing up... he's starting to act so much like a little boy and not a baby anymore. He's talking sooo much and really understanding things, yesterday he pointed to my nose and said: "nose." He's a boy after my own heart too.. he absolutely loves books, he even took one to bed with him the other night... Absolutely love it!

17 Weeks

How far along?: 17 Weeks
How big is baby?: 5.1 inches 5.9 oz
Food cravings?: Nothing really that I absolutely have to have. I do enjoy baked potatoes a lot.
What I'm looking forward to: Only 11 more days till we find out what we're having! Can't wait!
Milestone: Baby is starting to master reflexes, sucking, blinking and swallowing!
Sleep?: Sleep??? Ha, what's that? The last few days I have been suffering from some sort of pregnancy insomnia... I lay down exhausted and just lay there... I think I've got about 5 hours of sleep over the last 2 nights.
Best moment this week?: Feeling the movement for sure. It's exciting, I can't wait till baby is big enough for Sam to feel.
Belly button in or out?: In
Feelings this week?: Tired, a little bit shocked at the realization that we are almost halfway through this pregnancy, only a couple more weeks and we are 50% of the way through... With Sam it felt like I was pregnant forever, maybe the difference is that with Sam I was so excited to meet my little man, and with this one, I'm excited... BUT I also want to enjoy as much time as possible with just us three before we add baby #2 to the equation.  I'm just enjoying my time right now before our lives are changed again. 

Yawning on Christmas Morning.

 

All the toys he got for Christmas

Watching The Wiggles

16 Weeks

How far along?: 16 Weeks
How big is baby?: 4.6 inches 3.5 oz
Food cravings?: Hot sauce. Love it.
What I'm looking forward to: The ultrasound, on January 11th! Can't wait... it seems like this pregnancy is going by so much faster though!
Milestone: Baby is getting to the point where he/she is just putting on a lot of weight and growing, baby can sense light and sound now.
Sleep?: I'm getting into a routine with my new shift so sleep is easier.
Best moment this week?: Finding out the ultrasound date and hearing the heartbeat at our appointment.
Movement?: It seems like it, but it's not all the time yet.
Belly button in or out?: In
Feelings this week?: Ok. ready to celebrate christmas, and be off for the day! Can't wait to see Sam's face in the morning and to start explaining Santa to him. :-)

15 Week Update

How far along?: 15 Weeks
How big is baby?: 4 inches, 2.5 oz. The size of a large orange.
Food cravings?: Clementines are a big one still. salty snacks too.
What I'm looking forward to: This is the week of Christmas! I'm looking forward to doing Christmas with Sam this year since he'll understand a little better now.
Milestone: Baby can sense light now, and the bones in the ear are starting to form so it won't be long before baby can hear.
Sleep?: Depends. I started a new shift and it depends on how early I go to sleep the night before.
Best moment this week?: I think I'm starting to feel the baby move now.
Movement?: Maybe, we'll see if it continues.
Belly button in or out?: In
Feelings this week?: I'm feeling ok. Tired a lot of the time and I'm starting to get my daily 2nd trimester headaches. I had these with Sam as well and they lasted between 20 and 25 weeks. Hopefully they don't continue for that long this time though. I'm also starting to get the heartburn again... if this is anything like Sam I'll be dealing with this until the end.

I am super excited for Christmas this year because Sam is old enough now to actually understand  a little bit about what is going on. He's such a sweetheart and I love, love, love him. When I am at work I really miss him and can't wait to get home.

 

Hamming it up for the camera, he now knows how to say cheese and when a camera comes out he smiles real big and then closes his eyes cause of the flash.

This is him eating hot sauce. I couldn't believe he ate this without freaking out that it was so hot! He kept just sucking the hot sauce off of the chip, didn't even cry or anything, lol.

My little drummer boy, he loves banging on that drum. The sticks used to be attached but I had to detatch them cause it was making him mad.

14 weeks

How far along?: 14 Weeks
How big is baby?: 3.4 inches, 1.5 oz
Food cravings?: Any vegetables, Clementine oranges--love it.
What I'm looking forward to: Today I'm looking forward to the Santa Express with Sam. I'm also looking forward to Christmas this year with Sam because he's going to understand a lot better. For this pregnancy, I am excited for the next appointment and finding out when our ultrasound is.
Milestone: Baby can make expressions now, and hair is starting to grow!
Sleep?: Depends. I started a new shift and it depends on how early I go to sleep the night before.
Best moment this week?: Feeling better, I feel a ton better now about 95% of the time. For a while there I thought I was going to be sick all the time but it finally passed. I also have a lot more energy now.
Movement?: None yet so far
Belly button in or out?: In
Feelings this week?: Pretty good week... I am finally feeling better and I started my new shift so I have more time to spend with Sam. I'm not feeling so overwhelmed with everything either. Finally feeling like I have more time for my son... which is making me much happier. He's at such a fun age right now so I love it. I'm also starting to feel more into this pregnancy. I pulled out my fetal heart monitor and was able to listen to the babies heartbeat, and it made me feel a lot more attatched to this baby. It won't sit still long enough for me to get a good strong heartbeat yet, but hopefully soon so Sam can listen to it. (If I can get him to sit still long enough, lol.