It's a boy!!

Welcome to the world, Carter James!!

Born 8:24 pm on 12/03/11

Weight: 6 lb 14.5 oz

Height: 20.5 in

I love you!

Pregnancy Update- Week 39

I had a doctor appointment on Wednesday 11/30/11.  It took two hours to be seen, but there were 3 other pregnant ladies in the waiting room who were at all different stages of pregnancy, but they were all teachers in three different school districts.  It was really neat hearing their different experiences.  We were all pregnant with our second child.

Once I got back to the doctor, I was checked and at 2cm dilated.  Whoo hoo!  Still no contractions at that point, so we decided to set up an induction date for the following Tuesday 12/06/11 in case I didn't go on my own before then.  I liked the idea of induction this time around since I knew what to expect and really wanted my doctor to be the one to deliver me since she was so calm and reassuring last time, and since she was able to turn Rickybear (who was sunny-side up) during the delivery.  With the gestational diabetes, I wanted to make sure the baby wasn't going to be too large to deliver naturally.

Overall, I was feeling good.  A little more heartburn, but I was feeling pretty energetic.  Hip pain wasn't very bad.  Back pain wasn't too bad.  I was feeling pretty ready for it all to be over with, even if I was getting more and more nervous about the delivery itself.  Little did I know that I wouldn't make it to my induction date.

Maternity Pics

I can't wait to have our newborn/1 month pictures taken!

About the photographer:

His name is Shawn Adair.  He loves photography, but mainly takes nature and landscape pictures.  I believe we were his first portrait session.  He was easy-going and easy to communicate with.  His price was also very reasonable.  If you are local and in need of a photographer, please let me know and I can get you in touch with him.  He also has a facebook page: Shawn Adair Photography

Pregnancy Update- Week 38

I am enjoying day 3 of my 4-day weekend.  Hopefully we can get a few Christmas decorations up and finish packing my hospital bag and delivery room bag.  It is all becoming very real now.  I am officially full term now so the baby can come any time.  I have never had contractions that weren't medically induced, so I am not really sure how all that works and if I will even know what to do.  It's a little nerve-wracking, honestly.

My doctor appointment on Tuesday went really well.  I was one pound down from the week before (after days of Thanksgiving deliciousness, I am not expecting the scale to be as kind). My blood pressure was good.  The baby's heartrate was fine.  I am still feeling good movement, although it's more of just a shifting now than actual kicking.  The baby is still in the right position.  I was 1cm dilated.  I have also never been dilated before without medical intervention, so that's pretty cool.  Hopefully that's a sign that even if I am induced again, that labor won't be 25 hours long.

I am still getting around pretty well, but it's hard to get up off the couch and up from the bed, lol.  I need a little help sometimes.  Even with all the Thanksgiving goodies, I am still not very swollen.  I feel like the baby has dropped.  My stomach looks lower and I am feeling more pressure in my pelvis.  Surprisingly, my energy level is still pretty decent, even running after a baby and picking up toys all day long.  Thank goodness I have a desk job.

I am pretty much caught up on my work.  I am finishing up with the house.  I turned in my FMLA paperwork, so I am pretty much all official.  I am just waiting for the inevitable.  Hope my water doesn't break sitting at my desk at work!  =)

Pregnancy Update- Week 36

My office threw me a surprise baby shower on Thursday of last week.  It was very sweet and we received a lot of useful gifts and gift cards.  They wanted to have it early in case I delivered early.  When I was pregnant with Rickybear, I had to go in to Labor & Delivery and spend the night for observation, so I missed work the following day, thereby missing my baby shower!  Oops!

I have 4 weeks to go and am still feeling pretty good.  I am feeling a lot of pressure so I think that perhaps the baby has dropped a little bit.  He/she hangs out under my left ribcage all day, so I hope that it's a tushie I feel and not a head- this baby had better not be breech!  I haven't had too much swelling yet and I still haven't gained any weight.  I am getting up at least 6 times a night to go to the bathroom, even if I stopped drinking water by 7pm!  My heels are cracked from the weather, so having to walk delicately just enhances my waddle.  Heartburn is a daily occurrence.

We had a 3 day weekend from work due to Veterans Day.  On Friday I headed over to my mom's and spent the entire day freezer cooking with her for when I am out on maternity leave.  I really hope that everything I cooked doesn't get terrible freezer burn, but I did my best to wrap it all up.  We are going to eat it anyway!!  I finished 6 meals and I hope to make at least that many this weekend, if possible.  We also made a lot of progress on getting the guest room ready and moving furniture for the baby's arrival.  I still need to pull out all of the newborn clothes, sterilize my pumps and bottles, pack a hospital bag, and write thank you cards!  There is a lot that I want to accomplish, but time is running out!  We have maternity pics scheduled for this weekend.

I normally have my OB appointments on Tuesday, but it's on a Wednesday this week, so I am super impatient!  I have an ultrasound and then my regular checkup.  I think I will get my L&D paperwork and have to pay the hospital copay this week.  That makes it seem so real!  I also need to drop off my FMLA paperwork for the doctor to complete.  I have a lot of questions for this upcoming appointment.  The ultrasound will tell us how big the baby is and give us a better idea of a game plan.  I am getting nervous!!

Pregnancy Update- Week 33

So, it’s been awhile, but nothing too much has changed.  Thinking back, I think I feel better that I did at this point in my last pregnancy.  I remember the hip pain waking me up and causing me to cry in the middle of the night last time, but only some mild discomfort this time.  I am starting to swell a little bit, but my blood pressure is low and my weight is still lower than my starting weight.  Aside from the gestational diabetes and the cold I have now had for two weeks, I couldn’t have asked for a smoother pregnancy.

I still have my moments where I just want the baby OUT.  I have the fear that the heart will stop beating and I won’t know.  I haven’t really had to do kick counts because although the baby doesn’t move a lot during the day, it’s very active in the evening and at night. 

The countdown is on.  Tomorrow will be six weeks until the expected delivery date.  I have so much to do!  I haven’t packed a hospital bag.  I have to finish working on the guest room (take out the computer desk and finish putting together the toddler bed), put together to changing station, move Rickybear’s clothes to the dresser in the guest room, take the newborn clothes out of the attic and wash them, fill out my FMLA paperwork, sterilize my new breast pump and make sure all the parts are there and are working, buy some newborn diapers and formula, do a huge shopping trip and spend a few days making freezer meals for when the baby comes, and maybe hire someone to help me do one big house cleaning before the baby arrives.

I go to the doctor again on Tuesday for my 34 week checkup.  At that time we will schedule an ultrasound for around 36 weeks to see how big the baby is and get a game plan together.  I am not opposed to another induction, but I would like to avoid a C-section if at all possible.  I am also getting nervous about the actual delivery.  I am sad that Rickybear will be spending the night with his grandparents while we stay at the hospital- he has never spent the night away from me.  He will be just fine, but I need the assurance that I can care for him if he wakes up sick or scared and that I can watch him breath or sleep if I get anxious.

The baby is the size of a pineapple this week.  It should be about 4.25 pounds, but since the baby was measuring big last time we did a sonogram, I am sure it’s a little heavier than that.

43 days to go!

Pregnancy Update- Week 30

This week the baby is the size of a cabbage.

I had a checkup on Tuesday.  My BP was normal, weight was still good, and the baby’s heart rate was in the 130s.  My blood sugar charts looked good- I was only over 120 once during the entire week, so my OB was very pleased with that.  I go back in two weeks for another checkup.  It’s hard to save leave time at work when the latest appointment they have available is 2:45p.  I can’t even go back to work afterwards because lately it has taken over an hour for me to even be seen.  But my OB is awesome and I would never consider changing doctors over something like this.

I used to feel the majority of the kicks and rolls by my right hip, but they are now primarily up near my left rib cage.  Perhaps the baby has turned the appropriate direction??  Let’s hope so!  I feel the baby a lot between 7p and 10p.  And of course, it’s moving like crazy as I type this.  =)

I am still taking at least 3 walks a week with the baby.  I am drinking lots of water.  I take my vitamins religiously.  I think I eat a little too much fast food still, but my portions and choices are much better than they were before.  I think I am getting a healthy enough balance of food.

Oh!  I definitely waddle/limp now.  I have a constant dull pain in my right lower back when I am standing or walking.  I don’t know if it’s because of the position of the baby or just from my growing belly.  It’s manageable, but uncomfortable for sure.

10 weeks to go!!

Pregnancy Update- Weeks 28 & 29

Me and my mom on my 28th birthday- 28 weeks pregnant

I know, bad Lauren.  I never got around to updating last week, so they are being lumped into one entry.

I hit a milestone- I now go in every 2 weeks for baby checkups!  It’s nerve-wracking to wait so long in between visits for me.

We had an ultrasound at this last appointment.  It was part 2 of the anatomy scan since they couldn’t get some essential pictures last time.  Since the baby is so much bigger now, they couldn’t any good profile or face shots.  Typical.  They still couldn’t see the heart like they wanted to, but they were able to get some curve they needed plus the pic of where the umbilical cord connects to the body. 

The heart beat was in the 140s and strong.

Based on head and femur (and some other part that I can’t recall right now) measurements, the baby is in the 70% percentile.  My doctor was fine with that.  It was really important to know at this stage due to my gestational diabetes, which causes abnormally large babies if not kept under control.  Although larger, the baby wasn’t large enough at this point to cause concern.  She will scan me again around 36 weeks to see if we need to have a section or try for a vaginal birth.  Right now the baby is a little over 3 pounds in weight.

In other news, I lost 4 or 5 pounds since the past month.  I think I have gained it all back since then, but I was still surprised when I stepped on the scale.  My blood pressure was higher than normal, but still well within the normal range (my BP is usually a little low).

My back still hurts, I am getting tired more easily, and my feet hurt.  Happy happy, joy joy.  I can’t wait until I get to the point where it’s too hard to push around a grocery cart and I have to call my mom to help me grocery shop, lol.

And since you are dying to know, the baby is the size of a butternut squash (yum!) this week.

Pregnancy Update- 27 Weeks

I know I am totally late posting this week’s pregnancy update, but at this point, there isn’t too much to update.

This week the baby is a cauliflower.  Ew.

Everyone is saying that I am going to be having a girl.  Maybe that’s wishful thinking on their parts because most people seem to think the ideal situation would be to have one of each.  I don’t know about that.  I wanted a girl during my first pregnancy.  I wanted to have a relationship with my daughter like the one I have with my mom.  Also, I figured that if I had a girl and she decided to have children, that she would be more likely to let me have a bigger role in their lives.  I hope that if my son has kids that my daughter in law likes me!!   No matter….

Now that I have a boy, I kind of want another boy.  I want him to have a playmate to be rough & tumble with.  A partner in crime, if you will.  Someone to play sports with out back.  I would say we already have tons of boy clothes, but this baby will be born in completely opposite seasons from the last.  I know what to do with a boy!  And I have heard that boys are “easier” to raise than girls.  All I know is I love having a little boy.  And as independent as he may be, he still needs his mommy when he is sick or falls and bumps something.

But a girl would be neat to have too….

(I know I said I didn’t have much to update… but I guess I do…)

I made my goal of walking three times last week, even if it was 20 mins each time.  I haven’t really done much walking this week.  I am feeling super lazy and it feels like such a big chore!!  I even got the baby all piled into the stroller and made it about 10 steps out of the driveway before turning around and coming back inside.  Rickybear was none too pleased about that.

My blood sugar has been pretty good, except for the reading I just took (148!!) because I had McDonald’s for lunch and went overboard.  I should have given my husband the rest of my fries, but they were salty and DELICIOUS!  I am going out to dinner with my hubby tonight for my birthday (which is Sunday!!), but I already went online and found out the nutrition information for what I want to eat at Outback.  If I skip the Aussie Fries and have a dinner salad instead, I should be in the clear!  We are also going to the movies, even though there is not much out that I care to see and nothing plays at a convenient time.  There is not much else this preggo feels like doing right now in my current state.

I did buy myself a birthday present, though.  I am going to a local spa on Saturday for a prenatal massage!!  A whole hour of husband-free, baby-free BLISS!  I got one last pregnancy, but the lady was more into reflexology than anything and didn’t have much experience with prenatal services, even though she was certified in it.  I either needed a massage or a visit to the chiropractor because I felt like I had a pinched muscle in my right lower back.  It’s felt better throughout the week, but I still think I deserve a massage as a reward for growing this baby.  Next Friday, I will use a Groupon I purchased to get 55% off a manicure/pedicure, which I haven’t had in at least 2 years.  I am thrilled for that, too!

Little baby is moving a lot this week, which is great because I get paranoid when I don’t feel it every few hours.

We have another appointment on Tuesday for blood work, another try at the anatomy ultrasound, and a regular OB checkup, so I am super excited about that!

Have a good weekend!!

Pregnancy Update- 26 Weeks

This week the baby is the size of a hothouse cucumber.  A what?  Yeah, I had to google it.  It’s just a slightly longer version of a regular cucumber, but has fewer seeds.  Who knew pregnancy would introduce me to so many new vegetables??

I am feeling tired, but I think that’s because Rickybear has been having teething issues again.  For the past two nights, he has woken up screaming at 1am and then was up for 2 hours crying just a few short hours later.

Still lots and lots of movement in there.

No weight gain.  I have also been watching my carbs a lot closer this week, except for the Wendy’s combo I just ate…  But it was so good!  And I sat in the park with the windows down to enjoy it, so it was worth it, right??  I appreciate the cooler weather that the tropical storm has brought us for a few days.  I am looking forward to some slightly cooler weather in general.

I have made a goal for this week to get up early 3 days and take a walk.  My sister apparently takes like a 5 mile walk every morning.  Yeah, I would die if I had to do that right now, but it’s still inspiring.  I mean, I can make it once around the neighborhood, can’t I???

I think that’s it for now… have a good week!

Pregnancy Update- 25 weeks

This week the baby is the size of a rutabaga.  I don’t think I have ever seen one of those in person, nor eaten one.  My pregnancy app told me that my uterus is the size of a soccer ball now.  Of course I read that fact while I was at my niece and nephew’s soccer games over the weekend.  Cute…

I had my regular OB appointment last week.  My weight was down two pounds from the previous month (fyi, my scale tells me I am down 9 lbs total since pre-preg weight), my blood pressure was 108/68, and the baby was measuring just fine.  The heartbeat was good and the baby kicked the doppler as the doctor was listening to it.

I think I am officially starting to waddle.

Even my maternity shirts are starting to creep up in front.  By the time I have this baby, half my tummy will be showing.  =( 

My blood sugar has been creeping up this past week. My levels were higher than they should have been 8 different times.  I was pretty close to what I should have been for 6 of those, but 2 were up at like 150.  I can’t remember if I ever explained it or not, but I have to test my blood sugar 4 times a day.  I take it once when I wake up (my fasting rate) and then 2 hours after every meal.  My fasting rate should be 90 or less and the rate after meals should be 120 or less. 

I have to fax in my blood sugar chart to my doctor’s office weekly, so I also wrote a few paragraphs about how I was feeling and my concerns this week.  My OB’s nurse is great.  She called me a little while later and we talked it out.  She said the placenta causes extra hormones and such and so even if I wasn’t insulin resistant, my sugar counts are going to naturally be higher starting around weeks 24-28, which is why they give all preggos the gestational diabetes test during that time period.  She is happy that she doesn’t have to track me down and make me send in my charts like she does with some patients.  How do some people not take this seriously?

The nurse said that they will continue to monitor my numbers and if need be, I can be placed on medication to help.  I hope to avoid that, but I will do whatever I need to do to keep healthy for the baby.  She was happy with the time I spend walking and my amount of water intake.  I am going to have to go back to the books and revise what my breakfasts and lunches are and make sure that my carbs are correct.  It’s hard to be so restrictive, though, especially when I want to be a typical pregnant woman and sit down in front of the tv with a big bowl of

Rocky Road

ice cream.  Do you know how hard it is for me to go eat at a Mexican restaurant and not eat a single chip with salsa?  But 6 chips would equal half the carbs I can have in an entire meal….  NOT WORTH IT!!!

Not to end things on a downer, but I just wanted to go over some of the risks of uncontrolled blood sugar during pregnancy due to gestational diabetes.  I am sure a lot of people don’t realize that it can be a really big deal.  I am getting most of my information for this entry from Web MD, but I have also used lot of web resources, as well as info from my doctor.

• Diabetes in early pregnancy can lead to birth defects in baby’s major organs like brain and heart, as well as an increased risk of miscarriage
• Uncontrolled diabetes (gestational or otherwise) causes the baby to put on extra weight and be larger than normal.  This means it could be too large to enter the birth canal, or cause shoulder trauma in a normal delivery.  There is a higher rate of C sections needed for these babies.
• The baby’s blood sugar can drop right after delivery, which may just mean he needs to feed quickly after birth, or he might need a glucose IV.
• Sometimes it causes the baby to have too many red blood cells, low calcium, or have decreased heart functions.
• Baby can have respiratory distress after birth and have a higher risk of jaundice.
• Can cause higher blood pressure and a higher likelihood of UTIs during pregnancy for mom.

I know the chances of the severe things happening are slim, but so is the risk of listeria and toxoplasmosis, and I follow the rules about those things, too.  I heat all my lunch meat thoroughly and I don’t change the litter box without gloves.  I want to do everything I can to make sure I give my babies the best start possible.  That’s my job.

And one last comment about C sections.  I know they aren’t the end of the world, but I would personally prefer not to have one.  It’s not in my birth plan; however, like one of my mommy friends said today, a birth plan is more like a birth “wish list” of how you want things to go.  Unexpected things happen, so you have to plan for all scenarios.  For Rickybear, I was dead set against an induction.  I knew my OB induced two of my coworkers and that she might suggest it for me.  In the end, we decided that due to my son’s unstable heart rate, an induction was the best option for me.  Was it LONG and SUCKY?  Of course.  Did mom and baby both end up happy and healthy?  You bet.  Plus, I was assured that my OB who induced me would be responsible for me and would be the doctor who delivered the baby… and not just whoever ended up on duty when it came time to push. 

I think that’s about it for today,  Feel free to comment or message me if yall have any questions about anything I wrote about today……

Pregnancy Update- 24 weeks

This week my baby is the size of an ear of corn.

This baby is still very active in there.  If this fetus had been my first, I would have been freaking out when I had Ricky.  My placenta was I guess anterior with Ricky and I NEVER felt him move.  The doctor said that any movement would be buffered like the baby was hitting a pillow first.  I felt him once every few days or when he had the hiccups.  I feel this baby squirming around several times a day.  It’s so reassuring.  Of course, I still worry when it’s been a few hours since I have felt him/her, but that’s just normal anxiety about it’s safety.  It’s hard to know that I can do as much as I can to be healthy and safe, but there is still so much that is out of our control as a mom.

The swelling I was having in my legs has gone down a bit- maybe because I am chugging insane amounts of water and fluids.  My blood sugar has been higher this week even though my eating habits haven’t really changed for the worse, so I really need to buckle down and eat mainly protein and as few carbs as possible.  I really want to sit and eat a whole pineapple, but as it is, I can only have a piece or two when giving it to Ricky or else my sugars will skyrocket.  This is normally the time (24-28 weeks) when they send preggos to have their gestational diabetes testing.  I guess I won’t have to go again since they already know I have it.  This time last pregnancy I had to have the 1 hour glucose test and I passed with flying colors.  *sigh*

I finally cleared out the guest bedroom, which will eventually be the playroom.  I think this is also where the toddler bed will go.  I don’t think this is nesting.  I think it’s just trying to make sure I am not completely unprepared when the new baby comes.  We also need to buckle down and buy a changing table, which we didn’t have with Ricky.  Two babies in diapers means more diapers and more supplies to be stored… somewhere.

I am more tired this week, but that could be because of Ricky not sleeping so well for a little over a week now.  Also, baby # 2 wants to make sure that my bladder is functioning properly… so EVERY HOUR at night I am waking up to make a trip to the bathroom.  I don’t remember starting this routine so early last time, but maybe I did.  Super fun.

I have a regular OB appointment this afternoon.  It’ll pretty much just be a step on the scale, take my blood pressure, and listen to the heartbeat appointment.  I don’t really have any questions right now.  In another 4 weeks I will go back for another anatomy scan, so that’ll be more exciting.

I think that’s it for this week.  I need to go fax my weekly glucose chart to my doctor now!

Pregnancy Update- 23 weeks

Now that I am blogging about my pregnancy progress, it seems like the weeks are flying by.  With that being said, why is it that I still feel like I have been pregnant forever??  I guess it’s harder this time around because I already know what to expect, so I am not as patient, plus the added dietary restrictions this time around.  Along with the normal restrictions with soft cheese, fish, deli meat, alcohol, sodium, caffeine, etc- I have to watch all the carbohydrates that I eat or else I could harm myself and the baby.  Um, what pregnant woman doesn’t want to sit down and consume a whole carton of ice cream????  =)

Not too much new to report this week.  I am still feeling pretty good.  My scale said I lost two pounds- maybe because I have been more active this week?  My BabyBump app said I might start gaining a pound a week from here on out.  I would assume that's for a skinny girl, lol.

The baby is the size of a large mango this week.

That’s pretty much it for week 23!

Pregnancy Update- 22 Weeks

The baby is the size of a spaghetti squash this week.  Last pregnancy, I wouldn’t have know what that was, but this go-around, I am super familiar with them.  When Rickybear was just learning to eat solids, he loved squash of all kinds!  I made my own baby food, so I can tell by taste the difference between butternut/acorn/summer/spaghetti squash! 

I have started to have some swelling in my legs at this point, so I really need to increase my water intake, seeing as I am only halfway there.  My wedding rings still fit (barely), though.

I fell down the stairs at work last week, though.  Never had an accident like that with baby #1.  I was walking down the stairs and slipped.  I grabbed the handrail and slid down about 7 steps on my shins.  I was just kind of stunned when it was all over and I burst into tears right then and there.  No one else saw my little meltdown.  I was already on my way to HR to drop off some paperwork, so I reported it while I was there.  I had a deep bruise (that turned dark purple within hours of the fall) on my right arm from grabbing the rail, a handful of bruises up and down my legs/ankles, and some brush burns, but I am otherwise ok.  I didn’t hit my stomach or anything like that.  I faxed a letter to my OB about it, but she didn’t ask me to come in.  The baby was still moving all around that night, so that eased my worries.

Still no weight gain, but I am wearing a lot more of my preggo clothes now.  Since the fall, no more high heels, either.

I just felt the baby kick me now!  I guess he/she wants me to say that I feel the baby daily, normally around lunch and when I am going to bed.



Pregnancy Update- 21 weeks

This week we had our big anatomy scan.  Daddy was able to make it to this one so it was rather exciting for both of us.  The baby was measuring perfectly and no issues were detected.  Although the tech could see all the heart valves and such, the baby was a rolly polly so she was unable to get clear pictures of everything the doctor needed.  All this means is that I go back and 8 weeks to have another ultrasound.  That will make 4 ultrasounds this time!  Exciting!

The baby was squished all the way up on my right side, which is kind of weird since I sleep on my left, but apparently it’s very comfy there.  It kept putting it’s hands up by it’s head and I swear it was scratching it’s right ear.  So odd.  It’s little legs stayed tucked up under him/her the entire time we were there.  The baby looked pretty relaxed in there.

Best of all, gender is still a surprise!

My blood pressure was good.  Still no weight gain.  Overall feeling pretty good still.

Pregnancy Update- 20 weeks

He or she is about the size of a small cantaloupe.

Wow, I hit the halfway point and suddenly I feel very pregnant!  Back pain, check.  Hip pain at night, check.  Waddling, almost there.

Heartburn has been rampant this week no matter what I eat.  I didn't really have heartburn with Ricky, but he popped out with a head full of hair, so I guess that old wives tale might not be true.

No weight gain still.  It feels like a victory every week when I see the scale not move.  And that is not being selfish on my part.  I am eating all of my pregnancy calories and getting great nutrition, but when you are obese to start with, it's normal not gain any weight or to have minimal weight gain.  Since I was eating waaaayyyyyy too many calories before pregnancy, now that I have scaled it back closer to the appropriate amount and have started to get more walking in, it's ok for me to lose some weight.  That being said, my belly is getting bigger and bigger.  If it's this big now, I can't imagine how big I will be in 4 more months!

Big news for this week is that I can feel the baby moving now!  I wasn't sure for awhile, but this week it's very evident.  Nothing I can feel on the outside yet, but I am sure it won't be but a few more weeks for that.

We have the anatomy ultrasound coming up this week and daddy should be able to make it to this one.  We have a very exciting week coming up!

Pregnancy Update- 19 weeks

I just hit week 19 in my pregnancy.  I am figuring that we will induce this baby early as well (Rickybear was taken 12 days early), so I am thinking that I am halfway finished with this one! 

The baby is the size of an heirloom tomato, in case you were just dying to know.  We showed Rickybear what that looks like when we were at the grocery store this weekend.

Aside from the killer heartburn yesterday, I have been feeling really well!  The morning sickness was much much worse this time- I was getting sick about 4 times a day, but I wasn’t sick nearly as long.  I am still fatigued, but at least I don’t need to nap at my desk during my break anymore.  My hubby, however, needs a nap like every day now.  Perhaps my fatigue transferred over to him.

I am wearing my regular work clothes, but my casual clothes are all maternity.  Obviously I was a big girl before the pregnancy, so most things still fit the same, even though I have lost 9 lbs total so far. 

No cravings so far.  I didn’t have cravings last time, either.  Like last time, however, I am eating cereal like it’s going out of style.  It’s a lot healthier to munch on some Special K when I am hungry than a bowl of ice cream.

My BP is fine so far.  The only health concern is that I have gestational diabetes this time around, which is overwhelming and something I am not used to dealing with at all.  That will be another post altogether.

Bottom line: we are halfway there and doing great!

In case anyone reads this that isn't on my facebook....

As you can see, Rickybear is thrilled.  =P

A new baby brother or sister is due in December!