22 Weeks and moving right along

How Far Along: 22 weeks and a few days! INSANENESS ...

Size of baby: Spaghetti Squash

 

Gender: We DO know ;-) However we are NOT telling until all of our family knows ... Soon! Husby and I are BEYOND tickled and cannot WAIT to meet this teeny little being - though not too soon! It is the exact oppposite of what I was expecting to hear :) I will be posting how we revealed soon.

Movement: A TON - BW must take after Mommy - Active Active Active ... Hoping to have a future equestrian/runner/ice hockey player on our hands (again just like mommy). Daddy felt first movement last night 2/15/12. Everytime I tried before movement IMMEDIATELY stopped when the hand touched my belly. Last night - every attempt was made by the little person to get that hand OFF my belly.


What I miss: Nothing - well being active - REALLY hard to NOT do much ... The dr did give me the ok to start walking again - I was TOLD NO running still though BOO!



Sleep: Sleeping better on the weekends since I can GO to sleep right when I would normally be getting up - Weird how that works - Still the same.


Symptoms: Contractions  STILL ... Meds are helping a lot but I still have had to call the OB several times in the last two weeks because they have gotten over the 4-6 an hour range ... Luckily rest, LOTS of fluids and some more meds have stopped them ... Food aversions still, on and off nausea .. OH and the HEARTBURN, my throat must be melting away from all the heat I feel ALL DAY long. I think some of this is from getting sick.

Cravings: Still LOVING Ice water and COLD fruit ... LOVING pears right now :)

Notes: Getting a to do list written down so I can mark things off, picking out nursery paint and color scheme ... Looking at bedding and FINALIZING bedding and paint color, discussing names - Still cannot decide or rather AGREE on anything :) Hopefully it will come BEFORE we have to leave the hospital


Best Moments this week: Being able to STOP the contractions! Feeling BW move and seeing my skin POP out with the harder jabs and pokes. Daddy GETTING to feel BW!



What we are looking forward to:  Planning the nursery, finalizing our registery, trip to hometown VT for my FIRST baby shower - Still amazes me to say that. And of course seeing BW on the screen.

And on a side note, I really really SUCK at uploading pictures. I am going to do a separate post with some belly photos - soon. I can def tell a difference now with the belly.

LOVE Story Link UP

1. How long have you and your significant other been together? My husband and I have been together for 10 Years!  Seems insane to me...
2. How did you meet? {What's your "love" story?} I met husby when I had stopped at a friends house that was having a party. He had a few TOO many to drink and tried taking me home that night ... He later tells me he had to drink a few to have the courage to talk to me. He claims love at first sight - It took me a bit longer to be convinced ;-)
3. If married, how long have you been married? If not, is this the guy you hope to marry? {do tell} We will be married 3 years in May, again he asked me to marry him about 1001 times before I said yes ;-) I like to be sure - He made sure I said yes!
4. If you are married, where did you get married at? Big or small wedding?  We did it UP in style, BIG wedding, white tents, lots of flowers, candles, food, friends and drinkls! Seriously one of the best days of our lives so far. We both LOVED it and cannot wait to have another say in 7 years ;-P

5. Do you have any nick-names that you call one another? TONS of them, babes, baby, sweet cheeks, bear, apple, pumpkin ... The list could go on .. He NEVER calls me by my real name so if I hear that come out of his mouth I know he must be mad or scared

6. Name 3 things you love most about your honey. HONEST (to a fault almost), loyal, loving, caring ... He would give me the world on a silver platter if he could - And he tried too each and every day ...
7. Tell us how he proposed? Well after 7 years there wasnt really any SURPRISING me anymore, especially since he had been saying for 7 years that we were going to get married. He DID surprise me with a "he designed" ring. He proposed to me on our way to visit my family _ b.c He just couldnt keep the ring to himself anymore :)

8. Is he a flowers and teddy bear kind of guy for v-day, or strawberries, champagne, and rose petals? All of the above, but if I had to choose one, flowers and teddy bear kinda guy...
9. Are you a sunset dinner on the beach kind of girl, or pop a movie in and relax on the couch? Again BOTH to this one... He had been doing sunset dinners on the beach, nights out, partying it up BIG for 10 years. Right now (since I am pregnant) we are pop in a movie and relax on the couch kinda couple.
10. Tell us one thing you'd like to do with your significant one day. Travel - ANYWHERE, we always have the BEST time anywhere we go. He wants to go to Yosemite hiking camping etc (most likely in a few years when we have a child that can walk) and we both want to travel Europe together. I have done it, but it would be WAY funner to do it with him!

11. Tell us what you plan on doing on this Valentine's Day. Someone is making me dinner and we will be watching some movies and relaxing... Plus we are saving for my extended vacation this summer :)
12. Are you asking for anything this Valentine's day? Just some YUMMY food - he is surprising me and I am a vegetarian so it makes it even harder on him (who is NOT a vegetarian).
13. Give us one piece of advice of keeping a relationship strong and full of love. Be honest with each other ALWAYS no matter what, be respectful of their wants and needs and have FUN together... Dont ever be too old to be silly :)

14.  Show us a picture of what love means to you.


21 Weeks! Where does the TIME GO??

Side note - I was going to wait and put this up when I had added pics! B.c as we ALL know I am TERRIBLE at adding pics ... But who knows when that will be and I want this documented in order. I HAVE taken pictures of the "bump" now just to get them transferred to computer ;-) Soon - hopefully ...


How Far Along: 21 Weeks ACK - over 1/2 way there ...

Size of baby: A banana - YUM


Total Weight Gain/Loss: Still having issues with this one - but I am officially UP 5 pounds ... Glad to know BW is getting all the nutrients s/he needs...



Gender: We DO know ;-) However we are NOT telling until all of our family knows ... Soon! Husby and I are BEYOND tickled and cannot WAIT to meet this teeny little being - though not too soon!

Movement: A TON - BW must take after Mommy - Active Active Active ... Hoping to have a future equestrian/runner/ice hockey player on our hands (again just like mommy)


What I miss: Nothing - well being active - REALLY hard to NOT do much ...



Sleep: Sleeping better on the weekends since I can GO to sleep right when I would normally be getting up - Weird how that workds

Symptoms: Contractions  STILL ... Meds are helping a lot but I still have had to call the OB several times in the last two weeks because they have gotten over the 4-6 an hour range ... Luckily rest, LOTS of fluids and some more meds have stopped them ... Food aversions still, on and off nausea ..

Cravings: Still LOVING Ice water and COLD fruit ... Occassionaly some soft serve YUM - Anything super super cold and wet ...

Notes: Getting a to do list written down so I can mark things off, picking out nursery paint and color scheme ... Looking at bedding, discussing names - Still cannot decide or rather AGREE on anything :) Hopefully it will come BEFORE we have to leave the hospital


Best Moments this week: Being able to STOP the contractions! Feeling BW move and seeing my skin POP out with the harder jabs and pokes :)



What we are looking forward to:  Planning the nursery, SEEING BW on the screen on Friday! Deciding on names ... Finding out how to keep BW in as LONG as possible ... My dr appt on Friday to make sure I am NOT dialating anymore ... Crossing fingers I am NOT - I would like a SPRING baby NOT a winter one - too soon for BW to make an appearance!

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