19 weeks!

How far along: 19 weeks! Definitely half way for me this week!!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: This morning I checked and it was about 8 pounds. 

Maternity clothes: Lots of stretchy shirt and pants. Jeans still fit but I'll probably invest in some maternity jeans here in a few weeks. 

Stretch marks: Not that I've noticed.    

Sleep: Rough. I toss and turn a lot. I'm thankful for the mornings when Tucker will sleep in a little and I can have a couple of my best hours after Taylor leaves for work. 

Best moment this week: We went to Cornbelly's, watched Alli at her state cross country meet, went out to eat, saw Taylor's parents twice and I've had lots of fun crafting. :) 

Worst moment this week: Dealing with the neighbors dogs is going to drive me crazy. Let's just leave it at that. Hah. 

Movement: Still just little flutters. Getting more excited for those bigger movements here in a few weeks! 

Food cravings: A good salad with ranch dressing. I had one tonight and it was so good. Also fresh tomato sandwiches. Lemonade 

Aversions: Yogurt. 

Queasy/Sick: I am feeling so good! Minus being really tired. 

Other Symptoms: My belly has been a little more itchy than normal. Gotta start moisturizing regularly! 

Gender: BOY!

Labor signs: Nope!

Belly button - in or out? In. 

What I miss: Sleeping better.  

What I am looking forward to: The next ultrasound here in a couple weeks! I will have two in the span of a week! 

Milestones: Half way there! 

18 weeks!

How far along: 18 weeks! Today we had a family halloween party so the bumpie included my costume! Handmade tutu and all :) 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Not sure. Don't really care to check right now either. Haha.

Maternity clothes: Nothing yet really. Getting close to needing them though! 

Stretch marks: Don't think so.    

Sleep: It's a little better than it has been but I still get woken up so easily. I'm not worried Im not getting enough sleep though, just getting broken up sleep :) 

Best moment this week: We (I) decided on our Halloween costumes, went to the pumpkin patch with Tess and Luke, got to go to a super fun BYU football game with my grandpa, joined a fun crafting 'club', sorta picked a theme for baby boy #2's room, and did some more house organizing. :) 

Worst moment this week: Nothing really this week. Can't complain! Or I've been trying not to :) 

Movement: Lots of little flutters and bigger movements happening lately. Makes me super excited! 

Food cravings: We made some more corn on the cob- so yummy. Cottage cheese has also been hitting the spot. 

Aversions: Yogurt still. 

Queasy/Sick: I really have only been feeling sick when I don't eat, so that's great! 

Other Symptoms: My face breaking out! And being more tired than usual. 

Gender: Little boy! 

Labor signs: Nope!

Belly button - in or out? In. 

What I miss: Sushi still sounds so good. I might cave and get it. 

What I am looking forward to: Getting to the halfway point (next week for me!) and putting his room together bit by bit.  

Milestones: Baby's first BYU football game! 

Other updates: I had three doctor appointments within the last week so I was super busy. I saw my endocrinologist (diabetes) and everything looked great! My A1C was at a 6.0 and we are just working on keeping my numbers in control. I also had an extensive eye exam that I am supposed to get done yearly. They check for damaged vessels in the back of my eyes caused by diabetic retinopathy. I have none! So that's fantastic news. And no need for glasses either. And then I had a follow up at my OB's office as well. He just reiterated what had already been said and told me I was doing a great job (I always appreciate hearing that) and to just keep on working on my blood sugar control. They are super optimistic for a normal, healthy delivery so I'm hoping it pans out that way! 

17 weeks!

How far along: 17 weeks!

(Bump picture to *maybe* come) 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 5-7 pounds depending on the scale. Haha. 

Maternity clothes: I've worn a couple of my old maternity shirts that I found. They a still a little baggy but it's nice to wear things that are comfortable and loose fitting. 

Stretch marks: Not from this one yet.   

Sleep:  Our neighbors' dogs are kind of the worst during the night. I am a light sleeper so I wake up really easily. They bark SO loud almost every night. Like to the point where I got out of bed and got dressed and was about to walk out the door to tell them to stop barking when they finally stopped. Taylor suggested I wear ear plugs. I've been listening to "rain sounds" on my phone so as to drown it out. Miserably enough, I can still hear them barking through my headphones! Not as loudly but I've gotta figure something our before I go crazy! 

Best moment this week: We found out the gender of our little babe! We are going to be having another wild little boy running around here! Pretty nervous but also super excited!! 

Worst moment this week: I've been stretched really thin with all my appointments and my church calling and trying to do so much that I end up forgetting things or just getting stressed and letting things get to me. Gotta step back and take a breath and let it go. 

Movement: I have been feeling a lot of movements! Feeling little flutters as I write this! Seeing our little babe moving like crazy on the ultrasound got me excited but also reaffirmed my nervousness about two wild boys! 

Food cravings: We made roast and had my moms cheesy potatoes last week for dinner one week and it was super yummy. My favorite part of the meal was the fresh corn on the cob- SO good! I've been wanting more ever since that. I've also been loving fresh fruit like strawberries and nectarines. We also got to go to a work dinner party for Tay's work to Rodizio Grill and the strawberry and coconut Brazilian lemonade was AMAZING. I would go back just for that. And the grilled pineapple. 

Aversions: Bananas and yogurt.   

Queasy/Sick: Mostly feeling really good. I still have random moments when I feel queasy but for the most part, if I remember to eat then I'm good! 

Other Symptoms: Exhaustion. Haha.  

Gender: BOY! 

Labor signs: Nope!

Belly button - in or out? In. 

What I miss: Sushi!! I had a huge craving for it this week. 

What I am looking forward to: Getting the nursery all put together now that I know he is for sure a boy! Excited to start organizing. :) 

Milestones: We found out the gender and I am almost half way (for me)! 

4 months!

How far along: 16 weeks!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: A little more than five pounds. 

Maternity clothes: This bump is coming in hot so I should probably start thinking about looking at online sales for dresses and such. I found some of my old maternity clothes that I thought I lost, though! 

Stretch marks: Don't think so.  

Sleep:  Not terrible! Just the average 3-4 times waking up to go to the bathroom. 

Best moment this week: General Conference was this past weekend and we decided to stay home and watch it as a little family. We broadcast it on our TV through my computer. It was so nice to hear the inspired words that felt so directed towards me and my personal questions. I have too many favorites to pick, I filled up my notebook with tons of insights. I'm sure they will have the talks available soon, check them out! www.lds.org 

Worst moment this week: Tucker had a couple of really late nights this week. That wasn't terrible but I was super tired by the time we had actually put him down. 

Movement: I am feeling some of the first tiny movements! They are ever so small but sometimes I'll catch them when I'm being really still! 

Food cravings: The toasted bologna sandwich was way good in case you were wondering. I had it for lunch a few days. Haha. I'm back to a normal palate I think. I haven't had crazy aversions this time so I've just been eating a normal diet. This weekend I made homemade chicken noodle soup per my friend Hillary's recipe and it was sooooo good. And then sunday we had pot roast and potatoes and corn on the cob and cooked carrots and onions. That was all really delicious. Oh! And I went to this really eclectic bar/burger restaurant in SLC and got a burger called the "nutter butter" and yes, you guessed it- it had peanut butter on it! It was weird but actually really good! 

Aversions: I still won't try to eat yogurt. Not my fave. I think it's a texture thing. 

Queasy/Sick: Most of the week was great! I still had a few days where there were extended periods of nauseous-ness but not too much! 

Other Symptoms: Really bad acne! That's terrible, haha, but it's true. Luckily I have a million freckles so you actually can't tell I'm breaking out. :)

Gender: Still thinking boy. But we find out this week- I think! Fingers crossed! 

Labor signs: Nope!

Belly button - in or out? In. 

What I miss: Not getting worn-out so quickly.   

What I am looking forward to: Our ultrasound this week!!! 

Milestones: 4 months pregnant!! Little belly starting to show!