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Baby 2-Eighteen Weeks

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How far along: 18 weeks and 1 day

Sex of Baby W: We find out at the end of this month.

Weight gain: I am down to a total 5 pound loss. My doctor told me that I needed to start gaining weight, so it’s not for a lack of trying I promise.

Size of Baby W:  A bell pepper or a sugar glider

Maternity clothes: The belly really popped out this week, and it is much more obvious that I just didn’t eat too much mac and cheese at lunch. The maternity clothes are making a regular appearance now.

Baby items: We got a few baby clothes for Christmas. I also couldn’t help myself, and I bought a couple “punny” onsies I saw on Zulily.

Stretch marks: Still stretch mark free.

Belly button in or out:  It is flattening out, but it is still in.

Sleep: Sleeping has been hard this past week. I get up at least once to pee. The dogs also practically push me off the bed almost every night. I have a hard enough time getting them to move when I don’t have a belly to keep in mind, so basically they own the bed. I have been having some vivid dreams, but they’re very different than the ones that I had with George. With George, I had really violent dreams. This time they are more like movies that you would find on the Disney Channel.

Best moment the past few weeks: This seems very trivial, but Tom FINALLY brought up an old Xbox to our living room. So now we can watch DVDs and Netflix upstairs instead of on my computer. It has been life-changing! One of my close friends from grad school visited us on NYE on their way back home after the holidays. I can’t believe we hadn’t seen each other for FOUR years! It was great to see her in person and for her to meet George.

Worst moment the past few weeks: Honestly, things have been pretty low-key these past few weeks. I guess if I had to pick a moment, it would have been this particular student who pretty much said what I do for my job was worthless. It’s hard to keep your emotions in check when you are pregnant.

Miss anything: Warm weather. I. Hate. The. Cold. I am so glad my maternity leave will coincide with the summer.

Cravings: Eggs. We have been eating sunny-side-up eggs almost every day for dinner. I also really want Taco Bell because of a commercial I saw…And in case you were wondering, I am still eating almost a whole jar of marinated mushrooms every day.

Movement: I started for sure feeling movement on Christmas Eve. I feel baby more when I am laying down. I haven’t really felt much during the day.

Symptoms/how I am feeling: Overall, I have been feeling a lot better. I have had heartburn really bad this go around. I never had it with George, so this is a new experience. I get light-headed a little bit each time I stand up. Just in the last week, I started breaking out a lot more. Why are there no pleasant symptoms?

Looking forward to: We will find out the sex of the baby before my next update. This big anatomy scan will be the first time Tom has seen the baby since it was 6 weeks old, and it will have been 7 weeks since I have seen it.

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You can read about George at 18 weeks here.

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In 2017

I have never really been one to make resolutions, but as I sat watching my Clemson Tigers over NYE, I started thinking about all the things I want to accomplish this year.

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–>I may have stupidly signed up with Run the Edge to do “Run the Year.” This is to do 2017 miles in the year, which comes out to 5 miles a day. I know what you are thinking, aren’t you pregnant? Yes that is why I said I may have stupidly done this. But I think it will be good motivation to still be active while pregnant and then to get back at it after this baby is born. However, I am already behind…so we’ll see how it goes.

–>I want to learn how more about white balance on my camera. I really want to do better with my photography. I have been avoiding white balance because it seems so complicated. I will conquer it this year though.

–>We need curtains. This is the year we WILL fully decorate our house. We are adding square footage onto our house, so that means more motivation to get things the way we want and fully moved in. This is totally doable while having a baby and a little toddler running around right?

And that is where I am going to end my list. No need to overexert myself.

What are your goals for the year?

 

 

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Bachelor Nick Week 1

It’s back!

And so are my weekly thoughts on the show.

First of all, I have mixed feelings about Nick being the Bachelor. While I do think he redeemed himself somewhat on BIP, I also wonder how he still has a job outside of this franchise and think he may be milking it. However, I hope he finds his happily ever after, and of course I will be tuning in every week.

  • Nick hanging out with his younger sister was really sweet. I like seeing that side of him.
  • Ughhh. Why is Chris Soules still coming back for these pre-interviews?
  • How does Nick get time off from work to do all these shows for the last couple years? I mean it says he has a job, but who has that much time off?
  • This Corinne girl has a nanny? And she wants to be taken seriously for having a multi-million dollar company? I have a feeling she is going to be the “villain” of this season.
  • Jade’s friend, Liz, is going to make things interesting. She is constantly smiling about the fact that she was a one-night stand.
  • When Taylor said that her friends called him a piece of s*#t., I am thinking that was not the best way to introduce yourself. And she just kept on cursing…
  • Jasmine brought Neil Lane! Pulling out all the stops.
  • So does Nick not remember Liz and their night of passion? Ok wait he does. This sure is awkward.
  • The girl who brought the hot dog…I have no words.
  • Alexis is an aspiring dolphin trainer? So is she actually training to be one, or does she have another job? And that is definitely a shark costume.
  • Corinne going in for the kiss-so awkward. And the other women are losing their minds watching their kiss.
  • I think Nick had a fair question wondering why Liz didn’t reach out to her in the last 9 months. It makes you think she is only here for the limelight. Why call him off the show, when she can call him on the show?
  • Corinne seems very concerned about people’s looks. That is all she can mention besides having the hots for Nick.
  • YES TO RACHEL! I liked her from the time she stepped out of the limo. Her dress is also the bomb.
  • I like what he says at the beginning of the rose ceremony about everyone is deserving of love and apologizing for not being able to give that to them.
  • I would forget their names.
  • What are you supposed to say when you are rejected on the first night. They all are trying to not seem defeated with “It’s ok.”
  • I would be asleep if I were there. How do they stay up all night in addition to drinking alcohol. Out like a light on that couch.

My favorites are Rachel, Vanessa, Danielle M, and Raven.

I am really interested at how this show will go this season. I felt like it was really focused on the physical chemistry, and is somewhat vulgar. It just seems like there will be a lot more talk about sex this season. I mean I know that this show isn’t wholesome by any means, but they at least used to have some discretion. The previews just made me feel uncomfortable about the direction of things.

I guess we will see!

This show has become quite the game. ABC has a fantasy league now that you can win prizes like a trip to the “After the Rose taping.

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Christmas 2016

This space is a place to be a scrapbook of sorts for my family. I want to remember this Christmas because there were so many good moments.

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I want to remember riding in a limo with my family to go look at Christmas lights around town. I want to remember how George went nuts because he was car-seat free.

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I want to remember how excited George was when we put the Christmas tree up.

I want to remember that despite George having a fever and a respiratory issue, we managed to make all Christmases with very little tantrums.

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I want to remember how emotional I was singing in the choir and seeing the congregation sing Silent Night in A Capella during the candlelit portion.

I want to remember how George was very involved with his Nativity set and getting everyone like his Paw Patrol Pals and tractors to see the baby Jesus and Yo Mama (George’s name for Mary).

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I want to remember how I started to unpack and decorate the house then put most of the decorations back because George was climbing everything to get to the Santas-that are all breakable.

I want to remember that George got his first electric train, and that my grandpa (who is obsessed with trains as well) was there to see George’s face.

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I want to remember that George helped pass out presents, but then tried to open everyone’s along the way.

I want to remember that the first gift George opened on Christmas day, he tore off a small piece at a time and had to put each piece in the trash bag before pulling off another small piece.

I want to remember our first annual cookie decorating for our neighbors.

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I want to remember making my mom’s Breakfast Surprise for the first time on Christmas morning.

I want to remember that George had to play with every toy and read every book before going on to the next present.

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I want to remember that his favorite gifts were cheap tractors and a Thomas the Train puzzle.

I want to remember cousins at Christmas in matching get ups-jammies and public service.

I want to remember the moments in between the craziness.

 

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Most Popular Posts of 2017

This year the blog took a backseat to our every day life. And while I do miss the writing and sharing, I am not upset that I am being present with my family. I am not leaving this space, but I know that it is not a priority as much as it used to be.

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So thank you for coming back to my blog when I do write!

Here are my most popular posts this year.

  1. Baseball Cupcake Holder-I wrote this actually in 2015 for something we made for George’s first birthday. Pinterest has made this post widely popular.
  2. Heyyyy, Hey Baby!-No surprise here. This is when we announced our baby two news.
  3. Oh Hey Friends-I wrote about how it is hard for me to maintain friendships when you have small children.
  4. How We Found Out-I am really trying to keep up with sharing about all things baby. I love that I have all that for George, so I want to make sure I share things like how we realized we were pregnant with number two.
  5. If These Hospital Walls Could Talk-It’s hard to believe that George’s hospital stay was this year. It seems like so much has happened in the time since. This post made me cry all over again.
  6. The Phone Call I Don’t Want-This was a really difficult post to write because of so many things.
  7. Start Spreading the News-I was so excited about this post. I still watch these videos of telling our family we are pregnant again.
  8. Not Every Day is a Good Day-I was really proud of this post. It was giving me permission to not be perfect. “Parenting is beautiful yet messy, complicated yet natural, lovely yet trying, empowering yet terrifying, and oh so humbling.”
  9. Baby 2-Twelve Weeks-Everyone loves a good baby update apparently.
  10. George-22 Months-HIS HAIR! I miss those curls. This is the last update before he turned TWO!

This time of year is a great time to reflect on the year. These are just a glimpse at things that happened, but they were all pretty big moments or realizations for us this year.

Thanks for stopping by and sharing these moments with us!