week 12 | march 10, 2015 | littlest lite

How far along? 12 weeks 
Baby is the size of:  a plum
Total weight gain: loss of .4 { 117.4 to 117 } - total gain 7
Maternity clothes? nada
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: definitely a lot more dreaming! vivid dreaming! so I think im getting more restful sleep. yay!
Best moment this week: Liv kissed my tummy and said "you're beautiful baby" - - she really loves this babe. she talks to it, rubs it, kisses it. She accidently elbowed it the other night and felt TERRIBLE about it and wouldn't stop crying. I had to tell her the babe was going to be ok and she didn't hurt it in order for her to calm down and stop crying. my sweet child.
Movement: mainly when I sit down on the couch after awhile.
Showing? depends... I woke up one morning this week with my flat normal tummy, it was weird. but my gas is so bad that I blow up like a bull frog and look REALLY pregs. or after a meal. it's funny.
Food cravings:  poptarts! Bacon! oreos!
Anything making you queasy or sick: meat kinda grosses me out.
Gender prediction: I go back and forth. no clue!
Labor Signs: no way
Symptoms:  fatigue, hungry, nausea here and there, shortness of breath, constipation, bloat, sore and bigger boobs, bloody nose, heavy feeling in my pelvis and difficulty turning in bed or getting up because of that, itchy tummy, burning hip when I lay on my side, zits, BAD ligament pain... sneezing sucks!! Lots of GAS! I'm starting to have some more energy and feeling less complete exhaustion - yay! Always cold.
Belly Button in or out?  in
Wedding rings on or off? ON
Feelings:  mixed emotions about adding another baby. I'm so excited but also nervous about changing the dynamic of our family. I just worry that my little love will be out of sorts. but then I think about how excited she will be to have someone to play with. im just praying for another little angel like Liv... she's such a sweet and good little person, I don't want anything to take away from that. I don't want her to feel resentment or jealousy or anything like that. I just feel bad about that.
Looking forward to: feeling excited to see our little munchkin on Wednesday!!!!

Baby's Room

I'm so beyond excited to find out if we're having a little boy or girl this time around! After we moved, we put all of the bins from our storage unit in the baby's room for the time being. I have been dreaming about getting all the bins out, painting and decorating! It's a tiny room which is fine and probably better since this time around I am on a tight decorating budget. We will be moving most of Liv's furniture into the baby's room... the crib and matching dresser and night stand. The baby will also be getting the glider which is gray and cream chevron so I already know I will be working with gray, cream and black. I haven't decided on what other colors I'd like to incorporate yet.

I'm having a really hard time giving Liv's crib to the babe tho. She LOVES her crib and doesn't climb out! I know it will be best to transition her to her big bed BEFORE the babe arrives but I want her to be ready... the babe will sleep in our room for a couple months anyways I'm assuming sooooo I hate to push Liv out of something she loves. It just breaks my heart. Also partly because it means my baby is growing up and once out of the crib, she won't go back. WAHHHHH!

Anyways, here are some pins that I really like...

Boy Babe |

I'm really digging the rustic look right now... not sure if that will change as I start getting into it, but right now it looks pretty awesome.

Girl Babe |

I love the random, pieced together look. And considering I won't have a huge budget, this might just work for me! 

week 11 | march 3, 2015 | littlest lite

How far along? 11 weeks 
Baby is the size of:  a lime
Total weight gain: gain of 1lb { 116.4 to 117.4 } - total gain 7.4
Maternity clothes? nope but ive been looking online for some cute clothes. I think im going to have to invest in more maternity clothes this time since im bigger already.
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: it was bad for a couple days there cuz liv was sick and got me sick so we were all sleeping together which consisted of a lot of sniffling and moaning. poor girl. but im at the tail end of the cold here and seem to be sleeping a lot better, better than I have in weeks. im actually dreaming!!
Best moment this week: ummm... honestly, this was a crappy week. I guess just reminding myself that I have a little babe growing in my tummy. the thought always brightens my world!
Movement: yup, sporadic little karate kicks 
Showing? this week someone at work asked a kate if i am pregs... so it's obvious some days!
Food cravings:  Jason's deli. I was so bad and ate deli turkey three times this week. I'm Obsessed with the California club from there... it's amazing. but then I started reading a bunch of stuff on listeria and started freaking myself out.
Anything making you queasy or sick: ummm... nothing that comes to mind really... things here and there turn me off tho

Gender prediction: feeling fugly... maybe another girl?
Labor Signs: no way
Symptoms:  fatigue, hungry, nausea here and there, shortness of breath, constipation, bloat, sore and bigger boobs, bloody nose, round ligament pains, heavy feeling in my pelvis and difficulty turning in bed or getting up because of that
Belly Button in or out?  in
Wedding rings on or off? ON
Feelings:  feeling less and less nauseous which is amazing! hope it stays that way
Looking forward to: being able to use my oils again. it's been really hard this cold not being able to use our oils. second trimester!

week 10 | february 24, 2015 | littlest lite

How far along? 10 weeks 
Baby is the size of:  a plum
Total weight gain: gain of 1 { 115.4 to 116.4 } - total gain 6.4
Maternity clothes? not really but feeling like I want to go thru my maternity bins soon! ive been thinking they wont fit me but I have gotten pretty thick for me even if the scale isn't showing it. it's all those twix's
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: ehhh, I've been trying to stay up a little later so I'm 500% exhausted and sleep better but it's really not helping much. I just can't get comfy and I'm not even big yet... wahhhh
Best moment this week: getting some boxes unpacked, some stuff hung on the walls and finishing up the master bath with some minor, inexpensive touches... it's making our house feel more like my home again :) I finally had a little fire under my ass to get off the couch!
Movement: I think I've been feeling quite a bit at times but it's very inconsistent
Showing? depends on the day... feel bigger than I look
Food cravings:  swiss cheese, chocolate!!,  BAGELS!!! cinnamon
Anything making you queasy or sick: can finally drink coffee again! Wahoo!
Gender prediction: some days I think boy and some days I think girl... nothing really screams one or the other though
Labor Signs: no way
Symptoms:  fatigue, hungry, nausea here and there, shortness of breath, constipation, bloat, sore and bigger boobs, bloody nose
Belly Button in or out?  in
Wedding rings on or off? ON
Feelings:  feeling a little bit better on the tummy front the past few days so that makes me VERY happy!!
Looking forward to: some warmer weather. it's been brutally cold the past couple weeks and its getting me very agitated. I want to go to mexico so bad... and sip on a delish fruity drink with an umbrella. mmmmm.....

week 9 | february 17, 2015 | littlest lite

How far along? 9 weeks 
Baby is the size of:  a grape
Total weight gain: loss of 0.2 { 115.6 to 115.4 } - total gain 5.4
Maternity clothes? I busted out the belly band this week!! and I bought some new maternity shirts from target, so I rocked those this weekend. what?!
Stretch marks? nope... been putting belly oil on every day!
Sleep: not great... some mornings I wake up more refreshed than others
Best moment this week: seeing our little babe in the ultrasound!
Movement: here and there...not tons
Showing? at night for sure... some days yes, some days no
Food cravings:  chocolate milk, swiss cheese, chocolate!!, donuts, cookies, sauerkraut, gummies,
Anything making you queasy or sick: coffee, warm things are hard to eat but cold things ROCK!

Gender prediction: no feeling just yet
Labor Signs: no way
Symptoms:  fatigue, hungry, nausea here and there, shortness of breath, constipation, bloat, sore and bigger boobs, bloody nose
Belly Button in or out?  in
Wedding rings on or off? ON
Feelings:  like shit! this weekend I really started to feel like shit. my stomach is just YUCK!!!!!
Looking forward to: seeing my niece again on Friday! she's such a little doll.




Appointment update - pregnancy was confirmed! :) and they had to do my awesome annual - yuck. Doc said my uterus was nicely pregnant...haha. I got an US too and we heard the heartbeat - she asked if I was nervous (I didn't think I was) because it was in the 180s!! She said she would go back to that in a few mins and checked the length of the babe and it's spot on for the 9/22 due date. The babe is sitting right in the middle of my uterus... fundal something? And we saw the yolk sac and everything checked out good! and there's only one! When she went back to check the heart rate it was 175.

My next apt is 3/11.


We got one pic of our little jelly bean... it resembles something near and dear to my heart...

This was a cute little announcement to the social media world.

As you can see, Liv is VERY excited.

week 8 | february 10, 2015 | littlest lite

How far along? 8 weeks 

Baby is the size of:  a jellybean

Total weight gain: gain of 0.6 { 115 to 115.6 }

Maternity clothes? not yet, but towards the end of the days I really want my maternity pants on! oooo or even better - my maternity leggings!

Stretch marks? nope

Sleep: not great... some mornings I wake up more refreshed than others
Best moment this week: celebrating aunt p's life at her luncheon and seeing everybody who loved her all in one place. Just warmed my heart. oh and, Sunday morning, I was making French toast and chocolate milk and I looked out the kitchen window and saw two cardinals... it's nice to get a sign here and there. :))
Movement: liv leaned on my tummy Friday and the babe moved! and when we were at aunt p's service, the priest said we're missing Pam, the babe moved. SO CRAZY!

Showing? I think so... which is why I had to kind of tell people at aunt p's service... just felt large and in charge and was fighting with my clothes that morning and totally looked like slob for her service, so it just came up on convos.

Food cravings:  chocolate milk, swiss cheese, chocolate!!, donuts, cookies, sauerkraut, gummies,
Anything making you queasy or sick: coffee brewing, smell of poop and pee (gross regardless but worse), spaghetti O's
Gender prediction: no feeling just yet

Labor Signs: no way

Symptoms:  fatigue, hungry, nausea here and there, shortness of breath, constipation, bloat, sore and bigger boobs, bloody nose
Belly Button in or out?  in
Wedding rings on or off? ON

Feelings:  feeling that it's crazy that I'm already 8 weeks! where's the time gone... it's already been a month since finding out.

Looking forward to: tomorrow is my appt!!!! :)))

week 7 | february 3, 2015 | littlest lite

How far along? 7 weeks 
Baby is the size of:  a blueberry
Total weight gain: gain of 1.2 { 113.8 to 115 }
Maternity clothes? not yet but thinking about busting out my belly band in the next few days!
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: toss and turn, toss and turn. I turn into a zombie come 8pm...dillusional zombie. talk about mom of the year over here...I get like two hours with her before I pass out and she has to keep herself occupied
Best moment this week: finding out what my job is and im very excited about it!
Movement: bubbles?
Showing? im a little round for me :)
Food cravings:  chocolate milk, swiss cheese, chocolate!!, sauerkraut
Anything making you queasy or sick: the smell of coffee, poopy diapers
Gender prediction: no feeling just yet
Labor Signs: no way
Symptoms:  fatigue, hungry, nausea here and there, shortness of breath, constipation, bloat, sore and bigger boobs, bloody nose... you name it, I got it!
Belly Button in or out?  in
Wedding rings on or off? on but tight this week!
Feelings:  I'm feeling pretty good besides peeing 4 times in the middle of the night, being so unmotivated and tired, and waking up ready to eat like it's my job!
Looking forward to: still looking forward to my 8 week appt on 2/11 (the day we got engaged) - it is my first appt so hoping all looks great!

Grams and Gramps bought Liv tickets to go see Frozen on ice and Liv just loved it! She was able to wear the dress uncle chris bought her for xmas and she felt like a princess!

We had a really huge snow on Feb 1st and Liv couldn't wait to get outside and play! She wanted to make an Olaf. :)