Big U/S day.....It's a .............................

Well, we had an ultrasound today. I was soooo sure it was a girl. I’m carrying low, it’s been an easy pregnancy, mimicking Kaylee’s pregnancy to a “T”.

I got to Colleen's office, and her technician started checking the gender for me. I told her that I wanted to see it...don't tell me. So, they turned the monitor towards me, and showed me the legs. Then, the tech started to scan upward and asked if I knew what I was looking at. I said "yea" .........I saw something sticking out in between the legs. I said “What the hell is that?” and pointed to it. The tech responds “well, it’s called a …..” I said, “Yeah, I know what it’s called, but why does my baby girl have one?”

WOW, it’s a boy??? Never saw that one coming. So, we originally wanted Jayde for this child, regardless of gender. Now we are trying to decide if Jayde is manly enough for this little guy. Chris and I both like Grayson, and I also like Layton but it sounds funny with our last name.

4 months progress pics

Here is me at 4 months: Black and white now, because my stretch marks are starting to show...Yuck.


3 months:

2 months:

17 weeks, 3 days

I went to the neurologist and he said my headaches were probably from lack of sleep. Duh, Like I can get any more sleep with the kids around!!! I also saw a commercial that said Zyrtec caused drowsiness, and it dawned on me that the reason I was still so tired was probably because of that. So, I switched back to Allegra and wha lah…. Not tired any more. No more headaches either, so I guess that worked. I broke the 20 lb mark already!!! EEK!!! I am watching what I eat and exercising, so I don’t know what to think of all the weight gain. I guess I’ll just deal with it afterwards…. We have an U/S on Jan 31 so hopefully, we will be able to find out the gender!!! 8 days to go!!!!

New Year, New Beginnings

I haven’t posted in a while. We had a good Christmas, a good New Years, and Chris had a good birthday. I finally made it back to the gym this week. I started back on Monday and I have gone every day. We got Brayden’s big boy room all done! YAY! He looks so tiny sleeping in his bed. He’s like 30” and the bed is like 72” so he looks very tiny. Especially since his room looks so big. I’m in week 16 now. I’ll finish off week 16 on Sunday. I went to the Dr on Wednesday. She wants me to go to the neurologist. I have unexplained headaches that don’t go away with Tylenol or sleep. They last about a day and a half, so for precautions, she wants me to go. According to their scale, I only gained 4 lbs over the holidays, but mine said 7. I think their scale was way off last visit, which would explain the difference. On their charts, I have gained 11 lbs total. On mine, I have gained 17. It sucks to gain so much, but a lot of it was Holiday weight, so now that those are over, maybe I’ll be able to taper off to only a few lbs per month….yah right… Easier said than done. We got to hear the heartbeat. It was 158. I think that is supposed to mean it's a girl??? I am finally able to go all day without taking naps. I am ready for bed by 9 though, so I guess it’s a fair tradeoff. Maybe the aerobics really helps too. I finally got to go to the pilates class this week. It was good. I am NOT limber, but I guess it will come over time. All in all, things are good. Not much new to post though until we know the gender!!!

3 months

I'm 3 months today! Here are my progression pics.


2 months:

Goodbye 1st Trimester, Hello 2nd

Well, I am officially entering the 2nd trimester!!! I’m 13 weeks today. I am at the 12 lb mark now. I broke out the bin of maternity clothes this week and went through them. I don't have to wear them all the time, only if I have to go out in public. At home, or running errands, I can wear sweats, or drawstring and get away with it, but if I have to actually “get dressed” I have to resort to maternity clothes, more so for the comfort than the fit. I never made it to the pilates class last week. I got busy busy with the holiday rush. So, maybe in the new year, as I don’t see myself going to the gym between Christmas and New Years…unless I can convince Chris..we’ll see. We have a lot to do to get ready for moving the rooms around. Brayden is getting his big boy room so we can re-use the nursery, although we may have to paint it pink! On to big events: I felt the baby move this week. Exciting!!!! We are almost to Christmas, and then Chris’ birthday, followed by new years. We are going out tonight to celebrate Chris’ birthday, and Kaylee is spending the night with Grams, so we only have 1 kid tonight…that feels so weird.

12 weeks

Well, we had our U/S on Thursday. Everything looked good and we got to see the little peanut and hear the heartbeat. Then, later that day, my friend Colleen did an U/S at her office (she is in sales for a company who makes U/S equipment, among other things) and she tried to see the gender. It looked like girl parts, but if she turned the wand a different way, it looked kind of like boy parts, but not like Brayden’s did. She said it could be swollen labia, but she wouldn't make a "for sure" call. I am guessing GIRL, just because of how good I feel and how I am carrying. I was totally miserable with him. I am about to have to move into maternity clothes. I am fine in most clothing as long as I don’t have to dress up, but if I have to put on anything except drawstring pants, and a t-shirt, I am screwed. It’s too cold to wear dresses, or I would go that route. I have a few dresses that have some breathing room in them and are super cute, but it’s too cold here. I passed the 10 lb mark this week. Ugh. It will probably be another 47lb pregnancy again, but hopefully the breastfeeding will help with some of that. I found a pilates class that I am gonna try out this week. Christmas celebration is Saturday with my family and Tuesday with Chris’ family. I wanted to make it to Christmas without breaking out the maternity clothes, but I am officially in my 2nd trimester next Monday, so I may wear my first outfit to Christmas day with the Lynch’s, since it’s on Tuesday.