27 weeks, 6 months, progress pics

I am officially at 27 weeks! The baby has a good chance of survival if born this early. I doubt that would happen, since my babies are always late anyways. I really don’t think Grayson will come in June, I think he’s going to wait until July. I found a website that helps your baby get in position for birth. http://www.spinningbabies.com/ It was very interesting. The exercises are also supposed to help relieve the pubic bone pain that I am having, and also the round ligament pains. I am going to try them and see if it helps. Other than that little bit of pain, things are going OK. I have gained 36.2 lbs so far. I have managed to control the weight gain the past 4 weeks and I’ve only gained 3 more lbs. My OB should be proud. We go back for our next visit on Thursday. Then, we leave for Florida on Saturday. I am excited to go on vacation. Its been a while since we went on a real vacation….and not just to visit someone, or go to places here and there….I’m going to work on my tan and lay out at the beach as much as I can….
Here are my 6 month (HOLY COW) pictures: (oops, we took one in the wrong direction)

5 months

4 months

3 months:

2 months:

24 weeks

OK, so it’s been a while since I wrote. I’m 24 weeks today. We chose a name…Grayson Alexander. I didn’t feel like Jayde was manly enough, and Layton doesn’t sound good with our last name. I had my Dr visit Thursday. Oh my!!! 13 lbs in 4 weeks! This is ridiculous! I asked the Dr what I could do about this weight gain and she repeated NO CARBS. So, even though I was doing whole wheat bread and whole wheat pasta, I have to cut that out too. Apparently, my body doesn’t process it very well, and it just stores it. I feel so fat! My arms, butt and thighs are HUGE!…Oh yeah, my belly too, but I’m OK with that. I just wish I was all belly, but apparently it’s not in my genetics to be all belly. If I keep going, I will pass the 60lb mark. So, if I can control it and only gain 1 lb per week, I should be right at 50lbs. I’m OK with that, although I REALLY wish it was less. So, I am eating fruits, vegetables, meat, cheese, and yogurt. High protein, low carbs, low fat. Even with the exercise and working out, I am gaining the same, if not more. I’ve been fighting off a cold for the past few weeks too. I’ve been doing what I can, but trying not to fall asleep. I have wanted a nap almost every day, and I have been able to take them most days. Around 1pm, I get tired and groggy. Grayson gets hiccups every night around 7pm and starts kicking at night around 10pm. I wonder if that will be his schedule. My boobs have grown, yet again….I think they are a size F or something. My bra’s are all tight, and hurt my chest. Kaylee said “mommy, are you trying to grow your boobs out or something?” It was funny. Well, I’m up to 33 lbs total at this point, so here’s hoping I can control it from now on.

Leap Day- 5 months progress pics

Wow, there is actually a 29th this month. I am 5 months today. here is my progress pics: (I've really popped out this month!


4 months

3 months:

2 months:

Happy Valentine's Day! Week 21

It’s been a while since I’ve updated except for the U/S results. Colleen found some chorid plexus cysts on the brain when they were doing the U/S. She said nothing to worry about since my downs syndrome test came back negative, but it does increase the odds of being downs syndrome by 1%. My odds were really good to begin with, so I am not worried. Plus, it’s not like I would change anything. IF the baby does have it, oh well. I can handle whatever God feels like I can handle. I just want a healthy baby. I haven’t been very tired lately. I have had energy. Been to aerobics…worked out some….etc…. I’ve even gotten out of bed at 7am nearly every day. Anyways, not too much else to report….just getting bigger by the day. I’m up 25 lbs so far and I’m only in week 21 ! OUCH!

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!!!!