16 Weeks: Officially Four months A Long

Well, today is December 26th, 2010. The day after Christmas. Yesterday was my last big holiday as a mother of one. I am looking forward to having two kiddies around for thanksgiving and Christmas next year :)

Anyways, I have felt lately very stressed over the last month or so. I feel like there's still so much to do. And with Chris getting a job in Klamath Falls soon, we have to find a place to live, Danni and I will need new docs, we have to re-establish with DHS there...just over whelming...and he has to do a whole month of training, most likely in Las Vegas!! It sucks that he will be gone so long. I am really going to be miserable without him, but I will have to be as upbeat and happy for him as I can to support it. After all, we have the rest of our lives to be together right? We will miss each other dearly but its worth it in the end.

We still have hardly anything for the baby, but I guess most of it will have to wait until later when we are settled in. Hopefully dannika will start preschool next year too.

Anyway, it should be a few weeks when we know the sex of the baby so that's exciting. I am hoping for a girl, but I would love a boy too. Both have their ups and downs.

Dannika really wants a boy though. It's cute, she always talks to my belly and says hi baby brother :) It's very sweet.

So far I have gained four inches around the belly and am at 151 pounds. I am glad I am finally gaining weight. I haven't been 151 since two months after I had dannika, so I'm excited for sure. I have a chart hanging up in my bathroom to keep track at home. The doc's office scale says i weigh different, so I usually trust theirs more anyways. And I scrap booked a whole new baby book for the new little one. I'm excited about getting tarted on it :)

well, I guess that's it for now. I will be back on either next week or the week after :)

13 weeks, I'm Slacking!!

Well, I was supposed to be on here once a week to do my journal, but I lost my password and then couldn't find the damn site. Now I have everything saved and automatic, we should be good!
Anyway, today I am 13 weeks and 2 days pregnant. I have gained a total of 6 pounds so far and my belly is 37 inches around so far, which is about5 inches more than before. SO, all in all, we're doing well. My next ultrasound is on the 15th and I am super excited! I am going to ask my gyno if and when I can get one of those 3D ones because I really really want one for this baby bean. This is our last child so I want to make sure I do things differently and try to enjoy everything as much as possible, since I didn't before with my princess Dannika.

Dannika is doing well with the baby talk. Every time she sees anything baby related she says "Is that for our baby?" while she pats my tummy. She no longer says "mommy's baby" but "our baby" so I think she will do ok once the baby gets here in june. I am hoping that I can get everything collected before the last few months so I can just work on organizing and getting everything set up for the new babys arrival.

Here's everything we still need:


bassinet and bedding to go with
crib bedding set (we have dannika old crib)
infant carseat
space saver high chair
newborn clothes
binkies
bottles
bibs and burp cloths
lotions and shampoos
gas drops and teething gels
bumbo seat
baby cradle swing
moby wrap
nursery decor
baby bath system
teether toys
moses basket
sleep positioner
monitors
crib toy and mobile
nursery organizers and storage bins
extra sheets and mattress protectors
crib mattress
tummy time mat
slumber bear
diapers
wipes
gripe water
baby gates

well, you get the idea! LOL There's still sooo much to get and we have been collecting stuff slowly but surely as we can. Hopefully I can buy some stuff used, like the swing, moses basket even room decor. But there are some things I would rather have new for the new baby like the bedding or car seat (just to be safe ya know)

I have a few boxes of stuff already, and we have Danni's old crib along with a changing table, jumparoo and a carrier. I really want to get a Moby wrap or sling though. The normal carrier killed my shoulders when I used it for dannika, but then again she was a big baby after she started growing. My little chubawubbas.

Anyway...

I've been off work for almost two weeks now thanks to a muscle strain. Round ligament pain doesn't help either with healing, that's for sure. I am trying to talk my work into finding something for me that's easier on my body but they haven't found anything for me in the last two weeks so I will prolly be replaced if they can't accommodate my weight restrictions. But I'm going to keep looking for a new job and just cross my fingers that Chris can get one soon.

well, I'mma wrap this up with a poem for my lil baby bean:

Hello, sweet little baby growing inside

I guess we're both along for the ride.

I'm excited...I'm nervous...I'm filled with joy!

I can't help but wonder if you're a girl or a boy.

It's too soon to tell, which is just as well

It doesn't matter to me whatever you'll be.

Still, I catch myself... wishing I knew

what will you wear, pink or blue?

I am ready for you, either way

I find myself dreaming what we will play.

Tea parties for a girl, Sailboats for a boy 

as soon as I know, I'll buy you a toy.  

I can't wait to tell, everyone I know

the wonderful news... should I wait 'til I show?

Soon you'll see how much I care

there's so much to do, so much to share

But first I must thank God above

for sending you, for me...to love!

7 weeks, 6 days preggoness

Well, my belly is getting bigger and bigger every week, it's silly I think. But my morning sickness is getting out of hand these last few days. Some smells make me sooo sick, like burn piles outdoors, or cooking meat.

I bought the first baby item yesterday. A little pair of cream colored knitted booties. They're adorable! I am just so excited to have another baby. I think Dannika will make a perfect big sister. She's going to love this baby just as much as her mommy is. Chris is being pretty helpful most of the time. He seems to be doing it more for me than for himself though. I can't tell if he is really happy or if he's just being supportive for me. I hope sometime soon he actually shows interest in the whole baby thing. He started talking to my belly already though, it was very sweet.

My first ultrasound is on the second, which is only a few days away, I am so excited!

And dannika's birthday party is on the 20th and I still haven't ordered anything for her party. I don't have the money for it yet. I am hoping chris will figure out some magical way of making like $400 hahaha.

Anyway, I am not really sure what else to type soooooo thats it.

My first blog...

Well, today is October 20th, 2010. I have never blogged before but I wanted to start a pregnancy diary. I didn't have one during my first's soooo I figured it would be a good start for a good thing. I am about 6 1/2 weeks along so far. My first ultrasound is on the 2nd, so I can figure exactly how far along I am, just to be sure :)

Dannika, my daughter, isn't very understanding about a new baby yet. She knows that babies are in the mommy's tummies, but I don't think she grasps the concept just yet. She has been around a few pregnant girls before, so I hope, by next year, she will be old enough to understand and even help out a little bit.

SO, I plan on writing in this weekly, if I can remember to do so. This week, my morning sickness is kicking my ass all over the place. And I pee like every half hour now too lol. My work is being supportive yet not at the same time. They have congratulated me but not put me on light duty yet. I hope to have them work with me on this so I am not too strained at work. I don't want me or the baby to be hurt just because they're selfish.

I already am showing, almost as much as I was when I was about 4 months along with Danni. That's surprising to me, I didn't think I would be this big already! It's crazy!

I am hoping for a boy this time, just to have a change, a new experience. But another girl will be nice too. I plan to write out everything we will need by June, and buy things accordingly. That way I can spend little by little and not all at once! And anything we get before we find out the sex will be gender neutral. I want the colors to be soothing, calming, like beige and pale green or something classic. I don't want nay bright colors or crazy prints this time around. But something basic and pretty and we can accent everything with a boy or girl-ish color too.

Well, this is as much as I will be writing today I think. I'll be writing again next week...

sometime lol...when I remember