Gender:

GIRL!!! See our announcement photo here. I am absolutely loving collecting all things girly. Not to mention, the fact that I can shop on both sides of the baby/toddler sections at our favorite stores. I am definitely having fun with this.

Name:

Elyse Ann. I think I will write a post more about names later.

Due Date:

My due date is April 5, 2015, but we have a repeat C-section officially scheduled for March 31st at 9am! It’s SO crazy to know the birthdate of our little girl, unless of course she decides to come early.

Weight Gain:

My starting weight was about 128 and at my last appointment I was at 137, but that was awhile ago. There is a six week gap between my last appointment and my next one so I am sure there is going to be a big difference. I think I am hovering closer, if not right at, that 140 mark now. My ending weight with Jase was 147, so I gained 22 pounds with him. I am really hoping to stay roughly around the same weight gain.

Movement:
SO MUCH MOVEMENT. She’s super active. Especially when I am laying down for bed, so that will be very fun when she’s born. She is extremely low, I feel of her movements very low. I feel like it is lower than where Jase rested (and I carried him low as well), so I am going to ask about that at my next appointment. My last appointment, she was actually too low to get all the photos we needed during the ultrasound so we will be having a follow up next appointment. I am hoping she is in a better position and that how low she is won’t be any concern.

Craving:
The Chex mix craving has died down finally. Usually I find myself craving fruits, especially strawberries which unfortunately are harder to find now. There has been a lot of sickness in my house recently so I have had a lot of ice pops and now they are a major craving. I have to admit some days I have had THREE! Thankfully it’s mostly ice because that could really pack on the pounds. Better than ice cream I guess, right?

Yucky:

I finally have curved the no meat feeling for the post part, but it really took for me to hit that 20 week mark for me to be able to handle it. Anything tomato based, think all Italian food, definitely worsens the acid issues I have been having. Kind of a bummer. But really for the most part I have been able to handle everything again.

 Feeling:
Well, we have been on stomach bug central at my house. I caught it TWICE, and the symptoms kind of linger, so that has been really awful. I have been dealing with symptoms off and on for over a week, and so has Jase. So that can send my stomach up and down and has made me sensitive to certain foods again, except of course popsicles. I am really praying that this is gone and out of our house soon….tomorrow would be great. I have really bad acid issues this pregnancy that I have to take a prescription for it, over the counter just was not doing it. So I take that twice a day, and as long as I stay on top of it, and limit the tomato based foods (bye, bye, pizza), then I do great. My sciatic nerve pain has multiplied this last week, and it even kept me up for an hour two nights ago. I had it pretty bad with Jase, and chiropractic care saved my life. I haven’t had any chiropractic care this pregnancy, mostly because we moved and I have no idea where to go, but also because the financial part of it adds up so fast. But I think I may have to look around now, because back pain is no fun. Other than the bug going around, this pregnancy is going great. Once I hit that 20 week mark, and could eat so much better, it’s been great. Even with the back pain, but I had it before so I expected it.

 Differences:

Chasing a toddler around is the biggest difference! It makes me SO much more tired than my first pregnancy. I also feel incredibly guilty if I sit on the couch too long because I feel terribly unproductive. Work isn’t keeping me busy and feeling productive, so resting on the couch can kind of make me feel a little blah. So I try to stay on top of the house, and keep busy with Jase. This pregnancy has gone SO much faster. I feel like I blinked and I am 15 weeks away. Chasing a toddler definitely diverts your attention so you don’t realize how much time is passing by. Before we know it she is going to be here…good thing we are starting on her nursery next week.

Looking Forward to:

My next doctor appointment, glucose test and an ultrasound to finish up the photos. Call me crazy, but I love that glucose drink, it tastes like a melted popsicle with EXTRA sugar. Still have a couple weeks though so in the meantime Christmas is right around the corner which I am so looking forward to. Then Chad has a few days off so we will be working on painting Elyse’s room and cleaning it up to start adding her furniture in there. SO excited!