34 week bump date

How far along? 34 weeks 4 days

Baby's size? Had my 34 week apt. on Monday. Doctor said he is gonna big a big boy like hudson and is pretty sure he weighs at least if not over 5lbs already!! Fruit size is a cantaloupe. 

Total weight gain: up 26 lbs! yikes....not that thats a bad thing. Im still very comfortable with that number but I gained 10lbs in a little over 3 weeks. 

Maternity clothes? Yes ma'm

Sleep: same...not much of it lol. the acid reflux has been pretty bad. and just getting bigger and bigger makes it hard to move around 

Best moment(s) this past week: halloween was fabulous, and we got our maternity/family pics done :) 

Miss Anything? Just the normal breathing, being comfortable. 

Movement:  lots of rolling around, and stretching. They can be kinda painful sometimes! I finally felt some hiccups last week. Only a couple times since, which is weird because Hudson had them ALL the time when I was pregnant with him.  

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope. :) glad that is all gone. 

Cravings: Cereal still, and anything pumpkin sounds amazing. 

Labor Signs: nope

Gender: little man

Symptoms:  braxton hicks every day, and acid reflux are the big ones.

Belly Button in or out? its basically all an outie lol 

Wedding rings on or off? off
Happy or Moody most of the time: happy and emotional. 

Looking forward to:  thanksgiving. im sad I wont beable to stuff my face full...but i cant wait for pumpkin pie and scones! 

How is Hudson doing?: still being awesome! We finally got rid of his toddler bed and got him a twin bed. He has been really good with the transition. and talks/asks about porter every day :)

this was 33w4d

this was 34weeks exactly
I had never actually shot a real gun before. But I've been having weird dreams lately with people breaking into our house. So Tanner took my out to learn to shoot so I'm more comfortable. I was quite the sight! haha 

31 week bump date

How far along? 31 weeks 5 days

Baby's size? at my last apt. doc was guessing around 3 1/2 lbs. around the size of a bunch of asparagus. 

Total weight gain: I was still only up 16lbs at my last apt. a week and a half ago. I have my next apt. on Monday at hopefully Ill have gained a little something, otherwise ill have gone a month with no weight gain. 

Maternity clothes? Yes ma'm

Sleep: still kinda rough. Lots of potty trips, heartburn, and unable to breath and get comfy.

Best moment(s) this past week: its been a few weeks since my last bumpdate, but some good moments have been getting family pictures done with my side of the family, and my mom through me a fun little "baby sprinkle" that was so much fun.

Miss Anything? Just the normal breathing, being comfortable. 

Movement:  lots of movement, still mostly at night but some days he will move all day long. There is one spot on my left side that I swear is bruised internally. Its a constant achey sensation, and when he rolls or kicks that spot it KILLS and stops me in my tracks. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope. :) glad that is all gone. 

Cravings: Cereal still

Labor Signs: nope

Gender: little man

Symptoms:  just the same, occasional braxton hicks, heartburn, fatigue is coming back but im sure my poor sleep is somewhat to blame.

Belly Button in or out? still gross and weird and mostly the top half is an outie, but if I cough, laugh or have a braxton hick the whole thing sticks out

Wedding rings on or off? off
Happy or Moody most of the time: happy and emotional. 

Looking forward to:  Halloween! Tanner made Hudson the most awesome costume! Also, being able to walk. I fell down almost two weeks ago and rolled my ankle. Pretty sure its sprained. Its still swollen and bruised :( but I figure its gonna take a little longer to heal sense im pregnant. I never went to the doctor. I have had issues with this ankle since I broke it when I was younger, and being pregnant I wasn't sure if they could even do an x-ray. Thankfully I can walk on it with out much pain, and my range of motion is getting lots better.  

How is Hudson doing?: Still doing so good :) asking about him every day, and just enjoying being the center of our attention for a few more weeks!

Apologizing in advanced, these pics are not great quality. I just copied them from FB from the sneak peeks since we haven't gotten the disc back yet. Ill post them all later when we get the disc and you can actually see them ;)

This maternity pose we snuck in ;) i was exactly 31 weeks here. 

all of my cute family!

Me, my mom, and my little sister! (she is only 12...soooo tall!)

This is probably my favorite picture ever of Mr. Hudson. It catches his personality PERFECT! love this boy, Porter has a lot to live up to ;) 

My cute little family

This was taken at 30 weeks, right before my "baby sprinkle"

Me and my cute little man going to the haunted park. 

riding all kinds of tractors at the pumpkin patch

a few instagram pics of the "sprinkle"

Our awesome 5 generation pic! Love my family so much :) its crazy to think were all the first of each generation and all had our first kid at 20 (well..my mom was 19 and I was 21, but it cancels each other out ;) )

I just have to say the sprinkle was so much fun! It was small, just close family and friends but that was perfect. We had an ice cream bar for all the guests and my mom made up the most adorable invitations, I don't have one on hand but ill have to get a picture of it up on the blog! Everyone brought just essential gifts, like diapers, wipes, lotions, etc. A few outfits of course as well. People just couldn't resist. We had a diaper raffle too, and the winner got a pretty sweet prize! My mom is seriously the best :) 

28 week bump date

Holy cow its October 1st!! I cant believe it. This year is flying by and little man will be here in December. Im so excited, yet have SO much to do. We really haven't done much to get ready for this little guy. I finally decided that we would turn the spare bedroom into a playroom and have to boys share a room. Im not really sure what made me decide this way. But part of the reason is decorating ;) I found the most adorable saying on Pinterest  "sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero". It fits so cute, and I want to do a very subtle superhero theme in their room. The room already is blue with a red and white stripe along the top, so the colors match. We are also getting tanners old bunk beds from when he was a kid and painting them the same red as the stripe. We are also painting the crib the same color. I think it will turn out cute. Porter will spend the first few months in our room anyways. Then they will start to share. Im so excited for them to grow up with each other.

How far along? 28 weeks 2 day

Baby's size? the size of an iceberg lettuce

Total weight gain: after my doctor appointment last week im up a total of 16lbs from pre-pregnancy 

Maternity clothes? Yes ma'm

Sleep: is rough. Not gonna lie. Still getting up to pee, hard to fall asleep with heartburn. And im tossing all night because my hips start to hurt or my arms go numb or I cant breath well. only 12 more weeks! 

Best moment(s) this past week: Im pretty sure I passed my glucose test!! YAY. Doctor said the results would be in Monday and I would only hear from them if they needed to do the 3 hour test. I never heard anything so no news is good news. 

Miss Anything? Just the normal breathing, not being uncomfortable. 

Movement:  he is moving more and more. And starting to move during the day more. I love it 

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope, just still hate the look of meat.

Cravings: Cereal.

Labor Signs: nope

Gender: little man

Symptoms:  other then those mentioned still getting braxton hicks every day. and I think the first trimester fatigue is back. I have been so tired lately I could take a nap an hour after I wake up! Im pretty sure it has to do with my lousy sleep as well. 

Belly Button in or out? this crazy belly button of mine! It literally looks like the baby is only on the top half of my stomach and there is nothing in the bottom half lol. But its both, whenever I have a braxton hick, or porter pushes himself in the middle of my stomach then the whole thing pops out. Its weird! 

Wedding rings on or off? off
Happy or Moody most of the time: happy and emotional. 

Looking forward to:  Halloween! Im so excited for fall and and the holidays. We think we will be making Hudson's halloween costume this year so we gotta get on that. 

How is Hudson doing?: Even though I know he doesn't "get" it yet, I feel like he almost understands sometimes. He is so sweet with my belly, he tells everyone about Porter. He tells us all the toys he is going to share, and what animals he wants to show Porter how to be. He says when Porter crys he will say " its alright baby don't cry" lol I know things will surely be different once Porter is actually here. But its still so cute! 

27 week bumpdate

How far along? 27 weeks 2 days

Baby's size? Cauliflower (average baby is around 15 inches and 2 lbs)

Total weight gain: We will find out on Friday. 

Maternity clothes? Yes ma'm

Sleep: my dreams have been pretty intense/scary lately. And I get up to pee a few times a night still. 

Best moment(s) this past week: Feeling the baby move more and more, and taking Hudson to the zoo. 

Miss Anything? breathing, bending over, all that good stuff ;)

Movement: Yes! still mostly at night, but some times during the day the baby goes crazy. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope, just still hate the look of meat.

Cravings: Cereal.

Labor Signs: nope

Gender: little man

Symptoms:  tired, heartburn, & braxton hicks have started up at full force!! Ugh..was hoping I still had a little while before they came. But I have a at least a couple every day. And sometimes, as soon as I stand up my stomach goes rock hard until I sit back down again :/ it stinks.

Belly Button in or out? top half out, bottom half in. And whenever I have a braxton hick the whole belly button is an outie! lol

Wedding rings on or off? off
Happy or Moody most of the time: happy, but still a good mix.

Looking forward to:  my glucose test on Friday. then starting my appointments every 2 weeks!! cant believe were already that close. And the THIRD TRIMESTER! some books say im in the third trimester now at 27 weeks, some say not until 28 weeks. Either way its basically here :)

How is Hudson doing?: Still really good. He is trying to be more careful with my belly now that its getting bigger. He always says "momma your belly is getting big?" and I say yes, then he says "there's a baby in there, his name is pooorter."

        

 

25 weeks bump date

How far along? 25 weeks 3 days

Baby's size? a zucchini 

Total weight gain: I was at the doctor last week and am officially up 11lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight. 

Maternity clothes? Yes :) 

Sleep: Its been ok. I have had HORRIBLE heartburn lately. So its hard to fall asleep some nights. and I still get up 3+ times a night to go pee. 

Best moment(s) this past week: Baby is moving A LOT! Were finally feeling movement during the day. Its still most often at night. But you can see my belly move sometimes. And yesterday little guy moved non-stop for like an hour. I think he may have had the hiccups

Miss Anything? breathing. UGH! its been sucky, I cant wait to feel like I can take a deep breath again.

Movement: yes! and doctor says to start 'kick counting' everyday too. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: thankfully no. I think were finally over the gaggy/throw up stage lol. I still don't like meat though. I would rather eat some cereal ;)
Cravings: Hot chocolate & taco bell. 

Labor Signs: nope

Gender: little man

Symptoms:  Heartburn has been a biggie this last few weeks. Same with lots of random back pains, and feet falling asleep. Trying to get a big breath is harder too.  

Belly Button in or out? half. its so weird. The top half is like pointing out and you can see it through some of my shirts, but the bottom half is still an innie and goes in a good amount. But my stomach isn't completely round this time. I kinda hate it. Its like below my belly button its a straight line going diagonally instead of rounded. lol 

Wedding rings on or off? off :(
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but I know I have my moody moments for sure. 

Looking forward to: Fall! Ive never loved summer (too hot for me!) but being pregnant makes it that much worse. So im excited for the weather to start getting cooler. Also, my next appointment is the end of this month and its my glucose test. Not really excited about that, but excited that after that I start going to the doctors every 2 weeks!!! crazy. 

How is Hudson doing?: He is doing great! He talks about Porter all the time. I swear he tells everyone we meet that"theres a baby in mommys belly, his name is POOOOORRRTER" Its so cute. we have slowly been getting some of the old baby stuff out to wash and get ready. Hudson always says that he is going to let porter use his toys. 

23 week bumpdate

23 weeks!! somewhere in the 5th month (depending who you ask lol). Every day I feel like the pregnancy is taking f.o.r.e.v.e.r. but then each week it feels like its flying by. Funny how pregnancy works like that. 

How far along? 23 weeks and 1 day

Baby's size? a grapefruit

Total weight gain: not sure, but that last week or so I can not get full and feel like I'm eating constantly. I have my next appt. on Friday and Im sure I will have gained enough to make up for barely gaining anything the first half of the pregnancy :(

Maternity clothes? oh yes...and Im totally ok with it. 

Best moment(s) this past week: My birthday last week, and taking Hudson to daybreak lake over the weekend. 

Miss Anything? energy still. While I do have moments where I have some energy for the most part I could probably lay down all day and be totally ok with it ;)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Meat. hamburgers still. I can eat meat as long as its on/in something. But I cant just have like a piece of chicken or something. 

Cravings: Cereal. 

Labor Signs: nope

Gender: little man

Symptoms:  Things have been better lately :) ....knock on wood....but I haven't had very much cramping/pressure/braxton hicks. I haven't thrown up in a couple weeks. Its been nice! But I'm starting to get heartburn. Here and there through out the day and once I lay down in bed its horrible! Thank goodness for tums. 

Belly Button in or out? in-between. Already!

Wedding rings on or off? off. :( I can wear it for a minute, but my fingers start to swell really bad.
Happy or Moody most of the time: mostly happy. But have my moody moment. still. lol

Looking forward to: Fall. I get to hot as it is, so being preggers in 95+ degree weather sucks. Im ready for boots and sweaters 

How is Hudson doing?: still being the best big brother ever :) He still asks about Porter alot. He usually names his toys Porter too. Its cute!

23 weeks! and feeling huge

My birthday :)

all dressed up for our friends wedding 

20 week bumpdate

We are officially at the half way mark. Such a great feeling, I can almost start the count down ;) almost.  
Last week was the anatomy scan (at 19 1/2 weeks). I was so nervous going in, I think every mom is. But everything looks GREAT!! Our ultrasound technician was amazing. She explained everything to us, told us some of the technical terms which was interesting. Hudson came with us, and she was so sweet with him. He loved hearing the heartbeat so she let him listen 3 times & gave him his own special picture of baby Porter. Little man came in weighing 12 oz. Almost a whole pound!! I sometimes still think of him as a tiny grape in their. Im starting to feel him almost every day. It still make me nervous because its not very often, and usually only at night. They are the lightest little movements to so I really have to be paying attention. Sometimes though when I'm laying down Tanner will feel my belly and we can see where he is laying. I loved doing that with hudson, and excited to get to do it all again.

How far along? 20 weeks 2 days

Baby's size? a banana

Total weight gain: last week at the anatomy scan I was up 3 lbs. Which puts me 2 lbs above pre-prego weight. Doctor isn't concerned at all...and Im hoping to keep the total weight gain around 30 ish lbs or so. fingers crossed. (you may remember me mentioning last time I gained 51lbs..so 30lbs sounds amazing lol)

Maternity clothes? Yes :) some normal clothes still fit. Thankfully my summer shorts still fit, I didn't want to waste any money shorts since ill be pregnant most of the fall/winter.

Best moment(s) this past week: the anatomy scan. little man looks great! 

Miss Anything? energy. Im slowly getting more energy, but I feel bad for mister Hudson that I can't take him on as many walks or park trips since im tired and can't handle the heat well.

Movement: usually 1-2 times a day.  

Anything making you queasy or sick: just the though of a hamburger. gross. 

Cravings: Ice cream.

Labor Signs: nope

Gender: little man

Symptoms:  things have actually been pretty good this week :) a few aches/pains and headaches. But for the most part im feeling a lot better. My mom took me to see dr stockwell and I know that helped a ton. 

Belly Button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? off. :( I can wear it for a minute, but my fingers start to swell really bad.
Happy or Moody most of the time: mostly happy. But have my moody moment.s 

Looking forward to: my birthday on the 17th :)

How is Hudson doing?:still doing great. he talks about Porter every day. The other day we took Hudson to the aquarium and surprised him. We wouldn't tell him where we were going. When we asked where he though he said "to meet baby porter" it was adorable. Thankfully though, he was ok that we weren't meeting him yet. He was stoked for the aquarium. 

Bumpdate 19 weeks

19 weeks!! soo happy to be here :) while it feels like just yesterday we found out, it also feels like I still have forever to go. Im almost half way there though, and since I've already had one nasty visit to the ER it is nice that I'm finally 19 weeks. This means if god forbid, we have any other stuff happen that needs to be checked out we get to go to labor and delivery not the ER! Crazy the things that make you happy when your pregnant.

How far along? 19 weeks 1 day

Baby's size? a mango

Total weight gain: Not sure, weighed myself at home and I think im actually up a couple pounds finally. But we have an apt. on Wed. and I will check there. 

Maternity clothes? Yes :) my awesome mom took me out and got a few new maternity clothes for me. When I was prego with Hudson I worked at a bank so the few maternity things I have are far to fancy, or  "business attire", to wear around the house and to run errands. 

Sleep: same..just getting up to pee a few times. 

Best moment(s) this past week: FINALLY FEELING THE BABY MOVE! (sunday july 21) It was really, really low though. With all the stuff Im feeling im pretty sure your just waiting to fall out kid. haha. Its sparatic still. and I didn't feel anything again for a few days. It kinda freaks me out. Cant you just move around every day? that would be nice. 

Miss Anything? Normalcy. lol

Movement: see above. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Hamburgers! ugh...just the thought makes me sick. 

Cravings: Ice cream and mexican food. 

Labor Signs: nope

Gender: little man

Symptoms:  thankfully the throwing up in the morning seems to be going away. I'm gaining some energy again :) I have been in a cleaning mood. While my house thanks me I know I still need to be taking it easy. My cramps/pressure/back pain is still there and gets worse the more I  move around/lift things. So Im trying to just take it as easy as I can so I don't get put on bed rest!! 

Belly Button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? on.
Happy or Moody most of the time: mostly happy. But have my moody moment.s 

Looking forward to:  our anatomy scan on July 31st!! 

How is Hudson doing?: still loving the thought of being a big brother. He talks about Porter every day. The other morning he woke up with an eyelash on his cheek. I had him blow it off my finger to make a wish. When I asked him what he wished for he said "my baby brother" awwww LOVE THAT KID!!! 

none of these pics are consistent and its starting to bother me haha

We are having a .....

Today I'm 15 weeks and 4 days. And feeling ok, pregnancy wise not bad. But I have had a sinus infection and nasty cold this past week that I'm hopefully finally getting over. 

In other news we found out the gender of our sweet baby!

were having another sweet, loving, wild, rambunctious, rough little boy! 

Ill be honest, I kinda thought girl because of how different these two pregnancies have been! But at our ultra sound little man was turned down and had his legs curled up. So the ultra sound tech said lets try to see if we can see between the legs. Before I had a chance to really look at the screen she goes "well thats pretty obvious right there" which can only mean one thing. BOY! Hubby is way happy, and I think our bank account is thanking us as well ;) 

There are a few things we will need for this little one. Crib, diapers, the essential little items like bottles/binks, soap, lotion etc. We also will need a baby monitor since with Hudson we all shared a room while living with our in laws we didn't have one. Other then that we have pretty much everything which is so nice! I will for sure be wanting some new clothes, but the majority will just be hand me downs. Now we just have to decide on a name ;) I think we might have one...but Tanner is still debating. 

How far along? 15 weeks

Baby's size? An apple.

Total weight gain: Nothing...still. We had an appointment on the third and the nurse came up to me "you haven't gained any weight, are you eating ok?" umm..yes im pretty sure I eat like a pig too. I have like 4 bowls of cereal a day and always wanting ice cream ;) so not super healthy either. The doctor is not worried. He says all he cares about is the uterus is growing, heat beat is strong and im keeping food/water down. 

Maternity clothes? Yes. still just my pants. If it was cool enough to wear pants that is. 

Best moment(s) this past week: Finding out the gender, our anniversary & 4th of July.

Miss Anything? Feeling normal still. Ive been sick, and swollen nose and headaches. It is all worth it though. 

Movement: Nothing official yet. Still some cramping that always makes me nervous though. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: the dishes! Especially if something got left in Tupperware in the back of the fridge. Garbage still makes me gag, and so do cracking eggs. 

Cravings: Italian food this week!

Labor Signs: nope.

Gender: Boy :)

Symptoms:  same; tired, upset stomach, swollen nose, headaches, etc. 

Belly Button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? on.
Happy or Moody most of the time: both, still. 

Looking forward to:  picking out a name. 
How is Hudson doing?: He keeps talking about his new brother. Sometimes he still will say...no I want a sister. lol...he doesn't totally understand but if you ask him whats in moms belly he says. "a baby booooyyyyyeeee. my brother"

Bumpdate 14 weeks

Hello 2nd trimester! 

How far along? 14 weeks

Baby's size? A lemon!! that just seems so big to me 

Total weight gain: Nothing...still. I lost 5lbs then gained it back and now I'm just sitting at my pre prego weight still. No complaints...last time I gained 52lbs.....ugh!! so lets not do that again. 

Maternity clothes? Yes. haha...I love my maternity jeans a little to much. Even though I have no weight gain, things have definitely shifted and my pants are getting snug. 

Sleep: Its the same. I still get up to pee a couple times.  

Best moment(s) this past week: The color me rad race last Saturday. I went with my mom and sister and brought Hudson. SO much fun. 

Miss Anything? Just feeling normal. Im still dizzy, and headachy, and no energy. My nose is swollen too :(

Movement: No...Sometimes when Im laying down in bed I think I feel some light flutters. But nothing "for sure" yet. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: yes. everything it seems like lol. Meat isn't a big turn on, cooking eggs still, just random things. The smell of the garbage.  

Cravings: I haven't had any this week actually...nothing I had to have anyways. I always want chocolate milk though.

Labor Signs: nope.

Gender: No clue, and I have no feelings as to whether they are a boy or a girl....we find out in 9 days though!

Symptoms:  Tired, queasy, dizzy, headaches, peeing, tender booobs...lol the whole shabang.

Belly Button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? on.
Happy or Moody most of the time: both, I have noticed myself being a little snappy sometimes. I hate it. 

Looking forward to:  finding out the gender! 
How is Hudson doing?: He is so excited. He always asks about the baby. Some days he says he wants a sister, other days he wants a brother. When we ask him what we should name it, its usually firetruck, or dump truck, or dinosaur ;)

I spy with my little eye...a baby bump! 

I think ill be enlisting Tanners help for the next pics.