19 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 19 Weeks

Size of baby: 6 inches long and weighs 8.5 ounces. He is the size of a large heirloom tomato!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 4lbs
Maternity Clothes: 100% in maternity clothes. I wear dresses ALOT, but had to wear maternity jeans to work!

Gender: BOY!!
Movement: I feel him move a lot now. He likes to kick very low! Becoming more active during the day than at night. 

Food Cravings: Just food!! I can’t stop eating!

What I miss: Cool weather!

Sleep: Sleeping ok  because I am completely exhausted by bed time, but have INSANE dreams. Had a dream I had an ultrasound and my baby only had one giant eyeball, but my OB didn’t seem concerned. He said he already ordered an extra eye for him! WHAT?!?

Symptoms: The heat and stress of chasing my 3 year old apparently makes me really sick in the evenings! Also feeling a lot of round ligament pain.

Best Moment this week: Being told “I can’t believe you are almost 20 weeks, you look amazing” And I was in a swimsuit!!

What I am looking forward to: Doctor Appointment on June 16. Get to hear heart beat!

Still the Queen of the House

Well by now everyone knows we are having another little boy. It has taken me a while to come to peace with this (not sure why). I guess I really just wanted a little girl. I am learning over the last week why I am having boys!

There is nothing better than my sweet 3 year old waking up and giving me a BIG hug and kiss and telling me how much he loves me!

I like being outside, chasing lizards and catching frogs. I don’t know how precious a little girl in a tu-tu would be trying to catch a frog!

I love that when we are somewhere completely inconvenient for T to go potty that we can always find a place to go (some people say that’s gross, but it’s better than peeing in his pants).

The fact that a bandaide and a kiss from Mommy solves all injuries.

And finally I married a coach. We do sports year round. I have boys to pass on my husbands athletic legacy and one day will get to travel to watch them play sports. I love my boys and I am really excited to have another one!

With summer in full swing (or at least it feels that way outside) we have been enjoying quite a few popsicles and we introduced T to watermelon! HE LOVES IT!

Why wouldn’t I want to be surrounded by more handsome faces like this!  

I am such a proud Mommy and wife. I love my boys and can’t wait to meet this next little sweetie pie! Maybe we will try for a 3rd in a couple years!! :) 

18 Weeks

Last Tuesday I was officially 18 weeks. I am a little late posting this, but better late than never. We were so excited about our ultra sound! Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 18 Weeks

Size of baby: 5.5 inches long and weighs 7 ounces. He or she is the size of a bell pepper!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 2lbs
Maternity Clothes: I am wearing a belly band for most of my pants and since it is so hot outside I am wearing a lot of dresses. I am pretty much out of regular clothes for a while!

Gender: BOY!!
Movement: Yes! I am starting to feel them more frequently during the day now. He is not nearly as active as Trenton was! Maybe that’s a sign! :)

Food Cravings: Just food!!

What I miss: I really can't say I miss a thing other than uninterrupted sleep.
Sleep: I'm sleeping ok other than the dreams that wake me up nightly.

Symptoms: Crazy dreams! I am sick every time I brush my teeth (same as with Trenton). I have to breath heavily to avoid puking to all the awful smells in grocery stores and other public places.

Best Moment this week: Trenton kissed my belly this week and said, "I wuv your baby Mama!"

What I am looking forward to: 3D/4D Ultra sound in a few weeks. My Dr. uses old school equipment.

Name Ideas: Trace Daniel, Ian Daniel, Tyce Daniel

Proud Big Brother!

Memorial Day at the Beach

Sunday we headed down to Galveston to meet some friends for a beach day. It was a nice change to going out on the boat and nice because we live so close! T was a little hesitant at first, but quickly warmed up to the beach and would even walk out with Daddy to kick the waves. Limited pictures as this pregnant Mama was in the water most of the time! It was fun spending time with Carrie and her family. Poor little Dayton was so tired, but after several attempts Gene got him to sleep! He was very proud of himself…and should be!

Looking for sea shells in the water!

My boys

Trenton and Dayton heading into the water

Kicking the waves

These are the best chairs for the beach. We camped out in the water all day!

Trenton taking a moment to sun bathe!

I would say this is a look of complete happiness! And a successful day in the sun.

 

Hopefully we will take more “staycations” to Galveston this summer since we are not traveling much. Stay tuned next week for a very special post! We find out Boy or Girl on Tuesday!!

Rain, rain, Go Away……

As many times as we sing that song it rarely happens. Well Saturday started off as a very rainy, nasty day. We spent all morning laying around the house in our p.j’s and then finally around 1:30 the sun peaked out and dried up all the rain! YAY! Trenton decided that yesterday would be his first day to go #2 on the potty! This is a huge deal because he is potty trained and 3! Let’s hope he keeps this up! We rewarded him by lunch and fun in Kemah! We enjoyed seafood on the patio at Landry’s. We got attacked by a few seagulls, but overall had a very delicious lunch.

Trenton and Daddy getting a close look at the ducks 

So last week Daddy tried to ride the carousel with T and he wanted nothing to do with it. I guess Mommy had the magic touch!

So I guess something got on the lens of my camera because this picture is awful, but needed to show proof that T rode the airplane like a big boy. Daddy rode for moral support!

Mommy and her little man on the train

T and Daddy on the train

In addition to all of the rides Kemah now has a playground. Gene and I wanted to listen to the awesome Zydeco band that was playing so we took T over to play while we enjoyed the music! I can’t believe how big T is getting. He was running and sliding and climbing all over everything just like the big kids!

The super cool rock wall!

If you’re going to slide you better make it a good one! He loves to slide on his tummy!

And this scared me to death, but he did it all by himself….several times!

Monkey bars

After a quick potty break T decided to play in the water. It takes him a little bit to get in the water, but once he does it is impossible to get him out.

He must have ran around this fountain a hundred times. I just love this picture, he looks so grown up!

Pure BLISS!

He played long enough to make a change from regular wet close to his swim suit. Which meant we were not going anywhere anytime soon!

He liked to swat at the water!

OMG! He totally ate it while running around the water. I happen to catch the perfect shot. Poor baby! Yes, we laughed, kissed and hugged and he went right back out there. Only a few tears were shed.

Like I said,right back out there.

This was the point where he was ready to go. 4 hours in Kemah was enough to tire this little fella out. He was asleep by 6:30!