Twenty Weeks

Halfway through his pregnancy! 
I've had minimal nausea since hitting the second trimester mark and have a little more energy.  I started feeling kicks at 16 weeks.  No butterfly feelings with this baby... more like thumps similar to Caleb!
And the bump is getting bigger...

And we found out yesterday....
IT'S A GIRL!  Caleb will have a little sister!

She had her hands snuggled up to her face.  The cord was also across her face so hard to see her face in the 3D picture.  Her development looked right on track, and she weighs about 12 ounces.

Milkshakes for Grandpa

Saturday was my Daddy's Heavenly Birthday... doesn't seem like two years.

And of course milk shakes were in order in his honor!

Old School

Caleb brought home the Little People set from my mom's house on Saturday that we had growing up.

He can't get enough of it!

He even, on his own, wanted to bring the "babies" to my ultrasound appointment on Monday.  I guess I had talked to him so much about getting to see the baby that he decided he needed to bring them too!

This one's for you, Jan!

My friend Jan lent us her son's "bike" (as Caleb calls it) since her son didn't play with it anymore.  Caleb absolutely loves "going fast" on it!  Thank you, Jan!

Flashbacks

I got the infant carseat out of the attic yesterday; Caleb immediately wanted to play with it!

Daddy's still got the touch... it's a better workout with a 27 pound toddler!

Caleb's First Tent

Pullen Park with Daddy

"Adult Beverage"

When Christopher was making a milkshake over the weekend, Caleb wanted some "adult beverage," as Christopher told him.  It sounds hilarious when he says it.  He had another "adult beverage" according to Daddy with breakfast today: chocolate milk.  He had not had it before and, of course, loved it.

This will be the extent of his "adult beverages" for a while! ;)

Just a little bit of snow!

We enjoyed a little bit of snow during the night and went on a walk this morning before it started to melt.  This is the first snow we've had this winter.  Caleb loved it and kept saying it was "crunchy."

 He didn't want to take off his hat when we came in for breakfast!

Strawberries = "Diabetes"

For the longest time Caleb would ask for "diabetes" but I never knew what he was talking about.  We finally figured out he was talking about strawberries!  He's able to say "strawberries" a little better now but still sometimes doesn't come out quite right.  He's been enjoying some for the past few days. 

Duke vs. NCSU

Christopher struck gold with some tickets so he and I got to go to Cameron Indoor Stadium to watch Duke and NCSU play (and witness the Cameron Crazies who definitely lived up to their name) on February 16th.  It was my first time to Cameron and was quite the experience.  Unfortunately (for me as my husband is a huge Duke fan), the Wolfpack lost their 20 point lead in the last 10 minutes.  It was an exciting game to watch!

Caleb had a MomMom date for the evening but was supporting theWolfpack too.  I made a shirt that said "A Baby Divided" but hopefully Baby Bug will cheer for the Wolfpack too (Christopher would say otherwise)!

 

Soaking it all in...

Our seats were right under the platform where CBS' comentators were.   

And then it all went so very wrong (at least for the Wolfpack)... 

 Camping out for the UNC/Duke game.  Why, might I ask, is there a saw next to the toilet?

Happy Early Birthday Aunt J

Mom, Caleb, and I went to Greenville for an overnight on February 11th to celebrate my sister's birthday a little early.  Caleb really enjoyed her roommate's cat, Apollo; I'm not sure how much Apollo enjoyed Caleb though...

Playing Aunt J's keyboard:

Playing with Apollo:

In the zone...

Caleb has to come to meetings with me that are before school sometimes.

The past two I've taken DVDs with me for him to watch and used a pair of headphones from the school.  He thinks they're fantastic!

Messier and messier...

While Christopher was out watching Duke basketball with friends, Caleb and I got out the paint.

As time went on it got messier and messier until he was literally up to his shoulders in paint... such fun!

  We ended up with a fun finger painting, a birthday card, and Valentine for Daddy made.  I had hoped to make lots of Valentine's to send out but as Caleb said, he was "a mess."  For Christopher's I needed a foot print; I've done lots of handprints with Caleb but not footprints; this video is priceless to me!

 After I got him all cleaned up and was still cleaning up the table he was running around saying "naked boy" and pulling up his pants as far as he could...  so silly!



Our Super Bowl Plays of the Day

The Taylors and the Deans came for dinner and to watch the Super Bowl.  It was fun to watch Caleb keep up with the big boys!



ABCs

MOPS Playdate at Pullen Park

 Stuck in the middle...

Bed Head

Krispy Kreme Kid

  

January 27, 2012

Hello, Second Trimester! (14 Weeks)

First pregnancy post since the announcement... and it's 2 weeks in the making.

And now the second trimester is already here... WOW!

The second time around is definitely different for me.  My focus is definitely not "all baby" like it was for the first.  Partly that has to do with most of my time being spent with Caleb... and then napping.  I'm starting to get some energy back this week and don't feel the urge to run straight to bed after I put Caleb down for his nap. 

The other side of it is that I have been more sick with this baby.  Since week 7 I've had difficulty with nausea and more.  The doctor suggested to try taking half a Unisom and 25mg of Vitamin B6 before bed.  It worked well enough to get through the next day.  I did have a perscription for Zofran but was able to manage it with the Unisom/B6.  I'd try every week or so not to take it, but until this week the results were not good.  Hopefully that will continue.  So maybe Bug #2 is a girl according to the old wives tale!


I am having lots of crazy dreams! Two nights during the past week I dreamed all my teeth fell out when I was chewing gum... what does that mean?

I've popped.  Big difference in being pregnant with this baby: I don't care about squeezing into my regular clothes... bring on the comfort. I am wearing some maternity clothes but using a belly band; my winter maternity clothes are all huge since I was wearing them at 8 and 9 months with Caleb. 
I'd wear pajama pants everywhere if I could!

I had an ultrasound on January 4th.  The baby's little arms were moving around and legs were crossed. It was a big difference from the bean shape at the previous one 4 weeks before!
This Scripture kept popping into my head:

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

-Psalm 139-