I Should Be Folding Laundry

Baby boy is the size of a mango! How Far Along? 19 weeks Weight Gain? Probably at least 3-4 pounds by now. Maternity Clothes? I'm officially in all maternity clothes now. I'll be going through all my drawers in my dresser and the last load of laundry yet to be folded and remove all my regular clothes. Its fine though, maternity clothes are more comfy anyway.  Stretch Marks? Sadly, the ones on my tummy are starting to turn purple again.  Sleep? I've been way more tired this week than I have in a few months. I've needed to take a nap every day for the past three days since I just get so exhausted! (Its actually what I'll be doing once I'm done writing this post.) Best Moment This Week? Seeing the baby move for the first time. He kicked the waist band on my sweatpants so hard that even Josh saw it! Miss Anything? My hubby! He had two and a half weeks off and his first day back to work was Thursday. Even Lincoln wasn't happy, that day he wouldn...

Christmas this year has been everything we'd hoped for! Things have gone wonderfully (other than one minor setback) and I'm so pleased! So the night before Christmas Eve, I got the 24 hour stomach flu... Not much fun, but luckily, the baby was easily entertaining himself while Josh relaxed and enjoyed his holiday. Daddy and Lincoln first thing this morning We actually had to wake Lincoln up at 9 AM, which was so nice! Luckily, I felt better this morning so I was able to eat popeyed/bubble/german pancakes (whatever you prefer to call it...) just before opening presents. While Josh cleaned up breakfast, Lincoln noticed baby Jesus in the manger and tipped him out of it. Then he rubbed his bald head between his two fingers. Lincoln loved opening his gifts! His first present was a toy telephone and he couldn't put it down! We got to talk to Josh's little bro who is on his mission in Jamaica! (Photo to be added soon...) I'm loving Josh...

      So this Sunday morning was like other Sundays. We were running a little behind and some things weren't going as planned.      We made it to church five minutes after the hour and we sat in our seat in the chapel.      The sacrament was passed, Lincoln loved the bread and water. He was playing with a toy when all hell broke loose.      It was like the puking scene from the Excorsist. More fluid came out of my little boys mouth than what we thought was possible. Josh tried to keep it off the floor by cupping his hand but after a couple wretches, we realized that there was no hope and we would just have to let him finish.      Josh and my Mom-in-Law were up in a flash. I stripped the kid (luckily he had a clean onesie underneath his shirt and overalls) and took him to the bathroom to wash his face and hands. Josh and Mary Ann returned to deodorize the carpet and clean up what they could before it sunk in....

We are proud to announce the gender of baby number 2! Its a BOY! I won't lie; I was sort of in shock and then I was just confused since my symptoms are nearly 100% different. But, from what my aunt said about her pregnancies, its not that uncommon. You can see his cute little fingers!! Both Josh and I think that Lincoln will love having a little brother and we are so psyched that we're getting another adorable little boy! He was very cooperative when it came to seeing his little guy parts as well as having all his measurements done. I'm really glad he decided to listen to his mommy! I can't wait to meet my second little boy!!! Thanks for reading! Mackenzie

Baby is the size of an onion How Far Along? 17 weeks Weight Gain?  1 pound Maternity Clothes?  I'm gonna need to start wearing my maternity clothes exclusively soon since my tee shirts are starting to look funny. Stretch Marks: A few small ones have been popping up here and there but nothing major. Sleep? I've had two traumatic dreams and one that left me confused all in a row! Starting from last night: I dreamed that we went in for my ultrasound tomorrow and they told us it's a boy! Not that I would be disappointed or anything, but I really am convinced its a girl! It could be the fact that every member of my immediate family, aside from two who weren't present when we had the conversation, are guessing its a boy, or maybe its what my aunt said a couple weeks ago. I guess we'll see if its true or if it was just my brain playing tricks on me. Two nights ago, I dreamed that I had to be induced for some problem that nobody would tell me at 17 weeks. Talk ab...

 Baby is the size of an avocado! How Far Along? 16 weeks 2 days Weight Gain? 1 pound Maternity Clothes? I've been kinda bummed this week since I can't wear my medium maternity pants. All my maternity pants are medium but one pair is cut small, two medium pairs are the ones I wore most of my last pregnancy and the pair I've been wearing lately is cut bigger than the rest. This pair is slightly too big for my legs so they don't stay up very well but they don't squish the baby as much as the medium ones do. I was actually wearing one of my medium pairs on Saturday and the baby was kicking the top of them because baby was getting squashed too much. :( Stretch Marks? They haven't gotten any worse since week 14 so I'm pretty happy about that. Sleep? I've been sleeping much better this week than in previous weeks and I've been using my body pillow between my legs to relieve some hip discomfort. Best Moment This Week? Realizing that Monday was the...

So its 11 days before my ultrasound and I'm getting super anxious! I love the feeling of knowing what your baby is so you don't have to call it, well, an 'it'! The baby can hear you by week 16 so you can start calling them by their name after your mid-pregnancy ultrasound! That's actually the biggest reason I like to know what I'm gonna name them before I go. Good news in the name department! I think we've found the name we're using if its a boy! Well, not the complete first-middle-last combination, but we have found a first name that Josh loves and I'm learning to love.  I'm pretty sure my husband is the pickiest person I've ever seen when it comes to naming a baby. He doesn't care if I do my makeup, how I decorate the house or if I lounge in sweats all day, but he definitely has a thing or two to say about pretty much every single name I mention. Its usually negative or neutral feedback, so I was beginning to think this whole n...

Baby is the size of a navel orange! How Far Along?  15 weeks Weight Gain? 1 pound Maternity Clothes? Other than when we went out for Thanksgiving, I have been in sweats/pajamas pretty much all week. Stretch Marks? I haven't noticed any more of my old ones going purple this week... yay! Sleep? I've been pretty restless, and I've been waking up a lot in the middle of the night. Best Moment This Week? Feeling baby move distinctly late last night and Lincoln took his first little steps on Thanksgiving! Miss Anything? Nothing really comes to mind, actually. Movement? Its becoming more and more obvious when the little one kicks! Food Cravings? Chocolate, and Josh's biscuits and gravy. I love it when my hubby cooks for me :) Anything Making You Queasy or Sick? Bacon, marinara sauce and eggs Have You Started Showing Yet? Not even close! The lump in my tummy is getting bigger every day, it seems, so I'm guessing it'll happen any day now. Gender Predictio...