Random Little Update!

I had awful contractions last night. They lasted nearly 3 hours. I was scared.

I had my first boob leak this morning. Not first ever, obviously. But, first with this pregnancy. I can't believe how close we're getting!

I'm on day 4 of my medicine. Day 2 of not yelling at the kids. I'm happier, they're happier.

Brandon bought real Christmas trees from the mountains, to sell at the Tiki Hut. So we were able to get ours up tonight. I was too tired to get up the ornaments after hanging the lights, we'll have to do that tomorrow, hopefully. I'm in no hurry really, I like dragging everything out during the holidays instead of just trying to hurry and get everything done. I want to enjoy it all instead of rush to get it all done.

I have an appointment tomorrow, I know again already! These appointments every 2 weeks are flying by!

My birthday is on Thanksgiving Day this year! I might have already mentioned that, not sure? Anyway, I'm ready for some good food, and hopefully I can handle the craziness of my family.

I'll update tomorrow on my appointment. And maybe I'll get some time to add some pics.

Doctor Appointment, False Contractions & Lots of Pumpkins!

I had my doctor appointment today. I showed up 30 minutes late, but luckily they still saw me since I called ahead and told them I'd be late. Although, one lady seemed to be a little aggravated by it, oh well. Never expect me to be on time to ANYTHING.

I'm 22 weeks today.

I've gained 12 lbs total so far.

I weighed 121 today.

Baby's heart beat sounded great, he was kicking and rolling around in there. I could feel it and hear it .. it was pretty awesome.

My doctor told me that after my next appointment I'll start going every 2 weeks! Holy crap, I can't believe I'm getting that close. And honestly, I dread paying $90 every other week. I'm sure hubby will be thrilled as well.

All that and I peed in a cup and I'm $90 poorer.


Went to Walmart and picked up a few crafty things to paint some pumpkins. Came home and painted and painted AND painted.

I missed most of Grey's Anatomy, makes me sad, but oh well. I'll see the next one next week. BUT, I did see Private Practice and it's my favorite anyway.

I cleared over 200 pictures off my camera today, but still didn't take any pictures I just haven't had time .. plus I've got to get up EARLY tomorrow. Or try to anyway.

I'm going to be taking lots of pictures tomorrow so I promise there will be lots to see and not just read SOON! :)


Ohhhh crap! I just reread my title and realized I forgot to mention I was having Braxton Hicks contractions today. Not fun. My tummy kept getting rock hard then back to soft and hurt so bad! It's maybe the 2nd or 3rd time I've got them! Busy little me just can't seem to slow down!!


Here's some pics of the boys I did take today prior to all the painting and such.




This is so Carson.. arms crossed and that face.



Love this one. But sadly, I hate our stupid new dog.



Had to get little man too! If only Carson was looking!


And I couldn't leave out my cute little Jackson watching his absolute favorite show ever. He would watch Barney all day. He is constantly saying "watch Barney".



Carson, Jackson, and new baby (we don't know your name yet) .. I love you.

Nesting?

I have cleaned my house like a mad woman today. Seriously.

I pulled stuff out, put stuff up, made beds, swept and mopped floors, cleaned the toilets (even behind them, god help me), cleaned the showers, and Carson's bathroom (eek that was disgusting, bless him), I cleaned doors, mirrors, windows, dusted everything possible, reorganized our dresser, hung stuff on walls (even huge frames .. I actually hammered and everything, I'm pretty impressed with me), I have cloroxed things I have never cloroxed in my life, I even cloroxed the floors before I mopped them, like literally got on my hands and knees and scrubbed the floors before I mopped, I bagged and bagged trash and even took it out AND sprayed the big outside trashcan with Lysol before throwing all the trash in, and of course I did laundry, dishes, and picked up thousands of toys but that's not new.

So I'm wondering what my house would look like if I wasn't pregnant. A mess needless to say. So for that .. thank you baby. Our house is now livable. Can I keep this symptom, please? That would be great.



See, I actually made my bed. Which I rarely do. Sadly, I'm that person who thinks, you're just going to get right back in it, right? But, it really does look better made, makes the whole room look better. So maybe I'll try not to be so lazy at this anymore. We got a new comforter a couple of days ago too. I love it. Love the bright colors .. although, the bright orange pillow is Carson's pillow to his room, but Brandon loves it. And the light blue pillow is randomly in our bed because I feel the need to sleep with as many pillows as possible since being pregnant. See we even have TWO body pillows, love them. Now we just need some pretty curtains!

Quick Little Update

We've ate Pizza Hut two nights in a row now. How's that for a craving? Thank goodness my family loves it too, so I'm good.

I got a white maternity tank top today for $4.85. It had a little stain on it so I got it more than half off. I love those maternity tanks because you can wear them over and over all throughout the entire pregnancy. I love deals!

I had to break and buy some Unisom today. Here's to hoping I sleep better. I'm tired of laying in bed wide awake at 3am and waking 50 times throughout the night and feeling not tired. I'm not even joking. I will be bringing this issue up at the doctor next appointment.

I bought baby an outfit today. Says, "little brother". I've gotta work on getting the boys some new big brother shirts to wear to the hospital so they will all have "brother" shirts :)

Miserable

I can't breathe ..

I can't sleep ..

I'm tired ..

I'm hungry ..

I'm nauseated ..

ALWAYS.

When does this ever end? 22 weeks from now I guess.

Happier note: I have a doctor appointment Thursday morning, get to hear little baby's heartbeat. Then next week is the big ultrasound! :)

Weird Pregnancy Symptoms

I'm having some crazy symptoms this time around. Along with all the usual symptoms of course.

Okay first, I'm sorry for saying this. But God help my husband because I am one unusually gassy woman! I honestly can say I don't fart .. well of course I DO .. but I'm not that nasty person that just farts all the time, out loud, and then laughs. Well, thank you baby .. because now I have GAS. I said I'm sorry! I'm sure that's the nastiest one, I promise?

Dizzy, dizzy, dizzy .. and then blackout! This one is annoying! I can't manage to go a morning without feeling dizzy and light headed, and occasionally blackout. Scary, but I know it's normal .. I went to the doctor numerous times when I was pregnant with Carson and Jackson and always got the same thing .. it's NORMAL. Great, fun.

My skin has become incredibly dry. Okay everyone who knows me much at all knows this is highly unusual for me, as my skin normally produces enough oil to supply to small countries.

My boobs are growing. Dear Lord, these small little B girls are finally growing. I have finally filled up my B-cup bras!

I'm having the oddest dreams. Most of the time (before pregnancy) I never remembered my dreams. Now I'm waking up every morning to remembering whatever craziness I dreamed about the night before. Nothing "dirty" at least not yet anyway. Just weird.

My nose gets stuffy. Some days I'll think, darnit I have a cold .. when really it's just one of those symptoms, because by the next day, I'm all clear.

I can't BREATHE!!! I feel like a walking 500 lb woman! I walk around the house and pick up stuff for a few minutes and feel like I've ran a marathon. My chest feels so different. I swear this baby has me feeling crammed inside. It's so much harder to breathe.

I have butt pain all the time. I can't sit for long without my butt going numb. It's weird, but I found some info on pregnancy and butt pain. Apparently it has something to do with round ligament pain, whatever that is.

Oh here is another semi-gross one. My trips to the bathroom are much different. Obviously more frequent but also different, and I won't go into details. Nobody wants to read about poop, or probably even think about it, sorry.

One more weird one for me, I'm craving other people. I am a huge homebody. I have always craved to be alone and enjoyed my me time. I've always done things with just me, Carson and Jackson, now lately I've been inviting other people to come along and actually getting out of the house to visit other people for a change. I've always thought I've had this anxiety for some reason where I couldn't leave my kids or my house long without getting all crazy, and lately I've been breaking free a little bit more .. and not wanting to be alone. Now I'm wondering, where all my old friends are. Apparently they all have other lives now. Sad.

Time For An Update!

Well this pregnancy is most definitely much different. Different like different baby, yes. Different like different gender, I have NO idea! And yes I want this baby to be a girl, so it may be wishful thinking that this pregnancy is so different. But here is whats going on..

I'm 15 weeks (as of Aug. 5)

Morning Sickness: Morning shouldn't even be the word. I swear I'm a mess from the time I wake up til the time I go to bed. I feel starving and crave food like crazy, but by the time I slave away in the kitchen standing over my food for so long, I feel nauseated at the site of it when I'm finally though cooking it! I can't even brush my teeth without feeling like I'm going to vomit. I seriously gag just brushing my teeth, it's awful. Luckily, I'm not actually puking, but I feel like I could all day long.

Fitting in my jeans: It's just not happening. Not anymore. I'm not huge by any means, I weighed 109 lbs at my last doctor appointment, but I can't button my pants anymore. Some of them I can, but the muffin top just isn't cute. So I'm struggling with clothes now, maternity clothes swallow me and look ridiculous .. although I plan on checking out the maternity store soon, and my clothes make me look like a chubby teenager. Not happening either.

Weight Gain: Since I've mentioned it already, I'll go ahead and go with it. I weighed 109 as of July 29th, which means I have finally gained weight. 4 lbs to be exact over the past 14 weeks.

Sleep: My sleep is all whack. I'm not kidding. It takes me forever to fall asleep. I toss and turn 5,000 times before I ever get comfortable, which I probably never do, I probably just give up and pass out, I'm not sure. But, then by the time I wake up at like 12pm the next day, I'm still so tired. And I'm not exaggerating.

Cravings: Oh my goodness FOOD. I crave cheeseburgers, deviled eggs, bacon, grilled cheese sandwiches, and Waffle House hash browns with extra cheese. And now I'm starving writing this. And I'm not lying when I say, I fall asleep thinking about food and literally have dreamed about food at night. I wake up thinking about food and then feel so nauseated I can hardly eat it, but eventually I do of course :)

Gender preference: I obviously want a girl. But, there are just some mean people in this world that think my husband and I are incapable of having a girl .. therefore (somewhat out of spite) and for the fact that Brandon doesn't want to know, we're still leaning towards not finding out. My big ultrasound (and probably only ultrasound .. other than the 6 week one) is on September 2nd. I'm debating on whether I should take one of those intelligender test just out of curiosity, but only tell if it says girl .. to those meanies obviously. The suspense is killing me.

My body: I hurt all the way from my lower back to my neck. I feel like this baby is spreading my body out or something. It's doing something I know that, because my body aches and it's so sore! I have no idea what's going on with that, but it will be something I ask my doctor about because I'm sure she can tell me some reason in some kind of doctor language I probably won't be able to understand. But whatever, I'll ask.

Peeing: Yeah I said it .. Peeing. I pee every 15 minutes when I'm home. I guess it's like having a UTI minus the pain, burning, and itching. That probably sounds weird. But, I probably pee more than that anyway. I take a sip of drink, I have to pee. I don't drink anything, I still have to pee. I drink a cup of drink or more at a restaurant, drive-thru whatever, and I'm dying to get to a bathroom. It's annoying. I wake up to pee 2-3 times during the night to pee before actually getting up, and yes I pee before going to bed. Like I said, it's annoying! Oh but baby on my bladder, or wherever you are in there, I do love you.

Breathing: Okay so it's hot. I mean HOT here in NC, as it probably is everywhere else I suppose in the US .. but pregnant and hot does not go good together. And getting hot does not help my nausea. I get dizzy, I have short blackout spells, and I can't breath. I feel like a fat person that gets short of breath just walking 10 feet. It's great. So basically, I wear the least amount of clothes I possibly can when I'm at home. Which usually consists of a t-shirt and underwear. I really should invest in some curtains and better door knobs, because around here people apparently don't care whether you want to be comfy in your underwear, or maybe even have sex .. because they don't knock .. EVER. And when I go out, I try to wear the least amount of clothes without looking like a pregnant teenager hoe bag that doesn't know her baby daddy.

I know that was a lot of complaining to take in, if you even got this far .. but luckily I have this baby to blame, so my husband doesn't even question me when I'm SCREAMING at the top of my lungs over something crazy, or just laying on the couch in my underwear at noon non-showered. Thank God he understands. Too bad I won't have a blame when I have a 4 year old, 2 year old and newborn. I guess they will be my excuse! :)

Not to forget, my 14 week baby doctor appointment went good. Baby's heart beat sounded good and was at 153. It drives me crazy trying to decide whether baby is a girl or boy by it's heart beat because Carson and Jackson's was usually in the 140's. They say girls are usually higher but is 153 really that high? Who knows! And really what do "they" know? I guess we will find out January 27th or sooner!