Baby #2 Update: 14-16 Weeks

How far along: 14/15/16 weeks

Maternity clothes: Just broke out the BellyBand today for some extra snug work pants and have been wearing maternity fleece leggings but so far that has been it, although I know that will be changing probably in the next week here.  

Stretch marks: No

Sleep: Sleep has been quite a bit better! Still waking up a few times a night for a quick bathroom run but typically have been easily able to fall back to sleep.

Weight: +7 lbs total

Exercise: This pregnancy I've decided I want to be much healthier and more conscious than my pregnancy with MJ. Not that I was horrible or anything but if possible I would rather not gain 40 lbs this time around. I would ideally love to target 25-30 lbs. With that, my goal is to keep up with using my FitBit and hitting 10K+ steps everyday and to keep healthier eating habits. Now that the majority of my nausea is gone and I don't feel the need to eat ALL THE CARBS for half the day, I think I can start making better choices. Up until early last week when I got a stomach bug I was on a 35 day streak of having at least 10,000 steps or more every day but I'm back on track and determined to keep it up! I also want to start incorporating weights back into my exercise routine again so back to lunch dates at the gym we go.    

Baby Update: At 14 week appointment baby was measuring on track and heartbeat was 158 bpm. S/he was very wiggly while listening with the Doppler and even gave us a couple kicks to hear.  

   

Best Moment this Week: Second Trimester and hearing baby again! Celebrating Mother’s Day.

Madden might have been the only human who was not happy the Friday before Mother's day on the way to daycare. And once I got to work I had a wonderful surprise from my boys delivered, an Edible Arrangement of grapes, pineapple in the shape of hearts and chocolate covered strawberries along with a balloon and stuffed bear. I did NOT share with anyone aside from baby :)

Miss Anything: Starting to feel much better, no not missing anything anymore :)

Movement: Slight movement, but not regular or strong enough quite yet. Every so often I feel some pressure or rolling/nudging up against my abdomen for a few seconds. No real flutters or kicks just yet and it's not every day. 

Food cravings: None yet. Definitely not craving chocolate or sweets, I still have an entire bag of Cadbury mini eggs from Easter that haven’t even appealed to me. The only reason they are even open is because Madden saw them and begged for some eggs.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Thankfully it seems the majority of nausea has left, the only time I have really felt any is occasionally first thing in the morning between 3:00am – 7:00am depending on what time I wake up.

Gender: I’m still torn. Love the idea of not knowing and being surprised at the end but then again really look forward to finding out so know if we are changing or keeping MJ’s nursery the same, coming up with baby names (which we haven’t even really begun to discuss), preparing MJ if he’s having a brother/sister, and buying a new wardrobe or breaking out the old one from storage. Big Appointment isn't until June 25^th.

Labor Signs: N/A

Symptoms: Of course as soon as I made this statement last update…“I’ve come to the conclusion this baby already doesn't like work as I typically have minimal nausea on the weekends but pretty much every morning during the week.” …baby decided to prove me wrong and I got sick that Saturday morning! Thankfully it seems that has been the end of the majority of my nausea so far and hoping it stays that way, aside from having a 24 hour stomach bug earlier last week anyways. Still having lower back pain, particularly when I bend over or have been laying on my back and try to sit up or get out of bed. The other day while walking on the treadmill I started having sharp pains shooting down my lower back through my butt which made it extremely uncomfortable to walk even at a slow pace. It only lasted about 10 minutes but then happened again after I got off the treadmill until shortly after I returned to work. I immediately saw my chiro yesterday in hopes to help get straightened out. 

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: With the nausea subsiding, I am feeling much better :)

Looking forward to: We’re trying to knock out some projects around the house that we've been meaning/wanting to get done for a while now. One of which is finally landscaping our front and backyards. This past Monday we FINALLY got ALL the carpet in our house professional deep cleaned along with the couch and love-seat in the living room. They were so disgusting and I might have been a bit more excited about getting them cleaned than I was about anything else for this baby right now. MJ will also be getting a brand new big boy room, in which he as requested a Baseball Room (Dave loves that!).