23 Weeks: Have Yourself A Merry LITTLE Christmas!

Yay! It's Christmas/Birthday time! Got lots of baby loot and stuff for the new house (if we ever decide on one..) this year. It was quite difficult telling people what I wanted for Christmas/ my birthday this year since I normally ask for clothes/purses etc.. and well I don't fit into my regular clothes and am not planning on being in these whale clothes for much longer.. and all of my wonderful purses will be replaced by my super snazzy JJ Cole diaper bag (one of my many Christmas gifts from my parents.. Thanks Mama & Daddy). 

Christmas festivities went very well this year.. Adam & I used our Christmas card to announce the pregnancy to our extended family so Christmas was the first time we got to see them since the big announcement. There were lots of hugs & congratulations being exchanged. All in all, I would call it a successful holiday. Is it sad that I'm already so excited for Christmas next year & being able to spend it with our new Lil Man! Pretty sure I'm going to start Christmas shopping for him like... now. =)

A huge thank you to Stephanie Vandenburg from Everburg Photography for the AMAZING christmas cards that she made us! We will definitely be using her services again!  

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Celebrating your birthday while pregnant is a totally different ball game than celebrating when you're without child. However, after a huge shopping debacle/disaster I did manage to squeeze my pregnant self into these fabulous metallic leathery leggings.complimented by a sheer black top and some flashy jewelry I didn't even feel too big that night. Instead of hitting the bars and dancing all night long, I decided to spend the day with close friends & Adam. We had dinner and played games at Dave & Busters and won a bunch of ridiculous children's crap that will fill the shelves of Lil Man's room. Again, all in all, a very good night. 

 My best friends in the whole world.

 Probably the best part of dinner was this chocolate fondue.. Ugh.. Literally died.

With this new year quickly approaching I am realizing how fast this is all going. It feels like just yesterday I was still super skinny & just finding out I was pregnant... Very excited to see what this new year has to bring for us. 

How far along: 23w 6d

Total weight loss/gain: 10 lbs gained

Measurements: 40" 40 1/2" 40" 

Stretch marks: Nope

Sleep: Good

Best Moment: Christmas & my birthday! 

Worst Moment: Not being able to have any wine hasn't been any fun at all. 

Miss anything: Wine, wine and more wine
Movement: I feel like he's teaching a karate class in there. 

Cravings: Lots and lots of fruit

Anything making you queasy: Meat

Showing: yep yep yep

Labor signs: Nope,

Belly button in/out: In

Things you're looking forward to: Another ultrasound at 24 weeks to check if the placenta has moved at all & starting this new year that I'm sure will certainly bring many wonderful things 

22 weeks

How far along: 22w 6d

Total weight loss/gain: 10 lbs gained

Measurements: 40" 40" 40" (Well isn't that special...Psh..)

Stretch marks: Nope

Sleep: Not too bad..

Best Moment: Getting ready for Christmas, and Dr says things are going well. 

Worst Moment: Finding out at the Dr that I've gained 10 lbs thus far.. & I am certainly feeling every pound. He told me to watch the sweets over the holidays since the jerk scheduled me for my Glucose Test 2 weeks after! 

Miss anything: Not feeling like a whale.
Movement: Lil Man is getting stronger and stronger each day

Cravings: Milano Double Chocolate Cookies & Milk still, and any and all fruit

Anything making you queasy: Meat

Showing: Oh ya.. Supposedly Lil man is supposed to weigh 1 lb now.. I'm thinking he's way more than that.

Labor signs: Nope

Belly button in/out: In

Things you're looking forward to: Another ultrasound at 24 weeks to check if the placenta has moved at all. 

21 Weeks: Finally up to date with my posts!

Finally up to date with my posts people! I've been so behind posting weekly pictures due to school and work and such, but I am finally up to date & am going to try my hardest to stay on track! 

How far along: 21w 6d

Total weight loss/gain: 8 lbs gained

Measurements: 39 1/2" 40" 40" 

Stretch marks: Nope

Sleep: Not too bad..

Best Moment: Getting Christmas shopping done (for the most part) I know I'm a major procrastinator.. & Finishing up finals! Ready for Graduation for Bachelors degree #2!

Worst Moment: Had another "episode" while in Charming Charlie this week.. ugh If anyone knows what these could be from.. feel free to let me know. I also kind of feel a cold coming on.. Praying to God that it's just a false alarm though.

Miss anything: Regular coffee.. need something to keep me warm but I feel like the decaf stuff is giving me headaches
Movement: Oh yes.. Our Lil Ninja delivers quite the punch. 

Cravings: Milano Double Chocolate Cookies & Milk.. No I am not currently eating them... (yes I am.) 

Anything making you queasy: Meat

Showing: Oh ya.. Beginning to wonder if there are twins.. perhaps triplets in there that are hiding from the ultrasound.. I can only imagine the large beached whale that I'll look like once I actually reach the end of this pregnancy.  

Labor signs: Nope, just the Braxton Hicks

Belly button in/out: In

Things you're looking forward to: Another ultrasound at 24 weeks to check if the placenta has moved at all, My best friend Jaclyn is coming back home for a few weeks on Thursday & celebrating my other best friend Zibba's birthday on Friday. Oh, and of course Christmas, my birthday, and New Years the following weeks. How I love love love this time of year! (now I actually have an excuse to max out on all the holiday sweets that I want.. muahaha) 

20 Weeks

So they say when it rains it pours.. Well, I can attest to that. We went to our 20 week ultrasound this week, and while Lil Man is doing absolutely fabulous and growing like crazy, I was told I have Placenta Previa. As if all the complications I'm facing with my uterine septum weren't enough.. now we have this to worry about. The OB had to come in after the ultrasound tech was finished and take some more pictures and talk to us about what this new diagnosis meant. She told us we have to come back in 3-4 weeks to do another ultrasound to see if the placenta has moved.. however, she didn't seem too optimistic about it. So, if it hasn't moved then we'll have to schedule a C-section at 36-37 weeks to ensure that I don't go into labor. Keeping my fingers crossed that I don't experience any bleeding before than because I was also told that if that happens then I'll have to go straight to the hospital and possibly be admitted and probably be put on bed rest. Was told to continue the no lifting/pushing/pulling order, more now than ever.. Trying to stay positive and take it easy until our next ultrasound at 24 weeks and go from there.. Easier said than done. 

On a better note, my boss was able to find me a position down in dispatch, so I'm back to work next week! Working ~3 days a week, 12 hour shifts sitting at a desk answering phones and telling my ambulances where to go from here on out! Only problem... headquarters is a good 45 min-1 hr drive from my house... Bah... REALLY going to need a new car ASAP unless I want to spend my whole check at the gas pump. Damn you 12 mpg Jeep. 

How far along: 20w 6d

Total weight loss/gain: 7 lbs gained

Measurements: 39 1/2" 38 1/2" 40" 

Stretch marks: Nope

Sleep: Getting a little better

Best Moment: Seeing Lil Man on the ultrasound again this week, growing nice & big!

Worst Moment: Finding out that I have Placenta Previa & that Lil Man is still breech

Miss anything: Hotdogs
Movement: Yep.. Lil Man is quite the ninja, being breech and all, his little fists deliver quite the punch in my side

Cravings: Jello 

Anything making you queasy: Meat

Showing: Oh ya..   

Labor signs: Nope, just the Braxton Hicks

Belly button in/out: In

Things you're looking forward to: Another ultrasound at 24 weeks to check if the placenta has moved at all

Our 20 week ultrasound picture of Lil Man

Hand up by the head, like always, pondering life's dilemmas 

Little nose & nostrils 

Creepy skeleton looking face...

Definitely still a boy! 

Mr. Big Foot! 

19 Weeks ~ Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was very yummy this year! Could only eat a little bit of turkey because I'm still not feeling meat too much, but I loaded up on cranberry sauce, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, and rolls with cinnamon butter (best thing ever!). After dinner my sister, nephews, mom & I went shopping to get these TVs that were on super sale for "Brown Thursday". Needless to say, I will NEVER be doing that again. Great deals, got some great stuff, but holy cannoli people are NUTZO! Legit fights broke out, people got taken away on stretchers and in cop cars, and the lines were OUTRAGEOUS for checkout. Kind of sad that people are going out on THANKSGIVING, shopping for CHRISTMAS gifts.. and act like complete selfish, crazy, people with no morals. Consider me dumbfounded. On my score list this weekend: a new comforter, new bed sheet sets, crock pot, stand mixer, Bluray Wi-Fi DVD player, a winter coat that might fit my growing belly throughout the winter, a few toys and outfits for Lil Man, a Wi-Fi printer, Philosophy perfume and some Ulta gift sets. I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting. 

While Thanksgiving went well, I have been having these bizarre "episodes" of feeling really dizzy all of a sudden followed by tingly fingers, getting super hot and feeling like I'm going to puke and pass out at the same time. I've found that if I sit down on a cold surface (my bathroom, bathroom at BabiesRUs..def sanitized and showered after that one, and a bench at Target) the feeling goes away after about five minutes.. Not exactly sure what's going on, and not exactly liking it, but hoping that it goes away soon. 

How far along: 19w 6d

Total weight loss/gain: 6 lbs gained

Measurements: 39 1/2" 38 1/2" 40" 

Stretch marks: Nope

Sleep: barely

Best Moment: Feeling Lil Man kick/punch when I lay down to go to "sleep"

Worst Moment: Sitting around not working.. Going stir crazy. 

Miss anything: Sleep & Wine
Movement: Yep.. Lil Man likes to either kick/punch for a few minutes when I try and lay down to go to sleep otherwise it just feels like he's doing jumping jacks on my pelvic bone 

Cravings: Jello 

Anything making you queasy: Meat

Showing: Oh ya..   

Labor signs: Nope, just the Braxton Hicks

Belly button in/out: In

Things you're looking forward to: Our 20 week ultrasound next week & decorating for the holidays