Christmas 2010

Christmas Eve

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

22 weeks!

How Far along: 22 weeks, 4 days

Baby size: According to my ticker, she weighs about a pound. My insides beg to differ.

Total weight gain: +6 pounds. Thank you, Christmas cookies.

Maternity clothes: Yep.  

Sleep: Mmmm, sleep. I like sleep.


Best Moment this week: Wiggles from my girl. Christmas! Watching J open presents and play with his cousins and tell his little sister "Merry Crimmas"

Movement: Yep :-) Lots of it.

Gender: GIRL!

Labor signs: N/A.

Belly button: In

Cravings: Egg rolls.

What I miss: Bending over, being able to use my abs/sit up from reclining without looking like a stranded turtle.

Stretch Marks: Just the same 3 that sometimes are visible at an angle. Otherwise no new ones.

What is different this time around: Pretty much, everything. I think that about sums it up.

What I am looking forward to this week: New Years! And one week closer to meeting my (ok, our) daughter.

Vintage James: His First Christmas

 

Wow, how he has grown!!

21 weeks!

How Far along: 21 weeks, 4 days

Baby size: According to my ticker, she's 11" head to toe and about 15 ounces.

Total weight gain: +3 pounds still

Maternity clothes: Pants, some shirts. 

Sleep: Mmmm, sleep. I like it a lot. Naps are awesome.I can easily sleep like 12 hours a night, when J doesn't decide to wake up 3 times at night... ugh. I still need a pillow between my knees.


Best Moment this week: Wiggles from my girl. James being excited about "[his] sister!" Seeing my dad and stepmom on Saturday.

Movement: Yep :-)

Gender: GIRL!

Labor signs: N/A, Braxton Hicks contractions suck though.

Belly button: In

Cravings/Aversions: The usual cravings, no aversions. Orange juice, peppermint+chocolate, chocolate in general, meat, the smell of onions.

What I miss: Bending over, being able to pick up James for more than a few seconds. 

Stretch Marks: I have 3 that seem to have reappeared just above my belly button. They are small and pretty light and look like a very small person scratched me.

What is different this time around: IT'S A GIRL! So pretty much, everything. I think that about sums it up.

What I am looking forward to this week: Christmas!

Hush Puppy is....

A GIRL! We are over the moon happy that she's healthy. She's a beautiful little girl (at least, from what we can tell on the ultrasound pictures) and looks quite different from her brother. Lilah will be a wonderful addition to our family, and James is already very excited about his "wiggly little sister."

 

Skeletor baby!!

Lovely Little Lilah!

I keep mentally "squee"-ing that we're actually having a daughter. It's amazing!