Baby Boy: 24 weeks

Well, I promised myself I would blog regularly through this pregnancy just like I did with Gwen. It didn't happen. While we are over halfway and I am just now writing a post, I am super thankful I kept up with it last time.  I had the thought the other day, "I wonder when I started having heart burn bad last time?" I look up my posts and find about this time is when I was forced to carry the bottle of Tums in my purse non-stop since it would strike anytime all the time. I still am not promising I will keep up with this, but I will maybe start giving it a little more effort.

How I am Feeling: So much better. This pregnancy is way easier than last time. No epic face rashes, less morning sickness, and less aversions.  I am moving much slower this time and have less energy, but I will take just about anything over looking like I got punched in the face multiple times.  Maybe having a boy is easier on my body!

Food Cravings/Aversions: No aversions. I want coffee all the time. I break my 1 cup limit on especially draining days, but I am fine with it :) And no, decaf doesn't cut it.

What I am Excited About: Having a newborn again! They are so snuggly, stay in one place, don't say "no"... it will be exhausting and fun and exhausting. Last time, we were dealt a pretty rough start and I claim to be smarter this time around, so I am hopeful the newborn stage won't set us back into survival mode for quite as long. That switch from 0 to 1 was tough. 1 to 2 won't be nearly as bad, right? Please, tell me I am right.

Sweet Thing the Husband did for Me:  I was reading all the things I wrote for this category to David and he said, "I like that part the best!" We will keep up with it then! He was a rock star this past weekend. Gwen has been regressing with sleep and waking up crazy early. The pinnacle of it all was when she woke up at 4:30 am and was ready to go for the day. NO WAY. He got up with her and let me sleep. That's a good husband and dad. He also changes probably 90% of the diapers when he is home. I was thinking to myself today, "I am pretty sure he does way more than I do when we are both home," He is awesome.

Something I have Done to Prepare for the Baby: Talking about names. We have been set on a name for awhile. Last night, we came up with another option! I am still attached to the first name, but am going to try and be open minded. Both are great names! I also washed all his clothes I bought at a sale and packed them up. Anyone have some boy clothes newborn to 12 months they want to pass my way? :)

Facts for the Week:

Days left until due date: 111
Days until glucose test: 7
Next ultrasound: 32 weeks
Times this week I have forgotten how far I am along: 2
Weight gain: Let's just say I have already gained the total amount I gained last time...




Bump Picture: Note the quality difference between the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 6. :)

24 weeks 6 days with Gwen

24 weeks 2 days with #2