tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22059818820392796402024-02-06T22:14:17.582-05:00From Match to MarriageShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.comBlogger905125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-24289478652274860092016-11-01T14:17:00.002-04:002016-11-01T14:17:42.564-04:00Brooks Michael- Two Months (10/29/16)<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;"><b><br /></b></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;"><b>Weigh</b>t- Brooks was weighed at his 2 month checkup and clocked in at 11lbs 14oz and 24.5" so he's up 4 pounds and 4 inches in two months! Amazing that he's grown that much just from breastmilk. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px;"><br style="line-height: 20.8px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;"><b>Eating</b>- Still primarily breastmilk, though he is now getting one formula bottle a day at daycare since my supply can't keep up with his demand. When I'm home he nurses on demand typically every 2 hours or so. At daycare he gets three 4oz bottles of breastmilk and one 4oz bottle of formula. I'm thankful that he doesn't seem to mind going back and forth between the two. He just likes to eat, much like his brother. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Sleep- </b>His sleep hasn't been great but could definitely be worse<b>. </b>He goes to bed around 9 and will usually sleep until around 2am, I will feed and change him and then he will sleep until around 5am which is a bit annoying since we get up at 6. But at least he's getting one good long stretch. He's still in the rock n play in our room, not sure when we will move him to his room. At daycare they've been trying to get him to nap in a crib and he will only sleep for about 15 minutes at a time so I'm in no rush to make the transition at home. Because he doesn't sleep much at school he pretty much just sleeps in the evenings from the time he gets home until "bedtime" only waking to eat and play for a little bit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Hair and Eye color- </b>brown hair and blue eyes. His eyes keep getting lighter and the doctor confirmed that they are too light to now turn brown so they will either stay blue or maybe turn green like his brother. Can't believe we got another light eyed child considering Kristian has brown eyes. It will be interesting to see if his hair turns blond. <br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Likes/Dislikes: </b>He still loves to be carried in the baby K'tan and going for walks in the stroller. He hates getting in and out of the carseat but will fall asleep if the car is moving. He loves bath time and has started to enjoy his playmat which he had no interest in. He likes to be wrapped up in his blanket when he sleeps but hates the swaddles with Velcro. Daddy and Hunter can almost always get a smile out of him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">took his first school pictures</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">started smiling and cooing<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">drank first formula bottle</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;"><b>Weigh</b>t- I suspect he is around 9+ pounds based on how much he is eating and how fast he is outgrowing his clothes. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;"><b>Eating</b>- Right now he is exclusively breastfed but did have one bottle of pumped milk that Kristian gave to him. He chugged about 3oz of pumped milk. He eats every 2-3 hours but will go for a longer stretch at night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sleep- </b>He has been sleeping really well, when we first brought him home I had to wake him at night to eat, after his 2 week appointment when we saw that he had gained back all his weight plus some more the doctor said we no longer had to wake him at night. So now he goes to bed between 9-10pm and usually wakes on his own between 2-3am, eats then sleeps until around 6am. Sometimes he wakes sooner to eat again and his longest stretch was 9:30-4am. He typically takes 2 or 3 long naps during the day around 2-3 hours. He's sleeping in the rock n play at night and during the day he naps in his little lamb chair or while he's being held/carried in a wrap. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;"><b>Clothes-</b> I'm still squeezing him into his newborn clothes which are getting tight already, the 0-3 and 3 month size fit better though are still a bit too big. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;"><b>Diapers-</b> moved into size 1 a couple of weeks ago when we ran out of newborn size. I didn't want to buy a big box of those knowing he was going to grow out of them quickly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Being held</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Being in the bathtub </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Stroller walks</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Being in the Baby K'tan</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Being on the floor so he can squirm around</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">His big brother and daddy</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Being hungry</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Being naked</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Getting in and out of the carseat</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Being in the car when it's not moving</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">rolled over from front to back a few times</span></span><br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-63270127735599243872016-09-19T15:01:00.000-04:002016-09-19T15:01:59.082-04:00Life with 2Brooks is now officially 3 weeks old and time is flying. Things have been going well and the transition to 2 kids has actually been easier than I thought but I attribute this to a few reasons:<br />
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1. My mom was here for over a week after Brooks was born, she was a huge help, especially with keeping Hunter occupied.<br />
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2. Kristian has been amazing and helps out so much and fortunately is able to get home from work early most days. <br />
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3. Brooks is a GREAT sleeper (hopefully I'm not jinxing this). When we first brought him home I actually had to wake him at night to eat. At his 2 week checkup he had gained back all the weight he had lost and then some so the doctor said we no longer had to wake him at night since he was gaining weight just fine. He typically wakes once a night around 3am to eat than goes back to sleep until around 6:30-7am. So that has been a huge help. Unfortunately I'm still not sleeping great because Brooks is a loud sleeper, he's always grunting or sighing or making kind of noise that keeps me awake, but I will take that over crying anyday!<br />
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He's been doing well with breastfeeding and has been exclusively breastfed this whole time which is new for us. With Hunter I breastfed but also supplemented with formula from the beginning. Brooks still hasn't even had a bottle though I have pumped a couple of times just to try to build my supply up. He will occasionally fight the latch, which can be frustrating especially at night when I know he's hungry. <br />
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I think the biggest reason the transition has gone smoothly is because Hunter is awesome. The fact that he's older and can do so much on his own and understands a lot has been a big help. He just adores his brother and anytime the baby is crying he runs to try to soothe him by giving him his paci or just saying "shhh shhh" and rubbing his head. He loves to give him kisses and hugs and so far hasn't shown much jealousy. It's actually been a big help having him around because he's able to grab a diaper or burp cloth for me or run and get paper towels from the closet if we need them. He loves to help. And Brooks seems to calm down whenever Hunter is around, he is fascinated by his big brother already. <br />
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The recovery process from the VBAC overall has been much easier than the C-section with the exception of one complication that I encountered. After I gave birth I wasn't able to pee on my own and had to keep getting a catheter in order to empty my bladder. We tried everything in the hospital and nothing worked. It wasn't that I didn't have the urge to go, I did, I just couldn't and it was the most frustrating thing. I had many breakdowns in the hospital room over it and what would be in store if I couldn't go on my own. I ended up being sent home with a catheter and had to have a bag attached to me that had to be emptied. I also had to meet with a Urologist to discuss what was going on. As it turns out this issue is not THAT uncommon especially given the circumstances...pushing for a long time, him being sunny side up...it can cause trauma in that area. I never knew this was a potential complication but it does make sense. Fortunately after having a catheter in for a week I was able to go again on my own once it was removed. However, it took a while for me to be able to go fully and it was quite painful but everyday it got a little better and now I'm mostly back to normal when it comes to that situation. Other than the peeing issue though my recovery has been pretty easy, I was able to get up and walk as soon as my epidural wore off, I didn't have pain everytime I bent over, I wasn't totally out of it from all the medication that was used for my C-section and I seem to be losing weight faster. There are definite pros and cons to both the VBAC and C-section but overall I would choose a VBAC again. <br />
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It's hard to believe that Brooks has already been here for 3 weeks and will be a month old soon. The last month has been such a whirlwind and I'm doing my best to soak up every minute with him. <br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-69807317939236921112016-09-08T12:26:00.000-04:002016-09-08T12:26:20.250-04:00A birth story - Brooks MichaelIt's been a week and half since Brooks was born and I'm finally getting a chance to write his birth story which I wanted to make sure I documented before I forget all the details.<br />
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Brooks was due Sept 5th and we had set up a scheduled C-section date of Sept 8th. My doctors were totally on board with me trying for a VBAC, since I had had a C-section with Hunter, but the catch was I had to go into labor on my own. They wouldn't induce me. So we had the date setup for a few days past my due date to give me some extra time for him to come on his own. To be honest I didn't think he would, I completely expected to be having another C-section.<br />
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On Sunday Aug. 28th I went with Kristian to visit his grandmother for her 96th birthday which is Aug. 29th (Brooks birthday!) I felt okay but later that night I kept commenting on how active he was being (more so than usual). Around 10pm we climbed into bed and were watching a show on the Food Network when I felt a pretty big movement that seemed like a head butt against my cervix. It made me pause for a minute and then I felt a small gush, I sat up and felt another bigger gush and I jumped out of bed and said 'Oh my god my water just broke', it wasn't even a question. I ran to the bathroom and even more came out so I sat on the toilet while Kristian started freaking out. I told him to call my brother because he and my sister-in-law live right up the street and I would need him to come and stay at the house with Hunter until my mom, who lives an hour away, could get there. Then I called my doctor who told me to go to the hospital and Kristian called my mom and his mom.<br />
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At this point I wasn't really in any pain and I even debated taking a shower since I hadn't showered all day and felt gross. But I knew Kristian was impatient to leave so I threw on a little bit of makeup and then went and woke up Hunter to say goodbye. He was sleepy and didn't really understand what was happening and I kept trying not to cry because it was my last time seeing him as an only child.<br />
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Finally we left for the hospital and as soon as we were in the car the contractions started, I timed them around 2-3 minutes apart and they hurt! We made it to the hospital in about 30 minutes around 11:30. Immediately got in a room and got settled. I was having a lot of contractions and really thought I would be dilated around a 4 or 5. I had only been 1cm at my appointment the week before. The nurse checked me and said I was only 2cm! I told them I wanted an epidural ASAP. The contractions were pretty intense already. With Hunter I had an induction and they gave me an epidural before contractions even started so this was all so new to me. I was however, thrilled I had actually gone into labor on my own and took this as good sign that I would get my VBAC. As of midnight I was exactly 39 weeks pregnant and it looked like he was coming exactly 1 week early.<br />
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Finally around 2:30am I was able to get the epidural, I was really nervous because with Hunter the epidural was one of the most painful things I had ever experienced. I explained my fears to the doctor and she did a great job going slow and making it as pain free as possible. It still hurt but not anywhere close to what it had been before. After that was put in I was able to get some rest.<br />
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Around 6am the nurse came and checked me and I was at 7cm! She insisted the baby would be here by 10am or lunch at the latest. Unfortunately, I stalled out and when they checked me a couple hours later I was still at a 7 and the contractions were spacing out. So the doctor decided to start some Pitocin to jump start labor again. As soon as it was in I had the strongest contractions and back labor and was miserable. The doctor had to come and up my epidural to give me some relief but at least it was helping more things along.<br />
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After a couple of hours we realized that my temperature was starting to go up and was around 99.8, this made me panic because the reason I had a C-section with Hunter was due to spiking a fever that they couldn't get down. they gave me Tylenol and increased the Pitocin some more in the hopes we could get him out before my temp got too high. Unfortunately my temp kept going up and got up to around 100.3, thankfully I was getting very close to pushing, I was feeling a lot of pressure and I was at 10cm, we just had to wait for the doctor to come back. It was around 2pm when I started pushing. We knew that we were on the clock so to speak since my fever was going up and we had to get him out before it got too high.<br />
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Pushing was a LOT harder than I thought it would be. I figured it would be painful, which it was, but it was just hard to do it correctly. The epidural had been turned down so that I could feel the contractions and would know when to push which was helpful, I think had I been totally numb there is no way I could have done it. The pushing took forever, at one point my doctor had to leave to go next door and deliver another baby while I continued pushing with the nurse. Apparently the other woman was having her 4th and the kid came out in two pushes, needless to say I was jealous. After about an hour, the doctor asked me if I wanted to watch in a mirror, thinking if I could see how close I was and could see his head it would motivate me more. I really didn't want to but finally agreed. Not sure it worked to motivate me but it was a little interesting to see what was happening down there. Even Kristian watched despite insisting he wouldn't look. Also, as an aside I have to say that my husband was an amazing birth coach. He help lift me up every time I had to push, he helped me hold my legs and gave me oxygen between contractions. He yelled at me (in a nice way) that I was doing great and I was so close etc.<br />
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Finally it was getting down to crunch time, my fever was spiking, which I knew because I was sweating my ass off and the doctor said if I couldn't get him out by 3:30 she would have to use the vaccuum on him which I REALLY didn't want so I kept checking the clock every 5 minutes. At 3:35pm Brooks finally made his entrance into the world. To be honest I had my eyes closed and was so focused on pushing I didn't even realize he was out until they laid him on me. I couldn't believe it, I still can't believe I actually pushed him out.<br />
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They laid him on me for probably less than a minute when we realized he wasn't crying. So they whisked him over to the warmer and one of the NICU doctors started working on him, trying to give him air and get him to cry. Meanwhile the doctor was still working on me to get the placenta out and stitch me up since I had a 2nd degree tear. But my main focus was on the baby and the fact he wasn't crying. I just kept saying "why isn't he crying, make him cry" and both Kristian and I were crying. After a couple of minutes we finally heard a faint little whine which was soon followed for louder cries and it was the best sound in the world. Apparently taking 1 1/2 hours to get him out put him into a little bit of shock and that's why he wasn't crying at first. Kristian brought him over to me and we did skin to skin and I continued to cry. It was amazing and painful and intense and I 'm so happy I had that experience.<br />
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Brooks weighed in at 7lbs 13oz and 20.5", the same exact measurements as his brother (plus 1 oz) who was born a week and a half later, so had he gone to his due date he surely would have been over 8lbs. He also looks a lot like Hunter did at that age.<br />
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We tried nursing but he wasn't interested, so we got cleaned up and then Kristian went to the waiting room where our parents were with Hunter. He brought Hunter back first and he was SO excited he skipped down the hall and came in with biggest smile on his face. He came over and gave his brother a big kiss and crawled into bed next to me to start inspecting him. He was fascinated by his belly button! After a little bit Kristian went back out to get our parents and once they came into the room we told them the baby's name. Everyone took turns holding him for a few minutes and then it was time for us to go back to our post partum room.<br />
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The first night went well except that the nurse kept coming in every 30 minutes or so to check on me or the baby or give medicine or make us do skin to skin etc. So very little sleep was had. Brooks temperature was a bit low at first so that's why we had to focus so much on skin to skin and trying to get him to eat. By the next day it was back up to normal. The pediatrician on call checked him out and said he was perfect and he passed all of his newborn tests. My mom brought Hunter to visit us on Tuesday and Wednesday and he got a big kick out of the hospital and the cafeteria and seeing his little brother. We finally went home Wednesday around dinner time.<br />
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I'm so thankful that I was able to go into labor on my own and get to do a VBAC, after having an emergency C-section with Hunter where I had to be knocked out and missed the birth it was really important to me to at the very least be awake this time. Having a vaginal birth was incredibly painful, exhausting and has come with a few post partum complications which I will talk about in another post but overall I'm still so happy I was able to do it and with the exception of one specific issue the recovery has been easier so that's been nice.<br />
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After 2 years of trying and 1 miscarriage I'm so grateful for this little boy.<br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-85778080308463862492016-09-03T19:44:00.002-04:002016-09-03T19:44:31.509-04:00Introducing...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is our pleasure to introduce our son</div>
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Brooks Michael</div>
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Born August 29, 2016 </div>
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7lbs 13 oz and 20.5"</div>
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He is healthy and perfect and we are in love. </div>
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Birth story to come....</div>
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-33436509815255705892016-08-22T11:41:00.000-04:002016-08-22T11:41:06.769-04:00Weekly Update- 37 weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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8/15/16 - 8/21/15</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Total Weight Gain/Loss</strong>: 34 pounds so I gained a pound in a week which is what is expected. Looks like I will gain about the same as I did with Hunter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Movement: </b>Good movement throughout the day, a lot more hiccups. Most painful between 8-10pm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> trying to not miss anything and enjoy these last couple weeks/days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Sleep: </strong>once I get comfortable I actually sleep really well. Up every 2 hours or so to pee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: Still a lot of contractions, mostly at night. Some cramping and overall discomfort. Heartburn when I eat tomato sauce/pizza.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Finishing the bathroom reno and the nursery! Just need to hang the letters for his name but won't do that until after he's here since we are keeping the name a surprise. </span></div>
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-52236460165219448972016-08-15T13:55:00.000-04:002016-08-15T13:55:29.747-04:00Weekly Update- 36 weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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8/8/16 - 8/14/16</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Total Weight Gain/Loss</strong>: as of my last appointment about 33 pounds. I gained 37 with Hunter so it looks like I will be right around the same amount. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Movement: </b>Still likes to party at night. He was kicking during my last appointment and my doctor commented on how what good movement he has. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> not constantly sweating, we have a heat wave right now. Also, not constantly being uncomfortable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Sleep: </strong>better for the past week but it still takes a bit of time to get comfortable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Cravings: </strong>fajitas and still sweets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Setting a date for my repeat Csection unless he comes on his own before then (which is the hope!) and my baby shower which was really nice and we got the remainder of the items we needed. </span></div>
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8/1/16 - 8/7/16</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Movement: </b>He's not moving quite as much due to limited space but still the most active in the evening. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> sleeping on my stomach and being able to get comfortable at night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Sleep: </strong>once I get comfortable I'm fine minus getting up to pee every 2 hours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Did a lot of nesting over the weekend, made some freezer meals and cleaned the house, pulled out Hunter's old carseat, a lot more progress so if he were to come early I would feel a bit more prepared. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Movement: </b>He's most active at night between 8-10pm and if I wake up to use to the bathroom. He likes to sleep more during the day so this will be fun once he's born. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> not being constantly uncomfortable all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: heartburn has started which I didn't really get with Hunter. And still having lots of BH contractions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>The nursery is 90% done, just waiting on some etsy prints to come so I can hang them and finish the wall decor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Total Weight Gain/Loss</strong>: I've stopped weighing myself so I will find out at my 34 week appointment but probably around 27ish pounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Movement: </b>Still very active and his movements can be quite painful at times due to his increasing size. He gets hiccups often. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> my energy level, I keep trying to nest but get worn out very quickly. And not being uncomfortable all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> the past week wasn't great, couldn't get comfortable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: more frequent and uncomfortable braxton hicks. I get nauseous if I eat too much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Cravings: </strong>still loving pancakes and waffles, I could eat them everyday and I'm not usually a big fan of pancakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Got all our maternity pictures back and they are GREAT! I will post them this week. Finished washing all of Hunters old baby clothes and getting the room more organized. Hunter is getting better with his swimming and went off the diving board for the first time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I am looking forward to: </strong>The weather temp cooling off, we've had a heat wave the past few days. My baby shower in a couple weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Total Weight Gain/Loss</strong>: As of my 32 week check I've gained 25 pounds. If I can top out at 35 pounds or less I will be happy. Kristian keeps telling me not to worry about it because he knows I will lose it but it's still a good amount to have to lose and it wasn't as easy last time as I had thought it would be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Movement: </b>He doesn't seem to be as active during the day, more so at night. But I can tell he's running out of room so he's not doing as many flips. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> sleeping on my stomach and back (my favorite positions).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: a few sharp pains here and there (I'm guessing from him growing), braxton hicks contractions and I've finally started getting a bit of heartburn at night. I've never really suffered from heartburn in my pregnancies but if I eat too much at dinner it's affecting me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Saw a sneak peek of our maternity pictures and they are awesome! My mom came to visit for the weekend which was fun. Ordered a personalized hat and blanket for the baby which means we've decided on a name! (though technically we could still change it)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>What I miss:</strong> being able to move around easily and not get worn out so quickly. Being able to comfortably sleep at night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> once I get comfortable, which can take a while, I sleep fine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: Not as many contractions so long as I stay hydrated but some growing pains, especially in the lower region. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Cravings: </strong>grilled pineapple with brown sugar on it and blueberry pancakes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Kristian put together the crib, nightstand and dresser, I started putting the washed baby clothes away (most of them are Hunters hand-me-downs) and even started packing my hospital bag so I could determine what I still need so LOTS of nesting. Oh and we had our maternity photos (the picture above was taken before we left) and I can't wait to see them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Total Weight Gain/Loss</strong>: 22 pounds as of my doctors appointment. I have about 10 more pounds until I hit where I was with Hunter when I delivered</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Movement: </b>still very active especially at night when I'm laying on the couch. We've gotten better at determining the various body parts as they move.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I miss: </strong>being able to turn over easily in bed and sleeping on my stomach and back</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> actually better except for getting up to pee a lot but I fall asleep again pretty quickly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: I still have a lot of braxton hicks contractions throughout the day though drinking more water helps. Belly feels very heavy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Cravings: </strong>still craving sweet stuff like fruit and desserts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>a good doctors appointment where he calmed my fears about delivering early, apparently the baby isn't quite as low as I thought/he feels. Had a great 4th of July weekend at the beach house and the crib arrived!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I am looking forward to: </strong>Kristian putting together the furniture for the nursery so I can start putting stuff away. I've washed a ton of Hunters baby clothes but now need a place to put them all! </span></div>
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6/20/16 - 6/26/16</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Movement: </b>he moves all day long and especially at night around 9pm which seems to be when he's most active. He feels very low so my cervix is taking a beating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I miss: </strong>not being so uncomfortable all the time and running out of energy so easily. I desperately want to clean/organize and nest but get worn out so quickly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> terrible until about 2am, lots of tossing and turning, around 2-3am I finally settle down and sleep well until my alarm goes off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: this past week was rough, a lot of braxton hicks contractions, pressure and feeling more like I'm 9 months pregnant than 7 months. I'm starting to panic that he's going to come early and we are NOT ready. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>After panicking the other day about him coming early I ordered the crib, bedding and made Kristian paint the nursery this weekend. Also, pulled out Hunter's baby clothes to start organizing. So we made some progress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I miss: </strong>being able to move around easily, sometimes I forget I'm as pregnant as I am and think I can get up or move around like before and I'm quickly reminded that's not the case. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: lots of "kicks" down low, braxton hicks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Cravings: </strong>I'm loving McDonald's vanilla milkshakes.<strong> </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Getting our AC fixed finally!!! And passing my glucose test which was a huge relief though it turns out I am anemic which I was with Hunter so I need an iron supplement. </span></div>
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-20047545715400870682016-06-13T16:08:00.000-04:002016-06-13T16:08:36.968-04:00Weekly Update- 27 weeks<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: center;">
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6/6/16 - 6/12/16</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Movement: </b>getting stronger to the point of being uncomfortable at time. Kicks and body rolls and a few head butts to the lower region! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I miss: </strong>Still miss my AC and being able to sleep comfortably. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> don't want to talk about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: a few braxton hicks, very tight belly at times and getting out of breath easier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Cravings: </strong>ice cream, milkshakes, fries...you know the healthy stuff</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>We had the house professionally deep cleaned which we've been needing to do for a LONG time. The house looked SO nice afterwards it makes me want to have cleaners all the time. We do plan to have them come back in August before baby comes, hopefully.</span></div>
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-71038219348661573002016-06-06T15:36:00.001-04:002016-06-06T15:36:55.349-04:00Weekly Update- 26 weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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5/30/16 - 6/5/16</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What I miss: </strong>still miss my air conditioning. We need a brand new system which is $$$ and won't be installed til next week :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> still sucks thanks to no AC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>another good appointment, baby's heartbeat sounds good. More progress cleaning out the future nursery, now 90% of the stuff in there is actually for the baby. Need to pick out a paint color this weekend so we can paint and then get the carpets cleaned. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Going to my in-laws beach house for Memorial Day weekend. It was a quick trip but so much fun and I love watching how excited Hunter gets when he's down there. </span></span></div>
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-63873608945983392062016-05-23T15:11:00.002-04:002016-05-23T15:11:54.178-04:00Weekly Update- 24 weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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May 16, 2016 - May 22, 2016</div>
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<b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Sex: </b><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Boy #2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><b>Movement: </b>Still a lot of moving around, very strong kicks and full body waves. You can watch my belly and see movement which seems really early compared to last time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> I still wake up probably 2-3 times to pee and it takes a bit to get comfortable again. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: getting worn out quickly, getting more uncomfortable when sitting or laying in certain positions, peeing a LOT more. Also, had my first and so far only braxton hick contraction while at work. Took me a bit by surprise but that's definitely what it was, I forgot how uncomfortable those are! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>Cravings: </strong>sweets and carbs. Good thing I've been working out fairly regularly or I would have gained a lot more by now. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Celebrating our 6 year wedding anniversary and spending the night away up in National Harbor at a nice hotel. It was very relaxing and much needed. We won't get many more dates night between now and Sept. </span></span></div>
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-47031330317303724532016-05-16T14:23:00.000-04:002016-05-16T14:23:00.596-04:00Weekly Update- 23 weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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5/8/15 - 5/15/16</div>
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<span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>Total Weight Gain/Loss</strong>: 12-13 pounds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><b>Movement: </b>Lots of movement, especially at night when I'm laying on the couch. Sometimes he's up high and sometimes he down really low and punching my bladder. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>What I miss: </strong>still miss chocolate and not tossing and turning so much when I sleep.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>Cravings: </strong>milk shakes and fries...all healthy stuff ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Celebrating my birthday, it was a nice low key day with some nice presents from Kristian and Hunter. Went to a big yard sale and scored a playmat for $10.</span></span></div>
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*just realized Mother's Day was 5/8 not 5/7. Oh well*</div>
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<b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Sex: </b><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Boy #2</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Sex: </b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Boy #2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Movement: </b>Lots of movement when I'm sitting still or laying down and feel him much better on the outside.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>What I miss: </strong>sleeping on my stomach and not tossing and turning so much.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> see above, lots of tossing and turning and not being able to get comfortable. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Cravings: </strong>anything black cherry flavored- seltzer, yogurt, ice cream etc. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Hunter felt the baby kick Friday night for the first time and he got the biggest smile on his face when I told him his brother just high fived him. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>Total Weight Gain/Loss</strong>: Between 8-10 pounds, depending on the scale I use. When I weigh myself at home with no clothes it's about 8, at the gym it's closer to 10.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Sex: </b><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Another boy! Finally got visual confirmation!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><b>Movement: </b>He moves a LOT and it's easier to feel him from the outside as well. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Our anatomy scan last week. Finally got visual confirmation that he is in fact a boy and everything looked good with the exception of a very minor irregular heartbeat which we will get looked at in two weeks on the echo ultrasound. </span></span></div>
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<strong style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Maternity Clothes: </strong><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 20.8px;">a mix of maternity tops and regular tops, pants with my belly band. </span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Sex: </b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Another boy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Movement: </b>A lot more movement and getting stronger so we are able to feel on the outside a lot more. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>What I miss: </strong>being able to take my xanax when I'm stressed/anxious. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> not too bad though a decent amount of tossing and turning. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Symptoms</strong>: a lot more nauseous this week but Hunter had a bit of a stomach bug so could have been from that. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Cravings: </strong>anything sweet. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Best Moment this week: </strong>Taking Hunter to the circus for the first time. So much fun!</span></span></div>
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205981882039279640.post-5043616588073643702016-04-14T14:04:00.000-04:002016-04-14T14:04:11.109-04:00Sharing the NewsOne thing I haven't posted about yet but have been wanting to (for memory's sake) is how I/we shared the news of this pregnancy.<br />
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I had been thinking of different ways to tell Kristian if/when I got pregnant again but since I had no idea when that would actually happen it made things a bit tricky. Based on my cycle, which I had been tracking, I knew that I could test on Dec. 28 which was day 13 of my cycle and get a clear positive or negative. I was quite proud of myself for not testing sooner but with the holidays I never really had any time alone and I always prefer to test alone so that I can process the results (good or bad) by myself. So that Monday morning Kristian left for work, I had taken the week off, so after dropping Hunter off at school I came home and tested. Once I got the positive I had to quickly figure out how to tell Kristian.<br />
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Since we still had our Christmas decorations up I decided to wrap up the test in a little present box and put it in his stocking. When he came home that afternoon I was hanging out on the couch and told him that I had ordered him a Christmas present that had delivered late, I didn't tell him about it sooner because I wasn't sure when it would arrive, and it was in his stocking. He got so excited thinking I bought him something cool like a new knife or gadget. He quickly opened the box and just stared at the test for a few minutes, got tears in his eyes and said "really?!". He started crying (happy tears) and gave me a big hug and then had to take a few deep breaths. I could tell he was not only excited but relieved that it had finally worked. He told me that this would have to be our last pregnancy because I could never top the way I had just told him. He was completely surprised.<br />
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As for how we told our parents.... the weekend after we found out we were having Hunters small family birthday party that my mom, brother, sister-in-law and a couple close friends would be at our house for. Unfortunately Kristian's parents were out of town. I had quickly ordered Hunter a shirt from Amazon that said "This guy (with two arrows pointing) is getting promoted to Big Brother". Once he opened all his presents we told him he had one last gift from mommy and daddy. He opened up the shirt, and obviously had no idea what it said so Kristian read it and immediately everyone freaked out. Hunter still had no concept of what was going on and just wanted to play with his stuff.<br />
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Once his parents got back in town we went over to their house to give his dad his birthday present, since he had just had a birthday. We gave him a card that said Happy Birthday Grandpa and on the inside it was signed by Hunter and Baby P. He read it and got so excited but didn't finish reading the card out loud so my mother-in-law kept yelling "what does it say?!?!" Once they both knew they were thrilled and all the excitement began.Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04356655617475615318noreply@blogger.com6