Baby Bell 2: 20 Weeks

This week...

Baby Bell 2 is... the size of a banana - approximately 10.2 ounces and 6.5 inches. I can't believe we are already halfway through! Baby is working on developing taste buds and is swallowing lots of amniotic fluid. Yum!

My bump is... getting a little bigger every day. Maternity shirts are a must now - they are the only thing that is comfortable! I think Adalee is maybe starting to notice that Mommy looks different - when she sees my belly she will look inquisitively, as if to ask, "what is going on in there?"

I have been feeling... fairly good! My energy has been a bit low lately - so I have been trying to get rest and sleep when I can, but otherwise I feel good. The heartburn is starting to kick in a little bit. And I have some back pains here and there, but all normal for this time in the pregnancy - so nothing to worry about!

I have been craving... Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha with Caramel - which is terrible - you are supposed to limit caffeine during pregnancy, but it is all I want! I have indulged a few times, but I need to get this under control!

Our favorite thing has been... honestly just relaxing. The last two weeks have been fairly low key - and you just need that every once in a while. Things are work are going to start getting busy toward the end of February, so I will take the rest when I can get it!

We are looking forward to... our 20 week sonogram and anatomy scan is in two days! Boy or girl? Girl or boy? We shall see!

Miss Adalee wanted to get in on the photo action!

Baby Bell 2: 18 Weeks

This week...

Baby Bell 2 is... the size of a sweet potato - approximately 6.7 ounces and 5.6 inches. Baby is starting to do lots of fun things, like yawning, hiccuping, sucking, swallowing, twisting, rolling, and kicking! We continue to feel baby move every once in a while, but it is still pretty faint. Keep working on your muscles little one!

My bump is... growing, but I do not seem to notice it much yet...except when I am trying to go to sleep. I have started trying to sleep on my side, which is my least favorite sleeping position. I would rather be flat on my stomach or flat on my back, but those positions get uncomfortable after 10 minutes or so, and I have to change it up. I am sure I will get used to side sleeping again soon!

I have been feeling... pretty good. The morning sickness has pretty much gone away, making my days much more pleasant. The only complaint I have right now is the back aches. Between already having a bad back, and toting around a growing Miss Adalee, and now having a new baby growing inside me, it is a lot of pressure on this back of mine. Last week I am pretty sure I pinched a nerve - ouch! - so I was moving slow for a few days. Luckily, with some rest over the weekend, the swelling went down and I am feeling back to normal. Hopefully this isn't a struggle for the rest of the pregnancy!

I have been craving... still on the milk kick, but I have also been getting random cravings for random things, including wedge salads, flaming hot cheetos, cheese tortilla rollups, and peanut butter. There have also been a few nights where we have made dinner, and then I sit down to eat, and none of it sounds good any more. Grateful for my patient husband on those nights... :)

Our favorite thing has been... continuing to feel the baby kick and move around - usually before we are going to bed at night, or early in the morning when we are waking up. We have also been picking out new furniture, which is always fun. With the new baby moving into the nursery, we will be moving Adalee into another bedroom upstairs that we are currently using as a guest bed. We are also in the process of finishing our basement (adding a guest bed, while decorating a playroom and living area). So lots of projects going on that are keeping us busy, but we have had so much fun thinking about how we are going to decorate the kids' rooms and their playroom. Well maybe I have been having more fun than Michael, but he is being a great sport about it! 

We are looking forward to... our 20 Week Sonogram and Anatomy Scan at the end of the month. At our last few doctors appointments, the baby's heartbeat has been in the high 160s. With such a high heartbeat, plus the intense morning sickness, doctor thinks that we may have another girl on the way...we excited to find out for sure, as well as see our little one again!

Miss Adalee is a Walker!

Miss Adalee has been so close to walking the past couple of days. She will get a step or two in, and then fall down to her hands and knees and start crawling. She finally strung a couple of steps together for Mommy and Daddy on January 6th - so I think we can now officially say that we have a walker on our hands!

She still doesn't have a lot of patience for it, as crawling is much faster for her, but she is getting the hang of it and gets better every day! It is funny how cautious she is about it - not going to fast - which is nice for Mommy - less falls to worry about! :)

Of course, now that she has started walking, we are bound to have some bumps and bruises along the way. On her way to learning how to walk, Miss Adalee had her first fall (of many, I'm sure) into the coffee table on January 2nd and got a pretty nice cut on her lip. I think it was more painful for Mommy to see all of the blood, but definitely scary for Miss Adalee too. She did like the popsicle treats though - keeping her mouth nice and cold!

New Years Eve 2015

We did nothing too special this year for New Years. Just hung out as a family - ate some Buffalo Wild Wings, played with some toys, read a few books, and listened to music performances that we had never heard before during the Rockin' New Years Eve celebration on TV. But we did listen to Miss Adalee laugh a lot on New Years Eve - she was in such a good mood! :)