22 Week Bumpdate!

Ahh, I think I have finally hit the sweet spot of pregnancy! I definitely have days that are better than others, but overall, my energy is better and my nausea/vomiting and all day gagging is SO much better!  This is where it's at!!

For comparisons sake- 22 weeks with Isabella Feb 2014

How Big is Baby: the size of a pomegranate

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Weight Gain: +3 lb over the last 2 weeks, so now only down 2 lbs overall.  I blame feeling better, having more of an appetite, and mostly vacation for that weight gain!  
*I have to say since I never lost my baby weight after Isabella, this pregnancy has been a real struggle seeing the number creep up on the scale to ones that I have never seen before (nor ever cared to!).  I just have to keep remembering this is such a short phase in life, and is necessary to grow a healthy little human. 

Workouts: Week 20 I was able to workout 5 times, doing a 1.5 mile walk/run, prenatal yoga, 2 cardio strength training videos, and a 2 mile walk/run. 

Week 21 we were at the beach so there were almost daily beach walks which are killer regardless of how fast you go, plus 2 prenatal yoga sessions.

Maternity Clothes: Yes on the bottom, no on top (b/c I have a short torso to begin with I don't need maternity shirts just yet).  

Belly Button: Innie but I have to say it is getting shallower each week already!

Sleep: Sleep is so sporadic these days. Some nights I will fall asleep quickly at 10 pm and sleep pretty great until about 6 or 7.  Other nights, it takes awhile to fall asleep, then I wake up around 3 to pee and can't go back to sleep for at least an hour (sometimes 2), and still wake up around 6 or 7.  

Cravings: Caprese sandwiches on Ezekiel bread, Lime LaCroix, cereal with 2% milk (which we never buy b/c we get almond milk, but did on vacation and it was SO good!), Fig bars every morning before I get out of bed to keep nausea at bay, peaches, watermelon, garden cantaloupe.

Aversions: Same ole' things- chicken, fish, beef, turkey.

What I Missed: Margaritas on the beach!

Symptoms: Lots of aversions to food and intermittent queasiness, but the nausea is FINALLY so much better. I don't go around gagging all day long anymore! Hallelujah!  Otherwise, I am still lower on energy than normal but that has also improved.  Still waking up once or twice a night to pee.  And I definitely felt pregnant at the beach this year getting so hot and sweaty much much faster than ever before, which causes your heart to race like crazy!  

Movement:  This little one gets stronger and stronger every day.  By 20 weeks Little Lerma was throwing some good punches or kicks that Daddy could feel. And I love when it feels like there are some major somersaults going on in there too! Definitely more of a mover than Isabella was.

Gender: It's A....(gender reveal post coming!)

Best Moment this Week: We FINALLY found out the gender of Little Lerma #2!! That wait seemed like forever!

And, we had a great family vacation in Fort Walton Beach, FL which was a relaxing, fun and much needed time away!

Worst Moment this Week: Does coming home from vacation count? I just love being at the beach and being with family!

What I am Looking Forward to: Finalizing the name and decorating the nursery.

20 Week US!

It's the moment we've all been waiting for.  OK, well it's the moment that Jon and I have been waiting for!!

The 20 week ultrasound. AKA the anatomy scan. AKA what gender is my baby day!!!!

And yet, our appointment was earlier today, and we still don't know.  Not because the baby wasn't cooperative. Not because the ultrasound tech isn't great (b/c I seriously love her!). But because we had her wrap up the little picture with "It's a Boy" or "It's a Girl" in a sealed envelope so we can find out this weekend in Florida!

While I'm dying (DYING!) to know, I think finding out with our family at the beach will be so much more memorable and special than laying on crinkly paper on the table at the doctor's office.  So even though we have to wait 4 more days to find out, this surprise will be well worth it!

The scan went great. The baby's heart rate is 156.  All body parts were accounted for.  

Little Lerma has a small calcification in the heart, but it is considered a normal variant at this point without evidence of any other calcifications throughout the body or evidence of structural abnormalities to the heart.  We will have a follow-up US in a month just to take a closer look at the heart and make sure no new calcifications show up, but nobody seemed worried about it, so we won't worry either.

Other than that, this baby is the exact opposite of Isabella.  During her scan we couldn't get her to move at all in order to see various parts.  This baby on the other hand WOULD NOT sit still! He/She was always throwing punches, kicking high over their head, twisting, turning and even shaking their head.  We have a mover and a shaker people!

I absolutely love these ultrasounds. It amazes me how detailed you can see the baby, each little finger and toe, the individual chambers of the heart, and movements as small as opening and closing of the mouth! 

Little Lerma #2 we already love you and while we love seeing that squishy little alien like face on screen, we are excited to meet you in 20 or so weeks!

Not a great picture, but you can see the baby's eye sockets, nose and lips at the top center of the picture

Sweet little profile

Kinda hard to tell, but baby's legs are flipped up over his/her head!

Baby was opening and closing his/her mouth repeatedly!

Cute little arm, elbow and hand

Sweet Little Lerma : )

20 Week Bumpdate!

Halfway there!! Yay!!  

Seriously though, how are we halfway there already!? As much as I thought the first 18 weeks dragged by (probably b/c I felt so awful), it has certainly picked up speed and I'm sure there is no slowing down now. Holy Moly!  And finally (finally!) I am feeling better...not entirely great, not totally normal, but OH so much better!

And last time for comparison sake : )

How Big is Baby: The size of a banana

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Weight Gain: +1 over the last 2 weeks, so still down a total of 7lbs

Workouts: Week 18 I was able to get in 6 workouts- one prenatal yoga, one prenatal pilates, 2 walk/runs in the park (1 mile and 2 miles) followed by a TRX strength workout, 1 prenatal cardio dance video, and one insane 1 mile hike up Stone Mountain which was super hard but so much fun!  

Week 19 I took 3 days off from workouts, but had a day of "2 a days" (which wasn't planned but just happened that way) so I still got in 2 park walk/runs (1.2 and 2.6 miles), 2 prenatal strength yoga videos, and 1 prenatal toning yoga video.

Maternity Clothes: Definitely needing maternity shorts and pants. Still loving my summer flowy dresses, normal tanks and regular workout gear. My bump starting at 19 weeks definitely feels and looks much bigger than around this time with the first pregnancy (although comparing the 2 pictures above, I don't know that it is "much" bigger, it certainly feels that way though!).

Belly Button: Innie

Sleep: Pregnancy insomnia started to hit right before 19 weeks. I usually wake up to pee around 3am and have been having a hard time falling back asleep til 4 or 4:30.  Still absolutely loving having the cloud and know that I am much more comfortable with it, but my hip pain is worse than last pregnancy (probably b/c I started out heavier this time around). I feel like I am tossing from side to side a bajillion times a night to take pressure off my hips. 

Cravings: I have been able to expand my diet a little bit more, but nothing crazy! I don't crave things really, but can tolerate certain foods that then tend to be a staple. The last two weeks I am enjoying caprese salads or sandwiches on Ezekiel bread, rice noodles with a bit of cheese, homemade tomato sauce (from our garden tomatoes!) over rice noodles, watermelon, sour cherries, and most fruit in general.  One night we had pizza which was great and one night Indian which was amazing...and leftovers the next day even better! Loving that I can enjoy real food once again!

Aversions:  Beef, chicken, turkey, fish...all make me gag a lot...still!  I was able to eat a few pieces of chicken in the Indian food though (nothing a little spicy butter sauce can't mask!)

What I Missed:  I still am not able to drink my hot morning coffee, and I miss this in the mornings! A few times a week I will drink about a half cup of iced coffee, but it's just not the same. I also missed some red wine on some of our pasta nights. 

Symptoms: Still nauseous and gagging when I don't get great sleep, I had about 4 really rough days in the last 2 weeks with all day long super intense nausea and dry heaving, and no energy, but for the most part these days don't happen quite as often!  I definitely don't have the normal second trimester energy like last time, but certainly am waiting for it! Some mild round ligament pain.  

-->Luckily this time around no constipation (as bad now), bloody noses, stuffiness or dry eyes! So different!

Movement: Yes! This little one is getting stronger by the week! Right around 18 weeks I could feel a few, sporadic kicks with my hands.  Jon got to feel one at about 18.5 weeks.  They don't happen all that often but when they do, it's amazing.  Otherwise, feeling tons of flutters throughout the day, and mostly at night when I lay down, plus a few total twists and turns!

Gender: I'm changing my vote this week to girl, Jon is sticking with girl.

Best Moment this Week: Overall starting to feel better, get out more, enjoy the fresh air, workout (which I love!) and just have fun with Isabella. 

Worst Moment this Week: Some really long, really sick days still.  Plus Jon traveled for 4 days this week and that always stinks to be apart : (

What I am Looking Forward to: We FINALLY get to find out the gender towards the end of this week...seriously CAN'T WAIT!! And, we get to go on family vacation for a week which I am super excited about, and will do the gender reveal there!