Week 15 & 16

So the date is set. Thursday, December 8th we'll find out if Dylan is going to have a baby brother or baby sister...SOOOOOOO exciting. And so far Dylan seems super excited. I'm sure that will change as it gets closer, and of course once the baby is born, but for now I'll take the extra hugs and belly kisses. :) We also have our 2nd blood test for the integrated screening this coming Friday, 11/25.

How am I feeling you ask? Pretty good.  The second trimester is treating me well. Besides being tired, and having a little acid reflux at night, I'm feeling great. It's pretty darn amazing what's going on inside this belly of mine. Right now, Blueberry #2 is the size of an avocado, about 4.5" long, yet only 3.5 ounces in weight. Soon, I'll actually start to feel those wonderful, yet sometimes nauseating kicks and flutters.

Lots to do once we find out the gender. Dylan will be moving into his new bedroom and getting a whole new set of furniture and new big boy bedding. Kind of exciting, yet a bit overwhelming for mommy.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Week 14

Things are getting better...:) and we are officially in the 2nd trimester. Unfortunately, I was sick for the first part of this week, but am feeling better now. And not being able to take any medications to help just down right stinks. HOWEVER, it's 9:11pm and I'm still up and have enough energy to write this post, so that is a huge plus. Not to mention the nausea has subsided, Yippee!

We have our 14 week checkup this Friday, the 11th. It's just a regular checkup but we'll be able to make our next ultrasound appointment at that time to find out the sex of the baby. Any guesses? Aaron swears it's a girl, but I actually kid of think it's another boy.
                        

I promised pictures last week of Dylan all dressed up so here you go. How cute are these kids! Audrey and Dylan dressed up together and had so much fun running around being chased by monsters (i.e. Kevin, Audrey's daddy) and having their Halloween egg hunt.

Oh, and I think I forgot to mention that Aaron and I finally told Aaron about his soon-to-be brother or sister. We showed him the ultrasound picture and some pictures from the What to Expect book with babies in bellies to help try and explain it. He kept asking to "see" the baby and did so by lifting up my shirt. He now likes to rub my belly (kissing it occassionally), however he also likes to be held like a baby again, which I hear is normal. I can't wait until we can tell him whether he's having a sister or brother - we might even get him a boy or girl cabbage patch kid to play with and care for. How cute will that be!

And by next week I'll start sharing some baby bump photos. It is for sure here, but not the hard baby belly we all prefer, haha.

Week 13

Our baby is said to be the size of a peach this week, how cute, and only 1 more week until the 2nd trimester...I can't wait. Not only will we find out the sex of the baby during this trimester, but hopefully I'll get my energy back and not feel so sick. I've only actually got sick twice, but both times was after eating ground meat - guess I won't be trying it for a 3rd time.

So, not only am I pregnant, but my younger sister Carrie and many of my very close girlfriends are pregnant as well. Carrie is about to have her 3rd child - gender unknown, so it's very exciting that her little one and ours will be so close in age.

All else is going well. Nothing too crazy to report - except for the fact that Dylan got sick with Croup this week. Poor kid. Right in time for Halloween. So, because he sadly missed out on all the Halloween night festivities, we're planning on a Halloween egg hunt or something like that possibly on Saturday night. We'll dress him up and he'll hunt for candy filled eggs around the house. Pictures to come...