20 Week Pictures

As promised, my 20 weeks pictures, tomorrow I will be 21 weeks.

20 weeks

I am halfway to holding our baby! I am pretty excited but sad too because if our little guy is okay this will likely be our last baby.  Pregnancy is so emotionally and physically draining for me that I don't know if I can do it again.  I would like to give this little guy (and Charlie) a sibling but if it doesn't happen I won't beat myself up about it.   I am trying to find a good balance between enjoying this time and the reality that you don't always bring a baby home with you.

We went to buybuyBaby on Sunday (2.26) and found a crib we both like.  I am going to post about the nursery sometime this week.  Mr. H. is getting super excited about the baby and found lots of clothes that wanted to buy.  It was super cute and I smile every time I think about how excited he is.

After buybuyBaby we went to Cheeseburger in Paradise, because I am always hungry for a burger and I love theirs. It was such a great day!

I think the scales are slowly tipping in our favor, we need to get to 24 weeks at least and hopefully 34 weeks. So I hope we can keep the baby baking for 14 more weeks!

Baby @ 18 weeks

Planning and Thinking and Worrying ... Oh My!

Sorry for my extended absence.  Life has been busy and I have been very tired.  I am happy to report that I have been having a nice quiet time so far.

Mr. H. and I are starting to think about day care and see how long a wait may be.  It is shockingly expensive so I am glad we are looking at our options early.  We have also started thinking about taking birth, breastfeeding and childcare classes.  It occurred to me that if the goal is to make it to 34 weeks then time is winding down quickly.  I guess I will discuss it with my OB at my next appt. (March 8th), but then I will be 3 weeks further along and the March classes may have already started.
Mr. H and I want to wait until after 24 weeks to take the classes so I guess our goal is probably April classes. 


I feel like the more I think about the baby the more I realize I should be doing but then it all seems like I have way too much to do and don't know where to start. I guess this is the typical mom to be feeling. I don't want to get ahead of myself but I don't want to fall behind either.  I guess it will all work out.

15 weeks

16 Weeks

I didn't have a sign for 17 weeks.  This is really 17 weeks and 6 days.

I haven't taken my 18 week picture yet, I am a little behind schedule on this too!

16 Weeks

I guess it is time for an update.  Everything is okay.  I keep standing up too quickly and have round ligament pain. Work has been super busy.  I am trying really hard to keep my weight under control and so far it has been okay although I struggle every day to not go crazy by over eating.  I started my weekly 17P shots they last from week 16-34 or 36.  That means a maximum of 19 more shots before we are holding our little man and Chrarlie's little brother! (Labor tends to start quickly after the shots end.)

Mr. H and I are thinking of baby names.  It is really hard to pick out names for little boys. I guess not much is going on but I will gladly take that over my last pregnancy.  I am kind of bored being at home all the time.  I hope Mr. H. takes me to a movie or for dinner this weekend. I really cannot complain though.

Baby H #2 - 3D Picture 14+1

We are having ...

We went for an elective ultrasound on January 13th and even though we had a snowstorm the day before we decided that it was still a good idea to keep our appointment. (I actually moved the appt from Saturday morning to Friday evening because I was afraid that it would snow again and we wouldn't be able to go.)  

We decided to get a 3D ultrasound and we were able to see the baby's face.  I can't wait to go back once the baby gets more fat under his skin! The baby was pretty uncooperative and the technician had to give me a piece of chocolate to eat and I had to roll to my left side, which didn't work.  I suggested rolling to my right side since the baby prefers my left side.  We were finally able to get the baby moving.  And we quicklyPublish Post saw that our baby is a BOY!

Another baby boy.  Mr. H is super excited since this will likely be our last baby.  I was a little disappointed but am starting to be excited about having another son! I pray for a quiet six months until this little guy arrives!

(photo of Baby Boy H #2 is coming soon)