St. Jude Fest and 18 weeks

I just unloaded my camera with all the pics I have taken in the past month or so...
getting some new blog posts up soon.
I came across a few unpublished drafts I had saved earlier...
this being one of them.
I figured I would post this first before my newest additions.
These pics are from the St. Jude Fest back in June.
We took Wren last year when she was only 10 weeks old.
She spent most of the time riding in her stroller and sleeping.
This year... different story.
We had a running, crazy toddler to chase after!
How much changes in a year!


With her 50/50 tickets

Carousel ride with Daddy

Daddy won her a prize!

This week's pregnancy update...

• How far along are you? 18 weeks
• How big is the baby?   The size of a sweet potato... or 5.6 inches and 6.7 ounces.  
• Weight gain? Doctor's appointment on Friday, will find out then.
• Stretchmarks?  Nada.
• Belly button?  Still there.
• Cravings?  Mexican and chocolate chip cookies with ice cream.
• Latest hormonal outburst?  Last weekend.  Involving painting the dining room chairs.  Aye yi yi. 
• Vomiting?  Indulged in my Mexican craving last night and felt like barfing afterwards.  Too.  Many.  Chips.  
• Feeling prepared?  As far as clothing, I just went through all of Wren's clothes she's grown out of and pulled out all of the gender neutral attire.  If we have a girl, we are set.  If we have a boy I think we will be okay for a while.  So many of the gender neutral clothes we had for Wren have never even been worn.  I think they look boyish.  As soon as people found out we had a girl, the pink outfits came rolling in and we never even put her in the other stuff.  Most of the newborn to 3 month neutral clothing is brand spanking new... not a single spit up or poop stain to be found!   
• Names?  I have a short list of girls names I like.  Chris only "kind of" likes a few of them.  As far as boys names go, I'm stumped.  
• Sleep?  Wren's been a little crazy at night lately (teething, maybe?), but that's really the only thing affecting my sleep.  I pee when I get up to take care of her and back to bed I go!
• Random pregnancy side effects?  Serious nesting (already?!) 
• Best moment this week?  Wren and I spent a whole day with a friend from high school and her 2 little ones!  It was so fun and nice to see that juggling 2 young kids out in public CAN BE DONE!  :)
• Work?  I am fortunate enough to be a stay-at-home mom, so yes, I am working my butt of every day.  :)  Haha, it's funny because the first day I started this new gig after quitting my old job, I took a pregnancy test because I was feeling "sort of pregnant."  Lo and behold- pregnant!  I felt good for about a week after finding out.  I felt so good I even ran a half marathon!  As soon as I hit the 6 week mark (and 2 days after the half marathon, fortunately), I hit a wall... or more like the floor, I guess.  I was sooooo sick.  A few days I could barely get off the floor except to throw up.  Poor Wren.  We read a lot of books and didn't do much else during those first few weeks.  I remember thinking then (and when I was sick while pregnant with Wren, too), "I am NEVER getting pregnant again."  Pretty sure I thought the same thing after delivery.  Haha... funny how you forget those things.  :)    

Bad Blogger Update- Wren at 15 Months and Me at 17 Weeks

Yeah, yeah, yeah...

I haven't posted in a long time.

Our days go by pretty quickly lately...

Play dates, swimming, library program, and Grandma O', Aunt Sorcha, and Great Grandma Knight came to visit, too (that's a whole 'nother post in itself)...

lots going on!

Being 17 weeks pregnant and chasing after a busy 15-month old is tough stuff!

I definitely am taking advantage of nap time every day and am napping myself.

Wren is as busy as ever... running, hiding, being a crazy toddler.

We sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider about 50 times a day.

She is starting to say a few words.

She peeked in on Chris in the bathroom the other day and said, "Hi, Dad!"

Haha, we couldn't believe it!

At her 15-month check up last week, Wren weighed in at 22 lbs and 31 3/4 inches.

35th percentile for weight and 84th percentile for length.

I need to post some pictures soon.

There are a few on the camera, but not many...

I have been suuuuuuper bad about taking pictures!

I blame it on the pregnancy.

This pregnancy has been way different than the first.

Maybe that means a boy this time? :)

I LOVED being pregnant with Wren.

Other than a few weeks of nausea at the beginning, and some wicked heartburn in the 3rd trimester, my first pregnancy was wonderful.

And although I still am enjoying being pregnant, this time around has been quite a bit different...

Way more sickness (which was absolutely miserable from week 6 through about week 12)....

Way more moodiness (ha, just ask Chris)....

Way more acne (boo)...

Way more tired during the day (thank goodness Wren takes good naps)....

Way more food aversions (I can't even type them here without my gag reflex kicking in)....

Way more headaches (I had NONE when pregnant with Wren, now I seem to get them a few times a week)...

But enough with the negatives, there are also some positive differences, too....

This pregnancy is going by SO FAST.

Being so busy all day makes the weeks really fly by.

I feel way more relaxed this time around... I guess it's the "been there, done that" mentality.

I started to feel the baby move last week!

I felt Wren moving around 19 weeks, so it's pretty exciting to feel this baby a few weeks earlier.

Okay, so I have seen other bloggers do things similar to this, and I am going to try to post these pregnancy updates every few weeks for ya...

• How far along are you?  17 weeks today!
• How big is the baby?   According to thebump.com, the baby is 5.1" and 5.9 oz.
• Weight gain?  Eh, not too sure... but as of my 13 week appointment, I had gained 1 lb. 
• Stretchmarks?  Nope, and hopefully none this time around.  I got lucky with Wren and didn't get a single one!
• Belly button?  In, and will probably stay in.  Never popped with Wren.
• Cravings?  Gosh, it changes every day.  Today it was chocolate covered toffee.  And applesauce.
• Latest hormonal outburst?  Oh man, everything sets me off these days.
• Vomiting?  I took my prenatal vitamin on an empty stomach a while ago... that didn't turn out so well. Ended up puking in the driveway for all the neighbors to see.
• Feeling prepared?  For the most part, yes.  
• Names?  Ha, no.  Naming a human is a very hard thing to do.  
• Sleep?  Up to pee at least once a night, but good sleep other than that.  Napping most days when Wren sleeps.  
• Random pregnancy side effects?  Bananas give me heartburn.  Yuck.
• Best moment this week?  Feeling the baby move!
• Maternity clothes?  Just busted them out last week.  

My Big Girl

I know I just posted pics in another entry with Wren with pig tails in, but they are just too darn cute to not take pictures of and share with ya'll.
I think they make her look so big!
She left them in most of the day.
I have found that if you don't talk about them, she forgets about them and leaves them in.
So, so, so stinkin' cute....

 

 

My big girl!
:)