16 Weeks with Baby #2 :)

This pregnancy is flying by! I'm writing this (super) late again - I'm actually 18 weeks now, oops - but seriously, it's insane how quickly this is going. I am feeling great aside from being extra tired, but I think that's pretty much to be expected. 

The last couple of weeks I've been watching a 7/8 week old little guy that belongs to a friend of mine who just went back to work, and I was super interested to see how Grayson would react. Let me just say, I was incredibly pleasantly surprised. He LOVED the baby being here, loved helping me feed him bottles and change his diapers, bring me his paci and the burp cloth, and so on. Every day he was sad when he went home, and every morning he was so excited for "Baby Parker",as he called him, to get here. It made me so excited for our baby to get here because I just think he's going to be the best big brother. So stinking cute!

On to the update...

Due Date

October 17, 2015

This Week Baby A...

Is about the size of an avocado. His legs are more developed,  head is more erect, and he's even growing toenails. 

Symptoms

So far this pregnancy rocks compared to my last one, and my last one was pretty good. I'm not having near as many of the aches and pains that I did the first time around, I'm assuming because my body has done this before and isn't having to stretch out in new and crazy ways like it did with Grayson. 

Weight Gain

2 pounds

Gender (prediction)

Not leaning any particular way at this point :)

Food Cravings/Aversions

Here's a surprise: I want pizza a lot. And cereal. Apple Jacks this week. More than anything with this pregnancy I'm having a hard time remembering to eat, which hasn't been great for my energy levels. Working on remembering to snack every few hours and drink water. 

Movements

Since I'm writing this late, I can say that I officially started feeling the little one move at 16 weeks and 4 or 5 days. Since then baby's been super duper active!

Sleep

Pretty good! Considering that I haven't had good sleep since I got pregnant the first time almost three years ago and have had a tossing and turning child in my bed ever since, I can't complain. 

Daddy's Thoughts

He's mainly been talking about how he wonders what it will be like to have two...and if he could ever possibly love another kid as much as he loves Grayson (from what I hear, it just magically happens ;))

Fun Moments

The belly really popped out there this week! Also, feeling baby kicking around in there is awesome. Definitely my favorite part of pregnancy, hands down.

Looking Forward To

Well....at this point I know what the little one is, BUT at 16 weeks I was still dying to know! 

The First 14 Weeks

I can't believe that I'm here, writing pregnancy updates yet again. In some ways it feels like I just did this, and in others that feels like an entirely different lifetime - life BEFORE BABY. The first time around I had no idea whatsoever what I was getting myself into. This time around I like to think I'm slightly more prepared, slightly more wise, and slightly more calm. But I'm probably actually none of those things. 

The major difference between this pregnancy and the last is the fact that I have an insane toddler that I'm chasing around 24/7. I would say the exhaustion this pregnancy has been ramped up a bit, especially with a husband who now travels about 50% of the time, but on the plus side, my body seems to be handling things better this time around. Not having so many random aches and pains, which I guess means I'm just not having to stretch out as much this time. As my doctor put it, my body is like "Oh yeah, we've done this before". Thus the major baby bump you're about to see. It's definitely making an appearance a little quicker this time around! 

Anyhow, feast your eyes on comparison pics, as well as my very first Baby A #2 update! I'm starting at 14 weeks, although I'm actually 16 weeks 2 days right now ;) I'll catch up eventually! 

Due Date

October 17, 2015

This Week Baby A....

Can now squint, grimace, frown, pee (awesome) and maybe suck it's thumb! Baby is about the size of a lemon, around 3 1/2 inches and weighing in at about 1 1/2 ounces. (I'm cheating here and keeping the exact same update from the first time)

Symptoms

Feeling pretty good! I'm super duper exhausted, but I think that's to be expected when growing a human being and raising a toddler who has recently entered into what's so endearingly referred to as the "terrible twos". Weeks 5-10 I had horrendous morning sickness 24 hours a day, minus the throwing up. But since then things have been going pretty well! 

Weight Gain

O pounds - I'm starting out 2 pounds heavier than I did last time, and hoping for a bit less of a final weight gain than with G. Fingers crossed! 

Gender (prediction)

At this point with Grayson I said I was feeling boy, but with this baby I've got zero clue. Part of me is hoping girl so I'll have one of each and I can make A happy and say ok let's be done at two, but I don't really have a "feeling" one way or another. 

Food Cravings/Aversions

I'm just as awful as I was last time. Eating tons of pizza, cereal, and all other unhealthy things. I have randomly started craving Campbell's creamy chicken noodle soup, and was eating like a can a day for lunch when I decided to check the nutritional facts. OMG the sodium. So I've cut back on that. Other than that, I have been wanting chips constantly, and I am normally not a chip eater at all. I'll have a few with a sandwich, but can generally pass 'em up no problem. Now, if the thought of a chip crosses my mind I must have them like NOW. Especially the kettle cooked jalepeno cheddar. Yummmmm.

Movements

Nope

Sleep

Surprisingly not so bad. Even more surprising when I admit to you that I have a two year old sleeping in bed with me every night. He starts in his bed, but when he wakes up after a few hours he comes right in mommy and daddy's bed. Aside from being woken up by random kicks to the ribs (and face some nights) I'm really sleeping pretty well. Must be that exhaustion. 

What I Miss

I cut out caffeine completely in the first trimester, and I would have killed for a thai tea with bubbles. Also would have killed for a coke. Now that I'm slowly bringing it back into the diet I'm better. The main issue is sushi, and the occasional longing for a bloody mary...

Daddy's Thoughts

He's definitely excited, although this time around we are talking about it less. Because so much of our energy is taken up with Grayson, I think we both kind of forget I'm pregnant. He has been SUPER overly helpful with Grayson and trying to let me take some down time when possible, so that's been amazing. 

Fun Moments

The bump officially popped at like 14 weeks on the dot. I like when that happens because it seems more "official". We also had a checkup at 14 weeks, and hearing the heartbeat always makes me feel 1000% better. Until I feel this little guy or gal kicking around in there I always need a lot of extra assurance that everything is going ok! 

Looking Forward To

Finding out what I'm having! I think I'm even more anxious this time around. I want to know so I know which way to get excited, which way to start planning, and so we can stop telling Grayson he will have a brother or sister and get him excited for whichever it will be! 

We Have Big News!!!

If you follow me on Instagram, you're probably already well aware of this info, but come October of this year we will be a family of FOUR!

We are all so excited to grow our little family, and I absolutely can't wait to see Grayson as a big brother. I *think* he understands somewhat what's going on, but I know he won't truly get it until the baby makes his or her arrival. Speaking of which, we won't know whether we have a he or she for another month. For some reason my doctor insists on waiting until 20 weeks for the gender sonogram...the anticipation is killing me!

So far I'm feeling good, aside from being exhausted from chasing a toddler combined with growing a human, and the time is flying by. Before we know it we'll have TWO kids, which is blowing my mind. I think I'm ready, then I'm hit by the reality and have a minor panic attack, but then I'm fine again.

I'm hoping I can keep up with my pregnancy updates like I did with Grayson, although this time around things like that seem a bit more challenging ;) But I really, truly hope to be back soon with my first update!