Baby #2

baby’s size: Honeydew

how I’m feeling: Exhausted! We are are on week two of trying to get Cullen to sleep in his big boy bed and he has yet to sleep a full night. So that mixed with third trimester exhaustion make for one very tired pregnant lady.

best moment this week: I think it’s a tie between my baby shower on Saturday and my doctor appointment last Thursday. Out little girl was doing so well they decided I could wait another week before having her! I am so happy to let her have more time to grow!

what I’m looking forward to: Meeting this little girl! We are so close to being a family of four, and I can’t wait to hold this sweet little girl in my arms!

baby’s size: Coconut. At the ultrasound last Thursday, she weighed about 3 lbs 7 oz.

how I’m feeling: Ready to meet this little girl! I’m still a little nervous about what it will actually be like to have such a small baby, but after so many ultrasounds and doctor appointments (and so long being stuck resting at home) I am ready to hold this little one!

best moment this week: Our Easter Weekend was pretty awesome!

what I’m looking forward to: Having this little girl! We are only about a week away from being a family of four!

baby’s size: Butternut Squash? We have another ultrasound tomorrow to see just how much this little girl has grown.

how I’m feeling: A little exhausted and huge. I don’t remember ever feeling this huge with Cullen even though I was actually much bigger! And the fact that I’m back to not being able to sleep at night, I am always tired.

best moment this week: We had a blast having maternity pictures taken on Sunday. I can’t wait to show you some of them next week!

what I’m looking forward to: Easter weekend! I am so excited to see Cullen hunt eggs again, especially after how much fun he had last year!

baby’s size: Durian? Well, maybe a small one. At the ultrasound last Thursday, she weighed 2 lb 13 oz.

how I’m feeling: A little anxious about what could be happening over the next week. I have another appointment tomorrow and if things aren’t looking perfect with our little girl, I will most likely have to go to the hospital for steroids and early delivery of this little girl. At this point, they are not going to let me go past 36 weeks but are hoping to make it to at least 34 weeks. That gives us at most only three weeks before we have a new baby. I know everything will work out just fine and God has a plan, but the unknown, everything we have left to do, and the worry that comes with premature delivery has me a little nervous.

best moment this week: Cullen went with me to the ultrasound last week and for the hour or so leading up to the appointment, he kept saying “We going to hospital to get the new baby!” As much as I tried to explain it, I couldn’t get him to understand that we were only going to see pictures of the baby. But it was so sweet how excited he was!

what I’m looking forward to: We had to move our maternity pictures to this coming weekend because of the weather. I’m hoping I won’t end up in the hospital and we can still make those happen!

baby’s size: jicama? I have another ultrasound tomorrow to see how much she has grown over the past two weeks, but she is still tiny compared to other babies at this point.

how I’m feeling: Ready to meet this little girl! The braxton hicks have started, which is not always so much fun, and I am beyond ready to be able to do more than sit on the couch all day. But we have so much left to do to get ready for her arrival. So for the next (hopefully at least) five weeks, we will be busy getting things put together and organized and soaking up as much time with Cullen before he is not the only child.

best moment this week: The weather has been absolutely gorgeous the past few days. I have loved the chance to sit outside and soak up some sun and fresh air while Cullen runs around the yard like every two-year-old loves to do.

what I’m looking forward to: We are having maternity pictures taken this weekend. I’m hoping the weather cooperates and we can get some great family photos!

baby’s size: Pineapple

how I’m feeling: The urge to nest has really hit me this week! I stay up way too late planning and working different projects (all of which could wait until morning), but I can’t seem to turn my mind off. I feel like there is so much to do in so little time.

best moment this week: We had another ultrasound this week and found out our little girl has jumped from the 10th percentile to the 11th percentile! (Okay, so that may not really be a big jump, but it’s huge for us!) And we saw a lot of hair…like 2 cm long, which is apparently a lot for this point because our ultrasound tech was showing off her hair to everyone else in the office. It was such a fun visit!

what I’m looking forward to: Spring weather! I am running out of clothes that fit, so I am looking forward to being able to wear spring dresses and sandals all the time. And I am definitely excited about days spent outside with Cullen, he is the happiest when he is running circles in the back yard.

baby’s size: Cucumber? (I don’t really trust this one, I have never seen a cucumber as big as my baby is supposed to be.)

how I’m feeling: The aches and pains of the third trimester have started. My hips hurt at the end of the day and I’ve got the normal discomforts that come with a growing and stretching belly. I’m taking that as a good sign that our little one is growing and slathering on lotion like it’s my job.

best moment this week: If you follow me on Instagram, you have already seen this, but the other day Cullen took his toy tape measure and asked to measure my belly then proudly proclaimed that it was 14 inches! It was one of the cutest things he has ever done and probably the first time he as acknowledge that there might be something different about me. I can’t wait to see his reaction to his baby sister!

what I’m looking forward to: The next 7 weeks. Yep, we only have 7 more weeks at the most before we get to meet our little girl. I am looking forward to everything we still have coming in these next few weeks; showers, more doctors appointments, washing tiny baby clothes, packing hospital bags, and everything else that comes with prepping for a new little one.

baby’s size: Acorn Squash

how I’m feeling: Great! Resting as much as possible and enjoying the sweet movements of our little girl. I am finally feeling those large rolling movements that move my entire stomach. As painful as they can be sometimes, I love seeing and feeling the reminder that our little girl is doing great!

best moment this week: We started painting the nursery this week and Cullen joined right in. He picked up a small roller and pretended to paint the walls right along with everyone else. He called the paint roller a “casserole” and was just about the cutest thing ever! Having him so excited to help us get ready for his little sister made me even more excited to see him turn into a big brother!

what I’m looking forward to: It really hit me this week that we will be a family of four in just about two months! I am looking forward to soaking up this time with Cullen and getting everything ready for bringing home another little one.