Ohhhhhh We're Half Way There......

Wow I cannot believe are half way through this thing! The 2nd time definitely goes a lot faster. So much for the weekly updates, but I guess every few weeks is better than nothing! We got to see our sweet baby boy today for the 20 week ultrasound!He really looks like Brett at this age. :)

I still have a good bit to do as far as the nursery goes. We are moving Brett in to the guest room and keeping his room as the nursery since it has all the trim which is kind of baby-ish. This is exciting but I have to get 2 rooms ready now: a big boy room AND a nursery, We are going to get Brett some new furniture and use the crib we have for the baby......who has a name now!!

        Blake Hamilton Bonner

I did not want another B name at first, but we kept coming back to Blake. Hamilton is from my side of the family- it was my great grandmother's maiden name and is my grandfather, father, and brother's middle names as well.

Here are my stats for this week:

*How far along?: 20 Weeks

*How big is baby?: The size of a Banana- 10 inches from head to toe

*Weight Gain: up 16 lbs- I had gained at least 20 with Brett at  this point....doing much better!

*Sex: Baby boy!

*Maternity clothes:Some shirts and all jeans/pants. Love my skinny maternity cords! Still normal pjs and yoga pants.

*Stretch marks: Nothing new

*Sleep: Still pretty good- waking up once a night to pee.

*Symptoms: Starting to feel it when I do too much- my lower back has been hurting lately. My back it breaking out terribly- its like 8th grade all over! Stupid hormones. At least it isn't my face :)

*Movement: Yup! All the time now.

*Food cravings: Sweets- still hooked from the holidays.

*Labor signs: Nope

*Belly button in or out: In but top is already flat.

*What I miss: Wine ;)

*What I'm looking forward to: Getting the rooms started.

*Best moment of the week: Settling on a name!

Week 17

17 weeks.....the weeks are flying by and I am not doing a good job keeping up with these updates!

*How far along?: 17 weeks 5 days

*How big is baby?: The size of a turnip- 5 inches from head to rump

*Weight Gain: up 12 lbs- I had gained at least 15 with Brett at  this point so Im doing good! My size has evened out a little the last 2 weeks and I dont feel as huge as I did.

*Sex: Baby boy! He almost didn't show us the goods for a second time but FINALLY gave us a good shot after 10 minutes!

*Maternity clothes:Some shirts and all jeans. Still normal pjs and yoga pants.

*Stretch marks: The few around my belly button from Brett are more noticeable, but hoping not to add to them!

*Sleep:Pretty good- I was so tired after Christmas I didn't event wake up to go to the bathroom 2 nights in a row!

*Symptoms: Finally not nauseated anymore and I have my energy back during the day! My Sciatic nerve has really been bothering me, but I have been on my feet a lot with Christmas and stuff. I am starting to feel it when I do too much- which is easy to do with a 2 year old to play with :)

*Movement: Yup! It's still faint but I love it- feeling more kicks and less flutters.

*Food cravings: Still nothing really- my appetite has been very normal with this pregnancy where as with Brett I was starving all the time!

*Labor signs: Nope

*Belly button in or out: In but top is already flat.

*What I miss: Nothing right now.

*What I'm looking forward to: My 20 week ultrasound- I cant wait to see his sweet face!

*Best moment of the week: Christmas! It was so fun this  year with Brett! He is at the best age and really had  blast opening all his presents!

Here we go again!

Well I am 13 weeks 5 days now, so I guess I should start posting these weekly updates so I can remember the details later! Because, all us moms know that part of our brains are removed after child birth! :)

                      This pic was taken over the weekend so I think Ive grown since then.....

*How far along?: 13 weeks 5days

*How big is baby?: The size of a peach- 2.9 inches

*Weight Gain: 8 lbs- not bad since I had gained over 10 with Brett at this point. I think its because I have been sick this time.....

*Sex: We find out Dec 8!

*Maternity clothes:Some shirts and all jeans. Still normal pjs and yoga pants. Trying to be creative with my wardrobe in this transitional time.

*Stretch marks: The few around my belly button from Brett are more noticeable, but hoping not to add to them!

*Sleep: Ok on some nights but not because of being preggo- our resident toddler likes to wake up in the middle of the night and have one of us come in his bed.....its a work in progress.

*Symptoms: Nausea and fatigue still hanging around. Meds help with the sickness but I'm trying to not take them. Also, my hip joint started hurting this week which seems so early, but it is a 2nd pregnancy.....

*Movement: Maybe? I feel flutters every so often so I think that's the baby?

*Food cravings: Nothing really- I just have a small aversion to chicken but not all the time. When Im hungry its the worst. Hunger quickly turns to nausea if I don't eat quick.

*Labor signs: Nope

*Belly button in or out: In but top is already flat.

*What I miss: Wine! haha that's it.

*What I'm looking forward to: Finding out the gender

*Best moment of the week: We had an U/S Monday and it was so great to see the little baby moving and flipping around!