23 weeks

On Monday I believe I weighed in around 18 pounds weight gain which is up over 2 pounds from the week before.  In the past 2 days I have gained another 2 pounds so I think I really need to step up the good eating now.  I have just been coasting the past few weeks and not really trying to eat very healthy, but 4 pounds of weight gain in just a few weeks is a little much.  I still don't feel stressed out about it although I am still nauseous every day.  I am trying to cut out Zofran so that I stay regular, so I think eating better will help me feel better overall.  I am also going to try and start mildly exercising again, sliver or no sliver.  With my tennis shoes I don't really notice it.

On Sunday I starting feeling really ill and exhausted again so I drank a lot of water and took some miralax and luckily by Monday it was gone.  I haven't had a Zofran since Sunday and although I really want one today, I am going to try hard not to take one. 

Justin was also sick on Monday with a stomach bug and he spent most of the day in bed watching movies.  He did go hiking with our family and some friends in the morning but we weren't able to go far due to his feeling ill.  He is doing much better thankfully and it doesn't seem as though anyone else has gotten it, crossing fingers. 

Til next week.

Doing Better

So last week was terrible.  I was horribly sick from Sunday night until Thursday night and I was so incredibly nauseous and throwing up all week.  I went to the doc on Wed and he said I was plugged up even though I go every day.  It may be a little constipation but seriously?  He did draw blood and found no elevation in white blood cells so no real infection going on.  I even had Justin give me a blessing and it was very vague saying in time this would pass.  I also had a sliver that I thought he got out but my foot is still bugging me.

Anyway, feeling much better this week and even though 2 kids threw up Saturday night, they are feeling much better today.  If I could just get rid of that pesky sliver that invisibly decided to take up residence in my right foot and make it hard for me to walk.

With illness and not being able to eat much last week, I lost weight and I am just under 16 pounds now.  I remember reading on this blog with my last pregnancy that I weighed 20 pounds at 22 weeks so I am 4 pounds under that amount, which is nice.  I was 4 pounds over the recommended 35 pounds so if this keeps up, I should be right where I should be.  Still, I haven't stressed much about weight gain but I am glad to be less than before.  I think it partly has to do with sweets.  I still get a stomach ache if I eat too much sugar so I don't eat a lot of treats right now.

I hope we are done with illness.....it's about that time that everyone gets well and stays well for the summer!

21 Weeks and Feeling It.

So after an exciting few weeks of going on our trip and finding out that we're having a boy, I'm not quite sure what's going on with me.

On Mother's Day I was completely exhausted and so glad I had an excuse not to do anything.  I even left my ward early because I didn't feel like I could sit anymore, needed to lay down.  Then we went to Justin's parent's ward for their mission homecoming and it was very nice.  Then I relaxed at my in-laws the rest of the day and even had a video chat with my brother in Mexico on his mission :)

Well, that evening I felt worse and went to bed and felt sick all night.  In the morning I felt terrible and even threw up.  The weird thing was that I threw up food I ate the afternoon before. Normally when I throw up in the morning, it's only the little bit of food and drink I've had that day.  I threw up a lot of food, weird!  No wonder my stomach was upset.

I continued to feel terrible so I took a morning nap while my kids just roamed around doing their own thing.  Then I felt a little better so I got up and cleaned a little and then when Mikey went down for a 3 1/2 hour nap, I ended up sleeping another 2 1/2 hours. 

I woke up to the power being out (basically for the rest of the day) and took it easy.  We took our family to Arctic Circle for dinner and the food I ate was not the best because my stomach hurt again like crazy.  Then I felt a little better, got kids to bed and then ate again before bed and stomach hurt again like crazy, lucky me. 

I'm not sure if I am revisiting early morning sickness and I'm super unlucky or if I have a bit of a stomach bug.  Usually when I eat I feel better but right now, I feel worse.  I have tried very hard to eat good foods today and I am feeling a little bit better, but still kinda crappy.  Since it was the last preschool day for me to run errands without 2 kids, I decided to go out and run errands with just Mikey instead of both Mikey and Allie. 

Anyway, I'm hoping this subsides soon.  At least I know it probably won't last long unlike normal morning sickness which goes on for weeks and months.  That's getting me by right now.

Also, I have gained about 17 pounds now.

It's a BOY!

We had our big ultrasound yesterday and found out we are having a BOY.  The baby didn't cooperate very well and she had a hard time getting a shot but she finally did and then did it again at the end to double check.  I felt like it would be a boy but had a little hope that I would be wrong and it would be a girl.  Also, the baby showed no abnormalities and looks completely healthy although measured 2 days smaller than my due date. 

My mom kept having dreams about me having another girl and in the past she has had dreams that I had an overweight girl but those dreams were just dreams in the end.  As for having an overweight daughter, someday I guess it could be Allie but anyone who knows her knows she is one little skinny minny.  At her 5 year checkup she was something like 70-90th for height and only 20th for weight and she only weighs 10 more pounds than Mikey who is 2, lol.

I must admit, I did have a small twinge of sadness when she announced it was a boy.  I wanted another girl so that Allie has a sister, and I always imagined having more than one daughter to go shopping with and have girl dates with.  Plus, all of the cute baby clothes that I just need to sell or get rid of without using again.

I guess I am being blessed though because I started going through all of her baby clothes and I actually didn't feel like I would miss most of them.  The ones that I still remember and made me feel nostalgic I decided to keep.  All in all, I will probably keep one small box of clothes just for the memories. Perhaps I am being too hasty getting rid of stuff in case the ultrasound tech is wrong but I feel it's a boy.  Also, if I ended up miscarrying this baby, I'm still not sure I would want another one because I would be fine with 3 kids also.  I thought about saving the clothes for my sisters to use but I bet they won't want most of them and neither of them are married although one sister is getting close having a serious boyfriend.  Then they would have to have a girl, lol.  Plus everyone wants new stuff for their first child and I get that.

Anyway, it's nice to get rid of stuff and dejunk some and after this baby is born, I will be able to get rid of boy stuff immediately after he grows out of it.  Justin asked me again if I am feeling done with having kids now that this baby is a boy and yes, I am feeling very done.  I am done with morning sickness and the changing of my body and the work I have to do to get back in shape after.  Plus, I am very excited for my kids to get a little older and go do things without bottles, naps, cribs etc to worry about.  Sounds pretty awesome to enter that new stage of life!

What a Relief!

So I just called my doctor's office to find out the results from my blood test for Down Syndrome and it was negative, I am feeling relief!  I have really been concerned that something would be wrong with this baby and the strongest feeling was Down's so I went ahead and did the bloodwork even though it is not required and can have a false positive sometimes.  Since I've been concerned, I have 'noticed' Down's people all around me more than normal and even at our hotel in Cancun was an entire group of Down's adults and I kept wondering if it was a sign or if I was just feeling paranoid.  Well, no worries so far and I'm glad.  Of course the big ultrasound on Thursday will share more information but so far, so good :)

Now, please don't get me wrong.  Those with disabilities are wonderful people and if we did have a baby with a disability, we would embrace the child with loving arms.  But there is just some relief in knowing that you have a truly healthy, no issues baby as well.

Half Way!

Yesterday I reached 20 weeks and I am finally half way, yay!  I got back from my trip on Sunday night at midnight and I had surprisingly very little nausea on my trip, but now that I'm back, I have it a lot. 

I haven't officially weighed in but I think I'm around 156 or 157, so I gained a few pounds on my trip but when you stay at an all-inclusive hotel and eat 3-5 times a day, it's not too surprising.  Oh well, it's all good. 

I will probably do a write up of my trip on my family blog.  We had a good time but I'm glad to be home and excited to find out what we are having on Thursday :)