22 weeks 1 day

♥ Growing like a weed, and love it! This baby has changed Nick and I in so many ways, and we are just so happy! This past week I've learned so much about the baby and his/her needs, my needs, and Nick's needs. I've gained 1 pound in 1 week, but I feel and look as if I gained about 5. I'm eating more and more each day it seems. The baby is on a different kick this week. Seems it wants me up about 5:30am instead of 6am, and wants food at 6:45, 9:50-10:15, noon, 3:30pm, 6-7pm, then again about 9:00pm. The baby starts kicking crazy, and once I eat, I will not feel any movement until it is hungry again, I swear that has to be it :) I'm having a lot of night sweats, restless legs, numbness in my arms, nightmares, and a few off and on headaches. I will never complain in a bad way how I'm feeling, we couldn't be any happier of where we are at today. This baby is a blessing. No matter what this child puts us through it is our number one and always will be (until we have more children and of course they will all be our number ones =]) Nick had a job interview with Oscar Winski Company, hopefully he will get in. He has to take a few tests and after his tests he will know more :) Keep our fingers crossed. It would be great. It seems as if things are finally falling into place where they are supposed to in our lives! Until next week, have a great weekend and week! ♥

21 Weeks 2 Days

Good day! Pabbam is very active this morning, 11 am and woke me up :) I actually got to sleep in, finally! Nick is off to Florida these past few days. His dad is having surgery in May, so Nick went down to spend time with his parents on his four days off of work. He says the weather is beautiful, upper 70's to mid 80's. He's gone fishing everyday he's been there. As for me, I'm stuck here in this Indiana, rainy weather. Work has been going well for myself. I'm working in the lab, learning the odds and ends there. I was reading an article about the baby, and learned you could hear the heart beat of your child between 20-24 weeks with a stethoscope. Make a long story short, I was trying to listen for it, and a girl I was working with thought it would be funny to spy on me and then scary me, well it worked! She scared the crap right out of me. I was so in depth of listening to the heart beat that when I looked up there she was staring a hole right through me. Pay backs stink! The baby, Madilynn or Kolton, yes we have finally decided, has been extremely more active. Around 9pm every night for about an hour, it is doing nothing but flips and kicks, and then wakes up every morning around 8:30-9 and does more for about an hour. Around lunch time I start feeling more kicks and then not again until 9pm. Almost every day this happens right on schedule. Babies heart beat is still at 144, same as every visit but the first. I feel as if I have gained a butt load of weight because I feel very heavy in the front, but I've gained about 1 pound a week for the past month, didn't gain any weight up until then. So total pregnancy weight has been 4 pounds. I'm feeling good, getting more and more hungry every day. No cravings yet. Until next week, have a great week! ♥

Survery

Total weight gain/loss: I lost 10 pounds in the first month and a half, then gained it all back the 3rd month, other than that none.
Maternity clothes? I have a pair of pants that my mom and dad have bought and they don't fit yet. As for shirts, I have a few, and love them. I wear scrubs all day long so I'm pretty comfortable :)
Stretch marks? None so far, hope it stays that way.
Sleep: At first I couldn't sleep because I was so scared I was going to sufficate the baby, I lay on my tummy. Now I'm sleeping so much better, although I have a feeling this may change. I'm using the restroom a lot more now at night and the baby loves my bladder so I get a lot of kicks there that keep me awake.
Best moment this week: This week has just started, but today the baby was very very active. I do believe it was up and moving around 3/4 of my 9 hour day :-)
Movement: I am having a lot of movement, and love it!
Food cravings: No food cravings yet, so I'm just staying mostly to the healthier foods so when I do have those wild cravings I won't feel so bad digging in :)
Gender: Due date in 19 more weeks, so we will find out then
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? Innie for right now but slowly popping out
Wedding rings on or off? On all the time other than when I sleep at night
What I miss: Tanning, that is 100% the biggest thing I miss! :(
What I am looking forward to: My next dr apt so I can see little Pabbam again and hear his/hear little heart beat.
Milestones: Knowing what I was feeling, the kicking, was actually him/her kicking :)

20 weeks 1 day. April 16, 2010

Our sweet little Pabbam profile picture :) His/her heart beat was 144 again this dr apt. The way my stomach is growing, Dr. Sam said I was 22.5 weeks, the ultrasound shows 20 weeks 1 day, exactly what I've been since day 1. Even if we wanted to know the sex, Pabbam was not wanting to show it, so we wouldn't have gotten to know. Right now, the baby is breech, which I thought so because he/she is kicking my bladder pretty much every time I feel it move. Today was a very nice and successful day. After my apt we went to Toys R Us thinking I could get our crib, dresser, and changing table, but they didn't have it. So we will have to go to one of the baby r us' here soon to get those items. After leaving there we went to the mall to shop around a bit before we went and ate at O'Charley's. (Mom and sis went with us today) Nick ended up going home after we ate and us 3 girls had a girls day. We went and got pedi's. All of us got mom a gift card for Christmas for one, she's never had one, and she loved it. Needless to say we will be doing that more often together :) We did a little bit more shopping before coming home. Tonight, Friday, Nick and I will be calling it an early night. Nick has a test tomorrow for the fire department, Good Luck babe. Tomorrow we are doing much needed spring cleaning :) My next doctor apt is May 18 and I will have another ultrasound, it is just how my doctor likes to do things :) Have a great weekend everyone and I will update next Thursday! Love you all!

Week 19

So this past Thursday, April 8, I am 19 weeks. Boy oh boy how the weeks are flying by and making me change. At the beginning of my pregnancy I weighted 122.4 pounds, as of Friday I weigh 123.6 pounds, so really haven't gained to much. I am feeling the baby move now. Wow was that an experience. At first I thought it was gas, but then I kept feeling the feeling, and when laying in bed I could feel what I thought was gas. Soon I learned it was the baby. Amazing feeling! This weekend Nick has drill, and I graduate college. Confusing for must of you, I did graduate in Dec of 2009, but the school I went to, Harrison College, only does graduations twice a year, so this is my graduation to actually get my diploma. It never fails the military always comes in the way of something important to me for my husband to miss. But I know he signed the papers to do this job, so I do understand. Just wish he could come. But I am thankful for the rest of my family who are coming to support me. Without them I would not be where I am today. I'm so thankful for the family I have. Our baby will be one lucky baby. We both have wonderful families with great support and our baby will be well taken care of/spoiled, I can already tell. This coming week at work for me will be one crazy busy week. Monday I will be working 10.5-11 hours, Wednesday 8 hours like normal, Tuesday and Thursday 9 hours, and Friday off to go and see our little Pabbam. My 20 week doctor apt is Friday, along with an ultrasound, I will post pictures, obviously none of the full body though :) After my apts we will be going to buying all the big stuff, dresser, changing table, and crib. Thank you to both our parents for the purchases. Well I'm out for the rest of this week. I will update on Friday night :) Have a wonderful warm weekend and week everyone! Love you all!!

18 weeks

Where oh where has the time gone? Moving right along. So today we had an ultra sound, and believe it or not, we are having twins. We are a little overwhelmed, but that would explain me getting so big so fast. We will be great parents I know, we will just have our hands full. :) Oh the joys of being pregnant. My emotions are flying in every direction. I'm find out the little things are big things to me. Nick at first was having a hard time dealing with my moods, but he is doing great now. After walking 3-4 miles a day at work and coming home and cooking he's been a great help. He has helped so much with house work and even given me almost daily massages, which include back and feet :) I haven't had any real cravings yet. Still eating a lot of sweets, which I know is now good for me, but I'm wanting them. I've updated the newest picture taken today. I have another dr apt on April 16 to see my progress, but I'll update next week like I do every week. Have a great weekend/week and we love you all. Oh ya, April Fools for the twins :)