Week 12 Bumpdate

Itty bitty bump, looks more like a food baby still!

**Had to skip Week 11 because my Dr. moved my due date up 5 days, yay!**

Days Pregnant: 84

Days Remaining: 196 (Less than 200!)
Total Weight Gain: 3 lbs.

Exercise: Walking and pushing around the jogging stroller, it feels like a whole lot more work since it has been so hot out!
Maternity Clothes: I'm at the point where maternity clothes are too big but my regular clothes feel a little tight, so finding something to wear in the morning is pretty challenging. I did find a great skirt at Old Navy that doesn't look like a maternity skirt but is super stretchy and comfy, so nice!

Best Moment This Week:  I had a GREAT week!! Ultrasound went perfectly, there is one cute little peanut in there. :) He or she is already measuring big so the doctor changed my due date from January 14 to January 9. Fine with me, the sooner the better! Also had a great, hot solstice weekend.
Movement: None.
Cravings: I keep craving water, finally something healthy!
Aversions: Coffee has been fine this week, so back to no aversions.
Gender: The ultrasound tech tried to find something but said it was way too early. Countdown to find out whether we'll have a boy or girl is 8 weeks.
Labor Signs: None.
Symptoms: Sleeeeepyyyy...
Looking Forward To: My sweet Nora bug is turning 2 tomorrow! I can't believe it, she's growing so fast and is going to be the best big sister. :)

Week 10

Days Pregnant: 70

Days Remaining: 210
Total Weight Gain: 3 lbs.
Exercise: It has been so HOT lately! So we've been playing outside as much as possible, but even just sitting down I feel like I'm sweating enough to burn some calories!
Maternity Clothes: None yet, and still doing good even without the rubberband trick--hoping to keep this up as long as possible.
Best Moment This Week:  Not baby related, but we have a construction crew here this week insulating our basement so that our heating bill isn't so high this winter.  Does anyone else get as stoked as I do about not having to pay bills?? :)
Movement: None.
Cravings: Oh man...chocolate has been KILLING me this week.  
Aversions: I haven't wanted coffee at all lately.  I have never had this problem before, I must be pregnant...
Gender: ??
Labor Signs: None.
Symptoms: Tired big time, and the heat hasn't helped with that at all.  But still no sickness or nausea, so it's not too bad.
Looking Forward To: Ultrasound TOMORROW!! So excited, can't wait to see my little bug. :) (I have to get blood drawn too, but I'm trying not to think about that...)

Three Years

Happy 3rd anniversary to the love of my life. <3

We've gone from MySpace messages and ice cream dates to diaper changes and goodnight kisses. Thanks for the best three years TK<3

Week 9: Bumpdate!

No bump yet!

Days Pregnant: 63

Days Remaining: 217
Total Weight Gain: Still 2 pounds.
Exercise: I've gotten on the treadmill a couple of times and walked outside a litte, better than nothing!
Maternity Clothes: My first pair of jeans came in the mail, but I'm not wearing them yet  I'm still fitting in my skinny jeans, yay!
Best Moment This Week: We asked Nora this week what she wanted to name the baby and she told us, "Choo-Choo Bayoon!" which, roughly translated, is "Train Balloon" in Nora-Speak.  I don't think so...
Movement: None.
Cravings: Thanks to some good advice, I've done much better this week, and have been subbing dried fruit and trail mix for candy and chips.  So far, so good! (I may have sneaked a cupcake at work yesterday though...)
Aversions: Coffee has been tasting a little off, but that's about it.
Gender: ??
Labor Signs: None.
Symptoms: I'm still so tired, but my sweet little Nora, who has been an awful sleeper since the day she was born, has FINALLY started sleeping through the night in her own bed. Perfect timing :)
Looking Forward To: Mine and Taylor's 3rd anniversary is tomorrow--so thankful for the last three years with my very best friend.  Date night on Friday--dinner at Lavelle's and going to see Superman.  AND ultrasound next Wednesday. :D

Big News!

The Young Burcell's have some exciting news...

Eeek! I am due with Baby B #2 and I'm SO excited!  Taylor and I have kept it mostly under wraps since we found out a month ago, but we just couldn't wait any longer to share the news.  Plus, Nora kept pointing at my belly in public and saying "baby,", so the truth was bound to come out any day now. :)

Like most of the pregnant blogosphere, I want to post weekly updates--partially because it's an easy way to update everyone, but mostly so that I can look back at what this pregnancy was like.  I hate that I don't remember much of being pregnant with Nora, so I'm going to try to be very good about posting every week.  Here goes...

Days Pregnant: 58

Days Remaining: 222

Total Weight Gain: I'm 2 pounds up from where I was 8 weeks ago, mostly because of my rather unfortunate cravings (see below).  This is the part of my pregnancy I'm most worried about.  When I was pregnant with Nora, I gained a ridiculous amount of weight...70 lbs. Uggghhh.  All the extra weight made the last trimester pretty awful: swollen feet like you've never seen before, high risk for preeclampsia, borderline diabetic, etc.  On top of that, losing all the weight was not an easy thing to do, so I'm determined to not let that happen again.  I'm hoping that sharing my weight gain every week with who-knows-how-many people will help. :)

Exercise: I've been trying to go for a walk with Nora everyday, but the last few days have been rough.  First trimester fatigue is no joke--I have been exhausted lately--plus it's raining, which just puts me in the mood to cuddle up on the couch and watch Grey's Anatomy reruns.  

Maternity Clothes: I still fit into all my old clothes, but I ordered a pair of maternity khakis so that when the time comes I'll have pants to wear to work.  (I'm thinking this might be sooner rather than later, I feel like I'm showing much much earlier this time and my shorts are starting to feel kind of snug.)

Best Moment This Week: The word is out! It's such a happy thing, I love sharing this news!

Movement: None.

Cravings: Some women are lucky and they crave fruits and vegetables when they are pregnant.  Me on the other hand, all I crave are sweet and salty things, which is very counteractive to my weight gain goal.  Pray for me, I need all the help I can get when it comes to resisting chocolate covered pretzels and potato chips!

Aversions: None, though some would come in handy here pretty soon...

Gender: ??

Labor Signs: None.

Symptoms: Just the fatigue and the cravings, so I really shouldn't be complaining, I know it could be much worse.

Looking Forward To: First ultrasound and doctor's appointment--less than two weeks away! Can't wait to see my little bug. :D