25 weeks

I'm 25 weeks pregnant. This little guy feels pretty big in my belly. He moves a lot! So much that I actually never worry if he's okay in there. I can feel feet pushing, elbows, knees, rolling... he doesn't like when I set the computer on my belly. He will push on it with his feet, lol. Justin says he thinks that's b/c the computer gives off heat. I don't know...

I've been feeling pretty good in the mornings. I get tired easier. I don't bend over or down anymore. Don't ask me to get on the floor! lol My belly feels really big for just being 25 weeks. No new stretch marks yet though.
As far as cravings.. not so much. I like to eat more fruit than normal. I was craving chocolate cake last week. And I'm having heartburn at night. Two nights ago I was up until 2 a.m. with heartburn. It hurt in my back, chest, and throat and I tried to sleep sitting upright on the couch. Even that didn't work. Finally, after 4 Tums, a glass of milk, and time, it went away.

I'm debating cloth diapering or disposables. Cloth diapers are just so expensive! People say you save money by cloth, but I don't see how that is when you pay twenty dollars for one diaper. I can get 72 disposables for less than that.. plus, you have to buy new sizes in cloth diapers so that's at least three investments.

I've been considering the sleeping situation too. I can give him Ashlyn's crib and put her in a bed. Or I can keep her in the crib and put him in something else. I have the co-sleeper but it's pink. I wonder if there is a way to cover it and make it another color?

I will need clothes for him and diapers. There's a few odds and ends I will need also. I'd like to get a new boppy. We saved the bouncers, toys, etc... from Ashlyn though so we have all of that. Also, a friend gave me some of her son's clothes. Those are already washed and put away in drawers :)

My next OB appt. is June 22nd.

23 weeks

OB appt. 22 weeks

I had an OB appt. on Tuesday. The nurse came out and said that a 34 week along lady was in labor so that the doctor had to leave to go check on her and then he might have to leave to deliver. We weren't sure if we'd get to see him but we did. We got most of the ultrasound done when they called him and he flew out the door. We told him good luck! The nurse said the girl was 17 or 18 years old and this is her first and her water broke at 34 weeks. I asked if the hospital was prepared for that sort of thing and she said, "Yes and no" Usually they have a helicopter waiting to transport to Children's.
OH and as far as my baby. Still a boy! We got several views of the boy parts. Everything looked great. Healthy. Heartbeat 151.

First 12 weeks

I felt very off for the first 12 weeks. I was tired - exhausted and I had morning sickness but not as bad as with Ashlyn. I had queasy moments during the day but I felt sick mostly at night. I got sick a few times. I felt like I was in a mental fog too. I didn't have much interest in anything. After the first trimester ended, I began to lift out of the nausea, and I gained motivation and mental clarity again.

finding out

Finding out I was pregnant with this little guy. I was late for my period but felt PMSy. I thought maybe I was a little off because I had gotten sick with a stomach bug. I thought I was three or four days late but I was actually more, I think. This is where the story gets interesting for me, lol. It was January and dark at about 7. We went to Wal Mart for the pregnancy test. I bought a single Equate brand b/c I was sure it would be negative. Although, in my gut I felt I was. As we were leaving the store, I was having a little chat with God in my head about the timing, money, logisitcs of being pregnant. A thought came to my head that later I would see a shooting star and that would mean everything would work out fine. That it was all ok. I imagined going home and sitting on the porch and seeing a shooting star. One the way home, right in front of us, a FIREBALL streaked through the sky very slowly. God didn't just send a shooting star, he sent a fireball! It was that moment I was sure I was pregnant. I took the test that night and it was VOID, lol. I had to laugh b/c I felt here God told me I was pregnant but I needed that test to tell me and it was void. The next day I got a different brand and it was so immediately positive that I was confused at first. lol I ran into the kitchen waving the test yelling, "I'm pregnant!"