Oh my goodness...I am DEFINITELY not receiving any "Mommy of the Year" awards. It has been almost 12 weeks since my last update. So much has happened since the 12 week mark and I have been very slack about documenting my pregnancy journey with Baby G #2. But...I have often felt like my life is spiraling quickly out of control with just the day-to-day. Needless to say, I am looking forward to a week (or two) away from work to relax and refocus my mind. Which really means to step away from school work and concentrate on the millions of projects that need to be done at home. Sigh. It's never ending!
How Far Along: 24 Weeks
I was measured at my 24 week appointment today and measured right on target.
Symptoms: I am still feeling pretty fatigued at the end of most days. I am constantly going and often work long hours at work. I definitely look forward to bedtime every night.
Cravings/Aversions: Ugh! I would not say that I have any cravings right now...well except the occasional orange soda at night. I do, however, have a major aversion to food! Let's just say that I am pretty much sick of eating! Nothing sounds appetizing and I am tired of eating the same things over and over. Most of the time I fall back on pizza or something with tomato sauce. My precious husband feels like he is turning into a pizza and will regularly ask me if I would just like to have a jar of Ragu with a straw for dinner. Eating seems to have become a chore for me. My littlest love keeps me going and I do provide plenty of nutrition for him.
Size of Baby: You are almost 12 inches long and are about the size of an ear of corn.
Sleep: LOVING IT! I just can't get enough! I seem to have some crazy dreams but those mostly occur when I am up and down a lot going to the bathroom. I have researched it and it says something about the sleep cycle and the stage that you are in...I don't know. It was too much for me to understand at the given time so I quickly moved on to more important things! You love to move around at night and practice a combination of kick boxing, tae kwon do, Pilates, and yoga. It's definitely interesting trying to figure out what you are doing in there but SO fun to feel you moving around. I think you move regularly to keep me from worrying about you! I do have a tendency to do that from time to time.
Workouts: While I have not made ANY trips to the gym, I definitely feel that I am getting a workout daily. Speed walking up and down the hallway at work multiple times a day, playing with Levi, and lifting him (all 32 pounds of him) keeps me feeling like I have worked out anyway.
Clothing: I am wearing maternity clothes most of the time. I still wear my regular shirts and yoga pants. Jeans and dress pants are maternity along with a few shirts and sweaters that I have picked up.
I would really like to try a Piko but have been a bit hesitant. I get the feeling that it may look like a garbage sack on me but I guess I will never know until I try it. Plus, I am the queen of returns and I am quite sure that I could return it if needed. Maybe it is time to pull the trigger.
I am also in the market for a pair of booties. I have ordered several pair but have returned them all. I am just not quite satisfied. Hopefully soon, I will stumble upon the perfect pair to tuck under a pair of flares or boot cut jeans. After all, this mama does NOT do skinnies. It is a BAD look for me!
Gender: It's a BOY! We are beyond excited to be welcoming Brady Michael into our family! We cannot wait to meet our sweet addition.
Nursery: Today has been a very busy day. We have worked diligently to clean out our guest bedroom in preparation of Levi moving into a new "big boy room." We have donated multiple trunk loads of stuff to Goodwill and The Macon Rescue Mission. After this weekend we should be ready to proceed with painting Levi's new room and move him in over the next few weeks. Following this project, we will paint walls and furniture for Brady's nursery. I have chosen his bedding from Carousel Designs and it has all arrived. I am very excited to move forward with these projects. Lots of hard work but SO much fun! It is beginning to feel real! Eeeek!!!
Best Moment this Week: When you have the most precious family, it is impossible to choose one moment as the best. Levi is so incredibly sweet and loving toward Brady and it just completely melts my heart!
*"Daddy, you wanna pet Bady? Come pet him!"
*Our sweet family of three went to my 24 week appointment today. Levi was SO excited to hear Brady's heartbeat. "It says Boom Boom!"
*Since today was Veteran's Day, J and I were both off from work. We kept Levi home and decided to have a family day. After naptime, we took Levi to see The Peanuts Movie. It was a super sweet movie and Levi loved it. He asked to watch it again and when we told him we would watch it again another day, his sweet blue eyes filled with tears. Bless his sweet little heart!
*In preparation for an upcoming trip, we went to our local monogramming shop to have some pajamas monogrammed. While there, Levi found a basket of "Fuzzies and Bing-Bings (lovies)." We told him that he could pick one for Brady. He proceeded to choose a super sweet and soft brown bear for his baby brother. He even picked out the thread color for Brady's name to be monogrammed. He chose a vibrant, fire-engine red. This precious gift will be wrapped and placed under our Christmas tree for Brady from Levi. I die!
This is not the first gift that Levi has picked out for Brady. In fact, we have several things to wrap up for Christmas. These gifts are all toys and it absolutely melts my heart to watch him choose things for his baby brother without prompting. It is completely on his own. My precious, precious boy!
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