just checked my app to make sure i'm correct here.
...and yep. 23 W E E K S with this sweet baby brother bump!
being my third pregnancy here (aka having two toddlers running around with me 24/7) i haven't had the time + energy to document this pregnancy like i did the others.
check-ins here and there & "unofficial" bump update pictures will have to do ;) and i sure love this little boy all the same!!
with harper (pre blogging days) i took a weekly chalkboard picture tracking what fruit she compared to in size. and with tanner it was a weekly pic tagged along in a weekly bump update blog post. i LOVED doing this with each of my babes and love looking back.
i get a number of odd looks whenever i say this out loud... but i love being pregnant.
i cherish it best i can and yet it always seems to slip away too quickly.
that and the newborn phase. if i could just always be pregnant and have a newborn.
it goes too too quick!!
i get a number of odd looks whenever i say this out loud... but i love being pregnant.
i cherish it best i can and yet it always seems to slip away too quickly.
that and the newborn phase. if i could just always be pregnant and have a newborn.
it goes too too quick!!
so here's to a 'summary' recap of where we're at 23 weeks in with baby number 3!
how far along? 23 weeks + 5 days
total weight gain: 14 lbs
baby is a: eggplant. maltese puppy. or a fruit pie. haha! whichever you choose to go with :)
maternity clothes? wearing a few staple pieces. there are a handful of items that are go-to's for me and others i try to mix piece that i already have in my closet that are non maternity. but maternity bottoms for sure!
baby is a: eggplant. maltese puppy. or a fruit pie. haha! whichever you choose to go with :)
maternity clothes? wearing a few staple pieces. there are a handful of items that are go-to's for me and others i try to mix piece that i already have in my closet that are non maternity. but maternity bottoms for sure!
stretch marks? yep. since baby #1 ;) all the oils + all the lotions and yet i'm still a mama with them on my hips. truly nothing i'm ashamed of or embarrassed by though.
best moment this week: i'm really embracing and enjoying my time with just harper and tanner. and this last week we've gotten many moments where i'm just so happy to be spending this time with them. it's going to be such a good summer!
excited for: been doing some furniture shopping and i think we're close to making a decision and getting his crib and dresser ordered!
current symptoms: not much. thankfully! other than sciatic pain that i'm in and out of the chiropractor's office for. each pregnancy it comes, and it is just as painful each time. thankful i know what it is when the pain creeps on and how to manage it! cause the first time around i was most certainly blindsided by it.
midwife update: i'll be in for my next appt in a couple weeks. it's all pretty uneventful at this point, so not expecting much to come from it. (which i am thankful for!). the second trimester bliss ;)
miss anything? man how i'd love a cold hard cider paired with a cold sub sandwich on warm sunny days!
excited for: been doing some furniture shopping and i think we're close to making a decision and getting his crib and dresser ordered!
current symptoms: not much. thankfully! other than sciatic pain that i'm in and out of the chiropractor's office for. each pregnancy it comes, and it is just as painful each time. thankful i know what it is when the pain creeps on and how to manage it! cause the first time around i was most certainly blindsided by it.
midwife update: i'll be in for my next appt in a couple weeks. it's all pretty uneventful at this point, so not expecting much to come from it. (which i am thankful for!). the second trimester bliss ;)
miss anything? man how i'd love a cold hard cider paired with a cold sub sandwich on warm sunny days!
movement: yes yes yes. LOVE feeling this little one wiggle around in there. each week it keeps increasing. I had first felt him around 13 weeks, then was no longer feeling movement until about 18-19 weeks. thought maybe my placenta was on the front, but ultrasound proved that wasn't the case. he's perfectly healthy, but it just must be this 'third time around' pregnancy belly that was giving him allll the space. too much space for me to feel where he was at ;)
food cravings/aversions: i've got an acai bowl obsession. and s'mores (with reeses of course). but i'm not sure if it's pregnancy craving or just a little less self control!
gender? BOY! we found out via a blood test at 14 weeks! and yay for a little brother!! though the first couple days of finding out, harper was quite disappointed. poor girl wanted a sister! but she is over the moon excited for this little brother now :)
looking forward to: i'm always looking forward to my next prenatal appointment. our plan is to go the same route with a natural birth at the birthing inn again (as i did with both other babies). i just LOVE being there and the peace it brings to me. anytime i get to spend there feels so special. i luck out being that my midwife, susan's office is in the birthing inn :)
wedding rings on: on. i never take my rings off. like never ever.
belly button in or out: more-so making itself flat ;)
how i'm preparing: once we decide on furniture then the fun of finding cute nursery decor will come. such a blessing to have this little one and his room has gotta feel just as special. i do have to say though, it is much harder for me to think of and come up with ideas for a boy nursery than it would be for a girl. i have found with boy (in most ways) i've gotta dig a little harder and search a little more to find what i like.
i love to talk about all things pregnancy, labor/delivery, and baby. any questions or just to chat, would love to hear from you. so please feel free to reach out!
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