Baby #2--16 Weeks!

Life in General

Time seems to be flying by! We had a pretty uneventful week last week, but a busy weekend! Saturday was lefse making day! Corbin and I loaded up and headed to Hallock for the day. Corbin and Axel had a blast hanging out with Grandpa, while the girls made lefse! It was really delicious and I think turned out to be the best we've ever made! Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the two busy boys chasing each other around.

Sunday was also entirely too busy for my liking as I had a FULL sheet cake to bake and make frosting for so I can decorate it tonight! Let's just hope my little helper isn't as interested in frosting as he normally is.... :)

Looking forward to Halloween this weekend!! Dad always goes all out and does a "haunted yard"! Glad it worked out so we'll be able to be up and help with that!! More pictures to come in next week's update!

Pregnancy Symptoms

I really could just copy and paste what I wrote down for last week. Still feeling pretty awesome overall. I do however have one issue that has come back with a VENGEANCE this pregnancy.....

Symphysis Pubis Disfunction: 

During pregnancy or birth, about one in 35 women will experience intense pelvic pain and may find it difficult to walk, climb stairs, and other movements that involve the pelvic bones. This pain is a result of separation of the symphysis pubis which is a joint in the very front part of the pelvic bone structure. There is cartilage that fills the gap in the bones. During pregnancy, hormones such as relaxin soften this cartilage allowing the pelvic bones to be more flexible for delivery. Some women, however, have too much play in the pelvis causing a large gap between the bones. This makes the symphysis pubis area extremely sensitive to touch.

It's awful. It wasn't this bad when I was pregnant with Corbin, and it has started much earlier this time. Corbin accidentally stepped on my inner hip area where this joint is, and OH MAN I almost screamed out in pain! Ugh, not fun...but thankfully it usually goes away after birth.

Baby Updates

Baby C is now about the size of an avocado! Baby C is starting to be able to hear--how exciting!! Muscles are continuing to grow so baby can start to straighten out! A big growth spurt is coming...

Weekly Questions

Exact Weeks/Days Pregnant:  16 weeks
What size is the baby right now?  Approximately the size of an avocado.
Weight gain/loss:  Down .5lb, down 1.5 overall.
Maternity clothes? My pants have pretty much all transitioned, bringing out more maternity tops, because who doesn't love wearing new clothes?!
Stretch marks?  Nothing new
Sleep? Pretty good, except the hip pain has been bad again.

Best moment this week? Lefse making!
Symptoms: See above :)
Food cravings: Popcorn/crispy chicken salad...particularly from Speedway.
Food aversions: Nothing that I can think of!
Gender: Tim is convinced it's a girl--haven't had much time to even think about it!
Belly button in or out? In
Movement? Little flutters
What I miss? Red's Apple Ale.
What I'm looking forward to: Baby appt on Wednesday!
Milestones: Decided on the color scheme for this baby's nursery! Woo!

16 weeks with Corbin--and I WILL post this baby's 16 week pic after tonight!

New name--and 15 week baby update!

Notice the new name change! It's time to add on the other member of our family! Corbin is going to be a big brother, if you hadn't heard! 

I borrowed (ok, stole) this blog layout from a friend who has a great organized blog for her pregnancies, and I really enjoyed it. Thanks, Amy!! Corbin will still get his own updates from time to time, and baby will hopefully get an update each week using this format! ENJOY! :)

Life in General

Life has been busy for us lately! We seem to hardly ever be home in the evenings without something to do. We've been spending lots of time with family on both sides, which is fun for Corbin to see his cousins. We spent all afternoon/evening Sunday cheering on my parents at StartUp weekend in Grand Forks. They have a brilliant idea that has the potential to help millions of people, and it was truly amazing seeing this as a reality. They deserve this win!!

Tim and I also got to have a much needed day date after harvest was completed! It was so fun to go see a movie (The Intern--highly recommend!), do some shopping, and take our time eating at Red Lobster! Harvest was a success this year, and they're just working to finish up field work and putting things away before the shop work season begins. I'm excited to get life back to normal.

Pregnancy Symptoms

I've actually been feeling pretty great!! I get full easily, and in the evenings tend to not eat as much...and then I wake up starving! I have moments of nausea, but it's usually brought on by a smell or something that I think would make anybody nauseous. Finally feeling like I'm getting some energy back---until it's like 9:00 and I'm curled up on the couch under a blanket. Then all bets are off on how long I'll stay awake!

Baby Updates

Baby C is now about the size of an orange, about 4 inches long and approximately 2.5oz! Baby C's legs are catching up with the rest of his body proportion-wise. He can also sense light too, so if I were to shine a flashlight at my tummy, he'd likely turn away from it. Before long, his taste buds will be in place, and he'll be able to taste. 

Weekly Questions

Exact Weeks/Days Pregnant:  15 weeks
What size is the baby right now?  Approximately the size of a orange.
Weight gain/loss:  up 1 lb this week--still 1 lb under pre preg weight
Maternity clothes? My pants have pretty much all transitioned, but still wearing mostly non maternity tops
Stretch marks?  Nothing new
Sleep? It's been great except for the random bouts of insomnia around 4am

Best moment this week? Mom and Dad winning StartUp weekend :)
Symptoms: some round ligament pains, sore hips.
Food cravings: Nothing in particular at the moment
Food aversions: I FINALLY gave in and tried some bbq sauce yesterday when looking at the bottle in the fridge didn't want to make me puke, and I think I might be over that aversion!!!
Gender: Have been feeling girl the whole time--wondering how real that feeling is, though...
Belly button in or out? In
Movement? Little flutters
What I miss? Being able to do T25 and working on getting into shape.
What I'm looking forward to: Making lefse with Mom and Sis this weekend!
Milestones: Finally feeling like I look pregnant...

15 weeks with Corbin (will update this baby's pic after I take it tonight!)

"Hereyago, Mommy" and other recent happenings

Corbin's new favorite saying is "Hereyago, Mommy" or "Hereyago, Daddy" or pretty much anybody he's talking to! We've been really working on getting him to use the words he knows instead of just whining. It's been fairly helpful! It's nice to know what he wants instead of trying to guess. We had a busy few weekends around our house!

One weekend in September, we had Axel over! The boys had SO MUCH FUN together and were so well behaved! I was exhausted by the end of the weekend since it was the middle of harvest, but how could you not love spending a weekend with these two cuties?!

We also got to have Aspen come over and play! Unlike how Axel is clearly the follower at this point, Aspen just might be the instigator in this cousin relationship! She wasn't doing much following, but Corbin sure let her try things before he would--I have a feeling we'll have our hands full with these two! It's so fun for him to have a cousin on each side of the family who is the same age!

Some of our other recent favorite things include:

"Mane-o Thoop!" (a reference to whatever kind of soup he's eating). It's obviously a favorite food of his, because he's been eating at least 3 bowls of whatever kind of soup we have!

"Meemo!" He's also in love with Finding Nemo. That DVD is currently in his DVD player in the car, and it's the only movie he'll sit through in it's entirety. I'm nervous about trying a new movie for fear of him throwing a fit!!

Giving Jersey a treat in the morning. It's part of our "routine" now....

Sitting on the couch, grabbing a blanket, and kicking out the footrest of the recliner. Every time Corbin or someone else sits down, he makes sure all of those things are done! haha.

We're also working on bottom 2 year molars. They've been causing trouble for quite a while now, and he's been a drooling machine and not sleeping as late as he usually does. COME ON TEETH!!!!!

This boy is all grown up. He had his second "school picture" taken! I can't get over how adorable this picture is, but I may be biased! :)