Baby #2 - Week 35

How far along: 35 weeks

Total weight gain so far: 26 lbs, hooray, still way below last pregnancy!!

Baby Size: A Honeydew Melon, about 18", around 5.25 lbs.

The Bump: It seems to have popped out more lately! Someone at work even said something the other day!

Maternity clothes: Nothing new still, just some new clothes from the regular size department :-)

Stretch marks: Still looking the same!

How's sleep: It's kind of steady now...decent, not the best but not as bad now that I've figured out how to maneuver with the pain...it's the groin/pelvic floor that has just been killing me at night

Miss anything: Being pain free! lol

Food cravings: Nothing new

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope

Belly button in or out? Slightly popped out

Wedding rings on or off? Still on! Hip hip hooray

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy and sometimes emotional

Labor signs? Nope, not besides the occasional Braxton Hicks 

Best moment this week? Doctors appointment the other day. Everything looks good; the babies heartbeat and mama, too! Baby seems to be measuring a little bit bigger this week (been on track so far each appointment!), but we will have an ultrasound at week 38 (if the baby isn't here yet) to see the size.

Looking forward to: Shower this weekend! And sleeping better after baby is born lol

Baby #2 - Week 34

How far along: 34 weeks

Total weight gain so far: 25 lbs, hooray, still way below last pregnancy!!

Baby Size: A Cantaloupe, about 18", around 4.75 lbs.

The Bump: It's there and getting rounder lol

Maternity clothes: Nothing new

Stretch marks: Still looking the same

How's sleep: It's still not very comfortable anymore, but have been using my pregnancy pillow which is actually helping!

Miss anything: Being pain free

Food cravings: Nothing, besides the occasional Taco Bell visit :)

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope

Belly button in or out? The same still, kind of half way in/out

Wedding rings on or off? Still on! 

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy but kind of emotional lately..darn hormones!

Labor signs? Nope, not besides the occasional Braxton Hicks 

Best moment this week? Still feeling the baby move a ton! She started having hiccups sometimes! So cute!

Looking forward to: Name and shower! And meeting baby girl of course in just a few weeks now!

Baby #2 - Week 33

How far along: 33 weeks

Total weight gain so far: About 24 lbs

Baby Size: A Pineapple, about 17", around 4 lbs.

The Bump: It's growing every day it seems!

Maternity clothes: Nothing new

Stretch marks: Still looking the same, of course I can't really see the bottom part of the belly lol

How's sleep: It's definitely getting worse! Ouch, pains are waking me up and of course the potty breaks

Miss anything: Being pain free

Food cravings: Nothing, although my co-worker, who is also pregnant, and I have been frequenting Taco Bell at least once a week! Yumm!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope

Belly button in or out? The same still, kind of half way in/out

Wedding rings on or off? Still on! Yay! They're getting a wee bit tighter some days, but still on!

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy most of the time until work gets stressful lol

Labor signs? Nope, not really, although I've had some minor Braxton Hicks 

Best moment this week? Feeling the baby move lots!!

Looking forward to: Still a name and the shower! and being done with some stressful projects at work so then I can just focus on getting ready for maternity leave

Baby #2 - Week 32

How far along: 32 weeks

Total weight gain so far: About 24 lbs

Baby Size: A Jicama, about 16.7", around 3.75 lbs.

The Bump: It's growing, some days it seems like it's really popped out!

Maternity clothes: Nothing new

Stretch marks: Still the same..nothing new!

How's sleep: It's still OK 

Miss anything: Nope, nothing in particular

Food cravings: Nothing.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope

Belly button in or out? It's kind of half way out and half way in lol Jayla likes to look and poke at it!

Wedding rings on or off? Still on!

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy most of the time until work gets stressful lol

Labor signs? Nope, not really, although I've had some minor Braxton Hicks 

Best moment this week? Just realizing we are getting so close and getting the double stroller as a gift! yay! Thank you Aunt Pat!

Looking forward to: Figuring out a name finally! Nope still haven't decided on one!

Baby #2 - Week 31

How far along: 31 weeks

Total weight gain so far: 23 lbs

Baby Size: A large coconut, about 16", around 3.45 lbs.

The Bump: It's growing!

Maternity clothes: I've bought a few tops but nothing in particular "maternity"...it's nice that fashion now has a lot of oversized and/or long shirts! :-)

Stretch marks: I wouldn't say they're "new," just more visible or pronounced of existing ones around my belly button as the belly is stretching!

How's sleep: It's still OK 

Miss anything: Nope, nothing in particular

Food cravings: Nothing.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope, although I don't feel particularly great when I smell strong scents of meat...like when my dad cooks liver for the doggies (ick)

Gender? Still a Girl!! lol

Belly button in or out? Still in..but getting close to popping!

Wedding rings on or off? Still on!

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Labor signs? Nope!

Best moment this week? Not having to go to New York for work...lol But really, it would have been hard to maneuver around the big Apple at this point!

Looking forward to: The shower and getting a double stroller :)

Baby #2 - Week 30

How far along: 30 weeks

Total weight gain so far: 21 lbs

Baby Size: A large cabbage, about 15.7", around 3 lbs.

The Bump: It's growing!

Maternity clothes: Nope.

Stretch marks: Nothing new.

How's sleep: It's still OK however some nights are getting a little bit more uncomfortable

Miss anything: Nope, nothing in particular

Food cravings: Nothing.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.

Gender? Still a Girl!! lol

Belly button in or out? Still in..but getting close to popping!

Wedding rings on or off? Still on!

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy, happy!

Labor signs? Nope!

Best moment this week? Just feeling the baby move more and more every day is exciting!

Looking forward to: We registered, so that was fun! Now I'm looking forward to a little shower we are having in a few weeks!

Baby #2 - Week 29

How far along: 29 weeks
Total weight gain so far: 20 lbs...5 lbs less than last pregnancy at this point! Woohoo
Baby Size: A Butternut Squash, about 15", around 2.5 lbs.
The Bump: It's there and growing!
Maternity clothes: Nope.
Stretch marks: Nothing new.
How's sleep: I must say, it's stilllll decent! Although I'm thinking of maybe changing out the mattress soon to our firmer one, because I think my back is hurting more because of the soft, squishy bed we are on now.
Miss anything: Nothing really, but if I had to pick something, I would say maybe fitting into regular clothes, just because sometimes I see things that I wish I could wear right now, but can't...but not a big deal because in time I'll be there again. And I'm in a situation where it's a pretty darn good reason I can't wear those clothes, haha
Food cravings: Nothing.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.
Gender? Still a Girl!! lol
Belly button in or out? Still in..but getting close to popping!
Wedding rings on or off? Still on! Yahoo
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy, happy!
Labor signs? Nope!
Best moment this week? Had a great doctors appointment the other day! Everything looks great. I'm measuring right at 28-29 weeks, which is just on time. Last time at this point I was measuring 2 weeks ahead! So perhaps this baby will be smaller than Jayla was! We shall see. Heartbeat sounded good! Everything is great!
Looking forward to: Registering!!! Oh, and still coming up with a name :-)

Baby #2 - Week 28

How far along: 28 weeks
Total weight gain so far: Haven't weighed myself in awhile.
Baby Size: A large Eggplant, about 14.8", around 2.25 lbs.
The Bump: It's there and growing!
Maternity clothes: Nope...I bought some great tops in Czech, but nothing maternity. However, I can wear most of the tops now with the bump! Yay!
Stretch marks: Nothing new.
How's sleep: It's still going pretty well.
Miss anything: Nope, nothing in particular.
Food cravings: No new cravings...but eating some good Czech food on vacation was definitely nice! :-)
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.
Gender? Still a Girl!! lol
Belly button in or out? Still in but getting closer to popping out!
Wedding rings on or off? Still on!
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy.
Labor signs? Nope
Best moment this week? Vacation! It was so great to see our family in Czech and have, especially, Grandpa meet Trey and Jayla. He loved hanging out with them! It was so fun to be able to show my husband and 1st daughter where I come from and share some experiences and things that I could never just explain and show them at home. It was a really good time. Traveling with the baby bump went surprisingly smooth, and I'm so thankful for that! The 9.5 hour plane ride was actually decent..besides Jayla occasionally trying to climb my belly!
Looking forward to: Getting registered after vacation...aaand coming up with a name! Nope, still nothing!

Baby #2 - Week 27

How far along: 27 weeks
Total weight gain so far: Still at about 18 lbs
Baby Size: A head of Cauliflower, about 14.5", around 2 lbs.
The Bump: It's there and growing!
Maternity clothes: Nothing new.
Stretch marks: Nothing new.
How's sleep: It's still going pretty well.
Miss anything: Nope, nothing in particular.
Food cravings: No new cravings or anything crazy, still just sweets most of the time.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.
Gender? Still a Girl!! lol
Belly button in or out? Still in but getting closer to popping out!
Wedding rings on or off? Still on!
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy.
Labor signs? Nope
Best moment this week? Feeling baby move more and more!
Looking forward to: Vacation! and still trying to come up with a name!

Baby #2 - Week 26

 How far along: 26 weeks
Total weight gain so far: About 18 lbs
Baby Size: A Scallion, about 14", around 1.5-2.5 lbs.
The Bump: It seems to be getting bigger! I think I'm about the same as last time, though.
Maternity clothes: Nothing new, but enjoying wearing my jeans!
Stretch marks: Nothing new.
How's sleep: I have to say, I'm surprised at how well it's going this time. My back hurts when I get up in the middle of the night or morning...and then still throughout the day, but in general I'm sleeping well!
Miss anything: No, nothing really, just having the occasional glass of wine after dinner :-)
Food cravings: Sometimes a pickle sounds good with dinner, haha, but not serious cravings!
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.
Gender? Girl!!
Belly button in or out? Still in!
Wedding rings on or off? Still on!
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy.
Labor signs? Nope
Best moment this week?
Looking forward to: Going on vacation soon! Visiting the homeland of Czech! I can't wait to see grandpa, uncle and my brother and for them to all meet Trey and Jayla!

Baby #2 - Week 25

How far along: 25 weeks
Total weight gain so far: About 17 lbs
Baby Size: A Rutebega, about 14", around 1.5-2.5 lbs.
The Bump: It's there!
Maternity clothes: Nothing new.
Stretch marks: Nothing horrendous, but a few light ones are around.
How's sleep: *knock on wood* it's still pretty good so far!
Miss anything: Nothing really.
Food cravings: Unfortunately, sweets have gotten the best of me again this time around!
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.
Gender? Girl!!
Belly button in or out? Still in!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy most of the time; although I feel like I've had more moody days this pregnancy.
Labor signs? Nope
Best moment this week? Just in general feeling pretty good.
Looking forward to: Still to figuring out a name and to see the little girl!

Baby #2 Week 24

How far along: 24 weeks
Total weight gain so far: 17 lbs
Baby Size: A head of lettuce, about 14", around 1.5-2.5 lbs.
The Bump: It has popped out so much in the past few weeks!
Maternity clothes: I bought a cute new pair of jeans, a tee and a tank top.
Stretch marks: I feel like I can see some tiny ones this time.
How's sleep: it's not too bad this time yet, although I'm getting up to pee almost every night already! And having some pretty crazy dreams.
Miss anything: Being pain free; the back is pretty bad this time, and the groin in the mornings.
Baby movement: she's been moving more and more, which is really exciting; it's the best feeling!
Food cravings: nothing, really, kind of like last time. In the beginning I kept wanting tobasco and hot sauce lol
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope...well sometimes certain perfumes or lotions that are too strong.
Gender? Girl!!
Belly button in or out? Still in!
Wedding rings on or off? On but getting a little tighter some days.
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!
Labor signs? Nope
Best moment this week? Going to the doctor today for a check up and hearing the heartbeat!
Looking forward to: Figuring out a name! :)