Moving Part II – WE ARE HOME!

(23 weeks pregnant) Let me just say this again. MOVING SUCKS!!!!!!! I can say I do NOT see myself doing this again for a LONG time. Moving is NOT even remotely fun. OK. There is a bit of me that enjoyed the sense of control I had over knowing what we have and what I can now throw out/donate, and the complete organization of it all. That part was cool. But moving and packing and unpacking...the lifting. GROSS. NO THANKS. Also,...

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Moving Day - Part I

Just a couple words… MOVING SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! Ahh. Now that I got that out of the way, I feel much better. Actually yesterday was a sad day for me.  Thankfully I have an awesome friend and a husband who brought me back down to earth and knocked some sense into me. What I’m feeling is NORMAL. Change is HARD. I was feeling like a bad mom too because Jackson was at daycare while I was at HOME cleaning. But my friend reminded me that...

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20 Week Level II Ultrasound - Baby #2

A little scare 21 weeks I forgot how AWESOME ultrasounds are! Oh wow. A level II ultrasound is beyond cool. The main reason we received the Level II was because of the heart defects on my side: My dad had a quarter-sized hole in heart and leaky mitral valve, irregular slow heart beat and a pacemaker – had open heart this winter Brother had a hole in heart (they think he was born with it) and had irregular, slow heart beat Grandpa...

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FUN Birthday Weekend - Wheel of Fortune Style

High-Risk Mama Here Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — about the size of a carrot. It may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present...

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Halfway There - 20 Weeks!

Halfway there! – 20 Weeks You're at the halfway mark — congratulations! Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now and measures about 6 1/2 inches from head to bottom or 10 inches from head to heel (about the size of a banana). You may wonder why you're seeing two length measurements this week. Until 20 weeks of pregnancy, babies are measured from the top of their head to their "rump." That's because their legs are curled up...

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