22yo TTC #2

[Joannaxoxo]

I think if you don't find out with your first then all your baby stuff is neutral... so you can decide if you want to know or not. But if you find out with your first then you sort of have to find out for second unless you buy neutral things just in case you get a different gender. So knowing me, I will probably want to know for the second too lol.

Feeling good today... my round ligament pain has stopped, I had it a bunch last week on my right side then all weekend on my left side. And apparantly according to my co-workers, I have grown over the weekend lol... so things must be stretching and growing fast right now. I will update you tomorrow on the baby's progress as I have my next doctor's appointment later today.

How are you feeling today?

 

[Tilly87]

I just have to know, good for people who keep it a surprise i wish i could do that lol. Thats good, i am quite lucky as i don't really get any pains until about 28wks, FXs i've probably just jinxed myself lol. Everyone seems to notice when you grow, OH commented on mine when i was getting ready for bed that its growing quickly, but the baby is growing quicker now so were gonna expand quicker to lol, hope your appointment goes well, good luck x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Also, technically I am almost through my 4th month now... technically speaking we are considered in our 5th month at 18 weeks... which is only a little over a week from today for me... so I will be expanding fast from now on. I don't think I had much of a bump about 3/4 weeks ago... so I agree, baby is growing much quicker now in size! lol.

Are you planning any changes to a nursery? I assume you already have a room for your girls but will you be painting or decorating a new space for #3? We have two bedrooms in our home (2nd room is currently used as DH's computer room)... so I have all these plans to paint and decorate and I can't wait to find out the sex so I can get started! I would like to paint the room a light baby yellow regardless of the sex, but I would like to get started on collecting other items soon too! lol.

 

[Tilly87]

I know its madness how time flies so fast, i will be 15wks on wednesday can't believe it lol. You will probably start noticing a difference in your bump size from now on, i think i might start taking pics as this is going to be my last pregnancy and i don't have many pics from my last 2 pregnancies, are you going to take pics of your growing bump?

We have a spare room already which does need some tlc so will be starting after xmas hopefully, don't know how to decorate it though, i best start ebaying things aswell as all our old bits are in the spare room lol, I've also promised the girls they can have their room decorated so will have to get cracking with that soon. Painting is a good idea as you can easily change it as they get older x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Yes painting is an easy one... thats why I'm thinking baby yellow.. nice and light and can be painted over easily. I have even started picking out Cross-stitch patterns that I want to make... I found some cute animals (giraffe, hippo, zebra), that I might make into decorative pillows for the rocking chair. We are also planning on doing a sort of Elmo theme, DH is great at impersonating Elmo's voice, so I thought it would be a cute idea... plus we both love him. So might do a neutral room but maybe have some Elmo items like a lamp or a boarder around the room... nothing too crazy just some cute touches. I will have to post a picture of the completed nursery when it's done so you can see.

As for belly photos... I think I'll try to make note of taking at least one each month... or when it grows faster I might do more. So far I've only done two pictures (12 and 16 weeks)... not much of a belly before that.

 

[Tilly87]

Wow you have lots of ideas already, sounds like a good theme, i have no idea what to do so hopefully we will get to find out the babies gender or i will be stuck lol, I am going to keep the baby in our room for about the 1st 3months until s/he doesn't fit in a moses basket anymore, will also be easier for breastfeeding lol. I do keep wondering what its going to be like with a baby and my 2 girls as i am so busy most of the time, I also study at the moment and have an exam in June so baby will only be a couple of months old then. Would love to see a picture of your completed nursery it sounds like it will look great.
I think i will take another pic at 16wks and see if my belly as changed much, then 20wks it depends if i remember lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Yes, 20 weeks is my next intended belly photo date... I'm sure to see a huge difference by then!

We plan to keep the baby in our room for the first few months too. Though I had planned on getting a bassinet for our bedroom, then walking across our little hall into the nursery for feeds/changes/etc. What is a moses blanket, is that similar to a bassinet or does it actually go on the bed? We won't have room for the baby to sleep in bed with us, we only have a double bed... which I know will get pretty crowded with my giant belly in a few months time! Plus, I don't think I would feel safe keeping the baby in bed with us, wouldn't want to squish or suffocate him/her.

 

[Tilly87]

Yes will definately be a huge difference lol, you will have to post it on here.
A moses basket i would think is probably the same sort of thing as a bassinet, its like wicker material with a mattress inside and a hood on and has its own stand so i will be putting it next to my side of the bed so i can just get out of bed when baby wakes up etc, i had one with my other 2 children its just sort of like a cradle where the baby sleeps i guess x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

The moses basket sounds just like a bassinet, I'm planning on getting one too.

So update on doctors appointment. I've only gained 2lbs... which considering I had lost 4lbs at my last app at the beginning of Sept, I am actually still behind what I started out as before I was pregnant haha. The new 2lbs must be all in the belly then lol.

We also got to hear the heartbeat finally! The doctor found it right away, 153bpm, which is nice and healthy. A friend of mine said that if the heartbeat is fast (150-160bpm) then it is a girl... which both of her daughters heartbeats were in the high 150s-low 160s... If the heartbeat is slower (130-140bpm) then its a boy. Haha... not sure how likely this is but its fun to guess a bit... so in this case, we'd be having a girl

We also got the results from the early ultrasound where they test for certain abdormalities... everything came back normal, which is what we wanted to hear! A great relief... even all my bloodtests have come by normal

So after all our good news, DH and I went out to dinner to celebrate! lol... I also have the papers now to set up my next ultrasound... which will be between 18-20 weeks... so coming up very soon!!!! Can't wait to find out the gender I will be setting up the appointment today hopefully!

 

[Tilly87]

Yes moses baskets are very good considering how small babies look when they are born.
So glad your appointment went well, I have avoided stepping on the scales since my 1st appointment with my midwife but i know i will have to do it next week at my 16wk one, i don't think i have gained much anyway as i can still fit in my jeans lol.
I heard that about the heartbeat as well, both my girls were in the 150s but i don't really have anything to compare it to, so who knows i guess only time will tell.
Let me know when your gender scan is, would love to know what your having x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Ok so just called and got the Ultrasound booked! We are going Nov 15th, which will be at 20 weeks! So exciting

 

[Tilly87]

Thats great bet your really excited now, mine is on the 23rd Nov so 8days after yours, can't wait to find out x

 

[Tilly87]

Hey Joanna, how are you? just thought i would show you a latest bump pic as i think its more bump looking now, heres 16wks6days x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Hi Tilly, I'm great (currently eating some halloween chocolate ), how are you?

Great bump picture, your about the size of me right now. I can't believe how fast our bellies grow right now.. I feel like I am growing daily now lol. I'll post my 18 week photo to show you.

Did you do anything for Halloween last night?

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Actually now that I am looking at the pictures, I think your belly is a little bigger than mine lol. It's funny how everyone is difference in their pregnancies and this is also not your first. I'm planning on taking my next picture at 20 weeks.

So only 15 days until my gender ultrasound!

 

[Tilly87]

Your bump has changed so much, its amazing the rate we grow at, it was the school holidays last week and today was the first day back and everyone was commenting on how much my belly had grown during that time so thought i would take a pic and see for myself lol. Took my girls out trick or treating last night they had a great time and slept well lol did you celebrate halloween?
Can't wait to find out if your having a boy or girl! my scan is in 22days and can't wait to find out, my girls are excited to know if they are having another sister or a brother, do you have any feelings now your closer to your scan on the gender? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Yes, I feel like my bump is growing so fast now, I'm sure there is a noticible difference every week now, and definitely one every 2 weeks... think I'll be taking another photo in a week for my 20 weeks.

Still don't have any idea what we are having yet. DH is still convinced it's a girl but I really don't have a clue. Have you got any idea?

We felt the baby move for the first time last night and was lucky enough that DH got to feel it! We had a busy evening last night, so when I finally sat down around 9pm I got out the halloween chocolate lol. And then I felt about 2 or 3 little light kicks so I called DH over to see if he could feel it. About 30 seconds later he got a little kick! So I know that is definitely what I was feeling! So exciting!!

Yes, we did celebrate Halloween. I'll post some pictures to show you our decorations and DH's zombie costume (I helped him paint his face, I thought it was pretty good lol). We got less trick-or-treaters then we thought, so we have lots of candy left over What did your girls dress up as?

 

[Tilly87]

Great pumpkin, i did some with the girls but they looked rubbish i'm not very artistic lol, your decorations look great, my girls were a witch and black cat, last year was the first time we took them and they loved it although they are scared by some peoples decorations, bless them.
Its amazing feeling the baby move isn't it, i've felt a few flutters but can't wait for the bigger kicks lol.
A bit scared i might be huge this time around as i'm just so so hungry all the time lol, i don't know about the gender still thinking boy, girl, boy, girl but can't stop thinking about it now november has come round lol, on countdown lol x

 

[Tilly87]

Great pumpkin, i did some with the girls but they looked rubbish i'm not very artistic lol, your decorations look great, my girls were a witch and black cat, last year was the first time we took them and they loved it although they are scared by some peoples decorations, bless them.
Its amazing feeling the baby move isn't it, i've felt a few flutters but can't wait for the bigger kicks lol.
A bit scared i might be huge this time around as i'm just so so hungry all the time lol, i don't know about the gender still thinking boy, girl, boy, girl but can't stop thinking about it now november has come round lol, on countdown lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Thanks, hubby loves Halloween, so he was the one to add all the decorations... I'd have been happy to just give out candy lol.

I was a witch for Halloween for many years as a kid, I'm not sure why but I always wanted to be a witch lol. Your girls must have looked so cute in their costumes.

The kicking is such an amazing feeling! I haven't felt any since I felt them on Tuesday night, so I guess I really got baby going with the chocolate I ate to get it to kick me that hard (It was actually a really soft kick but since baby is so small, those were hard kicks for him/her). lol.

Time seems to be flying by now, it really is a count down to our ultrasounds now!! Eeekk! lol. Will you be telling your family members what your having? We are trying to decide how would be the best way to tell them the gender news. When I found out I was pregnant, I told my mom and sister right away but DH wanted to tell his family in person (1 hour away) so we waited a few weeks to tell them. This time, DH want's us to tell his family and mine at the same time. So we either wait until we can arrange a meeting or over the phone... and I will have a very hard time keeping it a secret from my mom as we live in the same town and I talk to her almost every night on the phone (i know she will get it out of me hahaha). So I'm not sure what we will do, at least we have a few weeks to think about it lol.