22yo TTC #2

[Tilly87]

It never snowed that often when i was younger and as soon as it did it would rain lol, the last few years it has got quite deep. Love seeing how excited my girls get when it starts snowing and i suppose it feels more like christmas! Have you any snow at the moment in Canada?

They must of been shocked at how much you have grown lol. We are going shopping on wednesday so hopefully we will finish it then, as the girls break up for the holidays on friday and i booked my youngest in at nursery all day wednesday so we could finish.

On sunday we went to a friends babies christening so quite a tiring day as there was lots of travelling involved, they live miles away from us. This weekend i am taking my girls to a party to see santa and we have friends visiting so we will be very busy lol, do you have any plans this weekend? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

No snow here at the minute but we are getting rain right now and because of how cold it is, we have a freezing rain warning. Hopefully I'll get home from work soon before it gets too icy outside (luckily I'm only 5 mins from home).

Got the rest of my Christmas shopping done last night, we just had some things to buy for DH's family, so I made him pick them out lol. DH has the day off today, so he said he would get some wrapping done, yay! Just a few more things for me to wrap and we are all ready for Christmas *phew*

Have a good time shopping tomorrow, hopefully you can get the rest of what you need done too.

Did your girls meet Santa last year, were they happy/excited to meet him or were they scared? I see lots of Santa pictures of children looking terrified lol. I hope they have a great time this year, it's so fun to watch how excited kids get over Christmas and Santa coming.

 

[Tilly87]

Lots of rain here and its so windy, we have been having warnings about the wind! Freezing rain doesn't sound good.

Wow, finished! seriously can't wait to finish mine, shopping will probably be a nightmare with OH but hopefully we will manage to get finished before he wants to go home lol.

I've took the girls to see santa every year since they were babies, so i suppose there pretty use to him now lol. They have never been scared but i also know children who cry etc when they see him. They love to leave out food and drink for santa and the reindeer on christmas eve and get really excited when he's ate it lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

No freezing rain yesterday thank goodness, just regular rain. It's so gloomy here, I feel like we haven't seen any sun in weeks. This is probably because the sun is hardly up when I get to work (7:45am) and is almost dark when I leave at 4pm. Oh well, this winter I have something happy/sunny to look forwards to in March

It's so cute how excited children get over Santa. When I was a kid we always left a cookie, milk and a carrot for santa and rudolph lol... my dad would eat the cookie and purposly leave crumbs so my sister and I thought Santa was a really messy eater haha. We would also leave a note for santa at home because we didn't want him to miss us because we always spent x-mas at my grandparents house lol. Did you have any traditions like these and do you use them with your girls now?

Edit: wow just noticed that i'm an eggplant today

 

[Tilly87]

Glad you didn't get any freezing rain! I know what you mean its dark when i wake up and then dark from about 4pm here, it makes me feel tired all this darkness lol.

We always use to leave a mince pie, milk and a carrot for santa and rudolph, i now help my girls leave the same things out and we always leave crumbs if its been snowing my OH will make footprints in flour so it looks like snow has been trailed in, amazing how this works lol!

Time is going so fast now, I have just got back from watching my daughters nativity, she was amazing!!! Everyone was commenting after how much my bump has grown although it still doesn't feel like it has to me x

 

[Tilly87]

Glad you didn't get any freezing rain! I know what you mean its dark when i wake up and then dark from about 4pm here, it makes me feel tired all this darkness lol.

We always use to leave a mince pie, milk and a carrot for santa and rudolph, i now help my girls leave the same things out and we always leave crumbs if its been snowing my OH will make footprints in flour so it looks like snow has been trailed in, amazing how this works lol!

Time is going so fast now, I have just got back from watching my daughters nativity, she was amazing!!! Everyone was commenting after how much my bump has grown although it still doesn't feel like it has to me x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Aww I love the idea of the flour for snowy footprints, that's so cute.

I know what you mean about other people commenting and not really feeling/seeing that your bump has changed that much. But maybe we don't really notice as much because the change seems so gradual but others who don't see us everyday notice the changes.

I've only gained weight at the front, so i'm all baby bump... you couldn't tell I'm pregnant from the back. Is this the same for you and can you see a difference from when you were pregnant with your girls? I know they say that you carry only at the front when your having a boy but can gain weight everywhere else if your pregnant with girls, is this true in your case?

I go next week for my 26 week GP check up, wonder how many pounds it will be this time. I'm in no way concerned, only gained 2lbs at my last one, so just curious at this point to see where i'm at.

 

[Tilly87]

We do the footprints and stuff because its exciting for us to see them so excited over christmas, santa and the presents.

I feel like i've looked the same for weeks now but everyone keeps commenting so my bump must have changed lol.

I don't know how much weight i've gained because i haven't been weighed since 16wks, my next appointment is at 28wks so still a while to wait, i'm sure it will go fast though. I am also all front, i can still fit in my jeans just can't do them up because my bump is so low lol. With my girls my hips got slightly wider and my face got chubbier, that hasn't happened this time so can definately see a difference.

Good luck at your check-up, i'm sure if you've only gained out front any weight gain should be healthy x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

For sure, any weight gain will be a good thing since I am just all baby bump. I have an app on my phone which says that baby should be around 1.5lbs now! It's amazing how in just a few short weeks he's gained half a pound! So I guess even if we don't notice a dirastic change in our bump size, it's definitely growing along with baby.

It's neat to think that just carrying a different gender baby makes things different in your appearance/weight gain. Although my mom said that with both my sister and I her pregnancy weight gain was only baby, she didn't gain anywhere else (only 15lbs with my sister and 25lbs with me). So that was why I thought this baby could have been a girl because I was carrying the same as her... but I guess every person carries their baby a different way, regardless of the gender.

 

[Tilly87]

The baby is gaining lots of weight now, its amazing!! If that is how much weight they gain in a short space of time then its obvious people see a change.

I'm glad my face hasn't got chubbier this time lol. All my symptoms at the start were pretty much the same as with my other 2 pregnancies so i didn't have any clue then. Do you want babies close together after you have your first? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

We both must be super busy with Christmas plans that we aren't getting on here much recently lol. I've got all my gifts bought and wrapped... now just have to work on making the house decent for my sister and her boyfriend to stay in. We spent the evening last night cleaning up the computer/baby room. Now that DH has moved his computer out of the room we just had to dismantle the old tesk and move it out of the room to the basement, then we cleaned out the closet of junk. So it's now decent for my sister to sleep in... plus we plan to paint the room in January so we've got a bit of a head start.

Just need to get the last minute food items from the grocery store, which I plan to do on Thursday afternoon, then it's just cleaning the house friday *phew* Christmas is a lot of work haha.

How are your Christmas plans/chores coming along?

To answer your question about having our next baby. We'd like about a 2-3 year difference between our children. Because I'll be on maternity leave for 1 year and then I have to go back to work... so would like to work for a year before we start planning the next child... so that will be about 2 years and nine months-ish lol. But you never know, plans can change, if DH had a better job i'd stay home and not work, so I could have another child sooner... so maybe that may happen in the next year or two.

 

[Tilly87]

I have been super busy, with the girls being on there christmas holidays and going to see people to drop off presents so haven't been on here much. I have got a few more presents to wrap and then i will be done.

We did our food shop last night so hopefully we haven't forgot anything lol.

There are 2.5yrs between my girls, they are the best of friends most of the time but sometimes they fight and argue because they are so close and so alike.

Forgot to take my 24wk bump pic, i will take one later and post if i get chance, everyone keeps telling me how much i've grown lately and i had to take my belly button piercing out because my belly button is now flat lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

My sister and I are 2.5 years apart too, we were also like your girls... best friends one minute, wanting to kill each other the next lol. I'm actually going to be seeing my sister today, she is driving down with her BF to stay for Christmas!

So I am busy getting the house clean for visitors, though I needed to take a break right now. I'm finding it much harder to get things done around here lately, I get tired out and out of breath so easily haha.

Had a doctors appointment yesterday. Everything seems to be going great, my appointments will be every 2 weeks from now on. My GP mentioned that I will be doing the glucose test next time, have you had it and what's it like? I've heared its just really sugary? I also asked my GP if i'm bigger than most at this stage (i've had lots of comments lol) and she said I was a normal size. So looks like baby is right on track with his growing, can't wait for next year, it's going to be an exciting year!

Well if I don't hear from you in the next few days have a wonderful Christmas with your family!

 

[Tilly87]

I love the age gap between my girls, but do wonder how they will get on with their little brother when he gets older. I

 

[Tilly87]

I know they will both be good with him as a baby, because my friend has a month old boy who they can't get enough of lol.

Hope you have a good time with your sister over christmas!

I am also finding it harder to do things and get out of breath quicker doing housework and lifting things etc.

I have never had the glucose test, but i heard people who are at high risk of diabetes have to have it. I don't have fortnightly appointments until 32wks so still a while to wait. I will have to get round to posting my bump pic lol.

Merry christmas, hope you have a good one! x

 

[Tilly87]

Hope your having a good christmas! Well here is my 24wk4day bump on christmas day, looking at the picture i think i have grown alot!

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Wow yes I think you have grown a bit! Its all out front like me too lol. I need to take another picture soon, i'm at 27 weeks today! This baby has sure been active lately, he is always kicking and turning around in there, such an amazing feeling. He is also getting so much stronger, one kick the other day actually hurt lol.

My Christmas was great, but a little too busy. We stayed in town for the morning and then went to DH's family for dinner (1 hour away). We also got quite a lot of snow on x-mas day so the drive home was not nice. I think next year we will keep our plans to one family and see the other the following day, esp with a baby who will get tuckered out with such a long day lol.

How was your Christmas? I bet your girls had a lot of fun!

 

[Tilly87]

Ha ha, everyone always tells me you can't tell i'm pregnant until i turn around because i still look the same from the back lol, i couldn't believe how big i'd got until i looked at the pic lol.

Gosh 27wks! time is going so so fast, this has definately felt like the quickest pregnancy for me! Can't wait to see your bump pic and see how much you have grown.

We haven't had any snow this year, sounds like you've had a very busy christmas, my girls have had such a good time and are loving all the new toys. We prefer christmas day at home because then we get to relax once dinner and things are over. Yesterday we went to OHs parents house and didn't get home until late but it was a nice laid back day was just ready for my bed once we got in lol.

Do you have any plans for new year celebrations? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I cant seem to figure out how to load pictures on my computer from home, so I usually just take bump pictures on days I work and do it from there. (we don't have wireless internet at home, so I use the wireless at work and can email the picture from my phone). So since i'm off all week for the holidays, I will show you a bump picture next week.

I also can't believe how fast time is going now! It feels so real now that we got so many gifts for x-mas with the name "To Kieran From Santa" lol. DH's family gave us so much for the baby lol. I just want to get the room painted, have the crib and change table set up and sit in my rocking chair with the baby lol. We should be getting the crib and change table in January or early February and we plan to paint in the next few weeks. So time should pass quickly now!

No plans yet for New Year. DH has to work so I'll probably go to my moms and we will just make a nice meal and watch movies for the evening (its not like I can drink lol). My sister-in-law invited me over but their parties usually get pretty wild (going bar hoping and such) and it's not really something I like or can do at this time. So a nice quiet evening in with my mom will be nice. What are you up to, hiring a babysitter?

 

[Tilly87]

I usually upload photos from my camera or phone using a usb cable but you have to have compatible software on your computer.

Are that is so cute! I went sale shopping on boxing day and got some sleepsuits, socks etc at half price! My mum also got us a baby bath full of lotions, nappies and things for christmas and i bought a baby bouncer a couple of wks ago so were on the way there now lol. I plan to get my pushchair in a couple of wks as well.

I'm sure we will be kept busy with all these things lol!

We have no plans for new year, we don't usually go out just stay in and have a takeaway and a few drinks once the girls are in bed, minus the drink for me this year lol! Its a shame your DH has to work as it will be your last new year together before Kieran arrives x