Birth predictions

We did this last time and it was fun to see how wrong we were...so here we go again!

Danielle:

Brooklyn's birthday: For some reason august 25th is stuck in my head but my original thought was august 31st

How long will labor take? Total hopefully under 24 hours this time...maybe 6 in the hospital

How long will it take Danielle to get an epidural? 7 cm

Time of birth? 8am 

Weight of baby? 7 pounds 1 ounce

Length of baby? 22 inches

Jamie:

Brooklyn's birthday: September 7

How long will labor take? 7 hours

How long will it take Danielle to get an epidural? 6 cm

Time of birth? 10 pm

Weight of baby? 7 pounds 2 oz

Length of baby? 20 1/2 inches

Time will tell who was right!

Brooklyn's Closet/Nursery Progress

I wasn't going to post any pictures until I was done but then I realized Jackson had a progress post so here we go..

Her closet!

I swear I attempted to organize it but Jackson is like a tornado in there so that's the best I could do. Again I organized them by size with little ornaments (wooden circles called ornaments at JoAnns) I painted. She has a ton more clothes then Jackson did at this point. You can see here. I went through all of Jackson's clothes and kept everything that was gender neutral or FSU. We also got a bunch of hand me downs. Her newborn stash is fantastic and three months is pretty close. The 6 and 9 months are still in need of outfits but it's hard to predict what season we will be in at that time. 

Here is her nursery progress:

I love how this turned out! Still needs dust ruffle

Sorry for the bad lighting. I still have to put the handle on the night stand, find some shelf fillers, and get the curtains.

Her bow hanger!! She needs an excessive amount of bows also.

Here is Jackson's.

29 Weeks

How far along? 29 weeks

Total weight gain:

 17+

Maternity clothes? 

Maternity

Stretch marks? 

Nope! 

Sleep: 

Really good for the most part

Best moment this week: 

Feeling her move! It's my favorite part of pregnancy!

Miss Anything? 

Moving faster

Movement: 

She's either super still or a wild woman! It's so crazy! I just love it!

Food cravings: 

Donuts, ice cream, sugar

Anything making you queasy or sick: 

Reflux

Gender: 

Girl!

Labor Signs:

Braxton Hicks

Symptoms: 

I'm pretty comfortable except after long days on my feet aka working. My feet and knees hurt really bad after work. Lower back pain and reflux still. I had one Charlie horse the other night but since I started eating bananas I haven't had one.

Belly Button in or out? 

Out
Wedding rings on or off? 

Off

Happy or Moody most of the time: 

Happy

Looking forward to: 

A relaxing weekend away

Workout:

This week walking

Reading:

I finished the birth book now back to fun books.

To dos:

The same as last week.. I didn't get much done last weekend.

11 more weeks!!

28 weeks~7 months

How far along? 28 weeks

Total weight gain:

 17 pounds 

Maternity clothes? 

Yes

Stretch marks? 

Nope! 

Sleep: 

Our lovely toddler hasn't been sleeping so between bathroom breaks and Jackson waking up multiple times. NO. I think he thinks he's a newborn.

Best moment this week: 

Jamie felt her kick! Just once of course..

Miss Anything? 

Sleep, alcohol, piece and quiet. Toddler days have been rough.

Movement: 

She is moving ALL the time now! Even in the middle of the night

Food cravings: 

Donuts, cereal, german chocolate cake

Anything making you queasy or sick: 

Reflux

Gender: 

Baby girl

Labor Signs:

Braxton Hicks

Symptoms: 

I'm feeling pretty good! Much more energy than before of course I still really need naps and to go to bed at 9. Reflux and some swelling.

Belly Button in or out? 

Out

Wedding rings on or off? 

I'm pretty sure they are done…I've started to swell with the heat 

Happy or Moody most of the time: 

Excited!! I'm ready for September!

Looking forward to: 

Getting stuff done and taking Jackson to the alligator farm!

Workout:

3-4 days walking/yoga 

Reading:

Ina May's Birth Book- holy granola. I was really looking for something to help with the at home labor part and we can't avoid a doula…so I'm reading this book. I'll do a review when I'm finished.

To dos:

Finish painting our front door, deep cleaning, plan Jackson's 2nd birthday.
I've washed all of Brooklyn's clothes! I still need to finish decorating, sew the dust ruffle, and buy curtains. I did order a diaper bag and big brother/little sister outfits :) 

Worries:

Getting everything done! 

12 more weeks!! My prediction is 10 more weeks :)

3rd Trimester!!

How far along? 27 weeks

Total weight gain:

 12+ 

Maternity clothes? 

Maternity except for comfortable clothes on the weekends

Stretch marks? 

Nope! 

Sleep: 

Great! I'm still having to get up to pee sometimes but that's just part of it. 

Best moment this week: 

Entering the third trimester!!

Miss Anything? 

Coronas dang get out of my fridge!!

Movement: 

She def. did a flip the other day. She can be soooo calm and then she goes wild. It's really funny.

Food cravings: 

DONUTS. Sweets. I had a craving for fried chicken but I ate one piece and it was gone.

Anything making you queasy or sick: 

Hmm no

Gender: 

GIRL

Labor Signs:

Braxton Hicks

Symptoms: 

I've been feeling so much better!! Not nearly as tired as I was. I feel like I got a burst of energy. I do have some killer reflux and back pain.

Belly Button in or out? 

Flat but it's out.

Wedding rings on or off? 

They were on for the first part of the week but on the weekends it's usually way too hot

Have you started to show yet?

Yes

Happy or Moody most of the time: 

Happy!! I had my omg I only have 10 weekends to get everything done and that's if she's 40 weeks (we are out of town two weekends) freak out. 

Looking forward to: 

Doctor's appointment Wednesday! Making some more bows :) Finishing her room

Workout:

I've been walking and doing yoga.

Random:

I had my first labor dream and it was awesome. They admitted me to the hospital because I was in labor but didn't know it (this is a dream). I kept arguing with the doctor you know all I have is back pain I don't feel any contractions. And my doctor was Kerri Russell. I remembering thinking wow I didn't know she was a doctor! HAHA

To dos:

Finish the nursery. Deep clean every room in the house. Do our summer bucket list!

2nd Trimester Collage

In less than five days we will be entering the third trimester!! How did that happen so soon?! It's crazy how fast this pregnancy is flying by! And here are the collages:

Brooklyn:

And with Jackson:

26 Weeks~6 1/2 months

How far along? 26 weeks

Total weight gain:

 12+ 

Maternity clothes? 

Maternity

Stretch marks? 

No

Sleep: 

Pretty fantastic although I have started waking up at 5:15/5:30 to pee

Best moment this week: 

Deep cleaning parts of the house? hahah I'm a crazy nester right now. But really the DOUBLE JOGGER!! I'm so excited! This will be my only form of exercise next year (I already know it would be a disaster trying to get to the gym with TWO kiddos) so I'm pumped.

Miss Anything? 

ALCOHOL. This snuck up on me...But we have Coronas just staring at me in the fridge and some chilled white wine…ugh 

Movement: 

She is a mover! She def has her really calm moments where she is sleeping which is so weird because I never had those with Jackson! Jamie still hasn't felt her move yet :(

Food cravings: 

Waffles, ice cream, donuts, pretty much the same stuff

Anything making you queasy or sick: 

White sauce

Gender: 

GIRL

Labor Signs:

Def. Braxton Hicks and some have been painful.

Symptoms: 

I finally don't feel SO exhausted. YAY! Maybe I can have energy for the next 14 weeks?

Belly Button in or out? 

Out

Wedding rings on or off? 

On for now.

Have you started to show yet?

Yes

Happy or Moody most of the time: 

EXCITED! But in somewhat of denial that we are having a second..haha we've been so focused on getting everything ready it hasn't really hit me yet.

Looking forward to: 

Unpacking more boxes and cleaning?! I know it's so weird but it drives me crazy.

Workout:

I did yoga and walked 1x!! Finally cleared to workout. Now obviously 90% of this pregnancy I have been on pelvic rest so I won't be going out and running long distances this late in the game.

High Risk Appointment:

I no longer have placenta previa! It has moved to the right spot! Hooray! We are super relieved. And I am so excited! Of course we have to go back in 7 weeks for another ultrasound because she just needs more pictures :)

To dos:

Start the dust ruffle. Finish the last wall in her room. I have list of things to buy.. 

Done:

Registered at the hospital, glucose test, pediatrician, room 3/4's completed

14 Weeks to go!