Baby #2: 28...29 Weeks!

Well, I didn't want to admit it, but I'm one of those moms. You know, the kind that swears her second pregnancy/child will not lack the same attention that baby #1 received? Yup, I'm her. And I'm admitting it and accepting it.

So aside from not blogging every week, I also have taken ONE, yes, count it, ONE, bump picture...and it was a selfie! Maybe it's the third trimester nesting in me, but I may actually try to take more pictures and maintain the weekly updates for the rest of this pregnancy...I really desire to do so!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 28 Weeks 6 days

Size of baby: Butternut Squash

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 5 lbs {as compared to 20lbs with Our Darling Girl by this point!!}

Maternity Clothes: EVERYTHING - Old Navy Maternity jeans are my fave and Target sweaters

Gender: Sweet Baby BOY!

Movement: This little man is doing FLIPS! One moment I feel kicking up near my ribs and the next I feel kicks on my hip bones! He's pretty active in the mornings and evenings.

Sleep: I am really surprised at how well I'm sleeping! I wake up maybe once during the middle of the night - more so to check on ODG who has been having night terrors.

What I miss: Not really anything that I'm missing due to pregnancy...

Cravings: Salad! I craved it in the beginning and I'm doing it again!

Symptoms: A bit of heartburn has set in, but completely manageable and no where near as bad as with my pregnancy with ODG; definite ligament pain mostly in my hips

Best Moment this week: Every week ODG gets more and more excited about SBB coming! She kisses my tummy and hugs him and talks to him! She even uses needing to hug him as an excuse to getting out of trouble ;-) I think my favorite thing about this week or two has just been feeling like I'm enjoying being pregnant...which I don't remember feeling with ODG and definitely expect that with this pregnancy. Hoping this feeling lasts!

Find out what 28 weeks & 29 weeks were like with my first pregnancy here!

Hoping to be back next week with another update!! Until then...

The long awaited GENDER REVEAL!

You've been waiting and waiting and enduring all my teasing, if we're friends on FB, and...

The time has come to introduce our newest addition

Our Handsome Prince 

(looks JUST like his big sister's profile ultrasound picture)

 Who could resist the 70% off rack at Target?? 

Gender Predictions

Well folks, I promise I will catch up on weekly posts as soon as I can.

I am currently 18 weeks - can you believe it?? - and we have our anatomy (20 week) ultrasound scheduled for November 12...

GUESS WHAT!

We're finding out the gender this time!!

(If you weren't around for Our Darling Girl's pregnancy, we did not find out the gender until she was born.)

I want to start the gender guessing game - I know it's a little early, but I have to do something to keep me excited for the next 10 days, right?? Leave your guesses in the comments! Here is some information to help you guess...

If you aren't familiar with these wives tales, here is some information.

My prediction: Boy 

Reasons: Migraines, heartbeat is a little lower than ODG's was at this point, just a feeling

Comparisons from ODG's pregnancy & this one:

More Headaches: Boy 

Chinese Calendar: Girl

Morning Sickness: Girl

Mayan Calendar: Girl

Stealing Moms Beauty: I don't remember..Boy?

Baby's Heartbeat: Girl

Cravings: Boy

Emotional Wreck: Can't remember...Girl?

Carrying Baby: Girl

My prediction: Boy (due to a dream once she was a boy)

Feel free to ask me any other questions you can think of that would help make a prediction! We will be informing all of our family & close friends before posting anywhere on social media, but I promise not to make you wait too long :-) Can't wait to see all of your guesses! 

Oh! For those inquiring minds who were around for ODG's pregnancy, yes, this will be a Baby BAL version 2!! We haven't decided if we will share the names yet, but if we share, I promise to share on social media :-) 

Happy guessing!