Miss T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Well well well........ I just have known better then to boost on how 'awesome' this pregnancy was going to the lady in the grocery store lane the other day......

A quote from my doctor that was made a few hours ago... "You are going into pre-term labor".... Saaaaay WHAAT????

I mentioned last week that I was in the hospital for contractions and bleeding. Well, the contractions  have continued, no bleeding, and a nasty pain has started in my groin. The "baby is coming out" pain you get at 30-something weeks along. I went in for a routine ultrasound to check on baby girl and as we were finishing up, the tech asks me "do you feel pressure?" I lifted  my eyebrow up at her and said "ummm yeaa??? I figured it was normal so I have for your second baby, especially just 18 months from the last birth... She said "Your cervix is shortening which isn't normal" She then went on to explain my measurements, what it should be, and what it means. She did add " I'll be seeing you here again for sure for more ultrasounds",

I had yet another routine check up to check vitals, weight yadda yadda today. Doc said to me "Your body is trying to go into labor. I want you in for another ultrasound next week and if your cervix is shorter, you'll be vacationing in the hospital for a few months.. Bed rest for sure 'till shes out and I want you in here once a week 'till you deliver"

O..M...G!!!

So... my cervix is 2.4cm and they want it between 3-5cm and its already softening. I realllllly don't want to end up in the hospital so I'm going to be a good girl and sit on my tushy for the next week...until we at least know what the next ultrasound says.

IN THE MEANTIME -- here are some cute pics of her from the ultrasound :)


 

Her cute booty

If you can tell, this is her middle finger :)

My pretty princess

Tickle tickle

Okay...shes a Rockstar and she knows it !!

22 weeks!!!!!

How far along:  22 weeks =)
Total weight gain/loss: DOWN 7 lbs - No weight gain :)
Sleep:  Insomnia has kicked in! Was up till 3am last night and forced myself to go to bed. Up at 8am and wide awake!
Food cravings: Fruit!!! Frozen grapes to be exact
Best moment this week: Mike feeling little Miss kicking
Movement:  ALL-DAY-LONG :)
Gender:  GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL
Labor signs:  ugh! Had some pretty bad contractions along with lots of bleeding. Went to the hospital to get checked out. She is snug as a bug...luckily
Belly Button in or out:  Half way!
What I miss:  NOT having cramps
What I am looking forward to: our next U/S in 6 days
What I'm loving: My huge boobs!
Milestones: Well after this past week....its making it 'another' week
Weekly Wisdom: Take breaks!! Don't over due it!
Symptoms: Contractions and Bleeding :/
Emotions: In Love :) SOO anxious. We're moving to a new house in 3 weeks and I FINALLLLLY get to start on her room!!!

How far along:  18 weeks =)
Total weight gain/loss: DOWN 7 lbs - This little girl is being nice
Sleep:  Doing good in the category
Food cravings: Fruit!!!
Best moment this week: Finding out we're having a 'lil princess!!!!
Movement:  Yes!! more and more each day
Gender:  GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL
Labor signs:  HELL NO
Belly Button in or out:  Innie but it will be 'out' by 30 weeks
What I miss:  Feeling hungry...its weird!
What I am looking forward to: our next U/S in 3 weeks
What I'm loving: My huge boobs!
Milestones: Finding out the gender <3
Weekly Wisdom: Shopping has become FUN!!
Symptoms: the fun constipation :/
Emotions: In Love :)

Don't mind my obnoxious black bra strap :)

Princess Aboard!!

This is my BFF and I. We are 3 weeks apart!! Eeek!!

My Mom and I :)

My Mom, Me and my sister

IT'S A .................

Our gender party was an ultimate SUCCESS!!!!!!! We had tons of friends and family over. When it was finally time to cut the cake, I got super nervous. I wanted to actually delay the cutting 'cause I didn't want to know if it was another boy :)

So anyways, we cut the cake and the color of the cake inside was......

PINK PINK PINK PINK PINK PINK PINK PINK PINK PINK PINK!!!!!!!

Our friend then took some pics :)

And the very next day, Daddy, Big brother and I picked out baby girls FIRST official outfit :)

And a pink silky blanket to match Big brothers (his is off white)

 

And we have decided to name her
*~Phiona Arabelle~*

I'm going crazzzy

We find out the gender of our baby in just 6 days....OMG!!!! I neeeeed this next week to go by super fast. I'm going crazy! I want to go shopping, I want to buy paint for the nursery, I want to narrow down our 'name' list, I want to start sewing and crafting for baby....ugh!!!!!! I forget how hard this is!!! heheheeh

OH- speaking of gender, here is the invite I created for the gender party! Watcha think?

16 weeks!!!

 WOW!! didn't realize that I havn't been on here in a month. I've been "blogging" my pregnancy weeks differantly this pregnancy so I'm not on here  much. BUT I know I've got some friends out there (Mrs. Ciana V) so I'll keep this updated as much as I can 'remember'.

Anyhoo - I've hit the 16 week mark and feel awesome!! Baby kicks now and I'm looking prettttttty pregnant. Cravings and food aversions are different this time around and baby is carrying much lower. My hair is growing super fast, its almost done to my butt.  I'm super duper bitchy though this time :) Here are the stats!
OHH!! And we find out if baby is a boy or girl next Tuesday!!!!!

How far along:  16 weeks =)
Total weight gain/loss: DOWN 5 lbs - I'll take it!
Sleep:  I need more.....
Food cravings: Fruit!!!
Best moment this week: Reaching the single-digit countdown 'till our gender scan
Movement:  Yup! Baby favors the left
Gender:  6 days!!
Labor signs:  HELL NO
Belly Button in or out:  Innie but it will be 'out' by 30 weeks
What I miss:  Not sweating all the time
What I am looking forward to: Finding out if baby is boy or girl
What I'm loving: My huge boobs!
Milestones: One week closer to the 3rd tri....far out but its one week closer!
Weekly Wisdom: Girls....night....out.....
Symptoms: I get winded fast
Emotions: Bitchy =)

Heart beat!!!!!

We have an 'at home doppler' that we invested in for Remis pregnancy. We spent a whopping $30 bucks on it (cheap I know) and was able to listen to his heart beat from about 15 weeks on. I was bored today while laying on the couch and decided to give it a shot. Figured since Im only 12 weeks it would be a long shot. Within one minute, I find it!!!! Perfect little galloping noise ever!! Its not digital so I couldn't get a 'rate' but it was so healthy and strong. Called Mike (hubby) right away and said "Guess what I'm doing?" I told him and he said "I'm coming home RIGHT NOW!!" His 'night routine' with Rem was to listen to his heart beat just as he layed down for bed (claimed it helped him sleep better) so he's excited to continue this 'routine' with this little one now.
Speaking of which....Hubby is calling me from the bedroom saying "Bring the doppler!!" hehehe .... Never imagined him yelling "that" from the bedroom would give me butterflies! LOL!! (excuse my mind)

Guilt......

Oh the guilt....its already here. The guilt of "I did so much more during Remis pregnancy then this one" type stuff. I'm 12 weeks already and have taken just TWO belly pics...TWO!!!!!!!! At this point with Remi, I had 8!!!! One each week. I think its because my tummy is already pudgy from having a baby just 18 months ago so I already looked pregnant. So my belly isn't changing as fast this time around. Then theres the "I want to be different this time around" but now I've wasted 12 weeks trying to find out "what to do to be different" which has lead me to do NOTHING!!! Ugh!!.

My vow.....to blog more and take more pics....

12 weeks!!! Yippee

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Naked Belly - yuck!

I wanted to post a pic of  my "naked belly" more or less for my sake (I'm so embarrassed) I posted a pic of it every week with Remis pregnancy but I didn't get stretch marks 'till I was 30 weeks so my belly was "pretty" for a long time :) BUT - I want to post a pic of it now so that I can see how much it changes for baby #2.

So here it is! I am exactly 18 months POSTpartum and 9 weeks pregnant with #2. My stretch marks have pretty much faded away so it doesn't look too bad but my tummy is still super squishy from Remi.

Lets see how many stretch marks I get this time around!! :) BRING 'EM ON!!!!
(and No, this is NOT photo-shopped, I promise- i wanted this to be as real as it is straight from the camera)

--I think I'll post another pic from the bathroom that I took all of my past 'naked belly' shots from. Again, I want this as real as it is so that I can see personally! Don't look if your squeamish!! JK JK

 

Mr. Remington

Isn't he just the most handsome little boy EVER???

OH Baby!!!

Well, I'm somewhere between 8-10 weeks pregnant. According to my last period I am 10 weeks BUT I ovulated later, around CD 23 (very typical for me since I have Endo) so according to the u/s I am measuring closer to 8-9 weeks. SO until my next apt on the 21st, I'm not too sure what week I am.

In the  meantime, I am trying something different and how to 'keep up' with this pregnancy :) I've seen it done by a few of my friends so I'm following the trend!
I'll post the pictures in order ~

With "Remingtons Pregnancy" I took belly pics every week.....and I was thinking this time around I would NOT do it....buuuuuut - why  not?? It makes the weeks go by faster right?? So Starting Thursday (which I'll be 9 weeks? I think) I take pictures. Now, I'll squeeze in a few "naked belly" shots since I don't have a 'pretty belly' anymore thanks to Remi :) But I would personally love to see how my own belly changes over then next 7 months :)

Remington.....Loooong over-due post

WOW!!! Busy mommy, busy life.....no blogging?? Whats with that?

So Mr. Remington is a whopping 18 months old now. He's no baby. He's a freakin toddler!!!! He has learned SOO much in these last few months.

Lets see, He blows bubbles with his spit in his mouth. Yes, total boy huh?

He dances ALL.THE.TIME! If a commercial comes on TV with music he stops and dances. Dances to our cell phone ringtones, dances in the car, dances even when we sing! He loves to dance!

His favorite snack of all time is......ICE! He loves eating crushed ice. He's actually figured out how to get the ice out of the 'fridge by placing a bowl in the 'water/ice' dispenser and "Wala!!!'

He gives kisses on command now...and not to just us...the dogs get kisses too! His little lips are the best kissers!

He 'blows' on his food and can blow bubbles out of the bubble wand too!! He gets sooo excited to see those bubbles fly out when he knows HE did it!

He waves 'bye bye' to everyone..even random people at the store :)

He has a favorite truck that must go with him everywhere. We're trying real hard not lose it either 'cause we got it in a happy meal toy of all places. But out of all the toys he has, and I mean its a mini toy store, this truck is the one he prefers.

He climbs on the table, the couch, the chairs and anything else that is 'climbable' .

He can put those wooden puzzles together! Makes us so proud to watch him put them together.

..and best yet?? He pats his 'peepee' when he needs to be changed. He'll then run to his room, grab a diaper and run back out to the living room, lay down and hold his diaper up!!! It's getting close to potty training day!! OH -- and he absolutely LOVES throwing his diapers away. He gets soo excited when we say "Go throw it in the trash" . He giggles the whole way to the trash can.

I can't get over how much this little boy has grown. I stare at him all day long and wonder what he'll end up doing with his life. He's got one heck of a arm on him so I'm hoping a pro baseball player :)

Love you Sweetie Pie!!!

Big day tomorrow!

I am a few days short of 8 weeks pregnant and tomorrow we get to see the 'lil bambino via Ultrasound. I realllly hope things go well. I am SUPER nauseous, can't eat much more then toast and have only been able to leave the house twice this week. Yea so...pretty crappy feeling. AND I took anther preg test this morning and the "positive" line showed up before the control line, so that was re assuring. Its still nerve-racking though. I just hope its in the right spot and has a healthy beating heart. I'll keep ya'll posted!!

PS- in the meantime, I'm going to be posting alot of 'back dated' posts of Remi and 'milestones' :)

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!

Well, much to our surprise...in a way.....we are expecting baby #2!!!!! I am 5 weeks along and due around Jan. 5 2013.

We have been trying on and off for the last 6 months...nothing too serious, just doing 'the deed' on the right days and thats it.
Remember back to conceiving our son, we tried for almost a 1.5 years and had countless rounds of the fertility drug clomid, estrogen and progesterone, 2 artificial inseminations (both failed). So THIS baby was a complete surprise 'cause we didn't try at all - Literally!

I'll explain.

Last month I tore the meniscus in my left knee. I've been pretty 'couch bound' due to the pain and when I'm in pain.....sex is the last thing on my mind. Fortunately for Hubby, our anniversary was last month so to 'be a good wife' I gave in :). It made the total of sex for the month equal - ONCE!! Once the entire month. (yea, I know..Lame)

So in the back (and front) of my head I thought there is NO way I got pregnant. It wasn't "baby making sex", it was anni sex. I had no idea when I was ovulating and didn't really care - resort back to broken knee -

So there I sat, 5 weeks after my last period and I thought "Hmm.. well its not unusual to go this long between periods but I have a few 'internet cheapies' in the bathroom and ironically I have to pee!

I pee. 2 double pink lines. OMG. What? How? When? WHAAAT!!!!!!!

I call for my husband, still sitting on the potty, "What the hell is this?" ...laughing while holding up the stick.
He even said "Whaaat!!!!!"
He runs out to walgreens to get a First Response. I push out the little pee I can salvage and we wait.......

There they sat. Two...Pink....Lines....

Mike is in the kitchen feeding our boy and I yell from the bathroom ...
"I"M PREGNANT!! I"M PREGNANT!!!!"

He comes running in with the biggest smile ever and said "Really!?!? OMG!! How the heck??"

It was pretty epic.....

We had to 'sit on the news' for a good night before we told our family.

Here is the youtube link on how we told MY parents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakiEduBBAI

As for Mikes parents, He called his mom saying "Hey, I made something for Keri and I need to know what you think. I'm going to send you a picture on your cell" She says "Okay" -- He then sends her a picture of those two famous pink lines.....


....Can't believe we're going to do this again!!!

15 months old!

A little late, but we've just been having too much fun!!

Re-cap -- Rem just had tubes put in 4 weeks ago. His post-op went perfectly. He got fitted with custom ear plugs and he actaully leaves them in for bath time!

March 17 marked exactly one month since his surgery. He has learned so many new words/sounds just this week! He tends to add "eeee" to the end of everything but he now says "Mom-eee" "Dad- eee" "Pup-eee" "baby-eee"...he's said "Chair" and "book" a few times but it was after repeating us. We are so proud for how much he has learned to say these last few weeks. I'm really hoping he learns enough by the times hes 18 months old so that we can pass on the speech therapist.

Here are his 15 month stats:

Weight: He weighs 24.5 lbs (50%)

Height: He is 33 inches (95%) TALL boy!

Head Size: 19 inches (25%)

Diaper Size: He wears size medium and large cloth diapers and size 4 in disposables

Clothes Size: He wears 18 month to 24 month clothes! My big boy!

Sleep: He's always been super great at going to bed (started that routine early on) He's been waking up around 7am now but goes to be around 830p every night. He'll then lay down for a nap around 11am and maybe one more mid afternoon nap around 3 or 4p. Its sooo cute 'cause all you have to say is "Go night night??" ...and he literally runs to his room and starts climbing on the rails to his crib. Like I said -- he's super easy to get to bed.

Favorite Activities: Loves playing outside. If the back door is shut, he goes over and beats on it - his que for telling us he wants outside. We recently got pet chickens and he absolutly LOVES playing and watching them. He has to check on them every morning before he does anything else.

Favorite Toys:  He's back to loving books!! He'll bring one to us, sit in our lap and gets super excited when its his turn to flip the page. He also loves throwing things..anything...and he's super good at it!!

Eating: We have arranged the pantry so that all his snacks are on the bottom shelf. When hes hungry, he'll go over and get a snack out and bring it to us to open. Oh..and the ONLY way he eats PB&J is if you cut the sandwich in slices...like strips...not chunks. Ugh..picky boy!

Talking: Well its been a month since he's got tubes put in and he now says "Mommy" "daddy" "puppy" "baby" "book" "chair" and sometimes "Yes and no"

Milestones: His talking!!!! Just paid over 1k on his ears and its finally paying off!!:)

Here are some recent pictures of Mr. Remington James <3

"You want a bite Mommy??"

My handsome little boy <3

"Hey Ladies...I'm single ;) "

Rem with his older cousin (by 6 months) Lyla - playing with the baby chickens

Rem got some new wheels!!

SOO happy when he's outside <3

The cutest 'cloth' butt

I just melt when I see Remis 'cloth' butt :) He is clothed on my days off work (4 days a week) and I just love seeing his cute booty in fluff :)

His post op apt is tomorrow. Not sure what they'll do - I'm sure they'll look in his ears and tell me that they look better (I hope) and he will be fitted for custom ear plugs. Bath time freaks us out right now. We wash his hair with a wash cloth and swimming this summer will be a challenge.

Then on Tuesday.....he turns 15 months old!!! Almost 1.5 years old. We'll be back at the doctors for shots :/ This will be the first time his pediatrician will hear about his tube surgery. I wonder what her reaction will be.

Anyways, he is getting used to his 'new' ears. Certain sounds still startle him but not as bad anymore. He talks way more (no real words yet) but Mike and I take one hour each evening and sit with Rem and really focus on teaching him things.

Life is great! Heading to the park today :)