Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since my last official baby bump update! We had an appointment with our midwife Thursday. Stephan's mom got to be there and to hear the heartbeat....very cool. She also brought some of Stephan's baby things and a gorgeous old quilt (but that's for another post). :)
The baby is growing as expected, and has turned which explains the recent wonderful lack of drop kicks to the bladder. Although, it's too early in the pregnancy to know if s/he will stay that way, my midwife thinks it's likely. We're keeping our fingers crossed.
And in other baby related news:
: : I have gained a whopping 22 pounds. I'm sort of in shock. With Levi I gained a total of 25 pounds. I still have three more months to go before the final tally is in on this one. The part that really has me bumfuzzled is that I am not nearly as hungry with this one as I was with Levi. In fact, for a while there I was afraid I wasn't eating enough....um....wrong. We're just hoping this one isn't destined to be a 10 + pounder. Oh, and, Stephan, being the sweet husband he is, when I told him how shocked I was over all of that weight gain, said, "Good. I was afraid you were losing weight." Either he's just being nice, or he needs his vision checked. Has he seen that belly?!!
: : Levi has recently revealed that he believes this baby will be moving in with Nanno and BawBaw once it gets here. Oh, my, is he in for a shock. There's no preparing or convincing him. Even Nanno got in on trying to correct his view on this one. No luck. He's determined. My only guess is that he remembers living next door to them, and he thinks that's what babies do.
: : This new little munchkin already has opinions. S/he is seriously opposed to me slouching. Apparently, s/he likes his/her room because every time I slouch, s/he kicks me really, really hard in a hey-give-me-some-more-room-in-here kind of way. Also, when we tried to hear his/her heartbeat with the stethoscope, sh/e kicked the stethoscope every single time...dead on excellent aim, too.
: : We are still working on boy names. I think we might be coming closer to a decision. We'll see. So far everybody thinks it's a girl....even strangers. I'm going to laugh when a boy comes out, and we don't have name for it. Any suggestions? I tend towards Old Testament names. Stephan tends toward New Testament and non-biblical names. A happy medium has yet to be reached. There have been a couple of first names agreed on, but finding a middle name is tough. Josiah and Abel are in the top running. But, every name we put with Abel makes it sound like a sentence.
You look wonderful! I gained a lot more weight in my second pregnancy. I think my first was 25lbs and my second was closer to 50lbs!
ReplyDeleteDon't worry you may gain more waight in the second pregnancy but you will loose it faster running around after two kids. You look sunning by the way and I'm no help with names I find it the hardest thing in the world but my friend did tell me once "Oh don't stress whatever you end up calling them becomes their name"
ReplyDeleteYou look great! I think boys names are way harder than girls names. If we have another one I really hope it's a girl because we've already used the "only" good boy name hee hee!
ReplyDeleteYou know, you may have 'gained' more weight because you are carrying more fluid. Who knows for sure, but just because you weigh a little more this time around isn't necessarily due to increased calories and fat. Ummm...it took me longer to lose the weight with Kimber Lee, but that's because I didn't have to restrict my diet while nursing her like I did with Anna Cate.
ReplyDeleteHave fun these last few weeks!
Oooh - I love the name Josiah!
ReplyDeleteYou look fabulous :) The baby will be here before you guys know it! So exciting!
Love that beautiful bump!!!
ReplyDeleteI've been digging the name Abraham recently - never has it been anywhere near the list of possibilities - but I think calling a baby Abe would be adorable - and would work for years to come.
Micah is the name I have picked out, should we ever have a boy!
ReplyDeleteLooking beautiful!
You look lovely! I love it!
ReplyDeleteBump is looking good! I love OT names too. Both my kids have them and it looks like no. 3 will score one too. It wasn't really deliberate, but that's how it worked out! Good luck convincing Levi this bubba is living at your place! (Though I am sure he will figure it out pretty quick once s/he arrives!)
ReplyDeleteOh! Wow! I love your pictures. Very artsy. So like you.
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed you gained only 25 pounds during your first pregnancy. I gained 40 pounds both times. And I have to tell you, I understand that the pregnancy weight gain math doesn't add up. Even though I gained the same amount the second time, my second baby was bigger -- and so was I.
Levi was from one of the tribes, right, so maybe another tribe name?
You are totally beautiful!
ReplyDeleteNell
Oh you are one stunning Mama...seriously...I don't know where that weight is...all healthy babe. I love how you have done your pics...lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love the photos! So lovely and dreamy... :) such a photogenic mama...
ReplyDeleteThat's adorable that your man was worried you were losing weight :) A good man knows how to make his wifey feel better in the midst of insecurities! Just last night my guy asked why I was a little down, and I when I told him that I thought I had a couple more stretch marks he just said "good- means the baby is growing healthy- and you can wear them like badges of honor!" cute huh?
As far as baby names- how about Micah or Joel for a boy? Though Josiah and Abel are both excellent! Sigh... its tough... I hope you two both have that "ah ha" moment and find a name you both LOVE! :)
Those pics are gorgeous. I don't really like the standard photos everyone has, I think these are really tasteful.
ReplyDelete-Ashley
Your husband's response to your weight gain was absolutely endearing!
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