week 16 (and doc appointment)...

Here's a little info for week 16!

Your baby now weighs in at a whopping three to five ounces, and he's four to five inches in length. The bones that are now in place in his ears means he can probably hear your voice as you talk to your partner and pals and sing in the car. While he’s getting used to your voice, the tiny muscles in his body, especially the ones in his back, are gaining strength, so he can straighten out a little more. And thanks to his developing facial muscles, your baby is capable of making a few expressive frowns and squints, even at this early stage. (Don’t worry, those frowns have nothing to do with the sound of your voice!) And his eyes are finally working, making small side-to-side movements and perceiving light (although the eyelids are still sealed). Peekaboo!

Yesterday I went to the doctor for a checkup. It was the first time that Chris has been able to go with me. I was very excited about the appointment until Chris got a phone call. It was OKCPD (I think) calling to tell him that they found his friend dead in his apartment. Chris was the only one they could get a hold of. He was the emergency contact listed for the apartment complex. So the day that I hoped would be full of excitement was full of questions, anxiety, and sadness. Chris did tell me he liked the doctor. This was Lillie's first time meeting Dr. H too. She had seen Dr. M (the perinatal doctor) but not my regular ob. Lillie had a lot of questions for Dr. H. She asked if her baby was getting big too. Dr. H took the time to pay attention to Lillie and her "pregnancy" questions. Both Lillie and Chris got to hear Lil' Dude's heartbeat. For whatever reason, this doctor's appointment got me excited about being pregnant. Don't know what triggered it. Here are the appointment details for those of you that care....

Weight gain total: 7lbs! I thought this was high, but doc says it is fine and she would tell me if I was gaining too much. I am still in the average range. I want to slow done the weight gain. I don't plan to eat less, just better choices and more exercise. I forgot to get my prenatal yoga doctor's release signed so I am going to fax that in this week. Also, since I am feeling better, I am going to start back up at the Y.

Blood pressure: It was 122/66. This is my biggest fear. My blood pressure sky rocketed out of nowhere with Lillie. At one point it was as high as 133/108 (at least that is the highest I ever typed in my blog). When it gets that high (for me at least) I swelled up and got blinding headaches. Not to mention what it was doing to my Lil' Hen.

Baby's Heart rate: She found Lil' Dude's heart beat right away and then he "ran" away. It took her a few more minutes to find it again. He is a busy Lil' guy. It was first in the 150's then when he settled down it was around 145.

That's about it for now. I am getting excited to see if Lil' Dude is really a dude. My ultrasound is on the 27th. I can't freakin' wait!

The weekend in pictures...

We had so much going on this weekend. Started off Saturday with Tucker's blessing. No pics.
Then we took Lillie to her first concert!
Here's skating polly. That is an 11 year old singing and a 13 year old on drums. Pretty cool, huh? And... They are a punk band. Very cool.
Heres Lillie's favorite band, The Feel Spectres!
All the groupies! Notice Lillie's signature shrug pose. She doesn't even smile anymore. Just a shrug.
Checkout those big girl panties!
Lillie watching American Boyfriends.

Lillie playing video games at the Roller Rink. We went to watch our friend Ginger (G. Injure) in her roller derby bout. Go Battle Squad!
Lillie getting high fives from the girls.
Check out that halo!
Lillie climbed her first tree at church. I was so nervous, Chris was spotting her.

That's it. A wonderful weekend. Lots of fun and we are all pooped!

reunion...

Guess who's back? Thanks to Papa, Lillie and Ne-Ne have been reunited!

15 weeks...

Still trying to get used to being pregnant again. Or maybe I am just so used to being pregnant it doesn't feel like a big deal. I have a good feeling about this pregnancy. I didn't with Lillie. Of course I didn't have major concerns until the 3rd trimester. I just started the 2nd. At times I am excited, sometimes it seems like this is the slowest pregnancy in history, and other times I tell myself this could be my last so I better enjoy it and make it last. I guess i have a lot of mixed feelings. I think a lot about Lillie's birth a lot. What a shocker. I compare the two a lot. I am definitely a lot bigger this time! I don't think it is weight gain as much as just a lot of stretching. My belly knows the routine and is getting ready for the baby to grow. People are starting to tell me I am really starting to show. No one ever said that with Lillie. I guess that is a good thing.
Here's the details for the week.
Really starting to feel good. Less fatigue and morning sickness. I am starting to have some round ligament pain or something that feels like it is stretching.
Weird dreams are starting and I am not liking it.
Can't sleep through the night (but Lillie does!)
Starting to feel baby move. Still questionable, but pretty sure it's baby most of the time.
Have three appointments this month; regular checkout, blood work, and finally on the 27th I find out if Lil' Dude is really a Dude.
Getting some serious cravings. Yesterday it was a fried egg sandwich on white toast, something I never eat. It was delicious. Still not craving sweet stuff like I did with Lillie. Mostly salty goodies.
I still think it is a boy. Lillie now tells me she wants a sister. Draven informed me he doesn't want a baby brother. Not much I can do about it kids.
Weather has been nice so I am finally wearing my maternity clothes daily. No more jogging shorts and tank tops!
Hoping to start a prenatal yoga class this month after I get docs approval.
I think that is it...
I will be 16 week on Sunday. Here's my belly shot at 15 weeks and 5 days...

Ne-Ne...

As I mentioned in one of my previous post, the beloved Ne-Ne is missing. More than likely for good. She disappeared on the morning of October 2nd somewhere near Afton, Oklahoma. We aren't sure what happened, but she is gone.

Lillie has handled it pretty well, but when she gets hurt, upset, or sleepy she cries for Ne-Ne. Chris and I aren't doing as well. We are both very upset that an important part of our Little girl's childhood is gone forever. I told Chris I had BIG PLANS for Ne-Ne when Lillie got older. Perhaps a pillow for her ring on her wedding day. Maybe a patch in a quilt I make for her daughter. The possibilities were endless, until now...

I decided to pick up a cheap pink blanket last night to see if it would do the trick. She tossed it on the ground and didn't want it.

Chris and I decided today to come up with a Plan B. Here's what we did. We told Lillie that Ne-Ne went to the doctor to get some "work" done. We also told her that Ne-Ne would look brand new when we pick her up. So I went to Pottery Barn Kids today to pick up "New Ne-Ne". I hope this works. Otherwise that was $42 down the drain. My daughter has good taste. Here's some pics of Lillie and Ne-Ne.

*UPDATE* I gave Lillie "New Ne-Ne" and it was a flop. She just keeps tossing it aside. She knows. My kid's no fool. $42 down the drain. Unless I have a baby girl, then it can be her Ne-Ne!

Now the good stuff...

You know me. I hate to focus on all the negative stuff so here's the post about the good stuff from this weekend. FIrst of all I got to see my dad's new house. It is beautiful! And second we had a wonderful time at the boat show. Lots of pictures! And third we tried some new restaurants that were all wonderful!
(just noticed my good stuff post is a few sentences and my bad stuff post was a few pages.)

The boat show at Arrowhead Yacht Club...




The boats!!!!!









The food...

This restaurant is in Vinita. It was on Diners Drive-thrus and Dives. They have a pretty darn good pan fried chicken fried steak.
Jorge had his first Chicken Fry (or as he called it, "Chicken not Chicken") at a fantastic diner in Grove called American Grill. It was our favorite so far.

Lake weekend... the bad stuff...

We were so excited to get to the lake house this weekend. My father had been staying there for the past few days and got some work done. It was going to be our first weekend at the house with hot water, a shower and beds for everyone. The lap of luxury I tell you! On our way in to town I noticed the local volunteer firemen on their way to some emergency. Huh. Then I pulled into our driveway and saw a long note on our door and the propane man at our house. I didn't think to much of the note or the propane man. We had called earlier in the week to set up an appointment for him to come out. We just didn't know when he was coming. I thought the note said "sorry I missed you". And then the firetrucks arrived...
I stepped out of the car and was greeted by people yelling "get away from the house!" I unloaded the three kids and one dog and headed to the water. The smell of gas was overwhelming. I heard someone say "if you would of flipped on a light the whole thing would of blown". I guess our new handyman that came out last week didn't realize we had a massive leak under the house when he turned on our gas. Luckily, the neighbor smelled it and called the propane company. All of our propane leaked out into our house. Very scary. The firemen aired out the house while Lillie, Jorge and I went to the neighbors house on the lake and watched Dora. This is the same old lady that mowed my lawn last weekend. A great grandmother! So after that was done it was dark. We were supposed to meet my dad for dinner but I couldn't get a hold of him. I was very worried. I didn't know how to get a hold of him or where to find him. I had never been to his new house and didn't have an address. Found out in the morning he was fine, but Chris and I worried all night. My sister even called the local hospital. On Saturday we went to my Dad's new house (once he called and told us how to get there) to watch the game. I was so excited to see my brother who was in town. When I walked in Aaron seemed fine, but progressively got sicker as the day went by. This is very unlike my healthy bro. We all decided to let Aaron sleep and we got takeout. I brought in my laptop so we could watch the movie I had been watching on the computer. When we left I was exhausted. I got home pulled out my computer and instead of pulling out my Mac I pulled out my bro's HP. Oh crap. He was leaving at 5am and I had to get his computer back to him. That means driving all the way back to my dads. Chris went with me and we dropped off the laptop and headed back to the house. It was now 11pm. I was so sleepy. And then I saw sirens behind me. Oh crap. Yes, I was getting pulled over. I didn't get a ticket for my busted tail light but I was still very annoyed. We finally got back to the lake house at 11:30. I was so sleepy. I went to the bathroom and headed to bed. Then I hear Chris "where did this water come from?" The toilet was over flowing. I reached in the toilet to try to get it to stop and broke something off. Now I have toilet spray all in my face. I was done. I was sleepy and cranky.
Oh, I forgot another crappy thing! Sometime on Saturday Ne-Ne went missing. For those of you don't know, Ne-Ne is Lillie's baby blanket she carries around and sleeps with. Got to have Ne-Ne. So we spent the night with a two year old crying for her lost blanket. Very sad. I think that covers it all. I will post the good things on a separate post. Too much in weekend for one post. We think our next visit to the lake we will sleep at Papa's house!