15 Week Belly Pictures

Second Trimester!

I have officially made it through the torture of the first trimester! Never again! Here is what's going on in the land of pregnancy:

I am starting to actually feel pregnant now, and not just barfy all the time. I still throw up every morning, but as long as I keep eating all. day. long. the nausea is manageable.

I am addicted to milk. I cant get enough. We go through almost a gallon a day. :)

Also, I crave orange juice all the time! But I dont drink it because it doesnt go well with all the milk I drink. I have heard from a lot of other moms of girls that this was a craving they had too.....hmm.

Sciatic nerve pain has started, but not too bad. At least this time I know what to do to help it!

Ollie is getting so big that it is hard to carry him with the growing belly- he puts too much pressure on it. We are using the stroller and shopping carts more than ever! He says "mama" all the time now, and likes to poke my belly button, which is already sticking out a little. When Ben is at work he says "Dada car?" and points out the window. Sometimes when I tell him Daddy is at work, he waves at the window. He is also completely in LOVE with his grandma and gets so excited when she comes over. He cuddles her and gives lots and lots of kisses! It is so sweet!

I think I may have felt little baby flutters, but I am not getting too excited until I know for sure. Our next midwife appt is on the 29th, and I get the paperwork to make my ultrasound appt! It will be sometime in January!

I am also SO excited for Christmas this year. Ollie loves all the Christmas decorations when we go out, and points out all the Santas ( and says "doggy" which he says for almost everything :) ) Hopefully everyone will be coming to our house again on Christmas morning. Yippee!

Ollie

He is clapping in this one- its kinda hard to tell :)


And here are some pictures of Oliver playing outside in front of our house! He loved the leaves, and even found a big stick to wave around.

Fall and Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at Tom and Mom's house this year. Kathryn and I went early to help and Ben came later with Ollie, since he needed a nap first. I ended up feeling pretty sick all morning, so mostly I "supervised." We had a delicious dinner and apple pie for dessert!

And the picture...

Oops, forgot to include the latest in belly pictures... 10 weeks! (I am 12 weeks now, I need to catch up a bit) I have actually lost a few pounds, so I am not quite this size anymore, except at night. Oh well, Thanksgiving will fix that!

Midwife Appt

I went to see our midwife today with Ollie and my mom. It was so nice to have her there and finally be able to spend some time at the Birth Center when it wasnt all chaotic. I got my blood drawn, which I was very brave about, and we finally got to hear the little bean's heartbeat! It was so awesome, very strong and fast in the 160s. Maybe we will have another boy after all...Everything seems healthy, I just have to work thru this morning sickness and get to the good part of being pregnant!

Last week was very hectic. Ben got really sick, and turns out he got the dreaded Swine Flu. So we raced around and got vaccinations for Ollie and I, and luckily we are fine, and Ben is back at work feeling much better. I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving, and getting in a HUGE meal. And then pie after that! Yes!

15 Month Appointment

Ollie had his 15 month appt, a bit late, but we finally got in to see the doctor. He is 27 lbs and 32" tall! He is in about the 70th percentile all around. He got a few shots, and has been kind of grumpy and clingy since then, but I think today he was starting to feel better. He is actually starting to notice when they do them, which makes it a bit harder :( But he was a trooper! Tonight we shared a meatball sub for dinner while Daddy was at school, and he ate more than I did! He is such a big boy!