HALF WAY!

How far along? 20 weeks

Total weight gain: 6ish lbs

Maternity clothes? All the time, well those and yoga pants :)

Stretch marks? Not yet.

Sleep: Getting better. 

Best moment this week:  Having a long weekend for Memorial Day. I took off Friday to make it a nice long 4 day weekend.  We were able to spend some time with family and around our house. AND making it to the HALF WAY mark.  20 weeks down and 20 to go!

Miss Anything?  Beer :) Summertime beer is my favorite.

Movement: Getting stronger by the day.

Food cravings: Nothing in particular this week.

Have you started to show yet: No going back now!

Belly Button in or out? in, hopefully forever

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy :)

Looking forward to:  Maybe talking Ben into talking about names!?!? 

This Mommy is Still Outnumbered!

It was a big week for us as far as baby news goes! Baby Hale #2 is a BOY!  We are so excited.  Once the baby is old enough him and Lucas will share Lucas' room.  I am guessing this will either being really awesome or a lot of trouble for this mommy! 

To tell everyone I made scratch off lottery tickets :)  I think people had a good time finding out the news!

How far along? 19 weeks

Total weight gain: 5lbs

Maternity clothes? For sure.  Just bought a maternity bathing suit for vacation.

Stretch marks? Not yet.

Sleep: Still pretty sleepy. 

Best moment this week:  Seeing our little boy for the first time!

Miss Anything?  Nothing in particular this week.

Movement: Starting to pick up the movement.  It seems to be mostly when I am sitting still that I notice.

Food cravings: Sweet Stuff for the most part.  I sure do love some Nuetella! 

Have you started to show yet: No going back now!

Belly Button in or out? in, hopefully forever

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy :)

Looking forward to:  Thinking about all things baby boy!

 

 

 

 

 

Starting to Feel Like Summer

We have had some beautiful weather here lately (minus the last couple of pretty chilly days).  Lucas has been a super fan because he is the happiest when he is outside.  Poor guy had a long winter stuck inside.  Here are some recent fun times we have been having!

Ben and I were lucky enough to get to spend an evening together.  On May 1st, it was 10 years since we started dating back in college.  To celebrate we went to Oxford for the night.  It was nice to be back to campus, definitely different when you are old, married and pregnant.  But it was still a really nice evening.  We ended the night with a Toasted Roll (something Miami is known for) and headed home :)  Special thanks to Ben's parent's for watching Lucas so we could have a nice evening.

Daddy and Lucas spend A LOT of time together outside.  Whether it is going hiking at Keehner park or just outside digging in the dirt in our backyard, they always have a blast! If there is something that Lucas can get into a dig and get dirty, then boy is he happy! 

Someone likes watermelon!

This big guy has found a new love of slides.  Before he was a little timid around them and really just liked walking up and down the steps.  Now we can't keep our little daredevil off the slides.  He loves them!  I'm sure we will be spending quite a lot of time at the park this summer.  Hopefully that will at least mean that Mommy can get a tan!

18 Weeks

How far along? 18 weeks

Total weight gain:  5lbs so far.

Maternity clothes?  Yep Yep!

Stretch marks? Not yet.

Sleep: Getting better.  Sleep has been a little rough lately.  With the weather change my sinus’ have been awful, so it’s been hard to breathe at night.

Best moment this week:  Mother’s Day! We took my mom to dinner on Saturday and had a picnic for Ben’s mom on Sunday.  Ben and Lucas woke up early on Sunday and made my Nutella crepes and bought me some pretty flowers for outside.

Miss Anything?  I think I am going through caffeine withdrawals some days.

Movement: It’s getting more frequent! 

Food cravings: Nothing in particular this week.  I’ve just been pretty hungry.

Have you started to show yet: No going back now!

Belly Button in or out? in, hopefully forever

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy :)

Looking forward to:  SEEING OUR BABY! On Friday we get to see the baby for the first time and we will know if we are having a boy or a girl.  I can’t wait!! 

16 & 17 Weeks

How far along? 16 weeks

Total weight gain: Maybe 1-2lbs.  Still not getting on the scale until I have to!

Maternity clothes? Yes, just pants so far, but my shirts will be coming soon I’m sure

Stretch marks? Not yet.

Sleep: Still pretty sleepy.  Naps are my friend.

Best moment this week:  Spending time playing with Lucas.  He is the happiest boy I know.

Miss Anything?  Nothing in particular this week.

Movement: Just a little bit.  No kicking yet.  I’m hoping this baby doesn’t kick as hard as Lucas, I honestly thought he was going to break one of my ribs.

Food cravings: Sweet Stuff.  I was lucky enough to have the sweetest husband who ran out on Saturday afternoon in the rain to get French Toast and fruit for dinner!  Let’s just say, Mommy & Baby were thankful!  

Have you started to show yet: No going back now!

Belly Button in or out? in, hopefully forever

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy :)

Looking forward to:  Getting closer to the date where we get to see our little one for the first time!! 

Lucas already loves his baby sister or brother!

How far along? 17 weeks

Total weight gain: 5lbs, I’m just waiting for this number to jump up.

Maternity clothes?  Sure am.  Got some really great deals this week, so that was awesome!  Ready for summer time now.

Stretch marks? Not yet.

Sleep: Getting better.  Night time seems to be kind of rough. 

Best moment this week:  Ben and I celebrated 10 years of dating on Friday.  He was so sweet and planned a surprise date night back to Miami.  It’s hard to believe how much has changed in the last 10 years.

Miss Anything?  Doing good this week.  Wouldn’t have minded a nice Margarita for Cinco de Mayo though!

Movement: Feeling some random jabs every now and then.  Nothing constant yet.

Food cravings: Back to potatoes!! MMMMM Roasted Red Potatoes for dinner are delicious!  

Have you started to show yet: No going back now!

Belly Button in or out? in, hopefully forever

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy :)

Looking forward to:  Having friends in town! 2 of our friends will be here for a short visit while they are scoping out places to live when they move here (YAY!!) and the another friend will be in town next weekend!