It's a-

-nother BOY!

 



Yep. No little girl for me this time...not even sure there will be a NEXT time, so I may just have to accept that I will never have a little ballerina to follow in my dance steps. :( It's too early to tell for sure if this will be our last, but for now, I'm going to say it likely is. However, baby fever is a very strong sickness...and it's due to hit again in another 3 years or so.

I'm not unhappy about another little Momma's Boy in my life...Tanner may not end up being too thrilled about it (sharing Mommy is not one of his strong points), but soon the day will come when he doesn't want to hug and kiss me good-bye and hopefully this little one still will...so that gives me about another 5-7 years of willful hugs and kisses :)

At least we already have boy stuff! And who likes saving money? ME! I'm glad I saved my favorite baby outfits from Tanner's early days...along with some great baby toys. I'm considering using Tanner's crib set as well, I really loved it, but there's always a chance a new one will catch my eye. :) I like saving money, but I definitely LOVE to shop...it's practically an oxymoron, I know, but I can't help it.

Jake is definitely thrilled - and not toning it down at all...or even giving me a solemn, "sorry you didn't get your girl" and a hug...he's more relieved he won't have to be cleaning his shotgun any time soon. He was hilarious during the ultrasound...as the pic showed very clearly the "boy parts" he jumped up in excitement and he still asked the ultrasound tech - "are you sure?" (OK, I don't think there's any mistaking with that) Just to make sure he didn't get overexcited in case it really wasn't - like say, a GIRL, or a gremlin...I had to tell him to sit down. Men are ridiculous.

And I get to raise two of them...

Come August, it will be three.

 

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Unrecognizable

Took a little trip to the gym on my lunch hour today...thought it would be nice to get back in my home away from home since I have spent the last few weeks walking outdoors and doing my weight-training and prenatal yoga at home. I was WRONG. Unlike the outdoors and the spare bedroom (soon to be nursery!), the gym has mirrors. Big ones. Wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling. Everywhere you turn, there YOU are. Now, normally, I don't mind this, I mean pre-prego I didn't think my reflection was too shabby. Sure I had my bad days, but overall, I was proud of what I had accomplished during all those years of dedication to the gym. Today was a bit different...I am now just about 19 weeks pregnant and definitely a little larger at this point than I was with Tanner at about the same time frame. In my daily wear, I really just felt I was still pretty much "all-belly", so much to the point that I have thought in the back of my mind that this may very well be a 2nd boy for me. But today, in my t-shirt and sweatpants, I could see every bit of definition (not the muscular kind)...wider hips, bigger butt and the thighs (oh, the thighs!) staring me right in the face!

Could that really be ME?!

Yes. (sigh)

I'm unrecognizable...I mean, I KNEW to expect to lose my flat, toned stomach (duh!), but now all this? And I'm only just about HALF way through! How much bigger could they get? (Oh, I should dare not ask that question. And those of you with experience or opinion, please refrain from sharing. I do have hormones - and I will hurt you.) Now all that is flashing in my mind is what I will see in the mirror a few weeks post-birth (when it's no longer socially acceptable to look like a whale - although, it should be considering the amount of time it takes to gain the weight (you don't lose it all in the hospital after all!), but people are always understanding if you're fat when you're pregnant, so much to the point that they even call you cute, beautiful or glowing...after the baby comes out, you're just overweight & jiggly...and no one thinks that's cute. Sad, but true.

Then there's my hubby...whose ONE job during this pregnancy is to be supportive in every possible way (hey, I'm making a human here - you've got the EASY job!)...but when I have my episodes of self-pity and body digust, does he cheer me up (tell me what I want to hear) or make me feel like I'm not fat (even if he has to lie)? Or even just reassure me how he knows I'll have my body back in no time?

NO!

He tells me to "shut up". I should "enjoy" this. I'll tell you what I would enjoy...MEN having the babies. Yeah, so hubby, until that happens, you just "shut up" and tell me what I want to hear. All you have to do is listen to me complain and support it, is that too much to ask?

As much as I love the gym...I no longer walk out of it feeling happy and accomplished...now I just walk out feeling fatter than I did when I walked in. Maybe now that it's Spring and Summer will be here before I know it, I will just stick mainly to outdoor and home workouts...I don't need to be reminded how many fat rolls I've accumulated.

Ignorance is bliss.

 

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Pitter-Patter in My Belly...

The last few weeks have been very exciting - I have been feeling a lot of movement from this little one! I love it so much because it's such a reassurance that the baby is doing well and also helping me to feel more connected to him/her as during the first part of the pregnancy, it was hard for me to really "feel" pregnant. I am 18 weeks and have popped out!

 

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