Weeks 34 & 35 and some Christmas

So, Jamie is still NOT down with Santa, but at least she didn't cry! She IS cool with Christmas trees! She loves all of the decorations. And in Belly News, here I am at 34.5 Weeks And 35 weeks and 1 day.

I thought I was going to have Evan the other night. I had 30 contractions in 2 hours, but they slowed down while I slept and then stopped the next day. Whew! He needs to cook a little bit longer! PLUS we had to finish getting ready for him (which we did this weekend, just in case). His room is ready accept for a few decorations still needed. All of the toys are out of the attic and cleaned. I still need to boil the pacis and my pump but that is it for getting Mr. Man ready.

Oddly enough, I have a fever blister this week.... I got one with Jamie right before she was born... wonder if it is a sign?

Weeks 22 - 33.... I am SUCH a slacker!!!

22 Weeks 23 weeks (Didn't take one on the 24th) 25 weeks 26 weeks 27 weeks 28 weeks 29 weeks 30 weeks 31 weeks 32 weeks 33 weeks And now I'm HUGE!!! I've gained 19 lbs so far. I think Evan has gained 18 of those. I swear my belly feels so uncomfortable. And he is STRONG! He kicks really hard. I can tell where his legs are and one of his feet are right above my belly button. I can feel it any time I touch there. He doesn't roll like Jamie did, but he kicks all the time and has hiccups often. Jamie still doesn't know what to think about my belly. She talks to Evan and "tickles" him, but I don't think she grasps that there will be another kid living here in less than 50 days. I can't wait to meet the little guy! I have been having a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions.... I think I'm going to go early. I guess time will tell!

Week 21

Ok, so really, today is week 22, but I didn't post for Week 21 so here it is. I also didn't take a White T pic. Thus begins the 2nd child syndrome... poor little guy. BUT we have GREAT news about him, after our regular OB appt ended with us going to see a specialist, it was determined that everything is ok with his heart. He does have calcification, but nothing major that will affect him later and all other signs pointed to him not having Downs (which heart calcification is a soft marker for). So thus far, our little boy looks to be a healthy little guy. YAY!!!! He has been kicking and moving like crazy. I went to have a massage today and the therapist said she could feel him moving thru my back!!! He is ACTIVE!!! And in Jamie news - she is a WEED - growing growing growing. She uses such advanced sentences that it makes me laugh hearing her say them. She is so funny. She loves to help and is actually a pretty good little helper. Love her to pieces!

Week 20 - HALF WAY POINT!

So we are at the half way point! Woo Hoo! We get to see Evan again this coming Friday. They saw a little white area in his heart which could either be just really dense muscle (which is fine) or calcification (which is ok, but could be an early marker for some things) but his/my blood work came back negative for the triple marker, so we aren't too worried about it, but will be good to know for sure and find out if we do need to see a cardiologist for our little man. He has been moving like CRAZY! It is so neat to see him moving around - he moves a lot more than Jamie did. Another active kid! :-)

Week 19

So my pictures are off now, I keep procrastinating so I'm 19.5 weeks. Oh well, you get the idea. :-)

I can see Evan kicking from the outside now which I always enjoyed with Jamie. It is so wild! He stretches a lot which is not very comfy but hey, I'm not the one stuck in a bag, so more power to him if he feels like stretching a bit.

Jamie is being SO sweet about Evan: giving my belly kisses, talking to him, and wanting to read her Big Sister books at bed time and talk about all the things she will do to help him when he is here.

So because I'll probably be induced a week early since Jamie was so hard to get out, we are past the half way point - YAY!!! We are looking forward to meeting our little boy.

Week 18

I am REALLY starting to feel Evan move around now. My mom was able to feel him on Monday. Jamie is sweet and will talk to Evan - she always says "Hey Evan, wacha doin' in there?" and wants to tickle him (via my belly). The blood work for birth defects came back negative which is always good to know. My hip has been hurting me some (sciatic nerve I think) but the nausea is gone!!! But now I have heartburn... which is MUCH better than being sick, so I will take it.

Week 17 - It's a BOY!

Hello World! I'm Evan Maddox Partin!

We were so excited to find out that we are having a boy this January! One of each - we are very lucky. I can't wait to see how Jamie is as a big sister. I'm also anxious to see what Even will look like. His profile is the same in his US as Jamie's was, so I wonder if he will have her little button nose? So exciting!

Week 16

Not much new going on. But I DID finally figure out how to convince Jamie to let me give her Pig Tails.... I called them Pirate Tails. The girls loves pirates, so I figured I'd give it a shot and asked her if she wanted Pirate Tails and she yelled "YES!" and viola! Pig Tails that she is happy to wear.

Jamie wanted to help daddy cut the grass.

And here is week 16 Belly Shot.

I'm starting to feel the baby move more now; I feel flutters a lot. I gained back the pound I lost so I'm at 3 total now. I still have bouts of morning sickness, but they are less frequent and less severe. I'm living in my new maternity shorts because they are so comfy!!!! Might as well get my moneys worth, right? We are very excited about Monday. I hope the baby cooperates and we find out boy or girl!

Week 15

And we are now at week 15. I've lost a pound, so I'm back to only gaining a pound so far. This is because I STILL have morning/all day sickness. I'm ready to not feel sick, but am more than happy to put up with it for a healthy peanut. :-) I think I'm going to have to give up my aerobics class and stick to running. The class is too intense and I can't just half way do it - I'm all or nothing when I work out and I almost passed out the other day, so running it is for now. I may go back... who knows!

Here is Jamie sporting the Apron I made her with the easel we bought her at Ikea. Only $14.99!

And the "great room swap" is progressing VERY well. The office is done, our room is almost back to normal (no more piles of things going to the attic - just 3 tubs now), the nursery closet just has Jamie's summer clothes now (since she is still living in there), The music room is ready for the piano, and Jamie's big girl room is about 1 work day away from being ready to be painted. We have about 2 trailers worth of garbage to haul off, and once that is done, we can finish! I'll be sure to post pics once the rooms are done.

Week 14

Welcome 2nd trimester! So my skin is looking better (no more teenager skin) but I'm still having bouts of morning (all day) sickness. Oh well. On the bright side both Daryl and I have felt the baby move!!! This kid is strong! And though Jamie still says "No Thank You" when asked if she wants to be a big sister, she always answers "YES!" if you ask her if she wants to be a pirate! Arrr! I made an apron for Jamie today while she took a nap... which is a rare occurrence these days. She takes maybe 2 naps a week now. BUT, she did stay dry during the whole 2 hour nap! So that is 5 days now of only big girl undies during the WHOLE day (and no accidents either) Go Jamie!! She has been staying dry in her pull-ups for a while now - I was just afraid to let go of that security blanket (for me) but she has been GREAT. So glad!!! And Jamie being cute before bed time wearing a pair of my old PJs. And speaking of "security blankets" Jamie chewed holes in the middle of all of her paci's so I told her she broke them and couldn't use them anymore. Since it was HER fault, she was ok with not getting one at bed time. Whew, glad she has sharp teeth - made my job a lot easier!

Week 13

Here we are at week 13! We went to our 13 week check-up on Monday. We heard peanut's heartbeat - although the doc had to hunt since peanut is really more of a jumping bean. You could hear the Doppler go "blop" and he said "That's the baby moving". After a few minutes of trying, he finally got baby's heartbeat. If the appointment lasted 30 minutes, 28 of those minutes were Daryl and the Doc talking about Marathons. haha. Daryl wore his Peachtree Road Race shirt and we started talking about running. The Doc DID get in there that we would be finding out what peanut is on August 9th! So excited!!!

Week 13 (Week 13 with Jamie) Me and my SIL before running the Peachtree. She had a hurt ankle so we ran together and finished in 1:11.

11th & 12th week

So my tummy has officially "popped". I went to bed normal and woke up with a bump. I'm now at the stage when the paparazzi start hounding famous people - either she has let herself go, or she is pregnant. Luckily, I'm not famous. :-) I have gained 2 lbs so far. I was hoping to make it to 13 weeks without gaining anything, but alas - July 4th did me in thanks to my grandmother's YUMMY lemon cake and the leftover pieces she gave me. I can still wear my old clothes, but only because they were too big on me to begin with. I'll wear some of my maternity clothes now when I feel so moved. Goodness knows they are so comfy!!! The morning sickness is almost gone, but I have been CRAVING naps!!! And of COURSE Jamie has decided to no longer take naps. She has been nice to just play in the bed beside me while I cat nap. I SWEAR I have felt peanut move a few times in the middle of the night when I stretch and roll over. A little wiggle. I can't wait to find out what we are having!!!! less than 8 weeks now!

Week 12 Week 11

And Baby Makes 4

So I figure I better get to posting! We are expecting Baby #2 on Jan. 14th, 2011! Can't wait to meet the new addition. WE found out the day before Mother's Day. I had already taken 3 tests because we new I was pregnant but just had to wait for my hormone levels to become high enough to confirm. Even my Doc didn't know how I would know so soon (at least 10 days early). But when you know, you know. Here are some pics from our first US. We have had another since then, but don't have those pics digital yet. At the last appt. Baby's HB was 170... another girl maybe? My gut told me boy early on, but now I don't know. We both knew Jamie would be a girl, but this one is up in the air for both of us. And of course: BELLY EVOLUTION - TAKE TWO!!! Yep - same outfit as Jamie. Should be interesting to compare. I started out 4 lbs heavier this time, but I had gained 2 lbs with Jamie by now and I haven't gained anything yet with this kid, so the pregnancy should be neck and neck and will be interesting to see if things look differently compared to with Jamie. I need to take week 11 pics (actually, should have yesterday). Have to remember to do them tonight.

10 Weeks 8 weeks 7 weeks 5 weeks

• So morning sickness has been bad. With Jamie I had to avoid certain foods. With this one, I can only eat certain foods - hence the zero weight gain. But I have still been able to work out, so that is good. I would miss my aerobics classes. But I feel bigger. I think I'm a little swollen around the middle if I had to come up with a phrase, even though my measurements are all the same - weird. That's all I have to say about that.
• Jamie doesn't quite understand that another person is going to move into her territory. We try to talk about it and she says she will help change diapers and bring the baby blankets so at least she isn't saying anything negative, other than when I ask her if she wants to be a big sister and she says "No, thank you"
• I'm ready to be able to eat real food. I have been living off carbs for almost 5 weeks now. I actually food processed some squash and mixed it with my mac and cheese* to get some veggies in my system... I'm having to use kid tricks on myself!!! *of course Jamie noticed the taste difference right away and refused to eat it... sigh.
• We are rearranging rooms here to make room for baby. The guestroom is becoming our office. My upstairs office is becoming Jamie's room, Jamie's room will stay the nursery and the downstairs office will become a music room. The playroom will stay the playroom.
• Jamie's playground will be installed on FRIDAY!!! So excited! The new carpet for the office will also arrive that day. And then we go to get our Peachtree Road Race #'s and a trip to Ikea. Fun filled Friday! Thanks to Nana who will keep Jamie whilst we do our running around.
• Oh yea, I'm running the Peachtree this year for the first time... in the heat.... 3 months pregnant... with morning/all day sickness... oh lord.

Campin'

We went camping this weekend to Watson Mill Bridge is Comer GA. We had a really great time even though it was FREEZING cold the night we stayed. It was Jamie's first camping trip and she did great. She loved sleeping in a tent and playing in the great outdoors.

Our attempt at fishing - we didn't catch anything but a stick.

Jamie LOVED the rapids and they ended up wading WAY out there. She loves the water.