16 Weeks BUMPdate!

Well I guess this is as good of a time as any to start these.  I started a lot earlier with Sophia, but I have been a lot sicker this time around.  I am finally starting to feel human (I’m even caught up on laundry for the first time since…September?) so I wanted to get the ball rolling before I got too far behind. 

I have loved being able to look back at my blog posts from 2 years ago at the similarities and differences and I know that I will want a reminder of this pregnancy as well!  I initially stopped blogging because I accidentally erased Sophia’s 6 month update and got so pissed at myself that every time I went to redo it, I would get angry.  haha I still have unpublished posts from some of her later months that I will eventually go back and add pictures to, but that 6 month one was so long and in depth it still makes me angry that it’s gone. 

So, without further ado…here is my first bumpdate for Whitman baby #2!

I DO plan on doing the chalkboards again, but it's not happening this week...

How far along? 16 weeks 3 days…I am pregnant at almost the same time of year as I was with Sophia, except I am about 4 weeks behind this time around.

Baby's Development:  Baby W #2 is about 5 in. long and weighs about 3-5 oz…about the size of an avocado! In the next few weeks, baby will DOUBLE its weight…GROWTH SPURT! The tiny bones in baby’s ears are in place making it likely that baby can hear my voice. Some studies have found that babies that are sung to while they are in the womb will recognize the same tune after they’re born. He or she has been getting many rounds of Christmas songs when I sing to Sophia before her nap and bedtime. Baby now has both eyebrows and eyelashes, too!

Maternity clothes? Since I stay at home with Sophia now, my clothes consist of leggings and tunics and it is GLORIOUS!

Weight Gain? Not sure…the scale needs batteries and I keep forgetting to buy them.

Am I Showing? I think I’ve got a little bump going on!

Sleep? Pretty good except that I am getting kinks in my right shoulder when I sleep that are causing me to wake up with headaches in the mornings.

Exciting Moment?  I’m pretty pumped about Christmas coming and Matt’s holiday block leave starting next week!

Gender: Our anatomy scan is scheduled for Jan 2nd!

Stretch marks? None yet...I escaped without any my first time around.  I am crossing my fingers that it will be the same this time too!

What do I miss? Having energy!

How have I been feeling? Tired! I nap when Sophia does most days but I’m still pretty exhausted.  I’m not as nauseous anymore, but I am still taking Diceglis for nausea at night and most mornings.  I think that also contributes to being as tired as I am (and probably why I’ve been sleeping good at night!).  I’m hoping to not need it anymore in the next few weeks, though.

Movement: I have been feeling little pops for about 1.5 weeks now and I love it! It’s still sometimes in the “baby or gas” stage but sometimes I can definitely tell it’s the baby!

Food cravings:  Nothing really except coffee in the morning.  I’m not normally a coffee drinker, but it just tastes so darn good.

Food aversions: Pasta sauce, chicken, strong smelling foods.

Rings on or off? Still on

Happy or Moody most of the time:  I’m going to go with “fiesty”

Looking forward to:  Christmas!

Comparison: 16 weeks with Sophia HERE.

Sophia, you are FIVE months old!

I know, I know...I'm a few months behind with these updates.

Sophia’s 5th month was from September 1st to September 30th and she turned 5 months old on October 1st. Being born on the first of the month sure makes keeping track of these months a little easier!

 Weight: We technically were at the dr in September for her 4 month shots and she was 15.7 lbs. She doesn't go back to the Dr until November for her next set of shots, so we will see where she is then!

Health: We have still been relatively healthy this month, thankfully.  We had some issues with her left eye for a while.  We went to the Dr. twice..the first time they said it was a big bite, and the second time they said it was a clogged tear duct and gave us some ointment.  Can I tell you how difficult it is to put ointment on a 5 month old? Much less in her eye? Yea..very! It ended up just kinda going away on it's own, so I'm not really sure what it was!

Development/Social: Sophia started rolling over this month! I read that most kids roll over from belly to back first, but she did the opposite and did back to belly first.  I took this as a sign that it was time to drop the swaddle because I was nervous she would roll over onto her belly and get stuck. It was great while it lasted!

Right after she rolled over!

Sleep: Although I was dreading dropping her swaddle, it wasn't as bad.  On September 11, we initially started by just dropping it during her last nap and still swaddling her in the morning and afternoon, but we didn't have much success with it.  I figured if she didn't get good sleep because she wasn't used to not being swaddled, only her last nap would be messed up.

I think she got confused in the evening, so I gradually weaned her by doing one arm for a couple of days for ALL naps.  On September 14, we did 2 arms out for a couple of days for ALL naps. 

 

Then on September 16th, she was swaddle free! We completely dropped it starting at night, since nighttime sleep is her deepest sleep.

She loved being swaddled, but she definitely loves not being swaddled, too because she can get to her fingers easier.  She definitely started sucking her first two fingers this month to self-soothe.

The paci she doesn't care much about and will take it or leave it. We also noticed she is a WILD sleeper! I would find her turned sideways and upside down when I woke her up in the mornings! Not only that, but she has also turned into a tummy sleeper.  As soon as her back hits the mattress, she rolls over to her tummy or sometimes her side. Sometimes she is almost face down!  It freaked me out at first, but I read not to roll them over because once they roll themselves over, it's ok.

She still sleeps great from about 7:30 at night to about 7:45 in the morning with no wake-ups.

Since we moved to the 4 hour schedule last month, she gets three naps a day.  The first two are right at 2 hours long and the last one is about 45 mins. or so. Sometimes she won't take the third nap if we are out at dinner or whatever, but it doesn't happen often because she gets cranky if she misses it, so I know she still needs it.

Diet: Still 100% breastmilk.  She gets 4 bottles a week...two on Tuesday and two on Wednesday when she stays home with Matt and drinks about 6 oz. each time. 

Always a happy girl after nursing

Clothes: Definitely in all 6 month clothes and even some of those are snug..we are starting to get some 9 month clothes for her.

Getting one last wear out of this little outfit.

Baby Gear Loves: She is still loving her exersaucer! We also got her this seat for me to use with her at work.  She tolerates it for about 15-20 mins and then she's over it.

 
Post Partum:  Things are going great on my side. I am always conscious of my water intake during the day since I am nursing.  If I don't get enough water, I get dehydrated and get a headache.  I can also tell a difference in my production that day, so I make sure to always carry a full bottle of water with me wherever I go! I'm also not loosing as much hair anymore, but now I am in the lovely "baby bangs" stage where it's starting to grow back in some so I have little wispies everywhere! Lovely!

Mom Chop!

Mommy and Daddy also both got new cars this month! When we were car shopping last year, I ended up getting a Jeep Grand Cherokee, but I really had my heart set on a 4-door Jeep Wrangler.  We couldn't find any good deals so we went with the Grand Cherokee.  We found a great deal on a Wrangler that everything I was looking for, so we traded in Matt's truck and got a lower monthly payment! Score! We still had my Grand Cherokee and Matt wanted to have a truck for his painting side business, so he then took my Grand Cherokee and traded it in for a Toyota Tundra...also got a lower monthly payment! Sounds like a lot of back and forth, but we ended up saving money in the long run, so it was definitely worth it!

A few more pictures from this month:

Sophia’s First Thanksgiving

 

Matt and I decided last year when I was pregnant with Sophia that we didn’t want to be doing any traveling this year for the holidays.  It gets to be so hectic and we knew with a baby it would be easier for us to host Thanksgiving and Christmas at our house.  We love entertaining at our house so much and it was great to have everyone over! Everyone got to love on Sophia and she ate all the attention up! She is definitely a people person and I think will take after Matt with her personality.  It kind of turned into a giant game of pass the baby, but she loved every minute of it!

                                 

Daddy's Hat

Daddy said I could borrow his new hat...how do I look?