Week 18

Sorry for the late post, but things were just busy this week!  Quinn has been talking up a storm - I just wish that I knew what she was saying when she's babbling!  Every time that she says "peash", though, she thinks that means that she'll get her way...which isn't always the case and sometimes leads to tears.  Luckily she's still distracted by other toys and shiny things. :)

One of her favourite toys at the moment is her Little People Disney Princess Castle that she got for Christmas.  She has figured out how to make the little figures dance and that if you put the figurine in the middle of the dance floor that a song usually plays.  It's really cute watching her figure out how it works!  She also likes to line things up lately...either on windowsills or on tables.

Steve taught Q how to "tickle" - our version is that we pretend to nibble at her ribs.  Steve was doing this to me while we were playing with Q on the floor and then she just started to do it!  She especially likes to tickle my legs when I'm trying to cook.

Well, here's my pregnancy journal for Week 18...I'll go by the day that the picture was taken for the questions and answers:

How far along? 18 weeks 6 days

Total weight gain/loss: about 12-13 lbs

Maternity clothes? I'm wearing mostly all maternity now, except for some items like sweaters or clothes that I bought the fall after Q was born, so that they're bigger than my normal clothes.  Luckily I still fit into my lulus (and the lulu shirts too), but I discovered the maternity yoga pants from Old Navy and I LOVE them!

Stretch marks? Nothing yet, so I'm still applying cream like a mad woman every morning.

Best moment this week: Got back into doing yoga and feel so great afterward

Miss anything: Nothing this week

Movement: Little flips, rolls, and kicks every so often.

Food cravings: Cake...and Steve went to the store and bought a Deep N Delicious cake...yum!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not this week.

Have you started to show yet: Definitely.

Gender: Dunno!

Labor Signs: Nope, thank goodness!  No Braxton-Hicks or anything yet either.

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :)

Looking forward to: Our anatomy ultrasound when I'm 19w2d

18 weeks 6 days

Q putting on her boot...wrong foot, but right idea!

Week 17 (Almost 18)

I came across a blog while on Pinterest in which the girl had a little survey every week during her pregnancy...figured that since this blog is my pregnancy journal, that I may as well try it!  I feel badly that I didn't keep a journal with Q, but I do have most of the big milestones of pregnancy documented in my desktop calendar (another Pinterest project).  Here goes!

How far along? 17 weeks 6 days

Total weight gain/loss: about 11 lbs...which I think so far is better than with Q.

Maternity clothes? Mostly for pants, although I can still get away with wearing a couple of pairs of jeans with a belly band and elastic through the button hole.  As far as shirts go, I'm still able to fit into my regular ones (for the most part) without stretching them too much.  Belly is still a little small for maternity shirts, but it's getting there!

Stretch marks? Nothing yet.

Best moment this week: Starting to feel more movements, which is awesome! :)

Miss anything: Not really that I can think of right now.

Movement: Little flips, rolls, and kicks every so often.  Can't wait to feel more!

Food cravings: Ketchup chips this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not this week.

Have you started to show yet: Definitely, but some shirts can still hide it a bit.

Gender: Dunno!

Labor Signs: Nope, thank goodness!  No Braxton-Hicks or anything yet either.

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :)

Looking forward to: Starting pre-natal yoga tomorrow

So that's what's new with Yoda...Quinn is still talking up a storm.  I think that it's hilarious when she sits down and "reads" to me.  I wish that I knew what she was thinking/saying then!

We received the rest of the Christmas gifts that my family shipped up for us, so Quinn is been having fun playing with her "new" toys.  She found out what buttons make noise on her Little People Disney Castle and is very happy to have her Sesame Street chair.  The cutest thing is that she will take one of her baby dolls, hug her, and then "rock" her in the Sesame Street chair and say "wok wok".  We really need to get that on video!

Q's Going to Be a Big Sister!!!!

Our family is growing!  We found out that we were expecting on November 18th and Baby Yoda (couldn't say Bean again!) is due on June 17th.  It was very difficult keeping the secret from our families until Christmastime, especially with my growing belly!  I started to noticeably show around 12 weeks, so I had to make sure that I stayed off camera whenever we were Skyping with our families at home.

How did we do the "big reveal" to our families?  We made Q a shirt with fabric paint that read "Big Sis 2 Be" and she wore that off of the plane.  We had planned ahead to have both sets of parents to meet us at the airport, using the ruse that we needed all hands on deck with all of our stuff.  So we put the shirt on Q when the plane landed and Steve headed down the escalator first with his phone primed to record the reactions.  I made sure to have my jacket buttoned up so that the little baby bump wouldn't give us away and then I set Q down on the floor.  She just stood there like a teeny, tiny billboard and our mothers just went crazy!  We got the whole thing on video and it's just priceless to watch.  We were so happy that the plan went off without a hitch, especially since some people had known ahead of time and didn't spill the beans.

So now, as I write this blog post, I'm 16 weeks and 3 days along and the flutters in my belly are getting stronger every day.  We are fortunate to have our midwife from Quinn's birth, Grace, as our midwife for this little one!  And we're not going to be finding out the sex...we didn't with Q either and the surprise when she was delivered was just so awesome that we want to experience that again.  So as far as room planning goes, we're planning Quinn's "big girl" room and will be moving her to what is now our guest room.  So fun!

Quinn is just growing so fast it's crazy!  When we were in NS over Christmas, she started actually saying "hi" and "bye" as opposed to just waving when you asked her to say hi/bye.  Although, she has managed to make those words both 2 syllables, so they sound more like "hi-ya" and "bye-ya".  She's also learning her manners and is saying "please" when prompted with either "say please" or "what do you say?".  Although, it sounds more like "peash" but is very cute nonetheless.  We're proud that she's getting so polite at 16 months old!

Quinn's also able to crawl up on low couches and chairs now other than just her rocking chair.  Anytime that she crawls into her rocking chair, though, she always rocks herself.  Even in chairs that don't rock (like her new Sesame Street one), she tries to rock it anyway.  Sometimes she carries her baby doll to the chair with her and rocks the baby...which is super cute!

16 weeks 5 days