Baby #2: Pregnancy Week 32

32 Weeks! as of Wednesday August 12th

Baby's Growth:

• She's getting ready for her descent — she's likely in the head-down position now.
• And she's probably feeling even more cramped.

Symptoms:
- I wouldn't be surprised if K2 comes out looking like Carrot Top with the heartburn I have had. It's not the worst symptom to have but it is no fun either.
- Having hard time getting comfortable at night. I have actually slept on our couch a couple nights because the back cushions support my back well. I have a pregnancy pillow that worked great with Lillian (in the winter) but makes me super hot during these summer months so I hate using it. My
- My fingers will swell occasionally I took my rings off once or twice this week just to make sure they don't get stuck but majority of the time I still wear them.
- Fatigue has started to hit again this last week. I never feel sleepy but I admit there are some days where I will give Lillian the iPad for an hour just so I can sit and relax for a bit. Also if I start cleaning or Lillian and I go outside to play I usually only last about 20-30 minutes before I just need to sit down for a few minutes before we get going again.
- People ask if it is harder this time around because I have to chase a toddler around but I don't think that makes it harder. Lillian isn't super rambunctious. The hard part to me is the squatting down to help her put shoes or clothes on. Or bending over to grab something she dropped. She also wants me to hold her and I physically can't because she is to heavy!
- I am not as hungry at dinner time as I had been. Some meals I just feel like eating cereal. Maybe this will help slow down the weight gaining.


Movement:
K2 has gone from a gymnast doing flips in my belly to the Karate Kid with her punches and kicks. I'm pretty sure she has the roundhouse kick down. Also anytime of day I lay flat on my back you can see the waves of movement in my belly. I said it with Lillian and the same rings true for K2, it is literally like something you would see in Men in Black. An alien moving throughout my body just waiting to pop out at you.

Weight Gain:
I can't see the scale anymore due to the pumpkin resting in my midsection but at the doctor yesterday they said I had gained about 30lbs. Hoping I won't gain anymore now but I know now is the time she really starts to gain weight so all hope is lost.

Doctor Appointment:
We had our 32 week check up. Nothing new to report. I really haven't had any questions or concerns when I go so I basically wait forever to see the doctor he asks how I'm feeling I say great. The listen to the heartbeat and measure my belly and I am out the door. Yesterday I had a 3rd year med-student see me with the doctor and he was nice but he measured me at 35 weeks and said K2's heart rate was 128 which is A LOT lower than normally has been so I'm not sure if that was accurate but we do know its still beating and no concerns even if it was 128 bpm. I did overhear another lady talking in the waiting room about her friend (who is due October 1st) and how her water just broke. Even though I'm over being pregnant I pray she will continue to grow and develop and be a strong healthy girl when we do meet her. Prayers for the other Mama though as I know she is stressed out up in the hospital praying her sweet baby.

Name: 
We FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have a name for K2. I had thought of the name before and may have even mentioned it but thought of it again this week and asked Kevin what he thought. He said he liked it and we sat on it for a few days to make sure and finally decided yes this is what her name should be. So without further ado her name will be Adeline Kate Kanzelmeyer. It flows well in our opinion and fits with Lillian Claire. I also may have liked it more because I had a wooden Monogram of aKk already because those are mine and Kevin's initials and I never painted it for our front door so now I can save a few bucks and use it for Adeline. Yes I realize I am cheap. :) I am not big on nicknames. I never call Lillian Lily (don't care if others do I just haven't) but I do like Addie as a nickname for Adeline so we will just see what I end  up calling her. Kevin said he will probably call her Addie more often than Adeline. He spells it ADDY though but I'm use to ADDIE because that is one of my best friends names growing up so again we will see what happens. It was a lot harder coming up with a name this time around and I hate that there isn't any family significance (technically Kate is my sister-in-laws middle name and we have a couple friends with girls named Addie we adore) but we just like the name.

Baby#2: Pregnancy Week 30

30 weeks on Wednesday July 29th

Baby Growth:

• Her skin is getting smoother.
• But her brain is getting wrinklier — to make way for all that essential brain tissue.
• She's now strong enough to grasp a finger!
• Around 3lbs??? Whoa this is getting real!

Symptoms:

- Heartburn, heartburn, heartburn

- At night if I stretch out my leg it cramps up with a charlie horse 

- it is getting harder to find a comfortable position to sleep in and if i use my pregnancy pillow I get too hot. A few nights I woke up literally sweating.

Dr. Appointment:

We had a regular check up this week which meant it should have been short but we had to wait about an hour before we ever saw the doctor. Once I went back to a patient room we were in and out in about 10 minutes. I go every two weeks now. K2 looks good heartbeat around 140 and measuring at 33 weeks. I asked if that means she will come early and he said no just that she is big. lol. The week prior I had to do my 3 hour glucose test since I did not pass the one hour one and my results came back fine. Whew! 

Weight Gain:

hovering around 28lbs above pre-pregnancy weight.

Name:

Poor girl still doesn't have a name. We have been throwing around names and occasionally find one we like but then I end up not liking it. Currently Kevin still likes Eleanor Kate and we both agreed on Kayleigh but I'm still not 100%.

Baby #2: Pregnancy Week 28

I'm getting bad about posting these on the correct day

28 weeks on Wednesday July 15th!

Lillian got in on some belly pics too!

Baby Growth:

• She's starting to develop more fat, so her wrinkly skin will start to get smoother.
• Her lungs are mature enough that she'd probably survive if she was born now. Wow!

Symptoms:

- Heartburn every night! I took like 2 Tums my whole pregnancy with Lillian and I take at least two a day with K2!

- I've been tired again lately. Not sleepy but super lazy. I thought maybe I'd get some energy and start nesting but apparently not. I still sleep fine through the night other than occasional tossing and turning to get comfortable but also feel the need to nap when Lillian naps. 

-Been feeling the need to pee every 10 minutes. I usually can hold it just fine but the pressure on my bladder is intense!

- Shortness of breath especially climbing our stairs.

- I've had a few days where I just didn't feel hungry. 

Dr. Appointment:

Yesterday I had my 28 week doctor appointment which meant my 1 hour glucose test.  My doctors office here is smart and gave me the sugar drink at my last appointment and told me to drink it 30-45 minutes before my 28 week appointment. I couldn't eat after midnight and luckily my appointment was at 8:45 am. The doctor said I was measuring at 31 so my belly is as big as it feels. I also had an ultrasound appointment that morning to check on the placenta. Prayers were answered and thankfully it is no longer blocking the uterus so we don't have to worry about that anymore! I had a feeling it was clear because I didn't feel the pressure anymore but did feel the pressure on my bladder. During the ultrasound the tech said "do you feel the need to pee more?" and I said YES! and she said because sweet girl's foot is pounding on my bladder. lol Her heart rate was only 128 which I thought was low since she has normally been in the 150s and the U/S tech said it gets slower later in the pregnancy and K2 was probably still sleeping since I hadn't had any breakfast yet. We didn't get any pictures printed from the U/S but we did get to see our sweet girl's face! Melted my heart and her little lips were going to town like she had a paci in her mouth! 

Lillian enjoying a sucker while we wait for the doctor. 

Weight Gain:

I am 26lbs above pre-pregnancy weight. 

Moment of the week:  

We have had an overall great week of seeing family, play dates with friends, and VBS. 

July 4th Weekend

We had a fun weekend with friends, family and getting things done around the house.

Poppa helped Daddy with a lot of projects and Lillian helped too. 

Getting her workout on

She is going to have some legit upper body strength

This girl is a big Daddy's girl

always a helper

And she loved having her Nena and Poppa in town.

On July 4th we headed to some friends' house for a private firework show!

Baby #2: Pregnancy Week 26

26 Weeks on Wednesday June 30th. 

3 days late but at least I took a picture

Baby's Growth:

• Her eyes are forming, and her eyes will soon start to open.
• And her eyelashes are now grown, too.
• She's getting her immune system ready for life on the outside by soaking up your antibodies.
• She's taking breaths, too. They're of amniotic fluid, not air, but it's still good practice.
  

Symptoms:

Heartburn has returned again. Generally just in the evenings and its a symptom that's not terrible so I don't mind it. Not feeling as much pressure as I have the previous weeks so I'm hoping that is a good sign regarding the placenta previa. I did notice my feet and fingers were swelling a little this week. Nothing severe and I still wear my wedding ring but they are tight in the morning and at night. And in order to keep this blog PG lets just say my body is getting ready to Nurse and I don't mean just bigger boobs.

Movement:

Still feeling those sweet jabs into my side and bladder but oh so thankful for them. 

Weight Gain: I actually weighed this week in the morning before breakfast so unfortunately it is accurate but I am about 24lbs above pre-pregnancy weight. Guess I better lengthen our morning walks a little longer.

Moment of the Week:

We finally got Daddy a new car! We did lots of research and reviewed our budget multiple times to see what worked best for us. At the end of the day we ended up with a 2016 Mazda CX-5 touring. 

Daddy is very happy with it and I am very happy we didn't rush into buying something and made sure to make a smart decision for our family. We also turned Lillian's car seat to forward facing. Even though I didn't want to move her yet it has been wonderful! 

Baby#2: Pregnancy Week 24 & 25

Sorry no bump pictures two weeks in a row. Maybe tomorrow I'll remember to take one and post it back here.

24 weeks:

Baby Growth: 

• Her see-through skin is gradually becoming more opaque.
• And it's got a new pink glow, thanks to the small capillaries that have recently formed.

Symptoms:
-Had a pregnancy hormone breakdown on Tuesday. I think I was just tired and felt like we had too much going on at once.
-I also have a lot of pressure "down there" when I go pee. I asked the doctor about it and he said its normal. It is hard to know what is normal even though this is the second time around because this pregnancy has been so different. Many more symptoms. It hasn't been a hard pregnancy but it was much easier with Lillian at least what I can remember. Maybe I just blocked it all out.
- Leg cramps. this generally has only been happening at night if I wake up and stretch my leg out it crams up. I read its a sign of dehydration so more water it is because those suckers hurt at 2am!

Doctor Appointment: went for a regularly scheduled doctor appointment today. No concerns, blood pressure was good K2's heart rate was 152. Next appointment will be in 4 weeks and that is when I do my glucose test and another ultrasound to check on the placenta. The nurse I had today is the doctor's daughter and she had no issues finding the baby's heartbeat which was nice for once.

Movement: She still moves often but not a crazy amount which is good. Lillian likes to put her hand on my belly and say baby and the other night K2 moved while Lillian's hand was there. I think she felt it because she pulled her hand away but she had know idea what it was.

25 Weeks:
Baby Growth:

• She's enjoying her new sense of equilibrium — she now knows which way is up and which is down.
• She's growing more fat and more hair too!

Symptoms:

- overall uncomfortable but no other symptoms this week

Movement: 

Feeling lots of movement this week especially in the morning when I first wake up and at night going to sleep. 

Weight Gain:

up about 20 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight and I'm claiming at least 2lbs of it are actually K2.

Moments of the week:

- We got to celebrate a great Daddy this last weekend. I plan on doing a separate post for our fun times but haven't gotten to it yet. 

- we also finished redoing an old dresser of Granny's for the nursery. I didn't have a dresser with Lillian just a changing table and I got tired of her clothes just in baskets so now this dresser will be for clothes and K2's changing table. Still need to find new hardware but glad it is done.

- Lillian gave me a heart attack this week. When she was about 6 months old she dove off our bed head first and got a nasty goose egg. Scared me to death but really no big deal. Well this week she was trying to climb up on a bar-stool and fell backwards normally no big thing because she catches herself but she had moved her step-stool behind it and ended up hitting her head on the stool. I went to console her noticed her shirt had blood dripping down it. That's when I got worried. Luckily her cut wasn't big and she had another goose egg but I just couldn't get it to stop bleeding. Luckily Kevin called and was on his way home so he talked her and got her calm. We finally got it to stop bleeding and gave lots of snuggles until bed time. This was the best we could do as a band-aid 

Baby #2: Pregnancy week 23

23 Weeks! (not much new or exciting to report this week)

Baby Growth:

• She's forming little nipples (yeah, really!)
• Her face is fully formed now — she just needs a little extra fat to fill it out.
• She's listening to your voice and your heartbeat — and even to loud sounds like cars honking and dogs barking and Lillian. ;)

Weight Gain:

Still gaining especially with the way I have been eating this week it doesn't surprise me. About 17lbs above pre-pregnacy weight.

Movement:

About the same she has been

Symptoms:

- Heartburn snuck up on me again this week. Not sure what causes it but Tums are the cure.

- I have been way more hungry this week than normal. I don't normally eat a lot in one sitting but the last few days I have had multiples breakfasts before 9am. I need to find something more filling. 

Maternity Clothes:

I have hit the ugly wall. Ok maybe a little exaggeration but I definitely don't feel cute anymore as far as clothes go. Nothing fits right and the maternity shorts I bought at Target are just ugly on. They are too long and get bigger as the day goes on so I look like I just put on some of Kevin's shorts. I wore a dress one day this week and actually felt cute but was not comfortable because my thunder thighs were rubbing together. I hate to buy more maternity clothes (especially since they are all ugly) but I can't hibernate in the house all summer. I did go out with a friend last night to get pedicures so at least my feet look cute!

Moment of the week:

Nothing stands out this week. It was a pretty laid back week and kevin was out of town over the weekend so Lillian and I tried to keep busy running errands between meal times and sleep times.