Aggravation

Told Lauren I was getting "aggravated" with her and she replied, "You have an alligator?" I guess her humor helped decrease the amount of aggravation a bit though!

18 & 19 weeks

Finally getting around to posting 18 & 19 weeks information just in time for me to take my 20 week one!! We had another appt last night with our new midwife (more on that later). Everything went great and thankfully they didn't do the full physical and blood panel again. I FINALLY got some questions answered about diet/exercise. I told Kyle I need someone to tell me: this how much you have to eat, this is what you should/shouldn't be eating, this is what you can do for exercise. I feel like many midwives aren't extremely educated on the topic of nutrition and it is so vital to pregnancy, labor, and delivery. I am on a strict diet now of supplements and food. I take my multi+iron, fish oil, probiotic, vitamin D3 (10,000 IU/day), and possibly calcium later if I am experiencing leg cramps which I haven't yet. As far as food goes...not much different than what I already eat but no more than 1-2 servings of whole grains a day with the exception of sprouted grains, buckwheat (my FAVORITE), quinoa, and brown rice. So less bread and pasta for me! Absolutely no white grains (white pasta, white bread, white rice); the only difference for me will be the white rice. I should aim to consume 80-100 grams of protein a day, which is a huge amount for me! Of course, no refined sugar. And the kicker....if I am not in the bathroom already, I should shoot for 1 oz. of water for every pound I weigh; about 3.5 nalgene bottles! I am up 9 lbs. from pre-pregnancy so I am thinking there is going to be a huge gain at the next appt with all the added protein.

Not the best picture but hey, some mornings are better than others! I think Lauren just got done throwing a fit too!

Busy and Tired...

That's how we have felt the past few weeks! Hopefully I will feel up to blogging soon!

Worms and Bins

Have been meaning to post Lauren's new sensory bins and spaced it off until I saw one of my sister's on her blog. Don't you just love pinterest; so many fun ideas!! They are instant entertainment while cooking or doing homework.

I made this one up on my own. I cut up a bunch of yarn in different sizes and gave her tweezers and a clothespin to pick up the yarn pieces. She is super pumped about getting to use tweezers!

Black beans and lentils with bugs, worms, and vegetables. Don't forgot about Strawberry Shortcake too, she takes care of the garden. This one is Lauren's favorite. Just swept a bunch of beans off the kitchen floor tonight :)

Farm Bin with colored rice

Didn't take her long to mix up all the colors and dig right in.

Also...I just have to document some great Lauren moments lately. Unfortunately a few were at the expense of the Friday babysitter. Lauren got to watch her little buddy Jaxson go potty in his little potty that sits on the floor. She had a few firsts that day: getting to pee in a little potty and seeing a little boy's penis multiple times.

1. She peed in the little potty while the sitter was upstairs and didn't know what to do with it so she just dumped it on the coffee table. Oopps!

2. All the little boy penis got her thinking about body parts. She obsessed that morning with "worms" and wouldn't stop talking about them to the babysitter. When I came to pick her up, she asked if that was the term we used for describing male genitals. Definitely wasn't something I conversed with her about but wasn't sure what Kyle was telling her. When Kyle got home from work that night, he hopped into the shower to get ready for date night. Lauren poked her head in the bathroom and screamed, "I see your worm, Hubba!". Kyle had no idea where she got it from so we explained that areas covered by underwear are private and we need to give people their own space when showering, changing, going potty, etc. I then added (which I shouldn't have), you can only see "worms" when you are married. A few days later, Lauren ran into the bathroom when Kyle was hopping into the shower and screamed again, "I see your worm!" Once again explained privacy to which she replied, "Oh yeah, I can see ALL the worms I want when I am married!" I asked her if she was married and she said no, which means, no worms for Lauren.

17 weeks

How far along: 17 weeks

Weight Gain: probably close to 5 lbs. will find out exactly soon

Movement: YES! Not very consistent or frequent but definitely there, especially when I lay down

Maternity Clothes: for the most part, some of my pants work with the belly band or pony tail holder. Not quite big enough for the majority of maternity clothes that were stretched out from last pregnancy

Gender: ?? Kyle is sticking with boy. I have no intuition but said I am going to say girl just so we can have opposite ideas :)

Baby Names: Clueless! Suggestions please! We need boy ideas, have it narrowed down to a few girl choices but are open to more. We like traditional, timeless, yet not too popular names.

Looking forward to: More consistent movement and next appt. and upcoming ultrasound!