Baby Update - 11 Weeks

I cannot believe it is almost November.

Wow.

We had our 11 week baby appointment yesterday. Talk about an emotional visit!

Last week, Wednesday to be exact, the worst of my pregnancy symptoms dramatically decreased. The afternoons have been bad, and evenings/nights were terrible (still kind of are). So nauseous/tired/faint/weak. Anyway, last Wednesday I went to bed feeling mostly normal and didn't even take a Zofran for morning sickness. Whoa! Not proud that I was taking this... But hey, you do what you gotta do. Still going to bed "morning sickness" free! Mostly.

I started to get a little worried.... What if something happened to the baby? What if it wasn't progressing? I'm a worrier. So when I all of the sudden start feeling better too early, I can't help but think the worst.

When we finally get called back to see the doctor, I express my concern with not feeling as pregnant the past week, and my doctor pulls out the doppler to reassure us that the baby is fine. Except she couldn't find a heart beat. Talk about a long few minutes! Then she decided we'd do an sonogram to see what's going on.  Then we waited another few minutes while waiting for the ultrasound room. Talk about another long few minutes!!! I told Aaron I felt like I already prepared myself for this and he said we don't know for sure yet, and gave me a hug and prayed over us and the baby.

And then we saw our sweet baby. Kicking, stretching, and rolling around in there. And the tears came. Guess our little babe was just in hiding and was REALLY low. Which is all fine and normal.

We're 11 weeks 3 days. I don't even remember the heartbeat because everything was a blur after seeing our little baby wiggling around. But the heartbeat was good! Wish we could have gotten a better picture, but we were in there for such a short amount of time. It's definitely a little person though. Little legs and arms. Amazing.

Once we got in the car, we sat there for a minute hugging and crying.


So.....

At 11 weeks 3 days

-Nausea mostly gone. Comes and goes, but not bad.
-Have some red/pink dry patches popping up on my back/abdomen/legs. Weird. But can be normal. I guess anything goes during pregnancy!
-No baby bump but am certainly bloated, feeling bigger and wearing the crap outa my yoga pants. ;)
-No weight gain. Lost a few lbs.
-Still can't handle bad smells. Ew...
-Heartburn is gone!
-Uncomfortable when laying on my stomach.
-Pregnancy insomnia still in full swing!
-Feeling sick/faint at night.
-Sophia is officially weaned from breastfeeding. It's been about three weeks. Bittersweet.
-Made dinner last night for the first time in six weeks. Starting to get back in the kitchen!
-Slowly making my way out of the house. Feels so good to be back in the real world.
-I've also started to get emotional. Of course, I've had my melt downs during this first trimester, but now we're getting into the random, happy-cry emotions. Mostly when I look at Aaron or Sophia. Just feeling blessed and excited.

Sophia is starting to understand the baby news. Although, she also thinks she has a baby in her belly. And says that daddy does, too. :)

Now that the morning sickness has mostly gone, I'm finding myself thinking "wow... that did go by pretty fast." Which is funny, because when it's happening, it's the LONGEST time of your life. Never ending! But it does. And it did. And now I feel even more excited about this baby Byrd. :)

Halloween 2013

With every passing day, I'm finding myself falling even more in love with our sweet Sophia. No matter how crazy she may drive me!! ;)

I always knew I'd love motherhood, and love my children, but I never could have imagined it'd be this sweet. Can't wait for #2 to be here.

Maybe that's the hormones talking.... Or that fact that I've barely left the house that past month and a half... But seriously. I love my sweet girl. I love watching her live.

Last night we went to the Halloween shin dig at the YMCA. 

If I would have known the cuteness that was going to happen as soon as we walked into the gym, I would have had the camera rolling.

Sophia was literally shrieking, squealing, and giggling with glee upon seeing all the games, booths, people, costumes, and music. It was way too adorable for words. 

Sophia's grandparent's in Kerrville sent this cute bumble bee costume a few weeks ago and Sophia loved it! "Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa!!" 

 

I'm still impressed with how well Sophie listened to mommy and daddy last night. Maybe all the people made her nervous, but she never really tried to let go of our hands and listened to each instruction for how to "play" the games. She did awesome! I guess the fact that there was a piece of candy waiting for her after each game helped, too. ;)

It was a great night!

Growing up, we never really celebrated Halloween. Instead we went to Light Night at our church. Same concept (games, booths, candy), just celebrating Jesus at the light of the world instead of the traditional scary Halloween stuff.

Now that we have Sophia and another on the way, I say it's time to get Light Night started up again! Sooooo, whose with me!? We've got a year to plan! 

We're expecting!

This past month has been wonderfully terrible!

We found out we are expecting baby Byrd #2!

Doesn't Sophia look like such a big girl in this picture? Can't get over it!!

We found out really early, so it feels like it's been longer than it really has. Pfff, what am I saying? We still have about seven more long months to go! :)

But yes, it has been wonderfully terrible.

Wonderful because um, hello? Another baby Byrd. Yeah!

And when I say terrible, I'm talking about two little words...

Morning sickness. ACK!

I thought morning sickness was hard before, but boy was (am) I in for something else! How do women do it? Pregnant with a toddler. Hard work. It really feels like it's taking a village to raise Sophia right now. I am so thankful for our family for offering all of their help with Sophie.

For the past three weeks I've mostly been laying in bed or in Sophia's bed while she plays. Occasionally I'd come sit on the couch. We've been watching a lot of movies, TV shows, and cartoons. Sophia is loving it! Ha ha. Although, by the end of the day, she's going a bit stir crazy.

This nausea is debilitating! There have been a few times when I feel OK, then get worried that something is wrong with the pregnancy, but am quickly reminded that all must be well because the nausea has returned. ;)

The past few days I've actually been feeling a little bit better. Only nauseous on and off. Seems like it's picking up around noon and just goes downhill from there. Nights are terrible. But yes, the last few days, maybe about a week, the nausea has let up quite a bit. Which is totally, unexpectedly nice! But it came with a price. Heart burn. Didn't have that while pregnant with Sophie. Ouch. And a few other uncomfortable pregnancy symptoms that I will spare you from. ;)

Here's a little picture of our babe. Tiny little guy (or gal!).

Hello, baby Byrd. :)

Heart beat was 137 BPM then, and I'm about 8.5 weeks along now. Due 5-20-2014.

-I'm mostly feeling sick, and extremely tired and ready for bed by 8:00PM. Especially if I miss my nap!

-Absolutely no cravings.

-Hard to eat.

-Most food makes me gag.

-Most smells make me gag.

-Chewing gum seems to help.

-Very bloated.

-Can't stand shorts or pants that are too tight (too early for maternity wear?? I think not!) 

-Don't want ANYTHING to touch my stomach.

-Heart burn.

-Nausea.

-Excited!

Aaron has been awesome! Taking on double parenting duties, even after a long days work. It's actually really adorable to see how much Sophia has taken to him lately. Everything is ALL about Daddy! So sweet.

I am already in awe all over again at the miracle a baby is and finding myself checking each day/week what is developing.

I am a little a lot nervous about this pregnancy. I was so sick with Sophia, and having her at 32 weeks, finding out I had a potentially fatal placenta abnormality (placenta circumvallate), makes me extremely nervous. 

We had originally wanted to use a midwife and possibly birth at home. I felt so sure that was the route I wanted to take, but after talking to my doctor (who had become a midwife since Sophia was born) I'm thinking we won't be doing that. We'll probably end up having to switch doctors to one that deals with high risk pregnancies and I'll have to do a few things different than I did while pregnant with Sophia.

I know people usually wait until after the first trimester to announce their big surprise, but how can I even keep this in?!? Too excited.

Plus, for those of you who have always said if we "ever need someone to watch Sophia" that you'd love to... I'll probably be taking you up on that offer soon! ;)

Sophia is Two!

I'm been meaning to post about Sophie's 2nd birthday... I guess it's better late than never!

Sophia turned two on August 19th.

Wow.

Where has time gone?

Aaron and I had decided to just have a little cake with Sophie, but at the last minute we invited all the family over. I'm SO glad we did, because Sophia was absolutely precious!

My favorite part of the whole day was watching Sophia sit in front of her cake, all lights off, smiling, looking at her glowing candles, while everyone sang Happy Birthday. What a sweet, sweet moment.

I wish I would have gotten some better pictures (don't I always? Someday I will have an awesome camera! Or just remember to take pictures!).

Sophia says "two" and holds up both pointers. Cute!

 Somewhere we have some videos of us singing Happy Birthday. Maybe on Aaron's or my mom's phone. I'll be looking so I can upload those, too.


I haven't done a very good job writing down Sophia's milestones or things she says and does at each age. It makes me a little sad. So I am going to start with "Two."


Two Years Old
-Wears 12-18 month bottoms, and 18-24 month tops
-Size 6 shoe.
-Is constantly talking. We can only understand about half of what she says, but every day we get a little bit closer to understanding it all. Bittersweet.
-Loves to dance.
-Loves all music.
-Yes ma'am is said "sep pam." I will be SO sad when she learns to say it the right way.
-Knows all the letters in the alphabet.
-Potty trained, but has regressed while I've been sick.
-Has a strange obsession with shoes. Hers, yours, mine, everyone's. Is always wearing and switching out shoes.
-Is entering the "mine" stage. Ugh..
-Great little eater!
-Has had a hard time learning to share.
-Also, a hard time learning patience.
-Says "Awe man" and "oh dear" all day, everyday.
-Needs "tisses" (kisses) on any and every bump or stratch (or "boose" aka, bruise).
-Has really taken to Aaron lately. It's adorable. Loves doing anything with daddy, and cries when he leaves for work.
-Always asks to use "daddy's paste" when brushing teeth.
-Is very sensitive to the way others are feeling.
-Asks for hugs when she sad or gets in trouble.
-Voluntarily goes to her room to pout and comes out happy when shes done.
-Loves Nana and Papa's houses. I think it's because of all their yummy "snee-acks" (snacks). Hah.
-Also loves babies and baby dolls. Seeing them, taking care of them, playing with them.
-Likes to run.
-Started showing off when people come to the house. Bringing them things, running fast, showing off her toys.
-Closes her eyes when I ask her to look at me and listen.
-Spits when she doesn't like what she's told to do or not do. Usually just the spit in her mouth, but sometimes water or food. Drives me nuts. Haven't found a way to get it under control.
-Always says "Luj You" (Love you) and showers us with kisses, hugs, and pats on the back.

Sometimes I catch myself saying she in the terrible twos, but I don't really think that. She is way too sweet to be terrible. ;)