Round 2- 3rd trimester
{Family} How workouts have changed: end of third trimester
We’re down to the last haul. I think? I hope. It’s definitely hit the point where I’m convinced I’m going to be pregnant forever. Thank you again for all of your wonderful comments on my last post. I really appreciate all of the kind words, sweet emails, virtual hugs and support. <3 It also made…
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Family: Weeks 37-39… and into Week 40
and feeling… nervous/ready/excited/let’s do this. Random thoughts/things that I’ve noticed: -The funk that I was in from weeks 37-38. A lot of things compounded, and I wasn’t feeling like myself at all. After 4 days of constant on and off crying, I gave the midwives a call. I talked to the midwives, Tom, and my…
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Family: Nursery Peek
Hi friends! I’m kind of in shock that we’ll likely be meeting our newest member of the family THIS WEEK. It feels like all of the holidays rolled in one; such a magical surprise, and we’ve been waiting in anticipation. We’ve been getting things ready around the house for a while now, packing hospital bags,…
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advice for the newborn days + a preschooler
This is one of those times when I’m asking for your invaluable words of wisdom. <3 Right before we had Liv, many of you shared the most awesome advice for the newborn days. (I loved re-reading this post! SO many awesome comments and tips.) Some of my favorites from the list: 1) Sleep when the baby…
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Third Trimester Faves
Hi friends! Here we are at the end of the third trimester, and I feel like I’m waiting for a giant pot of water to boil. Every night when I get Braxton Hicks, I’m like, “IS THIS IT?!” and alas, it is not. Such a tease. No idea when the party will be starting, but…
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Family: Weeks 35-37
A little trip down belly memory lane: 8 weeks (when I thought I was totally showing already) 17 weeks: and now, 37 weeks and feeling…. Ready! Even though I think I still have at least another 1 1/2 to 2 weeks left. Random thoughts/things that I’ve noticed: -I’ve been having Braxton Hicks contractions almost every night…
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Family: 36 week ultrasound + doula meeting
Friday was my last ultrasound appointment! Since we’re pretty confident that two kiddos is our max, I really tried to take some time to savor the screen and watching our baby move -who is currently smashed up in there, so it’s harder to determine what body part is which- and enjoy the experience. That is,…
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Family: pregnancy snacks
It’s so hard to believe that we’re getting to the finish line (or starting line…)! I’m starting to get nervous/anxious/excited, especially since I’ve been having some intense Braxton-Hicks contractions. They start in my stomach, which starts to cramp and becomes rock hard, and move all the way back to the base of my spine. I…
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Family: Weeks 31-33
Hi friends! Don’t forget to enter the Bitsy’s Brainfood giveaway here. 🙂 All baby #2 updates are organized by trimester on the Family page tab above. <3 Big things poppin’ (33 Weeks) Random thoughts/things that I noticed:
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Fetal Echo Update
(When things are getting a little crowded in there!) Giant sigh of relief from yesterday’s appointment. Thank you again for all of your heartfelt comments, thoughts and prayers leading up the echo. We appreciate it so much, and I wanted to share an update with ya: Baby’s VSD is “very small.” Our fetal echocardiogram was…
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Weeks 29-31
and feeling like I’m ready?! (Or at least as ready as I’ll ever be.) It’s weird because as much as I love being pregnant- even with the second pregnancy, which for me has hit faster and made me slower- every time I feel her kick, I just think “I want you to be here already.”…
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Best Pregnancy Stretches
My neck… my back… My neck and my back. Ok, and my glutes, hips, and round ligament pain, but they can’t really make a hip hop song with that. 😉 Pregnancy Aches, Pains and Hormones Aches and pains come with the territory of growing a small human, which can alter our center of gravity and put additional…
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