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20 weeks pregnant today! Can you believe it?

How sweet is this? Zane wasn't ready to wake up from his nap this afternoon, so he fell asleep on me.

Last Thursday, Jeremy and my mom and I went to Indy for the anatomy scan. Baby looks absolutely great, measuring perfectly on time. At this point in my pregnancy with Zane, he was measuring almost a full week ahead. This baby is right on time. Jeremy and I had gone into this appointment thinking that we would not find out the sex of the baby. We were going to let the u/s tech tell my mom, who would then bake a cake or do some other creative idea for a gender reveal. We had planned on having a birthday party for me on Saturday, and that seemed like an awesome idea to surprise everyone. Of course, the morning of the ultrasound, neither Jeremy nor I could stand the suspense and had to find out - but we were still going to do the gender reveal at my party.

Best laid plans, right? Granny was sick all of last week, meaning Zane got to stay home with Daddy. And by Friday, she was still running a fever, so my mom and I decided to postpone the party until Monday. Annnnnnd, Sunday came around and Granny was STILL running a fever. So, party cancelled. We ended up calling and telling everyone instead.

Everyone was SO excited to find out we are expecting a BABY GIRL in October! A GIRL! Can you believe it? Because I don't think it has really sunk in for me yet. I honestly did not think it was even possible. But when the ultrasound technician said she was 90% sure we were going to have a girl, and then pointed out the three lines they look for in the ultrasound.... Holy cow.

My sweet baby girl!

I think we have already settled on a name. It's not 100% certain to stick, but it's the front runner by a long shot.

Zoe Nicole. Or maybe Zoey. We're still debating, lol.

Maybe I'll try and keep up with the weekly 20 questions for pregnancy blog posts... I can't promise one for every week, but I'll try to keep up.

How far along? 20 weeks

Total weight gain/loss? At my appointment a week and a half ago, I was at my starting weight. I gained in the 1st tri and then lost several pounds between appointments.

Maternity clothes? Bottoms? Oh yes. I can still fit into my regular shirts (mostly just tank tops for lounging at home), but my other maternity shirts are more dressy for an office setting. And since I work at home, they are not getting a lot of use.

Sleep? About the same as always. I still bed-share with Zane, so there are the inevitable kicks and snuggles from him throughout the night. But since I work at home, I only have to get up in time to take Zane to Granny's and be home by 8am to work. I'd say I'm getting about 10 interrupted hours a night. (Please don't hate me!)

Best moment last week? We found out we are expecting a GIRL!!!

Movement? Lots of movement! This is the single most reassuring aspect of pregnancy to a momma who is used to losing babies.

Gender? GIRL!!

Labor signs? Nope, and let's keep it that way.

Belly button in/out? In.

What I miss: Playing softball. Oh what I'd give to be a normal healthy pregnant woman who could play softball right up until she delivers. But no, I have to be high risk. So no softball for me.

What I am looking forward to: OB appointment on Thursday. Milestones: Today is a milestone! Halfway there!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of my friends who have babies here on Earth OR up in Heaven. Zane and I spent Saturday afternoon down at my mom's gawking at my little brother and his girlfriend as they were all dressed up and heading off to their senior Prom.

We also spent time hanging out with Mia (my mom) and her old friend Darhla. Darhla and her family used to live next door to us for a long time before they moved to Texas. She and my mom are able to get together a time or two each year to catch up. Surprisingly, with as many pictures as I took last night, I don't have any of them together!

Mia and Zane

Mommy and Zane!

Mia and Granny

He doesn't look like he is rotten at all, does he? Then this morning was business as usual. No sleeping in for me; no fancy breakfast in bed. I didn't expect it either, lol. But I certainly did not let Daddy sleep in if I couldn't!! We had lunch with my mom, sister, her fiance, Granny and Aunt Lynnette and Darhla and her daughter Katherine. It was really good! And surprisingly, despite lunch being at 1 and Zane having had no nap all day (he usually goes down to nap about 11:30), we made it through lunch with no major tantrums. THAT was an awesome Mother's Day gift in itself! Zane did fall asleep on the ride home and stayed asleep for another hour at home. And then we went over to Papaw Roy's (Jeremy's dad) to play. Poor Zane though. Daddy and Papaw and Zane were playing with a football, rolling/throwing it back and forth. Until Daddy decided to give the football a kick.... A little bit harder than he meant to.... And it hit straight into Zane's face. Poor kid is going to have a black eye tomorrow! Oh, and 18 WEEKS! (tomorrow) I can't believe how this pregnancy is just flying on by! No belly pictures this week. Check up appointment on Tuesday, so I'll update more then. :-)

Happy 2nd Anniversary!

Yesterday was my and Jeremy's 2nd anniversary. I opened up my laptop to work yesterday morning and he had drawn me a sweet message in Paint.

How sweet is that??? So much better than some generic card, in my opinion! He won some major brownie points for it. So, in honor of our wedding anniversary, it only seems fitting that I share some wedding photos, right?

Pretty curls! Obviously not my final style. My sister did my hair.

My favorite of me and my brothers!

My siblings and I

Well, what good is a wedding anniversary post without a picture of the bride and groom?

And the bird seeds. Oh the bird seeds.

My favorite of Devyn and my bridesmaids. Doesn't he look like such a little pimp here?

Sick toddlers are no fun!

Oh, I'm around. Things have been busy for the past week or so. About a month ago, Zane started getting a rash around his mouth. Granny and I thought that it was related to certain foods he ate, like tomatoes or oranges - acidic foods. I know that it is common to develop a sensitivity to foods even after having eaten them for months/years. However, as the weeks went on, it seemed like more and more foods were causing his mouth to break out. And he was getting diarrhea too. So, I made an appointment with his pediatrician last week but they couldn't get him in until yesterday. Zane had also developed a different kind of rash up above his penis - it wasn't a diaper rash or like the rash on his face. It was something new. It's been there for about 2-3 weeks now. Well, then on Saturday, Zane started getting a fever. Overnight Saturday night, it got up over 103 degrees. Poor kid was just miserable. I wasn't too worried about it, because we alternated ibuprofen and acetaminophen and the medicine always brought his fever down to nothing. But it always went right back up once the meds wore off. He hardly ate anything. I pushed fluids more than foods, but he wasn't much interested in either. Monday morning, he was still getting up over 103, so I called his pediatrician's office and we got an appointment with a nurse practitioner (Dr. Z wasn't in the office Monday). The NP diagnosed the rash that's been on Zane's face as a yeast infection. She thought the rash around his penis could be yeast as well or something viral, but wasn't sure and said we could try anti-fungal cream down there to see if it made a difference. Zane also had another viral rash in his throat, which was the cause for his lack of appetite. Poor baby's throat hurt! So, we left the office with orders to try the anti-fungal cream on his face and diaper region. Continue treating the fevers and pushing fluids. And keep our Wednesday appointment with his actual pediatrician.

Zane when his fever was up. And yes, that is a Steak N Shake milkshake in his hands. He had a sore throat - I'd want a milkshake too! Wednesday came around and Zane was still spiking fevers up into the 102-103 degree range. So, off to see Dr. Z we went. We ran into our good friends Sarah and Will in the waiting room! Sarah had Will the same week as Zane was born, and Will had to stay in the nursery for a few days on antibiotics as well. And then we went to the same Mom's Group for a while as well. We have stayed in touch and have play dates every now and then too. Poor Will has Croup though. :( Then we got in for Zane's appointment and of course the kid isn't running a fever. Go figure, right? You want the fever to go away? Make a doctor's appointment. He still had the other rashes though, and we hadn't even made this appointment for the fever, just the rashes. So, Dr. Z confirmed that the rash on his face looked like yeast. He highly doubted that Zane had developed any food allergies or sensitivities. He also thought that the rash around Zane's penis was actually a bacterial kind of rash, like Staph or something along those lines. So he prescribed an anti-bacterial cream for it. Hopefully that helps get rid of it. Also, the rash in Zane's throat was gone! Yay! Now, I am happy to report that Zane has not spiked any fever since 5am yesterday! We are over 24 hours fever free now! Woohoo! As for me, I am 16 weeks and 2 days pregnant. I had a regular check up with my OB on Tuesday morning, and everything is going perfectly! I have actually lost 4 pounds since my last appointment three weeks ago (whoops, lol). I'm not trying to lose weight, I promise. Baby's heartbeat was found right away on the doppler, beating around 160 beats per minute. Before this appointment, Jeremy and I had a lot of anxiety. I'm in that stage where the morning sickness is pretty much gone (though I am more gaggy than I was - I gag at everything) and I'm too early to feel consistent movement yet. So, we went to the appointment with a feeling of dread and expecting bad news. So, you cannot believe our happiness when we heard that little whooshing heartbeat!! I also don't feel like I am showing as much this time around at 16 weeks as I was with Zane (which was more reason for anxiety before that appointment too). But, that could be explained because I've LOST 4lbs, whereas with Zane I was gaining at this point. When I was pregnant with Zane, I lost around 10 lbs in the 1st trimester and then gained steadily throughout the 2nd and 3rd trimesters. I think my total weight gain for the whole pregnancy with Zane was about 17 pounds. This time, I lost a few pounds before gaining them back in the 1st trimester. And now I'm at negative 4. So, there you go. I need to start gaining or else my OB is going to yell at me. I do feel little thumps every now and then too. :)