27 Weeks - 1 week away from 7 months!

It is hard to believe I am almost 7 months pregnant with our precious little girl. Of course, each day as I check out my growing belly,I feel like I am already 9 months pregnant. :) I received my test results back on Wednesday from my glucose test and all of my numbers were right in line. However, I did find out my iron levels are low most likely due to the fact that I am unable to eat a wide variety of food. However, the good news is, this will not affect the baby at all. It will just make me a little more tired (yippee) but we will both be just fine.

The baby now weighs about 2 lbs and is measuring out at 15 inches long. She is going to have her sister's strong legs and she loves to start kicking mommy right at bed time. However, I don't mind at all, I absolutely love to feel her moving around in my tummy.

On a side note, Ava is finally giving up her nuk. We cut the tip of it off and she thinks Bailey (our dog) broke it. It's so funny because she gets mad at him and says, "naughty Bailey, you broke my nukie". :) It's so darn cute and I am happy to have the nuk part of the past, especially with the baby only 13 weeks away. :)

We are getting close to finalizing the name of our little peanut, but not quite ready to announce it yet. I absolutely can't wait to meet her and to introduce Ava to her little sister. She is going to be the best big sister ever!

26 Weeks 2 Days - Doctor Appt and Glucose Test

Everything went really well at my doctor's appointment today. My doctor said I am measuring out exactly at 26 weeks she said our little girl's heart beat is strong and around 153 beats a minute. She even managed to kick the doctor a couple of times while she was listening to her heartbeat. What a little stinker. :)

I had my glucose test today and unfortunately part of that process is me having to drink this sugary drink and then wait for an hour before they draw my blood to check my levels. Well, the drink tasted just fine, however as you all know my acid reflux is in high gear lately and I had all I could do to keep the darn drink down. My stomach was so upset and nothing made it better. I was determined to keep it down so I could finish my test, otherwise I would have to do it again. My doctor got to witness my acid reflux symptoms in high gear and she felt horrible for me. They have decided to give me a prescription for Zantac and she is hoping that will really help me going forward. So, keep your fingers crossed!

My next doctor's appt is in a month and after that, I will be heading to the doctor every 2 weeks. It's so amazing to realize how far along I already am. This pregnancy has definitely gone by faster now that I have a little one to run after. Now, we just need to start checking things off our list; for instance, getting Ava a new big girl bedroom set, new bedding and of course a freshly painted room. :) Lots to do and I am starting to realize time is running out! :)

26 Weeks - 1 Day - Preparing for the glucose test tomorrow

It is hard to believe I am already 6 1/2 month pregnant, but I am! :) I have my monthly doctor's appointment tomorrow as well as my wonderful glucose test. Since my diet has been very limited lately due to my acid reflux, I am hoping that the extra carbs I am forced to eat (because it's the only thing that doesn't give me acid) will not throw off my sugar levels tomorrow. I can definitely tell you, it would not be because I am able to enjoy extra pieces of cake or candy, all of my favorite goodies hurt my stomach way too much.

I am also excited to find out how I am measuring out tomorrow at my doctor appointment. I feel like I have grown so much in the last month so it will be nice to see where I am at according to my due date.

We are still trying to finalize the name of our little peanut, but our list is pretty short. It's much harder to figure out the name of our second girl than it was with Ava. But, I am confident we will figure out the perfect name for her. :)

I will update everyone after my appointment tomorrow, wish me luck!

23 Weeks - Play Date with Melissa and the Kiddos

On Sunday, Jan. 15th Melissa and her three kids were finally able to make it over to our house to celebrate Christmas and hang out with Ava and I for the entire day. We had so much fun! We played hard for 7 hours straight and all of the kiddos stayed awake during nap time. :) Needless to say, they were exhausted when they left and Ava fell asleep at 7 PM that night. :) While Melissa was here, we decided to take a few pictures of me and my growing tummy. I have to say, Melissa did a GREAT job on this picture (I kind of felt like a pregnant model) Ha!

Besides taking modeling pictures, we had a dance party, watched parts of a movie and all took turns feeling the baby girl kick her mommy. :) I can't wait for our new little addition to join our future parties. We always have so much when we are together.

Thanks again Melis for coming, I can't wait for our next play date in March!