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April 25, 2018 How far along: 24 weeks, we have reached VIABILITY!!! The weeks seem to be flying by now! Baby is the size of an: Ear of a Corn Total weight gain: I somehow managed to gain 3lbs this week, so I’m up 25lbs total. That’s about the weight other people gain their entire pregnancy. Hmmm…!  Maternity Clothes? Both, but mostly maternity clothes.  Stretch Marks? Not yet. Sleep? Getting very uncomfortable. Turning over is hard and I wake up when I have to turn. Best moment of the Week: I had a doctor’s appointment and I wasn’t expecting it, but we did an ultrasound! Baby looked perfect and right on track.  Movement: Getting stronger and he’s especially active at night when I want to go to sleep! Food Cravings: Salad and Chocolate Milk.  Belly Button in or out: In.  Gender: Sweet baby boy! Symptoms: The only new things right now is that my upper belly feels very hard and hurts a lo...

Well, this video is about 4 months late, but I finally got around to putting it together. I made a reveal video when we shared our news almost five years ago for Fox and it's still so special to me, that I had to record everyone's reaction this time as well. I just love Fox's sweet voice and questions when we told him, he already seems so much older and more grown up now, but my all-time favorite were Grandma and Grandpa Jones' reactions! So funny! You can find the reveal with Fox's pregnancy HERE !

April 18, 2018 How far along: 23 weeks Baby is the size of a: Grapefruit or a Barbie doll. Huge! Total weight gain: Still 22lbs. Surprisingly I haven’t gained anything this week, but I’m sure I’ll catch up next week again! Maternity Clothes? Both, but mostly maternity clothes.  Stretch Marks? Not yet. Sleep? Has been pretty bad this week, since Fox was sick and has been sleeping with us for a few nights. Still taking one bathroom break each night.  Best moment of the Week: We emptied out the nursery in preparation for the contractors to come in and also did some baby shopping. I know we have tons of clothes from Fox, but Old Navy had a bunch of shirts on clearance for $1.47, so how can I resist that?  Movement: Some days he’s going crazy in there. The other night he kicked me so hard, it woke me up! Food Cravings: I ate an entire giant watermelon by myself this week! Belly Button in or out: In.  Gende...

Easter is usually pretty low key in our family. We always do an Easter Egg Hunt with Fox in the morning, he gets an Easter basket and we usually have dinner with the family at night. This year, the Easter bunny brought Fox some superhero underwear, a new lego set, a Batman plate, some colored bath eggs, a PJ masks water bottle for school, PEZ candy, two hatchimal eggs, and some other small toys from the dollar spot at Target. He was thrilled! The little ball he's holding contains a surprise stuffed animal and he's been collecting them for a few months. He calls them his buddies and they're all sleeping in his bed. The Easter bunny was smart enough this year to hide the eggs in the front yard instead of the backyard, because our backyard is a mess right now. He didn't want to carry his Easter basket around, so he just picked up as many eggs as he could and brought them back to his basket.  Happy with his loot! He pretty ...

April 11, 2018 How far along: 22 weeks Baby is the size of a: Corn on the Cobb or a Water Bottle. He weighs around 1lb now! Total weight gain: 22lbs. I’m always shocked when I step on the scale every week, but I guess it is what it is. I gained a lot with Fox too, so I’m trying not to let it bother me, but it still does. Maternity Clothes? Both. Some of my regular shirts are getting too short now. Stretch Marks? Not yet. Sleep? Same as before. Rolling over is becoming a job.  Best moment of the Week: A little bit of baby shopping and just spending time with Katie and Fox. Movement: Constantly. But once I put my hand on my belly, he stops, or when I try to record his kicks on camera, he calms down. Little stinker.  Food Cravings: Nothing special.  Belly Button in or out: In, but definitely flattening out.  Gender: Sweet baby boy! Symptoms: Pregnancy Acne, although it has mostly moved to just my...

It's April! Which means it's time to do a quick re-cap of our last month! March was a month I was dreading for a very long time, because Katie went on a three week trip with her mom. I was so worried on how I would manage without her, because of my exhaustion and nausea, but timing couldn't have been more perfect, because both subsided the week before she left!  So here's what Fox and I were up to while Katie traveled the world! We kicked off March with a Purim celebration at Fox's school! Fox was so excited to dress up and chose the Flash costume for the occasion. The kids had a parade and I couldn't stop smiling seeing him with all of his friends and having so much fun! He lit up when he spotted me in the crowd and came running up...he was so incredibly proud! I seriously loved this time with him so much! These are the kind of pictures his Grandma sent me while I was at work one day. Apparently Fox clogged the toilet and was excited that G...

April 4, 2018 How far along: 21 weeks Baby is the size of a: Carrot or a baseball hat. That’s pretty big! Total weight gain: 21lbs Maternity Clothes? Still wearing both Stretch Marks? Not yet. Sleep? Weird and vivid dreams and getting up once for the bathroom. I also feel like I don’t get any deep sleep anymore, every time I need to turn, I wake up.  Best moment of the Week: Katie coming home and celebrating Easter with Fox. I can’t believe we will have another child next Easter and I already ordered his Easter basket! We also did a little bit of baby shopping this week, it was the very last day our Babies R us was open and they had everything 85% off. It was kind of sad leaving that store for the very last time, because I have so many good memories going there…from creating our first registry and baby shopping for Fox to safety and breastfeeding classes. I really liked that store! Movement: All the time, especially when I lay down a...

March 28, 2018 How far along: 20 weeks – halfway! I can’t believe it! Baby is the size of a: Banana or a paper airplane Total weight gain: Apparently I gained 3lbs this week…ouch! Up 20lbs total. Maternity Clothes? Both. Stretch Marks? Not yet. Sleep? Pretty good. Getting up once to use the bathroom. Best moment of the Week: Getting my anatomy scan results back. Baby looks perfect and the only thing the doctor mentioned is that my placenta is very low right now. He said in most cases it moves up later on, so not to worry about it right now. Movement: Every day, but especially at night, when I lay down. I can now also feel him from the outside and see his kicks if I watch my belly closely. Can’t wait for Katie to come home to feel him as well. Food Cravings: None. Belly Button in or out: In. Gender: Sweet baby boy! Symptoms: Pregnancy Acne and getting out of breath easily. But I really can’t comp...