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no.177: So, I had this baby. This sweet, sweet baby.

On November 11, 2011, I went to the hospital early one morning, like 4 a.m. early, looking like this:

And then out came a baby named Mia Eloise looking like this:

Fast forward 6 months, and that sweet baby looks like this:

How guilty do I feel that this sweet baby hasn't had a single blog post the first 6 months of her life? Too much for words. But, alas, I think it's just second baby syndrome. And what can you do except try to do better?

no.169: feeling good at 22 weeks

I'll start this post out by saying "knock on wood." Because with 18 more weeks to go, anything can happen. But up until this point, it's pretty unbelievable how different pregnancies can be.

The first month or so, I was nauseous off and on. As long as I snacked often, I was fine. Eventually that went away completely. That is 100% different from my pregnancy with Molly, when I threw up multiple times a day and only ate saltine crackers and chicken & stars soup up until the 12-week mark. And even that didn't stay down.

I've been tired off and on. If only I could take a 2-hour nap every day, I would be golden! Most nights, I'm asleep by 9 p.m.

One thing that isn't all that different is my food cravings. This baby, much like her big sister, likes Taqueria (and most any Mexican food), ribs, steak, sub sandwiches, egg & cheese biscuits, iced green tea lattes and pizza. Typically, I'm not a fan of eggs or ribs or steak. But when pregnant? It seems like I am. Baby wants protein!

Only four short months to go, and I know they will fly by. Pretty soon, I will be juggling two little girls, and I'm pretty excited about that.

no.66: week 39 belly shot

Yes, we skipped another week. But here's week 39 for you! Right on time!

That's a really big belly people. And it's heavy. Molly's ready to come out, I'm ready for Molly to get out, and Doug's ready to cuddle his little girl and learn how to change diapers.

Only four more days!

no.62: week 37 belly shot

Oh baby! That’s a big ol’ belly! Officially, there are three weeks until her actual due date, but since she’s still breech, we really only have 16 days left until the scheduled c-section. 16 days! And she will be here! Yippee!

no.59: week 36 belly shot

Wowee! Only four weeks to go! I am very big and waddling these days. It's hard to believe that I weigh 2 lbs. less than when I first got pregnant, but I look huge!

We are really getting excited around here! And we're also starting to feel a little pressure to get everything cleaned and organized before she gets here. Yesterday I did some shopping so I can pack a bag for the hospital. Today Doug and I did a little more shopping for things like batteries (I will NOT run out of D batteries for the Fisher-Price Soothing Motions Glider), a baby gate for our side room that will become a dog-free zone, the second car seat base for Doug's car, etc.

I just hope and pray that the next few weeks will continue to be uneventful and go smoothly.

no.58: she's rockin' in there

I'm sure that this is my favorite part of being pregnant. I love to feel her move and tumble around in my belly. The past few nights, she's really kicked it up a notch. It might be that she's trying to flip over? Or she might just like to squirm around in the evening? Whatever it is, I think it's great!

You can see me breathing, because ya know, I have to breathe, but you can also really see her moving my stomach around. Her head is a little to the right of my belly button in this one. (Doug is studying beside me, and you can hear him flip the pages of his book.)

I just had to share it with you all (again!).

no.55: week 35 belly shot

Yes, we missed week 34. Sorry! I thought I would be able to tell a big difference between week 33 and today, but nope, not really.

I can officially say I'm uncomfortable now. That great second trimester is definitely over. Sitting in my chair at work is killing me. I'm not sure how to correct it or how to make it through the next five weeks there. When I'm at work, I think I lean forward in my chair, and then when I get up, all of my lower abdominal muscles, along with my upper inner thigh muscles are killing me. So much sometimes that I want to cry. But it's only at work - I never feel that way at home or on the weekends. That's all I have to complain about though - just a little muscle aches. Other than that, I feel fine. I'm lucky to not have heartburn or lots of other things I've heard that happens around this time.

Oh well, I'll be fine for a few more weeks. As long as Molly is happy and healthy in there - that's all that really matters.

no.50: squirmy, roly poly baby

The past week or so, Molly Beth has been very squirmy in my belly. Now, it could be that she’s always been this squirmy, and now that she’s bigger, I really notice. I can feel her begin to move around, and I’ll look down, and she has my belly contorted into weird shapes.

She also has hiccups all the time, and you can see them as well as feel them from the outside. Last night, she was squirming around like a roly poly in addition to her normal hiccups. I took a video, and I’m not sure how much you can see it, but I’ll post it for fun. I was trying to breathe very shallow, so most of the movement you see, that’s the Bug.

I’m going to keep the camera by the bed in the evening to try to catch her when she’s really moving around like crazy. Feeling her move is definitely one of the best things about being pregnant. Lately, she’ll kick or move just the right way, and it hurts! Doug tries to tell her to be nice to her Mommy, but she’s just running out of room in there!

no.47: week 33 belly shot

7 weeks to go!

no.43: week 32 belly shot

I'm beginning to feel large. 8 weeks to go!