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Wow, what a weekend.

Hormones are kicking in and I really feel sorry for the boys.  I'm so weepy and randomly have these outbursts.  Wow.  It's like PMDD to the millionth degree.  I have cried more in the last two days then the last two months all combined. 

On the plus side, nesting seems to be starting to kick in a tad.  Not too much cause we are still early for that, but it's definitely there.  I felt it coming the beginning of last week and warned Landon that if I ever entered the kitchen with a crazy look in my eyes and started cleaning out cabinets he was just to stay out of my way.  I was putting away the dishes last night when it hit.  We have this one cupboard where we keep all the storage containers...old butter containers, Glad Ware, Tupperware....the norm.  I went BALLISTIC on that cupboard.  I literally sat down on the floor, demanded a garbage bag, and threw the ENTIRE contents on the floor.  I got up this morning and didnt remember a thing.  I went to pack the boys lunches and it was like the organization fairy had visited.  Everything was stacked and neat, organized...perfect.  I almost cried it was so beautiful.  LoL!

Another way I can tell that it is coming is that there is a Pack 'N' Play/bassinet/changing table completely set up and ready to go in my kitchen.  Yes.  At 14 weeks pregnant I have the dumb thing set up.  Here's the story though:  We have 3 bedrooms and there are about to be 5 people living in our house.  Yeah.  So where to put baby?  Dad offered to put a bedroom in the basement and he would move down there.....we would take his room and that way we could be upstairs with the kids.  I really cant do that.  His back is so bad he cant walk across the floor let alone up and down stairs.  We took measurements of our bedroom, all the stuff in it, and we came up with a way that it will work to put the baby in our room...thus the need for the assembled pack n play.  However, it took me so long to put the dumb thing together that there is no way I'm taking it apart.  It can sit in the kitchen until the bedroom is cleared out.  Don't argue with me.  I already warned you about the hormones.  

I really do feel like my head is going to explode from all these hormones, but they have an upside too.  The house is clean, things are getting organized, oh, and we have a baby on the way.  HaHa!  Next doctor's appointment is on October 14th for the first glucose test.  We have to do two since there is a history of diabetes in my family.  Yay, two times of drinking that nasty orange stuff and having blood drawn.  Lovely.

14 Weeks

How far along? 14 weeks...finally in our second trimester!!!!

Total weight gain/loss: at 12 weeks it was 9 pounds and should still be right around there.  I started at 132.

Maternity clothes? Oh yes.  Since week 4.

Stretch marks? I'm not really sure if they are old or new, but there are some on top of my belly that I dont remember being there previously.

Sleep: A ton during the day, but I have serious issues at night.  Also, pregnancy dreams are WAY too vivid for my liking.

Best moment this week: I brushed my teeth and did NOT have the urge to vomit!  HUGE deal for me.

Have you told family and friends: Oh, yes.  We couldnt keep it a secret at all.

Movement: Yes.  Not a lot cause it's still so little...there isnt much I would be able to feel, but there are definitely instances where I feel those tell tale butterfly flutters

Food cravings: It varies.  Potatoes though, fruit, red meat right now.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Certain smells, cooking meat.

Have you started to show yet: Again, week 4. I bloat something aweful....water retention is my worst nightmare.

Leakage: Bladder of course.  Seriously, who doesnt after three pregnancies?

Gender prediction: This one has me flip flopping A LOT.  I'm carrying like a boy, food cravings go either way, but at the same time the heart rate was 172 bpm which is high-indicating a girl

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? Still in....for now.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but I tire quickly and then get moody.

Weekly Wisdom: Naps are a girls best friend!

This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.

In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.

Growth Spurts

That is the only way I can explain today...a growth spurt.  I have been so exhausted all day today.  Like, cant even get out of the chair tired.  Normally I get this way if I have worked or had a bout of insomnia the night before, but I havent worked in a week and I slept awesome last night.  I woke up feeling like a Mac truck hit me and wanting to go back to sleep.  Needless to say, today included two naps each lasting about an hour and a half. LoL!  I remember getting like this randomly with Luke and Dr. H always said it was the baby going through a growth spurt and it needed extra energy.  Makes sense, especially considering that I dont look much bigger, but I feel like I have three feet of baby sticking out in front of me.  I get bloated like that just before my belly gets bigger.

I did manage to do some laundry today and I sorted through some "normal" clothes.  Grandma and Grandpa are having a garage sale next week and it's time to downsize the wardrobe a bit.  I had a ton of stuff that was too little I was holding onto anyway.

Luke is still sick.  He acts as though he doesnt feel very well, but only really runs a fever about once a day.  A dose of Tylenol and he's fine.  Gotta love those bugs they pass around at school.

Starting Over With Our Rainbow

 Baby Jax at 12 weeks 1 day

 Head on the right..laying on it's neck with it's butt in the air.  LoL!

I keep wanting to start a pregnancy journal, but I just cant seem to sit down and write....then I remembered my long lost blog!  It's a perfect way to keep every one informed and record those precious memories all at the same time.

So here is a crash course through this pregnancy thus far...
We are approaching 14 weeks on sunday!  Finally, we have reached that magical point where miscarriage rates drop.  Every one breathe a sigh of relief with me!  *sigh* :)  There, that's much better.

At our last appointment my weight gain was 10 pounds and I measured right at 12 weeks which is when we went in.  Baby Jax was just a touch on the small side, but BARELY.  Heart rate was 172.  For those of you who read the old wives tales that sets us up for a baby girl, but the Ultrasound tech said that some babies still have a high heart rate at 12 weeks, it could drop.  Still 172 is pretty high.  Guess we will see in a few weeks!

Doc H is keeping a close eye on my blood pressure since it was so insanely high with Luke.  Normally I am around 104 and so far it has stayed under 114 so all is good.

First trimester is over after this week.  All the nutty symptoms are starting to fade.  Morning sickness is FINALLY gone.  It was rough for awhile.  There were a few weeks when I couldnt even walk across the floor without feeling like everything I had eaten was on it's way back up.  My face is starting to clear up.  I had aweful acne this time around.  I did with Vanessa too, but my skin was gorgeous with Luke.  Perhaps it's a baby girl thing ;)  My energy is coming back and the house is showing it!  We are no longer living in a pig sty.

Luke is really starting to get excited about the baby now that I'm starting to show more.  Last night we were sitting on the couch and I showed him where the baby was.  It was all up front and you could almost feel it moving from the outside.  Luke leaned forward, kissed where I told him the baby was, and said, "I love our baby!"  He is going to be such a great big brother!

 Momma Jax at 12 weeks