It's A....

                                                                            And Baby Ta is a....

                                                                                    GIRL!!!!

I had my 19 week anatomy scan today, and Baby girl was sooo good! She stayed in all the right positions for the technician to get all her pictures and was very good about showing us that she is definitely a she.

The technician I had was amazing... she was so good, really took her time and let me see the little angel for a long time. She showed me exactly where the baby was lying, how her heart was beating, let me count all the little fingers, all the little toes, and took the time to show me every body part she could. Baby Ta is 100% perfect! I was THRILLED to see that she was so healthy. When it came time to do the sex, she asked what I was hoping for, and honestly, I really thought Baby Ta was another girl, and I was so excited when she told me she was.

I always wanted a sister growing up, and in a house with three brothers, always wondered what it would be like to have another girl in the house. I am so happy that Addison will have a sister, especially one close to her age to grow up with.

Baby Ta is in the exact same position Addison was in at her anatomy scan... completely breech! And because of the septum, it is unlikely that Baby Ta will be moving. I REALLY wanted to try for a vbac this time, and it is still a possibility, just a slim one. Looks like it's another c-section for this mama.

Now to find a name.... Ryan and I don't agree on anything. any suggestions are welcome!

Baby Belly #2 19 weeks

It's been awhile since I've had access to "our" laptop... seems Ryan has comandeered it for work lately. grrr. At least it's for a good cause. But I have some catching up to do.

Let's start with my belly shall we?

This is my 17 week belly with Addison

                                                     And this is my 17 week belly with Baby #2

Notice a difference? I sure do. I am a heck of a lot bigger this time!

Here's the stats so far:
Pregnancy week: 19 weeks tomorrow

Size of baby: 6.5 inches from head to bum. About the length of a cantalope plus arms and legs

Weight gain: 12lbs already!!

Sleep: Getting more and more uncomfortable. Thank God Addison finally decided to start sleeping through the night three weeks ago, and we've only had one night of setback, but I tend to sleep really restlessly one night and then the next night I am so exhausted from being up all night the night before I sleep really well. So every other night is a good sleep night.

Gender? Tomorrow is the big day to find out! My guess is girl though.

Names? We've got nothing.... every time we think we agree on something, one of us changes our minds. One thing we do agree on, is Baby Ta. Addison was looking at the baby name book one night and Ryan asked her if she was picking out a name for the baby. She looked at him very seriously and replied "Baby Ta" so we're going with it.

Mama's feeling: I am feeling really good lately. My back is really starting to hurt in the evening, especially if I do a lot of bending, which is much earlier than I had back pain with Addie, but hey, no morning sickness, and I have a healthy little baby growing so I am not complaining about a little back pain!

Movement: Baby Ta is very similar to Addison. Not so many kicks, but a lot of wiggling and flipping around. Much stronger than Addison was at this point too. There is no mistaking that it's baby movement.

Belly Button: Still an innie

Cravings: No real gotta have it cravings, but I can't stand anything fast food, all I want is fresh food and I eat grilled chicken pitas with tzatiki literally every work day. The guys at Extreme Pita all know me by name

Milestones: I am a week away from being halfway through the pregnancy already! I can hardly believe it! And I am super excited to have my anatomy scan tomorrow morning. I can't wait to count all the little fingers and toes, and to find out if Addie is getting a brother or a sister. To be honest, I will be thrilled no matter what.

Wordless Wednesday: Addisons fall photos

 

I really wish we could have gotten a professional photographer for this years fall pictures. Addison is so quick these days, it is really difficult to get her to sit still long enough to take pictures of her. Although we never did get a family picture like I had hoped, I think I got some good ones of Addison. Here's Addie's fall photos.

Y3W: Halloween Night Out!

Scooping seeds out

Putting seeds back in....

Making sure it's empty

Onto the next one

My little cow

First house with Daddy

Trick or treat!

Okay I got this guys, see you later!

I'd say she did pretty good for her first Halloween out!