15 Week Update

Size of baby: Baby T weighs almost 2.5 ounces and is nearly 4 inches long, about the length of a Kit Kat.

Total weight gain/loss: +5.5 pounds

Maternity clothes:  Not yet.  My handy ponytail holder and BeBand are helping me fit into my regular jeans.

Gender:  Won't know until June 4th.

Movement:  None that I can feel.  I felt Maddie when I was 15 weeks, so I'm hoping I'll feel this little one in the next few days.

Sleep:  Good, but I'm definitely not sleeping on my stomach anymore.

What I miss: Having more energy.

Cravings:  Nothing in particular.

How I'm feeling:  Tired!  I take a nap everyday when Maddie naps.
 
Highlight of the past week:  Entering into the second trimester.  I can't believe we're already more than a third of the way through!

15 weeks

*Update 5/14:  Got to hear baby's heart beating away at about 165 bpm this morning.  Makes MY heart happy!

I got my Mother's Day present a day early:

Eric said he knew if he waited on me to choose flowers to plant, then it would never get done.  I think it turned out really well.  Now let's see if we can actually keep them alive.

Maddie and I went to the zoo today with my mom and Carol.  Maddie loves the zoo, and I really enjoy taking her.  The animals were a lot more active than normal, probably due to the nice weather and the fact that we were there at feeding time.  Maddie's favorite animals were probably the fish and giraffes.

One of the funniest things that happened while we were at the zoo was this:

Maddie watched one of the elephants pick up hay with his trunk and put it in his mouth, so she decided to do the same thing.  We were totally confused about what she was doing the first time we saw her do it.

This the second naptime in a row that Maddie has pulled out the inside of her Gloworm and F-R-E-A-K-E-D out.  I'm not quite sure why she takes it apart or why it upsets her so much, but oh my goodness the tears and the screaming that ensue are unbelievable.

It's amazing how quickly Maddie's vocabulary and comprehension is increasing:

• Yesterday evening as soon as she heard the oven buzzer go off she started yelling, "Eat time!  Eat time!" 
• She says "yeah" in response to questions or when she is in agreement with a statement.
• On the way to preschool today, I listened as Maddie talked about a book that Eric has been reading to her at night titled Bark, George.
• Maddie ate some pretzels at preschool today.  She thought they looked like octopuses.  :)  I told her they are called pretzels and this evening she was able tell Eric what they were.

We think she is so super smart!

This afternoon at the park Maddie climbed the steps to the top of the big slide and surprised us by sliding down all by herself!  It was so fun to see the big smile on her face when she reached the bottom and realized she had done it without any help.  We laughed and watched as she repeatedly climbed the steps to slide down again and again.  As she climbed she would count, although not necessarily starting with the number one.  "Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, twelve, thirteen. . . ."  We'll eventually get past that pesky number.  :)

After her little legs tired of climbing the mountainous stairs, Maddie wanted to swing.  The baby swings were wet from the rain, so I tried to get her to swing on my lap, but no, she wanted to be Miss Independent.  We sat her on one of the big swings, told her to hang on tight, and gave her a little push.  She loved it!  I think she probably stayed on the swing for five to ten minutes before I was able to get her off.  I'm so proud of our big girl!

Tiny Tidbit:  Maddie LOVES the Clean Up song.  She sings it while she cleans, in the car, and she even sang it tonight while she was eating.  Silly girl.

This is officially the beginning of my new blog, Our Sweet Life.  All posts with an earlier date are from More Than Just a Beautiful Mess.  I decided to start a new blog for two reasons, privacy issues and a fresh start.  The purpose of this blog is to keep track of the day to day happenings that we will all too soon forget. With a 21 month old and another one on the way, we're sure to have ups and downs, but this will be the perfect place to record all of those little things that make this life so sweet!