29 Weeks

 

Hello third trimester! I cannot believe I am here again. It seems like just yesterday I was 28 weeks along with Emmett. I am starting to feel larger lately and my stomach has begun to itch, so I know it is definitely growing. I haven't been bothered as much by the discomforts being this large brings this time around.. I think it is because I don't have as much time to consider them this time around. I am starting to feel anxious about getting ready for our baby girl's arrival. My parents came down this weekend and helped us install the chair rail for Emmett's new room. We have yet to sand, prime, paint and install a few book shelves as well as sand and paint the dresser for his room. I am putting together a headboard which we got the materials for this weekend. I also need to get some frames to put the art work up on the walls. Ok, now that I have that list maybe we can start to cross a few items off soon! Rustin and I have also been busy trying to study for tests that we are each taking for work. SO once those are done we hope to focus on getting ready. Rustin takes his test on Thursday of this week so it will be nice for him to be done and mine is not until December 14th. Baby sounded good at our 28 week appointment on Friday. My weight gain has been about the same as it was with Emmett so far. I try not to worry about it. We saw Dr Kaufmann and she said that our little girl feels head down although they normally don't worry about that this early. My iron levels are back up to normal but I am continuing with the iron supplement in addition to regular prenatal vitamins. She was sleeping at our appointment with a heartbeat of 138. I thought I would be seeing the doctor every two weeks now but with this being my second pregnancy I actually won't start that for another month. So, we'll be going back at 32 weeks. Then every two weeks from there and every week starting at 36. This pregnancy is going by so fast. I would like it to slow down just a little bit.. surprisingly. I am enjoying being pregnant at this point. I still sleep pretty well and can get around fine. Carrying Emmett gets a little more tiring every week but I will be able to manage throughout the duration of this pregnancy. I do find myself handing him off a little more willingly recently though. I am getting more and more excited about meeting our baby girl. However, I am also trying to relish in the peacefulness and joy of being able to get a good night's sleep, spend time cooking, reading etc. Just about 11 weeks until we meet her!

Happy Halloween!

Emmett went trick or treating tonight with Daddy. This adventure consisted of knocking on 4 of our closest neighbors doors. Emmett did not even want to go at first. He just wanted to watch all of the kids walk by. He wasn't sure about going to other people's houses. He actually even sat down and threw some of the candy. Haha. Maybe he will understand by next year that the idea is to keep the candy, not throw it back at the people giving it to you!! We'll see..

Here is Rustin trying to coax Emmett into knocking on some doors with him.. :) 

26.5 Weeks

 



I am 26.5 weeks pregnant with Baby Nelson #2. She is doing just great. I can hardly believe I am almost through my second trimester. This pregnancy is going very fast. At my 24 week appointment I passed my glucose test (glad that is over) and was found to be slightly anemic so I am currently taking an iron supplements. I recently battled a cold that then turned into a sinus infection causing pain in my teeth and cheeks. It finally seems that the second round of antibiotics I have been prescribed are working and the pain is starting to go away. Hopefully this will be the only medicine I have to take during this pregnancy although I would have preferred to take none at all.
We have a name for our little girl but have decided to keep it a secret. It is one of the many benefits that we are experiencing have found out the gender this time around. It is fun to call her by name. :)
Emmett now says "baby" and points to my stomache. I'm sure he doesn't fully understand. He is excited about his "big boy" room that we are preparing for him to move into in the next 2 months and I think (and hope) that he is too little to be jealous or not like his sister when she arrives; although I expect they will both have their moments.

Hopefully I am better about taking pictures of this little girl when she is born than I have been about taking pictures during my pregnancy with her! I will try.

Picture Update

Unfortunately, I haven't been too good at taking many pictures lately.. but here are a few cute ones of Emmett from the last few months..

For a few weeks he was in the habit of crawling under the chair and sitting there playing. He still enjoys walking under his dad's legs (Mom's legs are a little too short!), and tonight he was crawling under his activity table. Silly.



 

Hello Grandma!

 

 

Favorite place to kick back!

 

 

 

Hanging with Mom's cousin Michael and his son Braden while they were in town from Colorado.

Little Walker

We officially have a little walker. As of September 2nd we decided to say that Emmett had officially begun walking. So he was about 15 1/2 months old. He was able to take apx 15 steps on his own. However, he has made huge strides since then. He now chooses to walk most of the time. It's amazing. He still falls down a lot but he doesn't seem to mind. It is so much easier to get around with him walking and I can now imagine being able to go somewhere carrying a baby and holding Emmett's hand. What a relief. :) He is doing a great job and it is so fun to see. Here is a video we took yesterday of Emmett walking.

Baby Nelson #2 is a Her!

We had our 20 week ultrasound today. It is good to know that Baby Nelson #2 looks to be healthy. Here are a couple of ultrasound pictures:

We also found out the gender of the baby today.. I was overcome with emotion when we found out. The ultrasound technician said - Do you see these three white lines? I said - Yes, it's a girl! We are extremely excited. It was also amazing how much she seems to look like Emmett from his 20 week ultrasound pictures seen here.

The Zoo!

On August 2nd we took our first trip to the Blank Park Zoo. We had a surprisingly fantastic time there. Emmett had just started giving up his morning naps so we went straight from 9:30am church to the zoo. He took a brief nap on our way there.

We saw the...

Birds..

 

 Kangaroos..

 

Giraffes..

Monkeys.. 

Carousel..

Fish!

We had a great day at the zoo! We also rode the train and saw several other animals like the seals, penguins, lion, camels, etc. Emmett got a duck pillow pet from the gift shop and is really enjoying it. Duck was his first word so he has a special affection towards them and he also loves to hug and lay his head down on really soft pillows so it was a win-win! It may not be a huge zoo but it was just big enough for us to spend a few very enjoyable hours there before coming home to take a long nap.