18 week Appointment

Izzy is a really curious girl - very smart too. She is really starting to figure out how things works and tries to pull things apart and pull them back together. She is really good at wood puzzles too.
Pregnancy update...here is my most recent belly shot - it was taken at 17 weeks.

I went in for my 18 week appointment and so far all is well. We go to schedule our ultrasound for November 12th. We could have done it before than but of course I worked all the days they had available. But it is only a week and a half away so we can handle it. The baby's heartrate is 140-150s and my uterus is where it should be - right at my belly button! This baby is really active too - I am starting to really feel it move and it kept moving away from the doppler. That is a little different than with what I remember of Izzy - she seemed to be pretty calm in utero - who would have predicted she would be as active as she is now?

Speaking of Izzy - her vocabulary keeps on expanding. Every day she says a new word that I never thought she could say. I need to really sit down and start writing out the words that she is saying so that I can keep track of them! How they grow!! Her favorite saying right now is "Oh Nice!", especially when she watches football with her daddy! She is very independent and likes to do things the "big people" do. I love it! Life is so interesting with a toddler around!

Flutterings in the Belly

SOO...ladies and gentleman exciting news - I think I am starting to feel little peanut Palmer move around in his/her little home of a uterus. I could be wrong but I get these feelings of being on a roller coaster every once and a while. And if I am right this little peanut is also feisty because I am getting some sharp "kicks" every once in a while as well! Only two more weeks and I go see my doctor again - I can't wait to hear that glorious heartbeat again. There is nothing like it when you don't quite know if what you are feeling is baby or something else.

I received a call this week from my insurance case manager that I guess I am assigned to now due to being "high risk" (who would have ever thought that those words would come out of my mouth-the first part of my pregnancy went so smoothly last time)! So insurance will not cover a home health nurse to come to my house every week for my lovely progesterone shot unless I am on bedrest. So that means I am going to have to make a lovely trip to the doctor every week to get that shot done! And hopefully I won't need a home health nurse to come or else those shots obviously are not doing what they are meant to do!

Sam and I are both really nervous this pregnancy, me so more than him - every one you talk to says their second one was such a relief - they weren't as nervous and that they knew what to expect! Well, I am having a really hard time with this because I am twice as nervous this pregnancy. I come to work and I want to cry almost every day! I know I need to think positive thoughts but it is hard when you work with the population of babies I work with. I wish I had a crystal ball so that I could see how this pregnancy would end up! Everything went downhill so fast for us - and we were SOOO incredibly lucky that Isabella ended up being a healthy, happy little girl! I just hope that our luck continues and God continues to bless us with happy health children!! Well sorry this post was a little of a Debbie Downer! Tune in soon - I promise I will be taking a picture of the belly soon - we have been slacking in that department!!

Aunt Sara and Cousin Mason's visit to Town

A couple of weeks ago Izzy's Aunt Sara and Cousin Mason were in town for about a week. We got to spend a lot of time with them and Isabella loved every moment of it! We spent a day over at the in-laws house and Isabella was just all over Mason almost the whole day!

Mason is just chillin' in Isabella's chair and than she decided to try to tickle him - cracks me up!

She was always giving him kisses. I hope she loves the new baby as much as she loves Mason - I am sure she will until she realizes this new one doesn't go any where!

Isabella found her old bouncer which we had brought for Mason to enjoy - and of course she had to try it out! She is just a little too big for it :)

Another thing she had to try out cause it was Mason's was his carseat! Than when Sara put him on her lap she would not let us take him off! She kept patting him on his head and belly! It was so cute!

We took the kids to the pumpkin patch with Sara, me, Nana and Papa P. They had a good time - except Isabella was fussy because the only nap she got was a 15 minute one in the car! Mason was about done with pictures at the point this picture was taken - I was a little slow with my camera.

We really wouldn't put our kids for sale - they are too cute!

I had to place Isabella next to this sign so we can see how much she grows over the years. Look at this year's height...

versus last years! Man how fast they grow!! Almost a whole foot difference!


One last picture of the two kiddos together!

That was the end of Sara's trip home. She will be back in 2 months and I am sure there will be a huge difference in the kids between now and than! And there will be a lot more belly on this momma as well!

The Zoo with Nana, Momma, and Izzy

Two weeks ago, Izzy and I went to the zoo with Nana. Figured it was a nice day and who knew how many nice days would be left this fall! Isabella had a blast looking at the animals! So did nana and momma :). When we first got there Isabella made me put on her sunglasses. Doesn't she look so grown up?
Posing with the elephant! I can't believe how big she is getting!

Here Isabella and Nana are imitating one of the many monkeys we saw. She was keeping us laughing almost the whole time!

Izzy was our tour guide throughout the zoo - here she was looking at the map and telling us which direction to see the chimpanzees.

Taking a quick resting break before we head off to see more of Africa.

She is watching the kangaroos here. If you can tell she always has some snacks in her hands.

What are those crazy kangaroos doing momma?

In one of the bird sanctuaries. She loved seeing the birds. She definitely takes after her nana.

Rubbing Buddha's belly for luck.

After a long day at the zoo, she was worn out!!! I think she walked the whole park with us! I was amazed she lasted until the end before falling asleep! I was impressed.

14 week appointment

Yesterday I had my 14 month appointment. My mom and Isabella went with me. We got to hear the heartbeat again (racing away at 160 beats per minute!) The second he put the doppler on we heard it which is always nice when they don't have to search around for it! Isabella will now copy the sound when you ask her how her little brother or sister's heart sounds. It is super cute!

I will be getting that dreaded phone call any time in the next week to set up my shots starting in two weeks! The more I think about getting a shot every week the more I dread it! Hopefully they are not painful! I am lucky though because I am going to have a home health nurse come to my house to give them so I don't have to go to the doctor's every single week! I never thought I would be someone who has a home health nurse come visit me though! I am just keeping my fingers crossed that these shots work out cause I have been having dreams of having a 28 weeker and I am not wanting that at all as everyone can imagine!

I did have some sugar spill over in my urine and so I am PRAYING I don't have to watch what I eat this time. I did not have gestational diabetes with Izzy - I had some tea with sugar right before I went to my appointment so I am just hoping that is it! I have also gained 5 pounds! 5 POUNDS!!! It seems like so much cause last time with Izzy I was so sick that I had lost 5 pounds in the beginning!

Don't worry people the chance of me having twins is slim! Twice we have heard only 1 heartbeat and he told me my uterus was the right size! When you have 4-5 people come up and ask if you are having twins cause of your size you start to worry - but my worrying is decreased quite a bit after this appointment!

Well that is it. My next post I PROMISE I will have pictures added so you can see how absolutely adorable Isabella is getting :). Also I will be taking a picture of my belly and post it so everyone can see how GIGANTIC my belly is getting already!! Stay tuned!