*** My Pregnancy ***

MY PREGNANCY:

**Mother Name: Jess
**Age: 25
**Birthday: August 6, 1985
**Birth Place: Bloomington, IL
**Height: 5'5"
**Father Name: Noah
**Age: 28
**Birthday: June 9, 1982
**Birth Place: Peoria, IL
**Height: 5'9"ish I think!?

FIRSTS:

**Is this your first pregnancy?: Nopes my 2nd :]
**How did you find out you were pregnant?: I was a couple days late with my period and took a test and there she said positive!
**What kind of pregnancy test did you take?: I don’t exactly remember- just remember being excited to see 2 PINK lines :]
**How many?: I took SEVERAL- let’s just put it that way hahaha! I never feel confident enough about it at first since it was a lil bit before I went to the Dr for it to be and feel more real so I literally think I took a test every other day for a week ha!!!!
**What were your first symptoms? Vomiting, not hungry much, tired, but yet so excited at the same time!!
**Who did you tell first? Noah and Eli of course haha and then I told my sister and then we shared the news with his family and mine and told just about everyone once we went to the Dr for the first time :]
**Who was with you when you found out? Noah and Eli :]
**Was baby planned?: Yup he was :]
**How far were you when you found out?: 4 weeks

My BABY:

**Due date: October 2, 2010
**Do you want to know the sex?: YES!!
**Do you know the sex?: It's a boy!
**Any names?: Zacary Brenden :]
**Any ultrasounds?: Just one so far at 20 weeks!
**Have you heard the heartbeat?: Of course- every single Dr appt :]
**Who do you think baby will look like? From the looks of his sonogram it looks like he is gunna look a lot like Eli did- but we shall see in 5 weeks or less eeek :]
**Will baby have any siblings?: Big Bro Eli!!!! And someday he will have over siblings but not sure when that will be so who knows :]
**Have you and dad felt baby move? YES we do every single night- he is suuuuch an active lil guy!!!!
**When did you start to show?: 18 weeks.
**How long could you wear your regular clothes? I still wear normal shirts just in bigger sizes and I can wear one pair of jeans I always wore non-preggo that are low rise but other then that I started wearing maternity pants around 25 weeks and that is b/c they are sooo darn comfy! I also wear regular gouchos now too- they are so comfy too!
**Are you excited?: YES!!!


MISCELLANEOUS:

**Did you have morning sickness?: Yes- very early in the morning before Eli woke up for the first 12 weeks!
**Do you have any cravings?: yes usually I crave fruit, ice cream, and Chinese!!
**Do you have any mood swings?: I have my days sometimes ha! All in all I have had a great pregnancy though and have felt great!
**Are you a high risk pregnancy?: No.
**Formula or breastfeeding? I plan to breastfeed for a little bit but we will see how it goes.
**Have you bought anything for baby yet?: We have bought him a few cute outfits and some outfits for him and Eli that match but other then that we are using alllll of Eli’s tons of baby clothes that are soooo itty bitty!!! I also bought him paint for room, his name for the wall above his crib, diapers, wipes, fan cover blades that are Steelers, a football and Steelers helmet fan chains, outlet cover of the Steelers, and some shelves for pics to put on his walls :] He is using same crib and bedding as Eli did when he was a baby and is also wearing the same “coming home outfit” as Eli did- too cute!
**Who will help with baby after their born? Noah's taking off 1 week and then my parents and his parents want to come down sometime after he is back to work and our lil family of 4 is settled- other then that I plan to have Eli involved with HIS baby and have him help me out with everything so we all 3 have a great time together while Daddy is at work!
**What is your favorite thing about being pregnant? Feeling him move for sure, hearing his heartbeat is amazing, talking to the lil guy, and seeing how absolutely adorable Noah and Eli are with my belly and touching it/feeling him move, and Eli calling my belly a baby and using my belly as his lil pillow! He also kisses my belly too and says brother or baby :]
**What is the worst thing about being pregnant? The way your hormones can run ha and the bad back/pelvis aches at times woooooouch!!!
**Any days you wish you weren't pregnant?: I love being preggo but now that I am at the end I am ready to be done and have my regular body back!!! BUT the baby is sooo worth it and brings such an amazing feeling to me for sure and I can’t wait to see his precious self :]
**Are you ready for baby? Almost- just have to hang his name on the wall above his crib and his shelves up and pack a hospital bag and we are set to go :]
**Do you have insurance?: Of course!
**How many kids do you want?: I want 3 or 4, and Noah wants 6- yikes!!! 6 kids is not for me hahaha!
**Do you talk to your baby?: Oh yes for sure :]
**Do you still feel attractive?: I have my days but I have felt so much better about myself this pregnancy then I did with Eli and I think that is bc I have been able to stay my normal self and no dying my hair dark and looking like a fool!!! Some days I just feel downright huge and swollen… but don’t we all?
**Have you had your baby shower yet?: Nope, not having one!
**Do you like kids? Love them!!!!!!!!! :]
**How far along are you now?: 35 weeks and 2 days :]
**How much weight have you gained so far?: Ohhhh 29 lbs… woof. What is funny is I have pregnancy books for Eli and one for Zacary too and I have gained the same amount of weight right now with Zacary as I did with Eli!!! I gained 35 total with Eli so let’s hope I stay at that number or below for Zacary ha! :] What matters the most is having a healthy baby for sure though- the weight can come off… having a sweet healthy boy means so much more to me <3
**Do you plan to have an epidural? Ummm dumb question to ask me- HELLLLLL yes :]