22 Weeks and 5 Days

I am 22 weeks and 5 days pregnant. I am definitely showing. Yesterday Justin and I went to JC Penny’s because I can’t breathe in my current bra’s, and let’s just say double damn!! I feel much more relieved and comfortable now. Yesterday we also went in for a checkup with Dr. Haun. Everything is going good still. I weigh 115. My blood pressure is perfectly fine. I asked her if there was anything that I could do now, to be better prepared for breastfeeding when the baby comes. She said no and that when I deliver the baby, she will get me with a lactation consultant right there in the hospital. I am sure that’s fine. I just want to be prepared before. You know like I want to study before the big test.

I also asked Dr. Haun if she would recommend any pregnancy books, to my surprise she said no. She said that they were all garbage, filled with opinions and less than accurate information. I love reading and have been trying to find a good book to read so this kind of disappointed me. I don’t need to be filled with anymore garbage than I already am, so I will refrain from reading baby books.

This little baby moves around so much. He is very active which makes me very happy. When I returned from South Carolina, I was a little concerned that he wasn’t moving as much as he had in South Carolina. To put my mind at ease we went to the ER just to make sure that everything was fine. He was, of course. I have come up with my own conclusion that this little guy can feel the stressful conditions that I live in and maybe he just doesn’t move around as much when he knows I am stressing. He doesn’t like Pipe Creek, Texas. He is back to moving around like he is in a McDonald’s Play Place. I have decided to not focus as much on the negative and focus on the positive.

My appetite is up. I am hungry all the time. Justin and I will go have lunch and I will be hungry again on the drive back home or wherever we are going next. I am hungry more often than Justin these days! Next time I will try and give some details about our Baby Moon that we went on and tell about how I whooped Justin’s butt in some putt putt golf.

Till next time!

Breast-Wishes!!

In less than 48 hours I will be back with my husband. I am excited to get back to Texas, have a Big Red, eat some Whataburger, and have that dear old humidity back in my life (and I am not being sarcastic, I really do miss it).  Next week I have a doctor’s appointment. I love going to the doctor and hearing my baby boy’s heartbeat. I am feeling great. I have more energy than in the first trimester that is for sure. I remember those days; I didn’t want to get out of bed at all. Now not only do I not feel as tired, I can’t get comfortable to even sleep.

Today I did some research on breastfeeding. I am really hoping that I can do it this time. In my first pregnancy I wasn’t as successful. I found this awesome website and this professional that has tons of articles on the site. I plan to pick up his book when I get back home. The website is breastfeeding.com and the articles I found very informative were written by Dr. Newman. What he says makes complete sense and I can’t wait till our baby is born and try all these techniques out. They aren’t really techniques, what he talks about is more natural.

I have learned so much today. After you have your baby skin to skin contact is best. Not only does the baby recognize your smell, he recognizes your voice and your heartbeat. He instantly knows that you are his momma. I read about how some babies after being born and having that skin to skin contact, crawl up to the breast and start breastfeeding all by themselves. And babies that do that run into far less breastfeeding problems. It is kind of important for baby not leave mommy, and for the best results breastfeeding should start within an hour of giving birth. It’s best not to use artificial nipples. Babies are going to take to whatever method that gives them rapid flow of fluid, and while it may take time for milk to come in they are getting everything they need, just as nature intended. So don’t give up or give your baby a bottle if you want to successfully breastfeed. Once given a bottle, baby may just take to it, instead of waiting for your milk to come in.

I really want to be success with this, this time around. So I am reading and researching the best books to get. I plan to ask my doctor what I can do now, to be ready when baby comes. I know once baby is here it won’t be exactly easy, but I just want to know some tricks and what works best. I like to be prepared. I want to breastfeed because I know that it is better for both mommy and baby. Not only that, but I wouldn’t mind keeping this amazing rack that I have now. I am kind of getting use to it and I kind of like it. I read that formulas, while they say they are just like breast milk, they are not. Breast is best.

The website I found referred me to milkface.com as a great place to find a maternity bra, after baby is born and there I found these really cool bracelets. They say left and right. They help you remember what breast you last fed with. Some babies don't require both breasts to get full. I think they are awesome!!

Only 4 months left and my world will change for the better. I can’t wait to be a mother again. I can’t wait to have my little family and be happy. Only 4 more months, the clock is ticking. Time to get things together!!

Till next time!

21 Weeks!!!

Today I am 21 weeks pregnant! I love being pregnant. I get to blame emotions and appetite and things I don’t like on being pregnant. I love it! It’s one of my favorite parts of this whole experience. My favorite part of all of this so far is being able to feel my baby move. Last night he had to of had the hiccups or something. I kept feeling these little flutters, and they were evenly spaced and lasted for quite a while. Poor little guy, it must have been something that I ate. Let’s see last night I wasn’t that hungry or feeling good so I ate a can of Vienna sausage’s and some crackers. I wonder if that is what did it.

Last night I couldn’t sleep at all. I couldn’t get comfortable. I was tossing and turning until about 3 AM. I finally get into a good rest to be wakened up by 3 kids running around, hollering at 7:30!! Finally they settled down and I got a few more hours of sleep.  I need sleep, because I am pregnant. Just saying, but my body is working extra hard to create this new life. Carrying all of the extra blood, water, and weight can really take its toll on you. Not only that, but after a night of tossing and turning one just needs to get some rest. Otherwise you have to deal with Cranky Brittany, and she can be a bitch! I am taking advantage of sleeping as much as I can now, before the baby comes!!

I love the attention I am starting to get because of my growing belly. I still haven’t had anyone roll out the red carpet for me, but it is bound to happen sooner or later, right? I forget where we were the other day, but I had to go to the bathroom. And there were a ton of people in there waiting. I guess we all had to go at the same time or something, but someone realized I was pregnant, and let me go ahead! Thank you so much! I love that many stores now have the “Expected mothers parking.” I haven’t ever parked in one, but it makes me happy to know that they are there.

So I am 21 weeks. Feeling great! Loving life and I only have 5 more days until I am home with my hubby!

Till next time!

Ready to get back to my baby, so he can feel our baby!

So today I was messing around on my new favorite website, BabyCenter, and I was looking around the blog groups. I have found that people have been really creative with the names of their blogs. Growing Up Geeky, Tales of a Young Housewife, Smiles ‘n’ Snuggles, Milk Friendly, Heels to Huggies, Sunny with a Chance of Sprinkles to list a few. So I started thinking of clever names for my own blog here. Some I came up with were; Tiny Trotman Toes, Tackling Trotman Tots, Tracking Tiny Trotman and finally ended up with Tiny Trotman Tracker with a little bit of help. So if you guys noticed the new name, now you know why.

I am 20 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Baby is really low still. Last night I felt him a little bit higher, but he is right back down in there resting on my bladder. He must think it is his bed or a pillow or something. Sometimes I have to pee so badly, or so I think and then I get there and like nothing comes out. It isn’t satisfying to say the least. Amanda and I had McDonald’s today and for the first time since I became pregnant I was severely disappointed. The nuggets were definitely old and the fries had little to no salt on them. Shame on you, McDonald’s in Lexington, South Carolina. This pregnant lady was not a happy customer today!

I am having a nice time here in Lexington with my bestie, but I am ready to go home. I miss my husband! I have never been away from him this long, like ever! And I am never going to leave him for 16 days, much less 1 day ever again! I want him to be able to feel the baby kick. This little one is sure to be a soccer player with all of this kicking he has been doing lately. We do have some things planned for when I get back. We are going to go on what I like to call a Baby Moon! I am super excited for him and I to be alone and just spend time with each other! Only 8 more days! Tomorrow will make it a week and we will be together again!

Anyway, all is good. I am healthy, baby is healthy, and that is all I ask for.

Till next time!

20 Weeks!

I am 20 weeks pregnant! Justin and I are half way there! Yay!!!! In 20 weeks we will be meeting our son. I am so excited! Everything seems to be okay! Yesterday and today I have had cramps. They feel sort of like I am about to start my period, but of course that isn’t possible. I was pretty worried about it today so I called the doctor and left a message with the nurse. When she called me back she said that I have nothing to worry about unless I start spotting, which I am not. She said to make sure that I am drinking enough fluids (which I know I am), to make sure I am eating, and to try and take it easy. And that is exactly what I did today. Amanda even snapped a picture of me sleeping on her couch! Thanks bestie!

The last few days I have had heartburn like crazy! Amanda made this delicious chili, but I literally thought I was going to die from it. My insides felt like they were on fire. She finally talked me into taking a few Tums, which worked……for about 20 minutes and then the burning in my chest and throat came right back. I did not have this heartburn problem with Hailey. I can simply eat a Pop Tart these days and 10 minutes later I will have heartburn. My prenatal vitamins even give me heartburn! My mother and few other people have told me that having heartburn during pregnancy means that you are going to have a baby with a lot of hair. At this point I am probably going to give birth to a baby monkey!

I really don’t care how uncomfortable I am or what I go through between now and the time I give birth, all I want is to deliver a healthy baby! Yes I may complain now, but I am so thankful that I have been given this gift, the gift to nurture and create this human being. I love every moment of being pregnant and there is nothing that I would want to be doing right now. The alternative would be much worse!

20 more weeks to go! We are on the home stretch now baby!
Till next time!

Here's a recap of my growing belly:

7 Weeks

10 Weeks

16 Weeks

19 Weeks

And finally 20 Weeks!!

From the Lone Star state to the Palmetto state! That's what's up!

So I got to South Carolina safe and sound! I absolutely love all this time with my bestie! It is so good to see her it has been so long. This is my very first trip outside of Texas and I have to say that the world is all the same. I was expecting such a different environment. McDonald’s tastes the same, thank goodness! People at Wal-Mart are just as rude. The only difference is that the air here is so dry! I really feel like my nose could start bleeding at any time. I love their house. It is beautiful and spacious and so homey! I really feel at home……but I do miss my hubby! It is so easy to take things for granted! I have always complained about his snoring, but it turns out that I can’t sleep without it. Weird!

My plane ride was fun. This lady was so sweet and gave me her window seat. I told her it was my first time flying and she was like oh well maybe I shouldn’t have given you the window seat. When we were taking off, she probably thought I was a little kid or something. I was laughing until they turned the seated belt sign off. It was so much fun, and it weird being on the other side of the clouds. And oddly enough I held my bladder from Texas all the way to South Carolina! That’s like major!

As far as the pregnancy goes, everything is great! I am feeling baby move so often now that I can’t remember not feeling him. He is so active and that makes me happy. I am feeling him more during the day when I am active as well. At first I could only feel him when I was lying down on my back. Now I feel him constantly! I wish Justin were here so that he could feel how powerful these kicks are becoming! Friday I will officially be at the half way point. I will be 20 weeks, only 20 weeks to go! Everything will be downhill and easy going from here, right?!

This is what it looks like on the other side of the clouds:

We are over Atlanta at this point, I thought we were over Houston! Planes are super fast!

She just stops are stares!

Loving my iPhone even more and more, thanks for FaceTime, I was able to see my beautiful daughter!

Till next time!

19 Weeks!

19 Weeks Pregnant! Only 21 more weeks to go. I feel like the first 19 weeks have gone by pretty fast, but just not fast enough! I can’t wait till daddy and I are in our own place and we have it all ready for our little boy. It is not the easiest thing living with family. Eventually everyone starts to get on everyone’s nerves. It can be stressful and I am trying to not let it get to me, but sometimes it hard. I guess I could blame it on pregnancy hormones, but I don’t think that is what is causing it.

On a positive note, I feel baby moving all the time. He is very active. It makes me so happy each time I feel him. Each time I feel him and Justin is around I try to let him feel, but then it always seems to stop. Maybe our little boy is shy!

I finally told my mom that we are having a boy. She seemed excited. We had lunch and talked. It is good to be talking to my mom again. I feel like that in itself has lifted a lot of stress off of my shoulders. People aren’t always perfect and sometimes they fight. It’s important to know that in the end people always come around and work out their issues.

Till next time!

That belly just keeps growing and growing.

Today Justin and I picked up a baby book; I let him pick it out. It’s a good thing too, because today was Justin’s first day at his new job. He’s only been gone for an hour and I already miss him like crazy. I have filled in every spot that I possibly can at this point. In order for me to fill in more blanks we need the baby here. I was able to fill the information about mommy and daddy. I was able to complete the family tree and the day we found out that I was pregnant. I was able to fill in the day that I felt the first kicks, which conveniently happened a couple of days ago. I can’t wait to fill the book up with memories and keep record of this little baby’s growth.

There really isn’t a whole lot to report at this time. Justin is at work. I am bored. We are caught up on laundry. I cleaned the house up a bit yesterday. What to do? What to do? Luckily a couple of my favorite shows come on tonight; One Tree Hill and Revenge! If anyone is interested in taking a look at our registry, feel free. You can just go to BabiesRUs.com, click on find a registry. Enter our names and location and bingo you are there.

Till next time!