13 Weeks Pregnant with baby #2

Holy cow 13 weeks already!! This pregnancy is flying by so much has happened since my last post!

My whole world came spinning a few days before thanksgiving,  A lady I called my Grandma who was my Great aunt Ima Joined my real grandma in heaven leaving us all behind. She meant so much to me I just wish I wasn't so far from her and I wish it was easier on her in the end, Cancer Sucks!
I Really wish my Children got to meet her at least once, However I have some great memories to tell my children about her and my nana.

Thanksgiving was Fun lot of family time something I really needed after the week prior.
I really hold my emotions in and hide them from people because I don't want to seem weak and I really don't want my son to see me upset seeing he isn't old enough to understand why mommy is crying.
After thanksgiving we had a friendsgiving with my best friend and Hixson's best friend even though I was sad it felt good to be around amazing people and amazing food.

After all the thanks have been given I started getting ready for Christmas *One of my favorite holiday's second to halloween*
This year Hixson seem's to be really into EVERYTHING! Santa,snowman (he calls them No man),Lights,Trees inside & the fact he can put balls on the tree. This Christmas is going to be so fun and just to think next year we will have two little's melts my heart!

Let's Move onto this little jelly bean!!!!

All my blood work came back perfect and so far S/he is doing great!
We FINALLY got to hear Jelly bean's heart beat for the first time and it was beautiful,  Creating life is just an amazing gift to be able to have. I never take getting pregnant or being able to carry my child for granted..

How far along? 13 Weeks 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: so far 1lb YAY

Maternity clothes? A few Items here and there, Pregnancy pants fit better but I can still wear some of my pre pregnancy pants and shirts I feel so much bigger this time!!

Stretch marks? Just ones from Pregnancy #1
Sleep: Is ok! Not the best but I am stressed and stress and sleep for me don't go together!

Best moment this week: Hearing s/he's heart beat!
Have you told family and friends: Yes!!!

Movement: I thought I felt little flutters before but I am not for sure!
Food cravings: Nothing at the moment besides candy canes!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Thankfully that is going away!
Have you started to show yet: I think so!
Leakage: noooo.
Gender prediction: I am Hoping for a baby Girl Since we already have a boy! but my husband wants another boy! According to old wives tales * the ring test and the Chinese Calendar it’s a girl so fingers crossed!*

 Labor Signs: Noooo. 

Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On 

Happy or Moody most of the time: MOODY most of the time
Weekly Wisdom: Only less than a week until we know the GENDER of the baby!
Milestones: Almost to 2nd trimester 

well Thats all for now next update will be the baby's GENDER!!! I am so excited to finally have a name to this baby! 

<3 Lisa

7 Weeks Pregnant with Number 2

I am doing this AGAIN WHAT?!?!

This time I will try to keep up with them better lol 

I can’t Believe I am 7 weeks I am so excited to be going through pregnancy again!

I decided to start this Now at 7 weeks but there won’t be any bump pictures until I start to really show!

How far along? 7 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Have maintained pre-pregnancy weight, but I know that will change soon!

Maternity clothes? A few tanks and tees but no paints yet!

Stretch marks? Just ones from Pregnancy #1
Sleep: HARD! With a toddler and just lately I’ll wake up around 4:30-5:00am and just be wide awake and eventually fall back asleep around when the toddler wakes up and be OVER tired!
Best moment this week: Seeing Hixson with friends babies and he’s totally in love he is going to be such a great big brother!
Have you told family and friends: Yes!! Based on our past we decided to tell early so IF anything did happen we would have support from everyone!

Movement: Nope not yet be very excited when I do start feeling it!!
Food cravings: CANDY!!!! Costco Bags of candy are very bad for pregnant women!! I haven’t been craving anything really but if Tom says he wants to go somewhere I start thinking of the food they have there and just NEED it all!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Everything!!! getting in the car and driving SUCKS
Have you started to show yet: No just Fat From Baby #1 lol But very excited to have a belly again
Leakage: noooo.
Gender prediction: I am Hoping for a baby Girl Since we already have a boy! but my husband wants another boy! According to old wives tales * the ring test and the Chinese Calendar it’s a girl so fingers crossed!*

 Labor Signs: Noooo. 

Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On 

Happy or Moody most of the time: MOODY most of the time
Weekly Wisdom: Sickness is a good sign of a healthy baby!
Milestones: Made it to week 7!

See you next week with an Ultrasound picture

Lisa

I am PREGNANT Round TWO!!!!

I am Pregnant Round TWO!!!

So September 27th We found out we are expecting Baby Dunham Number Two!!!

We are both super excited!!

Around the 20th I started to feel Funky just not well, I didn’t think I was pregnant but I wasn’t for sure!

I took a cheapo pregnancy test from amazon in the morning and I read it and it was negative so I went on with my day later that day I went to the bathroom and looked at it and see the faint line! freaked out I took another test and another faint line… Freaked out I turned to Thomas then we went to CVS and got a first response test and came home and took the test. I turned the test over and waited the 3 minutes I was so scared to look at it!!! after the timer went off I looked and it was SUPER positive! 

I was so scared due to my past yet so happy to have another baby!!! Turns out I am 6 weeks and 4 days based on my last period but I go in for an Ultrasound to see exactly how far along I am!!!!

THINK PINK!!!!! 

If It’s a Girl it will be our LAST pregnancy!!!

Thats all for now! Ill update with pictures soon

Lisa<3  

Five thing's I'd tell my Pregnant self!

So I wrote this after I had Hixson but it got lost somewhere so now that I am pregnant I’ll do it again!!

FIVE things I’d tell my pregnant self 

#1 Don’t be scared to express your feelings!!!

At the end of my pregnancy with H I was scared to admit to anyone including myself I was scared.

I was uncomfortable with some things and I wish I had expressed myself maybe thing would have went differently.

#2 Relax and pamper my self! 

I wish I had went and got Prenatal messages or pedicures more, Had some me time and use more moisturizer. At the end my skin was so dry and itchy and I hope to advoid that this time!  

#3 Be more consistent in things that are important! With H I wanted to do weekly pictures, I wanted to drink a lot of water, I wanted to take professional pictures and I never did!

#4 Be comfortable In all things!!! Clothes,shoes,bras,sleeping and sleep 

I refused to buy Clothes for my pregnancy because I didn’t “Need” Them! I didn’t want to buy clothes that I wouldn’t wear that long!! Not this time!!

#5 prepare for the unexpected..

this time I hope for an unmedicated natural delivery but at the same time I want to prepare for the unexpected!
I wanted a natural birth with H and ended up with a c section and wasn’t mentally prepared for it! 

and for a bonus one!

#6 Take Pictures while in labor!!! We have NO pictures of me in labor or in the operation room and that is honestly one of the hardest things in the world!! I feel like I got robbed that Beautiful moments of seeing my son for the first time and that moment between Thomas and I when we became a family of 3!!

 now that I just cried my eyes out writing number 6 I think I think I am done here! 

What is something you would tell your pregnant self?

Lisa<3

20 Mommy Questions!!!

1. Are you a SAHM or working mom? I’m and thankfully a stay at home mom thanks to a wonderful husband.
2. Would you have it any other way? NO!! I love my life right now with being able to stay home with my son!
3. Do you co-sleep? Now I’ve been told co-sleeping is a bunch of different things but Yes we do co-sleep. My son is a year old and we just switched from having him sleep in our bed to having him side car in his crib and so far we love it, He took to the switch very good.
4. One must have gear for baby? Like I said my son isn’t really a baby anymore but when he was a baby my must have was a swing!! he didn’t like to self sooth and wouldn’t go to sleep so we got a swing and we loved it.. Now at 15 almost 16 months our MUST have is his highchair he loves to eat and he knows what his chair is for..
5. How many kids do you plan on having? well if you asked me a few years ago it was 4 kids but now that I have my son  if we have a girl next we are done I think two kids is more than enough but if the next is a boy we will try once more for a girl.. Long story short 3 .
6. Date night? How many nights (or days) per month? We rarely do date nights our thing is put the kid to sleep and watch TV or a movie and drink beer.. but ever now and then we get grandma to watch him and we go out to dinner toddler free.
7. Your child’s favorite show? His favorite show changes a bunch but right now its kung fu panda.
8. Name one thing you bought before you had your baby and you never ended up using? Oh my a bunch of stuff.. we were like any new parents we got everything under the sun. one thing we bought and never used was bottles no joke we tried every bottle and he didn’t want them at all (but hey I’m not mad about that I would way rather him not take a bottle) 
9. Your child’s favorite food? This always changes too, Right now he loves beans and cheese with ground beef.
10. How many cars does your family have? we technically have 3, One is non op right now broke down, One is a truck we drive daily and the other is a civic we just bought but we still have to clean it up and all the fun DMV stuff.
11. Weight Gain before pregnancy,during and after? I am going to be real with you since i really don’t care!!! before pregnancy I was 95 lbs ( I am 5’2 so not a healthy weight for me) during my pregnancy I weighed 160 ( yes I gained 65lbs with Hixson) after as of now I weigh    144 which isn’t my goal weight but ill take it.
12. Dream Vacation with your kiddos? Really any vacation would be great but I’d love to take Hixson to Disney land <3 
13. Dream vacation without your kiddos? some where warm and sunny with alcohol and a beach. yeah that sounds nice.
14. How was your life changed since your baby has been born? my life changed for the better lets just leave it at that……..
15. Finish the sentence: “ It makes my heart melt to see…” my son be so loving and caring with his stuffed animals <3
16. Where do you shop for your kids? where don’t I shop for him lol Target,carters,ross anywhere really.
17. Fave mommy makeup and skin care products? skin care is Coconut oil, I can’t live without coconut oil. makeup Its always changing 
18. Hughes diaper jeans: yay or nay? Nay they are cute but nothing i’d buy 
19. Have you always wanted kids?YES!!! always 
20. Best part of being a mom? the endless love.

Thank you for reading!! if you want more blog post like this leave me a comment below!!

have a wonderful day and Happy Valentine’s day!

Lisa

Hixson 4 month update!!

4 months old 

I'm sorry this is going to be all over the place. 

Wow I can't believe that I gave birth to my son 4 months ago. 

He's so big and smart and soooo cute I know every mom says her son is the cutest little guy in the whole world but he most certainly is the cutest. 

We started some puréed foods but they upset his belly so we are going to hold off for now and stay EBF he sure does love his momma milk. 

Breastfeeding wasn't easy at first but now that we have been doing it for 4 months it's gotten so much easier and both him and I enjoy it, I love the bond we share as baby and mommy. 

I love the cuddling up and looking into his big blue eyes and knowing I'm making him happy as can be. 

He loves to sit up and watch EVERYTHING he's very alert. He likes different colors and sounds and toys. 

He dislikes laying on his belly even though we still put him on his belly ever now and then he can roll over from his belly to his back he's only rolled over a few times. 

He sits up with his boppy and loves it. 

He wears size 6 months clothes and size 3-6 months socks even though they are tight on him he's always had big feet and thick legs. 

He sleeps amazingly he normally goes to sleep between 8:30-10 and wakes up a max of 3-4 times a night but lately he's only woken up 2 times he wakes up around 9:30 sometimes 10 and on growth spurt days he sleeps until 11. 

Depending on what time he wakes up he has normally 3 to 4 naps a day all at different times of the day. Some days are better than others but I wouldn't give up any of it. 

He no longer likes his momaroo (I wouldn't suggest it at all to anyone)

He loves his bath time he kicks and laughs and over all it's pretty cute 

His favorite toys are the bright stars links and he likes to blow bubbles and spit 

Where have we been?!? Birth story!!

Where have we been?!?!

Last post Hixson was 6 weeks old 😭😭 now he's 4 months. 

Well here's the over due birth story. 

I forgot dates and times (after all it was 4 months ago but I do remember the good parts)

37 week check up ( I was already 27 weeks for a few days I was closer to 38 weeks) I went into the doctor office (my mid wife office) and had very high blood pressure yet no protein and I felt fine they told me to go to the hospital to be monitored so I did I spent most of the day there and everything came back fine the next day I felt not so good and took my blood pressure and it was sky high again I called the doctors and they told me to come in ( having a feeling deep in my gut this might be time I might get induced so I packed the car with everything I thought I needed) they checked my blood pressure and was still high so I did a non stress test and blood pressure was going up and down. My midwife came in and said we should induce and I should go over to the hospital and admit myself and she'll be over in a few hours to induce so that I did (I felt so scared oh my god I'm going to have a baby) she informed me we were doing a 12 hour induction to start getting me dilated so I could get stronger meds. 

Texting my family and husband telling them what's going on I went to the hospital and they started my induction but it didn't work 12 hours later my family where here and I didn't dilate at all so we did another round of 12 hour including meds and nothing 3ed times the charm right? So we did another round and then started contractions and boy they were not fun they monitored the baby the whole time after the contractions went away the next day the midwives wanted to send me home yet the doctor asked for a urine sample so I gave one and waited scared to go home and have high blood pressure and maybe have the baby get stressed talking to my husband and mom we decided going home wasn't an option seeing this is the same thing that happened to my sister and she ended up with a c section the midwives came back in with the doctor and the doctor checked me and said he might be too big for me to deliver and that going home wasn't a option. My options where to take strong medicine and be there for a few days, do another round of the 12 hour stuff or have a c section. He recommended just having the c section because he thinks the baby was too big for me. After talking with my husband we decided to just go with a c section so they set a time that Halloween day. I was completely calm and ready to meet my little man I was ready to fall in love with someone I never met before 4:30 came and they started preparing me for surgery. I was ready to get it over with because I was hungry and wanted something to drink cherry coke to be exact tom went to go upgrade my iPhone (part of my push present) every one was so worried he wouldn't make it in time and I was just calm and kinda scared. Tom made it just in time I got taken to the operation room by myself and got out on the table started to get really scared yet still calm taking to the nurses they started the spinal block and laid me down and tom and the doctor came in about 5-10 minutes later Hixson was born at 5:05 pm on Halloween day at 8lbs 4oz 19inches long after he was born the doctor said he was definitely too big for me to push out. 

We went back to our room and started breastfeeding him and he latched right on however my milk didn't come in. I started pumping and barely got any colostrum but enough to give to him but he didn't get enough and lost weight so we had to supplement with formula then Hixson got jaundice and we had to stay for a few more days he started to gain weight and also the jaundice went away not completely but enough to go home. My milk came in the day we got to go home so much milk I got an infected duct my gosh it hurt so bad so I started pumping daily but had very bad bleeding nipples so when I pumped it was mostly blood and I didn't want to feed that to Hixson about a week went by and things got easier and about 2 weeks and it wasn't painful and we started to love breastfeeding. 

I'm sure I've missed something in the story after all I am taking care of a 4 month old thanks to blogging on my phone and nap time this is possible. 

I am going to try and blog more. 

Lisa