I can’t believe it has almost been 5 weeks since I posted my last pregnancy update. Time just got away from me, especially spending my days with a very active three year old! To keep things consistent and provide a reminder for me to take pictures of my growing belly, I’m going to start posting an update every two weeks going forward.
Things are definitely different with this pregnancy than they were with Keenan. With him, I was so focused on my pregnancy throughout the nine months, reading anything and everything about pregnancy and babies. With this pregnancy, I receive the weekly Babycenter updates, but other than that, I haven’t done much reading (it’s all review anyways, right?). Since my days are full of taking care of Keenan, there isn’t much time to really think about this pregnancy and baby on the way, as much as I’d like to. Things seem to be moving much faster (which I here move even faster with baby #3!), not to mention I’m showing much earlier!
Despite things being busy, I’m going to do my best to truly savor this pregnancy and cherish each moment like I did when I was pregnant with Keenan. The kisses and hugs that Keenan gives my belly have been some of the best moments during this pregnancy so far, and I can’t wait for him to feel his baby brother or sister kicking! We are all super excited for this baby to come into the world and I really love being pregnant! Now that my belly has finally popped (and I don’t just look like a stuffed sausage), I love wearing my maternity clothes and showing off my belly! Pregnancy is a beautiful thing!
Latest cravings: Breakfast sandwiches with egg whites, avocado, tomatoes and cheese, roasted potatoes, salty foods (especially roasted salted almonds), chips, trail mix, dried fruit, bacon, burgers and hearty salads. Desserts have been hit or miss. Keenan’s ice cream cake was good, but the thought of it doesn’t sound too appetizing now. But, I made banana bars yesterday and I can’t get enough of them!
Eating: The queasiness of not eating enough protein has gone away, but I still need to eat every few hours otherwise I start to feel it, along with a headache. The whole food issue of things sounding good, but not tasting good has gone away, too (thank goodness!).
Feelings: My energy is slightly better. I’m still tired, especially in the mornings, but I’m not as exhausted as I used to be. In the first few weeks I was taking naps almost daily when Keenan slept. Now, I take a nap a couple times a week when I don’t sleep well the night before. However (nap or not), I’m completely exhausted and ready for bed between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m.!
Skin: The acne on my chin does not want to go away. I thought it was getting better, but now it looks like it has gotten worse. It’s driving me crazy, because nothing seems to help! I feel like I’ve tried every product out there that is safe to use during pregnancy and still, nothing works. With Keenan, I had a little bit of acne the first 12 weeks, but after that, it magically disappeared and I had glowing skin. I’m not sure why things are different this time around! Some people have said it is because I’m having a girl, but I’ve known women who had terrible pregnancy acne and had girls, so who knows!
Weight: At my last appointment at 11 weeks, I gained 5 pounds, but I haven’t weighed myself since. We have our next prenatal appointment on Thursday, so I’m curious to see where it is at.
Workouts: I’m still doing CrossFit in my backyard 4 days a week (though last week it was only three times) while our garage gym is being built. The gym should be finished in a couple of weeks, so I’m anxious to do pull ups, cleans, dead lifts and squats with a loaded barbell! Also, I’ve been doing the dance workouts on Just Dance 4 with Keenan a couple times a week.
Forgetfulness: I still have a big case of mommy brain! If I don’t write it down, I forget it. My husband is always teasing me about this, but I can’t do anything about it!
Questions:
If you have been pregnant, did you suffer from pregnancy acne? If so, did you find anything that helped clear it up? I’m desperate!
If you have been pregnant more than once, what was different about each pregnancy?
You look great! I’m so excited for you guys. I’m sure Keenan is going to be a great big brother too.
Thanks, Tina! Keenan is excited!
You’re definitely showing more faster this time around! You look fabulous, and I’m so excited to take pictures of our bellies together! And your cravings info is helpful too as I plan our meals 🙂 I always tend to get worse acne during my first trimester than normal, though my normal is an occasional pimple or two, and so my pregnancy acne isn’t a whole lot worse, so I don’t really do anything different. Naomi had much worse newborn acne though, than Noah did as a newborn. Supposedly something with the hormones. So who knows, maybe it is a girl! I’m dying to know, and I can’t stand that I have to wait the whole nine months! lol 🙂 Can’t wait for you to get here…. I’m off to shampoo the carpets. You should come more often, and my house might actually stay halfway clean. But really not, ’cause then you’d just have to get used to my “normal” like my other good friends!
Thanks! I’m so excited to visit and take pictures of our bellies! Only a couple more days! Keenan is super excited to play with Naomi! He keeps asking me when we are going to your house; it is too cute!
You look so cute! I love that Keenan kisses and hugs your belly. He must be so excited!
Thank you! Yes, he can’t wait for the baby to arrive! He keeps asking when is it going to come out! 🙂
Can you drink apple cider vinegar while preggers? That’s been the only thing to clear my skin up!
I would think so, but I’ll have to research it. That is interesting the vinegar helped to clear your skin up!
You look incredible, Melissa! Just picturing Keenan kissing your stomach makes me smile. He is going to be such a great big brother <3
Thanks, Jessie! You are so sweet! Keenan can’t wait!
Hey there. I just came across your website and it’s really lovely. I wanted to share with you that during my first pregnancy I had a little skin problems but I consumed plenty of dairy (yogurt, every day, plenty of it! And also out meal and legumes. This time around (I’m 15 weeks 🙂 I don’t consume those foods and I feel so much better! No skin problems and also no food aversions or car sickness. I think all is thanks to my diet now. I eat plenty of protein, nuts, fruits vegetables, eggs and soups but trying to avoid dairy and legumes. I believe it’s what made a difference now. I have 1 year old cutie at home so I also think that with a child, pregnancy goes much faster 🙂 Wishing you easy and healthy pregnancy and God bless!
Thanks for visiting and congratulations on your pregnancy! It’s funny how every pregnancy is so different and affects people in such different ways. I had food aversions with my son, but not really any with my daughter. I wish you a wonderful and healthy pregnancy!
Hi Melissa. Enjoyed reading your about your experience with the second. I have a 16 month old who keeps me busy…sometimes doing annoying things.But I guess he helps me shift my attention from the many more long months of waiting…
Thanks, Abby! It’s amazing how much faster my second pregnancy went since my 3.5 year old (at the time) kept me pretty busy!