26 weeks... and 17 months!

Huh?, you might say.

Well, I am 26 weeks along with baby boy and Eli is turning 17 months tomorrow! How fast time has flown by! It seems yesterday I saw the positive test announcing that we were going to have our FIRST baby and now we are 14 weeks away from the arrival of our SECOND baby!

Pregnancy, after the scare at 22 weeks, has progressed beautifully. Belly and baby keeps growing at an adequate pace. Recently, I had to take the glucose test to determine if I have a tendency towards gestational diabetes. Yep, that dreadful day where you have to drink the super sugary orange (or in some cases lemon) drink and then have your blood drawn an hour later. I certainly hope I passed the test as I did with Eli. How could I give up chocolate or sweets?!?! Never.

Also, we went to a new mother's fair in a local shopping mall and won our first thing ever: we won a basket full of Pamper's products!! Yay us! In addition, we wen to a conference given by a renowned pediatrician in PR, Dr. Mario Ramírez, who spoke about how a healthy and happy delivery should be; Much like what Ricki Lake showed in her documentary, The Business of Being Born. It was very interesting and educational at the same time!

As for Eli, she is doing great! At her 16 month old checkup she was 2 1/2 feet tall and 25 lbs, very healthy at 75% and 50% percentiles. She is also saying over 25+ words, in both English and Spanish plus some signs. And recently, she started putting 2 words together as phrases or trying to say sentences. The other day she asked for "more water" in Spanish or "más agua". She is so smart!! Her new likes are balls, which she says in English, Spanish and Sign Language. She throws them around and bounces them trying to play with you.

On the other hand, she is at the stage where she thinks that she can do her own thing and gets mad if we say no or steer her away from wherever she is trying to go or where she is not allowed. And just this past week, she started throwing herself to the floor if I grab her hand to walk someplace and she doesn't want to. Can you say tantrums?

That's it for an update for now. We couldn't be happier with our little family!

-themomthelawyerthehousewife

Rest and drink more water!

Those were the words that my doctor said to me yesterday at my appointment after ending up in the Hospital with contractions. And what difficult words are those to hear, especially when you have a 16 month old toddler running around and who needs your constant attention. It breaks my heart when she says mama and looks at me for me to pick her up.

It was 3:00 am when really sharp pains on my lower back woke me up. I sat up hurting as I started getting really painful cramps. After a few minutes, I had to wake DH up so he could help me get up and get me something to drink. The pain got even more intense and even made me cry as I couldn't breathe. The sharp pains and cramps came and went and I knew something was wrong. After about 40 minutes of this, we headed to the Hospital. I was put on observation and thankfully, the contractions subsided and everything looked good with the baby. However, the doctor wants me to rest this weekend and take precautions to try to identify the source of the contractions.

I keep getting some Braxton Hicks, which are "practice" contractions where the uterus contracts and the belly gets hard, but they are not painful which is a good sign.

Being pregnant is a great thing, but it does comes with worrying and some not-so-glamorous symptoms.

22 weeks

On another note, I wanted to share a pic of my daughter and husband enjoying the water during the Attorney's Convention last week.

20 weeks and counting...

This week marks the 20th week of my pregnancy..so I am halfway there!!! It is very exciting and kind of nerve wracking at the same time as my due date approaches. I am still trying to figure how our lives will have to adjust now that we will have 2 kids, but we know it is part of God's plan for us.

So this week, I have been feeling baby boy a lot more and even my husband has started feeling him. It is the greatest feeling in the world when you feel those tiny kicks and/or jabs knowing that a life is growing inside of you...and sometimes it also reminds you to slow down! As for symptoms, the heartburn has decreased thankfully, so I feel much better even though I still need the occasional tums.

Another very exciting thing that happened this week was the anatomy scan, where a specialist will take measurements of different body parts and analyze the growth, etc. We got to see the baby for a while, moving all around while keeping his hands up by his face. Also, we got some really great views and shots of his tiny face in 3D! Technology nowadays is amazing!

On another note, our daughter, E, keeps growing and learning at a fast pace. This week she started saying "ball" while signing the word at the same time. But she doesn't say it without meaning; she will say it whenever I show her ball or whenever she wants it. Yesterday, she was "talking" up a storm in her play pen and suddenly she looked at me and started saying ball and showing the ball to me, followed by bobo (pacifier in Spanish) and showing it to me. So she not only knows the words, but she knows the object it refers to. Amazing for just 15 months, I think.

I can't wait to see what new things she will be learning this week!

Thanks for reading! 

-themomthelawyerthehousewife