Super Trooper...

I'm getting close! It's now over 30 weeks. When I sit at my desk at the office, my tummy is pressed against the desk as I type. My hip and groin joints hurt quite a bit now and uncomfortable to walk long distance. Baby #2 and I saw Dr. Bohn last week for my 30 week checkup and I gained 3 more pounds for a total of 18 pounds. Right on target! 1 pound a week will put me somewhere around 28 pounds weight gain which will be exactly the same as the first pregnancy.

I was a super trooper this weekend. Avery spent Saturday - Monday at grandparents' house so Paul and I had an adult-only weekend. Although we missed Avery like crazy, we had a fun-filled, busy 2-day weekend. Saturday night was our friend Mark's Christmas party which was a lot of fun. Surprisingly, I lasted until past midnight! Paul and I spent our Sunday Christmas shopping for over 4 hours (wow, I walked for 4 hours) then we went to dinner with the Hongs. I was very proud of myself for getting my butt off of the couch to do all these things. And today, I'm back at work.......

Starting to feel uncomfortable...

Only 10 more weeks to go! Wow, time flew with this pregnancy. Only 27 more days of work left! My brain is now filled with countdowns. Countdown till #2 comes, countdown till maternity leave, countdown till Avery turns 2... Lots of things happening in our lives!

I'm already 30 weeks but I'm not sure if my tummy has gotten any bigger since my 28 week picture. I have to take another one soon... With this pregnancy, my belly is definitely pointier and it's all in the front. With Avery, my belly was rounder and more evenly spread between my sides and front. This baby is definitely more active in my tummy too which makes falling asleep a bit of a challenge. Today, I'm feeling a very uncomfortable pressure on my pelvic bones and groin. I feel like the baby is going to just drop out! May be because I'm sitting all day at the office?? Walking is a bit painful these days with the joints loosening and everything...

I shouldn't complain. This still has been a much easier pregnancy than the first time!

28 weeks!

It's now been 28 weeks of baking time! Baby girl and I went to see Dr. Bohn yesterday and got our glucose test results (which was fine) and heard the heartbeat and saw her quickly on the ultrasound. I've gained 3 pounds in the last 3 weeks which makes it a grand total gain of 15 weeks. I think it's about the same or little less that what I gained with Avery. #2's heartbeat was nice and strong at 150 beats per minute and she moved a lot during the ultrasound. We saw that she's moved to head down position already! Which doesn't really help us since we're having a c-section...

This pregnancy is still pretty easy and breezy. Work's been busy and a bit overwhelming so I'm still very much looking forward to my maternity leave. Christmas time is usually pretty light at work so that'll be nice! My friend, Heather, lent me a huge box of maternity clothes for work so that's been super nice. I have so much clothes to wear to work!!! Thanks Heather!!!

Below is my 28 week belly photo Paul took last night.. WOW!

41 days of work left!

I'm so looking forward to my maternity leave that I took out my calendar today and counted how many days of actual work I have left. I have 41 days left!!! Although it's 2 months and 1 day till my maternity leave, if you take out all the weekends and holidays, it's only 41 days! Well, today it feels like ONLY 41 days but on some days, it feels like STILL 41 days?! Work has been extra busy and extra stressful these days so it hasn't been fun waiting for January 11!!!! But! The end is near!

Finally! 26 week belly pics!

Finally! I remembered to take out the camera last night for my belly pic. It's been waaay too long since I posted pictures. My belly is definitely bigger this time around than with Avery. When I compare pictures from first pregnancy at 26 weeks, this belly is growing much bigger although people in my office say I'm so tiny... Strange.. I don't think I'm tiny at all...

For your entertainment, I'm doing a side-by-side comparison of 1st pregnancy belly at 26 weeks and the picture I took last night..

<--#1 <--Yesterday

25 Weeks!

Already 25 weeks! Can't believe it. I really need to take a new belly picture but since Paul's been out of town, I have no one to take a picture for me! May be I can teach my little Avery to use a camera...? Probably not, since the last time she held a camera, she dropped it on the floor right AFTER she said "uh oh" which makes me think that it was intentional. And of course it broke the lens and it cost us $150 to repair it. So that's not a good idea.....

Little girl #2 and I went to see Dr. Bohn today and everything checked out just fine. She gave us a little scare since we couldn't find her heartbeat for a long time. Dr. Bohn said she can feel the baby moving, probably running away from the doppler machine so she wasn't too concerned. But the worrisome mommy that I am, I worried that we couldn't find her heartbeat. When we found it though, it was beating so strong and fast at 159 beats/min. Today was my glucose level test to test for gestational diabetes and had to drink that yummy sugary "tang" drink. Unlike Avery's pregnancy, this one made me a little nauseous. I also got a flu shot to prepare for the upcoming flu season. To my surprise, I only gained 2 pounds in the last month. Which makes it a grand total of 12 pounds so far which is odd since I feel like I've been eating non-stop and gaining like 10 pounds a month!

I continue to feel great during the day, pooped and tired by about 7pm. Appetite's been good but having this huge urge and desire to go on a vacation and get away from all responsibilities! If I can sit on a beach and just read a book and not talk to anyone or do anything, that'd be heavenly....... But then my daydreaming ends just about there because I don't think I'll be able to last for more than 10 hours without seeing my Avery! Well, 3 more months and I'll have 2 little girls I won't be able to live without!!!! But then my life will be twice as chaotic, right?????

Korean Food Galore!!

I'm approaching 24 weeks now. Time is just flying by with this pregnancy! I'm just counting down the days until my maternity leave!!!! Yay!

With Avery, I didn't eat much Korean food and I didn't have much craving for it. For the first 6 months, I couldn't even smell Korean BBQ since it made me gag. Kimchee just was so unappetizing looking to me... This time around, all I want is Korean food, every single meal! Paul keeps asking me what do you want to eat? And almost everytime I want Korean food! I feel bad since Paul would rather eat fried chicken or burger or pizza... He's been very accomodating! Thank you, babe!


Here are some pics of what I've been eating... I've been making kimchee fried rice at home A LOT. Yesterday, I had Paul pick up some Pho for me (I know, it's not Korean). Couple days ago, I got a Yukgaejang (spicy shredded beef soup) recipe online and made it myself. I must say, that turned out really well! Probably is, I made enough to feed an army! Tonight, we're eating dumpling and rice cake soup, Paul's favorite!!! I hope I'm not eating too much spices for our little one. Surprisingly, all this Korean food hasn't given me much heartburn! I'm telling you, this baby is AWESOME!!!!