Second Trimester

Finally made it to the second trimester!!  Fourteen weeks was really a turning point for me as far as increased energy and no longer feeling nauseous in the evenings.  I remember with the other two how you just kinda wake up one day and feel like yourself again and that's exactly how I would describe it this time around.  I feel human again and it's nice to not be dragged down by exhaustion, bouts of nausea and a high carb diet that kept me feeling mostly okay.

A little bump is starting to make an appearance.  I'm going to try and document the bump every couple of weeks since I have one picture of Quinn's bump when I was about to deliver.  I will do better this time.

Another  milestone at 14 weeks:  I'm pretty sure I felt the baby.  Quinn was sitting on my lap and I felt a couple of pops on the left hand side and then a couple of more in the same spot.

Moving along.  Baby is moving like crazy at all times of the day it seems.  Week 16 also marked the week that we told the kids they are getting a new sibling.

We went to church the morning I turned 16 weeks.  It was also the February 11th, which was the day I was supposed to be due with the baby from our last pregnancy.  It was a bittersweet day so we decided to brighten the mood by breaking the news to the kids.  Quinn happened to draw a rainbow on her church bulletin which I thought was really sweet.

We wrapped these shirts up for the kids.  It took them a few minutes to process what we were trying to tell them but they eventually got it and were excited.  Nolan seems more excited than Quinn and has been spreading the news to his friends.  Quinn is warming up to the idea but sweetly kisses my belly and says "hi baby."

Getting big and almost half way there.  We have our anatomy scan next week and are looking forward to taking a peek at the baby.  Still unsure whether we will find out the gender but will have the doctor write it in an envelope in case we need to know at a later date.

Officially half way there!  Twenty weeks is a big milestone as far as being half way and we also passed the anatomy scan with flying colors and found out the gender!!

My girls.

 Last week of the 2nd trimester!  Can't believe we are in the home stretch already.

Quinn is still bump obsessed.