Baby #2: 19 Week Update and Fun With Gianna

This week went by rather slowly so by the time Friday rolled around I was more than ready for the weekend. We started it off with picking up Gianna a little early so she could come hang out in mommy's (messy) office while we waited for daddy to pick us up. She loved all my colorful post it notes and had a fun time meeting everyone and having her snack at my desk. 

The Boss

Another thing that has us laughing lately is the way Gianna eats her pancakes. Did you know there are only two edible pancakes on this plate? "Mommy, I have a big one." Apparently, only one bite of each pancake is allowed and then they are tainted. LOL! She will eventually eat the "little ones" but it takes come coaxing.

We are going to start potty training Gianna soon. She has a bunch of potty books and a little Minnie Mouse potty that she likes to play with. In preparation, Nana bought her a bunch a fun panties to get her started. She has Elmo and Minnie and a whole bunch of others. She insists on wearing them (and we put them over her pants) and she is just soooo proud of herself. She hold her shirt up to show you and says, "My panties, mommy. I have Minnie Mouse panties."

She has also been picking out some of her own clothes. Hence the Italia shirt and black patent leather shoes.

This weekend brought some fun family adventures at the Gilcrease Orchard right across from our house. We love living on this side of town! Gianna had a lot of fun picking apples, running around in the maze and riding in the big, covered wagons. They were pulled by tractors all around the orchard.

Here is the 19 week update!

 

How far along? 19 weeks
Maternity clothes? All bottoms and most tops. I'm all about being comfy these days.
Sleep:  Not too bad.
Best moment of the week: Daddy felt his first little kick this week! We also had so much fun visiting the Gilcrease Orchard with Gianna over the weekend. She can't stop talking about the "big wagon." 
Miss anything: Not right now.

Movement: Marco is a mover and a shaker. Lots of movement, especially at night.
Food cravings: Cup of Noodles.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Stupid vitamins.
Gender: Boy!

Symptoms: Sleepy, some lower back pain.The belly is already starting to get heavier.
Belly button in or out: In but getting flat.

Wedding rings on or off: On 

Labor Signs: No
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Our anatomy scan next week. Hitting the halfway mark!

Baby #2: 18 Week Update

Yes, I know there was no update from week 17. I forgot to take a pic and nothing too crazy was going on, so we are onto week 18! Lots of little movements happening. Hopefully daddy will get to feel his little guy soon. Overall, I feel good. I am still pretty tired but other than that everything is great! Gianna got sick at the end of last week (hand, foot and mouth) and was pretty sad over the weekend and none of us got much sleep. She's getting better though and will be back to her happy little self in no time.

The house is decorated for fall and I am ready for the festivities. It's my favorite time of year and I can't wait for the pumpkin patches, fall festivals, baking and carving that will be happening! We are looking forward to trying a few new places this year with Gianna.

How far along? 18 weeks
Maternity clothes? Bottoms and a few tops. My flowy regular shirts are doing me well.
Sleep:  Okay. Up 2x to pee and G got sick at the end of week 17 so a few days of lots of waking.
Best moment of the week: Gianna loves to give baby Marco hugs and kisses. It's adorable. Her new thing is that she likes to lay on top of me with her head on the baby and her arms wrapped around me. She just lays there, listening. So sweet. 
Miss anything: Not right now.

Movement: Lots of little kicks, especially at night just like his sister.
Food cravings: Not yet.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Stupid vitamins.
Gender: Boy!

Symptoms: Sleepy, some lower back pain.
Belly button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On 

Labor Signs: No
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Stronger kicks so Marco can feel them, too! Getting nursery ideas together, starting to plan Gianna's second birthday, Halloween and everything that is October!

Baby #2: 16 Week Update, First Kick!

How far along? 16 weeks
Maternity clothes? Bottoms and a few tops. Comfy is key!
Sleep: Up once or twice a night to pee. I can still sleep on my stomach/side so I am loving that because I know it won't last much longer. 
Best moment of the week: I felt the first realy kicks this week! It was two weeks earlier than with Gianna. So exciting! We also went for our monthly check up at my regular OB. Gianna knows we are going to check on Baby Marco and hear his heart beat. She likes to try and make the sound. :) 
Miss anything: Not right now.

Movement: The first kicks!
Food cravings: Not yet.
Anything making you queasy or sick: My prenatals are harder this time around. Apparently having a boy inside you can affect the hormones differently. Who knew?!
Gender: Boy!

Symptoms: Sleepy, some lower back pain. Overall, not bad at all.
Belly button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On 

Labor Signs: No
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Stronger kicks so Marco can feel them, too! Getting nursery ideas together, starting to plan Gianna's second birthday, fall and decorating the house, baking a little more!

Baby #2: 15 Weeks, It's a BOY!

Turns out, my mother's intuition is spot on! :) I am two for two. Baby Angioni is a boy! We are so excited to have a son. I have such a great relationship with my brother and am looking forward to Gianna having that same experience. We went to Miracle In Progress for our gender ultrasound. Who can wait until 20 weeks for the anatomy scan to find these things out?! Certainly, not us. They guarantee results after 14 weeks gestation and it was pretty darn obvious there is a boy in there (especially after seeing what a girl ultrasound looks like).

Such a handsome profile!

We invited our families over to share in the reveal. We did something very similar to when we revealed that Gianna was a girl (here). My mom and brother were there along with Marco's parents and his grandma.  Instead of cake pops, I baked cupcakes the night before so all I would have to do was dye the frosting color and fill the cupcakes when we knew what we were having.

All the cupcakes are filled with blue frosting on the inside. Everyone picked a cupcake based on what they thought / hoped we were having.

Billy and Marco's grandma thought it was a girl. My mom and Marco's parent's thought it was a boy.

Take a BIG bite!

It's BLUE!

WOO HOO!

We had some fun with the mustaches that were in the blue cupcakes. Love that we get to have one of each!

Gianna was so excited....to eat cupcakes. :)

We are naming him Marco Angioni, III. He will be called Marco and we are already teaching Gianna his name. Both Marco and I agree there will be no nicknames for this baby (Marcolino, Tre, Junior, etc). Gianna knows there is a baby in mommy's belly and will point to it and say, "baby". We are teaching her to say "brother" and now when we point to mommy's belly we say "Baby Marco" is in there! It's so cute to hear her say all of those words.

I also had my first introduction to the sad excuse for a baby boy department at Target. I know there are more selections for girls out there (particularly for clothes) but OMG it was like 1/4 of the size of the girls side. I was able to find a few cute outfits for Marco on clearance. I thought it would be smart to scoop up some summer clothes that were on their way out so we would have them for next summer. I also got some little onesies and I love the one with the built in tie. :) Shopping for a boy is much different than for a girl. I totally hate that most things are sports / dinosaurs / cars, etc (similar to how I stay away from all the princess stuff for G). I tend to prefer patterns or colors. I think there will be a lot of Polo shirts and newsboy hats in our future. :)

I totally love this chevron blanket!

 

How far along? 15 weeks
Maternity clothes? Still mostly bottoms but the dresses and most shirts are still regular. There is much less bloat in this pic but you can really see the hernia popping out. I can't wait until I'm a few more weeks along and the baby moves above my bellybutton so the hernia adjusts.
Sleep: Not too bad. Up once or twice to pee, and usually once or so with G.  It's amazing what you get used to. 
Best moment of the week: Finding out we are having a SON!

Miss anything: Not right now.

Movement: Little flutters here and there. Waiting for the first real kick!
Food cravings: Not yet.
Anything making you queasy or sick: My prenatals are harder this time around.
Gender: Boy!

Symptoms: I am still really tired. I feel like this was subsiding a little at this point with Gianna but not yet with this one. 
Belly button in or out: In

Wedding rings on or off: On 

Labor Signs: No
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: Getting nursery ideas together, starting to plan Gianna's second birthday, fall and decorating the house, baking a little more!