13 Weeks

How far along? 13 weeks 6 days

Baby is the size of a: Peach!

Maternity clothes? More every week, like last time my victoria secret yoga pants are pretty much the best things ever. I am also obsessed with a pair my mom gave me for Christmas which are too comfy for words if I could live in them I would. 

Gender: Still thinking girl. My husband even referred to Kynley, baby and I as his 3 girls the other day! That was a win in my book ;) He decided there is no use in fighting it haha. Imagine the shock if it ends up being a boy.

Sleep: Pretty good lately! Still waking up a bit earlier than would like, but the total and complete exhaustion has pretty much worn off, still slightly there. Don't keep me out past 8pm though...

Best moment this week: Starting to get back to work more. Honestly I have been so sick and tired that doing anything has been a struggle. This week I feel like I finally have accomplished a few things

Miss Anything: deli meat...wine...wine....wine...wine....wine...it's probably going to be the same answer every week

Food cravings: Nothing really. I did wake up the other day wanted a big breakfast from like Denny's or something, gross, but it sounded amazing. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing this week besides Kynley's diapers....she has been sick so lets just say they have been horrible and I have struggled with each diaper change. It also doesnt help when she does a crocodile roll to get away and gets shit...everywhere....

Wedding rings on or off? On 

Movement: Still thinking I have felt a few flutters but nothing definite. I am super excited for when I finally really start to feel the little one move.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy minus the melt down I had last night about needing to get my nails done and having no time to do it....my hormones are out of control.

Looking forward to: Feeling better...Kynley and I have both been sick the last few days with bad colds. I have had zero patience because of how shitty I have been feeling. Hopefully next week will bring on a healthy streak for K and I along with the second trimester! Woo hoo!

Just a little Kynley update....she is so close to walking its kinda scary! She can stand on her own for about 10-15 seconds now. Also last night she just picked up a toy at dinner and started to pretend like she was talking on the phone. It was so adorable, she has been doing it all morning too with a hair brush. I am pretty sure in her baby gibberish you can hear her say "Hello". I have no idea where she learns it from....mom is never on the phone.... ;)

12 Weeks, Baby #2 Here we go!!!

Kind of crazy that is has basically been a year since I wrote my last pregnancy post, and here I am writing another one almost exactly a year later! It's exciting that I got to write Kynley's last 12 month post today and my first preggo post. Never a dull moment here!

Most of you who read these posts are friends with me on Facebook from one walk of life or another, or you found me on Pinterest from my last preggo blog. I am so excited to get to share another pregnancy with everyone especially since theses posts are mostly for my family who I live half way around the world from!

So here we are with a 12month old, and I am 3 months pregnant with a new one. For those of you wondering, no this was not an accident, we are bat shit crazy enough to have planned this!Tex (my husband) and I are both from families who have had siblings close together. My older sister, Shanyn, and I are 13 months apart, and Tex and his sister, Jess, are 18 months apart. So when we started our little family we knew we wanted our first two children close in age. We planned the pregnancy around our work schedules, I am a wedding photographer (I love love love my job) and I wasn't willing to give up a wedding season, nor did I want to go into labor at another wedding like last time haha So August was the perfect time for us. (for those of you not familiar with Australia, they are on opposite seasons to the us so the summer is Dec-feb) Fast forward to now and Im thinking we might be slightly crazy and maybe I am a little over ambitious? Either way we are thrilled to have our family grow by one more :)

This pregnancy has been very similar to the last so far. Just a feeling of horrible car sickness for the first trimester, and the occasional vomit. Sweet. Add in a ton of exhaustion to top it off and I think I am ready for the second trimester.... My stomach popped a lot sooner this time than last. I have been in hiding until my 12 week ultrasound because, in my opinion, I was obviously preggo looking. The second pregnancy has been different in a lot of other ways, like I always forget I'm pregnant. There is just so much more going on now with Kynley that I put myself on the back burner. My husband is constantly reminding me to eat, because I honestly forget. Peoples attitudes have been way different as well. I get a lot more negativity towards this one than the last. People are quick to tell me how hard life is going to be, what horrible things I'm in for and that maybe my popped belly isn't the baby, I'm just gaining more weight with this pregnancy. It's amazing how nice people can be...

Luckily for me the things people told me about my last baby never happened. I swear I get more sleep now than I did before kids, and I am determined that my next baby is going to be as amazing of a baby as Kynley was. I think you get what you put into it, and a lots of positive energy and thinking went into my first pregnancy, and I will do the same with this one. So here we go with baby #2 :)

How far along? 12 weeks 6 days

Baby is the size of a: Plum

Maternity clothes? Some shirts and most of my pants. The belly did not take long to pop this time!

Gender: Last time I knew 100% Kynley was a girl from the beginning (even bought her a pink outfit the day I found out I was preggo) This time around I am not so sure. I am was originally thinking boy, but now my gut has gone to girl. Maybe its because I really really really want a sister for Kynley....REALLY REALLY BAD! If it is a boy I will still be thrilled I just won't know what to do with it haha Put a tutu on his head?

Stretch marks? From my last pregnancy, those f*ckers came out in the last week right before Kynley was born. Keeping bio oil on constantly hoping to avoid more…

Sleep: I have been waking up around 5:45 every morning….so annoying, especially since Kynley sleeps until 7:15, so i feel like being awake that early is a waste of time haha

Best moment this week: Having my sister here to go to my 12 weeks ultrasound with me and be here for miss Kynley’s first birthday :)

Miss Anything: WINE TIME! It’s my favourite part of the day….and now its just tea time :(

Food cravings: Fresh fruit and sour candy…haven’t had any serious cravings yet.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Food in general? If i have my appetite I will eat, (my bird sized portions since that is all my body will allow at the moment) and I immediacy feel like I need to gag. My gag reflex has been horrible this pregnancy

Wedding rings on or off? On 

Movement: I think...maybe...I am starting to feel little flutters. I know they say the second time you feel them much sooner, but I am not positive yet. 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy most of the time, emotional for sure haha I cry way too easily, mostly at disney movies or when Kynley does something cute. I cried like a baby at her first birthday. But I am in a good mood for the most part…i think

Looking forward to: Not being sick anymore. Honestly it is the worst chasing around Kynley, working and being constantly sick! I am ready for my energy back too. this whole 7:30pm bedtime for mommy needs to stop haha

I just had a quick read through my last 12 week blog and things are definitely looking similar to the last, almost the exact same! Very cool to get to compare them and will be even cooler for my kiddo's to get to look back and read these :)

A quick look at the last one....

12 months

Well, some how, I am not sure how, my beautiful little baby has turned 1! I really cannot believe that I have a one year old child. She is still 6 months old in my mind....Maybe its because she still wears her 6 month clothing haha She is currently sitting next to me stuffing her face with spaghetti while we listen to disney music on pandora. She loves disney music. Maybe its because I sing it to her like a crazy person and she thinks I'm amusing?

We have had the privilege of having my older sister here for the last 10 days to celebrate little miss's birthday. It has been the best 10 days ever. Seeing my sister with Kynley really makes me realise I need to work less, keep the phone away and just spend more time with my little girl, because she won't be little for too much longer :( Last night we were talking about when she was first born and how obsessed with her we were and how I never wanted her to get older. Here we are 12 months later and I feel the exact same way! 12 months is by far my most favorite stage from this little princess. I love her tantrums and her funny expressions, her baby gibberish and all of the crazy things she does.

Even more exciting is that my littlest princess will be a big sister in August! So crazy to think we are adding another little crazy to our family but I couldn't be more excited... and yes I will be doing the weekly bump blog again :)

Here are some fun Kynley facts for you....

- she gives the most hilarious dirty looks right now. I think its when she is trying to understand a situation or is thinking hard, but it definitely looks like she is evil eyeing the crap out of you haha

-Girlfriend has sass...and a lot of it. Such at little attitude at only 1 year old, I am terrified for her teenage years! Although now, the sass is ridiculously cute and hilarious.

- She wants to walk soooo badly! I actually feel bad for her because she is just ready to get up and run! She pulls herself up on things and walks around the edges of couches and tables. She can almost stand up from just sitting on the ground. I would say its about another month until she begins to walk.  I think her teeny tiny feet need to grow to catch up to her big noggin before it will happen haha she is still a bit top heavy

- Her favourite food right now is green beans with a little bit of soy sauce on them. She could eat them all day everyday.

-She is getting lots of hair and has lots of crazy hair days. I am dying for the day I get to put her hair in a little pony tail on top of her head!

-She has just started to be interested in the tv in about the last month. And when I say interested I mean whatever is one tv she will stop and stare and nothing you can do will peel her eye sight away from it (edmonds trait). We definitely don't have the tv on often for that reason, she is glued to it!

-When we do watch tv or movies her favourite movie is Frozen. My husband acquired it somehow.... and she is obsessed. She loves Beauty and the Beast too. Needless to say this little girl will be raised on the Disney classics!

-right now her favourite "toy" is any empty box. She loves to push them across our tile floors. its amazing how fast she moves with them!

-She loves smoothies. I put lots of fresh fruit and veggies in them and she thinks she is getting a desert. The only downside is she gives herself brain freeze all the time and spits the smoothie back out onto herself which makes for a huge mess. She often bathes twice a day haha


This last year has been the best year if my life. I could never images the love that I feel for that little girl and can't even fathom that we are adding another one that I will love just as much. It is sad that this will be my last time doing her monthly growth blog, but exciting to be moving on to a new chapter at the same time.

For those of you who missed this on my Facebook, here is a video I created with highlights of her first year.