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Today baby #2 is 20 weeks and yesterday Izzie turned 20 months, it's rather odd that both turned "20" but one weeks and the other months. My poor Izzie celebrated her 20 months with a horrible stomach flu which she still hasn't gotten over. She woke up around 5.15am throwing up and it's the first time ever that she's thrown up, so I know she was scared and after the 7th time really tired. Thank God she didn't get a fever that was very high. She did get a fever, but not one to worry about a lot. Another thing is her diarrhea, she still has that going on. Bless her heart, I feel so bad for her because in her 20 months this is the 1st time that she gets really sick. Previous to this she had a runny nose and a fever that lasted 1.5 days each time, so 3 days total but for small insignificant things. Today she woke up asking for water and then some yogurt, so it was a good sign for me. She still doesn't have a huge appetite, but she's eaten a few crackers, some bread, half a yogurt, oh and some cheese. I don't care what she eats right now as long as she puts something in her stomach and retains it. Not too long ago, it's 10.30pm here, she started playing with her toys, VERY good sign. Yesterday she spent all day long in our bedroom on the bed. She would even come to the bed by herself and just go to sleep. She's the only one sick in the household, BUT I am starting to feel my throat a little sore and my bones have been aching all day long. :( I refuse to get sick, I don't want to get sick anymore.
On to nicer things...last Friday we had our Anatomy Ultrasound and it was awesome!! Our little Principessa, yes, we're having another girl!! She's doing really well, my OB/Gyn said all we need to do now is wait for her to grow more and deliver her--how exciting!! Of course I still have some analysis to do, and the one I hate is next, the Glucose Tolerance Test. I have faith that my test will go well and my results will be good, I know that thru Him all is possible and I will be gestational diabetes free! I will continue to pray for this.
Well Izzie is asking for something to eat now, so until next time!
-Mamma Jenn

Today we are at 18 weeks!! Two more weeks to go and we will be halfway through. Next week I am scheduled to have the BIG ultrasound, basically the anatomy ultrasound. I hope that the baby cooperates and allows her/him self to be seen, we'd like to find out the gender. We still have to decide on a male name, we've already chosen a female name...boys names are so difficult!

On a different topic, this past weekend we were invited to a baptism. It was Izzie's first time going to mass since her own baptism and we were only able to stay the first 5 minutes of the mass because she wanted to dance around on the pews. I felt so embarrassed, but isn't expected for a 19 month old to want to dance around? She probably felt joy, maybe that was her way of praising God!! Yeah, that's it!! Ok, who am I kidding, right? I tell my husband that I hope that we can baptize our baby #2 at the Vatican because I've heard that the ceremonies there are quick and short, at least that way whomever would have to deal with Izzie wouldn't go super crazy. Even though we didn't get to attend the baptismal mass, we did enjoy the reception afterwards, it was a 4 hour lunch! That is how the Italians party. . . have a LONG lunch! Here are some pics of my hubby and Izzie, myself and again Izzie.

Well, that's all I have for now. . . until next time!
-Mamma Jenn

Today my little teddy bear, that's baby #2, turns 16 weeks...time is still going by too slow for me. However, since I am no longer feeling horrible with nausea I don't mind that time is going by slow. My next appointment won't be until another 2 weeks, I wonder if this time the baby will cooperate and let us see her/his gender. Yesterday my little Princess turned 19 months!! She has been growing up so fast!! Sometimes when I see a baby I cannot believe that Izzie was once tiny. I tell my hubby that I don't remember Izzie being little. She is still as active as ever if not even more...she talks more, although we don't understand what she's saying all the time and thanks be to God she's still a very healthy toddler. Tomorrow she has a check-up with her Pediatrician...poor Izzie, she hates him! Well, he's not the best looking doctor I must admit, but he is very nice to her which makes me feel awful since she always always always cries during her check-ups. Well that's all for now, the pics below are samples of her getting into even the smallest things :)

Okay, so I don't want this blog to become my place to complaint, but today I'm not feeling well. Lately I've had more energy and I have even cooked some during lunch and that's a big step from not being able to step into my kitchen at all! Today for some odd reason I am just not myself. I am having some weird tummy pain and I've been feeling it all day long. At least I know it's not contractions because this pain is at the mouth of my tummy. I'm sure it's just one of those weird days, at least I pray it is. Well, here's to a better day tomorrow.

This is a must blog situation so that I will never forget it. I was outside putting in a load into the washer when I saw the postman and he needed a signature so I buzzed him in. After I finished doing what I had to do outside I came back inside to find Izzie with the house phone up to her ear and she was saying "Papa." So I grabbed the phone away from her and saw that the line was on so I just said "hello" and I was greeted by someone that said was from 118, which is like 911!! I apologized profusely for Izzie's big OOPS while thinking "oh my goodness we're going to get fined for such a thing!" The man on the other end of the line said, "no problem, have a good day." I questioned that "no problem" and immediately called my husband and told him the situation and asked him if you get fined here like you can in the US for a phoney 911 call and he said no. I was very relieved and only then could I laugh at what Izzie did. I cannot believe she called 118!!! Now the phone is way out of her reach. I know she loves the phone and when it rings, she'll grab it for you, but she's never dialed any numbers. I think she's figured out that her non-working real phone is just for play and she will not get anyone on the other end of the line. :-(

Two years ago, Jan 2009, I was sick and pregnant and I hated it. At first I had a cold then it turned into a flu and then a persisting cough that only God remembers how long I had it. Was I able to take any medicine? NO! January 2011, I am sick and pregnant and I still hate it. This past Saturday I totally lost my voice, in fact on Sunday I couldn't even communicate with my family. My voice has made a comeback, but I am still sick and I've been thinking about going to the doctor, but I'm almost 100% sure that she'll tell me, "You're pregnant, you can't take any medicine." So, I think I might as well stay at home and stay warm and let it pass. I hate it. Cough, cough.

Ok, so I haven't posted in what seems like an eternity, but I have a good reason! Hahaha don't we always have a good reason? Here's my reason, actually thinking about it, I have 2 reasons!! First, I am pregnant, today at 13 weeks and believe it or not I have a computer aversion, crazy, right? I really believe that this baby will not like technology as much as Izzie does. In fact, my 2nd reason for not blogging or even getting near my computer is because at the sight of the computer, Izzie immediately wants to watch Elmo videos and sometimes I just hate it. It almost seems like an addiction! Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but since I can't stand the sight of my or any computer at the moment, it seems like an addiction to me. This pregnancy is sooooo different from my first one. With Izzie I felt nothing, it was a perfect pregnancy, whereas with this pregnancy I have nausea and horrible insomnia and I get tired as soon as I wake up!! It's just a different pregnancy. We've been telling Izzie that Mommy has a baby inside and she's sweet, she will kiss my tummy. She wants to see my "What to Expect when you're Expecting" book everyday and requests to see the baby. All of the sudden she sees babies everywhere. This coming Friday I go for a check up, we'll see if maybe we can see the baby's gender...