Living LARGE!

27 weeks...


I am definitely living large these days! I have tripled in size the past 7 weeks and I am feeling it! One thing I prayed for this pregnancy was no swelling or minimal if so, & I am happy to report we are still at zero. Now the weight gain is a whole different story! I think my booty grows as fast as my stomach these days and you have to love the pregnancy puffy face. I had only gained 2 pounds up until 20 weeks and in the past 7 weeks the scale says +16!! ha ha! This little guy must be growing like a weed because a few days a week I feel like a bottomless pit! I had ZERO appetite with Braxton the whole 9 months but gained with him like I was eating for an army only thing reassuring with him was that it was pretty much all water weight! So this time around I am starting to panic knowing that this is pure baby weight gain!

We finally decided on a name! (YAY! )
We will be naming him Boston Jay Tucker!

BOSTON: because we love it & JAY: after my daddy!

I still haven't said it out loud but I told Tyler I was 99% sure so he took it and ran, and has been calling him Boston non stop. Hopefully I don't change my mind!
We realize it's very close to Braxton but with them so close it age it should be fun! Lets just see what happens while trying to actually say them when needing one or the other in the future!

My pregnancy has been going well, the sickness went away at about 23 weeks with only a few days here and there of being nauseated! Heart burn may just burn a hole right through my chest & I have started having Braxton Hicks quite often. I finally have energy back, wish it was as much as I had with Braxton but I am taking it and running with it while I can because I know it will only be around for a few more weeks. So I have started on a few projects and been sewing like crazy! We are moving rooms this weekend and putting Braxton into a big boy bed! Should be interesting! Wish us luck Braxton is 2 1/2 weeks shy of 18 Months but we really feel like he's ready (maybe not us) & needs a bigger bed!

We had quite the SCARE with our little Boston this week!

( I wanted to write this down it's very long and detailed so skip ahead if you would like!)

I think I stopped breathing! Some days I wonder why one of my most favorite things (Being Pregnant) causes me the most stress! I am quite your paranoid pregnant momma and I watch everything! Monday night about 8:30 I laid down on the couch and enjoyed watching my stomach move and rumble for about 15 mins. Boston was so active and I was just soaking in the moment. I ended up falling asleep right after waiting for Tyler to get home from the Jazz game. He woke me up when he got home and I did my usual "get ready for bed" routine (half asleep) and then crawled into bed!
I have been very aware with both pregnancies with the movement schedule/routine of my little guys! I have this baby down almost to a T depending on the time of day. Usually as I adjust to get comfortable he does so as well and I usually feel him after I get up to use the bathroom each time throughout the night. This night I had nothing but didn't think anything of it! Most of the time I will wait to go back to sleep until I feel him but I didn't think anything of it and fell back asleep fairly fast! Braxton woke up around 8 and we started our usual day! An hour had passed I realized he still hadn't moved! Still not worried because I knew he would go crazy once I got some breakfast in me so I ate and waited for about another hour, still nothing! So I decided I would see what I could do to get him to move. I tried for the next hour and forty five mins. Still nothing I began to panic called Tyler and of course he told me to stay positive. I told him if he didn't move in the next 15 mins I would call the Dr. by this time I was holding back tears and trying to breath. The next 10 mins felt like another hour I was still trying everything and not even a twitch! This kid is very active pretty much all day & I can count of any type of movement once I sit down! The tears were streaming down my face and I could only think the worst! I called my Dr and could barely speak to the nurse as I told her what was going on and she couldn't believe how many tricks I had tried! They needed to see me right away and I just kept thinking once I get half way there he will move I just know it! We rushed to Provo and when we pulled in still NOTHING! We waited in the waiting room for about another 10 mins and still nothing I was fighting back every emotion trying not to freak out all the other pregnant girls waiting as well. FINALLY the nurse came to get me she said one word to me and I lost it! I could barely talk and I just needed to hear his heart beat! I laid back on the table as fast as possible and lifted up all my layers. It had only been about 2 seconds once she put the Doppler on my belly but it felt like 2 hours! Right then one GIANT kick and one strong heart beat just beating away like nothing to it! I just blurted out "You have got to be kidding me!" I started crying not only from relief but from embarrassment!!! I couldn't believe I was there and everything was okay!

The nurse was great gave me a hug asked me if I would like her to spank him and reassured me I did the right thing! She told us that we wouldn't believe how many women this happens too and that they still aren't sure why! Tyler asked a million questions and I think I did so my self but couldn't concentrate on anything she was telling us because the shock was still wearing off! She needed us to go over for a Non Stress Test to make sure everything was okay. We headed over and got all hooked up and just watched and listened to Boston go crazy! They gave my an ultra sound and as they scrolled onto his face he was looking right at us and yawned so big and stuck out his tongue! CUTEST THING EVER! She also checked my amniotic fluid level and it is extremely high! She told me that's why I am so big already and that she thinks that's why they keep telling me I am going to have another big baby! I am crossing my fingers on that one! She also siad I pray you aren't in public when your water breaks! Boston did 3 full flips and couldn't hold still so they sent us home early and told us any baby that is moving that much is beyond perfect! PHEW!

He's back on his regular routine and has been moving so much! YAY! =0)

We are so grateful for him and now are dying for June to roll around! Again we keep praying and hoping the rest of the pregnancy will go smoothly from here on out but I guess it's unpredictable! So we'll just keep praying for a healthy baby, because that's all we really want!


Thought it would be fun to compare!










6 Months (Boston)




















6 Months (Braxton)