Baby #2: 14 Weeks

Week 14: Lemon

Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, and (not so cute but equally amazing) making urine and breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is growing all over the body for warmth.

Weekly Survey
How far along:  14 Weeks
How big is baby: The length of a lemon
Weight gain:  Up 0.6 lbs for a total gain of 6.2 pounds
Maternity clothes:  Still wearing some not maternity shirts
Best moment this week:  N/A
Food cravings:  Carbs
Food aversions:  None
Symptoms:  None
Exercise:  A few walks
Gender:  Only time will tell!
What I miss:  N/A
What I'm looking forward to:  Cami's birthday NEXT week!
Milestones:  N/A
Quote(s) of the week:  N/A

The 14 week bump...

14 Weeks

14 Weeks

Cameron is 51 Weeks Old!

51 Weeks

Cameron Leigh is 51 Weeks Old!

Well last week I wrote that Cami only liked standing while holding on to either Bryan or myself.  Now, she's standing on almost everything!  She can pull herself up on the coffee table, couch, side table, kitchen drawers, refrigerator, dog bowl stand, doors, etc.  She's much more independent and less needy now that she can practice her new skill everywhere.  She can bend over and pick up toys while holding on with one hand and has even taken a few steps (while holding on).  She's let go a few times but immediately sits down.

Cami also got a new tooth this week - her top middle right one came through today!  I'm sure the one to the side of it will come in soon as well.  Right now she has a total of 5 teeth.

Cami's first sushi!

Cami and the Tissue

I gave Cami a tissue to entertain herself with.  She would rip it in half, throw it up, laugh and repeat.  She managed to get a piece stuck on her head and her chin.  It was too cute to watch.  She managed to stay entertained for 10 minutes and rip the tissue into a million pieces.

Baby #2: 13 Weeks

Week 13: Peach

Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords... savor this, their non-functional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with a head now only one third the size of the body. Intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy. (Much more convenient.)

Weekly Survey
How far along:  13 Weeks
How big is baby: The size of a peach
Weight gain:  Up 1.4 lbs for a total gain of 5.6 pounds
Maternity clothes:  Brought out the maternity shirts this week!
Best moment this week:  N/A
Food cravings:  Carbs
Food aversions:  None
Symptoms:  None
Exercise:  A few walks
Gender:  Only time will tell!
What I miss:  N/A
What I'm looking forward to:  Cami's birthday
Milestones:  Second Trimester!
Quote(s) of the week:  N/A

The 13 week 'bump'...

13 Weeks

13 Weeks

It's Official!

Cameron is excited to share that she's going to be a big sister this April!


Big Sister Cameron

Baby Arkins #2 is due April 10, 2013.

Baby #2: 12w4d

Catch up on how Baby #2 has been growing:

4 Weeks

5 Weeks

6 Weeks

7 Weeks

8 Weeks

9 Weeks

10 Weeks

11 Weeks

12 Weeks

Cameron is 50 Weeks Old!

50 Weeks

Cameron Leigh is 50 Weeks Old!

I still can't believe my BABY girl will be ONE...this month!  It's been fun to watch her little personality develop over the past year.  She's a pretty smart little girl that that constantly has us laughing and smiling.

It was a really good week for Cami.  She cut two new teething around Thursday.  I only noticed because I try and feel her gums every once in a while.  She cut her top middle left tooth and the one to the left of that.  I believe the two on the other side are pretty close as well.  The trend seems to be that she gets fussy a week or two before she cuts the tooth.  The actual cutting of all four of her teeth has been uneventful so far.  Hope that continues!

Cami's new favorite thing is to stand up.  The downside to this is she likes to stand holding on to either Bryan or I.  She's not quite satisfied holding on to the table or couch yet.  She's getting pretty good at it though!  She hasn't been interested in taking any steps yet but I'm sure that will come soon.

Cami continues to eat pretty well.  We had some cheese ravioli this weekend while out to dinner.  Cami surprised us by eating two whole two inch cheese ravioli.  This on top of the bottle, Cheerios and bread she'd already had.

When we're eating at home in the high chair Cami's mischievous side comes out.  About halfway through her meal she'll start holding food out to the side over the dogs.  They don't really notice, but I tell her "Cami no, please keep your food on the tray."  She smiles and brings her hand back to the tray and I praise her.  Next she gives me this mischievous smile and slowly holds her hand out again.  I repeat the "No Cami" and she'll bring it back.  She's a smart one and is testing me!  It's hard not to laugh because it's really quite cute.

I'm still working on getting her to drink whole milk.  I'm not sure what the best strategy is between transitioning to the whole milk AND dropping bottle for sippy cups.  So far I've been doing  milk in JUST sippy cups as her 'big girl' drinks and then hopefully she'll start taking less bottles.  At home on the weekend she'll take 3 bottles but on school days she'll take up to 5.  Sometimes I think they feed her based on a time schedule vs. her being actually hungry.  Oh well...she'll get there eventually!

Playing with Kaylee

Playing with Brady

Ravioli!

Baby #2: 12 Weeks

12 Weeks:  Plum

As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of baby's systems are fully formed.

Weekly Survey
How far along:  12 Weeks
How big is baby: The size of a plum
Weight gain:  Up 0.2 lbs for a total gain of 4.2 pounds
Maternity clothes:  Maternity Bottoms
Best moment this week:  N/A
Food cravings:  Carbs
Food aversions:  None
Symptoms:  None
Exercise:  A few walks
Gender:  Only time will tell!
What I miss:  N/A
What I'm looking forward to:  Ultrasound on Monday!
Milestones:  Second Trimester!
Quote(s) of the week:  N/A

The 12 week 'bump'...

12 Weeks

12 Weeks

Cameron is 49 Weeks Old!

49 Weeks

Cameron Leigh is 49 Weeks Old!

I can't believe in three and a half weeks my baby will be ONE!  I've started offering her whole milk at meals but she's only taken a few sips here and there.  We've spoiled her and always heat her drinks to room temp...both formula and apple juice.  I want her to get used to drinking milk cold because I don't want to constantly have to heat her drinks for eternity!

We had an event at work this weekend that we were able to take Cami to.  We got a picture of us all in front of the Apache helicopter they flew in.

In front of the Apache

My mom got Cami some bowls that suction to the table.  Cami enjoys eating out of them like a big girl.

Enjoying Spinach Pasta