20 weeks 5 days!

Belly Bump Update!!

I sure am growing... I go back in to the Dr's (after what seems like a really long time... after being there so much earlier in my pregnancy) on October 1st! I get to have an ultrasound to check every little part of our baby girl and a full check up! I can't wait!!

Cam has been moving around A LOT! So much, that even Brandon got to feel a few, light movements the other night! He said it wasn't real strong yet, but he could feel the flutters!

My progress on our nursery has been temporarily put on hold... which, of course, is driving me crazy! I love projects and I love projects involving my babies! So I'm getting a little anxious but holding off for now.... Brandon got a new job - officially on Wednesday! He put in his two weeks w/ ADM on Monday and started his new job w/ DeBruce on Wednesday. Because Brandon went to a "competitor" they would not let him finish out his two weeks. So he at least got two days of vacation time before starting a new job. It was so funny... he went crazy being at home those two days. He cleaned, cooked, picked up Brady from daycare both days at noon and called me 50 times but still couldn't seem to keep himself busy enough! I don't think he'll want to retire early... he gets too bored staying home and not working!

We're going to be moving to Omaha because right now he's driving about 1 1/2 hours back and forth to work! I'm excited because I love house shopping!! My goal is to be in our new home by Christmas... which will give me plenty of time to furnish and decorate Camdyn's nursery and get the rest of our home set up before she arrives and chaos starts in! Keeping our fingers crossed that our house sells very quickly! Phew... a lot going on in the Gotts Household!!

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I have been wanting to start a cake business for some time now... I absolutely love the look and endless creative possibilites that fondant gives to a cake! I have taken the plunge and decided to start small... I have developed a blog site for my business and will be spreading the word that I am open for business... bring on the birthday, anniversary, graduation, baby shower, weddings, or anything worth celebrating! I am ready to create a perfect cake for any situation!

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Contractions, Already...

I couldn't believe it last Friday when I started to have Braxton Hicks contractions already! They're not painful, but they are a little irritating... I'm not sure if it's the 100 mile an hour pace I've been keeping up or just my body reacting differently to this pregnancy, but my body is already trying to prepare itself for the birth of this baby!!!
Not to worry... I discussed it with my Dr and as long as I am not experiencing any pain along with the contractions and as long as they're not consistent... there's nothing to worry about!
I didn't start having the BH contractions w/ Brady until I was much further along, but then again he was my first... and you don't always understand what your body's going through or notice the little things right away. This time I'm picking up on the little things right away... I felt my baby's kicks a little earlier and now I'm feeling the BH contractions a lot earlier as well...
I've officially surpassed our half-way point!! How exciting!! The plan is to have our scheduled C-Section around 38 - 39 weeks to avoid going into labor on my own and having to rush the C-section. Since I had a Cesarean delivery with Brady, we decided to stick to the same delivery method, the Dr thinks that it is the safest. We are planning on January 24th for the big day (also my Grandma Zindel's Birthday) as long as the Dr gives the ok... which would make me just a little over half-way there! I am 19 weeks, 3 days today!
Wow! This baby is going to be here before we know it... and I can't wait to meet our little girl! Brady's going to be such a good big brother!!! It's amazing how fast the second pregnancy goes, I'm trying to just enjoy every minute of it...

Butterflies...

Was that a love kick from my little girl inside of me!? Definitely a love kick!

Yes!! My favorite part of pregnancy has begun!!! I can feel Camdyn moving around inside of me... although it's still very faint, I definitely feel her flutters! At the beginning it almost feels like a goldfish swimming around inside of you... light, little pitter patters! I love this feeling because it really starts to connect me with the little person inside... consistently reminding me "hey I'm in here" and our connection grows bonding us together.

I can't wait to see if Camdyn is as busy as Brady was... he would bounce all over the place! I'd have knees or elbows very apparently sticking out the sides of my belly! I mean he was all over the place poking me in every which way! So I wasn't too surprised to find out that he is a very busy, young toddler! He was very busy from the get go!

18 weeks pregnant!!

My baby bump is definitely showing now! And I'm feeling great! I have to admit, I get a little tired towards the end of the day... after getting Brady ready for day care, working a full day, picking Brady up from day care, picking up the house/laundry at night... I'm usually ready for bed after all of that! But the nausea has decreased... still there, but better. I never felt that at all with Brady. I was eating ice cream every night and enjoying food by now... but with Camdyn my relationship with food is still kind of blah... I'll think that I want ice cream, then I go to eat it and it doesn't taste good to me. And greasy foods make me really feel sick. I had a crispy chicken sandwich for lunch yesterday and pizza for dinner - BIG mistake! I felt awful all day yesterday after lunch with LOTS of heart burn and I have a headache today! Too much grease just doesn't sit well with little Miss Camdyn! She wants healthy food! AND cereal! Cereal has been tasting so good to me... especially Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Peanut Butter Captain Crunch! I also brought an apple with me to work today, since fruit tastes really good to me too! I always craved tart or sour fruits with Brady... like fresh pineapple... but this time it's mainly apples!

I'm so excited because we ordered Camdyn's furniture this week! We decided to go with this dark espresso color!

I can't wait to get to work on the nursery. I have everything picked out and my ideas are all in place! I love putting together the nursery! I got to do Brady's room twice, since we moved when he was 10 mo old. His room is filled with lots of blues and little sailboats! This time we're doing more pinks & greens with chocolate browns! I plan on painting the room white, since it's a tan color right now and getting a few wall decals... I love this one! (It's over 6 foot tall and 4 feet wide) I want to do lots of flowers, birds, stripes and polka dots! I'm not really sticking to a "theme" this time...

Happy Birthday Mom!!!!

I wanted to take a moment to wish my Mom a Happy Birthday!!!! I really wish I was able to spend your birthday with you! You are so important to me, I love you so much! Being a Mom has made me appreciate everything you've done for me over the years even more. You've always been so selfless, caring, loving and supporting. I only hope that I can be as good of a Mom as you are! Brady is so lucky to have you for his Gammy!! Enjoy your birthday!!!

XOXO I LOVE YOU!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! XOXO

It's a GIRL!!!

Brandon and I took a little vacation/get-a-way last week with a couple of good friends to Charleston, SC. Charleston has always been my favorite place to visit. I went to school there for 2 years in College and just love the city. It has so much charm... Brandon fell in love with it too while visiting me at school. We couldn't wait to share the beautiful city with our friends!



Unfortunately, we got some bad news the very last day we were there... I had the Quad Screen blood test done right before we left, at my last Dr's appointment. I knew there was a chance that the test could produce false positives and cause unnecessary worry, but we had the same screen done with Brady and it gave us a little peace of mind knowing he was healthy! This wasn't the case this time. My Dr had called and left a message for me to call her and I knew something was up. She informed me that some of my blood work came back abnormal and I may want to consider doing further testing. We had two options... an extensive ultrasound with a specialist to check for abnormalities or an amniocentesis. Brandon and I are matter of fact people... we need to know! I would've spent the rest of my pregnancy worrying had we not opted for the amnio. So as soon as we got back from our vacation... We had an appointment for an amnio scheduled at the hospital with our Dr. -- Talk about scary!!! I was terrified and so was Brandon. All we wanted was a healthy baby... like Brady. We clung to the idea that the blood work must be a false positive and made the most of our last night in Charleston... although my mind was racing the entire time from being angry to being upset to being scared... I just wanted my baby to be okay...

The amnio itself was a scary/risky procedure... it hurt but I had Brandon by my side and I just held onto him for support. Then the hard part came... waiting the 48 hours for the results. Finally... we got a phone call from our Dr on Sunday... almost 48 hours later to the dot. She had good news for us... OUR BABY IS HEALTHY AND IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We couldn't be happier... It makes me really appreciate Brady and the baby girl I am carrying now. I am the happiest, pregnant woman around!! I don't mind the heartburn, the restless nights, the weight gain, the aching pelvic bone, the nausea... I don't mind any of it because it's all worth it! In 5 more months I'm going to have everything I've ever wanted... A wonderful, happy, healthy little boy; a compassionate, loving husband; and a healthy baby girl! I feel so very blessed! I'm going to devote the rest of my life to being a good Mom to my babies and cherishing each moment I have with them.