by Emily Saunders

You asked for it so you get it!  Each month for the next 4 to 5 I will spill the beans about all things pregnancy, both good and bad!

So here goes:

Notes:  My bump is WAY bigger with Baby Boy #2 than it was with Adler.  I am already wearing maternity pants/shorts only.  There is no band/hair tie etc.  Most days I just wear workout/yoga pants or maxi dresses.  They solve lots of problems 

Weight Gain: Right around 5 pounds.

Food Cravings:  I am still hugely in love with Greek Salads, Nuts, and NP Pro Chocolate protein shakes.  My day of eating looks like this:

Early Morning Pre-Workout:  10 Strawberries plus coffee

Breakfast:  2 eggs plus 2 egg whites scrambled with mushrooms, 1/3 cup oatbran cooked with blueberries or 1/2 peach

Snack:  Handful of Walnuts

Lunch:  Greek salad of some sort with plenty of protein

Snack:  NP Pro shake made with 1 scoop vanilla, unsweetened almond milk, 2 heaping spoonfuls organic cocoa, 1/2 banana and frozen organic spinach

Dinner:  Protein plus veggies.  I still don’t love cooking but I do it because I love my family.  Lots of soups/stews, crockpot meals and easy things like Trader Joe’s Mahi Mahi burgers.

Aversions:  None really except I can’t eat desserts- the sugar makes me sick (weird!) and I still don’t love rotisserie chicken which is a usual staple in our house.

Exercise:  I’m sticking with my regular workouts (actually EASIER to exercise than the first trimester).  I lift slightly lighter weights and rest a lot more, but the workouts are the same.  My sprints are slower, but so what!  I’m moving and that’s what counts.

Sleep:  I’m sleeping pretty well but sometimes have crazy dreams or feel like I don’t fall into a deep sleep.  I definitely need at least 8.5 hours and often take a quick power nap during Adler’s nap time.

Weird Things:  I have been breaking out with welts and other weird skin things randomly during this pregnancy.  Thing raised random spots that look like mosquito bites and other random spots that look like ring worm.  Sexy right?  They come and go.

Emotions:  Already in nesting mode.  Trying to get Big Brother moved into his new “big boy” room so I can organize baby stuff.  Occasional freak outs about having two kids.

Things I miss:  Wine.  Now that I feel better I would really like my weekly glass of wine.

Big Brother Notes:  Adler is very excited to sing “hush little baby” to his baby brother.