How Far Along? 36 weeks (+1 day, but who’s counting?). Baby Stats: C2 is the size of a papaya, or about 6 pounds. She’s also about 18.7 inches long! Probably longer, if she’s anything like her sister. Weight Gain: 24 pounds (up 4 pounds from last month). Comparatively, at 36 weeks with Dorothy I was up 31.5 pounds. Symptoms: Hi, heartburn. I […]

How Far Along? 32 weeks. Baby Stats: C2 is the size of a squash, or about 4 pounds. She’s also about 16.6 inches long! Weight Gain: 20 pounds (up 5 pounds since last month). Comparatively, at 33 weeks with Dorothy I was up 30 pounds. So… I’ll take it. Symptoms: I’m plain exhausted. But, I also have a 2.5 year old. […]

How Far Along? 28 weeks. Hello, third trimester! Baby Stats: Baby is the size of an eggplant, or about 2.5 pounds. She’s also about 14 inches long! Weight Gain: 15 pounds (up 4 pounds since last month). I’m still tracking better than I was during my first pregnancy at this time, so I’ll call this a win. Symptoms: The […]

How Far Along? 24 weeks Baby Stats: Baby is the size of a cantaloupe, or about 1 pound 4 ounces. Weight Gain: 11 pounds (up 5 pounds since last month). For 23 weeks, I just wasn’t hungry. It wasn’t really an aversion, but more like nothing sounded good. In the last week though, I’m starving all the time. So basically […]

How Far Along? 20 weeks Baby Stats: Baby is the size of a banana, or about 12 ounces. Weight Gain: Only 6 pounds so far, which is way less than my first pregnancy. Either it’s a miracle, or all of that toddler chasing actually counts as exercise. Highlight of the Week: We had our 20 […]

Happy New Year! In case you missed it, 2016 is going to be slightly super duper crazy for the Cotten house. We’re having a baby! Since I kind of left you hanging after our announcement yesterday, here’s the scoop on our little Baby C2! — how far along? | I am currently slightly over 17 […]