Oh Baby #2 {22 Weeks}

22 Weeks.

Baby is the size of a BURGER

waist:36in (+11in)

Weight:138 (+8lbs)

Likes: smoothies 

Dislikes: fried food

This past week insomnia kicked in. I don't know if it was a bad thing, since I have been hating fatigue so much. At least I got some house cleaning and some other little projects done after dark.

With this pregnancy I haven't had much of a real appetite all I want is small appetizers and soups, anything fried makes me nauseous and meat and chicken are not my friends right now. 

I guess I can survive with fruits, vegetables and soup right?....and the ocational grilled cheese sandwich. 

 

Since I was 20 weeks I started slowing down. If I want to accomplish something I need to make sure it is before 3pm otherwise it won't get done. In the evening a I get a lot of back pressure and my baby reminds me that it is time to slow down by pressing against my belly very hard in different spots. 

So in the evening I like to take a warm shower and just sit and enjoy my time with Zara until Jon gets home from work. 

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22 Semanas 

Bebe es del tamaño de una HAMBURGUESA

Cintura: 36in (+11in)

Peso: 138lbs (+8lbs)

Antojos: licuados de frutas

No me gusta: la comida frita

Esta semana pasada el insomnio se hizo notar. No lo veo como algo malo porque estaba cansada de la fatiga. Al menos pude hacer limpieza de la casa y otros pequeños proyectos al anochecer. 

En este embarazo no eh tenido mucho apetito. Todo lo que se me antoja son pequeños bocadillos y sopas. Cual quier cosa que este frita me causa nauseas y el pollo y la carne no son mis predilectos. 

Creo que sobreviviré con frutas, vegetales y sopas y el sándwich de queso ocasionalmente. 

Desde que tenía 20 semanas comenzó a hacer todo mas despacio. Si quiero hacer algo tengo que asegurarme de hacerlo antes de las 3 de la tarde, si no, ya no lo hago. 

En la tarde siento bastante presión en la espalda y mi bebe me recuerda que es tiempo de descansar cuando me aprieta desde adentro el atinado en diferentes lugares. 

Así que me doy un baño tibio y me siento a disfrutar mi tiempo con Zara hasta que llega Jon de trabajar. 

Oh Baby #2 {21 Weeks}

21 Weeks

Baby is the size of a POMEGRANATE 

Weight: 138lbs (+11lbs)

Waist: 36in (+8in)

Cravings: hot fudge 

Dislikes: red meat still

This week has been particularly hectic. With all the Christmas preparations and the holidays we have been on the go a lot so I have been feeling a little tired. 

I had a couple of days with more nausea than usual but it didn't escalate. 

In the last check up we were able to hear baby's heart and it was strong and healthy.

Ive been ver y enotional these days. I overthink simple situations and I make a big deal out of nothing. So I try to focus all my energy in nesting and on Zarita so I don't blow things out of proportion but some days I'm more successful than others. 

The kicks and moves are getting stronger, that is one of my favorite things about pregnancy. 

Next month we will find out the gender of our baby and we can hardly wait. 

We don't have a name yet but we are praying that the name will come soon. 

Boy or Girl, whatever it is I can hardly wait to meet our baby.

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21 Semanas

Bebe es de el tamaño de una GRANADA 

Peso: 138lbs (+11lbs)

Cintura: 36in (+8in)

Antojos: chocolate caliente sobre nieve

No me gusta: la carne todavía 

Esta semana ha sido particularmente agitada. Con todos los preparativos de la Navidad y las noches de fiesta hemos estado ocupados y me eh sentido un poco cansad

He tenido un par de días con más náuseas que de costumbre pero no ah aumentando desde entonces.

En el último chequeo pudimos escuchar el corazón del bebé otravez y era fuerte y saludable.

He estado muy emocional últimamente y hago una gran cosa acerca de pequeñas cosas la mayoría de las veces y pienso demasiado en cosas que no al caso. Intento distraerme y comcentrarme en Zarita para evitar pensar en tonterías.

Las pataditas y los movimientos son cada vez más fuertes y son una de mis partes favoritas del embarazo.

El próximo mes sabremos el sexo de nuestro bebé y ya no puedo esperar mas. Todavía no tenemos ningún nombre y estoy orando que vendrá a nosotros una vez nos enteramos de lo que vamos a tener.

Niño o Niña, sea lo que sea ya no puedo esperar para conocer a nuestro bebé.

Oh Baby #2 | 20 weeks

20 weeks 

Baby is the size of a CHOCOLATE BAR

Weight: 137lbs (+10lbs)

Waist: 35in (+7in)

Craving: all kinds of sweets

Dislikes: not a fan of red meat right now

We are half way in to our second pregnancy. I can't believe how hard it is to keep up with weekly photos. The last two months we were getting ready for our winter mission trip and it was impossible to get any photo time that's why I don't have any updates until today. 

Pregnancy  number two has been quite different, because the placenta formed in front of the baby I haven't been able to feel the movements and kicks as much as I didn with Zara. It was a little discouraging and at times I would worry I wouldn't feel anything but this week baby is a lot bigger and stronger so I started feeling baby move non stop and it's been amazing. 

Since I have been pretty busy chasing after a toddler and trying to finish all of our end of the year projects time just flew by and I can't believe we are closer to meeting our baby. 

My energy levels are back up, still get tired towards the mid afternoon and some tasks as easy as picking up a toy or walking from the car to the front door are getting a little harder to do without running out of breath easily. 

The bigger my belly gets, the more I fall in love with these baby. We are so excited to add a new human to our family and see Zara interact with a sibling. 

We will try to find out the gender at the beginning of next year! I can hardly wait!!

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20 Semanas

Bebe es de el tamaño de un CHOCOLATE 

Peso: 137lbs (+10lbs)

Waist: 35in (+7in)

Antojos: cosas dulces

No me gusta: no eh podido comer mucha carne.

Estamos a la mitad del camino en nuestro segundo embarazo. No puedo creer lo difícil que es mantenerse al día con las fotos semanales. Los dos últimos meses nos preparábamos para nuestro viaje misionero de invierno y fue imposible conseguir un momento para tomar la foto es por eso que no tengo ninguna actualización hasta hoy.

El embarazo número dos ha sido muy diferente, porque la placenta se formó frente al bebé y no había podido sentir los movimientos y patadas tanto como con Zara. Fue un poco desalentador y aveces me preocupaba no sentir nada pero esta semana el bebé es mucho más grande y más fuerte, así que empecé a sentir a bebé moverse sin parar y ha sido increíble.

he estado muy ocupada persiguiendo a una remolino en casa y tratando de terminar todo nuestros proyectos de fin de año que el tiempo se pasó volando y no puedo creer que estamos más cerca de conocer a nuestro bebé

Cuanto más grande se ve mi estomago, más me enamoro de este bebé. Estamos muy contentos de añadir un nuevo ser humano a nuestra familia y ver Zara interactuar con un hermano(a).

Esperamos poder saber el sexo de baby#2 a principios del próximo año.

Oh Baby #2 {14 weeks}

  

14 WEEKS

Baby is the size of a MUFFIN

Weight: 127 (lost 3lbs)

Waist: 33in   (+3in)

Cravings: cheese & sweets 

Dislikes: chicken is gross

We have been so excited since we found out we were pregnant. 

Pregnancy the second time around is very different. Growing a human while chasing a little one is crazy but I love it, I truly believe I was made for this and I love being a mom. 

Fatigue has been the number one cause of discomfort with this pregnancy. 

Other than that a little nausea at the end of the first trimester. 

We started talking to Zara about the baby in my belly and she doesn't understand yet but she kisses my belly good night and that to me is more than enough. 

I have been losing weight instead of gaining which I'm not complaining but the belly is officially out and I'm scared this baby will be a big one. 

I haven't felt much nonevent yet since baby is still small also because the placenta is I front of my uterus so any kick or move is cushioned by the placenta. I'm not too happy about it but praying everything goes smoothly for us. 

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14 SENANAS

Baby es del tamaño de un PANQUE

Peso: 127 (lost 3lbs)

Cintura: 33in   (+3in)

Antojos: Queso y postres 

No me gusta: El Pollo

Hemos estado tan emocionados desde que nos enteramos de que estabamos embarazados.

El embarazo esta vez es muy diferente. Crecer un mini humano mientras perseguo a otro pequeño es una locura, pero me encanta , realmente creo que fue creada para esto y me encanta ser mamá.

La fatiga ha sido la principal causa de malestar con este embarazo .Aparte de que un poco de náuseas al final del primer trimestre.

Empezamos a hablarle a Zara de el bebé en mi vientre y ella no entiende todavía, pero ella besa mi vientre buenas noches y para mí es más que suficiente.

He estado perdiendo peso en vez de ganar , que no me quejo , pero el vientre esta oficialmente fuera y tengo miedo que este bebé sea muy grande.

No me he sentido mucho movimiento todavia pues el bebé todavía es pequeño pero también porque la placenta esta por delante de mi útero por lo que cualquier patada o movimiento es amortiguado por la placenta. No estoy muy feliz por eso , pero seguimos orando para que todo evolucione bien.

Ramirez Party of 4!

Fun News! Our little tribe is adding a new member on May 2016. 

We are so excited about the news and we can not wait to start a new chapter in our life. 

Being Zara's parents have been one of the best experiences of our lives so adding a new kid to the mix is even more exciting! 

Follow us in our journey to becoming a family of Four! 

Baby Ramirez #2

Psalm 127:4

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children in ones youth. 

When we were expecting our first born God gave us this scripture and we have held on to it dearly. 

Now, that we found out we are expecting our second we are a little bit older and wiser and we are extremely greatful and blessed to have been chosen to grow our family. 

With a new baby on the way God also gave us a new word for our family and a scripture we have read over and over has taken a whole new meaning now that God gave us this word for this new season. 

Deuteronomy 6:5-7

5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. 6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today.7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.

Baby, you are loved already and we have been praying for you even before you were conceived. Your family can not wait to meet you. 

Love, mom, dad and big sister.

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Salmo 127:4

4 Como flechas en la mano del guerrero,
así son los hijos tenidos en la juventud.

Cuando estábamos esperando nuestro primer bebe Dios nos dio esta escritura y nos hemos aferrado a muy fuerte a ella, en los días felices y los no tan fáciles. 

Ahora , que nos enteramos de que estamos esperando nuestro segundo bebe estamos un poco más grandes y un poco mas sabios y estamos muy agradecidos y bendecidos de haber sido elegidos para hacer crecer nuestra familia.

Con un nuevo bebé en camino, Dios también nos dio una nueva palabra para nuestra familia y una escritura que hemos leído una y otra vez ha tomado un nuevo significado ahora que Dios nos dio esta palabra para esta nueva temporada.

Deuteronomio 6:5-7

5 Amarás al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma y con toda tu fuerza. 6 Y estas palabras que yo te mando hoy, estarán sobre tu corazón; 7 y diligentemente las enseñarás a tus hijos, y hablarás de ellas cuando te sientes en tu casa y cuando andes por el camino, cuando te acuestes y cuando te levantes.

Baby, eres amado ya y hemos estado orando por ti , incluso antes de que fueras concebido(a) . Tu familia no puede esperar para conocerte. 

Te aman, mama, papa y tu hermana.

A new version of myself.

              Photo by: Chris Aragon

I have been avoiding taking pictures of myself for quite a while now. I feel selfish and egocentric  every time I do. And if I dare to snap a selfie here and there I often crop my face out or I make sure someone else is in it, usually my daughter. 

Honestly for a while nothing felt quite true. After having our first baby I was always beyond exhausted, kinda grumpy at times and cried lots. I love her beyond words but I quickly lost myself to the busy. I didn't feel myself for a while. 

I struggled to see the potential behind this new season or the lesson that needed to be learned. I felt like I was missing the point. 

As Zara started to grow up and I slowly got myself back from maternity leave and back in to the real world I looked at myself in the mirror and looked at a yoga pants, messy bun and pizza for dinner kind of lady and asked myself

Is this me? I mean it is a new version of me. But I love cute outfits and curling my hair and setting pretty tables for guests with home cooked food...but this just doesn't happen much. 

I love my stay at home mom days more than anything but it took me a good while to see me again. 

Growing up I felt like I had to abandon all of my passions and things that fired me up when I became a mom. That once those little ones came it had to be all about them. But that is not the case at all. That our little ones need to see us full of passion. They need to see us pursuing Jesus wholeheartedly and using the gifts He's given us. They need to see us be brave and dressed up. They need to see us take time for ourselves, get in the Word, go on a retreat, have a girls night. Because we need to be full and overflowing Jesus to them. And that is just plain tough when it is all about the little ones all the time.

When we take time to recharge and get filled up we are better wives, mothers, daughters and friends. And that took me a long time to figure it out. 

Becoming a mom has been challenging, humbling and has broken me down all the way down to the very raw version of myself and I have learned to embrace it and love it and live a life on fire for God and my family. I feel alive and well in the midst of a life full of unknowns because the only constant is that God is in control.