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18 week update.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

I'm now 18 weeks (slacking at the weekly post, I know). I am feeling SO much better! I am finally not sick like I was before but my energy is still gone. So I am hoping that comes back here soon and I don't have to wait until the baby comes to get it, ha!

How far along? 18 weeks

Total weight gain/loss? 9lbs,my body is freaking out a little I think!
Maternity Clothes? I have purchased some but I can still wear most of my clothing, leggings are still my BFF.
Stretch marks? Nope, water, water, water!
Best moment this week: Feeling better!

Miss anything: My energy!
Movement: Yes, I can feel him moving inside but we can't feel him kicking the outside of my belly yet!

Food cravings: I can eat almost anything again, I don't like sweet stuff still.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Coffee still makes me queasy
Have you started to show yet: Yes!

Gender: BOY!
Labor Signs: Nope, better not be for awhile either!!

Belly Button in or out? Pretty much out!
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but tired.
Looking forward to: Decorating a nursery & buying cute boy stuff (the hunt is ON)!

Since I have been feeling better I have been able to clean up my diet a lot and make it to the gym about 3-4 times a week. Not where I want to be, but I am slowly making improvements.

We also went to my regular doctor and he confirmed that the baby is 100% BOY! We went somewhere to find out the gender early at 14 weeks!

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It's a BOY!

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Is Baby Hatch #3 a BOY or a GIRL????

Every asked me what I thought the gender of the baby was. Since I had been pregnant with both a boy and a girl before everyone figured there was a big difference in pregnancies with different genders. But this pregnancy has been so much different then my first two. My first two were actually very similar, and this one is just completely throwing me off!

When I was pregnant with Titan I was convinced I was having a girl, wrong. When I was pregnant with Laikynn I was convinced I was having a boy, wrong. With this baby (because I had been SO sick) I figured it was a girl... WRONG!!

IT'S A BOY!!

Devan and Titan thought it was a boy, while Laikynn and I thought it was a girl!

We are all SO excited!! (Laikynn was a little bummed!)

Laikynn was a little sad that she wasn't getting a little sister. But she is slowly coming around and excited for another brother!

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Saturday Vibes.

This is Laikynn's new favorite silly face to make. It's super funny in pictures, but the best is when people tell her she has pretty eyes.. I kid you not, this is the face she makes! I just crack up!!

I have blogged once before about Lulu and Roo and I decided to do it again. Why? Because I'm obsessed! Look at this DARLING outfit!!

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Preggers.

Friday, February 5, 2016

I completely neglected the blog the past month because I have been so sick! My first two pregnancies I had barley any morning sickness at all, so to be sick all day long was something completely new to me. I think I tried just about every remedy and every prescription but nothing seemed to work. All I could do was sit in bed and hope that it would soon fade. Luckily, I can work from home, Laikynn easily entertains herself, Titan is at school for the majority of the day and Devan was able to come home early to help with the kids and house! Now that I am 15 weeks the morning sickness is slowly fading. I haven't had a day yet that I have felt 100% better all day, but at least I am able to get out of bed and do things for the most part.

FITNESS: I have had a lot of questions regarding my fitness routine with this pregnancy. When I found out I was pregnant I was so excited to apply all the knowledge I have learned over the past few years into training during this pregnancy. I had plans to continue my workout routine (with a little less cardio) and continue eating a clean diet (just not as strict as my prep diet).... Then the my ~~morning~~ all day sickness kicked in and my plans changed. I could barley get out of bed, so there was no way I was making it to the gym. And as far as clean eating went, I couldn't handle meat... there was no way I was going to cook it and I could barley handle eating it. The only thing that sounded even slightly good was breads and soup... So my clean eating went right out the window. Do I beat myself up over this?? Of course not! Clean eating and working out is a lifestyle and sometimes your plans change and your body has to adapt. Taking a break from training and eating was what my body needed. However, I won't use pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever I want & become lazy.. because those habits are hard to shake. I had a conversation the other day with a friend, I was telling her that now that I was starting to feel better I was going to try to start eating cleaner and making it to the gym. Her response was, "Why? Pregnancy is like a freebie! You're going to gain weight any way!" Well, I guess I just have a different point of view.. A big benefit to working out and eating clean is looking better, 100%, BUT there are also many other benefits. I love the way I feel when I am doing it and have way more energy!! I want my baby to grow healthy and strong which means I need to eat and exercises that way! Also, I think if you stay active during pregnancy the bonus back is much easier on your body! SO now that I am feeling better get ready for some fitness posts, tips and ideas! I will post on this blog & my new IG @mckinli.fitness !

My last pregnancy I tracked it all with a little questionnaire & the chalk board! I want to do something like that BUT I don't know what?? Do you guys have any cute ideas for tracking pregnancy?? If so, let me know! For now, you can get the questionnaire and a random baby bump photo!

How far along? 15 weeks.

Total weight gain/loss? 6lbs, let's be honest. That is NOT the baby.. that's the carbs and lack of gym time!
Maternity Clothes? Most of my jeans no longer fit, but I have become friends with leggings and jeggings!
Stretch marks? Nope, I am drinking water like a horse to avoid them!
Best moment this week: Finally starting to feel slightly better!

Miss anything: Yes! Not feeling nauseous every day.
Movement: I THINK so!

Food cravings: Um depends on the day. For the most part, very bland food. I usually have a big sweet tooth but with this pregnancy I rarely eat sugar.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Car rides & the smell of coffee are the worst triggers.
Have you started to show yet: Yep!

Gender: BOY!
Labor Signs: Nope, better not be for awhile either!!

Belly Button in or out? I have the oddest belly button, it is like half in / half out.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Um when I am sick I would say more moody.. cause it just sucks being so sick!!
Looking forward to: Decorating a nursery & buying cute boy stuff (the hunt is ON)!

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Baby #3

Thursday, February 4, 2016

My last post was about my NPC Show, then I kinda disappeared! So let's rewind a bit, because everyone was a little bit shocked that I competed while pregnant. (I honestly had no idea I was expecting when stepping on stage.) About a year after I had Laikynn, I competed in my first NPC Show. I placed well and absolutely loved it! I wanted to compete again but I had other priorities. Devan and I really wanted to add another member to our family so I decided to take a break with shows so I could keep my body at a healthy Body Fat % and really focus on getting pregnant. After about a year of trying we decided to see a doctor, I had gotten pregnant so easily in the past that I couldn't figure out why we were having trouble. My OBGYN recommend I start taking Clomid to see if that would help us. After 6 months and still no confirmed pregnancy we decided to see a fertility doctor. The fertility doctor ran test on both Devan and I. My test all came back normal and Devan's showed some slight concerns but he felt as though we should still be able to get pregnant so he put me back on Clomid and we tried IUI. After a year of working with the doctors I started to get really discouraged and it made me really sad to think about the fact I might not get pregnant again. I felt like I was stressing over it too much and I needed something to take my mind off of it. So I decided to train for another show. I competed in March 2015 then decided to head to Nationals in July. After not placing where I wanted to in July, I signed up to compete in Miami in November. Devan and I agreed after the November Show we would start trying again, giving the IUI one more attempt then looking into our options with In Vitro (IVF).

A few weeks leading up to the November Show I was VERY emotional, more so than any other show. Devan couldn't figure out why & I just figured it was because of low carbs. I also didn't have a period, but I had been seeing a doctor throughout training to make sure I was doing everything as healthy as possible and she said there was a chance my periods would stop because of low body fat. So when I didn't have a period, I wasn't too concerned. Looking back on it, it makes way more sense (ha)! After the show was over I started to get sick, I figured that it was because I wasn't eating clean anymore and my body was not okay with it. (All of my pregnancy systems could somehow relate to something with the show.) After about a week of being sick I completely switched back to my prep diet. Two days into eating clean, I was still sick! I remember sitting on my bed thinking "What is wrong with me?? I haven't had this sick feeling since I was pregnant last......" Wait a second... I ran to the bathroom right then and took a pregnancy test. I used to take at least two pregnancy tests a month when we were actively trying that it made me a little bit sad to even get my hopes up that this MIGHT be it. It happened to be our 5 year Anniversary and Devan was in the other room about to open his presents. I quickly saw the positive on the stick and ran out to get Devan. I made him open all his gifts extremely fast. He even questioned why I was rushing him so much! After they were all opened I told him I had ONE more present and I pulled out the test! We were both overjoyed!!!! I don't think this pregnancy could have come at a more perfect time for us!

I had no idea how far along I was and the doctor couldn't see me for a few weeks so we went to Fetal Foto to get a confirmed pregnancy. They gave me a due date of June 24th. But about 3 weeks later when we got into my doctor he gave us new due date of July 27th!

I think I will appreciate this pregnancy just a little more because of how long we had to wait! We literally couldn't be more excited to welcome a new little bundle of joy to the Hatch Family!

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