rushley & crew

How Far Along: 38 weeks 2 days Size:  App says she's the size of a spaghetti squash -- "almost 7 pounds" and "more than 19.5 inches," but my guess is that she's in the 10-pound range and at least 20 inches. Guess we'll see! Gender:  Girl Name:  Holly B 💗 Movement:  Still moving all over. It's just so crazy how there's an entire human in my tummy, and how she can totally change the shape of my belly based on how she's moving. Sometimes when I wake in the night, she's moving around, and that's one of my favorite times to feel her because I'm not distracted by anything else and it feels like it's just the two of us :) (usually it doesn't keep me awake for long, which is why I like it. On days when I can't fall back asleep, I'm not as big a fan  😂) Sleep:  I almost guarantee I'll sleep better after she's born than I'm sleeping now. The hip pain, the bathroom trips, the charley hor...

How Far Along:  36 weeks 2 days Size:  According to the app, she's the size of a chihuahua or a papaya, roughly 19 inches and 6 pounds. Again, I'm pretty sure she's bigger than that already. Gender:  A second little lady :) Name:  Holly B 💗 Movement:  She moves so dang much. And I'm pretty sure she decided to have her most active day EVER the day that I had the flu. Holy cow. I do NOT recommend a tummy bug while your stomach is already full of baby. All of her movements made me want to fall over and die. Also, hiccups 1-2x/day. I've decided they're my least favorite movement ha. But don't get me wrong, I love to feel her moving inside me most of the time :) Sleep:  Same issues as last month -- mostly waking up to roll over or because my hips hurt. I typically only wake to pee once/night around 3am. Weight Gain:  Thanksgiving and family in town and frequent eating have not been good to me. I gained 9 pounds in the last month ?...

How Far Along:  32 weeks Size:  A Florida pomelo . . . whatever that is! Average size at this time is about 18 inches long and 4 pounds, but she's likely bigger than that. At an ultrasound about a month ago, she was already measuring 5 days ahead. We'll see how her size compares with her sister's! Gender:  Girl 🎀 Name:  We finally solidified her name!!!!! Her name will be Holly B :) the B is after her Granny B (Barbara, Russ's mom). Everyone I asked about middle name suggestions would ask about family names, and I'd always tell them the same two things -- I'm not naming my kid something just because  it's in my family line, and I'm not passing on a name I don't like. If we use a family name, it will be because it means something special to us and we like how it sounds. So the weekend we decided on "B," Granny B came to take care of Ada so that Russ and I could go on a babymoon. We got to spend some time with her before we left,...

How Far Along:  27 weeks 1 day Size:  A bunch of bananas -- about 15 inches and over two pounds. Gender:  Girl :) Name:  We still haven't solidified a middle name. I have one that I think sounds really good, but at one point Russ vetoed it; however, when I mentioned it again this week, he didn't shut it down right away, so maybe there's hope! Pretty sure we're sticking with Holly for the first name though, as nothing else has come up and Ada constantly refers to her as "baby Holly" 😍 Movement:  Allllllllll the time!! I'm legitimately getting nervous for sleep with this one because it seems like she's never still! Most of the time, I'm loving all the kicks and rubs and pokes. The only time I don't love it is when she repeatedly kicks my bladder. Even if I've just gone to the bathroom, it makes me feel like I have to go again 😂 Sleep:  Sleep still isn't too bad. I often have to get up once for a bathroom trip, a...

How Far Along:  22 weeks 6 days Size:  She's the size of a bunch of grapes, and should be a little over 12 inches long now Gender:  It's a girl! :) Name:  I'm prettttttty positive her first name will be Holly, but still no middle name Movement:  A I first felt her move on the inside a day before I turned 19 weeks, and I've been feeling her much more strongly (and on the outside) for a week or two now (21/22 weeks).  Sleep:  I usually wake up to pee once in the night around 3am. Not taking naps much anymore. Soreness wakes me up sometimes. Weight Gain:  I gain weight so weirdly in pregnancy. I gain big chunks in the first few months, and smaller chunks in the later months, which is opposite of most people, pretty sure. So in the last month, I'm only up 3.6 pounds, and overall, I'm up 26.2 pounds.  Symptoms:  The biggest thing has been round ligament pain and pelvic pain. It would probably help if I'd d...

How Far Along:  18 weeks 3 days Size:  Sweet potato, about 5.5 inches long Gender:  It's officially a girl! Name:  We mayyyyy have picked a first name. Russ probably wouldn't say we've picked it, but I like it a lot, and he hasn't vetoed it. I asked him on a scale of 1-10 how likely he is to go with it, and he said 7. When asked what it would take to get him to a 10, he said "time." So I'm thinking it's a go! But I suppose we could still change our minds! Still no middle name, either. Won't share the name publicly until we're for sure going with it, though :) Movement:  Again, I sometimes think I feel something, but I'm not really sure. I'm mostly just waiting till 22-23 weeks to really feel her, since that's when I for sure felt Ada! Sleep:  Has not been too bad. I added a pillow for between my knees and that helps a lot. I do feel like I've had more vivid dreams again lately. Weight Gain:  Man, I hesi...

How Far Along:  14 weeks 0 days Size:  a beet Gender:  Well, we found out around 10 weeks using a SneakPeak test, but Russ doesn't entirely trust it, so we're waiting until an ultrasound confirms it to announce. Name:  Russ and I downloaded an app like Tinder but with name ideas (swipe left if you don't like it, swipe right if you do!). So we're occasionally discussing names for a few minutes, but definitely nothing solid. He vetoed all my favorite names that I brought to the table before getting the app. Movement:  I keep thinking I'm maybe feeling something, but I'm pretty sure it's just me feeling my body functions more acutely since it's still early. Fun Fact:  I can't think of anything at the moment! Sleep:  Is not great. I just feel like I wake up pretty frequently. I fall back to sleep quickly, but it's still an interruption! I'm mostly not sleeping on my stomach anymore. I think I'll need a pillow betwee...

How Far Along: 9 weeks, 6 days Size: Wild strawberry, which I think translates to "small strawberry" haha :) Gender: Don't know just yet, but I got one of those "sneak peak" genetic tests that you can do as early as 9 weeks, so I've already taken it and I'll send it in on Monday so I should know in a week or so! 😱😱 Name:  I keep coming up with more ideas for girls, and Russ keeps vetoing them. I'm also having a hard time because I realllllllly want a name that is unique and pretty, but still normal. Like, not Shaniqua (because that's not normal), but not Ashley (because that's not unique). Like Ada -- I've only met one or two people named Ada, and I've never seen Ada on a top 100 list. That's what I want for all our kids, if possible, but I do get stuck in the trap of liking lots of the popular names. That's why Ada's middle name is Charlotte -- it's too popular to be a first name for my child, but I like...

How Far Along:  4 weeks 3 days Size:  A tiny little poppyseed :) Gender:  Man. I really have no clue what Baby is going to be this time. Half the time leading up to getting pregnant I've thought my second would be a boy, and half the time girl, so I'm really in the dark here 😂 Name:  If it's a boy, we've had the first name picked out since before we were married (no middle name yet though). If it's a girl, it's still up for debate! Movement:  Not yet, of course :) Fun Fact: This isn't really a "fun" fact, but it is a fact. I had a diabetes appointment the week before I took the pregnancy test. I had to get some routine labs done, and I was 7-10 days past ovulation (DPO) so I asked if they could do a pregnancy test along with my labs. I got the call later that day that the test came back negative. I was soooo bummed because we tried FAITHFULLY this month -- every day for like 7 days, and every day I laid in bed after with 3 pi...