Second Trimester Pregnancy Update + Gender Reveal

It’s been a while since I’ve given a pregnancy update on here so here’s a recap of how my second trimester went! I’m also sharing the baby’s gender in case you missed the announcement on Instagram!

Anatomy Scan + Gender Reveal

The highlight of my second trimester pregnancy was definitely the anatomy scan and sharing the gender of baby with everyone! It was so cool to see baby coming to life and transforming from a fetus to looking like a baby now. All of her features are becoming more prominent!

And yes, baby is a GIRL! I shared some old wives tales here. It was split 50/50 but I had a feeling she was a girl with my severe morning sickness! Jeff and both of our families are extremely excited to welcome a girl in the family. Most of my extended family are guys, except for my cousin’s new baby girl. We are hoping our girls will be best friends just like we are!

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Pregnancy During COVID-19

QUARANTINE. Being pregnant during a pandemic has been an interesting experience to say the least. Because I didn’t want to risk getting coronavirus while pregnant, I took quarantine very seriously. During my first and second trimesters, the only places I went to were the doctor’s office and the car dealership once to buy a car (we upgraded to a SUV for baby!). Otherwise, I sent Jeff to get all of our groceries and didn’t see my friends or family (except for a few social distancing drop-offs) for months.

APPOINTMENTS. One disappointing part about being pregnant during this time is that you can’t have your partner go into doctor’s appointments and scans with you. I really wish Jeff could’ve been at the anatomy scan, especially since this is our first baby. At least we were able to Facetime at the end of the appointment and Jeff was able to see some of the scans that way. Also, most of my appointments were phone calls, so I didn’t actually get to meet my OBGYN in person until week 29 when I went in for my glucose test.

BABY MOON. Because of COVID, we won’t be able to go on our honeymoon or baby moon. We were originally planning for Italy for our honeymoon and Hawaii for baby moon. But of course, with everything going on, we paused all travel plans. We might do a quick road trip somewhere in the PNW as things start to open up again!

WFH. The silver lining of being pregnant during COVID is that I get to work from home until I go on maternity leave. It’s been sooo much more comfortable being at home and not having to commute on the bus!

Overall, despite not having a “normal” second trimester pregnancy experience, I am very thankful to be pregnant and still can’t believe I’m bringing a human into this world soon!

Maternity Clothes

I have been living in dresses during my pregnancy and the same five dresses have been on heavy rotation. A few of my non-maternity dresses still fit so I wear these all the time (here, here, and here). I did buy my first couple of maternity dresses towards the middle of my second trimester. This pink striped maternity dress is my absolute favorite and I always get compliments on it when I wear it to the doctor’s office!

Nursery Updates

It’s been so fun putting together baby girl’s nursery! Here are a couple photos of what we have in there so far. I LOVE the nursery wallpaper. I still need a dresser, pendant light, and a few other things. Can’t wait to show you guys the final look once it’s done!

I’m now in the home stretch and officially in the third trimester! I’ll keep you guys updated on how it goes. I’m looking forward to potentially a maternity photo shoot, a baby shower (if we decide to have one), and a quick baby moon getaway!