Monday, December 24, 2012

Week 27 ~ Christmas Eve

It's my absolutely favorite time of the year. We are at 27 weeks with 13 weeks to go, with each week I find myself getting more and more anxious for the arrival of our little boy - At the same time we have a ways to go before we are ready for him. It's been super crazy for us especially with it being the holidays and Mr. W working  as much as he has been. Me, on the other hand, am on vacation until January 2 and boy do I need it. I am embracing this last week of my second trimester before what I have heard is the hardest of the 3 trimesters.

Nursery Update: Our nursery theme is going to be super heroes with bright primary colors. :) It took what feels like an eternity to come up with that decision but alas the decision has been made. I am going to start pulling things together next month.

Baby Shower Update: We are checking on two dates in late January.



How far along are you? 27 Weeks!
Total weight gain? 21 lbs.
Maternity Clothes? I don't even know why I answer this still... Yoga pants are still my best friend.
Stretch Marks? Not yet. I am trying not to get my hopes up.
Sleep: The left side sleeping has gotten old but I guess I really don't have much of a choice.
Best Moment Last Week? Friday, cause it started my vacation, my much needed vacation!
Movement: I love feeling his kicking.
Food Craving: Mexican... which I crave pregnant or not.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.
Labor signs? Check back in 10 weeks or so...
Symptoms? Lower back pain.
Belly button in or out? Innie but I don't think it will stay that way for much longer.
Wedding Ring on or off? On.
Most common emotion? Thrilled... I love me some Christmas time!
Looking forward to? Christmas day!

Monday, December 17, 2012

Week 26

Another week has come and gone, Week 26 is here and we have just 14 weeks to go. I have conquered the dizziness it seems... Thankfully! More friends who saw me this week declared that I have indeed popped... There is no hiding this baby bump no matter what tricks I try to pull, but then again I don't want to hide it... I am going through a world of change and I have earned this baby bump. So I am sporting it with pride and the biggest smile imaginable. 

I have a tendency to play this mean joke to strangers, when asking if I am pregnant I look horrified and say no. I know its a horribly mean thing to do to people and I promised after yesterday I wasn't going to do it anymore. It was fun while it lasted but at this point I don't think many people would believe me anyways with the rate that this tummy is growing.

And lastly lets discuss my pet peeve: People touching my stomach. I sincerely can't stand it. I have issues with people touching me regardless of pregnancy or not. I cringe when my back or shoulders are touched, generally the only thing that I can stand are casual hugs. I guess people feel like my dislike of the touching is funny however it sincerely upsets me to have a person invade my personal space without asking me before hand. My general rule of thumb is that if you didn't help put it in there your hands have no business on my person and no one should be surprised if I voice my frustration.

Nursery update: No update to really report. I still can't finalize a theme or color thanks to being one of the most indecisive people on the face of the planet. Urgh. I am setting a Sunday deadline for myself though just for my own sanity, I've been overthinking it. 

Baby Shower update: My sister and a couple friends are hosting a shower for me, let's hope it is better then the disastrous turnout for my before Jamaica party... cause that was pretty devastating to my ego. I am getting the guest list to my sister this week and the rest is in their capable hands.

Well I am off now... Did this all on my lunch break! Adios!

PS - Oh and a BIG congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Amanda Fife for the welcoming of their precious little boy Nolan this afternoon! It is such a crazy thing to look back at our childhood, our friendship, our marriages, and now here we both are becoming mothers to adorable little boys. Where has the time gone!? So happy for Daniel & Amanda.


How far along are you? 26 weeks today!
Total weight gain? I had just had lunch when I weighed myself fully dressed... 20lb.
Maternity Clothes? Still wearing yoga pants on a near daily basis and I have been able to avoid maternity tops still.
Stretch Marks? Still going solid without a stretch mark. Let's hope that trend continues!
Sleep: Once I get to sleep I am good, except for having to get up 1 or 2 times a night to visit the lady's room.
Best Moment Last Week? Had our ultrasound last Monday. It was great seeing how much Baby W had grown.
Movement: Still not constant. But there's a period of movement every late morning, mid afternoon, and before bed.
Food Craving: Chips and salsa.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nopers.
Labor signs? I have experienced the joys of a braxton hicks contraction a couple times. That is all though.
Symptoms? Lower back pain, growing tummy, restlessness.
Belly button in or out? Innie.
Wedding Ring on or off? On.
Most common emotion? This last week I've been feeling anxious, I blame all the upcoming changes and people around me... reverting back to the whole people invading personal space and what not.
Looking forward to? Friday is my last day before some much needed vacation time!

Saturday, December 15, 2012

100 Days

I am a mere 100 days away from my due date!! Just 100 days... Seriously? This seems to be going at lightening speed here. A dear friend of mine who announced like back in April that she was expecting and today she is at the hospital being induced. It really makes me realize how quickly this is coming around. In just 3 1/2 months I am going to have a tiny human in my arms. 

100 days until I become someone's mother. There are no words.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Week 25 2 Days ~ 15 Weeks to Go!

Newest symptom? Crazy dizziness... like had one too many and kinda wasteypants and that room spinning around you the moment you lay on the bed and the only thing that helps is the one foot on the floor?.... Well one foot on the floor doesn't really do it for this dizziness that I have had the last couple of days. In the morning the second I wake up and open my eyes I can't even imagine standing up right away because I can't see straight. Anyways if anyone knows a way to help with the dizzy I would greatly appreciate any tips, this morning it lasted through my shower, getting ready for work, and a slow and careful drive which required a couple of stops to work. 





How far along are you? 25 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain? 17 lb,
Maternity Clothes? Nopers.
Stretch marks? Thankfully still clear of the stretch marks.
Sleep: It's been better... but I imagine it's never going to be what it once was.
Best moment last week? Eh my weeks are beginning to blur together. Week 24 had my 6 month appointment which went great. Always love getting good reports.
Movement: Baby W is following in the shoes of his momma... He isn't active much until late in the morning, he is most active at night right when I lay down to go to bed.
Food craving: Ummm. armadillo eggs?
Anything making you queasy or sick? I get dizzy randomly but there doesn't seem to be a particular reason for it.
Labor signs: Ask again in 15 weeks.
Symptoms: Have had a couple braxton hicks.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding ring on or off? On.
Most common emotion? Pretty excited.
Looking forward to? Christmas vacation!!!

Monday, December 10, 2012

Week 25

25 weeks... You will have to wait for the picture thanks to my apartment complex thinking it was okay to turn off our hot water without warning and because it is 32 degrees outside I can't stand the thought of showering in freezing water... resulting in me not taking a picture because I look awful. Thank you dear apartment complex for providing just another reason for my anxiousness to be done with you come the new year.

In more lighthearted news we had our ultrasound this afternoon and things could not have been better. Baby W is still a boy and the tech was confident in that decision so at this point it would be a radical surprise for that to change somehow at this point. His little brain and heart are developing perfectly and his measurements are right on schedule. Doctor said we couldn't have asked for a better report back. He is currently sitting breech and is still pretty stubborn, he was kicking the whole time they were trying to evaluate his heart valves. Eventually he settled down enough for the doctor to get what he needed. It's crazy how much he has grown and how quickly it all happens. We are just 3 1/2 months away from introducing our little one into this world.

10 weeks vs 25 weeks face shots.

I stayed a bit reserved on following through buying anything for the baby until we got a second opinion about the gender. Now that 2 doctors and 2 ultrasound technicians have both told us that it is indeed a boy I feel more comfortable about proceeding with purchases. The great debate has been the crib. I wanted to go with a vintage style white crib while the husband wanted a darker wood and a bit more modern. We have gone around in circles about the crib... In the end, with how hectic our life is right now I've decided to make this discussion easier and just go with a more modern darker crib set.
Now we are moving on to color patterns.... And the adventure continues.







Thursday, December 6, 2012

6 months and a Bag of Chips.

I had my 6 month doctor appointment this morning, I am both excited and terrified to be on the downhill side of this pregnancy. Mr. W & I have 4 months to prepare the best way we know how to be parents, to be responsible for the growth of another human being. No pressure or anything.

My scale at home reads differently then the one at the doctor office, and although I accept and understand that weight gain is just something that happens in pregnancy, it doesn't make it any easier to see those numbers just keep getting higher. I was mortified at the scale at the doctor's office, I am pretty sure my face showed that cause the nurse just smiled sweetly. When I saw the doctor he said I had gained the ideal amount of weight... but that didn't dissolve the mortified expression on my face. People say I look great, people say I look like I have a soccer ball under my shirt... You know what I feel like currently?
And with 4 months to go I am nervously anticipating the continuous growth of my belly and my booty. 6 months ago I guess I was comparable to maybe JLo territory for the booty-watch, but I think be the end of month 6 I should be sliding into Beyonce territory and well on my way to Kardashian. 

Other then the horror of the scales my doctor appointment went smoothly, my stomach is measuring perfectly and the baby has a strong heartbeat of 144 beats per minute. It is funny how easy it is to hear and locate now... Gone are the days of running the fetal heart doppler over my tummy for 15 minutes to finally find his faint heartbeat as he swam from one side to the other. No, no, no... nurse found him within a minute today and it was so loud she turned down the speaker.

I have my ultrasound with the high risk doctor on Monday afternoon... getting verification that Baby W has male equipment. I am excited to see how much he as grown. I also got my gestational diabetes test scheduled for the week after. I've already been warned that the only flavor of drink my doctor offers during the test is orange... I have heard fruit punch is better but looks like I don't have that option. For those not sure of what the gestation diabetes test is.... It lasts for about an hour - You go in having had no sugar before hand and you have to drink a small bottle of dreadfully sweet concoction and then sit for an hour, an hour later you have your blood drawn. This is done to see how your body breaks down sugar at the moment. Pregnancy hormones can block insulin from doing what it does... when that happens glucose levels may increase in the blood.

My 7th month check up is on my birthday and I am anxious to have the day off and to sleep most of it away... Gone are the days of meeting everyone at a local pub for some beer and bad karaoke. No... I will settle with take out and a good movie snuggled up on the couch thanks.

During all these check ups, ultrasounds, and diabetes tests, we are also in the process of getting our life of 5+ years at the apartment complex we have lived at boxed up, thrown out, or stored as we move into a house with a roommate... for our circumstances and our impending move outside of this area for Mr. W's job we decided leaving the price gouging apartment rentals in this area and going to a more month to month basis would fit our needs better. So needless to say our December is crazy busy. This weekend I am going to start the task of boxing up and getting thinks packed.

So that is where we are at currently. Busy, busy, busy.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Monday, December 3, 2012

Week 24

You know my husband bought me this amazing personal camera to use since I didn't always want to take my big SLR digital with me everywhere I went and how many times have I used it during this pregnancy? 0. I always just pull out my trusty iPhone but I've come to terms that the images suck compared to the spiffy digital my husband got me as a wedding present so I am making a commitment to start posting with my good camera and to retire the iPhone for the weekly pregnancy pictures.

That being said, my camera battery is dead and charging so the better quality picture will have to be later this week and a picture of my belly and a guest appearance of my cat Axel will have to do. He wouldn't get out of the way for a decent photo - He just kept rubbing up against my tummy and pawing it gently. And yes, this was done with my iPhone 4S... but stay tune for something better later this week. (and yes I am aware my mirror is dirty)



This past week was pretty uneventful, other then my issues Friday. Friday morning I woke up with horrible cramping, similar to the good ol' monthly ones I use to get before pregnancy. I went to work and tried to just focus my energy into work but the constant cramping turned into constant cramping with additional worse cramping every once in awhile. I headed home within a couple hours and waited for the doctor office to call me back. Luckily I didn't have to go in, but apparently I was dehydrated. So I was ordered to stay resting and drink as much water as I could withstand. So I learned my lesson and am intending to stay hydrated from here on out. Water. water. water. Until I am blue in the face.

We are about to start the task of moving... which could just be the first in 2 moves during this pregnancy (but hopefully there is just one move and the second happens after the baby makes his appearance) - Bless the woman who has rented us 2 rooms in her home on a month to month basis and gets us out to the nightmare that is apartment leasing these days. This is a great move for us, it frees us up from the horrible apartment complexes in our town, and gives more flexibility for our inevitable big move here whenever it may happen. My poor husband will be doing most the moving since I am not really capable of doing any heavy lifting... but I plan on being an excellent supervisor!

Baby RJ is the length of a ear of corn at this point and weighs over 1 pound. He kicks mostly late in the morning, mid afternoon, and right before bed of course.


How far along? 24 weeks
Total weight gain: 15.2lb.
Maternity clothes? Only those jeans I got.
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: I can never get enough of it. Naps are my friend.
Best moment last week: Eh, nothing in particular stands out.
Movement: I feel kicks every day throughout the day.
Food cravings: Still just loading up on anything and everything spicy.
Anything making you queasy or sick? No.
Labor signs: No.
Symptoms: The back pain continues. Sad face.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most the time? Happy :)
Looking forward to: My 6 month Dr. appt on Wednesday.


Monday, November 26, 2012

Week 23

Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone sadly. We had a great time with family and friends and Mr. W clocked in a ridiculous amount of hours working Black Friday. We even went out Saturday night, however in the venture I was clearly made aware of that times have changed for me drastically in just 5 1/2 months. We went out with friends and then had a late night visit at iHop. I am fine with admitting that I think that is my last out and about night like that for a very long time... 2 days later and I am still feeling the effects of that decision. Although it was fun it's pretty obvious that I am just in a different place in my life. Preparing for motherhood started the day I found out I was pregnant, I'm harboring this human being as it develops and grows preparing for life on the outside. I can't over stress, over exhaust, or overwhelm.

I got word one of my really great girlfriends Tiffany is expecting baby #2 just about 4 months after our little one makes his debut. I swear, there is something in the water here it seems because I know so many ladies expecting right now. I'm so happy to be sharing this experience with some of my closest friends.

Someone said I seemed to have "popped" this week - which I came to find out means that I officially look pregnant and my baby bump has really made it's debut. Funny cause I thought it had done that 5 weeks ago or so... but I guess it's much more pronounced now - I guess you can be the judge of that.

Sadly our ultrasound has gotten pushed, apparently there are no ultrasound technicians on staff for Wednesday (which is when I was originally scheduled) and they had to reschedule. Sad panda. Originally they tried to schedule me for the 6th in the afternoon but I have a OB GYN appointment that morning for my 6 month check up so I had to call and reschedule it yet again and now we have 2 weeks to wait. It will be worth the wait though I know it.


How far along? 23 Weeks
Total weight gain: 15.2lb.
Maternity clothes? I have ONE pair of maternity jeans so sue me. 
Stretch marks? Nope! :)
Sleep: I have a hard time going to sleep early and so I know I am not getting the amount of sleep I should have. Naps are my friend.
Best moment last week: Shopping for baby clothes.
Movement: RJ kicks me on a pretty constant basis, especially in the mornings and at night when I am trying to go to sleep - He must think the stillness means playtime for him.
Food cravings: Anything spicy... that isn't really a craving though I just love spicy food and thankfully I haven't had to deal with any heartburn.
Anything making you queasy or sick? No.
Labor signs: No.
Symptoms: Feeling my little one squirming around and severe lower back pain.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most the time? Oh so happy && content.
Looking forward to: Feeling and SEEING even more movement.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Caved.

I bought maternity jeans. Le sigh.

It's true. I caved. I bought a single pair of maternity jeans. My excuse is that I can't find skinny jeans that fit me currently so I bought a single pair of skinny maternity jeans so I can wear cute boots I've been buying. That seems justified right? Well, that's my story and I am sticking to it. I am really self conscious wearing them so who knows if I will actually keep wearing them. I keep getting worried that the nude band that starts where a normal zipper is halfway up is at. I really feel ridiculous in them.

So yeah. There is that. I own a piece of maternity wear.


Le sigh.

Friday, November 23, 2012

22 Weeks.

This week has been interesting to say the least. My emotions have been getting the best of me a lot more it seems and my mood changes at a drop of a hat - Luckily for the husband those moods usually being hyper and exhausted. I think Mr. W lucked out that I am not one of those that dishes out a lot of "pregnancy rage" as he calls it.

Baby RJ is a kicker let me tell you, I say it is his way of letting us know he is a soccer player but Mr. W insists that its him saying he is going to be a MMA fighter. Haha, we have such high expectations for this kid already it seems. I'm still adjusting to the feeling of it, it is amazing but at the same time it is still freaky to feel. Mr. W puts his hand on my tummy in the evenings to feel the little thumps against his hand.

We had Thanksgiving at my folks house and then mainly hung out at home the rest of the day. Mr. W had an intense black Friday schedule and needed rest. Speaking of black Friday, I really didn't participate much... I went to Carter's baby and kid store at 6AM with my sister on Friday and got some pieces half off, grabbed a sausage biscuit on the way home, and was back into bed by 7:30. The whole time I was at Carters buying things I just had my next ultrasound in the back of my mind. It is next Wednesday && with how much baby boy clothes I got Friday this kid better be sporting the boy parts as the doctor was "pretty sure" he saw.




How far along? 22 Weeks
Total weight gain: 13.8 lb.
Maternity clothes? No but I am starting to reconsider my protest against them.
Stretch marks? Nope! :)
Sleep: Pretty good. RJ wakes me up on regular around 4AM though with his insistence to kick.
Best moment last week: Mr. W feeling the baby!
Movement: A lot of kicking throughout the day everyday!
Food cravings: Genghis Grill... Still. 
Anything making you queasy or sick? Not really.
Labor signs: No.
Symptoms: Exhaustion is coming back.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most the time? Happy as a clam. 
Looking forward to: Our ultrasound next Wednesday.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Baby Registry Mayhem.

Who knew that a baby would require this much stuff? Seriously. Have you seen the babyrus suggested checklist? It's kind of absurd, and by kinda I mean really absurd. Holy smokes! I get a headache the second I log on to start working on it and immediately log off, or I start but get overwhelmed in 5 minutes change my mind on everything and delete everything on my registry and then log off. Needless to say I am getting no where fast.

I am pretty certain the direction I am going in terms of the nursery. Nursery colors will be yellow, gray, and white (ha.... just so happens to be the same coloring of my blog apparently) and the theme is going to either be owls or airplanes. I am leaning towards owls... mainly because I have a weird fascination with owls. Don't ask, I don't know why - I just love the damn things.

I thought with a general direction of the nursery all this registry jazz would be a piece of cake. Ha. Yeah. What a piece of cake it has become. I've convinced Mr. W that we are going to actually go to Baby'r'us on Friday evening and do it in the store - I am hoping that it makes it easier to have the items all in front of me instead of having a endless selection via the interwebs.

One baby item that I didn't have to stress over. My beloved snoogle. I got it on sale for just under $45. Yes it takes up 3/4 of the bed and Mr. W complains about not being able to get within 6 inches of me thanks to the border that now divides he and I in the bed... But it keeps me on my left side pretty comfortably for the most part. I wake up annoyed every now and then... my body is pissed at me for not letting it even try to sleep on my back and I still have to swing my leg back over one of my husband's legs - I am sure he had finally escaped the one leg drape that I automatically do the second I get into bed, but alas, even though it isn't horribly comfortable I still do it automatically.
If you're knocked up I fully endorse one of these bad boys.

So yeah, that is my baby registry vent at the moment. I am so worn out but look forward to it maybe being a little easier actually going to the store and doing it with the husbands help. If not I am considering letting someone else make one for me. Anyone up to the task? ... Anyone?

Monday, November 12, 2012

Week 21. Holla.

Well the halfway point has come and gone, now we are sitting pretty at just 19 weeks until my due date. I can't really suck in Baby W and the tummy anymore. My bump is out and proud. I know a lot of women who dread when this time comes and the baby bump becomes more significant but honestly I love it. Yeah it is kind of hard to see that scale every month and see those numbers higher and higher every time you have your monthly OB GYN appointment... but it is a necessary part of the baby making process. I kind of love wearing more body hugging shirts to show off Baby W. What we as women can do is pretty amazing, I mean I am making a human being here, it's pretty awe inspiring and I am proud of it. And heck my body is going through some pretty crazy changes and going through a lot to produce this offspring... I am not going to hide it away, that's just silly talk! Galatians 1:5 reminds me that God is forming and knitting Baby W together in my tummy and even before. So yes, you will see me walking around in my Buckle shirts with a cami underneath to help with length, and probably my Victoria Secret yoga pants (I pretty much live in them) and flaunting what God has blessed Mr. W & I with. This beautiful baby boy that we both already adore with all of our hearts.




How far along? 21 Weeks
Total weight gain: Apparently my scale is off... 13lb.
Maternity clothes? Nope just sporting my yoga pants a lot more these days.
Stretch marks? Nope! :)
Sleep: Still getting up only once a night. I'll take it while I can!
Best moment last week: Had our 5 month check up and everything is A-OK.
Movement: I feel a lot of butterfly-ness going on from time to time.
Food cravings: Genghis Grill... Still. And pretty much anything spicy! So thankful that heartburn hasn't haunted me yet.
Anything making you queasy or sick? If I stand in one place for too long I start feeling nauseated.
Labor signs: No.
Symptoms: Feeling some flutters and movements.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most the time? Thankfully I appear to be one of those pregnant women who aren't raging hormonal nightmares when pregnant. I am pretty happy and positive most of the time. Everyone in awhile I get sad but not really angry ever.
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving holiday and some fried turkey!!!




Thursday, November 8, 2012

Week 20!

Sound the alarms and a moment of celebration that this venture is half way over and we are that much closer to meeting our little man! Yup yup we are officially at 20 weeks now. Time flies. We had our 5 month appointment today and all is well with baby and momma. Baby's heartbeat is a strong 143 beats per minute and I am starting to get random swirly/butterfly feelings in my tummy which I know is our little one moving around like crazy. I actually felt kicks this week, we have a fetal heart doppler at home - I know ladies who use their doppler every day but I only check in on him every other week or so usually in between doctor appointments. I checked today and found him pretty quickly however within seconds of feeling him I felt him kick the doppler wand and then swim away from that spot. I found him on the other side of my tummy and again he kicked the doppler. It was such a weird feeling and I can't quite explain what it felt like other then being distinctive.



How far along? 20 weeks! AKA the halfway point!
Total weight gain: 11 pounds
Maternity clothes? Nope just extra long shirts and hairbanding my jean buttons still
Stretch marks? Not yet thankfully
Sleep: I get up once a night, usually around 4 to go to the bathroom. Other then that I am sleeping pretty soundly.
Best moment last week: I got some of my energy back!
Movement: Not a whole lot. I did feel kicking today though.
Food cravings: Genghis Grill... like everyday all day
Anything making you queasy or sick? Standing up too fast makes me dizzy.
Labor signs: No.
Symptoms: Not being able to get off my couch as easily as I use to.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most the time? Thankfully I have been happy.
Looking forward to: Feeling my little buddy some more!



Tuesday, October 30, 2012

To my Dearest Husband

Devin,

This time last year we were hours away from pulling off a pretty secret affair that only a few family and friends were aware of. I still don't quite know how I managed to keep it pretty much under wraps with my track history of secrets, but some how we kept it quiet. I found the perfect little white dress weeks earlier with some blue suede heels... I had worked on a button bouquet for weeks on end and it all led up to me curled up on the couch anticipating the next day. Although we intend to celebrate June 7th as our wedding anniversary, October 31st will always hold a dear memory for me as we gathered in a small court house with our parents, siblings, and some close friends and officially exchanged vows to become man and wife.

I wanted to take a minute and thank you for the best year of my life, from marrying me, to our amazing trip to Jamaica, to giving me the greatest blessing yet... the opportunity to be a mother. There is no one in this world I would rather spend my life with. I feel so fortunate to have married my best friend. You're such an amazing individual and I will follow you to the ends of the earth. The life you have given me is more then I could ever ask for and I feel so overwhelmingly blessed, happy, and thankful to call you my husband. I don't know what I did to deserve so much.

I am so excited to start this new chapter in our life, the best part of this whole experience is knowing I get to see you be a dad and how amazing it is going to be, that it will just be me and my boys. So here is to the last year and the lifetime to go hand in hand. I love you, I love you, I love you.




Monday, October 29, 2012

Week 19!

Holy mackerel! It's crazy to think that next week I will be all excited to be halfway through this pregnancy. Last week was crazy with all the news and such, and this week I feel is going to be an emotional one for me. My boss of 5 years has moved on to (much) greener pastures and took a position in Florida. Thanks to these hormones of mine her leaving has hit me much harder then I had thought it would. So this week I have to accept some change in my life rather I want to or not.

Halloween parties were this past weekend, and being this is my last kid free Halloween we decided to go to a party. I have to say it's totally different being all preggers and having jello shots and beer pong surrounding you. We had fun all the same. My mom did my face/stomach painting as well as Mr. W's face. I was a cat and I had my mom draw a fish bowl on my tummy. We only made it to about 12:00 and by then I was getting sleepy and restless so we called it a night, but E for effort and trying!

I started looking for a small part time job to pick up on the evenings during the work week here and there and on the weekend... Just taking an extra step in saving for when our little boy gets here. Anyways... here is what you really came for.



How far along? 19 weeks

Total weight gain: 9 pounds. HOLY SMOKES!
Maternity clothes? Nope, I went to look at maternity jeans and my prediction was correct  they didn't have any long enough for me - The longs looked like high waters.
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: I got a pregnancy pillow this weekend which keeps me on my side, I am still adjusting.
Best moment last week: Found our we are having a bouncing baby boy!
Miss Anything? Sleeping in - Have to get up early every day to go to the bathroom.
Movement: A little.
Food cravings: Nope.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nah.
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: A every growing tummy and being overemotional.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Ecstatic.
Looking forward to: The hub's and my anniversary!


Thursday, October 25, 2012

Ultrasound #2

We had our second ultrasound this morning, so much has changed since 2 months ago let me tell you! My OB GYN sends all his clients to a high risk doctor for our second and third sonograms out of the three we get during pregnancy. So the husband and I were off to see a high risk doctor this morning. Luckily the wait wasn't too long. The scale was depressing. They had to make 2 attempts to get accurate blood pressure and then it was off to the patient room. Our tech came in with a student and that is when the real fun started. We got to see little Baby W who didn't look so much like a little Skelator anymore. We saw limbs, the heart, the head, although the tech had a very difficult time trying to get a shot of the kid's face, little Baby W was not a willing participant in this ultrasound. Face down and curled up in a ball, legs clamped close not giving a money shot or anything. about 15 minutes in she froze the screen and moved the cursor on the screen. "See that right there? It's a boy." luckily she screen captured because it was only visible for a second, she picked up on it a couple more times as well. She gave up with the face and said maybe the doctor would have better luck and maybe he would get a better capture about the baby's gender.
Dr.B was super nice, automatically made both Mr. W and I feel real comfortable.He took out the ultrasound wand and got to work. This time Baby W was deciding to make the heart difficult to see, but at the same time finally moved the hands and arms out of the way of the face so we could see the little nose and mouth. Then the doctor started trying to verify gender. Again he screen captures and says he is pretty sure that is a boy. After finishing he stated he wanted me back in in 4 weeks to do another ultrasound because he wasn't completely happy with the way this one turned out and he wanted to verify the sex which he said at this point he said it was 90 to 10 odds it was a boy, but that there was a lot of umbilical cord floating around in that area so he wanted to make sure, and he wanted another shot at the heart. So we will be back late November for yet another ultrasound.
In the mean time we have announced that we are having a handsome baby boy!





Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Pinterest Addiction

I admit. I have a problem. I am addicted to Pinterest, and we aren't talking a little addiction. I straight up need rehab for it. I find myself on the site every day - of coursing my pinning trend seems to have changed a bit - being that the only two boards I pin on anymore is my baby board and my culinary board. I am not shy to say that I am pretty sure I have the most epic and amazing culinary board this side of Tallahassee! Yet my baby board is catching up in awesomeness. I started looking at cribs last weekend, and after Thursday I feel like I will have a more defined direction that we want to go.

We have yet to start working on the nursery, our spare bedroom is a disaster zone. When we moved into our apartment 2 years ago that was our random stuff with no place to go room, then when we got a new bed set it was the room for our old mattresses  when we replaced our makeshift dresser with a actual dresser it met it's fate in the spare bedroom as well. Now you can barely open the door there is so much stuff just piled up inside. I intend to make my first dent this coming Saturday - even if we don't end up living in this apartment come baby time it would be nice to have a clean empty room to store our baby stuff that we are slowly collecting and maybe giving our cat Axel the clear point that the bassinet and the car seat are not his personal beds.
However I doubt that will do it with his apparent love for these new house items.




Monday, October 22, 2012

Week 18!

Week 18 is upon us! So hard to believe we are rounding the corner of being half way done with this adventure and preparing to start a whole new chapter but here we sit just a couple weeks shy of our half way point. I am so excited for Thursday cause we will get to see the little one in the "growth" ultrasound and hopefully, if he/she is willing to participate we will find out if we are having a rugged little boy or a sweet little girl.

I *think* I've started feeling baby randomly since Friday, just random jabs or swirly feelings in my stomach for brief moments every now and then. I can officially NOT sleep on my back anymore, even if I was allowed to, the pressure on my tailbone injury is so severe it sends shooting pain up my back when I even attempt to lay on my back for even just a moment. So sleeping on my side is becoming the norm and although I wake up with a slight limp I walk it off by the time I am heading off to work. I can only imagine how much more difficult it will be in the coming weeks!



How far along? 18 weeks
Total weight gain: 7 1/2 pounds
Maternity clothes? No, just clingy clothes that are stretchy.
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: No sleep is to be had on my back, but I sleep like a baby on my sides.
Best moment last week: Pretty sure I felt my first movement!

Miss Anything? Laying on my back.
Movement: A little... Pretty sure. 
Food cravings: Nope.
Anything making you queasy or sick: No I am feeling pretty good.

Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Exhaustion seems to be creeping back.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Our sonogram in just 5 days!

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Partying Vs. Pregnancy


17 weeks {and 1 day}

Well hello 17 weeks! Is it just me or is this pregnancy going super fast!? I'm really frustrated that I haven't replaced my chalk board yet and I am already close to being halfway done. But I fully intend on having a new board come gender announcement time!!! Now everyone these days seems to be having gender reveal parties, and I have been asked God only knows how many times, if I am going to have one. The answer is NO. Honestly I think that gender reveal parties are a little extreme and overboard. Granted we will find a cute way to disclose the gender to our close family and friends... but a party!? Seriously? Since when did this become a thing!? Its as absurd to be as the "push present" - oh and if you haven't heard of a push present let me enlighten you... It is a gift your husband is suppose to give you for going through labor and delivery - Weird cause I always thought your BABY is your push present? Don't get me wrong if your significant other wants to give you a small token that is a sweet gesture... but to EXPECT a push present. Come on.

Back to the gender... we are just 9 days away from finding out if we are having a little girl made of sugar & spice && everything nice, or a little boy made of snips and snails and puppy dog tails. Votes are overwhelmingly in the boy favor. There are a few of us team Pink though. Mr. W and I have a bet going, because he is certain that he can't make girls and I think it's a girl, loser takes the other to dinner. So I am open to suggestions for where he should take me to dinner in 9 days! *wink*


How far along? 17 weeks
Total weight gain: 7 pounds. EEK!
Maternity clothes? No, but my jeans are at full capacity so I find myself wearing yoga pants the most.
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: I am having a hard time sleeping on my sides
Best moment last week: Pretty sure I felt my first movement!

Miss Anything? Caffeine lately! With waking up uncomfortable on my sides a lot I could sure use it. Oh and sushi... I've been having spicy California rolls with imitation crab leg as substitute though.
Movement: A little... Pretty sure. Kinda feels swirly and like a popcorn kernel pops in my tummy!
Food cravings: Nope.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not eating! I left the house this morning and felt like I was going to throw up my stomach was so empty.

Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: My tummy is super itchy.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: Excited!
Looking forward to: Our sonogram in just 9 days


Thursday, October 11, 2012

16 Weeks!

Well I had my 4 month doctor appointment with my OB GYN this morning. All checked out perfectly. Baby W's heartbeat was super loud and clear today, going at 140 beats per minute. I have to say you never really get use to hearing a second heartbeat inside your body. The doctor was happy with my weight gain and gave reassurance that everything was going according to schedule. We discussed the blood tests to test for downs syndrome and I decided against it. My main reasoning being that this test isn't definite and I didn't want to get a high risk result and start freaking out - Regardless we are having this little one so I would rather not be racked with worry for the next few months as I start rounding the corner of being half way done with this pregnancy.

The next sonogram was scheduled for October 25th, just 6 days shy of (one of our) anniversaries. My doctor always has the 18-20 week sono and the 30 week sono done at a high risk doctor office so we will be going and visiting a different facility for this appointment. We will get to find out of this is a little Miss or a little Mr in just 2 weeks! How crazy is that!!??

13 weeks vs. 16 weeks.



How far along? 16 weeks!
Total weight gain: 6 pounds.
Maternity clothes? Not yet.
Stretch marks? Nope. Lotion, lotion, lotion baby!
Sleep: Still a little rocky thanks to that cold last week!
Best moment last week: Our doctor appointment.

Miss Anything? sleeping on my back still.
Movement: Nope but the doctor said any day!
Food cravings: Not really having any
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nah.
Gender: Nope.

Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Stuffy
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: recovering from being sickly.
Looking forward to: Our sono!!!


Wednesday, October 3, 2012

15 weeks!

Yeah so... I haven't posted in a minute. Sorry bout that. I've been crazy busy, and when I am not busy I am exhausted. We are currently 15 weeks preggers with baby #1, still no gender determined but maybe by the end of October we know what our little cupcake will be. Today is rough because I am pretty sure I am getting sick, the husband had good ol' influenza this past weekend and I rushed to go get a flu shot but that probably came a little too late to prevent sickness and this morning I woke up with a super sore throat and congested. Oh boy. So I am buckling down the hatches and hoping I can make a speedy recovery. Fingers crossed!

How far along? 15 weeks!
Total weight gain: 5 pounds.
Maternity clothes? Nope but I bought a bunch of cute longer stretchier tops!
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: Little shaky but thats more because I am coming down sick.
Best moment last week: Baby can sense light now, I was irritating cupcake with a flashlight when I was trying to pick up the heartbeat with my at home doppler, I kept hearing cupcake try to avoid the light and moving back and forth.

Miss Anything? sleeping on my back for long periods of time
Movement: Not yet but I am hoping soon!!!
Food cravings: Not really having any
Anything making you queasy or sick: My husband! LOL
Gender: Nope.

Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: My baby bump is appearing.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: cranky and sick.
Looking forward to: Our next dr appointment next week!


Monday, September 17, 2012

Love at First Sight

Week 12 has come and gone, and with it was the first chance we got to see our little bit. We had a ultrasound appointment at my doctor's office last Thursday, it's the first of 3 ultrasounds total during this journey - This one my doctor did himself, the next two will be done at a high risk doctor office, something that all of my doctor's clients go to to verify the health and safety of baby and mommy. The next ultrasound will be around 18-20 weeks (so end of October or early November) and will be when we find out the gender, then we have another one around 30 weeks.

I can't really explain what I expected when we went, I was kind of a nervous wreck initially. Dev was there trying to make me laugh and what not, you know... what he is always trying to do, which is to ease me into situations I might not be the most comfortable in naturally. When the doctor came in we got straight to the nitty gritty. I laid down on the table and he did his magic. Thankfully it was a external ultrasound. (whew!) It just took a moment but in a matter of seconds there was little bit. He froze the initial scan and we got a head on view of our little bit. I had been expecting a profile image for some reason but instead we got a view of little bit's face. The doctor showed us where little bit's eyes, nose, mouth, were... I was in awe honestly. His/Her little arm stretched above his/her head as though giving a wave. I could feel tears kind of start and I grabbed Dev's hand and squeezed it. Doc unfroze it then and we say the little one start to move, it was crazy honestly! He then showed us the heart beating and we got to hear it at the same time, pounding at a good 153 beats per minute. Baby measures a day earlier then the estimated due date so Doctor said we are sticking with March 25 as Little Bit's anticipated arrival.


There is really no words for how you feel the first time you see what is growing inside of you. When the doctor had finished Dev just looked at me smiling and told me "Good job baby." The rest of the day was just surreal, I floated through the rest of it I guess you could say. It's one thing to know you are pregnant, but getting to see this little thing growing inside of you moving and getting to see the heart beating, it brings it all down to earth. It makes it real.

I am hoping that with the end of the first trimester will be the end of the moodiness and exhaustion, so I can really appreciate and soak in this experience. Speaking of the end of the first trimester that would be this week, week 13, I can't tell you how comforting it is to get into a safer zone, but I also can't tell you how unbelievably fast this is going by! Feels like it was just a couple weeks ago that I found out I was pregnant!!!


I STILL haven't replaced my chalkboard so I will post a boring ol' mirror picture here soon for week 13, luckily there hasn't been much difference in the tummy. I am SUPER happy that Jessica Simpson released her maternity line today though and you best believe I will be buying pretty much every single item she offers!

How far along? 13 weeks!
Total weight gain: 5 pounds.
Maternity clothes? Not yet, but I do sport my yoga pants more then anything else.
Stretch marks? no
Sleep: Still getting plenty of it thankfully!
Best moment last week: Seeing our baby for the first time!

Miss Anything? Laying on my stomach.
Movement: Nope.
Food cravings: Not really having any
Anything making you queasy or sick: The gumbo we made last night. BLAH!
Gender: Nothing yet, but Devin took notice that the Dr kept saying she and her during the ultrasound!

Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: It hurts my lower abdomen when I sneeze :(
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, kinda sleepy all the time still though
Looking forward to: Da bump!