27 Weeks!

How Far Along: 27 Weeks (3rd trimester, yay!)

Weight Loss or Gain: Gain, but not sure until I  have my next appt. My last appt said I gained 7lbs.

Stretchmarks:As lame as this sounds: I'm not sure! I think I get some small ones, but then in a day they are gone. So maybe they'll stay for good later on =D

Sleep: Ehh, off and on good. I'll have a few days where I don't sleep well, then I'll sleep REALLY good for 2 or 3 days. But, that might be because I've been working on moving stuff, etc for the days that I sleep really well =D

Best Moment This Week: Pregnancy wise: felt little Isaac in two spots for the first time! It was...weird =D None Pregnancy Wise: We signed on our house this week! I'm so suprised at how fast things are moving. We could have technically moved all our stuff on Friday, but we have nothing packed and would have to scramble. We have until the end of this month to move out of this house, so we are moving this next weekend.

(Adding one in) Worst Moment This Week: Hormones. Man, they are crazy. I feel bad for my husband. One moment I'll be happy as a clam, the next I want to claw someones eyes out. It's a mess and I'm gonna have to think of a creative way to make it up to my husband. He's the most patient man in the world.

Movement: Lots and lots =D He's just starting to move around when I move around. Usually he only moves when I haven't for a while.

Food Cravings: Not anything out of the ordinary.

Food Aversions: Nope, still going strong I guess.

Belly Button: In.

Miss Anything: not at the moment!

Looking Forward to Anything: Moving into our home =D I can't wait to finally have a designated area for Isaac!

Milestones: Hmm, not much other than what I've mentioned above.

25 Week Update

Well, I'm not going to be 25 weeks until Friday, but this is close enough ;)

How Far Along: 25 (24 weeks and 5 days)

How Big Is Baby: I have no idea....lol

Maternity Clothes: Yes! Always and only.

Weight Loss or Gain: Whoop! I had an appointment today, so I know the answer! I've gained a total of 7 pounds thus far.

Stretchmarks: Nope. But my skin is super super super dry.

Sleep: Pretty good!

Best Moment This Week: Had my appointment today! The ultrasound they did a few weeks ago looked good. The only thing was that one of his kidneys was just a little bigger than it should be. my OB said that it's very common and 90% of the time it corrects itself. I still need to have another ultrasound just to make sure at 32 weeks.

Movement: Lots and lots =D Not enough to where it's uncomfortable though. (Unless he kicks my bladder. Then I quickly thank God that my bladder wasn't full lol). He definitely like baths. He moves around the most then.

Food Cravings: Not anything out of the ordinary.

Food Aversions: Nope, still going strong I guess.

Belly Button: In.

Miss Anything: Hmm. I miss being able to lean forward and rest my elbows on my knees while in church or watching tv!

Looking Forward to Anything: EVERYTHING! lol I think at the moment I'm looking forward to my next appointment. It's like a physical way to tell how fast time is moving.

Milestones: Lil Isaac was technically present for his first EDGE Awards that his dad and the CLever Pictures team hosted. Its always a great event and very excited. LInked below is their "Premier". I'll add links to the other commercials, etc when they post them up.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhyIJStcyyLJjuZxsag5pngiUszVpDkmk


And from this morning:

23 Week Update

How Far Along: 23 Weeks (actually like 23 weeks and...4 days or something, but who's counting)

How Big Is Baby: About a pound!

Maternity Clothes: Yes! Always and only.

Weight Loss or Gain: I still have no idea...My next appointment is next Wednesday...so I'll know then!!

Stretchmarks: Nope. But my skin is super weird. I'll get little "rash marks" randomly. They don't itch or hurt or anything, they are just red.

Sleep: Blah, Its ok on some days, but not ok on other days. But I'm not sure how much of that is caused by pregnancy. Last night I had a really hard time controlling my temperature. I'd be super cold, but when I'd move closer to Zech I'd be sweating; literally in the course of 2 seconds. It was frustrating.

Best Moment This Week: I guess Zech woke up at about 5 am Saturday morning and couldn't fall asleep. So he put his hand on my tummy and little Isaac kicked him. Then Zech would move his hand on another side and he'd kick over there. When he told me that I told him I was jealous, Isaac always stops kicking when I put my hand on my tummy.

Movement: Lots and lots =D Not enough to where it's uncomfortable though. (Unless he kicks my bladder. Then I quickly thank God that my bladder wasn't full lol). He definitely like baths. He moves around the most then.

Food Cravings: Not anything out of the ordinary.

Food Aversions: Nope, still going strong I guess.

Belly Button: In.

Miss Anything: Being able to carry all the groceries in one load in the house. I think I made like 6 trips last time:  my least favorite thing. I  used to load my arms up to the max just to get my trip number down.

Looking Forward to Anything: Our baby being born =D I just got a new book and it's getting me excited and anxious and wanting to speed time up! But I just need to enjoy the moments while I can.

Milestones: Nothing this week =D

This is actually 1 day before hitting the 23 week mark, but I've learned that dressed make you feel big =D

Taken at 23 weeks and 3 days

What Do I Want To Teach My Children

Lately my  husband and I have been thinking and talking a lot about how we want our children to be raised. We've been discussing what we need to change now, so that we can teach our children through example.

As I've been thinking, I've noticed there is a LOT of stuff I want my children to know, a lot of virtues I want my children to have, a lot of bad stuff I want my children to stay away from. It's pretty overwhelming to think about!

So I thought that over the next couple weeks I'd keep a list of what I want my children to learn; what I want to instill into their hearts; what I want to show through example of my life style.

I have a tendency to mean well and have long term goals, but once the rubber hits the road, I'm so focused on just getting from point A to point B that I forget about that goal I had. I don't want that to transition into how I mother. I want every day to be a learning experience for my children. I don't want to miss an opportunity to show my children Christ's love, either through how I treat them, how I treat strangers, or how they see my husband and I treating each other.

I know I wont be the best mother in the entire world, but I just want to be the best mother God wants and is calling me to be. I want to be able to look at the list I make and refocus on what God has intended for my children to learn and how. I don't want to be buried with life's struggles, or even life's joys. I want to follow Christ in every step I take, every word I say, and I want my children to be behind me seeing Christ in everything.


Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go,
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

21 Week Update!

Sorry for missing my "half way" point update. I like not feeling pressured to updated EACH week =D

How far along: 21 weeks today! Hit halfway last week! Yay! Somehow I think the last half is not going to go as smoothly and comfortably as the first half ;)

How big is baby: Umm...a squash? All the online websites say something different so baby is about : 10 inches =D

Maternity Clothes: Just bought a pair of H&M jeans. And WOW Are they comfy!! So far I love my skinny jeans, but these are way more "casual". They are the full panel, which I figured I'd not like because all the other pairs I have that are full panel, the denim goes up to the middle of my belly. But the H&M ones go below, like a normal "hipster/low-rise" pant.

Weight Loss or Gain: I should probably buy a scale...I have no idea...

Stretchmarks: None yet. Coca Butter is my friend during the cold days though to help with the itchy skin!

Sleep: Great! Though I had a very weird dream last night....I helped deliver babies in a hospital but all babies were still-born and I had the ability to tell which ones we could "save". It left me in a really weird funk all day.

Best Moment This Week: We had our anatomy scan this week! I think baby is doing ok. The tech said she wasn't allowed to say anything that would be considered a diagnosis. But I figure if there was something to be concerned about, she would have called a doctor in to talk to us. We also found out that we are having a boy! I was pretty nervous because I wasn't sure how accurate it may be (like if the baby was in a weird spot). But the was nothing to be concerned about, there is no way they could have mistaken what we saw as a boy ;)

Movement: Our little guy has been moving more frequently. At 19 weeks he'd move between breakfast and for a little bit after lunch, but that would be pretty much it. Now it's just sporadic. It's also 'longer'. Instead of just one kick here, it's more like feeling him get situated for about 5 minutes.

Food Cravings: Nope. All food sounds amazing =D If I think of a certain type of food though, I need that food. So I try not to think about food unless I know I have the ingredients to make said food =D

Food Aversions: Nope. Though, things definitely don't sound "good". Like White Cheddar Cheez-Its. They used to be my favorite...now I'm like "ehh".

Belly Button: In

Miss Anything: Hearing. My right ear has been clogged for about 2 weeks now. It's getting annoying having to say "Huh?" all the time.

Looking Forward to Anything: Not at the moment. I'm trying to enjoy the soft movements and being able to breath regularly. I know those days are numbered ;)

Milestones: A/S was this past week. I'm definitely "showing" now. It's kinda nice being out of that stage of just pudgy enough for people to notice, but not know that I'm expecting.

 Me at the end of my 21st week

Uhh, Whoops 19 Week Update

Wow, sorry for being absent for ever. So much for the weekly updates. I haven't even taken 1 more picture to document this "journey"....I'm going to be very bad at this lol! I'll try to catch you all up or rather remind myself what's all happened in a whole month!

 

How far along are you? 19 Weeks

How big is baby? The size of a "heirloom tomato" (these still kind of make me mad...who has ever had a tomato be the same size as the next tomato?! And what's the average size?(well...apparently its about 8 1/2 oounces...

Maternity clothes?  Yes. My regular, none stretchy pants do NOT fit any more. At all. Though my stretchy ones, I can just barely squeeze into. I have a gift card waiting for me to just go spend to get some nice pants =D 

My Aunt Jammie got me an amazing pair of Comfy Casual skinny jeans. They are more comfy than my yoga pants =D (Thanks Jammie!!)

Weight loss or gain?  Gained 5 lbs since 11 weeks....So I'm not sure how much of that was there before I updated last.

Stretchmarks? Nope! I did finally get this amazing Cocoa Butter. It was the generic and super cheap kind, but it works way better than the expensive stuff I bought a couple weeks ago....that stuff would not absorb into my skin and would be just gross by the end of the day.

Sleep? Great! Some weird dreams, but I've always had random weird dreams...so I can't completely blame that on pregnancy!

Best moment this week? The best moment this MONTH would be seeing Les Miserables with Sammy. Either our baby loves or hates music because the little thing would not stop moving during a certain song!! That was exciting. The baby also was moving a lot while I was playing some Halo with Zech. That's probably his best moment this month ;)

I also had my first "official" appointment a couple weeks ago. They had to do an ultrasound to get measurements since it was my first time at Kaiser. So I got to see the little gal/guy move around. You never realized how much you love ultrasounds until you actually have one. Before gals would be like "Oh lookie, here's the face and nose and shoulder" and I'd just half way smile and be like "thats great" while thinking: You are growing an alien. Well...I get it now. It's taken everything in my power to not pack the pictures up in my purse and bust them out and show everyone lol

Any movement? Yes! As mentioned above, the most active days were at the movies and while playing a game. But the baby is on the move during work hours, usually between breakfast and lunch and then just here and there after lunch and between the time I get home. I've just started to be able to feel the really strong ones on the outside, but it only happens when I'm away from Zech, so he's still "out in the dark".

Food cravings? Nope! Not that I'd call a craving at least!

Food aversions?  Nope!

Belly button in or out? In

What do you miss? Hmm. at the moment, nothing. I think because I know this will get worse, I am trying to enjoy what I do have now (like being able to see my feet)

What are you looking forward to? Our anatomy scan on the 29th. Praying everything goes well of course, but I'm looking forward to Zech being able to see our baby. I've never seen him more excited than when he sees our baby on a machine.

15 Week Update!

How far along are you? 15 Weeks

How big is baby? The size of a "naval orange"

Maternity clothes?  Nope, but I desperately need to start wearing some maternity pants!

Weight loss or gain?  Neither

Stretchmarks? None, but my skin is super dry all the time

Sleep? Great! 

Best moment this week? Ordering my hubby's Christmas gift =D (sorry, nothing baby related!)

Any movement? nope

Food cravings? Nope! Not that I'd call a craving at least!

Food aversions?  Nope!

Belly button in or out? In

What do you miss? Drinking as much coffee as I'd like to...

What are you looking forward to? Feeling our baby move of course!

Milestones:  Nothing too momentous this week? Though I did realize Wednesday that next Christmas...a baby will be there! EEK! That was exciting!

12 Weeks

Today is December 1, 2012.

Today I'm 12 weeks and 1 day pregnant.

I'm excited that we'll soon be able to tell everyone, and not just family and close friends.

I really want to keep things logged and recorded and mainly: remembered. I've been doing lots of internet searches so far. One thing I've noticed with those who've had multiple pregnancies is a common statement. "I don't remember this from the last time". Either because the symptoms were different, or they legitimately forgot! I don't want to forget. I want to be able to tell my children the most details about their birth, and the 9 months before if possible!

So I'll try to keep a "log" or journal of what happens in my life. So far we aren't doing very well at taking the belly pics!

Warning: If you don't like reading about anything female/pregnancy related....you might not want to read on.... lol I have come to a realization that it's impossible to avoid those normal things when you are trying to log what's going on in your life....you can't just skip parts because they aren't appropriate (though...in my personal opinion, it's definitely appropriate, considering the subject lol).

Since this is my first post, I want to jot down what's happen in the last two months first!

So far: nothing...I don't feel sick or nauseous, I'm not having any crazy cravings, and I can, for the most part, continue my day to day routine without any issues. What I am feeling: tired! Especially in the first couple weeks. This should have been my first clue, as the week before we found out, I had to go to bed at 8:30 a couple nights. Luckily I've been feeling more energetic recently. I've also experienced normal, period like cramps. Another big change (pun intended) is a certain part of my body, that has doubled in size! If it wasn't painful, I'd be more excited! The one and only craving I've had: a hamburger. I don't like hamburgers. I'll eat them if that's whats for dinner...but I have never, ever, sought out a hamburger on my own will. But my amazing husband loves me enough to satisfy my craving and took me to Red Robin. It was the best hamburger of my life.

Ok, enough of that, now for my current status:

How far along are you? 12 Weeks

How big is baby? Lemon

Maternity clothes?  Nope, but my jeans don't really fit that well....

Weight loss or gain?  Neither

Stretchmarks? None!

Sleep? Great! 

Best moment this week? Being able to tell more than just family!!

Any movement? nope

Food cravings? Just the hamburger

Food aversions?  Nope!

Belly button in or out? In

What do you miss? Drinking as much coffee as I'd like to...

What are you looking forward to? Feeling our baby move of course!

Milestones:  We saw our baby this week =D Our insurance doesn't kick in until...today, so we decided to go to this clinic that would do a free sonogram to make sure our baby was ok. It was amazing! We got to see baby and hear the heartbeat (181 bpm). But my favorite thing was seeing Zech's reaction to it. There is no way to describe the look on his face. Pure joy maybe, excitement, and  and a little bit of "it's an alien!" mixed in there. Even once it was over his eyes were just huge with excitement.

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