39 Weeks

I wrote this day before Rivers came (April 2nd) It's funny the things we worry about. I forgot to take a 39 week baby bump picture as well as a 40 week. So this is the last of the baby bump updates.Bitter Sweet.

I made it to the end of 39 Weeks, I honestly didn't think I would. Tomorrow is my due date and as much as I wish that he will show up tomorrow I just don't think he will, however I've started to feel like he isn't ever going to come. Like he honestly isn't in there anymore, he's just left my body and I'm never going to see him.

I was really hoping for an Easter baby but he didn't want to come then I guess. We were in sharing time for primary and this little girl in our class ALWAYS rubs my belly like she is giving it a little blessing it's kind of funny. Anyways she is rubbing my belly and I'm watching her thinking when are you going to come? I just want to be your mother already. And then I lost it, like could not stop crying big heavy alligator tears. Oh my it was so embarrassing! I felt like everyone was staring at me, another teacher offered to stay with our class if we wanted to go home. But I was fine I really was I just had a weak moment.. in the middle of singing time.

I'm trying so hard to be patient I really am, and honestly every day that goes by I am kind of grateful for because like I said last week it gives me one more day to get things done. One more day to finish more school and one more day of sleeping in. But now that it is getting so close I worry if he will ever come, and if he is getting too big.

We meet with the real doctor tomorrow and I so hope there is good news or I go into labor before that. My mom comes on Sunday and I was really hoping the baby would come before that so she can see him and be here to help. Anyday now baby we are ready!

38 Weeks

 38 Weeks! Baby is still the size of a Watermelon! 

* This post was written last Friday 3/29

I was surprisingly calm this week and not every second was spent worrying about what wasn't done before baby got here. I'm feeling a lot calmer the closer we get, at least calmer about the state of our house or what is or is not clean. Even though I wish he was here already I am a little grateful for everyday that goes by that I am able to get farther in school, farther with cleaning the house, and those extra moments with David.

We met with the "doctor" yesterday. Remember how he is out of town until Sunday ugh... So really I met with the nurse, she checked his heart 140 (good) and my blood pressure was good. The main concerns at this point. I lost a pound Putting me at gaining exactly 20 pounds. I know it sounds so stupid but I really couldn't be happier about that, I feel like I gain weight pretty easy and it's hard to get and keep off so 20 pounds is really a blessing to a girl who already felt like she had some pounds to shed.

I am only dilated 1cm and 80% effaced. So they are thinking I still have time. I'm ok with this for now, labor really scares me and if I have sometime to enjoy before that's good right? But I am also really ready for him to come I just really want to see his little face plus I'm worried he will come too late like after my mom gets here. But I know it will all work out. 

At the beginning of this week I thought maybe I was having real contractions in the middle of the night and in my half asleep delriam I said a prayer asking for the baby to come now, can he just come now? I got a very distinct answer of "Not yet" Which was pretty cool even if the answer was no because I feel like I have to pour my heart for hours in order to get an answer and even though I was hoping for an imidate contraction after that prayer, I was more grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who understood my impatience and let me know I still had time.

I keep asking Dave when he thinks he will come and he always says I don't feel like a distinct prompting of this is when he will come. Neither do I. We both agree that it's just hard to imagine him coming at all, that next week we could be real parents and have a baby to take care of.

David was born on an Easter Sunday ( I know I've said this a thousand times) so I think it would be so cool if he came on Easter but I kind of feel like that's not going to happen...

37 Weeks

37 Weeks!  Baby is still the size of a Watermelon! 

I can't believe it's already a new week, this past one went by so quickly! This is good though because that means this week was pretty easy. No big complaints besides this small Hernia problem but we are feeling much better about all that now.

We did however find out that our doctor will be out of town all next week Monday-Sunday so part of me is really hoping that baby does not come until after he gets back which would only be days before my due date. But then part of me is hoping he will come at anytime! I just don't want to get some doctor that I've never met and isn't as kind. My doctor said that he trusts anyone who would be taking over for him but I'm use to my doctor and would like for him to be there.

So Baby can come between now and Sunday or not until after Easter. I guess we will see. I was really hoping for an Easter baby since that was when David was born but if my doctor won't be there....

He did check to see if I was dilated and he said not much had changed from the two weeks previous except for half a centimeter. So this could mean baby won't come for awhile anyway. He also said he will not induce until I am 7 days past my due date, the hospital is apparently really strict about that, lets all pray that I do not go that far past my due date! Please!

Besides all of that pretty easy week, baby has all the clothes we think he will need, his room is almost done beside the print David is designing. We've organized almost the whole house, there arn't anymore boxes just sitting around, and I've deep cleaned our room. I say we would be ready if we came tomorrow, but each day that passes that he doesn't and I get more done the better I feel. But will we ever feel "ready" probably not.

Oh we are really stuck on a middle name, can't seem to think of anything that goes good with Rivers.

36 Weeks

Can we just talk about how awesome that Watermelon is? It took probably 10 tries to figure out how to draw that and I have to say it's pretty good!

That stack of pillows you see behind me? David is hiding behind them. That guy... always a hoot!

 36 Weeks! Baby is the size of a Watermelon! 

I've definitely messed up this counting the weeks thing, no surprise there I never got a gold star in math. But I always talk about the previous weeks adventures when I start a new week. For instance Today I am 37 weeks but I will write about being 36 weeks. However technically I am living my 38th week. I've messed up the counting... Because if I do make it all the way to 40 weeks I would have to go until 41 to talk about being 40 weeks. You see the problem?

I'm not really sure how to fix it but to just keep going with this crazy train so here we go....

36 Weeks, you were but a dream boat not laking in a few sleepless nights full of worry that baby would come RIGHT NOW, or extreme stress the house was not clean enough. Not to mention moments of feeling totally and helplessly upset by the worlds silliest things. Baby hormones how we are done with you!

I've said it before and I'll say it again! Thank goodness for David Palmer! Who took me shopping for new clothes and a much needed make-up run! Who takes me on walks, and talks to my troubled soul right when I need it which just so happens to be right when we pull into the garage.

We went to the doctor again this week (weekly visits are making this last month feel longer) we had an ultrasound scheduled which we were sooo excited about. We couldn't wait to see his little face but sadly all we could see was his spine and a bunch a black holes that were his stomach, kidney, and other things I can't remember. They measured the size of his head and his femur bone to check his weight. 6 pounds and 5 oz. The doctor said I should deliver a 7 poundish baby. THANK YOU!!! I'm really worried about him just being HUGE!

I gained two pounds this weeks putting me at 19 total! I'm super happy about this but I still have 3 weeks to go.

His room is pretty much finished now, David just has to design a little something and get it printed and put in it's frame. I'm hoping next week I can do a nursery tour, because it looks awesome!! I think we have most everything we need for when he arrives worse case David will just have to go out and get whatever it is we realize we may need.

35 Weeks

35 Weeks! Baby is still the size of a Large Cantaloupe!

We went to see the doctor this week and we are now down to once a week visits! Which means it must be getting close!! He checked my cervix and it hasn't dilated (darn) but it is thinning, so that is good!

Everyone says to just enjoy these last couple weeks because it's a lot easier to feed and take care of the baby when he is inside of you. Which is great advice but at the same time I've had 35 weeks to enjoy this, I think I've got what it's all about. I'm ready whenever he is ready. However two more weeks would be good, I might panic if he shows up next week.

Mostly I am just tired of feeling huge. Getting dressed this morning I only had a couple tops that fit over this belly, I was trying not buy anything until after he comes cause I didn't want to waste the money on something, but I'm thinking I will go get maybe a few things. Luckily I don't work so I can get away with wearing my PJ's all the time.

I'm starting to freak out a little about A. Him actually being here, am I really ready to do this? and B. Me having to go through the labor of getting him here, I just don't see how my body will do it. and C. The recovery after he gets and taking care of him. Again am I ready?

David made a great point though, I have plenty of time to recover and figure it all out. I don't have a clock ticking away waiting for me to come back to work or be somewhere. My only responsibility is to this little baby and oh how I am so grateful for that! And a husband who has provided such an opportunity, I know it is not possible for so many Women and I thank my Heavenly Father everyday for it.

Next weeks doctor appointment we get an ultrasound! I can't wait! Unless he shows up before then. Unlikely.

We've started making bets on when is going to get here. The winner gets to choose where we go to eat on our first family outing. I know high stakes! I said March 31st because I really want him to come on Easter and David said March 29th. But honestly he is probably coming on his due date or after.

34 Weeks

34 Weeks! Baby is the size of a Cantaloupe!

These aren't the best the pictures but at least they happened!

No weird cravings, nothing is swollen and still no stretch marks at least on my belly..... 

I made a list of everything else we need for when baby comes, will that list ever be over? I've decided to wait on certain things like a monitor, breast pump, and bath tub. It doesn't seem like we will be needing those right away and can get them later if we feel like. I did go and get almost everything else on the list. 

His nursery has almost everything it needs, it just needs to be put together and we decided to change one thing so I need to go get that and then it will be done, but if he came tomorrow he would have clean clothes and a place to sleep so we are doing good. 

I also made a list for things I am going to need, and may have went a little crazy at Target buying a lot of toiletries for my hospital bag. But after one afternoon of trying to get us out of the house for a good 30 minutes I think it's justified. More on that later.

33 Weeks

33 Weeks! Baby is the size of a Pineapple!

This is somehow the only picture I took of the bump during 33 weeks. Thats ok. And of course I'm writing this late so I can't remember what all happened, thats ok too....

I do remember one night I woke up because my stomach hurt so bad and I may have panicked a little bit that I was have contractions. They did go away and it hasn't happened since so he must have been hitting a nerve or something or maybe they were those false contractions Braxton Hicks.

He is still moving around a lot which surprised me because it seems like we are both running out of room in there. Can't wait for him to get here!

32 Weeks

32 Weeks! Baby is the size of a Honey Dew.

Sorry for the picture overload, I just felt like we weren't capturing the largeness that is my belly.

We went to the doctor today for a check up and he said once again everything is looking great! We are starting two week check ups now which means we are getting close! Baby is still head down and heartbeat is still going strong.

I now weigh 159. AHH!! Which isn't bad really I've only gained 3 pounds since the last visit and 15 total for the whole pregnancy. So with 7 more weeks to go I'll probably be hitting 20 pounds total or a little more. Which is fine I am not complaining it's just crazy to keep seeing that number go up, up , up!!

We took a tour of the labor and delivery unit and the nurses were so much nicer than I was expecting. I feel a lot better about that as well. They even have daddy sleeper benches, so I won't have to worry about David sleeping in a chair. Hopefully I won't be there long and baby boy will just come right out. 

We talked to the doctor about contractions and when it's good to come in, he said don't come in until contractions are at least 5 minutest apart and there is no need to rush if your water breaks, however if your water breaks and there are hard contractions HURRY cause baby is COMING!  haha so I'm kind of hoping that will just happen for us. Baby seems pretty on top of things, I said in the car on the way home from the doctor "he knows what he wants, he was ready to come to earth, ready to be made, he's had no problems so far, and he kicks with quite a lot of confidence, when it's time I think he is just going to come right out."  At least I hope thats the case. 

I don't think I really craved anything this past week.  Still no stretch  marks! Is it possible I will make it through with none? The varicose veins haven't gotten worse but they haven't gone away, not that I expected them to.

We got his dresser and diaper bag this week, his room is really coming together but still needs some work. The goal is to have it ready by March. With the dresser finally here I could put his clothes away, and I realized he needs MORE! Once it's all organized and not in boxes I could that he does not have enough new born stuff. I don't think we will make two days with his supply now. The diaper bag is however packed and ready to go just in case, we are probably way over prepared with what we are bringing but I'm ok with that.

31 Weeks!

 31 Weeks O my! Baby is the size of a Head of Lettuce.

This week was pretty rough still emotionally, however being pregnant it feels like everything is double dramatic. I think it's just hard not having much to do during the day, I'm doing my online classes and those honestly take up so much time, almost my whole day but I'm not particularly busy. I've always been in school of some sort or working and it's not like I can go shopping everyday even though I totally would if we were really rich.  I should probably be enjoying this down time soon my life will be run by my children, which I'm totally ok with. But I will probably look back at these last couples months I had of just me and wish I had enjoyed them more. So that is what I'm going to do!!


I was really craving Chocolate Milk this week but then I actually had some and wasn't that impressed.

I've noticed some varicose veins on one of my legs, I'm trying not to wear heels to prevent them from getting worse but I just have this one pair of boots that I love! I wouldn't even call them heels but they are elevated so...

Besides that it has been a pretty calm week for pregnancy. It's getting so close can't wait for him to get here!

30 Weeks!

I was so ecstatic to be 30 weeks! I kept telling baby that it was ok if he came out now I was ready. However he is not at all, even though it may seem like it. Hes always kicking, maybe trying to find a way out. Nothing too crazy this week. I'm also writing this really late since tomorrow I will be 32 weeks so of course I'm having a hard time remembering.

30 weeks was a little harder emotionally, everything seems way more intense and dramatic when you are pregnant. Add the fact that I was already a little tense and dramatic before being pregnant, and then add baby hormones. It's not fun.

Good thing Dave is really patient and understanding I don't know what I would do without him.

29 Weeks

29 Weeks! Baby is the size of a Butternut Squash. 

So today is the last day of being 29 weeks so technically today I am 30 weeks living my 31st week. It's all so confusing! It feels so good to be at 30 weeks though, it's the final countdown (sing it , you know you want to fiinaaall cooountdoooooown)

We went to the doctor today for a little check up, I'm feeling so much better about the delivery. The scariest thing about being pregnant is actually getting this baby in the world. But our doctor is amazing and I'm feeling pretty good about it. I decided not to take any classes and the doctor said that was a good idea. I've decided that everyone and their mother and their mothers cat has an opnion on how it's going to go and I don't need to hear it all. I'm still reading my what to expect book and I want to read a little about breast feeding but besides that I'm just going to let my body do it's thing, it should know what to do. Plus a little prayer never hurt ;)

We listened to the babies heart he sounded great, and the doctor said the baby was head down! I don't know why but when he said that I was totally shocked/relieved/shocked. The whole pregnancy I had tried really hard not be set on one way of doing the birth and told myself that if the baby never flipped a C section would be totally fine. But now that I know I will for sure be doing a vaginal birth it feels way more real! However it's really good he has flipped and I hope he stays that way. 

I now 156 yikes! So I've gained 12 pounds, and the doctor says I'll probably gain another ten. Holy Moly! I feel pretty good about it though, I haven't gained a ton and hopefully I stay normal until the end. 

Like usually he is moving like there is no tomorrow! Last night David was touching my stomach and he moved so hard I thought David had grabbed my stomach. His movements are getting more like motions instead of little kicks or punches I can feel his arm or leg just slowly jab into one spot like he wants me to move. Sometimes he moves so funny it causes my stomach to look like it's doing the wave.

I didn't really crave anything this week, I did notice some funny veins on my thighs this week ugh!!! Still no stretch marks, however I did go and buy some fancy lotion just in case. 

Everything is pretty good, we are so excited for him to get here and a little anxious especially as it's getting closer.

28 Weeks

28 Weeks. Baby is the size of a small cabbage.

I do these posts at the end of the week, so I can actually talk about what happened during that week so that means today I am 29 weeks and I can't believe he will be here in 11! Ahh!

28 weeks, the beginning of the third trimester! Where the did the second trimester even go? Am I really that far along? It's so hard to believe sometimes that I am actually pregnant, I keep waiting for when I am really pregnant. I keep thinking oh your not that pregnant, not enough to complain, or get special treatment. But really I am quite along in this pregnancy I need to start playing that card more :)

This was week was pretty good nothing too dramatic happened like last week. I did have some stomach pains on the left side, I called the doctor and they said it was probably a pulled muscle. I was pretty tired yesterday and just felt really off so I'm taking it easy today by literally sitting in my PJs and doing homework. But really it's two O clock and I just got out of the shower and back into my PJs..... 

I didn't crave anything really, last night I desperately wanted Oreos. I still don't have any stretch marks, no bloating, and my skin hasn't broken out into anything weird. I'm feeling pretty good about all that actually, by body is rocking this pregnancy so far. I am going to invest in some lotion that a blogger said works wonders cause I've heard of people getting stretch marks at the very end.

 I'm usually pretty tired by the end of the day and it's hard to wake up in the morning, but I'm taking advantage of all the extra sleep I can get while I can. It's getting extremely difficult to flip from side to side at night. I'm a huge side sleeper but usually move a couple times throughout the night and it's quite the exercise to get it done. I've tried putting a pillow between my legs but that is also annoying to move in the middle of the night especially when the sheets get in the way.

We got a lot of his room finished this past weekend, I'm going to take pictures of it later this week so I can see the progress. There is still so much to do though, however I am feeling way less stressed about. David is always so willing to put things together for me after he gets home from work, including spending 20 minutes in the freezing cold last night to see if the car seat would actually fit in the car it does..... As well as rub my back whenever I ask cause somedays it just hurts.

27 Weeks!

 27 Weeks. Baby is the size of a head of cauliflower. 

This is a much better baby bump photo than last week wouldn't you say! I would! I feel like I'm finally really starting to look pregnant and I'm loving it. But really this week I've really loved this whole pregnancy thing. Maybe this is the calm before the storm but I've just been amazed this week at what my body is doing. I love to feel him move around, which is a pretty much constant. Last night he was doing these consistent kicks for about 2 minutes and then continued to move around my belly. It was just amazing to me that he had that much control over his still developing body. I can't wait for him to get here and be his mom. I just know it's going to be the best. 

We did have a pretty crazy week though, I was sick for part of it and am still fighting off a runny nose. I had to take the glucose test which I wrote about on the other blog. But here is a more detailed story if you would like or you can skip ahead.

Yesterday was Glucose testing day. In pregnancy land that means it's time to check if you have diabetes.  Something I've heard absolute horror stories about so I was not looking forward to it. Before they take your blood for the test you have to drink this highly sugared drink in under 5 minutes. Think Orange flavored water doused in an obnoxious amount of sugar then to make it worse you then can't eat a thing until they draw your blood.

So imagine me 7:30 a.m. nothing in my system drinking this drink and heading out for the doctors. I'm just really proud of myself for how fast I drank it! So we get to the lab at the hospital and I'm feeling great, a little worried about who will be drawing my blood because I do not have a good history of easy blood draws. So the drink has to sit in your system for an hour before they draw your blood, I still have about 30 minutes to go. So we are waiting and I feel perfectly fine when I get extremely dizzy and sweaty, having experienced this before I know what's going to happen next. Throwing up! But I'm too dizzy to walk myself to the bathroom so David has to escort me. I can barely walk I'm so dizzy, I remember my feet just sliding across the floor barely picking them up. Right before we get to the bathroom (and I don't remember this) David says I reached for the door as if I was going to open it and then boom I pass out hitting my chin on the door.

 Thank goodness David was there to catch me. He said he held me for a good minute before nurses ran over to carry me. I must have woken up then cause I remember being carried by two nurses and David to a hospital bed. Then I couldn't stop crying don't ask me why... the whole thing was so weird. It was getting really close to the one hour mark and they draw your blood even a couple minutes after you have to re do the test. So we had to quickly draw my blood and thank goodness the nurse was an angel at it because I don't think I could have handled being stabbed with a needle ten times after what had just happened and with  my uncontrollable tears. 

I'm kind of glad I passed out instead of throwing up because if I did throw up we would have to do the whole thing again.... 

So I'm feeling totally fine after all of this David drives me to get Chick-Fil-A breakfast cause I deserved it!! and I go home and relax. Then the lab people call back and say they didn't get enough blood so we will have to come back in at 4:30!! We go back it's totally fine they do a great job drawing my blood. 

Later that evening I'm feeling fine, David leaves to go Rock Climbing with his brother Craig and I stay home to read, so I'm walking down the stairs with my book and the next thing I know I've fallen onto my bum. I mean REALLY!! Could this day get any looonger! Not to be alarmed we called the doctor he said I was fine as long as I didn't land on my stomach and there was no bleeding. Rivers still kicked like crazy that night so he is fine. 

After all this finally some good news! The doctor called and said all of my blood work came back normal. They were checking my iron levels since I wasn't taking my pre natels and he said that looked good, and my thyroid was still looking good. Picture perfect health!! Oh the Irony! I thought for sure something was going to be wrong with me after everything that happened that day! 

Anyways eventful week for me and baby! Here is to another week of picture perfect health :) 

26 Weeks!

I can't remember the size of the baby was last week.... Maybe a Cucumber.

We can never seem to get around to taking baby bump pictures these days, before I know it I'm on to the next week and no picture has been taken. Lucky for you and me I sent this lovely picture to David to see if he thought this shirt was a go. So we have a baby bump picture. Not so lucky is the unfortunate way my face is formed and how low baby is sitting causing my bump to look crazy. But here we are in all our glory at 26 weeks.

I had a cold this week so that made things all the more exciting in pregnancy land, I don't think I craved anything special. We did get him his car seat, and other necessary baby things. I looked forever online at strollers and think I am happy with one but it's just sitting in my Amazon checkout waiting to be purchased because I'm not sure if it's "the one"

This week I started to feel extremely stressed about his lack of clothing, and just baby stuff in general. I know I still have a lot of time until he gets here but it's really stressing me out that all he had was a crib and a few clothes. I'm still so confused on exactly how many newborn items of clothing he will need, and I'm worried I will have too many and he grows out of them really fast or not enough and I'm having to run to the store to get him more clothes. Basically I just don't feel ready for him to come and am starting to freak out. So next week I may be doing a post on his nursery totally ready to go, let's hope not for Davids sake.

22 Weeks

22 Weeks

I've obviously gotten behind on keeping track of baby bump. I've taken a lot of pictures of the bump but can't remember what week was what. This was taken while my mom was visiting so I know I was 22 weeks. I don't think I craved anything specific. Baby has started kicking A LOT! and I love it. 

One morning I woke up and he was moving around  a lot, David had already woken up and was getting his PJs on. I told him to come feel the baby kick since he was moving so much, and he laid back on the bed and put his hand on my stomach and the baby immediately kicked really hard as if he know that David was saying hello. He kicked again really hard when David said good morning and his name. It's  moment like those that make this all worth it.

18 Weeks!

18 week baby bump! Baby is the size of a Mango!

This week I was craving Taco Bell like it was going out of style! My goodness I've kept that place in business this past week. I also craved peanut butter sandwiches no jelly just peanut butter, but it had to be on a single piece of bread then folded in half. So weird I know, but I love it.

I haven't really felt sick this week I did have a crazy experience yesterday. I was snacking on a couple of jolly ranchers during my watercolor class and then about 30 minutes later I felt so sick, and started getting really dizzy. I got up to go to the bathroom and could barely walk down the hall. Then I couldn't hear anything and all the sudden I was throwing up (in the bathroom thank goodness) slowly I started to hear again and I felt normal. But was face was so sweaty. It was the weirdest thing. 

I definitely have to eat more often now or I get really sick. I just need to always have some kind of snack.

I still haven't felt him kick I feel like I get asked that all the time. I'm hoping to feel him move around soon, hopefully he is doing ok in there. We get the full body ultrasound check up next week to make sure everything is healthy so hopefully it is.

17 weeks!

 cute little bump.

this is more realistic of what I look like. 

17 Weeks! Baby is the size of a Sweet Potato!

It's hard to get this baby bump posing right. Some poses make me look huge while others too small, I'm not sure which picture is more accurate.

This week me and Baby Boy did great! He is loving life so much more and has stopped sucking all of mine. I haven't thrown up and pretty much don't ever feel like it except when I brush my teeth and around bed time. We even stayed up a little later than usual like 11:30. Party Animals! 

I was dying for guacamole so much so that David made me a huge bowl and I pretty much ate the whole thing and barely touched my dinner. Sorry Dave! My appetite has shot way up, sometimes it feels like I can't eat enough. Other times a bowl of cereal is just fine.

This week we got a deal on some cute clothes at Baby Gap, and ordered and set up the crib! I picked a theme for the baby shower and a time frame for it.

We are 99% sure on a baby name, and pretty much call him that all the time. Baby Rivers this Baby Rivers. How is Rivers doing? David is all about picking the middle name out and is always thinking of something new, we have a few favorites but nothing set yet.

I hardly fit into any of my clothes, it's quite annoying, I had to go buy a bigger bra this past weekend cause the others just weren't cutting it. But I love looking down at my stomach and knowing that there is a baby in there waiting to come out and be apart of our family! I can't wait to meet baby Rivers! 

16 weeks

 

16 weeks! taken two weeks ago. 

Baby Boy was the size of a turnip this week. 

I wasn't feeling too sick this week, actually pretty good. The day I took this picture we went out and bought a handful of babies clothes from the local thrift stores. We found some really good stuff including the cutest swim suite.

 People always ask me what I'm craving and usually it's nothing, but there are times when I know exactly what I want and nothing else will do so I guess that's a craving. However this week I was craving San Pellegrino (orange) like no other! I wanted it with everything! I wish it wasn't so expensive.

 

15 Weeks

I think I'm sticking it out a little bit more in this second picture, I just really wanted it to be obvious that I was pregnancy. Some days I feel like I'm not showing at all and other days I feel huge. This week everyone is shocked to hear that I'm pregnant and ask "are you even showing" I seriously get that a lot. Which makes me feel great about myself of course!

This picture was taken at 15 weeks 5 days. Baby is the size of an Avocado.  I'm in my second trimester which I've heard is heavenly. Things definitely have been looking up but it's like I'm a new kind of sick now. Not so much I'm going to throw up all over the place right now but more like things feel unsettled and I'm still really tired. I just hope things keep looking up I never want to go back to how I felt a couple weeks ago.

This week I am full of gratitude to my Heavenly Father for all the blessings in my life. When I think of my life a year ago and where I am now I couldn't imagine it being this good. But more on that later. I am so grateful to be pregnant and that baby has been healthy thus far, I'm so grateful for an amazing husband who pampers and spoils me, and most importantly I am grateful for a Heavenly Father who loves me enough to not give me want I want so that I can have something better.

13 weeks

Well you can all say you've know seen me at my best! Yikes I look terribly sick in this photo. David said it will be funny later.... I doubt it. I look at this picture and think, yep that's exactly how I feel, excited and smiling but feeling nasty. 

This picture was taken on September 23rd when I was 13 weeks. As of today's date I am 15 weeks and 5 days, and we should be finding out what the baby is on Wednesday! Ahhh I really hope they can see. 

Obviously I have been really bad about documenting this pregnancy and the baby bump. I've just felt so sick and I have this problem that if I don't do something perfectly or a certain way it's not right.  Which results in a lot of things never getting done.

I've given up on my original idea of how I wanted to document the bump and am just going with whatever happens/whatever I look like/whatever I am wearing or else poor baby won't have pictures of her/him inside her mama's belly.

So as much as I didn't want to post this picture I did for the sake of history! 

I can't remember exactly what was going on at 13 weeks but the baby was a size of a peach and I was feeling pretty sick (surprise) I know we left church early this day because I was so sick.