32 Weeks

32 Weeks!!  What?!?!

I can't believe it, only eight short weeks to go.

It makes me nervous because I feel like I have sooo much to do before

my sweet baby gets here, but at the same time I feel like it's never

going to come!

Even just the last week has crawled by.

 

Now other people are starting to see as much as I can feel how much I've

popped in the last few weeks.  She's getting so big!

She's supposedly almost four pounds by now and I'm starting

to feel her all up in my ribs...not the most comfortable thing!

I kind of feel like a whale, especially when trying to get up from

the couch or bed, it's pretty amusing.

Chris has been the sweetest and gives me back rubs almost every day

to ease the aches.

 



 

So the newest thing in the pregnancy is being diagnosed with

gestational diabetes :(

I was pretty upset about it at first and frankly just embarrassed...

I felt like I had failed and was unhealthy for my baby.

But as it turns out, it's really been a blessing in disguise.

What better motivation to live a healthier lifestyle than for your baby?

This was our cart the other week, I had never bought so much produce in my life.

 



 

It's been really hard, because I'm pretty sure I have the biggest sweet tooth on the planet,

but it's definitely been good for me. 

I've come to discover that Splenda is my new best friend...

who knew there was sugar free ice cream?!

The hardest thing is just having to be constantly aware of

what I'm eating.

I can't just grab anything I want when I want it.

This will definitely be a lifelong lifestyle change for me,

and for that, I am grateful :)

My sugars have all been fine with watching my diet,

so hopefully baby won't be negatively affected,

all I care about is having a healthy baby!

 

I used to hate peanut butter....but now we're good friends.

It has protein, which I need, and is also a free carb for me to munch on!

(I hate carb counting!)

 



 

Now that the day is getting closer, I've been feeling pressure to get everything

ready, including the hospital bags.

So for fathers day, I got Christopher some essentials.

 



Chris brushing up on his Baby Wise skills :)

Yes, I have a husband who will iron curtains for the nursery :)

 



It's finally almost finished!!  Just missing the changing table.

I'll sit in my comfy glider and read because I just love being in that cute room :)

Can't wait to meet this little girl!!!

 



Utah Visit

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be able

to visit my family in beautiful Utah!!

Oh how I've missed the gorgeous scenery,

my parents backyard is just open to the view of the mountains.

So peaceful compared to the recent tornado chaos in Oklahoma :)

 

Our first stop on the way back from the airport was my sister, Ciara's house

to meet my newest niece!  She was just two weeks old at the time

and absolutely precious.  I think Aspen and my baby will be best friends :)

PS excuse the zombie look, by this point I'd been up for about 30 hours

trying to flip from my normal night schedule.

 



 

Ciara and her kiddos came to the padres house almost every day

I was there and we spent the days

lounging in the sun and watching the kids play.

Pure bliss :)

Although I had so much fun with my family,

the only thing that could've made the trip better was if Chris could

have come with me.

He had to stay home for work and it was SO hard to be apart.

We realized it was the first time we've gone longer than like

a day and a half without seeing each other.

Yes, I realize this sounds gushy,

but I can't help but show off what a sweetheart of a husband I have.

I'm so lucky!!

 



 

My daddy spoiled while I was home and made me his

world-famous "rock omelets".

Not sure why they're called that, but it's delicious.

My mama set up a girls night with my sister and sister-in-law

and we went to a little jewelry party!

So fun, and such a steal, I could hardly contain myself from buying everything!

 



 

My family was so sweet and threw me a baby shower while I was there.

My mom is so cute and made the most delicious treats.

 



Got to see Danielle!  It's been far too long, love her.

 



My cute niece, Alexa.

 



My good friend, Shally, was able to come!  She lived out

in Oklahoma for a while and just recently moved back to Utah so it was

so good to see her and her cute babe.

 



Chris and I needed help with name suggestions...

we are the most indecisive people on the planet.

HOWEVER, we may...MAY have finally decided :)

I don't want to say though cause it very well

might change again haha.

 



 

Ahhh!  My dearest brother who lives in Idaho told me he wouldn't

be able to make it down for the weekend and I was soooo upset.

I told my mom for days that I thought they would come and surprise me,

but alas, the weekend was drawing to a close and Toddy boy was nowhere to be found.

Then on Saturday night, my parents asked me to go to Walmart with them.

I asked if I could stay home because I was so exhausted and they politely

asked if I would please go.  I thought they were being rude for

making a tired pregnant woman go grocery shopping.

But there we were, looking for green peppers, when I glanced over

and saw two tall, skinny, neon brunettes and thought..."theres only one couple

I know of that looks like that"

And yes, it was Todd and Christine!  Happy day, I was almost in tears!

We got to spend just about a day and a half with them, but it was so worth it,

thank you for coming!!!

 

Mmmmm, mmm mm, sugar free frozen yogurt,

my newest everyday craving.

(I'll explain why in my next post)

Toddy and Christine holding Aspen, they are going to be the

cutest parents ever someday!

 



Ohhh how I love my mama :)

 



My cute niece, Risa.  All she wanted to do was read, she is so precious.

 



Apparently our neighbor's dog just had puppies and they

want them to get used to other people, so they offered to let us

borrow them to play with for a couple of hours...

Ohhh my gosh I was in heaven!

 



Aspen liked the puppies too.

Bonding with my niece while talking with my hubby.

 



Last day of the trip!  This was our exercise before heading to the airport,

walking around Ikea!  Holy cow that place is huuuuuge.

 

I'll miss you mama!!

 



Though Utah was amazing,

it was even sweeter to be reunited with my love.

Walked in to a spotless house, food ready, and flowers :)

 



I honestly don't know how I'm so blessed to have him :)

 



28 Weeks- Third Trimester!

FINALLY- Third and final trimester!!

On one hand, I can't believe how fast everything is going,

but on the other, I feel like it's still a dream and this baby is never going to come!

My adorable sister just had her sweet baby this week and I'm so jealous.

She is beautiful!!  Congratulations, Ciara and Brandon!

I am going to Utah in two weeks and cannot WAIT to see her.

 

Well, let me first apologize in advance for the excessive amount

of belly pictures this week.

Since my last post, I've have seriously popped like crazy

and couldn't help but document it all.

 

Chris and I have been trying to be better with working out

and have found a common interest in tennis!

Normally, I would be completely against this

because I am a racquetball girl at heart, and I still worry that

practicing tennis is going to ruin my game because they are SO

different.  But alas, there are approximately zero racquetball courts

around us, so I decided I'd give it a shot.

Although I've still yet to win a game against Chris, I think I'm

getting better :)

 

Ohhhh my poor little belly button :(

 

I'd never tried Naked juice before, so this was our reward for working

out everyday for a week.  Delicious!

 

We went to a baby expo thing where everyone brought and sold their old

baby stuff, and we got this carrier for ten dollars.

The next night at work, I got this precious picture from

Chris saying that he'd been wearing it and carrying around our rice bag

all night long :)  He's going to be such a good daddy!

 

I finally got a dress that fits!

 

I wasn't even thinking about mother's day, but came home from work to this!

Chris seriously spoils me!  Since we recently got a camera,

he got me fabrics for backdrops, spotlights, and a new lens

so that we'll be able to take (hopefully) our own newborn pictures!

 



 

My sweetheart :)

Haha, this was probably the last time I'd be able to tuck in a blouse into a skirt.

 



 

Our crib finally came!!!

Oh, I'm in love!

 

Chris rocked the assembly, and this was the view from my vantage point-

sitting against the wall eating Easy Mac and reading him instructions :)

Finished product, great work sweetie!

Now we just need to get some bedding to cutify it.

 



 

Registering at Target...

Chris wouldn't let me touch his precious scanner.

PS can I just vent about how hard it is to register for a baby

when you've never had one?

There are so many options and brands,

plus products that I never would've dreamed existed.

I had no CLUE what was best or necessary,

so we pretty much just ran through and scanned anything that looked neat.

Again, trying to be healthier.  We went to Chick Fil A

and I'm pretty sure this is the healthiest fast food meal I've ever had.

Grilled chicken wrap and a parfait, so yummy!

 



 

Little one was seriously popping out after zumba last night!

 

I already love this girl so much and can't wait to finally meet her!

24 Weeks!

Well, there's no denying the bump now!

I was getting ready for church this morning and realized I have ONE skirt

that fits me still!  Ahh!

It happened so suddenly, guess that means I need to go shopping :)

 



And, to my dismay,

my belly button is poking out now!!

 



 

I am FINALLY 24 weeks, and that means viability!!!

Meaning a baby can, if worst comes to worse,

survive outside the womb.

Being a labor/delivery nurse and seeing all the sad things

that can happen during a pregnancy,

It was hard for me to get super excited until now.

I felt like I was holding my breath until reaching this point.

That definitely doesn't mean that everything's going to be

perfect from this point on, but it's still an exciting milestone to reach :)

NOW I feel like I can start thinking about my nursery!  And

that's exactly what I did last night. 

I cleaned out all the junk we'd been storing in our spare bedroom

and had fun organizing babe's adorable little stash of goodies!

Oh my goodness, I would of course love a boy,

but just look at all those cute little frilly dresses,

it melts my heart!

 

Though most of this time is exciting, I'm now also starting to feel

the uncomfortable-ness of pregnancy.

1.  I have to roll out of bed

2.  I have HEARTBURN!  It's the most terrible thing in the world!

I've never experienced it before, but the second I get horizontal,

it feels like firey acid is oozing up my esophagus, it's a nightmare.

3.  I am a sloucher.  I have the worst posture ever, and this big

old bump in my abdomen is making that extremely difficult.

So I guess maybe that's a plus??  She's making me sit up nice and straight.

4.  Worst of all, I've been having a hard time catching my breath.

I know to some degree this is normal since everything is shifting around in there,

but that mixed with my sometimes hot temper and sometimes crazy pregnancy hormones

makes me panic!  I came home from Wal-Mart the other day bawling

haha because they had such terrible service that morning and half

of the produce bins were empty and I got so irritated

and frustrated, and that mixed with not being

able to breathe very well made me have a melt down.

I'm fairly certain Chris thinks I'm a nut job...which is kind of true.

 

Although pregnancy is not always a walk in the park,

I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Babe's little punches and kicks are getting SO strong

and each movement really feels like a gift.

I could lay on the couch for hours just watching and feeling.

Chris said last night that he doesn't know what I'm going to do to entertain

myself after my belly is gone.

Hmmm....I think a new baby will keep me plenty entertained :)

I cannot wait to meet this little girl!!!