Baby stuff!!

Today I was getting ready to sew the curtains for the baby's room, or the chair pad for the rocking chair, and realized that for both projects, I was missing some pieces. I need 2 zippers for the chair pad and I need a backing for the curtains. So what I could have done quickly today will have to wait until another day...

So instead, Jaren and I cleaned up the baby's room and then I decided to take pictures of everything we have so far for the baby (especially since we need to get it into gear on getting things ready - especially since time is definitely going to go fast now)

Lots and lots of onesies from my Mother in Law!

The beautiful and SUPER COMFY blanket that my Sister-in-Law & Brother (Krystal & Ben) got for me & baby for Christmas!

These are finger puppets that my dear friend, Christina, made for baby and gave to the baby for Christmas!!

This was a pack of onesies that Krystal and Ben got for baby for Christmas too!!

Comfy warm winter outfit

Onesie with a little picture of a bear

Onesie with lots of little bears all over

Onesie with a little lamb that says "Just stay little"

Pants!!


Cute onesie :)
Close up of the peek a boo!

Plain yellow

Plain yellow and peek a boo.

This was the first onesie I bought for baby

Sleeper with a lamb on it

Sleeper

Up close - don't mess with a sleepy baby!!

Little bear jacket with cute ears on the hood

Brown onesie, with pant and bib!

Up close of the bib, clean for now...

My favorite outfit - so warm for the winter

Up close

Up close

The hood with the cute ears!

Rocking chair with stuffed bear

Bears :)

We have one boy bumper (trucks), one girl bumper (Precious Moments angels, which I'm sure we could use for either boy or girl...baby won't care lol), Sheets, Precious Moments mobile, a breathable crib bumper, and animal noises toy (I found it at ARC, our family had one growing up)

Wall decoration that was mine when I was little

This was mine too and I love it dearly!

So that was fun for me to look at all we have gotten so far, of course there's the car seat and strollers that I didn't take pictures of too.

Now time to relax and hope that school is cancelled tomorrow (HA HA yeah right). I've been sick and don't really want to go tomorrow, but I really need to...

24 Weeks - 6 months!!

So I made it to 24 weeks, baby could be born and has a greater chance of survival, in a NICU of course, than before. Is it normal to be having dreams of what we'd do if the baby did come early? I do have a plan for just in case. My dad works in the NICU down in Denver, so of course we'd take the baby down there because they send them there anyway before 36 weeks. And we'd still have time to get a nursery in order, because the baby would be in the NICU. So it's good to have a plan in mind, even if it's not an elaborate one, rather than to just worry and not have any idea of what to do.

Not sure if any of that made sense, but please bear with me as I am very sick today. I spent half the night up and coughing my lungs out and having trouble breathing and a severely dry throat too. Weird combo in my opinion and the more water I drink the more my throat feels more dry. Weird... But I'm not dehydrated at least!!

It's funny how when you are sick, you want everything clean but you don't have the energy to do it. Also, I've been so kind as to pass it on to Jaren too so we are having to take care of each other right now... At least I had enough energy to strip the bed and put the sheets in to wash and get new ones on and maybe later I'll feel up to lysoling the house or something like that.

I guess to me I don't really look 6 months pregnant. I think I look pregnant, but not 6 months. And I keep getting told that I don't look pregnant at all (I'm guessing they just think I'm getting fat lol)...

But the scariest part for me is that I haven't gained any weight still. I got scared half to death today when I stepped on the scale and it said I'd lost 5 pounds! But tried it again (not on carpet..lol...) and I was where I normally am. But then I do have to think about it in this way. I have been working out and I did lose 10 pounds early on, so I guess you could say I've gained 8-10 back? If I look at it that way, I don't feel as bad. But I have my next appointment next Tuesday and I'm still the weight I was at my last appointment. I guess as long as the baby is the size the baby should be, then I shouldn't worry :)

So here is my picture. And I'm thinking my mirror lies to me. LOL.

23 Week Update

So school has started and things have been hectic, but luckily manageable. I'm taking 12 credits in school, and working about 15 hours a week. Jaren is also in school taking 14 credits and working about 30 - 35 hours a week. Plus we are taking an institute class together 2 days a week. It's so much fun being able to do that together. We usually get to spend a few hours in the morning together in between classes on MWF and then 2 hours (w/ institute class included) on TTH. So we at least get some time together, especially since I work until 5 and Jaren works from 4 to 10!

Anyway, fun news! Yesterday I was 23 weeks and last night was the first time that I have been able to feel the baby from the outside!! ANnNnND Jaren felt the baby more than he ever has before. Baby was very active last night! It was very exciting for us :)

So now on to the picture of me...

I've been kinda sad that I don't have a big belly yet and people keep telling me that I don't even look pregnant, so before I took my picture, I made sure to eat lots of rice LOL. I look big! Then of course today I wore cute clothes and my bump was gone :'( It's actually really funny. I'm still trying to gain weight, and it's not working out too well for me. Still negative my pre-pregnancy weight, but at least the doctors said the baby is the right size and everything is fine. So we'll see when I'll start to gain.

So here are my pictures from last night :)

20 Weeks/21 Weeks

So technically tomorrow I'm 21 Weeks, but I'll post today since I haven't in a while, and I also had my ultrasound today! We did not find out the sex of the baby because we really do want to be surprised! So I had to drink water to fill my bladder up and then hold it until after the ultrasound was over. To make a long story short, it was not fun...

But we got to see our baby! We got to see the heart moving and hear it at the same time, I was able to see the baby move and feel it at the same time. Today's ultrasound just made everything more real to us, and also confirmed that all the "indigestion" feelings I've been having are the baby. I've been getting better at distinguishing between them, but some days it's harder than others and it was just really cool to see it and feel it at the same time. Our baby has grown a lot! And the baby is measuring at 21 Weeks 2 Days, so only 3 days off, which is nothing and it's normal. Our baby has everything growing in the right spots and at the right rate, and good things were going on (of course I can't remember half of what the doctor told us lol)

I've been doing ok lately, just trying to ward off getting sick. The other day I was sick and throwing up, probably from the food I ate. I've been pretty lucky and not had morning sickness, just nausea. All the times I've thrown up is from eating food that I shouldn't have. :D

I need a massage so badly right now, I keep getting migraines and they are horrible. I think that it's stress and if I relax and get these knots out of my neck, then that might help!

Jaren and I also bought a Wii the other day for a Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary, Valentine's Day present. It's a lot of fun and helps us unwind from a long day at school and work. We both are going to CSU full time. I'm still in music, and trying to get into performance, so we'll see how that goes. Jaren was accepted into the Construction Management program (even though he hadn't fulfilled all the requirements) so that a huge blessing for us, since now he won't have to be in school as long as we thought!

School only started a week ago and I feel like it's been forever. Luckily this semester shouldn't be too hard on me!

Well I think that's it for now. I'm just trying to de-stress and do well in school. So here are some of the ultrasound pictures and tomorrow I will put up the belly shots!!

I want noodles!!!!

So today I am 18 weeks 2 days. I was going to do this on Wednesday, but life gets busy, plus Jaren's been working and we kept forgetting to take a picture.

Anyway, all week all I've wanted to eat is the Penne Rosa from Noodles & Company. We've gone there almost every day this week, which is not very good on the pocket book, but luckily it's only my first time craving something over and over again. Other cravings, I've craved, eaten it and then gotten sick and never wanted it again. lol. But last night Jaren and I were out and I had been wanting Noodles all day. We got there 10 till 10, so enough time to get something to go. Well we went in and they told us they were closed. We said ok, left and then I spent the drive home bawling my eyes out over noodles. NOODLES! But then we went home and tried looking for the store hours, because I knew they were supposed to stay open until 10. Well we couldn't find it, so we tried calling the store we had gone to. No answer. Then we called the store we usually go to, and they were still there and told us that the other store thurs - sat was supposed to stay open until 11!!! I was so mad. But now Jaren called and they are giving us free lunch today!! So now I have that to look forward to and I'm happy!!

So here are my pictures for today:




I'm so excited, I've been feeling the baby a lot this week! I just want Jaren to feel the baby too, it's so cool and amazing. I'm thinking it'll take a bit longer for him to feel though. My next appointment is the 26th, and I will have another ultrasound!! I'm so excited to see the baby again :)

Well I'm going to be looking through baby name books to get some ideas. We already have a girls name picked out, we just need a little help with a boy name.

17 Weeks!!

So this is 3-4 days late sorry! It's been pretty crazy since I've been home. But now I'm home for at least a week straight! lol. So while I was at my brother's house in Arizona last week, I took belly pictures by myself. I guess I could have asked someone to do it, but I only thought about that after the fact :p.

Here are my 16 week pictures:





So now I am 17 weeks and I've been very tired. Lots of traveling the last few weeks and then lots to do at home has been the main source of my being so tired. Also, the lack of sleep doesn't help any. And the migraines and the back pain and and and... lol. I could go on forever, but then I'm just complaining and I start to annoy myself.

Well now Jaren and I are babysitting my dad's dog Molly for a week and the cats are pretty ok with it, which is nice. I'm ready for a nice relaxing week. But of course that probably won't happen :)

So anyway, here are my pictures from this week. I noticed that when I do the bare belly pictures, that I push my belly out. HA HA. I was laughing at myself for a long time...in fact, I still am!





Okey day, so I'll post again next week!

16 Weeks!

So today I am 16 weeks and in Ajo, Arizona for Christmas with part of my family. I have now thrown up 6 times this pregnancy. My dad and I went to the Snowflake, Arizona Temple to do sealings and I've never done them before (except my own). So I passed out and then threw up all over myself. It was definitely a memorable experience. Then after getting cleaned up, we left and went to the Mesa, Arizona Temple and it was awesome. It is so big!!!

Now we are in Ajo and I'm tired! Traveling sure did take a lot out of me and I just sat there the whole time :)

But I also did pop out this last week. I saw my dad last Tuesday and I looked normal, then Sunday I had me a little pooch sticking out saying hi! My next appointment is Jan 4th, so I'm very excited.

So for now, that's all.