Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Week 36: Thanksgiving!

Hey guys!

So I'm almost a week behind here. I was off work starting Wednesday and went back to work on Monday so I took it easy (for the most part).

Wednesday I was not feeling so great so I spent most of my day laying in bed. There was a fantastic moment when Saydee and Sunny decided to play chase and ended up pushing the couch into the Christmas tree, which then almost fell over. I had a breakdown after that and locked myself in the bathroom for a while and called Chris and he told me to chill out and stop stressing! So I left the living room in shambles and went about my day.

Thursday was fun because I was able to spend time with my family all day. Even though I didn't get to stuff my face (there just isn't enough room) I still enjoyed eating the things I really wanted.

I spent most of Friday lounging about with the exception of going to Target with my mom and I also went to the Dollar Tree to buy stuff to make a table centerpiece. I'll be making tomorrow's post all about Christmas decor so you guys will get to see that! :)

Saturday I decided to get out of the house and spend the day with my mom and my aunt shopping. We had a good time. We started out bright and early at the mall, then went to hobby lobby and then ended our day eating lunch. My hips were not happy with me on Sunday, but hey at least I got some exercise in!

Anyways, that is pretty much all I have for this week. It is time for the survey so here we go:

How far along?: 36 weeks

Total weight gain: It's looking like I've gained 20 pounds at this point. Not too bad.

Maternity clothes?: Same ol' same ol'. If I could wear nothing but sweats and baggy shirts everyday, including to work, I totally would.

Stretch marks?: Nothing new! same tiger stripes on my hip!

Sleep?: Nope! I'm starting to lose my mind here! I try Tylenol pm and it doesn't kick in until 4-5 am so I really don't get much sleep in.

Best moment this week?: Getting 5 days off from work. We've got a lot of projects going on right now and so I'm starting to stress. It was nice not having to worry about work.

Miss anything?: Feeling like myself. I'm on such an emotional roller coaster at this point that some days I feel sad, other days I'm OK. I've been getting agitated really easily which is frustrating because I don't like being mean or short to people I love for no reason.

Movement?: Pretty much constant at this point! He's very active at night so I'm usually my most uncomfortable when I'm at home trying to relax after being at work all day.

Food cravings?: Nothing. I'm never in the mood to eat anymore. I just want to have this baby!

Anything making you queasy or sick?: I'm starting to get nauseous after eating now. It makes eating even less enjoyable!

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: nada!

Symptoms?: Same ol' Same ol'!

Belly button in or out?: WAY out!

  
Wedding rings on or off?: The time finally came and I had to take them off! I put them on a necklace so I've still been wearing them every day, just not on my fingers.
Happy or moody most of the time?: MOODY MOODY MOODY!
Looking forward to?:Birth! Everyday is just one day closer! I'm in the 20's now people!

Thanks for reading you guys!

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Week 35: Only FIVE weeks to go!

Hey Guys!

So it's week 35 and its been a busy week! Work is a little chaotic right now. I guess being super busy will help make the time pass faster before my little man is born!

So we have FIVE weeks until my due date and I'm still set that this boy is coming early.. and so are several other people as well! I'm ok with him coming early as long as he is born at 37 weeks at the earliest which would be 2 weeks from now. Can you believe that... I could be in a hospital in labor basically at any moment now.. but to have a non-preemie on my hands then that means I'm only 2 weeks away which is CRAZY!!!!!!!! :) I'm so ready for him!

I have new room pictures this week! We bought one of those cubby shelves to have extra storage space. Jackie bought me some adorable Monsters cubbys too which is awesome! :) I also put all his books given to him on a shelf and guys, his book collection is AMAZING! All thanks to my mom and Jackie for adding that as a part of the baby shower.

Here you can see the shelf we added for storage space. I love his little cubbys! 
 
 
This is his collection of books! This boy is gonna be doing a lot of reading!

So in other news this week, I've been having lots of cramping and contractions. No fun! The good thing is they usually wait until I get home so at least I'm not sitting at work miserable. OK, OK, I am usually miserable at work, but I don't have the added misery. 

The one thing I have had happening at work that has been HORRIBLE this week is an itchy belly. They say the worst thing to do is to scratch so I got some lotion to keep at work but NOTHING helps. I cannot tell you how many times this week I've made a comment about ripping my skin off. I want to rip my skin off! I'm not going to but I wish I could!

Another big thing this week is that I got my tree put up! This is the first Christmas in our house and so its so exciting to have the extra room to add fun Christmas stuff. We also upgraded from a 6 ft tree to a 7 ft tree and it makes a HUGE difference. I'll be posting photos of that either next week or the week after. Even though that isn't baby related hey its still fun and exciting and I did it while I was pregnant!

Last thing I'll talk about this week is a little brag on my husband. So I haven't painted my toes in gosh 1-2 months I think. There was barely any polish left on them and I was just clipping them and then I would get too tired to re-paint. Last night I decided I couldn't handle it anymore so I had to paint them! I managed to clip them and get the old polish off before deciding I'd move on to filing and painting the next day. Well Chris saw me in the bathroom and asked if I was painting my toes. When I explained that I was going to, but that I'm too tired he offered to do it for me! :) That is a sweet man right there! I'm sure he would have preferred to be playing his game but he took some time to help a pregnant lady out! He did a pretty good job too! So that's how I'll end this week's post.. with a picture of him working on my feets!


Thanks for reading guys! 

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Week 34: Can I just be done already?

Hey Guys!

I wanted to start off by saying that I've reached over 1,000 views for my blog! How freakin' exciting is that?!? I'm pretty excited! You guys are awesome for coming back each week and reading my updates. I hope you are all getting entertainment out of this blog at least!

Moving on... I know I've probably said previously that whichever week I was writing about was the hardest week but seriously.. This week has been SO TOUGH on me! I am absolutely miserable. I've been such an emotional wreck all week! One minute I'm upset because I'm so uncomfortable and nothing I do fixes that problem, then I'm crying because I feel like I don't deserve this little man because of how much I complain! I'm trying to be positive and just keep on truckin' but it's not as easy as it sounds!

Don't get me wrong, I am SO thankful for this baby and as I stated in my first post I prayed and waited for this baby for a year and it was very hard to do. However, It's not easy carrying around extra weight you aren't used to, feeling like your insides are being shredded constantly, and not being able to get comfortable no matter how you sit, stand, lay. Pregnancy is tough folks! I know there are some women out there who had easy breezy pregnancies and to you guys.. thank your lucky stars because I think every women sort of expects her pregnancy will be that way and then BAM it doesn't turn out like that and she is a miserable mess!

I went to see the Dr. the other day and she said my little monster COULD come anytime he wanted to but medically she would like him to bake at least 3 more weeks. So in other words if Alden decides to be healthy and loves mommy he will shimmy on down within the next 3-6 weeks. I may or may not have had a mini breakdown at the Dr. because I am SO D.O.N.E. I am ready to just not feel dizzy out of nowhere, or nauseous, or like my back is gonna snap in half (like in twilight... No but really that's how it feels to me!)

Moving on from my sob stories... Chris put my Monsters Inc decals up on Tuesday and we also got our glider last week! His room is starting to really come together and I'm loving it! I'm going to share some pictures in a second but please note that I am still in need of some extra storage which I'll be getting this weekend so don't judge all the random items out in the open. They are driving me crazy but they will soon have homes!

It's also survey week so that is how I will be ending this week's post!

Here is our glider. Although the blanket doesn't fit the theme, I wanted it on display because it is adorable! His rock n' play is also on display as well!

I am so happy with how this wall turned out! It was a bit of a pain but it was worth it! 

Here you can see his dresser/changing table section. I love his " little monster" decals! 

SURVEY TIME!


How far along?: 34 weeks

Total weight gain: This week I'm in between 18-19 pounds gained. I'm guessing this is where the weight really starts packing on.

Maternity clothes?: I have plenty of shirts and still only one pair of pants. I didn't expect it to get this cold this early though so I really need to head out this weekend and grab some sweaters that are belly appropriate.

Stretch marks?: Still those same old tiger stripes. I feel like they are getting longer though.

Sleep?: No! The other day I slept 4 hours straight and it was wonderful. I haven't been able to do that again though. Now Chris has been turning the heater on at night so I've been dealing with being hot when it's on, cold when its off and then my throat is SO dry I am constantly reaching for water. More water means MORE PEE BREAKS!

Best moment this week?: Listening to that new Garth Brooks song "mom" and sobbing my face off. Ladies, you need to listen to it! It fits the situation so well since its about a baby about to meet his mom. As I was sobbing, Chris took my hand and said " we're going to be great parents." It was such a sweet moment.

Miss anything?: Being comfortable and having energy. I'll get these little spurts of energy here and there and so I'll start working on something, only to lose the energy shortly after, but push my self to finish whatever I'm doing!

Movement?: YES! We've got a strong little man on our hands! My belly looks like a waterbed all day long. He loves to move and punch and kick. It doesn't feel good at all most of the time but hey, at least he is moving and active and healthy.

Food cravings?: NOTHING! most of the time I don't even want to eat at this point. I do force myself to eat because I know me and Alden need it but I don't feel like I really enjoy eating at this point.

Anything making you queasy or sick?: I still get nauseous quite a bit. Sometimes there is a reason and sometimes there isn't.

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: Nothing new! Still cramping and dealing with Braxton Hicks contractions. I haven't gotten a migraine in a while which is GREAT. I think he is getting ready to drop too.

Symptoms?: Same ol' Same ol'!

Belly button in or out?: It's out! All the way out! For a while there was just a little line because it was so closed but now its looking a little normal again and popping out.

  
Wedding rings on or off?: I'm still wearing them, but I think they are about to have to be worn on a necklace. They are getting pretty tight!

Happy or moody most of the time?: MOODY MOODY MOODY! I feel so bad for Chris sometimes.

Looking forward to?: Thanksgiving. Once thanksgiving arrives that means that it is soon time for Alden to be born! :)

That's it for this week! I hope you guys like how his room as turned out so far! Thanks again for getting me to over 1,000 views! 

Thanks for reading!

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Week 33: Baby Shower Re-Cap

Hey guys!

So I told you last week that this week would most likely be about my baby shower and yes that is still true today! I'll be posting some photos and re-capping the event. First of all, for anyone reading this who came or dropped off a gift... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!  Alden is so very loved already and that is VERY apparent from all the awesome gifts. Stay tuned.. thank you cards to come, I just figured I couldn't say thank you enough times :)

So My mom, aunt and BFF planned this whole thing out. They didn't tell me any details so I had no idea what to expect when I showed up. As I've mentioned Alden will have a Monsters Inc. themed room and so my mom had planned to do a matching baby shower. Well Chris being obsessed with his Dallas Cowboys really wanted that as the theme since I shot him down on decorating the nursery that way. (Just an FYI.. I wasn't being mean, He has a man cave that looks like Jerry Jones barfed up his entire career with the team in it so I just couldn't handle having TWO rooms like that!) Since the invitations had the colors of Monsters Inc. I figured that would be the theme for the shower. Well they surprised us both and decorated half in Cowboys and half in Monsters! It was a really cool idea, especially since Chris was at the shower so he was able to get some of what he wanted too.

They had the photo of us that we used to announce our pregnancy at the front door in a mat frame so that guests could sign it as they entered the shower. There were also little onesie shaped papers where people could write down advice for us to use with raising Alden.

Another fun thing they did was the onesie and diaper station. Guests were asked to write fun stuff on diapers and also to decorate onesies for him to wear. We got some super cute ones too!

Shout out to my in-laws, grandmas, and anyone else who showed up and helped get the shower ready! Also shout out to everyone who came out and spent time with us on this super fun day! I enjoyed all of you!

I cannot even tell you how overwhelming it was once we got home and unloaded the gifts. There was SO MUCH STUFF! Jackie came over and Chris's sister too since she wasn't able to make it to the shower. We just started sorting stuff and taking off tags and putting things away! It was a huge help to have 2 extra people there to help sort stuff. If it was just me I wouldn't even be halfway through with all of it!

I am getting SO very excited now that the shower is over because we have everything we need for him to come into this world! There are still a few things here and there that are needed or wanted but the necessities are there and those are most important.

This week I've been dealing with a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions as well as cramping. My hips are absolutely killing me, much more than they have been so far! Alden has been moving a lot and pushing his body to the surface of my belly. I've gotten to feel his entire side profile which is partly amazing and partly FREAKY!

I cannot believe that in 7 weeks (hopefully more like 5-6) our baby boy will be entering this world. I'm sure once he is here I'm going to miss feeling him moving and kicking from the inside but for right now I cannot WAIT to get this little monster man out of me!

Well that's about it for this week. I'll end it with some photos. I might end up editing this later and adding in some more at some point.

 This was the table which served as the focal point of the room. As you can see it's half Cowboys and half Monsters Inc.
 My Sister in law Daniela made this diaper cake for Alden. It's so cute! She did a great job.
 This is a photo with the grandmas in the middle and the great grandmas on the outside. If only my great grandma would have been able to make it then his grandmas, great grandmas and great GREAT grandma would have been in one photo together!
 Here is me and my BFF!
 Is this jean jacket not the most adorable thing on the planet! I LOVE it!
 Mike onesie!
football jammies. This boy has so much cowboys/football clothing that he is going to fit right in with his daddy on Sundays!

So like I said I'll probably be adding in some more pictures before the next post. I just didn't have a ton of time to sort through them all and see what I wanted to use.

Thank you guys for reading!

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Week 32: EIGHT WEEKS TO GO!

Hey guys!

It's that time of the week again! This week was full of stuff! I feel like I'm running around headless here at work. So much is going on this week. I feel like I'm drowning. I'm not only sitting here counting down the days until Alden is born, but I'm also counting down the days until I can get a break from work! Sure I've had plenty of times when I'm super busy and its stressful, but I've never experienced that being 32 weeks pregnant and physically miserable. COME ON DECEMBER!!!

I had my doctor appointment on Tuesday and everything is good. I noticed that his heart beat seems to go up and down every week so I asked her about it. She said that just like us our sweet little unborn babies heart rates vary depending on what they are doing. She said his heart is doing exactly what it needs to be doing so that makes me feel good.
She also decided to go ahead and do a check just to make sure my body wasn't starting the process of labor early. This was only done as a precaution since I've had signs of pre-term labor. Luckily there are no physical signs that my body is getting ready to let this man out (even though I'm ready to KICK him out!) I guess my body is just starting to get tired of being beaten and bruised from the inside!

Yesterday was my 3 year wedding anniversary! It is CRAZY to think that we have been married since 2011. I mean really its already almost 2015 here! Time is FLYING. Marriage has not been easy and it probably never will be. Just like everyone else we have our good days and our bad days, but hey, that's why you vow to stick it out through better or for worse. I couldn't imagine living my life with anyone else, and I definitely couldn't imagine having any other man be the daddy to my babies (both human and furry)!
Chris actually surprised me and set up an appointment for Sunday to go get a prenatal massage! Mama needs her one of those for sure! I am super excited about this gift and I cannot wait until Sunday!

Also on the roster of events for this week is... MY BABY SHOWER! This Saturday I will be gathering with my family and friends to celebrate Alden! I cannot wait to have everyone in one room and be able to mingle and see all the hard work my mom, aunt and BFF have done! It's bound to be a good time for sure. Trust me when I say that next week's blog will probably be full of pictures from the day.

Well that's pretty much it. Its the week when I do my pregnancy survey so I'll be closing this post out with that...
and my monthly belly photo of course!


How far along?: 32 weeks

Total weight gain: This week I'm around 16-17 pounds gained.

Maternity clothes?: Chris and I went to the mall on Sunday and I was able to hunt for maternity clothes. I didn't find any bottoms, but I did get 3 new shirts and I'm super excited about them! One of them I'll be wearing to the shower on Saturday.

Stretch marks?: Same tiger stripes on my hip that I've had. Glad those are the only 3 still.

Sleep?: NOPE! My hips have been making me miserable during my sleep lately so I have been more like napping at night, not actually sleeping.

Best moment this week?: Celebrating 3 years of marriage and getting surprised with a prenatal massage!

Miss anything?: I miss the days when I could do whatever without feeling light headed, or without getting a miserable vision effecting migraine. I get so frustrated because I'm not the type so sit around on my days off and be lazy. Now I try and get up and clean and I get light headed or exhausted 15 minutes in and have to take a break.

Movement?: YESSSS! They say he's supposed to be sleeping like 80-90% of the time now but I think that is SKEWED. That or he twitches a lot in his sleep!

Food cravings?: Still craving milk all the time. Yesterday I actually saw coconut shrimp on the menu at dinner and I went with it. It sounded SO good. Chris was a little shocked by my choice. Don't worry though, Alden wasn't digging my craving. I spent the night nauseous and miserable!

Anything making you queasy or sick?: I'm still getting nauseous a lot. I'm not sure what is causing it, but its not fun.

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: I've had the miserable migraines, dizziness, cramping and blurred vision which can be associated with pre-term labor, but my doctor checked things out and I'm not going into labor anytime soon!

Symptoms?: Everything basically. If you ask me about it I'm probably dealing with it at this point.

Belly button in or out?: The top of my belly button is really poking out now. Thankfully the combo of my pants and shirts kind of keep it compressed, but its definitely sticking out!
  
Wedding rings on or off?: Still wearing them! I might be taking them off here soon though because they are starting to get a bit snug.

Happy or moody most of the time?: Moody! It doesn't help that I've been feeling so miserable lately. I feel so heavy, and gross, and tired, so I'm usually a grumpy mess!

Looking forward to?:My baby shower on Saturday!!!

Thanks for reading guys!

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Week 31: 2 months to go people...TWO MONTHS!

Hey guys!

It is week 31 and today happens to be the 23rd which makes it exactly 2 months until my due date! Can you say W O W ?!? It feels like ages ago I was finding out about this pregnancy and now in 2 months (hopefully less) we will be meeting this feisty little man who is so very active.

This week I ended up staying home from work on Tuesday. I've been really good about going in even if I have to go late because I feel so miserable. Tuesday however, I just felt off. First of all I was up all night either peeing, getting punched or having Braxton Hicks contractions/burning in my back so I was tired. I got up and got ready and dressed. I started feeling light headed so I sat down for a minute. Then I started feeling nauseous. I was sitting in the floor in the bathroom waiting to see if I would throw up or not. I decided to lay down for a minute and see if I felt better. I didn't and Chris was able to talk me into staying home. It turns out Alden was laying in a weird way which happened to be on a nerve. I took it easy and I think it made a difference. Obviously I can't skip out once a week for work, but I'm so grateful that I work somewhere that is understanding that sometimes pregnancy isn't glamorous, and sometimes you just have to stop and rest. The longer I am pregnant the more I realize I have to listen to my body!

I've been getting Braxton Hicks contractions at least twice a day. They don't really hurt, but they are uncomfortable. My belly gets really tight and hard as a rock and so having this bowling ball hanging onto my front side isn't exactly pleasant. I try to just relax and let it happen, realistically that's all you can do anyway.

So I have a hormonal story for this week! As most of you know Sunny is my little boy chihuahua. He pretty much hates everyone and he barks a lot, but he is a VERY sweet and loving dog. Since the beginning of this pregnancy I felt like he's really the only dog who "gets" that I'm pregnant. He has been extra snugly with me and I love it! Well on Sunday I was laying on the couch watching TV and he was laying beside me with his head on my chest asleep. I look down and see how adorable he looks and I just started crying. A tear fell and hit him on his face and he looked up at me like "Come on mom, I'm sleeping here!" The reason I started crying is because It hit me that here soon me and Sunny won't get to have those lazy afternoons snuggled up together, because I'll have Alden instead. I know it sounds crazy but I feel so bad about that because here is this little dog that I have babied SO much and he is so attached to me and now not only will my life change with the birth of Alden, but his will too. I know that there will be times when Alden is napping and we can snuggle and I'm sure there will also be times where Sunny is curled up next to me while I'm holding Alden. I just hope he transitions well.

I just want to make sure no matter what that I'm not totally neglecting my dogs, and that I still figure out how to make them feel loved and important even with Alden being in the mix. I'm sure things will all work out once he gets here and I can get accustomed to having a human baby AND 3 fur babies!

Chris and I went to At Home (the new name for Garden Ridge) on Friday and we picked out a rug for Alden's room. I knew I wanted navy blue because the bedding I registered for has a navy blue border around it and so I figured it would help pull everything together, and its a color that goes well with green and light blue. We actually found the PERFECT rug! Its shaggy and soft and navy and AMAZING! I actually laid on it and it feels wonderful. I figured it will be good for him to have his tummy time on. I still need to get navy curtains but I can find those anywhere I'm sure!
 So you can't really tell because of the lighting but the rug is navy blue.

We also hung his letters on the wall. I'm so glad that they are up now and that everything is coming together. His room is looking so adorable and I cannot wait to add the Monster's Inc. stuff to the mix! The only major piece of furniture we still need is the glider. We will probably be getting that either at the baby shower, or we will use gift cards to help purchase it. I will probably spend A LOT of time in that glider once I get it!
 Don't mind my homeless looking self, but we wanted a pic of Alden in his room! :)

The baby shower is next Saturday and I am getting so excited! I know my mom, best friend and aunt have worked really hard on it and I can't wait to see it all and see all my friends and family. It will be a GREAT day for sure!

Well that's it for this week! Hope you guys are still enjoying reading these posts and for those who do thanks for reading! :)

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Week 30: Only 10 more weeks to go!

Hey guys!

Time for my weekly blog post! This week has just been an all around crappy week so far. I've been getting dizzy a lot, and for the past 2 days I've been getting really nauseous.

This morning I actually had one of my migraine's pop up out of nowhere. As it always does, it messes with my vision first. It is so hard trying to type with ONE eye. Then of course came the horrible headache that had me totally miserable, but I couldn't act miserable because I had work to do. I had responded to an e-mail from my boss and then once he replied back I realized that my response to him made NO sense at all! It was HORRIBLE! That's why you shouldn't type with a migraine and only one good eye!

I went to the Dr. on Tuesday and everything is going good. My fundal height made a jump from 28 cm 2 weeks ago to 32 cm this week! I guess Alden had a growth spurt! I was positive I had a bladder infection because when my bladder starts filling up the pain I have is not so great! My Dr. checked my urine and said everything is fine and that it is just from Alden not having much room. Apparently taking away part of a baby's space with your full bladder makes them unhappy.

Saturday my aunt and mom came over to deliver the stroller/car seat and the dresser. My aunt got me the stroller and my grandparents got me the dresser. My aunt decided to bring it over now, rather than wait until the baby shower (it's November 1st) so that I didn't have to try and lug 2 huge items into my house! Chris put the stroller together when he got home that night and I LOVE IT! It has a special spot for my phone as well as plenty of cup holder options for my Starbucks!


Now for my fun dresser story! So Most of our furniture is from Ikea. We have grown accustomed to the way their directions are laid out and we like it that way. The dresser I registered for was from Babies R Us. The instructions were so confusing and annoying. Jackie was there so she was reading the directions (by reading I mean staring at the pictures and trying to decipher them) and then she would tell me and Chris what to do. After 2 hours, Chris was so frustrated and y'all I know my husband's limits. When he gets frustrated there is a chance he could turn hulk-like and I did not want that to happen! I ended up calling it a night! We left that dresser in pieces all over the nursery floor! My dad came over on Tuesday and helped Chris get it all together! I was able to come home on Tuesday and put all of Alden's folded clothes in his drawers! So EXCITING! 

We will be hanging his letters this weekend! Slowly but surely his room is coming together. I cannot believe I only have 10 weeks left! I have said it before and I'll say it again.. this baby is going to come early! As long as he is healthy he can come early because I AM MISERABLE!
 
Next week I'll have a new photo with his letters hanging on the wall. We are also "planning" on going rug shopping this weekend as well so that might also be added in there too!

Well ya'll, that's it for this week. I'll finish this post off with my survey!

How far along?: 30 weeks

Total weight gain: This morning I weighed in at 129.4 so that is putting me at a total of 15.4 pounds gained! not too bad eh?

Maternity clothes?: I got yet another shirt last week that I'm really liking a lot, but no new pants! I have discovered that wearing dresses with leggings feels really comfortable though.

Stretch marks?: Just those same 2-3 on my left hip. Yesterday Chris asked me how I get rid of stretch marks to which I replied " you don't. They will be there forever now!"

Sleep?: Ha! I've tried everything to make me sleep and NOTHING works. So... NO.

Best moment this week?: Getting to fill up Alden's dresser with his clothes.

Miss anything?: I miss the days when his kicks didn't hurt! He moves what seems like almost constantly and I feel so bruised on the inside. It's not cute anymore at this point.

Movement?: Yep! Almost constantly on the move in there! I don't think he has enough room to get comfortable.

Food cravings?: I'm really into Chic-Fil-A sweet tea right now. I'm also drinking a lot of milk!

Anything making you queasy or sick?: For the last 2 days I've been really nauseous. The smell of coffee made me queasy the other day which is odd because I LOVE coffee.

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: Nope. That's a good thing obviously.

Symptoms?: Nausea, fatigue,  pelvic pressure, bruised insides, lack of sleep, heartburn... you know, the works.

Belly button in or out?: The top of my belly button is starting to slowly pop out. It feels so weird to me!
  
Wedding rings on or off?: Still wearing them and they are still loose enough to spin so that's good.
Happy or moody most of the time?: Moody! I get so annoyed and so mean. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I just feel so OVER pregnancy.

Looking forward to?: My anniversary in 2 weeks! (October 29)

THANKS FOR READING YOU GUYS!

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Week 29: Last week in my 20's!

Hey Guys!

It's Thursday which means its time for another post!

There hasn't been much going on this week. I haven't done anything interesting!

I can tell you that I have been miserable this week. Quite honestly the most miserable I have been since becoming pregnant. I feel HUGE, my feet are starting to swell now matter shoes I wear, my hips hurt constantly, my back hurts constantly.

Alden seems to be moving constantly as well and so sometimes as much as I love feeling him and knowing he is OK, I get REALLY frustrated. There are so many times where I just want to cry at this point.

IS IT DECEMBER YET? lol.

So I do have a semi-interesting story, if that's what you want to call it, that happened to me yesterday:

I was getting ready to leave for work and the last thing I do before walking out the door is getting my dogs in the house, getting them their treats and getting Saydee ( my almost 1 year old pit bull) into her kennel. Now I'm not sure if she hates me or if she just likes being difficult, but lately she has become a little annoying to get into her kennel. She doesn't do this annoying stuff with Chris but with me.. boy does she work my nerves.

I was trying my HARDEST to convince her to come inside the house, but she was just standing at the door looking at me like I was an idiot. Finally I walked away and she came inside. Well.. that's all fine and dandy but now I need to get her in her dang kennel! I kept showing her her treat and that wasn't doing the trick. Now I've got Sunny trying to take the treat out of my hand. I was hoping maybe she would get upset over this and come running to get the treat and I could trap her. NOPE! She loves Sunny so much that he can do no wrong in her eyes!

Finally after about 10 minutes, constant baby talking, and Sunny crawling into her kennel and stealing her treat, I GOT HER IN THAT DANG KENNEL! I grabbed my things and walked out into the garage to get in my car. I immediately felt like I was going to throw up everywhere! I got in the car anyways and had a few sips of water and hit the road. Well I made it about 3 blocks before I realized I did not feel well enough to hit the highway. I started to head back home, got halfway there and then decided that I needed to suck it up and go anyways! Chris called me and I was just bawling my little eyes out. He giggled when I told him I had already started to go back home and then turned back around and headed back to work again!

Finally I decided I needed to go home to at least chill out for a while before going to work. Who would have thought that a ridicilous chain of events would have occurred all because my bratty dog was being difficult! I ended up going to to work about an hour and half late. Luckily my job is awesome and they are understanding! :)

That's about it for this week! Just me being cranky, whiny, annoying and uncomfortable. Welcome to the final months of pregnancy!

Next week I'll have my 30 week appointment so should be more fun!

Thanks for reading!

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Week 28: Shots, Painting and Exhaustion OH MY!

Hey Guys!

It's that time of the week again! I wouldn't really say this week has been busy, but I have been totally drained!

Monday We went for our hospital tour! I'll be delivering in Mansfield and I loved the hospital. I love that the hospital is not super huge and its really easy to navigate! There is also a lot of stuff around (Starbucks included) So I expect anyone who comes to see Alden to bring me treats!

I went in on Tuesday for my 28 week appointment. It wasn't a long appointment but I did get 2 shots! I have been worried lately because I keep getting these horrible migraines that screw up my vision and make me feel miserable. I spoke with my Dr. about this because I know it can be an indicator of preeclampsia. My Dr. told me that my blood pressure couldn't be better and so I have nothing to worry about! This is just a normal part of pregnancy and so basically I just have to deal with it!

I got the TDAP shot in my left arm and the Rhogam shot in my hip! The Rhogam shot left a bruise but it doesn't hurt at all. The TDAP however is by far the worst shot I have EVER gotten in my life! Not only did it burn REALLY bad, it made me feel totally exhausted and my arm hurts so bad it is almost unusable. I actually went home from work early yesterday because I was drained and I just couldn't sit at my desk any longer! The Nurse said this is totally normal and should be gone today! Lets hope so anyways!

Saturday Chris and I decided to finish off the painting of the nursery. We got the striped wall all taped off and went to town. We immediately LOVED the green and blue colors together. However we thought it could use a second coat of paint to make the blue a little brighter. We headed to Lowes and got some more paint. Once Chris was done with the second coat we started peeling the tape off. The solid wall (opposite side of the room as the striped wall) turned out fine with no peeling paint. Then we started peeling the tape off of the striped wall and on several spots the paint got stuck to the tape and peeled a little bit! Of course we called my dad who said he could easily fix it! Sure enough he came over on Monday and fixed our mess ups and also brought over some white paint to freshen up those stripes too! So now the painting in the nursery is DONE! Now I just need to start getting art, curtains, a rug and of course the rest of the furniture! I literally want to just go sit in Alden's room sometimes because it just seems like a place of peace. That is definitely the vibe a nursery should be giving off right?

So I'll finish off this blog with my little Survey thing I said I would do every other week... but first I'll post some photos of the nursery! :)


OK so clearly you can see this was during the process of painting. :)

This was after we pulled off the tape, and before my dad fixed our mess ups. You probably can't see the spots where its peeling ( I can only because I know where to look). This was also before my dad repainted the white stripes. Don't you just LOVE how these colors turned out together?

Finally the finished product! I am SO in love with his room! Please note the color difference between this image and the one above. The lighting totally changes the color, as well as the time of day which is also pretty cool too! His name will be hanging on the wall eventually, just wanted to post a photo on IG so I leaned them against the crib and wall for now!


What do you guys think? Don't act like you're not impressed. *Ron Burgundy voice*

OK... Survey time!

How far along?: 28 weeks

Total weight gain: I weighed myself this morning and I have gained 13 pounds now. I feel like it's all baby but I guess we will see once I pop Alden out!

Maternity clothes?: I haven't purchased anything new at this point. I'm always shopping but I just haven't found anything I like lately.

Stretch marks?: Those claw looking marks I was talking about a few weeks ago are TOTALLY stretch marks! I'm kind of annoyed by it, but hey I guess if your gonna get them its better to get them on your hip, and only 2 than to get 70,000 on your stomach!

Sleep?: Nope! I'm still totally uncomfortable and on top of that my potty breaks are way more frequent now.

Best moment this week?: Coming home on Monday to the painting in little man's nursery being done!

Miss anything?: I think just being comfortable. It seems like getting comfortable no matter where I am is basically impossible these days!

Movement?: Oh yes! Alden is a kicking machine! He loves making my belly bulge and if I have my hand on my belly he will run his foot or hand up against it as if to say hello.

Food cravings?: Honestly right now nothing is good anymore! I'm like never in the mood for anything. Obviously I eat but nothing really tastes good to me right now.

Anything making you queasy or sick?: The TDAP shot actually made me feel nauseous Tuesday/Wednesday but today I am doing fine.

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: Nope not yet! Although I have been experience lots of pressure every few days or so and I'm thinking those are just Braxton Hicks. They aren't painful but it is really uncomfortable.

Symptoms?: My feet swell if I stand for too long, or if I wear TOMS apparently. My hips have been really achy as well.

Belly button in or out?: Still in! WOO HOO!
  
Wedding rings on or off?: Still on. Double WOO HOO! 

Happy or moody most of the time?: MOODY! I mean Happy is included in there. I'm pretty much like the TX weather... Blink and I'll be in a different mood!

Looking forward to?: Decorating Alden's room now that the painting is officially done!

Ok guys! That's it for this week! I hope you enjoyed it and THANKS FOR READING!




Thursday, September 25, 2014

Week 27: Getting the nursery ready!

Hey Guys!

This is the last week of my 2nd trimester and I'm starting to get to that point where I'm just looking at my calender HOPING it will magically say its December. Everything is continuing to hurt worse, no matter what position I try to sleep in (I'm super limited on those anyways) I'm just not comfortable. I feel like I'm back in the first trimester where I was exhausted all the time. I find myself going to bed at 9 most nights only to wake up at 10:30 for potty break number 1 then again at 12:30, 2:00, 3:30, 4:45 and lastly when Chris gets up at 5:45. Most of the time I'm not even really fully asleep.. I guess I'm just resting my eyes!

Anyways I'll spare you guys my boring sob stories about how miserable I am at this stage in pregnancy!

Alden is now bulging out constantly! Every little movement he makes I feel on the inside and you can see it on the outside. It is FREAKY, but kind of awesome at the same time! He's been waking me up a lot in the night with his wild movements and although its pretty annoying its kind of cool that he is awake with me and I get to have the time with him in the silence.

In other news, we bought our paint for the nursery on Friday and I was so excited to paint! We painted 2 of the walls a color called Limish, which is like a pastel lime. Of the 2 remaining walls one will be blue and white striped, and the opposite wall will be solid blue ( The same blue as the striped wall). I spent time on Saturday getting everything taped off and then I ran out of tape. Sunday morning we went and bought some more tape AND a painting mask because yes we were responsible and read the paint can before I just dove in and started painting.

Jackie (my BFF/the godmother/Aunt rexie) came over and we finished taping everything off and then it was time to paint! When we first moved into the house and were doing some painting my dad came to help and taught me some techniques to help me use the least amount of paint as possible. It takes a little extra time but its worth it! Jackie and I did all the trimming/using the mini roller and then had Chris come in to paint with the big roller. It honestly didn't take that long and I'm loving the color!

We had to wait on the paint to dry before doing the other 2 walls and I needed my dad to come and lay the lines for the striped wall anyways. Luckily my parents came over on Tuesday and took care of that so the final painting will happen this weekend! :)

So to close this week's post out I'll leave you with some photos!

First, The "lime" color we picked for 2 walls... Pardon the mess! lol
Next the lines my dad drew out for us. The stripes with the bits of tape inside them will be the white lines, the ones without will be the blue. My dad went ahead and put the tape that way  I know where to tape everything off before painting.
Finally, just to give you an idea of what the room will look like when we are done...
Obviously the solid blue walls will be green instead. I'm just not a fan of using all one color, I felt adding the green would make it more fun and go along better with the Monster's inc theme. Yes I am registered for those adorable monster decals as well as the bedding, the Mike pillow, the Sulley changing pad! Alden is going to have an adorable and FUN room! 

So that is it for this week! I'm super excited to finish up the painting this weekend and then start hanging decor. 

Thanks for reading guys!

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Week 26: Getting Things DONE!

Hey guys!

I'm now in week 26 which means I am getting even closer to having this little man out of my belly and into my arms. I am SO ready for him! I want to know what he looks like! Will he be pale like me or tan like Chris? Will he have my hair or Chris's hair? Is he going to look more like me or Chris, or is he going to be the perfect combination of us both? AHHHHH I cannot wait!

I feel like we've actually accomplished some things over the past week or so. For starters we went to Hobby Lobby and bought the letters and paint for Alden's name. Originally my plan was to buy rectangle plaques and paint them to look like the doors in Monsters Inc. since that is our theme, and then I would paint the letters one solid color and screw/glue/nail them to the doors. The issue I had was that the letters were either too big or not big enough and so I was getting frustrated. By the time I found some letters that would work and then meandered my way to the plaques, I wasn't satisfied with the way they were looking pre paint. Lucky for me I had a back up plan!

This plan involved getting big letters and painting them to look like the different monsters. This doesn't mean you have to be an artist, it just means you make them "look" similar to the monsters. So for Mike you would paint it green and add an eye to it, for Sulley blue with dark blue spots and so on. We picked the letters out and made our way to the paint isle. Chris pulled up an image of Mike and I started looking for the best green to match him.It took about 10-15 minutes to pick the color we felt was pretty identical and then we moved on to Sulley. As Chris is looking for a good image of him I start thinking about how much work this is going to be! I saw a color that was almost the same color as Mike and noticed it was glow in the dark! I decided hey... lets make this easy here and paint them all one color: GLOW IN THE DARK GREEN! Now if only I had decided that BEFORE we sat there for forever trying to pick out paint colors and letters! Jackie came over Sunday and we painted them. I'm so excited to get them hung up!


The other thing we did was put the crib together! YAY! My in-laws really wanted to buy us the crib and we were perfectly fine with that! We picked a black-brown colored bed from Ikea. It took forever to pick a bed because his room is not very big and nursery furniture tends to be really Bulky. I wanted less chunky stuff so that we can do things like tummy time in his room without there being furniture everywhere. We still have all our NYC themed stuff up on the walls for now, but soon we will paint and that will all come down!


The other major thing that happened this week was I went in for my glucose test. Lucky for me I was able to pick my flavor. I chose fruit punch which looking back I wish I wouldn't have because I LOVE fruit punch kool-aid... and now I don't so much love it! So for those who don't know, they give you 5 minutes to drink the whole thing and yes they were watching me the whole time. After you are done they give you a timer set for an hour and you have to wait. I went and saw my Dr., paid my bill for the month and still had time left over. They took my blood for the test ( and some extra to check my iron because of last week's episode) and I got to go home. I felt nauseous all day but that was it! They called me around 4:30 and said that I had passed my test so that means no gestational diabetes for me! They did say that my iron was still pretty low but my Dr. gave me a new iron pill so we shall see how it works this time!

That's about it for this week. I'm pretty much not sleeping and becoming more and more delirious everyday, as well as being kicked almost constantly! I guess I need to get used to not sleeping right? YIKES! I didn't do the little survey update last week so I'll do it this week. Maybe I'll make it an every other week thing since not much is changing right now.

How far along?: 26 weeks

Total weight gain: As of Tuesday I have now gained 11 pounds.

Maternity clothes?: I'm wearing them still! Whenever I go to Ross I check the maternity section to see if I like anything and if I do I get it. A lot of my tops still fit though but I'm sure not for long!

Stretch marks?: So I have these 2 claw mark looking bruise things on my left hip. I thought they were bruises/scratches from my friend's dog, but now I'm not so sure because they are not fading or changing colors like bruises do. I mean if they are then I guess its not horrible to have them on my hip and only 2 little short ones.

Sleep?: Nope! On Saturday I ended up getting up at 5:45 and cooking breakfast because I just couldn't sleep and I wasn't comfortable laying there anymore. This morning I woke up at 4 and couldn't go back to bed either!

Best moment this week?: Getting the glucose test over with and passing it! YAY for accomplishments!

Miss anything?: Still sleep! I miss being able to just sleep however I want too. I am so ready to sleep on my belly again.

Movement?: YESSSSSS! Over the past few days he has been moving almost constantly. Last night I just laid there watching my belly bulge out.

Food cravings?: The other day I just randomly wanted some pasta. It was 9 at night and yes we had already eaten. I cooked up some pasta, threw on butter, garlic, pepper, Parmesan and a dash of salt and chowed down!

Anything making you queasy or sick?: Still can't eat sugar on an empty stomach. Also for some reason Alden is just really not feeling meat right now.

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: Nope not yet! I do have a feeling he is going to come early though, but lets hope not THIS early!

Symptoms?: I think the biggest thing right now is my emotions. I had a break down last night because I'm just TIRED! My hips hurt, back hurts, I'm drained and food just doesn't sound good anymore. Thank goodness Chris is caring and loving during those times!

Belly button in or out?: In. :)

Wedding rings on or off?: Still on.

Happy or moody most of the time?: I'm still a ticking time bomb like most ladies are at this point. You never know how I'll react to you so YES.. please pretend to be walking on egg shells around me.

Looking forward to?: My baby shower! My mom said it'll be November 1st and I cannot wait to see all my friends and see all his new things!

Thanks for reading guys!

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Week 25: First emergency hospital trip!

Hey Guys!

It's week 25 which means I have 15 weeks left on this journey! Its starting to go so fast and I'm starting to worry about weather or not Alden's room will be ready in time. What keeps me sane is that I remind myself that he won't be sleeping in his actual room for a while after birth anyways, so even if we don't get it ready until AFTER he's here it'll be OK. I think we will be alright though considering that Chris always waits until last minute to do things anyways!

So I had a MAJOR scare this week which could have been so much worse! For those who are friends with me on Facebook you know that I went to the hospital yesterday and that it was because of a black out I experienced while driving to work. That's probably about all you knew unless me, Chris or my mom told you more in depth. I figured I'd write about it this week.

I got up on Wednesday morning and started getting ready for work. Lately I've been eating oatmeal for breakfast which is exactly what I had yesterday. I took off for work and I felt 100% normal. I wasn't dizzy, nauseous, hot, uncomfortable.. nothing. I got over half way to work when the traffic built up, in the usual spot.. nothing new for me. So I'm sitting there cruising along when all of the sudden I started getting hot. I turned the a/c on high and I was able to cool down. Well then I started feeling nauseous and my heart started beating fast. I've been through this before so I knew I was probably going to throw up. The problem was... I was in the far left lane, there is construction going on so NO shoulder to pull onto, and there is NO way I was going to get across 4 lanes to exit. Now not only am I feeling miserable, but I'm trying to figure out where I am going to throw up at. I really wanted to avoid it if I could so I just tried to not to think about it. I kept telling myself if I could make it a little bit longer to my exit that I would be OK.

Things started getting really hazy and at this point I was starting to get scared. I thought that if I called Chris that he could keep me focused until the feeling passed, or until I was able to pull over somewhere. Well, he didn't answer at first. I'm pretty sure he called back within under a minute but it felt like FOREVER! I remember I kept saying " help me, someone help me!" I was just panicked. My plan wasn't working and I was getting worse. That's when I heard my phone ring and I knew it was Chris. I picked up and told him I was going to pass out. He kept asking where I was and I had no FREAKING IDEA! I knew I was on 30, but I didn't know the exit. I was fading in and out at this point and so he was talking to me telling me to pull over. At that point I just started pulling over and lucky for me the shoulder opened back up at that point. I'm pretty sure I almost hit a construction barrel. Once I realized I was stopped it helped me out because I wasn't panicked anymore. Then I noticed a lady pulled over behind me. She came up to me and I told her I needed help so she called 911.

I ended up calling my mom to tell her what was going on. It dawned on me that I hadn't felt Alden moving all morning. Combine that with the firetrucks that were now  in front and behind my car and I went BACK into panic mode! At first the firemen were talking to me about getting into a wreck and I kept telling them I wasn't in a wreck. Finally an older Fireman came up to my window and started talking to me and telling me that he's seen this happen to pregnant women ALL the time and that the babies are always fine.He kept me occupied until the medics got there. They took my blood sugar, blood pressure, checked my pulse, checked my oxygen levels. everything was fine!

By that point Chris had found us and came bolting up to the window. They told him I was OK but that I should probably go to the hospital for additional tests and to check on the baby. So that's exactly what we did. Chris left his car sitting there on the side of the road, got me moved into the passenger seat of my car and we took off! Thankfully we were only about a mile from the hospital.

FUN FACT: As it turns out my mirror brushed up against a ladies car(while I was pulling over, or while I was driving I'm not sure), which is why she stopped behind me. She thought I was stopping to give her my information. I didn't believe Chris when he told me at first because I was sure that bumping into someone's car would have brought me out of my black out. There was literally no damage, just a tiny little scrape. I think its probably best that that happened though, because she was able to see something was wrong and call 911.

We got to the hospital and they brought me up to labor and delivery right away. I got changed into a gown and then the nurse went to find Alden's heartbeat so she could put the monitor band on. She was having some trouble finding it at first and I could see the panic on Chris's face. I was trying my best to not get upset but its SCARY going through all that mess, not feeling him move and then not hearing the heartbeat right away. She found it and THANK GOODNESS. Chris looked like he was going to pass out. Of course once they put those bands on Alden started kicking and moving like a wild child!

I had to have some tests run and it turns out my iron was really low. I was taking iron but back when I was taking Zofran the combination of the 2 was just too hard on my stomach. My Dr. told me to stop taking the iron, and I haven't had any issues since then. They just told me to start taking it again and if its too hard on my stomach they can prescribe me one that wont be.

This morning Chris got up and cooked us a good breakfast and I took my iron. Either my stomach, or Alden were not fans because I ended up throwing it all back up! Thankfully I was able to make it to work and I've been doing alright. I feel pretty blah, but I'm making it through.

well that's it for this week. I'll leave you guys with the photo Chris took while I was laying there looking all sad.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Week 24: Goodbye 6th month... Hello 7th month!

Hey guys!

So I am now into my 24th week of pregnancy. It's amazing how fast and slow things are moving at the same time. I'm so ready for my little man to be here, but at the same time I want more time than what I have because so much still needs to be done! Before I know it I'll be racing to the hospital and meeting Alden!

So my hips are starting to hurt at a much more painful level. Oh and have I mentioned yet that my pelvic bone feels like its cracking in half? I'm a tiny person and so I figured dealing with the inevitable hip spread wasn't going to be a walk in the park, but no one told me about this cracking pelvic pain business! I'm hoping that things get shifted soon so that I can have a little relief! If not then you guys will get the pleasure of hearing me complain about it for the next 16 weeks!

I made the decision to go ahead and buy baby laundry detergent this past weekend and get to washing. I have so many clothes already that it was starting to get overwhelming and unorganized and I need to be organized. I got everything washed, sorted by size and hung up on different colored hangers according to size. I think I'm in nesting mode now because I don't have much energy, but when I get these small spurts I tend to spend them cleaning, scrubbing, straightening... things like that! I hope I can maintain my organization after Alden gets here but I'm sure it will go out the window along with a lot of other things.

Alden is now kicking and punching simultaneously so that is fun getting hit in 2 places at the same time! This morning Sunny was laying with me and Alden was just kicking him like crazy. only one time did sunny look at me like " Can you please stop it?" I guess he really doesn't seem to mind. Out of my 3 dogs he seems to be the most in tune with my pregnancy which is fine because he's also our only boy dog.

That's about it for this week. I will say that I saw a girl on my December 2014 birth club discussion board who also blogs and she does this cute update every week where she answers the same questions but for each week. I like the idea so I'm gonna try it and see how it goes! Let me know how you guys feel about it and I might keep doing it.

How far along?: 24 weeks

Total weight gain: So far just a little over 9 pounds. Not too shabby eh?

Maternity clothes?: I now own 1 pair of maternity jeans and a few tops. Most of my tops still fit ok in length, but are starting to get a little tight.

Stretch marks?: None yet! I've been using oils and cocoa butter EVERYDAY!

Sleep?: Not really! I'm either uncomfortable or I have to pee nowadays. Oh and Saydee (our 11 month old put bull) has now totally lost her sleep routine so she wakes up around 1-2 am whining to go pee, then again at 4 because she wants to snuggle my husband. Needless to say she is preparing us for waking up all through the night. THANKS SAYDEE!

Best moment this week?: Yesterday when Chris was talking to him and telling him how much we loved him and he was kicking like crazy!

Miss anything?: Sleep mostly. I also miss being able to just do whatever whenever sometimes.

Movement?: YEP! He's a mad man in there. I'm telling ya'll he's gonna have ADHD like daddy!

Food cravings?:It has been Jack in the Box egg rolls, but lately I'm never in the mood for anything in particular.

Anything making you queasy or sick?: If I eat sugar on an empty stomach I will be throwing up somewhere.

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: Nope not yet, and I'd like to keep it that way!

Symptoms?: Well as I posted earlier My hips and pelvic bone are killing me. Oh and I have a 10 minute walk from my parking garage to my office and now I'm starting to get muscle cramps like when you forget to stretch before working out.

Belly button in or out?: IN.. but its so teeny tiny I don't know how much longer its going to stay in.

Wedding rings on or off?: Still on thank goodness!

Happy or moody most of the time?:I don't even know anymore. One minute I'm fine and then the psycho train rolls into town and I'm bawling my eyes out without even having a real reason.

Looking forward to?:Getting Alden's room ready! We are doing a Monster's Inc. theme and so it is going to be a fun project for sure!

Well there you have it! :) See you guys next week! I'll leave you with my monthly belly photo.


Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Week 23: Pregnant Jeans and a buldging belly!

Hey Guys!

So I just wrapped up week 23 and it has been a super interesting week! First of all I finally went out and got myself some maternity jeans. I can still fit into my pre-preggo jeans (with a rubber band keeping them fastened of course) but they just weren't comfortable anymore. I have some skirts and dresses that I wear a few times a week, but I'm honestly not a huge dress person, and sometimes my office feels like a meat locker, so pants work best for me. As much as I seriously wish I would get away with yoga pants everyday... I know I can't, so I needed another solution.

Chris and I wandered into Destination Maternity and of course they only had ONE style of skinny jeans! I snatched them up. I was walking around the store trying to see if I saw anything else I liked (I honestly didn't) when Chris managed to find the ONLY piece of clothing with Dallas Cowboys on it. By ONLY I do indeed mean ONLY... there was one shirt left and it was a small and he said I HAD TO HAVE IT! So now... you guessed it.. I got it!

I must say that work has been more tolerable since getting my preggo jeans on. They aren't fancy or anything, but they do the job and hey they are stretchy with no buttons so much better than normal jeans!

As I posted in previous posts, my little man is now moving to where I can feel it. Also as I mentioned for week 22, Chris got to feel Alden moving too. Well the other day I was sitting at my desk B-O-R-E-D just waiting for a project to get done so I could QA it when Alden started kicking me super hard. I started wondering if I would be able to feel any feet or hands yet. I pushed my hand on the spot where he was kicking and waited. Let me just tell you that when I did indeed feel what I'm thinking was a foot I FREAKED out! I nearly came out of my seat! It is SOOOO weird!

Next thing I know I'm watching my belly and I start seeing it bulge out when he would kick. I ended up recording my belly and getting it on camera! I sent it to Chris and my BFF and they were able to see it too. Now my belly is getting little bulges all the time. :) I love it!!!

That's about it for this week!

Until next time.. Thanks for reading!

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Week 22: Can Alden get here already?

Hey guys!

So I'm currently in week 22 of pregnancy. 2 more weeks and I'll be moving right into month 6! Ya'll let me just tell you that I have been SO unbelievably tired this week. Every part of my body is aching, I'm not getting sleep because I'm not comfortable. I just keep telling myself that I still have 18 weeks to go which means things will only be getting more achy.

My belly button has gotten so teeny tiny and it HURTS. I just know that here in the next few weeks I'm going to wake up and have a popped belly button. It's just one of those weird parts of pregnancy that you don't really expect.

In other news, I swear I felt Alden kicking from the outside, but I wasn't 100 % sure because I can feel it from the inside so I thought maybe my mind was just playing tricks on me. Well Chris was having his "Alden time" a few nights ago and Alden kicked really hard right below my belly button. Chris immediately looked at me for some sort of confirmation that yes that was him kicking. When I asked if he felt it he FREAKED OUT! He was so excited!!! It's hard being the dad during pregnancy because you don't get to experience anything baby until mid to late pregnancy. He has only felt it that one time but it made him so happy to feel his son for the first time. I think it makes it more real for sure.

I went to the Dr. on Monday and everything was good. Heart was beating good and strong and I'm measuring the right size for my due date. The next appointment will be mid- September and it will be the dreaded glucose test. YUCK... but I'll make it through!

That's pretty much it for this week. I'm growing, Alden is growing. I'm totally exhausted, Alden is not. Fun times! I do have to give major props to the hubs though! He's been very helpful. He sees how tired and physically drained I am so he's been cooking, cleaning and giving me "me" time to just chill and unwind.

As always... THANK FOR READING YOU GUYS!

Week 20-21: My Little Wiggle Worm

Hey guys!

So I'm way behind on my updates. This week I'll do another two for one catch up post since not a lot has gone on during weeks 20 and 21. Obviously now I'm into month 5 so that is exciting.

I guess the biggest news is that Alden is moving around like a crazy person! When I first started feeling him around weeks 18-19 it was SO WEIRD! It honestly felt like I had bugs crawling around inside. I didn't really get used to that feeling but then all of the sudden it went from bugs crawling around inside to feeling like I'm getting thumped. That is equally as weird, but now I've started to get used to it. It amazes me how quickly he progresses. First it was the bug feeling, then light thumps. Last week (week 21) the kicks started getting much harder. Sometimes I'll be sitting at my desk and I grab my belly because its a pretty hard kick. Pretty soon he's gonna be up in my ribs practicing his ninja moves on me! YIKES!

I cannot believe how quick the time is flying. We went from finding out I was pregnant at 4 weeks in.. to now being FIVE MONTHS IN! It's getting closer and closer every day and I cannot wait to meet my little man. I know he is going to be handsome, and perfect and the love of mine and his daddy's life!

My best friend AKA the godmother, AKA aunt Rex has spoiled Alden so much already. I mean we have clothes, diapers, wipes, shoes, pacifiers, towels, bibs, socks, toys..I love looking at all his little things and knowing that sooner than we think, he will be wearing those things!

Oh and fun fact: Alden doesn't appreciate any form of sugar on an empty stomach. Yes that means I've been "hugging the toilet" lately. THANKS ALDEN!

Anyways... That's it for these weeks.

Thanks for reading as always!


Thursday, August 14, 2014

Week 19: It's a...

Hey guys!!!
So I meant to post this 3 weeks ago, but I've been super busy so it just hasn't happened until today! So as I mentioned in my week 18 post, we found out what our sweet little baby is! I didn't say the gender then because we had to wait until that Saturday to tell our family!
I wanted to do something cute, that was more like a game so that my family had to work a little bit to figure out the gender. I chose to buy pink and blue balloons and poke holes in the color of the balloons that they baby wasn't so that they wouldn't blow up.
We only invited my parents, my husband's parents and the godparents over to reveal the gender. Once everyone was there and had a few minutes to chat I walked around with 2 bowls; one with pink balloons and one with blue balloons. I told everyone to pick the color balloon that they thought the baby was. Surprisingly only my mom, mother in law and the godfather picked blue balloons! Once everyone had their balloon in hand I explained how the game worked. I said GO! and everyone started blowing. TEAM BLUE WINS!!! My best friend was a little disappointed because she really wanted it to be a girl, but she got over it pretty quick!
The greatest thing about it is that it was a HUGE surprise at the Dr. office when they told us it was a boy. My family has a history of making lots of girls, and my husband's family has some sort of " you gotta have a girl first" rule or something. We totally expected it to be a girl even though we both wanted a boy. You can imagine how we felt to know it WAS a boy! The chain was broken!! We get to have a boy baby first!

We are so totally overjoyed and we will be naming him Alden Joseph Sosa. People always ask me about our name choice so I'll explain it here! So back when I was in middle school there was a cartoon called BraceFace. I loved that cartoon so much! The main male characters name was Alden. I always said I wanted to name my baby that if I had a boy. This is the where it gets weird... When I had told my grandma that name she told me that is my great uncle's middle name! HOW CRAZY IS THAT?!? I never knew what my Uncle's middle name was it's pretty awesome that Clearly I'm attracted to a name that my amazing great grandmother loves! :)

Joseph is my grandpa's name. I love my papa Joe very very VERY much and I knew that in someway I would name my baby after him if I had a boy. We also like that we can call him AJ if we want to.

I'm just so excited that I get to be the mama to a precious little boy!!!

Well that's it for this week!


Thursday, July 24, 2014

Week 18: Baby check up week!

Hey Guys,
So I am currently in my 18th week of pregnancy and it's going good! I'm pretty much passed the morning sickness, with the exception of a few things make me feel sick (peanut butter). We went to the Dr. on Tuesday for our check-up, anatomy scan and gender reveal.

This was a very special week because we got to find out the gender. I made sure I had lots of sugar so that my little one would be moving around and hopefully keeping those legs spread! We got into the ultrasound room and of course the tech. had to walk us through everything she was going to be doing AND tell us that the gender wouldn't be made known until the end. Of course I'm sitting there thinking " what if my sugar wears off by then and the baby is in lazy mode!"

As soon as our baby popped up on the screen  we were so excited. We hadn't seen an image of the baby since 10 weeks, and a lot had changed. The baby actually looked like a baby now, not just a blob! First thing I noticed was that the baby had their legs crossed. REALLY BABY?!?! I GAVE YOU ALL THAT SUGAR AND YOU HAVE YOUR LEGS CROSSED RIGHT NOW! I was definitely  keeping my fingers crossed that baby would wake up towards the end of the sonogram!

She went though and showed us all the different body parts, and counted to make sure the right amount of arm, legs, kidneys, bladder etc. was there. She showed us the brain and measured it to make sure it was the right size. She checked to make sure the heart was beating correctly.

Now let me tell you something.. Sonograms are basically baby x-rays so the most noticeable thing is bones. When you see the baby from the side they look adorable and have a cute little nose and belly. Then you see the baby from the front and it is FREAKY! From the front it just looked like a baby skeleton! Strange stuff for sure!

We also got to see the baby chewing on it's fingers and it was ADORABLE! (yes this was viewed from the side so it wasn't freaky looking at all.)

The time came for the gender reveal and we were so nervous. The most important thing was that our baby was healthy. She shows us an image and says ok... " here is the baby's bottom and here is..."

Sorry folks.. I'm not revealing the gender until next week's post. We are going to have our parents and the godparents over on Saturday to share with them the gender.. THEN we will share a photo on social media. :)

In other news I felt the baby move for the first time last night. I've heard it feels like butterflies, which in a sense is true, but its a very unique feeling. Trust me when I say when the baby moves and you feel it for the first time you will know without a shadow of a doubt that is what you felt! This is freaky and amazing all at the same time!

So as you can see a lot has happened this week! I'm super excited to not only know what my sweet baby is now, but to also feel it moving in there! :)

Tune in next week to find out if we are having a  B O Y or G I R L !

Week 17: Bumpin' At the Beach!

Hey guys!
I just got back from Florida on Sunday and it was a blast! The drive there and back was NOT fun, but hey, I survived and so did my baby.
I was able to spend July 11-18 in Florida. It's hurricane season so it rains pretty much every day. Lucky for us it rained at the same time of day which was at night (around 5 or 6) so we were able to enjoy the day. Our room was gorgeous and overlooked the street and beach (we had a wrap around balcony) so we were living large!
This was my first time to Florida and also my first time to visit a beach in the US. It wasn't as beautiful as Grand Cayman or Jamaica, but hey.. it wasn't anywhere near what Galveston looks like!

While we were there we also visited Disney World. It was fun and magical place, but I will say DO NOT GO THERE IF YOU ARE PREGNANT! I was able to ride pretty much everything the family had picked out (which rocks because it would have been a waste of money for me to just walk around the entire time we were there.) The reason I say to skip if you are pregnant is because the place is HUGE and you are walking all day. I don't care how comfortable your shoes are, you will not survive! In fact the next day I woke up feeling like I had gotten into a car accident. Every ounce of my body ached, I couldn't even think about putting on shoes!

We spent a lot of time at the beach, unfortunatley the last 2 days we were there the waves were big. I had finally gotten to where I was comfortable going in shoulder deep, and then a huge wave attacked me! By the way the salt content in the water there is awful! I swam in the ocean before, but nothing compares to the salt there! A drop of water would get in my eye and I was blinded until I could get to my towel and wipe it off!

For the most part the trip was a relaxing one. I'm glad I was able to go, but next time I think I'll fly! Driving for that long is MISERY, even with all the stops we made so that I could walk around, someone could pee, someone could get snacks.

That's about all for this week. I'm sharing a photo from Disney World and a photo of my bump at the beach!

Thanks for reading guys!



Thursday, July 10, 2014

Weeks 15-16 : Falling, and The Pain That Followed!

Hey Guys!
I was planning on posting week 15 last week, but I had a lot going on at work so that didn't happen! Here we go again with another two for one special!

Before I break this down into the individual weeks, let me explain something that happened the end of week 14.

So, Some of you may or may not know that I have 3 dogs. One of those dogs happens to be a 52 pound Pit Bull. When she drinks water, she tends to leave a puddle. Sometimes said puddle is right by one of the 3 water bowls in the kitchen, while other times its half way across the room. I don't know how she does it, or why... but it happens! There have been a few times where I've slipped in the water but I've always been able to catch myself! This particular day ( I should say night) I had gone into the kitchen to get a bottle of water. I only had a small lamp on in the living room, so I couldn't see the gigantic lake on my floor, right at the entry to the kitchen. So... yea you can guess what happens next!
I hit the "lake" and immediately started slipping. I tried grabbing the wall, but I wasn't close enough, and the LAST thing I wanted to do was move in a way that would possibly make me land on my belly. So I started going down. I tried to catch myself with my left arm, but that slipped in the water too! Before I knew it my right leg was slamming into the ground, and then went my left knee... right into the ceramic tile!
I got up after a second of trying to figure out what just happened. I knew immediately that my right leg was going to hurt the next day. I was right. It hurt really bad, in fact I barely slept all night. Surprisingly there wasn't a bruise right away.

Now we can start week 15.

WEEK 15
So Monday rolls around (2 days after my fall) and I was feeling some discomfort on both sides of my lower back/hip area. I just figured this was a typical pregnancy pain and didn't worry about it much. After a few days though, it switched to only the left side. My mom of course was worried and told me to call the Dr. I would get involved in something work related and I would forget to call. Again I wasn't worried at all because I didn't have any cramping or bleeding so I mean who cares if I'm in pain as long as baby is OK?!?
Unfortunately for me, the pain kept getting worse, to the point that I was constantly uncomfortable!
Other than that, my nausea pretty much went away, and with the exception of chicken it seems I can eat whatever I want now so YAY! :)
Another fun thing about this week is that I got an adorable book for free called " From Pea to Pumpkin" Its basically a pregnancy journal with fill in the blanks and spots for pictures and stories. I LOVE it and it is adorable!

WEEK 16
I was telling my mom about how my back was STILL hurting over the weekend and she went into mom mode and told me to call my Dr. Monday morning NO EXCUSES! If your mom tells you to do something and uses the phrase NO EXCUSES in it, I don't care what she is telling you to do.. you better do it! So Monday morning I called and left a message for the nurse.
The nurse finally called me back around 11:30-12 and she says I need to come in and get checked out just in case. Of course now I'm worried because I'm thinking about the possibility that something could be wrong with the baby and it would be my fault for brushing off my fall as no big deal. I had a hard time focusing the remainder of my time at work. I finally get to the Dr. and I'm SO nervous! The Dr. came in and chatted with me about it. She checked me out and said it just seemed like a pulled muscle. She gave me some things to try to make it better and said if its not better in a few weeks I'd probably need physical therapy. Then my favorite part... she checked out the heart! Sweet baby Sosa's heart was just beating away!
This made me feel relived and I was also excited I got to hear the baby's heart within 2 weeks of each other. :)

My hip is STILL hurting now and I've got s smiley face shaped bruise on my right leg but its alright! I also managed to walk into the corner of my bed the other day and now I've got a massive dark nasty bruise on my shin! I'm just falling apart over here!


Well that's it for this week. :)
Thanks for reading!