Guess Baby Girls stats! :)

So, my friend posted to her blog about guessing the baby's stats! I love this idea and thought I would borrow it! (THANKS RACHEL!)

Baby Girl is due November 4th. A couple of facts about Ethan's delivery. He was due December 23rd and born on that date. I was induced on December 22nd. I am going to try not to be induced this pregnancy! :) Ethan weighed 5lbs 13 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. Let the guessing begin!

Please let a comment on this blog post! Thank you! :)

30 weeks!

30 week mark is here! This starts the true countdown!! I am scared, nervous, anxious, and sleepy! I seem to be a ball of emotions lately and have been having some weird dreams. Some terrible, some nice! On top off all this my belly is expanding which is making me a little blah and frumpy feeling. I have a passion for fashion. I love looking put together. Not fitting into my clothes is not fun for me. I feel so silly buying clothes for just a couple more months! BLAH! But, good news ahead! :) Over the weekend we bought all the paint and supplies to paint the Nursery and Ethan's room!! We started on the Nursery first since that room was empty! We are going white and light pink. The white being on the bottom and light pink on the top. It is moving along smoothly and looking fabulous! I can't wait to start moving stuff into place! :) Like I mentioned, we are also painting Ethan's room! His room was converted into a little boy room at the beginning of the year. We have yet to paint or hang things on his walls. So, I am also excited to get his room completed! I am also tackling making him a quilt for his bed since I am not happy with any of the ones in the stores! :)

Pregnancy wise things are moving along. We had our monthly Dr's appointment and everything was good. I say good not great because my numbers for my glucose test were high. Meaning I had to take the 2 (more like 3) hour glucose test which I completed Saturday morning. Praying for good results although I am preparing for the worse outcome. I will more likely have gestational diabetes with her also. So welcome strict diet, finger pokes, low carb-high protein-no sugar diet, and logging everything I eat, yay. (can you feel the love in that yay?! I thought so!). We also booked all are appointments throughout the rest of my pregnancy. 6 more total. Let's just say leaving the appointment I wasn't on cloud 9 like normal. Que the scared, nervous, anxious I mentioned before. However, we did get to hear her strong heartbeat which I love!! :)

Things on the horizon. I am excited that I have not only one but two baby showers coming up! My Mother in law, and 2 sister in laws are throwing me a shower in the valley. I'm excited that my valley friends and family can celebrate with us and not have to travel to far! Also at the end of the month my dear friend Jamie is throwing me one here at home! :) I can not wait to see what she has up her sleeve. She is such a creative genius! :) I am looking forward to celebrating our baby girl with everyone! :) Well, until next week, xoxo!

30 weeks - 10 more to go!!!!!

How far along? 30 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 18 pounds on the dot
Maternity clothes? Yep. Needing to get a couple more pieces to last throughout. Oh and I am boycotting jeans! They are torture for a pregnant lady. Welcome dresses, skirts, leggings and tunics!
Stretch marks? NO
Sleep: Not so hot. It is hard to find a comfortable sleeping position.
Best moment this week: Starting to paint!
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss Anything? Sleeping, my normal clothes, WINE!
Movement: yes, tons
Food cravings: nothing really- still...
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Have you started to show yet: yes!
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? it had "popped"
Wedding rings on or off? ON
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Baby shower #1!

29 weeks & one happy anniversary!

Let's start off by saying a HUGE Happy 4 Year Wedding Anniversary to my wonderfully amazing husband! These past 4 years have truly been the best! I couldn't imagine a better life than the one we share together!! You make me the happiest girl ever! Thank you for being a caring hands on dad to Ethan and our baby girl! They are luck kids to have a father like you! I can't wait to see what the future holds for our little family! I love you so much Babe! <3

This week I am 29 weeks! Time is flying by!!!!! I'm starting to feel the time crunch! Not just to gather the necessities but to also enjoy every minute as a family of 3!! We headed to the beach for a picnic and to SLO for some running around last weekend. I love weekends where we get to spend time as a family. Not having to go somewhere or be on someone else's time! We are always on the go its nice to take it slow and relax sometime. We are hoping to have a get away this weekend for our anniversary (sitter permitting).

On the pregnancy front things are going well. Feeling tired which is mostly because I can't seem to get comfortable with a ball in my stomach. I finally took my glucose test which wasn't as bad as I remembered. I find out the results tomorrow at our monthly appointment! I will update as soon as I know! Send prayers, good vibes and fingers and toes crossed please! Until next week, xoxo!

29 weeks! :)

How far along? 29 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 18ish pounds gained
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? NO
Sleep: So, so depending on how active she is.
Best moment this week: feeling all her kicks and jabs, i love it!
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss Anything? Sleeping, my normal clothes, WINE!
Movement: yes, tons
Food cravings: nothing really
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Have you started to show yet: yes!
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? IN for the most part.
Wedding rings on or off? ON
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: painting the nursery already!!

28 weeks - Welcome 3rd trimester!!!!!

28 weeks and first week of my third trimester! I'm scared!!!! Feeling super duper un prepared, nervous for delivery prep, very anxious to get this pregnancy over and meet our baby girl!!!

This weekend we went camping up at Lake San Antonio with a group from Anthony's work. We had fun despite the 115* heat. Yes, you read that correctly, 115*!!!!! In order to not be miserable you had to be in the water. Ethan did amazing, probably better than Mommy did. He floated in the lake with daddy in his Rocket Ship floaty and loved it. Poor little guy was so exhausted and wanted to take a nap so bad but it was just too hot. He did take a cat nap in my arms. All and all it was a nice trip. But, i am pretty certain this was our last camping trip for awhile. Here are some fun pictures from our trip!

Pregnancy wise the heat is getting to me!!! We've had this horrid heat wave with temps as high as 109*. Which wouldn't be bad if we had a/c. Living in a house that was built in 1930 they did not have those luxuries. We have a swamp cooler which does diddly squat when it's above 99* out. But, we are surviving by spending many afternoons at Target or going to visit Anthony at work in SLO. I am praying with every ounce I have that this week is the last of it!! Other than that i am trucking a long. Heart burn is coming back a little. Baby Girl is kicking like she is trying to bust out. Going to take my glucose test this week (yes, i still haven't done it). Please send prayers that all goes well! :)

Little side note! Anthony and I will be celebrating our 4 year wedding anniversary next week! I just want to say that these past 4 years have been the best! I love spending every moment with my best friend! He is the best husband and father there is!! Thank you Babe for being so amazing! I love you more than words and look forward to what the future holds for us and our little family! <3

Until next week, xoxox!!

28 weeks! Welcome 3rd trimester!

How far along? 28 weeks - 3rd trimester
Total weight gain/loss: 18ish pounds gained
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? NO
Sleep: So, so depending on how active she is.
Best moment this week: coming home from camping! :)
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss Anything? Sleeping, my normal clothes, WINE!
Movement: yes, tons
Food cravings: nothing really
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Have you started to show yet: yes!
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? IN
Wedding rings on or off? ON
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: painting the nursery already!!

27 weeks!!!

Now 27 weeks, this is the last week of my 2nd trimester. I am starting to feel a little panicked. Last weekend was my family, this weekend was Anthony’s. The occasion was Cousin Laura’s baby shower. She is due almost one month before me, also with a girl. Her shower got me anxious for my own! She received so much fun stuff to complete their little girl’s nursery and prepare for her arrival. This put me into panic mode that we are not prepared for her at all! It was great however catching up with his side of the family. We joke that we live in a bubble here and are often out of the loop. It was awesome to see some of the out of town family who were visiting to attend the baby shower. Definitely something that needs to happen more often. While in the valley Anthony and I snuck away while Ethan was napping and finished our baby regiserty at Target. It was so much fun running around scanning baby girls stuff!! I am pretty sure every outfit and pair of shoes got scanned. I cannot wait to dress up my little girl! J

Pregnancy wise things are going great! With the valley heat my legs and ankles swelled. I was NOT a happy camper about this at all. Returning to our normal weather that symptom has subsided. Other than that I am just trucking a long. She is getting more active every day mainly at night which is cutting down on my sleep. I pretty sure from here on out I will never feel fully rested. But you give a little to get a little right?! 

We are going camping this weekend or should I say we are attempting to go camping this weekend. With a forecast of 107 we are going to play it by ear. If it is too hot we will pack up and head home. Since we will be gone, again, this will postpone any work on the nursery. Next weekend we are cracking down though!!! J Until next week, xoxoxo!


27 weeks!!

How far along? 27 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 15ish pounds gained
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? NO
Sleep: So, so depending on how active she is.
Best moment this week: Catching up with the Cardozas
Have you told family and friends: Yes

Miss Anything? Sleeping!
Movement: yes, tons
Food cravings: nothing really
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Have you started to show yet: yes!
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? IN
Wedding rings on or off? ON
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: painting the nursery already!!

26 weeks...

Hi there! I am 26 weeks now!!!! Getting closer and getting more nervous!!!!!!!! I had my family here this weekend. It was so much fun catching up with them!! We even squeezed in family pictures. the last time Mom, Margie and I took pictures was glamour shots in high school so I cant wait to see these! Our family photographer and close friend Rachel Neuamann took them and I know they will be beautiful!!  Here is a little preview http://rachelneumann.com/blog/2012/07/avila-beach-family-session/ With them being here family visiting pretty much consumed our week. Seeing cousins, Aunt and Uncles was fun!! :)
Pregnancy wise I am trucking along. Getting a little more tired faster which just comes along with pregnancy. I am being a major procrastinator with the whole Glucose test I will do it next week, Promise! :)
As far as baby girls room not much going on since we've had family staying in her room. But, looking forward to finally painting!!!!!!!!!! Until next week..xoxoxo!




26 weeks - the chalkboard fell off the wall and the frame broke :( we are searching for a replacment frame!

 

How far along? 26 weeks
Total weight gain/loss:15 lbs gained
Maternity clothes? Yeppers! Needing to get some more though! :)
Stretch marks? NO
Sleep: so, so, some nights it is hard to get comfy!
Best moment this week: Seeing my family!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you told family and friends: yes

Miss Anything? The normal, sleeping on my back/stomach, my normal clothes, wine, lol! :)
Movement: Yes!! She is a mover!
Food cravings: Nothing
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Yes
Gender prediction: It's a Girl!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? in most the time unless I've just eaten then it starts to pop out.
Wedding rings on or off? ON
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Painting the nursery (or should I say having it painted by Anthony)