25 Weeks

Well nothing really new this week. Just preparing for the big move. Only 11 more days and I will be in New York. Mark found us s great place to live and I'm excited to set up everything and get ready for Emma's arrival.

I leave in two days for St. Louis. Mark will be meeting me there. It should be a great weekend. I know the people throwing me this shower have worked really hard and I can't wait to see everything. :)

Cravings: Nothing out of the ordinary. Just sweets.

Mood: Nervous! A lot going on right now.

Wedding Ring: Still fits

Sickness: none

Pains: Lots of leg cramps. My back usually hurts at the end of the day. I have also had a lot of headaches lately. It might be stress related, not sure.

Miss anything: Other than a uninterrupted sleep.......

Weight gain/loss: 7 pounds gained! I think that's pretty good. I hope to only gain 15-20lbs total. We shall see.

Object Comparison: Emma is the size of a eggplant. Weighing in at 2lbs, she is getting big!

Movement: It's amazing how strong she is. She is constantly on the move. Seeing my belly jump is really cool. Mark hasn't had the pleasure of seeing this yet because he has been out of town for almost 2 weeks. I think he will be surprised to see how often it happens.

Belly Button: In

Names: Emma Lynn

Medical concerns: I can feel my blood pressure raised sometimes. Most of this is due to stress I think.

Looking Forward To: My shower and the move to New York.

And now the bumpdate!!!!!!

24 Weeks/viability!!

We made it!! I am beyond excited that we have reached viability. Now I know that if for any reason Emma decides to make an early entrance doctors would try to save her. This is a huge milestone! I can't believe I'm 6 months already. Seems like yesterday I was doing our egg transfer. It's been a long road to get here but I would do it all over again for this sweet baby!

Baby Emma is moving all the time now. In fact I don't think she sleeps! There is constant movement going on in there. If i eat a lot of sweets she goes nuts in there with some ninja type moves. Most the time it doesn't hurt but when she starts kicking my bladder and belly button..... It is very painful. I can now see my belly move when she does. It's a strange thing to look at for sure but I love it.

I had my doctor appointment on Friday. Everything went well for the most part. I will go back one more time before the move to do my diabetes test. I still need to find a new doctor in New York. Until I have our exact address though I don't want to look for one. Hopefully mark will finish all that up in the next few days.

Mark left for New York again on Saturday. He will meet me in St. Louis for my baby shower on the 2nd. That's 2 weeks not seeing my hubby! :( It's hard not having anyone to talk to in the evenings but I make due. My pups keep me entertained for the most part. After my baby shower in St. Louis we come back home to San Diego for a few days and then we make our move to the big apple! I'm super nervous about the whole thing to tell you the truth. It's all happening so fast. I'm ready to just get it all over with though. I'm most excited to get started on the baby room. I want to nest so badly. Right now I have everything stacked up in the extra bedroom in a cluster mess. It's driving me totally crazy! Only a few more weeks....

Over the weekend my neighbors were nice enough to invite me to go to the zoo with them. They know that Mark is gone and try to keep me company :) We had lots of fun. She is 36 weeks pregnant so we relate on that front. Hope she doesn't mind me posting the picture of us together! Lol

That's all for now folks. See ya at 25 weeks!

Cravings: this week it's pretzels with cheese and snow cones :)

Mood: A little stressed with the upcoming move.

Wedding Ring: Still fits

Sickness and Pains: mostly lower back pain.

Miss anything: surprise surprise.... Sleep!

Weight gain/loss: still at the 5lb mark.

Object Comparison: At the end of the week our Emma will be the size of an eggplant. Suck a big girl!

Movement: Yes, lots! She moves a lot.

Belly Button: In

Names: Emma Lynn

Medical concerns: None

Looking Forward To: My baby shower in St. Louis and our move to New York on the 10th

23 weeks

First off its my hubby's birthday today! Love you honey. He is 31 today!

Second off, my prayers go out to the victims and their families of the Boston marathon tragedy. I pray they find who did this and punish them greatly!

We are 23 weeks today! Only one more week to viability. Some days it's hard to believe I have a little person growing inside me. It's really an amazing thing.

Cravings: Strawberries and snow cones. I actually went to target and bought a snow cone machine. Yep I'm crazy I know. But it was so worth it! Yum

Mood: Good most of the time. I get very cranky when I get hungry.

Wedding Ring: Still fits

Sickness and Pains: I have a feeling my hips are starting to spread. I'm not sure though. I just know my butt area hurts like hell.

Miss anything: I feel like a broken record because each week I say sleep. But it's true. I just want to sleep through the night. And I don't think I will get that again for a long time because once baby Emma gets here, Ill struggle with the same.

Weight gain/loss: I have gained 5 pounds. I feel like I've gained like 20 though.

Object Comparison: At the end of the week our Emma will be the size of an ear of corn. Getting big!!

Movement: Yes, lots! She moves a lot. I have even seen my belly move a few times. It's an amazing feeling and makes all the pains and no sleep worth it.

Belly Button: In

Names: Emma Lynn

Medical concerns: None

Looking Forward To: My baby shower in St. Louis

22 Weeks

Today marks 22 weeks! Only 2 more weeks until we hit viability. When we hit that I will feel a lot more at ease.

Not much has happened this past week really. I have been here by myself since getting back from my trip to St. Louis. Mark is in New York. He comes home tonight though :) 2 weeks without seeing him is far to long. Only a few more hours!!!!!!

We were finally assigned a real estate agent for New York. So we are starting to look for a place to live now. Hopefully we find our new home soon.

Cravings: Strawberries and anything sweet!

Mood: Good but very lonely. I'm missing human contact.

Wedding Ring: Still fits

Sickness: none

Pains: I have been having a lot of back pain the last few days. I think it's sciatic nerve pain, not sure though. My feet and legs have been hurting more than normal to this week. I just can't stand for to long

Miss anything: Sleeping! I feel like all I do is lay there. When I am asleep it's a really light sleep. Any movement or noise from the pups I am awake!

Weight gain/loss: I have gained 5 pounds! I really should lay off all the sweets. Cause I was doing really well not gaining before my trip to St. Louis. I think all that home cooking and sweets triggered my "eat everything in sight" attitude.

Object Comparison: At the end of the week our Emma will be as big as a Papaya.

Movement: Yes, lots!!!!!! I can't wait for mark to get home and feel her punching and kicking. She is so much stronger and bigger since the last time he was home.

Belly Button: In

Names: Emma Lynn

Medical concerns: None

Looking Forward To: My baby shower in a few weeks!

Easter and 21 weeks

Yesterday marked 21 weeks. I was on a plane most of the day, talk about a back ache! I feel pretty good these days. Emma is moving a lot more and every time she does it brings a smile to my face.

I spent this last week in St. Louis visiting family for Easter and to have a get together for my grandma that passed. She didn't want a funeral, she wanted us to all go out to dinner and enjoy some good food and then go home and relax. So that's what we did. It was nice seeing everyone but it was hard because she wasn't there in person with us. All in all the dinner was nice and my grandma would have been happy with it. Love you forever Grandma!

On Easter everyone came over to my moms house. It has always been at my grandmas so this was different but it turned out great. I had no idea how much goes into hosting a Holliday!!! We were cooking all day long! My feet swelled for the first time. I had to take a time out a few times. I made these cute little nest things thanks to Pinterest! All it was was Rice Krispies treats shaped like nests and some mini chocolate eggs inside. Super cute! Hope all of you had a great Holliday!

My sister was able to make it in town as well! She brought the girls and I can't tell you how much fun they are at this age! They are 6 months and soooooo adorable! So much has happened since I last saw them at 3 months. On Friday we took them to see the Easter bunny at the mall. They didn't cry once at that bunny! I was surprised. They just say there. Love them so much! My sister brought me a TON of baby clothes for Emma! I am so thankful for this. They are so cute. I think my favorite thing she brought was the little snow/winter suit ! There is two and ohhhh my gosh are they to die for!!!!! It's going to be a cold winter in NY so I'm sure they will get used like crazy! Thanks again sis!

My husband and I joke all the time and say "this is why we can't have nice things" because we are both clumsy and tend to ruin things. Well, I proved this theory right again last night. On the way home from the airport I got in a tiny accident! I looked down for half a second and rear ended the car in front of me. We were at a red light and it turned green so we started to go and then he stopped because he didn't want to block the intersection ( there were a lot of cars in front of him). I looked down and BOOM! I have a scratched bumper now but that's a lot better than a cracked one. And as long as no one was hurt I'm thankful. My little izzy was in the car though and she flew forward. Not sure if she hit the dash or not :-/ but she's fine. Just a little shaken up. So again, this is why we can't have nice things! Lol

That's all the news I have for now. Still waiting on the final word to start moving. Until then.... We wait!

20 Weeks

This past week was not filled with joy all around. The loss of my grandma has proven to be a little more difficult than I imagined. I thought that because we have known for so long that it was a terminal cancer it would ease the pain a little because I have had more time to cope with it. I'm sure it helped a little but my heart aches for her everyday. I think of her constantly and find myself doing things to remind me of her. For instance, when I was a little girl my grandma would make me Rice Krispies cereal in the morning when we would stay the night. She would portion it with the perfect milk/cereal/sugar ratio. Then she would pour a glass of oj and tell me to drink all my juice. Needless to say I have been eating Rice Krispies the way she made them and drinking all my juice every morning. :) I guess this is my way of remembering her. And Emma enjoys it to! I know my grandma is holding her soul up in heaven until she is born! Love you Grandma!

I leave for St. Louis tomorrow. There isn't going to be a funeral. She told us before she passed that she didn't want one and that she wanted us to all go out to dinner instead. So that's what we are going to do on Friday. I can't wait to see my family. My sister is coming in town from Kansas City to, so I'll get to see my beautiful nieces. A definite plus!

Baby update!!! Yesterday marked 20 weeks! Half way there! It's very exciting for me. Emma's movements are very strong and felt often now. I can feel her kick my hand some times, that's an amazing feeling. Mark hasn't been able to get a feel of that yet. He is either at work when it happens or she stops when he comes over. Soon enough he will feel it though.
We had our 20 week anatomy scan today. Emma slept the entire time, A trait she gets from her dad lol!!!!! She was in the breech position and facing my back, of course. So we didn't get a lot of good face shots. She was squished up in a ball to. You can see her foot, hand and face all in the same picture. Lol The doctor said everything looked great and baby is healthy! According to their scale I have lost 4lbs since my first appointment. She said it wasn't a problem though considering I had a few pounds to spare anyway. I'm not complaining that's for sure. The less I gain the less I have to lose after delivery. :) So all in all everything looks great with me and baby.

Mark is heading out to New York next week. He will come back the following week and then leave again the next. He will then stay out there for good. Hopefully I won't be far behind him. It will probably take the movers a good week to get our stuff out there. Emma will be a New York born baby!

Mood: a little down with the passing of my Grandma

Cravings: Anything sweet!

Wedding Ring: Still fits

Sickness: none really

Miss Anything: Sleep mostly. I can't get comfy at night and my sleep cycles are very short and interrupted.

Weight gain/loss: gained a total of 2.5 lbs

Object Comparison: At the end of the week our baby Emma will be the size of a banana.

Movement: lots of summersaults and KICKS!

Belly Button: In

Names: We decided on Emma Lynn

Medical concerns: Nothing major

Looking Forward To: Going to St. Louis to be with family.

So much

Today's post is full of news. First though, heaven gained an angel yesterday. My grandma made her way to heaven. She had brain surgery for the second time last Monday. She was put on hospice over the weekend though because she was just to sick to recover again from this type of surgery. She passed away with family by her side. I wish I could have been there to hold her hand but I'm on the other side of the country. I am going back the day after my 20 week appointment next week though. I went to the ocean and threw in some yellow roses for her. Yellow was her favorite color. May you rest in peace grandma! I love you and you will forever be in my heart!

Last week we were informed by my husbands work that he has been promoted and we are moving yet again. This time we are headed to the opposite coast! New York! I'm not sure how I feel about this yet. I can't say that I'm very excited. Moving across country with two dogs and being pregnant will not be easy. Mark will leave next week while I'm in St. Louis visiting family. So when I get back that's when things get crazy. The packers will come and pack up everything one day and then the movers will come a few days later. It will take at least a week to get everything there. I hope mark finds a place for us to live fast! The one thing that is really gunna suck is finding a new doctor out there. But I'll make due I guess. New York here we come. If you know me personally please do not mention this on Facebook. My husbands coworkers do not know yet and he is friends with some of them on there. Do we are waiting until the company announces it to post on Facebook. Family and close friends know already though.

Today marks 19 weeks! One more week and we have made it half way. I have felt lots of movement this past week. I even felt a kick the other night! Craziness I tell ya! This little girl is gunna be a soccer player I think. Lol
Mood: Good. I have a lot more energy now.

Cravings: Anything sweet!

Wedding Ring: Still fits

Sickness: none really

Miss Anything: Sleeping on my stomach.

Weight gain/loss: gained a total of 2 lbs

Object Comparison: At the end of the week our baby Emma will be the size of a large mango.

Movement: lots!

Belly Button: In

Names: We decided on Emma Lynn

Medical concerns: Nothing major

Looking Forward To: Seeing Emma next week

IT'S A......

So To make a long story short, I had to make a trip to my drs today because I tore a muscle in my lower belly. It freaked me out for sure. But I'm ok and so is baby! While they were checking everything she was able to tell the gender! Sooooooooooo............

18 weeks and my birthday

On Sunday I turned 27! The hubby had to go out of town that morning so we celebrated on Saturday. We went and saw OZ and ordered my favorite Pizza from papa johns! Love that garlic sauce. As for the movie, it wasn't that good. I think kids may enjoy it but it was kinda boring for us. I thought it would have been a little better with all the hype. I don't have any family here in San Diego so I spent my actual birthday relaxing at home. I got some great gifts in the mail though! My sister sent me a box of maternity clothes ( I desperately needed those) and a cute onesie. My grandpa (papa) sent me a fabulous box of chocolate covered strawberries. I got a lot of cards with gifts in them to! I plan on scheduling a prenatal massage for later this week!

18 weeks! Wow, time flies doesn't it? This week has been just another week really. I feel Petrie move a lot at night time. He/she will probably be a night owl like me and my mom! Fine by me :) I started borrowing the hubby's T-shirts for sleeping at night. He isn't amused but keeps his mouth shut because he knows what's good for him, haha! Maternity clothes are a must now. I have got a little collection growing.

My grandma had another brain surgery yesterday. She is in the icu now and they removed her breathing tube this morning. They said that she only had a few days if she didn't do the surgery. So hopefully now she has a few months. I have made a trip to go back to St. Louis for Easter so we are praying she makes it to them. Please keep her in your prayers.

That's really all the news I have for now. I wanted to send a little shout out to my Friend Kristy who will be finding out the sex of her baby tomorrow! My guess is Girl!!!!! <3

Here are some pics of the maternity clothes I got!

17 weeks

Another week has passed. I am now 17 weeks! I definitely feel pregnant now. My lower back has been bothering me along with my left leg. Maybe it's the way my uterus is sitting, not sure but it has to be a nerve thing. I have been feeling the baby move more and more to. I think I have an athlete in there.

My grandma made another trip to the hospital this past week as well. She was diagnosed with brain cancer last spring. She has been a trooper for sure. Unfortunately the MRI showed another tumor that has caused some swelling and I think fluid. She was left with a very hard decision of another surgery, more radiation or to go on hospice. I think she decided on surgery but I'm not sure yet. I just pray that I get to see her again. I'm on the other side of the country. I'm thinking of making a trip back for Easter. Please keep her in your prayers.

My little Izzy was spayed on Thursday. She has had a rough recovery but is doing well now. She still whimpers every now and then but I'm not sure if that's because she is in pain or if she wants attention. She is so cute.

Cravings: Sweets

Mood: Good

Wedding Ring: Still fits

Sickness: I get queasy when I take the dogs for a walk and have to clean up after them! My gag reflex is pretty strong. The aches and pains of being pregnant are definitely here.

Miss anything: sleeping through the night.

Weight gain/loss: gained a total of 1 1/2 lbs so far.

Object Comparison: At the end of the week our Petrie will be the size of a sweet potato!

Movement: Yes, I can feel little rolls every now and then. I think I have an athlete in there.

Belly Button: In

Names: We have picked out both names and will announce on the day we reveal the gender.

Medical concerns: Just a little nervous still about my last appointment. I hope when we go back everything has gone back to normal.

Looking Forward To: Finding out if we have girl or boy parts growing in there!

16 weeks

I had my second trimester appointment today. My doctor decided to do an ultrasound because of the cramps I have been having. She discovered a 3cm blood clot on the outside of the amniotic sac. She said that I may or may not have bleeding in the near future. If I do than I'm supposed to call and go back in. She also saw something on the placenta. She wasn't sure what it was though. She said it could be a blood vessel that popped but wasn't sure. It did not have any blood flow in it. The placenta is also low. It's down on top of my cervix. Not sure if that could cause future problems or not. I'll have to do some googling. So as of now im not on bed rest but i am on light activity. Meaning no long walks or working out. Im supposed to just take it easy. I asked her to take a peek between the legs for me. She did but wasn't completely sure. Sooooo I'm not going to say her guess until we know for sure. Sorry folks! My next appointment is in 4 weeks and that's when we will find out for sure.


Cravings: Chocolate covered strawberries and starburst!

Mood: Good. I have a lot more energy now.

Wedding Ring: Still fits

Sickness: none really. Just some aches and pains and cramps.

Miss Anything: Sleeping on my stomach.

Weight gain/loss: lost another pound.

Object Comparison: At the end of the week our Petrie will be the size of a turnip. :)

Movement: I think it's safe to say yes!

Belly Button: In

Names: We have decided on a boy name but still debating on the girl.

Medical concerns: the blood clot and the placenta thing.

Looking Forward To: Finding out 100% what little Petrie is.

That's all for now!

Movement!

I'm pretty sure this past week I started feeling little Petrie moving around in there. It's in the same spot and feels like..... Well something moving in there. At first I thought gas but after a while of feeling these bubble like flutters over and over it hit me. Maybe it was in fact our baby! It was exciting.

I have been feeling lots of cramps lately and I started to get a little worried on Friday so I called my nurse just to make sure it was normal. They are pretty intense. But the nurse said as long as there is no bleeding I shouldn't worry.

My appointment is coming up this week! I'll get to hear the heartbeat and ill have to have some blood work done. I have a ton of questions for the doc this time. I have been jotting things down when it comes to mind. Hope she doesn't think I'm crazy. Lol

I had my first outing this weekend as a open prego! Meaning I wore my first maternity outfit out to lunch with the hubby and a friend. I was very hesitant because I feel like I just look like I ate a few to many ho ho's rather than pregnant. I almost backed out at the last minute but mark bribed me with the idea of getting a chocolate shake at the place we were eating (they are known for them). Anyway it went fine. I was just embarrassed a little for looking "fat". Mark assured me though that I didn't look fat, that I looked pregnant. He said he was gunna buy me a shirt that says "I'm pregnant stop staring" !! Lol he is so funny.

I have been craving chocolate covered strawberries a lot lately, so I made some! :) they are almost gone if you were wondering! I also have been eating a lot of soft pretzels with cheese, yum!

I'll post again in Tuesday or Wednesday.

15 weeks

Wow, time is going by kinda fast! We have reached 15 weeks today. I feel like 20 weeks is forever away though (when we find out the gender).

My next appointment is next Wednesday. I'm only having blood work and the Doppler done though :( I was really upset to find out that I don't get an ultrasound that day. We could very easily find out the sex that day but no. They say patience is a virtue........

Cravings: Girl Scout cookies for sure!

Mood: Good. I have a lot more energy now.

Wedding Ring: Still fits

Sickness: I get headaches frequently and I get nauseated when I haven't eaten. I have been kinda constipated to :-/ Not fun! I have also developed so pain in my upper thighs, knees and back. My thighs are the strangest though. I'm sure my back and knees are normal. My upper outer thighs hurt to the touch. It is just my skin though. If I put pressure there it doesn't hurt at all. If you just barely touch my skin though its awful. I plan on bringing this up at my next appointment.

Miss Anything: Sleeping through the night.

Weight gain/loss: gain of 1lbs this week.

Object Comparison: At the end of the week our Petrie will be the size of an avocado! Wow, crazy how fast they grow.

Movement: I'm starting to wonder if some of the things I've been feeling is our little one in there doing gymnastics. Still not all the way sure yet though.

Belly Button: In

Names: We have decided on a boy name but still debating on the girl.

Medical concerns: none really.

Looking Forward To: Finding out the sex of this little one.

In other news, my poor Dakota was stung by a bee today on his back foot. :( Poor baby was crying and licking it for a while but seemed to feel better after a few hours. I was able to get the stinger out and I think that helped a lot to. We also got his allergy shots today. I hope that this is our answer to all his itching. It was specially made for him so I have faith that it will work.

Mark and I got a new couch over the long weekend. I love it. I was starting to notice it becoming a little more difficult to push down the leg part on my recliner chair. So I think it was good timing.

See ya at 16 weeks!

Valentines Day

I had a great valentines day! On Wednesday I got chocolate covered strawberries from my grandpa. On valentines day I received a lovely box of goodies from my mom and dad. It included cheese puffs, suckers, peanut butter cups and cherry bombs. I ate so much I got a stomach ache. :) Then my lovely hubby came home with Mexican food, flowers and the most amazing huge chocolate covered strawberries! I love strawberries! We spent the evening watching American idol and eating junk food :).

All in all a great valentines!

14 Weeks

Another week has passed and we are now 14 weeks! A lot of things have gone on this past week but let's start with the whole reason behind this blog, my pregnancy.....

Cravings: Nothing specific, just everything.

Mood: Good

Wedding Ring: Still fits actually a little looser.

Sickness: I get a little nauseated in the mornings after I get up. I think it's just from going all night without eating though.

Miss Anything: Sleeping through the night.

Weight gain/loss: Still haven't gained any. I lost another pound this past week though. Total weight loss since getting pregnant is 7 lbs.

Object Comparison: At the end of the week our Petrie will be the size of a navel orange!

Movement: It's still a ways away. But I am so excited for this to happen.

Belly Button: In

Names: We have decided on a boy name but still debating on the girl.

Medical concerns: Keeping my blood pressure down.

Looking Forward To: Finding out the sex of this little one. 6 weeks seems way to far away.

I got a call yesterday from the OB with the results of our first trimester NT scan. Everything came back negative!!!! I wasn't to worried about this but it was something in the back of my mind.

I signed up for amazon mom and stated getting diapers! I received our first shipment yesterday. I was excited when they came. I felt like I was finally moving into my second trimester for sure. I got so excited that I tried to put one on Izzy but it was to big. So I then tried Dakota and it was to small. Oh well I plenty of time to practice.

In other news, we have dog issues again. I took them for a walk and noticed that Izzy had some diarrhea. She had some a few days before to. Then I noticed............. Something hanging!!!!! Yes I know TMI. Long story short it was a worm. I took her to the vet and they confirmed she had roundworm. Wonderful! So she was put on a medicine along with Dakota just to be safe. Hopefully this takes care of the problem. Dakota is doing well. I'm still waiting on his allergy test results to come back. His itching has really been relieved by the steroid. I'm now only giving it every other day.

I also went to the dentist yesterday. :( I had a crown prep done. I had broken one of my molars so it was a must. I was a dental assistant for a while so I'm used to the dental procedures and stuff but when your in the chair it's different. I hate getting work done.

Well that's all the news I have for now. Hope you all have a great week.