21 Weeks!!!

This week hasn't been too exciting. The owner of the salon called again and I went over to Quartzite to check out the new place. (They had to move from the location they were in last year because they are putting a medical marijuana plant in there.... ya pretty sketchy) Anyway so they found a new location and I went to check it out. She said that she probably won't need me until about mid November because its still so slow and all the snow birds still haven't ventured down there yet.  So for now I'm still just hangin out! I'm going to Utah in 2 weeks to have a couple baby showers and I'm really excited!! We are doing them kind of early because I don't want to be traveling long distances too late into the pregnancy and with the crazy weather that Utah can get, I'd rather be safe than sorry! I'm really excited to see all my friends and family!

How far along? 21 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: No gain. I weight the same!! Its crazy cuz I know the baby has grown so much by how my tummy has been feeling!
Maternity clothes? Still wearing my normal clothes
Stretch marks? So many :(
Sleep: Not so good. I've been waking up with crazy bad heart burn and pain in my tummy and then I can't go back to sleep :(                                        Best moment this week: Just being able to feel the baby move. 
Miss anything? my family
Food cravings: Training Table... My mouth waters every time I think about it!! I'm going to utah in 2 weeks and I can't wait to eat there!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Belly button in or out? In
Movement: Yes!! So fun!
Body Aches: My tummy has felt like it has stretched SO FAR. I have had some not so great pains in the belly. But its ok because that can only mean baby is growing!
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Hearing baby's heartbeat next week!

20 Weeks!

 

 

 

How far along? 20 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Not sure, I didn't weigh myself.
Maternity clothes? I wore one of my maternity shirts for the first time and it wasnt too big...
Stretch marks? So many :(
Sleep: Starting to be not so good. Some good nights, some not so good.
Best moment this week: I got to go register for the baby!!! That was super fun! All girly stuff!!!!
Miss anything? all the sleeping I was doing
Food cravings: Everything sounds good at this point! I have been eating ALOT too!
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Belly button in or out? In
Movement: Yes!! So fun!
Body Aches: My tummy is starting to have a little pain. I can just feel it stretching. And heart burn has started to get much worse!!
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: having baby showers and getting cute stuff! ;)

19 weeks!!

I can't believe we've made it this far! In 20 weeks... we will have a baby!!! (I'm delivering a week or so early because I have to have a C-section and we live an hour and a half from the hospital) And I FINALLY got to feel the baby move!!!!!! SO AWESOME!!  20 weeks is still  A LONG time before we get to meet her, but I know its going to be here before we know it!
This week hasn't been too exciting. Other than I felt the baby move for the first time!!!!  Since we moved to California, I decided to go and get on California WIC.  I hate that we need the help, but at the same time I'm so grateful that its there!  We had our first adventure with WIC... I felt so useless when we got to the cash register and it takes longer than a 'normal' person buying groceries cuz they have to do every voucher as a separate transaction and they have to run it through the little scanner and you have to sign it in front of them. So you kinda hold up the line a bit and its sort of embarrassing but like I said... I am grateful its there and we are receiving help! I'm sure the more times we go and get used to using them, it will be easier. We were given 4 different vouchers for the month and each one has different items on them that you can purchase.  We only used 2 vouchers this time but we got about $25 worth of food! (which wasn't much considering milk is almost $4 a gallon and cereal is $5 a box!!!!!! but every little bit helps!)  When the baby comes, they buy all your formula (if you don't breast feed) and all your baby's food when it gets older so that will be SO nice!

Our first WIC pruchase!

The owner from the salon in Quartzite (where I worked for a week last winter before they closed for the summer) called me and wants me to come back to work for her!! I'm excited to be able to get back to doing hair more and I might get to do nails too! I will only be working maybe 2 or 3 days a week but every little bit will help and it will give me something to do... I've been kinda bored!

How far along? 19 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: No gain or loss this week.
Maternity clothes? I still fit in my regular pants but I wear some of my maternity ones cuz they are comfy
Stretch marks? So many :(
Sleep: Still pretty good this week
Best moment this week: Feeling the baby move!!!
Miss anything? My family and the Training Table... :(
Food cravings: Training Table!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Actually no.. all food sounds pretty good at this point!
Have you started to show yet? yes... I'm starting to feel huge :( I can only imagine what its going to be like when I'm even bigger :/
Belly button in or out? In

Movement: YES!!! FINALLY!!! I cried!!! It was SO cool!!!

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: feeling the baby move more and more!!

18 weeks.... It's A.....

I have been so busy these last few weeks and we've been in the middle of moving and going to Utah so I haven't been keeping up on my weekly posts! I have made it to that point!!!! We got to find out the sex of the baby!!!! Nick took the day off so he was able to go with me and I'm SO GLAD! Its an hour and a half drive to the doctor and this is one I didn't want him to miss! 

My whole life I've only pictured myself with girls and even when I wasn't pregnant, everytime I saw a little girl with bows in her hair, I would get SO excited and just picture myself with my own little girl with hair I can put cute bows in! Well at our first ultrasound, after Nick and I saw the baby for the first time, We both had this HUGE feeling we were having a boy.  I was a little bummed, but for the past few months I've been looking and paying attention to mostly boy stuff. All my thoughts were of this little boy running with a football, playing with his daddy and I was actually really excited to have a boy. We had a boy name picked out and I just KNEW I was having a boy because I wanted a girl SO BAD! (and we can't decide on a girl name) Wednesday morning, Oct. 3rd, I woke up and I was SO EXCITED to be FINALLY finding out what our baby really was! All morning I kept picturing that moment when the tech would tell us what 'it' was and if I was going to be coming home telling Roxy is she was getting a brother or a sister! (Yes, we talk to our dog like she's a human! ;) Well I kept having thoughts, more than ever before, that it was a girl. I kept telling myself, no cuz I didn't want to get my hopes up. Well I went and put Roxy in her kennel and I had a feeling I was coming home and telling her she was getting a sister!!  I kept my thoughts to myself and on the LONG drive to the doctors Nick and I kept tossing ideas around and I still said... I think its a boy.  We got to the doctors and we were taken back and after about 15 mins of doing the measurements and having us watch the screen not have  A CLUE what we were looking at and making sure everything looked good.. the ultrasound tech FINALLY said... "Ok, have I made you wait long enough? Do you want to know what you're having?!" Of course we both said yes!!! She showed us the legs and then pointed to in between them and said... I don't see anything there... ITS A GIRL!!! Tears started rolling down my face! I couldn't believe it! I was SO EXCITED!! Nick was holding my hand and I looked over at him and squeezed it. He looked at me and smiled and had a look of 'aw crap' on his face! Fifteen more mins went by and she showed us all of the parts and said everything looked good and then she double checked and said... "its still a girl" Nick thought he would be funny and said.. "Dang it! It didn't change" LOL! He was really excited but kinda sad at the same time cuz he really wanted a boy. Its been a couple days and it has sunk in and now he is REALLY excited to be having a girl!! He just says his life is going to be VERY stressful!!! haha! 

How far along? 18 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Gained 1 pound from last appointment but i am still down 8 lbs. Doctor said he isn't worried so thats good!
Maternity clothes? I still fit in my regular pants but I wear some of my maternity ones cuz they are comfy
Stretch marks? So many :(
Sleep: Still sleeping pretty good. I have been waking up really early though.
Best moment this week: Finding out the sex!!
Miss anything? My clear skin... its gotten so bad again :(
Food cravings: Nothing in particular
Anything making you queasy or sick: Actually no.. all food sounds pretty good at this point!
Have you started to show yet? yes... kinda fun!
Belly button in or out? In

Movement: I have felt a few flutters but nothing that has gotten my attention and is super exciting yet!Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Buying baby girl stuff and finally being able to get the room put together and knowing I can make it ALL pink!!!