30 Weeks!

 

SINGLE DIGITS!!!! 30 weeks!!! (doctor is taking me at 39 weeks) Oh my goodness its getting SO close! And yet its still kinda far away! I REALLY hope that she doesnt want to come early! I was born 5 weeks early and to think that if she came that early, she would be here in a month!!! CRAZY!! Please baby, stay in until the doctor is ready to take you out!! :)

This week was Christmas!! We had such a good Christmas and feel SO BLESSED to have all that we do! This year was MUCH easier than last year! We are living in a much better place and we have gotten a little more 'used' to living here. (I hate to say we're settled here cuz I am counting down the days for when Nick and I can transfer somewhere closer to home! 139 days!!!!) Nick and I decided to get a few things that we really wanted, because it is probably going to be the last time we will be able to buy things just for us!! Next year, and the years to come, it will be ALL about baby! Nick really wanted video games and they are so expensive so I decided to get him a year subscription to GameFly. (its like netflix but with video games) So now he can get any game he wants!! (I'm already regretting it, he's been playing the one I got him NON STOP!)  Nick got me some pots and pans and a necklace. Its a locket that is see-through and it has charms in it! It has a diamond for nicks birth-stone, a pearl for my bith stone, and a little pink blow dryer!! When baby comes we will get her birth stone to put in it too!! It has lots of room for quite a few other charms so I can get more later on! I LOVE it!! We also got spoiled by our parents and grandparents! They sent us money, so we got a new laptop!! Our computer was on the fritz and driving us CRAZY so we decided to get rid of it and get a new one!!  We got super cute 'power outage' gifts from Nicks parents!! Everything we need if the power ever goes out! Nick's sister, Kerri sent us a cute little onesie for the baby and a calander from Australia! Morgan got me a super cute swaddle blanket and my favorite lotion from B&BW!! Auntie Ky sent us lots of presents! She got nick an autographed picture of Derek Favors from the Jazz! We got Utah and BYU mugs, and she got baby U of U onesies, Utah Jazz bibs, and some books! And of course she got Roxy some treats and some toys! We had such a great Christmas, and we are so grateful for all our friends and family that made it great for us!

Christmas Lunch at Silly Al's pizza in Quartzsite with the ladies that I work with from the Salon!
I feel SO LUCKY to be able to work with them! They take good care of me!

Nick wore his Santa hat to deliver packages on Christmas Eve! He was Good ol St. Nick ;)

 

 

 

 

How far along? 30 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss:
Sleep:  Super good this week!! I only wake up to go potty!!!
Best moment this week: Christmas!! We got to skype with our families!
Miss anything? being able to hold my bladder! Now if I have to go... I HAVE TO GO!!!
Food cravings: Onion Rings!!!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Belly button in or out? Barely in!!! I just keep waiting for it to poke! haha
Movement: Finally moving like I thought she would be!! She is a busy baby!
Body Aches: Nothing too bad this week.... my lady parts sure don't feel normal though! haha
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!! It was Christmas!!!

Looking forward to: My doctors appointment next week!! (hopefully setting a date for when baby will be here!)

28 Weeks!!

I can't believe I'm 28 weeks!! The time is flying by!! 11 weeks is NOT long! We still need a few things for the baby (sheets/bedding, more diapers, and a swing)  but for the most part we are ready! CRAZY!!! Nick says he wants her to hurry up and just get here but I am definitely glad we still have time! I CAN'T decide on a name!

This time of year is always so fun! However, it's Nick's busy time for work which means he works more hours! Good for the money but not good when I want him home! I guess I am grateful he has a job! I have been doing fairly well at the salon, but it's still on the slow side. They have a BIG tent that goes up (its like a glorified RV show or somethin) in Quartzsite around the 19th of Jan. and they say it gets INSANE over there and we'll be busy! Lets hope that I am still feeling well around then to be able to work!  I told my boss my last day is going to be the 13th of Feb. That will hopefully give me a week, maybe two,  to get everything ready! Because I am having a C-section, I'm hoping he'll let us choose the date we get to have her! We're hoping we can set it for a thursday because Nick only has 5 days of paid leave :(  So right now, if we can get it on a Thursday, the plan is to have Nick take Thursday, Friday off,  come home from the hospital Saturday or Sunday. Then my mom, my dad, and my sister, are going to come down and Nick will go back to work on Monday.  (We are wanting to save the other 3 days Nick has to go to Utah, after the baby is born, as soon as I get the ok to travel!) 
My dad and my sister are planning to stay a couple days and then go back home and My mom will stay with me for a week! I figure, if my mom is there, Nick might as well be at work!  Hopefully all will go as planned... if not... OH WELL!!

 

 

How far along? 28 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I lost 1 lb! I've been eating like a crazy prego person too!
Sleep: Good. :)
Best moment this week: Feeling baby move, everyday, just to know that she is ok!
Miss anything? still family.. holidays are hard without them
Food cravings: Turkey sandwhich on Wheat bread with JUST mayo, salt and potato chips.... Weird I know but I've eaten like 5 or 6!! Its super weird because I used to HATE mayo! ha!
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Belly button in or out? still in but its starting to come out
Movement: Yes!!
Body Aches: my belly has been SUPER sore this week.  I definitely have the prego waddle goin on cuz it feels better to walk like that!
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy for the most part! I have been a little on the irritated side though.....

Looking forward to: Christmas!

26 weeks!!!

This week we had a doctors appointment and we got to see baby!!! I had to take the glucose test and it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.  it just tasted like flat orange soda and would have been fine but u have to drink SO much. but I made it through! 

During the ultrasound, we got to see a 3D picture of the baby!! It was SO AWESOME! She couldn't get a super clear picture because baby was laying right up against the placenta but what we did see was so cute! she kept smiling and I thought she looked just like Riley!!!!  Then my mom sent me a picture of me when I was a baby, and I think she looks like me too! She is definitely going to have the Able genes :) The doctor said she is going to be petite, just like I was, cuz she is measuring small but nothing alarming!! She was also having a hard time getting pictures of her feet cuz baby was holding onto them with her hands!! so cute!!

We had so much fun seeing the baby and spending the day together out of town!!! we are so grateful for the technology that we have today, so we know everything is good with baby!!

How far along? 26 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: no gain
Sleep: Much better this week
Best moment this week: We got to see baby!!!!
Miss anything? still family.. holidays are hard without them
Food cravings: cheese!!! i made a cheese ball and ate almost the entire thing myself
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Belly button in or out? still in but its starting to come up
Movement: Yes!! and she kicked during our ultrasound !!
Body Aches: not too bad this week
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Christmas!