19 Week Update

1) Weeks Pregnant/Size of baby?  19 weeks! I figured since we're almost half way there, it was about time that I graduated from the selfies! Baby is the size of a mango or heirloom tomato.

2) Symptoms? Well I think I am officially out of the cheeseburger stage, so that’s something!  Other than that, symptoms have included serious pregnancy brain. I thought I had issues finding my keys and phone before…

Besides that though I am (negative) symptom free! I joke with people and say if all my pregnancies turn out to be this easy, I might just have 1,000 babies ;)

3) Sleep? Not too bad recently! I steal mostly all the pillows from Richard which is sad so I’ll need to go out and get a few more for him. I try to be good and fall asleep on the magical left side but I worry myself because I'm a back sleeper and always end up on my back in the middle of the night. My Dr. says I’ll start to get lightheaded if the blood supply or whatever is truly getting cut off but it’s something I think about nonetheless. #firsttimemomprobs

4) Mood? As of Thursday after 3:15pm afternoon I've been happy as a clam! Haha! Before that, I was staying up til 3:00am every night working on my major presentation for my capstone mktg class as well as just tons of homework and studying for other classes. Now that that week is over, I’ve been great. The weather has been wonderful, I feel a lot more comfortable with my new role at work and I got a A on my last three capstone presentations  (including my major, hour long one!) and that teacher is TOUGH! I am also throwing a bridal shower next Saturday, which is always way fun!

5) Fitness?   Nope! Haha. Well, not at the gym at least. I still do planks and arm weights when I'm watching TV. This last week I haven't gone to bed earlier than 2:00am because of my big project sooooooo, yeah that's my excuse for the week. I’ve officially gained 5 pounds at this point which made my Dr. happy.  I was on the heavier side of the “normal” range to begin with so I want to be careful about gaining too much weight. The baby can feed off my thighs just fine ;)

6) Cravings? Hmmm…nope! Can't say that I have any cravings. My appetite has chilled out a bit too which is nice. At around 16-17 weeks if I didn't eat every like 4 hours I was on the HUNT. It was almost burdensome.

7) Maternity clothes? I bought a couple sweaters (like the one pictured above!) a week or so ago that aren't maternity but are a lot more flattering than the things I’ve been wearing. My mom also dug through her whole closet and donated a few of her longer shirts so I could use them (Thanks mom!!). My normal fall uniform consists of really roomy, flowy sweaters, skinny jeans and knee boots.  I’ve learned that as far as tops go, I need to have things either fitted on my arms or fitted around my waist/hips and not just baggy everywhere like I normally do or I end up just looking massive. I can still wear and button most of my normal jeans... but things just aren’t as comfortable that way, so I’ll use the hair tie trick or my belly band, I just have to make sure to wear a longer shirt or things can start looking a bit awkward!

8) Movement? Yes! You guys, so exciting! It started late into week 16 but I was so doubtful because it would be the smallest little tap and then go away. They are few and far between so it was hard for me to really pay attention but I’m a lot more confident now that they for sure are actual kicks. I usually only feel them at night if I’m lying on my back the couch. Except for yesterday morning, little dude was dancing around for a good 5 seconds. I tried to put my hand on my stomach to see if I could feel anything on the outside (for Richard's sake) but then he stopped moving :|  Little stinker.

9) Highlight/lowlight this week? Finishing my HUGE capstone project was definitely a highlight! The lowlight was staying up so late every night to get it done haha. 

Oh also!! We took Richard's siblings trick or treating which was actually really fun. Where I grew up, there weren't really any kids in the neighborhood so I always went over to my friends houses. Richard's old neighborhood was the place to be apparently! Tons of kids everywhere, so cute. Trick or treating is a great time to teach kids the concept of taxes ;)

And here's the ONLY pictures him and I got together that night. Super flattering, I know.
  

  

10) Looking forward to? 20 week screening this Thursday! Richard and I are sooo excited to see our little dude again :)

16 Weeks & Some Fair Photos

                                      

1) Weeks Pregnant/Size of baby?  16 weeks 1 day! Baby is the size of an avocado or 5 inches long (from head to bum, legs not included yet). I pulled out a ruler yesterday to better visualize and oh my gosh! So big!

2) Symptoms? I've been doing great! There was one day about a week and a half ago where my back was KILLING ME. I ended up taking a hot bath (suggestion by my wise husband) and fell asleep in my bathrobe. It was just one of those nights. I woke up still hurting a bit and decided to do focus on more back and shoulder weights at the gym and that helped tremendously. 

3) Sleep? Ha funny that you mention sleep....I stayed up til 2:30am last night working on a presentation for school (MKTG 188 is officially going to kill me) only to find out that I present THURSDAY, not today. Soooo cool. I've been sleeping fine though once I finally get the time.


4) Mood? Stressed from school but guess what...only 19 more days left of class....then I'm done FOREVER! I can't wait

5) Fitness? I've been terrible about doing anything. I blame it on my schedule. I know I could always wake up early before I go into work, like the good ol days...but refer back to #3 and you will understand why that doesn't happen.

6) Cravings? No current cravings. I'm just really hungry all the time now. I'll eat 2 big bowls of Cheerios, yogurt at work and still be starving come noon.

7) Maternity clothes? I bought maternity jeans! They are pretty amazing. They made their maiden voyage when Richard and I went to the Fresno Fair last Friday (yay for stretchy pants!). I have worn them twice since then and it's going to be hard going back to my regular jeans...I'm happy I'm finally showing though! Richard and I are not the only ones to notice anymore.

8) Movement? Nothing yet, could be any day now though!

9) Highlight/lowlight this week? Highlight was going to the fair, lowlight was my cray cray back pain. Here's my tangent for the post, fair pictures! (Sorry for the bad quality iPhone pics)

                  
          Adorable bunny and Warren Armstrong & Grrraciela Moreno in the flesh! I was freaking out.

                                    This was officially the coolest exhibit we've ever seen!

     

10) Looking forward to? Still super looking forward to feeling this little guy move :) I also have another appointment on the 23rd so I'll be able to hear his heartbeat and then I have my 20 week screening on November 6th so we'll be able to have another nice long ultrasound :)

Apologies to My Neighborhood

I have not been the nicest to the neighborhood that we currently live in. Don't get me wrong, I love our apartment, our immediate apartment neighbors...and the price! Don't forget the price. However, I have been known to be kind of a downer when it comes to our current location. Anyways, I decided to actually open up my eyes during this morning's run and the neighborhood decided to completely out-do itself.

I mean, geez! Fall, you can stay for as long as you want.

An Ode to My Better Half

Richard,

This month with you made me realize a few things. We didn't go to the Fair or Fright Fest or Hobbs Grove or our ward Halloween Party or our friends Halloween Party or even carve the pumpkin that we bought! Before we got married I had a serious fear of missing out. Like, bad. Growing up, if there was anything going on I HAD to be there Until very, very recently I couldn't even stay in our apartment until you woke up on Saturdays (around 2pm), I had to go out in the world and interact with people and things even if that meant a pointless trip to Target or even the gas station! I just had to get OUT. 

This month has been a little different. We had big plans like we always do. Luckily, you like to travel and do things too...but you're happiness doesn't depend on it. This month we had a TON of bills (2 years of no dentist will do it to ya) and couldn't afford the Fair or Fright Fest or costumes, etc. We also were in the middle of mid-terms and both have night classes.

To the outside world this whole situation sounds LAME. I'm sure it would have sounded lame to me too.

This month because of our limited funds and our busy school/work/church calling schedule we had to get a little more creative. We've been very blessed financially so far in our marriage and date nights have been a breeze, no problem!

This month... you taught me how to play poker (sorry family!!!!!!) we watched a LOT of baseball and silly YouTube videos, went to birthday parties, went to the temple, ate a whole bunch of junk food, made dollar store crafts and generally just cuddled and goofed around a whole lot. It has been the best. Thank you for teaching me that I'm not missing out by being at home. Thanks for teaching me that those other worldly things are just extra. And thanks for teaching me without you even knowing that you're teaching me. What we have at home is all we really need. Love you, you cute thing ;)

                

                      

                                

The "green" pumpkin you vetoed. It's GRAY ;)

                                             

                                                        

                       

                                                          

Breaking up the dog pile after the pinata broke

                   

                             

Me creepin' on their epic game of truth & dare. Probably embarrassing the birthday girl but that's what aunts are for! ;)

                

                  

I promise I was happy to go to the temple! P.S. this is the dress that my mother-in-law MADE for me! Score!

                       

  The other Halloween pumpkin you rejected ;)

                                                                     

   NLCS Champs

                                                           

                                                                                   

1st game of the world series. Enough said.

                           

                            

                                                   

                                                   

  It's the little things.