Week 21

May 22, 2012

Week 21

Pregnancy Highlights: 

Baby Size: 10.5 inches large banana 12(or more) oz

Maternity Clothes: Nope but only ½ my closet if that is fitting still

Stretch Marks: Nope and Hope to Avoid

Gender Predictions: He is a boy!!! J

Movement: LOTS this week he has become twice if not more active as he was

Sleep: Still sleeping good, minor aches

What I miss:  Fitting my clothes—I am officially outgrowing A LOT of them and I do not want to buy maternity clothes!

Food Cravings: Pickles, cheese, pasta, pizza, snowcones, SWEETS

Food Aversions: None

Symptoms: Minor aches (back, legs, etc. ), belly aches mainly on the sides as it grows and gets bigger and tighter this is new pain though

Weight Gain: +5

Belly Button: Inny

Best Moment this week:  Sammi was here and we got to spend a lot of time together.  Baby has become SUPER active this week, feel like he moves all the time.  And we had our anatomy scan got to see every little part of baby boy

What I’m looking forward to:  2 weeks –Iowa

4 weeks- Move

What I’m NOT looking forward to:  I am sorta kinda starting to freak out about giving birth!!! I feel like time is getting so close and still have so much to do!

Milestone: More weeks down then weeks to go

Labor signs: In 19 weeks

Week 21 Picture:

20 weeks-Made It Halfway!!!

May 15, 2012

Week 20

Pregnancy Highlights: 

Baby Size: 6 ½ inches cantaloupe 10oz (or more)

Maternity Clothes: Nope and Hope to Avoid for as long as possible

Pants are getting a bit tight some are too uncomfortable to wear

Stretch Marks: Nope and Hope to Avoid

Gender Predictions: IT’S A BOY

Movement:

Sleep: tossing and turning still but sleeping good still

What I miss: not getting winded over walking up the stairs.  When I walk I do fine but for whatever reason walking up the stairs or carrying groceries in I get very winded

Food Cravings: Cereal, Pasta, Cake (all sweets really), crackers, pickles, cheese

Food Aversions: NONE

Symptoms: beginning of the week I felt really dizzy lots of spells, however, after Dr Appointment on Tuesday they did blood work and talked about my diet –going to try to eat more protein and fats hoping that helps.  My blood pressure was low which she said is normal but could be another reason why I’m having these spells.  Last half of the week I felt back to normal.

Weight Gain: +5 total

Belly Button: INNY

Best Moment this week:  We got to see baby both last Tuesday and today for the anatomy scan at the hopsital!!!!

We are moving to a new place!! J in one month

What I’m looking forward to: -My girlfriend Sammi coming to town for the week

-Going to iowa!!!! & Babyshowers x2

-Packing, Moving, getting nursery set up, & making it our home!!! (for hopefully the next year and a little change NO MORE MOVING)

Milestone: HALFWAY THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Labor signs: in 20 more weeks

Week 20 Picture:

MOVING

We have been having maintenance issue, I feel like every time we turn around we are back in the office telling them about something else that needs to be fixed.  We understand that there is going to be issues and we do live in an older place HOWEVER the issues lately I am just not okay with ---especially with baby boy coming.
For last couple weeks we have been finding cockroaches YES I SAID COCKROACHES it is a really big deal and disgusting to say the least!!! We have gone in and told the office and they said they would have someone come spray soon the thing is THEY HAVE YET TO COME
and we just keep finding them
THEN the breaking bone ----Rocky came home from work and I went to wash dishes (we always have issues with the water it is never warm until we let it run for like 10 minutes, u cant wash dishes in cold water-and to top it off our sink kitchen screams when its on a high pitch annoying sound that when its running no other conversations can go on haha)
anyways ..headed to the sink to do dishes and mud particles where coming out of the faucet looked like chunks of hamburger and I was literally gagging.
We went over to the office right away as they where going to close in about 15 minutes
they said "yea we had problems with a pipe today and some dirt got into the line so you just need to run the water for like 15 minutes it should fix the problem"
Lets just say Rocky is not the most patient person and sometimes can be quite rash to say the least but I also love him for it sometimes hahaha
We came home and he said "we are done, we are moving"
So I began to search for new places and budget all our money if we could afford to break our lease and crunch numbers.  The next day the hubs said "ill be off early lets go look at some places"
We went to one that had been recommended (Ashley and Tony Fowler live there now and are moving to a house)
Anyways WE LOVED IT ---its smaller and cost more BUT it was built in 2008 and everything is new and works
I will have a dishwasher that cleans the dishes and my own washer and dryer!
Lets just say I am very very thrilled to say the least
It happened all so fast that I am still in shock!
Wed-DIRTY WATER
Thurs-NEW APARTMENT FOUND
Friday-OFFICIALLY OURS AND OUT OF THE LEASE WE MOVE IN ONE MONTH

When we went to tell the office we where leaving lets just say they where ready for us to be gone
They asked when we wanted to be moved out (waved the 60 day notice that we where suppose to give and two months rent) and then just have to pay the fee since we are breaking our lease

JUST ONE MORE THING TO LOOK FORWARD TOO HAHAHAH CANT WAIT
I will be home in Iowa June 3-12 and then we will move into new place June 15th

Mom and trey have got to visit EVERY place we have lived in El Paso its like every time they come down we have a new place (this will be our third)
So in July when they come we will yet again be in a new place

Baby boys first home ---nicer and newer :) I cant wait to make it perfect before he bring him home!

The new place and pool :) cant wait to be laying out there all summer long with my big belly "there is a beached whale" I might scare off the other residents hahahah

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL!!!!! 

My Hubby got me a rocker/recliner and made me pancakes 

for breakfast too :) he is so sweet

Mommy sent me a package!! SHE IS THE BEST MOM EVER I swear i couldn't have got anymore lucky having her to learn from I can only hope to be half the mother she is to me! 

(in my new chair)

I have to share what the card said because it is so cute:

Hi Mommy! Even though I haven't been born yet, I wanted to tell you that I can hardly wait to see you and play with you.  But in the meantime, just know that I already love you and know you'll make a really great mom. 

Love, 

?

PS: Who's the guy who's always patting you on the stomach and saying "Hellooooo in there?"

What a goofball!

Happy Mother's Day

(a little bit early)

Love, 

Baby Boy ????

"Physical"

So two weeks ago when Joy was here we found out baby was a BOY and later that day my Dr's nurse called and said that we needed to set up a "physical" since I hadn't had one yet and so today about two weeks later I had a "physical"
"Physical" NOT SO MUCH
I was like what would they do at a physical that they couldn't just check at an appointment??
Told hubby "you really dont have to come they probably wont dont do much and probably nothing related to baby"
But he insisted to come which I am happy and NOT happy that he decided too
1. NOT happy because well it was a pap smear......physical=pap
OH WHAT A JOY
But I guess it was a good experience for him to be involved with to get him a little prepared (did I say LITTLE) for the actual birth where it wont just be ONE doctor looking at my kooka and legs in stirrups but a lot more commotion, yelling, and action going on.  Along with fear and pain hahahah
2. I was very happy that he did decide to come though because we got to see baby boy again!!! :) It warms my heart and makes my whole day when we get to see him.  He was moving his arms and hands today, Heart rate 156, and still 100% boy she said!!! He is growing like a weed, I was amazed at how much bigger he was just from a two weeks ago when we saw him last.  and then we have our full anatomy scan next week and will get to see him again (he will be the size of a cantaloupe then).

I have been having a lot of "dizzy spells" since we got back from New Mexico and I was thinking that maybe I just was worn out from the weekend but going on day three I decided to say something today about it.  (I had a lot of these spells in 1st trimester so it hasn't really scared me to much)  Dr. Lutter said that my blood pressure was a bit low which is normal and also could be a good reason to explain the dizziness, and then talked to me a lot about things to do with my diet, what to be doing and not doing, to try to do things sitting down instead of standing for long periods.  She also ordered me to the lab to take my blood again and check on my iron and make sure my anemia wasn't acting up (which has happened in the past).  She just wanted to cover all different possibilities which makes me feel so comforted knowing that she cares enough to take the extra step and precautions for our baby!  She has turned out to be such a wonderful blessing as a  Doctor for as scared as I was to go to a military Dr was silly of me I should have known and trusted that God had it all under control from day 1. I actually suggested to a girl that is about 9 weeks prego at the marriage retreat (Ashley Fowler) to go be seen by her because we have been so happy with her and she hadn't been assigned an OBGYN yet! So hopefully they are just as pleased with Dr. Lutter as we are!
Dr. Lutter even asked if baby was named yet :) Little does she know he has been named long before he was even conceived!

What a great day hearing my little mans heart beat ---Love him and cant wait to hold him--- God is Great! We are Blessed!

19 Weeks

May 8, 2012

Week 19

Pregnancy Highlights: 

Baby Size: 6inches Mango 8 oz

Maternity Clothes: Nope and Hope to Avoid for as long as possible

Stretch Marks: Nope and Hope to Avoid

Gender Predictions:  It is a BOY!

Movement: Yes still no big kicks but lots of movement ALWAYS on the left side ever since the beginning

Sleep:  Lots of tossing and turning; restless lately with achy back and legs

What I miss: No longer wearing a two piece swimsuit tank bikini it is

Food Cravings/Food Aversions: A bit picky about my foods this week not that I’m having food aversions but just hard to find what sound/tastes good

Symptoms: tired and achy after a lot of activity this weekend headache too

Weight Gain:  Overall just three pounds still

Emotions:  a bit sentimental and irritated

Belly Button: Inny

Best Moment this week:  We had a marriage retreat and went fishing in Ruidoso New Mexico, daddy talked about how excited he was to take baby boy on his first fishing trip:)

What I’m looking forward to:

What I’m NOT looking forward to:

Milestone: almost halfway there! Worked on organizing baby room more –considering we are still going to have to store some stuff in there. ALSO found bumper pad at Target and a lady to make the other pieces for a good price from material that I pick out! J IM SO EXCITED ---blues, teal, lime green

Labor signs: 21 more weeks

Week 19 Picture:

Weekend Recap -Ruidoso New Mexico

We had another marriage retreat this weekend in Ruidoso New Mexico.
We had so much fun last time that we where both pretty excited to go to this one.
We arrived Friday late afternoon and checked in.  This time we where staying in awesome condos (full kitchen, living room, very roomy)
We headed to a local grocery store to get some snacks and drinks for the weekend.
Then we had a night session and dinner (the food was better this time too catered by a restaurant that we wanted to try last time we where there but couldn't find
There was a lot more couples that rocky knew or knew of this time which was nice
That night his coworker Lewis, his wife, and daughter hung out in our condo for a little while

The next day we had two morning sessions and breakfast

We then drove up to Lake Bonita (10 minutes away)

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL and we LOVE LOVE LOVED IT 

we have started to plan a trip up there to go camping this summer

We headed back to eat lunch and then Lewis family and us where going to this other "lake" that rented poles and whatever fish you caught they would clean and you could take, HOWEVER, it wants really a lake it was a pond in this guys backyard and there was trash everywhere and NOT appealing SSSSOOOO we opted out of doing that.  The Lewis family went to a movie and Rocky and I headed to Wal Mart to buy fishing poles and license to go fishing back up at Lake Bonita.  We had ZERO luck and didn't catch anything but it was so peaceful out there int he wilderness with green all around us and a big body of water.  I do not know the last time I got to fish and Rocky LOVES to fish so it was a really great time!!! So relaxing and a great reminder of how great and amazing God is.  His creations are so beyond astonishing

That night we ate dinner, walked through town, and got some ice cream (that we didn't need after already having cheesecake for dessert with dinner hahah but we couldn't resist ----we tried to get foot massages BUT the store closed)   Lots and lots of statues in town baby and I liked this one (18 weeks 5 days)

One of the houses in town had pet deer :)

Then we headed back to the condos and built a fire outside, three other couples that Rocky knew of but didnt really know came over and and where playing beer pong by us and so it was nice to meet some other young couples.  Rocky was kind of in a indifferent mood so it was hard to tell if he was really enjoying it or not BUT we are really not going to meet anyone if we do not try.  We have best friends not what we are looking for I just think it would really be nice to have some good couples with similar interests to hang out with and interact with.

The next day we had another morning session and breakfast then headed back out for some more fishing.  Again NO LUCK hahahah we fished for a total of around 5-6 hours total this weekend EVERYONE around us caught fish but NOT US hahahah
Still like I said it was worth being out in the wilderness, with my boo, doing something he loves and I especially enjoy.
Overall great weekend was sad to come back to el paso (SAND) and cant wait to go back and camp!!!
Very exhausted after long weekend and my body is telling me to rest today!
Physical on Wednesday with Dr. Lutter (prolly gained 20 pounds with all that great food this weekend)

Less then 4 weeks until I get to go home!!!!!!!!!!! :) I CANT WAIT ... and so pumped for baby showers x2

My girlfriend Sammi gets here in about a week and a half and im beyond excited about that as well

Hubs 25th Birthday

Happy 25th Birthday that he FINALLY got to celebrate after many years of "sober" not so much celebrating since he was probably about 21 hahah

Getting ready to head over to the pool for the afternoon 

Me in my two piece REALLY need to invest in a tank bikini to cover up this baby bump :) 

Then out to the bars (cockpit his favorite of course)!

Then we ate at toro burger.

Got some Tropical snow snowcones and 

watched amazing race.

They where NOT sober when all was said and done and hubs was very slow, sleepy, and ready for it to be night and time for bed when he woke up that monday morning to go home.

Mama Joy headed back to Iowa 

Was so nice to have her here last weekend and especially to celebrate with Rocky! 

18 Weeks

May 1, 2012

Week 18

Pregnancy Highlights: 

Baby Size: 5 ½ inches sweet potato 5 oz+ in weight

Maternity Clothes: Nope and Hope to Avoid for as long as possible

Stretch Marks: Nope and Hope to Avoid

Gender Predictions:  IT’S A BOY!!!! Surprise gender reveals we were not suppose to know for a few more weeks!! The Doppler was broke and she had to use the ultrasound AKA we got to see his little parts J

Movement: Yes—And daddy felt him once too!

Sleep: Doing good usually so pooped from the day

What I miss: I can no longer see my toes

Food Cravings:  The usual—Pickles, crackers, cheese, veggies, ice cream, CAKE(only new one)

Food Aversions: NONE J

Symptoms: constipation, achey legs/back

Weight Gain: +3 according to dr office this week

Belly Button: INNY

Best Moment this week:  SO MANY!!!! 1. Finding out the sex 2. Daddy getting to feel baby boy move on his birthday 3. Grandma joy was visiting 4. Crib is up and Rocker is bought

What I’m looking forward to:  My baby showers next month, getting gifts for baby boy, and getting his room all together!

What I’m NOT looking forward to: Well obviously all the body changes hahah I just hope I stay at a slow steady pace aka NO STRETCH MARKS

The belly has grown an inch (37” now) in 4 days the last time we measured it

Milestone:  GENDER REVEAL

Labor signs: 22 weeks to go!!!

Week 18 Picture:

SURPRISE GENDER REVEAL

Friday the 27th we where suppose to just have a regular appointment (pee in a cup, blood work, hear the heartbeat, talk, etc) at 9:50 am 17 weeks 3 days
HOWEVER
Dr. Lutter's doppler was broken so she had to use the ultrasound machine
We where suppose to still have 2.5 weeks until we knew
Rocky kept saying "maybe she will just hook u up to the ultrasound since the machine is right there" and I kept telling him "it was only right there bc they knew last time they where doing an ultrasound, They will just use doppler and listen to their heartbeat" he said this numerous times with different reasons why she would maybe just do an ultrasound (all not being reasons a dr would actually use the machine)
I am shocked to say the least!!! its broken!!! really!!!! We are going to know the sex TODAY!!!! really?????
I was excited dont get me wrong but I was very NOT prepared to say the least
I didnt get a "last day" without knowing ; I got a "last minute"
Rocky was jumping up and down practically he was so excited (plus he was right hahaha)
and his Mom was there with us too (I was happy she was going to get to see little Baby Foster, But I really was really not prepared for her to be there with us when we found out the gender, I also wasn't prepared to know the sex TODAY, nor did I know how I was going to tell the rest of the family what we where having)

So Dr. Lutter comes in --im kinda sweaty and I have butterflys of excitement... I WAS GOING TO KNOW WHAT WAS GROWING INSIDE OF ME we where going to know what our first child is

BOY
GIRL
BOY
GIRL
BOY
GIRL
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Pretty much THE SECOND she put the machine onto my belly
Rocky "Is that a penis?"
She doesnt say anything she just smiles and starts fiddling with the machine and then
starts typing "ITS A ....."
waits puts and aarow on the screen
"BOY"

WE ARE HAVING A BOY!!!!!!!!!!! :)
My eyes filled with tears (and I think Grandma Joy's did too)
Daddy had the biggest grin on his face
It was such a proud and surreal moment in life, It was perfect, Baby BOY is healthy!!!
God has blessed us so much this year

WE ARE HAVING A BABY BOY

It is Tuesday now and I still dont think it has Completely sunk in yet!!!
There is a penis in my tummy "whoever doesnt believe that woman can do anything is CRAZY we can grow a penis for goodness sakes" hahahah


As we are leaving the Dr office Daddy and another car backed into each other!! minimal damage to both cars, more of just scratches ---but thats one way to start the celebration --GOODNESS!!!!!!!

We then went to get pedicures and daddy went to work for a little bit

Since Dad got to tell all of his family a day before we told my side of the family  that we where pregnant with peanut
I wanted to tell all of my side the gender first
I knew everyone was going to be SO SURPRISED considering noone knew it was coming today
I first called Grandpa Martin right when we left the dr appointment he was at work (he guessed girl)
Then I ordered blue flowers and a balloon for him to pick up and take home to surprise Grandma Robin and Uncle Trey when he got off work
Then I text Trevor, He was on his way to a track meet (he guessed girl)
It was a llllooooonnnnngggggg wait and then it was finally 5 o'clock and Grandpa was headed home
(I had text Aunt Bailey to call when she got out of work but she didnt call till she got home so she was the last to find out)

I called Grandma Robin and was talking non nonchalantly
when Grandpa walked in with the flowers and balloons "its a boy"
Grandma "did you have a baby today dear?"
Grandpa (i am sure with a shitty grin) "who are you talking to?"
Grandma "Lindsey" PAUSE "Your having a boy?!?!" "You found out today? How do you know?"
LOTS OF LAUGHS :)!!!!

Then we called Bailey on skype and where talking to the boys
I had put on a blue shirt and asked Tucker who has just conquered his colors
"Tucker what color is Aunt Lu Lu's shirt??"
"Blue"
"Bailey, we found out the sex today?"
screams, claps, excitements
she told the boys "Aunt lu lu is going to have a boy baby! you are going to have a boy cousin to show how to play with trucks and racecars! isnt that exciting?" Tucker "I wanted a girl baby"
hahahahah
I guess later on he asked Bailey if she had a boy baby in her belly too :)

Then we called Grandpa Willie, Nana, Levi, The Grove Families x2
Shawn was in Minnesota on a fishing trip with no service so he didnt get to find out until Sunday when he had service again
Everyone was excited, surprised, and stated that "Jada will continue to be the only girl and princess of the family" :)

We then started to tell friends
and then made it facebook official
I sent this photo to a lot of my close friends

That night we grilled out
Grandma and Daddy celebrated with some drinks :)


BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY BOY
And he is named :) But that will remain a secret!!!