27 weeks

LARGE AND IN CHARGE THESE DAYS

July 3, 2012

Week 27

Pregnancy Highlights: 

Baby Size: 14.5 inches cauliflower more 2lbs

Maternity Clothes: yes some—more than before for comfort but I can still fit some of normal

Stretch Marks: Nope and Hope to continue to avoid

Gender: BOY

Movement: daily

Sleep: fine still thankfully

Food Cravings: sweets

Food Aversions: none

Symptoms: I am still feeling great most days but starting to get a bit uncomfortable

Especially after eating

Weight Gain: 13 lbs total still

Belly Button: HARDLY and INNY

Best Moment this week:  We went to our first baby class “childbirth preparation” and we got to tour the hospital that we will deliver at

What I’m looking forward to: 15 days till Mom, Trevor, Trey come down to El Paso

32 days until we get to go back to Iowa TOGETHER

89 more days until due date

What I’m NOT looking forward to:

LABOR I need to get prepared after going to our first class I have now decided I need to get back on my band wagon of reading!!!!!! And learning!!!!!! I want to be confident when the time comes and we (as rocky calls it) are in the “danger zone” now hahaha

Milestone: everything is almost completely set up in nursery!!! … crib, bedding, dresser, changing pad, curtains, duvet cover/bed skirt(just need sheets), clothes cleaned/hung, and only have a few more MUST NEED items before this little boy gets here (after mom comes we will go shopping and finish it all up and by end of July we will be SET!!! And READY!!!)

Labor signs: 13 more weeks

Week 27 Picture:

Happy 4th of July

We spent the day just Rocky, Me, and a very active belly :) 

We started off the day with Krispy Kreams donuts (until the ants attacked them), 

went to a parade, then grilled out at the NEW wonderful house (which I need to post pictures and do a blog on that), after grilling and eating a huge meal (brussel sprouts, corn on the cob, hamburgers, hot dogs wrapped in bacon YUMMINESS) we went into a food coma, to top off the perfect day we went to Biggs where there was a live band lots of people watching and some pretty decent fireworks!!! 

Week 26

I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT .......

June 26, 2012

Week 26

Pregnancy Highlights: 

Baby Size: 14 in hothouse cucumber 1.75lbs

Maternity Clothes: yes some—more than before for comfort but I can still fit some of normal

Stretch Marks: Nope and Hope to Avoid

Gender: BOY

Movement: daily

Sleep: fine

Food Cravings: still sweets but not as bad

Food Aversions: none

Symptoms: I am feeling great!! Nothing to complain about at all I’m really loving being pregnant and can’t believe we only have 14 weeks left

Weight Gain: 12 lbs total still

Belly Button: inny but it is slowly starting to not be so deep

Best Moment this week:  Talking with Rocky about all the future holds for us with this blessing God has given us the responsibility of.  Cannot believe how much our life is going to change in just a few short months.

What I’m looking forward to: starting baby classes

And continue to work on nursery will most likely have done by end of July J

Booking flight for August waiting to hear about his leave and if it gets approved

Milestone: another week down another week closer to meeting little peanut

He weighs about 2lbs now !! CRAZY

Labor signs: 14 more weeks

Week 26 Picture:

25 weeks

June 19, 2012

Week 25

Pregnancy Highlights: 

Baby Size: 13.5 inches Rutabaga??? 1½ lbs

Maternity Clothes: since we moved in to our new place and I have been busy unpacking and organizing I have been living in pajama clothes

Stretch Marks: Nope and Hope to Avoid

Gender: BOY

Movement: daily

Sleep: fine

Food Cravings: still sweets but not as bad

Food Aversions: none

Symptoms: I am feeling great!! Nothing to complain about at all I’m really loving being pregnant and can’t believe we only have 15 weeks left

Weight Gain: 12 lbs total still

Belly Button: inny but it is slowly starting to not be so deep

Best Moment this week:  -Moving into our new place

-I got baby bedding this week and it fits perfectly I LOVE IT

-We are ALMOST officially going to go home again in August FOR SWEET CORN FESTIVAL (Rocky has not been since he joined the Army) and even better I found cheap tickets so I may have just convinced the hubs to fly and not drive (I will be 32 weeks prego)

-My Mom booking her flight tickets for weekend before due date (September 29) for two weeks

-Rocky’s Mom and Step Dad booked there tickets for October 17-22 to come meet Baby Boy Foster

-Our dear friends Kristina and Wyatt booked their flight tickets to spend Thanksgiving with us and our little family (of three now!) Nov 20-27

What I’m looking forward to: getting completely settled into our new home

-starting baby classes

Milestone: another week down and finally being able to start setting up the nursery and making our home a home! A home that I know that we can make a home knowing that we will not be moving for awhile

Labor signs: 15 more weeks

Week 25 Picture:

24 weeks

June 12, 2012

Week 24

Pregnancy Highlights: 

Baby Size: 12.5 inches 1.25 lbs

Maternity Clothes: went through baileys maternity clothes while home and now I have lots :)

Stretch Marks: Nope and Hope to Avoid

Gender: BOY

Movement: daily

Sleep: fine

Food Cravings: sweets

Food Aversions: none

Weight Gain: 12 lbs but may be more considering how much I ate while in Iowa YUM YUM YUM

Belly Button: inny but it is slowly starting to not be so deep

Best Moment this week:  spending time in Iowa and finding out we may be going home again in August TOGETHER all three of us

What I’m looking forward to: Moving into our new home

What I’m NOT looking forward to: Moving

Milestone: another week down

Labor signs: 16 more weeks

SAME SHIRT at 6 weeks 

Week 24 Picture:

23 weeks

June 5, 2012

Week 23

Pregnancy Highlights: 

Baby Size: 11.5 inches large mango 1+lb

Maternity Clothes: bought some but still can wear some of my regular stuff too just not as much

Stretch Marks: Nope and Hope to Avoid

Gender: BOY

Movement: lots

Sleep: fine

What I miss: nothing really loving being pregnant

Food Cravings: sweets are becoming a big want along with all the normal stuff pickles are pretty much out now they still taste good but not like they use to

Food Aversions: none

Symptoms: none just lots of baby movements going on 

Weight Gain: 12 lbs total

Belly Button: inny but it is slowly starting to not be so deep

Best Moment this week:  going to IOWA –babies first plane ride J

What I’m looking forward to: Moving when I get back to our new HOME and babies first home

What I’m NOT looking forward to: saying good bye and heading back to Texas

Labor signs: 17 more weeks

Week 23 Picture:

Breastfeeding

I have started my first breastfeeding book, the farther I get into it the more obsessed I become on researching and learning more about it! 1. because I want to be successful and what better chance then to be as knowledgeable as possible on the topic and 2. because there is SSSOOO much to learn!!!
It is the one "baby topic" that I feel the most clueless about
My Doctor recommended this site kellymom.org
and I wanted to share something from there that I not only find so encouraging
But really the best piece of information I have read so far
and a reminder to me that "through him all things are possible" whats meant to be is already planned out for my future as well as my precious babies.

"Yes, these folks believe, even after countless centuries of evolution and/or divine design, that breastfeeding is a dirty, messy, sinful, or inferior method of feeding a baby. They’re convinced that modern Science (with all its homage to the profit motive), after investing just a couple decades of Sacred Research, has discovered every nutrient a baby could possibly need and put it in a nice, neat can. Yeah, right. Trust me, there’s absolutely nothing in the Bible that says “thou shalt not breastfeed.” (How do you think Mary fed Jesus?!)

Your body was created by God, a Higher Power, or the forces of evolution (whichever you see fit to believe) with breasts in order to deliver the most perfect food for babies, at the perfect temperature, at any time, in the most nurturing, comforting manner, from a sterile, portable, self-maintaining container… and don’t let any fool, no matter how well-meaning, tell you any different! The relationship between a breastfeeding mother and her baby is sacred and inviolable, filled with purity, innocence, and selfless service."

Just had to share!! Happy Friday To All!!

22 weeks

May 29, 2012

Week 22

Pregnancy Highlights: 

Baby Size: 11 inches spaghetti squash 1 lb

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

Stretch Marks: bought my first pair of capris, still can wear ½ my clothes, but a lot of my tops are getting to short and a lot of my pants are getting uncomfortable

Gender Predictions: IT’S A BOY

Movement: So much ---has become so active, I love it!

Sleep: Still sleeping pretty well

What I miss:

Food Cravings: waffles, sweets, juice, everything that isn’t good for me!!

My appetite has been crazy this week

Food Aversions: None

Symptoms: tired some this week but very busy! Sore feet

Packing up the place and getting ready to go home to Iowa

Weight Gain: Will know for sure on Friday at the appointment but I think another 5lbs =10+ Total

Emotions: I cry a lot hahah over everything and anything

Belly Button: Inney

Best Moment this week: 

What I’m looking forward to: Going home, having baby showers (feel so unprepared and I know I will feel much better once we start getting stuff), Got Fabric to make bedding

What I’m NOT looking forward to:  Flying im kinda nervous about that and leaving the hubs in Tx for 9 days I will miss him!

Milestone: baby weighs one POUND

Labor signs: 18 more weeks

Week 22 Picture:

weekend recap

Sammi was in town for a girl that she went to massage therapy school with - was getting married. 

We got to spend a lot of time together which I really enjoyed!!!

Lots of shopping and laying out 

I really love that girl ---And feel blessed to have met her (one good thing that came from El Paso) 

Thursday night Leonor, Sammi, and I went to Crave to have a girls night --which was DELICIOUS

The night was perfect we sat outside and later on they even started a fire :) 

Friday morning Sammi and I took this little ham (Leonors baby boy Andre)

on a long walk, got some amazing Starbucks YUM, and spent some time at the park

Sat night when Sammi went to the wedding Rocky and I had a date night! 

We went and saw the movie "what to expect when your expecting" I think eveyone in there was prego!! :)

Sunday was a church day

I am GROWING --and church was so hot I thought I was going to pass out!! :(

We then went and picked up some boxes from The Fowlers who just moved into a house.

I am so excited to start packing up!

Then I had to take Rocky to try out the amazing new snowcone place I found (Bahama Bucks which is AMAZING to say the least) and Sammi wanted to get it one more time before she left the next day) 

They have so many flavors and unique ones too!!!