Half way point! and 21 weeks!

This is me at 20 weeks

Well I am 20 weeks along

Well by the time I post this I will know what I'm having

But I'm going to tell my family before I put it in my blog,

Sooo I'll probably post it next week.(21 weeks along) 

Well the baby let Jared feel it on his birthday(March 25th)

he was so excited!

The baby just kept moving and moving and it has been moving ever since

It felt like it was doing cart wheels in my stomach,

I fell asleep with a hand on my stomach.
So I've been looking at a lot of clothes thanks to all the family members that are preggers,

And I love the little girl clothes,
which could be trouble money wise! haha

So for our check books safety hopefully it's a boy!

(unless they are like Jared, Jared has expensive taste in clothes...) lol

Whether it's a boy or girl they will be athletic..... I hope!

I love sports and want to have any excuse to play!
Just wait they will hate everything athletic...

Jared and I decided to go to the gym.

 I didn't realize this but i'm wearing all one color.. haha

 For good reason...

Because..

It's A BOY!!!
haha I didn't even realize I was wearing all blue that's too funny.
21 weeks!
I was shocked it was a boy.
Everyone and their dog is having a boy in my family...
So I didn't think it was possible to have 5 boys in one family
But there was the dr. on the screen telling me you have two guesses...
I just stared at it in unbelief and looked at Jared,
He was so excited.
Then I looked back and thought it'd be wrong but I said a boy...?
The Doc. said YEP..
I am still catching up to it.
I didn't want to get my hopes up so I told myself it was a girl.
As did many other people... haha
But deep down I knew he was coming from some personal experiences I'd gone through.
On a sad note I am sad I'm not having a girl!
I've been seeing all these cute little girls around and I'm like I hope I get one someday.

Happy note again
I can't tell you how happy I am for this little boy.
He's a special one!!!
Of course cause he's mine...
hahaha
I have blue on my mind.
I can't wait to paint HIS room!
I'm going to paint it a light gray,
His crib is white and we are going to get safari type animal decor for his room,
(lions, elephants,& giraffes ect)
I think that's what Jared said he wanted...

He has been kicking and hitting me like crazy!
It sometimes catches me by surprise and I jump.
When I put my hand on my stomach I can feel him moving..
It's so cool!
The dr. said the baby looks healthy.
So That's all we really wanted. a healthy baby.
And we got him!
I am so happy.
I can't wait to get everything ready for him to get here!

19 weeks

I Wrote and took this picture on the last day of my 19ths week and got busy.. so i'm posting it a few days late! haha o well..

(no make up yet but heres the belly progress!)

So This week has been pretty normal in the world of pregnancy

I'm trying to sleep on my side but I wake up on my back,

so much for that haha

No more weight gain this week

I love that I'm showing it's so exciting!

I was super glad to be looking pregnant and not just chubby in my tummy.

haha

I did find one pair of pants that still fits though, it's my work pants luckily,

skinny jeans kind of look funny with running shoes, just sayin..

So the BIG announcement comes on Friday the 29th of March..

Will it be a boy or girl???

I always thought i'd have a boy first, but everyone else thinks it's a good time to have a boy too.

(My oldest sister is having a boy in July(hopfully my birthday, I almost had one this past year but he was born on the 9th instead =(, my sister-in-law Jessica is having twin boys in 2 to 3 weeks! & another sister-in-law will find out a day before me what she's having)

I've always thought it would be a boy even before all the boys rushing into our family(since I went to college),

BUT I look at Jared and he would be so cute with a little girl, He would melt over her.

And my oldest sister could give me girl clothes that she won't be using anymore and if Jessica is done(they had 3 girls) maybe I could get those left over clothes too! haha.

We have names for both of them,

We will have both eventually but we shall see which comes first!!

We are so excited!
well that is it for this week!..
We'll post the exciting news in 21 weeks after we have announced it to the whole fam bam.
What will  little one be?
 Boy or Girl?
Hope ya'll have a nice day and thanks for reading my blog! =)

18 weeks

Well I am a few days into my 18th week

It's going well. 

I just got back from Vegas

My goodness the car ride was the worst,
even after I went to the bathroom it felt like I needed to go soon after.

I tried to not drink any liquids it sucked.

It felt like death when we'd go over large bumps in the road.

Such is life right?

The first day there I walked about 3 or 4 miles in sandals with a hard soul. 

Dumbest idea ever!  

Lesson learned...

I've been given an interesting new perspective on pregnancy,

I'm going through all kinds pain and changes to bring a sweet little new spirit into the world.

And with each pain I go through it helps me love them more.

With all this talk of pain last night I had The worst back pain,

and there wasn't any comfortable position but after an hour or so

I finally found a comfy position on the couch.

On another note Jared and I can't wait to find out what it is!

It's driving us crazy.

We think we know what it is but I'm not holding my breath on that one.

On a daily basis now I notice these little movements that I think is the baby moving

but I guess I will know for sure in a little bit.

My tummy is bigger!

None of my pants fit even in the slightest,

and I've even started putting my shirts in totes so I don't stretch them out.

I think people can actually tell I'm preggers now, and not just fat Wahoo!

I gained about 2lbs in Vegas... A lot of eating out.

I have this huge urge to workout really hard but I know I'll pay for it later with aches and pains.

This is the most I've ever weighed and It's a strange feeling to not be working super hard to get the weight off.

 

These are the clothes I've packed up so far sad day I love my pants!

Jared & I in front of Caesars palace during my 18th week

17 weeks!

I guess I forgot to do last week haha oops!

Last week went unbelievably fast!!

I got my first set of maternity clothes from motherhood

boy oh boy does it add up fast!

Someone told me I didn't need to look cute while pregnant

I was thinking what? Who are you and where did you come from.

For me personally I would go nuts if I dressed in rags,

If I don't dress myself well I feel bleh..

Idk if that's just me but I most definitely will be dressing cute.

So far I have 2 pairs of skinny maternity jeans

3 shirts

& 2 Capris from motherhood. Very cute clothes!
And you can find inexpensive stuff on the clearance rack.

I also went to H&M in vegas with my hubs and got some pants and shirts there.

I think its a great start!

I think I love my maternity pants a little too much they are like sweats but you can still look cute,

It's my perfect match

If I could I would wear sweats everyday all day.

Well I no longer fit into any of my pants, at the beginning of marriage I gained 5 lbs so that didn't help fitting into my pants longer while preggers

I have now gained 10lbs while being pregnant and I haven't noticed it adding anywhere except my waistline/belly.

I love my belly bump.

I swear I feel the baby move at least once a day.

But when it happens i'm not paying attention and I'm like hold on was that it

I sit there for a few minutes waiting for it to happen again.

Nothing happens haha

While working at my cashiering job after about 3 hours of working from my ribs down I start cramping,

even in my toosh and legs it stinks!

And on top of that I annoy my managers asking to go to the bathroom a couple times a shift.

This baby must be on my bladder because I have to go every 25 minutes,

It feels like I had been on a long car ride and had to hold it for an hour every time I hold it for longer then 10 minutes.

Dreadful stuff haha.

Overall I have nothing to really complain about,

I love pregnancy I love my baby

I am dying to find out what this little one is

My doc's won't let me find out until 21 weeks which I know I can find out sooner

but I don't want to pay for a separate appointment.

So the waiting game begins!

Side note it is mine and Jared's year anniversary this Saturday.

I got my shift covered that I forgot to ask off... oops haha

Then On Sunday (week 18 starts) we leave for Vegas!! ooo yeah!

I just have to make it through this week.

Well it is that time of day that I get ready for work.(till midnight yuck, money yay! haha)

So I will have pictures up before the week is up thanks for reading! =)

15 weeks!!

This is a picture of me wearing my stretch legging pants!(I look like I'm trying to show you how they stretch, or I'm just doing something weird with my leg) so comfy!

Baby: About the size of an apple

cute. =)

Me: about the size of an elephant.. hahaha.. okay fine I'm not but some days I might as well be, all my pants are too tight because I'm sharing my pants space with an apple.

I need to get maternity pants.

But I work every day so I naturally can't do anything else if I've worked at all. haha 

Me + Working

=

Go home and veg for the rest of the day no matter how long I worked.

So here is my week

My waist line is disappearing

I've gained about 3lbs

I went to the gym

Thinking about eating healthy, eat a cookie.

Mad, For NO reason..

And happy emotional a lot easier,

I was reading about someone who was washing their babies hair and I cried.. Yep I cried...

Of course I was thinking about washing my babies hair and got emotional.

So one day this week I did something stupid.

I picked up a very heavy box and I felt all of my stomach muscles contract and then 5 minutes later, cramping.

Yes very dumb.

If you know me I'm a do'er,

 I've always liked to be the tough girl and carry my own boxes,

I don't need any help! haha

well so much for that.

I miss working out hard...

I'm sure I could do some things but I took such a long break I don't know what my body can and can't handle,

and I'm afraid to take chances.

Because when I pick up heavy boxes I get stomach pains.

Well I've gotten better! I worked out and felt great!
I worked and made it through standing for 7 1/2 hours without being grumpy,
that right there is an accomplishment!
I'm staying healthy and working hard so we can give the baby everything it needs!
I can't wait to find out what this little one is at the end of March!!! eek!
Thanks for reading! =)

Second Trimester!

Second trimester!

The baby is about the size of a lemon and it feels like it's taking up loads of space!

I have to go to the bathroom a lot more,

and sometimes I get really full from small meals.
But let me tell you I am hungry every 30 minutes for a brand new full meal!
I don't Always.. listen to it, just some of the time!
I'm so surprised that I've only gained 1 pound!
I know this is a BIG fat (no pun intended) excuse but I am always too tired to exercise after working.
I clean up the apartment, get a snack, do a craft, and crash on the couch.
I need to get my good habits now!
Anyone have good ideas?
I have a workout videa, An eliptical, and a gym pass to a local gym...
I need motivation!
Anyone got some to spare?

I can't tell you how excited I am to meet this little one.

I really couldn't care less what it is.

I just want to hold it.
I keep seeing babies at my work and I just want to grab them and hold them.
Of course they wouldn't be my baby and I'd rather have mine but I can't help but love every baby I see!

I will get up a picture when i've showered, but today was a roll out of bed go to work kind of day!
I've managed to clean the apartment, and write in my blogs.
I'd say that's productive.

So Jared and I will find out the gender in about a month!
We are so excited! I'm going to see if I can find out before Jareds birthday for a birthday present.
He is going to be an amazing dad, I can see it in his eyes.
I  can see how much he wants this baby.
Its almost as much as me.. Haha so that's a lot!
Well I will get a picture up tomorrow!

HAPPY VDAY ALL!!!

I will have a valentines post!
I've been working hard on some surprises for Jared!

Theres the bump!

Sorry it doesn't show a full thing but It's the only picture I got around to taking last week

Week 13

Technically my 13th week was over a week ago but i've been busy busy!
I am behind on my blogging because I've been working two jobs and come home exhausted every day
so I just veg out haha.

But week 13 is great so far.

I've been thinking a lot about what the baby will be(boy or girl) 

and how being a stay at home mom will be
(making money)

I know that I was meant to be a mom, i've always known that and i've always known I should stay home with my kids,
 I'm searching for ways to make money at home

I have a love of crafting and sewing and all things crafty
(still need to get more experience under my belt)

I also love cooking but you can't really sell your cooking haha,

But I sure love to eat it.
And from what I know i've never made my husband a bad meal =)

(I get my cooking skills from my talented mom)
Anyways i'm trying to find ways to make money from crafting and doing the things I love.
With our first baby coming money is on the mind a lot
I'm not too worried as of yet because we started our savings early on and we live in my parents basement apartment.

Needless to say it is innexpensive.

But I can't help but worry about the unknown.
If the baby is anything like me,

they will need a few surgerys before they are 5.

Aside from the worrying I am so excited and happy.
I got the opportunity to nanny/babysit for my sister in laws friends
and I loved those little boys,
not going to lie I miss them.
So i'm definetly excited to have my own little one,
I keep seeing little babies and Think I want one.
haha
so I guess its a good thing one is on its way.

I will miss sleeping in and doing nothing somedays
but i'm more excited to be a mom.

baby bump!

So my starting weight before I was pregnant was 143 to 147

now it is 144 to 150

AND LOOK AT THE BUMP! =)

I am so excited for this sweet baby to be here!