No picture this week! I was hoping we'd get a new sonogram at our appointment today but no such luck. I'll try and take a picture for next week :)
Weeks: 14 Weeks 2 Days
Baby: Is as big as a lemon! 3 in. 1.5 oz!
Total weight gain: I am currently the "heaviest" I've ever been haha the nurse was really excited about it and I didn't have the heart to tell her I'd just ate a big lunch
Maternity clothes? No, but I'll be honest, some of my work pants don't like me anymore! But they were kinda tight before too.
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: It varies but the other night I slept the ENTIRE night, that was a real treat lol
Favorite moment of the week: No favorite moments yet haha is that bad? But I am going to my sister's on Saturday and we're going to Magic Springs so I am looking forward to that!
Miss anything? Not going to the bathroom every hour! LOL In our new building at work we don't have a bathroom within our own office anymore. It's like a million miles down the hall so I'm definitely getting some walking in every day.
Movement: Nope.
Cravings? I don't like to say cravings haha BUT corndogs have been my favorite all weekend and this week. I eat at least one a day.
Anything make you queasy or sick? This is starting to improve. I feel like I'm feeling better now more than not, so that makes me (& I'm sure definitely Sean) happy!
Gender prediction: I have decided I think boy. I could be wrong and that would be cool but it's my guess! 2 weeks till we find out!
ALSO for those who want to play along, I have created a game where you can vote on Baby B's gender, birthday, weight, and height! I think it will be fun to see everyone's guesses and have it recorded. :) here is the link:
http://www.expectnet.com/games/What_will_Baby_B_be
Labor signs: Nope!
Symptoms: Headaches have been the worst for me lately.
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Mood: Y'all, sad videos on facebook alone can make me tear up. I'm gonna need for these hormones to get it together lol
Looking forward to: 100% knowing the gender! I am ready to get to buying all the cutesy stuff I can get my hands on!
Freak-out moment of the week: No major freak outs.
Thankful for: Such great friends & family! I've probably said it already and I'm sure I'll say it again but we have such a great support system! Everyone is so excited for us and always checking in with us. Makes me happy to know Baby B is already so loved :)
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Monday, April 11, 2016
13 Weeks
We are officially into the second trimester! Woot woot! My mom took this first "bump" picture of me yesterday :) I'll be honest, that bump is probably 75% food, 25% Baby B but whatever I'm counting it!
Weeks: 13 Weeks
Baby: Is as big as a peach, 3 inches long!
Total weight gain: Idk. I would guess I've stayed around the same.
Maternity clothes? Nope.
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: Varies night by night. Doesn't help that I literally get up about 4 times to pee every night now.
Favorite moment of the week: My mom came and spent the whole weekend with us!! It was great, I loveeee when she comes to visit!! Can't wait for her to come even more after Baby B arrives.
Miss anything? Cokes and sleep. Lol neither are super major but I would like a little of both.
Movement: Nope.
Cravings? So no cravings really but the grocery shopping is interesting these days. I play the let me go down the aisles and just see what looks good game. Yesterday's unplanned items that came home with me included fried pickles, cheddar sour cream chips, and corn dogs. So there's that lol
Anything make you queasy or sick? Still just trying to eat regularly. It also helps if I don't get too busy. Super thankful I work behind a desk. I can't imagine if I still worked at a restaurant. Props to everyone who has ever been a server and pregnant, I don't think I could.
Gender prediction: I waiver on this daily. Basically I have no idea and am so ready to find out!
Labor signs: Nope!
Symptoms: I don't want to say the morning sickness is getting better because I don't want to jinx it haha but it's definitely improving some.
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Mood: Still kinda moody. My feelings get hurt really easily right now which makes me mad at myself but doesn't keep it from happening. Poor Sean right now y'all. I am seriously not that much fun to be around.
Looking forward to: I'm hopeful now that I've entered my second trimester that the morning sickness will go away and I will start to love food again. Fingers crossed!
Freak-out moment of the week: No major freak outs.
Thankful for: Sean! Can't say it enough. I am seriously not fun right now. I don't feel good the majority of the time & usually my "feel better" parts of the day occur at work and then by the time I come home its back to sickness. So basically thank goodness I have such a wonderful, loving husband who puts up with me when I'm not that much fun to be around 24/7.
Monday, April 4, 2016
12 Weeks
So I started out doing these posts on Friday's because that's when my week "switched over". Now they switch over on Monday's. Which I know is not a big deal and it doesn't matter if I do these posts on Friday's or Monday's but everything is a big deal to me right now so yeah. So today I chose today & I guess I'll answer with last weeks feelings? See? So confusing. Let me give it a try.
Weeks: 12 Weeks
Baby: Is as big as a large plum, 2.5 om & .5 oz.
Total weight gain: I don't think I've gained any. I don't weigh myself at home really and my next dr's appointment is still like 3 weeks away.
Maternity clothes? Nope.
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: Eh. It's not like it used to be, but it could be worse.
Favorite moment of the week: On Saturday we (i.e. Sean although I helped a teeny, tiny bit) put the crib together! It might seem early to some but we picked out what we wanted early on & my mom wanted to get it for us because she is the best. Besides, I like to be ahead of schedule.
Miss anything? Cokes. I know I could have one. But I'm trying to be good. But I do miss them.
Movement: Nope.
Cravings? No cravings really. But I am slowly coming back around to food so that's a plus.
Anything make you queasy or sick? I have to make sure to eat pretty regularly (like every hour basically) & especially to make sure there's protein in what I'm eating or I get sick easily. I also can't get too hot which has made cooking difficult cause I can't really stand in front of the stove.
Gender prediction: Last night I dreamed we found out it was a boy at our next appointment lol but I'm not claiming to have psychic dreams. In fact, I've read if you dream it's a boy then it'll be a girl. But that's an old wives tale and I can't put a lot of stock in it.
Labor signs: Nope!
Symptoms: Still some yucky "morning" sickness but I feel like it's getting better.
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Mood: This week was a blah week. I had a stomach virus. And then one night Sean & I watched a super sad episode of How I Met Your Mother which in turn made me cry for like 20 minutes. So yeah, there's that. Hopefully this week will be better.
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender still! I know this was last week's too but I'm very excited about it y'all. We made our appointment for May 4th so I need this next month to FLY by.
Freak-out moment of the week: I can't think of a freak out. But the tv induced cry session could probably fit here.
Thankful for: I keep telling myself to be thankful for even my sick days because I think I would definitely be freaking out more if nothing felt different. I'm growing a person in me, it's kind of a big deal! I'm going to have yucky feeling days but at least I know that each yucky day is one day closer to meeting our sweet baby :)
Weeks: 12 Weeks
Baby: Is as big as a large plum, 2.5 om & .5 oz.
Total weight gain: I don't think I've gained any. I don't weigh myself at home really and my next dr's appointment is still like 3 weeks away.
Maternity clothes? Nope.
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: Eh. It's not like it used to be, but it could be worse.
Favorite moment of the week: On Saturday we (i.e. Sean although I helped a teeny, tiny bit) put the crib together! It might seem early to some but we picked out what we wanted early on & my mom wanted to get it for us because she is the best. Besides, I like to be ahead of schedule.
Miss anything? Cokes. I know I could have one. But I'm trying to be good. But I do miss them.
Movement: Nope.
Cravings? No cravings really. But I am slowly coming back around to food so that's a plus.
Anything make you queasy or sick? I have to make sure to eat pretty regularly (like every hour basically) & especially to make sure there's protein in what I'm eating or I get sick easily. I also can't get too hot which has made cooking difficult cause I can't really stand in front of the stove.
Gender prediction: Last night I dreamed we found out it was a boy at our next appointment lol but I'm not claiming to have psychic dreams. In fact, I've read if you dream it's a boy then it'll be a girl. But that's an old wives tale and I can't put a lot of stock in it.
Labor signs: Nope!
Symptoms: Still some yucky "morning" sickness but I feel like it's getting better.
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Mood: This week was a blah week. I had a stomach virus. And then one night Sean & I watched a super sad episode of How I Met Your Mother which in turn made me cry for like 20 minutes. So yeah, there's that. Hopefully this week will be better.
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender still! I know this was last week's too but I'm very excited about it y'all. We made our appointment for May 4th so I need this next month to FLY by.
Freak-out moment of the week: I can't think of a freak out. But the tv induced cry session could probably fit here.
Thankful for: I keep telling myself to be thankful for even my sick days because I think I would definitely be freaking out more if nothing felt different. I'm growing a person in me, it's kind of a big deal! I'm going to have yucky feeling days but at least I know that each yucky day is one day closer to meeting our sweet baby :)
Friday, March 25, 2016
10 Weeks
Weeks: 10 weeks 4 days
Baby: Is as big as a prune right now, 1.5 inches long!
Total weight gain: 1 pound lol but I may have just ate a big lunch before.
Maternity clothes? Nope.
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: Sleep really just depends. Sometimes I sleep great, other times not so much. I also wake up several times to go to the bathroom & keep having nightmares, so that's fun.
Favorite moment of the week: Last night I went to LR to do a paint class with my friends from college! Some of them I haven't seen in over a year so that was so much fun! A close second is the scavenger hunt we did at youth on Wednesday.
Miss anything? I miss naps under my desk. I can't really sleep much on my lunch break anymore. I try but it just doesn't wanna happen.
Movement: I can't feel any BUT we did get to see the baby move during our ultra sound yesterday so that was super cool.
Cravings? Still no cravings really. Sadly, I can't even think about food all that much without feeling sick.
Anything make you queasy or sick? Still smells. They are still winning as the worst thing right now.
Gender prediction: Still no predictions from me lol although baby's heart rate was 169 so that had me hopeful for a girl, until my sister told me Evan's heart rate was 168 around the same time lol
Labor signs: Nope!
Symptoms: This is also still the same, I get tired easily and I'm nauseous every day. Length of day varies sometimes it's just when I wake up, sometimes it's all day. Not to jinx myself or anything but I do feel like maybe, hopefully, please please please, that it is starting to subside just a little.
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Mood: This was a pretty good week! The only thing that could have made it better is if Tech workers also got a spring break. I would have LOVED the week at home.
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender! Because they upped my timeline at this appointment (only by like 4 days but still ;) ) I've convinced myself that it will be here before I know it.
Freak-out moment of the week: No freak outs this week that pop into my head lol
Thankful for: Not to be cheesy but just that we get to experience this! This wasn't something we were just like yeah maybe lets have a baby. We thought and prayed about it for awhile before deciding we were ready and then we still had time to pray about it before it happened. I'm just thankful for answered prayers :)
Friday, March 11, 2016
Baby Bennett- 8 Weeks
So it's safe to say my sweet book blog has fallen by the wayside. Sad day. I still read, I just don't ever want to write about what I read lol. Maybe I will again someday. For now, its time to turn this blog into a baby blog :)
My friend Jessica did a weekly post with the same questions during her pregnancy and I think it's such a fun way to look back on your pregnancy and remember the little things that happened from week to week that you might not remember otherwise. So here we go :)
Weeks: 8
Baby: As big as a raspberry right now, only .5 inches long!
Total weight gain: None so far. Went to the Dr. for the first time last week and measuring the same as before.
Maternity clothes? Nope.
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: The past few nights have been ROUGH and it makes me so sad because I love my sleep. Maybe it'll get better & at least I can still nap under my desk at lunch :)
Favorite moment of the week: We finally announced to all of social media about Baby Bennett on Tuesday which was also our 3 year anniversary. It was a good day :)
Miss anything? Not really. Maybe cokes.
Movement: Does a rolling stomach count? lol
Cravings? Really haven't had any cravings or anything I just felt like I HAD to have. But I do have a lottttt of aversions to stuff right now so as an already picky eater it is limiting me some lol
Anything make you queasy or sick? Smells!!! Esp anything BBQ related. But smells in general are the worst right now.
Gender prediction: Not so much as a prediction but a want lol I would very much like a girl but am obviously fine if Baby Bennett is a boy. Just going to have to sit back and wait to see (sadly foreverrrrr since we found out we were expecting so early) :)
Labor signs: Nope!
Symptoms: I get tired easily and I'm nauseous every day. Length of day varies sometimes it's just when I wake up, sometimes it's all day. Its a fun game I play everyday ;)
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On & I will be quite sad if/when that changes.
Mood: I feel like I've been pleasant but maybe Sean should answer this question each week ;)
Looking forward to: baby shopping! Rhea Lana's was this week in Russellville but I skipped out because we don't know the gender. I can't wait for their fall sale when we will!
Freak-out moment of the week: No freak outs this week.
Thankful for: Our supportive family and friends. Everyone is so happy & excited for us and it's so fun! This will be the first grandbaby on Sean's side and while it's not the first on mine it isn't any less exciting :)
My friend Jessica did a weekly post with the same questions during her pregnancy and I think it's such a fun way to look back on your pregnancy and remember the little things that happened from week to week that you might not remember otherwise. So here we go :)
Weeks: 8
Baby: As big as a raspberry right now, only .5 inches long!
Total weight gain: None so far. Went to the Dr. for the first time last week and measuring the same as before.
Maternity clothes? Nope.
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: The past few nights have been ROUGH and it makes me so sad because I love my sleep. Maybe it'll get better & at least I can still nap under my desk at lunch :)
Favorite moment of the week: We finally announced to all of social media about Baby Bennett on Tuesday which was also our 3 year anniversary. It was a good day :)
Miss anything? Not really. Maybe cokes.
Movement: Does a rolling stomach count? lol
Cravings? Really haven't had any cravings or anything I just felt like I HAD to have. But I do have a lottttt of aversions to stuff right now so as an already picky eater it is limiting me some lol
Anything make you queasy or sick? Smells!!! Esp anything BBQ related. But smells in general are the worst right now.
Gender prediction: Not so much as a prediction but a want lol I would very much like a girl but am obviously fine if Baby Bennett is a boy. Just going to have to sit back and wait to see (sadly foreverrrrr since we found out we were expecting so early) :)
Labor signs: Nope!
Symptoms: I get tired easily and I'm nauseous every day. Length of day varies sometimes it's just when I wake up, sometimes it's all day. Its a fun game I play everyday ;)
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On & I will be quite sad if/when that changes.
Mood: I feel like I've been pleasant but maybe Sean should answer this question each week ;)
Looking forward to: baby shopping! Rhea Lana's was this week in Russellville but I skipped out because we don't know the gender. I can't wait for their fall sale when we will!
Freak-out moment of the week: No freak outs this week.
Thankful for: Our supportive family and friends. Everyone is so happy & excited for us and it's so fun! This will be the first grandbaby on Sean's side and while it's not the first on mine it isn't any less exciting :)
Friday, October 2, 2015
September Reads
So apparently I only like to write at the end of the month now & just give a list of what all I read... whoops. It's not that I don't want to write more about the books it's just I'm too busy reading them to write about them! Maybe this month will be better. It is starting to get cooler outside & I am SOOO excited about it. Anyways, here are the books I read in September.
1. Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot
2. Princess Mia by Meg Cabot
3. Princess Forever by Meg Cabot
4. Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot
5. Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer
6. Why Not Me by Mindy Kaling
7. Loving Ellie by Lindsey Brookes
8. Speak Now: or Forever Hold Your Peace by Becky Monson
9. Georgia on My Mind by Marie Force
10. Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy Cherry (technically I read this yesterday which is in October, but whatever, I am including it on this list.
I finally finished the princess diaries series and it was good. I won't lie, I was able to predict EVERYTHING that happened in the last book, but that didn't make me enjoy it any less. It was a great ending, Meg Cabot basically gave you exactly what you wanted. This was nice considering most authors I read prefer to completely crush your spirit and kill all your favorite people (I'm looking at you Veronica Roth).
Between the Lines was recommended to me. It was good, but not my most favorite, mainly because the ending left me with a lot of questions. I loved Why Not Me because I LOVE Mindy Kaling.
Books 7, 8, & 9 were all little rom-com books and I enjoyed each of them. I think the order of liking them goes 8, 7, 9, but they were all good.
Loving Mr. Daniels was really good and kind of reminded me of a cross between some of my other favorite books.
According to Goodreads, I am 12 books behind schedule on my reading goal for the year. I have read 63 books so far, meaning I have 37 more to go. I am not overly worried because I still have three whole months to go & I have about 2 weeks off for Christmas, so if it gets kind of dicey I can just go into power read mode at the end of the year.
1. Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot
2. Princess Mia by Meg Cabot
3. Princess Forever by Meg Cabot
4. Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot
5. Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer
6. Why Not Me by Mindy Kaling
7. Loving Ellie by Lindsey Brookes
8. Speak Now: or Forever Hold Your Peace by Becky Monson
9. Georgia on My Mind by Marie Force
10. Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy Cherry (technically I read this yesterday which is in October, but whatever, I am including it on this list.
I finally finished the princess diaries series and it was good. I won't lie, I was able to predict EVERYTHING that happened in the last book, but that didn't make me enjoy it any less. It was a great ending, Meg Cabot basically gave you exactly what you wanted. This was nice considering most authors I read prefer to completely crush your spirit and kill all your favorite people (I'm looking at you Veronica Roth).
Between the Lines was recommended to me. It was good, but not my most favorite, mainly because the ending left me with a lot of questions. I loved Why Not Me because I LOVE Mindy Kaling.
Books 7, 8, & 9 were all little rom-com books and I enjoyed each of them. I think the order of liking them goes 8, 7, 9, but they were all good.
Loving Mr. Daniels was really good and kind of reminded me of a cross between some of my other favorite books.
According to Goodreads, I am 12 books behind schedule on my reading goal for the year. I have read 63 books so far, meaning I have 37 more to go. I am not overly worried because I still have three whole months to go & I have about 2 weeks off for Christmas, so if it gets kind of dicey I can just go into power read mode at the end of the year.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Hello September...
FALL is finally here! I am so happy! Don't get me wrong, as a kid summer was my favorite season. No school, swimming all the time, girl scout camp, etc. But now in the real world summer is not as much fun. Turns out you can't take off to go swimming or for ice cream or any other fun thing summer makes you think of. So for the past couple of years fall has steadily creeped up to being my favorite season. What makes it so great you ask?
1. SOUPS
2. Holidays (Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, My Birthday, Christmas)
3. Colder weather leading into SNOW
4. Hoodies
5. Scarves
Really I could go on & on. I am also super pumped this year because I have finished my masters degree & gotten the first week of school where I work out of the way so things can slowly start calming down for me. This weekend marks the first fall holiday: Labor Day. I am excited because Sean & I along with my sister & her family are going to visit my dad in Texas for the long weekend. This is exciting for multiple reasons (I love spending time with my family, I love mini vacations, etc.) BUT also because I get to go to my favorite book store ever: Half-Price Books! It has been years and years since I have got to visit one so I am hoping I haven't hyped it up too much in my head, but I am hoping to come away with a bunch of books!
Speaking of books, I guess I could get to the actual reasoning behind this blog and say what I've been reading lately. To recap for July & August here is what I've been reading:
1. The Selection by Kiera Cass
2. The Elite by Kiera Cass
3. The One by Kiera Cass
4. The Heir by Kiera Cass
5. Return to You by Samantha Chase
6. Pierced by Sydney Landon
7. Fractured by Sydney Landon
8. Mended by Sydney Landon
9. Kissing Frogs by Rich Amooi
10. Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
11. Princess in Love by Meg Cabot
12. Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot
13. Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot
14. Princess in Training by Meg Cabot
15. Party Princess by Meg Cabot
So basically I have been really into series' lately. I LOVED the Selection series by Kiera Cass. The bad part about it is it's still going on so now I have to wait on the next book to come out. I hate waiting. The Princess Diaries books make me so happy. I read the first two books when I was 12 because my mom got them for me for my birthday. I know I have read the majority of them over the years but I recently decided I wanted to reread them and start at the beginning. I am on book 8 now and I think I'm starting to come on ones I haven't read before. This one is more hazy than others so I'm thinking it was probably the last one I read when I was younger. That makes me happy cause I have three more in the series after this one and its more fun when you don't know what is going to happen.
So that's what I've been up to lately. Hopefully I can start posting more frequently again soon. :)
1. SOUPS
2. Holidays (Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, My Birthday, Christmas)
3. Colder weather leading into SNOW
4. Hoodies
5. Scarves
Really I could go on & on. I am also super pumped this year because I have finished my masters degree & gotten the first week of school where I work out of the way so things can slowly start calming down for me. This weekend marks the first fall holiday: Labor Day. I am excited because Sean & I along with my sister & her family are going to visit my dad in Texas for the long weekend. This is exciting for multiple reasons (I love spending time with my family, I love mini vacations, etc.) BUT also because I get to go to my favorite book store ever: Half-Price Books! It has been years and years since I have got to visit one so I am hoping I haven't hyped it up too much in my head, but I am hoping to come away with a bunch of books!
Speaking of books, I guess I could get to the actual reasoning behind this blog and say what I've been reading lately. To recap for July & August here is what I've been reading:
1. The Selection by Kiera Cass
2. The Elite by Kiera Cass
3. The One by Kiera Cass
4. The Heir by Kiera Cass
5. Return to You by Samantha Chase
6. Pierced by Sydney Landon
7. Fractured by Sydney Landon
8. Mended by Sydney Landon
9. Kissing Frogs by Rich Amooi
10. Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
11. Princess in Love by Meg Cabot
12. Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot
13. Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot
14. Princess in Training by Meg Cabot
15. Party Princess by Meg Cabot
So basically I have been really into series' lately. I LOVED the Selection series by Kiera Cass. The bad part about it is it's still going on so now I have to wait on the next book to come out. I hate waiting. The Princess Diaries books make me so happy. I read the first two books when I was 12 because my mom got them for me for my birthday. I know I have read the majority of them over the years but I recently decided I wanted to reread them and start at the beginning. I am on book 8 now and I think I'm starting to come on ones I haven't read before. This one is more hazy than others so I'm thinking it was probably the last one I read when I was younger. That makes me happy cause I have three more in the series after this one and its more fun when you don't know what is going to happen.
So that's what I've been up to lately. Hopefully I can start posting more frequently again soon. :)
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