Bump Update - 23 Weeks!

Here we go with week 23's update and recap!  

How far along: 23 Weeks

Total weight gain: 17 lbs.! I jumped up 5 lbs. this past week alone! Not real happy about that...

Maternity clothes: Yup! They are such a blessing and so comfortable!

Stretch marks: None so far! Fingers crossed!

Sleep: Slept better this week. I think I'm just so exhausted my body doesn't care how much it aches!   

Best moment of this week: Baby boy finally kicked daddy! I am so glad he got to feel the miracle of our son the way I get to feel everyday!

Worst moment of this week: Probably having to listen to more politics at a family gathering... I just wish we could all move on and get back to enjoying our lives and each other! 

Miss anything: With all the political drama I cant seem to escape from I would kill to be able to hide away with a glass of wine in my hot tub!  

Movement: He's getting stronger everyday. We are starting to develop a pattern!  

Food cravings: Sonic double bacon cheeseburger! Thanks to my sister for getting me one!

Anything making you queasy or sick: If I try to make myself eat something I am not really in the mood for.

Have you started to show yet: Oh yeah!

Gender: Boy!!

Labor signs: None. Jut good ‘ol Braxton Hicks 

Belly button in or out: Almost popped out, but not quite there. 

Wedding rings on or off: Off L

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy 

Looking forward to: Getting our tax return so I can finish furnishing the nursery! 

Bump Update 01-22-17

Good evening! I've decided that at the end of each week I'm going to answer the following questions and share my bump pic. I know that no one is as excited as I am about my little rainbow baby, but it will be fun to see how the answers change as I grow larger and larger. 

How far along: 22 Weeks

Total weight gain: 12 lbs.

Maternity clothes: I finally broke down and bought some maternity clothes last week. I tried so hard to avoid it, but sometimes you need real jeans… not just leggings!

Stretch marks: None so far! Fingers crossed!

Sleep: Haha! I’m so uncomfortable and the heartburn is a nightmare. I forgot what sleep is.  

Best moment of this week: Hearing my little man’s heartbeat on the Doppler!

Worst moment of this week: Finding out I may have to be induced. Not the best news, but I will do whatever is best for Elijah when the time comes.

Miss anything: Alcohol! Lord knows some days I could use it!  

Movement: He’ not been as active this week, but he is still a mover and a shaker at night.  

Food cravings: Brownies. There may have been some tears shed over wanting a brownie… 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Any foul smell has me running to the bathroom. Thought I was over this after 13 weeks but I guess it’s back. 

Have you started to show yet: Oh yeah!

Gender: Boy!!

Labor signs: None. Jut good ‘ol Braxton Hicks 

Belly button in or out: Almost popped out, but not quite there. 

Wedding rings on or off: Off as of Thursday L

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy 

Looking forward to: Finishing up some of the decorations for my baby shower. 

Please excuse my homeless look this week... I was exhausted and not really feeling the whole picture thing. 

Big News!

Hello my lovely loves! 

It’s been so long since I have written. I feel so guilty! I don’t have a very good excuse either. Life has been crazy in the most amazing and glorious way! I AM PREGNANT!!! Like seriously there is a living, growing, baby in my belly! Never thought it’d happen and as soon as we stopped worrying about it and accepted that we would just try our hand at fostering to adopt… BOOM! I had been experiencing nausea I wrote off as stress, heartburn I also blamed on stress, and was a few days late. Must be the stress, right? I mean I don’t even ovulate regularly on my own and had a round of fertility drugs in my nightstand just waiting to be started. Well, it was our first wedding anniversary and I was watching Gossip Girl on Netflix while my husband was at work. Something told me that even though it was going to be a BFN, to go ahead and take the spare pregnancy test I had stashed in the back of my vanity drawer. I took the test, waited the 3 minutes, and glanced at the test then tossed it. Suddenly my head was spinning. I was so ready to see Not Pregnant that it took a minute for it to register. Pregnant, 3+ weeks. I snatched it out of the trash and stared in disbelief. The test was wrong. It had to be. But there is was in all it’s digital beauty. I lost my composure. Immediately I dialed my husband. Bless his heart I was crying so hard he thought someone had died! Instead, I shared the news that we were going to be parents. Best anniversary gift ever!

September 21, 2016 - Happy Anniversary! 

We got our first sonogram at 10 weeks, had an amazing gender reveal at 14 weeks. Our newest addition is due May 22, 2017 and IT’S A BOY! He has been growing like a weed in there and at 23 weeks he is kicking up a storm. It’s still so hard to believe that I have made it this far. After losing two babies in my life I am causiously optimistic. I’m praying every day that our sweet Elijah will be my rainbow baby. The uncomfortableness, intense heartburn, and sleepless nights are all worth it just to feel him squirm around in there. I am counting down the moments until I can hold him in my arms. 

November 19, 2017 - Gender Reveal Party - 14 weeks