22 Weeks!

Well, I am over 22 weeks now, and I feel slightly bigger. I feel like I am always hungry. Kind of drives me insane. Nothing really exciting has happened this week. I did find two cute pairs of shoes, a headband, a sleeper outfit, and some Fall candles at a garage sale today. So I was excited about that.
I did have a freaking out moment earlier in the week(although looking back on it, it kind of is embarrassing how scared I really was). Monday went like normal and I came home from work at the end of the day and did my normal things. Rob called a little before 6:00p.m. saying he probably wouldn't make it home until around 10:00p.m., WHAT! that is super late, so I made me some dinner and then went and did some grocery shopping. I hate being home by myself late at night. Well, I got home and it was about 8:00, and I set the grocery sacks on the counter and then went into the dining room and shut the blinds and then was heading back into the kitchen to close those blinds when I stopped myself in my tracks after seeing he HUGGEST spider. It was a sick, ugly, scary spider. Definitely not a garden spider. I was so freaked out, I just stood there watching it above the stove on the wall. After staring at it for 15 minutes, and not knowing what to do, it started moving. Oh my gosh, did THAT send me over the top. I got my phone out and called Rob from work twice before he called me back. Just as he called me back, the spider started descending on a web down to the stove and I just started crying and trying to tell Rob what was happening. (Probably thought I was hurt or going into labor or something) I really wanted him home right that second. He asked if my dad could come over, but I was just over there and he wasn't there, and then he told me to go get the spider spray from the garage(ya right, like I was going to leave my post of watching this thing and go into the cupboard in the garage which probably had more spiders), so he just said to hang in there. The spider had moved somewhere behind the towel that was hanging from the stove door, and I had not seen it after that while we were talking, so anyways we hung up and I still just stood there. I went and grabbed the vacuum so if I saw it I could suck it up. I also grabbed a book I was reading and I just stood in the same spot so I could watch if it went anywhere else. About 20 minutes later Rob called again from work, and I was more calmed down since I had not seen it since we lasted talked. I told him not to come home until he needed to and that I would be alright. So, I still had not seen it, so I decided to get ready for bed and take my makeup off, since it was 9:40 and getting late, and I had to work the next day early. So, I got ready and then went back to my spot and read a book and occasionally glanced over to the stove. I stood there for a good 2 hours. Ya, I know, kind of lame, but I was really super freaked out and I HATE spiders. And, being home by myself did not help the matter either. We even sprayed the inside of the house not to long ago. Well, at 11:00, I decided it was time for bed. I called Rob and asked if he was close to coming home which he was, so I told him I was going to bed. He came home about 11:30, and told me he found the spider and killed it. Oh what a relief, it was still behind the towel where I saw it last. He told me it was not a Recluse spider(just a really huge house spider, and I am not going to search online to see what kind it was because I hate even looking at pictures of spiders), I was so glad it was still there and he was able to kill it for me. What a night. I guess I am a little paranoid about spiders, especially insanely huge, ugly spiders. Well, that was a long story.
Now I will post my 22 week picture:

I just got finished mowing the lawn and I was tired! It is still so exciting to feel the baby moving around. The kicks are getting stronger and it just feels like she is doing somersaults. Joyous!
I also made one batch of salsa this week, and a mom of one of the kids we drop off gave me a bag full of tomatoes, so I will probably be making one or two batches more. This is not the finished product, but the colors are simply delicious.

21 Weeks

Nothing to exciting happened this week, I bought a few things at garage sales and ate some more yummy peaches from the farmers market. I am finishing up making salsa today. Basically my week was pretty boring. Except for my allergies that has been making me sneeze like crazy, I am doing very well.

Here is my 21 week photo update:

And I finally decided on a crib yesterday and we bought it. It is from JCPenney, it is called the "Bella" Crib by Savanna. Rob helped me mark it out on the floor so I could envision how big it would be and also how high it would be. I am excited to get it and put it together. If Rob hadn't of pushed me along, I probably would still be trying to decided what to get.

20 weeks HALFWAY!!

I am now officially halfway through this pregnancy as of 09/09/09, and as my cousin tells me, it is the longest. So, here I come, 20 more weeks to go. I get aches and pains in my lower belly from all the stretching and the other day I got a leg cramp that woke me up and I had to get out of bed. Luckily it was 7:00a.m. on a Saturday, so it was time to get up anyways.

This last weekend we went down to visit my BIL and SIL and their 3 cute little kids. Heather and I did some shopping at Rodworks(LOVE this store), Babies R' Us, and the Burlington Coat Factory(there is a Baby Depot inside), and I found a few outfits, and onesies. I was hoping to find other things but I am very picky and it might take me awhile to find what I want. I really like the "Bella crib by savanna" from JCPenney, in the Expresso finish. And I am deciding on a jogging stroller, although I won't need it for a few months after the baby is born. But, I am liking the BOB Revolution jogging stroller, or the Instep Safari jogging stroller. The Instep is half the price of the BOB, so I don't know. I base it all on the reviews that I read about them. I need to find a BOB stroller that I can actually see and stroll around.

Back to our trip, we also again went to the Old Spaghetti Factory, and I order Chicken Penne, which I got the first time when I went with my mom and sister and I loved it. So good. We stayed for three days and came home Sunday afternoon and made a stop to visit Robs family for a little bit before heading home. We also just finished up our peaches that we bought in Brigham on our way down. I made two batches of Peach/Raspberry jam, and then I cut up the rest today and stuck them in the fridge to snack on whenever. They were good!
Here is my 20 week mark picture(not to fond of this picture, but promised I would post pictures even if I didn't like them), I don't look like I am that much bigger than my week before, but I feel like I am getting bigger.

And I bought some hangers from Walmart so I could hang up all my baby girl clothes. Over the weekend I only bought a few things, all the rest I got even before I was pregnant. They are just so cute I coundn't pass them up and knew I would eventually use them. These clothes are up to sizes 6-9 months.

The Result . . . .

Well, I drank my water, and we met with the doctor first. I am measuring 21 inches which is a little big, but that could have been because I had a FULL bladder awaiting the ultrasound. The heartbeat sounded good and I am doing well. Then we waited until it was our turn and we went in and Rob was able to video tape the whole ultrasound. She talked through everything she was showing us which was nice, since you really don't know what you are looking at half the time.

It was fun seeing all the bones and the four chambers of the heart. The baby was hiding in my stomach so we never got a face picture. We kind of got a profile, but the baby was not wanting to move from the spot it was at. She was poking pretty hard on my stomach and jiggling it around(which was not very easy on my ready to explode bladder), to see if she could get the baby to move a little bit from the spot it was in. Well, to not keep you in suspence any longer, she was pretty positive that we are having a
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GIRL(I found these shoes at a garage sale for 1.00, and the headband and flower is one of Jamie's creations)
Yeah! We are so thrilled, I was for sure it was going to be a boy. But, I was wrong! We could not be happier and even better is that everything looks good. I have so many girl clothes already, it probably was a good thing that it ended up being a girl.
Also, here is my 19 week picture:

Boy or Girl?

Stay tuned, we find out today what we are having. We are so excited and I am now 19 weeks. Almost half way there. Yippee!!

Baby is MOVING!

The baby is MOVING, as of the 22nd I realized those movements down there are actually the baby moving around. I think actually feeling the baby move makes it real to me. Feels like little bubbles popping in my stomach, or gentle tapping. So weird and so very cool. I just thought I would share, I am 18 weeks so far and we will be able to find out the sex of the baby on our next doctor visit in less than a week. So super excited, I need to go shopping and it is hard to shop when you don't know the gender, although that doesn't stop me from buying cute stuff anyways. Yeah!

I have still been feeling really good and love being pregnant. Although I HATE shopping for pregnant clothes. Especially pants, I have a hard enough time when I am not pregnant, so I have just been wearing my normal ones with an elastic through the button and that might just have to do for awhile. Oh well! Here is an update on my belly, doesn't look that much bigger.

Has anyone else seen spiders in their houses lately (BIG ones), we found one the other day on the wall as you go downstairs and then another one the next morning just before I got in the shower upstairs. Ugh!!! Every 6 months we clean really well and move everything away from the walls and spray for spider and bugs. I guess we need to do another treatment, cause those little buggers are back and so disgusting. They just give me the shivers, and I especially hate finding them myself in the morning before my Robert is awake, so I just smoosh them with the fly swatter and he cleans it up when he wakes up. It must have been because the weather was cold and they decided to come inside. I have not seen any for a few days now, ewwww, they are so gross!!

Popped Out!

When I hit my 15 week mark last Wednesday, I swear my belly all of a sudden decided to pop. (I am 16 weeks now, but have not taken a picture yet.) I put on one of my shirts, and there it was. It was the strangest thing. It is a little strange having your belly stick out like that and you can't do anything about it.
Rob still thinks it is the funniest thing in the world to watch my belly get bigger. He just points and laughs, it doesn't bother me though. He is so cute about it, it makes me laugh as well.
Here is an updated picture:

We find out the sex of the baby on September 2, and I am so excited. I asked Rob what he THINKS it will be and not what he wants it to be. He thinks it will be a girl, and for me, I think it will be a boy. Although, I want a girl and he wants to have a boy. So, we will see.
I went maternity shopping with my sister Kerri the other day, I can't shop for maternity clothes by myself so I took her with me. I tried about the whole store on, it seemed like. I got three shirts and a cute skirt. Kerri also thinks I am having a boy, because she says it looks like I am carrying low. Who knows?
While we were in Motherhood Maternity, there was a woman trying on some things, her husband didn't want to stand around in the maternity store so he went wandering the mall. The lady peeks out of the dressing room and asks if we can go look for her husband, because her water just broke. She was very calm, she put her shirt she wanted to buy on the counter and just said this is the same thing that happened with their first child, so she wasn't worried. She had no contractions or anything, so she went to the bathroom. The lady of the store called security, and Kerri went off to look for her husband. Security came, but she didn't proceed to do anything. Kerri came back with husband in tow, and he was also just calm, he paid for her shirt and when she came out of the bathroom, she thanked Kerri for finding her husband and they left. Something that doesn't happen every day.
Thanks to everyone for all the advice on where to buy maternity clothes! I also found a website from Giveaway today, that I purchased a bunch of cute stuff from. I have not received them yet, but I emailed the owner back and forth and feel like they will fit well. Hopefully!
It is just an online store called Milan Maternity, she is located in Rigby, Idaho. Check her stuff out, so cute. That is, if you are pregnant!

Does anyone want Zucchini?

I picked 3 more zucchini tonight, I am in serious need of people who want zucchini. I can't eat this many. I don't know why I planted so many, but I did and I don't want them to go to waste. If you or any one you know want any yellow zucchini, please let me know and I will gladly hand them over.

The Short and Long of it!

Back in January, I got my hair cut like I always do every month. Except it was just that little bit too short. So, I was annoyed and told Rob not to let me cut my hair again. Well, he held me to that and said I could not get it cut until we have kids. Well, I was not pregnant at the time and it has been really hard not to get it cut, but it kind of is a challenge for me now to wait to get it cut.

It has been seven months now since I have cut my hair and I have 6 more months to go, (a year with no haircuts) although after we have the baby I might just like my hair long and not want it cut, we shall see. I really do need a trim though, my ends are split and breaking off and I could also use a shape. I would not consider that getting my hair cut thought, since it is just to keep my hair healthy. So, this is a picture of when it was short:

And now, this is how long my hair is today.

My hair could grow quite a bit in the next 6 months. Now, I just need to find a cute hair cut so I can wear it down, I always wear it in a half ponytail because it is easy.

Celebrating Birthdays!

Rob's birthday was on the 9th of June and mine is on the 30th. I will start out with my birthday, the day of my birthday we did not do anything, we went to my sisters to help her move. Fun right, that is okay, I did not feel like making my own cake so when my sister called to wish me a happy birthday, she asked when we were having cake and I told her I did not make one, so she volunteered to make me my Jello cake, and we would celebrate the next day. So on July 1, we went to my parents at 7:30p.m. to have cake. Since it was a beautiful day, we headed outside. My sister put 27 candles on the cake spelled out in the number 27. That is a lot of candles to light.

They were new candles so I lit the torch and proceed to light the candles, the wind was blowing a little and before I even got finished lighting all 27 candles the first ones were getting really small from the wind blowing the flames.

So, we sang really fast and I blew them all out in one blow.

The cake suffered some damage, the frosting was whip cream, and the candles kind of melted the whip cream.

But, oh well, it was still good. Thanks Trina for making my cake.
Oh, my birthday present actually came in the mail today. I had to sit here at home on my day off so I could sign for the package. It is a Sanyo video camera, Rob researched the best one and this is it. I have been wanting one for a while and I finally have one.

Now, for Roberts birthday, I decided to use a cake mold for his since it was going to share something special. This one was for the party at his parents house on the Sunday before his birthday. I bought the cake mold from Kitchen Kneads, baked a cake and then borrowed Robs mom's cake decorating bags and tips.
The cake turned out good, and the reaction we got when his mom pulled the cover off was the reaction we were hoping for. Here is what she and everyone else saw:

My mother in law just started screaming and she came and hugged me and my sister in law hugged me, it was so fun and we are so excited. We put candles on the cake and Rob blew all two of them out in one blow. HaHa!!

Yeah! We decided rather than putting a bun in the oven, we would put a cake in the oven instead, they are sweeter.
And, for my parents we made little bottle cookies with the due date on the cookie. When we told my mom to open the container, she thought something was going to jump out at her, so Jason opened it up. I was so excited and nervous to share the news, that once they opened it up I started crying. My mom came and gave me a hug and she was also crying. Everyone was excited.

We could not be more excited, we have been waiting for this for a while. The baby is due January 27, 2010. We had our first doctors visit on July 6th, we even got an ultrasound picture, because they couldn't find the heartbeat with the doppler machine. So here is a cute picture of our little one. The little hand was waving at us, and the heartbeat was strong. The head is on the right and the hand/arm is sticking up in the middle. Pretty neat!

I have been feeling really good, I guess I am one of the lucky few who really does not experience any awful symptoms. I felt queasy for about a week and a half starting at week 7, and then from then on all the symptoms I have are, I am always hungry and eating, and I have to go pee a lot. So I really cannot complain. Here is a picture if anyone wants to see how I look(I always love seeing how others look when they are pregnant, so no matter how awful I look I will post updates to my growing belly), my pants are a little snug, but really cannot tell yet. I am about 10 1/2 weeks in this picture I think.

As of right now, I am 14 weeks and still feeling normal. I am getting bigger, but not super noticeable yet. Rob thinks it is so funny to see my belly getting big, he just laughs! He is super cute about everything though, he probably is more excited than I am. The summer has flown by, my summer bus run ends this Thursday, and then school starts again on August 20 (aaahhhhhhh!) that is way to soon, I have not even done very much this summer. That is only a 2 1/2 week break before school starts back up and one of those weeks is full of training meetings. Ugggh!
We are headed to visit family this weekend and go to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House and then to The Old Spaghetti Factory(yeah, so excited for this). We are excited to get away for a few days, so looking forward to it. I will post all the fun we have, soon after. Good times!!