For Reals?

:Here is my rant:

I drive a Honda Civic. This is a four door small car. I fit in the compact spots just fine. There are white lines on the ground in parking lots. I see them and know that I park my car in between them. Yes, some parking lots like to have them rather close to eachother. However, I still manage to make sure I am in between them. I always thought it was annoying when the person next to you parks a little too close for comfort. My fear was always the door dings that the not so nice closer parker leaves on your car doors, side mirrors, rear door panel...etc. Yes, I know you have them too on your car. Well, now I have a bigger problem with those close parkers. Before I was pregnant, I could suck in and try to squeeze into my car door if the not so nice person next to me parked on or better yet OVER the white line on the drivers side of my car. Dear bad parking job driver, I can no longer suck in to get into my car! And no, I am not about to get into the passanger door and climb over to get into the drivers seat! If you like your car, usually SUV or Truck, ding free please do not park on or over the white line! As you leave me with no choice, but to place my nice door into yours as I cram my pregnant self into my own vehical! Why does this keep happening!?!?

Okay, I feel better now!

until next time...

It's a .....

BOY!!!

We had our appointment on Wednesday at 1:30 PM. It is a really long appointment and I cannot tell you how many people called and texted before we got out of there! The ultrasound tech Rachel had the image we had been waiting for on the screen. She said okay guesses... and I said BOY. Nic however, did not say anything and so Rachel told him it's okay it's obvious you can guess! Nic didn't want to be wrong so he didn't say anything but our baby was not shy! He is healthy and everything is measuring right on target. It was amazing all the different images they can take. The heart was amazing. You can see all four chambers and valves opening and closing! I snuck into the bathroom and called the bakery so they could start on the cupcakes. Our plan was to head to Cory and Sara's after work to make them eat the cupcakes to find out pink or blue! We made our many phone calls on the way back to work and everyone was excited! 

After work, we headed to Cory and Sara's with our goods! Below is Sara asking Mal what color she sees! I forgot Cory is color blind so the look on his face is not disappointment but rather annoyed that we won't tell him what the color is until Mal says it! 

How far along: 20 weeks 

Gender: B-O-Y

Maternity clothes? Yes! And now I have cute ones so I feel normal again!

Stretch marks? Nope, I need to get back into the lotion routine again!

Sleep: I bought a snoogle yesterday... they have to ship it but I eagerly await it's arrival! I hope it helps the sleeping!

Symptoms: the acne is back.. hrmph

Name: He is Baby B now

Weight Gain: I am at +13...only gained 4lbs... see bad for you NY food wasn't so bad... let's go eat more! 

Cravings/aversions: uhh nothing really. I like grapes and pineapple and coffee isn't quite so appalling anymore....just a little

How the baby is growing: The baby is a banana. Everything is developed and looking great! 

Movement: I figured out why I don't feel him a lot. My placenta is in the front and they told me it is harder to feel them that way. But once he grows some more we will have no problem!

What I miss: laying flat on my tummy

Best Moment of the Week: Finding out who is in there!!! 

Worst Moment of the Week: Trying to figure out what car seat to get. So many makes and models! Why do there have to be so many different kinds! They are not all interchangeable and some won't fit nicely in the back of my car! Grrr! 

Belly button in or out? I wish the belly button I have now is the one I always had. It is the perfect amount of in. It isn't a giant cave like in the beginning! 

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time? You guessed it... happy
Looking forward to: figuring out a theme for his room! 

20 Weeks

profile shot

IT'S A BOY

hahahah his booty

5 fingers!

until next time...

18/19 and a BBQ

 Here comes a long winded update blog! Two weeks ago, we had our bbq open house. It was a lot of fun even if the weather decided to not cooperate for us. Nic and I had gone to the store and bought yard games, football, frisbee, ect and no such luck... next time I suppose! We think we had somewhere around 40 people stop in. It meant so much to us to see each and every one of you! I was so excited to see friends from down south that we hadn't hung out with in a while! When the weather makes a turn for the better, I promise we will have another bbq for those of you who couldn't make it to this one! 

What are these two bears? If you know me, you know that the one on the right is Softbear! Yes, a very original name for a 2 year old to come up with! He has been with me since I was little. He is the second Softbear in my life, because the first one I pulled all his hair out. He is a tinge on the darker side because he was half under my covers during our house fire in 2001. His nose has been loved off and his eyes need clear nail polish on them every now and again because they got a little burnt in the fire. He is loved and sleeps with me (and Nic hehehe) every night. My parents brought us a housewarming gift at the bbq. The first was those amazing monitors! I am so excited that I might waste my free time while baby is sleeping staring at the poor little thing sleeping on the video monitor! The second gift was that nice white fluffy bear on the left. If you can believe that is what Softbear used to look like once upon a time. My dad said the baby had to have one too! And honestly, I couldn't agree more dad! Nic laughed and said he is doomed that that bear is going to haunt him forever. I hope my child still has their Softbear for as long as I have! 

A little behind but here we go! 

How far along: 18/19 weeks 

Gender: We eagerly wait to find out... 

Maternity clothes? I decided shopping is not fun anymore. I don't want to look at the cute clothes my friends can wear and I can't! Grandma took me shopping in Jersey (no sales tax!) and broke the bank but I feel like I have normal clothes again not big bags! Thanks Gma

Stretch marks? Nope, and I have been slacking on my lotion...eek!

Sleep: Officially cannot sleep on my tummy... the kid doesn't like that!

Symptoms: Just the usual burping nothing else... phew 

Name: We have them picked!

Weight Gain: Well probably 10 lbs since I ate everything I could in NY and got two Coolatas from Dunkin' hahaha... we only live once! 

Cravings/aversions: I want to go back to NY! I had a bagel and yoohoo IT WAS AMAZING! I felt like a little kid again!

How the baby is growing: The baby is a mango! Everything is developed including sex organs!

Movement: Yes but it feels like pressure now and not rolling

What I miss: I keep trying to get past people in tight spaces and I suck in thinking that will work and then my belly rams into them or the counter... I miss being able to suck in and fit in places I used to!

Best Moment of the Week: Seeing family! I hadn't seen my Great Aunt and Uncle and 2nd Cousin in 4 years and my other Great Uncle in 6 years! We hadn't seen my dad's side in almost 2 years! That is far too long! Wish they were all closer!

Worst Moment of the Week: MY FEET! The heels of my feet hurt at the end of the day. I wear my good shoes but it doesn't help so I went back to my flip flops! 

Belly button in or out? It is still in but I can see more and more of the inside! Where did my cave go!?!?

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time? Just peachy! However, the movie on the plane was the vow and it tried to make me bawl!!  
Looking forward to: Wednesday is the day! Show your stuff Baby T!

18 weeks

19 weeks G & G's front door in NY

until next time...

Week 17

How far along: 17 weeks 

Gender: I still do not know who is in there... 2 MORE WEEKS!

Maternity clothes? I put my normal jeans on this week and the inside buttons doesn't fit! The outside one still buttons though! We're getting real close to being fully in maternity. 

Stretch marks? Nope, I do love lotion!

Sleep: I don't think I will be able to sleep on my tummy much longer...my body pillow is the best and I think it needs a name!

Symptoms: The burping is not as aggressive as before... I do believe the heart burn stage is closing in!

Name: I think Nic is back on track with the original names now

Weight Gain: I don't know.... I only weigh myself at the dr. We don't have one of those nasty scales at home. I tried the one at the gym but it was broken...probably a good thing! 

Cravings/aversions: I am just looking forward to Rocco's... NY can't come soon enough! 5 more days till amazing food!

How the baby is growing: At 17 weeks the baby was the size of the palm of your hand. It can hear music and voices!

Movement: Only a few times... once I was walking and almost fell my balance was thrown off!

What I miss: Tanning.... I feel so pale and usually now is the time I go twice a month 

Best Moment of the Week: Getting a pedicure! Oh my feet were awful! The ladies in there know me and they were just so excited... YOU HAVE BABY!!! 

Worst Moment of the Week: Adjusting to this new squished body. It just keeps changing!

Belly button in or out? The cave is still in but it is starting to not be such a deep cave anymore! EEK

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time? I am still happy!  
Looking forward to: Going to NY and seeing family! Oh ya... AND EATING LOTS OF AMAZING FOOD! Oh how I miss the Italian, pizza, bakery, and bagels! 

17 weeks

until next time...

Weekend Wonderland

Look what came in the mail this past weekend!!! I officially have a gold card! Only an ex-partner would find this wonderful! I have my days where I miss working there. It was such a fun job when they weren't trying to push us to sell Via! The drive-thru was my favorite and I miss my partners. I am glad I still keep in touch with many of them! I think the people who work at Starbucks are some of the most genuine, happy, and loving people out there. I will use my gold card proudly!

This fine piece of equipment finally arrived! We were hoping to have it last weekend but it didn't get shipped to the store for some reason. We are both SO excited to be able to bbq! We weren't allowed to have a bbq at our rental so we were using our camping bbq illegally. Shhhh don't tell our old landlord! This Mr. Ducane is a beast!

Hey do you see that? Yes, we have grass! The front yard looks really good...the back needs a little lovin'. We made another trip to our favorite store for some 16-16-16 fertilizer. I am really getting into the homeowner role and knowing what all this stuff means. We needed a balanced fertilizer so that would could help the root system grow as well as the help the height of the grass. The yard took off this week and needs to be mowed again. Not to worry, my husband was in heaven mowing it! I was innocently standing on the back deck trying to capture his happiness when as he got closer tiny pebbles and stuff came rocketing at my body. I retreated inside! 

That's all the fun news for now. This weekend is Mother's Day and we will be spending it here in Ferndale. My mom has to work on Sunday. :( But not to worry, Nic's mom and Bob will be here with us to celebrate and check out the new diggs! 

until next time...

Week 16

How far along: 16 weeks (shhh really I am 17 but I am behind)

Gender: I still do not know who is in there... May 30th people...put that on your calandars!

Maternity clothes? I have now entered the yoga and work out pant stage of my pregnancy. I hope I do not get stuck here and continue to be the cute preggo like I promised myself. My scrubs... well most don't fit. Thank goodness my RN madre shared her "fat" pants with me. Yes, I am wearing her "fat" pants. Does that make me feel fat you ask? YES! It's okay though...there's a kid in there! 

Stretch marks? None yet...I recently found out this is hereditary...oh shhhhhiiiiii... you finish my thought...I gave my mom stretch marks! I went to the beauty supply today and stocked up on the Hempz lotions. Oh they have new smells that are to die for! And some body butter! BRING IT KID! 

Sleep: I still wake up for the 3 AM potty break...but my tummy gets really hard at night and sleep is not as great as it once was. Why is falling asleep on the couch so comfy though?

Symptoms: Do you remember that burping? Oh don't worry, it is still there!

Name: Nic isn't quite 100% with the girl name...we're working on it...check back later!

Weight Gain: I showed that big bad scale who was boss! +9! I only gained 3lbs! My next weigh in will be 2 days after getting back from NY. That won't be good...my client at the salon told me to get on the scale backward so I won't see it! My plan is to eat bagels every morning, hit up the bakery, and lots of Italian food....Dr. might not approve but it is so good! 

Cravings/aversions: Nah, just smaller portions... my tummy is so squished!

How the baby is growing: At 16 weeks the baby was the size of an avocado. Best part... it is growing toe nails...maybe we can paint them

Movement: Yuppers...I was sitting assisting at work and felt "rolling." Now I don't know what the kid was doing but it felt like "rolling."

What I miss: The girls at work wanted to go out for drinks after work today. You guessed it... WATER PLEASE. Oh how boring! 

Best Moment of the Week: Dr. Appointment! SHOOSH SHOOSH SHOOSH SHOOSH! Do you know what that is? The heartbeat of course...can't you hear it? 

Worst Moment of the Week: Putting on clothes that used to fit and finding they are a wee bit tight now. I'll put them away so I don't ruin them by stretching them out and move on to preggo stuff!

Belly button in or out? Oh the cave? It is still a cave!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy! The only time my husband was ready to kill me was when I decided to get an iced caramel macchiato. I got the grande with one shot instead of two. I guess I haven't had caffeine in a while and was a bit...er... goofy/hyper. 

Looking forward to: Feeling bigger movements

16 Weeks

until next time...

14/15...tomorrow makes 16

How far along: 15 weeks

Gender: this is a mystery

Maternity clothes? Oh you better believe it! 9 weeks and that started! But I still wear my silver jeans cause they sit below the belly!

Stretch marks? None yet...I smother my belly in lotion at night!

Sleep: I have started the middle of the night pee, so not as great as before. 

Symptoms: I burp A LOT...I mean all the time! It is really sick and gross to me because I did not burp before!

Name: we were yet again turning the pages of the baby name book in bed last night

Weight gain: +6... but that was 4 weeks ago...I'll let you know Monday when I weigh in again 

Cravings/aversions: At first nothing really sounded good...now I eat what I used to. I like sour stuff but that has always been the case even before baby. 

How the baby is growing: At 15 weeks the baby was the size of a navel orange!

Symptoms: Pressure....down there...weird feeling! I still have my nights of falling asleep on the couch. At least now I fall asleep at 8:30 and not 7:30

Movement: Nope... hopefully soon

What I miss: I miss running a ton! I just want to get a good workout in but it is hard to do when you can't do things the way you used to be able to! Thank goodness I can still do gravity class and get some weights in!

Best Moment of the Week: When Nic walked up to me and I thought he had something to say to me but instead bent down to my tummy and said "Hello this is Daddy!" Hearing him say daddy was surreal!

Worst Moment of the Week: Trying to go to the park after work with my co-worker and staying for all of 15 min because it was so cold! I felt guilty for not getting my exercise in. I am trying for 30 min at least 4 times a week. I took a hiatus for 7 weeks and 4 weeks ago I got back in the game when my energy returned!

Belly button in or out? Oh the cave still stands strong as an inny

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy! My husband is very thankful I am not emotional. I haven't cried at all. Phew!

Looking forward to: BABY SHOPPING! The house will almost be in order soon and then we go scan all sorts of fun items at Babies-R-Us yay!

14 weeks

15 weeks

Until next time...