Third Trimester Butterflies! 28 Weeks

This is what baby looks like at 28 weeks!

August 29th 2012

We finally made it! I feel like a pioneer who has struggled across the plains of the mid-west and can finally see my destination in sight!

Except I would be naive to think I could even compare to these remarkable people.....

Tougher than I'll ever be

But in the great scheme of things, this being my first pregnancy, I feel so blessed to have reached this far in our pregnancy. I admit that I scare myself by watching too many Youtube documentaries of premature births and I should really cut that out of my routine.

Third Trimester is Great! 

I have officially been in the third-tri for two whole days and I am feeling pretty good about it....Jett and I are starting to think now about this little one coming into our lives and to put lightly, we have no clue what we're doing!!

Won't this be an adventure....

We have been greatly blessed by our family and friends so far and I think they understand and realize our incompetence because they have been so generous in helping us with what we are lacking in. Our sweet sister gave us some beautiful pink baby clothes and an adorable headband to match and another great friend of ours asked if she could give us her gorgeous dark wooden baby crib! I still don't know how we will ever repay her for that! What a sweetheart!

We are going to have a baby shower here in Utah on the 7th of October at our new house and a week prior to that, our family will make a long trip back to California for a sweet baby shower in the town I grew up in. Our baby is a lucky girl to have so many people who love her and I predict she will be plenty spoiled in goods and love.

Oh by the way, Jett and I were able to score a dandy little 3-D ultrasound! It didn't turn out all that great and it took the poor sonographers 3 different days just to get this shot...but in it you can see her sweet little mouth and nose and her hand is folded up against her cheek. That thing draped over her head is actually the wall of the placenta that she was so closely snuggled up against.

We have a stubborn child who after three days of prodding, running, jumping, getting poked, and consuming nasty soda STILL refused to let her face be seen. I guess as long as she's comfy I am alright with that. She certainly moves a lot when the sonographer isn't around to capture it on film. As if she's taunting us. 

I can't really tell yet but I certainly hope she looks like her sweet daddy! That would make me very happy. I can even settle if she at least inherits his smile:) I can never get enough of that smile and it would be so pleasant to have a double dose of it throughout life!

*Just a note to expecting mothers out there, if you plan on getting a 3-D ultrasound, just be warned that after you pay the $80 for it, there is no guarantee that you will be able to capture anything. 

Said by the ultrasound tech on day two of trying to get pictures:  "Hmmmm, she just doesn't want to come out of her little hiding place. Oh well. There is nothing more I can do." Done. Finished. Warm gel and wand down on the table. 

$80 Dollars and no pictures later, she was going to give up. But kicking our "sad puppy dog faces" into play, the woman took pity on us and invited us back one more time to try "even though they never give people a third try." The third attempt is when a different sonographer was able to capture the above photo.*

25 Weeks

August 6th 2012

Only 15 Weeks Left!

25 Week Tummy Bump

I have a confession to make.

My recent past times have included long spouts of poking my tummy and laughing as baby pokes back. I can't watch a movie anymore without laughing (no matter how sad it is...i.e. Fireproof) because I get tickled every time baby moves and wiggles inside of me. 

She is getting to be so big now! I can feel what I think might be her head up by my rib cage while she simultaneously kicks me near my pubic bone. I love it so much! I will be sad when she is born and I can no longer feel her playing inside my tummy! 

We went to the doctor's office today for a routine check-up and the doctor wants me to take a routine diabetes test in three weeks just to check if I have gestational diabetes. He says that it occurs in about 4% of pregnant women and gave me some yucky-looking orange colored sugar water to drink before I come in for my next check-up.

Jett and I also scheduled a 3-D ultrasound on the 27th of August because we really really want to see our little girl's face and sweet little body! I am so happy we did that! It is a tad pricey (Around 80 dollars) but we figured it was a once in a lifetime opportunity and very well worth it. 

I am feeling really good right now! I get tired really fast and end up having to take a nap once a day, but I have a lot of energy while I'm awake. I can't stand milk anymore which used to be my go-to pregnancy food. 

Right now I think that Jimmy John's # 12 turkey sandwich w/out mayo is my new go-to prego meal favorite. I literally go there at least once a week and fuel up on that yummy sandwich! I have never had anything there that I dislike and one sandwich is big enough for two meals! I feel like a spokesperson...they should pay me to write this! 

Meals like that are perfect for me because my appetite has reduced so much. I get full very quickly now and stay full for a long time. A full glass of orange juice with pulp will keep me going for about two-three hours and a small bowl of oatmeal can last for five! 

I haven't been going to the gym recently as I should be doing just for the fact that I lack motivation. I think I should find me a good gym buddy to go with because I cannot refuse when a friend or sister needs gym-time company. I prefer working out with a buddy because time flies so much faster and their motivation enables you to workout harder than you would alone. 

I have set a few goals to accomplish before baby is born.

1st: I would like to design and sew her a stuffed pink bunny that she can cuddle with. It has to have soft fur and plush stuffing. This little bunny must also have the cutest eyes that you ever did see and the durability to last through her first five years. Any suggestions? 

Also, I really want to make her a few headbands to wear with bright colors, flowers, and bows! I need to invest in a hot glue gun and buttons to bring out a perfect finish. 

Tutus, glitter, sparkles, pink, purple, and blue!

Ballet shoes, baby dolls, ponytails, bows, buttons, dresses...

I can almost taste it!

He is a Dancing Queen

August 4th 2012

I love my twinkle-toes husband more than a fat kid loves cake.

Sundays are the best because these are the days where we get to spend time together, go to church, hang out, and act like we're ten years old. 

My favorite thing in the world to witness is when Jett breaks out into a random dance for absolutely no reason at all. It can be the silliest dance move on our staircase mid-ascension or breaking down with the vacuum in the back room of the restaurant where customers are only inches away from seeing his reflection in the mirror. He makes me laugh until my sides hurt. 

We love watching movies together and his favorite movies to watch are Tamil Movies. I try to watch Tamil movies but because I don't speak Tamil, I usually get bored out of my mind and abandon post to find something interesting to do! Like Taxes. 

Jett has always wanted to be an actor like his father was. I think he would be such a great actor and I would love for him to just do one movie for the simple joy of being able to say that he did it. How fun it would be to travel to Sri Lanka and film a cute movie that no one ever watches except for us and our poor children every Saturday night until we die! Could you imagine him on a big screen? The memories it would make?! Haha, I cannot imagine that at all! But it is fun to dream and think about, "What if....."

If I could be in a movie, I would want to be in a Disney and Pixar movie because my voice would be the perfect voice over! I would want to play a princess and Jett could play the prince. We could get married and I would have long hair and fall asleep for long periods of time every time I eat an apple! I would sing lovely songs and Jett would look like a strapping young lad and he would also ride a horse with lots of hair around its hooves! We would fly away on a magic carpet and live happily ever after in Andalasia where it's always sunny and deer and the antelope roam. 

Oh man, I need to go to the gym. 

Tender Moments (24 Weeks)

August 1st, 2012

I am on a path of enlightenment

No really, I am!

I am six months pregnant now with our little Elizabeth (**Name Pending....I'll tell ya later) and I am learning exactly what I am meant to prepare for during this time of her development. I love this stage of pregnancy. Feeling her sweet kicks in the middle of the night, watching daddy's face as he with his hand on my belly feels his daughter inside...moving, stretching, and playing.

I love being just big enough so that a stranger can tell I am pregnant, but not so pregnant that I cannot move or find comfort.

As seen below.....

(Found this @ babybumpapp.com)

Ouch.

I even like it when people reach out and touch my belly:)

I am very calm. I have no fears as of yet about our ability as parents. I haven't quite reached a stage of anxiety over raising her or teaching her.

I know that if I were to take a "Perfect Parent Candidate" test, I would fail.

But if ya think about it, wouldn't you fail too? Is anyone really prepared to face the responsibilities that come with nurturing and raising a child? I don't think so.

I think that is why being human is so wonderful. We are all capable of becoming anything that we set our minds to, even capable of becoming wonderful parents. But I don't think that we would be all that great if we relied solely on our own experiences and talent as blueprints of success. That is why I am grateful for all of the wonderful examples in my life of great parenting techniques.

Isn't it great to watch people go before you and mess up so that you know what to avoid later on?

I have learned about parenting through my own family and friends and neighbors. I want to set a tone of reverence and peace in our home and I think that I have learned a little bit about how to do that through the examples of many of you who are reading this.

So if our children turn out to be totally awesome one day, pat yourself on the back and celebrate with an ice cream cone...because you did a good job helping:)