3rd Trimester or is it?

I am so happy to have made it here! Now if I could just figure out where exactly here is ha ha. I have been told 26 weeks is the start of the third trimester and I have also heard 28 weeks is the start so im going to go with 27 weeks right in the middle and say that I have made it!! When I got the first squinter line that made me think I was really going crazy and seeing things I never could have imagined making it this far. Of course I hoped with all my heart I would get to take this baby home there are just so many obstacles and things that can happen that make it really hard to believe its actually going to happen. My little man is getting stronger everyday and he makes it very known I just am loving every part of being pregnant and feel so happy grateful for him. I am still feeling nervous I think I will feel that way until he is actually here safe in my arms. I had my first dream of him and it was amazing I just cant wait for it to be real! I have been going to my hypnobirthing classes it has been going so well I really am enjoying them and my husband is even liking them so that really helps. We have been to three so far and I really feel like its going to help me so much I have never felt so relaxed and been able to let go like that its been an awesome experience. Its definitely one of those things you have to keep practicing or it will not be very helpful so im trying to spend a good 30 min or more a day to practicing the techniques. I have been going much more slower down steps after that fall I guess your just so used to being able to run around like you always have that you just have to remember your body is not the same and is going to keep changing. My belly has really started to pop out and its just been so fun to watch him roll all around in it. We have our family baby shower this Saturday and its something I have always dreamed about I cant wait for it!! *How far along: 27 weeks! *Baby's size: A head of cabbage!! *Baby's progress: Over 2 lbs and 14 inches. *Weight gain: 113 slowly but surely! *Stretch marks: Boobs. *Sleep: Not too bad besides these crazy dreams every single night. *Gender: Little man!!!!!!! *Movement: Getting much stronger loves to play at night. *Best moment of the week: Getting the baby shower stuff all figured out. *Looking forward too: His baby shower on Saturday! *Food cravings:Its seems to hover around mexican food. *Labor signs: No thanks stay away please! *symptoms: Still lower back pain. *Workouts: Nothing too crazy still getting a treadmill for my birthday on the sixth. *What I miss: Mojito's.

A trip to L&D

So Thursday started off just awesome by me falling down my carpeted stairs on my butt. I slid down about five of them and had a sore butt and back but I didnt think too much of it really and finished getting ready for work. Once I got to work I decided I better call my midwife and let them know just in case they wanted me to come for a check up or something. Well apparently its a huge deal to fall even if its not a bad one and your butt takes the brunt of it. They told me I needed to go the the hospital asap for monitoring. So luckily I work for the hospital so I just ran up to L&D and figured it would be no big deal they got me all hooked up. Baby boy looks good great heart rate so I was relieved to see that. Next thing I know nurse is coming in telling me I am going to have to stay for 24 hours because I have an irritable uterus. So off to do my own research I go to see if it was this huge crazy ordeal they were making it out to be. Well its absolutely normal to have one and the contractions were barley even ones that could count baby boy was so active every time he bounced around it was showing a contraction on the monitor. I ended up letting them run a few tests and check my cervix. Tests came back negative for going into labor in the next two weeks and cervix was closed. The contractions were most likely just regular normal braxton hicks I could not even feel them. So after about 8 hours and being pressured to admit myself and take all these medications I signed the waiver to leave against medical advice. You would have thought the world was going to end because I was not letting them take everything over I seriously never want to go to the hospital again im terrified of what its going to be like to have this baby in one. Thankfully im going to a different hospital that is not so intervention friendly. Once I got home I stayed in bed for pretty much 24 hours just to be sure my body was doing what it should and now here I am today feeling great and little man is just kicking up a storm as usual. It was a terrible experience and im glad to be okay and more importantly he is okay and not coming anytime soon! I am going to have to be more careful with my steps though they really are slippery with the carpet my husband has even fallen down them. I cant wait for this little boy to get here we are planning the baby shower its happening Aug 30th I am so excited I can hardly stand it. His room is pretty much finished also I cant wait to post pictures it turned out amazing everything I had imagined. 25 weeks 5 days today going strong!!!

When you find yourself here

I could never even get myself to fully imagine what I would feel like when I would finally get here to be pregnant and everything that comes along with it. I honestly never knew if we would ever even make it. So to be here now at 24 weeks pregnant im just blown away by what we are getting to experience and dream. Every night I lay down for bed and this little boy just decides its time to really get things moving and just goes crazy. I am so happy to be able to experience something we wanted so badly and our lucky enough to have gotten. I often see a lot of posts that start out today with viable today or V day I just don't think I feel as excited about the so called viability day as others. I just don't think I feel any safer today then I have the entire time. I am of course completely grateful to have come so far but I just want so badly for him to keep growing strong and healthy in there that today just doesn't ease those fears at least for me. I am amazed at how far we have come though and all the things way he has already grown. Its been amazing to experience those mother hormones before he is even here it just all kicks in so hard and I feel so thankful im getting to experience them. I always wondered why pregnant women always had there hands on their bellies. I now find myself doing the same thing and for me at least its just because I love feeling him move it amazes me I think it always will. I sometimes just stare at my belly dancing around for hours and just laugh and smile. We have gotten the nursery pretty dang far already. My family keeps telling me to stop buying everything and wait for the baby shower but its so hard when you have already waited years to do this and now you get to I can't even help myself. I feel like he could not have come at a better time even though we wanted this so badly for years me and my husband have never been in a better place to have a child and to know its our son it just feels like this was always meant to happen any other way and it would not be him its just crazy in so many ways. I am so grateful to be here I could not even begin to express the gratitude I feel for him. *How far along: 24 weeks! *Baby's size: A freaking canteloup wow!! *Baby's progress: 1.3 lbs and 12 inches. *Weight gain: 111 whoo hoo finally getting somewhere! *Stretch marks: Boobs. *Sleep: Not too bad besides these crazy dreams every single night. *Gender: Little man!!!!!!! *Movement: All of the time now. *Best moment of the week: Getting the changing table set up and ordering the crib. *Looking forward too: Results of Anatomy scan everything looked great from what the tech said but appointment with midwife is on thursday so praying nothing has changed! *Food cravings:Tamales thanks to a cooking show that was on tv lol. *Labor signs: No thanks stay away please! *symptoms: My lower back has started to hurt pretty bad when I am on my feet for too long. *Workouts: Not too much yet just walking mostly still worried to do much other then that. *What I miss: Cold beer but im just fine without it. *Things that suck: I dont even know why this question is on here I dont think I will keep this one because how could anything suck at all right now life has been more amazing then ever. SNEAK PEEKS!!!

Little man

I figured it was about time I do an update on how everything is progressing I am just going to start following a format so I can keep it all together and make sure I note all the important things! How far along: 22 Weeks!!! Baby's size: A Papaya does that sound huge to anyone else baby boy has been growing!! Baby's progress: This always amazes me each week when I read up on him I cant believe he is around a foot long in length and a whole pound makes me so happy I feel so proud already! Weight gain: Working on this but baby is growing just fine started out at 103 now up to 108 finally! Stretch marks: Poor boobs look so different than what they started out like but im okay with it thats the only place I have noticed any marks so far. Sleep: Sleeping pretty good still I wake up now to pee again like I was doing at the start he is really starting to take up some space now. I am mostly worried about sleeping on my back but we got me a snoogle and it has been amazing at keeping me on my sides! Gender: Little man!!!!!!! Movement: Oh yes its a party in there didnt you know when the sun goes down is about when it really is getting started its been so amazing I love every second of it. Best moment of the week: Ordering the glider and rocker should get here tomorrow cant wait to get the nursery finished. Looking forward too: Our 23 Anatomy scan we already know we are having a boy but we still have not gotten the long anatomy scan I am nervous and just hope he is healthy and growing well he sure feels like he is. Food cravings: I have not noticed much of a difference in this I still want the same old things but maybe a chicken enchilada more often then normal. Labor signs: No thanks stay away please! symptoms: Nothing too much really definitely feeling some growing pains it feels like ovulation almost its pretty weird. Workouts: I honestly have been slacking im scared to be to active until I get further along and since I have only gained 5 pounds I am trying to keep all my calories I can get soon here though I will be buying a treadmill and walking everyday. What I miss: Nothing I couldn't live without forever if I had to but I do miss a nice cold Mojito and not walking around like an old person because im scared lol. Things that suck: Not a single thing I can think sucks right now I have waited for this for years im loving every minute of growing my baby boy. Things that dont suck: Everything I am so happy and everyday is a new milestone and little man has grown that much stronger its such a blessing! And there you have it 5 and half months pregnant it was flying by now im just so anxious to get there and meet this little boy of mine!

Camping!

Hope everyone had a fourth of July this one was the best yet celebrating with kicks from baby boy it was great! We decided to go camping just the two and a half of us ha ha and the dogs of course. It was really fun we sort of made our own camping spot and it was away from all the madness up the canyon that day. It turned out to be a really good time we played some washer toss and cooked a very yummy dinner on the coals. We had everything all set up to stay up there for the night but around ten o clock we decided the bed sounded much nicer and packed it all back up and went home lol. Very good choice because we had lots to do the next day. We got his room all painted and it turned out so great I am so happy with the color we went with a graceful grey and it looks amazing I cant wait to get the new carpet in and be able to start putting it together more. We made it halfway today I am 20 weeks and couldn't be more grateful things have been going smoothly and I pray it stays that way. I can not believe how big he is getting they compare him to a BANANA sooo crazy to me to think he is that big already but I can tell he is growing and getting stronger his kicks are all over and you can actually see more then one area of my belly move now its just the best thing ever!! I have gained maybe only two pounds it kind of worries me but he measures fine every time at our ultrasounds I have my 20 week appointment tomorrow and we will see what the midwife says. I am starting to get the belly I always dreamed of and I could not be more happy. My husband feels him kick and move and kisses my belly he is going to be the best Dad ever I just cant wait to see them two together. I have finally gotten some stretch marks none on my stomach but my poor boobs have just gotten so ridiculously big it was inevitable im sure but thats just fine with me. I cant wait to get further along and start the official count down to when he gets here. We have our big anatomy scan at the end of this month when I will be 23 weeks I just hope for good news and things keep going this smoothly I feel so lucky to be here.

Almost halfway

I swore I would be better at updating my blog with pregnancy updates but its just so hard while planning for a baby at the same time and keeping up with the belly book. I am going to try to be better there are lots of things I dont want to forget that are happening. I never thought it would be so hard to choose a nursery setting but oh my gosh I have changed my mind about a hundred times and now im to the point where im just buying the next idea so I cant change it again ha ha. It has been so fun and amazing to plan for our little boy I still sit there in disbelief sometimes thinking that this is no way happening still that in only four months FOUR we will be holding him and starting our new life together. I used to think time was just going so slow but I cant believe how fast this is going by its been so exciting every weeks is a new milestone and something amazing happening learning how he is growing each week and the new things he can do. He is quite the kicker already I never thought I would be able to feel him this much already but you should see it its crazy to watch my stomach poke and move all over the place I swear he is having a good time in there. My husband even got to feel him move from the outside already and it was just amazing we hoped for this for so many years for it to finally be happening to us is just something else. I have let go of the fear for the most part and I have just been enjoying being pregnant but sometimes it does find it way back and and it scares the hell out of me. I wish I could just be like some women and expect everything will be okay but thats just not the truth about it and while we have a damn good chance at everything being just fine its still scary sometime I dont know if its because of the long road to get here or knowing we would have to do it all over again im not sure but it would be nice to just have that 100% peace that things will be just fine. In my heart I feel it will be okay but the thoughts do come and go still. So here I sit 19w2d pregnant and life has not ever been this exciting. We have so many little boy clothes given to us its been so awesome to fill up the closet for him and just to keep getting things ready I really cant wait to start the nursery we are just waiting on a repair for the window and we will get to painting! I got really sick Sunday night and it was pretty much the scariest thing of my life I was so scared for him I have never felt that way before and I just couldnt get my fever to go down I was very close to going to the hospital. Thankfully today I am much better and he is just kicking up a storm right now and my awesome doppler also save my sanity just to make sure his heartbeat was still strong and it was it always is he is such a little miracle fighter baby from the very beginning being nothing but a ball of cells. We had a great night in Park city on Saturday the day before the sickness hit I am wondering if I maybe picked something up from there im not sure but I will be hibernating for the next four months just to not ever have to deal with that again. It was nice to get away with my husband though we had a really nice hotel room and got dressed up all fancy and went to a three course dinner it was relaxing and we just thought how soon it wont be just us anymore but we are more then ready for that day to come. I just love my little man so much already I cant wait to meet him and get to know him life has never been so good and the future is even brighter. Obviously my husband got to enjoy himself more than I did as you can see in the pictures he gets to keep enjoying his beers lol I think he looks adorable when he is feeling good.

Karissa's Baby Due Date Countdown

Karissa's Baby Due Date Countdown