It's crazy how slow, but how fast time flies when you're pregnant. We are so anxious for this baby to be here!!
2nd Trimester has a breeze! I had energy to hike a few times. =)
Our first baby purchase! I'm sort of in love with having a baby during Football season! We didn't know what we were having when we bought it, but I'll just stick a Colts bow on it.
My mom moved this summer, and that's were the crib was being stored. So why not set it up in our place right?!
We have a one bedroom apartment, so she'll be in our room for now. I'll do another post about her little corner. =) It's looking real cute guys!
We had our anatomy scan scheduled at 18 weeks on June 15th. From the very beginning, I thought our little one was a girl. (Side note: My first pregnancy we both felt it was a boy, and the 2nd one we felt was a girl). The feeling was mutual again this go around. I was setting myself up for a boy just in case. We were going to be happy no matter what obviously, we were just happy to get this far!!
My little sister came with us to the ultrasound since she's interested in being an X-Ray tech. This was by far the coolest ultrasound. The tech got right to the point and we found out we are having a GIRL!!!! When we were waiting for our prenatal appointment we called/texted everyone. They were all so stoked. Dallan's mom was probably most excited though. He comes from all boys, and his brother has a son. His mom said, "You better not be joking!! Are you sure there's no wiener?!" hahah!!
She's a wiggle worm so the 4D ultrasound only worked for a couple of minutes. BUT LOOK HOW FREAKING ADORABLE!!!!
We have a mover for sure. She's small but mighty, this one. Dallan for sure felt her kick over 4th of July weekend! He was stoked. He thought he felt her late June but wasn't too sure.
Now for some "Bump" photos. I didn't really "pop" for me until 24ish weeks..
Hey! Remember when I used to blog a lot... Well now that I'm pregnant, I have real events to write about!
But first, here's a little recap of our last few months. (Read til the end for pregnancy stuff!)
Our lives in winter months are pretty boring! We are just working and D is doing school.
Eat, Work, School, Sleep, Repeat..
We worked a home show booth and a company called Slabs and Labs were there! LAB PUPPIES!! Heart melted.. I would always tell D, "I'm going to go stretch my legs." AKA I'm going to get some puppy snugs.. Who can blame me right?! This pup made me miss Hershey a ton. =(
Little sister had her Junior prom!!! She's a beaut.
My dog hates selfies.
My best friend graduated Nursing School!! So proud of her!
D and I went on a much needed date, we went to Benihanas (I was craving rice and fried veggies), then took a drive down the Seward Highway. GORGEOUS. Some days I want to stay in Alaska forever.
Now onto the pregnancy!!!
I got pregnant the first month of trying, again. I feel so blessed to be able to get pregnant pretty easily, I just don't have a lot of trust in my body AFTER that. That's when the fear sets in.
I had a feeling I was pregnant at about 3 weeks, don't ask me how, I just knew. but I waited a few more days to take a test.
How I Told D:
March 8th: It was super romantic... NOT. I had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night (a normal occurrence for me, I drink a ton of water). It was 2 AM and I figure I may not have enough urine when my alarm goes off, so why not. I got a positive test, and promptly went right back to sleep! HA!
When our alarm went off, D suggested I go take a test. I rolled over and said, "Oh I did already, it was positive." I grabbed the test and showed him. He was more excited than I was.
Ultrasounds:
That day I called my OB and made an appointment. I was able to go in a week later and get blood drawn and was given the "Welcome to Pregnancy" packet. yack yack yack. I hate that appointment.
March 31st: We had to wait 2 weeks after the first appointment to get to hear the heart beat. This appointment I literally almost barfed, no, not from morning sickness, this was from pure fear and anxiety. I may hate this appointment more than the first one! (Okay, I just hate all dr. appointments).. I had yet to have a good experience with ultrasounds so I was gearing up for the worst.
I didn't even look at the monitor until my OB told me it was good. I still didn't really believe it. We saw the baby and heard the heart beat. D cried. I didn't. I still wasn't sure it was going to last so I wasn't getting my hopes up AT ALL.
I was put on progesterone just for safe measure and was told to take it easy the first trimester. Don't do too much lifting or exercising. (WHICH IS ROUGH FOR ME)
April 29th: It really is cruel how long they make you wait between ultrasounds. I was pretty much a ball of nerves the whole month. Not really excited and just went on like nothing was different. This ultrasound has been my favorite thus far! This little person moved SO MUCH!!! And look at that leg! After this ultrasound is when I finally started getting excited. Finally, after 11 weeks right?
Other Common Questions:
Sleep: I was SO tired the first trimester! Seriously could sleep all dang day.
Cravings: The only thing I can really think of was pizza the first few weeks. But after that nothing crazy or out of the norm. I mostly had (still kind of have) meat aversion. Especially chicken!!! It has to be super disguised. Which is really sad because that's all I ate pre-pregnancy. I hardly ate beef, but now it's the only thing my stomach can handle meat wise.
Nausea: YES! Mine was mostly afternoon/night sickness. Always around 3-4pm I would get super nauseous. I only threw up a few times in the morning though. Spearmint Lifesavers at night have been my BFF. (Note: I'm not nauseous most days anymore! Thank goodness!)
Weight Gain: I'm not going to look at the scale until after the baby is out. Mentally, that's a whole new ballgame for me and I don't want to know. I just have the nurse or doctor tell me if I need to gain more or gain less.
Showing: This is a tricky question. Yes and no. My "bump" still feels/looks like a food baby to me. So only close friends/family will get those pictures until I feel cute and not fat! =P
And in case anyone missed how we announced on Facebook and Instagram, here you go!
I was super busy all weekend that I almost forgot about the Oscars! I usually watch the red carpet and all that but nope. Not this time. Here are some thoughts I wrote down and/or funny conversations that happened during the program! Without further adieu...
-This may be opening a can of worms.. but really?! Why with all the racism talk? Can we not please.
-Why the heck is Mad Max winning everything?! Costume design? Really.... They're all half naked pretty much!
-Cinematography: REVENANT!!! Yes, so happy!! Great movie, great angles, great shots all around. I'm also having minor anxiety attacks for Leo. I can't imagine how he's feeling.
-Girl Scout cookie sales at the Oscars?! PERFECT! This may be better then Ellen's Pizza. So funny! "Leo! You made 30 million this year!" HAHAHAH!
-Best Animation: Inside Out! Yesss. Such a great movie, even though I fell asleep the first time through. At the theater.... I was tired okay! Sue me.
-Okay Kevin Hart... Just stop.
-What's up with The Weekend guy's hair?! hahhaha! Can't stop laughing. And what if that rope girl falls on him! That'd be hilarious. *Please fall... Please fall!*
-Can't remember who this chick is... but her dress is black, shiny, plastic looking material. It reminds me of the roll up, plastic sleds I used to use as a kid.
-I'm over the Oscar "controversy" already.
-Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies. He did great! He reminded me of my old ballet teacher, Mr. Alex, But he wasn't a spy! hahaha!
-Louis CK! He's hilarious! Here's a clip of him presenting an award. Love it! So funny.
It doesn't show it in the clip, but when he opened it he jokingly said MAD MAX! HAHAH My sister called it. She knew someone had to joke about Mad Max winning everything, including a category it wasn't even in.
-$65,000 dollars raised for the Girl Scouts. Pays to have a famous dad!
-Whoopies tattoo looks.... ehhhh
-Academy president speaking to try and clean up the PR nightmare! HAHAH Classic.
-That Blackbird tribute. Tears..... If only they could've gotten Paul to sing it. RIP SNAPE! So sad,
-Boobilicious baby!!! Olivia Wilde. Work it girl! Mom: how do they make them stay put? Me: I don't know. Sticky paper? LIke the mouse trap stuff!" HAHA
-Best Actor: *Cue anxiety attack* LEO!!!!!! SO HAPPY FOR HIM!!! Not a fan of his speech... I hate when they have to put their political stances in! oh well.
-Best Picture: Spotlight, Looks like a good movie! I wish redbox released them sooner.
Our sweet Hershey passed away almost two weeks ago. It was quite the shock. We didn't see it coming. She got an infection that spread like wildfire and within two days we had to make a decision. We will miss this pup forever. I could talk about Hershey all day, but here is a little glimpse who Hershey was.
I remember when my parents were looking into buying another dog to keep Bri company. I remember first seeing Hershey in huge batch of puppies. We got to take Hershey home at 6 weeks instead of 8 weeks because she was the runt and she was getting picked on by the other pups and her dad. She was definitely spoiled and cuddled a lot as a puppy (but that didn't change as she got old too),
Also, don't you love these super blurry, digital camera photos of Hershey. haha! My siblings and I knew how to work a camera obviously..
We introduced Hershey to Bri slowly. But once they were comfortable, Hershey couldn't get enough of Bri.. as you can see below. HAHAH! Seriously though, Hershey had to be near Bri all. the. time.
Hershey loved her naps and snuggling. She didn't care if she was in your bubble. She was going to get her cuddles whether you liked it or not. But 98% of the time, we didn't mind. She would give you the softest sweetest kisses too.
This was Hershey's face almost every time she would see you. She was always so happy and full of energy!
She started sitting up on her hind legs the last couple of years. It was the weirdest but cutest thing ever!
In the mornings she would come out with straw all over her face.
I loved the coloring of her fur. Her mom was a yellow lab and her dad was a chocolate lab. Hershey got a mix of both obviously. She always got the funnest tan lines in the summer.
Hershey LOVED to chase birds. I can't find the picture right now, but in it she is staring up at the tree watching a Magpie. She would stalk birds and try to kill them.... A neighbor has chickens and when we would walk by she would drag us up to the fence just to watch them. It was hilarious!!
Hershey loved to play! Whenever she got super excited or anxious she would start jumping. We always joked she was part Kangaroo.
She learned to enjoy baths. Mostly because she got lots of massages and rub downs. She was the funniest after the bath. She would SPRINT around for like 10 minutes and chase Bri all over the yard. Funniest thing ever!!! She would go crazy.
Hershey loved watching TV. She really liked watching the Walking Dead with me one time. Mostly because in one episode there was a goat and it would make noises so Hershey would watch intently. Anything with other animals and dogs she liked.
Hershey LOVED when you scratched her back legs. Then she would just stare at you like this when you would scratch her.
Hershey LOVED to eat. She was such a pig. She would hide her food and cover it with dirt, tennis balls, anything she could find. She also loved Raspberries. She would "help" pick raspberries every fall. Just kidding, she would just eat them off the bushes. Not much of a helper.
Oh and don't you dare try to take the bone away from her. She would growl at you... she never bit anyone though. Don't worry.
Hershey loved her walks with Bri. If they don't get walks often, Bri would try to find a way out and Hershey would just follow along. Because if you would take Bri and Hershey on separate walks, there would be Hell to pay. Hershey would whine and whine and cry when Bri would be on a walk and Hershey wasn't. She didn't like to be alone.
We were trying to figure out the stealth cam for hunting and there no better way to test it out then to have it pointed towards you dogs. =P Howling is Hershey's favorite past time. Every time a siren would go off from a police car or ambulance, she would start to howl. She would howl if she was bored, or knew we were home and didn't want to pet her 24/7. hahah! She was needy but I liked it. I miss her neediness.
I have lots of favorite photos of Hershey, but this one is my favorite for sure. I'm going to miss this pup forever. Her soft fur and velvet ears and nose. Her soft kisses and love of snuggles. I would crave Hershey snugs all the time when I was away at school, and now it's 1000X more prevalent. I'll see you on the other side Hershey girl. Watch over my babies for me. =)
