Baby Uggs

So adorable! .. you have to check em out if you have a little one on the way..

http://www.uggaustralia.com

If only you'd known you were going to trade...

Saw this and thought it was funny- :)


If only you'd known you were going to trade...
• Monthly PMS for nine months of weeping
• Lacy thongs for cotton tents
• Sex for gas
• Zinfandel for Ovaltine
• Birth control for laxatives
• Going to the gym for getting up to pee
• Your waist for a hot-air balloon
• Kickboxing for kick counts
• Your innie for an outie — a way-outie
• Sleeping for groaning
• Freedom for the most intense love you've ever known

Cindy's Baby Shower

Today was Cindy's baby shower that was held at my Dad's house. It was a lot of fun..it seems like not too long ago I was at my cousin Courtney's baby shower! It was freezing outside.. so it was a little hard to enjoy the festivities- Courtney had her baby boy Nathan a few days before Thanksgiving, so I finally got to meet him today. What a cutie! He definitely looks just like his Daddy. I just held onto him as long as I could all day (for extra practice, lol!)

Baby Nathan

I couldn't put him down...

Guessing the size of her belly game.. I actually won this game (although my belly was a bit of an unfair advantage..LOL)

My Dad and Stepmom practicing too.. haha.

The same exact picture from Courtney's Baby Shower, except 2 months, a lot bigger, and a baby later...haha

Me (7mos.) Courtney & Nathan (2weeks) & Cindy (9mos.)

Visit with Traci & Tamlyn

I had a Dr.'s appt in San Clemente last Wednesday, so I decided to stop by my sister Traci's house on the way home to visit her and my niece Tamlyn. I haven't seen them in a while, and babies grow so fast! She had learned so many new things since I had last seen her.. she can now smile when you ask her to, she can say "mama"..and she's even learning how to walk already!!

My sister was so awesome and packed me a few essentials for the baby...my savior, as usual, in case she came earlier than expected. Thanks again Traci for everything!!

Tamlyn by her 1st Christmas Tree

Tamlyn doing her little smile...

23 Week Ultrasound

It's kind of backwards, but I finally had a chance to download this... it was amazing how active she happened to be on the day of the ultrasound..

I can't wait to meet her...

Happy Thanksgiving!

25 weeks!

And I'm getting bigger and bigger everyday! I swear, it's not just my Thanksgiving dinner in there! LOL.













How your baby's growing
Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture

6 months!

I'll finally be 6 months tomorrow. I can't believe it. I'm finally here. It's been crazy so far, and I'm sure will only get crazier! It is unbelievable how much she has grown in even just the past month. I recently started to feel her kick (distinctively at least) around 5 1/2 months. Now she doesn't stop! She really is a feisty one.. she kicks me all night when I'm trying to sleep, and all day while I'm at work. She kicks me when she's hungry, thirsty, everything it seems like. LOL. I never imagined how amazing this feeling could be. Everyone keeps telling me I'm really small for 6 months, but oh well.. better for me, right? haha. Joey and I have still been throwing names around, we really liked and thought for sure we were going to go with "Leah", but after a while it just didn't seem right. I think we're leaning towards Riley. I think that's my final answer? haha.


I went last week to the ultrasound clinic in Costa Mesa and had a DVD made of my ultrasound. It was adorable. She was so active, kicking, waving her arms around. When I have some extra time I'll upload the video.

I talked to my Dr. (who is still in OC) and let him know that I moved the the SFV but I didn't want to have to switch doctors (plus Joey and I had really had our hopes set on delivering at Mission Hospital, since it is a CHOC hospital) He told me it was fine, he would induce me when I'm close enough so I wouldn't have to try to rush to the hospital when I went into labor! That made me feel alot more comfortable for sure.

For now, I'm just trying to work work work my butt off until she comes, enjoy the holidays and Voila! She'll be here before we know it! (Hopefully, LOL)

Pumpkins!!

Well, Halloween is just about my favorite holiday, ever. So I was super excited when I got a day off to make a trip with Joey down to our local Pumpkin Patch to pick a pumpkin! We went to a cute little patch in Aliso Viejo, picked out the perfect pumpkins, fed some of the piggies and animals they had there and headed home to carve them!

I tried to pick one that was around the size of my tummy!

Joey got the big Daddy pumpkin

Carving

I had a cute Kitty pattern

We saved the seeds so we could bake them... yummmyy!

Our pumpkins!

Courtney's Baby Shower

Today was my cousin Courtney's baby shower for Nathan Alexander Horta. The shower was so adorable, my aunt did such an amazing job! She made all of the tableclothes, decorations and everything. It was gloomy, and rainy so they had it outside underneath a covered tent in the backyard.

Me (4 mos.) Courtney (8 mos.) & Cindy (6 mos)

4 months!!

Okay, so since I'm officially "showing" now, I decided that my 16 week mark would probably be a good time to start documenting my "bump progress". No really new updates, still feeling better than ever.. I am finding it harder to sleep at night- and I'm not even that big yet! RRRRRR....

I sleep on my side now, since sleeping on my tummy is just impossible now, as is sleeping on my back (I feel like someone is sitting on top of me when I sleep on my back!). The problem that I've been having is, all the weight on my side while I'm sleeping makes my big ass hips hurt.. LOL. I wake up and my hips are in some serious pain. I've tried sticking a pillow in between my legs while I sleep, under my tummy, everything. AHHH!!!!

Anyway, here's the bump progress! Seems like she popped out of nowhere.. haha.

Tattoo Progress LOL

It's a GIRL!

YAY! Joey and I confirmed yesterday at the Ultrasound Clinic that we are going to be parents to a little girl! We both were very excited to say the least, we texted and called everyone we knew to share the news.. but at the same time I had suspected and had a "hunch" that it was a girl the whole time. I told Joey that the only way I would be shocked and roll right off that table would be if she said, "It's a BOY!"... haha.

The Ultrasound Clinic we went to was in Costa Mesa, (www.ultrasoundme.com) and it was such a neat place! The room was huge, had two tv's (a 40" Plasma!) and an extra one in front of a few couches, where you could bring guests and family with you to enjoy your ultrasound. I wanted to have a dvd of the ultrasound made, but the tech said she could only do it after the baby was 16 weeks. Oh well. Too bad we couldn't, she was so active that day! Jumping around all over, waving at us. It was adorable, and such an exciting sight. She was laying on her side, in the fetal position facing my belly button, so we couldn't get any profile shots. (I was curious to see if she had Joey's nose, lol)

Auntie Theresa and Uncle Bobby bought her her first gifts yesterday after we found out as well! Too adorable!! Thanks again!


I found this cool picture of a baby at 14 weeks.. I thought it was cool that it's in the same position she was in for our ultrasound! Weird!





Sleeping just like her Mommy does...




The cute gifts Auntie Tree got her!

Slowly but Surely...

One trimester down, only 2 more to go! Haha.. even though I really can't complain about anything- I've had the easiest pregnancy thus far it's been unreal. No morning sickness, (not even once) no headaches, no cravings, no significant dislikes or things that make me sick to my stomach.. I couldn't ask for an easier pregnancy! Time just seems to be going by sooo slow.. we'll get there slowly but surely.

I have my next Dr's appt on Sept. 9th, I'm hoping we'll be able to listen to the baby's heartbeat by then! I CAN'T WAIT to find out the sex.. I think you can tell at about the 13th or 14th week or so..or at least get a good estimate, but my doctor wants to wait until I'm 20 weeks.. =( Once again..slowly but surely!

Fun Facts:
The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and her mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. Her intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into her abdominal cavity about now, and her kidneys will begin excreting urine into her bladder. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long(about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

12 Weeks Pregnant

10 weeks

So today I had my 10 week ultrasound. Okay, 9 wks 5 days.. close enough! It was unbelievable how much she has grown in just the past month. She had quadrupled in size.. and I was finally able to see some features (head, arms, etc.) It looks like a little blob on the pic.. but during the actual ultrasound you could see her little body parts! Also today when we were trying to measure her.. she was being such a wiggle worm! It took the nurse a few minutes to actually be able to get a good measurement on her... because she kept wiggling around so much. I hope she's not a crazy kicker when she gets bigger! LOL. We also measured her heartrate, which has gone from 132 bpm at 7 weeks to 167 bpm this week!

So I think we're pretty much low key for now until 20 weeks, when we confirm the sex. I've already got a little pooch belly, a lot of bloating too! Haha. The first things to expand (besides my boobs!!) was my hips.. so I'm finding it really hard to fit into my "skinny" jeans anymore..even this early on. So I bought a few of those Belly Bands to wear over my unbuttoned jeans and, voila! Let's see how long this will last!

Also, yesterday I picked up a few books that I have been absolutely loving.. Your Pregnancy Week by Week ( I think it's much better than What to Expect When You're Expecting)


and I also found this funny book for Daddy-to-Be's.. "She's Having a Baby, and I'm Having a Breakdown!". After skimming through it before giving it to Joey, it's a definite recommendation! It's hilarious, but so true.. there are tons of facts on pregnancy and childbirth, and it also gives Daddies some really cool tips and hints to keeping their woman happy =). It's worth every last cent.





Fun Facts:

This week your baby measures about 1.25 - 1.75 inches from crown to rump and weighs about 0.18 ounce, the size of a small plum. Her heart is beating at approx 167 bpm, reproductive organs have already started to form and hair follicles are starting to form this week as well.

10 Great Perks to Being Pregnant!

10. Not feeling guilty laying around on the couch eating ice cream all day

9. Not having to do any lifting, or moving of anything

8. Being able to ask "Do I look fat?" and know that the answer will always be "No! You're glowing!"

7. You'll never have to make up another reason why you need a 2 hour nap at 3 o'clock in the afternoon

6. Not having to worry about using contraception, or getting pregnant! LOL.

5. Being able to use the excuse "I'm too tired" to get you out of any event you don't want to attend.

4. No HANGOVERS for 9 months! Woo Hoo!

3. Having the gift and responsibility of naming another human being.

2. Having to buy bigger bra's, because your boobs are too big!!

and the number one perk of being pregnant....

you get to park in the front row!!!





thanks rebecca.. ;)

Baby's First Ultrasound- July 23, 2008

Today was our first ultrasound! 6 weeks, 6 days!

So I'm scheduled for 11:30 am, and instructed to arrive with a "full" bladder. Okay. Whatever that means. I pee every 10 minutes lady, you'll never catch me with an empty bladder! So I down a quart of water, (yes, a QUART of water..) which for those of you who don't know- is waay too much water to be drinking in one sitting.. you'll explode! and arrive at the Dr.'s office. She turns down the lights and puts the scope over my tummy. We get somewhat of a good view of the baby, the size of a peanut, and her beating heart. <3

We got okay pics of the baby.. she's really too tiny to see anything ( I say "she" because I seriously have a hunch it's going to be a girl, even though Joey will argue different). But you could see the flicker of her tiny little beating heart, approximately 132 beats/minute. It was such an amazing feeling! Dr. says her heart is very strong, and baby is growing right on track! My entire appointment lasted about an hour, because I kept making the Dr. double check and triple check that there were no other babies in there! LOL!. The first time I confirmed my pregnancy with the Dr., my hormone levels were so high she thought that I might be carrying twins (which runs in my family). So I would NOT leave until she checked at least 4 times all throughout my uterus that there was only one!! Haha. And it was confirmed, 4 times (luckily) that this time we will only be expecting one little gift =).

So this ultrasound was pretty much to confirm how far along I was, and the next ultrasound will be around week 10-11 so that we can actually SEE the baby! Until then....

We're Pregnant!

It's official! For the past few days I have been telling Joey that I feel funny. Not a sick funny, or anything like that, just- different. I've been avoiding drinking subconsciously I guess because I had a weird feeling. So today we bought a home pregnancy test, and... POSITIVE! Okay, so a few things are running through my mind as soon as I read the results... no more beer, no more cigarettes, no more sushi?!?! no certain cheeses, a serious cut back on chocolate, no more starbucks, no more jacuzzi sessions, I have to let my natural hair color grow out? Eww! LOL.... my goodness, how a young woman's life can change so drastically within a matter of about 30 seconds. (but it's so exciting, and it's amazing how a woman is more than ready to give up all these things she loves for her new baby!) The cool thing is, both of my sisters Traci and Kelli have each had a baby in the past two years (one boy and one girl), so we should be covered as far as toys, tons and tons of clothes, chairs, contraptions of all sorts and weird gadgets, no matter what the sex, right?

We are super excited, and can't wait to share this journey with all of our friends and family!! Here's to our little future race car driver! LOL.







yeah yeah, so cliche- I know. I felt like I had to!
Everyone else had a "positive test" picture!!!