30 Weeks

How far along? 31 weeks

Baby's size?  Baby B is the size of a Cucumber, 15-16 inches and weighing 2.5-3.8 lbs

Total weight gain: I don't really wanna talk about it

Maternity clothes? yes, although I can stretch some regular shirts on

Sleep: sleep is good, get up once or twice

Best moment(s) this past week:  we went to our first baby class, wasn't really the best moment but something we did together.

Miss Anything?  its starting to warm up and I'm missing shorts and tank tops.

Movement:  YES! she is quite the mover!  I love it!

Anything making you queasy or sick:  still love food and everything sweet!

Cravings:  candy! ice cream! anything sweet!

Labor Signs: Nope!

Gender: Girl

Symptoms: my feet are starting to swell, my ankles are pretty hard to see

Belly Button in or out? way flat!  its going to pop!

Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy most of the time but a few tears have been shed for sure!

Looking forward to: Baby showers, summer, memorial weekend, finishing the nursery.

 

April recap

I don't know how the time is moving so fast but if it could just slow down a little bit I could possibly keep this blog updated!  In April we focused a lot on getting the nursery ready. We also got another visit from the pregnancy fairy and Chris celebrated his 26 birthday. Man he is young! As the months go by I am feeling bigger and bigger and older and older! She isn't even here yet and I feel like I have aged a ton! My glucose levels came back elevated so I had to go back to the dr. and take a 3 hour fasting test, which was not fun! My mom came with me and sat all 4 hrs with me which was a huge help. The drink is probably the worst thing I have ever had to guzzle!  and when I say guzzle, they literally make you drink it within 5 minutes!  it's horrible! The test did come back normal so I don't have gestational diabetes which is a huge blessing!  I like food and sugar way too much to have to deal with that!
I painted a shelf for the nursery that I vision her name sitting on, once we get that picked out:)

the pregnancy fairy brought something just for Dad this month, it's probably hard to read, but basically Daddy hopes she is a Broncos fan.

we got the crib put together and most of the nursery set up. My sisters and mom are going to come up and help with the final touches. it is going to be so cute once everything is done! I can't wait! 

day of fun!

Chris has started to take Wednesday off rather than Fridays and I love it!  This last Wednesday he had to get fitted for a tux for his little sister's wedding and then we had my Dr. apt in the afternoon. The lovely apt where they test my glucose levels. My work is really flexible so I was able to go with Chris to get fitted and then on our way home we decided to stop at Shopko and look for a glider chair. His sister gave us one but it needed to be painted and reupholstered and after seeing that painting was going to be much harder than I thought we decided we might just buy one. Shopko was having a really good sale and we ended up getting so many things! I found an end table for 1/2 price that i have been looking for her nursery for ever!  when we decide on a black crib I had no idea how hard it would be to find black furniture to match it! but I finally found a table. then we found a glider chair for super cheap so we bought that, and as we were leaving we walked past a stroller sale and they had the travel system jogging stroller for under $200! !  I was in heaven! so we scored a table, glider chair, and travel system "stroller and car seat" all in 1 day at 1 place!  then we decided we would keep shopping and try and find a black dresser. We have been looking around since the crib arrived and all the dressers that are the size we like are well over 300! i just don't want to pay that much for a dresser!  so we went to Furniture Row across the street from Ikea. I thought because they are in draper they would be way over priced on everything but we found some really good deals!  we even found a black dresser for under 300! After all our shopping we were starving so we grabbed dinner and headed home. We watched Lost and just relaxed!  I LOVE our off days when we don't have to do yard work, house work, or anything like that and can just be fun! we spent alot that day but it was on things we needed. I am feeling alot more prepared for this little lady to be here!

 
Have I mentioned how hard this little lady is going to be on our baby Brody?  His world is going to be rocked...I just hope he will be good around her.

What a difference!

I haven't been doing alot of pregnancy post, and I'm sure one day I'm going to regret it. Now that the little lady is growing so much every week I'm going to try and take pictures and do an update each week.
so starting with week 18 compared to week 28... look at that bump grow!

How far along? 18 weeks

Baby's size?  Sweet Potato

Total weight gain: up 13lbs

Maternity clothes? I’m still wearing normal clothes, but they are getting TIGHT fast!

Sleep: LOVE to sleep!

Best moment(s) this past week:  I think we did our gender ultra sound and found out she was a girlJ

Miss Anything? Energy

Movement:  I think this week I felt her for the first FOR SURE time… pretty sure daddy felt her too

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, so lucky! I’ve felt great the whole time

Cravings: for the first while all I craved was take out/fast food, now I just want food in general…

Labor Signs: Nope!

Gender: GIRL

Symptoms: heart burn… tired

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Mostly happy

Looking forward to: our 22 week ultrasound she was a punk

 

How far along? 28 weeks

Baby's size?  Eggplant

Total weight gain: up about 20 lbsL

Maternity clothes? Yes, I swear I wear the same clothes every time I actually get dressed.

Sleep: LOVE to sleep!

Best moment(s) this past week: finding furniture and getting everything set up

Miss Anything? Energy

Movement: yes! I love feeling her move, I’m starting to be able to feel feet or hands? Its pretty amazing

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, so lucky! I’ve felt great the whole time

Cravings: Salad always sounds good. I want healthy foodsJ

Labor Signs: Nope!

Gender: GIRL

Symptoms: does laziness count as a symptom?

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Mostly happy

Looking forward to: finishing the nursery and decorating!

 

March

In March we had some unexpected events. My sister's dog Roscoe started having seizures. He was 8 almost 9 and had been with us since he was a puppy. He was Jill and Dustin's baby till Jax came, and then he was the best gaurd dog and friend to that little boy. He had the best personality and was just the best dog. He was a lab mix and had the cutest pink nose! Not many labs have the pink nose and that made him extra special. After he had 1 seizure he started having more and went down hill really fast. suddenly he wasn't that extra special dog we all knew and loved. He started having trouble getting up and down the stairs, had accidents in the house, which he NEVER did, and also would eat Jaxson's food as if he didn't know any better, and he did. It was a really hard week as Roscoe became worse daily. On Thursday March 21, heavan got another angle dog. He was all our dog and he is greatly missed! We will never forget him and he is irreplaceable.

 

 

Easter also happen in March this year. With each Holiday that comes, I just can't wait for this little baby to get here! Holidays are going to mean so much more and be way more fun with a kid! But untill she gets here, I was able to help dye eggs with Jax and plant jelly beans!

This was the first year in I don't know how long that we all didn't get together and go camping for Easter, this is also the first year that the weather was actually pretty warm on Easter.

and with another month, came another surprise!

The snow is slowly melting and the sun is shining bright, your baby girl is growing in weight and even height.

The pictures show how pretty your little girl will be, will she look like mom or dad, in 4 months you'll see.

A whirl wind of a month bringing so many fun things, lets see what the Irish and the Easter Bunny brings!

For mom and dad the bunny brings a baskey and a treat, The Irish brings a shamrock for your little girl so sweet!

Valentines Day

On Valentine's day we didn't do anything too special. Chris had the RV show so he was working really late hours. We did go out to a Jazz game as our valentines date and that was really fun. this month we reached the 1/2 mark in our pregnancy and I also started feeling her move! One night we were sitting watching TV and she was kicking like crazy!  Chris hadn't been able to feel her but she was really kicking hard, so I had him put his hand on the growing belly and she kicked so hard! The look on his face was the best ever! it brought tears to my eyes! a huge grin spread across his face! it was so cool!

we did get another surprise this month too from the pregnancy fairy.

This month is love and all things so sweet, This is the month daddy felt her little feet.

The excitement is growing and so is she, Can you picture how pretty she'll be?!

You are half way there; she'll be here in the summer time, This time next year she'll be your cute little Valentine!

These 3 items will give you a good start, to dress the little girl who will soon steal your heart. 

 









more catch up and the pregnancy fairy

When I found out I was pregnant, there were so many emotions that came and so many things that happened. Things were said and not handled in the best way, but it’s over and done with and no airing dirty laundry on here. On a particular day that I was having an emotional break down, I got a “knock knock” text. Completely confused “thanks pregnant brain” the next text asked me to open the door.  When I opened the door there was a cute little bouquet of M&M’s and a cute little saying,

1+1 will soon equal 2, right now the happiness is for you.

The gossip will stop and the tension will fade, the attention will be on the baby you made.

Soon there will be a new little Horne, In 2013 your miracle will be born.

So don’t worry about all the immature drama, just worry about your family…. Soon you will be a baby mama.

 

The next little surprise came the next month

It began in October when you took that test, you were both so excited that feeling’s the best.

Surprise number 2 came in November, A distraction from drama… I’m sure you remember?

December is stress along with joy and glee, The Pregnancy Fairy is back with surprise number three!

A relaxing night in is what she brings to your home, enjoy the couple time now, soon you won’t be alone.

As parents to be the anticipation is never ending, the Fairy will bring fun while the arrival is pending!

You won’t know what she’ll bring or when she will appear, but each month will be special until your baby is here!

With this surprise we got my favorite treats and a bunch of free Redbox rentals! Again this appeared on a day that I was having a hard time! This preggo fairy has THE BEST TIMING!

 

January, “I’m so far behind, I know I know”

Welcome to the New Year it will surely be #1, in this bag you will find something full of FUN!

You are both JAZZ fans and your baby will be too, this outfit gets your started with what your about to do!

You may not need the bows; alone the outfit is just great, you’re getting close to knowing only a little bit to wait.

Enjoy the day together and “build” your baby’s 1^st toy, Perhaps what you create can announce… girl or Boy?!

 

In this surprise we found a build a bear gift card, along with the outfit and bows!  So cute!  This is seriously the best thing ever!