31 Weeks!

I know this is a VERY overdue update - but tomorrow I will be 31 weeks... can you believe it?!?! I have 9 weeks left! I can't believe how big I am either. It was overnight I got really big... it’s amazing how it sneaks up on you! It has made small tasks very hard ha ha, like putting on my pants, shoes, picking things up off the ground, WALKING lol - just lots of things. A few weeks ago we had a little scare too - the doctor put me on "weekend bed rest" and told me I needed to take it easy after that and that I had been doing too much. I think that has been the hardest part of it all is letting people do things for me... but I am now realizing that it is best for me and the baby if I slow down a little bit. I will admit though that the third trimester is pretty hard. I don't mean to complain but it is so hard to sleep now, I wake up all the time because the baby is in my rib cage and it is killing me! So to all of you women who have long torsos - YOU ARE SO LUCKY!!! My poor active baby boy has no room to move except for into my rib cage, lungs, and pushing on my bladder and other organs LOL - it is very funny and sad at the same time. I feel bad that I don't have more room for him to play around. He is getting so big so fast, but last time I was measured I was right on track. I get to go to the doctor every two weeks (well 2 more times) and then I will be going every week! I will also be starting the Lamaze classes the first week in May to get prepared for labor! It’s all very exciting but scary at the same time!

We have so many fun events coming up in the next little bit - next Saturday during the day we will be going to see Wicked at the Capitol Theater! We saw it in New York on our honeymoon almost 2 years ago - so we know how amazing it is - so when we heard it was coming here, we jumped at the chance to see it again! My little brother Landon has his farewell this Sunday and he will be leaving to the MTC on May 6th. I will miss him so much and I'm sad he won't be here to see our baby be born, but he will be where he needs to be!

Another fun thing is that Dan is coaching little league baseball. It has been fun now that it is getting warmer for me to go and watch the games. He does such a good job with all the little boys! And I have to admit, I like being outside in the sun at a baseball park watching the games! I'm glad Dan still makes sure he does things he loves in spite of how busy he is with work and school. He is such a wonderful husband and has done so much to support our family and continues to do so much to make sure we will have a good life. We know law school will be hard, but it will be worth it in the end and I am so grateful to have a husband who works so hard for us! He is the best! I love you Dan!

Update

I am now 25 weeks! Things are going great! We had our follow up ultra sound on Feb 18th since we were not able to see everything during the first ultra sound. Jaxon is doing great and they were able to see everything this time which put our minds at ease! I am actually home from work today and I stayed home yesterday because I have had a horrible cold!!! It is very true what they say that when you are pregnant it takes A LOT longer to get better! This is the worst cold I have ever had! I called the doctor to find out what I could take and when I was describing my symptoms she told me I have the beginning stages of pneumonia and she called in an antibiotic so I won't get it - and that has been helping a lot - but its very frustrating because I am not getting better! But I'm sure it will pass soon! Last Saturday my mom and I went to USA baby because they were having a one day sale and we bought the crib for Jaxon! I was so excited! We got a great deal and I feel good about having a few things checked off the long list of things we need haha.

Some other great news is that my cute little brother Landon got his mission call on Wednesday March 4th! He is going to Independence Missouri and he leaves on May 6th! I am sad that he won't be here to see Jaxon be born, but it will be good for him to leave, he has been ready for a while now so it will be great and I am so excited and proud of him! We have so much going on in the next few months and I just feel like the rest of my pregnancy is going to fly by - I can't believe I am already 25 weeks! I feel so unprepared! I mean I know I still have my showers coming up an I'll get a lot of stuff from that and I know I need to wait until after those to go shopping and getting the rest of what I need, but I just feel like I need to get it all right now! Haha - someone told me it was the "nesting" stage - not really sure what that means, but I am just getting antsy and I want to get it all done right now haha. I have made a list of everything we need and Dan and I are currently looking into the different brands of strollers and car seats and all of that – so here is my question… to you who are moms – WHAT BRANDS ARE THE BEST AND WHAT IS A MUST HAVE AND WHAT CAN YOU DO WITHOUT? Any advice is much appreciated!

Name and 21 Weeks!

First of all, we have decided on a name! I knew what I wanted to name are darling son since the day we had the ultra sound, found out he was a boy, and saw his cute profile picture haha, but I had to convince Dan. We are going to name him Jaxon! Thanks to everyone who voted, we like all 4 names we had on the poll and will probably end up using them for our other sons that we have in the future!

Ok so I have decided that at the beginning of each week I am going to post the progress of me and Jaxon on here! (Or at least attempt to do it!) So this is where we are right now!

I am 21 weeks along (5 months and 1 week)

Jaxon:
He is about 8 ½ inches long and weighs about 12 ounces right now. He is fully developed and can even hear us now! This week his eyelids have finished forming and he is VERY BUSY moving around. He is swallowing amniotic fluid which is helping him get the caloric intake he needs!

Me:
My stomach is sticking out more and more each day! Most people can tell I am pregnant now – although I think a lot of people are afraid to ask JUST IN CASE I’m not haha. My feet sometimes hurt at the end of the day, but my cute husband has been giving me foot rubs and night which helps a TON! The nauseous feeling that I had all the time during my first trimester and beginning of the second is completely gone and I feel a lot better! I eat a lot more frequently now because I am hungry all the time.
Cravings: This whole month – I have been craving ice cream. I have always liked ice cream…. But I CRAVE it all the time now! I have to make a conscious effort not to go get it and I don’t ever buy it at the store because if I ate it every time I had those cravings… I would be HUGE haha.

Belly

So I am finally posting a picture of my belly! :) I haven't done any yet because I wasn't showing that much - but in the last few days (I know.... weird that it is that fast) my belly has really grown... so this is me 5 months (20 weeks) along! I AM HALF WAY! Crazy! And I had to hold my shirt up so you could get a better look, so that is why I'm holding it haha!

We are having a.........

BOY!!!

Yesterday, Wednesday January 28th, we had our official ultrasound to find out the gender of the baby and take all the measurements and make sure everything is going well! I'm happy to report that everything is looking great! Our son is growing and is on track to come into the world on June 22nd! While they were doing the ultrasound he kept kicking his legs... no wonder I can feel him so much lol! But oh my goodness he is so darling! His profile pictures (although kind of fuzzy because he wouldn't stop moving) are so cute!!! I will scan them tomorrow and add them on here so you can all see!

I hope this doesn't sound bad, but this just makes everything feel more real now! I'm starting to show more now and now we know that he is a boy so we can start really thinking about names and slowly getting things ready for his arrival!

I have added a poll with all the names we are considering and I would love it if you guys would vote and give us your opinion. I already know my favorite name... but Dan is a little hesitant, so hopefully you will all pick the same one I like so Dan will be convinced!!!

2nd Doctors Appt!

January 20th I had my second Dr. appt! It was awesome! I am 18 weeks along – so almost half way!!! The doctor went over the results of my blood work that they took last appointment and everything came back looking great which is always good! My blood pressure is lower than average but that’s good I guess. So things are going great. I am feeling MUCH better now – the 2nd trimester is much better than the first haha!

One of my favorite parts of the appointment was when the doctor was trying to listen to the heart beat. First of all, I was getting really nervous because she was moving the “wand” or whatever you want to call it – all over my stomach and we couldn’t hear anything, and then we heard the heartbeat for a split second and then it went away! But then the doctor started laughing and said “Wow! Either your baby really likes to move, or the sound is scaring him or her!” So that made me feel better, but it was just really funny because every time we would hear the heartbeat for a second, it would go away! So basically my baby likes to move and the doctor was “chasing” him/her all over my stomach with the wand. LOL

One other amazing thing that has been happening is that every so often I can feel the baby move!!! What a neat experience that has been. Usually it is just VERY subtle flutters in my stomach, but the other day it felt like the baby jumped I could feel it so strong! It was so neat! I love experiencing moments like this – I’m already so excited to be a mom!!!

We will be finding out really soon the gender of our baby – I’m so excited for that to – we post on here as soon as we know so you will all know too!!!

Until next time!

Dr. Appt, Christmas, New Years, and UTES!!!

So I know this is a long overdue update…. But I’ll be brief with all of it! First let’s start with my first official Dr.’s appt.

My first doctor’s appointment was on December 17th! I took that day off of work so that I wouldn’t have to rush and so that Dan and I could spend the day together and do some much needed Christmas shopping afterwards. The appointment was GREAT! We were able to see the baby and hear the heartbeat again! I can’t believe how big the baby is already! My first ultrasound I was only 8 weeks and the baby basically was a peanut with tiny sprouts for arms and legs… this time, the baby had everything… it actually looked like a baby! Haha! It was just so exciting and great to see that the baby is doing well and growing. I tried so hard not to cry but I couldn’t help it. It was such an overwhelming feeling! After measuring the baby – the doctor moved my due date up 2 days…haha so we are now due June 22nd! My next appt will be on January 20th – I will be 18 weeks (4 and a half months) and we will be able to find out the sex of the baby soon after that! So I will keep everyone posted! For those who don’t know… Dan’s family only has boys… he is the oldest of 4 boys, and basically all of his cousins from his dads side are boys, so his family is betting on us having a boy – my family, well mainly my dad, is SURE it is a girl and they have already named her and everything! LOL So it will be very interesting to see and to tell everyone the news!

Christmas was so amazing this year. After the wonderful news of our baby… we decided to cut back a little this year on Christmas – I’m so glad we did. It really made us think more about the true meaning of Christmas and even thought we didn’t give each other as many presents this year… It was actually way better than last year! It was such a great Christmas!

New Years was so much fun as well! We are so lucky to have such wonderful families so close to us! We were able to spend New Years with both of our families and had lots of fun! We can’t wait to see everything that 2009 is going to have in store for us!!!

GO UTES!!!! Oh and lets not forget about the University of Utah game on Friday! For those of you who don’t know – Dan and I are HUGE Ute fans!!! We had season tickets this year which was so awesome considering they were undefeated!!! We were also planning on going to the Sugar Bowl but since it was in New Orleans, we decided not to.. but we watched it none the less with a bunch of other avid Ute fans and it was AMAZING! I love Ute football!!!!!!!

Well that is all from here – and just so everyone knows… I love reading everyone’s blogs, I might not comment all the time because I am usually at work when I read them and can’t spend very much time doing it – but I love hearing about your lives and feeling like I am in touch with everyone! Haha. And just so everyone knows… I got a new phone and I lost A LOT of peoples phone numbers! My number also changed, so PLEASE send me an email with your phone number! My e-mail address is lisa.garner@acs-inc.com ! Thanks everyone!