Inducted

I've been officially inducted into the 3rd trimester. I totally kicked the 2nd one in its ars. Things are going good. Just starting to get uncomfotable and out of breath for no reason and wearing more slip on shoes because it's uncomfortable to bend over to tie shoes. It's all good though because I know it'll just get worse in the next few weeks.
Tomorrow my mom and I are flying out to Stef's to watch her 3 kids while her and John romance in Maui. I think this will either make or break me. So we'll see how strong I really am being prego.
And last but not least, I saw this survey a lot with some girls that were pregant and loved reading them so I wanted to do one too. Enjoy. Oh and my Birthday is next Friday the 10th just in case anyone wanted to send me soemthing :)
Happy LoVe MoNtH!



Almost 20 weeks



28 Weeks


How Far Along: 28 Weeks

Size of baby: 2-ish weeks ago she was 2 lbs. 1 oz.

Maternity Clothes: I put those off as long as I could, got a maternity shirt for Christmas which was the comfiest thing I've worn, so now it's all maternity pants and mix between regular and maternity shirts.

Gender: GIRL

Name: Thinking of 1 in particular.. :) Need a middle name

Movement: Lots of movement on my right side, feeling hiccups, and sometimes the movement gets uncomfortable especially when she thinks she's an Octopus or Ninja. Real funny girlfriend.

Sleep: Hard to fall asleep then I'm fine until Brody gets up at 4:30am everyday and I'm wide awake for about an hour after he's gone.. And Brody thinks I act like a bird when getting into bed and calls it "making my nest" because I move the blankets, pillows, and whatever else until I'm comfy. Therefore, calling it my nest makes sense I guess.

Cravings: Can't think of anything I'm dying for. Except today I made a special trip to the grocery store for some cottage cheese. Mix that with garlic salt and dip some salty chips in. YUM.

Symptoms: My laugh has definitely changed. Whenever I laugh really hard (of course I almost pee my pants) but the part where you're quiet and nothing comes out because you're laughing so hard, well I get all wheezy. So the other name Brody has given me is "Wheezy". I don't actually know if this is a symptom of pregnancy.. is it?
And my SI joint is not being very friendly.

Weird Things: I recieved my first set of stretch marks in a weird spot. On the sides of both my legs in the exact same spot.Not the places I thought I would get them.. T.M.I. for anyone? Sorry.

Worries: I've been hearing a lot of stories from random people saying they had their baby 5 weeks early (2 people to be exact). And I know a few girls who had their babies 3 months early.. That freaks me out.

Best Moment of the Week(s): When Brody can fill and SEE her moving.

Appointments This Week: Had my appointment 2 weeks ago. Did the glucose test and thinking it was fine since I haven't heard anything back yet. Getting 3D ultrasounds is awesome!

What I’m looking forward to: Baby Showers :) We have nothing for her yet.

Something I've Learned/Realized: When my sisters say you loose your brain when you're pregnant is an ACTUAL FACT. If I don't write something down I won't remember it. ever. I can tell a difference that I'm loosing it too and I hate it! I have a hard time remembering words and doing simple things. They say you never get it back either. oh boy.

oh Brian.

Since the end of October Brody has been talking about Brian Regan. He wanted tickets so bad! So I told him I would look into it. Instead, I asked my step mom to get them for him for Christmas and she was able to get some from her work.
When I told Brody the price had started going up and some shows were sold out, I could tell he was very upset even though he didn't say he was. it was KILLING me to keep this a secret.
Then the day after Christmas, he opened his envelope and was grinning from ear to ear. He was SO happy. Thanks Mary!
We had no idea where our tickets were until we got there. 12th row dead center. They were perfect! The night was way fun.
A little side note- For thsoe of you who don't know, I attract the "weirdies" wherever I go. Movies, concerts, Jazz games, you name it. They will be sitting right next to me. Well this night wasn't any different. There was this guy sitting by me with 2 empty seats next to him (of course he couldn't scoot his boot over one chair to give us a little breathing room). He was alone and laughing so hard at EVERY little word said he probably peed his pants 3 times, he would clap his hands and throw his head back he was laughing that hard. Brian was way funny but come one, he wasn't THAT funny...Right? That was the only damper of the night.







Great seats!

Channing

It's crazy how fast I can get attached to this little man. Who couldn't?

















He's SO cute and was defiently the star of the weekend. My mom and I and Dad and Mary made our way to St. George for his blessing. It was a great warm weekend. Thanks Erin and Tyler for having us!



Hansome boys

All about Christmas

Where oh where do I begin? This month was full of fun which you will see on the next posts after this one. Seeing the lights at temple square, eating at the roof, having the Christensen's here in Utah, Christmas, being with family, moving into our home, Hosting Christmas Eve and Christmas, and eating lots and lots and lots of delicious food.
I am now at 24 weeks and we just had our targeted ultrasound and she is growing perfectly with no complications. We were nervous about this appoiontment and very happy everything was going great. We got to see her in 3D too. My sister thinks she looks like Brody (I can't really tell yet). We're happy and healthy and hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years!



Christmas Morning


Christmas with the family


Brody got Brian Regan tickets!


McCord with his money antlers from Grandma Shirley


Our firts time cooking everything seen for family


Delicious

Home Owners!

This picture deserves it's very own post. After 2 weeks of delaying us on signing papers, Wells Fargo finally got our papers done and ready to sign. *Note to reader- don't ever move into a home 2 days before Christmas*



Brody signing the mountain of paper work. I didn't post my pic because it looked baaaad.

Temple Lights

Of course we had to make a few stops to this magical place! That's right I said a few, a grand total of 4 times to be exact. 1. Work party at the Lion House 2. With friends 3. Eating at the Roof with Dad and Mary and her family 4. With family-where we met this little old lady from Germany or Russia.. she ended up being my mom :)
How many times did you go?



With Family and the Ralph's


B-E-A-utiful


With friends *notice my coat doesn't fit*

New Years Eve

New Years Eve was delightful this year. I can't believe how many people made it over to my Moms for the party-about 20+. We met both of my cousins future spouses :) (they're not engaged yet but I can feel it coming) We also ate yummy soups and EVERYTHING everybody brought, tour it up on Just Dance with Stef, enjoyed everyones company, and got my New Years Kiss! After midnight everyone left and the Christensens were leaving in a few hours. So of course me, Brody, and Stef had to play a round of Ticket to Ride which ended about 2 am and her car was leaving at 7 am. It was so worth it to saty up right?


Mom and Suzanne playing Just Dance


The family playing games


Waiting for the ball to drop


Got my New Years kiss from a HUNK!


This is what happens to a loopy 3 year old after midnight