5 months!

On Saturday little Gracie pie was 5 months old! I can hardly believe it, then she'll be six months then a year and where did my baby go? I was moaning about that to Justin and he just said to me, "She's not there  yet." He is a good voice of reason for me at times. =)

She just gets more and more fun. She is a very happy smiliy, baby and everyone keeps commenting on her blue blue eyes. I look at them then look at mine, then look at Justin's and they aren't like either of ours so I guess it's just a great mix.

She rolled over of her own movement the other day and was totally taken by surprise. Instead of rolling over she likes to scoot around in circles. One day she was moving so I decided to document it. So disclaimer I didn't pose her into any of these just took pictures as an innocent bystander.

Starting out. 

Almost to the other side. 

Made it. 

Coming back around.

This is how she was moving around so much. 

And back to the beginning! 

She is just growing and growing. It's fun to see her discover more around her. We've been struggling with sleeping lately which has been no fun. She'll wake up in the night and cry and cry but not be fully awake. Once she fully awakes she calms for a minute then realizes that she's awake and starts crying again. It's super fun. We've been trying to make a bedtime routine and let her sit it out for a few minutes if she's crying. It's worked better. We still have some rough nights but she is napping better in the daytime. =) 

She's getting better at sitting up on her own and can go for quite a while before wobbling to a side. 

She is getting more hair and it's getting longer. This picture cracks me up because her hair looks like a toddler trying to do their own hair all crazy. Cute.

This is her favorite toy when dad takes care of her. the wipes box. But hey it makes a cool noise when you hit it, it has tasty corners. It's got al the right moves. =) 

She got this super cute school girl dress from a Messenger relative sorry not sure who. It was really cute and fun to see her in it. Justin doesn't normally get all excited about her clothes but he loved this one. 

There she is our little baby girl, Gracie pie, stinker, and silly goose. We love her so much and love her slobbery kisses. She can always make me smile. 

One Month

Little Miss Grace has been with us for one month. Crazy how times flies and yet still seems to be going slow. We love her more and more each day as she grows. She is getting so much bigger at least heavier. She only has a few clothes that fit her now and they are getting tight not sure from her or the fact that I wash them so often.

She is just the best baby. We've had some fun projectile vomiting as of late, she doesn't like it when I eat spicy foods, or some vegetables. But she's eating like a champ. We made a trek up to Logan to visit my parents and she did awesome in the car. As long as she has a happpy tummy she'll fall asleep in no time and stay asleep. We've braved church two weeks in a row and she did great. Not sure how much she weighs but I am guessing 8lbs and a little bit. She does pretty good in the night she'll go between 4-6 hours depending on when we put her to bed.

We some fun nicknames for her like: baby doll, sweetheart, Gracie pie and other fun names.Here are some fun pictures to see how much bigger she's gotten. =) Still tiny just filling out in her cheeks and everywhere else.

This is how she likes to sleep with her arms out. Funny story. I layed her down for a nap and had her all wrapped up. Justin waited a few minutes to make sure that she stayed asleep. She fussed and fidgeted till she got her arms out then truely conked out. The only thing is that she moves her covers off in the night and has cold little hands when she wakes up.

 

In honor of her first month I did a little photo shoot and tried to figure out my camera. She did pretty good for a while. =) 

She is doing so well holding her head up, and getting so strong. 

Almost got a full smile. =)

We love her so much and are so blessed to have her in our lives. Even at 3 in the morning she's the cutest thing.

I am doing really well. I am really liking not being pregnant and being able to move around faster and to tie my own shoes. I have good energy most days but some days I just need a little nap. Justin is a great help and has been awesome at helping with Grace or dinner or whatever I ask of him. I have to go back to work in about 3 weeks and I am excited and yet dreading it. I sure do love being this little girls momma. It fills my heart with joy when she calms to my voice and when she smiles at me while eating or cuddling. I do enjoy each moment and keep her in my arms a little bit longer at times. It's a good thing they come in packages so easy to love.

Valentine's Day and 38 weeks pregnant

Happy Valentine's Day! 

We had a pretty low key Valentine's day since it's my favorite holiday we kind of celebrate all week long. For the actual day we went to lunch at Olive Garden hoping that it wouldn't be as busy, it was pretty busy but not too crazy. I had fun decorating my house with some other Valentine decorations and making fun packages for my nieces, nephews and family. I remember when I was a little girl I had an Aunt who sent us fun Valentine cards with 5 dollars , candy, or stickers in them. 

Justin was so cute and came home from work with a haircut and all dressed up nice cause he knows that I love a man in a suit. We just hung out at home. I ended up falling asleep at 9:30, I had to get up for a work meeting at 6 and had been busy all day so by then I was pooped. We are party animals. I told Justin it's a good thing that we are already homebodies cause after having a baby I am not sure we'll be going anywhere soon. =)

It was a good day and week. We got lots of love from family and each other. I really love the Batman one my sister sent Justin. It even came with a cool magnet. We got some fun news that my sister is expecting a baby in August! I have to say that I was thinking that she was either thinking of being pregnant or working on it last time I saw her. =) Love you Carrie! So that was fun. 

Justin was too funny and he can never keep a secret so he gave me my Valentine's presents early. He got me Taylor Swift's new cd RED. Which I think is so funny because he just makes fun her all the time and I mostly just sing along to tease him. I actually do like her and the cd is pretty good, he just makes fun of me when I get all into singing along. He must have been in a Taylor Swift mood because he also got me her perfume. Which smells really good. 

I also had a Dr.'s appointment on Valentine's day. Everything still looks good with baby. I got checked to see if anything was going on and I was 50% thinned and 1 cm dilated. For those who don't know it means that my cervix which needs to get all thinned out for the baby to come out is halfway there. Then the dilation is how big I am for the baby to come out. It needs to be at least 10 cm more or less for a baby to come out. So kind of exciting to have something going on. I haven't felt much different lately or feeling any majorly strong contractions so it  was cool to know what was going on. It was not a pleasant experience by any means so I am hoping I can keep those down to a minimum. 

I have to work this weekend and a few more times before my next appointment and then depending on what is going on I may have my Dr. do something to start Labor. Kind of crazy to think it could happen so soon. I am pretty strong in nothing happening for a while. But we'll see.

It has been a great week and filled with so much love and kindness. I love Valentine's to share that love with all you know. Something is just happy about cutting out hearts and sending someone a love note. I felt very loved by my husband and family. 

Baby Shower

So....this past weekend my wonderful in-laws threw a most spectacular Baby shower for me. They put in so much work with all the yummy food, cute decorations and organization of it all.

It was surprise party! Justin told me that we were going to over to his mom's to help his sister with something then going to movie. When we got there everyone was already there and surprised me! It was a surprise and fun to see all my family and friends. It was so springy with bright colorful flowers and girly colors everywhere. I even had a special decorated chair to sit at and a corsage type thing that struggled to stay on. =) It was lots of fun to visit and to open so many presents. My little girl will be very well diapered and styled. =) I felt very loved and special, especially with all the effort Justin's family put into the shower and their gifts. I knew they were excited but not that excited. =) She'll be one loved little girl.

Justin's sisters worked on this decoration and I loved it! They did a great job, even down to the big bow on the baby's head. =)

Home checking out the stash of stuff. Justin's Aunt Maria made all these cute decorations out of things you can use like diapers, bottles, blankets and other baby stuff. She made some really cute ones and it was fun to see what she used in them.

A motorcycle with a super soft lamb on top. My niece liked playing with that.

A little bassinet type thing, the white blanket is so soft and fluffy. I love soft things so I really liked that one.

A cake and tower of diapers! They were so cute and I know they took quite some time to make since it took me a while to take them down. =)

Me at 36 weeks. So excited.

This is more of how I feel lately. =)

Things have been going well actually, the only thing that has changed as of late is some occasional pelvic pressure ( TMI I know sorry). I have been feeling the pregnancy heat more and more, I take my blankets on and off during the night. One lady asked me if I'd been out in the sun and I just told her no I just am always flushed lately. =) My feet have been getting a little more swollen, not crazy just more, I would have a little after working but now it's there no matter what. It makes me a little nervous due to my nursing knowledge but everything else is good so then I try not to worry about it.

I now go to the Dr. once a week which makes the time go by faster. I went this week for my 37 week appointment and we talked about getting induced or not and labor stuff. It got me a little nervous just that it's getting so close! Next time I go he'll check me and see if anything is happening and we'll go from there. I keep telling my baby that she can't come out yet not until I am done working on the 26th. =)

Work is going pretty good. I am still able to do everything and help where I can. They have changed my hours so I do two days a week 1-9 instead of 3-4 days a week from 5-9. It's been good so far and I do like not having to go to work so many days during the week. Almost every lady patient asks me when I am due so that's fun. I just have 7 more days of work till I go on leave so hopefully they go by fast. Things are good and just checking days off the calendar and staying active. It will come before I know it.

One, Two, Three

Sometimes I really like working all day on Saturday. Justin gets bored and then does stuff like this. Our baby's room is coming together and it looks so fun! We still have a lot of paint left over, so Justin may do some more fun stuff. I let Justin do whatever he wants with the room. It's my way of keeping him involved and excited since he doesn't have the constant reminder of a big belly or feeling her move all the time. He has fun with it. I am excited to see what else Justin thinks up.

Baby Update

Here's a little baby update. I am approaching 24 weeks and feeling really good. Getting more and more of a belly and sometimes that's good and other times frustrating when clothes are too tight or it gets in the way. I know that I have a ways to go and I will only get bigger. whoo. I got a pretty awesome head cold last week and am finally getting more over it. I really didn't want to take anything so I have been pretty stuffed up and trying all sorts of home remedies. 

I feel the baby more and stronger. Sometimes it feels like I have a fish hanging out in my stomach flip flopping around and then I think.....Do I really have to go to the bathroom right now? =)

I was feeling really cute and happy for church on Sunday so I thought it'd be a good time to take a belly picture. I have been doing well physically during the pregnancy. Sometimes I am a little more on an emotional rollercoaster and poor Justin has to figure out what to do with me. But the good days most definitely out weigh the bad so it's bearable. 

I got a little crazy at D.I. the other day. I can't help it the clothes there are only a dollar! one dollar! sometimes two but if it was cute and the right size....why not? I feel a little bit better that now she'll have something to wear when she gets here. 

I like to go on walks in the morning and sometimes my hands get a bit swollen and hard to bend. This particular day my CTR ring was really digging into me. Darn that pointy shield. I tried for a while to get it off with no luck. Finally after lots of lotion it slid off. I figured it's probably better to get it off while I can then waiting and might not be able to later. My wedding rings still fit and aren't a problem for now. It's been a few days and my finger has finally left the ring imprint. 

We have been working on the room that our baby will be in. All the fairy sticker things are gone and the purple is done. 

We wanted a fresh slate to start with so we started with white. Justin has made a cute plan for some of the walls. Bit by bit we are getting things done. We got a crib last week on KSL for a good deal and then we are planning on getting a car seat this month. 

All is going well and we are getting more excited. I have my next Dr.'s appointment in two weeks. This one should be fun I have to do the sugar drink and blood tests to see if I am at risk for gestational diabetes. I don't think I am but you never know. Last appointment I was measuring right on track and the baby's heart rate was in the 150's which is just where it needs to be. I feel so so blessed to have everything going so well, sometimes I feel like I need to be prepared for the other shoe to drop with something hard but for now I will be grateful and continue doing what I am doing.

Sugar and Spice

And  all that's nice. That's what little girls are made of. We found out that we are having a girl! We are so excited. We would have been happy with either one and I am just glad that everything is still going well and on track. 

It was really fun to go to the ultrasound and see our little baby wiggling around. It is pretty obvious that it is a girl. We got a few good shots that made it very clear that it was a girl. The night before we were at the Messenger's and they did the needle test on me. Where you get a needle and some string then hold it over my hand to see what direction it goes in. Supposedly, if it goes sideways it's a boy, if it does circles it's a girl. It was going pretty sideways so they were all convinced it was a boy. Sorry guys...no boy this time. =). When we went to tell my family I had my dad guess what before and his intuition told him it was a girl. Then he did some muscle testing to see and he pretty much knew it was a girl before we told him. =)

So I am now 20 weeks, halfway there! I have been feeling really good, normal not to bad. I am having a harder time putting my shoes on and picking things up off the floor. I am outgrowing some of my clothes and had to get some maternity pants. I found some awesome ones at Ross for only $15! I was jazzed about that. One of my minor complaints is that I tend to have a stuffy nose often throughout the day. Not to bad just annoying when trying to sleep or eat. 

I am getting more and more of a belly and feeling the baby more often. That is one of my favorite parts. It feels kind of like a bubble going by but stronger. Sometimes it feels like a finger just brushed by me but on the inside. =) 

Now that we know we can do something fun with the baby's room. Now that all the blasted fairies are gone in the purple room. She will be a very loved little girl and have her Daddy wrapped around her finger. Justin just melts at the little girls in our ward and neighborhood . 

So now comes the fun part of getting everything ready for her!