"Baby Girl's Ultrasound"

Well I thought I would start this post with the good news first. Today we went to see how baby girl had grow, well she was at 1lb 5oz. This means that she gained 5oz which seems good. Her movemets are well, and her heart sounds good. So now for a little bad news I guess you could say. Baby girl is now measuring 2 weeks behind, where as two weeks ago she was only measuring 1 week behind. So she has gone backwards in that area. Also before she was falling in the 16th percentile for size, but today she went into the 11th percentile. So she is definitely going backwards, even though she has grown some. I just know in my heart that there is something more to this. So tomorrow is my actual appointment with my OB, she has great judgement and I trust her. I will know tomorrow on really how this pattern is going, and she is going to strict bed rest me or not. So ofcourse I only have some answers for now. Atleast she grew some, instead of not at all. I just can't see past the fact that she keeps falling behind more and more each time. Thank you for all your concerns and prayers. This has been an ongoing thing, and it is getting stressful and exhausting. I will have more info again tomorrow for everyone, so check for that. Talk to you all tomorrow.

"Prayers For Baby Girl"

I just have to start by saying that, there is no such thing as to soon for prayers. I had done an update on December 18th saying baby girl is small. She is still small, but we found another bit of news that was a little discerning. My dr. appt was this Monday, and I was told that my uterus hasn't grown now since November 30th. That is definitely one of the main signs of growth restriction in the fetus. The main problem is that this happened with devin, but it didn't happen with him until 30 weeks. I am only 24 weeks right now, and I'm afraid that this is happening alot sooner with little girl. Which the result of this can mean an even earlier delivery than devin, if you don't remember he was born at 33 weeks. Anything below that just really scares me to death. There are so many things that could be wrong if they are born earlier. I just pray, and I hope you all will to that we can get her here safe and healthy. I am praying to get to atleast 30 weeks, if we get further, then it is just a plus. Please all I know it's christmas and you are all busy, but please pray for my baby girl. Chris and I already love her more than she knows. We appreciate all your love and help that we were already given with devin. I will have real answers december 30th, and I will be posting more then.

"Seeing Santa For The First Time"

I knew devin would only be 8 1/2 mos old when we took him to see santa, but I had to see his reaction. It was the funniest thing, he just kept staring at him. The few pictures that we did get of him looking at us, were like a deer caught in headlights. Devin seems to give this look alot in pictures. I am just so excited to have kids now for christmas's, it makes you remember what it was like. I think it makes christmas fun again, I am a kid myself at heart alot of the times. I just hope that we can make some fun traditions with our own new little family. I can't wait for our little girl to get here, so we can enjoy a son and a daughter next year for christmas. It will just be double the fun, and a little bit of chaos :)

All bundled up to go home after the fun adventure to see santa!!

"Devin's New Christmas PJ's"

Dev's grandma marcario gave him these christmas pj's. They are the cutest I think. I just love the little reindeer on his feet. I know everybody thinks that their kids are the cutest, and I guess I'm no different :) He looks the CUTEST in these pj's though. I love having christmas this year with devin, he is such a happy loving little guy. I could not ask for a better baby really. I guess this is why #2 is on the way, we base alot off of devin. I have a bad feeling we could be in for it with our sassy little girl. Devy doo mommy and daddy love you so much, and can't wait for christmas morning with you :)

Baby Girl Is Small

Well well well here we go again. Unfortuntely this time we are hearing about this sooner than Devin. Which at the same time is good so that we can try to slow the process of growth restriction, if that is what's happening. So the story is we went to the hospital for an ultrasound, and were told that she is small. Basically they judge everything off of percentages, and she is in the 16th percentile. Babies that are considered growth restricted are in the 10th percentile. So at this point doctors are not calling it that yet, but she is right on the borderline. We go back Dec. 30th for another ultrasound, I will be 25 weeks then. They will have a much better idea if her growth pattern is continuing in the wrong direction. For now I have been put on modified bed rest, which I have to say is not fun at all. It drives me nuts to not be able to get up and do my simple cleaning etc.... I just thought I would give you all some insight as to why I have been behind on blogging lately. I have been preoccupied with devin ofcourse, and now baby girl being a little sassy in my belly :) We hope the best and just want to get her safely, even if she is small and early again. I mainly just want her healthy and home sooner rather than later. Well I will have more posts of a little more fun stuff. I'm working on it this weekend, until then talk to you all soon.

"Devin And Sister's Room"

Well nothing is set in stone yet, but I have a good start on "little girls" side of the room. So Devin and her will be sharing a room for a while, so they can both be close to mommy and daddy :) So Devins side if you all remember is very boy with fishing decor, take a look below......

So as for "little girls" side we are going with a zoo theme. On her wall it will read: Goin' to the zoo with mom... there will be a purple elephant on one side, and an orange giraffe on the other. so I have a preview picture below, no writing on the wall yet, but try to envision it :)...

These are some bibs that my mom bought baby girl for her 1st halloween, in my belly anyways :) I would love some opinions or thoughts on the room. any opinions of how I can spice it up cute would be great thanks!

Baby Girl Results

Good news so far everyone!!! No preeclampsia at this point, I am so excited. Doesn't mean it can't still show up, but I want to keep a positive attitude on it for now. I would be happy getting a baby to 36-37 weeks at this point, so fingers crossed I will get a full term baby girl this time. She is already sassy and stubborn, I have a feeling she isn't coming out anytime soon :)

"Baby #2 Update"

ok well this is a good and bad update. Iwill give you the short version of the story. Im 18 weeks almost 19 now. So on Tuesday evening I noticed I had a little bit of swelling in my ankles, not alot but enough that I noticed. So I pressed on my ankle to see if there was any indenting, which usually means some water is there. Well sure enough there was and I ofcourse freaked out inside, mainly because the same thing was happening when I was pregnant with devin. So I called my doctor on Wednsday morning, and they immediately got on the situation. My doctor ordered a 24 hour urine sample that I had to do from home. So I started that Thursday morning (today) I take it back into my doctor friday morning, then have to do blood as well. The urine is to determine if there is alot of protein present. It is one of the main beginning signs of preeclampsia. Anyhow I should hopefully have the results by monday, possibly Friday late afternoon. I will keep you all updated to let you know where things are at and how they are going. Wish us luck, I really am not in the mood for another growth restricted baby in the NICU.

"The Football Team"

I just realized that I haven't posted are little family in our halloween costumes. Devin had to wear his cute little helmet anyways, so we decided to make him a football player. I was the cheerleader, and chris was the coach. If you cant tell by the photos he is a fan of BYU. Are fist halloween with devin finally here was so much fun, last year this time he was still in my belly :) we just went to the grandparents houses, and to some friends houses to see their cute baby. Look how cute below Devin an Linkoln look.

So this next one is the whole family, are own little football team :).........

We then headed up to see the grandparents aunties and uncles, that was so much fun for everyone to see Devin on his 1st halloween. Enjoy all the pics below.............

"Devin's First Pumpkin Carving"

This was so much fun to do with our son this year. Ever since I have known chris, which is 9years now. His family has always done pumpkin carving every year, I have always loved this tradition. This year though was even more special, because it was with our little Devin. Chris and I decided to do it our house and have both of the grandparents over. They ofcourse were so excited to be there for Devin's first pumpkin carving. These pictures below were the start of the evening getting all the pumpkins ready...

So once we got done doing all 7 pumpkins 4 of them were Chris and I's. We made a little family of pumpkins this year, and added accessories to describe all of us. So this picture below in order is chris, me, devin, and the new baby girl :) I know I know kind of cheesy, but I have kind of become that way now that I am a mom. I feel like I have become a kid again myself, and I have to say I am loving it. Christmas will be the best this year I can't wait. Sorry I went away from the picture :) enjoy it below....

"Game Night"

Chris and I would do game nights here and there with scrabble before little devin got here. It wasn't often, but it was a little more in the winter time when there is nothing to do. So the night started out really good, and cute little devin was being sooo good as usual. Well that was true until he went into a tantrum out of nowhere yikes!! It was a good one he was just screaming and crying. I tried the binky, I tried pacing, I tried rocking. Nothing and I mean nothing was calming him down. Finally Chris and I layed him down on our bed and started reading him a book, we didn't know what else to do. Well if you can imagine something as simple as the book worked lol. I think it is so funny because really nothing else was working for my mad little baby. We read him the book "The five little pumpkins" he loved it. So it was a nice thought for chris and I to sit down for game night and popcorn with no interruptions ( yeah right ) :) Enjoy the pictures below of our fun evening!

100% Confirmation

Well you read it right, it's 100% for sure we are HAVING A GIRL!!!!! I just wanted to let everyone know I told you I would. :) Goodnight for now.

"Confirmation day"

Well here it is confirmation day for baby girl!! Well atleast that's what we hope she still is :) so we go tonight at 7:00, I will be posting tonight the for sure confirmed sex of the baby! I'm so excited to get the little girl confirmed so I can starting SHOPPING FOR PINK YAY. Anyhow get ready to hear, look later tonight around 10ish for the answer. Thanks all :)

Boy Or Girl?

So If you can't tell (IT'S A GIRL!!!)

The story is that Chris and I went to have an ultrasound done at 15 weeks.

I was super anxious this time, and to be honest was hoping for a girl.

When we got there they said we were a few days off, but that could still tell, and they

were sure that it was a girl. We just have to go back on the 27th of this month

to confirm. We are so excited, it is all feeling so real now.

Till next belly pic, which it's huge already just wanted to give ya all the scoop.

:)

11 Week Belly Pic

So it begins, here I am doing belly pictures of myself again ALREADY!!! Well now that I am over the shock that I'm going to have babies a year apart, I can relax and enjoy the pregnancy :) So here is what you have been waiting for, the first belly pic. I will be posting belly pics every 2 to 3 weeks depending on how fast it grows. Also please don't mind this shirt that makes me look like a bumble bee, I wasn't thinking when I had the picture taken. Well enjoy and until 13 or 14 weeks for the next belly pic :)

Already 6 Months

Wow I can not believe my little 3lb NICU baby is 6 months old now!! Devin is weighing in now at a whopping 17 1/2 lbs. He has had no problems in that area catching up, he is a little on the shorter side though. He just does the funnest things now at 6 months just to name a few:

-Smiles with the whole mouth open.

-Giggles

-puts everything and anything in his mouth

-He coos, and grunts, and screams. He has definately discovered his little voice.

I have posted some really cute pics of him at 6 months so far, which has been like a day. I took quite a few, what can I say I love my little dude. I just have to say how grateful I am to have Devin in my life. I have an amazing supportive husband, and our little family just makes me feel whole. I love you my little "Dooders" mommy and daddy are so proud to call you our son, you have been such a fighter from the beginning. WE LOVE YOU!!! Happy 6 months.

"Belly Pics Are Coming"

So because this time I am showing alot sooner I'm going to start my belly pics alot sooner :) last time I believe I started at like 16 or 17 weeks, well not this time around instead it's 11 yikes! I just wanted to post this so you know in the next day or two to start watching for the belly pics. Talk to you all soon.

"Fruit Obsession"

Alright so I know my other posts have consisted of how sick I have been this pregnancy. Well don't worry my appetite is back, and it's an interesting one this time around. I don't crave chips, ice cream, big fat burritos, cookies etc...... nope big plates of fruit mostly, and sometimes veggies. This so far is a healthier pregnancy, as for food anyways. All I ever wanted with Devin was Ice cream from cold stone (sweet cream & strawberries) mmmmm. Don't get me wrong that still sounds good this time, but in most cases I would rather eat my plate of fruit :) I have so much more to add, I haven't been good at the blogging thing lately. It's alot to keep up when I have so much to write about Devin and this pregnancy. I get so busy I forget to write alot of it down. I promised myself I'm going to keep up and do better :) well until next time......

Bear Lake Trip

Well we made it to Bear Lake this year like usual for Labor Day. I have been in Chris's family 9 years now, and that has become a tradition. Devin had his first time in the pool, let's just say that he didn't love it. I figured the pool would be alot warmer than the lake I was wrong, I'm sure you can judge from this picture.

Or maybe it's that mommy thought it was cold lol. So then after we learned the pool wasn't very well liked, we decided to head to the lake for some sun bathing. This we learned Dev enjoyed :)

I thought this looked like a comfortable nap. So after we enjoyed our beach adventure we took Devin back to the condo for a bath in the sink :) pretty cute picture we got of him.

This trip was very relaxing and I'm so glad we got to take our little man this year. Well until the next adventure talk with you all soon.

Sicker Than A Dog

Okay wow I am so so sick this pregnancy! I am definately way more sick than I was with Devin. I'm just sitting here this morning trying to do some work from home, and trying to squint at my computer through my headache. This really is the worst I have felt in a really long time. It's also not helping that Devin is deciding to revert back to a newborn, he is waking up 2 times a night right now out of nowhere. It is killing me I feel like I am getting no sleep. For those of you out there that are on a second pregnancy, or have had one please some advice would be great..... I want to say that I think Dev is just going through a growth spurt, it makes sense anyways. I mean before for over 2 months he was sleeping through the night 9 hours no problem. I don't know I guess I have to just tough it out, the 1st trimester is the worst always. I feel so good the rest of the time, atleast I did with Devin so far this isn't like my pregnancy with devin though. Well more updates to come, thanks for listening all!

"Mama Had To Have It"

Okay okay so I know pregnancy gets used as an excuse sometimes for eating whatever we want, but I REALLY wanted Mcdonald's :) So today was the first day I have felt quite nauseated and nothing I mean nothing sounded good. Well don't worry at 10:00pm tonight it hit me a Big N Tasty meal from Mcdonald's mmmm I had to have it. Well the good news is that it was as good as I was expecting, and it stayed down too thank goodness. So I had to post about my first real have to have it craving with this pregnancy. Man Mcdonald's is good but it is way better pregnant and at 10:oo at night I can vouch. Well now that my belly is full baby is in bed it's time for mama to hit the sack goodnight all!

"Watching Daddy Work"

Well let's just say so far I have taught Devin 2 main things #1 mommy is the woman in his life :) #2 We watch daddy work okay j/k (kinda). Anyhow today Chris had an itch to get rid of what we call our dirt hill in the front yard. Truthfully it is going to be a job that will take days, but he wanted to make a dent in it tonight! It really was a pretty evening and so Devin, Duke, and I decided to take a blanket and hang out while daddy worked. I had chris take a picture of all three of us watching him work :) These are the best nights just hanging with my little family, I couldn't ask for more! It was the most perfect weather and Devin loves to be outside. He will really focus in on the trees, he seems to love them. I would have to say I have a pretty happy content baby, it takes alot to ever even remotely here a cry out of him. I just have to say I love my husband, our cute little house, and most of all our baby we created. We are so blessed and grateful for all that we have, I try to never forget how lucky we really are.