Wednesday, March 28, 2012

15 weeks!

Made it to week 15 and starting to wear a little more maternity clothing each day! So far this week I have felt pretty good with a lot more energy (just in time for spring cleaning!), but haven't had too much of an appetite for some odd reason? Even though the appetite has decreased, my belly is growing every day and people are starting to notice my bump more and more at work! Very exciting! One of my coworkers felt by belly and said its starting to feel nice and hard!!!
How far along? 15 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Unchanged from last week! In January: 143, February: 138, March: 141 allll month!
Maternity clothes?  a few here and there...my dress pants for work are getting pretty tight, might have to go shopping for some dress in pants in MSP this weekend!
Stretch marks? No - using mustela stretch mark cream and bert's bees mama bee belly butter
Sleep: sleeping on my back is not as comfortable as before, laying on my L side a lot!
Best moment this week:  We are getting closer and closer to finishing our basement and just installed a gas fireplace, can't wait to have a nice cozy basement before the baby gets here!
Have you told family and friends: Yes! not yet on Facebook, probably at 20 weeks!
Miss Anything?  fitting into my normal jeans/pants and not worrying about what I can and can't eat!
Movement: Haven't felt anything yet, but very excited to feel the baby!
Food cravings: salt and vinegar chips, BLTs, green beans, pears, blackberries and raspberries
Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope!
Have you started to show yet:  Yes, its really starting to come along now!
Gender prediction: Tim predicts girl! I have not quite sure yet, but kind of leaning towards girl as well
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy- but bloated!
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender, decorating the nursery, & feeling the baby move! 

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The First Trimester!

How far along? 14 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 1-2lbs! Finally I have gained a little weight, and I haven't even been nauseated!
Maternity clothes?  My sister Cassidy gave me a tub of maternity clothes and I  bought a few shirts! The shirt above is actually XS in maternity! First day of wearing something maternity to work was today!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleeping great
Best moment this week: Celebrating my birthday all week long and getting to spend time with all of Tim's family!
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything?  Having coffee in the morning!
Movement: Haven't felt anything yet, but very excited to feel the baby!
Food cravings: Kiwi, cantaloupe, strawberries, donuts, ice cream!
Anything making you queasy or sick: I could not even stand to look at a vegetable/salad or chicken for the whole first trimester! I even tried to make carrot cake muffins to try and get in my veggies- ended up tossing them all because they made me sick to my stomach!!!  I always ate chicken and salad before I was pregnant! It is crazy how your body changes! But now I can finally eat veggies again!
Have you started to show yet:  As of March 17th, my belly all of a sudden popped out! Tim really notices it now!
Gender prediction: According to the baking soda test: Girl, according to my dad's special test: Boy! Everyone in my family thinks Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender, decorating the nursery, & feeling the baby move! 



Finally made it out of the first trimester! Starting to finally have a little more energy again! This was also my birthday week and Tim spoiled me a little too much! I was surprised at work with a big bouquet of balloons with a scheduled manicure/pedicure on Monday, then on Wednesday 2 dozen roses came to work with another gift card for a 1 hour massage!!! We then left for Arizona on Thursday to celebrate my actual birthday with Tim's family and his Grandma Ireland who turned 89 on the same day I turned 27!  
On a side note-- the day I turned 27 I swear I woke up and the baby had grown and all of a sudden I had a bump! See above! Starting to really feel pregnant now!!! 








On February 26th my sister Cassidy and brother in law Tony had her second little boy: Carter Anthony!!! I went back to Grand Forks to help give him his first bath!! What a sweetie and he is such a good little baby!  Carter and our baby will be about 6 months apart!! We are excited for the two cousins to be good friends!!! 


At 12 weeks our baby's heart beat was at 162 BPM-- still feeling good! I think our puppy Fenton knows something is up, he had to be included in the photo ha! 
So far I haven't had any morning sickness except for maybe a day or two- which might have been the flu! I have just been super tired trying to make it through the work day! 





 Had our first doctor's appointment to confirm the results and found out I was 6 weeks along with a due date of September 13th, 2012! We also had an ultrasound at the first visit to see our little sweet pea!

We went back for another appointment at 8 weeks and heard our baby's heart beat for the first time!!! It was amazing! Tim heard it first, even before the the doctor!
We found out on January 8th, 2012 (after maybe 10 pregnancy tests-- just to be sure..:) we were expecting!!!

Monday, March 12, 2012

Tim and I are happy to announce.... :)

We found out we are expecting a little bundle of joy in September of 2012 and couldn't be more thrilled!!! We are so excited to be parents and cannot wait to meet our little baby Ireland. Also, we are hoping to use this blog as a tool to let family and friends know all the exciting things we are going through in the process!! Up next, belly photos! Stay tuned....

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

guest bedroom headboard.

I just finished my first furniture piece....not exactly the color of stain i wanted. I guess i should have listened to the directions and tested it first! oh well, little rustic but pretty cool.
 Why lights you might ask? no clue...but actually pretty cool when its completely dark!
 The color was supposed to match the frames on the walls....the picture on the side of the can lied to me!

Thursday, January 20, 2011


Seems like i never get enough time to finish the photos!!! but they are coming!
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Friday, December 31, 2010

Sneak Peek of Logan's Christmas!!!






Since our Photographer gave us teasers before the big reveal we thought we would do one too!!! Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The First Post

We decided to create a blog!!!! Now everyone can see whats going on in Hutchinson! Hope you all like it