fun filled weekends

What a special treat!!

My oldest sister came up from Portland to hang with me Thursday-Sunday. 

Our weekend consisted of:

Veggin' out

Watching one too many episodes of Duck Dynasty 

Mediocre mani/pedi, but the massage chair made it worth it!

Listening to my little one's heartbeat, as well as having six vials of blood drawn

Meeting up with her Yogi friends for dinner at the Black Bottle

A trip to Capitol Hill for some very unimpressive shopping

A mid-day movie to watch The Life of Pi

Meeting up with her old Husky girlfriend's for dinner at the Kushibar

A late night excursion to find the space needle..

Which of course resulted in a handstand picture :)

And a special trip to Top Pot to fix a doughnut craving (and no, it wasn't my craving!)

All in all, it was a great weekend and I would have to say I probably experienced more in this one weekend than the entire time I have lived up here! 

Thanks for a good time sister! Love you! 

Oh yes! and how can I forget?! 

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 

It has been entertaining looking at everybody's green fun! 

I think pretty much everyone did the Shamrock Run this weekend and I loved seeing everyone all dressed up! 

This photo is about the extent of my green fun! 

How far along? 16 Weeks 2 days  

Total weight gain: Just one pound!! You could say I was happy at my doctor’s appointment!   

Maternity clothes? Well lets just say.. I think my next trip down to Vancouver is going to call for some shopping in Portland. Sadly, this weekend while trying to get dressed up for all our dinner occasions, I was having trouble finding tops to fit my upper half. I’m trying to hold off until belly is bigger though…

Stretch marks? Not yet, but with the amount of itching I have been having, I know I am stretching and growing!

Sleep: Slept pretty darn good this weekend!  

Best moment this week: Spending some sister time and having her at my doctor’s appointment. Baby’s heartbeat was 155.. pretty consistent still!

Miss Anything? Having a good appetite. I am definitely eating better than I have been my entire pregnancy; however, I just don’t crave things anymore.   

Movement: Nope.. just round ligament pain.

Food cravings: Nope

Anything making you queasy or sick: Certain things here and there.. I have accepted that I probably will feel nauseous occasionally throughout my entire pregnancy and am thankful that it is no longer as intense as it was during my first three months.

Gender: I’ll be setting up the anatomy scan appointment tomorrow!

Labor Signs: Nope

Symptoms: Round ligament pain, lots of itching, on and off nausea, still get the funny taste in my mouth after eating certain things..

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty happy.. there are some things that for certain would make me happier, but they will come soon enough!

Looking forward to: hopefully another quick work week than girls night at Julies! 

xoxo, Gabrielle 

Long Weeks

It's that time again.. 

Just got home from a lovely drive home from Vancouver. Ehm, most boring drive ever!

With that being said, I have some long weeks ahead of me.. yet, exciting weeks. 

First off, my big sissy Danielle will be up on Thursday to spend the weekend with me.. excited for some girl time and relaxation! 

I will FINALLY be done with my last class {ever} this weekend as well.. Can I get an A'men? 

I have a sixteen (or was it nineteen?!) hour CE course to take the following weekend in Seattle.. I'm about to be a Pro on Sleep Apnea! 

AND we find out the gender of the baby at the end of the month; which we will than get to share our exciting news with family over Easter weekend! 

I think the hardest part about these next few weeks will be being without my Boo! 

I can only imagine what he is gonna say when he sees me in almost three weeks and how much bigger baby/my belly will be!

Here I am at 15 weeks!

Can't believe I will be half way through my pregnancy in just a months time!

How far along? 15 weeks 2 Days 

Total weight gain: According to my sisters scale, I think I'm up about 2 or 3 lbs.. I will know for sure at my dr's appointment this Friday. 

Maternity clothes? Not yet.. My jeans are getting a little more snug though.. 

Stretch marks? No.. but I do feel like I'm stretching! 

Sleep: I feel even more tired this trimester than I did in my first! I would say I am getting more sleep, but still not sleeping well. 

Best moment this week: There were a lot of good moments this week! But um, baby related? Stepping on my sisters scale and seeing that I had not put on 10 lbs like I thought I did! haha 

Miss Anything? My husband and puppy.. Even though it has only been like 3 hours! :)

Movement: I was having some really weird pain in my stomach on the drive up tonight.. I don't think it was baby moving though.. more so ligament pain from my stomach stretching. 

Food cravings: Nope.. I kind of am feeling as though I may not be a craving pregnant lady..?!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Well.. I started dry heaving again over the weekend.. not sure why or what it is from.. so I guess we can still say brushing my teeth is a challenge (and yes, I still brush my teeth, clean my tongue and floss like normal).. and then anything just really strong smelling/tasting. OH! I did have Hulu Boy Yakisoba noodles for lunch one day.. Bad idea.. baby did not like it!

Gender: Keep posted!! I will be scheduling my ultrasound soon! 

Labor Signs: Negative. 

Symptoms: So my newest one has been the hiccups.. but not like normal hiccups; instead, these hiccups make me almost want to throw up.. if that makes sense? 

Belly Button in or out? In.. However, I wish my belly would stick further out.. I'm tired of looking like a chubby muffin top! 

Wedding rings on or off? On.. so far all my jewelry still fits! 

Happy or Moody most of the time: I've been pretty happy lately with some things that are going on in my life! However, I do get irritated pretty quickly about some things.. I try to watch my attitude. 

Looking forward to:  The things mentioned above!! 

Good Days and Bad Days

Welp. 

While my morning sickness has still yet to go, I can start to say that some days are better than others. Today you ask? Not so much.  

However, I am noticing the little things here and there that remind me I have made it to my second trimester. (more to follow below)

I feel as though any day, my stomach is just going to POP out and say BAM! I'M HERE! 

As for my updated picture.. I am sorry I am a little behind. We

 had a very crazy busy weekend, but I am really excited to keep you guys updated over the next few weeks and months about things that are to come! 

So with that being said, here I am at 14 weeks 3 days. 

(Oh yeah.. not the best picture either.. again, long day). 

How far along? 14 Weeks 3 days  

Total weight gain: I don’t officially know, but I am sure at least 1-3 lbs. At least that is how I feel these days!  

Maternity clothes? Still no. However, I feel it is coming sooner than later.  

Stretch marks? No, but I am definitely growing in certain areas! I just told Randy earlier, “Babe, I think it is time to buy some belly lotion..”

Sleep: Some nights are better than others.. still always wake up multiple times though.

Best moment this week: Eating an amazingly delicious veggie sub from subway! (I had another the next day.. sadly, it wasn’t as good).

Miss Anything? Of course, but right now I would LIKE to miss the acne spreading like wildfire across my face! Geez these hormones are something else!  

Movement: Still no kicks, hiccups, burps.. whatever it is we are suppose to feel..

Food cravings: Not yet. I am definitely starting to eat more though and get hungry more often! (Hence the probability of weight gain…)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Yes, still going through my morning sickness. Haven’t dared to touch a salad yet as I am still traumatized by the taste of my last one. Randy made me a PB&J on wheat bread today; it was tolerable, still not the best tasting thing.

Gender: Hopefully finding out at the end of the month!

Labor Signs: Again, no.

Symptoms: Lots of bloat and discomfort in my organs. I think as baby is getting bigger, I am more aware that things are being moved around inside of me. Again, morning sickness, food aversions, headaches, bad sleep, increase in appetite, dizziness, low blood sugar.. the usual.

Belly Button in or out? Still in.. However, I think pretty much anyway can tell I have my belly button pierced through my shirts now..

Wedding rings on or off? Still on and hoping to buy Randy one soon!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Mix.. I think I am definitely more happy when I feel good.. and people can tell when I feel bad.. Although, I wouldn’t necessarily say I am “moody” when I feel bad.. just kind of down and out..

Looking forward to: waking up one morning and feeling 100% free of morning sickness! 

13 weeks down

Second trimester, here I come! 

Overall, I decided to make this blog as a way for me to journal my pregnancy and update those who are interested in knowing the progress of my little one's growth. 

Each week I will be updating a photo of myself as well as answering this basic questionnaire. 

A big thank you to Pinterest and the blogger littlebabygarvin, as I have practically stole how she documented her pregnancy. 

I thought it was such a cute idea and a great way to keep track of things! 

Here it is! 

How far along? 13 Weeks

Total weight gain: Thank goodness, Zero!

Maternity clothes? Not yet! My skinny jeans still fit! Whoo hoo!

Stretch marks? nope

Sleep: waking up several times throughout the night (and it isn’t even because I need to pee or anything! Ughhh)

Best moment this week: Hearing the little baby heartbeat!

Miss Anything? Being able to eat normally and feeling like myself L

Movement: No movement’s yet.. Although I know our little peanut is swimming around in there.

Food cravings: No real cravings… still TONS of aversions! I guess I did crave Root Beer a couple times this last week. I’m not sure if I was just from dehydration and that’s what I felt would satisfy it or what. As most of you know, I don’t ever drink pop.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Living.. haha jk.. kinda.. but YES! Salad, Italian dressing, Mexican food, the smell of my Kitchen from my husbands CONSTANT juicing, the thought of taking my prenatal gummies, the taste of my toothpaste, the taste of water, the smell of our high-rise apartment halls, anything wheat.. The list could go on! It makes me sad as I sit here and jot down some of my favorite things.. ie: salad and wheat products.

Gender: 5 more weeks until we find out! My intuition is that I am having a girl.. I would be happy either way. Deep down inside, I think my husband wants a little boy!

Labor Signs: No. Thank goodness!

Symptoms: Morning sickness, nausea, horrible sleep, dizziness, gagging/dry heaving (thankfully no longer throwing up), lots of bloat towards the end of the night, headaches, food aversions, smells, horrible taste in my mouth. You name it, I’ve pretty much have had it.

Belly Button in or out? In and hoping it stays in.. The thought of it pushing out scares me. I don’t know why; I guess I’m afraid it might hurt or something.. haha

Wedding rings on or off? ON! (Which reminds me, I still need to buy Randy a new wedding ring. Something about being pregnant and him not having his on bothers me. Maybe it’s because at our first prenatal appointment, the front desk lady referred to him as my “partner”. I’m sure she does that to everyone as each couple is in a different situation, but it sure bothered me! Lol)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody (mainly just towards the hubby) .. I am trying to be positive; but it has been hard with the morning sickness. I am thankful that my MS hasn’t been lasting 24/7 like before, but some days are still really hard. Fingers crossed for a better second trimester!

Looking forward to: my symptoms going away and my belly starting to grow! I am definitely in that “ate too many treats” stage.. haha

For those of you who would like to go back to the beginning and see how this all began, click here. 

xoxo Gabrielle 

Big Announcements!

Here it is.. our official Announcement! 

It isn't exactly how I had hoped it would be.. I actually had planned on having a family picture taken, including our first "baby" Chip. However, unfortunately with the horrible morning sickness, it just wasn't going to happen. 

Instead my wonderful husband helped piece this together and this is what we decided to hand out and mail to family members. 

Once we knew they had all received and heard about our news, we then made it "Facebook Official" and announced it to the rest of the world. 

Thank you to all our friends and family for your kind words, love, and support!