3 weeks left!!

WOahhhh, I'm 37 weeks today!! I wasnt too good about this whole blog thing, maybe i'll get better!!! But I seriously can not believe this baby will be here within the next month!! It seriously has gone by way fast, I mean there's been times that have dragged, but for the most part.. I cant believe how fast its went.  With things getting so close, my nerves have really started to to get crazy..I usually never have trouble falling asleep at night, as Danny would say, "I just knock out" ..but lately I find myself laying there for while..thinking about every possible thing that could happen in labor, what its going to feel like, what he's going to look like, wondering if everything is going to be okay,  hoping he's going to be healthy..so many what ifs!!! & in reality non of this worrying is going to matter!! I just have serious fears about labor, it seriously is the scariest thing to me, I think its all of the "unknown" cause really until you experience it ..you have no idea what to expect..everyone can tell you their story, but EVERYONES labor is so different..you can never compare!! I'm getting really uncomfortbale, its so hot out..my ankles no longer exist ..I now have Cankles..& huge ones !!! I shouldn't complain cause my pregnancy really hasnt been all that bad, & I'll actually miss being pregnant!!! I got "checked" for the first time at my last appointment..&  oh my..that hurt!! my next app is tomorrow & I'm NOT looking forward to it, but atleast I know what to expect this time..at my apppointment..I was almost a 1 (i know nothing really) but I was just happy to hear there was some kind of progress & I'm hoping for more progress tomorrow :]] Also, since I have gestational diabetes..I have to do Non stress test once a week until labor, its kind of nice though because we get to monitor his heart rate & even get an ultra sound each week.. his heart rate was PERFECT at the last one, they check my fluid in the ultra sound...good fluid is from 10-20 & I was at an 11, so barely okay..hopefully it doesnt get too low!!! Me & Danny actually made our first trip to labor and delivery last tues, I came home from work and sorry TMI but my underwear were WET, & then all day I kept having little bits of fluid coming out...I thought maybe my water had a sloow leak..& I didnt want to risk it, so we went in to get checked, I was so nervous to "bug" them at the hospital, they were seriously soo nice & so willing to help me out!! they monitored the baby for a while & checked the fluid to see if it was my water, the nurse was so sweet..when the test came up negative she said, "dang it, your cute..I was hoping you were staying!!" little does she know I'm going to be her worst nightmare in labor!!!! ;) She really made me feel so comfortable though, and that little experience eases my mind just a little bit more about labor!!! Our shower is this saturday & we are super excited for it !!! Well at the blogging rate I'm going, my next post will be when he's here :]]

almost 28 weeks!!

28 weeks on Sunday, we've made it to the third trimester & I can tell, the fun is just beginning :]] I'm getting so excited/anxious the closer we get, but I'm also getting bigger, and you know what that means..more aches and pains!!! Lately this little guy moves ALOT..and I LOVE it!! It's so fun to feel him move, I told Danny you could see him move in my belly..he didnt believe me, but the other night he was able to see it :]] and he's felt him a few times !!! My left ankle is still swollen..its kind of weird, its just mostly in this one certain spot?!!..I dont know what the reasoning is?!! My next app. is next friday and I have to have my glucose test done before then!! If you know me, you know ..ME & NEEDLES don't mix!!! In the beginning, I was a wreck knowing I had to do blood work, when I finally got up the nerve to do it, it really wasn't bad, the guy who did it..did a really awesome job!! So I'm hoping for him again (fingers crossed) But I've also heard the drink is HORRIBLE and if you try to tell me its not, I'm not gonna believe you ;]] Me and Danny took a trip to California a couple weeks ago, we wanted to be sure to get a little trip in before the baby!! It was a lot of fun, we didnt have to wake up to alarms, got to walk the beach, spent time with his brother and his fam, and we caught a baseball game!! I'm glad we did it before I got TOO BIG, the car ride was pretty uncomfortable!!! My legs would ache  A LOT!! I'm going to visit my family back east at the end of this month, so I'm a little nervous for how uncomfortable the flight is going to be, I think about how uncomfy plane rides are just in general, I dont even want to think about it pregnant!! hopefully it wont be too bad!! (again fingers crossed) On another note, I know a TON (like 50..no joke) pregnant girls!! But I have a couple super close friends who are pregnant, & one of Danny's cousins also is..I have to say it makes it so much easier when people around you are going through the same thing, and you can relate to each other!!! I look forward to calls and text from Kayla and Lashel telling me how miserable they are, or how something so pathetic made them cry and then I can be like "OMG, I saw this lady stopping trafic on river road today so a Mommy duck & her ducklings could safely cross the road and I started bawling!!" and they can laugh at me..Or I can vent about the dumb girl at work who made a rude comment about the babies name!!! Anways, I'm glad I'm not in this alone..it would be hard if people didnt understand..and sorry, but you DON'T understand until you've been pregnant!! & MEN will NEVER understand!!..K, I'm really done ranting now :]]]

24 weeks!!

All I have to say, is my whole pregnancy has been CAKE..I didn't get sick once, I've felt great the whole time!!! and then this past week some lovely pregnancy symptoms have hit me at full force!! I went and got a pedicure last fri and the lady doing it mentioned I was retaining water in my left foot, I thought it was wierd that only my left foot was swollen, and then tuesday at work my boss made a comment that my left foot looked swollen and not my right..so today I had a doctors app and I mentioned it to him, he checked it out and it is swollen and not the right, so tomorrow I'm going for an ultrasound on my leg to make sure its not a blood clot..the Dr didn't want to freak me out & is pretty sure its not..but better safe then sorry!!! I'm hoping my circulation is just different on my left then the right..I DO NOT want to have to worry and stress about a blood clot the rest of my pregnancy!! and sorry TMI but I've also gotten those lovely things down south that start with a big freaking H, (sorry I'm keeping this blog real) I hear a lot of people get them when their pregnant, and my doctor says they probably will not go away the rest of the pregnancy to time to endure them!!! OH JOY!!! Me and Danny are also trying to make the decision if we should buy this car we found this week, its a pretty good deal and we could use a second/slightly bigger car..but its just such a tough decision on whether or not we should spend the money right now...decisions - decisions!!! we know it'll all work out, its just so hard when your now making choices not only for your self, but for someone else!! I love this little guys so much already and I know it'll all be worth it in the end..But WOW someone could of warned me of all this lovely stuff that my body was going to do :]] I've been feeling the baby move a lot more and its awesome!!! Danny hasn't felt it yet, and he gets so irritated every time I tell him to feel and then he doesn't feel it...I know he'll feel it soon!!

Recap of the last 22 weeks !!

K here goes, so after almost 7 years of dating..and many ups and downs, I married my high school sweet heart!! Ive always wanted kids, but Danny being the more level headed one of the two had me pretty convinced that waiting a couple years would be best for us, so we could get stable careers and get a good savings going. But apparently Heavenly Father had other plans for us, and almost 8 weeks after our wedding we found out we were blessed with a honey moon baby!!! I was in total shock, I couldn't believe it!! I knew how danny felt about having kids so soon, I was terrified to tell him, when I did..his reaction was actually pretty lame..he kind of showed no emotion (he was in shock) and he made me take another test, honestly I dont think he was convinced until the first ultrasound!! I was 6 weeks when we found out and a couple weeks later we had our first app. and it was confirmed!! The second week of January we had our first ultrasound and I couldnt believe it, actually seeing the baby and hearing the heart beat..made it all so real!!! Then it seemed like forever just waiting for our 18 week ultra sound to find out the sex, I really didn't care either way, Danny was convinced it was a boy and wouldnt have it any other way..in fact he would be perfectly happy with all boys! We had our ultra sound on Feb 28 (my sisters bday) so Me, Her, and Danny all went..the nurse was checking everything like she was suppose to and finally Danny blurted out, "so what it is?!!!" he was a little impatient, she checked down there and there was absolutely no denying it was  a BOY, he was showing it all off!! we were so excited! We left the app. and went and bought our first outfit, i called my parents after to tell them and not even an hr later they called me and had already bought a bunch of adorable boy stuff!!! The weeks following we kind of went a little crazy and bought a few outfits, my mom and dad and my gma bought some stuff..and needless to say he already has some clothes :] now me and danny are forcing our selves to wait until after the baby shower to get the rest of the things we need!! we've had fun getting everything ready, we found a changing table at di and were able to redo it, and with a little help from my friends i sewed a changing table pad!!! we also found an awesome glider at the di!! dannys mom bought us a crib and my parents are getting the car seat..so alot of the important stuff is taken care of!! (which is such a relief) As for me and the pregnancy, its honestly been cake so far..I was never sick in the beginning, and I havent had too much pain! Ive had some emotional moments, a few break downs about my growing boobs, belly, and everything else!! One day i was in tears, completely bawling my eyes out cause my bras didnt fit anymore and I needed new ones!! I have to say the worst for me is working on my feet, Ive had a few days were i've been in tears after work cause they hurt so bad!! I know its only going to get worst..and I'm trying to stick it out until i deliver (we'll see how that goes) Recently at the 22 week mark..I was telling my mom I never feel him move much, that night and the next morning I felt him a whole bunch..and lately i've been feeling him all the time... I LOVE it, it has to be my favorite part, I can't wait for Danny to be able to feel him kick!! K, this was an extremely long post, I'm new to blogging..but i have a lot to say these days about this little miracle that's happening!!! I promise no more long rambles.. I just had to get caught up!!! :]]