25 weeks!

Wow, this week was insane! You'll never know how much those baby kicks mean until you face a moment when you're wondering if she will ever kick again.

Tuesday night I had bleeding, not spotting, but blood with clotting. TMI for some, but for a mom this news is dreadful! I called Gray to come upstairs immediately for his thoughts on why there was bleeding. I started freaking out... crying, shaking, thinking all of the worst possibilities.

Here we have a beautiful nursery, excitement in the air, and the thought of it never receiving our baby girl was absolutely ripping out my heart.

We called the Doctor immediately, and they advised to come in to Labor and Delivery if the blood continued, or to come in to the OBGYN office first thing in the morning.

In the MORNING?!??! I wanted to know what was wrong NOW! I wanted to make sure she was still alive. I wanted to make sure she wasn't coming THIS soon. Everything I googled and read in my expectant mothers books were so extreme. It seemed like I was either losing the baby or she was going to come extremely early.

Thank goodness there was no more blood. Gray reassured me that if the doctor thought it was THAT big of an emergency there would have been no recommendation of waiting. He prayed over us and that God's will would be done. That's a hard prayer to pray.

About 30minutes later, I felt her move. I was overwhelmed with joy!! She was in there, ALIVE, and I was soooo happy! We both were so excited to feel her kicking a squirming around.

The next morning, we both called out of work and showed up at the Dr's only to hear that we would have to come back in a couple of hours because the doctors were in surgery. SERIOUSLY!? We came back at 11 and they checked her heartbeat and everything sounded perfect. I teared up hearing those tender little beats of my baby's living heart.

Everything else was checking out fine. Finally an available Doctor stepped in to check things out further. She found I had a bacterial infection that was causing my cervix to be ultra-sensitive, and after going to a spin class the day before, a blood vessel had ruptured. What a relief! If it hadn't been treated, it could have led to premature labor! I got MORE pills and I have to take it easy for the next two weeks at the gym.

I'm just SO glad it wasn't blood from the baby. I'm so thankful that I still have a little punkin in there and she's happy and healthy. Every time I feel her move now, it's indescribable.

The Bump at 25 weeks:

24 weeks!

Baby weighs about 1.5lbs now! 109 more days, but i'm hoping she comes a little earlier.

Last Dr. visit we realized my iron was low. I have since been taking my prenatal every day with no misses and pumping up my protein and iron through foods. The day my prenatal bottle became empty, I had to call hubby to rush in some more. If I don't take them in the morning as soon as I wake up, I feel a fainting spell coming on and have to either lay on the floor or walk around.

I got prescribed an iron pill, but I haven't got it filled yet. I've heard they come with their own problems so I was just going to see if it would get better before I paid for yet another pill.

Since my iron was low, unfortunately I didn't get the extra energy I was told the 2nd trimester would bring.

I feel blah. I'm ready for her to be HERE and to be done being preggers. I can't believe this takes 9 whole months! My belly is not even huge yet!

I've been working out (if you can even call it that) and everything still gets bigger. I keep thinking if I got some maternity workout wear, I'd feel at least a little more comfortable in clothes that are meant for expanding instead of my tanks riding up my belly ha.

Today, I'm watching 3 dogs and TWO of them got poopy cling-ons that needed to be washed out... all I can say is I'm thankful to not be having twins haha.

love: trader joe's ham and swiss sandwiches, sleeping at night, feeling her move, sweat pants

dislike: 109 more days, clothes, back pain or joint pain



The Bump at 24 weeks:

Fab Maternity Clothes

Right now I am totally obsessed with my maternity jean leggings from Heidi Klum's collection at a Pea in the Pod. I loathe wearing a strapless bra and the ideal clothing for me includes shirts that I can wear a regular bra with and is long enough to hide the stretchy band of my jeans haha. Right now my bump is so small, so I don't like the idea of showing it off just yet. I feel like people will think I just have a chubby tummy haha. Maybe my maternity style will change the more I grow, but for now, here's some cute finds and splurges to make any pregnant girl feel cute!

Feel free to post comments on where you shop for maternity clothes (I really want to find some cute maxi dresses)!


Cute styles from a pea in the pod:


($89) ($48 + 10%off)($43.99+10%0ff)($145)

Cute Styles from Top Shop:

($50)($65)($50)

Cute Styles from Nordstrom:

($57.90)($84)

Others (click on price for link):

($82) PJ's ($106)($46)

Nursery Update

Honey got around to the honey-do list of hanging the mirror and mobile! It's coming along more and more- Yay!

New Mirror from the Gibson Depot & new lamp from Etsy:

Scented Drawer Liners:

Mobile is now Hung!

23weeks!

118 days to go! This little girl is moving more and more each day! I don't mind the kicking out, but the kicking inward toward my organs and bladder kind of hurts. She's about 1.2 lbs, and 11.5 inches. i can't wait for her to get here! I hope she is healthy and I hope she has hair! I saw the cutest newborn baby at church, the one that actually sleeps the whole service, and she had a little bow and was attached to the momma. I was like I can't wait to have my little girl in my arms!

The nursery is coming along. We've added a mirror, chandelier, and glider. I'll post more pics once things are up. We're still figuring out placement for it all. Thanks shuggy!

Things I'm happy about right now: Mama mio belly butter, getting the nursery put together, nesting.

Things i'm not so thrilled about: weight gain, innie belly button slowly popping out (grosses me out), and the whole cord falling off situation after birth.

Here's the bump at 23 weeks:

I saw her move on the outside today! I have been feeling her move, but I didn't think to look at my belly until today haha. I tried to video it, the part that moves is the upper right part of my belly. Look closely :)

22 weeks!

Yesterday I was 22 weeks and had my monthly Dr. visit. Everything is going good. I got measured for the first time at 22 centimeters from the belly button to the pelvic bone- which he said was right on track! I may not look like I have a huge bump but the weight gain has definitely been more than other people I know. Ugh. I did get the "okay" on spray tanning so I hit up the booth as soon as I left the office and now I at least "feel" like I look a little better. haha.

18 more weeks and we will have our baby girl! I cannot wait! The nursery is coming along great! The Shuggy Fairy has been spoiling us rotten. We have a few more items and decorations to come, but all in all if she comes early for any reason, we're prepared!

We are pretty set on the name Kinsley and the middle name is still up in the air. We like either Adele or Savannah, though I'm not sure I like the "southern" connotation to the name Savannah since I don't consider myself a southern girl- I prefer West Coast names haha, but we'll see!

I never got morning sickness or nausea, there are still some foods I better not come across. One of the main ones is PinkBerry. Ugh. I used to love it but now merely writing this makes me want to puke. I can't even pass the shopping center it's in.

I have been a big fan of cheese- mainly parmesan. I also have been craving a PB&J after reading Alyssa's blog and a strawberry lemonade from cheesecake factory after my sis said she was going to eat there. Most of my cravings have just been a strong desire for something and then once I have it I'm good. I haven't had any foods that I crave all the time.

I can feel her move now and you can feel it from the outside. It was crazy the night Gray first felt her kick or jab. I guess we may have another little kickboxer on our hands ha. It could be do to the TurboKick I do at home lol. I feel her move the most at night when I'm laying down. Sometimes I think she's trying to get out.

I got that mama mio belly butter I mentioned in one of my previous "favs" post... I LOVE it! In case you don't remember, it's a highly recommended stretch mark preventer lotion. I ordered it from Amazon and it came with 3 tubs! Not sure if that is normal. The girl that recommended it said after her first tub ran out she was freaking out since her other one was still on the way so I'm not sure if my tubs are smaller or if amazon just hooked me up. It smells great, too!

Anyway, here are some pics of the nursery and the 22 week belly!

Wednesday's Favs!

It's wednesday and I haven't posted in a while.. but here are some favs!

Cutest Diaper Bag EVER!

Petunia Pickle Bottom® Cake Cosmopolitan Carryall™

It comes in 6 different colors and has a pull out changing pad!




Icky Baby Bib- laminated for easy cleaning!




Soooo cute little shoes from Jack and Lily and Beba Bean




Janie and Jack has some really cute clothes from 0-12 year old girls and boys.