Getting Bigger!!!

A pic of me at 21 weeks 1 day.... as you can see I have grown a bit since week 18!!!

Yesterday was my 21st week of being pregnant... how exciting... actually it is quite exciting K and I went to Costco today (my fav place!!!) and since they were on sale we bought wipes... 720 of them to be exact... but we figured they are on sale might as well! I think it kinda spooked both of us as it is the first thing we have really bought for the bean!! I mean I bought a sleeper but this is 720 WIPES!

On a serious note and to anybody who wants to keep us in your prayers, we have a family member who is not doing well. He has been in and out of the hospital since K and I got married last May and the hardest thing for me is not being there for this person. I love him sooo much and feel like I am out of the loop up here and that I am not getting the quality time that I want. (crap now I am crying again) This person is so special to me in so many different ways and I have always thought of this person and his faith as something to look up to. I have prayed daily for a miracle and want our family to know that they are constantly on my mind. Sometimes I hate being so far away (for those of you who don't know we live 12 hours away from our families) and hate being "cut off" from the family life that is so important to both K and I. So for those of you out there please pray for our family and for this amazing person.

Realizing how fragile things can be and then getting the comment from a friend (yes I will call you a friend because even though I have not met you, you have been on my mind a lot and I love reading your blog) have made me treasure being pregnant even more. She said to treasure my pregnancy and I have just been looking forward to June when I will finally meet this bean that I have not taken as much time lately to appreciate what is currently going on inside me. So thank T for that note it came at the perfect time! (and I am so happy that you love the name I am sooo stuck on Trace! Although K brought up Daylen the other day which I like as well).

The Halfway Mark!!!

Yipeeee we made it to the halfway mark! I still can't believe it. When I feel a kick or a roll going on I am still in amazement that this is OUR baby growing inside me. CRAZY! K and I were sitting on the couch last night watching a movie before his hockey game and suddenly I almost jumped off of the couch... and of course got the "what the heck" look from K . I had just gotten the hardest kick ever to my poor bladder and it surprised me at the same time. Too funny... maybe you had to be there haha!
So things seem to be going well, I get regular beatings from the bean which let me know that he/she is still ok in there. I have been having horrible thoughts of things going wrong with the baby but every 4 weeks when I hear the heartbeat I feel a little better. I have not received a call from my Dr about the ultrasound so I assume all went well which is AWESOME!!! Next appt is on the 4th of February so we will have to wait until then.
My hips were better this week. Last week after walking through the bush with 4 dogs and 5 other people and then heading to Costco afterwards I could barely walk. The pain was terrible and felt like my hips were being ripped apart... yet one more thing to talk to the Dr about. I do get pain if I sit for too long or stand for too long or walk for too long so I try to mix things up a bit and it seems to be working. I am sleeping better (thank goodness) and finally getting used to sleeping on my left side. Although K still hates all the pillows he understands that I need them for support and that come June/July I WILL be back on my tummy sleeping. Man I miss that!
So lately we have been thinking about names, as there are so many of our friends due this year we are pretty open about what we like so that nobody else takes them! haha! If we have a girl we are looking at using K's moms name Robyn in memory of her. So it would be Robyn Marie (Marie being my middle name) and if it is a boy we love the name Trace Gordon (Gordon is my dad's middle name). There are others on the list right now but these are the two that I REALLY love! K has a list but he has it at work and can never remember the names that he has written down. So for now these are the top names. I also love Tristan for a boy or Sedona for a girl... but again we will see... we would like to have a few names for each and then when the baby pops out be able to look at him/her and decide.

The Best Day Ever!!!!

So as my title says... yesterday was the best day ever! It was amazing! At 1pm we walked into the imaging place and I was brought to the back to get started. My bladder wasn't that bad and I was comfortable the whole time. She took quite a while doing the testing and I could feel why... the bean was dancing around as she was trying to take pics.. just like mom and dad already! I found out that the reason for me always feeling movement so low is because he/she is currently sitting in breach position and kicking me in the bladder with his/her feet. CRAZY! We weren't able to get the 3D pics that we wanted due to some confusion at the front desk so black and whites it is... much to our dismay we really wanted those 3D pics they are soo amazing!
Finally after about 30 minutes K was brought in and we got to look at our bean together. We watched him/her pump the air with tiny fists, we counted the fingers and watched him/her swallow. That was amazing... to see your child swallowing, an every day activity as you sit and watch through a screen was unforgettable, we even saw the lips moving around as it swallowed. Of course me being the emotional person that I am right now I got some tears in my eyes but it was nice to see 2 arms 2 legs, a brain and all the other stuff a baby should have. I still cannot believe that I have that inside me right now. Even though I am reminded almost every minute that it is there! haha!
So after leaving that ultrasound place it was off to the vet for W our dog who has a severe ear infection and 180 bucks later and 3 prescriptions we were out of there and I could finally go home and get ready for the concert. What an awesome show, the night started with Emerson Drive (who are from the town that we live in and nominated for a Grammy for their song Moments!!!!) then it was Teri Clarke who was fantastic and finally Big & Rich!!!!! Before they came out Cowboy Troy did a couple of his songs which were sooo different and we loved them!!! All three bands put on an amazing show Big & Rich were of course way out there in their fur coats and crazy hats and Rich had his whole guitar lined in sparkly diamond type jewels! To top off the night right before they were done Big & Rich brought Emerson Drive back onto the stage for a couple more songs and to congratulate them on their Grammy nomination with a shot and a toast. It was truly a honor to be a part of that and amazing of them to do it for Emerson Drive in their home town! I have to say other than my Canucks Jersey this was the best Christmas Present ever!!!!
So below I have some pics of the ultrasound. We only got three as the babe was moving around a little bit! And he/she is sitting breach with his/her face to my back but still soooo amazing to see!!!!

The bean checking us out!

Little bum and legs curled under
Still just chillin!!! I can't believe that is our baby!!!! I love him/her already!

First Belly Pic

Ok so some of my friends have been asking me to post a pic of my belly... which isn't too big yet but slowly getting there and hopefully in a couple more weeks I will truly pop! Here is a pic taken today at 18 weeks and 3 days!!! Everything is still going well, K can't feel the kicks yet but he has been trying. More to come after Tuesday and my ultrasound!

More Heartbeats!!!!

Went and saw my Dr today... she is in a brand new office and still getting organised so it took a little longer there than normal... no biggie for me it meant I didn't have to be at my desk! When I finally got in and sat down for our chat beforehand she made me feel much more at ease with what happens in the labour and delivery room. As some of you know my mom had very hard births with both Landon and I and that lead to a C-section with Dallas and we weren't even large babies! I explained this to her and the whole forceps thing and she informed me that she does not use forceps anymore, that she would use vacuum suction IF it looked like it would help. And that if it didn't look like it would help she would send me right into C-section!!! Yipeee! Not that I want a c-section but it is good to know that my Dr isn't going to sit there and keep me in distress and stress me out. I had a good friend just give birth with my dr and she said that the dr was a calming presence in the delivery room and really helped her to stay focused which was nice to hear!
So the dr's appt went very well, I asked her about my headaches which haven't really seemed to go away and about sleeping both of which she said that there is not much I can do about but I thought I would let her know anyways. Then came my favourite part.... hearting the bean galloping away. It took her a second to find it as he/she kept moving but when she finally did we almost blew the speakers on the Doppler!! It was crazy loud and the look on my Dr's face was priceless. She told me we were at 158 bmp and that it was pretty loud! haha! SOOO nice to hear though especially since I haven't heard it since we left for Mexico!
The baby has been more active in this last week as well, I have gone from flutterings to little bumps to full on punches in my pelvic area. Thanks bean!! I guess he/she doesn't like it when I sit down or try to sleep. He/she still has not risen above my belly button but the Dr did tell me that all seems to be growing well and the 4 pounds that I have gained since the start of this are good!
Well report done!!! I have my ultrasound on the 15th so we will post pics then, we are getting the 3D ones so I am super excited about that! So unless I have other news before the 15th... I will write and post pics then!

Trying to Catch up

Alright so it has been quite a while since I have posted anything... and yes I feel a little guilty but the holidays were busy and spending time with my family (even though I was all over the place mood wise, I blame hormones) was more important that sitting down and blogging.
Well I guess I could start with the arrival of my parents... I was sooo excited to finally tell them the news, I was bursting but our dog W had to run away and so I sat inside our house with my winter jacket on to cover the bean waiting for K to come back. Once K was back in the house I starting calling my parents grama and grampa until they got it. Mom and Dad were so excited!!!!! They of course asked how far along I was and when I said 16 weeks they were shocked, my little bro D just sat in the corner giggling cause he knew all along. We told him in Tofino of course, and we let my parents know that I was 5 weeks preggers surfing and playing in the ocean in Tofino. Of course once that was out my mom decided that the next day we would do some maternity shopping and got some super cute clothes. I felt pretty lucky.
So all the family in my small house was really a lot of fun, they brought Bill with them (he lives with my parents) and Bill is an AMAZING cook. I didn't have to cook the whole time they were here it was the best Christmas present yet! My middle bro L and his wife L came up on Christmas day for a night and it was nice to have everyone together for Christmas as we didn't last year.
After Christmas came of course New Years and our neighbors had an 80's party... it was a blast although come midnight toasting with Pelligrino just wasn't the same. I did the makeup for the girls which was the highlight of the night for me and we had tons of fun! Our dog W left us a little new years gift as well... turns out K had taken him to work and given him some dog bones which made him sick and have the runs all over his kennel. Yup our whole house smelled like poop when we got home. YUCK!
Oh my cousin R got married on new years eve too which is pretty cool my parents were there and said it was beautiful which was to be expected!
So in baby news I am now 17 weeks and 2 days!!! How exciting is that. I can really feel movement whenever I sit still and as I am typing this I am getting booted left right and centre! I have my next dr's appt on Monday so I look forward to hearing the heart beat again and my next ultrasound is on the 15th so more pics of the bean to come! We are getting the 3D one as well so I am super excited!!!!
Well it is back to work... yuck I just don't feel like it today and back to getting up early, even worse since I am NOT sleeping at all at night. I just can't get comfortable. Ahh well I guess it is preparing me for the all nighters to come!