Sorry I have been slacking!

Here are weekly photos. I have been so busy with our 2nd baby shower, and getting the house ready for baby Henry! We only have 5.5 weeks left and this mama is starting to freak!!!

31 Weeks:


32 Weeks: (please excuse the water mark on my shirt, my huge belly set off the faucet sensor!)



33 Weeks:

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 30 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +7.8 lbs

Sleep: Haha! I never get to sleep anymore, or sleep in. It may be a few years before I can sleep like I used to.

Best moment this week: We went out on the boat with the Van Velzer's on Saturday and it was so cute watching them fish and swim. I can't wait to take Henry out and watch him have a fun day with us.

Movement: Yes, I have a foot lodged in my rib right now :)

Food cravings: Otter pops, and lately I hsve been wanting bananas.

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: Still a stretched out inne.


What I miss: Sleep, not having to pee every 5 minutes, and being able to sit comfortably on the couch.

What I am looking forward to: Baby shower next weekend!!! It's going to be so much fun!

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 29 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +7lbs

Sleep: What's sleep? Guess I am getting ready for all of our sleepless nights.

Best moment this week: Laying in bed with Tucker and feeling our son move.

Movement: Yes all the time.

Food cravings: Just the usual cravings.

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: Still in and stretching.

What I miss: My non-pregnant body, I just feel huge and uncomfortable and can't believe I still have 11 weeks to go.

What I am looking forward to: Going out on the lake and Henry and I are going to lay in the sun!

Surprise Baby Shower!

I have been really lagging on the blogging front. We have been busy out on the lake on the weekends, and lounging around the house during the week.

On July 8th my Mom, and Lauren and I went down to the Bay Area to visit my Grandma and my aunt and cousins. It was a wonderful visit we got to spend time together, feel Henry kicking, listen to his heartbeat, shop, and they threw me a surprise baby shower!!!!

I was so surprised and touched by how sweet and thoughtful my Mom, Grandma and Aunt are. It was a beautiful shower full of laughter, and celebrating the arrival of our little man. He was spoiled by so many friends and family and I cannot wait to use everything with Henry :)

I Passed!

So at 27 weeks and 3 days I went tp have my 2hr glucose test, and I was expecting it to be way worse than it actually was. I had to drink the room temp, super sugary, orange drink within 5 mins. And then sat in the Sutter lab. I wasn't bad at all. Worst part was that I was fasting so I was STARVING! Guess Henry was prepping me for this test with his love for Otter Pops, and Slurpees :)

At my 28 week check up with Dr. Ho she said I passed and my levels were nice and low which is just what I wanted to hear. Now the only thing I need to worry about with my sweet tooth is gaining a ton of weight (which hasn't been an issue...yet.)

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 28 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +6.5 lbs

Sleep: Waking up in the middle of the night to use the restroom is really starting to become annoying!

Best moment this week: Finally being in the 3rd trimester!!!

Movement: Henry is a mover and a shaker :)

Food cravings: McDonalds single cheeseburgers, I want one all the time.

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: Still in.

What I miss: Still miss sleeping through the night, and sleeping on my belly, I hate sleeping on my side.

What I am looking forward to: Going to see my aunt and my grandma in the Bay Area.

Milestones: Henry should be about 14.5 inches, and around 2.5lbs. He is growing like crazy!

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 27 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +6lbs

Sleep: The heat, the dogs, and my husband (who has decided to sleep at an angle)are making it hard to get a good nights sleep.

Best moment this week: Going out on the lake with my parents on Sat, it was so nice to get into the cold water.
Movement: All the time still.

Food cravings: Watermelon still, and the soda pop popsicles that Suzy bought for me.

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: Still an innie.

What I miss: Sleeping through the night, I have been getting up multiple times to use the bathroom.

What I am looking forward to: Getting to 28 weeks and starting the third and final trimester!

Milestones: Henry has eyelashes and can open and close his eyes now.

Pregnancy Update

How far along? 26 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +5.5

Sleep: The heat, the dogs, and my husband (who has decided to sleep at an angle)are making it hard to get a good nights sleep.

Best moment this week: Laying in bed with Tucker and having him feel Henry's party in my belly.

Movement: Yes, all the time.

Food cravings: Watermelon, I am loving the mini watermelons.

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: A shallow innie

What I miss: Some of my favorite summer clothes, but at least I have an excuse to go shopping.

What I am looking forward to: I am just enjoying these last few weeks of my second trimester. Henry is coming soon and I still have a lot to do to get ready for him.

Milestones: Someone has found my ribs!

Nursery Project

Last night I painted letter's for Henry's room. I used Behr's "Exploring Khaki" and then cut out scrapbooking pages for the front of the letters. I think they turned out really well and Tucker and I decided that we will put them above his closet. I love adding all of these little touches to Henry's room to make it unique...Next project: Mobile for above his changing table.

Happy Father's Day!!!

Since Tucker had to work on Father's Day we decided to go out on Friday night for Lucille's and have some yummy food. I gave Tucker his Father's Day present; A book that he can read with Henry. It's called "Connor's Big Hunt" and it's about a little boy and his first hunt with his Dad.

Then Father's Day morning started off with Tucker having to work which was really sad but luckly he was able to get off early and joined my family for a day at Bear River! We had a great BBQ with chicken, steak, slaw and potatoe salad. Everyone went tubing down the river and after two times down Tucker and I decided we wanted to go with them. It was so much fun! The rapids were hardly rapids at all and I never once hit my butt on a rock. Guess I am a pro since my old man fell over :)

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 25 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +4

Sleep: Still not getting a good night'e sleep but like Tucker said I am getting ready for sleepless nights. I say I have 15 weeks till he is born so I should be able to sleep well :(

Best moment this week: Buying a new cereal. I know that is embarassing but I am LOVING Honey Bunches of Oats right now.

Movement: Yes, sometimes I can feel movement from everyside of my belly.

Food cravings: Otter pops, this heat is starting to get to me.

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: In and still flattening

What I miss: Some of my favorite summer clothes, but at least I have an excuse to go shopping.

What I am looking forward to: Going to a wedding with Tucker and my MIL, and SIL.

Milestones: Head to heel Henry is probably around 13.5 inches and about 1.5lbs. He is getting so big!

Baby Shower Gifts...Already!

A few weeks ago (before our invitations were even sent out!) we received a few gifts from my family, and this weekend I put them together.



I absolutely love everything, and cannot wait to use them all with Henry...but now that we have some big items in our house we are now realizing how much space this little man is going to take up. Good thing we have a lot of space :)

More Nursery Pictures

While Tucker was off at Front Sight with his Dad last week I was busy working on Henry's nursery, I finally finished painting all of the little animals in his room!



Then when Tucker came home we hung up pictures and it is totally coming together.

Baby Shower!!!

Our baby shower invitations were sent out last week and I am so excited for this special celebration. I am sure we will have a wonderful time and I hope everyone who is invited is able to come!

Viability Week!

Yay! We have reached a huge milestone. We made it to 24 weeks, many books and experts consider this "Viability Week" the week during a pregnancy where a baby will have better odds at surviving if born prematurely.

Of course the baby's survival rate will only increase with each week, but it is still exciting to know that we have made it to "V-Week". We want Henry to stay put for at least another 15-16 weeks (ask me mid-August, and I may say he can come out whenever!) so that he can grow to be a healthy and strong little man :)

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 24 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +2.4

Sleep: Awful, I don't know if it's because Tucker has been gone this week or if it's because Henry is getting bigger but I can't sleep for a full 8 hrs. I am always waking up to move or go to the bathroom...grrr!

Best moment this week: Seeing Henry's little butt poking out on one side of my belly on Wednesday.

Movement: Oh my! Our little man is always moving around.

Food cravings: Still craving maple donuts.

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: In and flattening

What I miss: Sleeping through the night :(

What I am looking forward to: Finally finishing the painting in Henry's room. Pictures will be posted this weekend...and meeting my new OBGYN on Monday.

Milestones: Viability week!! We are so excited to reach this milestone!

Nursery Update

I worked on the nursery this weekend and I love, Love, LOVE! Henry's room so far!

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 23 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +1

Sleep: Better but my leg cramps are back.

Best moment this week: Finishing Henry's large tree mural, and finished 2 different art projects to go on the wall where his changing table will go.

Movement: Still mostly at night, but more and more during the day!

Food cravings: Bobos!

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: In and earlier this week it felt like Henry was trying to escape out of my belly button.

What I miss: Nothing really this week.

What I am looking forward to: Working on baby shower invitations with my Mom.

Milestones: Seeing Henry's kicks from the outside!!!

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 22 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: -0.3

Sleep: Eh could be worse but I wish I was getting better sleep.

Best moment this week: Tucker's mom bought Tucker's his carseat for Henry. It is super cute and is a Britax which is the best.

Movement: Still mostly at night, but more and more during the day!

Food cravings: Donuts & otter pops!

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: In and still stretching.

What I miss: Not getting winded from walking upstairs from doing laundry!

What I am looking forward to: Shopping at Ikea for a few items for Henry.

Milestones: Henry's toothbuds and adult teeth are in place :)

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 21 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: -1.2

Sleep: Still having those creepy dreams and now I am getting leg cramps in my sleep too :(

Best moment this week: Birthday dinner with Tucker at PF Changs, it was our last birthday dinner for me without little ones. We enjoyed great conversations and delicious food. I may miss our alone time a little bit but I know that having children with us will make it even more special.

Movement: All the time, he is mostly active at night but he still likes to kick sometimes during the day too!

Food cravings: Donuts!

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: In & sadly I don't think it can stretch much more but it still does.

What I miss: Being able to sit comfortably after eating, I feel like I need to stand and digest now. There just isn't that much room anymore.

What I am looking forward to: Working on Henry's tree mural Memorial Day weekend.

Milestones: Henry was kicking a ton right before bed one night and I was able to grab Tucker's hand and let him feel his kicks and movements! It was so neat to have Tucker feel Henry moving around. I love their Daddy & Henry moments already.

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 20 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: -2 lbs...Still in the negatives, but I will talk to my MD about this at our next appt.

Sleep: Weird dreams and Drake are not a good combination for sleep!

Best moment this week: Tucker feeling Henry kick.

Movement: Yep, he kicks, he punches and I LOVE it!

Food cravings: McDonald's Big Mac...haven't had one but I want it sooo bad.

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: In & still stretching.

What I miss: Good sleep.

What I am looking forward to: Feeling more kicks.

Milestones: Henry is now measured from "crown to feet" and he is about the length of a banana :)

Working on the nursery...

So we are doing a Woodland Animals theme in Henry's room, and are keeping it gender neutral just in case baby #2 is a girl since they will share a room. We were going to do wall decals but they were super expensive, so I decided to rent an overhead projector, print the images I liked on transparencies, and then sketch and paint the art. It came out better than I could have ever imagined and I love, Love, LOVE! Our nursery so far.

We also found some ideas on-line for framed art work and Tucker and I made them last night! Too cute huh?!?!

Happy Mother's Day!

Well today was my first Mother's Day and it was fabulous! Tucker came home on Saturday with my present and was so excited for me to open it that he wanted me to open my gift right when he got home, but I wanted to wait until today. So we woke up really early and I opened my...BELLY CAST!!!! I can't wait for Henry to grow a lot more so I can have an impressive belly cast, then we will paint it and maybe hang it in his nursery or in our stairway.

We also went over to my parent's house and I was suprised by another gift, a new Coach diaper bag, which I absolutely LOVE! I can't wait to use it, and be a chic mama out and about with my little man.

Then we went to Kane's where we ate, and ate, and ate. I didn't know that I could pack away that much food. It was delicious! It was such a wonderful day spending time with my family, and we realized that next Mother's Day Henry will be an "outside" baby and I can share "my day" with him :)

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 19 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: -1.5 lbs I think I will be breaking even at 20 weeks.

Sleep: Still having those wierd dreams, and this week I had my first leg spasm...which was not fun at all!

Best moment this week: My first Mother's Day, and working on Henry's nursery.

Movement: Oh yeah, Henry is totally moving around

Food cravings: Anything, I feel like I am always hungry

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: In but stretching.

What I miss: My break from morning sickness, it's coming back every few days I an getting sick. I must be honest and say this ticks me off because I was so excited about feeling normal!

What I am looking forward to: Completing the nursery murals next weekend.

Milestones: The baby is covered in vernix caseosa (the gross white cheese like coat, on his skin), which we hope will be almost all the way gone by the time he makes his grand entrance.

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 18 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: -3 lbs

Sleep: I am still have those wierd dreams, and have been waking up really early in the morning to go to the bathroom...damn bladder!

Best moment this week: Feeling Henry's first kicks on Wednesday while I was eating my fish tacos.

Movement: Yes, he is moving around and now kicking.

Food cravings: Frosted Flakes!!!

Gender: Boy

Belly button in or out: In

What I miss: Tucker had friends over the weekend, so our refrigerator is stocked with beer and for some reason I miss beer...never liked it pre-pregnancy but right now I think I miss it.

What I am looking forward to: Our anatomy scan on May 11th.

Milestones: Henry is now about 5.5 inches and about 7 ounces. He is getting so big!

Weekly Pregnancy Update

How far along? 17 weeks 4 days

Total weight gain/loss: -4 lbs, it's creeping on :(

Sleep: I have been having trouble staying asleep because of all of my wierd dreams.

Best moment this week: Seeing Henry today.

Movement: Yes, he is moving around a lot more.

Food cravings: Frosted Flakes

Gender: Boy!!!!!

Belly button in or out: In

What I miss: Nothing this week, I am really just enjoying my pregnancy and don't miss anything about pre-pregnancy life.

What I am looking forward to: Working on the nursery next weekend.

Milestones: Feeling Henry when he moves around. It's becoming a little more frequent and I love it. I know in a few months he may have all sorts of fun kicking my ribs and hurting me but right now I love his movement.

Henry's 2nd 3D Ultrasound

We got to see our little boy this morning and he still was a little stubborn booger and wouldn't really move around. We were able to get a could of good shots of his "boy parts" and he is still definitely a boy!!! In 15 years he will probably want to "kill" me for showing these off, but I don't care, I am a proud Mama! So here is photographic evidence that Henry is indeed Henry. :)

Happy Easter!!!

Well little Henry is already spoiled and enjoying Easter even though he is not an "outside baby" yet. Both sets of grandparents got him Easter gifts. My Mom and Dad purchased a cute bear step stool and a super adorable and soft & cozy blanket and Tucker's parents put together a frog themed Easter basket full of wash rags, two bath towels, a sleeper, baby wash, bath toys, and books! No doubt about it this little guy is loved by his family already!

So, we are remodeling our master bathroom...

And it has been a pain in the butt! We have had blood, leaking water, dust galore, and countless trips to Home Depot but I know in the next few weeks it will be done and we will love it! I am so lucky to have such a handy husband, and in-laws who can help us with the labor. Good bye linoleum, and ugly tile!!!

Before Pictures:

Bathroom Being Demo'd:

Will post updated pictures soon but we are a little busy with tile work :)