How far along: 24 weeks and 3 days(6 months and 3 days)/15 weeks and 4 days TO GO!

Total weight gain/loss: So at my last Dr. Apt I weighed a grand total of 150 lbs! That is a total of 15 lbs since I found out I was pregnant! Yikes! But according to everything I have been reading as well as my doctor, I am right on track with my weight gain...


Maternity clothes: I haven't really gotten into maternity shirts yet... Actually I think that all my shirts look (more cute) cute-er on me now than they did before I was pregnant. (sad, but true) Whadda gonna do, right?

Stretch marks: Ok. I think I have a small one on my hip. erg... Hopefully its the only one (hey I said hopefully)

Sleep: Oh sleep. Its pretty much my favorite thing to do these days... I sleep pretty well, I usually wake up at 2am and 4am to go to the bathroom... You'd think that I'd be empty by morning, but no... (I never knew I could go this much) I have never been one to sleep hot. I usually get cold in the middle of the night and have to put more blankets on. That's not the case these days. I have to find the cold spot in the bed or stick my feet out from under the blankets....

Dreams: (Yes I have added this category!) I have been having soo many weird dreams lately... Most I can't remember, but I can remember 2.
In my first one, I had some friends over, and we are sitting in my family room chatting it up. Well I look up at the ceiling and there are bugs starting to collect and they are making cocoons! And not butterfly cocoons, these thing are goo-y and mucus-y and the are dangling from the ceiling in big slime balls. Well the girls that I had over are soo grossed out about this they all leave in a hurry. I go upstairs to wake up Michael, he comes down and touches one. Well instead of just slime-ing him, it does a dramatic pop with smoke that stinks. So He gets a empty gatorade bottle and puts the cocoon inside it and the drops a lit match and that seemed to work. I woke up at the point where we are scraping the extra goo off of the ceiling...

My second dream I have had about 3-4 times now. Every time I wake up crying my eyes out. I dream that Michael has died. I'm still pregnant and I pretty much don't know what to do about anything. I lose my mind. And just cry at the thought that Izzy will never know her Daddy. Its terrible I know. Every time I tell Michael he is like, "See you really do want me dead!"




Best Moment this week: Saturday I cleaned. Threw a whole bunch of crap away. It was a great feeling. Too bad that I ran out of energy 2 hours into it, and took a nap. I still have a lot of cleaning to do. (I think I have entered the "Nesting Phase" I painted my downstairs bathroom ORANGE. I think I like it. Its the first room in our house with COLOR. (most of our house is in browns) Too bad its seriously 5x5 room. Its tiny.

Movement: I love it when Izzy moves and kicks. I feel like its a peek into her personality every time. Although she is a stinker, every time some else puts their hand on my tummy she stops kicking. Michael has only gotten to feel her a couple of times cause she is more active late at night. (haha, not a good sign huh!?)

Food cravings: My cravings kinda sorta has died down. I feel like I don't really have an opinion about what I eat. As long as it sounds good... I think I'm running out of room. Lately when I eat, I get a normal sized helping but I can never really finish it. I get stuffed so quickly these days....

Aversions: Beans. Still. Old News. I did have Cafe Rio. (with no beans) and it was DELISH! I think I might have to have that for lunch today...

Gender: GIRL! Hilsabeck's did their Christmas early this year and Izzy got so much stuff! Now I really can't wait til she is here. I haven't put her stuff away yet. I love seeing it every time I walk past the ping-pong table. The sock monkeys and a pink tutu and pink blankets. I just love it all!

What I miss: I miss not waking up in the middle of the night feeling like I'm about to explode. Or waking up cause of the dreams I had. Also, I feel my energy is starting to slowly die down. I need to hurry and get my nursery done before I'm outta energy to do it!


Milestones: 6 MONTHS! Wow. 6 Months kinda put things in perspective for me. For a couple of days there I felt like the fattest person in the world. But when I realized that I'm 6 months and my bump is just a molehill I felt way better.... So weird. I was soo eager to start showing, and now that I am, I'm fat. (Don't you love hormones!?)

Extra: My rings are starting to get tight on me. If I'm hot they are pretty tight, if I'm normal temperature they fit just fine.... Another little fact, I had my first hormonal freak-out on Saturday. (Which triggered my cleaning) Poor Michael had to sit there and take it. I just love that kid. He can make me laugh even when I'm being hormonal...

How far along: 22 weeks and 3 days/17 weeks and 4 days TO GO!

Total weight gain/loss: I have been feeling extra chubby lately. So I braved up and stepped on the scale. To my amazement I have only gained a pound. (Now the accuracy of my scale is unknown...) I have a Dr. apt this friday, I will find out for sure how much I have gained...

Maternity clothes: Just the jeans. I love the look of tight shirts showing off my belly. Esp. striped shirts. I think they are just soo cute on a pregnant girly....


Stretch marks: None yet. It is weird looking into the mirror. To just look down and see my cute belly is so fun! I love that Izzy is in there. Its just crazy awesome. BUT to see it in the mirror, is crazy weird. I'm just not used to seeing the shape of my body so different....

Sleep: Yeah I think I have finally reached the point in my pregnancy where I have to go to the bathroom A LOT. So the sleep thing is still good, but getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom is not preferred. I have AGAIN lost a lot of my energy. I feel tired so quickly. Luckily I still have energy to get things done. (thankgoodness)

Best Moment this week: Saturday Night, Mikey-man and I just hung out. We went to RC Willey Scratch N dent, and found a matching chair to our dinette set for $30 so we got it... 3 chairs are better than 2. Came Home watched a movie. It was sublime.

Movement: Izzy is all over the place. And I am LOVING it! It is soo fun to be sitting at work completely bored and get a little nudge. Its so sweet at the same time, like a 'hey mom, I'm here!' I just love it. Can't wait til she is here.

Food cravings: Mac-n-Cheese. Shayla (my sweet sister in law) made some one night, and I don't know if I forgot how good it was or what. But I LOVE mac-n-cheese! Del Taco is my new favorite. It used to be Carl's Jr. now it is Del Taco. Mmmm. Pretty much anything spicy is yummy. (I haven't gotten the pregnancy heart burn yet.)(For this I count myself blessed) Hot Chocolate is definitely on the list. (probably cause we keep our house cold... I know I blame Mikey for this, but its more my fault. I cannot regulate my temp.) Im coldy one minute, and HOT the next. So for now throwing a blanket on or off me is the best and easiest plan...............

Aversions: Izzy does not want or like re-fried beans. I can't tell which it is.... Cafe Rio is on the no bueno list too, I am tempted to try In n Out (my non-pregnancy favorite) but I am scared that I will gag at the smell of it. (and I don't want that) So I have sadly not gone close to it...

Gender: GIRL! I LOVE shopping for little girl things. I registered at target this weekend and it was so fun to scan everything that was cute. (I probably have to go back and edit that list quite a bit)

What I miss: My old reflection. (I know I know) Its a good thing that she is growing its just really weird to see myself differently. I didn't think I would have a problem with this but, its just the odd-est thing to look in the mirror. With clothes on it's not so bad....

Milestones: I feel like I'm so close but so far. Hitting the Halfway mark was huge for me. Now that I'm past that I feel like everything is down hill. THEN I remember that she isn't due til beginning of April... why does that feel so far away?

Extra: I had to buy draw-string sweat pants. All the comfy sweats that I have are now too tight around my middle. It was fun getting them and wearing them is so nice. LOVE them. But at the same time... I had to buy draw string sweatpants.... (lol) I also bought slippers. No more cold tile floors for my bare feet!

How far along: 20 weeks and 3 days

Total weight gain/loss: I have not weighed myself. I honestly don't want to know. At my last Dr. Apt I was 147 (and I'm positive I have gained since...)(Sigh... heaviest I have ever been... Not thinking about it, not thinking about it...)

Maternity clothes: Yes! I LOVE my maternity jeans. So very comfy... Why don't they make all jeans like these? And the best part... I have them for thanksgiving! I can just eat and eat and eat without any discomfort! :)

Stretch marks: None yet. Lotion Lotion Lotion... (even tho stretch marks I hear are genetic..?)

Sleep: So I finally got over my fear of waking up and sleeping on my back. (Thanks to all your comments!) Since I have relaxed about it, I now sleep on my side. Who knew...? AND I have been having some funny/crazy dreams... probably one of my favorite parts about being pregnant. Its like living a movie every night...

Best Moment this week: Wednesday Definitely.... Putting up my Christmas tree was cool too! I love love love Christmas 10x more now that I'm married. I don't know why, but it just seems more Jolly! (haha!) Last Night I got to hang out with my family at Kristen's Graduation party! (Congrats Kristen!) I really enjoy my brothers and my sister, just hanging out with them is fun. (I'm sure if my 10 year old self heard me say that, I wouldn't believe me...)

ps. MY BABY BEDDING JUST CAME! I will post pictures ASAP!

Movement: SO... Saturday night we were hanging out at Leah's House watching BJ Penn dominate, and while the fights were on, Izzy gave me a good kick! Enough that Michael BARELY felt her. It was awesome... (Hopefully this doesn't mean that she will become a cage fighter)

Food cravings: FOOD! Mmmm.... Love it. Sadly I have become a little gag-y lately on some of the things I eat. If I just eat it and don't look at it, I'm fine. If I look at it I'm fine, but I will have to stop eating it... Its all mental. So frustrating... (and I'm sure Michael isn't liking the relapse...) Ps. Hot dogs are sooo yummy. I think I could be down for a hot dog any time of the day... (I sorta liked hot dogs before I was pregnant, but not like this, I LOVE them now...)

Aversions: Re-fried beans still. Ground beef is still a little scary. We made spaghetti yesterday and Michael had to make the ground beef... I know, I'm a total wimp. Sadly I didn't even touch the beef. But the Spaghetti turned out yummy!

Gender: GIRL! Umm.. woot woot for girls!

What I miss: Hahaha, Umm... Well.... Lately, when I'm laying down, it has gotten hard to move. I totally feel like a beached whale. I know, I know, I'm only half way... I'm actually surprised that I already feel like this. I have never had a hard time rolling over or getting up or moving around when laying on my back. Its kinda sad. (In a funny way)

Milestones: I'M HALF WAY!!!! If that is not a milestone I don't know what is! And I'm definitely showing. I'm no longer in the category of "Is she fat or pregnant!?" (thankgoodness!)


Extra: Thanksgiving is this week! I cannot tell you how excited this makes me feel! Just the thought of gravy and turkey and cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes.... YUMMY!

How far along: 18 weeks and 4 days

Total weight gain/loss: Before Florida I had a Doctor's apt and I was 141. I have gained 6lbs. After Florida, I'm not sure, but its gotta be more than that now...

Maternity clothes: I soo need to go buy some. I don't know why I haven't... I wore this comfy skirt the majority of the trip and I want to wear it here, but it might be too cold to wear a skirt...

Stretch marks: None yet. At least none that I can see....

Sleep: I have been struggling in this department. I'm exhausted, that's not the problem... I'm a back sleeper. I LOVE sleeping on my back. Sadly that is not allowed when you are pregnant. I fall asleep on my side and wake up on my back. Or if I do wake up on my side, its cause my hip and leg feel like I can't move them. Michael has to massage my bum-bum, otherwise I walk funny all day... (Yes I am planning to go to our family chiropractor... He is pretty much awesome)

Best Moment this week: (Best Moment Last Week: FINDING OUT IT'S A GIRL!) Last Night I got to hang out with Michael's Family. If you guys don't know, The Hilsabecks are all freakishly awesome. Michael's Mom made the best spaghetti last night and I seriously had a spaghetti mountain on my plate and I ate the whole thing. Rachael was in town and I got to see her boys. I can't believe how BIG they are getting. Plus it was Cristopher's last night... So it was just fun being with the Fam.


Movement: Ok, so I'm totally eager to feel something, so I don't know if I'm feeling Izzy or if its just my food digesting. (Lets face it, I have been eating a lot lately...) I can't wait til I can be like, "Oh yeah, that was definitely Izzy!"

Food cravings: So this is kinda embarrassing, but everything at this point is a food craving. Esp. when I'm stuck at work, and someone mentions food.... Anything. Even when I'm eating, and someone mentions some other kind of meal... I get food jealous.... (yeah... I don't blame you if you don't want to eat with me...)

Aversions: Re-fried beans still. Ground beef is still a little scary, but I had it last night in my spaghetti, and I was ok, soo...

Gender: GIRL! Its totally crazy... Let the shopping begin! woot woot!


What I miss: Sleeping on my back. Florida.

Milestones: I'm at the point where I need maternity clothes. I can still fit into my shirts, but pants wise, everything is uncomfortable.... I'm not complaining too much about this. Some random girl at Wal-mart asked me if I knew what I was having! She knew I wasn't just fat! It made my night! I will be having my 20 week ultra-sound this Friday! I'm sooo excited to see Izzy again, but at the same time I'm sooo nervous about all the things I'm going to be finding out... Wish me luck!

Extra: I love food. And lately every meal is like thanksgiving! I'm sooo not complaining about this. In fact I'm amazed at how much I can eat without feeling like I'm full! This little girl and I both LOVE food. (finally!) I love that we both love that. Yay for food!