The best time of the year!

I just love the holidays! The Christmas tree, the music, the lights, the peppermint lattes, the Christmas cookies. Let's just say I love it all and cannot wait to have a little kiddo around to share the fun with!!  Scott is super busy with work, so doesn't generally share my love of the holidays. But I think that may change when we have our baby girl crawling around, tearing open presents.
We took some fun xmas photos that I will post soon, but we are sending out a Christmas card too with one of them. So, enjoy... :)

Scott did a great job with the Christmas lights on our house this year!! Check them out!!

 

Baby Update - 28 weeks Pregnant

How I'm feeling: Very good. Having some trouble sleeping at night tho. Its like my mind is getting into baby mode and waking up in the middle of the night.
Fetal movement: Tons. She is learning how to pedal those little feeties. I'm also noticing that she loves hanging out on my right side. Not sure what it is about that side, but man does she cling to it and kick me there.
Weight gain so far: 17-18 lbs. Don't even get me started on the amount of weight gain I've had in the past 2 weeks. Terrible stuff, but I just try and keep in mind that its good for my little girly/me to put on weight.
Wearing my weddings rings: Yep.
What I'm most excited for today: Christmas with a crawling cutie next year. Scooter and I get to buy her presents and shower her with love :)
What I'm most afraid of today: More weight gain. I know it sounds stupid, but man its hard to wawtch that scale continuously creep up and up and up

Cravings: Oatmeal

Stretchmarks: Not yet and hopefully never.
Favorite moment of the week: This week in the NICU, we had a mom deliver who was due 4 days before me (Feb 20th). It was just the craziest thing to see a baby that was about the same age as mine. It really put things into perspective as to how big my babe really is and how much she's grown! And the baby in the NICU is doing great luckily!!
Anything make you sick: Nada
Miss anything: Beer. Is it sad that this is always alcohol?

 

My belly sure is getting BIG- 28 weeks prego, 12 weeks left!!!!

Residency update

Not much to report here - I head to Denver on Thursday and am very excited to go!
Here's what I have left:
Exempla in Denver - Dec. 6th
University of Colorado - Dec. 10th
OHSU - Dec. 13th
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - Dec. 17th
Kaiser in Santa Clara - Dec. 18th

The story of how I told Scott that I was pregnant!

Well 27 weeks pregnant and starting the third trimester, there's just not much to tell. So, I thought it would be fun to share the story of how I told Scott we were prego! Here it goes...

It was June 16th, and I was starting to get a little anxious. My period was supposed to start in the next few days, or I was going to be pregnant. I really wanted to wait to take a pregnancy test until I missed my period, but my anxiety got the best of me and I caved. I went out and bought a pack of 2 tests and decided to take one while Scott was away at work. Thinking it would be negative, I looked down and saw this...

As you can see, the line is pretty light, so I was unsure about how "positive" it was. After going thru a billion emotions (shock, excitement, happiness, freaking out, etc), I decided to wait until the next day and take one more test and if it was positive, then I would tell Scott. It was also Father's day the next day, and I knew that would be a fun way to tell him, if I could keep it a secret that long. And let me tell you, that was the longest day of my life. I went out and got him a Fathers day card from the dogs and tried to busy myself that day.
The next morning finally came, AKA I got up a like 5 am and got another "light positive" and decided I had to tell Scotty. I was somehow able to sleep a few more hours and then around 8 am, I started bugging Scott to wake up. I was like, "You have to open this hilarious card from the dogs for fathers day- wake up, wake up, WAKE UP!" He took his time, not realizing why I wanted him to see this card so bad. Well, finally he opened it, and this is what it said...

He was SOOOOO excited and didn't believe me for a while. Shortly thereafter, we went out to the store and bought another 3 pack of pregnancy tests. I took one each day, about every other day, and the last one was about as dark as they come. Screaming at me, YES YOU'RE PREGNANT STUPID!

I don't think I finally believed it until I saw the cutie on the ultrasound machine. What a little miracle she is :). And here she is, the little blob at 8 weeks old!

...So, that's how I told Scotty. And here, we are, several weeks later, with a baby girl growing and changing all the time. Slowly taking over my belly.

I love her so much already!

26 weeks!



Life Updates

Not too much to report. Scott is getting into busy season with Target, working lots, and tired from the busy days. My dad is doing MUCH better- recovering still, but doing very good. I am also doing good, just started my new rotation of NICU today. Its a little hard to see babies that small and not think of mine and start worrying. I just hope that our little girl plans to stay put until mid February at least!



 

Baby Updates - 26 weeks prego

How I'm feeling: well folks, still doing good here, surprisingly. Although I must say, bending over is becoming more and more of a chore.
Fetal movement: As usual, yes! She loves dancing after I eat sugar or drink caffeine. She also likes to dance once I lay down in bed. She likes to stop dancing when her dad tries to touch her unfortunately lol. Poor Scotty.
Weight gain so far: 13-14 lbs.
Wearing my weddings rings: yep.
What I'm most excited for today: To see who she looks like!! Anyone have guesses?
What I'm most afraid of today: After being in the NICU all day, I'm most afraid of my little girl deciding she wants to come too early.

 

The bump is getting bigger!! People are noticing I'm pregnant without me having to tell them.

I found some new and exciting questions...

Cravings: Cinnamin rolls. Weird I know, but they are soooo delicious to me right now.

Stretchmarks: I had some on my hips before I got pregnant, not worse yet. Hopefully I don't get more...

Favorite moment of the week: When my friends get to feel my baby girl move. I love getting to share my joy :)

Anything make you sick: Nope.

Miss anything: WINE!!!

 

 

Residency Updates

University of New Mexico - done
Phoenix Integrated Residency of Ob/Gyn- done
Rush in Chicago - done
Kaiser in Oakland - done
Creighton - done
Mayo - done
University of Utah - done

I would tell you how each of them went, but since this is a public site, that anyone has access to, I'd rather play it safe. If you're curious, give me a call! :)

 

FIVE INTERVIEWS TO GO!!!!
Exempla in Denver - Dec. 6th
University of Colorado - Dec. 10th
OHSU - Dec. 13th
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - Dec. 17th
Kaiser in Santa Clara - Dec. 18th

24 weeks prego

Life update:
Well, this was quite a whirl wind of a week. I was on my way out of town, on a flight to Chicago, when my aunt texted and let me know my dad was having a heart attack (he was in Florida at the time). It wasn't a complete surprise as I had talked to him earlier in the day because he wasn't feeling well. I had urged him to go to urgent care to get an EKG and now I'm so glad I did. He is doing well and is back home in Oregon, taking it easy for a little while. He is such a healthy guy already, it makes the whole recovery process much easier, but geez, that was a scary day. Those kind of things just completely rock your world. I love my dad way too much to let some little heart attack take him away from me already! I sure do love and appreciate how great of a family I have and moments like this just make me realize is more! Love you all so much :)

Residency Update:
OHSU offered me an interview!!! YAY! Such a relief :). Here's an updated schedule!

University of New Mexico - done
Phoenix Integrated Residency of Ob/Gyn- done
Rush in Chicago - done
Kaiser in Oakland - Nov 8th
Creighton - Nov 10th
Mayo - Nov. 13th
University of Utah - Nov. 16th
Exempla in Denver - Dec. 6th
University of Colorado - Dec. 10th
OHSU - Dec. 13th
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - Dec. 17th
Kaiser in Santa Clara - Dec. 18th

Baby Update:
How I'm feeling: SUPER - i love this little lady more and more :). We think we have a name picked out by the way... but won't be sharing until birth. What if we change our mind?!? Sorry everyone :)
Fetal movement: tons. I got to have another ultrasound for fun this weekend (gotta love being in the baby field) and she looks super cramped in there already! Yet, she is still able to practice her dance moves on a daily basis.
Weight gain so far: 11 lbs.
Wearing my weddings rings: yep. No cankles yet either lol.
What I'm most excited for today: To watch her grow more and more each day. My belly is popping out more all the time!
What I'm most afraid of today: The pain of laboring... please let the epidural take all of the pain away!

Scott put the crib together this week, in under one hour :)

 

The dogs are excited about it too....

 

Just needs a mattress and some bedding in it now. Its a slow work in progress!

 

 The art work I painted today... I did it free hand. Its not perfect, but I figure its painted with love and was WAY cheaper than a wall decal!

 

24 weeks prego and slowly popping out. Baby girl is shy about making appearances :)

 

Interview Season Begins!

Residency interview update:
Interviews scheduled so far:
University of New Mexico - went to last week. Really great program! Awesome residents!
Phoenix Integrated Residency of Ob/Gyn- this Friday
Rush in Chicago - Oct 30th
Kaiser in Oakland - Nov 8th
Creighton - Nov 10th
Mayo - Nov. 13th
University of Utah - Nov. 16th
Loyola in Chicago - Nov. 28th
Banner in Phoenix (tentative) - Nov. 30th
Exempla in Denver - Dec. 6th
University of Colorado - Dec. 10th
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - Dec. 17th
Kaiser in Santa Clara - Dec. 18th

Waiting on OHSU still.... losing a little hope, but trying to remain optimistic.

Baby updates:
How I'm feeling: very good as usual. At some point my luck may turn, lets hope not though.
Fetal movement: yes and starting to notice a little bit of a pattern. She likes to sleep in a certain spot at night, so its funny because I always know right where she's gonna be when I wake up in the morning. And its typically pushed right up as far as she can go against the front of my belly. I personally think she's trying to get closer to her daddy :).
Weight gain so far: 10 lbs.
Wearing my weddings rings: yes, no swelling... yet.
What I'm most excited for today: To hold my baby girl. I am BEYOND excited for this, and to see who she looks like!
What I'm most afraid of today: that I won't get an interview at OHSU and won't be taking my husband or my baby home for 4 more years :(

I don't have a belly sticker for 22 weeks, but I was seeing some definite changes in my belly, so I went ahead and took another pic. Also, my belly button.... I think it may pop out in about a month or so. Anyway, not so beautiful, but its fun to start to see the baby bump :)

Nursery is in progress- we are going with grays and yellows. Crib just arrived today, so that will be our next adventure. As you can see, there is not much to the room yet, but its slowly getting there. Once its done, I'll post more pics, but that may take some time :).

 

 

21 weeks and counting

21 and a half weeks and baby is moving like crazy. I swear sometime she is having a small parade in my belly! Nursery is getting closer to being done, still some painting to go though. Its coming together slowly and its been very fun creating it :). Hard to believe there will be a baby in there in less than 4 months. WEIRD! Next belly bump picture isn't until 24 weeks and I have a feeling there will be a big change, so get excited people :). My belly button is starting to look a little strange, all stretched out.

A few weeks back I was able to travel to Florida to see my grandparents. It was really wonderful to get time with them and some of my aunts/uncles/cousins/etc.  My granddad has dementia, but he is so peaceful and very loving. It was wonderful to see him love on Eileen's kiddos, just so precious. Here are some pics from our trip....

Swimming with my granddad was a blast :)

My cousins kiddos with Jane

My cousin and aunt!!

20 weeks = Half way done!

20 weeks came this past Sunday. Time has flown by and for the most part, I have been able to enjoy being pregnant! I hope it stays this way! And a baby bump is slowly appearing! I went shopping for maternity pants today which was a joke. I did end up finding a couple of things, but holy cow there is a lot of ugly crap out there. Why do you have to feel fat and look terrible just because you're pregnant?!?! Seriously though, awful stuff. Luckily, I was able to find some humor in it, rather than becoming totally depressed about this new body. Also, Scott and I were able to find a rocking chair and changing table on Craigslist for $25! Just need a new paint job and they will be ready. It has been really fun knowing that we are having a little girl- makes the whole thing more real. And it makes it a little easier to bond with her I think. 
New photo...

Quick baby updates:
How I'm feeling: Still good (knock on wood).
Feeling fetal movement: SO MUCH! And I love it! Scott was even able to feel her move a couple of times.
Weight gain so far: 8-9 lbs.
Names: Many... it is more difficult than I thought it would be to name a human. So much pressure!
What I'm most excited for today: The nursery. I am going into nesting mode for sure and can't wait to get it together!
What I'm most afraid of today: that I will go into early labor while I'm away on an interview... Trying not to think of that.

Residency update:
I have about 13 interviews set up for all over, but probably won't keep a lot of those just because they are in less ideal places for our growing family (St. Louis, Kansas City, etc.). Still waiting on OHSU!!! C'mon Oregon!

Scott update done by Scott himself:
Well not too much to report with me. I have been given the task of painting the nursery and the nursery furniture (thanks Craigslist!) which has certainly made everything feel very real. Becca has been trying to make me more of a "man" by giving me tasks to do around the house like fix the roof and care about the lawn...maybe she feels our little girl will be too girly?
OSU has been keeping my Saturdays amazing. 4-0 and now ranked #10 in the nation. The PAC 12 channel was a solid investment.
Other than that work has been great as usual. Knowing my lovely wife will be with me during Christmas in likely the last time we can celebrate in Omaha makes me look forward to another busy 4th Quarter in retail!