Only a few weeks left!

When I say that, I mean we have a few events coming up in a few weeks, and I know I need to update what has happened the past month!

October flew by so fast, and I have been busy in school trying to stay good with my grades just in case the baby decided to come earlier then expected. So far no baby and I am not sure when she is going to come out. I am getting really anxious and VERY uncomfortable. I have been having a hard time sleeping and I just am ready to be done. I am 37 weeks and just wish that she would be a surprising entrance NOW.  To update with her kidneys, at my 34 week appt with the high risk specialist, the left kidney is stable. It has been since 28 weeks. It is at a 9mm and I just keep hoping it would go away. She also was a whopping 6 lbs 1 oz already, and that is huge! She used to be smaller for her age, and now she apparently had a huge growth spurt and so that is probably why I have been super uncomfortable. My next appt at my regular doctor and high risk doctor is on tuesday, and I am hoping for good news for both. This will be my last high risk appt before the delivery, and so if the kidney is still dilated, then after she is born, she will need an ultrasound and worst case need a surgery to correct it. I really hope it fixes it self now to the time she is born, because I dont know how I could handle surgery already!!  But we are just ready for her to get here, and have only a few more things we need to get before she gets here. Other then that, we are ready to go. Me and Zack just cant believe the time is finally coming. A few months ago, we were talking about how much time we have until she gets here, and now its like she could come anytime!

School is also going great but we are both ready to be done. Online school this semester has really kicked my butt, and I just keep reminding myself that it is almost over, and then only one more semester like this and Ill be done. It will be a little different having to take care of the baby at the same time, but Zack is super helpful and supportive, I know it can be done.

Zack is also almost done with the semester. He gets a break for Thanksgiving which is going to be very nice since it is when the baby could come and I am glad he will be able to be around just in case. And then he is done in December until later in January, and he I am sure will just be working hard to take care of us.

I am so grateful to have a husband like him who values the importance of working hard for what you want. Working for each dollar, and putting in 100% effort and I am so lucky to be able to call him my husband!

I would also post pictures of myself, but I have been really.......big lately, and feeling like it, and so I refuse to even take a picture. So I will have to get the courage to do so, and Ill post a pic maybe this week :).. maybe

Its been too long!!

So I havent posted in a long time, and I have been meaning to for weeks! I just feel like we have been so busy and dont want to rush it. So now, Zack is in class and I am sitting out here waiting for him, I figure it is a perfect time to write about what is going on in our lives.

So this pregnancy has been going by really fast. I am a little over 32 weeks now and I already have a feeling she will be coming early. I feel soo NOT prepared, and a little anxious to meet her. We still dont have a name picked out, and honestly have not even talked about one. I think we are really just going to wait and see what she comes out an looks like. I love talking to Zack about the baby and our plans because it makes it all feel so real.

I have been kind of uncomfortable. My belly is getting a ton bigger, and my belly button is starting to go away. I can feel her move a lot more which is such a nice feeling because just a few weeks ago I could barely feel her at all. I am lucky however, that because of my placenta, her kicks dont hurt me at all. They are more like a little tickle but noticable. The only thing I can really complain about is that she really likes to keep her foot in my rib. My right side is like her little play area and she keeps her foot in there all day long and so I cant sit up.

I also have not been sleeping AT ALL. I noticed a few weeks ago that I was not getting as good of a nights sleep and I just thought it could allergies or something because I havent been able to really breathe at night because of it. But some nights I was sleeping, and some nights I was not. Well for the past week I have not slept. I dont really have an issue going to sleep. It takes me my normal 30 minutes to fall asleep, but then I wake up in the night and just cant go back to sleep until the sun comes up. Sometimes I notice I cant breathe and other times I can. So I was really getting frustrated because I feel so exhausted. I know in a few weeks time I wont be getting any sleep from the baby so I was really looking forward to having these last few weeks. Luckily I went to the doctor this morning and told her about it and she prescribed me some ambien. I really hope this works, and am excited to try to sleep tonight!!

Other news, school is going really well for both me and Zack. But it is also very hard. I have been nonstop on the computer doing school work, and that is why I havent been blogging. I just want to get away from the computer once my work is done. And Zack is doing amazing as always and being the best husband he can. I cant wait to see our little princess because I know he is going to spoil her and my heart is just going to melt each time.

Other than that, there are a still a bunch of things I need to get before she comes because dont want to get it to early. Also, Zacks birthday is Sunday, and I dont know what to get him.:)

Home after a Wonderful Trip!

So we just got back a few nights ago from visiting my family in NJ. It was a blast and it is always hard saying goodbye and coming back home. We got there on a Wed and had a few days to just relax and hang out, and then Saturday there was a baby shower at my house and I had so many people attend! I feel so blessed to have such great family and friends to help share this joyous time with us. So while I was at the shower, Zack went with the guys to see the movie planet of the apes. He had a good time just hanging out with them and then he came home and got to see all the great things we got. We got some of the cutest outfits, and some gift cards, which is handy because we had to haul it all back. Anyways, after I showed Zack how stylish and precious his daughter was going to be, we went to sleep and then woke up and took a trip to Atlantic City! That is where we were most of the week. We stayed at a hotel on the boardwalk and pretty much woke up, went to the beach for a few hours, came back and showered and got ready, and walked the boardwalk and had dinner. It was so much fun, and Zack had a great time in the waves this year. It was pretty rough, probably because of the storm down in Florida, so I had to stay out a little more then I would have liked which is kind of boring, however I had a lot of fun watching Zack in the waves. He also became a master at boogie boarding and it was more entertaining to watch him more then anything. We got some great sun, and it was a nice vacation. Thanks mom and dad for the fun week! We then drove back to the house, got some laundry done, and had a flight the next day. It was a little stressful because we were so tired but all worth it. It was then time to come back to reality. I had a doctors appointment right when I came back which is always nice to look forward to. She is growing well, and I only have about 3 months left. It is a little scary, but super exciting, and we are ready to get the room ready for her arrival.

The doctor gave me an update about her kidneys and I have been a little overwhelmed today. I just feel like I cant catch a break! The one kidney is back to normal which is wonderful, but the other one isnt. And not only that, but it actually got a little worse. So I am a little distraught today and the doctor is sending me to a high risk obgyn for further testing basically. So they called me and I have an appointment next week. I am hoping that it resolves itself, but if not, well, I am not even sure what will happen if not. But of course I have been doing a lot of praying, and we will keep doing so.

Other then that, everything is going good. Zack had to get back to work and he also starts school next week. It is a little hectic, and then I start a few weeks later.

I want to go back on vacation. :)
but dont we all just want to be on vacation all of the time.

Opinions?

We have had a little bit going on the past few weeks. I am now 23 weeks pregnant and still cant feel movement or kicks. I was a little worried a few weeks ago so I went to the doctor, and they told me that I have an anterior placenta which means it is basically a cushion for the baby when she kicks me. Some say I should be thankful because then I will get a break form bruising my ribs, however I really want to feel her. I want to know that she is ok, and I want Zack to be able to feel his daughter kick also. It is kind of frustrating and stressful, but I know she is ok, and hopefully I will be able to feel her soon. I have been trying daily to feel her, and I will sit and concentrate and nothing. Well, at least I believe it is nothing, but who knows! Zack has been super supportive and really excited to be a dad. We have also been talking about names quite a bit and I think we are at least coming closer to deciding. We made a list the other day of names we both liked, which only consisted of a few and came down that the one Zack liked the most was Brooklyn. I like that name too, and if we can agree than Ill take it! We also had Paisley on there, but he likes Brooklyn better. We are thinking Brooklyn Rae, Brooklyn Paige, or Brooklyn Michelle (since Michelle is my middle name). But it is not in stone, and we havent told anyone that is her name. We are still going to be looking around, but what do you guys think of this name. I think it is kind of cute, but please be honest :). I wont be offended. haha. 

Another big event that happened in our life is a week ago I got laid off at the daycare I was hired at. They were expecting a busy summer and that is part of the reason they hired me for this position. It was 3 hour day job and I was doing fine, but kids were not coming because of the economy and they had to let go of some employees. Of course since I was just hired and part time, I was the logical choice, and I was kind of upset at the time. Just because, Zack works so hard and I feel bad that I am capable of working, and it is all on him. We are both in school, and just with the baby coming, I feel bad putting him in this situation but he has been very helpful and very sweet. I have been looking for a new job, but dont feel like it will happen because I am pregnant. Its getting a lot more difficult to hide, and I was worried, but Zack is very optimistic and letting me know that it is ok. He makes me feel so much better about the situation at hand. 

I am also in the process of packing today because tomorrow we are on our way to NJ! We are so happy to be able to have a little vacation and see family. It is such a relief to be able to go for the week, and we couldnt be more excited. So today, we are going to be packing and getting ready because our flight leaves at 5:47 am tomorrow, which means we need to pack and get some sleep so tomorrow we dont miss our flight. I am also happy that my whole family will be there, because my brother has been on his mission and then at school, we havent all been together. I think it will be a very fun time, and I cant wait! 

Well, hopefully I will have some wonderful pictures to post when we get back from our trip, and I look forward to your thoughts on the name Brooklyn. Or if you have another idea for us. We kind of the the more unique names, but not ones that NO ONE in the world has. Just names that you dont hear as often. :)

Its a GIRL!

Yes, you read it. It is a GIRL!! Let me just say that I know at first we were hoping for a boy as a first child, but we couldnt be more excited. We are soo excited to be parents and just cant wait until she is here. It is so great to just be able to call it a girl now. I feel like it is becoming so real, and it is just a wonderful miracle. We have still not decided on a name because Zack will not give in to the name Estella. Stella for short. So we are still looking around and seeing what we come up with. Zack also sat there for two hours today and set up the crib that my grandparents bought us. I know it is a little early, however, I am obviously happy and wanted to make sure it looked good and the mattress fit. So hey, why not! I am also about 21 weeks now, and just cant believe how fast time has already flew. I hope the next few months go by fast also. I am also wanting to organize the apartment before she gets here. It is just so cluttered with things we dont use or even need, and want to have a little room.

However, I cant start on that yet because I am super busy with school. I have the rest of this week to finish, and then next week and I am done this semester. I just have a lot to do, and want to get it all done before I start any projects because I am already stressed. But yeah so school is almost over and it has gone great. I am happy just to have a little free time.

We have also been going to the pool lately in our complex. We have been trying to get a little sun before we go visit my family because we know once we get to the beach we will burn hardcore if we dont. So our plan is to get the sunburn out of the way here, so we can tan there. It has been really fun to go and we cant wait to take our little girl to the pool next year.

We are also happy that we have some friends having children around the same time as us. It will be so fun and exciting and we just cant wait to get them all together. It is too bad that ours is a girl and everyone is having boys! I havent had a friend who I met that has had a girl in like 2 years. And so this will be the first one, but interesting still.

Other then that, there is nothing else too exciting in our lives. Work is good, school is almost over, and we are going to have a beautiful daughter in just a few months. Life is good!

Summer.. yes please !

It feels like we have been waiting forever for summer to finally approach. I was getting really worried when it was not nice in June, but finally it has gotten nice and warm. Just in time for  4th of July! I am on the home stretch of school and cant wait for it to be finally over. I am really looking forward to not stressing about it for a little while. I also feel like I have been getting a lot accomplished lately which seems really odd. Our weeks have still been a little routine which bothers me but I know that it will be changing soon. I am also 19 weeks and growing bigger each weeks which is so exciting. We are going to find out the sex of the baby July 13th. I tried to move up my appointment to this coming week but my doctor is not going to be around and they just didnt want to do it until I was 20 weeks. So i guess I will have to just wait a little longer. I am getting pretty ancy because I just want to buy some cute little clothes and such! I am also counting down the days until we get to visit my family. We will be having a baby shower there and that is why I really want to find out what we are having so people can plan accordingly. I know it makes it a lot easier on my family too. As of right now I had to make a registry so that all my family back home can buy me things and have it shipped easily because I cant get it all back with me. I really dont mind at all, but just was not planning on making one. I am also hoping that some of my friends will be able to make it because I have not seen many of them in so long. Anyways, enough about that!

This weekend is great for me because I have a three day weekend. The daycare is closed which makes me very happy. Zack has to work but luckily the restaurant will be closing at 3 which means we will have the night to go watch fireworks. I love fireworks and so does Zack! We wish that we could do some more fun things but its not going to happen. We dream of going camping, fishing, boating, or anything like that. We see people packing up their gear to get ready for a nice weekend away, and we are a little jealous that we are not doing something like that.

Next week I will be taking a poll to see what you all think I am having ! Lets see if you are right :)

Whats new in our lives?

So things are just so great right now.


WORK

 I started a new job a few weeks ago at a daycare and working 2-6 monday through friday. I work with 1-3 year olds and it keeps me very busy and VERY tired. I get hot easily and they wear me out but its fun and goes by pretty fast because I am never bored. So that is going really well.

Zack is still at the same place working and he has been there about a year now. Its so weird to think we have lived in this area a year already. He still likes it and really likes how flexible it is for school.

SCHOOL

I am still doing the online school and just signed up for my second to last semester. Its getting difficult but I can see the end coming near. I am just trying to get through the semester and next semester I also made my classes hard so my last semester could be easy (ier ).  I figure I will be almost having the baby next semester but will hopefully have it very close to the end. And then I will have just one more left once the baby is born and it will be very hard but I know I have some great support and that is why I am wanting to make it as easy as possible. So this one ends at the end of July, and I get a break until Sept, and go until Dec. and then I will go from Jan to April and be done!!

Zack was going to do one more semester and CWI but we have decided to send him to Boise State for the Fall. We are still getting in the rest of the paperwork and information but hopefully it all works in our favor. He is so great and doing so well. He is ready to finish and is going to do anything he can to get done ASAP.


BABY

Well I am about 17 weeks now! I had my 16 week appointment yesterday and it was quite boring. I went in and I got to hear the heartbeat on the doppler which amazes me everytime. I love hearing it and knowing that the day is coming close where I get to see my sweet angel! We are really looking forward to it. My next appointment is July 13th where I find out what the sex is...... except.....we will NOT be finding out....Dont freak out yet, I said I wouldnt be able to go the whole time not knowing and so we have come to a compromise. Ill tell you when we are going to find out in a minute!


FUN!

Sunday morning my dad texted me about an hour before church and told me he just got word of a good deal from Boise to NYC. Of course its still not "Cheap" but an AMAZING deal compared to anything we could find. So he told me to look and of course I could get the deal in August which is when we really wanted to go and in about an hours time, we have bought tickets and we are on our way to NJ in August. I am so excited and cant wait to see my family. It all went so fast but I am happy we could get the deal and get on our way. So which brings me to my next point. I was talking with my dad yesterday about the sex of the baby and he was asking me if I really wanted to know what it was and not be suprised. I said I was POSITIVE but Zack actually likes the idea. He told me that they didnt find out with me until a week before and it was fun. I said I couldnt do it but we came up with a great plan. When I go to the doctor I am going to have an envelope written to my parents and have the doctor put what the sex of the baby is in the envelope. It will be sealed and then immediately before I can change my mind be sent in the mail. At first I was going to have my mom open it and know so I could get some boy/girl stuff from my family. I really needed someone to know so I didnt have all neutral colors. We then came up with a new plan. Once it gets there, NO ONE is going to open it. My dad is going to store it and keep it hidden away until I get there. And then we will open it up in front of my family and also have Zacks family on the phone so we could all find out at the same time. I think it is going to be really fun because I know my mom wanted to throw me a shower and I would like to get either boy or girl stuff. So it is going to be so great and I hope I can wait. I am worried that in a few weeks I will change my mind but I think it is fun and a great idea.

That is pretty much what is new in our lives. Our lives have gotten pretty routine and we have been trying to work more to save up for the baby but it will all be worth it in the end. I know that God has a plan for each of us, and that we work hard now, for some amazing blessings later :)