23 weeks

What's up with Baby this week? 

Our little man is weighing in at 1 POUND finally.
and about 12 inches long.
Your little womb hi-jacker is starting to kick their break-dance party up a notch now that his/her ears are registering sounds from the outside world!
The sound of a phone ringing (or that catchy ring tone), a thunder clap, or a car honking will actually jar their little ears enough to elicit a kick or violent bout of squirming. More importantly, this means that their little ears are picking up the sounds of your voice and others around you.
 So, if you've been yelling a lot (and really, who doesn't get cranky when they're pregnant?) it's time to reign that in and practice a little self restraint for the sake of your little eavesdropper, who is becoming more exquisitely sensitive to all of your behaviors every day.
 The equation is simple: happy healthy mama = happy healthy baby. Stress during pregnancy is quite literally BAD for your baby's developing brain. It's time to clean out the toxic relationships and situations in your life for your sake and your child's sake. Take the time to center and be quiet - to reflect on the growing life inside of you and the future you will share together. 

Symptoms? Stretching and other then that this week has been pretty good. Finally a week that is good for me and my little man!

Gender? Handsome little boy!

Excited For?  Christmas family parties. Its that time of the year for family and food! 

Maternity Clothes? I LOVE yoga pants..

  

Sleep? Sleep has been better in the past. I stop taking my sleeping pill and i have noticed how much i really do it. When i don't take the pill im up every hour, tossing and turning. On the days i dont take it i notice the next day im way more tired then i was before. So i might need to start taken it again. 

Movement? LOTS! This little man must hate when i put anything on my belly. As soon as i set my hand or the ipad he starts moving like crazy. Its like he is telling me to keep off his space. BUT when anyone else put their hand on my belly to try and feel him move he will stop right away. He is a stubborn little man thats for sure. JUST LIKE HIS DADDY.

Belly Button Status? Half way in and half way out. Some days it wants to be a outie and other days it will stay in.

Missing Anything? Sleeping better at night. Im also starting to roll when i get up from the car or the couch. haha Oh and adult drinks. Logan made this new drink this week and it smelt AMAZING. I was really wanting one. 

Milestones? 

Making it to 23 weeks.
Watching my little guy kick me all the time.
I have a name for Baby G, but now its trying to get Logan to love it as much as i do!!!

Cravings? Nothing really this week. I have noticed this week i haven't been as hungry like i normally am.

Weight Gain? Well i went to the doctor on Wednesday and it said i had gained 13 pounds. YUCK.. My doctor was very happy with my weight gain she said it perfect for how far along i am.


Doctor appointment update
On Wednesday i went to my doctor for a normal check up.
Over all my doctor said everything looked and sounded great. I was measuring 23 1/2 weeks
babies heart beat was 148
my blood pressure was a little high but nothing to bad.
She did have to check me cause i was feeling a TON of pressure down below and cause i had been spotting for a few days. When she checked me i was dilated a finger tip below and dilated to a 1 1/2 in upper. She told me that i was pretty much on bed rest other then going to work. So that means i cant do anything around the house, cant pick anything up that weight more then my baby inside me. Leaving me to pretty much sit on my butt and watch Logan do it all. It sucks cause this is when i want to start getting the babies room ready and start deep deep cleaning the house.
So i guess we will see how this goes and hope i dont dilate more! Finger crossed we can keep this baby in past Christmas. My doctor seems pretty up beat that we will make it to 30 weeks so that's a good sign. She does think that we wont make it to my due date, but i say as long as i dont have an other December baby i will be happy..
I cant wait to see my little guy but i want to make sure he cooks a little longer.

22 Week update

What's up with Baby this week? Our little man is the size of a Spaghetti squash , around 11 inches long and weights ONE POUND!!! 

Your wee babe's perfect little pancreas (a super-duper organ that produces hormones and aids in digestion) is now making its own hormones for your baby's body and brain!

If you were worried, you can finally stop that: your baby's future in the circus as a world-famous tight-rope-walker is secure now that their inner ear is developed to the point that they have their own sense of balance.Luckily for your little womb-explorer, this new balance promotes physical dexterity, which has them actively feeling out their surroundings where skin, body parts, and the resident umbilical cord are the big sensory experiences.Your sweet babe is sort of looking like an oversized red prune right now as more and more skin (and therefore wrinkles) are showing up each week.Not to worry, all those wrinkles are just your baby's way of planning ahead for the time when they’ll start piling on all of that irresistible baby chub.

Symptoms? Stretching and more stretching. I really dont think i can stretch anymore but i only know what more i can do. At the end of the day my back and legs will start hurting and maybe its cause i sit on my butt all day long at work. 

Gender? Handsome little boy!

Excited For?  Thanksgiving of course and i have an appointment this coming up week. 

Maternity Clothes? I LOVE yoga pants..But those are starting to get a little tighter in the belly. So i finally told Logan after Thanksgiving i NEED to go and buy me a few outfits. I hate feeling so uncomfortable and not being able to breath   

  

Sleep? Sleep has been ok.. I have to move a lot at night cause if i lay on one side for to long my hips will start hurting or my back. Only having to wake up once to pee at night!

Movement? More and more each day! I love it more now cause i will be laying down and you can see little kicks through my shirts. He can kick pretty hard.
I was laying down one night and Logan was laying at my feet just talking to me. All of a sudden Logan jumped up and said did you see that. Come to find out he saw our little man kick through my shirt. Kinda freaked him out. 

Belly Button Status? Half way in and half way out. Some days it wants to be a outie and other days it will stay in.

Missing Anything? I hate always being hungry! I swear i eat everything in sight! I know its going to kick my ass in the end when i gain 100 pounds! Being 

Milestones? 

Seeing our little guy kick thought my shirts

Cravings? Cuties (Oranges), Apples, and Peanut butter. 

Weight Gain? I go in this coming up week. I feel like i have gained a ton! Im kinda scared to see what the number on the scale is. :-/

Idaho Trip

Heading to Idaho!

Oh i just love Idaho! The many times i go there i always feel like im HOME. 

Im just counting down the days till i can talk Logan into moving to Idaho. It would make for one happy wife thats for sure.. 

\So this trip was for my Uncle Kelly's 50th Birthday Party and we also went to my cousin Garrett last football game. He was in the playoffs and was so close to winning it all. 

They went into overtime TWICE and they went to a 2 point and missed the catch by finger nails. It was so sad to see the whole time just drop to their knees. This was the first time in 10 years that they have come close to taking state. It was also Garrett last game as a senior. But over all the game was an great game it was so close the whole time.

Saturday morning was a pretty laid back day. We had to run around to get a few things for the party that night. Once we go home from getting the cake and stuff for salad we starting getting ready for the party. I always look forward to seeing my family. Cause if you know my family they always bring the party, not joke! Finally it was time to go over and lets just say that night was amazing. My uncle Kelly had no clue we were doing this party. So watching him be in shock was pretty funny. My mom, Uncle Lance, and Aunt Michelle did a roast on my Uncle Kelly, it was pretty bad. Well i mean it was GREAT but so funny my stomach hurt the next day.

It was so nice to see some of my family that i have seen since my wedding. Each one of them came up to me saying how great my wedding was and how it was the best wedding they had ever been to! Thanks to them cause they were the life of the party as well!

                                                                                            Happy Birthday Uncle Kelly!

 It really makes it hard to leave Idaho and come back to Utah. I hate leaving my family and coming back to the real world. I know one day i will finally be able to move back with or without Logan. :) Totally joking but it just hard being away when we are so close. I feel like i miss out on so many things. I just want to move back!!!

Update on Finger

Last week we headed back to Connor orthopedists. 

I had a feeling that the Doctor would say that we could take it off and keep it off. From my point of view his finger looked 100% better. It was straight and it wasn't bugging him at all. So Thinking mom knows best i was wrong. 

The doctor looked it over and said it was looking a lot better but he wants to keep it on him for an other two weeks and we will go from there to see if he will need it on longer. He said that he is really worried about the tendon and it not reattaching again. But he has high hopes cause Connor is so little and the fingers are just like jello. So We have to wear the cast for two more weeks and we are hoping that we will be able to take it off for good. 

My dude has been such a trooper with this. 

He loves wearing it and think its pretty cool.

 

Baby Garcia

Yes we are still no name Garcia. 

But it will come to us hopefully before he is born.

Last week we finally got to see our little guy again!

Let me tell you i was so nervous. I had been having braxton hicks all weekend and week long. Called the doctors, but they said it was normal unless it got worst and more often. 

So driving into Salt Lake was the longest drive of my life. I was thankful that Logan was able to take some time off work to go with me. Once we got there they started to check everything on my little dude. 

His brain was GREAT

Lungs are working awesome

Kidneys are working the way the should 

Heart was amazing.138 (The Ultrasound tech said this was on of the best hearts she had seen in a while)

Spine looked great

He had his ten fingers and toes

He has his daddy lips for sure

Grandma Higgins Nose

Daddy's head 

The Tech said that he looked perfect in every single way!

It couldn't have gone better.

She also look at my Subchorionic Hemorrhage, and the more she looked the more i got worried. Finally she looked at me and told me that she couldn't find it anywhere. WHAT. Yes it healed itself. You dont know how much weight was lifted off my chest. It was the best news i could of gotten. She made sure to look a few more times just to double check for me. 

I just cannot wait to meet his little guy. Now that i know everything is okay i can hopefully enjoy this pregnancy a little more. 

I had to throw this in here cause big brother is doing amazing also. He is a spit fire for sure!!!

I cant wait to be a mom to two little boys. 

21 Weeks

21 Weeks!

What's up with Baby this week? Our little man weights roughly three quarters of a pound and approximately 10 1/2 Inches long. The size of a carrot.

Symptoms? Stretching stretching and more stretching. I swear in the last few days he has grown like a weed. I feel like all you see when you see me is belly. But everyone said im still pretty small.

Gender? Little Man

Excited For?  Heading to Idaho. Its my uncles 50 birthday party and i haven't seen family in about 4 months. So ready to see everyone. 

Maternity Clothes? I LOVE yoga pants.. Still hasvent bought any new clothes. But i guess what i have now is going to have to work till my belly hangs out. 

  

Sleep? Im waking up more at night to go to the restroom. Im also having to move more at night to cause my hips will really start to hurt.

Movement? Yes, moving a lot more now. I love just sitting at work and feeling him move more. He like to move right when mom is trying to fall asleep. So of course mom stays up just to feel you more around and till you are ready for bed time. 

Belly Button Status? Belly button is flush with the belly. 

Missing Anything? Just tired of all the cramping. I have been getting braxton hicks like crazy. I want to start enjoying his pregnancy. 

Milestones? 

Going to our 20 week ultrasound!
Just being able to see his little face made this mommy feel 100% better.

Cravings? This week i have been eating everything and anything i can get my hands on to. I swear i am hungry all the time. .

Weight Gain? I'm really scared to find out what i have gained. But i go in the end of this month for my appointment. I'm sure i am passed my pre-pregnancy weight. Hoping not a ton. 

Each week now im going to a compassion to what i was 10 weeks ago. I forgot to post this one last week. And i also forgot to take a picture of my 21 weeks. So this will have to do for now. 

I dont look much bigger but i do look more round.

Half Way

20 Weeks!
Half Way BABY..

What's up with Baby this week? Our little man is the size of a Banana, around 6 1/2 inches long and weights almost 10 1/2 ounces. Its hard to believe that he is growing that fast.

Symptoms? Cramping Still. I have tried to just lay around and not do much on my days off. But we all know moms cant always do that. I also have pain in my hips. Looks like i need to buy a body pillow. :)

Gender? Little Man

Excited For?  Again my 20 weeks ultrasound. Just to see my little mans face again.
I also cant wait to find out if my subchorionic hemorrhage has healed it self or if it has gotten worst. We are hoping for the best!

Maternity Clothes? I LOVE yoga pants. I need to start getting more shirts cause everything is getting pretty tight on me. 

Sleep? Sleep has been okay... Im way tired all the time. 

Movement? Yes, moving a lot more now. Still moving more at night but he is starting to do little kicks during the day!

Belly Button Status? Still in but i know its going to be flush with the belly soon!!

Missing Anything? Not losing my breath going up and down the stairs, not cramping, and being able to get up without Logan pushing my butt. :)

Milestones? 

Feeling little man move a little more. 

Cravings? This week i have been all into my sweets. Sweet tarts, laffy taffys, Toots rolls. Pretty much anything sweet  

Weight Gain? At my last appointment i have gained 5 pounds. So not its a total of 7 lost. Almost to my pre-pregnancy weight.

Happy Halloween 2013

This year this momma didn't take much pictures. I hate it that i'm be coming such a slacker.

Well this year Connor was a RED NINJA! 

He was the coolest ninja in all of the world. 

This year was a little different for us. We normally go to the Down town trick or treating. But i was told i couldn't do treat or treating cause of everything that was going on with this baby. So we thought it would be good to just go down to Grandma Bobbies and go out with Gracie. 

First we stopped off at Grandpa Lopez and then to my parents house just so they could see Connor i mean ninja. Then we headed to Barbs so the kids could go get some candy.

Connor had a blast and loves going out each year. He said he cant wait for next year when he gets to take his little brother out! :) 

 As you can see a fun night of treat or treating he was ready for his bed! Sweet little man!

End of Season

Well football has came to a end, and Connor is very sad about it.

This kids loves any kind of sports and i love how much he likes it. 

Going each game and watching hims play is just the topping on the cake.

So this football season the Vikings kicked some butt. They had a totally of 10 games and they won 8 of them. Pretty proud of those little 5-7 year old.

Connor was so excited to get a medal and has to wear it everywhere we go. He also carries his baseball one with him to. 

He told me the other day that he was going to grow up and play for the Dallas Cowboys and get us tons of money!  Im totally down for that one. :)

Anyways we now cant wait for this stupid winter to be over so we can start all over again with spring football and baseball! 

19 Weeks

19 Weeks!

What's up with Baby this week? Our little man is the size of a heirloom tomato, around  6 inches long and weights almost 8 1/2 ounces. Our little man is finally able to hear everything we are staying.

Symptoms? Really bad cramping , i finally had to call my doctor cause it was getting so bad. I went in to do a few test. It came back saying i had some unwanted bacteria and put me on some medication. I should be getting the rest of my results back sometime today. All i can say is that it hurts so bad. Who knows maybe i have some braxton hicks. 

When i went into my doctor baby G heart rate was in the 130. So perfect little sound!

Im also way sleepy all the time and im still getting numb legs!

Gender? Little Man

Excited For?  My 20 week ultrasound on the 13th. I cant wait to see that cute little face again! I know that he has changed so much in the last 5 weeks! 

Maternity Clothes? I LOVE yoga pants.. All my maternity pants are perfect in the belly but way baggie in the legs and butt. So it always little like i have a load in my back side. 

Looks like i will just stick with yoga pants for a while. 

  

Sleep? Sleep has been pretty good. Im way tired all the time. 

Movement? Yes, moving a lot more now. Still moving more at night but he is starting to do little kicks during the day!

Belly Button Status? Still in but i know its going to be flush with the belly soon!!

Missing Anything? Not losing my breath going up and down the stairs, not cramping, and being able to get up without Logan pushing my butt. :)

Milestones? 

Feeling little man move a little more. 

19w 3days Logan Felt our little guy move for the first time. Just to see Logan's smile was by far the best thing in the world!

19w 5days Connor felt his little brother move! 

Cravings? This week i have been all into my sweets. Sweet tarts, laffy taffys, Toots rolls. Pretty much anything sweet  

Weight Gain? At my last appointment i have gained 5 pounds. So not its a total of 7 lost. Almost to my pre-pregnancy weight.