Our lil one...kinda...

Sooo, today we went to get another ultrasound of our baby. The last time we went, they found that my placenta was low and over my cervix and that needed to change in order for me to not have to have a c section. Well, we went today and got to see her, even in 4D. It was crazy! Her butt was down so we were unable to double check on her sex...not that i'm doubting or anything:) Also, at one point she was sucking/chewing big time. It was darling. Her thick lips were just a moving! She also was chewing on her hand. And the pictures we got of her, her hands were up around her face.
The doctor said that she is ahead of schedule with her weight...so i'm going to talk to my regular doctor to see if that could change her due date. It actually freaked me out a bit b/c her weight is going to have an impact on delivery ... but after I took a nap, I felt much better.
Also, my placenta has shifted and is higher, so that will not be an issue at all. Praise God!
Yesterday my doctor called with the results of my testing I did for gestational diabetes... it came back good! But, my iron levels have dropped so I'm now taking more iron pills. That could be the reason of my tiredness.
Tomorrow I start my 3rd trimester...week 28. I can't believe it...she'll be here so soon. I have definitely noticed a change in my hormones the past week or so. I've had a lot of doubting on being a mom....a good mom at that...and whether I can really do this....not that I have a choice. It's crazy to think that we are going to have such an impact on her...good and bad. That scares me. Hopefully I will be balancing out soon:)
I will leave you with a few pics of our daughter :)

My baby's box:)

I read in my pregnancy book an amazing idea that I want to do. It suggested to do a time capsule thingy for baby. It suggested to get a box and fill it with stuff that's going on today, before she is born. Some examples...pictures of our house, our cars, my belly, a magazine or newspaper clipping, etc.
Then bury it in Hawaii and in 18 years we go and dig it up...okay not really. But when she comes to the age to appreciate it, bring it out for her to see how much stuff has changed. I LOVED the idea and went out today and found the box...well 2...but i'll use one for another purpose.


If you have any other ideas, or things I should put in the box, please share:)

Week 26 OVER! :)

I said I would post a 26 week picture...so here they are (at the final moments of week 26)


Tomorrow I will be in my 27th week of pregnancy. My body is totally changing...I feel as if I'm an old woman! It's crazy. Soon into my 2nd trimester, I felt absolutely AMAZING. The nausea went away and I got all of my energy back. I felt so happy to feel so good! Well, I can tell that the 3rd trimester is right around the corner. In the last week, my energy level has plummeted and naps are much needed. Also, I am feeling some major lower back pain and some pain behind my knee. As long as my baby is healthy, I can take it! It just amazes me of what our bodies go through...but it also amazes me that the Lord chose my womb to place this living being to live and grow. That's crazy! Thankyou Lord!
I went to the doctor today and got to hear my lil girl. I praise God for her strong heartbeat! Keep it beating baby! I talked to him about my back and he said it's probably my sciatic nerve and once the baby is here, I should be good to go. So...I think a massage is callin my name (daddy thinks a massage is callin both our names:)
We have one more 4 week appointment, and then we have to go to the doc every 2 weeks. Yikes...he says before I know it, I'll be in labor ...wow.
After the doc, I ate some lunch and had about 20 minutes to spare and so I went to babys r us. I just walked around the store staring, smiling and touching. I am so not a window shopper but today I was completely satisfied to just look around. Ahh, I had a great time.
Este and I made a to-do list this week of what needs to be done before our girl is here. Today, we got to mark one thing off! Yay! We had a friend come over and fix our spare bathroom plumbing (the hot water is now available mom and dad)
Anyways, that's the exciting news for the day.

We're back!

After being gone for over a couple of weeks, we have returned.
Here's the UPDATE on what's been going on.
On the 18th of December, we flew into VA to visit my brother and his familia. The week before we left, I had not felt baby move much at all. I was such the worried momma! However, when we got on the plane, she went crazy! Baby must like to fly like her parents. (Baby, we'll for sure take you travelin!) Here I was, sitting in between 2 strangers (Este and I didnt get to sit together on the first flight) and I was having such a magical moment with my lil lady. I could even see my shirt moving up and down. When we got off the plane, we went to get some lunch and I was on cloud 9! I couldnt shut up...or quit tearing up! We got to fly first class on the 2nd flight. It was the most comfy I have ever felt. It literally just felt like we were floating. I didnt even sleep, I just laid there and relaxed, feeling my lil one dance inside of me.






We spent the long weekend with Billy, Heidi and Olive...which did not seem long enough by any means. But we tore ourselves away from Olivia, knowing we would see her in a few days in WV.
On the 22nd, we drove to WV to spend the rest of the Christmas vacation with my folks. LAUGHTER is always such a huge part of our visits. From dad and Este pickin on each other, to Billy and Este dressing up like pirates ...LOL...thanks mom! It was a fun filled visit.


Our family threw us a baby shower the day after christmas. We felt so blessed to receive their gifts and love.







Im sure you can tell that we are totally taken by our lil niece. We didn't even get one family picture. Not even close (note for next year) It was a whirlwind, but it was wonderful to be together.

Since the summer, I had been "craving" playing the game CLUE. I hadnt played for years and wanted to play so bad. I knew mom had the game, at one time, so I anxiously awaited our visit to play. Once we got there, we realized they no longer had it. So, being the mom she is, she went and bought one. I now have a renewed LOVE for that game!
We left on the 3rd of January to come back to Cali. It was sad to leave! It's always so nice to go back and visit YET we have a checklist a million miles long to accomplish before the baby gets here ...sooo....here we go.
I am now 26 weeks along...the book said to go pick up a chuck roast at the store to show what I'm totin around. Este said, " a what???" heehee. Alrighty then. I hopefully will post some new belly pics this week. In the meantime, all roads lead to Rome :)

MOMMA SAID...

she'd post a picture of week 22 and so I am right now!
I HATE all of my preggo pics but I know how anxious I am to see other ladies' growing bellies, so I do this out of sympathy for your curious minds!


HOWEVER....I am in week 23! woohoo. The baby has not been moving much the last couple of days...which freaks me out, big time. Especially because she was moving so much this past week. But pple say that it is normal and to not worry about her. Este told her last night, "Now, you wake up for your momma, okay? " He said something last night about his daughter and it literally gave me the chills. I'm so excited to meet my lil girl.

We have had a very busy week. In four days, we made it to four different parties. Now we are trying to get everything prepared to go back east. We leave in the morning and I'm just hoping that we can get everything done. The weather has been crazy here...pouring the rain and in the 40's...which we love. However, my nose is not loving it right now!

We also got a surprise visit from Este's dad on Sunday. Here's a picture of him.

i figured it out! (just for you gussy)

so since you can click on the pics now, you can see how detailed the camera gets :)

Christmas music just makes me all warm inside....

or it could be that I'm cookin a lil someone in there :)

Esteban has noticed that I'm totally "loving" all kinds of things these days. Things just seem to touch me in such intense ways that they probably never have before...and one of those things is CHRISTMAS MUSIC. yay! As I type we are listening to "Simply having a wonderful Christmas time" :)

Anyways, I wanted to update a lot quicker but got distracted. So, let me try and sum up what's been goin on.

Este and I got a new camera for when the baby comes. I LOVE it. (There we go again with that INTENSE LOVE feeling) Yes, it's wonderful. I have been wanting one of these cameras for a while now. We can switch the lens and everything. We've been testing it out so I thought I would show some "testers."

We had just woken up when we took those pics, hence the hair and lack of makeup :)

Este felt baby move on December 1st. It was simply amazing...and I cried, of course. She has really been moving this past week. I freak out when I don't feel her now.

Tomorrow I will be 22 weeks along. I will get a picture this week of my growing belly. Here is a picture of me sometime in week 20.

(I hope you can click on the pics to enlarge them cause these are kinda far away. I don't know why some pics can do that and some cant. None of the last ones i posted did...so we shall see. If they don't, I will try and read up on it and see what I can do)

Here's my hubby actin like superman ...heehee.

And here's my spitty in his favorite spot in the world :)

Alright, no more pics!

We are going back EAST for Christmas.....woohooo! But I have a list of things around the house I want to complete before we leave. The first one I got to mark off the list is our closet. We got rid of 5 big trash bags of stuff. That's not even the "give away" pile...that's just stuff we said, "oh no, it's been too long!" I also folded all my pre-pregnancy clothes up on top and just hung the ones I can wear now. It looks and feels soooo good. Este said he feels like he's going shopping every time he goes in our closet now b/c of how nice it is. LOL. I'm actually crying right now in laughter thinkin about him saying that! Poor guy, he forgot about half the stuff he already had. HAHAHAHA.

The next thing I wanted to accomplish was to get our old office cleaned and cleared out and ready to start the nursery when we return in January. Today I got all the tough stuff done. We now just need to take lots of file boxes down to the garage (which is our next project) and have some pple come and pick up the desks. (Sorry dad, the desk you put together has gotta go..heeehe)

So, baby and I are feeling very accomplished this week. Este and I are also being very careful about the food we are eating and I am doing cardio now. So....we're both feeling better.

Here's a riddle for figuring out how big the baby is this week (I told este I really shouldnt blog when I'm feelin crazy funny like this...please forgive me):

AFTER MINUTES OF BOILING, YOU CAN THROW IT ON THE WALL.

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WHEN YOU SEE A BUG ON THE FLOOR, THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO TO IT

Now put those together and you'll know....LOL