Jayne - The beginning

The idea of posting about Jayne's birth has intimidated me. How do you even write about something you can't even put into words? Honestly I feel like the events of September 10th & 11th are so special, precious, and somewhat surreal that I struggle to describe in words everything that was going on and how I was feeling. I'll make briefed attempt...
It all started with my weekly appointment to the OBGYN on September 10th. I was 40 weeks and 4 days and I was so ready to meet our little girl. I had been "expecting" to go late with my first as that is somewhat a normal trend for first children but honestly when my due date hit I was kind of bummed. I wanted our little girl! So, I went into the appointment with the idea that I would "tell" (ask) my aunt to induce me (my aunt is my OB) if that was an option and if I hadn't made any more progress. It was time to get our little baby here! We checked my progress and I was still dilated to just a 1 (had been for about 3 weeks) and about 75% effaced. I hadn't had any contractions at all or anything so this really wasn't a surprise for me. My OB asked me then what we wanted to do. I just told her that we were ready for our baby-but then she told me I couldn't be induced being dilated to just a 1 until a week after my due date because of hospital rules...that meant a few more days...not the end of the world I know but I didn't want to wait anymore.
Then we measured my stomach and I was only 38cm, which was less than I was at the previous week's appointment. That meant I could be losing amniotic fluid being past due and they wanted to do a non-stress test to make sure all was well and healthy with the baby and the placenta, so we booked a non-stress test (done at the hospital) for an hour later that same day. My aunt said they can usually find some reason to induce people with the non-stress tests. Two outcomes could come from the test: #1-everything would be just normal and we'd schedule induction for Friday and #2-they'd find low fluid levels and I wouldn't leave the hospital and would be checked right in, so I wanted to be optimistic for an induction, but couldn't believe it may happen that day, didn't want to get my hopes up, was nervous/anxious...etc.etc.
So we came home for an hour and were kind of in limbo. We cleaned the house a bit and gathered some last few things for my hospital bag. Then we went at 3pm for the stress test and to my excitement and surprise, my fluid levels were very low. They worry about the fluid levels for the protection of the umbilical cord so they told me I wasn't going home but was actually going upstairs to labor and delivery to be induced. I was overwhelmed with emotion at this point. The waiting & anticipation for this moment was done. Miss B would be coming in the next 24 hours. So crazy!
So Phil and I headed upstairs around 4:15 and by 5pm I was hooked up to IV's, monitors, pitocin and had a double balloon put in my cervix to help with dilation. Once I was set, Phil went home quickly to get our bags and to take care of the puppy. Just thinking back to that labor and delivery room is so surreal. I was there. I was going to be having a baby!

Cuuute hair girl! Hey I was just poked and prodded and was starting to feel labor pains-what do you expect? :)

Progress board

View from our room. As we live 2 minutes from the hospital, I'd always drive down the road that is just below this photo and look up at labor and delivery and wonder what it would be like to be there...and then I was there! Surreal!

Saying on the wall of my labor & delivery room that I feel like described many of the events of that night

...to be continued...

38.5!

What is new this week?
Under Pressure! Ha-that song describes me perfectly. :) I feel like Miss B. is moving lower these days. I'm not waddling or anything but some mornings I just have to wait for the pressure to go away, if it even does. Still its on and off though. We also have dilating!-but I feel like I should erase that last exclamation point because I'm still at a 1. But that is ok. I'm still just 38 1/2 weeks so we have time.

How big is the baby? 
Baby-size. Ready for action. Enough said :)

Sleep?
Overall its ok. I don't have many horrible nights anymore but I feel like I've gone back to my first trimester with my sleep/hunger habits. I wake up (early) and starving in the morning and get a little nauseous if I take too long to feed myself. I'm tired by 10pm at night but then again, I'm usually up with our little mover around 6-6:30.

Best moment of the week?
This should read best "quote" of the week. Lately I've found it really hard to find my words-meaning if anything else is going on or I have something else subconsciously on my mind, sometimes a different word will come out than I intend. Like so:

Kaylee- "Phil, will you need to take your laptop to work tomorrow?"
Phil- "Maybe"
Kaylee- "Can't you just go to the airport and work on your presentation?"
Phil- Gives me the "look" and we both start laughing. haha!

Problem here is the word -airport- which was meant to be -library-. Usually we can trace back to where the odd word came from but I honestly can't even tell you where -airport- came from.

There was also a moment where we were visiting with friends and I was mid-story and forgot the whole point of what I was saying. Literally the whole point. Needless to say I had to humbly admit that I had no idea where that story was going...haha! 

We've also finished getting the nursery ready! Like really. Finished. Even all the DIY projects & crafts. It was a lot of fun and I love how it all worked out but it is weird to have things all ready to go and nothing in the works or left to buy. I'm sure we'll find a few things we're in need of once Bump is at home but we're ready when she is!

Food cravings/aversions?
Eggs. The protein is great and apparently they help with "pregnancy brain" with their high amount of choline. I still say really funny things (as noted above) and feel like I can't form my thoughts sometimes but choline is supposed to help. Haha. 

What I miss? 
Bending. Phil and I have had this conversation a lot lately-that we can't believe that I once didn't have a large baby belly. Like I will be normal looking and bend in half with ease one day. That will be nice once it comes again!

Overall mood?
Excited! Come on Miss B. Come ooooooon!

What I'm looking forward to?

Meeting our little girl. Holding her. Looking at her. Loving her. I'm so excited!

Phil snapped this photo before I went to walk Koda the other day...I've never walked our puppy and not been preggers...weird!

38.5 weeks!

36-37 weeks

What is new this week?

I'm one day away from full term! (37 weeks) Where did this summer go? I remember thinking in March that September was ages away, and now public school starts next Tuesday. Whaaaat?!

How big is the baby?

Approximately 7 lbs. What a cute little bundle of joy :)

Sleep?

I've run into an issue with this one...I typically get tired around 2-3 but if I take a nap then that night's sleep is horrible. So I try really hard to stay busy and awake for the sake of my night's sleep. I also have found a renewed need for back support while sleeping. Cue the Snoogle pillow and my worries fade away, until I want to roll over. Then I get to pull old Snoogle to the other side of the bed. Needless to say, I don't think I'm getting much deep sleep these days. And speaking of rolling over, with Bump going head down into my pelvis, well rolling over isn't so much fun anymore. Feeling like there is something between your legs in your pelvis area makes for slow rollovers, complete with groans. Oh jeez :).

Best moment of the week?

Going to hear the heartbeat and our little miss had the hiccups. I don't know why, but hearing a heartbeat with little hiccups in between made this little girl so real to me. Maybe its because of our hiccup-ing bond but it was fun. We also found out that baby's is head down which is good news! Way to go baby B!

Food cravings/aversions?

Applesauce. Cold please. MmmMMM! And with baby heading down, my stomach is starting to catch up with my appetite meaning my stomach is feeling less squished. Stress on the less meaning its not back to normal but its getting there.

What I miss?

To be honest, I'm loving where I'm at right now because I know the time is "short". Yes, the 9th month is loooong but I'm also enjoying it. Maybe I could say that I miss a normal looking belly button? haha-mine certainly isn't an innie as of the last couple weeks, but its not an outie- so right now it just looks goofy. There are worse things though...ah who am I kidding, its not even bad at all!

Overall mood?

I feel a little, frumpy, for lack of a better word. I just don't feel graceful I guess and when I go to move I'm far from it. I also feel anxiously excited. I'm excited for the future but a little anxious as we're doing our best to prepare for something you can never quite be fully prepared for. Poor Phil and I are planners so we're trying to cope with the unknown part of this whole labor/delivery/baby thing.

What I'm looking forward to?

Birthing class tonight! haha. We enrolled in one and it has been great to help us feel much more informed and prepared (again with the planning thing). Plus I'm sure we've heard some of this information before but getting it in one place helps our brains store and process it. We now know when to actually go to the hospital rather than rushing there too early and being sent home...phew! :)

Anything else?

The nursery is just about done. We actually hung up the pictures on the walls this week. Holla! Just two more DIY projects from me and it'll be ready for our newest addition! We are excited!

(36.5 weeks)

Baby Shower for Baby B.

About a week and a half ago my mom threw me a baby shower. It was so much fun! Thank you so much to everyone that helped out with everything and a big shout-out to the host, my momma. She put up with all my  little ideas and made it all turn out just perfect!

My friend Jamie made me a cute diaper cake. She's so crafty! Plus we had a lot of yummy food (thanks Kayla and mom!), old newspaper baby games, goodie bags and lemonade.

 

Jamie also made some delicious cupcakes and even decorated them to stay with the "newspaper" theme. They turned out so cute!

I feel like I was so spoiled! I loved opening presents and seeing what people had picked out for our little girl. I can't even fathom putting all the goods we got to use but I know babies take a lot!

Grandma Grover even made a baby quilt for our little munchkin. Its so beautiful!

It was so much fun to see all my friends and family and feel their love and support. They also had great tips to share with a soon-to-be mom...hopefully I can remember them all!

I know we probably don't know exactly what we're in for but we are certainly excited to welcome our new little one into our family and feel a bit more prepared thanks to everyone's generosity! Thank you again to those who helped/hosted and to all those that came!

33

What is new this week?

I survived an 11 hour road trip!...make that 22 hours in the car total. And my hubs says I traveled like a gem...maybe he's just too afraid to say otherwise :) There were times while driving when I thought, "Why did I do this to my pregnant self?" but overall it wasn't too bad. 

Nothing much other than that except for my increasing belly size and the strength of Bump's movements. Sometimes I don't feel her much and other times I'm left wishing I wasn't feeling much! :) I also had my DTaP shot in my left arm this week and couldn't sleep on that side for a good few days because it hurt...and I'm not a wimp with shots either. That made for some great restless nights. All for a good cause though, right?

How big is the baby?

I watched a video about a baby's progress in this week of pregnancy and they suggested grabbing a five pound bag of flour because that's about how big Bump probably is. Really? I'm carrying around a 5 lb bag of flour?! No wonder I'm tired and have back aches! Well at least its cute & living bag of flour :)

Maternity clothes?

This is the last time this question will be included cuz guys, they're all I got! I sewed about 4 knee-length knit skirts for myself and I live in them. They're the coolest thing I have and we all know that a pregnant woman in the middle of the summer needs all the help staying cool that she can get! They're super comfy too...sometimes so comfy that I forget I'm pregnant, at least until I'm attacked from the inside by Bump or try to bend over! Pair a skirt with a nice maternity tee and you have my wardrobe.

Sleep?

How do I answer this one? Some nights I sleep fine. Other nights I wake up starving at 2am, or thirsty, or just awake. Other nights I'm hot and uncomfortable in any and every position while other nights I'm fine. What to do? I guess I just nap and take it easy on the days that I can. We're also trying to train the puppy to not have to sleep in his crate at night. That may or may not be why I only got about 4 hours of good sleep last night. We'll see how long we last on that one!

Best moment of the week?

This may seem trivial but stone fruits are in season and I'm loving it. Bump goes crazy when I eat but fruit is her fave, or her dancing moves' fave. Nectarines are sooo yummy! We also found out that my insurance will provide a breast pump for me. That's good news to my budgeting ears!

Food cravings/aversions?

There hasn't been anything specific that I've really craved or hated these days. I've just noticed that I'm hungry all the time but don't have the room in my stomach for even a full sandwich. So now I feel like I'm eating constantly, but I'm eating the same amount. I have to remind myself that I'm not over-eating, I'm just spreading it out. Tis the life!

What I miss?

The thought of having a baby without the thought of delivery coming with it. Ha- I guess I lived in oblivion for a while and was so excited for the baby without a thought about how the baby would get here. Now as its getting closer I realize Miss Bump isn't going to magically "pop" out of me. It's ok- I'm only a little apprehensive, but I'm not dreading it.

What I don't miss?

Not having a constant buddy all the time. Meaning I don't miss not having a baby in me. It's nice to know that I have a friend at all times. I mean, sometimes her kicks get strong but I love feeling a little moving person inside of me. Its such a perfect miracle and I feel very blessed.

Overall mood?

Tired. I know, I know...wait until I have 2 kids AND I'm pregnant and then I'll really be tired right? Hey, I'm tired now, and I'll be tired then so just let me be tired ok? :) 

What I'm looking forward to?

Meeting our little girl of course! But more immediate than that, I'm looking forward to the time I have left with just me and my hubs. We're excited for Bump to come but we're enjoying the time we have as just the two of us for now as well. Only 7(ish...never know with them babies) more weeks!

And for your viewing pleasure I did a dance on the beach for you on our vacay last week. I know, I know, I got sweet moves.

and then Braden scared me from behind mid-dance!

(pics are actually from 32 weeks but I look the same!) 

and last but not least, Phil's artistic belly shot. Not sure I love maternity shoots that focus on the belly, but I like this one for some reason. Maybe because what is inside the belly is ours :)

30 weeks!

I've always thought when people said they were 30, 31, 30-anything weeks that they were far along. And now that's me! Not long now and our little Bump will be a little person in our arms! I organized my update into sections this week (Thanks Lauren for the great idea) to hopefully make it less boring. :)

What is new this week?
Hiccups! Miss Bump is going to be just like her mom. There is a running joke in my house is that I always have the "kaylee jo's" meaning hiccups. I get them at least once a day, if not more, and they're vicious and loud. No hiding these babies. I feel the soft thumps of Bump's hiccups daily. Like mother, like daughter.

How big is the baby? 
Over 3 pounds, and now gaining around 1/2lb each week. 

Maternity clothes? 
Yes and no. Shirts, yes...because they're flowy for this crazy heat we're having! Ross is the place to go ladies!

Sleep?
Up & down. Some mornings I wake up and think, "Phew, I can still sleep!" and then the next two nights come and I'm tired before I even make it out of bed. The warmth doesn't really help either. My fan is my best friend :)

Best moment of the week?
The hiccups! My mom actually told me what they were while sitting in a church meeting together. I'd felt them before but they were always during music so in my little musical hearth I thought Bump was just thumpin' along to the beat. But the thumps were milder than normal kicks and movement...and probably too rhythmic for even a musical child of mine. :) With my credentials in hiccups or "kaylee jo's" I knew my mom was right, and they're a regular occurrence since. I've been told to enjoy them now, because as time goes, my belly will be jumping with the hiccups...joy!

Food cravings/aversions?
The past few weeks I've been craving hot dogs. But they must be barbecued so they're crispy on the outside. Cheap and easy right? I'm not complaining. Aversions? Deli ham is the most recent heartburn culprit. I thought I was resigned to 24/7 heartburn earlier this week but was able to narrow it down to the darn ham! 

What I miss? 
Jumping out of the car/a chair/bed in 2 seconds. I go to get out of the car quickly and halfway through I remember that my body is a little different these days. I also miss early May, when I thought it was hot. Because now I just don't think its hot. I know its hot.

What I don't miss?
People wondering if I'm pregnant or not. Its no longer "Is she gaining weight? or pregnant? or what?" Now it's like "when are you due?"

Overall mood?
A little more cranky than normal...or it takes less to make me cranky. But it usually passes-once I get food :)

What I'm looking forward to?

Mainly I'm looking forward to putting little clothes on a little person. I know from younger siblings that clothes changes can be frequent with babies so I guess I'm lucky! We'll see how long I love it for.

I'm also excited as the nursery is coming together. We're waiting for a new line at our favorite store for the last few things. And by waiting I mean looking at the pictures of the remaining items everyday and wishing I could go get them now. Our bank account probably loves that I can't but I don't! :)

And here's 30 week Kaylee Jo & Bump. Heat + pregnancy = flowy shirts. Woot woot!

Onto the third...

So it kind of hit me today that I'm actually in my third trimester of pregnancy! We're now in for bi-weekly doctor visits, more kicking and squirming and the doc said contractions may be on the way! At our last doctor's appointment everything measured perfectly and little Bump's heart was just thumping away. Sometimes I can honestly say that I don't feel much different, but then other times I most certainly do! I guess I mainly just get tired quicker than I'm used to. I love being busy busy busy so I'm learning to try to listen to my body a bit better before its too late and I'm sore and exhausted. :) My stomach did get really tense to where it was uncomfortable (near the bottom of my belly) while Phil & I were on a walk the other night. Sign of things to come maybe?

I've been noticing how thick my hair has gotten these days...meaning its hot! Haha. My hair has always been thick but pregnancy...whoa. I have more hair than I want! I know people have told me they love what pregnancy does to their hair but I already have enough...and now I have more! I guess it's good for when it falls out during nursing time? I don't want to complain but let's just say that my hair is always in a ponytail or bun so far this summer, and sometimes those bring headaches too. 

As of now (28 weeks) our little Bump weighs around  2.5 pounds and is blinking, kicking, coughing, kicking, hiccuping and wait, did I mention kicking? Bump must want to be a dancer or boxer because jeez, she's moving and kicking a lot! The doctor did tell me I have an posterior placenta so that places Miss Bump right up front for me to feel everything. I'm grateful she's letting me know she's there and healthy but sometimes I just want to poke her back :) The best remedy for crazy Bump is Phil's hand on my stomach. I tell him to feel what she's up to and its like that's her cue to back off. She has still let Dad know she's feisty but will often calm down with his hand around. Maybe I'm sentimental but I find that to be precious. :)

Anyway, that's the update this week. And here's the classic belly pic of me and Bump in all our 28 week glory.

True Tues - Bump Update

Hey ya'll! Guess who is 24.5 weeks along!? Phil reminded me just the other day about a friend that was 24 weeks along back in March...and now she has a baby! March does not feel that long ago at all! Bump will be here before we know it!

Big update this time is that Phil has felt the baby move! I've she's decided that my bedtime is her dance time so about a week and a half ago I thought I'd see if Phil could feel Bump in action. I just stayed quiet waiting for him to tell me he'd felt something (so I didn't influence his thinking). She did a big move and Phil just grinned and said "Was that the baby?" Yesir! We have a winner!

Not much else has changed other than my stomach sticking out a little more. Phil loves to tell me that I have a baby bump. I just smile and tell him I'm very aware of this growing thing in my belly! Haha! Heartburn is sparse but does come and go. Sleeping is getting more uncomfortable but Phil saved my life with my mother's day gift. He got me a LeachCo Snoogle pillow. I know, Snoogle?...really? but this pillow is amazing. Check out what Mr. Snoogles does...

 This guy adds support everywhere my body feels like it needs it. Plus when I sleep with it in front of me, I kind of feel like I'm sleeping on my stomach-and as a stomach sleeper, that's awesome! :) Bump seems happy about it as I'm getting more rest than I was before. 

This first pregnancy is a big learning process. I'm learning to bend at the knees, learning how to eat with less stomach space but a bigger appetite, learning how to deal with the heat (it's only May!) and learning that even though I feel the same, my body gets tired a lot quicker than it used to! We gardened/did outdoor housework all Saturday a couple weeks ago and I definitely over-did it. Lesson learned!

We've pretty much decided a name for little missy but it'll stay safe in my journal until Bump arrives :) We're slowly making progress on the nursery. I know its far in advance but I cant wait to get it all put together. I'm a planner! I don't have a pic this week but here's the progression so far...

Seeing this makes it real that I have a baby in my body. So happy that Bump is a happy & healthy baby. Couldn't ask for more!

Bumpin'

Well here we are at week 22. Crazy! It still hasn't hit me that I have a baby coming/living inside of me. I mean, I know I'm feeling different, but a baby?! Psh. :) 

So Bump is almost 1 pound and is certainly letting me know she's there on the outside and inside. From the outside, I think my belly has now "popped".  Now people don't have to think "Is she pregnant?", because I've definitely got a round shaped, firm tummy. From the inside, in the last month I've been able to figure out what is bump moving and what...isn't :). I've discovered that sugar of any kind will usually get her swimming but if I ever want reassurance to make sure she's still there, give me some orange juice and within 10 minutes she's a movin'. Sometimes I ask Phil to put his hand on my belly to see if he can feel her squirming (because honestly with how I feel the movement, I can't see how he can't) but not yet...soon though!

We had our 20 week ultrasound 2 weeks back. We've yet to get official word from the radiologist but so far, so good! We did a gender check at 16 weeks but Bump wouldn't have it. She crossed her legs and only gave us a 95% that it was a girl...yeah, we definitely didn't rush out and buy anything with that. I mean, 5% could make it a boy :) so, we waited patiently for week 20 to try again. I may or may not have O.D.-ed on the orange juice before the ultra sound to make sure we had a mover and we'd get a good look at what we needed. Ha, maybe not so much next time! The ultrasound tech kept saying, whoa, baby keeps moving. We were satisfied though that with all the moving, no shot showed any "signs" of a boy...so, as I posted earlier it's a girl!

I can't complain with how I'm feeling. I get tired quicker than I did before pregnancy, and sometimes have mild heart burn but other than that I'm feeling good! I just have to remember to eat slowly and small amounts-Bump wants the goods but doesn't like food taking up her space so its a balancing act.

Anyway, that's the preggo update today. And here's a little belly pic... 

Can't even tell right?...right :)

Guess what?!

Bump arrives

So last December I finished up my last semester of college. 

December 10th: final exams began 

December 10th at approximately 11am I had finished all of my exams (yeah, last semester!)

December 11th: we flew out to New Zealand to begin our holiday.

Little did I know that it was not just Phil and I who would be taking a holiday on the other side of the world...

We arrived in New Zealand and all was peachy. We enjoyed Cadbury's chocolate once again and indulged in creamy NZ ice cream. I started feeling bloated and just "off" about a week into our trip. I've always been sensitive to lactose so I just brushed it off as new foods in New Zealand aka much more creamy dairy products and resolved not to eat quite as much. We even went on a day trip with Phil's parents before the other siblings arrived and I was so exhausted and sick to my stomach by the time we decided to eat that I thought I just wasn't hungry.  Needless to say, 20 minutes later I was begging Phil for anything substantial. I thought I was "jet lagged" and "school lagged", nothing else.

You see, we'd been ready to add to our family for a while and and been working with a nurse practitioner as well. Ovulation tracking, monthly hormone pills etc...but still nada. And after finishing school and our vacation we figured we'd get more serious about figuring this business out! About a week and a half into our trip I took my hormone pill (as we'd been seeing a nurse practitioner for help with the whole baby thing) and expected menstruation within 7 days of taking it, as was the norm. 7 days passed, 10 days passed, etc and and nothing. I just figured everything had been thrown off by our time travelling (as my nurse said it might) and thought nothing more.

Christmas came and went and we left NZ and headed for Sydney. I became even less interested in doing much in Sydney (looking back I'm like "duh!"). Even when Phil's family planned to go see Les Miserables, which I had been openly vocal about being super excited to see, I opted out saying I just didn't feel like going. I cried when our vacation plans didn't work out perfectly-well to be honest, I cried anytime and I just thought I was having a hard time not having my own space and being away from my own home for so long. My poor in-laws. They must have thought that Phil married a dud American. Oh jeez.

We left Sydney and headed to the last leg of out trip in Brisbane. We rented our own car in Brisbane (first time in 3 weeks we were able to go where we wanted, when we wanted) and I was excited for independence! That car turned into an even greater blessing than I ever imagined. After a day in Brissy, Phil suggested I take a pregnancy test. He put together my symptoms and thought it was a plausible explanation for everything. He probably hoped it was the explanation or he just had a crazy wife! I didn't want to take another test as I'd taken one in NZ and plenty prior to that back home and was always disappointed with a negative result. Still he convinced me and we made a little family trip to the shops, just Phil and I.

I took the test the following morning. I jaunted to the restroom at Jade & Matt's home and tried to be discreet with what I was taking with me. :) I took the test and watched as one line formed and then another. I hadn't even bothered reading the box before to see what the results meant...now I know, 2 lines = baby, always.

I peeked out of the bathroom to make sure the coast was clear and motioned for Phil to come with me. We scurried down the hallway back to our little room and I asked him what it meant. We checked the box, did a couple silent squeals and tried to compose ourselves. We didn't know how far along I was therefore we decided to keep this to ourselves for our last week of vay-cay. That way we could come home, see the doctor and sort it all out before announcing anything. Our car was our saving grace as we could escape as just the two of us and talk about our news! That was all we had.  Ha-it was difficult to keep quiet but we just had lots of looks and winks and we both knew what it meant.

Well as fate would have it, the next day we were scheduled to start our theme park week. Rides, rides and more rides. But now I had a visitor who we didn't know the age of and weren't sure what I should/shouldn't go on. Needless to say our week was full of "white lies" about me getting motion sickness or just "not enjoying" thrill rides when really it was killing me to just sit and watch everyone have so much fun. I did go on a few rides so don't worry, but I was careful-we'd been waiting for a baby for a long time and I didn't want to ruin it!

A week of white lies was fine...bearable I guess but hard. But as fate would have it again, we weren't allowed to board our flight to come home as Phil had left his green card in the states. We ended up being in Brissy for another week. And that was probably the beginning of my sickness. Poor Andrew and Alex (who we were staying with) probably thought I was a picky and ungrateful eater, lazy, and boring person. Every time they'd ask us if we wanted to visit the theme parks again we'd just "avoid" it by saying we'd rather the beach or the lines were too long because of school holiday. Oh guys, I'm sorry for all the lies! :)

After a rough, rough trip home we finally arrived back in the US of A. Note to self when pregnant: "morning sickness" + 5 hour flight + 16 hour layover + 11 hour flight + 1.5 hour flight and + no eating schedule + airplane food = misery and death. No really, there were times when I felt so awful I thought I might die haha. So finally back, we had a doctor appointment the next day that confirmed the pregnancy and we found out Bump was 7 weeks along. We then told immediate family and waited a while longer before making our announcement.

So there you have it. I found out I was pregnant like any other typical woman has, with a lovely trip to the bathroom with a pregnancy test. I just happened to be in another country, thinking I couldn't get pregnant and then attempted to keep it a secret while staying with and spending all our time with family. Jeez...what a way to start hey?

Well that was the start, and now here's the half way point pic.

20 weeks baby! Bump is growing...making me grow too!

Don't let my shirt illusion fool you. Here it is exposed!

Addition

Baby B. will be joining us early September 2013.

So excited!