30, Flirty and Thriving

On June 27th Momma P. turned 30...or so. 30 forever right mom? :)

We were able to get all 6 siblings together and go to dinner as a family to celebrate the lady who made us all!

I have limited pics because we were all too busy enjoying our yummy dinner & time together.

Then it was back to the parental's home for some presents & ice cream

Check out this lady with her gorgeous red locks of love.

Goofballs!

With getting ready to be a mom myself here soon, my appreciation for my mom has grown a lot...and hasn't stopped. You're an amazing lady mom and we're happy we got to celebrate with you! 

Happy Birthday!

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.

Memorial Day

This last holiday weekend we were lucky enough to get out and enjoy Utah's beautiful mountains...just a 5 minute drive from our house.

See that "puppy" there in the middle? Yeah, that's our little guy. Not such a little pup anymore!

That's ok though, we'll keep him. :)

We spent the day with our friends Paige and Chris. We headed up the canyon and dropped of Chris, Phil and Paige's sister at their beginning bike ride destination. Paige and I then drove to the waterfall to meet them. Are we lazy...no :) You see, Paige and I are both preggers-due within 6 weeks of each other and we wanted the husbands to test the trail first before we attempted it. We walked the dogs from the parking lot to the falls and there was the bike gang already. 

Quick and breezy ride!

Needless to say, next time Paige and I will be joining them!

(Me and Koda, Sadie behind Koda and Paige)

Koda loved playing in the water and saying "hi" to all the new dogs. Mostly he barked and made people think he was a feisty man-pup, but he was just saying, "I want to play!" Luckily, Chris and Paige's puppy, Sadie, is his new bff and they kept each other busy. 

Look at cute Sadie and Koda...we love our pups!

We finished the morning with a nice picnic lunch nearby. We had a lot of fun. We love the Utah summers!  

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!

BYU Graduation - April 2013

It was so much fun to participate in BYU graduation a couple weeks back. Even though I finished in December I wanted to walk and experience all graduation had to offer. I both participated in commencement & convocation. Commencement was unforgettable. The second I walked in the Marriott Center the organ started playing Pomp and Circumstance and as I looked up at all the people standing for graduates I felt so amazing and accomplished. When we had the opportunity to stand and applaud all those who supported us throughout our degree and I couldn't help but feel so happy to have such wonderful and supportive people around me in my life. Then the next day I participated in convocation in my brother's college (Fine Arts). We spent the day taking photos with family, walking across the stage and having a celebration dinner. 

I was on an emotional high those two days. It was finally real. I graduated from college and was celebrating that accomplishment. I did it. I'll always have fond memories of my time at BYU. It's a little bittersweet to think that I'm not a BYU student anymore, but I'll always be a BYU Cougar!

Thanks Mom & Dad for motivating me to get a higher education.

My amazing hubs who supported me in finishing what I started.

Siblings

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 :)