14 Weeks

How far along: 14 weeks
Total weight gain: 4 lbs
Sleep: Everything hurts. I have to lay on my left side so my left hip and shoulder are always throbbing when I wake up. And I'm having crazy pregnancy dreams; like super crazy.
Sickness: Into the second trimester so all is good :)
Cravings: Anything salty and chicken wings.
Make me queasy: Yogurt of any kind, anything too sweet.
General Symptoms: General stretching pains.
Miss anything: Roast beef and salami sandwiches. Medium rare steak
Maternity Clothes: Nursing bra from target. Best bra ever.
Movement: none yet!
Gender Prediction: Girl

Names I like at the moment:
Girl: Claire, Olivia, Alice, Eloise (Ellie), Hailey
Boy: Jack, Edward (Ed, Eddie), Gavin, Eric

The baby is the size of a lemon! Apparently it can make a lot of facial expressions now like squinting and frowning. Our baby is going to be so charismatic :)

Nursery Planning

So since I am a huge nerd and love to plan ahead I went straight to my favorite site: www.floorplanner.com.  I took all the measurements of what will be the nursery and built an amazing floor plan to help me plan where everything is going to go.

We are fortunate enough to be able to get a lot of the major baby items as hammy downs from family and friends. We are beyond amazed and grateful for everything we are getting. But since things are trickling in at different times I had to come up with our nursery layout and plan relatively quickly.

Below are some pictures of how the room is laid out currently. Right now it is my sewing/crochet room. I had this girl cave for all of 5 months, but o well I guess the trade off is pretty great ;-).

This is my sewing table and the green table is the table I cut my fabric on. The green table will have to leave us as it doesn't fit anymore and the new rocker or recliner will take it's place.

This is the bookcase that houses all of my sewing stuff and the closet is behind the ironing board.

This is the TV stand. We are turning this into the baby's "dresser". All the stuff that is in there now will go out to the family room and it will get some nice new white storage bins and house clothes, toys, shoes, diapers, etc.

Now here is the BEST part, the handy dandy floor plan. Really guys this site is amazing. Since our rental house didn't grow and extra room I still had to figure out how to keep my sewing stuff in there as well, which was quite the task.

I decided to put the table the sewing machine sits on in the closet because that allows it to be put away and out out of sight as well as keeps it away from tiny hands :). And since it has accordion doors I can just open them up and sit right there to work without having to move anything. The bookcase is too tall for the closet since there is a shelf in there so I am hoping to screw some doors to it so I can at least close it off and keep all the pointy pins, scissors, and things away

More to come on the girl cave to nursery transformation as things come together!

12 Week Ultrasound

We had our 12 week ultrasound! The baby is starting to look like a real baby, check it out!

We also got to see it move! It opened and closed it's hands, wiggled it's feet, and even turned around. I couldn't feel any of it but it was amazing to see. The heart beat was also really good and fast, which the old wives tales say means it's a boy. Though we still feel like it's a girl. It was so amazing to finally see a real baby in there with all the features you would expect instead of a small white bean :).

12 Weeks

*My hair is finally getting long enough to pin back. Next you might see a baby half pony to go with the baby bump :)

How far along: 12 weeks
Total weight gain: 3 lbs
Sleep: Still generally uncomfortable with lots of tossing and turning and it's only getting worse :(
Sickness: No up chuck! I survived the 1st trimester without throwing up. Mark that down as win #1 in parenting :)
Cravings: Anything salty and chicken wings, lots and lots of chicken wings.
Make me queasy: Yogurt of any kind.
General Symptoms: General stretching pains.
Miss anything: Roast beef and salami sandwiches. Medium rare steak
Maternity Clothes: None yet. But watch for some tutorials how to sew your own. Got to save money for that baby!
Movement: none yet!
Gender Prediction: Girl

Names I like at the moment:
Girl: Claire, Olivia, Alice, Eloise (Ellie), Hailey
Boy: Jack, Edward (Ed, Eddie), Gavin

The baby is the size of a plum! I love plums :). It's also developing it's reflexes so if I poke my belly it will likely react and move! I can't wait to start feeling that.

From: www.thebump.com

11 Weeks

How far along: 11 weeks
Total weight gain: 3 lbs
Sleep: Still uncomfortable at night and only getting worse :(
Sickness: I haven't felt that bad lately and still no up chuck!. They say this ends around week 14, so close!
Cravings: Anything salty and chicken wings
Make me queasy: Yogurt of any kind.
General Symptoms: Stomach hurts...surprise lol. General stretching pains.
Miss anything: Roast beef and salami sandwiches. Medium rare steak
Maternity Clothes: None yet. I hope to be making some stretchy knit skirts this weekend so make sure to check back for a post on that.
Movement: none yet!
Gender Prediction: Girl

Names I like at the moment:
Girl: Claire, Olivia, Alice, Eloise (Ellie)
Boy: Jack, Edward (Ed, Eddie)

The nugget is now the size of a lime and is apparently moving! Can't wait to start feeling that. Their fingers and toes are no longer webbed, which is probably good. This nugget is getting bigger!

From: www.thebump.com

The Cabin

Last weekend we finally got us and 5 of our closest friends (who will be referred to as the "Thursday crew" as we have met up with them every Thursday for the past 5 years) up to the hubby's grandparent's cabin just outside of Payson, AZ. The cabin is also known as the Apple Tree House. Everything is decorated with apples, it's beyond adorable.

At this cabin there is no TV, no cell phone, no internet, just nature. Needless to say I was beyond excited to take a few days off work and get my pregnant butt out of the house! I was going stir crazy.

Saturday was filled with getting to sleep in just a smidge, playing with our dogs and two others that another couple had brought (Beau and Flynn). And playing card games and Settlers of Catan. It was an amazing, relaxing, well deserved weekend if I do say so myself.

Check out some pics!

8 Weeks

I am also growing my hair out so you will get to follow that awkward progress too :)

How far along: 8 weeks
Total weight gain: 3 lbs
Sleep: Extremely tired during the day and uncomfortable at night. Can't wait for that to get worse :-/
Sickness: I have felt really nauseous but no up chuck...yet
Cravings: Anything salty... oldwives tales say that means it's a boy. Though we both think it's a girl
Make me queasy: Yogurt of any kind.
General Symptoms: Stomach hurts...surprise lol. General stretching pains.
Miss anything: Roast beef and salami sandwiches. I would do anything to get my hands on one of those.
Maternity Clothes: None yet. But I am using a hair tie to hold the waist band of my pants up :)
Movement: none yet!
Gender Prediction: Girl

Names I like at the moment:
Girl: Claire, Olivia, Alice
Boy: Jack (I don't really like any boy names so I hope it's a girl lol)

The little nugget is the size of a raspberry! Their tail is now gone which I guess is a good thing :). Also their taste buds are forming...weird.



From: www.thebump.com

Surprise!

We are having a baby!!

"How did you find out?", you might ask, well...

August 12th, as I left for work with a slight cramping feeling the hubby made a pregnancy joke, to which I responded, "If pregnancy feels like period cramps, then there is no hope for the human race." I went off to work and thought nothing of it.

Needless to say after work I came home, looked at the hubby and said "maybe period cramps do feel like being pregnant". To which he blankly stared at me. He quickly recovered and gave me a hug, grabbed my hand and said, "Well let's go get a test then".

Here in Arizona rain is the single greatest event to ever occur. As we opened the front door to leave the clouds unleashed. This was the first summer monsoon of the season, and it was only the beginning of the biggest monsoon season on record.

We drove to Target and grabbed the best and most expensive test we could find figuring it was probably something worth spending the money on :). Once we got home I ran inside partially trying not to get drenched but mostly because I still had like 4 hrs. of pee saved up. 3 minutes later during thunder, lightening, and a huge flood we found out I was pregnant. It was the longest 3 minutes of my life.

For years I had dreamed about the day I would find out I was pregnant. How I would tell the hubby? Would I put shirts on the dogs that said big sister and brother or maybe fill the spare room with pink and blue balloons or plan a baby themed dinner complete with baby spinach and baby carrots. But now that it has happened and we are here I wouldn't have traded it for the world.

We got married in the rain and hail (March in Arizona...who knew) and now we have found out we are having a baby during the second biggest storm Arizona has ever seen. I am sensing a pattern...Well rain is good luck right? Maybe it will rain on April 18, 2015 too :)

So basically this blog is to help all friends and family stay in touch with the going-on's in the Wilson house hold, and for all other moms/dads who need a little inspiration, laugh, or "you are not alone" re-assurance.

Enjoy!