Hello 2nd trimester!

We made it! I'm officially into my 2nd trimester. From what other ladies say, this is the best trimester! I don't think the 1st was bad at all, so I can't imagine it being too different, but I'm still so happy! My chance of miscarriage has decreased dramatically at this point, such a relief! My baby is growing like crazy, we'll find out if we are having a Vivien or Jack soon (even though Allyssa and everyone else is sure it is a girl haha)!

What a great week, it's Thanksgiving, I'm so grateful for my health, our baby, for everyones overwhelming support with our bean, and most importantly-my Chris, obviously none of this would be happening without him, he is going to be the cutest and best dad in the world, I sure love him!

Wow!

My boobs are the size of Jupiter. I haven't talked much about this lovely fact, but it is by far my biggest change since I have been pregnant. They are huge, they hurt, and they get in the way. It is a personal choice but dannnggg I don't know why anyone gets boob jobs, the only way I'll get one is STRICTLY for the lift, but NOT bigger. Yikes!!

Please note: Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system (I remember that from Blue's Clues haha)

12 weeks

WOW, time is flying, I know I say that all the time, but GEEZE it's so true!

I have less than 1 week until I'm into my 2nd trimester, holy cow! Most people are so happy to get out of the 1st trimester because they have been sick and 2nd tri brings some relief to that, since I haven't really been sick, I'm just excited for my belly to grow!

So, I have been feeling little "flutters" ALL the time. I looked it up online, some people say that it's just gas or it's imagined, but then even more people say that it's your baby moving. I don't think it's gas OR that I'm imagining it. It feels like a little twitch or little butterflies, and I feel it ALL the time, more and more each day! I like to think that it's our baby moving around, SO AMAZING, Chris says that he is a bit jealous. I'm feeling it as I type!!

Here is a picture at 11.5 weeks, mostly it just looks like I'm fat...but I said I was gonna do the picture thing, so don't judge too harshly haha! And I avoided my face/hair since it was first thing in the morning, lovely. 

We are going to the Fetal Photo studio in 2 1/2 weeks!! EEEK! What's our little bean going to BE!? We both kind of think it's a girl, and so does everyone else. BUT of course we will be thrilled either way! YAY!

6.5 month diet countdown

I'm so ready to go on a diet!
As fun as it is to eat carbs, it's not the greatest feeling.
But of course I am happy to do anything for our baby, even get chubby for 9 months :)
6.5 months till we meet our baby!! It's going sooo fast!! Only a week and a half until we say goodbye to the 1st trimester! Wow!!

Today is 11/11/11!! All I could ever wish for is a healthy baby, that's my huge 11 wish!

The world

Last night Chris and I were laying in bed talking about our baby and the future. We got to the topic of sleep-overs and I really started getting nervous! Growing up, I had a sleep-over almost every single Friday night, I didn't know anyone who COULDN'T have sleep-overs. Nowadays, there are lots of kids whose parents don't allow it, and I can 100% see why not. You don't know what's going on all night when your kids are at someone elses home. This really started stressing me out. I want to do everything I can to protect my kids from the world. There are SO many bad things out there, it terrifies me!! We will try our very hardest to teach our kids right from wrong, good from bad, but what else can you do, when it comes down to it, they will make their own choices. AHHH! This is one of the things that scares me most about being a parent. I will put my full effort into teaching my little beans, protecting them as best as I can, and will be a big part of their lives. 


The Lord has directed, “Bring up your children in light and truth” (D&C 93:40). To me, there is nothing more important.


“Thoughts of doubt and fear never accomplish anything, and never can. They always lead to failure. Purpose, energy, power to do, and all strong thoughts, cease when doubt and fear creep in. … He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.” —James Allen, As a Man Thinketh


The lord won't give us any challenge that we can't handle, the same goes for our kids. Even with our big, bad, scary world, as long as we can put our full effort into raising our kids in the Gospel, teaching them what is right, and actively being a part in their lives, I think everything will be okay!

Our bean!

Here is our little Jack or Viv! AH! Yes, we went in for our first appointment today! Dr. England said that everything is looking great, he/she was wiggling around like crazy, and it was awesome to hear the quick heart beat! 

We got to the doctor and I was soooo dang nervous (doctor's offices scare me). I got my blood work done, which was by FAR the most of my own blood I'd ever seen. I was shaking and my heart was racing like crazy. So, then we did my blood pressure and it was ridiculously HIGH, and I was like, "Umm...would the fact that my heart is beating faster than a drum have anything to do with this?" and she said, "Definitely, we'll check it later when you're more calm".....we did it later and it went down over 20 (whatever that means), so you could definitely tell that I was scared haha!

Ah what a great feeling actually seeing our baby and knowing that he or she is growing at a good rate and everything is looking perfect. Such a relief! My parents left for a 2 week cruise in Europe today, so I haven't even been able to talk to my momma, I bet she is dying.