Belly Picture Week 13

I am a little late starting the belly pictures. I wanted to start awhile ago but I couldn't figure out the outfit (which probably will change) or a place in the house to take the picture (which may change to) Today I finally just bit the bullet and took a couple. Here is it:

I may just be a bit blotted too because I have been having oh so much fun cramps ever since lunch today. My belly button is sticking out today and has done so in the past but I have found other days it decides to go back in. Weird. I am told the cramps are from ligaments and tendons stretching. I will take that as a good sign of growing. Maybe next week we will be a little bit bigger. 

13 Weeks

Yesterday I hit 13 weeks. Here is what is going on in "our" world:

Baby Gummy Bear:
Isn't really a gummy bear anymore. He/she has limbs and fingers and toes and a nose and ears and I could go on and on. There is a little person growing inside me now. It's pretty crazy.

I am told the baby is about the size of an orange. That is getting pretty big now. I am so use to a pea or sunflower seed that to have something the size of my hand feels really significant. On average, babies now are almost 3 inches long and 1 ounce in weight. The babies eyelides are now fused together to protect the eyes, tissue that will eventually make bones is starting to form (osseous tissue from my anatomy class) the ribs and in the arms and legs. Vocal cords have developed also. What is really neat is that the baby is already starting to bump and move around! We saw this last week when we went for an ultrasound. The baby wouldn't stay still for the doctor to have a good look. Maybe I already have a future dancer!!! 

Me: 

I am feeling really good. I have started to "pop" and have a little belly forming. Though I have noticed weight in other fun areas also. I still gag at bad smells/yucky food. I am hoping this will start to subside more as I start a clinical rotation in the hospital next week and don't want to be gagging a lot in front of patients. I think that might lower my quality of care. My hair feels fuller finally and my nails definantly feel stronger. Oh, and I have had some acne pop up. I have to look into some better moisturizer for my face, probably something for oil. Besides that things are trucking along. I have to do a lot of reading this weekend for my Maternity Nursing class so I am excited to learn some new things. 

Matt and my brother Sam are away on an all-men camping trip and my Dad took off for the weekend so it's just me and Finley hanging around. It is gorgeous this weekend but I am stuck doing too much school work inside. The only pro to this is that it does protect me from laying out in the sun and getting sunburned. 

Our Little Secret

So I have left off for a bit but I have a really good reason. I have been keeping a secret. This secret has been taking up the majority of my head so I haven't really had anything else to say besides this secret. But now the cat is out of the bag and we are ready to share our news with the world.

WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!!

This is beyond a dream come true for me. I can't put into words how excited both my husband and I are. There is a little person growing inside of me and it is just so amazing!!!!

I am in my 12th week and our due date is December 9th. Not much is going on with me so far in terms on any belly or morning sickness (that's a good thing right?) I am extremely lethargic and could probably sleep the days away. Besides that everything feels good thus far.

I feel so blessed to be at this stage in my life and be able to make a small family with the man I love. Though we are not 100% ready (who ever is) I have complete faith that everything will work out. This is just the beginning of something truly beautiful.

Style Me Pretty

So I have been waiting for what feels like forever to see this. Our wedding last September is featured on STYLE ME PRETTY!!!!

I will one day (when there is time) post a great deal about the crazy, awesome, amazing day. But for now enjoy the wonderfulness of Style Me Pretty

Meet Finley

I have talked a bit about wanting to create a family and have a baby asap. I am beyond excited to extended our little family and take the next step. Recently, we decided to make a very grown up decision and take on a new responsibility in life. We decided to extend our family and take a baby step. Matt and I adopted a puppy. 

Meet Finley - a german shepherd/lab mix that we got at about 8 weeks old. She is the love of our lives. 


This is a big step for us. A puppy is a lot of work with training and keeping clean, all that stuff. We have to come home all the time to take care of her. We have lost a bit of our young freedom but have gained so much more. Plus, we are really lucky to be living with my Dad and brother who help with the responsibility. 


We have had Finley for about a month and it has been a lot of work. We are still working on house training, there are still a couple accidents every once in awhile. She has really only learned to sit so far but I almost got her to shake last night. What is the best thing about Finley, how much she already loves us. It started from day 1 - I am her Mom and Matt is her Dad. She cuddles with us, loves when we let her sleep with us, cowers between our legs when she is scared. What is more amazing is how much we both love her. Finley is our little baby right now and will be forever apart of our family. She is going to share in so many of our moments as Matt and I grow together and create a bigger family. 


There is a lot to talk about with Finley. From training to her breed questions, all the amazing things out there for a dog, watching her grown and develop...but for now here is some puppy pictures to drool over (she is my dog, I do think she is the cutest thing in the whole wide world) 

First day she came home - Finley was 6 lbs - so tiny!

First snow Finley experienced

She loves to chew (not good) and play with that weird piece of the vaccuum

Sleeping with Dad

Finley will give you this look when you talk to her, she lifts her ears & turns her head to say "What?"

My little baby