30 Weeks

30 Weeks and doing good. Baby is measuring right on schedule and right on target for the 8th of October. I went and had my 2nd ultrasound done today, my placental lake was absorbed and is no longer an issue! Now it's just time to make it past the next 10 weeks to meet our little guy! and have a name for him!

How far along: 30 weeks

Gender: Boy

Weight gain: 10 lbs.+ (Lost 3 pounds this week.......)

Maternity clothes:

Stretch marks: No issues. They are not growing or going darker. (HAPPY DANCE!)

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: Depnds on how I am feeling that day. Still alternating between the bed and love sac.

Best moment this week: No best momemts. Only crappy ones unfortunately. Since the 24th I have been really sick. I don't throw up unless I have to and I did yesterday. Making it 3 times this pregnancy..... Yuck!

Miss anything: Food. I miss being able to just eat what I want right now. This stomach bug better pass soon! I want a steak!
Body Update: Hips are starting to get sore again. Between that and this sick tummy everything has been great!

Movement: It depends on the moment. Sometimes I get a bunch, then nothing for awhile. He is definitely getting bigger though. I can feel where he is. The Dr. says he is head down!

Cravings: Still just wanting cold food. 

Queasy or sick: EXTREMELY

Looking forward to: Finishing Ronin's toddler bed. I still have to paint it....

Great Day then a Lost Dog

On the 24th of July, Moose escaped from the backyard as we were up at some family property above Park City. We left at about 12:30 and didn't make it home until 9. But while we were up at the property we had fun time.

The Property is a place where my dad's family all gets together with trailers and 4-wheelers and hang out. Relax the day away in the great mountain air. With it being a holiday in Utah we were lucky enough to have a few more family members up there.

My parents left the house right after noon and we left shortly after, picking up some lunch before we made the 30ish minute journey. I wasn't feeling great but wanted to get away. Ronin took a quick nap along the way so we decided to swing by the Tanger Outlets in Park City and check out the Crocs store. Ryan needs some new camo shoes. When we got there, no Crocs store was to be found. We circled the whole outlet and, nada. This wasn't what we wanted to see. But such is life and we were back on the freeway. We hit a gas station on the way and picked up some snacks and saw that I-80 had been merged into a 1 lane highway on the opposite side of the road.

Let me explain how the Interstate is at this point of the journey. I-80 breaks away from on-coming traffic with a giant gully between going West and East. This means that everyone was traveling on the same side of the gully in 1 lane and you have to go another exit past the one we wanted, after the gully. You have to turn around at the following exit to get to where you wanted to go. This was a 10 minute delay in all but isn't that big of a deal. Just an inconvenience.

Anyway, we arrive and it is beautiful up there. Still a bit hot but all around nice, A slight breeze was coming through the camp and everything was serene. My parents brought up their Razor and took Ronin and my sisters boys for a ride. Ronin was elated! He loves the Razor. He would be in it all day if he could. Ryan and I got a chance to relax for a minute as they went.

After they got back it was back to chasing this little boy around. He was so happy and just loved being outside for a whole day. Ryan had to take a few phone calls while we were there and Ronin was his little tag along. He had to be where his dad was at all times. During 1 call, Ryan went and sat up at a trailer and Ronin made sure he was being dad's little copycat. Sitting on the step and not taking his eyes off of him.


The weather started to cool down and we had dinner around 6:30. My sister and the boys took the Razor out 1 more time before we headed out to come home. With such an exhausting day, I though for sure Ronin would fall asleep in the car. Not the case. He was as wide eyed as ever.

Upon coming home around 9 pm, I went out back to get Moose so we could go in for bed. I called for him several times but was not answered by a happy dog. I was greeted by silence. I looked all around and that's when I saw it. The gate was open...... Running frantic, as I do, I drop all my stuff and go the the front yard and start yelling and whistling for Moose. No reply. The only response I was getting back was the fireworks that everyone was lighting off. There was no way for him to hear me even if he was close by. Ronin noticing that I was calling for Moose, Started call himself, "Moose! Moose!" and making the kissing sounds you do to call a pet. My heart began to break. Not only was I the one who put Moose away, I would be the reason for this poor little boys heartbreak.

I know that saying it would break his heart is a little much but that is how I felt. I thought I had lost my child's best friend. It's all my fault.

I couldn't hardly sleep a wink that night. I was destrot. I was awake at 5:45, calling the shelter to leave a message that when they got in they would hopefully have my dog. I posted all over the Internet trying to find him. I posted all over Facebook and KSL trying to let everyone know that my dog was gone and I needed him back.

I posted this picture with everything so we could bring him home.

Still frantic in the morning I called the shelter 3 times, no answer. I knew that they didn't have the day off as it was not a holiday but wondered if I was going to have to wait til Monday to hear anything.

Then at 11:30 I received the best call. My buddy, Officer Wilson, had Moose at the shelter. He had come in between 1 and 2 and was able to be picked up after 1, as they had a meeting. Relief washed over me as I couldn't have been more excited that he was ok.

I have learned a lesson from this en-devour, Moose will be getting a microchip. One with GPS so if he gets out again I will know where he is.

Now we are all back together and happy as can be!

29 Weeks

This week has been great until yesterday.

How far along: 29 weeks

Gender: Boy

Weight gain: 13 lbs.+

Maternity clothes:ADORE  Shirt from Old Navy, Motherhood Capri's and tank.

Stretch marks: Current marks are going pink. Slowly stretching back out

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: I slept in the bed last night, I did pretty good.

Best moment this week: Ronin showing off all his animal noises and giving the baby kisses.

Miss anything: I miss everyday functions, bending over, moving around, all of it... 
Body Update: I have sensitive spots along my tummy that can hardly be touched. I also believe that I have a rib out. not a comfortable feeling.

Movement: More rolling. I got a bunch of kicks this morning.

Cravings: Still just wanting cold food. 

Queasy or sick: No.

Looking forward to: My 30 Week appointment and ultrasound on the 30th. And finding out where my dog is........

28 Weeks with no Picture???

Well, the title says it all. This last week has been a crazy one so say the least. I wish there was a better answer but also let me elaborate for you on how last week went.

Sunday: We went to church as normal but Ronin was very upset. We couldn't get him to calm down. Ryan brought him home and put him down for a nap. When I got home at noon he was starting to wake up. When he came upstairs he had a fever of 101*. Thinking that he was teething, we gave him some Tylenol and gave him some cold food to help with him mouth. His fever came back 4 hours later and so it was more Tylenol for him. He had a rough night but made it through for the most part.

Monday: This was to be the start of Ryan's week off. He had scheduled it for a vacation that ended up falling through. So we hung out at home. Ronin's fever came and went through out the day. He had a hard time with meals and all so we had a lot of cuddle time. This lasted all day.

Tuesday: Ronin woke up with no fever so we decided to get out of the house. We went on our family hike to Bountiful that I posted about earlier. All seemed to go really well. I had the roughest time with being juggled around like a hamster stuck in a ball, but all ended ok. After getting home we were all exhausted. We had dinner and put Ronin down to bed. We ate marshmallows for dessert. A great overall day.

Wednesday: Ryan woke up not feeling very good. Ronin was also a bit cranky. So again we had a veg morning. We went out to breakfast, hung out at home, After Ronin's 2nd nap, Ryan was really not feeling good. and it was written all over his face. I took Ronin and he went down for a nap. After he woke up from his nap, he had a fever and was not doing so good. He was sent to bed. That night I had a sore throat.....

Thursday: In the morning, Ryan still had a bit of a fever and my throat was killing me. I could hardly swallow. Ronin was irritable. At this point I'm getting irritable. I have 2 sick boys and I am super pregnant. Great way to start the day.

Friday: Ryan is done being a vegetable. HE wakes up early and gets out of the house. Ronin had an early Dr.'s appointment then I have one later in the afternoon. I was to take my Glucose test, which means I could only eat certain things, ie: No Sugar. I was was having a rough morning. We get to Ronin's appointment and all starts out good. They put us in the Forrest room which he loved. He kept looking at all the animals. His mind was blown. They measured him, not so much fun, and all was above great. The Dr. comes in and checks him out and asks about how much he talks about and what he does which is also above great. When he checks his throat, he tell me that Ronin has Hand Foot Mouth. I know that I have heard about it but I admit I had no idea what this entailed. He didn't have the rashes on his hand and feet but he did have the mouth sores which is why he was having all of these issues. Great. He is contagious! And shouldn't be around other kids. This is awesome, seeing how my mom watches my older nephews on Friday and we were going to have a bunch of people over to swim. Great, this means that this is what Ryan and I had also had. Ryan got it full force, I only got the sore in my throat. Still, not a fun combination. Ryan came home and I told him the update. He was happy to know it was going to pass but we were still a bit shocked that we had gotten this from our little Ronin. Next was my Dr.'s appointment. This had to be the quickest appointment I have ever had, which didn't help because I still had to be there for a whole hour so that they could draw my blood. Everything checked out, i believe, I still haven't heard if I have any issues or not.

We spent the rest of Friday hoarded up in the basement away from everyone.

Saturday and Sunday: Basically stayed downstairs again. Ryan went back out on another hike and had began to feel better. Ronin and I stayed home from church because it was too risky to go.

At the end of it all, last week was not our best. But we are pushing through to see what the world has in store for us next!

How far along: 28 weeks

Gender: Boy

Weight gain: 13 lbs.+

Maternity clothes: I currently wear all maternity mixed with some of Ryan's shirts.

Stretch marks: No, but I think the ones I have from Ronin and starting to go pink.

Belly button in or out: In, though it is disappearing...

Sleep: I can get sleep in the love sac. Other than that, I struggle.

Best moment this week: Having such a quick Dr.'s appointment and that I now go in every 2 weeks. We are getting closed!

Miss anything: I miss everyday functions, bending over, moving around, all of it... 
Body Update: I keep pulling muscles in my tummy section. It hasn't been the greatest feeling. I hope that is will stop soon. It's getting painful.

Movement: Hiccups and a lot of rolling. He seems to be head down with his back curved on my right side and feet in my left ribs.

Cravings: Still just wanting cold food. 

Queasy or sick: No.

Looking forward to: The 24th of July! Happy Pioneer Day this week!

Bountiful Hike

Ryan has had this week off for vacation. Our original plans fell through so we have been improvising this week. Since we had been cooped up for a few days, we decided we would go for a hike above the Bountiful B.


It was a beautiful day! A nice 73* outside. We had only started hiking for 5 minutes and this pregnant lady was struggling. However, I trucked along and made it through. After awhile, I was able to get into a groove and we kept going.

This was my view the whole way. My 3 boys were having a blast!!

My cute little family in a grove of Quakies!

 This bow holding stud is a great shot!

No picture shown here but at this point, Moose found a human poop pile and decided to roll around in it. It was disgusting!! I couldn't believe it! He was shunned to the kennel box for the remainder of the ride home.

**Note: If you go camping in the woods with no bathroom, please do the responsible thing and dig a deep hole to put your waste into. It really is gross for other to have to deal with your gross poop!

 Once our day was done and we were packing up, Ronin was being such a good helper. This picture was taken just in time. My cute little boy Ronin was helping his daddy clean up and get ready to head home. This looks like it will be his future! Hunting buddies for life.

27 Weeks! Last Trimester!

3rd Trimester.......... What???

How far along: 27 weeks

Gender: Boy

Weight gain: 13 lbs.+

Maternity clothes: In this picture, everything is maternity. The skirt, tank and cardigan are all from Motherhood.

Stretch marks: No,

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: I don't sleep much. I toss most of the night. I've gotten to the pint where I will sleep hard until 2 then my ear will ach from sleeping on it...... Not sure if that is normal.

Best moment this week: We went to Wheeler Farm. It was great but by the end I was ready to be in the A/C!

Miss anything: being able to walk normal. I have the waddle and my right hip is starting to act up again.

Movement: Hiccups have started. I can tell when he is head down too. He likes to kick my ribs on the left.

Cravings: Still just wanting cold food. I'm really diggin' cereal!

Queasy or sick: No.

Looking forward to: my Dr.'s appointments getting closer! Plus I get to see this guy again on the 30th! Super excited for that!

26 Weeks! 14 Weeks Left!

I have to give a shout out to the blog Little Baby Garvin! This blog had a picture pinned onto Pinterest which got me to think of what I would do when I was expecting! This lady has done such a great job at making awesome boards that inspired me to do my own. Although ours are different, This is where I got the idea of doing the chalk board and posting about what was going on for family out of state.

Just recently I was looking back into the blog history and found that she also has a little weekly post on how she is feeling and updates on what is going on. I have decided to adopt this idea and give it a shot!

How far along: 26 weeks

Gender: Boy

Weight gain: 10 lbs.+

Maternity clothes: I live in maternity clothes! There is nothing else that I can really fit in. I have been stretching into a few shirts but that won't last much longer.

Stretch marks: No, but I think a few may be getting ready to show through again.

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep:There is no such thing as sleep right now. I wake up often and my hips get very sore. I alternate between the bed and LoveSac.

Best moment this week: Finished my newest project. Ryan did a lot of the work but it still looks great. Coming tomorrow on Lou's To Do's. Also Ronin had his surgery last week and I'm just glad that it is over......

Miss anything: Being able to move and do things I used to do. Playing is getting harder and I'm getting winded just walking up the stairs.

Movement: Lots of rolling with kicks here and there. Dr. said I don't have to monitor anything until 30 weeks, which is when I have my next ultrasound.

Cravings: No major cravings but I have been eating a lot of watermelon and cereal. I think if it's cold I want it.

Queasy or sick: No sickness just feel off. and get really irritable quickly.

Looking forward to: Getting into that last trimester! 2 more weeks and we are there!

**Board story: I had such great plans for this board. It was going to have sparklers and a flag! As I was working on it on Sunday, Ronin decided that he wanted to add some of his fingerprints to it. He smudged up the "4th" right after I had finished it, then I was taking laundry out of the dryer and swiped it across the '6' of 26. I had planned on fixing it but today just didn't allow that to happen. I was swamped with sanding and staining, mixed with a little boy who only took 1 nap at 10 am. I figured, this board just wanted some character, and it got it.