Day 04: Something I crave

Jamba Juice!! That is what I want all day every day I guess it's not such a bad thing to crave since it has ice, and lots of yummy fruit and you can even add vitamins!! My favorite is the Peach Pleasure without bananas plus raspberries and then I add a daily vitamin (Just in case someone wants to bring me one someday haha ;) What about you what do you crave?

20 Weeks Half way there!!!

I'm 20 weeks today!! I'm not sure if it has been fast or not but I am sure excited to see our little boy! It will be so fun to have him around!! But there are a few things that I will be looking back on and smiling!

1- Just because you say your okay with gaining weight doesn't mean it is easy!
2- I now give into my cravings which I'm sure won't be good in the long run but I sure love it now.
3- I still fit into all my clothes:) But I'm getting close to having to break down and buy maternity clothes I'm sure.
4- Pre-Nesting doesn't just happen a couple weeks before the baby comes I want to get everything ready but I know that I still have awhile.
5- Eating lots of small meals everyday it just a good excuse to eat more!
6- Pregnancy brain really happens... I found that out today when I locked myself out of the house when I took boz outside to play and then I stood at my door not knowing what to do and then after freezing a bit and deciding who I should call to help me get in I remembered we had a spare!! I froze for no reason apparently:0
7- Being pregnant a cute is harder to me then I thought... But daniel always says that I'm the cuttest pregnant girl he has ever saw just to make me feel better... Oh how I love him!!
8- You feel like everyone is staring at you and its okay!
9- I can feel Dakota kick now instead of the little bubbles which I love! and Daniel can't wait until he can feel him too He says its no fair that I get to have him for 9 months.. Then I told him he could do it if he wants it would save me the weight gain, strechmarks etc.. But then he says he will just wait..
10- Everytime we see the ultrasounds at our appointments we think how we are so blessed and what a miracle to be able to see our baby and his growth..

I love this experience and I truly am okay with everything that comes with it I know everyone says you'll get lots of strechmarks and your body will never be the same but everytime I see my sisters with their babies I think to myself that it will all be worth it and its okay... I look forward to the future and what it holds for us!!

Day 3: A favorite photo

I love this picture because it was one of the funnest dates that I remember with Daniel and I before we were married. I went with my brother and sister in law and had a fun Heli ride up to Daniel's Summit where we had dinner and then we took a ride through the mountains and saw all the wildlife and pretty scenery! I love this memory and I'm glad I captured it!

So I have seen this on another blog and I thought that it would be fun to blog a little about it so along with my baby updates (maybe a few pictures) here's what I'll be blogging about this December:

Day 01 — 5 things about you that no one really knows
Day 02— A picture of you last year and now and how you have changed since then
Day 03 — A favorite photo
Day 04 — Something I crave
Day 05 — Top 10 pet peeves
Day 06 — Something I bought recently
Day 07 — Something I want to buy
Day 08 — A favorite song
Day 09 — A favorite movie
Day 10 — A favorite food
Day 11 — A favorite book
Day 12 — A favorite quote
Day 13 — What did you do today??
Day 14 — Your dream house...
Day 15 — Next 3 on “Bucket List”
Day 16 — A photo of my family
Day 17 — A habit you wish you didn't have
Day 18 — Put your iPod on shuffle and write 10 songs that pop up
Day 19 — A hobby of mine
Day 20 — A favorite recipe
Day 21 — Nicknames I have, and why I have them...
Day 22 — A favorite Youtube video
Day 23 — A travel story
Day 24 — Something that makes you feel better...
Day 25 — A funny (true) story
Day 26 — A child I love
Day 27 — A place I love
Day 28 — A person I love
Day 29 — Testimony
Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days

So for Day 1: 5 Things About You That No One Really Knows

1- I two times that I have been pulled over in my life were within one week of each other with my friends we were on a trip to San Francisco and I only got one ticket!! I was going 20mph+ both times and I felt like the Dad on “Dan in real life” saying just put it on my tab ha ha  good times!!
2- The only person that really knows this is my husband but I make lists for everything!! And I mean everything I think that I have to be so organized that I have lists for the lists that I make every time Daniel sees me make a list he can’t help but smile. I told him that I wouldn’t know what to do without them.
3- If I could put my sisters and mother together that is who I hope to be like one day!! They are all great examples and all have the best qualities!
4- I become more and more in love with my Husband everyday! He is the most important thing in my life and everyday I think to myself how I can love him more than I do now and then I wake up and I can’t help but love him more than the day before!
5- I am scared to become a mom!! I really don’t know how to do everything but I am so excited for Daniel and I to have Dakota in our family and I only have 20 more weeks to go

And since I am 1 day behind already here is Day 2: A picture of you last year and now and how you have changed since then

Fall Picture 2009

Fall Picture 2010

I don’t think that I have really changed that much. One year ago I had blonde in my hair and then I dyed it back and I guess I have gained a few lbs (I guess being pregnant does that to you) but all in all I hope I changed for the best because I don’t want to move backwards….

Cravings!!

I don't know about you but sometimes I think that it is okay to give into your cravings!! I did just that and bought a bag of these.........

And oh man can I tell you that you can never have enough of these (Even though I don't like chocolate this is white chocolate which isn't really chocolate at least that is what I'm told) which is really bad since I did buy a whole bag of them. I try to limit myself but they are always there tempting me.. I even told myself that I can't buy another bag unless I'm willing to share ;) What about you what is your craving? Since I love these I found a great recipe to enjoy them a little longer. It is Candy Cane Blossoms shown below if these appeal to you, you can find the recipe herehttp://www.hersheys.com/celebrate/holidays/recipes/detail.asp?id=8362&t=recipe#

Try them out and enjoy!

One last thing for the day. I finally went shopping last weekend after waiting for what seemed like forever and I came out with these! I just love them and I'm sure there will be more to come soon!
Daniel has always loved the little cowboy look and always said that he wanted overalls for his babies so when I saw these I just couldn't pass them up. You should have seen how excited he was when I showed him.. He loved them now all we are missing is the boots and cowboy hat. Which I'm sure we will have soon:)

This boy is going to be Daniels right hand man and I can't wait to see them together it will be perfect!

16 + weeks and counting

So I'm almost 17 weeks on Thursday which to me doesn't seem very far so I hope this goes faster at some point! We found out that we are having a boy and we are super excited for him to come! Our name of choice is Dakota "koda" for short. I'm not sure what I am supposed to feel, do, or think when it comes to being pregnant since I am new at this but I will say it is an experience! Here is what I have learned at 16 weeks maybe someone feels the same as me.

16 weeks and looking back:
1- If at first you don't succeed try try again!
2- When people talk about morning sickness it isn't just in the morning. I was fortunate enough that I didn't get to sick but when I did it wasn't in the morning it was around lunch time so I would wake up some mornings and think I was on top of the world then come to find out at lunch I was at the bottom.
3- There is nothing like a jamba juice to help you get through the tough days.
4- Deciding on how you are going to have labor is a love/hate reaction from those around you. I have chose to have my baby natural which leads to everyone telling me their horror stories which I'm not scared of I just want to hear the good stories as well. I have many classes lined up (which Daniel is excited to be my labor partner for them all haha...) and books to read so if anyone has good advise pertaining to this feel free to share!
5- Even if I wanted to eat for two sometimes when your sick your lucky to eat for one... I'm lucky to be over that point but sometimes it was so hard to keep an appetite at all. Luckily I have the greatest mom and husband if I came up with something I wanted to eat they would do what they could do to make it happen so I stayed healthy
6- I've never seen of so many prenatal vitamins in my life!!! How are you supposed to choose just one when you make them all look appealing in their package..
7- The moment you hear your babies heartbeat is one that you will never forget! I could have listened to it all day. I love ultrasounds I just wish I had one at my house so I could do it when I wanted and not when the doctor says.
8- Being pregnant is amazing I finally was able to feel my baby in the last week and every time I felt it at first I thought my phone was vibrating but every time I checked my phone there wasn't anything and then it happened again and I just smiled realizing that it was my little man twisting and turning inside my stomach :) What a cool feeling.
9- Gaining weight is finally okay!! Wahoo!! Its a girls best day to be told its okay to gain weight every time you go to the doctor. I can't wait to have a belly so I don't just feel pudgy.
10- Knowing that Daniel and I are going through this together and making our eternal family makes every bad day okay and makes this experience one we will never forget. We are so happy and can't wait until we meet our baby!!

Sorry if this is boring but I just wanted to keep everyone up to date and I though this would be a fun way. I will have pictures to follow and I hope to keep it up weekly! Have a great day:)