26 weeks!!

Wow, I cannot believe we only have 3 months left before we get to meet our baby girl! Here are a few updates:

Size: Emery is now the size of an English hothouse cucumber, weighs almost 1 2/3 pounds and around 14 inches long!

Weight Gain: Last appointment at 24 weeks I had gained a total of 13 pounds, not too bad but the worst trimester is nearing this week and I've heard that's the worst for weight!! YIKES! Appointment:Next appointment is the 31st and will be our glucose test, hope this goes ok and definitely not looking forward to drinking the dreaded orange drink. We will then have our 4d ultrasound on September 1st, I cannot wait to see her again, I feel like I need a second peek to make sure the first sonographer was correct that it is definitely a girl haha. My mom gets to go with us for this and she is super excited, I just hope Emery cooperates and gives us some good facial shots!

Sleep: I have actually been sleeping very good the last few nights with the exception of waking once now to use the restroom. Poor Steven has no room in the bed with me and my many pillows :).

Symptoms:
-Lower back aches

-Heartbearn, ugh

-Cramps at night sometimes in my right calf muscle

Other than these few symptoms, still feeling great!
Also....Saturday night Kendra and I threw a suprise joint 30th birthday party for Steven and Mark, and needless to say all the stressful planning paid off. The boys were so surprised and I want to thank everyone who came out to celebrate with Steven for his birthday, he was truely so excited and had a great time! :)

23 Weeks!

Sorry for the last post being my 20 week post, I had it typed and never posted it, Pregnancy brain is tough haha.

23 Weeks and still feeling good!

Size: A Mango, approximately 11 inches and 1 pound, yes we are in pounds now :).

Weight: Last appointment at 20 weeks I had gained 10 pounds, we'll see what's in store for my next one at 24 weeks.

Movement: Yes I feel her all the time, I have learned now what gets her going and what times of the day I can expect her to be awake. Steven felt her for the first time at 21 weeks while we were sitting on the couch together, he yanked his hand back like it was something crazy. Now he loves to put his hand on my belly and wait for her to kick him, it's just so great!!!

Appointment: Next appointment is 24 weeks on August 3rd, then the next appointment is the dreaded glucose testing, YUCK!

Sleep: I wake up now to every little noise, and I have to wake up to turn to my other side, seems a little early for this haha.

Symptoms:

-Lower abdominal achiness-CHECK

-Heartburn-CHECK

-Nasal Congestion-this has actually gotten a little better!

-Hearty Appetite-Oh yeah, and just can never figure out exactly what I want!!

-Sensitive skin-I never thought this would be a pregnancy symptom but with 2 of my worst sunburns ever I've decided I will stay pale for the remainder of this pregnancy

-Itchy Stomach haha

-Lower bach aches

Here are a few new shots at 23 weeks with my other 2 pregnant friends, Kristen is 17 weeks and Kim, well was due the day after these pictures were taken!

20 1/2 weeks

Yayyy Halfway there! 201/2 weeks and feeling great! Here are a few pregnancy updates:
Size: A banana, approximately 10 ounces and 10 1/2 inches

Weight: I am right on schedule with what Baby Center says is normal, 10 pounds! Now if I can only keep it 10 pounds for the second half, 20 for the whole pregnancy doesn't sound half bad :). (Wishful Thinking)

Movement: Yes! I can feel her kickin up a storm now and I feel like if Steven were patient he could probably feel her, I just have to learn her patterns. I definitely feel her when I am sitting still at work or laying in bed at night.

Appointment: Heartbeat was 150 at our 20 week appointment yesterday. I will have my glucose test not the 24 week, but 27 week appointment, not looking forward to that!!

Sleep: Starting to not sleep as well at night, seems like I can't get comfortable and with my stomach muscles sore, it's sensitive to flip from one side to another. Or I wake up afraid I'm sleeping on my back, oh well I can live with this!

Symptoms:

-Lower abdominal achiness-Definitely

-Heartburn-This has started to happen more

-Nasal congestion-Definitely can't breathe at night

-Hearty Appetite-Check!

-Nausea kicked in a little this past weekend

-Itchy Stomach

Here is my belly shot at 20.5 weeks!

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16 1/2 Weeks and Baby Girl

Words cannot describe the feeling I felt when the ultrasound tech said those three wonderful words, "It's a Girl!" I have always wanted a little girl and I just feel so blessed that the Lord is giving us one! Steven is going to be the best father, he has already won the spelling of her name argument...Emery Brooke Asby.

Here are a few pregnancy updates:

Baby Size: At the ultrasound Monday they said she was about 6 ounces right now and looks wonderfully healthy so far :). Babycenter says she should be the size of an avacoda, but 6 ounces seems a little big for an avacoda haha. Oh well

Movement: I have felt a few twinges every now and then, very faint almost like popcorn popping or just a little flutter. I can't wait until they get to where Steven can feel her!

Feeling: I am feeling great! Got my energy back, nesting is in full effect, but the headaches come about once or twice a week and are pretty bad when I get them. Other than that, feeling good and definitely showing!

Things I miss: It's hard because I've started trying not to sleep on my back, but this is difficult for me :(. I definitely still want a Pizza Villa club Sandwich, but no deli meats :(. I have stopped craving fruit, but still trying to make myself eat at least one peach or apple a day. I wish I could spray round up haha, but probably not a good idea, so I have to supervise Steven doing it.

Here are a few pics of our new little Princess!!

She has her arms behind her head and feet crossed, how sweet??

16 weeks :)

15 1/2 Weeks :)

Well I am 15 1/2 weeks now and feeling pretty good, I wanted to document a few things for my future scrapbook.

Baby Size: An apple this week and growing like crazy, trust me I know this baby is because of the pants that were fitting nicely, are not fitting at all anymore without the belly band.

Feeling: Feeling pretty good now, still a little nauseous every now and then, but overall pretty good. Getting a lot of headaches, which is no fun because Tylenol really doesn't help :(. My energy is increasing and I'm starting to feel a little nesting going on, Steven and I have been cleaning and organizing closets, etc. Hormones, yes they are very present and horrible.

Movement: I've been feeling this little random tightening in my stomach, but unfortunately, I don't think it's the baby, it's a little too far up for that small little apple to reach quite yet.

Things I miss: DELI MEATS, I have been really craving a club sandwich, but obviously cannot. So, hopefully Steven will remember that as soon as I push this baby out, I would like a Pizza Villa Club sandwich, is that too much to ask?? I don't really miss anything else, maybe my nose sprays, other than that, that's it!

Gender reveal: Well it is now less than a week away when we will see our little baby again and hopefully find out if it's pink or blue! I cannot wait!!! I mostly just want to see this baby and how much it's grown, it's been 5 1/2 weeks since our last ultrasound and I'm sure there have been lots of changes. I pray that everything is good with the baby.

That's all for now, until Monday.....PINK OR BLUE???

The Best Day of my Life

God is so good, because Steven and I had been told for some different reasons, it was going to most likely be difficult for us to get pregnant. So, after about 6 months of trying I had started to lose hope and get very discouraged, so I was soon to be started on Clomid and see if this would help speed up the process. Well, after much prayer and faith, we didn't even need the Clomid. I have irregularly long cycles and they normally last about 35 days. Well, on day 40 I started getting the feeling that I may need to take a test. Well, it is all true when people tell you it happens when you least expect it because that day I got home from work took the test, not thinking it would IMMEDIATELY be positive! THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE and the next hour it took to wait for Steven to get home from the gym was the longest hour of my life. He was happy, and couldn't wait to tell people, hence the facebook announcement, with me only being 9 weeks. The baby's la-st heartrate at 8 1/2 weeks was 174 and progressing very nicely! So if everyone could keep us in your prayers, I just cannot wait to get to the 2nd trimester in a few weeks when there is a little less worry to have.
How I've been feeling:
-SOOOO exhausted but this seems to be getting a little better or maybe I'm just managing it better.
-Starving a lot, and when I'm starving, WATCH OUT because I'm going to need to eat within the next 5-10 minutes
-I already feel like I'm showing, but it seems like it's way too early to be showing, so I assume it must be that I'm bloated, but my pants are definitely fitting much tighter.
-I am in love with fresh fruit, especially strawberries which is not such a bad thing, but I also love some fattening greasy foods too
-My dreams are crazy, so crazy they are waking me up in the middle of the night to where I can't get back to sleep.
-My hormones are pretty terrible so watch out Steven!!!!
-The headaches have started in the late afternoon when it's closing time at work, they usually wear off, but they are pretty terrible which they last :(
-I just pray that our little grape is growing and progressing like it should be, as much nausea and exhaustion I've felt, I'm assuming it has :)
Hope to keep this blog updated so that I can remember these special times.

Babies, Babies, and More Babies

Is it just me, or are ALL of my friends pregnant? I think we are definitely in that stage of our lives and I think it may be contagious, I should probably stay away, or maybe I should get closer to catch the "bug"!!! Could someone please ask Steven when I am allowed around my friends again? haha
I am saying prayers everyday for all of my friends who are expecting that they have a healthy and safe pregnancy!

Lauren