33 weeks...

33 weeks... (I know there is alot of writing, but I use this blog as our family Journal in a way so the writing is mostly for me.. lol.. sorry)

The pregnancy has been good... uncomfy but good... I am having early labor signs, and girls in the same situation usually have their babies within 3 weeks, but there are girls in this same situation that go full term (37 + weeks)... So I really shouldnt be stressing so much lol ... but Im hoping that ours wont come until Ive hit 37 weeks. But Im also hoping to not go over that by too much either:) Im sure every pregnant girl thinks that way. Im trying not to stress about her possibly coming early because I know that she will most likely still be okay, but I cant help but feel nervous. Kevin has been soo nice and rubbing my back for hours on end the last couple days. Ive been not feeling very good and my back has been feeling horribly.

So I talked to my dr about an epidural...I was afraid of one because it can slow your labor down which then you would have to get pitocin, and then the pitocin can cause fetal distress ending in a C-Section. Yea Im not for pitocin at all so I was really afraid of the epidural. So he said that an epidural will slow your labor down if you are not in active labor, but if you are in active labor you should be fine. He did say with epidurals there are always chances that there could be side effects so to try and do it natural but to know that if I can hold off on it until my labor is progressing alot, than it shouldnt slow it down... So Im not sure what Im gunna do. Ill definately go in wanting natural but we will see... :)

Kevin and I think we have a name... but Im not posting it until she is here:)lol

I have the baby stuff finally washed and put away. Im just finishing off some recieving blankets and then Ill have everything for her (I think). But I feel like I have soooo much more to do. My little sister said that she will come over soon and help me organize everything.. Kevin thinks its funny because I am always organizing and than reorganizing. I cant figure out how exactly I want everything:) But hopefully with my sis's help we can get that figured out!

So for the past 4 years I have been a little bit sick and not getting better. SO I now go to a specialist that has put me on a pretty restrictive diet... I have a weird condition that cant be treated until after we have the baby so the best way to deal with it is through food. Obviously because I am pregnant I cant be so strict about it because our little girl still needs nutrients but here is just a taste of what i cant have...

No chocolate, yogurt, fruit (I can have melons- not cantulope-, blueberries, and pears), no preservatives(MSG- did u know its in almost everything- ARGH), artificial food coloring, cheese, sour cream, most nuts, any drinks but water and some herbal tea, onions, mayo, salad dressing, tomatoes... and lots more...

Its been kinda hard to figure out stuff to eat... I lived off of peanut butter and bannana sandwiches and now I cant... I know it doesnt seem like alot but those are all foods that I eat a TON of.. expecially the fruit!!! but only a little bit longer:)

So there's 33 weeksin a nutshell... :)

We already love her so much and cant wait to meet her!

Date Day...

Kevin was nice enough to stay home from school one day to hang out with me! I LOVED it! and know how much of a sacrafice it was for him because he is so incredibly busy with school. But this is what we did...

First we went to Sav-Ons to pick up some medicine. Everytime there is a blood pressure machine, Kevin and I will take our blood pressure and see whose is better. But this is a process. We will sit completely still and try to be sooo calm so that we can have a lower blood pressure than eachother. Kevin said that next time we do it, we will have to try to bug eachother and see who can get the lowest blood pressure then. I dont know why this is soo fun for us but it is..lol

Kevin won!!! :)



Then we went to Costco. I dont even know why we went? I dont think we bought anything, but we did go around and get all the sample foods. We like to always look at the books/ clothes/ tools (kevin)/ just everyhting. But we must have come at the perfect time because there were lots of yummy samples:)



After that... I needed to return something at the mall but we were still a little hungry. So we went to the food court and got a burrito at Taco bell. I was craving an ice cream sandwich and so we went to Yummies and got one. Not worth the $3. By then I was soooooo tired and hurting so Kevin and I rented this movie:



But of course I fell asleep during it. I always fall asleep on Kevin's lap during movies and he always expects it:) But I did watch it the next day while he was at school. and it was cute!

So here was our amazing date on a student budget:) I had soo much fun. Kevin is amazing and I love how much fun we have together:)

Date night...

So Kevin and I went on a date! and it was the first date in a long time... He made it really special:)

He made homemade noodles and made an amazing garlic/basil sauce to go over it! So YUMMY!!!

After dinner, Kevin took me to see a dance performance on BYU. It was really fun to do something different! :) It was a dance group of little to older ages... It was soo fun!!! :)

Just having fun!

So Kevin and I got a camera, but we havent really gotten around to playing with it. So we decided that we would try and use it more.

We are ametuers but we hope to be really good at it one day! :) Kevin is definately alot better at it than I am. But I try:)

So here are some photos we took for fun:

Don't get me wrong, I love missionaries, but they were all sooooooooooo noisy and climbing the temple fences. It really, really bothered me. I know that they are young but the temple is a place of reverence and that definately was not being shown that day. It made me sad but also made me realize how we need to teach our children the respect and reverence that belongs with us when we visit the temple. Even if we are just standing outside of it.

Kevin really likes this picture and I REALLY dont:

Me annoyed that Kevin wants to keep taking my picture when I look and feel like poo. lol

We saw this as we went for our walk:

30 Weeks

Only 10 weeks to go... well we are hoping only 10... we are soo anxious :)

Nothing much has changed with the pregnancy. I now take like 10 minutes to put on shoes because I cant breath when I bend over:)
I have a hard time reaching over to unlock Kevin's door, so space is really running out for her. I feel like she is getting bigger but my tummy isnt. Im sure it is but she is just so squiched in there. Its fun being able to see and feel her limbs.
Kevin and I will just sit there and watch her move. It looks like big fingers are running against my skin:) Kevin said she was doing it alot in a spot that I couldnt see because the top of my belly was in the way. She is very, very active all the time. Makes me a little nervous to think she might not be a good sleeper:) She's definately making it so I cant sleep:) If you cant tell from the sleepiness in my face.. haha... not too attractive. Im sure itll be even more distinct when she is here:) I havent gotten too swollen. I have had swollen feet and calves but that goes down usually while im sleeping, and its not even that bad for me yet... knock on wood. I know people say the third trimester is bad and so uncomfortable but this has been the best for me! I guess that goes to show how bad the first two were:)
My weight gain is on track:) so thats good. Hopefully it wont get too much worse until she comes. I never realized how hard it would be for me to see my weight go up when i am not doing anything...lol. They say that right now her brain is devoloping really fast so im trying to stay really healthy. Im trying to eat well. Kevin and I go to the gym 3 times a week and I try to do alot of walking and some weights. Im trying to strengthen the muscles ill be using most for labor... well see how it goes, but it has definatley helped with the back pain. So if thats all it helps... im totally ok with that. And for all of you who think Im not going ot do it natural, lol, I am. I have alot of reasons for it. But ill def get drugs if i have to have a c-section.
I think I am doing the whole 'nesting' thing. I know I already like things really organized but now its even worse!! lol.. Ive been stressing about our book shelf lately because I have already organized everything. I just keep redoing things or go through drawers and refold everything. lol I dont know what it is but i am getting obsessed with everything being PERFECT before I go into the hospital to have her:) and I still have a some time to go :)
Still no name:(... so sad! Kevin asked me "If we name her and after a couple of weeks of calling her that name, we dont like it, would you be willing to change it?" What the heck? NOOO!! lol i think at this point i want a name for her so badly im willing to call her any of the names that we have agreed on. Im not gunna go as far as to say Id name her anything. I dont know about leaving that all in Kevin's hands... lol.. But I think Kevin wants to wait to name her.. ARGH!! Kevin likes how the indians had it; I guess they wouldnt name their kid until they were 8 years old :)

Lamaze Class

Kevin and I had our first Lamaze class and Kevin thought we should watch this video before we went to the class... I think its way funny... there is a second part to it on youtube:)

So, I was suppose to start them at 24 weeks but I kinda procrastinated. :) So it was Lamaze- Prepared Child Birthing. So basically it is a class that is meant to prepare the couple for a labor without drugs. The teacher doesnt like the term 'natural'. I will have to be hooked up to an IV, but beyond that I hope that we wont have to use anything else:) The teacher was great!!! This class, we worked on relaxation techniques and next week is about the delivery! It is making me a little bit nervous because now I can see an end to being pregnant... I knew that being pregnant meant that we would be having a baby but the whole having a baby part wasnt real to me until now.. haha

So we dont have a name for her but we do know for sure that her middle name will be Ray... we are naming her after her great-grandpas, my Grandpa Perez and Kevin's Grandpa Willmore!!!They are such great people and I wanted our first to be named after them. So now we just need to agree on a first name:)