35 Weeks

35 Weeks

Thank you Kathlyn Dragna for the amazing maternity session!  This sweet lady has done just about all of our pictures for years and she somehow has the ability to keep Blake comfortable!  Love her!

How far along:  35 weeks

Gender:  Girl

Movement:  So many stinkin' hiccups, poor girl!  

Weight Gain: 22 pounds, yikes!

Maternity Clothes:  I have to say, I'm so ready to have my normal clothes back!

Stretch Marks:  No, but I can't see the under side so who knows! 

Sleeping Habits:  Oh so sleepy!!  Restless legs and acid reflux keep me up more than I'd like. 

Miss Anything:  Being able to reach my feet. (thank you honey for tying my shoes!)

Appetite:  Eh--snacking mucho because meals no longer fit in there. 

Cravings:  Tons of fruit going in and out of my house!  But today I want BHS cafeteria peanut butter corn flake bars!  If you can find a way to smuggle me some I will be your best friend :)

Symptoms:  Pretty uncomfortable with the feet in my left ribs and the butt in my right ribs, back aches, crampy just from muscles streching.. you know, the usual. 

Belly Button:  Out a little but it's still lookin' pretty good ;) 

Mood:  I suppose I have to be honest.. I have had moments of freaking out.  All very selfishly wondering what our new life will look like with another person along for every ride, every dinner, every vacation and of course just day to day, sun up to sun down having this sweet thing to care for.  (I know, I know, I already admitted it was selfish-stop with the judgement!)  On the other hand, I am just beside myself to get her here and love her so much for the rest of my life!

Favorite Moments:  So, I completely enjoyed Gabbi this month with all the hiccups and everything, but my top FAVORITE moment was meeting my new niece Caroline Kayte.  There she is below with my sister and brother-in-law.  Aren't they precious?!  She is the sweetest, cuddliest, squishiest little peanut I've ever met!!  She is a great eater and sleeper already and loves to cuddle with Auntie Syd and her very proud big bro Brooks!!  I was so lucky to be able to travel to San Antonio and spend some serious lazy time with her and my sister before my doc cut off my traveling alone!  Blake and I have one little get away left next week (notice my trying to hoard all of his love and attention, bottle it up, and keep it in a safe place before he is forever shared with another women that will refer to him as "Daddy"!) and plan to stop by their house to see them for the last time before there are 2 sweet girls in the family!  Gabbi kicked and punched the whole time I was with Caroline, I know they will be best friends like their mommies and I just can't wait for them to meet!!

30 Weeks

Where is the time going?! A little over two months to go just doesn't seem like enough time to finish cooking in there!  We are getting more and more excited and anxious to meet this sweet thang!  Keep kickin' little miss, we love you!

How far along:  30 weeks

Gender:  Girl

Movement:  Major rolling going on!  

Weight Gain: 14 pounds (growing much?!)

Maternity Clothes:  Who said they didn't love strechy pants?

Stretch Marks:  No

Sleeping Habits:  Sleep a little, pee a lot, sleep a little, pee a lot.

Miss Anything:  My waist, only a little!

Appetite:  Feel like I'm back in the first trimester.. nothing sounds good! (besides my cravings)

Cravings:  Chocolate, noodles, pie, honey.

Symptoms:  Still so sleepy!

Belly Button:  Slowly making it's way OUT! 

Mood:  Slightly irritable, but getting excited about this little peanut!

Favorite Moments:  Finally getting compliments on "the belly".  No, I'm not just gaining weight for fun ;) And we got to welcome sweet, beautiful, tiny Micah to the world!  He is ready for his playmate!

25 Weeks

Sweet Gabriella, meet mom's ribs.  They are the bones above you that are aparently cramping your space.  It may come as a surprise to you, but they ARE in fact attached and I DO in fact have to keep them.  Please be gentle.  

I love you (and your kicks), Mommy

How far along:  25 weeks

Gender:  Girl

Movement:  Oh so much movement!  

Weight Gain: 4 pounds

Maternity Clothes:  Full on maternity clothes now!  This belly is getting big!

Stretch Marks:  No

Sleeping Habits:  Sleeping is getting harder and I am wanting it more!

Miss Anything:  Bending over without getting out of breath!

Appetite:  Normal.  Still small meals and snacks throughout the day. 

Cravings:  Non fat, decaf, iced white mocha, whip first, then shake!

Symptoms:  Extra tired and unfortunately very moody. (poor Daddy!)

Belly Button:  Flat - and weird looking hah!

Mood:  Depends on the hour, but I'm enjoying all the kicks, punches and stretching!  

Favorite Moments:  Our 3/4D ultrasound.  Just look at that sweet face!  She has my nose and chin we think, but definitely her dad's very busy personality.  She had her umbilical cord nicely piled on her chest, clinging tightly to it and even trying to suck on it.  Technology these days amazes me! 

Pregnancy So Far...

Picture compliments of my not so professional photographer: Daddy

Today marks 20 weeks!!  I can't believe the time has gone by so quickly.  So far pregnancy is just a miracle.  The first 3 and a half months kicked my butt for sure!  With all the barfing, not eating, and headaches..whew it was rough.  But all of that abruptly stopped right at 14 weeks and I have been very comfortable since.  Right about 15 weeks is when my belly decided to take a turn for the round, then at 17 weeks I noticed quite a bit more roundness going on, and of course right now it seems so large to me!  I know, I know..you are all thinking "just you wait!".  Being new to this I always wonder if it looks normal or if it is growing like it should be (the belly I mean).. but the truth is I don't care.  This belly is pretty cool!  

Just in the last week Gabbi has gotten really strong!  The flutters are now a definite punch or kick.  I catch myself at my desk several times a day laughing out loud at her movements.  I'm afraid her personality is developing rather early, and I'm even more afraid it's a little like her mommy!  Blake and I talk often about how crazy we are about her already!  We imagine taking her on different trips and all the things she will experience in life.  I tend to get pretty overwhelmed with all the things she will learn from me as her mommy and it's making me want to be better at everything I do.  Needless to say, this sweet girl has already changed our lives!

I may regret this as the pounds increase, but here is my first of the famous blogworld pregnancy survey:

How far along:  20 weeks

Gender:  Girl

Movement:  I can now feel her most of the day, and of course right when I get still in bed she is ready to play

Weight Gain:  I lost 2.5 in the 1st trimester so believe it or not I still have 1 lb to go to be back to where I started  (yes, yes, I know they will come)

Maternity Clothes:  Bottoms yes, tops will be very soon to follow

Stretch Marks:  No

Sleeping Habits:  Could be better, could be worse.  Lots of potty breaks and rolling around

Miss Anything:  Sushi, wine, and my regular jeans

Appetite:  Pretty normal so far.  I eat small meals because I get full very fast.  I am definitely not overeating, but I am expecting that to come also.

Cravings:  Spicy food, crawfish, and a little chocolate every now and then

Symptoms:  Occasional headaches and very, I mean very, tired

Belly Button:  In

Mood:  Excited to be half way!  But my sweet husband would probably say that I'm freaking out about our "before she gets here to do list"!

Favorite Moments:  The first time Blake felt her move.  And definitely just getting to feel her all day, such an incredible feeling. 

Tickled Pink

I have been putting this post off because I wanted to be very sure that...
IT'S A GIRL!

We went for a 15 week appointment where the doctor mentioned that we might be able to see what we were working with here.  So Blake and I had been discussing if we wanted to know the sex or if we wanted to find out with our family.  For a whole month we thought we would do a small gathering with immediate family and  all find out together.  However, it was killing me.  I woke up the morning of the appointment so anxious I couldn't even stand it!  Blake and I talked it over and still hadn't made a decision in the elevator at the doctor's office.  So there we were, staring at our little peanut and the doctor asked.. "so, do you want to know the sex?"  With absolutely NO hesitation Blake says "YES!"  

Dr. Campbell described the parts and we nodded even though we really weren't too sure what he was pointing at.  He was 90% sure it was a GIRL.  For me 90% is basically 100%.. For Blake this means that there are still 10 percents unanswered ;)  

We were so excited to break the news to our family two days later.  My sister is due with a GIRL just 5 weeks before us so it was a pretty special moment!  Kaylee and I are very close, though 6 years difference in age, and we pray that these sweet GIRLS will share the same bond as their mommy's do!  

That was all 3 weeks ago!  Today we went for an appointment at the hospital that our doctor scheduled.  He called it a full bladder, or full anatomy ultrasound.  Blake and I weren't too sure what to expect.. I mean how many different ultrasounds are there?!  A sweet lady explained that some doctors like to look at ALL of the baby's parts.  And I do mean ALL!  She measured all the bones, belly, head, organs, all of it.. and it all looked great!  We are now just about 18 weeks and she said it was definitely still a GIRL!  She is getting so big and still extremely active in there.  We laughed at several of the techs comments, but just to name a couple.. "She is in the weirdest positions!", "That is her knee.. next to her chin!"  Must be taking after mommy!

Gabriella Grace Brannon and Caroline Kayte Roznovsky,
I love you both to pieces already!  We all can't wait to meet you two!

A Whole New World

I know it has been a while but I wasn't sure I could get through a post without spilling our news too early!

{WE ARE HAVING A BABY!}

And frankly I have be holding off because who really wants to hear about pregnancy details from an annoying pregnant lady?!

With much thought, I have decided to be the annoying pregnant lady that documents this new life because I want Baby B to be able to laugh at the stories and I want to be able to compare future pregnancies.

And I just want to, okay?!

With that being said, if you get annoyed with silly little pregnancy/baby posts you must stop here!

Otherwise, let's just see how the next 6 months go together!  No I do not plan to be a perfect pregnant lady or the perfect mom, so please leave judgement and snarky comments at the sign in page..  Off we go!

I will start by saying we have been waiting a long time for this sweet one, but God has taught us so much during the wait that we are so thankful for.  Isn't He good, and He is so dang smart with His timing!  It's a wonder why we try to help Him so much! ;)

The day we found out was truly a day for the books.  Blake nearly turned the chair over when I showed him the test and of course we were both in tears.  Working together all day, with employees flying in and out, was interesting.  We smiled at each other all day and caught ourselves laughing at how giddy we both were.  

And wouldn't you know it, that very week the pregnancy symptoms started full force.  

I have struggled every day of the last month and a half eating.  Just plain eating.  If you know me well, you know that this has never been an issue for me!  Luckily at our first appointment our doc had some great tips for me!  Speaking of our first appointment, it was pretty awesome.  Baby B looked like a grain of rice (6 weeks) and the heartbeat was about as big as the whole baby!  We didn't have many questions because frankly we didn't know what to expect.  We hadn't told a sole yet so we had no advise going in!  I think we did okay ;)

Appointment #2 (10 weeks) was also exciting.  Baby B had grown so much and the heart was so much stronger.  This was the first time we cried looking at our little peanut.  Our doctor is so awesome and gets just as excited to show us our baby!  I really wasn't expecting another ultrasound this time, but I sure was relieved to see the baby again! 

  

Currently we are 12 weeks!  I am hoping the yucky pregnancy symptoms will fade soon and I will get some energy back!  Being able to eat normally again would also be nice but hey, I won't complain!  I really can't tell if my belly is growing because of the baby, or if it's just bloat and fat.. Whatever it is, it's starting to get a little pudgy!  Can I just say that it is a very weird feeling after you have tried to stay semi-fit your whole life?! 

Well I guess that's it for now, I will be back after the New Year and our next appointment. (possibly finding out gender then!!)  I hope you all have a wonderful, safe, and Christ centered holiday season! 

Peace!

Worth The Wait

We are finally getting settled in to the new scrap yard and we couldn't be happier. I could go on and on about how hard this process was and how I wish it were easier to move a couple of businesses across town, and that would all be true, but the fact is that this has been a true blessing every step of the way.  Every tear and every drop of sweat was so worth the wait.  Blake will tell you that he is ready to do it again, but I am not that brave!  I think the man is trying to kill me!  

So for all of you scrappers out there--  

PREMIER METAL BUYERS PAYS THE MOST CASH FOR YOU METAL.. OR WE'LL MATCH IT!

On another note, I want to shout out to our sweet friends Paige and Nathan Meyer!  We can't wait to meet your precious baby in March 2013.  I'm already wetting my whistle for tons of baby kisses!! 

God thank you for guiding every move of our new scrap yard.  Thank you for keeping your hand in it and keeping us on our toes.  Thank you for giving us the fuel (coffee) that we needed to get through every day!  And thank you Lord, for sweet baby Meyer.  Please watch over Paige in her pregnancy, strengthen Nathan so that he may handle her with patience ;) and give this baby everything it needs to be a healthy child of God. Amen.