so sorry for the non-posting. but here's a quick update on our holiday break.
getting large.
im almost 26 weeks and i am feeling it. this baby decided to have a HUGE growth spurt the last few weeks. I was looking at pictures on our camera, and i went from week 21 to week 24 and my mouth dropped.
i got a little behind on posting my weekly journal ;)
here is week 23, 24, & 25
24 Weeks: What I Know Now
- weeks 20-23 were PRIME for me. I was feeling SO good and loving being pregnant. Well, as soon as week 23 hit, the heartburn started. and it is BAD. There are times were my chest is burning so bad, it starts burning through my back and i honestly think a heart attack is coming on. Old wives tale says it means that baby girl is coming out with lots of hair! awe ya.
-naming a child is so much harder than i thought it would be. i change my mind every week!!
- i also mentioned in my last baby update about passing out at the doctors office at week 21. That was the first of many episodes. I have terrible circulation anyway, but when this little girl gets in a certain position, the blood stops going to my head. Its a very sick feeling.
- At my 24 week apt, i had gained a total of 8 lbs. (dont burst my bubble... i know whats coming!) but 4 of those lbs came in the last month ;) THANK YOU CHRISTMAS CANDY!!!
- Baby girl's kicks are getting unbelievably strong, and she kicks lots more during the day now instead of just at night. Her long stretches are a little uncomfortable at times, but they are still so sweet.
- W.O.W to the emotional breakdowns. im an emotional person anyways, and i tried to deny the extra hormones making me cry in the beginning, but i seriously am ridiculous. i dont cry over stupid, silly things. But there is usually something that sets me off of stress that has built up, and then i just cry hysterically..... and for awhile. Jord deserves the husband of the year award... honestly.
- I am still on the lookout for maternity jeans. The rubber band over the button has been working fine lately ;) but i try and avoid wearing jeans as much as i can. i am in my sweats about 80% of the day.
other than those few things, i'm feeling awesome!
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i dont think it will really hit me until jord goes back to school next week, and i dont.
i have been in school for what.. like 19 years? and all of a sudden, im done????
crazy crazy. but it will fun to be able to walk with jord in may (and our sweet little babe!)
but graduation aside, its been UNBELIEVABLY nice to spend so much time with jord.
when we aren't at work, we are in our sweats, watching movies and eating ;)
christmas pictures.
we chaotically (is that even a word?) sprung out the door one day to get our christmas pictures done. it was pooring, and the lighting was terrible. but this was our only chance to get them done, so we did. i forgot how much jord HATES taking pictures, especially since i make my sister take 1000 to make sure we can get a good one in there. and man alive, its a process. but a funny one.
(you can obviously tell which ones are the goofs):
gosh i love that guy.... and think he is oh-so-handsome.
christmas.
does anyone else feel like the holidays are just hectic? sometimes i feel like they are
more chaotic then enjoyable... but i think that will start to change when we start having our OWN
family traditions and sleeping in our OWN house with the three of us next year. but we still had fun spending time with those we love, and celebrating the birth of our Savior.
{christmas morning with the stapes}
{christmas morning with the nelsons---- 4/5 of the nephews}
(24 weeks)
one of the best parts about christmas, however... was having my brother home.
Remember THIS post about him being in Montana? I dont know if i will ever get over how funny it is that he's serving there. but the poor thing had to have emergency surgery and for whatever reason, couldn't get it done out there. so the mission pres made him come home. me and him have had alot of time to get to spend together doing missionary things---- cause he's not released. I have watched alot of mormon message movies, played lots of rook, and listened to nothing but church music...... and its been great. Having the spirit of a missionary in my parents home has been so uplifting. I'm amazed at the change in him already. (he's been out almost a year). i'll be sad when he goes back.
had enough of the update?? ;)
hope your christmas and new years was as merry as ours.
2011 is a year of big changes for us, and we cant wait!
