17 weeks-

17 Weeks is here!  Not going to lie, its pretty exciting that in 3 weeks I'll be halfway through this pregnancy, and that much closer to snuggling my little peanut! 

According to the books, the baby is 5 inches long from head to bum, and can do all sorts of stuff, including hear and see!  What!  

 Anyways- I'm feeling semi-good.  The nausea has been a little worse over the last week but I blame  myself for that.  I have over-exerted.  I can't feel the baby yet, but I am definately showing! Its no secret that there is something growing inside. 

Sleep is getting a little complicated- I'm a tummy sleeper and unfortunately that isn't working out so hot these days.  I've recently been craving ice cream, particularly late at night (healthy I know) and have had a few emotional break downs. 

 Here's a funny story about a crying fit I had last week.

I was over at my families playing a fun but intense card game called Spot It! We were all really getting into it and I ended up yelling at Krysta to "Give me the BUS!!!"  This got the entire family laughing really hard- so hard that many of us had tears in our eyes.  The only problem was, that my laughing somehow turned into bawling! I was actually crying really hard and couldn't stop! I wasn't sad, I was happy as could be- but was crying and couldn't stop! It took me about ten minutes to finally calm down enough to play again-  I have never cried for no reason before-  Tyler found it hilarious and laughed the entire time- so did my  mom.  I think its stinking funny but hope it never happens again!

In other news-  My cheer team went to their first competition and did AWESOME! I was so proud of them. They took first place in their division and everyone was talking about how great they did.  This was, as I like to call them,  a "Proud Mama Moment" for me and the other coaches.  Good job girls! 

- And a little side note to brag about Tyler!  He is the best husband a girl could ask for.  He got up early, helped me pack the car, drove down to SLC at 7:00 am, and sat all alone through 6 hours of cheer competition.  He helped record the girls routine, and helped me to calm down when I was crazy stressed.  He did it all without a single complaint.  He really is the best and I couldn't ask for anything more! Love you babe!

I just took my last final for this semester and if I do as well as I think I did- I'll be getting a 4.0! I've been trying to work really hard and my goal is for my GPA to be a  4.0 when I graduate! We'll see how that turns out.  But for now, I'm just really excited about having a break!

Hope everybody else is enjoying the

 Holiday Season!  See ya!

Update on the baby!

So I haven't posted anything about the baby and being pregnant! But I have been keeping a pregnancy journal- so here are some tidbits from that for those of you who want to know what's been going on! Its going to be a long post- but I'd rather get it out in one pop!

The History: Tyler and I decided in October of 2008 that we were ready to start a family.  The time seemed right and we started preparing.  We signed up for Aflac’s supplemental insurance plan, I changed my diet, we bought “What to expect when you’re expecting,” and were ready to go.  In December 2008 we started trying to have a baby.  Things didn’t exactly go according to planned.  We were unsuccessful so one year later we headed to the first few doctors to discuss the problem. Unfortunately we didn’t feel like they were helpful, it seemed like we were just going to follow protocol just like the next person.  I struggled with this because I wanted to know what was wrong, and how to fix it.  So we decided to see a new Doctor, Dr Danee Young.   She was very helpful and thorough.  I was so happy with her.  We did ultrasounds, labs, and lots of testing. We found out I had a number of problems but all were somewhat minor and things could be done to improve them.  After lots of pills and procedures, things seemed to be going well.  I was scheduled for a surgery to clean out my fallopian tubes and unterus and to break up scar tissue (Sorry if that is TMI)- it was supposed to hurt a lot.  It was on Wednesday, I took a positive pregnancy test the Friday before. Talk about timing!  It took us 1 year and 9 months, but we finally made it happen and have a baby on the way!!

The Big Moment!  (NO, not the conception moment- gross!)
It was mid to late August 2010.  We had recently taken a relaxing weekend to Wyoming, Jackson, and Yellowstone.  My period was due…but never came.  The first few days after, I didn’t want to take a test.  It was only going to be negative and waste my money. So we waited.  When my period was 5 days late, a Friday morning, I decided to take a test.  I went in the bathroom by myself and did my thing.  Then I waited about 30 seconds and peaked to see what it said.  There was a strong pink line, and another faint one. This had never happened to me before!  I called to Tyler saying “Um… Honey?  It’s Positive!”  He responded with “Really?”  Neither of us could really believe it.  It didn’t seem real.  So we hugged, and went to work. I called my doctor and told them the news. They seemed excited and immediately concerned.  Because of my history with scar tissue, the possibility of an ectopic or tubal pregnancy was high.  I was told to immediately get some blood drawn.  So I left work mid day (Friday), and had that done.  I repeated labs 2 days later (Sunday) and then headed in to the office on Wednesday for our first baby ultrasound. Everything looked good, the baby was healthy- it looked like a little tiny blob (we were only 4 weeks along at the time!).  It made it all a little more real!  We are so excited to be parents and just hope this pregnancy goes without a hitch!

Telling the Parentals
We told our parents really early in the game.  At 5 weeks.  We couldn’t wait.  So we invited them over and told them we were celebrating Buddies’ first birthday.  When they got there we had cake and ice cream, and had him open some new toys. Then we brought out a bag for each of our parents. In it we put a binky and pair of baby socks.  They were thrilled and we were so excited to share the news with them.  We decided to keep the news in the immediate family until our first doctor’s appointment so we could be sure everything was going ok.

Life as we know it
Being pregnant is hard! haha.  People ask what symptoms I've had.  I tell them its easier to explain what I haven't had.   Nausea, heart burn, exhaustion, cravings, food aversions, acne, forgetfullness, cramping and aching- you name it I've felt it.  Lets all thank the heavens for modern medication that makes the awful nausea somewhat bareable.  Luckily I am feeling super better now, the nausea is minimal and I have some energy back! They say the second trimester is easiest and I agree!
I am seeing Dr. Blackett- she is great and I couldn't ask for a better doctor.  I am currently 16 weeks and I feel like I look 30 weeks.  My belly is sure enjoying growing nice and big!  I can't feel the baby move yet but I can't wait for that to happen!!!  We find out the gender of the baby on December 30th and I think I am more excited about that than I am about christmas.  I think its a boy! We will see. 
Tyler is the best husband in the whole world and has been so supportive.  He has taken care of everything so I can relax whenever I am home.  He even makes special trips to bring me food I've been craving!  He is amazing and will be the best dad ever!

So that's life in the Hepworth House- Hope everything continues to go well!