Belly Shot Comparison after 7 Weeks passed on by...

So this was fun... and wow has it ever changed after 7 weeks! Check out the belly button difference in the front shots as well as how low she is getting in the side shots! We had a doctor appointment today, gained another 2 lbs, woo hoo! So far I have gained 19 lbs and am right on track to gain about 25-30! Just what I was hoping for. She is doing well. I on the other hand am upping the iron to twice a day for now till my lab comes back next week. They are doing another set of labs on my iron, calcium and potassium to monitor the levels. I will keep you updated! I hope you all have a great new years!!!! 2011 Brings a little baby to our lives! :)

2010 Recap and a look into 2011!

I cannot believe 2010 is coming to an end! It has been a great year for us! In the last year we have done one addition to the house (extending our patio), my nephew Connor was born and what an amazing gift that was, got MARRIED, conceived a sweet little girl on our honeymoon in Cancun, I got promoted at work giving more flexibility to do things we want.

Like... Travel! Speaking of traveling, in 2010 we traveled to Michigan in January, Las Vegas in February, Cancun in July, Michigan in September, Colorado in November, and we are about to venture to California this Saturday! Traveling is something Ryan and I have a true passion for. We believe that it is something that is important and we always try and make time for it throughout the year. We are grateful and lucky that we have the flexibility and finances to do so. And don't think that this baby will stop us from traveling. Everyone always says, once you have a baby you dont go or do anything. Well that won't be possible for us so why not travel with her?! Makes it more fun!!

I leave 2010 with a happy feeling. I married the man of my dreams, we are getting prepared to have our first baby and we have been grateful for our jobs. When I pictured myself at 23 years old, I would have never thought that this is where I would be at, so life couldn't be better!

A look into 2011... I am SO excited for next year. I turn 24 a week from today, which we will be spending my birthday in California, just me and Ryan. I am really looking forward to this trip. We did not get much time off around the holidays so it will be nice to have a good break, just me and him. The following weekend is my baby shower given to me by my sister and mom, it will be so much fun! February will bring much anticipation for our sweet little girl and could also very well be the month she is born! Who knows? :) March will bring our sweet little girl if were ready or not! Ryan and I are both lucky to have 3 months of maternity leave so we will be taking that together from March-May.

And remember me saying having a baby wouldn't stop us from traveling? Well we are planning a trip to Cabo San Lucas near the end of our maternity leave to celebrate our 1 year anniversary. We want to to this before we go back to work and we plan to give grandma and grandpa a weekend to babysit- their SO stoked! In August we plan to travel to Michigan with Brynn for Ryan's brothers wedding. And then we know we will be going back east again at least one more time around the holidays! We are taking advantage of Brynlee flying for free till she is 2 :)

I look into 2011 with high hopes and goals! I am so excited for it to get here! I hope everyone else has had an amazing year and 2011 brings great things for you too!

And here are a few photos of my favorite memories from 2010: (in no particular order...)

{seeing our baby girl for the first time}

{Cancun, Mexico for our honeymoon}

{positive pregnancy test}

{Marrying the man of my dreams 6-12}

{Bachelorette party}

{Bridal shower}

{Red wings game for Ryan's birthday, a fun drunken night}

{Connor man being born}

{Me getting ready to witness the birth of Connor}

{The crew patiently waiting Connor's arrival}

{Las Vegas with my husband, never a dull moment}

{Our birthday, and my sister sad that she couldn't drink}

{Michigan in January and my birthday}

Maternity Photo Shoot

I know some of you may have seen these on Facebook but for my fellow followers who dont follow me on facebook... here are some of my favorite shots from our amazing photographer Mary Lessig (marylessigphoto1.blogspot.com)

29th Week of Pregnancy!

I cannot believe I am already in the 29th week with little miss Brynn! This is my last week in the 20's and I felt like the "30 week" mark would never come. And just like that, its already here. Time is FLYING by. The holidays are definitly helping with all of that!

We have been busy busy between shopping, holiday parties and trying to get some relaxation in. On Friday I was in the hospital again for the same thing as last time (blurry vision and dizzyness) and this time also a shortness of breath. They did an EKG, Chest Xray and an ultrasound and Brynlee was doing just great. It was scary but all came back normal with the exception of elevated progesterone and low iron levels. So I welcome myself to a daily iron pill from here on out! Whatever is best for her :)

During the ultrasound she was still head down face down. I dont think she will be doing much if any turning around. She seems happy in that little spot.

We have started our research on daycares in the local area near work. Starting tonight we will be touring our first center La Petite Academy. And then next week we have a tour at Kindercare. We have a few more on the list but we will start there. It is important to us that she is close to work and that we bond with the teachers and we feel its safe. We will keep you updated on how it goes! Some have a wait list till April so we need to find something soon and just get her name on the list.

It makes me sad that she has to go to daycare at times, but on the other hand, I work with a ton of mothers who have their kids in daycare, and hear positive things from it. It is amazing for their social skills, their immune system and just for interacting with other babies. So that part we are excited for. I am just not excited to leave her. But I will sob about that later down the road, not now. :)

I hope everyone has a good holiday season and a Merry Christmas! We will spending Christmas Eve at my mom's house with just our family. Playing the Kinect and games and opening presents. Then Christmas day the extended family will come over for a fun lazy day! I am looking forward to giving Ryan all of his gifts! I love this time of year!!!!

Brynlee's 4d Photoshoot

Lets just say.... this was an experience!

A while back my mom told me that Brynlee didnt want to show her face... well she was and still is right! Brynn was sooo shy on Friday. First of all, she is head down, and alllll the way down there. The tech didnt seem she will be going anywhere as far as flipping the other way. Also, she is head down (just like she should be for delivery.) But she wouldnt flip for us to see her face, the ENTIRE time. So all the pictures we got were quick side shots when she decided she wanted to just peek around for a second! At one point, I felt really bad because she made this mad face, and oooo did she ever look MAD. She just wanted to be in her little comfort spot and wants to wait for mom and dad to see her! So here are a few of the best pictures we got!!

~Sucking her thumb~

~Cute little face~

~Hiding, like usual!~

~Can't wait to meet her~

Oh, and just for a Monday laugh....... When I say we were trying everything, lets just say, this is one of the positions the tech put me and Ryan in to get her to flip.......... HA!

Fit4Baby~ So Excited!

Tonight I am starting a workout class called Fit4Baby. It is actually in Maricopa which is shocking since there is nothing out in the copa town! It is thru a company called Stroller Strides, ever heard of them? Their nationwide!

So basically it is a prenatal workout class at a local park with other mom's who are pregnant! According to the instructor there are 2 other girls due in March- Awesome!!! This is exactly what I need right now. It is one day a week for an hour. This will help me with labor and delivery and just stretching the sore muscles and aches I have been having.

The best part? 6 weeks after I have Brynlee I can join the Stroller Strides class and workout with other moms and their babies! So all the mom's that are due in March, I will get to meet their babies and workout with them! I am SO excited for this! This is a great way in my eyes, to meet new moms and friends in the local neighborhood!

A little surprise visit to the hospital

What a crazy weekend it has been!

I woke up on Saturday morning with an aching tooth. But of course it has to be one of the teeth that dont come in till your in your 20's. WISDOM TEETH. Apparantly my bottom left tooth was infected. Ouch! So I called my doctor to see what they recommend they do because I was in quite a bit of pain. They recomended I went to urgent care to get some antibiotics and the infection would be gone within just a couple of days. And that I would have to wait until after Brynn gets here to get them pulled since I cannot undergo that surgery while pregnant.

Okay so off to urgent care we went at 11am on Saturday morning. Got myself all checked in, got the pennicilian they recomended and some vicodin for the pain. I wasn't in nearly enough pain take the vicodin but I started right away on the pennicilian. So I took my dosage at 1 and at 7pm. Ryan and I had been at a friends graduation party. Left there and headed over to Walmart before going to another xmas party. While in walmart my vision started getting REALLY blurry. Like I couldnt see the big signs clear, blurry. So I told Ryan and he had remem

bered reading or learning about blurry vision=no good when pregnant. So I took the precautionary steps to call the doctor.

Doctor told me to go straight to the ER. That I could be having an allergic reaction to the pennicilian or could have preeclampsia. So off we went. After 3 hours of being there they finally wrote me a new prescription for Amoxcillian to try that rather than the penn. Then they wanted to send me to OB triage to check on Brynn. So off in a wheelchair I went...! 2 hours later after monitoring Brynn on a Non Stress Test (NST) she was looking good. Since we passed the NST we were able to go home! Thank god for no high blood pressure and Brynlee being safe. And also thank god for me having such a wonderful husband who had me take precaution because it could have been something very serious. Oh and side note: I had my blood pressure taken 6 times yesterday, SIX.

Today I am feeling much better and my infection seems to be clearing away quickly. It was funny though, because as I was in OB Triage the lady was asking me 10 million questions. She said, be happy your answering these now because they get saved and when you come in in labor, you wont have to answer them. LOL. I cannot imagine being in labor answering ALL these crazy questions she had. IE: Do you have a tongue ring? LOL. So anyways, at least the question game is out of the way when the real thing happens!

Just a few pics from our adventurous day!

We were laughing because the bracelets just kept adding up!

Me hooked up to the monitors... this reminded me of my sister when she was pregnant with Connor :)

Brynn's heartbeat: 143 :)