Month 2

Going to try to break down my months into weeks so I can have a complete journal of everything that's happening. I liked my journal with the boys but I also feel I left some stuff out. So going to try to be more thorough this time around. :o)
5 weeks-
This week I am currently 5 weeks and things haven't changed much outside my body but inside things are happening like crazy, the little ones heart is starting to beat this week. I continue to have heartburn constantly and bloated. Ethan is still just as happy as day 1 when we told him. I recently bought What to Expect When Expecting, a book about pregnancy since its been 5 years since I was pregnant I need some refreshers lol I have completely stopped drinking caffeine all together which was hard the 1st couple days but way easy now, drink mostly water and some orange juice. I have a major sweet tooth for desserts but I do not like the orange slices candies which use to be my favorite, and the smell of cooking hot dogs and cooking popcorn kind of make my tummy turn alittle. Overall feeling quite well this week so far.
5 week pic-

6 weeks-
6 weeks has brought on the nausea full force. I began to wonder last week if I was going to be one of the lucky ones that doesnt get nausea and well I guess I spoke to soon, I am nauseous from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed, I am also extremely bloated still and gassy it feels like my belly is HUGE! I have been more exhausted this week and need to take a nap pretty much every day. I have also developed a huge aversion to anything meat related especially ground beef. :( I also want nothing to do with Mexican which makes me so sad cause usually I love Mexican food. I have been doing really well with pastas and pretty much anything with alot of carbs which isnt helping the bloating feeling but it does help the nausea sometimes. All I drink is water, water, water and I read this week baby is a blueberry in size :)
6 week pic-

7 weeks-
We have 1 more week before we finally get to have our appointment with the OBGYN and see the little one for the first time. Angela will be going with us as well as of coarse Shauna & Ethan. The nausea is still really bad, I also have pretty bad indigestion, heartburn, nausea, and bloated. The evenings are pretty bad these days because its so hard to sleep because of one of the few different pains. I wouldnt change it for the world but I cant wait to feel at least 50% normal again lol I am still taking naps and feeling pretty tired as well as going potty all the time! Still not liking meat or anything Mexican and Im starting to feel like Im growing already which scares me lol we are not telling anyone til probably at least 9 weeks and may even wait longer than that so the fact that I am starting to show alittle is scary lol Its now friday and we actually have 3 days til its time for our appointment so so excited and cant wait. There will definitely be a post about our first doctors appointment. :o)
7 week pic-


8 weeks-
The end of month number 2 is finally here! I am anxiously waiting to get to the end of the 1st trimester but also trying to enjoy the difficult time right now. I have been nauseous still but not as bad lately however the heartburn is still pretty bad and the indigestion. I am feeling less bloated so I dont feel as fluffy right now which is good lol This past Tuesday I woke up at 5am with a horrible migraine and because Im pregnant I cant use my injections to make it go away fast so I started to stick it out. Around 7am I took some tylenol and then tried to go back to bed, I had a very upset stomach from the pain and didnt want to eat which then made me very very nauseous, so around 9am I woke Shauna up because I had to get sick ( I am the biggest baby when it comes to throwing up I freak out and everything, so shes my supporter) After getting sick I pretty much slept in the bathroom and then for the rest of the day I either slept with cold towels on my head or took a luke warm bath to help my body relax. The migraine did not go away until the next morning. :( Im hoping that I never have to go thru that again. I have been doing small things like less TV and computer in hopes of lessening my chances of having a headache again. I am excited to start month number 3 and see what else this journey will bring us. Our 1st doctors appointment will be in the next post. :)
8 week pic-


This Month:

Symptoms-
heartburn
bloated
gassy
sore boobies
nausea
indigestion
exhausted

Body Changes-
feeling very large and in charge these days, I know its only the first trimester but I swear I will be in maternity pants by the time I hit 9 weeks for sure. I've gained 4-5lbs so far

Baby Progress-
New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.

What Baby looks like-
@ 8wks-


Looking forward too:
finding out the gender, feeling the baby move, taking maternity pictures, and meeting our little one!!

Month 1

Most of month number one is really not being pregnant lol which is quite confusing but any who we found out 3 days before my missed cycle with a very very faint line, we continued to take numerous tests to make sure lol cause we were so scared of it being a false positive. We have been trying for over 3 years since 2009 off and on a couple of months a year and this year we decided in the spur of the moment to start trying again, and on the first try we got pregnant. We immediately told Mike & Angela because they were the only one that actually knew we were trying. They were completely ecstatic that we were pregnant and we spent the entire weekend together because we were just so overjoyed and happy. There were a couple other people we told as well as Shauna's mom, we wanted to be certain that everything was OK with the baby before we spread the news all over everywhere with everyone. I am scheduled to have my 1st appointment on Sept 10th at 1045 where we will be able to see the heartbeat and know our little one is doing good, but I didn't want to miss everything that's happening to me just because no one knows. Starting with month number two, Ill be posting it when I'm 8 weeks, month number three at 12 weeks, etc. I could not be more happier and so excited to take this journey again!

This Month:

Symptoms-
nausea
dizzy
my rash
very thirsty
boobies hurt
alittle sleepy
bloated
heartburn
gassy-burping all the time

Body changes-
none really bloated all the time and feel very fluffy
pre-pregnancy weight- 191.2lbs

Baby Progress-
No bigger than a poppy seed, the ball of cells that will develop into your baby has completed its journey from your fallopian tube to your uterus. Once settled in its new home, it will undergo the great divide — splitting into two groups. Half will become your baby (or embryo), while the other half forms the placenta, your baby's lifeline until delivery. The multilayered embryo then begins to grow into specialized parts of your baby's body. The inner layer, known as the endoderm, will develop into your baby's digestive system, liver, and lungs. The middle layer, called the mesoderm, will soon be your baby's heart, sex organs, bones, kidneys, and muscles. The outer layer, or ectoderm, will eventually form your baby's nervous system, hair, skin, and eyes. (taken from www.whattoexpect.com)

4 week picture-


What baby looks like-
@ 4wks
Looking forward too:
hitting my 1st trimester mark 12 weeks, finding out the gender, and watching my belly grow!! ♥

Our family is growing......

Over the last 2 1/2 months we have been keeping a very big secret from most people, excluding our immediate family and some close friends and it is now the time to let the secret out.

WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!

Yes you heard correctly, Ethan is going to be a big brother and we are going to be mommies again! We are extremely excited, a little scared considering what we've been thru in the past, and not yet overwhelmed but I'm sure that day will come as well lol We conceived our little prince or princess around July 31st/Aug 1st using the same donor as before so Ethan and his little brother/sister will be full siblings. My due date is April 22nd, 2013 so he/she will be a Spring baby :o) We have yet to think of any names because we are just so indecisive on what we should name the new little one but I'm sure we will find a few that we like. We have now told everyone on Facebook as well as all friends and all family so without further due lets welcome our newest little bean baking in the oven!! I will keep a journal again updating every month until delivery it will be a scheduled c-section but of coarse way to early to tell still as to the exact date. We will know the gender around Halloween time yay!!! Ethan is extremely happy and is super excited that he's going to be a big brother. He wants a little brother and said he cant wait to see it. He loves to call me "pregnant" and every time we go to the DR he asks if the DR is taking the baby out yet. lol its so cute. :o) We could not be more happier than we are now knowing our family will be growing and that Ethan will have a sibling!! ♥
Yes we were obsessed with taking tests cause we just couldn't believe that we were pregnant!

Cowboys vs. Charger Game!!!

Preseason game number 2 for us and man was it fun but oh what a doozie! We lost 28-20, which means that we get to hear for the test of the season from Mike & Angela how the Chargers beat us! DANG IT!!! Any who we started our journey at about 1130 it was myself, Shauna, Mike, Angela, Donna & her son, Robert which the 2 of them ate Cowboys fans woohoo! W got to the stadium at about 2, found our parking spot and started to unpack the tailgate party. We had great food and good company which is always nice and at about 425, Shauna & I left the tailgating party to go inside the stadium because we knew our team would be out warming up and wanted to see if we could get a few good shots of our players and cheer them on!! It was Awesome, the 2nd closest we've been to them the 1st being Oxnard training camp in 2010. We got done really great shots and had a great time watching them warm up. It was now GAME TIME!!!! We started of great getting a field goal then a touchdown and were up 10-0 and then all hell broke loose :( we let the Chargers come back and once they came back they just continued to kick our butt. We lost 28-20, darn it but overall we had a great time and enjoyed the day/night with Angela, Mike, Donna, & Robert and yes we still will claim our lovely Cowboys even when they screw up lol

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Crash & Burn w/ Some Rain

So yesterday I decided that I would take Ethan to the park for a little bit while Shauna was at work, and even though it was hot and kind of humid we were going to go for a little while. We got there and like always mommy wanted to take a few pictures, so we went over to the monkey bars, he sat down and we took a couple pictures. Afterward I went back over to the bench and Ethan started telling me "Mommy, I'm going to do it", "Mommy, I'm going to jump" at this time I told him no, its alot farther than you think and if you jump you will get hurt (he wanted to jump off the monkey bar ledge cause he isn't strong enough to do the monkey bars yet) I continued to tell him no, as he continued to tell me he was going to do it. I said "No Bubba you will hurt yourself go play on the slide." I turned around took a drink of my water and then BAMMM down he went....he fell off just like mommy had said. :( I ran over there picked him up made sure all of his limbs were moving and nothing was broken, he said his hip hurt so I looked at it where he had a bruise instantly from hitting the side of the standing spot. His head had a small cut on it from the wood chips on the ground. We went over to the bathroom cleaned him up, I asked if he wanted to keep playing he said yes but when he found out I had no band aids for his head he said he wanted to leave :( we went home cleaned him up and before long he already had the start of a scab. He later told me "I should have listened to you" poor bubba



Later that day a rainstorm came suddenly and as soon as the big part settled down and it was just raining now, I convinced Ethan it was fun to play in the rain and I went out there with him once, Star went out with him a few times and he thought it was so fun to run in the rain and get all wet. He had a blast!! It was definitley a memory to remember playing in the summer rain with my little boy!! xoxo ♥

Thru Ethan's eyes........

So Ethan likes to grab my camera from time to time and will go around the house taking random pictures of just about anything and everything from his toys to me to the dogs food and toys! He recently discovered how to take pictures of himself like mommy does lol do I figured I'd share a few pictures from Ethan's perspective, enjoy!!

Ethan Update

Its been a while since Ive done an update on my precious boy! I reel like I'm constantly talking about him that I always tell everything and nothing to update lol so I'm going to start doing something new each month and asking Ethan 10 questions and see how his answers change over the next year. Ill also take time to update anything new he is doing at that time also since he's such a big boy now!!!

All about Ethan:

1. Whats your favorite color?
Green

2. Whats your favorite toy?
Rescue Bots

3. Whats your favorite TV show right now?
Spongebob Squarepants

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Fireman

5. What kind of food do you like?
Rice, Hot Dogs, and PB & J

6. Tell me your favorite animal?
Hippo & Beluga Whales

7. What do you like to do for fun?
Pay with my toys and play the Wii

8. How much do you love mommies?
he held his arms out and said "like this much" with arms spread wide apart ♥

9. Whats your favorite movie?
The Lorax

10. How old will you be on your birthday?
5

Ethan is currently 30 lbs still, he doesn't seem to gain weight lol but eats like crazy. He has to wait one more year before he gets to start school because his birthday is so late the cut off is Dec 2nd to be 5, but he wont be 5 until Dec 19th so I'm happy he gets to stay home with mommies for one more year!! We are going to start doing his workbooks again at night starting next week. He so far has learned:
1. to count to 20 missing only 2 numbers (working on those still)
2. spell his name
3. write his name
4. recognize his name
5. recognizes almost every number to 20 (working on that)
6. knows a small part of the ABC's (working on them all)
I will also post his progress learning wise every month to so we can see how he progresses as well :o) Here is the most recent picture of him from the other day before we went to lunch!

40lbs lost!!!

I have now reached 40 lbs lost and I am below my prepregnancy weight from 5 years ago before I got pregnant with the boys in 2007!!!!1 I have went from 232 to 192 from April 2012 to August 2012. I will continue to eat healthy and press on to try to reach my primary goal of 55lbs lost by the end of the year and see how that goes. I have been slacking alittle lately and not keeping up on things but I think that's cause I feel I deserve it lol heck I lost the weight of a small child! lol Here is some recent pictures and a comparison at the end from April to August to see the difference. Its so nice to feel healthier and know that this is something I can conquer because I set my mind to it! Yay me!!!!
July 24th 2012

August 8th, 2012

August 10th, 2012

April 20th to August 10th for comparison

Football Season is BACK!!

YEA BUDDY!!!! Football season is back, well preseason anyway lol Tonight was our 1st game against the Raiders, we played like crap but still won 3-0 Baby!! Next week we take on the Chargers and yes we are going to the game!! Mike & Angela surprised Shauna with tickets to the game for her birthday as well as a new Dez Bryant Nike jersey. We plan to tailgate and enjoy an great game, where we kick their booty!! This season should be a fun and interesting one, we always love football season so we are in heaven right now! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!!

Rash :(

So without completely grossing everyone out and posting several pictures of my entire rashed body with swollen welts all over my body lets just make this story short but definitely not sweet! I started having a small tiny rash on my body Friday in 2 spots thinking maybe it was just an allergic reaction from something we ate or because we were out in the heat in Las Vegas so maybe it was a small heat rash. I woke up the next morning and it had spread all over my belly, legs, and back, at this point it was itchy but if I remained cool it didn't seem to be that bad. By the time it was time to get ready for Nicki Minaj it had started to spread on my jawline on my face. :( I was not in any way canceling on this amazing experience we were about to venture to so I kept on trucking, throughout the concert it was alittle itchy but the concert took my mind off of it. We went into the bathroom to check to see how bad it was and it now was practically all over my body, so we didn't get to go out after the concert or do anything extra because I needed to put anti itch cream on my body and cool down :( I felt so bad for my hunny cause it was her birthday night but she was so supportive and understood. I put calamine lotion all over and we went to bed, the next morning it was still just as bad I had now been taking benadryl for 12 hours straight and if anything it was getting worse. We went back to California where I went to urgent care, the ruled out shingles, meningitis, and anything that was a huge serious problem and said that it was the worse skin rash that they had ever seen. They said it appeared that I had an allergic reaction, yet I did nothing different so I have no idea what caused it. i was put on benadryl, and steroid for 5 days to get it to go away. The rash was starting to lessen as each day passed and after having it for 4 full days it was gone! I still was very dry and couldn't get hot without itching, but I never in my life want to experience anything of that nature ever again :(
This picture was taken Saturday night, the following day was waaaaayyyyy worse but I didnt want to post a ton of nasty rash pics lol

Happy Birthday Babe!!!

Happy Birthday to the most amazing woman God could have ever put into my life. She is my heart, soul, and my total everything. She brings happiness to me daily and I am so blessed to have her in my life. She totally deserved to have the best birthday anyone could have ever asked for. She got to go to Nicki Minaj live in concert in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood but she also got to do a meet and greet with Nicki Minaj where we got to take a picture with her and get a signed autographed poster. So now I get to tell you all about it and how it was truly one of the best nights of our lives!!!

I think she looks stunning in this picture and so happy with what she just experienced!!

Most of the day we did nothing and just kind of laid around the house and relaxed while waiting for the time that we needed to get ready to go meet Nicki Minaj!!! We started getting ready around 2pm and left the house at 430pm because we were suppose to be at the venue by 6pm to pick up our VIP passes and begin our wait to meet her with about 50 other people. We got there and started to wait in line at approx 515pm, they told us we had to wait to get our VIP wristband and then we would be lead into the venue around 7pm and to meet by the restrooms until someone from her team comes to get us. This process was a tad bit hectic but I also knew what to expect because we read other peoples experiences prior to going to the event. We were escorted to the side of the stage where some of her team took us outside and explained the rules to us....no touching Nicki, wait for her to approach you and speak to you, don't bring anything in, and be respectful and quite. After the instructions they told us we could go in and watch the opening act which was 2chainz and after the opening act we would get to meet her so meet back at the side of the stage at 815pm.
Opening act- 2chainz
The opening act was good, we only knew a few of his songs but he put on a pretty good performance. It was now time to wait to see Nicki!! We all lined back up and went back outside, they took us up a flight of stairs and into a little meeting room where we were told that we get our autographs after the concert was over but our pictures and boob signing right now(yes she will sign your boobies if you ask lol) She looked amazing and smelled sooooo good. She was so little 5'2'' and had such a sweet tiny humble voice. She said hello to us, we said hello back we went next to her on both sides and took a picture. Shauna asked if she could sign her shirt, I said its her birthday, Nicki said Happy Birthday and that she would sign her shirt. I then asked for a hug which was a tiny one but still worth it, we then went out of the room got our bottle of water and headed back downstairs to get our seats for the concert. Shauna was so so happy she got her shirt autographed and could not stop smiling!!
We then got settled into our seats and waited for the show. She put on the best show we had ever seen. She only lip sung during small parts of the singing where she was dancing but she rapped every bit of it. :o) We have been to a few other concerts all rock but do have to say that she was by far our favorite. She was on stage approx an hour and 45 minutes maybe a little longer and did throw out shirts, we didn't get one :( but we had a tremendous time!!! We made sure to get Ethan a key chain because he loves Nicki Minaj as well and he was so happy when he got it lol Overall the weekend was a success and we had such a GREAT time!!! I love you baby and hope to continue ti give you the best birthday gifts every because you deserve every one of them! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Happy Birthday Shauna Lynn!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥













I didn't take these videos, the ones we took with our iphones we kind of crappy quality so I took these from someone else that was at the venue the same night as we were. AMAZING!!!
Superbass-


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