Love that Sizzle

I have a new obsession! And I think it's because of the summer heat.

"The Good Old Days"

Photo by Me

http://www.hitmydreamyeyes.etsy.com/

So whenever I am craving this delicious sizzling drink. I grab a Fanta or Bargs Root Beer that is caffeine FREE.

I swear my blog is turning into "Foods I Crave"

Ha!

Love,

Kristin

Punched in the Belly

Ugh... I feel like I've been punched in the stomach. I am getting some pains in my upper belly (above the belly button). When I push on it, it feels bruised. Very weird. I am 33 weeks this week and I am feeling good but my body is starting to take a beating. My ankles are swollen, my belly feels bruised and my pelvis is stretching and it does not feel good.

As much as I say I am ready for Mazie to grace us with her presence, I am really not ready. I would like one more month.

Jeremy is working on her dresser and then my mom is bringing everything from my baby shower so I can put things together.
Can't wait!

Love,
Kristin

The Cold Crunch

I know this is a popular craving for pregnant women. I seriously thought I would not crave ice at all. But then 30 weeks came and I would constantly thing of ice and feeling that cold crunch in my mouth. I am now obsessed. I need me some iron vitamins.

Source

Love,

Kristin

Baby Fat

Jeremy and I are guessing how much Mazie will weigh when she is born.

Jeremy's guess - 8lbs 2oz

Kristin's guess - 7lbs 10 oz

Jeremy weighed 8 lbs when he was born and I weighed 9, so we will see how much Mazie will be when she is born.

Love,

Kristin

32 Weeks

32 Week Recap:

My ankles started to swell.... yuck.

I am still craving ice.... mmmmm.

My appointment with Dr. Melendez went good. I am 164 lbs, uterus is measuring at 33 cm and Mazie's heart beat is good and strong.

I am starting to get sharp pains "down under". I am not really sure how to explain the pain, but I have a feeling it's Mazie pushing on some organ of mine.

Love,

Kristin



Inhale and Exhale

I had my 1st Prenatal Yoga class last night. I loved it! It was a lot of work and I swear I thought I was going to throw up at one point (note to self: do not eat a bagel with loads of cream cheese before class)

The class was extremely relaxing and my yoga instructor is great! She is super tiny and really soft spoken.

It's amazing what you learn about your body and how you can use it when taking a class like this. I've noticed I am pretty flexible but not well balanced. I had to hold onto the wall when doing one of the poses. Mazie was kicking during some of the exercises which made me giggle a little.

All in all I can't wait till my next class. In the meantime, I need to practice being more balanced.

Love,

Kristin

"Where, Oh Where...."

Where have they gone?

 Oh, there they are.
Hello Feet!

Love,
Kristin

My Relaxation Thursday's

I'm starting Prenatal Yoga on Thursday July 21st at the Orem Community Hospital. I will be taking the class for 6 weeks. I am really excited to start the relaxation and breathing techniques for labor.
It's so crazy to know I will be meeting this little one in 8 weeks! AHHH!

So I should be leaving on Maternity Leave starting August 15th. YAY! Once she arrives I will only have 6 to 8 weeks with her before going back to work. Makes me sad.

I would have been eligible for FMLA which would give me up to 5 months off of work, but I had to of worked with my job for a year which technically I have but through a temp agency.
So now I am on the lookout for child care and it makes me nervous giving a stranger my newborn baby.
I just pray that it all works out.

Love,
Kristin

My California Baby Shower

Here are some photo's from my baby shower in California.

I had a blast seeing old friends and family.

I appreciate everyone who came and sent cards and gifts and showing your love.

I appreciate it so much and I know Mazie felt the love too. 

It was so much fun and I loved how my sister in laws, mom in law and mom decorated and put everything together.

It was a "Pastel Dream"!

  

Des, Me and Robyn / Robyn, Me, Joan and Des

Me, Mom and Danielle / Amy and Me

Amy, Robyn, Me and Des

Crystal, Me and Anitra

Me and My Sis Danielle

I am 29 weeks here and she is 26 weeks!

Amy, Des, Robyn and I being goof balls.

The best sister in laws EVER!!

Love you both!

Me, Angi and baby Paisley

I am waiting on more photo's from my sis in law Robyn, so I will post more soon.

Love,

Kristin

Random Photo's from California Visit

Here are some random photo's from my Cali trip.

1st Photo: Caylin - This is my friend Jess's daughter. They came over to hang out for a bit and Caylin was just talking up a storm. She kept telling me that I was her "Best Friend". I got so excited and Jess told me that Caylin says that to everyone. Ha!

2nd Photo: This is my nephew Evan. Jeremy's brother's son. He recently turned 2 in June and he is the sweetest, funnest, not shy 2 year old ever. He was so excited to show me his room full of toys and his new toddler bed he got for his birthday.

3rd Photo: This is probably the funniest story ever! So Robyn (Evan's mom/My sister in law) told me wherever he lays or sleeps he has to have his 4 blankies, his 2 gigantic pillows and 4 stuffed rabbits. He is actually laying in their dog Daisy's dog bed and he made us give him all of his belongings in order for him to be comfortable. He is such a funny little guy.

4th Photo: This is Baby Lily, my friend Lydia's newest daughter. She is about 10 months old now and she is the cutest baby. She seriously looks like a little cartoon character and she just crawls all over the place. She kept banging her head while crawling underneath the coffee table and it did not seem to phase her.

 

 
Love,

Kristin

31 Weeks

I look very tired in this photo, probably because I am.

Love,

Kristin

Mazie's Feather's

I am decorating Mazie's "little corner" with feather's. I found some pretty feather's on Etsy.

My plan is to put little bundles of feather's in old white distressed frames (like display cases).

I can't wait to get my feather's and berry bundles from KIMONOS on Etsy.

Love,

Kristin

The Belly Bandit!

A few weeks ago I found a great Mommy/Baby Blog that not only is the cutest blog but she has so many helpful posts for new mommies. I love it. The 1st post I read was about the Belly Bandit and after reading her post, I had to research the product more.

So after a few days of researching The Belly Bandit I just had to buy it.

I received my Belly Bandit in the mail yesterday and I am so excited to use it after baby Mazie is born.

Thank you to Mommy/Baby blogs out there! I would have never known about this. Now let's pray that it works.

p.s. Go check out Kristin's Blog at Project Baby! Cute and helpful blog!

Love,

Kristin

Who will Mazie resemble?

Jeremy and I constantly dream and talk about what Mazie will look like. Its so funny to try to think who her little face will resemble.

*Will she have my eyes

* Will she have Jeremy's nose

*Will she have my stubbornness

*Will she have Jeremy's smarts

*Will she have both of our art/craft passion

We just hope she loves us as much as we love her.

It's hard to picture. We can't wait to meet her and see her little face.

Here are some photo's of Jeremy and I when we were younger.

We can't wait to see her resemblance towards both of us.

In other news, I finally filled out my paperwork last for Maternity Leave. It was so exciting to know that the time is coming. So far if everything falls in to place, my last day of work will be August 12th. I will be returning after my bonding with Mazie, hopefully around November or even December. Not sure yet. But I know it will be the hardest thing to leave her. Not really looking forward to it, especially right now, her and I spend 24/7 with each other and I know I can't see her or hold her in my arms but we are together and share every moment with each other right now. So it will definitely be hard to go back with no baby constantly kicking, moving and begging for me to feed her every 2 minutes.

Love,

Kristin