Feelin' hot hot HOT

Well...not only is it getting hotter here in the desert (110 last week) I swear I get bigger and bigger every day! Some days I feel like I have doubled in size over night!! I guess I shouldn't complain, I still have 12 weeks and we aren't even into the real heat of the summer yet!!!!

There are a few items that are literally saving my life right now...


**Knock on wood** I have no stretch marks and I swear it's because of this stuff! I have been putting in on morning and night religiously. My skin feels so stretched out and itches so bad but I put this stuff on and I'm good to go!!!

Our pool...

It's not the nicest pool on the block but this thing is MONEY!!!!! The water temperature is perfect and the wind seems to always be blowing a little bit so the breeze helps to keep ya cool! I have a little floaty bed thing that I can lay on, catch a few rays and even take a little nap every once in a while. It's so nice coming home from work when it's well over 100 degrees and being able to jump in and relax/cool off for a bit. Ryan says that being able to get in the pool after work completely changes his mood. I say this pool has already completely paid for itself!

Rylee's dad is good but not always as convenient as this bad boy! Our neighbor Melissa has been generous enough to let me use her back massager. I am totally loving it and use it at least once a day. My back has been killing me lately and having this is a huge relief. There was one night I was literally in tears because I was so sore and my poor husband just wasn't making the cut in the back rubbing department! Again, I still have 12 weeks.....

All-in-all things are going great. I am feeling really well and our little miss is starting to become quite the little mover! I go back to see the Doctor on the 30th and since I am Rh- I have to get a RhoGAM shot. Then after that I start going in every other week! That can only mean that we are almost done! I am so excited for her to just be here! It seems like there is still so much to do, but really I think we are set. We start baby classes next month and my co-workers are throwing us a co-ed baby shower August 6th it makes me feel so special. This summer is just going to fly by!!!!

Seven Months...

I went and got my hair cut and colored yesterday. It is by far one of my favorite things to do, I love having my hair "played" with. I wish I had someone to come shampoo and dry my hair every morning haha

Hope you are all doing well and enjoying the beginning of your summers and for all of you up north, your nice cool temperatures, I am a bit jealous! Love to you all!

Recent Happenings

So things are moving right along. I must say, we are getting more and more excited with each passing day. I think for the most part we are good to go and we have everything to get us by in the beginning. Our daughters room is done, we have diapers/wipes (we have started buying a box every time we go to the store), a car seat, a bed, a stroller and enough clothes to get her by in the first couple months. I have even started on her baby book!!! I figured might as well get going on it now rather than 5 years from now haha. Lately I have been able to feel her more and more. Like everyone has said it is an amazing feeling. It still feels like a little alien swimming around in there and I have not felt a definate kick yet but I'm sure it can't be far away. She even woke me up out of a dead sleep the other night doing what I can only imagine as somersaults and back flips off my uterus. Ryan has even felt her move a few times but it seems like as soon as he puts his hand on my belly she stops moving. I've also had my first crazy baby dreams. In my dream my skin was see through so we could see the baby in my belly and my uterus was removable so we could also take her out. Very strange. Then I had a dream that she came out as a boy...which has me all nervous that she could be a boy...might want to double check on that or my son will hate us for all the pink that will be in his life.


(sorry the video is so long...go to about 15 seconds and watch the left-hand side)

I go in on Thursday for my glucose testing which I hear is tons of fun. I also got Ryan and I signed up for a baby class (labor/delivery, breathing, tour of the facility, etc.). Might as well go in knowing what the heck is going on. Here is a picture at 26 weeks. We are getting so close!