gah! i love me some ham & cheese hot pockets!

this past weekend, dear husband, my mom, my cousin, her mom, my aunt & i found our way to the just between friends consignment sale in weatherford.  luckily, we found this, because it was the last sale of the year until next spring.  all of us did a fantastic job of getting lots of things for even better prices.  can't beat gently used baby items on half price day..

we managed to find lots of onesies for benjamin & a couple of toys for him to tinker with when he gets here.  i must say ever 3 person in the place was a pregnant lady.  talk about estrogen pool.

afterwards, husband & i, figured it was as good a time as any to get registered at target and babys r us.  what a whipping! i'm so glad its done and hope to never have to register again for anything. some people enjoy registering. i personally hate it. and being pregnant and having to register is even worse.  but thank goodness its done & bring on the baby stuff!

we have another visit here in a couple of weeks & benjamin is growing bigger every day, so i cant wait to see his progress. i've been getting over a chest cold the last few days, so its been really hard the last couple of days, just trying to sleep & be a "happy" pregnant lady. i think husband is the one suffering most. :( thank you love for putting up with me and my horrible hacking cough.

other fun exciting baby news, i'm hoping to pull out my sewing machine in the next few weeks and start some projects for mister benjamin to enjoy or use.. now i just need the gift of motivation to get busy..

its a......

boy!!!!!

 

husband and i couldnt be more thrilled!!

bring on the dinosaurs, sports, skateboards and all things muddy....

 

tomorrow, husband and i are taking a little vacation with my brother, his wife & my parents to san antonio for a little fun, adventure and relaxation.

 

hope everyone is doing amazing and can't wait to talk more soon.

puppies have nothing on dinosaurs

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i dont care whether my little babe is a boy or a girl, this has got to be in my babe's little wardrobe.

*swoon*

did i mention i love all thing dinosaurs for little boys??

i can smell the hay bales and apple cider already

i want to give a major shout out to mother nature for making this past weekend extremely amazing! not only was the temperature beyond perfect, but the skies were blue and clear, which allowed husband and i to get some outside yard projects completed.

and by projects, i had to get me some mums to lure in autumn & all the wonderful things that come with it.

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at this point in september, i'm 19 weeks and growing. please excuse the lack of baby bump posts &/or pictures.  work is mad crazy & this pregnancy, pictures of my face are the last thing i want gracing the interwebs.. i feel like a pmsing teenager all over again, riddled with acne.

just in the last week have i been leaving the house with makeup on & my hair down and straightened.  scary i know, but i've just not been feeling like myself at all this whole time. and it happens to same mommies to be from time to time. 

hormones have finally gotten the best of me and i had my first severe pregnant woman crying fit, emotional breakdown yesterday. it was bad. i think even the baby cried it was so bad. silly things that we have plenty of time to worry about & figure out, just suddenly made me beyond mad woman crazy yesterday. it was so bad, i had a mental breakdown crying fit in my dreams as too. yikes! where's those pregnant lady safe margaritas when you need one?

also is it just me or when you're pregnant does everyone else come up pregnant too? or is the water just terribly stout these days?? i know seven (possibly 8) people who are pregnant or just had a baby, besides myself.  its like running rampant.  & the fact that i have our baby names chosen already & just not sharing until baby's gender is decided is making it that much more difficult as one name is much more common than we thought.  eeps. oh well.

we have our 20 week check up next week and hopefully, cross our fingers, baby decides to cooperate and let us get our first peek of its gender.  i think that will make being pregnant even more real than before. that and i'm just dying to buy something blue or pink, dinosaurs or tutus.

i've finally decided raw vegetables are an acceptable item in my diet again and boy have i missed them. salads are a regular staple with any meal and they taste more refreshing and delicious than before. but pairing it with pizza is beyond the best.

a few weeks ago, we bought the crib (pictured above), so we can say we actually purchased something for baby of real importance. we loved another one, but the fact that it wasn't in stock and was a little more feminine, directed us to this squared look, which can go for either a boy or girl.. plus it converts all the way to day bed, which is even better.


i hope everyone is doing fantastic!
bethani



baby g: an update

this week marks 15 weeks along in the pregnancy with baby g.  we've had two doctors appointments and are going to our next one tomorrow.  husband and i couldn't be more excited.  maybe just maybe we can get a glimpse of what gender baby has decided on.  if not, it will be another 5 weeks before we find out and that to me, could equal to torture.  i'm ready to start buying fun stuff already. we did buy a crib this past weekend (yay!) but are going to wait until much closer to the due date to start really getting the nursery together.

the constant nausea and vomitting has subsided. thank goodness, but smells and some gross things since know how to make my stomach turn.  i've also finally gotten alittle more of my energy back, which i'm sure for husband is a miracle in itself.

cravings have been weird. well not really weird, but pizza and mexican food, i seriously can eat anytime of day, every single day.  plus its been nice being able to enjoy a piece of yummy sweet food every now and again. cheesecake particularly!!

i can tell my stomach is starting to show some, but i had a little extra fluff to begin with.  i really think baby going to be a back rider this whole pregnancy, leaving me to just look "fat" rather than pregnant as my back is already at its wit's end sometimes. but as long as baby is cozy, i'm all good.

and now to return to your regularly scheduled program..



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 it wasn't until a couple of days ago that i started missing my blog.  maybe its my mothering instinct kicking in or something.  but before then, i felt extremely burnt out on blogging. not really sure why, but i needed a massive break. and during that massive break, i didnt do much. except be with child. 

i've decided my blog is taking a new turn.  as our family is growing, its going to be more about our family, adventures, "what we're loving" lists, etc, rather than trying to "run with the joneses" per say.  advertising is taking a back seat as well as the swap.  i enjoyed the swap for the one month i did it, but with work & pregnancy, i need one less thing on my plate right now. plus i just want to enjoy every blog post, picture snapshot, etc, before our lives change forever.

hopefully these minor changes dont deter readers from sticking around, but possibly attract new ones.  regular posts, such as favorite recipes, will continue, so hopefully no one is too disappointed.

i hope everyone is doing well & hope to catch up with all of you in the next few days.

the record of my days are stuck on repeat

is it bad when you start getting emails from people wondering where the heck you're at because you havent blogged, tweeted, anything in over a week? is it worse when the desire isnt even there, so you dont exactly feel completely guilty?

well thats been the case with me lately.  its nothing personal or some kind of vendetta against anyone. i just havent feel like myself.  this pregnancy has really made me feel like crud & i'm anxiously counting down the days til the end of my first trimester so maybe these sickening feelings will go away. i can hope right?

and besides the battles of fatigue, nausea and vomitting, theres work. and lots of it. we have been beyond busy, so the last thing i want to do when i get home is crank up the computer for more typing. i'm sorry.

and birthdays. yikes for birthdays this month. husbands was yesterday. mines in two weeks. my grandmas is a week after that. its been what seems like constant celebrations & running lately and my poor self is feeling busted.

and whats worse? for my birthday, i'm totally content with a blue haired style dinner at lubys at like 5 so i can be home and asleep by 9 or 10. oh i'm such a loser anymore.

i promise here soon i will be back to normalcy and posting regularly will resume.

as far as the social swap -  i havent forgotten. well i kind of did.  pregnancy and business does that to a person. so i will send out the names for everyone, but lets push this out to use the august 15 deadline to get letters, trinkets, gifts, what have you out. plenty of time if you ask me. 

i will do a link up later this week or early next to all the participants from last month.  my super duper apologies regarding my lack of organization and getting these out sooner. 

dreams of pumpkins and scarecrows are dancing in my head

okay, so i'm not exactly wishing my time away, but i terribly miss the autumn months & hope they would get here soon.  to smell apple cider & cinammon sticks and just all those fall smells.  oh i would give anything.

summertime in texas is quite miserable.  and the fact that i despise swimsuits makes enjoying summer that much harder.  along with the whole being pregnant and nauseous thing.

so hurry about autumn. your best friend and biggest fan misses you.

other news. husband and i had our first pregnancy appointment last wednesday. and man do i know my body. i was perfectly in tune with how far along i was.  go me! even though i was slightly disappointed that i wasnt further along. i mean how much morning sickness should pregnant women have to deal with.

baby is looking good. and we are on target for a february 5th arrival of baby g. long ways away, but thats more time for nesting & prepping.

and the whole being pregnant is glamorous & so wonderful idea? yeah i dont think so.  there has not been a single day where i have woken up and thought, "yay this is awesome!" is that bad?? i know it will change.  but the nausea and vomitting and bloating feeling just makes "awesome" really hard to achieve.  maybe in a couple of weeks someone will have mercy on me and all the bad feelings will disappear.

is it bedtime yet?

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i'm sure you're looking at the title then this picture of old books and scratching your head.  but theres good reason i used this picture.  i feel like these books.  completely worn out!

all those pregnancy symptoms you hear your mom, friends, books talking about that arent so glorious? well i'm pretty sure i've been through them since i found out i was pregnant. 

nausea from the time i get up until i fall asleep. vomiting if my meal is too large, too sweet, too anything it seems. well i can eat apples, saltines, some veggies, chips and cheeseburgers.  oh and some mexican food. burritos are totally out of the equation. so is ice cream, oatmeal cookies, sweet drinks, and chicken if i have to smell it first.

bloating is ridiculous.  why do i already feel the need for super stretchy maternity pants and i'm not even showing. argh. and hiccups.  i've never imagined being pregnant would cause hiccups, but yeah i get them at least once a day.

but the symptom i wish the most would go away is the tiresome fatique that just wont subside.  i can sleep all day. not joking.  last night bedtime happened at 8 and thats only because husband said 8 was a reasonable time.  otherwise i would have fallen asleep as soon as i hit the front door.  and i cant keep my energy level up for anything. but no caffiene isnt really helping either.

so dear child, hopefully its just child singular, please oh please, give me my energy back. or my normal feeling stomach. take your pick. i just need one please. sore boobs and back i can handle.

i've got a secret

its one of those secrets that you want to shout from the rooftops, because you're super excited and want everyone to know. but its also one of those secrets that you're afraid to share with everyone (& their mothers) because you dont want to jinx anything.  but i couldnt resist.



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 did you guess correct?!
i dont have a picture of my actual test, but i was beyond sick that day for photos.
and it hasnt been very cute since.

update posts will be a million times more exciting (or hope so anyway) but just figured i would get it out there now.

i have a doctors appt the 20th and have been anxiously counting down the days.
baby g is on their way! 6 weeks strong (or so we guess!)