The Newest Addition to Our Family!

As much as you may think this is, but surprisingly it is not a post about the baby. We have to wait until Friday for that one! :)

Anyways, Jake and I have a new member in our family. Her name is Lola and she is an adorable 4 month old bunny!!




Lately I have really been wanting something snuggle with. I know I'm just wanting it because I can't have that with the baby yet, but that feeling just doesn't go away. Every time I go over to my mom's house, I'm always, ALWAYS cuddling her kittens. But Jake is pretty against cats, which I understand. I've had some "not-so-awesome" experiences with cats, so his hesitation was justified when I mentioned getting one.

Anyways, last night we went on a double date with Jake's cousin, Brandon, and his wife, Stephanie. While we were eating dinner at "El Gallo Giro", Stephanie mentioned how she has a lot of bunnies that she needs good homes for. I turned to Jake (half expecting a "no..."), and I said "can we get one?". He gave me a look that said "I'm not so sure...". So, I followed up with "Cat or Rabbit. What will it be?". He quickly said "RABBIT!". Haha!

So after our date we went to their house and picked her up and brought her home. And we love her! :)

We are working on house training her and making her an "inside bunny", which is totally doable, I'm not crazy. Stephanie is kind of a bunny-phenom-expert, so she's been giving me some really good tips.

Be sure to check Friday or Saturday for when we find out the sex of the baby!!


xo


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I Spoke Too Soon!

Yesterday's rant happened before I even got out of bed. I realize why I haven't been showing much (in my eyes anyways), is because I've been subconsciously sucking in my stomach. I don't do it on purpose, it just became a habit. And I started getting gnarly stomach aches and cramps because of it.

So, I do have a little belly right now. And here it is!





I'm measuring 4 months, or 16 weeks. 2 weeks and 2 days until we find out the gender!

Keep voting in the poll on whether you think it's a girl or boy! It's about neck and neck right now, you can vote more than once!

XO

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Hormones and I don't get along...

Most of you know, I am generally, and almost always a "happy-go lucky" person. Seems like lately that hasn't been the case, and I do apologize. These dang hormones are seriously not easy to deal with. I'm not one to play the "blame game" and not have a legit reason for my recent bout of "feistiness" as Jake calls it, but I can't figure anything else to be the root cause. I wake up in the morning just annoyed with the world. The majority of my coworkers drive me nuts and they don't even do anything! I try not to take out any of this random pent up frustration on anyone, because no one deserves it. No one did anything wrong. I'm just a grouch lately, and if I've been that way to you, please don't take it personally. I truly don't mean it!

I haven't had any ridiculous mood swings though. No crying at the drop of the hat, no flying off the handle, just orneriness.

I have also noticed lately that I've been feeling a little bummed out. Mostly because I don't have a dang belly yet! I swear I'm not faking it! The only time I look pregnant, is after I eat. I'm outrageously bloated, but then it goes down and...nothing. I'm 16 weeks now, and nothing! It's probably weird for someone to complain about this, but I see pregnant women who aren't as far along as I am, and they are noticeably pregnant. I'm sure one of these days I'll just "explode", but I'm ready for it now!

Oh, and on a lighter note, two weeks from this coming Friday, we get to see what the baby is! It will be Jake's first ultra-sound, which he is very excited for, as am I!


Have a fabulous day!
xo


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I never realized how many people were "keeping tabs" on us or were following my blog until people started asking me to post more! I just want to say thank you! That makes me feel so good and so loved! Not that I didn't feel loved before, but I feel like my blog isn't just sitting out there in "cyberspace", collecting dust. So thank you all for reading! It means the world to me!

Anyways, here's a little update about baby:

Everything is going great! I'm in the second trimester (14 weeks now) and I'm loving it! My "extreme fatigue" has mostly subsided (I still get pretty tired most days) but my doctor ok'd me to drink coffee so I am saved! A lot of people told me to stop drinking caffeine because it's not good for the baby, but my doctor told me to not stop drinking them because I've been getting really bad withdrawal headaches. I just can't have energy drinks and only 1-2 cups of coffee a day or one soda. I've been really hooked on iced coffee, so I stick with that and my headaches are gone!




I've been gaining a little bit of weight. Doctor wants me to gain 25lbs by the time I have the baby. No girl really likes to hear that she needs to "gain weight", but I'm not too worried really. I've lost that amount before, so that comforts me that I may be able to do so again. I've gained about 8lbs since conceiving and I kind of feel it. Many of my clothes are feeling a little more snug than normal, which can be a little disheartening, but it makes the experience all the more real.

Three weeks from Friday, we hopefully get to see what our little munchkin may be! I'm super excited, as is Jake. When I have access to a computer, I'm going to post a poll and see who thinks it's a girl or a boy!

Stay tuned!

P.S. Jake is going write a post for me to put up on here! I am so excited to read it, as I'm sure many of you might be interested as to see what he'll write!

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The Best Feeling in the World

Today was one day that I will surely NEVER forget. Just today alone, I have felt feelings that I have never felt before. You truly do not know the feeling of a mother's love, until you have children. Of course, my baby is still developing, but seeing it, watching it squirm, and hearing it's heartbeat...WOW. I have never felt such a feeling ever! I'm already in love with this little person. I can't wait to find out the gender, give it a name, and just prepare for it's arrival. I can't wait to hold it in my arms.

The ultrasound was actually quite funny. The baby already has so much personality it seems. It was so active during the appointment that I couldn't help but laugh. It kept squirming around, flexing, extending it's arms and legs, arching it's back, and literally doing somersaults. It barely help still long enough to get pictures, but we got some good ones! Here is Baby Smith in all it's glory! (Well, so far :)

Baby <3

Leg and some LITTLE toes!

OK seriously, the kid ALREADY throws up the "devil horns".   LOVE it!

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My next appointment is in 4 weeks. Hopefully about that time we might be able to find out the gender. (Depending on the position the baby is in at the time). Jake was pretty bummed because he wasn't able to go with me to the appointment, because he's currently in Portland recording his band's second album. It wasn't a bad thing him not being there, this first appointment was pretty "invasive". All the other appointments won't be as invasive, so it'll be better for him to be at those ones.

The ultrasound estimated me pretty much as far along as I thought I am. I was ahead by only a few days, so it has set my due date back to February 7th. 2 days later than I expected, but that's perfectly ok! 

My favorite part of the ultrasound, was this conversation that took place:

Ultrasound technician: "Looks like there's only one!"

Me: "Oh thank god!"

Even if there was more than one, I'd still love them all the same.

Enjoy our little one!

xoxo