My PB + J

16 Weeks

I go in tomorrow for my 16 week appointment and I cannot wait! This last week has been so exciting! Besides growing like crazy I finally realized that gassy feeling I thought I was experiencing last week was my Lil cupcake moving around letting me know “she” is doing well in my tummy. The moment I knew for sure it was the baby nudging me was on Sunday as Jim and I were driving home from the grocery store and I had three little taps on the left side. I turned to Jim and couldn’t stop laughing and smiling! It was the most amazing moment so far! The feeling just makes everything more real and I cannot wait to see “her” tomorrow. Less than a month from now we will learn if our cupcake will be a ballerina or a point guard! I will post pictures tomorrow!!!

Current Cravings: Still Dr. Pepper! I cut out caffeine over two weeks ago but I am craving the taste of the Pepper. Still anything salty, not sweets so much. I am craving pizza right now, but not any pizza, it needs to be interesting!
I am super itchy, not just on my tummy but all over. I keep lathering myself and even had to break out my Aveeno anti-itch cream last night so I could finally sleep.
I am super emotional. I can cry over anything!
I am repulsed when I see myself in the mirror or in pictures. Hence, why I am convinced it’s a girl. People keep saying you look amazing, yada, yada, yada! Until your carrying a baby or have you’ll never know what it feels like to be “ugly” everyday.
Cellulite scares me. I’m serious! I’ve never really had a great deal of it but the sight of my legs growing really depresses me. I want to go back three months and have the energy to have worked out. Moving forward– I am working out. Before I order my pizza I promise I will do some arm exercises.
Hope you enjoyed my rant. Look forward to more as I continue to grow. 😉

Happy Fourth!

First of all, Happy Fourth of July! Jimmy and I are taking a break and headed back to our house while the Schack’s are at Amanda’s soccer game so I thought I’d take a moment and blog about our day and show how HUGE I am getting. This week I finally headed back to the gym after three months of not working out. It felt great but awkward as everyone was staring at me. I don’t really get it, yes people I am pregnant, what’s wrong with working out!? I hate to even post pictures of me in a bathing suit but I guess its the one time in my life where I am not too ashamed of how much weight I am gaining because it’s for a good cause. This morning we headed to breakfast in Poway and then went over to the Schack’s to utilize their pool. It was Delilah’s first time swimming and it was so funny. After her first dip she ran all over their property and Jim couldn’t even catch her by sprinting. We put her in three times and unless one of us held her she made a B-line to the edge to escape. After our short lived pool time we caught up on Weeds and now we’re sitting at home waiting to head to the fair. This is a very low key Fourth for us and to be honest its been great to just relax and not have to drive two hours to see family and friends. We hope everyone is having a safe holiday!

Love the below the water line because it actually makes me look double in size!

D after she got out…too funny.

I love the look of horror on her face. She was an excellent swimmer as I expected her to be.


My belly at 16 weeks!

Baby at 13 Weeks

This post is over two weeks late but I finally had a moment to write about baby. At 13 weeks I went to have my NT Scan and these ultrasounds pics are from then. Baby A is doing well and growing like a weed! It was fun to see the baby move around, suck its thumb, yawn, and be stubborn for the tech who was trying to check out the spinal cord. The heartbeat was around 165. I go back to the doctor on the 8th for my 16 week appointment so more pictures to come!

Baby sucking it’s thumb. Nasal structures are good, ears are formed and the brain looks pretty neat!

Happy Anniversary!

To us! We’ve been married two years today. How time flies when your having fun. . .
No BIG plans tonight, we are headed to downtown San Diego to have dinner at Busalacchi’s on Fifth. Jim and I haven’t had a date night in a long time so it should be nice to getaway for a few hours to spend quality time with one another.

Blueberry-Peach “Cobbler”

I would love to admit that cravings haven’t set in, but they have. On Thursday I was watching the food network like any other typical day and saw one of my fav celebrity chefs making a cobbler. Again, anyone who knows me, knows I love pie crust, sugary dough, whatever it is. I don’t care what kind of fruit or filling lie nestled between the buttery, sugary goodness. I have to have it! So, with that said all day Friday I was imagining what kind of baked fruit I would make for my parents on Saturday night. I went with peaches and blueberries, and instead of doing a typical cobbler crumb, or shortcake “cake” I mixed up a brown sugar shortbread and rolled it out and cut out with a cookie cutter for individual portions. In the end I was completely satisfied with my impromptu “cobbler”.