24 Weeks

Who says you can't wear cut off shorts and boots while your pregnant. Well, let me tell you just because I happen to be carrying a baby around in my middle isn't going to keep me from being boho stylin' this summer! Here are some of my maternity pics from my 24th week! 

photo credits: Tirzah Photography

Daddy Feels Little Boy

3 days ago Sam felt our little dude move for the first time. :) We were at a going away party for some dear friends of ours who are moving away. While sitting there I could feel our little guy doing his nightly routine of tumbles in my tummy, I reached over and grabbed Sam's hand and placed it on my bump. He looked over with dazzled eyes and said, "I felt that!"

I'm a happy girl.

"Girl Meets Gown" Premier

The show we are on has released a commercial! Tune in to WEtv on April 25th, Sunday at 9 pm CT!

Sweaters: Out. Tank Tops: In.

Week 21.

Appointment with Damaris (midwife). She says I'm measuring further along then we thought. Hmmm... my boy's got some growing spurts going on.

So, my bump is growing and my little adventurer is squirming and kicking about. Spring is finally here and the sun tells me I need to put away my winter things. Away with the sweaters and out with the tank tops! woooohooo baby!

Since finding out our little dude is a "dude" I'm finding that you have to dig a little harder to find boho things for little boys. Really, in anything to do with baby. There seem to be more girl options then boy options. Hmmmm... The hunt is on but places like, "L'oved Baby" and others show promise to be good to my boho heart. I can't wait.

Here are a couple of pics from today after a long glorious day out and about with family and loves.

Forts and Frogs

With every butterfly in creation taking residence inside my tummy-Sam, Brandon, Beka and I approached the baby sonogram place with excitement! We were going to get to see our little person for the very first time!

Within 3 minutes there was NO doubt what our baby was. Looks like it's going to be "forts and frogs baby!" I said to my husband! Yep, indeed...it is a BOY! Everyone and their brother thought it would for sure be a girl! Curve balls like that are the best!

I can just picture my "little dude" giggling and tromping around, saving the day and fighting off imaginary bad guys and dragons! I can see the living room covered in the glorious mess of army men and cars. My world is about to get even more wonderfully fantastic and I can't wait!

We had a 3D sonogram which allows you to basically get a pre-birth baby picture! Beka and I freaked out as we saw his little face. It looks like Samuel's baby pics.

This morning when I woke up suddenly from a deep sleep-felt my little adventurer twist and squirm around for the very first time. I thought to myself, "Dang Jess, you've got a living thing inside you!"

So the journey begins and waits for me-an adventure of boys-and I can't wait!

Pink Or Blue, That is the Question

We've hit the 19 week and something days mark! No longer do I find myself hugging the toilet seat mid morning or being queasy nearly as much as before.

I came into my second trimester just as the hints of spring started coloring our little area! I feel like I can finally enjoy, fully enjoy my pregnancy as a whole now. With the exception of being more hungry than ever, no nuisances plague me really.

Sam and I made an appointment for our first sonogram tomorrow! We get to see our little bit for the very first time. I have butterflies, lots of them.

Pink or blue? Princess dress up or frogs and forts? I can't wait. Whatever it is, am I ready? Not really. But, are we ever truly ready for any new thing in life? I don't think so. Is that a reason to miss something freaking amazing? Heck no.

Oh gosh, will I be able to handle the awesomeness of my kid?! I'm going to have a kid! Hellooo?!

Wow. I don't think it really fully hits a first time prego woman what is actually going on in her until way after her baby pops out of the oven. It hasn't hit me and I don't see it fully sinking in anytime soon.

My brain is so full of ideas and pictures of the kind of mom I want to be. Days where we go around with painted faces all day long for no reason except the fun of it. Nights full of giggles and stories in the forts that Sam and I make with them in the living room. Or times where I listen to them tell me the "little nothings" of the adventures of their world and taking them in my treasure box as if it were the most important thing in the universe.

I'm also realizing in the middle of all this excitement and joy that, my life as I knew it is over forever. But, just like in getting married, life changes. And, it has been the best thing.

So, with our little mango, it's gonna be awesome. Holding someones hand, growing in life together, no longer self focused. Now, we two start chapter 3: "Hello Baby."

Here we go, hello mommy-hood.

All You Baby Mammas...

Yuck.

Well, the last few days my body's been fighting off a kidney infection. Yuck.

Being a woman of high pain tolerance, I was begining to buckle when pain after pain stabbed me in the back. ugh.
Seeing that I'm going the natural way in doing the baby thing, as much as possible my midwife got me a perscription of anti-biotics. I'm doing so much better.

Funny how you hear so many different things from different moms. You come to realize that you're not those other women. So when one says, you're throwing up will stop in your second trimester-you don't take it to heart. My body is gonna do what my body's gonna do and throwing up is it's thing. haha.

I gained next to nothing as far as weight goes in my first trimester. But, now that I'm 3 weeks in my 2nd it's starting to catch up. Can't really tell but the scale says so. :) I'm enjoying this time of shifting and curves.

So, my little bean sprout, we made it through this week, I was a little worried. You're already growing so much! 16 weeks?! Wow. Come out and see me in August and we'll have some awesome love, eye locking time.

2nd Trimester Exercise: Day 1

Head pounding, slight chills and barely any motivation at the moment, I pull myself out of lounging mode and channel into youtube for Prenatal Yoga sessions. The wonder of technology. :) Making myself do at least a little something everyday isn't really that hard (depending on the day honestly) -but days like this when I don't feel like it is the toughest. One "tough" day can turn into another and another. Before you know it I can go a whole week without being "momy active"! But, I did it. I got my work out pants on (that desperately need to be thrown in that load of wash I have going now). These pants in a strange way make me feel more motivated to working out. Ha!

So, here it goes, a whole new level of exercise "2nd Trimester" exercise that is. oooOOOOOoooo...

Clip ready and Music selected, I shall see you my dear blog AFTER my work out. :)

Dang.

Maternity clothes. mmm. (not the good, warm and fuzzy "mmmm") I raise my eye brows as I sort through page after page of online maternity stores. Why is it that society as a majority thinks that you wish to dress like a grandma in a moo moo once you grace the season of pregnancy? Can someone explain? Just because I become extra curvy (which I am defining as extra sexy) round and big doesn't mean I want to dress in corny prints and rayon potato sacks!?

Sam's grandmother (who is THE cutest and spunkiest women ever) told me "Honey, I sure do hope they have better looking clothes for you than they did me. Ours were TERRIBLE, THEY made you look 3 times bigger than you were! It was just terrible."

True, now is not the time to worry about my weight, or size-but there is NOTHING wrong with wanting to look my best and keep true to the styles I like to wear. Face it, if you aren't puking with morning sickness, you feel better when you think you look nice. Nothing wrong with that at all.

Since my bump is coming in the warm summer time-I'm finding myself gravitating toward extra long tank tops and layers. But dang, it sure has been hard finding some choices. After searching high and low I have found Etsy is my fav source for my style. Stretchy hemp or jersey fabric is awesome and comfy without the bagginess and billows that add to much in places unwanted.