quick up date

WOW .. I have not been doing a good job of keeping up on my blog ! I will start with a quick baby update!

How far along ? 27 weeks and in my third trimester

Total weight gain? 13 pounds... getting harder to walk up those stairs everyday

Maternity clothes? OH yes.. I have enough now to keep me covered for the rest of my pregnancy and have been living in maxi dresses ( which I can wear after being preggo thanks Walmart!!)

Sleep? Sleep is not coming easy these days and I fear it will only get worse!

Best moment of the week: Hiccups !! Jace woke me up at 6 am with a new sensation which I quickly realized was hiccups.

Movement? He is most active in the mid morning after I have had breakfast. My belly moves on it own all the time .

Food cravings? Subway Sandwiches

Anything make you queasy or sick?Yes The thought of childbirth

Gender: Sweet Baby Boy Jace Paul Genthon

Symptoms? Well I officially am not wearing my wedding ring.. I can get it on but everyday I am afraid I won't be able to get it off. So I have switched to cubic zirconium.

Happy or Moody I am great I feel at peace and happy !

Looking forward to?Getting my glucose test over with next week!

17 weeks... Is it a boy or girl??

How far along ?  17 weeks

Total weight gain? 5 pounds!!

Maternity clothes? There is no way I could live with out my preggo jeans ! I bought my first dress at   Motherhood for a christening I had over the weekend and I have to tell you if felt great to just let it all hang out !

Sleep? Well I am getting up 2-3 times a night to use the potty … I am used this by now but I am not used the crazy ass dreams I am having on a regular basis.. I mean people are coming into my dreams that I   haven’t thought about in years! So weird...

Best moment of the week: Was definitely my cake decorating class I learned more in this one lesson than all of them combined. Need beautiful cupcakes ?? I can help!!

Movement? Still nothing concrete yet but I would say I have felt some weird bubbles when I am lying in bed.

Food cravings? No just FOOD... I am freaking starving at this point I am sick of eating . I just have to keep shoving food in my face .. ( I am usually choosing healthy snacks)

Anything make you queasy or sick?  In my 17th week I am gonna go out on a limb and say I feel 99% better! THANK YOU JESUS!!

Gender: ??? BOY ??? GIRL??? Well I know but I am waiting a little longer to announce it to the whole world but it’s super exciting !

Symptoms?  So one thing you never hear about is this round ligament pain .. I had no idea that I would have gramps likes this just from my enlarging uterus.. It makes sense because the lil one is the size of a sweet potato but OUCH!!

Happy or Moody .. what's my mood?  LOL I totally feel like an angsty teenager.. Watch out people DON”T TOUCH MY FOOD!! I DON’T SHARE RIGHT NOW !!!

Looking forward to?  I am looking forward to the moment when I know THAT was the baby moving.

Here is a shout out to my photographers this week ! My beautiful neighbors Tori and Noah

Craft Corner: baby blankets

Baby blankets are my favortie kind of blanlkets to make. This  is being made for little Madeline Davis who should be here sometime in April . One of the best things about this blanket are the colors! She was inspired by Restoration Hardware's website which combined pale pink, white and grey.

This is single crochtched through out the blankets using Yarn Bee Fleece Elite Quartz (lot #2690), Yarn Bee Fleece Elite Charcoal (lot#2904) and Baby Bee Angel Fleece Pink-a-Boo (lot#0480). To add  extra zing I love weaving a cute ribbon through the border !  Ribbon by Ribbon Boutique (item # 498774)

Ready to go just wrapped in a bow!



Craft Corner : Cakes

To keep myself busy these days I am occupying my time with as many projects as possible. This week I wanted to share two with you.

I started taking a Wilton Cake Decorating course at Hobby Lobby and finished my first cake this week. It was a little rushed and not as detailed oriented as I would like but I got a good grasp of the basics.. Below you'll find a recipe for icing that will last out of the fridge for a month !

Butter Cream Icing:

(this is for stiff consistency you will need to add water)

1 Cup white vegetable shortening

1 Teaspoon of clear vanilla, almond, or butter flavour

8 Teaspoons of water (mix wet)

1 LB. pure cane confectioner's sugar

1 Tablespoon of Meringue Powder. (combine with dry)

The stiffness of this consistency would be for making flowers or petals. For Medium add 2 and 1/2 teaspoons (I added more) and for Thin add 5 teaspoons.  

ENJOY!

14 weeks and growing

How far along ?  14 weeks

Total weight gain? I have officially gained 1 pound!

Maternity clothes? I did have a bit of a woman moment this week were at one point everything I owned was on the floor and out of my closet and then with 30 minutes to spare ran to Motherhood to buy new clothes!

Sleep? Sleep came better to me this week but I have really been feeling what my doc call growing pains or round ligament pain.. Just feel a little crampy in my lower abdomen.. This is very common since our lil one is growing by leaps and bounds. Also, I can't sleep on my tummy anymore.

Best moment of the week: This week Alex got to meet my OBGYN .. I don’t think he was expecting him to be so candid and I believe he was surprised he kept us laughing through the visit.

Miss anything?  Not this week since my doc told me that I could have 1 Diet Coke a day .. This truly may have been the best moment of the week !

Movement? I can’t decide sometimes at night I feel strange sensations .. But it could be other gas bubbles.. Who knows!?!?

Food cravings? Once again I am still craving fruit … and I hate to admit it SWEETS !! Candy, ice cream, brownies.. You name it I want it but I am trying my best to only give my self one true treat a day.

Anything make you queasy or sick? Thank God nothing in particular makes me sick.. But I must eat every two hours or it's not pretty…

Gender: Still don’t know yet… I don’t get my next ultra sound until 20 weeks… I will keep you updated if I find anything out .. (I may go to Peek A Baby )

Symptoms?  This week it’s the round ligament pain … I get sharp pains when I sneeze or move the wrong way … and of course when I am trying to relax  I have a dull ache… just growing pains (no need for worry believe me you all know I have a slight case of hypochondria  Ha .. Slight)

Happy or Moody .. what's my mood?  Well I guess I have to be honest .. I have been a bit mad this week mostly at my loving husband .. Not sure what he did but (which is nothing) But if he looks at me the wrong way .. Ooh just toast my cookies… but I love him with all my heart and he knows it.

Looking forward to?  He he he .. My cake decorating class I am starting this week .. So I can eat all of my treats I make !!!!

13 weeks almost 14 really

How far along? 13 weeks almost 14 really

Total weight gain: Unbelievably I still have lost weight even though I have a tummy!
Maternity clothes? Yes !! I can still wear my jeans but the maternity jeans are much more comfy.
Sleep: Sleep this week has been harder cause my husband is home and likes to cuddle and I am having what feels like growing pains at night in my tummy
Best moment this week: Taking my first photo to track my bellies growth and getting to see how big I look
Miss Anything? Diet Coke... I have been really good about not drinking them but the syrupy Coke is killing me!!
Movement: None that I can define as the baby
Food cravings: I am craving Diet Coke!!! =(
Anything making you queasy or sick: It seems like orange foods make me sick ..like oranges, cheese its and orange bell peppers
 Gender: DONT KNOW.... CAN'T WAIT
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: overall feeling pretty great since my energy is back .. Still getting to vomit  some and the head aches are killing me
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Had a roller coaster of emotions this week... but so very happy.
Looking forward to: Docotors visit this week .. I feel a little disconneted from my baby .. I am spoiled because at the Houston Fertility Institute... I got to see the lil one once a week and it has been 2 weeks . I know I am not getting an ultra sound but I am going to ask to hear the heart beat for sure !

Blogging Begins...

To start off I guess I better start at the beginning. Alex and I had been trying for about 8 months to get pregnant without any success. Since most of you know he is gone on average about 290 days a year this makes it a little difficult. After going to my OBGYN he suggested taking a visit to the Houston Fertility Institute Houston Fertility Docs ( would highly recomend them). After going through about of a month of testing and going under for a hysteroscopy (for the first time)(boy was I a wreck!)  Hysteroscopy is where they put a scope into your uterus to make sure everything looks good and you don't have any fibroids so on and so forth... Bottom line is after all the testing we had great news everything was fully functioning and we were facing a bigger battle TIMING!

After finding we had a clean bill of health we decided we were ready to take the next step. We were sick of waiting so the day of our Consultation with our great Doc (Dr. Griffith) we took home our first dose of folistrim. The next 12 days were as follows.. Every evening I would give myself a shot in the tummy ...3 time a week I was monitored by ultra sound  and blood test to see how my eggs were growing. This went on for 10 days ... On the 11th day I was ready for my IUI  with 2 mature follicles (eggs). After about 61 million of Alex's little guys put in to the top of my uterus the hard part was over .. or lol just beginning.

The next 14 days were I can honestly say the worst or most annoying of my life! WAITING SUXS! I took 4 pregnancy test and the first one came out positive and then the rest were negative. On Wednesday Nov. 23rd I went in for my blood test... and the rest is history..