Week 14

Merry Christmas Everyone! The Beck's certainly had a lot to be thankful for this holiday season! We
started off break with a wedding in Chicago on the 22nd for which I was the photographer (first wedding being pregnant) <--I got this! Followed by Christmases with both sides over the next few days :) It was so nice spending time with all of our family! Next Christmas we'll be waking up to open presents with a 6 month old, how crazy :) As of this week, BB is the size of an orange, a whopping 4.5 inches!( Can't wait until I can stop comparing BB to fruit and hold'em in my arms :)

Enjoying the extra insulation with all this snow!

How far along? 14 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 5lbs
 Maternity clothes? Leggings all day and either long tee shirts or oversized sweaters :)
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleeping great
Best moment this week: Getting to spend some much needed time with our family!! I absolutely Love the Holidays!
Miss Anything? Alcohol and Caffeine. Without either in my life, I am one lame person on the weekends, dragging by 8 and in bed by 9. I miss the ability to stay up!!
Movement: Not yet, but hopefully soon!! Eeeek!
Food cravings: Hot tamale candies, ice cream, cheese, carbs Cupcakes ( made 24 the other night ) And the weirdest of all Onions.....I usually HATE onions.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Have you started to show yet: Yes! Had my first stranger ask me when I was due! :)
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Finding out what BB is going to be in 42 days! <--not that im counting down or anything :p
Worst part of the week: Getting the phone call Wednesday night that my dads garage was burning to the ground, along with all of the vehicles, hard work and memories. There was so much damage done to the house and barn and there was absolutely nothing left of the three car garage. It could have very easily spread to the house and took everything. So thankful that didn't happen.


 

Week 13

Okay. I have my first learning experience from Devilsrus  Babiesrus. Do Not. I repeat, DO NOT. Go into one of those Toysrus/Babiesrus crossover combos expecting to leave with your sanity and skin on your fingers. There are too many toys, freakishly small isles and absolutely no organization. I walked in to use a groupon I had purchased and to pick up somthing small for BB and left twitching from anxiety and craddling my bleeding finger. I did however go the very next day to a true Babiesrus and purchased some sweet little baby comfies. My belly is all of a sudden out of control. Comment after Comment about having more than one baby and being too big for my due date. Definetly feeling mucho PREGNANT. On a Brighter and more Colorful note, Christmas is right around the corner! Which means lots of family, food, presents and food! Happy Holidays Everyone!! :)



Please pay no attention to my tired appearence. ayiyi.


Baby's Littles





I could not resist buying these cute baby comfies!



How far along? 13 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 5lbs

Maternity clothes? Leggings with long tee shirts and comfy sweatshirts! Chunky Sweaters too!

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Sleeping well, slept for my first time ever on my back. Woke up completely weirded out.

Best moment this week: While listening to BB's heartbeat at home we can now hear he/she moving around, and actually follow the heartbeat accross my belly!

Cravings? Taco Bell Quesadillas, hot tamales, cupcakes and Carbs <-----trouble

Miss Anything? Mountain Dew, more frequently then I can have it :*(

Movement: Not yet, but can't wait!

Baby Goods? Two outfits for a girl and two for a boy added this week. ;)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.

Have you started to show yet: In the words of my brother-in-law, "wow, you're getting huge!"

Gender prediction: Girl

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In. Belly Button ring: Out <--- :*(

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and emotional

Weekly Wisdom: When you hang your garden hose up in your garage for the winter, make sure your springer spaniels can jump up and grab it.

Dreams-ish? While laying in bed last night, having forgot to turn the fan on, I was awoken by extremely loud snoring. My brain tells me to shut up whatever is snoring. My pregnancy brain tells me, its probably just a patient and it would be rude to tell them to stop snoring. After pondering this thought for a good while, my brain actually kicks in and makes me realize Brandon is snoring. Not my patients. I do not have patients sleeping in my room snoring. So I thumped Brandon with my pillow and turned on our fan. #imlosingit

Week 12

This week BB is the size of a large Plum! A whopping 2.5 inches! Had an apt this week to hear the heartbeat, what a beautiful sound, literally music to my ears. BTW the heartbeat was 160. Now according to the internet a reliable source, if the fetal heart rate is above 140 the babies tend to be girls, and below 140 are boys. Interesting. Breaking my streak, I bought my first Baby item. The color of this item will remain a mystery until February, as I will not remove tags nor take it out of the bag until then. But i'll give you a hint, it rhymes with s i n k. ;) Another first, was wearing Brandon's pants to work today becauseImhuge because I could not find my own! Thank god for the belly Band to help keep them up! Although... they were pretty comfortable I can see this being a reoccuring event ;)



Mom :)



On the most Positive note, I have started reading my mothers journal which she kept when she was pregnant with me. For those of you who do not know about my mom, she was amazing. The most dedicated wife and mother, who made our lives so bright and colorful. We (My brother Jory 20 and sister Jamison 12) had the best childhood we could have asked for. Our hearts were broken in February 2010 when my mom was diagnosed with Colon Cancer, fighting a very hard and short battle, leaving our family in November of 2010. Although she is no longer with us in person, we feel her spirit ever day. Going through her things I was able to find MANY  bright colored maternity clothes and the most important object I have ever had in my possession. This journal she kept, is so detailed. Every appointment, shopping excursion and baby movement is recorded, in her handwritting :) Reading her month to month stories, makes it almost feel like she's still here, and she would have been the BEST grandmother!



I <3 my family.
Brandon, me, Jory, Jamison, Mom & Dad.



How far along? 12 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 3lbs

Maternity clothes? Leggings and long tee shirts, however these were my favorites pre-baby!

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: All of a sudden sleeping like a rock! I could get used to this!

Best moment this week: Definetly hearing that perfectly fast heartbeat at my appointment :)

Cravings? Tater Tot casserole, ice cream, lemonade

Miss Anything? Mountain Dew, more frequently then I can have it :*(

Movement: Not yet, but can't wait!

Baby Goods? Just one small item of clothing...

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.

Have you started to show yet: O yes.

Gender prediction: I'm still going to say girl.

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Very Happy :)

Weekly Wisdom: Stop eating so much.<----- Ha.

Saddest Part of the Week: The removal of my belly button ring. We'll see if 8 years of having it can outlast 6 monthes before I can attempt to put it back in.

Dreams? I had a dream, while at my ultrasound, we saw the baby and all of a sudden the baby had two heads. I was freaking out that I had a deformed baby when the nurse said, "o no hold on" and she shook my belly and a second baby floated up from behind the first. I drove to Brandon's work in tears to tell him. He took one look at the ultrasound picture and PASSED. OUT. Flat on the floor.

Nursery. Take One.

As these weeks fly creep by, we are getting more & more anxious to get started on this whole "nesting" thing! Much to my own suprise I have yet to buy a n y t  h i n g for the baby. Not. a. thing. With a reputation for being an avid shopper, I'm starting to worry myself. Have I lost my touch? Whatever touch I've lost, I'll surely regain in February! :) Shopping skills will definetly be needed when we start to tackle,THE NURSERY. BB's nursery is the only room in our house that has remained untouched, and it needs major help.

Exhibit A: The Nursery Floor

Someone please explain to me why someone ever thought this was a good idea to put in a bedroom? Yes. That is Blue and yellow linoleum.

Baby Girl Beck Inspirations

Now I have crazy ideas for how I want to go about transforming this interesting room into BB's crib. The only question is, Barbies or Baseball? :)

Baby Boy Beck Inspirations

 Can. Not. Wait. Till. February.

Week 11

This week was full of festivities and FOOD. We had both Brandon's and my Work Christmas Parties! And it SNOWED! Okay....so maybe not outside...but definetly in my garage, as Wrigley and Lewis took it upon themselves to shred a sleepingbag mat. White foam peices were E V E R Y W H E R E. Another huge take away from this week, was my discovery of a delectible tater tots with melted cheese and  chopped bacon served with sour cream deliciousness :) Ate it two nights in a row. #sorrynotsorry. Three Weeks away from the second trimester!

Am I larger than normal?

How far along? 11 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 2lbs
Maternity clothes? Everything Stretchy. I have a new love and respect for the "bellyband". A miracle worker. really.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still getting super tired towards the end of the day
Best moment this week: Winning the argument with Brandon that because I am two people and Brandon is one, I need 4 pillows, to his 2.
Cravings? Monkey Bread, Apples and Carmel, Cheese
Miss Anything? The ability to lay comfortably on my stomach :(
Movement: Not yet
Baby Goods? I never thought in a million years I would go this long without buying a. single. thing.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Have you started to show yet: I most definetly have a baby bump :) Can no longer suck it in!
Gender prediction: I'm still going to say girl.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :)
Weekly Wisdom: I have been told by three people this week, "Growing a baby is hard work. Allow yourselt to rest!" <-- definitely need to remember this
Looking forward to: Our apt next week with the doctor, hopefully we'll get an updated picture of BB:)
Dreams? I spent all of my thursday night dream, trying to coax two large, severally muscular, cows into a barn by myself. And lets just say say, they were being a little less than cooperative..

Week 10

How far along? 10 weeks

Total weight gain: 2lbs yikes

Maternity clothes? Bought my first round of leggings. Wouldn't ya know I can no longer fit into ANY of my pants that are not stretchy. Overnight. Craziness.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Sleeping like a baby now with my body pillow, however our bed is getting kind of small..

Best moment Most interesting moment this week: Lewis had gotten in the habit of getting up with me during my frequent bathroom trips at night. Since I no longer take them he wonders why and comes to my side of the bed (several times a night) whinning to go. One particular night I was having a very restless sleep, tossing and turning until I was woken by Brandon sternly asking what I was doing. I had gotten so turned around in my sleep, Brandon must have gotten too close to my face (I mistook him for Lewis) and was wacking him with my pillow...hard. We need a bigger bed.

Miss Anything? I had my first craving for an alcoholic beverage. A bloody Mary. :(

Movement: Nothing yet!

Food cravings: Ice Cream-Homemade (Dads making me some this weekend)

Anything making you sick or queasy? Nope

Gender: Totally unsure now.

Labor Signs:no way.

Symptoms: Uncomfortable fullness in my belly

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding Ring on or off? on

Mood? Ready for Christmas:) Very Jolly!

Looking forward to? Getting together with Family for the Holidays!

Dreams? This week I had a dream that we were at our gender reveal party and had given the baker the ultrasound, so that when we cut the cake we would be suprised too. We cut the cake and pink! Everyone was so happy for little baby girl Beck. We started to cut the rest of the cake to hand out, the next slice was blue...the slice after that was green..so i cut the whole dang cake open and it was a rainbow cake! They must have gave us the wrong cake! So we stormed to the bakers and demanded to know whether the cake was supposed to be blue or pink!! It took forever for her to find the origional order, and thats when she said it. BLUE. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BLUE.

                                                      Bah humbug. There goes my girl prediction.

Week 9

This week Brandon and I traveled back to our Home towns for some much needed family/friend time and to finally tell everyone our news! Friday night we started our holiday with friends at the local bar where I threw back several glasses of vodka & Cranberry juice. And Brandon threw back several glasses of not cranberry juice. We finally Facebook offical-ized our news and I am thoroughly enjoying talking about BB in public! :) Bump Alert, it's starting to show! As for those cuties up top? Those are our Fur Babies Wrigley, Scarlet, Scout and Lewis :)

How far along?  9 weeks

Total weight gain: 0

Maternity clothes? Nope. Although my pants are starting to get a little tight....
Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Getting better, with the help of the BEST INVESTMENT EVER. My furry and always cold body pillow :)
Best moment this week: Experiencing my body pillow and all the ZZZ's
Miss Anything? My Mother. Especially when I was able to tell everyone in my family the News. Out of everyone she would have been the most excited.
Movement: Nothing yet!

Food cravings: Thanksgiving goodies, mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, pie, rolls, gravy, pumkin roll, buckeyes (my aunt robin makes the best!) banana bread etc.
Anything making you sick or queasy? Nope

Gender: We know nothing, but my dreams still suggest a girl ;)
Labor Signs:no way.

Symptoms: Extreme Fatigue. ALL. THE. TIME. But getting better :)

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding Ring on or off? on

Mood? Very Happy! I love being surrounded by family!
Looking forward to? Growing a((bigger)) belly :)
Dreams? Nothing specific but every dream continues to be a baby girl! I wonder...

Week 8

After a VERY busy last week, My photography buisness is BOOMING which is awesome and I absolutely love it :) Unfortunetly my busy-ness does not mix well with being pregnant, and I am o so tired. Honestly I did not move from the couch all week! Edit. Sleep. Edit. Sleep. That was my routine :( On a SUPER Bright note, Baby Beck recieved his/her first gift this week from Uncle Lee and Aunt Erin (Brandons Brother and his wife) the sweetest sleeper with the tiniest socks! :)

                       

A few of my elves



Baby Sweetness



                                                

How far along? 8 weeks

Total weight gain: 0

Maternity clothes?  Not yet. Trying to stay in my clothes as long as possible :)

Stretch marks? nope

Sleep: Still having some MAD insomnia

Best moment this week: Going to bed at 7 and waking up at 7 one day :)

Miss Anything? Free time! Between photography and my job at Spectrum. I have none.

Movement: not yet!

Food cravings: Everything and ice cream :)

Anything making you sick or queasy? Nope

Gender: still tbd

Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: Still wallowing in extreme fatigue. Like fall asleep in my cereal bowl tired.

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding Ring on or off? on

Mood? Anxiously waiting to start shopping. I refuse to buy anything gender neutral if I can help myself.

Looking forward to? Thanksgiving :) And finally being able to tell EVERYONE our big news!

Best Dream: Brandon and I standing in our decent sized nursery, which is all of a sudden the size of a showbox, because there are three cribs and we are holding three crying babies as we ourselves cry. The ultrasound clearly says one baby!

Week 7

Unable to contain ourselves, both sets of parents (and siblings) are now aware that there is indeed a bun in our oven :) I told my dad while I was down visiting and we told Brandon's parents over Japenese.  Everyone is VERY excited. More fortunate then most, the only pregnancy symptom I've had to so far is wanting to eat any & everything. Determined to not buy anything baby until we know the gender, I ran out and bought the essential every mommy-to-be should own. The infamous What to Expect While You're Expecting Book. My mother had one, but I figured hers was slightly outdated since she had bought it 24+ years ago. I Survived my Photography Mini Sessions this past week. 30 families in two days=One VERY tired pregnant lady!

How far along? 7 weeks

Total weight gain: 0

Maternity clothes? Nope. Trying to go as long as I can without

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Very restless. Tossing and turning throughout the night, and up for frequent bathroom trips.
Best moment this week: Seeing little baby Beck on the Big Screen during our first apt. I'm not sure which was better, actually seeing BB or Brandon's ear to ear grin :)

Miss Anything? Energy :(

Movement: Nothing yet!

Food cravings: ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. TIMES 2.

Anything making you sick or queasy? Nope

Gender: We know nothing, but my dreams suggest a girl ;)
Labor Signs:no way.

Symptoms: Extreme Fatigue. ALL. THE. TIME.

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding Ring on or off? on

Mood? Very Happy, slightly stressed, very tired

Looking forward to? Growing a belly :)

Ready or Not!

Our world got turned upside down on Thursday morning October 18th, when not one, not two, but THREE tests confirmed. WE ARE HAVING A BABY!  We are beyond excited, anxious and a tad nervous but most of all, incredibly Blessed. I've decided to start a blog because I'm pretty sure there is NO WAY I'll be able to sit back and just be pregnant. I need to share with family and friends The World itty bitty baby becks journey into this world :) So pull up a warm blanket and some tasty treats my friends, because this is going to be one    l   o   n   g    winter.

The Beck's at our 2 year Anniversary :)