18 weeks

OK, no joke, taking a picture of myself in this mirror is HARD! Haha it's always so awkward trying to get the right angle, trying not to get my bathroom clutter in the picture, and also trying to show how big my stupid little tummy. It looks bigger in person... at least to me. haha

So some of you may know about my ordeal with being sick last week, and some of you may not. My insurance needed to 'reauthorize' my anti-sicky medications and because of Christmas it took almost a week. Because I was 17 weeks already I thought hopefully I'm starting to get better and maybe I wont need the medication anymore, or at least as much or for much longer. But I was wrong. Haha when I ran out waiting for them to authorize the medication so it could be filled I reverted to where I was at 14 weeks... possibly worse. Ugh that made Christmas really hard. I only lost 2 lbs that week. So from my pre-pregnancy weight to what I weigh now I've only lost 4 lbs... Which is good. Before I had gained a little, then lost a ton... gained it back and then lost a little. But hopefully from now on I will be gaining a healthy amount of weight and things will go a little more smooth.

Because I was sick, we spent Christmas just Daniel and I at our home in Rexburg, but this weekend, weather permitting, we will be spending our last weekend before school starts in Rupert with Daniel's family. It's been 2 months (one of the longest streches Daniel's gone, other than his 2 year mission, without seeing his family) so it's about time we visit. It'll be a nice little break.

Daniel and I are both very excited for school to start. It will be Daniel's first semester and my last one on campus. Next semester I will just do 2 classes online. My semester will be a heavy load subsequently, but I'm up for the challenge, especially if it means graduating this APRIL!!! I think it will be really nice to kind of have that off my plate just before the baby is born.

We have our 20 week ultrasound appointment set! January 12th. We will get to find out the sex of the baby as well as see how big he/she has grown! Already this baby has grown so much, throwing my sense of balance totally off. I have to be careful bending to get stuff off the floor or getting up too fast. Daniel is very protective of me, but also thinks it so funny when I can't seem to stand up and walk in a straight line. He also likes to touch my tummy... all the time! I better get used to it because pretty soon I know I'm going to have deal with strangers doing the same thing. I should get a shirt that says "Ask then touch" just like Angela got for Christmas from The Office! That would be kind of funny. I should just make myself a bunch of funny maternity shirts that have little sayings like that.

16 1/2 weeks

So as of today I'm 16 and a half weeks. Yesterday I was feeling ok, so we were very busy. We did some cleaning, and we did some box emptying. I also got the crib up!

I know it's early, but I wanted to get all the junk out of that room and so that just the baby's stuff is in there. I'm really excited to find out if the baby is a boy or a girl. And then we can start getting more things, choose colors and stuff. Really the only big items we need is a stroller and a bassinet. And then clothes, diapers etc we can get when it gets closer.

Yesterday we also decorated for Christmas. We got our tree up! And hung our stockings!


I also put my precious moments nativity scene. I love it. My mom used to put it up every year. And we have our pine scented candle to make it smell like Christmas.


It's not much, but it's our little Christmas. And it makes me happy. Here's a picture of our Christmas lights to decorate the outside of our trailer. I only had a strand that was like 3 feet long... so it's a little 'White Trash' but that's ok.

16 weeks

Today I was actually able to feel through my tummy to my uterus. Haha it's weird saying that. But it's kind of funny that I can feel it.

Last week at the doctors I talked to them about still being sick. My doctor was actually surprised I was still sick. But I've heard of lots of women who are sick their whole pregnancy. Which is not something I was, but I've got a feeling I just might be one of those women. Anyways, the doctor gave me some medications that they give to chemo patience etc. that suffer with nausea. So it was really working for the first 4 days. And then my nausea hit again. But no throwing up... till last night. I threw up so hard I'm still coughing up blood this afternoon. Ouch! I'm just hoping that eventually things will calm down.

Here is my 16 week tummy. I feel a little silly because it's not much of a belly... I also feel weird focusing on my "belly" haha but it's cool to see me change.

14 weeks

This week I thought I was starting to feel a little better, just for things to get worse. Ha! But I think things are starting to even out a little bit.

Today I felt well, enough... to go to Idaho Falls with Daniel to use our Out Back Steak House gift card that he got at work. I love that Melaleuca gives gift cards out as intensives. At the restaurant I wasn't feeling so hot, so I only ate a few bites of my meal. But when we got home I

was able to eat it up. So yummy! I have been craving red meat for a while, so the 9oz serloin steak I got hit the spot magnificently. And the house salad was really yummy too. Daniel loves onion rings so we got the bloomin onion as an appetizer for him. We weren't paying for it so I had no problem letting him get it. Daniel also got a HUGE full rack of baby back ribs. Yum!

Here is a picture of my belly. I am now finally starting to show a little, even though it still looks like I just ate a big meal (even though I kind of did!). It's hard to see but I'm proud of it... mostly because in total since I've become pregnant I've lost like 10 lbs. But i'm sure my body will reverse that here shortly. I'm also wearing a maternity shirt. It's got the elastic on the sides so it fits now and will expand as I do. Nice. Also excuse that nasty bathroom in the background. Stuff is everywhere because we had to move things around to paint the ceiling. As well, we have to coolest wallpaper/wood paneling out there. Be jealous.

Thanksgiving and SLC

I feel bad I didn't get any pictures of this whole weekend. I kept thinking about it, but I honestly have no idea where my cameras are... as well I'll give myself more credit by not saying I was 'too lazy' but I was just tired and sick. So I didn't want to go threw the effort of pictures. Even though now I'm kind of regretting. Oh well, nothing to do, but try to be better about it in the future.

So, Thanksgiving was nice. Daniel helped with dinner. He basically did everything. It was a nice little dinner for the two of us. I ate a small plate, it was sooo yummy, but too much for my tummy. Haha, oh well. We just bought a turkey breast instead of a whole turkey because it was just the two of us, and we're still eating leftovers so I'm glad it's lasted us.

The next day we got up around 7am and drove to SLC. It took us almost 40 mins to find out motel because I mixed up West from South... Daniel calls it preggie brain. Yes... lets just blame it on my pregnancy! And then when I'm no longer pregnant I'll have to find another excuse. Although my mom say's that after pregnancy you never do regain your brain back.

We made it to the temple in time and it was wonderful. We enjoyed it very much. The Salt Lake Temple is so beautiful. Then we had 'lunch/dinner' at the mall with everyone. And by then I was exhausted. I wanted to go with everyone to see the lights around temple square, but I just couldn't do it. So Daniel and I enjoyed a nice quite evening in our motel room. We watched The Shawshank Redemption on tv before we went to bed... I don't even think we finished it we were so tired.

Then the next day we checked out of our motel, and went to Bountiful where Daniel's oldest sister Laura lives. It was a very nice visit. Her son Matty is getting so big. He likes to try to ride their pit bull like it's a horse. I actually got a picture of this. He's just so cute!

12 1/2 weeks and MOLD!

I can't believe I am ending my first trimester next week... FINALLY! Daniel and I have our fingers crossed that this will be the time when I start feeling better. I have heard so much from so many women, and I know everyone is different. I know that for some there is the 'magic week' that they just start feeling better, and for others it's gradual, and for even others it never lets up. I'm really hoping that it will be one of the first 2 for me (or just the first one). ;-)

So when we moved from Burley to Rexburg we moved into a trailer that we'd never seen before. This isn't always the best thing to do, as we've learned, but we had my cousin Dani and her soon-to-be husband Derek take a look at it for us. It was a good price and 3 bedrooms.

Moving was very hard. So when we got here and noticed that when you were in the bathroom and bedroom you could literally hear the water heater hiss. Daniel and I talked about it and assumed it was the gas. But I do remember on the of first day's being there when our landlord invited himself inside, I had asked him about the sound. He either didn't hear it or something because he said it was fine or normal or something. Well come to find out yesterday that was a HUGE leak causing major water problems in the trailer. All of the insulation under the house got soaked and our house was like a sauna. Our bedroom especially was wet and icky... and then the mold came.

As you can imagine the mold grew like crazy. We tried to figure out what was going on, tried to keep the place dry and clean of mold. When finally our Landlord called a plumber and they found the problem. This is not the kind of issue I ever want to deal with, especially pregnant! Now that the problem is being solved and we're cleaning up the rest of the mold the house is slowly drying out. I am so grateful that this is getting solved. Now all I have to do is feel better and finish unpacking! ugh

11 weeks pregnant

So I just had my first prenatal visit on Tuesday the 8th. And I learned that I was not 14 weeks like I thought! Haha how confusing. Oh well, we learned our baby is healthy and happy!

The baby was moving around like CRAZY during the ultrasound. It was so cute to see the baby move around and kick his little legs and move his little arms. I have to admit I did cry. Daniel reminds me that every time we talk about it. Haha

This baby is giving me a real hard time. I'm getting real tired of barfing 3 times a day! But hopefully in the next 2-3 weeks I will start feeling better. So far threw all of the 'things to try' popcorn is the only thing that has relieved my nausea. What's funny is ginger is only thing that does the exact opposite effect to me. Oh just typing about it makes me sick. Yuck!

My next appointment is December 6th. We get to hear the baby's heart beat on the Doppler.

Daniel and I just moved to Rexburg. We got this lovely trailer in a trailer park inches from the rail road tracks. But the good thing is it is right across the street from Daniel's work. We're both glad about that.

School is starting in January for both of us. Daniel is really excited to start school. I'm really excited to graduate! I'm going to take one last full semester, and then graduate! What I'm actually going to try to do is walk early, because after winter semester I will have 6 more credits. So I will graduate in April, and then take 2 classes online for spring semester... Which start at the end of April, and have the baby at the end of May! Oh dear!

But we are excited about the things to come!

Surprise Surprise!

The Baily family got the biggest surprise in the world on September 18th, 2011

Well, I can't say I didn't have my suspicions by the first week of September, but until I was 8 weeks! I got negative tests. So this blog is to record what is to come for us as grow and learn how to deal with pregnancy, parenthood, and juggling everything else... There may be some real juggling going on here!

I can honestly say that I lived in "la-la-land" before this. I thought pregnancy was going to be easy, I'm just going to get bigger. I may throw up sometimes, but I'm going to love it and it's going to be great. We'll let me tell you I've had my wake-up call! But as I am nearing my second trimester, here in 2 weeks, I'm thinking I'm starting to feel a little better. (Knock on wood!) I don't want to speak too fast but the last few days after my morning purge I've been feeling ok.

And feeling better is a good thing because I've ignored the dishes for 2 weeks now! Every single time I walked into the kitchen I lost it. Which is terrible because the smell of dirty dishes only gets worse the longer you leave them! But this morning I was able to do most of them, and after this short break I'm taking, I will finish them. And that is a relief to say the least.

Since I am only 12 weeks right now I am not going to post belly pictures, because unlike those tiny women who get those cute little bumps, I haven't changed much... maybe just wider ;-)

On November 8th is my first doctors appointment. I was told by the Women's clinic in Burley (very rudely) that "[of course stupid] Our doctor does not start seeing patience until they are AT LEAST 12 weeks pregnant [duh!]" I inferred the words in the brackets. And since I'm moving back to Rexburg in the next weeks or so, I figured I'd just wait and have all of my appointments there. Come to find out when I made my appointment (when my mom called and made it for me) they like to get their first Ultrasounds in between weeks 8-10.

I'm sure you can imagine how irked I was when I found that out. Stupid Burley Women's clinic! I don't need you! Oh well, it's all in the past now so I just cannot wait for my very first Ultrasound on the 8th! And when I get the pictures I will get them posted asap. I may not have internet for a while though, since Daniel and I will have to be paying for it ourselves. Oh well. Until there is more news!