My Holly Jolly Vox Box From Influenster!

I'm so excited! I got my Influenster Jolly Vox Box in the mail yesterday!

It was like Christmas came a week early, I felt like a kid in a Candy Store!!

My #JollyVoxBox included,

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View my YouTube Unboxing the JollyVoxBox Video, Click The Link Below! 

http://youtu.be/F_3otlUcPFQ

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Skinny Cow Candy I love everything, my favorite of course is the Skinny Cow Chocolate, it's amazing! The peanutbutter cream. So delicious and creamy & completely satisfying! Now I loved the NYC eyeshadow! The Puffs Plus Lotion Tissues are super soft and cool because they come in purse friendly travel sizes! I'll carry them everywhere! My kids and I love the Ducklings Ducktap!They come in cute patterns and we like to craft things with them! Now, the Rimmel London Show Off slip Lacquer, I received in the Shade, Aurora. Not exactly my color, too bright and red for me! Although I loved the product, it glides on smooth and velvety! I will be trying this product in a shade better suited or me! I recommend all these products this Christmas at Stocking Stuffers! You can't go wrong with them!

"I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes."

Chicken Soup To Feed Your Soul!

Autumn is in the air and with the dropping temperatures & blowing breeze, nothing is better for dinner, than a bowl of heart & soul warming Soup!

With this pregnancy it started craving

Chicken Noodle Soup! So that's exactly

what I made for dinner last night using my best friend in the kitchen, my Crock-Pot!

Crock-Pot Chicken Noodle Soup To Warm Your Soul!

-2 Large Potatoes Diced

-1.5 Cups Celery Chopped

-1.5 Cups Carrots Chopped

-1/2 Large White Onion Diced

-8 Cups Hot Water

-4 Tablespoons Chicken Boullion

-1 Package Chicken Gravvy Mix

-3 Large Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

-1/2 Pound Egg Noodles

Throw water, bouillon, veggies into crockpot on high. Put in chicken breasts on top. Put a lid on and cook on high for 4 hours.

After 4 hours turn pot down to low, cook for 2 more hours, shred chicken and add Gravvy packet and pepper.

In a pot on stove, boil egg noodles per package directions. Drain when al debate and mix into crockpot! 

Ladle into bowls and serve with crackers!

So good! Yields 5 quarts! 

Tastes even better the next day!!!

My kids ate this like it was going out of style! My husband must have had 4 bowls, I had 3! I fed my bestie and her daughter and they loved it! 

My crockpot slaved all day! ;)

Eat, Drink & Have Full Bellies!!

Love,

16 Weeks!

How far along?:  16 Weeks!

Estimated Due Date?:  It's now 3/28/14!

How Big Is Baby?:  My Expecting App Says As Big As An Avocado!

Total weight gain:  0lbs

Total Weight Lost?:  -7lbs!!

Maternity clothes?:  Yes! Got myself a pair of Maternity Jeans! Love them!

Stretch marks?:  Oh yes, from Pregnancies #1 & #2! No new ones I hope.

Sleep?: It's tough! I'm tired and falling asleep right now tho! Lol...

Best moment this week?:  Hearing My Babies Heartbeat For The First Time Ever!

Morning Sickness?: Yes Actually I have been having some! Yuck!

Miss anything?: I miss Sleep already!

Movement?:  I have been feeling my baby move since about 13 weeks! So for about 3 weeks already!!!

Food cravings?:  I need a baked potato stat!

Food Aversions?: Still Bellpeppers! 

Anything making you queasy or sick?:  I had to switch to Cinnamon Toothpaste as opposed to my normal Minty stuff. The minty stuff was making me puke!

Gender?: Don't know yet!

Labor signs?: No Way!

Pregnancy Symptoms?: Constipation, Bloating, Gas, Headaches, Heartburn, Oily Skin, Nausea, Breast Tenderness On & Off,  Exhaustion, Food Cravings...

Belly button in or out?: In, It Will Stay In. I'm A Fatty.

Wedding rings on or off?: Off Right Now, Fingers Swell At Night...

Happy or Moody?: A Happy Medium Of Both!

Looking forward to?: An Ultrasound! Hopefully At Next Appt!

Upcoming Appointments?: November 4th!!

Weekly Wisdom?: Poop as soon as you feel the urge, don't hold it!

Milestones?: Reaching 16 weeks & getting the heartbeat on the Doppler 3 fingers below my belly button!

Bump Picture!:

Love...

13 Week Belly Shot!

13 Weeks Along... Getting Quite The Belly!

Needed My First Pair Of Maternity Jeans This Week! Nothing Fits Except Yoga Pants That I Wear Everyday! I Needed Some Options! :)

Felt Bloated And Constipated All Week, Crampy From Trapped Gas!

Love...

This October Is A Busy One!

So the hustle and bustle of the year is just beginning! The holiday season is upon us, Starting with Halloween being the kick off! October is going to be a very busy month for me, as I have a lot going! Hopefully I can get through it all healthfully, sane & stress free! For mine, baby and my families sake!<3

Here's a little peek at what's going in for

 me this coming up month!

4th- My BFF is coming to town for her College Grad.

5th- BFF College Grad Party!

6th- Daughters 8th Birthday Party!

7th- Prenatal Check Up at Baby Doc! Hopefully I can find out when my Anatomy Scan will be, most likely in November when I'm 20weeks!

8th- Daughter has dental surgery.

9th- Daughters actual 8th Birthday!

15th- Wic Appt!

I also have 12 Mommy & Me Classes with my Son at First 5 in October!

31st- Halloween Fun of course! 

Then to start preparing for the Holidays! WOW! 

October really is the kick off, makes the end of the year fly by! 

I personally cannot wait until Thanksgiving! 

I can't wait to EAT all the yummy food!!!!

What about you other Mommies? What do you have going on?

Lots of Love...

Fun Survey Off BBC!<3

1.) How many children do you already have?

I have 2! An 8 Year Old DD & 4 Year Old, DS, LO is #3 & Due March!

2.) Do you want a boy or a girl?

I Want A Happy Healthy Baby!

3.) Do you FEEL like you're having a boy or a girl?

I'm Thinking Its A Girl!

4.) Breastfeeding or formula?

     Both!

5.) Cloth diapers or regular diapers?

    Disposable Diapers, Huggies!

6.) Epidural or no epidural?

No Epidural, I Had One With DD, Hated It! Had A Spinal Block With DS, Loved It! If I Need Anything, It Will Be A Spinal Block, I'm Going To Attempt A Natural Birth! It's My 3rd & Last, I Want The Full Effect Lol!

7.) How did you tell your parents about the news?

I Tried Calling My Mom, But She Was Napping. So I Texted Her A Pic Of The BFP! Texted My Dad & Bro Too! Lol... Mom Got The Text Hours Later & Asked If It Was A Joke! Very Excited!

8.) Have you told all your friends about the good news yet? 

Yup, I Texted The Close Ones, & The Announced With My BFP PT Picture On Instagram & Facebook! Lol!

9.) What is your biggest food craving so far?

Pazole, Monterey Jack Chicken Go Go Taquitos From 7/11! Apples, Carbs!

10.) Who do you want to be in the delivery room with you?

My Mom & Hubby Have Been In Both Times, So This Time Too!

11.) Will you have a baby shower?

My Friends Are Asserting That I Am. Maybe A Sprinkle/Diaper Party! :)

12.) What is your due date and how many times has it changed?

I Am 13 Weeks Today! Due Date Is March 26, 2014, Never Changed As Of Yet.

13.) Will you have a gender reveal party?Maybe, Pinterest Has Fantastic Ideas That Look Like Fun!

14.) Were you TTC or is this baby a surprise?

We Thought We Were Done, But We Weren't Taking Precaution. Surprise Surprise!

15.) Do you think you will cry when you see your baby for the first time?

Oh I'm A Baby, So For Sure!

12 Weeks 4 Days!

I had a prenatal appointment at my doctors office on Monday last week. I was 11wks 6days! It was my physical, so all the fun naked stuff, like a pap, breast exam. Well the doctor couldn't hear the heartbeat of the baby with the Doppler. So he rolled in the Sonogram Machine and did a quick Sonogram! I saw my beautiful, beautiful little baby! The heart was beating strong! He didn't give me a picture because all he wanted to know was that the baby was alright! One with me, I saw my baby. I'd love a picture, but I'll never forget seeing my little bean on the sonogram screen!<3

How far along?:  12 Weeks 4 Days Along!

Estimated Due Date?:  Still Based On My LMP, Doctor Says I Am Due Marxh 26th, 2014

How Big Is Baby?:  My Expecting App Says My Baby Is The Size Of A Lime! :)

Total weight gain:  0lbs

Total Weight Lost?:  -7lbs!

Maternity clothes?:  If I had them, I would! Lately it's been my one pair of Yoga Capris, is all that fits! Everything else is too tight & uncomfortable! I will be Maternity Shopping very soon!

Stretch marks?:  Oh yes, from Pregnancies #1 & #2! No new ones I hope.

Sleep?: Hardly at night. I pee a couple times a night which makes it disruptive. I can however, nap! :)

Best moment this week?:  BBQ at my Uncles House!

Morning Sickness?: Yes actually, every day last week, I have puked up all my stomach acid. This weeks been better...

Miss anything?: Nope! I quit smoking & drinking Soda! Ok, I miss the Pepsi. I have had a couple!

Movement?:   Not yet. I have lots of gas, so I feel lots of bubbles lol! Something I think I feel flutters!

Food cravings?:  Right this moment, I want Pizza Hut Pizza, White Garlic Alfredo Sauce On Thin Crust With Chicken, Bacon & Pineapple.

Food Aversions?: Bell Pepper! Ick!!!!

And I love Bell peppers! Not right now I don't! Bluh!

Anything making you queasy or sick?:  I had to switch to Cinnamon Toothpaste as opposed to my normal Minty stuff. The minty stuff was making me puke!

Gender?: Don't know yet!

Labor signs?: No Way!

Pregnancy Symptoms?: Constipation, Bloating, Gas, Headaches, Heartburn, Oily Skin, Nausea, Breast Tenderness On & Off,  Exhaustion, Food Cravings...

Belly button in or out?: In, It Will Stay In. I'm A Fatty.

Wedding rings on or off?: Off Right Now, Fingers Swell At Night...

Happy or Moody?: A Happy Medium Of Both!

Looking forward to?: An Ultrasound! Hopefully At Next Appt!

Upcoming Appointments?: October 7th!!! I'll be 15 Weeks 6 Days!

Weekly Wisdom?: Don't Ever Hold In A Fart!

Milestones?: Made It To 12 Weeks! Had A Sonogram At 11wks 6days!

Bump Picture!:

Until Next time I remember to blog my survey...

Finally, A Heart Flicker!

2 weeks Ago I had my first vaginal Sonogram and immediately saw the Gestational sac in my uterus right above my bladder and a slight shadow of something in the sac.

 The doc said it could be baby but it was too soon to tell. I was at the time, supposedly 5 weeks 6days. He guessed more at 5 weeks..

So Today, my nerve wracking return Sonogram appt. I went in and after searching around for awhile, which was scaring me! He found it. Instead of right on top my  bladder, My uterus has already shifted, back and up further. Well low and behold there was a tiny fetal pole/embryo with a heartbeat flicker! My baby is in there with a heartbeat and everything! This mama is relieved for now! Didn't get a heart rate or hear it but we saw the flicker and its strong! Doc said all is good! 

CRL measure 0.70mm giving a 6wks 4 days date. I am currently 7wks 5 days. My  Due date remains the same March 26th, 2014! 

As far as symptoms, I have had headaches, some nausea,  just more prominent the last couple days. Heartburn & Insomnia! My breast tenderness comes and goes. I sometimes have dull achey AF type cramps, but I think it's gas and my constipation. Also beautiful symptoms. I also pee a whole lot more than usual. I am hungry hungry hungry! I feel like I have to carb load! I'm tired but not exactly exhausted. I feel pretty good most of the time but with this morning sickness kicking in, I know I'm in for a hell of a ride, & soon!  

My doc office gave me some pregnancy swag! A stack of magazines, pamphlets & samples of Similac Prenatal Vitamins. Cool!

I also went for my prenatal lab work up! 8 vials of blood and a urine sample later I was out of there!

Well before today's sono, I was so

Nervous and anxious and scared and had a sense of impending doom and I worried of a missed miscarriage or an impending miscarriage. I would go to the bathroom a hundred times a day & wipe and check for a show! I was stressing myself out. I just needed to know. Now that I have Dr. Verification, I feel so much better. Scary thoughts pushed to back of mind for now! I will try to relax and not stress & enjoy my beautiful pregnancy experience! 

I return in 4 weeks for a pregnancy physical!

Baby Dust to all!<3 

Above is the sonogram, seeing the heart flicker and baby for the first time!

Above is a close up of the above! Lol...

Above is my arm after my Prenatal Lab Work Up!

Above is my Pregnancy Swag from the Doctors office!<3

1st Docs Appt...

Well today was the first docs visit. I calculated that I am 5wks 6 days as of today but when the Doc did the Sonogram he said I am closer the 5 weeks than I am 6. He said a good 4-5 days off. It was a vaginal Sonogram. We saw my Uterus! There was a sack in my uterus! Also there was something faintly showing up inside the sack! He said, that may be the baby but it is just too soon to tell! That's kind of scary but I understand it being too early!

He scheduled me an appt. for August 12, 2 weeks out and said we should know more then! 

I asked if it was bad? He said if it was bad, I would most likely be bleeding already. He said if I wanted to think negatively, it could be early Fetal Demise and it could have stopped growing at 5 or so weeks. It's still too early to tell. So he said the Sonogram in 2 weeks will tell if it's grown or not!

I also told him I thought I knew my conception date and he said you never know conception dates based on sex days because you can conceive within 4-5 days after sex! So that could be my 4-5 days off!

I've read a lot of horror stories online & I have also read a lot of positive stuff. Positive such as 5 weeks and a couple days is just to early to have a sonogram and after 6 weeks is better!

I am hoping a praying that it is just what the doctor says and that it's just too early. I'm hoping and praying that it's a sticky bean and it's healthy!

We will see in 2 weeks.

I looked back on early ultrasounds I had of Jakey, and the earliest was 6wks 5 days! So that eased my mind a little. 

I am still constipated, I have tons of gas. Lower back pain, headaches, breast tenderness on & off. Abdominal twinges, not quite cramps anymore. I was super nauseated this morning before I ate, then it went away while I ate, then it hit me again and I had to stop eating.

So I still have some pregnancy symptoms so I'm trying not to panic. My friend said as far as we are concerned it is a normal healthy pregnancy, just too soon yet, & not to worry until there is something to worry about!

Until next time...

5 Weeks 5 Days...

My Head Is Pounding, My Breasts Are So Sore! I Have Heartburn. I'm Constipated, I Have Cramps. I Have No Appetite...

I Was Nauseas This Morning, I Even Puked Up Some Of The Food I Ate, Yesterday. I'm Exhausted. I'm Not Peeing Much, I Need To Drink More Fluids! Water Water Water!

My First Doctors Appointment Is Tomorrow, At 2:20pm! I Have Officially Known I'm Pregnant, According To +HPT For A Week Now! Hopefully All Goes Well At The Doc Tomorrow. I Hope To Be Validated & Get The Confirmation & Ease Of Mind That I Need Right Now. I'm A Ball Of Worrying Nerves.. Hope I Can Relax Some After Tomorrow! 

Oh So, For Fun, I Know The Old Wives Tale About Girls Not Liking You If You Are Pregnant With Girls & Vice Versa! Well My Niece Baylee, Wanted Nothing To Do With Me Today! Could It Be A Girl?! L... Everyone Says It's A Girl.

Beautiful Baylee Bug Smiling At Her Madi!<3

 

I Will Post After The Doc Appt!

Until Tomorrow...

5 Weeks & 3 Days...

How I am feeling... Well yesterday, was kind of scary. I had a bit of spotting and I was crampy. The spotting was only one restroom incidence and very scant. I was having aversions to all food, I didn't eat until like 4pm. I was nauseated at the thought of eating. I drank so much water though. 

Today, I feel slightly crampy still, I know

It's common in the beginning of pregnancy, it's just a scary symptom! I've been dizzy, had heartburn, my boobs hurt so bad I can't even lay on my stomach, I feel like I'm starving, like I need to carb load! I'm tired, but have energy if that makes sense? I pee a whole lot, because I've been drinking tons of water, seriously, been through 3 cases of water in the last 4 days! I have lower back pain, but mostly in part of being Constipated! I go between being constipated and having diarrhea... TMI I know it! Nobody reads my blog anyways, more if a personal journal anyways!

But yes my first appt. to confirm my pregnancy and give a a due date and all is Monday at 2:20! It still seems so far from now, being Friday! The anticipation drives me crazy. I'm a worrier. So I have been a mental case! Worrying and stressing out and thinking the worse. I've never waited so long to see a doctor after finding out I was pregnant. I've always seen the doctor the next day! Have I mentioned how crazy I've been? Mood swings like crazy! Happy, sad, laughing, crying, up and down... It's crazy. At the flip of a switch/drop of a hat! :) Hopefully my hormones will level out soon. I cried watching the movie The Incredibles with the kids, watching Despicable Me right now, laughing so hard, but it will probably make me cry too! Also, this may sound weird, but my hair, it's so luscious and full & soft & silly & hardly falling out anymore at all! I'm use to showering and at the end of the shower I have a handful of hair that fell out! So I've been pretty happy with my hair, I haven't styled it, it's just thrown in a ponytail but I'm loving it!

So anyways, I'm trying to enjoy everything this pregnancy, savoring it in a way! I want to give birth naturally with no epidural. I want to labor at home as long as I can and hope my water breaks at home on its own, as the doctors have always had to pop it for me! I want to experience everything.. Full on. Head on. As this will be my last pregnancy & child, so long as all goes well! :)

Til next rant...

3rd Times A Charm!

We just found out that we are expecting Baby #3!<3 

We are very excited & are feeling very blessed. 

I'm only about 5 weeks 1 day, estimating my due date to be on or around March 25th, 2014! It's very early, I know... I just couldn't wait, I was so excited, I was bursting at the seams! 

My LMP was June 18th, 2013.

I conceived on or around July 2nd, 2013, but of course, I didn't know!

On July 16th, 2013, 4 days before my Period was due, I spotted. I blamed my friend Stephanie! Haha, I told her that hanging out with her was screwing up my cycle! She said maybe I was screwing hers up! Lol... I thought my period was coming 4 days early. So I thought, oh I need some tampons! My mom and I picked up a box of tampons the next day when we went shopping at Walmart. Well then I started noticing, they were still sitting on my shelf. 

Come the 20th, we had a celebration for my sons 4th birthday! We had a swim party, my period was due and I thought it would ruin my swimming fun. Well it didn't show up, which was nice for it  not to interrupt my swimming.

Well I was crampy, had spotted, my boobs hurt so bad, lower back pain, cravings for sweets & salty. I thought I was pmsing I thought my period was just going to be a little late. Then I started stressing myself out about it. My period had been exactly on time for a couple years. So instead of dreading on it and over thinking it all, on the 21st I went to the Dollar Tree and picked up a test just to ease my mind. 

Came home and there was definitely a faint positive! My friend had an inaccurate false positive on a Dollar Tree test before, so I decided to head to the drugstore and pick up a digital Clear Blue Easy! BFP! Pregnant it read! 

I was thrilled, excited, nervous! We called and told our families and of course, I can't wait to spread news like that doin posted on my Facebook already!!! We are truly blessed. A baby is definitely a blessing!<3

So as of now the symptoms I am experiencing, dull achey cramps, constipation, indigestion/heartburn, super sore breasts, mood swings like crazy, very little nausea/uneasiness, a little dizziness, peeing a lot!

This morning was almost morning sickness! I walked into my bathroom and smelled my husbands stinky dirty cheese factory work clothes, I almost blew chunks everywhere! I had to have him put them in the washing machine for me! I couldn't do it, lol. 

Well I made my first Baby Doctor Appointment for Monday, July 29th, 2013! This will confirm the pregnancy & give me more exact due date and how far along I am and everything!

I will try to keep blogging throughout my pregnancy, as if keeping a pregnancy journal! :) 

It's exciting for me to be able to document my journey!

The above was the first faint Positive Dollar Tree HPT!

The was my Clear Blue Easy, unmistakable results! Pregnant!!!

Above is both tests! BFP!!!

Above I figured I would begin belly shots to document my pregnancy journey!

Above, went and got myself some Tylenol & some Prenatal Vitamins! :)

Above is what Baby Center says my Baby looks like at 5 weeks!

Lots of Peace, Love, Happiness & Baby Dust,

Bittersweet...

A Reason, A Season, A Lifetime...

When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty;
to provide you with guidance and support;
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON,
because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it. It is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person,
and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

— Unknown

Since October? Really?!

It's been 3 Months!
I'm so bad at this. It shouldn't be so far between!
Picture update?! I Think So...

October:
Halloween Fun
Pumpkin Patch
Madis Birthday
Trick Or Treating
Costumes & Candy!

November:
Family Pictures
Moms Birthday
Thanksgiving
Family Time
Santa Came In On The Train!

December:
Lemoore Christmas Parade
Madis Winter School Program
Madis Trimester Award Ceremony
Leprino Christmas Party
Christmas Break
Baking
Christmas
Family Time
Baylee's Surgery
My Birthday

Grandpa Bergrens Birthday
New Years!

January:
Jakes Learned To Pedal His Bike!
Aunt Joyce's Surprise Birthday
Back To School After Christmas Break
My 49ers Head To The Super Bowl!
Doug's First Paid Vacation!
Savannah's 3rd Bday Celebration At Boingos Bouning Fun In Visalia!

<3... Kristie Michelle