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Honing in on 13 weeks today. I didn't get a picture last night because I was grouchy, restless and nose deep into Harry Potter. Oh and I completely forgot it was Wednesday since I had the day off.

So you will have to see week 12's picture that I forgot to post. Don't worry, nothing much has changed.

RJ and I had a good 4th of July. On Tuesday night we drove up to the B and watched Eaglewood's fireworks from up there. It was fun to be alone and could talk about how next July 4th we'd be holding a baby in our arms, watching it be entertained by the fireworks. It makes me happy to have something so great to look forward to.

The best story this week was RJ's brother Rich brought over one of his friends that you could blatantly tell was a smoker. Now I generally have no issues with smoking if that's what you want to do, as long as you do it respectfully.

Well as I'm cooking dinner they were sitting at the table chatting when I got the horrible feeling that I was going to lose it into my cooking pot of rice. I booked it upstairs just in time. I felt a little bad when RJ told him it was because he smelled. haha. Oh the joys of being pregnant.

Without further ado, my 12 week picture and questionaire. :)

How far along: 13 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I weighed myself the other day and if I go off of my pre-knocked up weight I would have gained 3 pounds.

Maternity Clothes? Not yet, I am not sure how I feel about them yet. I'm hoping to rock my loose t-shirts and/or dresses when my belly really pops.

Stretch Marks? None yet, but my stomach has been really itchy in the morning so I have been slathering on lotion after I get out of the shower.

Sleep? What is sleep? What is this foreign thing you speak of? I don't have any trouble falling asleep, but I am a stomach sleeper but now that is uncomfortable so I have had trouble staying asleep for very long. And I woke up to pee twice last night. WTH? I can't imagine how bad it's going to get later on.

Best Moment This Week: Puking in RJ's car so now he thinks it's ruined... which, bonus! That means I got to drive the nice car for a few days. :)

Have you told family & friends? I'm pretty sure everyone and their dog knows now, and my family has already started buying it crap. Which I can't complain about. :)

Miss Anything? Sleeping on my stomach and being able to pee once a day.

Food Cravings? I'm still in the food aversion phase. Nothing sounds good ever besides fruit smoothies.

Anything make you sick or queasy? Everything! The smell of RJ after he mows the lawn, spaghetti, Rich's smoker friend... name it..

Have you started to show yet? A teensy tiny bit. The picture above makes me look HUGE but really I had just eaten dinner.

Gender Prediction: RJ is still set on boy. I still don't have any feelings either way.

Labor Signs: Nada

Belly button in or out? It is in.

Wedding rings on or off? On and still loose.

Happy or moody most of the time? This week I have to go with more on the moody side. We've got a few house guests that throw me out of routine and I have just been feeling uncomfortable lately, so it's not hard to put me into a sobbing fit or else mad as hell!

Looking forward to: Our appointment next Wednesday!

 



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Oh the Places We'll Go

This heat is killing us! It's soooo hot when we get home from work that we've been big slugs and haven't done anything remotely productive.

We kneel on the couch looking out the window asking each other what we want to do.

RJ: Should we mow the lawn?

Charise: Should, but no...

Charise: Wanna go for a hike?

RJ: Physically? Yes. Mentally? No....

RJ: Bike ride?

Charise: "Do you want me to barf all over you?"

This resulted in us watching a PBS program on "Voices of the Ocean". It was about whales.

I think I fell asleep after 15 minutes. Okay it was an hour... It actually was kind of interesting.

haha.

We've been so lame and I can't wait until I feel less exhausted all the time. I'm motivated to workout again, but now the heat is getting to us. I'm going to take up aerobics in my nice air conditioned house. I'll make RJ do it too. Although I don't think I would be able to stop laughing long enough to get anything done.

Tonight, we're going outside and doing a rain dance :)

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Morning Everyone!

I stole this idea from the cutest blog ever- check it out here.

I thought it was an adorable way to document every week and even though I can hardly say that I have a bump yet, RJ is out of his mind excited to start documenting so here goes.

Excuse my puffy tiny eyes... it was early- and taken on RJ's phone.

How far along? 11 weeks today
Total weight gain/loss: I haven't noticed any weight gain yet besides just fluctuating by day. This is what I'm most terrified for though. In January, I'll at least be in the 150's. I might have a stroke.
Maternity clothes? None yet, but I have been scouting long shirts and dresses that would work when the belly is huge.
Stretch marks? Not yet!
Sleep: A freight train can't keep me from sleeping, but I do get up around 4 to pee.
Best moment this week: Telling our family on Father's Day.
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Every Monday night we watch Bachelor and usually accompany it with red wine. Well Bachelorette is now in full swing, but I have yet to have wine. Am I bummed? YES!
Movement: Not yet... I'm not sure when that will happen, but I am stoked for when it does.
Food cravings: Nothing yet, still in the "all food tastes like dirt" phase.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Sweets & home cooked chicken.
Have you started to show yet: I don't think so. It just looks like I pounded 4 sodas & a McDonald's Combo Meal. It's sexy I tell ya.
Gender prediction: I have no idea. RJ is gunning for boy.. But girl accessories are just plain adorable.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In- but I have a surface lurker to begin with so I'm sure it's just a matter of time.
Wedding rings on or off? On- good think it's too big already! I'm going to need the extra room.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Excited! But if you wake me from a nap-- I am a bear.
Looking forward to: Getting a bigger bump!

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A Little Pink Plus Sign

So we just can't hold it in any longer.

We're going to have a baby!

We're so excited and can't wait- January is going to take so long to get here!

I wrote a post about it when I found out.

 May 3, 2012

Joining the Mom Club- Complete With A Nasty Hair Bun

Holy #^$*

I cannot adequately explain how I feel right now.

Surprised
Excited
Terrified
Emotional
Happy
Motivated


Well I'm here to say... We're going to have a baby.

I'm so excited I couldn't even get ready this morning. Hence the bun. :) I promise I took eight thousand more pictures of me smiling like a bafoon but I was shaking so badly that I couldn't hold the camera very good so they didn't turn out.

RJ and I are so grateful for this and so excited for it too. We're hoping all is well and we'll have a healthy crying, pooping, mouth to feed in 9 months. :)

I really can't say I've felt any differently, besides knee issues which is probably because I haven't bought new running shoes in like 3 years. The other other thing is girlfriend has been EMOTIONAL!

So crazy emotional! I have been up and down and up and down again. It terrified RJ.

For example, RJ took me to lunch last week and we had such a good lunch and we were being a cute married couple, and then the car ride back, a switch turned and I was picking the biggest fight of our lives. Luckily RJ is level-headed and kept that one at bay. I did apologize later. I know I'm being a nut!

Other than that, life has been like normal. I did get nauseous when RJ showed me this gooey sore on his stomach, but I don't count that because it was disgusting and anyone would have gagged.

Anyway, I'm off to take another pregnancy test just to be safe. :D

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April & May

Starting where I left off here is what we've been up to since about our anniversary.

RJ surprised me with a sweet treat. He was up in Layton so he stopped at the Sweet Tooth Fairy and got me a cupcake. Red Velvet- my weakness.

For Cindy Mom's birthday we got her the cutest bag from Coach so we made our way up to Park City and went to the Coach Outlet. While we were there we stopped and ate at our favorite chinese place up there, Schezwan.  This is RJ's happy grin because he has just been well fed.

We went to Moab with my sister, her roommate and our cousin and had a great time. I love hiking and being able to see so many beautiful places. It was such a fun trip.

This is my darling little Schnitzel cuddling with me after RJ left for work on one of the Saturdays. He doesn't like her to sleep with us so she sneaks in when he leaves. I love it. She looks so content and happy. :)

We had to deal with a raccoon problem in our nice little surburban neighborhood. We lost 2 of our chickens but luckily still have one. We caught it the 3rd night that it came and this was the little bugger. So cute, yet so mean. Our dogs were even scared to go too close.

Lastly, we sent this to my mom on Mother's Day because we weren't able to make it up to Idaho to see her. We missed her a lot but that's how life goes sometimes. They came down this past weekend instead.

Anyway, that's up to Mother's Day! I will update again soon. I need to be better at taking pictures of things we do. :)

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