What’s sleep? When I was pregnant, someone told me and Steve to prepare ourselves for no sleep for the first year. I’m pretty sure we laughed it off, but boy, he was not kidding. And we are only into month three! Real talk, when the little bundle of joy flashes her first toothless gummy smile, everythingRead More
Emma’s Birth Story
Warning: Super long post. In my 29 years of life, I have experienced two heartbreaks thus far. One at 21 years young by a boy, and second, the day after Emma was born – hands down the biggest heartbreak, and the toughest time of my life… This is Emma’s birth story. On Tuesday, September 29, 2015, IRead More
Pregnancy Update: 30 – 33 Weeks
30 Weeks Baby’s size: A cucumber! Baby’s movement: She still kicks and jabs, but I think she is running out of room because most of the time her movements are subtle, almost like she’s rolling around. It makes my tummy shake and vibrate. Total weight gain: 24 lbs! Pregnancy symptoms: Pelvic pains whenever I get in and outRead More
Pregnancy Update : 26 – 29 Weeks
26 Weeks Baby’s size: A head of lettuce! Baby’s movement: All the time! I woke up the other day to one of her kicks.. I hope this means she’s going to be a calm baby when she is born.. 😉 Total weight gain: 19 lbs, lost a pound from last week. Pregnancy symptoms: I amRead More
Our Baby Shower – Celebrating Emma!
Steve and I decided to have a co-ed baby shower in Chicago where majority of our friends and family live. And we are so glad we did, because we got to see a lot of them! Living afar, we don’t get to see them as often as we’d like, so not only was it aRead More
Pregnancy Update: 22 – 25 Weeks
22 Weeks Baby’s size: Papaya Baby’s movement: Kicking and punching throughout the day! Total weight gain: Not sure! I didn’t get to weigh myself in the middle of moving and all. Pregnancy symptoms: Occasional hip pains and major indigestion! Food love: I have never had Sour Patch Kids before, and I happened to come across it at the airportRead More
Our Jelly Belly is a…
GIRL!!!!! The suspense is O-V-E-R, we are having a little princess!!! Steve and I are beyond ecstatic for this news. We couldn’t sleep the night before our anatomy scan because we were too anxious to find out what we were having. After patiently waiting for the ultrasound tech to check different parts of Jelly BellyRead More
Pregnancy Update: 18 – 21 Weeks
With moving and all, we didn’t get to take bump pictures for the past month! But I did squeeze in some selfies 😉 18 Weeks Baby’s size: Sweet Potato Baby’s movement: Oh my, so much movement! Especially when I eat breakfast in the morning, I think Jelly Belly is having a dance party, moving nonstop for the entireRead More
Pregnancy Update: 14 – 17 Weeks
*This post is super delayed since I’m now at 20 weeks 😉 14 Weeks Baby’s size: Lemon Baby’s movement: I can’t distinguish between flutters from baby’s movement or gas bubbles… LOL! Total weight gain: 5 lbs! Pregnancy symptoms: They aren’t joking when they say 2nd trimester comes with headaches! These headaches are a killer! Food love: Still lovingRead More
Boy or Girl? Old Wives Tales
We are SUPER DUPER excited to find out the sex of our baby this coming Tuesday!! I knew from the start that I have to know the sex no matter what! If you haven’t picked up from my previous blog posts, I like things planned, and I can’t imagine not knowing what we are havingRead More