22 weeks and a little update

I am late getting this weeks update up. But, better late than never right? So last week we had our big anatomy scan. I was super nervous for it. I have serious anxiety about going to the doctors. Even if its for "fun" appointments like these. I don't know if it's because in the past, doctors usually meant torture in one way or another or bad news or blood draws or something negative typically. Usually for days prior I am telling Caleb that I'm just super nervous to go. No matter what I do I cannot find ways to chill out. I can't sleep well, I have dreams that something bad will happen while we're there, just serious anxiety I guess. Anyway, the day finally came and Caleb was able to come with me. He wanted to be there for this one. We get to the office and I was told at my last appointment to have a fuller bladder for the ultrasound so I was to not leave a urine sample like we routinely do. A squished bladder that's full plus nerves on top of it is not fun! I sat waiting for my name to be called thinking I was going to wet my pants then and there!! FINALLY I get called back for my ultrasound. I had a new tech this go around. She was nice, but so quiet I could barely here her talk. We started the ultrasound and as always, it's so fun being able to see your little babe on that screen. I won't lie though, everyone told me that this was the best appointment out of all of them because it's an hour long ultrasound and you just get to see your baby for a long time. But, for me, this was kind of disappointing! I don't want to sound selfish but it was rather boring. Caleb was about to doze off in the seat next to me. The tech wasn't explaining much, me and Caleb both had no clue what we were looking at on the screen when she was measuring everything, and because baby girl was basically curled up in a ball and wouldn't move it took the tech twice as long to measure stuff. I was the one constantly asking what she was measuring and she just was quiet about it all. Wasn't really one to just be talkative and explain anything. I felt I was being kind of annoying asking so many questions but hello, I wanna know! Since the tech was having such a hard time measuring her because she was just curled up so cute and tiny, she had me go empty my bladder to see if she would spread out some. Thank you! That didn't work, so then she had me lay on one side, then the other, then the other again, then she had me get up and walk around the room. That was kind of embarrassing almost just because my shirt is pulled all the way up, my pants are pushed down really far with a towel tucked in, and then I had all that jelly stuff they put on your belly, plus my baby belly just hanging out while walking around. Ha whatever works I guess. Oh wait, that didn't really work much either. She moved a little but not much. She's a bit stubborn. Finally the tech gets everything measured. Baby girl looks good and healthy which is such a relief. She is in the, I can't remember if the tech said 23rd or 24th percentile. One of the two. So healthy, but just kinda petite. I have a posterior placenta which would explain why I felt the baby super super early. Oh yeah, she's still a girl too. haha I was hoping to get a bunch of pictures this go around just because family and friends have shown me their ultrasound pictures from their anatomy scan but all we got were 3 pretty blurry profile shots and two of them are like half off the screen if that makes sense. So, I honestly was slightly disappointed! We didn't get a dvd that I thought we would get, or really any decent pictures. I guess I need to stop expecting so much because I then just get kinda bummed. It's not the end of the world, and all I really cared about was whether she was growing healthy or not. But, pictures would have been nice! I am paying these people a plethora, the least they can do is print me some pictures! Anyways, after the long ultrasound, I was supposed to leave a routine urine sample, but uh, I had literally just gone. That was embarrassing. After waiting some more I finally got called back to see our doctor. Everything looks great! I still have yet to gain a pound which I am thrilled about. If baby's healthy and I don't need to gain much then great. I'm sure it will start to come on now though where baby is actually getting bigger. He answered all my silly questions and gave me some tips on dealing with some unpleasant pregnancy side effects, measures my uterus and then we were on our way!

So baby is doing great. How am I? Pretty much the same I feel like I still feel icky a lot. Some days are worse than others. I still have crazy food aversions that leave me wanting to throw up and wasting more than half my meal I just made which leaves me just frustrated. I can't stomach much, oh except french toast, frosted flakes, mandarin oranges, fruits, and occasionally popcorn. Some diet right? I'm trying to eat better but sometimes, you eat what you can and pray it stays down. And well, if that's sugary french toast or frosted flakes then so be it. Another big symptom I've been dealing with lately is leg aches! Ugh man! I haven't really had leg aches since I had growing pains back in like elementary school or after I walked on them all day at like Disneyland or something. I get them quite often anymore. I hate relying on tylenol all the time and even then, it a lot of the times doesn't help. I asked my doctor about it and he said it's common and that it's just the extra blood flow, but has a harder time moving throughout your legs. I can start taking a baby asprin a day but I don't really want to resort to medicine quite yet. Another symptom that's about to make me go crazy is heart burn and acid reflux. I swear, if this baby doesn't come out with a head full of hair, I may just be a weeee bit annoyed. Ha kidding, but seriously. It doesn't matter what I eat or do, it's there. It's awful at night especially and I notice It's always way worse after drinking any pop. I have cut WAYYY back since pregnant but I may have to cut it out completely just so it doesn't kill me over with this heartburn. Another thing that's gotten worse over time is my emotions! I'm slightly embarrassed to even admit that but it's the truth. It's worse than it's ever been in my whole life. Some days I just HAVE to cry. I cannot hold the tears back. I have NO reason to be crying or if there is, it's something silly. Like the other day I just missed Caleb. He was coming home soon but I just, I don't know, had to cry it out I guess. I can't hold the tears back if I'm in front of Caleb, family, or myself. So if it's one of those emotional days, I try to avoid everyone and all things and stay at home to just cry it out. Other than those symptoms I have just the other glamorous usual symptoms. The aches, the stretching tight itchy belly, the nausea, the headaches, the sleepiness yet insomnia, plus all the others I won't put on here. ;) It's crazy that I can feel SO worn out, tired, sore, and down right awful some days, yet so incredibly happy. I'm SO grateful and so blessed.

Just a funny side note.

When I'm ordering something online, I typically ask Caleb to look at it to make sure he likes it too. His response every time is, "yep, looks great". I don't think he really cares as long as it does the job. Well, we received our car seat and stroller combo set the other day. I was like a kid on Christmas. I was checking my front door all day to see if it had come, checking my email to track my package and what not. I got home that night to it being there. I had to assemble the stroller myself. I got it all but the wheels. I didn't know what I was doing. I had to wait clear till almost midnight that night for Caleb to get home from work to help me. He literally clicked the wheels in. Took like 2 seconds. Ha but then we both were having a hoot pushing it around, trying out all the little gadgets and making sure we liked it. I asked Caleb if he approved. His response to me was just funny, maybe because it was like midnight but he said, "yep! I approve! I like it! I just wanna test it out. I like it because it has cup holders for my coke, a little compartment for my phone and other nerd stuff, and this cool eject button!" Haha the eject button is just the button to unsnap the buckle. It's super cute seeing him get excited. He's not your typical lover of kids kind of guy so any excitement about this baby is just adorable. I think we will love this set. I'm happy we bought it! SLIGHTLY tempted to take it back and buy it again because the night we received it, it went on sale. 30 bucks savings is 30 bucks savings! We'll see. 

Onto other news. A little bit ago me, my two sisters, SIL, mom, and two nephews and niece went to the zoo. It was fun. I have been there so many times that it's getting a little old but it's always fun to see the kids get excited about the animals. 

Lookin at the monkeys with my cute nephew!

Yesterday was my cousins wedding. So because of that, we had most of our family up for the weekend. On Friday, we went up to the Pine Tree House for my cousins daughters birthday. It was more of an excuse to get all the family together. It had been 3 years since we all have been together and that was for my grandmas funeral. Now that my grandparents are gone, it's hard to have a reason for everyone to get together. So it was nice being able to catch up and see all of my cousins, aunts and uncles. The Pine Tree House is always so fun. There have been SO many memories that were made there growing up. For Friday we just all chatted, roasted hot dogs and had dinner, had a pinata for the birthday girl, and just enjoyed being with everyone for the evening. It's only like 15 minutes away from my parents house so it's perfect to just get out and go there. The next day was the wedding. I didn't go to the actual wedding, but met up with everyone for the luncheon that was held at my uncles house. After the luncheon we all met back at my parents house and hung out to kill time before the reception that night. The reception was super pretty. Very simple, yet so pretty. It was in her back yard. The weather was hot, but such a nice night. They had THEE BEST cobbler and ice cream for their dessert I had ever eaten, and it was just a lot of fun to hang out with all the cousins. It's crazy that we are all getting married and having babies when I swear we were all just like 7 years old floating the ditch, fencing with my grandpa, wagon rides, horse rides, and playing. Everyone headed back home both Saturday and today. It was nice seeing everyone and made for a good weekend. 

As for other news, Caleb has been a working machine lately. They told him that he would be working A LOT this last month and this month just because it's summer and what not. It's been great, but I am more than ready to have my husband back. I can't wait to just have a day with him to go and do SOMETHING. He's been working 6 days a week and even on Sunday he still has to put in orders or is still doing work related something. So I've been feeling extra clingy when he is here. Not too much longer and work will slow down some and he won't be quite so busy. Thank goodness! Cause I miss the guy! A lot! 

And me, well, I just am bakin this baby and being a wife. I visit my family quite a bit. But really, I hang around, run errands, make dinner, (sorta, i'm a horrible cook) clean the house, help tend my nephews sometimes, visit my mom a lot, and just taking it easy. I'm SO glad I'm not working right now. I do not think I could physically do it. Or if I was, I don't think I'd be a very pleasant girl. So I'm grateful for Caleb's job and him working hard so I can stay home.