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Anxious & Excitedness

7/19/11

32 weeks & 2 days pregnant today! I think I have felt hiccups for the first time that I have actually really noticed. They probably have happened before, but I didn't pay much attention. It's such a sweet feeling :)! She has been moving sooo much and I can feel her little feet and arms pushing out and i'll touch them and push them back, it is so cool. I can't wait till I get to tickle those little feet and hold those tiny hands!! I seriously am getting so excited and anxious, but it feels like there is so much longer to wait. I knew this feeling would come, but I know she needs to bake longer. I'll just look forward to the baby showers and other things I have planned before her arrival. I hope I can keep distracted. My last day of work will be this Friday, so I'll have to keep busy working out, organizing the house, and setting everything up that I need done.

David's bday is this weekend and I'm really excited to make his cake. I want to make something great and hopefully after I get settled into mommyhood and going to school at the same time that I can start doing my cakes and things for others. I really want to start baking and doing the thing I love more. I miss it.

2 MONTHS?!!!

The time is flying by! As the Countdown to baby getting here dwindles smaller and smaller, I still am in shock that we will have a baby here in about 2 months and 1 week! It is so unreal to me and the little munchkin is inside my belly. I have been working on getting our house all organized and ready for baby's arrival. All the clothes I have right now are washed and put away, we have the crib & cosleeper (is on its way), and we got a stroller/car seat combo. I feel a bit more ready since our purchase of the car seat yesterday, but still it worries me that I might not have enough time after baby showers to get everything else I need before she is here. I know its the "nesting anxiety" coming in, but thats just the kind of person I am, I worry. It will all be ok, I know.

I just still can't believe I will finally be a mom of my own little baby so soon. The anxious, nervous, overwhelmed, scared, and excited feelings I have just keep piling on. As it probably does with every new parent. Our little one feels huge in my belly now and I can feel another growths spurt coming on, cause my belly gets really tight at night. It is so surreal to be able to feel and move her little body parts when she is jabbing me in the side. I can't wait to play with those little toes and hands and kiss that soft baby skin!!! I just can't wait!!

Catching up on Life with the Bartlett's!

Where to Start?!! Well, we have had two ultrasounds one at 20 weeks and another at 28 weeks (last week) and both have given us just a slight look that we have a girl on our hands. Our little one definitely does not like the ultrasound machine and always closes her legs and curls up so no one can see her. So we are hoping we are right, cause I cannot wait any longer to shop for things. I am so anxious to get her room all ready, but to be on the safe side we will just save receipts and buy a few neutral things just in case! lol

Baby is filling up my belly quite nicely! And moving like crazy! She loves sweets and

moves like crazy when she gets some :)! She likes to take as much room as she can in my belly, especially before bed, but I somehow can find a way to fall asleep and am lucky she doesn't stay up to kick me all through the night. I love to feel her move and the feeling is quite unexplainable. Daddy loves to try and feel her and has gotten some good kicks in, but she seems to always know when he puts his hand on my belly cause she stops all of a sudden. As soon as he gets home and starts talking, though, she loves to move tons more and knows when Daddy is home. I can't wait till she is here, but want her to stay in as long as she needs so she can bake all the way. Or like her Dad likes to say, to fill out her mold, cause she is our little gummy bear. Daddy put up her crib :)

Other news is that I have had my birthday and I'm officially the big 21. Doesn't feel much different, but I'm definitely excited to be. We celebrated our 2 year Wedding Anniversary June 13th,where we enjoyed each others company and took it easy at home with grilled steaks and some relaxin, and it was so nice to relax after a long weekend we had! We can't believe how fast this year is going and can't believe that in 11 weeks we will have our little girl and be parents. It certainly is an unreal feeling and so many emotions flow through me all the time. I still can't believe we are having a baby and the baby is inside of my belly. It's a surreal feeling and I don't think it will feel real until we get to see her and hold her for the first time.

I have finished my last classes for school before baby comes and will be filling up my time organizing the house and getting everything ready, along with my callings at church, and teaching classes on the side. I'm also in love with some blogs lately and it has encouraged me to be better at blogging. I love the fitness and food blogs the most, and I'm loving trying new recipes. We have fallen in love with making Green Monsters in the morning and they are such a great way to start off the day. You can find our favorite recipe at Peanut Butter Fingers, I'm pretty much in love at looking at her blog for new ideas, which are also healthy. David is back on his normal schedule and it's nice to have him home at normal times again.

So that's a little bit of catching up in a slur of things. I hopefully will become better at writing a blog and making it more interesting to read. Our little one probably will make it a million times more interesting as well.

We are sending our love to the states to all our friends and family!!

2011

This year looks like it will bring many new adventures and joy! January 8th 2011 we found out we were expecting our first little one that will be due around September 12th! We are so excited and are bouncing off the wall anxious to find out what we are having April 28th! We will also be married for 2 years this June and I will be turning 21 in May. I wonder where time has gone, but realize I'm in the exact place that I've looked forward to for so long. I am looking forward to being a mother more than anything and I know David is sure anxious to be a dad as well. After the Tsunami and earthquake hit though it brought on new trials and fears, but knowing that we were so lucky to be located on the safest base here is so great. I couldn't imagine leaving David here and him missing out on all the important things with our baby. That is why I am so glad that we are safe and are reassured that everyday. It is really hard to have family at home worry about us, because it worries me. I just have to reassure them that things are ok. I would love to be home and visit like some have chosen to do, but I would hate to be away from David and have him miss out on the first kicks, finding out the sex of the baby, and actually being there for the birth. Being in the military it is possible that this might be the only time he can be with me throughout a pregnancy and to give birth and it is extremely important that he is here for our first. It is hard though because he is working 12 hour shifts, because we don't see each other that much, but we make it the best we can. We cherish all the moments we have with each other and I see how important every second is. Our life this year is going to have the greatest new beginning to growing our family and we cant wait!!