Work Shmwork

I really do love my job. I'm feeling so so grateful that Kelly's hard work has given me the opportunity to be a stay at home mama when the time comes... That afterall, is the job I've always wanted. But I'm not gonna lie, I really do think I'll miss my job. I don't think tons of people can say that. I love the people I work for and with, and above all I love what I do. I've always been obsessed with babies and kids, so being with them all day and helping them feel better is really a dream. Obviously, I don't always have the best attitude about going to work because no matter what you do.. work is work. But today I'm just feeling grateful that I have a job, that I'm able to work through my pregnancy so far, and that I love it.
Plus, working with kids really can be absolutely hilarious. The other day I was checking in a little kindergarten age girl. I was doing her vision screen and she was doing a great job. Then all of a sudden she started squinting her cute little eyes and saying "Umm... Ummm.." So I said, "If you can't see them, it's okay. Just tell me they are too small." THEN SHE SAYS, "Well, ummm.. your tummy is kinda in the way." HA!!! MY BAD. Gotta love kids. So much. Can't wait to have one of my own. Don't worry.. when I went back in the room to do her shots she had drawn me a picture AND told me I'm almost as pretty as Cinderella. Almost. Thank you dear. Welp, I'm sure you'll hear from me again soon. We have another dr apt/ultrasound tomorrow. Please bless that all is well...

Matchin Jams...

I've discovered there really is only so much baby material reading, Facebook page viewing, and blog stalking I can do while on this whole moderate bed rest thing... Tonight while I was parked on the couch relaxin like a good girl, I started looking through some old pics on our computer. HA!!! I came across this one from 2 Christmases ago. How cool are we that we STILL get matching jams for Christmas Eve??? Hahaha I love it. I seriously love my fam and all of our traditions. I'm so excited that Kell Face and I are starting our own little crew and that we'll get to have traditions of our own!

With Child..

So I feel a little shy about posting belly pics. Long distant friends keep asking, but I kinda didn't think I wanted to take any. Anyway, I finally got over it cuz yes you are all right. I will want to remember this freaking amazing time in my life! And I feel like this tum grows and changes everyday. So I am gonna try and take one every 4ish weeks or so til our little man gets here. It's coming SO SO fast!

20 weeks
24 weeks
Daddy putting together Trey's stroller
Feeding Treagan, it's what I do best these days
Our first backyard BBQ 2011! Lots more to come we hope!

I love my little family.

"I Love My Life..."

I feel like I have some redeeming to do from my last post. I started this blog kinda as my journal, so I guess I'm allowed to have my not-as-happy entries right? But really I'm feeling so much better about things! No more Eeyore. I've had lots of good friends reassure me about C-sections, and I've just tried to gain a better perspective. Not being able to be active right now is a bummer for me for sure, but hey at least it's not long term. Cute hubs also reminded me one evening as I was having a rough night, stressing about "What if Treagan comes too early, bla bla bla..." and he totally said everything I needed to hear. What's the worst that could happen? Okay. And if it does, it's the Lord's will. And we both know He will help us through whatever it is. Anyway, I feel totally relieved now, just being reminded that the Lord won't give us more than we can handle. Also comforting is the fact that I have a hubs that has my back. He definitely knows how to whip me into shape when I need it. So we're just gonna take each day.. day by day. The plan is to A) take it easy, B) be grateful for each day that baby Trey stays a cookin, andC) enjoy each day that I get to still go to work. ANYWAY.. Today I was driving to work and an old song I used to love came on the radio-
"I've got everything, more than I ever dreamed. I love my life. Thank God for all I have and that I love this man, who loves his wife. I love my life!" I smiled all day I think. I seriously love when I have these moments where I'm suddenly taken back by the Spirit and am reminded of all of my many blessings. I really do love my life! Anyway.. just feelin happy today :)

I LOVE MY LIFE!!!

Love our walks up the canyon...

The day I went through the Temple for the first time...

Motocross

Anniversary din din... walkin our way up to La Caille

Treated like a King and Queen... Diet Cokes, matching robes, and this manly man.. what more could a girl want?

OF COURSE I love you too, Holly and Trey. Will post more pics of you both soon I'm sure!

I Guess Today You Can Call Me Eeyore...

Well we had our appointment today. I really do love seeing what Treagan is doing in there. I mean I get to feel it all day, but actually seeing it just somehow melts my heart. He's a funny little man. He was spread eagle the entire ultrasound. The u/s tech just kept laughing at what he was doing. He had one hand in his mouth, sucking his thumb.. SO ADORABLE. And then the other hand... all five fingers wrapped tightly around his little boy part! Ha SO funny. She kept taking pictures and we all laughed about how he is pure boy already. We love him.
Now, that was the good news. Trey is happy and well, and perfect. SO thankful. But we did get some bad news too. The partial placenta previa that I had has now turned to complete previa. We were all hoping and praying that it would correct itself, and were actually pretty hopeful because our Doctor had told us that most cases do fix themselves. However, I'm one of the lucky 2 percent that is stuck with it. Awesome. I know, I know.. it could be worse. That's why I really am trying to keep positive and not be such a downer about it. I mean, we are really blessed. But still I have to admit it's got me bummed out today. How fitting that it's raining outside. Anyway, luckily they said they'll allow me to continue on just moderate bedrest for now. Just got to be very careful. No sudden movements, and no exertion. Which means still no exercising, and gosh that just makes me seriously sad. I really love to be able to be active so I guess that's the hardest part. The other part that's got me down was hearing my doctor tell me that we will go C-Section. I dunno why, but that gives me major anxiety! I need someone who's had a great experience with a C-section to tell me how awesome it is. I'm super nervous about that. And I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little bummed that I don't even get to experience going into labor. Sounds dumb I'm sure.. Who wants to experience labor? I did though. I guess I just always pictured it that way so being told it's gonna be different, and proably done sooner than planned just kinda stresses me out. Anyway, I'm just a little sad today. Didn't get the news I'd tried so hard to have faith for. For now we will continue to pray that Trey keeps cooking. I want to keep him in there as long as possible! Sweet boy. Anyway, just needed to get a little ventage out of my little hurting heart. Still so grateful for this whole experience and that I get to be Treagan's mama. I can't wait.

HALFWAY ALREADY!?

Oh my gosh. I can't believe Baby Trey is half-baked. It's just craziness, the time is f-l-y-i-n-g. Well today we had our 20 week appointment/ultrasound. I LOVE THESE DR APPOINTMENTS. Anyway, we were a little anxious about it just cuz you can't help but worry about things... But also because we had a little scare a few weeks ago with the baby and ended up finding out I had placenta previa. Luckily everything with baby was okay, actually things were great! They reconfirmed that he was 100% boy, and all of his measurements were perfect. I sort of stopped listening at that point, but they started saying things that made it clear they were more worried about the mom. They said to try not to get too worked up for now and that we'd hopefully get to the bottom of it at our next apt with Dr. Haskett. Hmm... so of course we've worried. Of course we went straight home and googled 'placenta previa' and read all of the horror stories. Then we decided to just keep hopeful and positive that it would correct itself. Because if not, it was gonna be BEDREST for me for the next 20 weeks. Pretty sure me and bedrest would NOT get along. I've been on "moderate bedrest" for the last 3 weeks, and even that was buggin. So ANYWAY, on with the HAPPY NEWS: We got to spend like 30 minutes spying on Treagan today. He was being such a good boy. He measured only a few days ahead, and his heart was just a beatin at 167 bpm. He let us see in all the right places. He was moving around like crazy. He definitely loves to have his hands up by his face, and his little legs were crossed for most of the apt. SO.DANG.CUTE. His little profile is my fave. The best part is they gave us a DVD of it and a bunch of pics! We'll post a few of those pics... As for the placenta previa. Dang it, it's still there. But Dr. Haskett seemed to be pretty hopeful that it's going to correct itself. Good news is we get to have an ultrasound every 4 weeks to check on it. The other good news is it's only covering it by 2 cm so I don't have to be on complete bedrest just yet. Just moderate. So still no exercise for me-bummer. But that's okay. We're just so happy and grateful that all was well with our sweet little baby! OH WHAT A GOOD DAY! WE LOVE YOU BABY TREY!!!

Yup, it's a BOY!!!

Oopsy, this one is upside-down. But this is where you can see his little legs crossed.

And my fave... His profile. Such a little stud-muffin already!

Just a little update...

So we found out this week that IT'S A BOY!!! We couldn't be more excited, especially daddy. Ahhh they are going to be the cutest pair ever. I just can't wait to see them together! I gotta say I'm super excited to meet my little man too. We love him so much already! So yeah, we had our 16 week apt, and our Dr was looking around in there, talking all about how perfectly healthy things were looking. Then he announced the heartbeat at 150 bpm. Went way down from last apt. So then of course Kelly gets really excited and says out loud, "That's my boy..." Then I hear Dr. Haskett mumble something like, "Umm yeah you might be right!" Then he starts focusing in on the little guy who was just showin off what he's got and it was confirmed. "There's one leg, there's another, and that third thing in the middle isn't a third leg!!" Hahaha. WHAT!!? I was completly in shock, still am to be completely honest. I wasn't expecting to find out so soon, but I guess our little Trey was proud to show his mommy and daddy that it really was him. Wow, this is such a fun time! I can't even describe all the feelings I am feeling. Just feel so lucky to be able to be the mom and to get to be the safe little home for Treagan's first 9 months. It's just an amazing feeling. Anyway, here's what our Treagan O Behunin has us experiencing here in the Behunin household:

Me:
-Trying to make it through the night without having to get up to eat, or use the potty, or both.
-Eating lots of cereal, sour things, eggs, and well really just about anything.. that gets there fast.
-Praying for snow shacks to please open soon.
-Still trying to keep life at home as close to the same as possible, maybe not quite as many home cooked meals, but trying not to let my little family starve.
-Definitely growing! Gaining weight like a champ :)
-Little bit less tired, and definitely less nauseous. Feel great actually!
-Looking forward to our 20 wk apt on March 24th to make sure they are absolutely sure it's our little baby Trey, and to reaffirm my worry wart self that all is well.

The Daddy:
-Giving lots of backrubs already.
-He is the DISH KING these days, I love him for it. I dont' think I've done the dishes in several weeks. He jumps up after dinner and does them while I take a bath. So sweet.
-Being patient while I wake us all up several times a night to go to the bathroom.
-Working out tons, getting hot and buff, while I move in the opposite direction.
-Listening to all my ideas about baby stuff and is an awesome sport! I am actually starting to wonder if he spends as much time as I do looking at all the cute baby stuff out there.
-Now that we know what 'it' is, I think it's seeming more real to him and he's starting to talk to my belly and give all sorts of hugs and kisses. Cuuuute.
-Still being the best dad ever to Holly Jo.

Holly Jo:
-Every time we ask her if she's excited to be a big sister and mention Treagan she wags her tail.
-Gaining weight at about the same rapid pace as her mama. We were told she was supposed to be about 5 pounds full grown and she's well over 8! Thata girl.
-Gets up with me in the night when I go downstairs to have my cereal. I think she's totally liking it.
-Cuddles up with mama in bed when I'm tired or not feeling awesome.

Baby Trey:
-16 weeks old this week! According to Baby Center, he's the size of an apple.
-Still not letting his mommy feel his kicks, but moving around like crazy.
-Not measuring AS big as he was at the other appointments, thank you Trey, now I can relax a little.
-Proud to show the goods at our apt. We're so excited to have a BOY!