New Blog

I have created a new blog on WordPress, PeaceLoveBeauty, and it's not going to be about anything specific. I've kind of dedicated this current blog to my pregnancy, as you can tell. But I wanted to make a blog about lots of different things. Life experiences I go through, traveling, beauty, and much more. I will have some beauty tips/tutorials eventually on this new blog. So go check it out and follow me on there as well! 


I will continue to post my pregnancy updates and photos to this blog, so don't forget about this one! I am excited to start writing about different things. 


Thanks.

22 Weeks Pregnant

July 2, 2012

Today I am 22 weeks and 6 days pregnant. It seems like time is going by pretty fast still. I feel fine still throughout the rest of my second trimester, but I am getting tired again. I think it has to do with the prenatal vitamins I am taking. I was taking a really good organic kind, they were called Rainbow Light Prenatal Vitamins made with organice fruits and vegetables. I ran out of those, so now I am taking my original prenatals that I purchased from Target when I first found out I was pregnant. The other ones had a ton of other good things in it too, like B12, which is where I got a lot of my energy from. Danny said he thinks that's why I'm starting to get tired again, because I started getting tired after I ran out of those prenatal vitamins. I am going to get more of those, though. They are expensive but they are so worth it. 


Other than that, everything else is still going pretty smoothly. I am still not all stuffy in the night anymore when I try to sleep, I can breathe regularly out of my nose, which is amazing. I still get to sleep with my mouth closed. I am able to eat whatever I want still without feeling sick or losing my appetite. Speaking of which, I am getting hungry a lot more lately. My appetite is bigger and I need to eat a lot more now. Like I said before, though, I am eating small meals throughout the day, I try to anyway.  My feet and ankles have not started swelling yet. Not all pregnant women get swollen feet and ankles, but a lot do. So I am not looking forward to that if I happen to be one of those women. It looks very uncomfortable and painful. It may not be painful, but it definitely has to be uncomfortable. I am still liking the weather in Arizona. So that hasn't changed, like many of you thought it would. :) So, I think I pretty much covered everything. Everything is just peachy. 

21 Weeks Pregnant

June 23, 2012


Hey everyone! I am 21 weeks and 4 days today. Time is flying fast. I don't have that many symptoms this week, just besides the fact that my stomach is still growing. I am hungry a lot more now, but I try to eat small frequent meals throughout the day like I should be. I mentioned in my video that I am breaking out a little bit on my forehead. I never really get acne, I have never had it actually, but I do have a few blemishes on my forehead that weren't there last week, or I don't think they were there anyway. 
I've also been getting acid reflux and heartburn this week. I take Tums to relieve it, and it helps a lot. And Tums are quite tasty. :) But other than that, nothing is really new for this week. I know I say that every week, but once again, the second trimester is all pretty much the same. I'm sure I will have more information for you guys when I get closer to my third trimester. 

I'm Engaged!

June 15, 2012

As most of you already know, Danny and I are engaged!! I couldn't be any happier, I know that he is the one for me and that I want to be with him for the rest of my life. We have gone through a lot in the last 2 years, but we are a stronger couple now. There's no doubt in my mind that he is the one, we were made for each other! 






He proposed to me on the way to his dad's house in California. It was a long drive, and of course I said yes. He was planning to propose on our anniversary on June 30th in Portland, but we had already moved, so he just did it on the drive when we stopped and went on a hike in the woods. I wouldn't have it any other way!



I finally got my ring today! I ordered it online and I absolutely love it! It is gorgeous, the photos don't do it justice. I got the engagement ring and the wedding band, so I have the whole bridal set. I am one happy girl!

19 & 20 Weeks Pregnant

June 15, 2012

VIDEO for week 19 | VIDEO for week 20

I know I haven't posted in awhile, so I will post about week 19 and 20 today. I am 20 weeks and 3 days today. Both these weeks are pretty much the same. Like I have said before, the whole second trimester I feel the same, which is a good thing, because I feel like my normal self! 


I have actually been able to sleep a lot better these last 2 weeks, I've been using a vaporizer that my sister-in-law is letting me use, and that has helped a bit. I haven't used it the last couple nights, though and I haven't been congested at all. I've been able to sleep with my mouth closed and breathe just fine. 


The heat in Arizona isn't that bad like everyone said it would be, it's supposed to be hotter when you're pregnant, but I am LOVING this weather. I am so happy with the sun out everyday. I love the warmth, or hotness rather. 


There's not much else to say about weeks 19 and 20. I'm halfway done with my pregnancy though! It's crazy how fast the first half has gone. Danny and I can't wait to find out the gender for sure, we are pretty sure it is a girl! We will find out very soon!

18 Weeks Pregnant

May 31, 2012


If you've wondered why I post the date on here when it automatically shows the date already, it's because sometimes I don't post my experiences on the day that they happened. Anyhow, I am 18 weeks and 1 day pregnant today. I am exhausted, I have only slept 4 hours last night. One of my worst symptoms is allergies. I normally have allergies in the first place, but my nasal passageways have been extra congested lately, and that happens when you're pregnant. So I haven't been sleeping well and have been a lot more irritable lately. It's not fun, AT ALL. I do take Benadryl sometimes, my doctor has given me the OK to use it. But I don't use it often, I don't like how tired it makes me, and I'd like to take as little medication as possible while being pregnant. 
I have been experiencing round ligament pain a lot more now. If I am doing leg stretches on the floor, it hurts pretty badly. My pubic bone just feels so weird, like something is pulling it apart. It isn't an unbearable pain, but it's still pain. It even hurts when I'm sleeping and I go to turn over to my other side. I guess you could say it is more uncomfortable than anything. I know that it is normal, so I am okay with it and just learning to deal with it. The baby is growing, so everything in my body is getting bigger, giving the baby the room s/he needs. My back has been cracking a lot lately, on its own. If I get up from sitting or if I turn over while I'm laying down it cracks. I usually crack my back on my own, but it hasn't ever cracked on it's own like that until recently.  I definitely feel a lot more uncomfortable if I lie on my stomach, and no, I don't do that for anymore than a couple minutes. My stomach is definitely growing and I've been feeling the baby move a lot more lately. It is really an amazing feeling. I tend to feel it more when I am eating. The movements are getting more frequent for sure.  ANATOMY SCAN Today is also the day that Danny and I went to get an ultrasound of the baby and have an anatomy scan. Everything looked normal and fine to me, but we are waiting to receive results from the radiologist. My screening for Down Syndrome was negative, so our baby definitely won't have that, which we are so thankful for! Anyway, we were not able to find out the gender of our little one yet, the baby had its legs closed throughout most of the ultrasound, and when the legs were finally open, we still didn't have a good enough view. They said they didn't see any obvious boy parts, but it still could be either gender. We will have to find out next month hopefully, so we will schedule an appointment for then.  Danny and I are moving tomorrow! We will be in Mammoth Lakes, California for a week visiting his dad, then we will head to Kingman, Arizona to his sister's house. We will be driving, so we're leaving very early tomorrow morning. We've driven the distance before, so we know what to expect and we are excited. I love long road trips! 

17 Weeks Pregnant

May 23, 2012


Today I am 17 weeks pregnant. I haven't been feeling too great today, earlier this morning I felt very dizzy and felt as if I were going to pass out. Luckily, that didn't happen. I fed myself and drank plenty of water before it got to that point. Even after eating, though, I still felt a little light headed. These are one of the feelings I hate the most, because I have never felt like this in my life, until I got pregnant. I haven't felt like this many times during my pregnancy, just a few. 


I have mentioned in my Pregnancy Vlog -Week 17 video that my belly is starting to feel harder. I can feel my uterus very well now, and the baby. I start to get uncomfortable if I lie on my stomach for too long. I'm not able to lay on my back anymore, as of last week, which is fine with me, I never really found that position comfortable, anyhow. I usually sleep on my stomach, but lately I've been sleeping on my sides. It's more comfortable that way. 


Something I did not mention in my pregnancy vlog, that I am so excited about, is the fact that last night, I felt the baby move. I only felt it once, so I didn't think much of it. I went to sleep shortly after. Today, while I was eating dinner, I felt several movements in my belly, it felt like little flutters. I am sure that it was the baby. I've never felt anything like it before, that's when I realized that last night, that tiny movement I felt, was also the baby. I was 16 weeks and 7 days when I felt my baby move for the very first time. Such a wonderful feeling! If you're a mother, or mother to be, you know exactly what I'm talking about!
Danny and I have an anatomy scan on the 31st of this month, so they will do an ultrasound and check the anatomy of the baby to make sure everything is alright and normal. We will also find out the gender that day (if they are able to see it clear enough)! I will be 18 weeks and 1 day pregnant that day, so I am hoping that it won't be too early to see my baby's genital area. They said they may or may not be able to tell at 18 weeks, but many people have told me that they found out at 18 weeks, or a little earlier. So we are hopeful! Again, we are hoping for a boy! But we will be happy with either!