Every year, we try to make it downtown to see the lights on Temple Square. We managed to squeeze it in just before New Years &, as always, it did not disappoint!
Month: December 2017
32 Weeks
HOW FAR ALONG: 32 weeks & measuring right on time.
BABY’S SIZE: About 17 inches long & almost 4 lbs & believe me… I’m feelin’ it!
WEIGHT GAIN: 10 lbs
SLEEP: I actually sleep fairly well! By the time I get to bed, I’m completely exhausted & fall asleep quickly. Hayes likes to sleep in like his momma & daddy, so I get a solid 8-9 hours every night. The baby wakes me up at a dependable 8:30 every morning just kicking away, so as long as I get to bed early I’m set!
SYMPTOMS: Let’s see… Anxiety, lower back pain, anxiety, leg cramps, anxiety, round ligament pain, anxiety, anxiety, anxiety.
FOOD CRAVINGS: Cold cut sandwiches & mtn dew.
STRETCH MARKS: Just a few on my ribs on my back.
MOVEMENT: He is really active at 8:30 am, noon, 7:30 pm, 10:30 pm & I’m sure at some point during the night, but it’s not waking me up yet, so that’s a blessing!
His movements are less little pokes & bumps, & becoming more like rolling movements, which is so fun. Watching your whole belly change shape is so surreal.
NAMES: We are having THE hardest time narrowing the names down for this baby! How can you possibly narrow it down from 7 names?! AND we add almost one time daily & oust another to make room on the list 😀 There are a few that just flow & feel okay, but none that give us the feeling that “Hayes” did. So who knows what the next 8 weeks will hold!
Merry Christmas!
2017
Clint works for an amazing company, H-Wire Technology Solutions, as an IT Systems Administrator, keeping him busy & continually challenging himself to become better & learn. He loves his job & the people, which is an incredible blessing.
I slowed down with photography this year to focus on our little family. Baby brother will be arriving some time in February & I’ve been blessed to have a relatively healthy & smooth pregnancy.
Hayes is learning & growing every day & we couldn’t be more proud of him. He runs & climbs all day long. He isn’t using any words…YET, but we have some amazing goals for 2018!
We love our little growing family. Here’s to 2018!!!
31 Weeks
I’ve been torn about hiring a photographer to capture some maternity photos for us. In normal circumstances, I would jump right on that, but man, have I struggled this pregnancy… Anxiety has riddled my mind & taken me to a place that I never thought I would be. I don’t feel like myself, in every sense. There’s an extreme disconnect where I once processed my emotions. I long for that grounded feeling again where I’m comfortable & sure of myself & the things around me.
Luckily, behind this lens, I have the greatest support & forever team mate. He is my safe place. He made me feel beautiful this day. Enough to get in front of the camera & show off this gargantuan 31 weeks bump.
I love him more than I could ever express & I can’t imagine this crazy train life without him.
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