Week 22, Memorial Day!

Weeks along? 22

Baby’s Size? Papaya, 10.5 inches long, 12.7 oz.
Cravings? Watermelon! Wish we had a fresh farmer’s market around here.
Sleeping? Not sleeping through the night, usually just restless or I have to pee.
Maternity Clothes? Yes, and after five and a half months I have finally moved up to a size Medium scrubs!
Morning Sickness? Nope, occasionally nauseas but no more sickness… for now.
Stretch Marks? No, but still applying my wonderful cream TWICE daily!
Movement? She is moving! She moves a lot while I’m at home, I’m on my feet so much, I rock her to sleep and don’t feel her much during the day because of it.
Pains? The back pain is becoming unbearable at times. Had me in tears this morning and losing some sleep.
Iny or Outy? Iny, but not for long!
Mood? Happy, enjoying summertime finally!
 Anything you miss? Sleeping on my stomach and Dr. Peppers!
Most excited about? Deciding on a name! Clint and I have been talking and we have narrowed it down. Not sure if we will reveal or not.

Home Update: Still living in the apartment. We are in limbo and it’s driving me crazy not being able to begin decorating a nursery. Also, we are in such a small space, the dogs don’t have a yard or porch I can throw them out in the beautiful weather to get some cleaning done. The larger I get, the smaller everything else feels!

Week 20, Happy Mother's Day!

Weeks along? 20

Baby’s Size? Banana, 6.5 inches long, 10.6 oz.
Cravings? Kool-Aid, the cherry flavor!
Sleeping? Sleeping ok, I wake up a lot, so I figure my body is preparing me for the baby!
Maternity Clothes? Yes, dresses and the “mom pants” as Clint calls them.
Morning Sickness? Seems to have sneaked back into my routine, the Dr. ok’d Unisom and B6 for the nausea.
Stretch Marks? No, but still applying my wonderful cream TWICE daily!
Movement? Oh yes! Baby Bowen is on the move and we can finally see and Clint can feel a lot of the movements.
Pains? Back pain still and swollen feet, booking a spa day for my birthday next month.
Iny or Outy? Iny
Mood for the most part? Happy, unless I’m hungry or tired, which happens more often than not.
 Anything you miss? I miss sleeping on my back and stomach, learning to get comfortable on either side has been a challenge.
Most excited about? Beginning to plan the nursery! IT’S A GIRL! Can’t wait for the girlie clothes and décor to start pouring in. And my Mom and sister came in to town for the Mother's Day weekend. Love seeing them both!

Week 18, Welcome Spring!

Weeks along? 18

Baby’s Size: Sweet Potato, 5.6 inches long, 6.7 oz.
Cravings: Ice Cream and Lemon Drops
Sleeping: Still sleeping well, and it’s getting better, I find bed time gets earlier and earlier for me
Maternity Clothes: Yes, realizing the belly band is not cutting it anymore.
Morning Sickness? I haven’t puked for a week! I am so excited!
Stretch Marks: No and I am religiously applying my stretch cream.
Movement: Oh yes! Baby Bowen is on the move, occasionally kicking but moving all the time.
Pains: Back pain still and swollen feet, can’t wait to get the clear for a massage.
Iny or Outy: Iny
Mood for the most part: Happy, unless I’m hungry, then don’t mess with me!
What you miss: I told Clint last night I have started to miss my Cherry Vanilla Dr. Peppers again, and whiskey on occasion.
Most excited about: Still excited for our big appointment May 9^th! And for those of you who know how pencil straight my hair is, you can see my hair is turning a little wavy! Exciting!

HOME UPDATE:  Still shopping for the home. Market is running out of houses for all the buyers like us, so competition is fierce and frustrating for sure. Our new realtor Jesse is working hard and has shown us some great houses. Praying God sends us the right one in the right place and we can start to focus on planning for baby Bowen.

Week 16

Weeks along? 16

Baby’s Size: Avacado, 4.6 inches long, 3.5 oz.
Cravings: BBQ, anything BBQ!
Sleeping: Pretty well, although it never seems to be enough
Maternity Clothes: Not quite big enough for maternity clothes, but definitely getting use of the belly band
Morning Sickness: Every morning still, if I don’t puke in the morning, I puke at night
Stretch Marks: Nope
Movement: I think I can feel butterflies every now and again
Pains: Backaches, waiting on the ok for the chiropractor and a massage!
Iny or Outy: Iny
Mood: Pretty good, cranky at times and having some weirdo dreams that seem to influence the days mood
What you miss: Now that we are doing the apartment living again, I’m sad I can’t enjoy the hot tub
Most excited about: Our appointment on May 9 to see if it’s a "she bowen" or a "he bowen"! Since all our family lives so far away we will be having our gender reveal party via mail and skype! More details to follow…
HOME UPDATE: These past 2 weeks have been a crazy ride! We moved our house into storage and moved ourselves and the 2 dogs into a 900 sq ft apartment. It was a challenge, but we are here and hopefully only for a short while. However, it only took me 30 minutes to clean the apartment today vs. the 2 hours it would take me to clean our 2500 sq ft mountain home. Dogs are finally adjusting after waiting for 4 days for Charlie to defecate on the leash. Yes a necessary detail in this move as we were quite concerned about our constipated guy. People seem friendly and I feel that coming to the apartment will better help me adjust to city living once again. Still praying we find our dream home, or at least a home in the next couple months.  

14 Weeks, Happy Easter!

I have decided I am terrible at posting. I will attempt to do better.
Our first appointment for baby Bowen was last Wednesday. Clint and I had made bets on how far along I was, so he said 12 weeks, I said 14 weeks. It was a mother's instinct, I knew I was right on.

Sure enough 14 weeks was the measurements we came up with. Surprising I had only gained 3 pounds in the 3 1/2 months, feels like 10! Baby Bowen was healthy and mobile as ever! Somersaulting and such, the coffee I drank that morning to wake it up probably didn't help either. Needless to say we only had about one picture that was even decent because it would NOT stay still. The one picture I will not forget was the crotch shot it gave us. I told Clint it was a sign that it's a boy, he was showing me his not quite yet formed penis. I've decided it's a boy, Clint isn't convinced.

On the other side of the world, the house side of our world, if I hadn't mentioned it our house got a cash offer a couple weeks ago. They only gave us 3 weeks to move in, so it's been a scramble to either find a house or an apartment. Neither has been much of a success, but we may learn what it would be like to raise a newborn baby in an apartment. The Denver housing market is quite competitive and unfortunately not too much to offer. But in the long run it will all be well.

Moving Right Along

I've been cheating on my doctor, with myself. I brought the doppler home about 3 weeks ago and have been listening once a week since. It's so amazing hearing baby's heartbeat and knowing that it's ok in this little body. Heartbeat this week was 160 BPM. The old wives tale suggests if it's over 130, it's a boy. Clint says he would hate for me to get off so easy and have a boy the first time.

For those who don't know the story, our marriage was pretty much based on the fact that we would have to have a boy to carry on the Bowen legend. Needless to say, I'm a little nervous about getting my father's bad luck. However, 5 girls later, he had a boy, so there's hope. Eek.

Feeling pretty good the past couple weeks, only dry heaving every other morning now and I have a bit more energy. I'm finding myself more irritable. These hormones are no joke. Today I was in Target reading happy cartoon-like birthday cards for my nephew and blubbering like someone had just punched me in the face. It's a rollercoaster trying to decide what mood I'm in and I experience every emotion at least once a day. Unstable much?

It's weird to see how my belly is ballooning, slowly but surely. I broke down and bagged up all my cute, skinny girl clothes in anticipation for the monster tumor I will soon inherit. It wasn't as depressing as I thought and actually made me feel good that perhaps after this child comes I will no longer have to shop in the juniors section for clothes that fit. Lord knows some of the new trends just aren't quite my syle. The new belly band is really comfortable and I feel like a rebel not having to button my jeans. I feel quite exposed after eating and occasionally it slips up, showing everyone what flavor underwear I'm wearing that day. Quite embarrasing but entertaining for a good read.

That's all for now, can't wait to see how far along I am and finally expose to the world I am pregant.

January 28, 2013

As many of you know, Clint and I found out we were pregnant for the first time in July of last year. We were overjoyed and had begun planning for the April arrival of baby Bowen. On October 16, I woke up and could not hear the babies heartbeat for a 3rd day in a row. I was becoming concerned and called to get an appointment right away. It was a day Clint and I will never forget. As Dr. Faust brought baby Bowen on the screen, I could tell it was small, his umbilical cord was non-existent, and it had no heartbeat.
We mourned, no doubt. The weeks went by and it became much easier to talk about and try again. Towards the beginning of January I had a couple off days, nausea, exhausted, but didn't think much of it. By the end of January I had lost track of my lady time of the month and decided, what the heck, I'll take a pregnancy test.
The evening of January 28th, my test was positive!
Scared and excited we begin planning once more...