8 Months!

Holy moley! 32 weeks.

Babies at this stage in the pregnancy are about 4 lbs and up to 19 inches long.. I'm almost positive Trenton is bigger than that though. "He will gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb (YIKKEESS). He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair. His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth." - babycenter.com

Looking back, I can't believe I am already here.. looking forward, I feel like I have had "2 months left" for the last couple of weeks! Ahhh, I can do this.. the anticipation of finally meeting our son is killing us! 

Apprarently, he will be considered "full term" at 37 weeks, which means he could really come in the next 5-8 weeks.. or, maybe even later if he decides to bake for longer (or heck, he could come tomorrow!). The unknown is so hard for me!! Thus, I have started putting together a hospital bag.  Just having it there in our spare room to makes us feel better about the sudden suprise that could hit anyday. I have washed Trenton's "first outfits" in special baby detergent and packed him a bag for his arrival into the world and departure from the hospital ;-). I randomly throw things in our bags that I think of or read about and don't want to forget in the midst of labor & timing my contractions..

As far as symptoms, how I'm feeling, what I'm eating etc.. I am feeling good overall, just large and in charge. My energy has gone down a little again, by the end of the workday I'm pooped. I miss working out.. I do what I can but it is just not the same. Every movement is so much harder than it used to be. I try to do stretches, kegels, the plank, pelvic tilts, squats and work out my transverse abdominis muscles as much as possible each day. I have read/learned a lot about how those exercises are very important to do to keep those muscles toned, help you during labor and make recovery quicker after the baby.  I have eaten a TON of fruit (strawberries, bananas, kiwi, pineapple, apples, blueberries, mango, nectarines etc.) from day one of this pregnancy.. seems to taste really good to me, fill me up and curb my sweet tooth a little. Otherwise, I would say lots of smoothies, veggies & hummus and obviously ice-cream. I also drink a ton of water and take my fruit and veggie based prenatal everyday :) As far as symptoms go, I am just sleepy and very hungry! I still haven't had any braxton hicks, which I don't mind. I definitely feel him on my bladder all day and have to pee a lot more frequently than before. He is sure an active lil' guy.. if I go 10 minutes without feeling him squirm I start to kind of worry. Some start doing fetal kick counts at this point but as long as I feel him moving consistently throughout the day I know that all is well. Kick counts would just stress me out. Oh, also.. I am getting a little bit of a "mothers line" or " Linea Negra" above my flattened belly button, which is also starting to stick out. Doesn't that mean I'm/He's cooked? 

Other BIG news.. my parents AREN'T MOVING!!! Long story but let's just say, they had a change of heart. Yes, they technically sold our house and bought a new one but...details, details. Ha! Needless to say, the whole family is very happy to call 21 Belaire our home again and to have the stability while we are all going through so many BIG life changes. AND, that means that Trenton will get to "grow up" there like we did! The trampoline, pool, putting green and game room/barn will have a new purpose for the grandchildren/young kids once again! Yay! It was a roller coaster of emotions the last couple of months but sometimes you just don't realize how good you have it until it is slipping through your fingers. That house is more than just a home to all of us.. it is perfect for our family and the comfort that my parents have created there, for friends and family alike, means more to us than anything right now. We are so blessed. It is our family hub/stomping ground/rock and it's here to stay!

Really looking forward to the up-coming baby showers and celebrating with friends and family. This is such a special time for us and we are so lucky to have all of you to share it with! Thanks again for stopping by and reading.. 

Today i'll leave you with this short clip of Trenton swimming around. Turn up the volume and watch the "horizon" of my belly very closely. You might want to enlarge it by clicking on the icon on the right. Its kinda hard to see since i'm wearing black...
Sure felt like he was preforming an acrobatic routine.. crazy kid! :) 

Hugs, Tay.

31 Weeks

Yesterday (8/14) we celebrated our 2 year anniversary AND our 31st week of pregnancy! Our actual anniversary was yesterday but we are going to celebrate by getting away this weekend. Shaun booked a quick trip on Cornado Island in San Diego.. it is one of the places I have been saying for years that I wanted to stay at so I am excited to go relax at the beautiful resort, get some sun, and maybe a spa sesh! I'm really taking advantage of those lately.. can't use pregnancy as a reason for much longer :) 

I can't believe how much has happened in these two short years. That said, I couldn't have done half of it without the amazingly encouraging, supportive, incredible man that I said "I DO" to on Aug 14, 2010. We have been "together" now for 10 years and I still grow more in love with him each day. It is so neat how our love has changed so much since we were 15 :).. but just keeps getting better with each milestone we cross together as we get older, take on more and build our lives together. He is such a special person and knows me better than I know myself. He keeps me laughing, lifts me up, makes me smile, protects me, calms my nerves in stressful times, soothes my aches/pains and is my very best friend. I am SO blessed to have such an incredible husband and to be on this journey called life with him by my side.

All that gushy stuff aside, we are so excited to see our life goals unfolding as we had hoped for. We have always said that by 25 years old we wanted to own a home and have a baby and its all happening! We signed/accepted the counter offer on the house and should be in escrow by next week!!! Who would have known, on our 2nd anniversary we would be signing the papers to our first house.. SO COOL! It's all working out and at this rate we should be moving in right before Trenton graces us with his presence! Yahooo! Life is so crazy..

Ok, back to Trenton.. a little less than 9 weeks to go!

I did have a funny craving the other day.. KFC! haha I think Shaun fell more in love with me.. he loves this new Fat Taylor (I know, I know.. I'm not "fat", I'm making a child). Anyhow, it made for a very romantic date night as you can imagine ;-) Shaun, my brother and sister all said "did you see a commercial or something?" Nope, just sounded amazing at the time. Go figure... fried chicken. Never in my life would I have done that.. but it was pretty unreal.

Besides the KFC, he is really growing.. I can tell I get bigger every couple of days. It's so funny how I just keep growing straight out, although I have noticed that I am carrying lower than I was a couple of weeks ago. I was carrying really high there for awhile. I also feel more pressure on my bladder now, especially when he is head down. I can feel & see him on both sides of me and across my whole belly. Poor lil' guy can't be comfy in there... good thing we don't remember being in the womb. Now that I know what comfort is, I feel for him. In total I think I have gained about 20 lbs.. that is A LOT OF POUNDS on my short body! And, he still needs to grow more!! Good thing is.. no stretch marks and no swelling yet. I don't really use anything special on my belly, just a normal lotion when I get out of the shower most times and, when I remember, I use a belly oil that was given to me that has essential oils in it like lavender which smells amazing. Thanks mom for the great baby makin'/ no stretch mark genes :)

Other news, my parents sold their house and bought a new one. They will be moving around Trenton's due date as well. So on top of our own craziness, my parents are moving, Trevor graduated and will be starting a new job and Paige graduated/is moving out/ starting college in the next two weeks. Life is a little nuts right now for all of us, lots of BIG changes, but it is all very exciting.. a whole new chapter is unfolding for our family and we are so blessed. We are very excited for my parents new beach house, as much as we will miss 21 Belaire. It is crazy to us that Trenton will never know that house that I grew up in and that we have all grown to love, but once my parents get done with this new one it will be just as incredible.. if not more. And, we are so lucky to have our son be able to grow up going to gma & gpa's every week a block or two from the beach.. we really wanted that lifestyle for him. 

Believe it or not, I think that about covers it.. for now. Thanks again for reading (and commenting lately!). 

Hugs, Tay. 

30 Weeks

How's that pic of the real deal right before my prenatal yoga? :)

We've made it to 7.5 months... 10 weeks to go! Yeah baby!! (no pun intended, hehe)

Trenton is about 16 inches and about 3 lbs now... 

His movements are getting bigger and stronger each week as he grows too.

Still feeling pretty good overall... I am getting very tired again  and am back to napping at lunch & after work before Shaun gets home. I am definately still growing and my hips are still an issue. I got another pregnancy massage over the weekend which definately helped. The massage therapist really dug into my hip joints and relieved a lot of the tension and pain. I think I will schedule another one (or two) more of those before lil' Trenton comes..

We chose a pediatrician which is actually the same one I had growing up! Dr. Petty..I remember going to her for SO long.  I actually ended up finding her at the same pediatric group as the Dr. that my best friend uses for her lil guy, Cannon. It worked out great and i'm excited to see her again. Plus, thats another thing to do, OFF the list! yes!

I am still working but will be probably going on leave in about 5-6 weeks. HOPEFULLY we will be moving then becuase I will definately be nesting & wanting to get everything cleaned, set up and organized.

As far as cravings go, nothing too wierd thus far. I do still LOVE me some ice cream and cupcakes, which is funny becuase i'm usually more of a salty person but I have a HUGE sweet tooth right now. I do indulge occasionally but I feel somewhat guilty eating that kind of stuff when my child is trying to develope his brains inside of me right now, no big deal right?.. just his BRAIN. I dunno, call me crazy but if ice-cream grew big brains then I think we would all indulge more often and this will be one smart kid! 

Baby gear update.. we went to a great shop called OC Tykes in San Clemente over the weekend and were able to touch, fold, carry, and try out (with a fake baby) all of the strollers on the market that I have been interested in.. do you remember all of my frustrations? I was finally able to show Shaun that I wasn't crazy and that they are all VERY different. After leaving, the reality of only being able to get one stroller to meet all of our needs was officially crushed... but Shaun LOVED the Bob Jogger (like I knew he would) so that one is still on the must have list and I LOVED the City Mini for everyday use. We ruled out the crazy City Select and others that were 500+ and morphed into vehicles practically that transported your whole family. We figure, we will start with what we need for our first then go from there. As we all know, by the time our next child comes, we will be able to push a button and the PERFECT stroller will pop out of my purse and unfold into a double. Can't wait. We also left there feeling like we needed to patent our idea for a stroller that does it all... Shaun has some great ideas and he realized how expensive strollers are and that there is a huge market. haha, I can see it now.. forget The Bob, get THE ENGLE Ultimate. 

Until next week.. thanks again for reading.  Hump day is over! Have a great end of the week & weekend. 

You are sure a shy audience.. as NO ONE comments around here.. is anyone out there?! :) 

hugs, Tay. 

29 Weeks

76 days to go! Trenton is the size of a butternut squash.. about 2.5 pounds and 15 inches long (well, according to normal babies growth rate/babycenter.com). Check out this neat video about fetal development 28-37 weeks (CLICK HERE). I can't believe I fit into the LAST fetal development video on BabyCenter.com.. that is a real accomplishment, ha! 

Aren't I pointy? Well, my belly that is.. I'm growing straight out it and looks like I'm going to fall forward. It will be interesting to see how much more (further out) I grow in the next 11 weeks. 

My doctors appt last week went really well.. I PASSED the horrid glucose test, was measured and listened to his heartbeat. Whomever decided that pregnant women should fast (as in not eat) for hours then drink a horrible orange sugar syrup (that gives you the shakes and nausea) was not a very smart person.. do they want to be killed? "We" aren't nice without food, not to mention when we are sick to our stomach. But, it's over and I passed thank goodness. After the doc measured me I asked him, "Am I measuring big?" he replied, "why do you feel big?".. I thought that was a wierd response, UMMM YES!? But then he went on to say, "well, I guess by your measurements, yes.. I would say you were about 2 weeks further along then you really are". AH HA! So, this is Shaun's kid :) haha.. Ok, there was never a question there but we KNEW he was big. Our doctor is so funny, he doesnt say much.. I really need to pry to get any further info I want out of him.


The doc is on vaca in the next couple of weeks so my next appt isn't until Sept 5th, at which I will also have an ultrasound (YIPPEE!). By then, I will be 34 weeks so it will be amazing to see Trenton that far along and how close to birth we are. I will also probably be discussing maternity leave at that point since I will be just shy of 9 months. We are really looking forward to that appt..


I feel him EVERY couple of minutes now, he is SO active at this point. I still cant always tell what body parts are sticking out of my stomach but his hiccups lately have been really low in my pelvic area which makes me think he is head down. I think he flips around daily though. It is so funny to be sitting there and see body parts protruding from my belly. We play a little game where I will push the body part back or tap it then he will kick (or punch?) back. It is so incredible. It still is mentally confusing to me that there is a person in me.. feeling him and all of the symptoms are just so normal now I feel like I will always feel this way. I guess in 11 weeks or less it will become suddenly VERY real :) Ready or not!.. 

Other news, I am slowly collecting things/shopping for nursery & baby stuff. I've bought things like diapering products, breast-feeding/pumping products, baby bathing accessories, baby clothes detergent and a couple of little toys etc. I also found an ottoman for our swivel rocker...I scored it at Target on sale and reupholstered it last night to match the crib skirt. It looks and works great, and it has storage inside! I sure love me some storage anywhere I can get it! Here is a horrible picture but you get the idea..

BEFORE                               AFTER

There are so many things to buy, think of, research, plan for but it is all so exciting. 


Quick house update.. none really! ha.. Just still waiting on the bank. We have provided them with a couple forms now though so we know it is "moving along" but still have no idea how much longer or when we will hear. It is so hard to not have control over the HUGE things going on in our lives.. when the baby is actually going to be born, when we will get the keys to our first house.. this is very hard. 


Until next time! Thanks as always for stopping by. Love to you and your families! 


Hugs, Tay.