Week 14

What a big week for us and our little one!  My Sissy got married on Monday, Nancy and Cole came to visit on Wednesday and we have a busy Holiday weekend planned.  I don't want to jinx myself but I have started feeling a little better, at least gaining energy.  Here is the weekly update:

At Sue and Michael's wedding!

Baby is measuring at the size of a Lemon this week!

14 weeks and growing!

How far along? 14weeks and 6 days today (just made it)!

Maternity clothes? I just bought my first outfits, now that I have those capri's I don't think I will ever go back :)

Stretch marks? None yet, fingers crossed!

Sleep? Sleep has gotten a little more difficult with the increase in Sciatic nerve pain in my back but still doing pretty good.

Best moment this week? I think I may have felt a little flutter, I got really excited but haven't felt anything since so maybe not...

Food cravings: Nothing big this week, still on my slurpee kick!

Movement? See above :)

What I miss? Sushi!!

What I'm looking forward to: The 16th week when we get to hear little ones heartbeat again.

Milestones: On our way further into the 2nd trimester and hopefully turning a page with the morning sickness.

Happy Holidays!

Danny and I have some news for everyone, Santa slipped and let us know what our Christmas present will be this year... we will welcome our first little one on December 25th, 2011.  We are both very excited and want to share all the fun updates along the way with you!  So first and foremost here are the pictures we have so far and a quick little update:

Our First Ultrasound at 6wks 6 days!

Our Second Ultrasound at 12wks 4 days!

Baby is measuring at the size of a Peach this week!

How far along? 13weeks and 3 days today!

Baby "bloat" for now

Weight gain/loss: I think I may delete this as we move forward ;) but for now I have actually lost a pound (silly "morning sickness").

Maternity clothes? Not quite yet, but I think it's right around the corner as the Be Band has been my best friend to get into my pants still.

Stretch marks? None yet, fingers crossed!

Sleep? I have been doing alright with this, the back pain has been waking me up for the most part I am sleeping through the night.

Best moment this week? Well it's early this week so we will skip back to last week when we got to see the little one on the ultrasound screen!  There was thumb sucking (we are starting the ortho savings fund now), jumping all around and just in general being too cute!

Food cravings: Slurpee's!

Movement? We got to see some movement but haven't felt anything yet.

What I miss? Soft cheeses and sleeping on my tummy.

What I'm looking forward to: The 16th week when we get to hear little ones heartbeat again.

Milestones: FINALLY we made it to the 2nd trimester!

ABC's of Me!

A fluff piece stolen from Alison, but I love it!

A: Age- 28 now, ugggh 30's right around the corner
B: Bed- Queen, but we are searching for a new set and I am thinking a King
C: Chore you dislike- I hate doing the dishes
D: Dogs- we have two, Chloe (Pekachi) and Maddux (Cavalier)
E: Essential start to your day- COFFEE, Ice Tea or Diet Coke (CAFFIENE)
F: Favorite Color- I love pink, but I don't wear it, decorate with it or really anything else :)
G: Gold or Silver- Silver
H: Height- 5'4 on a good day
I: Instruments you play(ed)- not a single one but I want to learn the piano
J: Job Title- Associate Producer in Marketing/Live Events
K: Kids- Only furbabies for now
L: Live- We finally made it back to Colorado
M: Mom's Name- Mary
N: Nickname- The girls in college started it and it has just stuck, Steffy
O: Overnight Hospital Stays- Only one, they thought my appendix was rupturing but it's still there
P: Pet Peeves- Bad drivers, make. me. insane.
Q: Quote from a Movie- *For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again*
R: Righty or Lefty- Righty
S: Siblings- 4 Sisters, I am the oldest (our poor Daddy)
T: Time You Wake Up- Danny gets up and leaves by 6:45am, I wake up right after but I don't get out of bed till 7
U: Underwear- I have to agree with Alison, clean :)
V: Vegetables You Don't Like- I hate mushrooms (I don't eat fungus) and onions
W: What Makes You Run Late- it may be easier to ask what doesn't make me run late
X: X-Ray's You've Had- Teeth only, but I have had an MRI and Ultrasounds
Y: Yummy Food You Make- Danny's fave is my lasagna
Z: Zoo Animals- The Penguins are my favorite

I'd Settle for a Slowdown!

So have we slowed down this year?  I have to admit we have a little and it is so nice!  We have had a few things already, Puppy health issues and Qui's birthday!  The house is coming along very slowly as far as decorating but it's getting there and I am tearing out every little thing I love in magazines. Danny and I also made the decision to get the second car back- I was having a hard time being stuck at the house (working from home does that).  We got the Hyundai Sante Fe and I have to say I already LOVE IT, I was worried because I had such a fabulous experience with my Honda but so far so good with Hyundai!

The next couple months are going to be super busy for us with the upcoming nuptials of Adam and Amanda, Danny's brother (my brother in law) and our soon to be sister in law.  We have the b-parties, showers, rehearsals and the biiiiig day :)  We would love to see everyone while we are back in Chicago March 24-28th, let us know!

Here we are 2011...

What a year 2010 has been, super eventful and very exciting.  I haven't been able to blog a lot lately because of all the changes and things Danny and I have been up to but I want to go back and get them all on here!  So here we go month by month!

January, Febuary and March 2010- We rang in the New Year downtown Chicago with some of our best friends!  I started working at M full time instead of contract. Danny and I celebrated our Birthdays, our Bachelor(ette) parties and I celebrated bridal showers!

April 2010- Danny and I spent the best week ever with our family and friends in Mexico at The Moon Palace and tied the knot on April 17, 2010!

May 2010- We came back from Mexico and celebrated our recent nuptials with more friends and family at our Welcome Back BBQ.  Danny's brother got engaged to Ms. Amanda!

 

June 2010- Sarah, my Mom and I did the Avon Breast Cancer walk in Summit County Colorado.  This was such an amazing experience that I was absolutely blessed to do with these two AMAZING women! 

July  & August 2010- Were a complete blur with work and a busy summer of concerts, visiting friends and other equally exciting things :)

September 2010- We came out to Colorado for Danny to interview for a new job (that he got) and shortly after we decided we would continue with our adventure and move!  We also spent Labor Day at a resort in Breckenridge with my family (Danny got wounded on the Alpine Slide).  Our best friends Eric and Sarah got engaged too!

October 2010- Spent a weekend in Michigan camping with close friends and then we packed up and moved across the country to Colorado!

November 2010- Danny and I closed on our house, Nov. 23rd, 2010, and moved in Nov. 24th.  Excuse our gross picture, we had been moving stuff ALL day!

December 2010- We had to go out with a bang this year so in December we brought a new little puppy into our new home, Maddux Murphy, had our first out of town guest and had our first Holiday party and Holidays together as husband and wife!

We closed out our year in a totally different way than the rest of the year by having a relaxing dinner at Bella Bistro together and then headed home to relax with the puppies!!  I hope all of you had a safe and fabulous New Years Eve and a healthy and happy 2011!

Day 30 Challenge- OVER

So I officially give up on this 30 day challenge, I tried really hard but it makes me feel like I have to blog instead of blogging about what I want to blog about...so I will be trying to bring some of the topics back up as I go but now onto the important stuff :)

Day 5

So much to say and so little time to say it!  It has been exactly a month since I have written a blog and I have a lot to catch up on.  For now I will do the Blog Challenge Day 5 and with the topic it will surely transition in to everything that has been going on!

Day 5 Challenge: Favorite Quote- another hard one because I love lyrics/quotes/just words in general!  My favorite quote right now is "It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power". 

I love that quote and I try to think about it when I make changes and get totally freaked out and overwhelmed.  Which brings me to the big news... we have made it, our mission is over, we are living in COLORADO :)  We released the familiar/secure and went on our adventure.  I will update in a blog how it's going!