17 weeks and still going

Today was our 17 week appointment. Apparantly mommy hasn't been very serious with staying healthy with cravings. mommy has gained 10 lbs. Opps. Mommy is going to eat healthier again and work out just a bit harder. i want you to be healthy.

I heard your heartbeat again today. You were laying on my right side. That seems to be your favorite side to lay. I wonder who you are. What do you look like? Do you have green eyes, brown eyes or even blue? Do you have blonde hair, red hair, brown hair or black? Are you a boy or girl? So many things I wonder and yet I love you so much already.

We have your name picked out sweet baby. On August 21st, we will finally be able to assign it. We will find out exactly who you are.

Mommy is so excited. You are worth every single struggle I have gone through. Your mom is so in love with you already.

Anxiously awaiting Jan 2014 so I can hold you in my arms.

Third Time is A Charm????

Having two previous pregnancies I truly thought number 3 was going to be a piece of cake. Instead I am finding myself constantly questioning my feelings and fears. Yesterday I went to the office to get a work order. On the way home from the office a child who does not know how to ride his bike ram into my back. I was in the middle of a discussion with a neighbor and I felt a wetness trickle down my leg.

My baby right now is only 15 weeks. Broken water at this point is no joke. I ignored the child laying on the ground and ran to the house. I called my ob and instantly started sobbing. She told me to get a pad and lie down. She also scheduled me an ultrasound to check on my little bean.

Thankfully no more fluid last night or today. I went to the OB terrified this morning. I swore my baby was more quiet then normal.  I was convinced my baby was an angel.

The tech got me back at 8:35. She told me let's start by looking at that uterus. I did not know what was going on. She then pointed the doppler down and there it was. My sweet baby looking up at me. It got irritated at being poked and threw it's arms above it's face. We saw it's sweet little legs, and hands and watched it slumber. Currently it has a heartbeat of 160 on the dot. I love this critter so much. I cannot wait until January when I meet him/her.

This pregnancy is not easy but I am almost halfway there. I am proud of my sweet peanut and I cannot wait until it is here with us. Third time will be a charm. It will be the time our family is truly complete.

Being Plus Size and Pregnant

Being pregnant is supposed to be beautiful. It is supposed to be the time mommy happily shows off her stomach and can eat whatever the heck she feels with no guilt.

Being a plus size mommy you really don't get these joys. Instead of gaining 25-30 lbs during pregnancy they really limit you to maintaining or 10 lbs. Basically you still have to lose while the baby grows.

Then you have your already 7 month looking stomach. You will hardly ever see a belly pic of me for this reason. I am well aware growing inside of this fat is my child. I won't humor myself and call it my baby. My baby is the size of an apple. But oh well.

I am taking every week, every day and relishing this. Rogelio and I are both 1000% sure Baby Ro is it for us. We are both getting up there in age and we just know this is it. 6 weeks until I find out gender. All my birth board seems to be paying for elective but I am the realist. I know baby may hide the goods and anything before 18 weeks is still iffy. We are going to keep our elective in case baby hides week 20.

I love being pregnant. I just wish I got to enjoy it as much as most do. But it's okay. I am still setting baby up for a very healthy lifestyle. I am blessed, I am healthy and most of all I am growing a human being.

This was a scary day

This morning your brother Rogelito woke up at 2:30 pretty sick. That is when I noticed pains all along my stomach. You are too small to cause me that pain from movement. I went back to sleep but the pain persisted all day long.

Mommy finally wised up and called the nurse. She seemed a bit concerned as you have been a test from the beginning. Daddy and I were terrified. My appointment was at 3:15. Mom and Dad barely spoke. We were both in our own worlds.

The doctor did some tests and then finally he stuck the doppler on my stomach. It took about 1 minute but there you were! Strong as ever. Mommy heard your heart beat for the first time. The stomach pain is from a virus or something. But thankfully it's not from you.

Our next real appointment will be July 31st. I am impatient but you will be now in my life at that point for 17 weeks!  I am praying daily for you as long as my prayer warriors. You are everything I wanted and never knew existed. Mommy loves you little one. Keep fighting and keep growing!

Week 13 and you are already testing your boundaries

Today your mommy and daddy went to our appointment. We were so very excited when we thought we would hear your heart beat! Everything was going great. Mommy has lost 2 lbs. Mommy feels amazing. I sat on the table and waited for the big moment. Daddy had the tape recorder ready and imagine our surprise when the Dr. stated, I cannot find the heart beat...there is yours but no baby. I almost broke down in tears. Then she told me, let's get you into an ultrasound to make sure everything is okay. I held my breath and walked into the room.

The tech put some funny sticky gel on my stomach. I was surprised. She told me the usual, we will look at the uterus and other stuff first. Mommy watched the uterus and saw a sneak peek of a tiny heart beat.

Finally the tech moved the doppler and I saw a hiccup. It was your first movement and I began to smile. Then imagine my surprise when you lifted your hand and waved hello! So stinking cute. You rolled around. I guess the coffee and orange juice I had was counter productive for this appointment. Mommy will stick with water the next appointment.

So my sweet little stinker, you are testing mommy. You are scaring me but mommy is so glad you are part of my life. I cannot imagine mommy with 2 kids anymore. You will be the one to complete our family. Mommy loves you!

Baby Frijol Update AKA Baby Ro 4

Finally a normal appointment. This first 10 weeks has been insane. You measure 9 weeks 1 day so we have pushed your due date back to January 8th, 2014 but realistically you will be coming sometime December 2013. I was scared as mommy had some cramping this week and the doctor was concerned. She sent me in for an ultrasound. Happily when I got in there you were happy as could be. Your heart beat I could see was 185 and you were wiggling around. Happy baby in there. You are now 2.5 cm long. Not very big but you are a huge part of my life. Mommy cannot wait to meet you. Mommy cannot wait to find out who you are my sweet Rosalyn or Rodrigo. You are one of the best things that have happened to me and I will protect you with every breath I take. Mommy is so proud you are there and beating all the odds.

What a Way to End the Vaca

Argh me matey's! Welcome to Pirates Cove! Put on ye sunscreen and bring a sack lunch and play all day with us! We love Elitches don't get me wrong but since we were on a low budget vacation we found that going to Lakeside and this place would be the cost of all our tickets for one trip to Elitches. The kids played with the bucket and then went down the slide. Rowen jumped off the diving board and into 12 foot water. Me and  Ro well the second view was how we spent most our day. We laid under an umbrella drinking gatorade. When we weren't under the umbrella, we were floating down the lazy river with our kiddos. What a wonderful vacation. We will have to plan them more often. I am so very blessed with my life and I cannot wait to see what life is like with 3 of these beautiful blessings running around are like.

Our Minivacation Day 1 and 2

We could not afford to go anywhere elaborate this year. So I decided for the beginning of the Summer we would do a quick 3 day trip to Denver. We got a hotel Room and btw Extended Stay beds suck! Suck seriously suck! Day 1 was kinda drive around see our old stomping grounds. It was buy groceries for the hotel and enjoy our family time. It was wonderful.

On Sunday we hit up the Denver Flea Market. I had so much fun looking at the food stands and then finding a Rock N Play sleeper for Baby Frijol. Last minute Ro and I decided to go to an amusement park called Lakeside.

I did not ride anything there. Okay I did ride the carousal horse. I could not say no to that. But the kids had a blast. They did Bumper boats, they did bumper cars, but my favorite part that made me tear up was them doing their first Roller coaster. I think later in the summer I will take them to Elitches. I did not get many pictures as I did not plan well and forgot water and food. So here are the few I did  take.

First Weekend of Summer

Finally after 9 months of School we can say School is out for the Summer. Yes we go back Mid August but we get to enjoy our family time now. We have decided that every weekend we are planning something special as family time. This weekend was a sweet little picnic up in the Rocky Mountains called Lake Manitou. We packed up our sandwiches, sodas, and chips, and drove up to spend our day up there. We got there around 11 and stayed until 2. Hiking around the lake and just enjoyed the natural beauty of our wonderful state. I complain about no family. I complain about never seeing Ro but knowing we live here is worth it. I completely love my state.

It's A.....

Baby! We were burdened by the fear of an ectopic. Then Worried about viability. Yesterday was our 7 week sonagram to check growth at 11. The doctor  took me back into the room at 10:50. Ro was not there. He was supposed to be there at 10:45. The doctor sent me to the bathroom and then I changed for the ultrasound. Ro was not answering his phone at all. I had a feeling from the beginning that he would miss the appointment.At 10:57 we started the sono. The doctor had the monitor turned away from me. She told me she was checking the ovaries, tubes and all that fun stuff.

Next thing I know she turns the tube towards me and I see a beautiful sight. I see flickering. That is my childs tiny heartbeat. It is already beating at 153 bpm. My husband missed it. He missed the whole thing. We chatted for a bit and I would start my regular ultrasounds at 9 weeks. Our new baby will be arriving around 1-8-2014. I am so love with this child already.

I am getting teary typing this up. I will update tomorrow about my big girl. Life with My Ro's is getting interesting. I cannot wait to see where this Ride takes me.

Baby Ro to Be