24 WEEKS | THOUGHTS

Hello and yay another pregnancy post!

I just wanted to vomit a few things that have been on my mind lately about this whole being pregnant thing.

I had very high expectations, I guess you could say, about pregnancy.

THREE YEARS | DEAR ZACH

Over the weekend we celebrated our third anniversary! I simultaneously can't believe it's been three years, and can't believe it's only been three years. I often feel as though we've been together for-like-ever, and imagining life without him by my side is nigh impossible.

PIE (chart)

Hello my (2) lovely blog followers! I am typing this post while sitting on my fabulous new sofa (new to us- Craigslist is ahhhhmazing), which I am all too ecstatic about. I might have gone a little Craigslist-crazy and also bought an armchair spontaneously that I plan to re-upholster. But seriously. Couch & armchair totaling $75? WHY WOULDN'T YOU?! When I finally get our living room together I'll have to post some photos because I'm thrilled and it'll be mucho cute.

Anyway!
I thought it'd be kind of fun to put some family/friends' guesses for Baby Bloomfield's gender into a little chart!

Clearly the general consensus is I'm growing a little lass!
Feel free to add your guess in the comments! I'd love to read them :)

According to some old wives' tales, our babe seems to be a 'she', but we'll find out for sure on Thursday, July 31st! There is a countdown and I am nearly peeing my pants (uhm literally maybe?) with excitement.

You May Be Having A Boy If:

1. You’ve never experienced morning sickness throughout your pregnancy: yeah, no.

2. Your pregnancy cravings include food of the salty or sour flavors: ice cream & cheese/spinach sandwiches...

3. During your pregnancy, you look radiant. No drain in color and you feel wonderful all over: nope!

4. Your pregnancy weight is all in the front. You can barely tell that you’re pregnant from behind: yes... i think??

5. Your baby’s heart rate is consistently under 140 beats per minute at each hearing: nope! 165 & 152

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You May Be Having A Girl If:

1. You are carrying your baby weight everywhere, not just in the front: i don't know, i hope not!

2. You and morning sickness go hand-in-hand, be it just in the beginning stages of your pregnancy or throughout your entire nine months: yessssss

3. Your pregnancy cravings have been a constant desire for sweet, sugary, and indulgent foods: not constant, but there!

4. Your skin has seen better days. You may feel drained of color, acne may be rampant in a concentrated area of your body or wide spread everywhere: uhm acne hardcore on my face. hello middle school, never wanted to see you again!

5. Your baby’s heart rate is normally higher than 140 beats per minute at every listen: yep yep!

Whatever the gender, we will be happy with a sweet, healthy, baby! I just am dying to know because shopping and baby crafts duhhhh.

Here are couple photos featuring my giant bump! (Okay so maybe it's not giant, but it feels that way to me! I can't imagine it getting any bigger; I'm seriously freaking out!!)

BABY BLOOMFIELD: HAPPENINGS

Noteworthy occurrences since the last blog post:

I had to use my pretty leather backpack as a barf bag in public the other day. Totally classy. It was very sad... And embarrassing.
In addition to the "morning" sickness, I've been getting headaches every day. I am typically prone to headaches/migraines but am pretty good at avoiding my triggers. However, since becoming pregnant it's like my triggers are suuuuper sensitive! So that's been pretty fun too.
I guess partially because of the headaches, one day, while visiting my parents & brothers, everyone was being super loud and I asked if they could just tone it down and then my brother Ethan exclaimed, "Haleigh, you're making a baby, not a souffle!!"

This is probably my favorite note ever to be left on our love note board. My baby daddy's love for and kindness to me are amazing, and I feel so blessed to be experiencing this with him! I'm reminded daily of how perfect we are together, and all his tremendous qualities as a husband reassure me he'll be a wonderful father too! 

Also, Zach feels obligated to remind me, "You can't just whip out your boobs to get whatever you want!!" something I've apparently been doing. Whatever.

We couldn't resist purchasing this onesie at the Mariners' game the other night! 

Not pregnancy related: I have invested in a waterproof phone case after my 3rd, and crossing my fingers, final water vs phone incident. First I dropped my phone in the Great Salt Lake, then in a glass of water at work, and most recently the (clean, thankfully) toilet. We can't really afford to buy another iPhone, so these extra precautions are necessary. Oh, and luckily my phone was just fine after sitting in rice all day. Hooray!

On the bright side...

I'm getting more and more energy back, so completing homework and making our house cute are now possible! 

I found a new way to get to work! No, this is seriously a big deal. I have about a 35-45 minute commute to my job and it always stresses me out because traffic is sooo bad on the longest part of my route! But I found this back-way that's about 15 minutes faster, through gorgeous countryside, and just so much less stressful! 

It's the little things guys. There are sheep.
We've heard our little babe's heartbeat twice now. The first time at 165 bpm and the second at 152 bpm! Each time we hear it, Zach and I look at each other with the same expression we get when looking at kitties or puppies hahah. Baby Bloomfield is so cute already!!

How we told our families. 3 tests! Just to be sure :) 

At my last OB appointment (15 weeks 4 days) we scheduled the ultrasound that will hopefully allow us to determine the baby's gender!! Unfortunately we still have to wait another 3 weeks and 3 days, but we're SO excited. We took guesses at dinner tonight and every single person feels like baby B is a little girl! We'll  have to wait and see though. I'm just hoping for a human because my dreams have been extremely odd, and our baby has ended up being a cat in all of them. So..... Yeah. A human baby, whatever the gender, will be just fine! We have a definite boy name picked out, and a tentative girl name so I suppose we're set either way!

I lost another 2 pounds since my first appointment, (-5lbs total) but hopefully all the throwing up will stop soon and I can start gaining weight. My doctor is not worried in the slightest, so I probably shouldn't be either. 

We tried to take a cute 'excited to be at the OB' picture at the last appointment, and then this happened. #trexarm

I think that's about all that's happened lately! I'll have to take a progress photo soon because I'm starting to show a little! It really just looks like I need to suck in, except when I'm lying down. But anyway I'm excited about it! So is Zach, he thinks it's adorable. Hopefully it'll stay that way and he won't be too weirded out when I get to the watermelon-smuggling stage!