A Little Pregnancy Update

*This post is in collaboration with Pink Blush Maternity

So, I'm 35 weeks and some change.

This child is coming in like 4.5 weeks.

I'm honestly so shocked at how fast this pregnancy flew by!

I also have been seriously terrible with pregnancy updates. 

Oops, second kid probs.

Also, not wanting to take pictures because nothing fits... probs...

But I know I really will want to remember this time so here goes a little update :)

I guess she's the size of a small watermelon so... here's a picture with some watermelon haha

How Far Along? 35.5 weeks!

Weight Gain: I just don't think it's worth it to know...

 Maternity Clothes? YES! I bought a few pairs of maternity jeans when I was pregnant with Oaklyn and called it good. Not only did I hardly show, but I was pregnant in the winter time and it was so easy dress the bump. This time however, ugh... I hate getting dressed. It's hot. Like really hot. So, I don't really want to wear anything tight. I've been living in dresses but I also got some shirts from Pink Blush Maternity that I absolutely love! You guys, they actually have CUTE maternity clothes! I chose some flowy tops that I love and the one I'm wearing in this picture can be worn after my pregnancy too. If all goes as planned, this won't be my last pregnancy so I figure stocking up on maternity clothes isn't such a bad thing! 

 Sleep? No, not really. I'm waking up more at night to pee which is the most annoying but I'm also switching positions constantly. For some reason I end up flat on my back while sleeping so I've been trying to correct that.

 Best moment this week? I am pretty nervous to add another little one to our family.
The newborn stage is hard for me and I'm just getting anxious about it. However, I saw an itty bitty baby the other day and I melted. I got so excited to have another one of my own! So that was pretty much the best :)

 Weird pregnancy moment? Just the way this child kicks and moves is weird. She's super active and her kicks actually hurt!

 Movement: Oh, spoke too soon ;) But seriously, this little girl's movements are so crazy that I wake up from them. She's either really big, really strong, or really crazy haha.

 Food Cravings: Halo Top Ice cream has become a recent obsession. French Fries, oh man do I love me some french fries. Steamed broccoli with cheese haha. Shrimp. Ohh give me allll the shrimp! Dole whips, and thankfully they have them in Provo! And whatever else I fancy each day ;)

 Anything making you queasy? Smells are still getting the best of me. Weirdly, I can't stand the smell right after Hunter brushes his teeth haha.

 Gender: Little girly pie! We'll see if this one has hair like oaks!

 What I'm looking forward to: Setting up the nursery. Well actually I'm more looking forward to it being done haha. Setting it up doesn't exactly sounds fun ;)

Best Advice Learned So Far: Bodies are amazing and can do hard things. My body won't always look like this, my body can and will carry this child, and even though labor is scary to me... my body can do it!

Well that's all I have this time.

This pregnancy is a million and a half times different than mine with Oaks but I guess they'll all be a bit different.

Needless to say though, I'm giving myself a nice long break after this child is born ;)

I had an appointment today and baby girl is measuring at 5.5 pounds! 

No dilation but I didn't dilate til about 38 weeks with oaklyn and even then I was just at a one. 

So, only time will tell when this little one gets here :)

All my love,

Aleigh Joy

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T W E N T Y E I G H T

Holy smokes, where is time going??

I hit the third trimester this week and I'm seriously in shock that this pregnancy is 2/3 of the way done.

You know when you first hear your due date you're thinking, "that is SO far away!"?

Well, now I'm thinking... "wait, can we push this due date back a little? I'm not ready!"

I definitely am getting more and more excited and anxious, but I've got a whole lot to do to be ready for this little miss!

I also can't believe how little I've posted about this pregnancy.

This has been the craziest and busiest time in our marriage and time is literally flying by.

I thought I'd finally do a little bumpdate though because I was so good about it with Oaklyn and this child should at least have one haha.

These were the exact same questions I used with Oaklyn so here we go!

How Far Along? 28 Weeks!

Weight Gain: I try really hard not to look at the scale at each appointment so i'm not sure ;) I'm also not sure why I left this question on here...

 Maternity Clothes? I have all my maternity jeans from when I was pregnant with Oaklyn and I'm still loving them! However, I was my biggest with her in the winter so baggy sweaters did the trick. This time around I'm having a hard time being comfy in clothes! I'm kind of living in swing dresses. 

 Sleep? Sleep is harder when you have a toddler. I can't just plop down and take a nap like I did with Oaks. But when I actually fall asleep I stay asleep pretty well. As long as i have my legs wrapped around a pillow ha.

 Best moment this week? This might sound silly, but I've been having a hard time with how quickly my body changed this pregnancy. I feel like I'm never fitting in clothes and it's just a pain to get dressed. The other day though, I got dressed and actually felt good in what I was wearing! Silly I know, but was good for my pregnant self esteem. 

 Weird pregnancy moment? Saying goodbye to my belly button... I forgot how weird it is when your stomach grows and your belly button disappears! 

 Movement: This child is much different than Oaks. Oaklyn was her most active from this point til about 38 weeks. This one will just all of a sudden kick so hard it literally hurts then be done for a while. She really likes to press outwards and dig into my ribs too. 

 Food Cravings: It's something new each week but right now I'm craving a chick fil a sandwich with lots of chick fil a sauce on the daily, shaved ice, ice cold water, dr pepper (thank goodness for caffeine free because I get this craving at like 10pm...), and a fried egg on toast ha.

 Anything making you queasy? Smells. Ugh, my sense of smell is ridiculous. Oaklyn's diapers do not help this situation at all!

 Gender: Last we checked, it's still a girl! Thank goodness too, I hardly have to buy anything!

 What I'm looking forward to: Seven Peaks opening! We got passes and even though I'm dreading being in a bathing suit, I can't wait to float in a pool!

Best Advice Learned So Far: Ignorance is bliss ha! I was so high strung with Oaks and had to have all the best baby gear and latest gadgets. I had a never ending checklist of things I thought we absolutely needed and it totally stressed me out. I've been trying to just not care as much about all that stuff this time and it's helped a ton!

Well, here's to hoping we have a smooth 12 weeks til this lady arrives!

I have a lot to do to get Oaks ready for a little one, but I'm so excited to watch her be a big sister :)

All my love,

Aleigh Joy

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Moore Party of FOUR!

The secret is FINALLY out!

And by finally I mean I'm 16 weeks sooo... yeah I've been keeping this a secret for kind of a while now haha.

We found out the first week of December. 

DECEMBER PEOPLE!

We told family and close friends as we saw them, but I really didn't want to announce until after the first trimester.

Once I hit that mark life got even more crazy (as if that's possible, ha!) and we couldn't find a time that we were all together when it wasn't dark outside or sleeping. 

Since we hadn't announced all this time, this pregnancy hasn't exactly felt real.

It's been hard hiding such a big secret... especially since I've been way more sick this time around.

Hunter was gone all day Friday then came home Saturday at 3:30ish. 

I looked at him and said, "Should we just take the picture now? I mean I'm 16 weeks already..."

So on a whim, we just went for it.

I hadn't even brushed my hair, Oaklyn had been throwing fits all day, and Hunter was sick and exhausted, but it feels mighty good to finally be telling the world about our best kept secret ;)

So now on to a bit about this pregnancy...

We're (mostly me) equally as excited as we are terrified to add another little person to our family.

Most of the time, I'm excited and feeling encouraged that I can do this.

Then other times I'm actually having a meltdown because I'm so terrified to have two kids haha.

I know I can do this and I know The Lord has blessed us with this baby and we are thankful beyond words, but I've also got a whole lot of figuring out to do!

This little one is coming before we were planning on moving out, before Hunter graduates, right in the middle of some big projects, right before football season (Hunt's busiest time), and of course I can't stop worrying about PPD that I had pretty severely with Oaklyn.

However, this little peanut has already stolen my heart and I am beyond excited to snuggle him/her!

I always envisioned us having several kids. There isn't really a definition for several, just whatever feels right. 

I've always hoped I'd have a full house, lots of birthdays to celebrate, and plenty of mouths to feed.

It's just thinking about being pregnant several times that's killin me ha.

As I was saying earlier, this time around has been quite a bit different than with Oaks.

I was definitely more sick in the first trimester, but less tired. 

I've had heartburn like nobody's business since I found out whereas it didn't really start til around this time with Oaklyn.

I'm still having food aversions but a whole lot more things sound good to me than they did with Oaklyn, and sometimes I even crave meat... what?!

Not to mention, my body is definitely changing faster this time around.

I wouldn't say I'm showing yet but I definitely feel "more pregnant" than I did with Oaks at this point. 

All around it's just been pretty different!

As far as gender goes, we're planning on finding out at 20 weeks during the anatomy scan. 

I have sooo much more willpower this time around, ha!

We will be perfectly happy with either gender but if I could plan it out, I would definitely want another girl. 

It would make it SO much easier being that we already have everything for a little girl, and duh... matching dresses haha.

I also happen to like our girl name a whole lot but that's also a secret ;)

Anyways, I'm due in August. August 12th to be exact, my sister's birthday!

I'm not exactly excited to be largely pregnant during the summer months but I'm very much excited to have a baby during a month I can go outside!

Gosh I can't believe I'm having another baby haha.

I think that covers the gist of things, but you'll be hearing quite a bit more about this peanut now that I can actually talk about him/her!

Okay lastly, I've gotten the same question asked quite a bit lately.

I've been asked why I've kind of stopped blogging.

People said they were worried and hoped all was well.

Last time I took a bunch of time off from blogging was when Hunt's dad passed away.

Nothing severe has happened like that, but there are several contributing factors I'll be talking about more soon.

I would say though, the biggest factor would be THIS PREGNANCY!

Gosh it has taken a lot out of me including inspiration and motivation.

Plus, how am I supposed to blog when I'm keeping the biggest secret like ever from you guys??

So, thank you so much for the concern and support.

Seriously, it felt good to know someone actually cared haha!

But I'm feeling quite a bit better and with each new sunny day I'm feeling a little more inspired to work on some big projects I have planned!

Alright friends, that is all for now.

I just figured I should pop in and explain life's current happenings haha.

Now hold me to being better about blogging ;)

All my love,

Aleigh Joy (and the tiny peanut in my belly)

My outfit is old but here's a similar skirt | Lipsense is redwood and you can join my group to see other colors here | Oaks outfit also old but Gap still has peter pan collared onesies! | Balloon from North Star Balloons | Similar shirt to Hunter's  

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Thirty Eight. What?

Somehow, time flew by and I'm 38 weeks pregnant today.

I know, I can't believe it either!

Everyone told me that being pregnant is the slowest thing in the whole world.

I disagree, I feel like this pregnancy FLEW by!

I oddly found myself sad that soon, I won't be feeling her little kicks and hiccups inside my tummy anymore. 

However, I'm so happy and excited that I get to trade those kicks felt on the inside for baby snuggles and kisses on the outside :)

Her nursery is complete, the hospital bags are packed, her name is confirmed, the car seat is in the car, everything is checked off my list, her clothes are all washed and put away, and I truly don't believe we could be more ready for her. If you ever really are "ready" ;)

So little Miss O, we're ready when you are :)

I had an appointment on Friday.

 I was dilated to a 2, her head is down, and her heartbeat was MUCH lower than usual.

The nurse brought it up with Dr. Jones and they decided a non stress test was in order.

Insert first time mom panic.

I immediately began praying that all would be well and couldn't take my hands off my tummy.

Sitting there for 30 minutes listening to her little heartbeat was music to my ears, but seeing that it wasn't accelerating at all like it should be had me, and the nurse, a little worried.

We tried numerous things to get her to move but sleepy head was not at all interested in showing off.

The nurse left the room and said we would wait a little longer before we tried the "taser" I like to call it. (a little zappy thing that makes a noise to wake up sleepy babies)

I didn't like the idea of it so I started talking to my little girl asking her to please show them that she's a healthy little one.

A few seconds later, she woke up.

And we were out of there in 5 more minutes :)

We have a special bond already ;)

I thought we were in the clear and my worrying stopped, but I got a call yesterday from a nurse telling me Dr. Jones felt it necessary for me to do another test at the hospital. 

Though I was flattered that the receptionist thought I was there to visit someone and not for myself, I was still worried. So this time, I brought her daddy.

She must have inherited some stubbornness from her mother because once again, she was doing nothing. Like at all.

After seeing almost flat lines for much too long, another nurse came in and turned me on my side.

She wasn't as comfy that way because she began wiggling away and after an hour and a half of trying to get her to move, we were able to leave.

She's already scaring me and her life hasn't even began!

But the nurses assured me there was nothing wrong.

Oh, I also really enjoyed watching my contractions that I can't seem to feel.

One more story...

Last night I had the best dream I've ever had.

I dreamed that my sweet baby girl was born.

The dream fairy was nice enough to skip the whole labor part and fast forward straight to the first time I held her.

She was a little pink bundle with lots of brown hair and big brown eyes.

I loved her instantly and thought she fit absolutely perfect on my chest.

I have never woken up happier.

Except maybe the day after our wedding, but that's different.

I cannot wait to meet her!

And to see how much truth that dream holds :)

How Far Along: 38 weeks! And feeling it...

Maternity clothes: Same as always. Maternity jeans are a lifesaver. I'm really gonna miss them.

Weight Gain: Ha! The nurse asked me what my current weight is today and I told her I hadn't looked at the scale in longer than I can remember. She smiled understandingly. 

Showing: YES! I have a baby girl baby bump!

Sleep: I wish :( I guess it's time to say bye bye to sleep for like... the rest of my life. I wake up about every 2 hours and can't fall asleep again for another hour. 

Best moment this week: Completely finishing her nursery and seeing progression at my appointments :)

Weird pregnancy moment: Crying. Like all the time.

Movement: Less and less. But tons around 2 am. She likes to move, just not when she's supposed to ha.

Food Cravings: Rubios fish tacos, Cafe Rio/Costa Vida grilled chicken salad, smoothies still, in n out with lotsss of extra special sauce, peanut butter and chocolate, and bread. yuuumm

Anything making you queasy: No! Hallelujah!

Gender: All things girl. and if they're wrong, we're gonna have a serious problem because she has a whole lot of pink.

Best advice learned: Baby Wise. 100% Thank you thank you thank you mom!

 What I'm looking forward to: My baby girl! Not delivery, I'm actually becoming more and more nervous about labor. But holding her, yeah that sounds dreamy :)

I almost wanna make this my screen saver. Weird? It just melted my heart while doing laundry the other day. Baby, mommy, daddy! A family of 3 :)

A snuggly, pretty, pink, car seat for a little baby girl :)

Seeing daddy carrying her car seat to the car may have made me a little teary eyed. He looks so good as a dad ;)

That red line, that's her heartbeat. See how flat it was at first? That blue line, that's my contractions. That can't seem to be felt...

And that's all for now!

Maybe just maybe this will be my last update until she's born! :)

All my love,

Aleigh Joy

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30 whole weeks!

I have been growing a tiny person inside of me for 30 whole weeks!

I can't believe it!

This little girl is everything Hunter and I have dreamed of, and we haven't even met her yet!

I can't believe that this time next year I'll have a 10 month old!

Hunter the other day, told me that he hopes she starts walking right away so he can run around and play with her sooner haha!

He is so excited to be our little one's daddy.

Little girl's name starts with an "O" so I think I'll start calling her Baby O.

I think she likes her name, she always responds to it.

She's a crazy little thing.

I'll be on an airplane to Miami next week.

I sure hope this whole flying while pregnant thing goes well.

If you have any tips, feel free to let me know :)

How Far Along: 30 whole weeks! Hello third trimester!

Maternity clothes: Just wearing maternity pants. Which I'm still convinced are the greatest pair of pants any woman will ever own. As far as shirts go, I could not have chosen a more perfect time of year to be at the end of my pregnancy. (ha, chosen) Seriously, baggy sweaters, sweatshirts, and layers are wonderful. 

Weight Gain: Why did I even put this question on here? I don't know... I stopped looking at the scale when I go to the doctors office a while ago.

Showing: More than ever! My doctor said I'm still looking pretty small but that's not how I'm feeling haha.

Sleep: I LOVE sleep! Nights are beginning to get a little rougher. As expected. Finding a comfortable position can be tough but once I do find one I'm knocked out. That is, until I have to pee. Which is often.

Best moment this week: Getting little girl's room ready! We finally cleared out the furniture that was in that room and started arranging her stuff. There's not much in there but it's still feeling more and more like a nursery and that is so exciting! Plus, her crib skirt is just the sweetest thing.

Weird pregnancy moment: I never thought that people actually put their hands on your tummy without asking when you're pregnant. Turns out they do. Yeah that's been kinda weird. 

Movement: She lovessssss to move around! She still throws parties between 2 and 3 in the morning every day. She absolutely loves when daddy talks to her and gives her high fives. She wakes right up when she hears his voice, and it totally melts my heart. She's such a daddy's girl! Whenever Hunter lays his head on my tummy she kicks that exact spot. She's so excited to play with him already :) She also really loves food haha. She squirms quite a bit about 5 minutes after I'm done eating as if to say "that was good mommy, thank you!" I really love her :)

Food Cravings: Anything breakfast and fruit smoothies. Those have been around since the day I found out but now I'm also craving peppermint, dairy products (so weird, I hate dairy!), cold hot cheetos (really, I just keep them in the fridge), peanut butter, potatoes, and corn. I've never liked corn. I tolerated corn on the cob but now I don't care what shape or form it's in... I want it!

Anything making you queasy: Thoughts of the dinner I threw up when I had the stomach flu. Oh, and bad breath haha! I swear I can smell it from a mile away. It's your best bet to just chew some gum around me haha.

Gender: They're still saying it's a girl so I'm still loving picking out pretty dresses :)

Best advice learned: Your birth "plan" most likely won't go as planned. I like to make lists, know exactly what's going to happen, and exactly what needs to be done. But, since I've never done this before... I feel SO unprepared! So, it was good to hear that I just need to go in with an open mind and let nature take it's course. 

 What I'm looking forward to: My shower! It'll be a few days after Christmas and I cannot wait to feel "ready" for her to come haha. I'm also so excited to see all my friends back home! Yay!

Well, that's all for this week!
By the time I do the next update, I'll probably be much much bigger!
Yikes!

All my love,
Aleigh Joy

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25 Down. 15 To Go!

Hey, look! A baby bump!

I figured I should probably do more little updates before baby girl is here!

Because seriously, the time is going by SO fast!

She has a pile of clothes, a rocking chair, crib coming soon, hopefully a dresser in the near future, a bottle, a pacifier, diapers, and even some baby food. 

This is really beginning to feel Moore and more real.

We talk about her often and hope she's comforted by our voices. 

She totally already loves Taylor Swift, and pumpkin bread.

I think she's a daddy's girl already. Whenever she's sitting funny and Hunter tells her to move, she does. Like right away. I tell her to move, and she stays put. 

I found out that I have really low blood pressure. I guess that's better than high!

The glucose test will be happening at my next appointment. I'm less than thrilled about fasting for 12 hours.

If the whole saying that the more heartburn you have, the more hair your child will have is true... then baby girl will be born with hair clear down her back. THANK GOODNESS FOR ZANTAC!

I've been feeling really good for the most part.

Even though I'm getting really sick of the sharp pain I get when I sneeze, I wouldn't trade this experience for the world :)

How Far Along? 25 Weeks!

Weight Gain: I don't even know, I'm just trying not to care...

 Maternity Clothes? Still totally loving my maternity pants! So far I'm loving my motherhood maternity ones (and all the coupons they gave me) but the H&M ones are really awesome too. I'm able to wear all my old shirts still. and truthfully minus a few, I probably will the whole time. I've always liked looser fitting clothes.

 Sleep? Still sleeping like it's all I know how to do. I blame the fact that I wake up having to pee so often so I'm still tired once my alarm goes off. I mean I might as well sleep now right?

 Best moment this week? There were THREE baby blessings at church Sunday! Two were girls. I don't know the families but I still teared up picturing my sweet husband blessing our little girl :) Also, picturing her in the most darling pink ruffle dress she now has! Oh, and receiving a sweet package from my mom :)

 Weird pregnancy moment? Seeing my belly button poke out a little. That was definitely a weird sight for me. Also, running across the street and feeling slightly off balance... I was a gymnast and a cheerleader... I've always had balance. Now I run across the street and feel like I've never ran in my life! 

 Movement: Oh yes, little missy doesn't let me forget about her. She especially likes to have girl talk at 2 in the morning.

 Food Cravings: Salt, yogurt, almond milk, LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER, orange juice, and bread to name a few ;)

 Anything making you queasy? Even though meat almost never sounds good... I wouldn't say it makes me queasy anymore. So that's good!

 Gender: They're still telling us it's a girl! Which is perfectly exciting to me :)

 What I'm looking forward to: Looking pregnant instead of just "possibly pregnant" haha. 

Best Advice Learned So Far: Just ignore everyone. Okay not everyyyoneee but I'm pretty much just listening to my mom and a select few others at this point. I'll also pretend I didn't hear the "I bet your husband wishes you were having a boy" remarks. The "Just wait, your heartburn will be much worse soon!" And the "Oh look! You're starting to get fat!" comments. Like, really people? Oh well. 

There ya have it!

The 25 week update :)

I can't believe we're already over halfway done until we meet this little girl! :)

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Our Little Girl.

So, now that I'm 22 weeks... I should probably do an update of some sorts on this sweet little girl growing inside of me.

First off, oh how I love her so!

I feel like I already know her so well.

At both ultrasounds so far, she has cooperated perfectly and let us see everything we needed to.

She's also incredibly wiggly.

At first I couldn't tell if I was feeling movements or uhm... gas... but I'm so beyond sure that it's her now.

She's an early bird. Just like daddy.

In fact, when I'm struggling to take Hunter to his early lifts she kicks away and flips around until I start laughing and get out of bed to take him.

She loves when I drink lemonade, and so do I so I can tell we're gonna be best friends already. 

She's not a huge fan of me sleeping on my side, that's okay cause it doesn't feel so good on my shoulder anyways.

She's been so kind and hasn't made me throw up still.

My doctor is very pleased with her progress thus far.

Everything is growing exactly how it should and that makes for a little bit of a calmer mama.

Although, he is a bit concerned that her daddy was 11.5 lbs at birth. He'll be watching me carefully. 

I'm still not completely showing. Whenever I tell people I'm pregnant they seem shocked...

But trust me, I feel pregnant! My body is definitely changing and she pokes out a tiny bit more each week.

Her little profile in her pictures makes my heart melt.

Daddy loves his little girl and loves to sit in her rocking chair already.

Goodness we love her.

I cannot believe she'll be here in 18 weeks or less!

Here's a little bit more of an organized update on little lady:

How Far Along? 22weeks 

Weight Gain: Around 15 pounds already! But my doctor said that's just on track. I feel like a whale

 Maternity Clothes? Maternity pants for sure! They are heavenly! Though the bump hasn't completely arrived my hips have definitely widened making the button a little harder to snap ;)

 Sleep? All. The. Time. I require like 10 hours of sleep every night if I ever wanna get anything done.

 Best moment this week? Just movement. That always puts a smile on my face :)

 Weird pregnancy moment? Dreaming about this little girl being a baby giraffe that Hunter and I totally loved... what? Apparently that's actually quite normal. So weird.

 Movement: YES! Such an active little thing. I love it!

 Food Cravings: Salad, fruit, and french fries mainly but I've worked up quite an appetite since the first trimester.

 Anything making you queasy? Still even the thought of raw chicken kills me. I've definitely gotten better since the first trimester but I'll never look at it the same!

 Gender: 100% girl! Bring on the tutu's hair bows and pink!

 What I'm looking forward to: Getting her nursery underway!

And that's all for now!

My blogging game is lacking but I'll try harder I promise! 

All my love, 

Aleigh Joy

Ps. How sweet is this? :)

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