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Hi, I'm Kayleigh. I have a beautiful life full of many blessings. I have many thoughts that I sometimes dont understand until I see them written down. So welcome to my blog and my inner thoughts :) Go ahead and leave a comment. I would LOVE for you to help me figure out the chaos that is my brain :)

Jan 29, 2013


15 Weeks!



{I need to get back to taking pictures when i'm dressed and not 
absolutely exhausted. Oh welllll}

How far along? 15 weeks 4 days
Baby is the size of an: apple 
Total weight gain: still hanging out right around 5
Maternity clothes? not yet...but scrubs should pretty much be considered maternity clothes
Stretch marks? no 
Sleep: waking up multiple times throughout the night. no bueno
Best moment this week: invitations sent out for the gender reveal party!
Movement: not yet
Have you told your family and friends?Yes! 
Miss anything? pretty much just feeling normal in general 
Food cravings: not so much cravings but I cannot seem to get full! uh oohhhh
Anything making you queasy or sick? not eating right when I get up. Josh and I had a very unfortunate incident in the car on the way to church on Sunday :(
Gender: AHHH who knows! We find out next week!
Labor signs: nope
Symptoms: Lower back pain is already getting the best of me. boo
Belly button in or out? in 
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy...but still hormonal 
Looking forward to? Seeing the baby next Thursday!!

Jan 24, 2013

14 Weeks!

Sorrrry...im a few days late.


        This is what every day, worn down, tired Kayleigh looks like. 
Scrubs and all. 




How far along? 14 weeks 
Baby is the size of a: lemon 
Total weight gain: 5ish
Maternity clothes? nope
Stretch marks? no 
Sleep: Not great. My back has really started to hurt :(
Best moment this week: My docotr's appointment was easy peasy. Which is always a good sign. 
Movement: not yet
Have you told your family and friends?Yes! 
Miss anything? Margaritas. I desperately want a frozen margarita.
Food cravings: nothing really new this week 
Anything making you queasy or sick? nope. I've actually felt ok the last couple of days (knock on wood)
Gender: The last couple of days I have been thinking girl...just because EVERYONE is thinking boy
Labor signs: nope
Symptoms: Really tired this week. All the energy is being suck out of my by this tiny human. 
Belly button in or out? in 
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy...but I do have my hormonal, irrational moments. 
Looking forward to? Starting the nursery. SOO many ideas!

Jan 13, 2013

Week 13

Well hello there 2nd trimester! SOOO happy to see you!! I know that things can always go wrong but every single book/website/doctor out there says that your risk of miscarriage SIGNIFICANTLY decrease after the first trimester. (insert deep sigh of relief here) We are just trucking right along! Less than 4 weeks until we find out if our sweet miracle will be wearing bows or bow ties :) 





How far along? 13 weeks 3 days
Baby is the size of a: peach :)
Total weight gain: weighing in at +3 
Maternity clothes? nope
Stretch marks? no siree
Sleep: I have my good nights and bad
Best moment this week: Finally feeling like I have some of my energy back! Im not 100% yet but well on my way!
Movement: not yet
Have you told your family and friends?Yes! 
Miss anything? Coffee...my sweet, sweet coffee
Food cravings: I've actually been wanting to eat healthy this week. Lets keep it up!
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing in particular but still sick all day long. Ready to be done with this part. 
Gender: Boooooy
Labor signs: nope
Symptoms: Nausea, nausea, nausea :(
Belly button in or out? in 
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!! I think it has something to do with not be absolutely exhausted all of the time! 
Looking forward to? Our gender reveal party! The more I plan, the more excited I get!! February 9th!! 

Jan 6, 2013

Week 12

Here's to getting my energy back and my nausea going away!! Hopefully this will be the last week of that...we shall see. I will say though, it has been so much fun finally being able to talk about it! I'm still having people come up to me and hugging me with all they have, telling me that we are continually in their prayers. Once again...THANK YOU!!



 Hello baby bump!



How far along? 12 weeks
Baby is the size of a: Plum
Total weight gain: It depends on what time I weigh lol. Still hanging in at 1
Maternity clothes? nope. I did buy a belly and back support thing the other day for work!
Stretch marks? nada
Sleep: This week it is becoming uncomfortable to lay on my stomach...so i'm having to adjust
Best moment this week: Josh getting to hear the baby's heart beat for the first time :) He isn't able to go to any of my appointments but he came up to my office and we did it there. It was amazing :)
Movement: no
Have you told your family and friends? Yes!
Miss anything? Coffee...coffee...coffeeeee
Food cravings: sushi...it needs to happen ASAP
Anything making you queasy or sick? Still...just about everything :(
Gender: boy....but I will be just as happy with another sweet baby girl
Labor signs: nope
Symptoms: So. Nauseus.
Belly button in or out? in 
Wedding rings on or off? on...always :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy! Hopefully the moodiness is passing
Looking forward to? having my energy back. I NEED my energy back.

Jan 4, 2013

11 Weeks!

So it has come to realization that a week just isn't that long of a time. Especially when you have a full time job and a family to take care of. So when I get home...the last thing I want to do if get on my computer! So I will do my absolute best to post on time...but please forgive me if some are a few days late....like week 11. 

Pardon the awful hair. I tried something different. Never again. 


How far along? 11 weeks
Baby is the size of a: Lime
Total weight gain: 1 whole pound
Maternity clothes? nope
Stretch marks? nope...hoping for none
Sleep: Much better! 
Best moment this week: Finding out that I can actually eat some sushi!! That will DEFINITELY be happening in the near future!
Movement: not yet
Have you told your family and friends? Yes! Everybody is thrilled!
Miss anything? Still margaritas. But thanks to the book my husband got be called "Pregatinies" I now get to enjoy alcohol free cocktails :)
Food cravings: Chocolate chip pancakes. yum
Anything making you queasy or sick? Lately everything. My nausea has been at an all time high. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't make it without Zofran.
Gender: Still thinking it's a boy
Labor signs: nope
Symptoms: still incredibly nauseous. So ready to be done with this part
Belly button in or out? in 
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or moody most of the time? Still moody...being nauseous 24-7 isn't helping either
Looking forward to? Finding out the sex! 36 days!