Monday, January 26, 2015

Weekly Bump Update: Week 26



How far along: 26 Weeks!!

Baby size: Cruz is the size of a head of lettuce!!!

Weight gain: Went to the dr last Wednesday and I weighed the same as I did at my December appointment. So, I was happy with that!

Maternity clothes: Keep them coming! Tonya gave me a bunch to borrow and I'm so thankful for that!!!

Stretch marks: Not yet! Still applying cocoa butter daily!

Sleep: Sleep is pretty good right now!!! Let's keep it up!

Gender: Boy!

Movement: Oh yeah!! He's a mover for sure!!!

Best moment this week: Getting to see my 2 best friends from college and their little ones! We had a great time catching up and lots of baby snuggles! :) Makes me even more excited for Cruz to get here! I hope he's half as good as Annalise! She's a great baby!!

Looking forward to: Getting Cruz's room ready!!!

Food cravings: Nothing. Any and all food will do! ha!

Weirdest food I ate this week: Thursday night and Friday for lunch I made my own little "mexican bowl". It was garden vegetable quinoia, ground turkey, carrots, black beans, edamame, and salsa! It looked like vomit, but it was SOOOOOO good!!!! I'll be making that for my lunches for work more often!

Anything making you queasy/sick?  I had a day of feeling super dizzy last week and at points I was nauseaus, but other than that I've been good.

Labor signs: Negative!

What I miss: Just not having general aches and pains. ha!

Symptoms: General aches and pains, and had a day of dizziness that was not fun at all. It slowly got better, but it kind of freaked me out. Blood pressure was a little low for me, but still in the normal range so my doctor was too concerned. Feeling back to normal now though!

Nursery: Still needs to be cleaned out, but it'll get there!

Belly button in or out: Very very stretched! But still not an outtie.

Mood: Pretty great!

Workouts: Yep! Still got in 3 this week!

Things that suck: My dizzy spell. I hope I don't have to deal with that again.


Things that don't suck: Spending this past weekend with my girls and getting to see them again in a month for my baby shower!! Yay!!

Pics from this week:

Feeling extra large and in charge last Sunday!

Ty cooked me dinner Friday night and was going to stay up to hang out with me before he went into work...then this happened. haha Sleepy head!

Driving through a winter wonderland to go to Tonya's Saturday! 

Sweet baby Annalise!! This girl is so precious!!!!

Sadie Mae!! Such a diva, but so sweet and observant! She's a lot of fun!!
 
Haha we had to take a sunglass selfie!!


Monday, January 19, 2015

Weekly Bump Update: Week 25



How far along: 25 Weeks!!

Baby size: Cruz is the size of a cauliflower!!!

Weight gain: yes...

Maternity clothes: Yes! Got in the maternity workout pants that I ordered from Old Navy and they are great!!

Stretch marks: Not yet!

Sleep: Ah, sleep! It's been good lately! Even laid down Thursday night at 6:30 to take a little "nap" with Ty and when he got up for work, I didn't. Woke up a few times through the night, but didn't actually get up out of bed until 6:30 the next morning. It was fabulous!

Gender: He's stll a Boy!

Movement: All the time! But I still don't think he's flipped because I always feel him under my belly button and on the right side the most.

Best moment this week: Probably that 12 hours of sleep I got one night. :)

Looking forward to: Not baby related, but going to see my 2 best friends and their kiddos (and newborn) this weekend!!

Food cravings: hmmm...no idea.

Weirdest food I ate this week: I ate a chicken quesadilla from Salsarita's Saturday and dipped it in guacamole which is totally not normal for me, but it was good!

Anything making you queasy/sick? Nope, not really.

Labor signs: Negative!

What I miss: Bending over to put on socks and boots/shoes and not feeling like I'm short of oxygen. haha!

Symptoms: General aches and pains, but nothing too, too bad.

Nursery: Well I cleaned out the guest bedroom closet so we can move all of Ty's clothes and "stuff" to that closet to open up Cruz's. And I also picked up some paint swatches for his room this week.

Belly button in or out: Is flush with the rest of my belly an option? haha It's just kind of there.

Mood: Wonderful!

Workouts: Yep! Got in 3 workouts this week, hoping for 4 again this week!

Things that suck: Regular pants. They suck. Give me all the maternity pants and leggings!!


Things that don't suck: Getting to spend this past Saturday with Ty! He finally had a day off, so we actually got to talk and hang out for longer than 30 mins at a time. It was great!

More pics from Week 25:

I bought this dress to wear to Ty's work party at the beginning of December, but it was big and baggy (and we didn't go), so I hadn't gotten to wear it. I figured I'd try it this week to wear to work and TOTALLY fit!! This with leggings and a sweater for work has probably been the most comfortable thing I've worn this whole pregnancy! Minus yoga pants at home 99% of the time! ha! 

New workout pants and tank from Old Navy! Yay for maternity workout clothes!! 

Clean guest bedroom closet! (Holding a few of Cruz's clothes for now) :)

For funsies, here's the bump at 15 weeks vs. 25 weeks! He's definitely growing!
 

Thursday, January 15, 2015

A Look Back at 2014: Part 2

Okay, so I ended with May...let's start back up with June.

WARNING: Another photo overload!!!!

June:

It was a big and busy month!!


Ty and I caught this big ole fish in Mom and Gerry's lake! Well, Ty did, I just helped paddle back to their end of the lake.

I got up a few mornings and ran down by the river before work. One of the nice perks of being so close to downtown.

Met this cutie, Jordyn finally!! We became pretty good friends that day! :)

Made some really, really good fish tacos with fish that Ty had caught on his Florida fishing trip back in the Spring.

Got a sushi boat when we went out for dinner with friends one night!

And snuggled with our fur baby one night.

Celebrated Katie's big 4-0!!!!

And Father's Day with the best step-dad I could ask for!

And spent Father's Day with this great guy I get to call dad! He loved his new chair I got him. :)
 
 
Went on a girl's trip to Florida with my MIL, SIL, and Aunt-in-Law. Layed by the pool, on the beach, ate lots of ice cream and went for a few runs! We had a wonderful time and can't wait to go back!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Got surprised for my 30th birthday with a suprise party in Evansville with my family and best friends!! Best surprise ever!!!!
 
 
All of my awesome party planners!
 
 
 
 
My best friends Anne and Tonya were there too, so they spent over and headed home the next morning! So sweet of them to drive all that way just to hang out for like 12 or so hours!
 
Then that Saturday evening/night we headed out to Yellowcreek Park for Romp! Such. A. Blast!!!!
 
 
 
July:
 
Started out July with my 2nd 5K of the year with my friend from work, Gaye!
 

Then went to a Gender Reveal for Danielle and Jeremiah and found out they were welcoming a baby BOY!! Parker George!


Then spent the night icing my forehead after a mishap with Ty's phone being thrown at my face to me, but I didn't quite catch it. HAHAHA! He felt terrible!

Mom & Gerry rode the motorcycle over one Saturday afternoon and we went downtown for lunch and coffee!

We went to Bowling Green to watch a Hot Rods game and had a blast!


 
 
Spent a Friday night at Ty's work with him just for fun! He kept feeding me coffee to keep me awake! haha!


Saturday morning runs...

Going to the driving range with Ty!

Watching the hubs fish on a random weekday night...

Went to Ellis Park with some friends from work to watch the Ostrich and Zebra races!! So much fun!!!

Meg and Darren!! My work BFF's!

Another evening at the driving range!!

August:

We took naps during car rides...

And on the couch after a vigorous day of golfing! ha!

I won a prize at the Healthpark for the "Olympics" (for attending so many minutes for like 4 weeks or so)! woo hoo!

Went to the Koester Reunion and took a pic with my sisters...

And neices. Duh!

Meg and I at the filming of one of the commercials for work!!


Practiced our putting at Golfland!


Ty and Nate caught this huge fish in the lake at Mom & Gerry's!

Went to the driving range...again.

Got the BIGGEST suprise when we found out we were having a baby!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheered on my neice, Maddie, at a soccer game.

September:

Ran my 3rd 5K of the year (at 5 weeks pregnant and feeling like crap!) across the blue bridge! So fun!
 
 
Celebrated Danielle and Jeremiah's little bundle of joy, Parker, at their baby shower at the zoo! So cute!
 
 
 
 
Koester girl camping weekend at our Aunt Lori's house...we decided to "Glamp" this year. :)
 
 
 
 
Saw our little peanut for the first time!!!
 
Then took a family vacay with Ty's fam to Gatlinburg! And had the best time!
 
 
We visited the aquarium!
 
Saw this by the penguin exhibit, so we decided this picture was how we were going to announce that we were pregnant in a few weeks!
 
Ty and I went on a hike one day to Grotto Falls. Once we got close to the falls, he decided to climb down. I stayed at the top.
 
 
Went to the Dixie Stampede and LOVED it!!!!
 
Got Ty on the Ferris Wheel and he hated every second of it! Poor guy is so scared of heights! We all got a good laugh out of it though! Sorry baby!
 
 
The boys and Gracie went go-karting!!
 
Goodbye cabin, thanks for having us!
 
We drove through Cades Cove to look for bears and we actually did see two cubs in the distance!

October:

Visited Mom & Gerry one Saturday afternoon...
 
And they got Baby P this cute tshirt from Gulf Shores!
 
Took Meg (and Ty) to the Fall Festival for the first time! They both loved it! I did too!! I'm ready for Fall Festival again!
 
Breakfast at Dee's!
 
Watched Kelsey at her Senior Night Volleyball game!
 
 
 
Went camping with my fam in Henderson! We failed at a whole family pic this year. dang it!
 
Ty and I took Nater to the woods to set up a hunting blind for Ty to hunt in the next morning! We all had  blast!!
 
He was never too far behind Ty! So cute!
 
Love this!
 
Danielle and Jeremiah came by so Krystal could take some maternity pics for them. We had to take this one!! :)
 
 
Ty took me to Lexington one weekend and went to my first Cats football game!! We had a blast!
 
He was so excited to meet Matt Jones from KSR!
 
We got to sign a beam that is going to be used for the renovation of the stadium!
 
 
Ty had to buy a hat because he forgot one and sunglasses and the sun was beaming down on us...so I had to take off my sweatshirt too, I was about to die!!!
 

 Hung out with Milo and Bella and Michelle's after Grandma and Grandpa's Anniversary lunch!
 
 
Dressed up as a Pregnant Mummy for Halloween Zumba! :)
 

November:

Celebrated Maddie's 16th Birthday!!!



Met this sweet little man, Parker George!! I just love him (and his parents) so much!!! They were blessed with such a sweet little boy!

Ty got to meet him too! :) Parker wasn't too sure about this Kentucky fan, he hasn't heard great things about them. ha!

Got to see our sweet little baby for our first ultrasound and found out if it was a boy or girl!

Ty sent me these beautiful flowers and 1 pink and 1 blue balloon that day too! :) Love him!

Had our gender reveal party and Nate got to meet and hold Parker. He thought he was pretty cool!

We're having a BOY!!! Cruz Tyler Porter!!! We can't wait to meet him!

Ran my 4th 5K for the year with my sisters, cousins and neice! It was SO cold, but we all survived!!


Went Black Friday shopping and failed to take a group pic. So Krystal and I took one after the fact. ha!


December:

Came down with a terrible cold and had to take a sick day! Boo. That was not fun!
 
Watched my neices get ready for their Christmas Turnabout dance. They both looked SO gorgeous!!!
 
 
Ty and I finally went out to dinner one night! We hadn't gotten to do that in a while, so it was nice just to go out the 2 of us!
 
Lexie enjoyed glowing in the light of the Christmas tree. :)

Ty rubbed it in my face that Lexie likes him more and will let him hold her in his lap. She NEVER does that with me. :(
 
Went to Bob Evans for breakfast and shared this delicious caramel latte!! (Ty was giving 2 thumbs up in the background! ha!)

Had a few new additions to Cookie Day!!! (Ty and Cruz)
 
Celebrated Christmas with all of our families!
 

 
 
Rang in the new year with some friends!!! (but didn't take a pic, except for this one when we got home) whoops!

 

To say 2014 was a great year, would be an understatement!! I can only imagine how much better 2015 will be!! Cruz's arrival is definitely the most anticipated and we can't to see what this new life as parents will be!

Happy 2015 everyone!



Mr. & Mrs.

Mr. & Mrs.