Growing Belly

I'm always hesitant to post pictures of my pregnancy, I'm just not one of those "glowing" Pregnant women! But after I only took a picture of me two days before I delivered Krew, I felt pretty guilty.  So I started taking pictures of myself to document this pregnancy a little better. I've only taken two pictures so far, but that's better then last pregnancy! This pregnancy has been so different then it was with Krew. I felt like I was showing SO much earlier with this one. 

Here I am at 19 weeks:

And at 29 weeks

In the same shirt, for easy comparison!

Please excuse the bathroom pictures. Jorden wasn't home to take a picture of me!

Some other things that have differed from this pregnancy: my vomiting didn't last quite as long as it did with Krew. Notice I said vomiting. I'm still nauseous a lot! And have to take my antiemetic meds almost everyday! But man oh man it was bad in the first trimester. There was about a week where I couldn't even keep down a sip of water. One day at school my nursing instructor MADE me go in. I was so glad she did because after the liter of fluid they gave me, I felt like a new person!

Other differences this pregnancy.

• I'm not having the horrific leg cramps in the middle of the night like I did with Krew. Probably because I'm more hydrated this time!
• I'm not quite as tired this time. Maybe because I don't have a choice having to take care of Krew.
• I've gained the weight I should have this time. Even though I'm right on according to charts, it's still a hard pill to swallow at every Dr. appointment. I only gained 16 lbs with Krew because of all the vomiting.
• I am SO much more uncomfortable with this pregnancy! Some days I feel like every part of my body hurts. I hardly felt pregnant with Krew, besides all the vomiting!
• I have the worst insomnia this time. I often wake up at 3am and never get back to sleep. It's so annoying!
• I have horrible heart burn this time. That was something I never had with Krew.

When we got our ultrasound done Krew came along for the excitement. When the ultrasound tech told us it was a girl, Krew let out an exaggerated, "Ahhhh! I thought it was a boy!" He was disappointed for about a day but seems to be pretty excited now! We'll see how he feels when she arrives!

Whenever the tech would try to get a profile picture, she kept turning her head and looking at where she was getting pushed on. We have about 20 of this same picture, looking straight at us.

But we finally did get a few profile pictures:

 

 I love how I can see her nose and lips in this one.

3 lines indicating it's a GIRL!

We got two free 3D pictures. (Hoping we'd spend $90 for a full CD)

LPN Graduation

Never did I think that nursing was the career I wanted to follow. From about my sophomore year in high school I wanted to be a dental hygienist. I started working as a dental assistant while we were living in Pocatello, Idaho and I learned that dental was just not the path for me. After I had Krew I got the urge to start looking into nursing. Then I got a push from Jorden's parents saying they'll be more than happy to watch Krew while I go to school. It was just what I needed to hear. I needed more CNA hours in order to apply for the LPN program. As soon as I got a job working as a CNA I immediately felt nursing was the direction I needed to go, not dental. 

The LPN program was 3 semesters long. In my second semester, I became pregnant with Myla and was so sick. I even fainted at clinicals one day while getting report at Blackfoot South (A mental hospital) Now that was fun! A few months after I became pregnant, Jorden got the job offer we were waiting for. He immediately moved down to Utah which left me and Krew in Idaho Falls, putting our house on the market, packing up our house, being sick from pregnancy, AND trying to finish the LPN program. We lived in different states for 6 months. So to say I was shocked when I graduated with honors would be quite the understatement. But dang I worked hard!

There's no possible way I would have been able to finish the program without Jorden's parents. I am eternally grateful to them. They took Krew almost every single day and Krew loved every minute of it. They even had to put up with time when he dumped out an entire bag of powdered sugar. It left a layer of powdered sugar all over their kitchen. Literally from ceiling to floor.

 I also wouldn't have been able to finish without my parents. I remember the first day of school my instructor said no one will graduate this program without some tears shed; boy was that true! My poor parents were the ones who listened to those tears the most. They are amazing and are always so positive and encouraging. 

My parents came down from Billings to come to my pinning ceremony and The Pearsons came down from Rexburg. It meant so much to me that they would come support me.

Before the pinning ceremony we went to Stockman's in Idaho Falls.

(Jorden's parents were out of town but they were there in spirit!)

McKay with Brinlee, Ashley, Jorden, Me, Mom, Dad with Krew

Brinlee and Krew playing at the restaurant.

Then we headed to the school for the pinning. I spent almost every single day on this floor!

Getting ready for the ceremony to start.

Krew is getting so big, Grandpa can barely lift him!

They had a slide-show of our year together. Here I am passing off a skill in the skills lab with Taylor Hansen.

Jorden "pinning" me

4 months pregnant. :)

Stating the Nurse's Oath.

 

What an experience this program was! It was one of the hardest things I've ever done but also one of the most rewarding!

Excited Big Brother

I just love this little boy to pieces! He is so excited to have a sibling, which he thinks is a boy. He will randomly tell me,
"Mom! I know what to name the baby in your belly!"
Me: "What Krew?"
Krew: "Femur" or sometimes he'll say, "Creole"
Really not sure where he came up with these names and really not sure that we'll use them, but still adorable. Krew also asked me today, "Mom, what color of shoes is the baby going to wear?"
December is a long way away for me but I think it's even longer away for 3 year-old Krew!

Pregnancy With Krew

I think pregnancy made me a little crazy!

Me and my dog Harvey!

This is me just 2 days before I delivered. I may look happy but I was so ready to be done with pregnancy!