Drs. appt November 2nd

I'm 32 weeks and 5 days babies heart beat was 150's-160's I'm at 167 in weight and man I can feel it water weight hurts man !!!

Dog fight ended with me in Labor and Delivery

so today my friend came over with her dog (he usually gets along fine with my dogs).... well they were all outside and hanging out for about an hour in a half and all the sudden broke out in a fight! we heard the growling whinning barking deal and I took off outside faster then my none preg friend I got off the pourch and to the dogs quick. without thinking  I pull the dogs apart (I know Not smart on my part ) I got my friends dog off one of my dogs and he went back after him and got his leg so i shoved my hand/arm in his mouth and tore his mouth open (yeah the dog bites on my arm are my fault)

my other dog didnt like that her dog went after me and she went after him so I had to keep both of my dogs from her dog.

during me breaking up the fight i was bitten , fell on my knees and stomach ... causing contraction that were 5 mins apart

 so i sat at the drs for 4 in half hours got home to check on my dogs and had to play vet and fix his cuts and super glue one closed that probably should have had stitches.

now that everything is said and done i seem to be doing good other then me being sick and having contractions. tomorrow should be a better day  

Drs appt 30 weeks

baby is doing great his hb was 140's -150's he hates when they check his hb cause they apply pressure.
but so far so good.

29 weeks !!! and visiting family and friends !

wow I can not believe it is already that 29 week mark .. 11 weeks to go before we meet the little guy that wakes me up to pee.. makes me tired all thru out the day ... and kicks my butt from the inside . But also that i love so much and i haven't been able to even touch his little feet or hands . 

so far for my visit home me and chris have hung out with my amazing family got to see xander on the ultra sound and chris is so proud of how big his balls are must be a guy thing..  I got my hair done Chris went golfing with one of his good friends .. and my mom she got PROPOSED TOO !!!!!  Congrats mom!!! 
 Its crazy how much things have changed in two years !!! but its all changing for the better in my opinion ! I can't wait to see everyone on saturday for the baby shower! 



CONGRATULATIONS MOM AND SAM !!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS ! 

Don't take it personal ....

Dear NON PREGNANT PERSON...

I hope you find these guidelines helpful in your interactions with pregnant women, as failing to follow them may result in serious physical harm. If you are thinking, surely she doesn’t mean me – then you should probably read this twice.

**Warning: Some of it is a little TMI, but it's delicately worded. ;)

1. The appropriate response to a couple telling you they are having a baby is ‘Congratulations!’ with enthusiasm. Any other response makes you a jerk.

2. Through the wonders of science, we now know that babies are made ONLY by the mother and father – not grandparents. Unless the baby is in your uterus or you are the man that helped put it there, you may not ever use the phrase ‘my baby’.

3. On the same note, unless you made the baby as defined in 2, the pregnancy, birth, and raising of the child are not about you. You do not have input. No one wants to hear your opinion unless they ask for it.

4. The body of a pregnant woman should be treated the same as any other body. You would not inquire into the condition of their uterus, cervix, or how they plan to use their breasts. Pregnancy does not remove all traces of privacy from a woman.

5. Likewise, no woman wants to hear comments on her weight…ever. A pregnant woman does not find it flattering that you think she is about to pop, must be having twins, looks swollen or has gained weight in her face. Telling her she looks too small only makes her worry that she is somehow starving her baby. Making such comments invite her to critique your physical appearance and you may not act offended. The only acceptable comment on appearance is ‘You look fabulous!’.

6. By the time we are 20-30 years old, most of us have picked up on the fact that the summer is hot. We are hot every summer when we are not pregnant. We don’t need you to point out that we will be miserably hot before the baby comes. Nor do we need to know how badly you will feel for us because we will be pregnant during the summer and how glad you are that YOU will not be pregnant this coming summer.

7. There is a reason that tickets to Labor & Delivery are not yet sold on Ticketmaster. Childbirth is actually not a public event. It may sound crazy, but some women really do not relish the idea of their mother, MIL, or a host of other family members seeing their bare butt and genitals. Also, some people simply feel like the birth of their child is a private and emotional moment to be shared only by the parents. You weren’t invited to be there when the baby was created, you probably won’t be invited to be there when it comes out either.

8. Like everything else in life, unless you receive an invitation, you are NOT invited. This includes doctor appointments, ultrasounds, labor, delivery, the hospital, and the parent’s home. You do not decide if you will be there for the birth or if you will move in with the new parents to ‘help out’. If your assistance is desired, rest assured that you will be asked for it.

9. If you are asked to help after the birth, this means you should clean up the house, help with cooking meals, and generally stay out of the way. Holding the baby more than the parents, interfering with breastfeeding and sleeping schedules, and making a woman who is still leaking fluid from multiple locations lift a finger in housework is not helping.

10. The only people entitled to time with the baby are the parents. Whether they choose to have you at the hospital for the birth or ask for you to wait three weeks to visit, appreciate that you are being given the privilege of seeing their child. Complaining or showing disappointment only encourages the parents to include you less.

Sincerely,

All the Pregnant Women/New Parents in the World

28 weeks, Glucose test, and flying home !

so today was my 28 week appt and start of the 3rd trimester as well as the glucose test

DRs. Appt: I've gained a total of 31 lbs so far this pregnancy. Xanders heartbeat was in the 150's. blood pressure was like 90/70 or something close to that. 
the baby is growing just like he should be and kicking up a storm !! 
also the Dr said I'm great to fly !

Glucose Test: now who the hell said this test was gross I mean the last swig was kind of hard to down but I drank the fruit punch one and it was very yummy ! 
so for anyone who thinks its going to be bad its not that bad.

3rd Trimester !!! 
wow I can't believe I'm in the third trimester all ready our little man will be here in 3 freaking months I feel like I have nothing done and nothing for him. I'm at freak out stage and I just want to get it done so I have no worries ... 

Flying home !!!! 


I can't believe its almost friday !!! 3 days till I'm on that plane to utah to see my dear sweet family and friends and show off this belly thats carrying my wonderful baby boy !!!
I can NOT wait to see my mom its been way to long since the last time I saw her !!! 

Work ....

So I'm going to vent here for a second when your at work you should prob do your job and not sit and talk on your cell phone and ignore comments all day ... im just saying

swelling and numb!!!

omg no one warned me that I would blow up like a balloon and my hands and feet would go numb ! W.T.H

big plans for oct woot woot

So Oct is jam packed full of stuff me and Chris have to do ... Oct 6th we have to drive to Georgia for his cousins going away he's joining the military and he seems way excited .... then back to NC and back again to Georgia then Utah to see my family and friends I've missed so much its been a year since I've been home  and its killing me not being able to visit whenever I want to. But I got to go on this adventure meet some amazing new people and now were starting up this new adventure with our little man aw how excited we are.

But after our trip home were going to come home and set up the nursery :) !

aw October is going to be a busy month but its going to be well worth it !

My son LOVES

BANANAS !!!! I love to eat peanut butter banana sandwiches and every time I do its like he does flips and acrobats in my tummy !!!! I love it ! to bad the walmart here has Nasty Rotten fruit.

DRS APPT 24 almost 25 weeks

Today we went to the Drs Appt. so far I have gained 23 lb. this pregnancy. So not to bad the babies HB was in the 140s and my stomach measures 25 inches. He said I'm right on track for my pregnancy. 


I also talked to them about inducing me while my mothers here if I haven't had the baby yet. He said it should be fine as long as everything is looking good. The only reason why he wouldn't is if I'm not dilating. He knows I don't want a c-section so they'll do their best to get me what I want as well as keep the baby safe.


 Lets cross our fingers for a dec baby while my family is in town! 

WELCOME HOME

JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BIG WELCOME HOME TO GRAFFELL HE IS BACK IN NC AFTER A 6 MONTH  DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANASTIN .

Labor & delivery

So this weekend me and Chris were told to go to labor and delivery due to the fact our sweet little son hadn't moved for two days ... so we get there the nurse straps on the heart monitor and what does he do ??? he decided now is the time to start kicking like a Lil punk lmao aww if I could only check on him myself it would save a lot of time ....

I night I'll never forget

http://youtu.be/pVIj0fOI92M

Pregnancy is easy ???

Oh yeah ! come to me when your 23 weeks pregnant, water gives you heartburn, you have to pee at least 3 times a night, you can't get comfortable, it takes twice as much energy to just stand up, let alone actually do anything once you get on your feet, your non-parent friends ditch you because they don't understand that pregnant people can still have fun and go out, you have random strangers trying to touch you, no matter how healthy you eat your weight just keeps climbing, and the only part of your body that has an hourglass figure anymore is your legs because your ankles are so swollen that they are the same size as your knees! THEN you come and tell me that being pregnant is easy!"

Hurricane Irene

So as you all know hurricane Irene decided to stop by NC and dump her pit or rage all over the east coast ... well I'll tell you a little about our Saturday with Irene

electricity came and went ... I had electricity most the day but I was one of the lucky ones some went without for 24 to 48 hrs and some still won't have electricity till Friday I feel so bad for them !!!
Also our fence lost 3 panels by the end of the storm ..

I didn't have a home phone that worked or a cell phone the towers went down and Chris had to work so he was a Lil nervous not being able to get a hold of me so our Good friend Kerri Ann blum came over to check on me in the middle of all the craziness so if that's not a friend I don't know what is !!!

well after she figured out I was fine watching movies on the laptop and falling asleep ... we decided to go pick up her dogs and came back to my place since I had electricity and she didn't ...

on our trip threw the chaos we saw one electrical pool down with transformers attached but was not active thank god ! and trees were down like straight from the roots down .. some people were unlucky and trees feel on there homes

the base had a tree land on there main entrance and one blocking the 2nd gate entrance so the base only had one gate open for incoming and out going traffic ....

It was defiantly an experience

But were all safe out here and grateful !!!

I can't wait to Go to the DR'S on the 13th !! and we have 17 more weeks till our Lil man is here !

22 weeks

22 weeks so far its crazy how fast it flys by. I was sitting here thinking about going home in Oct and when I should put in my two weeks for my job and realized damn I'll go home Oct 11 home on the 18th back to work the 20th and then ill have 9 weeks and a couple days till the baby is born ... unless he comes early its just crazy how fast that all goes by .. plus I have so much to do like buy stuff lmao and get the room ready and get myself mentally ready ! plus get my moms plan ticket so she can be here around the time hes due and make plans for places where people can sleep ... and decide how long we want people to be here ughhh I think I need to make a list ... ... oooo and I need to make a list of what I need to take on my trip home and the trip to the hospital oooo lord someone help me before my head spins off !

HOLY MOVEMENT !!!

So today our wonderful son has kicked countless timesfrom the inside .. I hope he isn't this crazy when he comes out. But I'm not going to lie its a pretty cool feeling and I wouldn't give it up for anything....

Over the weekend

Friday: was a busy day we had a busy and hard day on Friday. Christopher took our poor baby diamond to the vet to get her year shots... poor puppy did not like needles she cried and tried to get away but Christopher being the good dad he is calmed her down and she just layer there and cried a Little. Then Christopher's mom came in to town we went paid the man the rest of the money for our new/used riding lawn mower. Went dinner then Wal mart I was so sore after all that I came right home and crashed out.


Saturday: We all got up hangout for a Little while and decided we wanted to head to target to get some more of that new laundry stuff that makes your clothes smell extra good ! Wow that was an interesting trip . We also went to cracker barrel yum! 
Christopher and I also made crochet beanies it was so funny figuring out cool little tricks.


Sunday : Today has been a vary interesting day ... a very lazy day but very interesting .. i finished my beanie and made another one with ears . I also went to see Mrs. Kerri .. the baby hasn't moved much this weekend ... I'm wondering what his deal is hopefully it will change this week.

These are some of the beanies we made !

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KERRI...

I just wanted to give a shout out to my dear friend Kerri yesterday was her birthday she was in Cali with her family and we picked her up from the airport today yay I freaking love this girl me and Chris took her out to Logan's steak house and I got them to sing her happy birthday lmao too freaking funny .

but once again I just want to give a big birthday shout out to Kerri ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KERRI BLUM !!!! 

20 week DRS Appt.

The Dr's went good ! weight is 141 so a total of 17 lbs so far the Dr. says I'm still under weight for my height we heard the babies heartbeat as well it was 156 next Dr's. apt. they'll start measuring my stomach to see how much its grown.

but so far so good.
we won't get anymore pictures of the baby from this Dr's. office.
but hopefully when we fly home in Oct. we can get 3D/4D and regular ultra sound pics at my moms work .. cross your fingers for us :)

Things I didnt expect..

When you first find out your going to have a mini version of you and your spouse you don't think about the cost of things the way your body changes and how fast your life changes completely.

First thing I didn't expect is how fast I could go from scared and shocked to kind of excited back to scared and shocked.

Second thing I didn't expect to find out everyone else around me is having a kid as well seriously its like a fashion craze or something.

Third thing I didn't expect how much weight you gain threw out the whole pregnancy. Seriously  if a man doesn't love you after everything you go threw carrying your child then he is just not the man for you !

Fourth thing I didn't expect my husband to find me so attractive. Especially since I feel so big and unattractive.

Last but not least. I didnt expect random people to talk to rub or talk about pregnancy and my tummy ... personally I Believe its not ok to talk about weight or how big a shes grown.
I believe its NOT OK to touch a pregnate womens stomach with out asking permission.
I also believe its nice yes to talk about your own pregnancy and give me ideas of what you went threw but I am a different person the things I'm going threw are different from what you went threw because I'M going through them.

In the end There is alot more things I didnt expect. But I like the unexpected and can't wait to find out what our lil man is going to look like and the personallity hes going to have. 

DRS APPT SO FAR.

First Drs appt. (5-27-2011) I went by myself I was 9 weeks 124 lbs and the babies heartbeat was 170

Second Drs appt. (6-21-2011) 12 weeks Chris heard the babies heartbeat for the first time it was 162 and my weight was 125 lbs

Third Drs appt. (7-19-2011) 16 weeks, weight was 130 lbs babies heartbeat 160 

ULTRA SOUND APPT. (07-21-2011) We got to see our lil peanut for the first time ! his spine looked amazing the ultra sound makes him look kinda creepy but it was so much fun chris saw his lil man he pointed out his junk before the ultra sound tech could spit it out :) we are so excited to know we are having a LITTLE BOY.

Aug 16th 2011 is our 20 week check up chris has the day off :) hoping for great news

NAMES for the baby

We are unsure of what we want to name our lil peanut ! but heres some names we really like

Royce

Leo

Xander 

Chris loves Xander 

and

I love Leo 

 

So what do you think ?

To Sum things up.

Chris is a SF officer in the USAF, Gamer and Father to be. Katlyn is a house keeper, a cook, counselor,  a mother to two fur babies, and a soon to be mother to a little boy !

our story began about 2 years ago when I saw him for the first time walking into the bank I was working at; all good looking and hot.
I gave him my number we spent two weeks together and then it was back to the desert for him... well I may not have known him very well but I waited. 7 mo later he was home still as amazing as the first time !

in April of 2010 we started our journey to North Carolina .... bought a home have two amazing dogs that protect us against anything and anyone.

Chris proposed in September 2010 and we were married is December 2010 by court house. we still plan on having a ceremony just not until 2012

in April 2011 chris and I found out we were pregnant it was very surprising and unplanned but the best things happened when your not planning them.

in July at 18 weeks we found out we were having a lil boy and man he was all about showing his junk to us he's all ready proud of who he is and I love it.

Our expected due date is 29 December 2011!

SO THE QUESTION IS ARE YOU READY FOR A BIG CHANGE !