Archive for March 2014

15 Weeks

Saturday, March 29, 2014


How far along: 15 weeks
Gender: Still thinking BOY
Weight gain: 3 lbs gained. At 120lb. Goodbye muscles...
Maternity clothes: Nope!
Stretch marks: No thanks. My old ones are enough. 
Belly button in or out: In :) 
Sleep: Sleep is amazing thankfully! Just horrible nightmares constantly :/ 
Best moment this week: Girls night at Toby Keith's with the best friends! Even though I can't line dance to save my life, we may have wobbled with it a few times :)
Miss anything: Getting beers with friends :(
Movement: No movement yet. I try to make baby move all the time but no luck...
Cravings: Coffee! Can not get enough iced carmel vanilla macchiatos! Mmm
Queasy or sick: Feeling great :) Still pass on Chipotle, Thai food, whole chicken breast, homemade eggs & toast.
Symptoms: Combination of constant exhaustion & pure laziness.  
Looking forward to: Counting down the seconds until we find out the gender! Monday March 31st! Eeeek!

I knew from the beginning of this pregnancy that I wanted to photo document as much as possible. Big shocker I know. I had a few ideas in mind but lord knows those never work out like I plan. So 15 weeks, 135 shots later, a couple hours of editing through the horrible ones and here they are...
Disclaimer: Reflection shots are impossible to take. This is as good as it's going to get. 

15 weeks 




Next week, GENDER REVEAL!!! If baby cooperates...

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14 Weeks

Sunday, March 23, 2014

I know I'm late, but Happy St. Patricks Day!!!


How far along: 14 weeks
Gender: Thinking BOY
Weight gain: 3 lbs gained. At 120lb. Major muscle loss :(
Maternity clothes: Not yet! I can only fit into a couple pairs of my normal jeans unbuttoned with a belly band over them. Normal shirts are still perfect :)
Stretch marks: No thank you. My old ones from puberty are enough. 
Belly button in or out: In :) 
Sleep: Sleep is amazing. No insomnia so far. BUT the worst dreams & nightmares all night long! I can remember at least 4-5 dreams in the morning, so that's exhausting. 
Best moment this week: Finally finished painting the nursery thanks to my amazing mother in law! It's perfect. So happy to finally have somewhere to take belly pictures. 
Miss anything: Intense workouts :( BEER. What I would give to drink a pitcher of good beer...
Movement: No movement yet. Not holding my breath since my uterus is retoverted again. 
Cravings: I loved Chick-Fil-A for a solid 3 days. Now I'm over it. Still just craving donuts, sandwiches & beer. 
Queasy or sick: Feeling great! A big no thank you to Chipotle, Thai food, whole chicken breast, homemade eggs & toast.
Symptoms: Just a nosebleed every couple days & 24/7 exhaustion. Headaches here & there. 
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender at our next appointment on March 31st. :) I would also love to feel the baby move! 
Week 6 & Week 14 in uniform before work.

A couple pictures from our St. Patties Day Shenanigans! 



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First Trimester Catch Up

Hello, and good bye! 
Can't believe the first trimester is already over! Thank God. 
Although I guess I really can't complain... I slept through most of it! :)



How far along: 4-13 weeks
Gender: Thinking BOY since the second I found out I was pregnant
Weight gain: Starting weight 117lbs. Major muscle loss :(  Current 120lbs
Maternity clothes: Nope!
Stretch marks: No thank you. I hate lotion & body butter
Belly button in or out: In :) 
Sleep: Sleep is great minus peeing every hour and constant dreams & nightmares
Best moment this week: All of our amazing ultrasounds. Hearing & seeing our baby is amazing 
Miss anything: Good workouts, beer, my old diet, my tan & my energy!
Movement: Not for a while... 
Cravings: Donuts. Donuts. Donuts. Coffee :) Pancakes.
Queasy or sick: My diet flipped completely. I hate everything I used to love. I hate Chipotle, Thai food, Jacks Urban Eats, eggs & toast, chicken & salad of any kind
Symptoms: No energy. Exhausted 24/7. Cramping all day long. Nausea a few times a day
Looking forward to: Everything! So blessed & happy to be experiencing this again. Can't wait for my belly, gender, movement, everything!

Here is my first trimester in pictures :) Week 4 to Week 13

We met our baby on January 16th, 2013 & our best friends took us to dinner at BJs & surprised us with pink & blue candle pazookies!



I said goodbye to 117lbs & the 25 year old body I knew I would never see again LOL.              (Please excuse our messy gym)


Our little baby continued growing big & strong! 

I had to start wearing a mask on duty & unfortunately stopped buttoning my work pants... 

Finally we had a perfect first trimester screening at 13 weeks. Beyond blessed!



So excited to enter the second trimester with so much hope, happiness & love!
And we can not thank you all enough for all your love, prayers & support! So overwhelming to know how many of you are here for us! Thank you!

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Surprise!

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Finding out I was pregnant while Eric was on tour meant that I got to surprise him! Something we thought we would never get to experience. I had at least 10 ideas flying around in my mind. I even text him to tell him I had a gift for him when he got home. Of course he thought nothing of it. 

I finally settled on an idea. Something simple. I was scared about how he would react. After losing our last baby, I knew the flood of emotions would be overwhelming. 

The night before he came home I bought a dozen pink & blue balloons, wrapped all of my pregnancy tests in ribbon, and photo printed my favorite "rainbow baby" quote to attach to the bouquet. The camera was set up and ready to go...





I woke up bright an early at 7am freaking out! I was so nervous and excited! And at 7:20am he was home! My heart was racing. Thank god for my camera because a picture is worth a thousand words...






"Are you freaking kidding me???"

I think it's safe to say he was surprised! He ran over to me crying & out of the camera's view. A perfect moment we will never forget. 


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New Year, New Beginnings!!!

Monday, March 10, 2014

Wow! 2013 is over! It was a year full of ups & downs. Thankfully ending stronger for us than it began. And like always, no better way to say goodbye than with the holidays.

Thanksgiving was short, quick & delicious. Then December flew by just the same. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve & finally New Years Day! Eric & I had been holding out so much hope for 2014. We were determined to have a fun, carefree year full of crazy memories wrapped in amazing love. Holding on to our youth while we were still young enough too. But apparently God had bigger plans...


January 1, 2014. Eric went to work for a 2 day shift at the fire house & I stayed home to nurse my slight hangover from the eve before. I never fully woke up that day so I decided to take a bath around 8pm or so. I started the bath water & walked into the bedroom. With my mind wondering like it always does, I realized that today being the 1st, meant my period was at least a couple days late... Pretty normal for me, but being the crazy person I am, I decided to take a pregnancy test. This was not the first test I have taken in my life & like every time before I expected it to be negative. I turned off the bath water, added some bubbles & walked back over to the test. The bathroom was dark so at initial glance I saw only one line & the test looked negative. I thought nothing of it. I grabbed the test & walked into the light. Still looking down I notice the SECOND LINE!  I froze! My eyes got huge, and my heart stopped. Still holding the test, my head falls to the left & the words, "There is no fucking way???" burst out of my mouth!

I am pregnant!!! I was shaking in pure disbelief. My heart started pounding out of my chest. I was home alone & could not call Eric with that kind of news. I immediately called my best friend. Of course the first thing she wanted was a picture of the test. Then I was directed to immediately drive to target for a digital test. It was late, I was cold & the last thought on my mind was driving to target. I was shocked & didn't want the digital test to read "not pregnant" & ruin every ounce of happiness I had in that moment. But, I knew I needed to do it. So off to target I went. I grab the test & still didn't want to take it. I was sitting in the target parking lot & couldn't help but drive directly to my other best friends house a couple miles away. I told her a long drawn out story of why I needed to talk to her at 9:30pm & then I handed her the test! So many tears!!! It was such an amazing moment for us! Something we have wanted for so long! 

It was now 10pm & I finally made it home with my digital test. Of course Eric calls to say good night the second I finish taking it. I am DYING on the phone not telling him what is going on. The digital screen pops up "Pregnant" & my heart stops again! Still being on the phone with Eric, it took all of the strength in my body to not scream! My brain & body would not let me believe it. Finally, I am pregnant! The only thought on instant replay in my mind was how in the heck did this happen??? And, just then, my mind flashes back to the week of my birthday...



It all started the week of my 25th birthday... Eric & I have a strict policy in our house to work hard & play harder. And my birthday week would be no exception. My actual birthday is on December 14th but the festivities started on December 11th. My favorite people in the world all met up at Toby Kieth's Bar & Grill for dinner, drinks & line dancing. It was the perfect night! Until I ended up sleeping by the toilet on an old body pillow & dog blanket puking every 30 minutes for the duration of the night & early morning... Proof below.






My husband being the amazing man he is planned a two day snowboarding trip to Tahoe for the 12th & 13th. We shredded Northstar at Tahoe the first day with our great friend & drank our weight in Bloody Mary's. That night we stayed at our favorite hotel, The Grand Residance Marriott in south lake. It was an awesome 1 bed room suite with 2 fireplaces over looking The Heavenly Village. The second day we spent boarding Heavenly Resort with another great friend & continued the Bloody Mary binge. Epic is the only word I have to describe that trip.

We spent the next few days over eating amazing food & drinking more than our fair share of good beer. Of course we had to spend a couple days working to keep ourselves in check with reality. But the second we were off work again, we were back in Tahoe to soak up the snow & make more amazing memories. It was December 19th that day & dumping snow at Northstar. We were freezing cold so we made our way to the warm lodge at the top of the mountain. We ate & drank the best $30 candied bacon bloody Mary's that money could buy! Worth it! Another perfect day. 





So somewhere in all that snowboarding, beer, bloody mary, birthday puking, line dancing, hot mess of a birthday week, WE GOT PREGNANT! 

There is nothing I hate more than admitting anyone is right other than myself, but this time it's true. The second you stop trying, the second you free yourself of all your stress & just enjoy your life, it happens! Everything you've ever dreamed of & more!


 Little Baby Suarez is due September 12th, 2014.
Sucking its thumb in both pictures below.
Swoon...


Blessed.

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