Pregnancy Update-22 weeks

I feel like I should do a little pregnancy update so I can remember what my first pregnancy was like!
So here we go!

How far along? 22 weeks 2 days

How big is baby? the size of an eggplant-1 lb, 11-12 inches

Total weight gain? 0 lbs

Maternity Clothes? Yes for shirts! They make my stomach look more pregnant and non maternity shirts make me look frumpy. I still can't tell if I have a bump or if it's still my pre pregnancy chub.

Best moment this week? Finally picking out her bedding fabric to make a bumper and crib skirt

Miss Anything? Not having normal energy

Movement?: Yes! I felt her kick for the first time a few weeks ago and now I feel her a lot more. Especially after I eat something sugary. 

Food cravings? Rice Krispy Treats

Food aversions? None-it's more smells that bother me i.e. fridge and garbage cans

Symptoms? Just throwing up on the mornings I work-I think it's because I have to wake up early and start moving around a lot. On days I get to sleep in a little bit I am vomit free :)

Labor Signs: Nope! Although I did have a dream I was with people in labor and my doctor said I was in labor too and the baby was coming…I had to argue with him because I wasn't having contractions..it was weird.

Belly Button in or out? In. I wonder if it will stick out because it is a deep belly button

Wedding Rings on or off: On!

Happy or Moody most of the time? Moody if I'm hungry, and I go back and forth from cranky to happy-depending on who is talking to me :)

Looking forward to: My baby shower on Saturday!

Next appointment? Technically it should be in 2 weeks but I'm skipping it since I will be moving in 2 weeks. I will have an "unofficial" appointment though before I leave-perks of working at an OB/GYN :)

Also, 2 weeks ago I had my 20 week anatomy scan! Baby girl is looking good and healthy! Now that I have my fabric to (help my mom) make her bumper and bed skirt I am getting more excited to get to WA to set up her nursery. Pictures to come once things are made and organized. 

Baby Clark

Baby Clark: Due December 2014.

Yepp, Bryce and I are having a baby! Due December 18, 2014! We are having a girl and her name is Reagan Nicole Clark. Right now I am 20 weeks! Half way there! Bryce has only spent a few weeks total with me throughout the pregnancy. When he came in July we went over to my work (I work in OB/GYN) and had an ultrasound so he could see our cute babe! I think that is when it really became real for him. We are very excited/nervous/scared/happy for this new adventure!

So, I've always wanted to have a baby but the timing just never felt right, even though friends of mine were already working on baby #2 or #3! Bryce and I discussed it and planned to move to a town home in April when our lease was up and then we would start trying in April. Every time I would think about it and try to move up the time of trying I just kept coming back to April and thinking "just wait, it will work out". So then I would go with that feeling and be okay with waiting. Then I would think about moving it up again and that thought would come back "just wait till April, it will work out". I finally stopped worrying about it and would plan think about it again in April. Then when Bryce got his job offer in February and we learned I wouldn't have to work up in Washington (unless I wanted too) and if I stayed here for the summer to pay off all our bills I could stay at home I knew that now was our time to start trying for a baby! Even though it wasn't April yet, I knew we were waiting for this moment and timing in our life. I have always wanted to be a stay at home mom and I feel so blessed to be able to do that. 

Except I was nervous, I have some issues with my "lady cycles" so I knew I would need some help getting pregnant. Luckily I work at the best place for it! I went and saw my doctor, told her the situation and said I only have 2 months to try and get pregnant before Bryce leaves. I immediately started a medication to induce "aunt flow" and then had to take Clomid (a medication to help you ovulate-which my body wasn't doing naturally). I took the medicine, had a few ultrasounds to make sure things were working and they were! 6 days before I was supposed to miss my period I took an early pregnancy test. Negative. I was sad-but still hopeful because I was still early. Then a few days later I decided to take a random test again, just to see (it's hard not to take tests when you're really hoping it will happen-especially because you only have 2 months to try and it can take up to 6 months for normal fertile couples to get pregnant) and the line was so faint but it was positive! I was so excited! Bryce didn't believe it and neither did my mom but I saw the 2nd line! I took another test the day after I missed my period and it was much darker so I knew I was pregnant for sure!

At 6 weeks we saw the heartbeat on the ultrasound and things have been going well ever since! I don't have any nausea, although I throw up in the mornings- but then I feel great the rest of the day! I feel very blessed that I am not sick all the time. I don't have baby bump pictures because it still looks like my pre pregnancy chub but here are some pictures of Reagan!

Announcement for Facebook and Instagram at 12 weeks

Announcement of her gender at 16 weeks

Looking healthy at 18 weeks!

Love, 

Bryce, Jordyn and Baby Reagan

Moving!

Well, Bryce moved already. In February Bryce was offered a job to work for his dad up in Bellingham, WA. We decided that it would be the best for us to take the offer. The only problem was, it was so soon! Bryce had to officially start in July but needed to have training done so needed to start in May. We discussed our options of me staying in Utah till the end of August to continue working and saving money/paying off debt before moving and then not needing to work after I moved up OR me moving up with him and trying to find a job for a few months (more on that in the next post). We decided staying in Utah for the rest of the summer would be our best option. (And we have paid off almost ALL our debt!)

I went up to visit Bryce over Memorial Day weekend and he came down here in July. It is now August 1st and I have only 27 more days of living in the state. I can't believe it. My last day of work is August 28 (also our 4 year anniversary) and then I am heading down to San Diego to visit my family for 2 weeks to hang out and do Disneyland. Bryce will fly down the second week of September and go to Disney with us and then him and I will drive up the coast of California on our way to Washington. I am hoping to stop in San Francisco and do the fun stuff there!

This move is a small reason for what happened next...