18 weeks!! And this is the week!

Not much to say except that we find out on Friday what gender Jalapeño is!!!! I am feeling great!! Still feeling jalapeño at least once a day, but not as often as I wish I was. I am so ready for it to happen constantly!!! So I'll touch base on Friday with the big reveal!!!!

Just so everyone knows, I can't remember if I've been clear, but we are really hoping for a baby BOY! So. Fingers crossed. But as long as test results come back showing healthy baby, we'll be more than thrilled ;).

17 Weeks and we feel Jalapeño kick!!!

Yes. It's true!! I was 17 weeks to the day and, Jalapeño woke me up Saturday morning with a few kicks!! I instantly grabbed Shaun's hand and laid on my stomach!! Sure enough the baby even gave daddy a high five!!!! Ahhh, it's more official now!!! Since then I feel the baby move randomly throughout the day. Like after I've eaten cantaloupe! Haha. Or after a nice workout!! It's just the greatest feeling! Brooklyn and I were at the grocery a couple of days ago and I quickly grabbed her hand and she got to feel Jalapeño pushing against my belly! Like a little shoulder or something! She seemed to be a little confused, but still said it was "pretty awesome"!! Haha. So just a few more days left at 17 weeks and a week from Friday (tomorrow) we will find out boy or girl!!! Until then....

Everyone have a wonderful weekend (and if your off Monday, enjoy it, we will be!!)

Much Love,
Shaun, Steph & Brooklyn

16 weeks!!

It was so wonderful being home with our families this Holiday season!  But Ahhhh, we're home from all of our traveling!  Thank Goodness.  Just feels good to know we don't have to travel again for a while.  I mean not to mention the move we are about to endure, but after thats done, we have vowed to each other (Shaun and I), we will not be traveling anymore for at least a year, maybe more.  We have just got to stop, especially with a new baby coming into our lives!!  Brooklyn needs to get settled into preschool and since the military wont be moving us anymore, there is no reason to use moving every 5/6 months as an excuse.  So, needless to say, we will be accepting visitors at any time, so please, feel free :).  Granted we don't know where we will be stationed yet, but still, feel free to join us at any time!  Just preferrably not the week before, of or after June 21st (this obviously excluding immediate relatives, hehe)!!  But yes, its time for us to finally call a house a home for a while, not a temporary residence!  Ahhh, and the sound of that sound amazing!!  This move we have coming up will make number 20 for us.  Yikes is right.  But we are very organized people and we only have the things we need in life everything else is nicely organized in plastic bins.  haha.  It sure helps the "spring" cleaning!!!  So as you can tell, we are anxious to find out where our "HOME" will be!! 

We went to the doctor again on January 5, and it was so great hearing the heartbeat again!!!  Baby Jalapeno would no stop moving.  The doctor would get the doppler on it, we'd hear the heart beat, then almost instantly it'd start tumbling around and she'd have to go on the hunt again really quick.  She said she wouldn't be surprised if I started to feel the baby almost any day now!!!  With as active as it was during the doppler, I am very excited for this!  Not only am I excited to feel it for myself, i'm very excited for Brooklyn and Daddy to feel it kick!!  They talk to the baby daily and its got to be one of the sweetest things of the pregnancy thus far.  The heartbeat on this doctors visit has definitely been a top rank for me.  Sure did make me teary eyed.  Either way though, i'm so ready to feel this little bugger move!!!! 

Since we are moving, our next Ultrasound Appointment is scheduled for January 21st!!!  This is when we are hoping to find out if we are having a Boy or a Girl!!!  Fingers Crossed and Prayers Made that the baby is laying properly!!!!

So i'll be keeping up with my blogs from here on out, at least thats the goal!!  My baby bump is getting bigger, all belly!  I've only gained 1.8 lbs!!!  And this pregnancy is right on track!!!!!! 

And.  Thanks to everyone for keeping us in your prayers!!!  We miss and love you all!!!

Shaun, Steph, Brooklyn & Our Baby Jalapeno!!!

14 WEEKS - 2ND TRIMESTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We have made it to the second trimester!!!!  The trimester that is supposed to be its best!!!  I took it a little far with making things "their best" while pregnant with Brooklyn.  For instance eating a cheesecake or having a milkshake about everyday.  Yikes, I loaded on the pounds.  Not this time!  No way Baby!!!  I am vowing to stay fit and comfortable this pregnancy!!  My goal this holiday season is to be careful, continue to workout and remain steady on my weight gain, if thats even what you want to call it!!!  I'm really liking thus far how i'm losing weight everywhere except gaining a belly!  Which is definitely what i'm doing!  It seems like ever since thanksgiving I have woken up with a bigger belly!  I'm definitely showing faster this time than I did with Brooklyn!  But the good news is since i'm staying healthy, I am not even in maternity jeans yet!  YaaaHooooo!!  This is good news for me, because at this point with B I was already well into the weight gain and the swelling. 

We officially making our news PUBLIC, anyone who didn't already know, now does!!!  And we are more than happy to have you all reading our blog each week!!  Stay tuned for more exciting news about our life and the journey of Jalapeno!!!!

We just wanted to post a quick blog to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Our Family to Yours!!!  And we will catch up after the new year!!!

God Bless Everyone!!!

13 Weeks

Whoa, already?  Seems like I was just hoping to get thru this 13th week, and i'm about there!!!!  Finally almost into the second trimester!!  But of course, this is the week where I wake up with morning sickness and nauseau every day...  Blahhhh.  I am feeling so sorry for the girls that experience this in full swing.  Yikes, its irritating, really takes up your day feeling like that.  I have been so lucky to not get sick with either pregnancies and was really hoping to keep it that way.  Now lets just say i'm really looking forward to the second trimester to see if this goes away for good, like its supposed too.

We are currently in Kentucky for the week spending time with Papaw and Mimi and the rest of the family!!!  We will be leaving on the 23rd for Texas!!!  I'm doing a lot better on the road trip this far.  A lot better than I thought i'd do.  Shaun may disagree a bit, but i'm proud. haha. 

12 Weeks.

Not much to report for this Dr. Appointment.  He basically tried to find the baby's heartbeat with a doppler.  Which since the baby is still so small it was found difficult but doable!!!  He was pretty quick to turn off the machine, and of course my hubbs asked him to turn it back on for us and let us hear for a few minutes!!!  Thats all we have to look forward to right now so I was happy Shaun did that :)!  I had a few questions for the doctor, but part of the norm.  Mostly about my running!  To make sure my fitness routine wasn't causing any issues for my growing baby!!  And of course, I have nothing to worry about!  I'm just really happy to have my energy back!!  Running and working out and eating healthy makes such a big difference in my life rather i'm pregnant or not, I can't stand when I allow myself to get off track, even if it is a week or two max at a time.  I love staying on track!!  Needless to say i've not really gained any weight, YAY!!  I've only gained about .2 oz.  haha.  I'll take it!!!!  Like I said before, and i'm trying to get it out there for accountability too!!  I WILL BE HEALTHY THIS PREGNANCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Hope you are all enjoying my posts, they're a little short a sweet for now, but they will get better as the weeks come!!!

Love to All!!

9 Weeks

Only 9 weeks and we've got ourselves a healthy baby growing!!!  We've been to the doctor to hear the heartbeat for the first time yesterday, and to confirm the pregnancy once before!  Shaun says we've got us a Little Warrior!!  When we saw the heartbeat, we couldn't believe how intense it was!  Brooklyn's heartbeat on the ultrasound machine always seemed so cute and delicate (but still strong and healthy of course).  This baby has a heart beat that was so nice and strong, I even asked the doctor twice if she was sure there wasn't two there.  haha.  She just calmly said no, and that we just had ourselves a strong, healthy heartbeat!! 

BIG NEWS:  We have Confirmed the baby has a due date of June 21st!!!  This is an exciting due date, its the summer solstice!!  And, a cusp birthday!!!!!

BIG NEWS : Brooklyn has decided to call the baby JALAPENO!!  So from this point forward we will always refer to this baby this way!!!  Just like we referred to Brooklyn as Jelly Bean!

We are getting ready to start getting full swing into the holidays now, sure would’ve been nice with as much traveling as we’ve already done if I had a couple of more weeks in between.  But I guess let’s get them over with cause then shortly after we are moving out of PCB.  Shaun graduates in January and then we're moving.  Looks like it’s back to North Carolina, but until we have official orders, we aren't 100%.   So i'll keep ya'll updated!!

Okay though, back to baby news!!!  I am feeling great!  I had a couple of weeks that I was very, very tired and unmotivated.  But I think a lot had to do with the fact that we were traveling every 2 weeks.  ha.  But these past couple weeks, I feel like myself again!  I'm full of energy and motivation!  I had swore this pregnancy would be different this time around.  I'd stay on top of being healthy!  Working out and eating right!  And while I was so tired and unmotivated, I was getting discouraged because those things weren't happening.  But, its so great to be back!!  Back to working out 5 days a week, running and toning up, getting my body ready to hold a baby!!  At this point in my pregnancy with Brooklyn, I had already gained like 5 lbs and started to need maternity jeans.  So, it feels great that I've gained only 1 lb and still fit into my jeans!   But, I do have myself a little baby bump :).  I'll post some pictures soon! 

Until the next Doctors appointment on December 7, we wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Miss everyone and look forward to seeing you all soon!! 

Hope all is well,

Love,
Shaun, Steph & Brooklyn