17 Weeks

On Wednesday we went for my 17 week check-up. Things are looking really good. I love being able to hear the baby's heartbeat! I could seriously listen to it for hours! These past few weeks I have been feeling HUGE! My belly has definitely popped, and continues to grow! I asked my doctor if I was measuring big, and he said I am on the higher end of things. Haha, yeah that's a nice way to say, "Yep, your huge!" Having a preggo belly is still something I am getting used to. Sometimes I have to do a double take in the mirror. But I have had such an easy pregnancy so far, and I have much to be grateful for. We are finding out the gender of the baby on December 4th and I can't begin to describe how excited we are! I seriously can't wait! Some people think its a boy, some think its a girl. I am okay with either. I am now to the point that I just want to know the gender so the real shopping can begin :)

Baby,
Mom loves you more than anything! I can't wait to start feeling you kick and move! Even though my belly has started getting a few stretch marks (yes, I had a little breakdown over it lol) you are completely worth it! You are loved by so many people, and we all can't wait to meet you! Thank you for choosing us to be your family. Thank you for choosing me to be your mommy! I love you baby!

13 & 14 Weeks

At 13 1/2 weeks we went to the doctor and got to hear the heartbeat really good. That is the most amazing sound in the world! I listen to the recording a few times every day just to hear that sweet sound! Last time at the doctor we could only hear it for about 2 seconds, and Dylan didn't hear it. This time, Dylan proudly announced, "I heard it that time!" He is going to be such a good big brother and loves on my belly all the time. We went maternity shopping for me, and Dylan was so cute! He was so excited to pick out new clothes for me. He found a shirt for me, and he was so excited for me to try it on. He loved it, and wanted me to wear it right then and there. He now refers to the shirt as "my shirt." He is so cute and I am grateful to have him in my life!

14 weeks my belly POPPED! I feel like it came out of nowhere and just BAM baby belly! Between Ted, Dylan, and my mom my belly has its fair share of love. But I'm okay with that! Luckily I am still feeling pretty good! Lately my hips have been hurting at night, and that's been no fun. But hopefully that is only temporary :) We will find out the sex of the baby the first week of December, and I can't wait! We love you baby!

Now here's a pic of the bump- I feel HUGE!

Announcing BABY ROCKWELL!!

Yes.... That's right, Baby Rockwell is due April 2014! We couldn't be more excited about the new addition to our family! After trying to get pregnant for almost a year, it is such a blessing to finally be pregnant!

The story.....

I had pretty much given up all hope of getting pregnant. I was so discouraged and couldn't stand any more "negative" pregnancy tests. Yes, I was one of those people that took a test every month, hoping, just hoping, to be pregnant. Every time that stupid stick would say "not pregnant" I would cry. Why do I do this to myself?!? Well August 24th comes around. I am a day late, and I wake up when Ted leaves for work. I don't know why, but I had the thought, "Hmm why not see?" So I go pee on the stick and it instantly shows positive! WHAT?!? I couldn't believe my eyes! I call Ted (he'd already left) freaking out! I had to pee on another stick just to make sure (with Ted on the phone of course :P) and it was positive again! Tears of joy! I couldn't believe it, FINALLY!

We are currently 12 Weeks and 3 days! I have had a relatively easy pregnancy so far. I have thrown up a few times, and am always tired. But compared to others, I cant complain. At our 9 week appointment, we heard the heartbeat for about 2 seconds. It was so sweet, but I cant wait to hear it for longer. We have an appointment on the 23rd and they said we will be able to hear it much better then.

So far I haven't had any weird cravings, more like random ones. So far I have wanted McDonalds pancakes (at like 9 PM). It was so cute, Ted said that he would wait up until midnight to get them for me if I wanted. He's such a good hubby! I've craved Taco Bell nachos (yep just the chips and cheese), chewy spree, chocolate milk, and caramel popcorn. Yeah, all these things are not healthy at all. But oh well :)

We don't have a preference on the gender. Just a healthy baby will do :) Dylan is convinced it is a girl, even though he really wants a brother. I have had dreams about a baby girl. But we will see. Either way the little one is loved and adored by many.

My goal is to track my progress every week or two so that I remember these moments in the future.

Baby Rockwell, we love you and are so happy that you decided to join our family!

Slacker!

I have been such a slacker when it comes to writing on the blog, I can't believe my last post was about a year ago. My goal is to start writing more frequently. There's some exciting news in the Rockwell house (next post) and things have been going really well. Dylan is in 4th grade, and I cant believe how big he is! He is the funniest kid around, and we love every bit of him! Here are some pics over the past year.....

 M&M World in Vegas

 Visiting Nana & Papa in Colorado

 Mining in Colorado

 Fathers Day 2013

 Family Pics 2013

Such a stud!

Surgery

I saved my last post when things became a little crazy. Ted was out of town for work, and my body decided to get sick. I felt like someone was stabbing me in the back. I also had severe abdomen pain. The pain was so bad that I was almost in tears. This started about 10 PM and I waited until 9 AM to go to the Urgent Care Doctor. He pushed on my stomach, took some tests, and told me that he was fairly confident that I have a problem with my gall bladder. He strongly recommended to go to the ER. Well, I didn't like this idea so much. When I called my mom and told her what he said, she said I needed to go to the ER (I may be 23 years old, but I still listen to my mom sometimes). I went into the ER and they did some blood work and did an ultrasound. I had no idea what they were looking at. But when the ultrasound tech left the room she said, "Well, good luck to you." I turned to my sister in law and said, "What does that mean?!?" I knew something was wrong when she said that. The Doctor came in and told me that my gall bladder had stones in it. The reason why I was in so much pain was because a stone was passing. She said that they will have to remove my gall bladder, and that I need to meet with the surgeon in the morning. Ted (being the loving husband he is) drove home as soon as I got word that I would have to have surgery. We met with the surgeon and he showed us the ultrasound. I didn't know what to expect, but you could see all these rocks in my gall bladder. You are not supposed to have any stones at all. It looked like it was 3/4 full of stones. I went into surgery the next day. They had to do 4 different incisions, and took my gall bladder out through the cut in my belly button. In the recovery room they showed Ted, my mom, and I (although I don't remember it) my gall bladder. The surgeon said it was literally full of gall stones. He was shocked at how many there were. He said I was way young to have these types of problems. Surgery went really well though. We went to my parents and stayed almost a week because they have a recliner (which was so much better than laying down flat). Ted and my mom took such good care of me! I am so lucky to have them! I went in for my check up and the incisions are healing well. This experience made me so grateful to have such a loving family! I don't know what I would do without them! Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I can't wait to spend it with my family! I am one lucky girl!

This is a Willow Tree that Dylan got for me. It says Mother and son celebrating the bond of life between mothers and sons. I absolutely love it! He also got me flowers and a stuffed puppy. I got flowers from my sister in laws and in laws. They were all so pretty!

Happenings :)

Life has been pretty crazy around the Rockwell house! We are getting ready for Halloween coming up in a few days. Dylan chose to be a ninja for Halloween (even though he was a ninja last year) He is very excited! Holidays are always so much more fun with kids! An update on Misty- we went to the vet and she has to have her cast on for 3 more weeks! Poor thing! She absolutely hates having to have the cone on, but I am not going to pay for her cast to be replaced again. So cone it is :) Luckily she only has to wear it when we are gone. I have been crazy busy trying to organize a Women's Expo that is coming up on the 10th. Luckily things have come together pretty smoothly. I was finishing this when.....

A Week from HELL

The title says it all! This week has been a week from hell! On Wednesday night we went up to my parents house for dinner. Ted gets home first, calls me up and tells me that Misty hurt her leg. I get home, assuming that its no big deal. But I take one look at her back leg and I know something is not right. We then called all the vets in Tooele to see if anyone would come in to see her (Its around 8 PM). No one answered, so I called a 24 hour animal hospital in Salt Lake. Ted had to stay home with Dylan to get him ready for bed. I drive Misty in to the hospital. We get there and have to wait about 30 minutes for the doctor to come in to see us. He takes one look at her and says that its broken, he's just not sure how many bones she broke. He then proceeded to tell me that it would be $75 for the visit then $230 for one x-ray and more if they needed more than one image. I start freaking out, but tell them to go ahead. He shows me the x-rays and I immediately could see broken bones, and not just one, MANY! He then tells me that she will have to have surgery. I just start bawling! He told me how much the surgery would cost- then start bawling even more! I call Ted and I am a total wreck! Poor Ted, not only did he have me bawling, but Dylan crying too. The doctor said she would either have to have the surgery, or probably be put down because without surgery she would be a three-legged dog with no quality of life. Having the amazing and loving husband that I do, he said to go ahead with the surgery. She stayed overnight and then had surgery the next morning. After the surgery was complete the doctor said that she broke it more than he originally expected He said it was like a jigsaw puzzle, that bone fragments were everywhere. But he said that he is confident in his work, and that its as close to perfect as he could get it. I was able to go in and visit her for a few hours. She was able to come Friday. We were doing great.... until today.... I had to go into work and I was gone about a hour. I come home to find that she chewed off her cast. Stupid dog! So then I had to drive her back to the vet and get it re-casted. Ohh what's money right? Lets just pull it off our money tree growing in the back yard. Some people might say- shes just a dog. But she isn't, so is OUR dog. She is a part of my family in every way. It was so lonely to not have her here those few days. So now she has a cone to keep her from chewing it. At least I get some comic relief from her with the cone. She runs into everything and gets stuck quite often. I find it hilarious! Hopefully all goes well and no more emergency visits to the vet. Here are pictures of her x-rays, crazy stuff!

 This is her leg broken. The two middle bones were broken in 4 different places each

 Here is her leg with the pins in- the doctor did a great job!

And there's the cone- she hates it lol