Getting closer...

So we are currently at 31 weeks... only 9 weeks left! I can't believe how fast the time is flying by... Baby boy is still super healthy and growing right on track. We can't wait for him to get here...

I've had some issues with my heart rate and had to be put on medication for it... after running a couple of tests they figured out that the sinus node in my heart misfires and causes my heart to race for absolutely no reason. It makes me really short of breath most of the time with the occasional nausea spells... definitely not fun to experience 2 or 3 times a day... the doctor said that none of this should affect the baby, which makes me feel a whole lot better. once the baby is born he said that all of this should resolve on its own... they took me off of work early, which I'm definitely not complaining about. so I am now spending my days working on my transcription training in hopes of finishing and finding a job before the little one arrives.....

It's a boy!

We still can't believe it, but we are so excited to meet our son! We had our detailed ultrasound and so far everything looks good! Baby is nice and healthy... She couldn't quite see everything because of the way the baby was turned and he didn't want to change position! SO we get to go back again in 3 weeks for another one. I'm not complaining I love to see how much our baby has grown and I love to watch him rub his little face! It's so cute! It almost made me cry! ha So we are overjoyed to be having a son and we definitely cannot wait to meet him! Only a few more months...

5 months! what?

Hopefully in a week we'll know what we're having!
Still feeling really good can't believe how fast the time is going!
I love feeling little kicks and flutters. Baby likes to roll around when I'm doing yoga!
We're excited to know if there's a little boy or girl in there... we'll know soon enough!

16 weeks...

Baby just keeps growing... we find out in a month what we're having!

Nights 1 & 2

So I promised Kaleb that I would cook dinner every night this week because well, this is one of my fears... ha I was never really taught how to cook so I basically just learn as I go... So far it's turned out really good and Kaleb seem to really enjoy it which makes me very happy!

Night 1: Mexican Pizza and Fresh Avocado & Corn Salsa



Night 2: Blackberry Chicken Salad & Green Spring Vegetables

Meet bitty baby...

12 weeks... as you can see I will definitely be ginormously huge by the time 9 months roles around. Hopefully all 5' 3/4" of me can handle it :) I'm hoping we can find out what we're having in just a few weeks...

Growing...

The first trimester came and went faster than I thought it would! And hallelujah only had two weeks of a hate relationship with food! It's pretty amazing and I'm pretty grateful (and blessed) to have had it this easy so far! I hope we stay on this path of goodness... I pretty much haven't been able to wear my regular jeans for about a month now and people are starting to look at my belly with funny facial expressions wondering "Is she?? No she couldn't be! But maybe she is!" Kinda awkward... :)

I'm still working on my medical transcription training so I can stay home with bitty baby once he/she arrives! I'm about halfway done with it and it shouldn't take me too many more months to finish it completely. I'm pretty excited about that.

I'm working all day shifts during the week now which has made it so much easier for me! I'm not as tired and I just feel better while I'm there. Plus I get to see my cute husband every night and actually get to eat dinner with him! I know, so spoiled.

We're really excited for all of the changes that are to come, but at the same time enjoying each other and the alone time that we do get...

Sweet baby...

We got to see our baby again this last appointment and it was amazing! The baby was wiggling around and waving it's little arms... it was so cute! Definitely more visible than last month, which is quite amazing! He/she has been doing a lot of growing lately! We're excited for our new little baby....

New baby...

heres a picture of our tiny baby....

we are very in love with him/her already...

hearing the heartbeat is pretty darn amazing....

eat sleep eat makes me happy

yes, its true! their will be a new addition to the baker clan! we are very excited!

January 27th is the estimated due date!

Springtime...

I love all of the green grass and pretty yellow flowers....

Not to mention the weather is nice and warm, which makes great hiking weather!

Can't wait for summertime...

Happy Trails....

This past weekend was a lot of fun! We did a lot of hiking and such. Saturday morning Kaleb and I decided to walk to Starbucks to spend some time together... that was a lot of fun. Later in the afternoon we went with my family up to SLO to hang out. We walked around and hung out down by the creek for awhile. We love going down there it's a lot of fun! Last time we ended up having a water fight it was pretty funny. Only me and Kylie got wet! They all ganged up on us... so then we decided to go hiking we headed over to Madonna Mountain and made our way up.... the weather was perfect and it didn't rain! After that we decided to go to Shell Beach to see what kinda cool things we could find. Beth likes hermit crabs and mackenzie collects cool rocks so that was a lot of fun. We all just walked around climbed some rocks and looked for stinky sea life. After a long fun day we headed home for some hamburgers and ended up having a sleepover at our house with all the siblings. That turned out to be pretty fun... we tried to watch the Last Samurai but between talking farting and laughing not much of that was accomplished, but definitely made things interesting. I don't think we've all laughed that hard in a long time :)
The next day we went to church and decided that we wanted to go up to SLO again. So me, Kylie, and Kaleb went up and the plan was me and kylie would run the trail at madonna and kaleb would mountain bike... It wasn't raining so we figured it would be fine not too muddy.... we were all looking forward to it! So we get up there we're running Kaleb's biking and all of a sudden the entire trail is sticky, muddy, clay puddles. We thought "Oh the trail will get better once we get past this part" So we kept going! And everytime we kept thinking the same thing until it was too far to turn back and we had to keep going! Kaleb didn't even bike very much! There was so much mud that his tires wouldn't even spin anymore and everytime he tried to ride through it he would get stuck ha! It was actually pretty funny! Mine and Kylie's shoes were caked in mud so we kept slipping so running didn't work out so well either, but it was fun! When we got back to the car I decided to put my phone on the back of the truck while we changed our shoes and such but ended up forgetting to grab it before we drove away.... RIP my poor cell phone. I have no idea where it went so now I have an old phone. So sad. But all in all it was a great weekend I love not having to work!

Changin it up!

It's amazing to look back and think about the direction you were heading and compare to the direction you have now and realize how quickly God can change things...

One month ago I was finishing a super hard class that stressed me out like no other and meeting with a counselor to see how close I was to applying to the next program. She basically told me that I HAD to have an A in English 101 to be able to get into the RN program from the LVN program and I wouldn't be able to retake it because I had a passing grade already. They added algebra II to the prereq's which sets me back an entire year! They are also adding a wait list between LVN and RN which tacks on another 2 years yippee! So all in all it would take 7 more years from this point to have my Associates Degree in Nursing!! What the heck!! I could almost have my masters degree by then! So I was really frustrated. I was thinking that was my only option, our family is depending on my getting through this. It really upset me. We had agreed that we wouldn't start having kids until I got out of school, we would be here until I got out of school, etc. That's a long time to wait! It's already taken me 2 years to get to this point... so after praying and talking about everything Kaleb and I decided that I would just start working full time to start saving money and once we do get pregnant I would just be able to stay home with the kids. This decision was probably the biggest stress relief... I felt like a burden had been lifted and just felt at peace about the whole thing. I'm really excited with what the future may hold. We are truly blessed to be in a place to make huge decisions like that and it not affect our current living situation and things like that!

Because I will end up just staying home, Kaleb has decided to go back to school to get his welding certificate and hopefully be able to find a really good stable job in the future. The economy really sucks right now and we are both very grateful to have jobs! although our situation right now isn't ideal. (i hate working opposite of kaleb... i wish i could just come home and spend every night with him) I'm trying to find a full time day position but not much is open even at the hospital! I really do enjoy my job but i never get off earlier than midnight and i'm not getting full time hours. It's always super random one week I get 32 hours and the next i get 12.... not cool. and I work every other weekend.... kinda stinks.

Being patient and trusting that God will work everything out, knowing He has a plan for our life has been the biggest challenge. It's so easy to get caught up in I have to go to school so I can provide for the family... instead of just trusting that God will take care of everything. So we are now in transition and growing closer together as husband and wife. It has been challenging a roller coaster of emotions but we trust that everything will be worked out... I love my husband more than words can explain and he has been so supportive of every decision that has been made... he's amazing...

Doug & Evie have been such amazing friends through everything! They are always so encouraging and willing to listen and talk with us! We hang out with them a lot and feel very at home there :) They are very dear friends!

So that's the skinny on what's going on with the Baker's... :)