Keeping up with the Pregnancy: 16 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 16 Weeks
Size of baby: Baby D is the size of a Avocado 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I honestly have no idea..... but maybe four?
Maternity Clothes:  Same ole 
Gender: two weeks til we find out 
Movement: Still  early although I swear I have felt the "popcorn" popping feeling.  

Sleep: I sleep pretty well.
What I miss:  still miss my sushi.
Cravings: marshmallows.
Symptoms: as long as I have something in my tummy...  we are good

Best Moment this week: running 13.1 miles!   :)

Rock and Roll San Antonio Half Marathon! Part 1

Many of you know that I have been training hard for my very first ever half marathon.  I have blogged about my road to running on the other blog...  and maybe a bit on here but nothing in depth.  I used to be a smoker.  I smoked a minimum of a pack a day.  I smoked because I enjoyed it, I smoked because I could, I smoked because I was addicted.  I was a smoker!  If I found out that I was down to three cigarettes... come rain, snow, sleet or hail...  car or no, I was going out to get me a back up pack.  I was a smoker.  

 The thought of running to the mailbox and back was daunting.  I mean... really... who would willingly run anywhere let alone 13.1 miles.  I'm not even sure I knew what 13.1 was.  

I quit when I got pregnant with Joe.  I can never ever ever pick up another cigarette again!  Or I will be a smoker AGAIN.  

It all began with me trying to run to Joe's daycare and back.  Realizing it was about 3 miles and recognizing that I could maybe run .5 mile of that.  I set the goal to run the entire 3 miles without stopping.  The first mile starts with a step.  

I didn't follow a program I just started listening to my body and paying attention to my heart rate monitor.  I started to feel my body acclimate to the running and started to enjoy it.  Soon, Jason started getting into it.  We set our sights on the Fort Worth Zoo Fun Run 5k.  

When we crossed that finish line there was a feeling.  I decided to set my sights on a half marathon.  CRAZY!  Who would have EVER thought I... smoker Jess... would EVER run 13.1 miles.  So I started training.  

This weekend, we went to San Antonio for that dream to become a reality.  

Jason Joe and I drove down on Friday night and had dinner at Cracker Barrel and Joe charmed the waitress.  (duh)...  we checked in and went to bed.  Exciting, huh?  

Saturday we got up, had breakfast at the neatest Mexican restaurant and then went on over to the Alamodome where I was to pick up my race packet and check out the expo.  This is really where the energy began.  The music was playing.  Runners were everywhere.  I picked up my number and swag back and shirt.  It was real.  This was really happening.  

We wandered through the expo, spent too much money on items that I NEEDED...  (although the three major items I wanted I got and am sooo happy I did).  There were so many neat exhibits and I could have shopped all day with money I had no business spending.  ;-) 

I got to sign the wall... I ran for Danielle. 

We met up with my parents and Scheri and her kids.. I'll blog about that later with pictures.  :)  Then we met up with Danielle and Todd and had dinner and I was back and in bed by 9:30 pm.  

Sunday morning...  Jason and I awoke at 4:00 am.  We were going to have breakfast at Denny's.  We walked out of our hotel and they had set up the starting corrals (how we were releaased to run) right outside our door.  MY corral was literally right outside our hotel and up a half block.  And the streets were empty.  The energy was silently ready.  

As we were walking up to Denny's we came across the starting line and an empty street...

in two hours, this street would not look like this!

Jason and I ate breakfast, just the two of us and I can't tell you how much that one little breakfast meant to me.  His pride for me was just amazing and his support helped me get ready.  He, and his mom, had shirts made for me and my family to wear.  Design was made by my dear friend Meg.  She's amazing and I had so many comments on how cute they were!  Some of the Houston girls liked it so much that they, too, got shirts to wear.  They started sending me texts wearing their shirts.  

 

how cool, right?  

to be continued..........

Beauregard er I mean BUSTER

So... last week while Jason was at work, a puppy found him.  By found, I mean he was in the empty lot across the street and he kept running into the street and barking at cars.  So, Jason brought him into the office and for about half an hour contemplated keeping him.  When he began to chew on our rug he called Animal Control.  

They came and got him and then Jason had second thoughts.  He said he was way too pretty to be put down.  So, he went over there to check on him and told them that he had an adoption interest...  but that if he had an owner we didn't want to take him.  (obviously).  They told us there was a 72 hour wait period and then we commit to adopt, pay $50 and then they fix him and give him his shots.  

We brought him home and he's BIG.  He did get along with both Murphey and Joe...  but Murphey became very territorial over her bones....

 but they did finally lay down except that it looks like Murph is guarding the door.  Notice the remnants of a ball sitting next to him.  Yeah.... he's gone through three soccer balls!  SOCCER balls. 

 Beauregard er I mean Buster stayed in the kennel at night and did SO well.  He really calmed down.  

 We took him on walks and he actually listened to me fairly well.  I think he listens to me better than Murph does.  Go figure.  But, I have decided he doesn't look like a "buster"... he looks like a "Beauregard"... but I have been vetoed.  So, I just call him that between him and me.  :-)

He has sweet eyes and enormous paws! 

 which  means.... he is only going to get bigger! 

He has actually gone to doggie boot camp for awhile to learn his manners and to sit, stay heel.  And maybe retrieve a duck or two...  but we get to go see him.  

What do you think of our new addition?  :) 

Keeping up with the Pregnancy: 15 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 15 Weeks
Size of baby: Baby D is the size of a Apple 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I think about 2 pounds gained.
Maternity Clothes:  a few shirts but can still wear my normal pants
Gender: Several more weeks. 
Movement:  I think so...  it's more of a "butterflies in my tummy" feeling

Sleep:  pretty good
What I miss:  Not really anything this week.
Cravings: sweet tarts and sweets in general.
Symptoms:  this baby LOVES to eat and HATES an empty tummy.  I still throw up if I have an empty tummy. 

Best Moment this week: getting to see the baby on a sonogram because it's little heartbeat was elusive.  BAD baby for scaring me and good baby because I got to see it.   :)

Keeping up with the Pregnancy: 14 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 14 Weeks
Size of baby: Baby D is the size of a Lemon 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I think about 2 pounds gained.
Maternity Clothes:  I love LILAC jeans and finally got the right size!  I also have some shirts that work for maternity. 
Gender: Several more weeks. 
Movement: Still too early although I swear I have felt the "popcorn" popping feeling.  

Sleep: I am in bed by 9:15 usually and sleeping fairly well.
What I miss:  Not really anything this week.
Cravings: sweet tarts and sweets in general.
Symptoms: morning sickness sticking around like a bad case of acne! :(   

Best Moment this week: having an appt on friday and will get to hear the heartbeat again!   :) 

My goal is going to be to take THIS exact picture each week.  We'll see how well I do.  :)