I'm back in Texas with Colton until who knows when. Depending on where his company will be, I might even have Tag in San Antonio. It wasn't what we wanted but since Colt will no longer be in the desert I really don't want to be anywhere but with him.
Today was a big day for Colt! He finally felt Tag move for the first time. He was so excited! I love seeing him get excited about these little things. He is so excited to be a dad. I am so lucky to have him.
Another fun thing is the the Olympics are going on. I never in a million years I could get Colt to watch gymnastics but I guess the Olympics are an exception. Every night when he gets back from work he hurries and showers so we can watch the Olympics at 7. It was so neat to see the US girls gymnastic team win gold and Michael Phelps win his 19th medal.
Well this post was kinda short and sweet...
That's about it for now. Hopefully I will have my Internet hooked up soon so I can blog with pictures soon!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
So Colton...
Why can I totally see this happening...
p.s. Please excuse the language. I just couldn't stop laughing with Carson at this.
p.s. Please excuse the language. I just couldn't stop laughing with Carson at this.
Cravings.
It's funny how pregnancy changes the way you eat. I've always heard the cliche "pickles & ice cream" but wondered what I would crave. This will be a boring post, but I just want to write these down because I know I will forget.
In the beginning I HATED EVERYTHING. Literally. Colton would come home from work and I'd cry because I was so sick and so hungry but every time I would think of eating, I would get even sicker. He would ask what he could get me but I couldn't give him an answer. Poor guy couldn't win. I would just say "Just go get something, not that or that or that... but just find something." One time he came home with stuff from 4 different places. I hated it all, but I managed to get through it. Tuf was a happy dog... he got everything I didn't want.
The grocery store was my worst nightmare. I literally felt like I would puke just walking in the store. I never went and if I did it was for necessities only. Colton would be like "Why don't have any snacks and treats for my lunch?" I would try to get some but it just made too sick to be there. I'm glad I have such an understanding husband LOL.
Eventually I got to the point where I could eat fruit, but that was about it. I lived on apples, grapes, strawberries and raspberries. I liked salad too. My big thing was apple juice and orange juice. I hated both before I was pregnant but that was all I wanted to drink.
If anything, Tag has made me eat extremely healthy. Even now, when I eat sugar I get so sick. No treats for me. Its nice to eat this healthy though. Excluding the morning sickness, I feel better than ever.
Then we went through the 'Taco Time' phase. I really hate fast food being pregnant. But the only thing I wanted to eat for about 10 days straight was a crisp bean burrito. Colt was so sick of Taco Time I doubt he will ever eat there again. I'm burnt out myself but it was funny at the time.
The other change was Coke. I never drank Coke. Ever. I don't drink pop really at all. But when I went to Idaho to visit my family and I saw a Coke commercial. It was all I needed to see. For the last three weeks I just crave it! I try not to drink it too much because I really don't like to drink caffeine, especially with the baby. But its all I want.
... and milk. I could probably drink a half gallon a day right now.
It's funny how things change. Who knows what will be next!!
In the beginning I HATED EVERYTHING. Literally. Colton would come home from work and I'd cry because I was so sick and so hungry but every time I would think of eating, I would get even sicker. He would ask what he could get me but I couldn't give him an answer. Poor guy couldn't win. I would just say "Just go get something, not that or that or that... but just find something." One time he came home with stuff from 4 different places. I hated it all, but I managed to get through it. Tuf was a happy dog... he got everything I didn't want.
The grocery store was my worst nightmare. I literally felt like I would puke just walking in the store. I never went and if I did it was for necessities only. Colton would be like "Why don't have any snacks and treats for my lunch?" I would try to get some but it just made too sick to be there. I'm glad I have such an understanding husband LOL.
Eventually I got to the point where I could eat fruit, but that was about it. I lived on apples, grapes, strawberries and raspberries. I liked salad too. My big thing was apple juice and orange juice. I hated both before I was pregnant but that was all I wanted to drink.
If anything, Tag has made me eat extremely healthy. Even now, when I eat sugar I get so sick. No treats for me. Its nice to eat this healthy though. Excluding the morning sickness, I feel better than ever.
Then we went through the 'Taco Time' phase. I really hate fast food being pregnant. But the only thing I wanted to eat for about 10 days straight was a crisp bean burrito. Colt was so sick of Taco Time I doubt he will ever eat there again. I'm burnt out myself but it was funny at the time.
The other change was Coke. I never drank Coke. Ever. I don't drink pop really at all. But when I went to Idaho to visit my family and I saw a Coke commercial. It was all I needed to see. For the last three weeks I just crave it! I try not to drink it too much because I really don't like to drink caffeine, especially with the baby. But its all I want.
... and milk. I could probably drink a half gallon a day right now.
It's funny how things change. Who knows what will be next!!
Tag Colton
Baby Bangerter has a name! We have decided on Tag Colton Bangerter. It's different so I'm sure we will get lots of weird looks and "what's his real name?" but we love it and it just feels right. We are so glad to be done with the naming process.
We had our halfway apt yesterday and everything went great! The only bummer for me is that I am 20 weeks along and still barely barely barely feel Tag kick. Yesterday I was watching the screen and he was moving and kicking like crazy and I couldn't feel a thing! But they told me the placenta is in front of him instead of behind him. They said its totally normal and it can move, it just means the placenta acts like a pillow so when he kicks I don't really feel it yet. Hopefully I will feel him a lot more in the next week or two. But he is growing well and everything looks on schedule. They actually moved our date to 12.12.12!! Chances of him actually being born on that date are a little slim lol but it would be cool!!
I love this little picture of his foot.
Here is a picture of his profile. I was a little bummed because his head is tipped back and was moving. She only took one profile picture so it's not as good as last ultrasounds but its the newest picture of him.
Now that we are done with that appointment I don't have to go back for another month. Colt is super homesick so I decided to head back to Texas for a couple weeks to stay with him. He is going back to San Antonio for a little bit so it will be easier for me to be there where as I couldn't really live in the desert. It's bittersweet. I have loved being home with everyone but I miss my husband. So back to Texas I go!
We had our halfway apt yesterday and everything went great! The only bummer for me is that I am 20 weeks along and still barely barely barely feel Tag kick. Yesterday I was watching the screen and he was moving and kicking like crazy and I couldn't feel a thing! But they told me the placenta is in front of him instead of behind him. They said its totally normal and it can move, it just means the placenta acts like a pillow so when he kicks I don't really feel it yet. Hopefully I will feel him a lot more in the next week or two. But he is growing well and everything looks on schedule. They actually moved our date to 12.12.12!! Chances of him actually being born on that date are a little slim lol but it would be cool!!
I love this little picture of his foot.
Here is a picture of his profile. I was a little bummed because his head is tipped back and was moving. She only took one profile picture so it's not as good as last ultrasounds but its the newest picture of him.
Now that we are done with that appointment I don't have to go back for another month. Colt is super homesick so I decided to head back to Texas for a couple weeks to stay with him. He is going back to San Antonio for a little bit so it will be easier for me to be there where as I couldn't really live in the desert. It's bittersweet. I have loved being home with everyone but I miss my husband. So back to Texas I go!
Monday, July 16, 2012
Baby Survey!! 19 weeks.
I was blurking this morning found this survey. I decided it would be a fun post and fun to look back on :) Thanks for posting Carissa!
1. What name did you and your spouse call your baby before you knew the gender? Baby B & our little bug. Now we call him his name.
2. When did "Oh-my-gosh-we're-having-a-baby" really sink in? Probably during the ultrasounds, and when we found out he was a boy. That made it really real. Now that I feel him too... it just gets more real everyday.
3. When you think of yourself as a mom, what's the first thing to come to mind? For some reason I keep imagining rocking him to sleep and cuddling him.
4. Is your nursery complete? What's the theme and what do you have left to complete? Nothing is done. We are still house hunting! I am getting so anxious! But I do have a nursery picked out on pinterest that I want to try and re-create.
5. List 5 qualities you hope your baby will possess: I really hope he is chubby haha. Besides that I hope he is HEALTHY, happy, smiley, smart, and a good sleeper? Too good to be true?
6. What's your ideal labor experience? I'm going to agree with Carissa and say quick and pain free would be lovely! I just hope whatever birth plan we decide to go with that we can stick to it for the most part and not have any complications.
7. List 5 things that have changed in your relationship with your spouse since you've been pregnant: Colton has had an eye opening experience that's for sure. When I got pregnant he thought it was just smooth sailing until I was nine months pregnant then I got sick. First trimester was huge for him. I usually take care of him more and he learned that I needed a lot more help when I was really sick. He also had to learn that just because I wasn't puking didn't mean I wasn't really sick. He had to adjust to laundry building up and no hot dinner somedays. That was hard for him at first but he has been awesome since then. We talk about our little guy all time and even he gets excited about baby stuff. Its funny how in love Colt is with 'baby b' already.
8. List 5 things you think will change once your baby arrives: Ithink know we will sleep less. We will probably be obsessed with our little guy and worry less about little things. Less date nights. Not as many spontaneous plans. I don't know... I know I will worry more. Haha. I am overly protective anyway so I'm sure that will be something too.
9. Where do you think you'll be when you go into labor? Hopefully at home. I really don't want to be anywhere crazy.
10. Have you been talking to your baby? Playing music? I talk to him all the time! Colt does when he is here and calls me on the phone when he is away to tell me to tell baby b that he loves him.
11. In what ways do you hope your baby is like your spouse? I hope he gets Colts attitude. He is the most positive person I know. He loves to work, so I really hope he inherits his work ethic too. I would love him to be as athletic as Colton is. It doesn't matter what it is, he is good at it. I would love him to have Colt's smile too :)
12. In what ways do you hope your baby is like you? My sense of humor ;) Just kidding. Ummm... good question! I just want him to be like Colton so much I haven't really thought about that.
13. How long will you wait for the next baby, or if this is your last one, why/why not? Whoa! We are just working on cooking this little guy. With the endo, they say the closer your babies are the better for your body and the more likely we will be able to have another one or two. So I'm sure not too far apart but far enough. {hopefully}
14. What kind of grandparents do you think your baby will have? THE BEST ONES! Ones who will love him more than anything. They will have so much fun with him. Probably ones who let him break my rules ;)
15. Who will be with you during labor? Who will visit you in the hospital during your recovery? I only want Colton in the delivery room!! During recovery I'm sure family will but I'm really hoping not a ton of people will be there. I just want relax and spend time with Colt and the baby so I would like more visitors after we are home instead of the hospital.
16. How much will you tell your baby (child, teenager) about your past? Why/why not? Hahaha. Well Colt and I have talked alot about this. We want to be open enough to have him be comfortable talking to us about things. I feel like if your kids think you are perfect and never made mistakes they won't want to talk to you about anything cuz they wont think you can relate. I don't know though. We will have to decide when the time is right I guess.
17. Do you have any hopes for your child's activities? (Sports, academics, school preference, activities, etc) We really want him to rodeo. Starting with mutton bustin' when he is just a little guy. I want him to be tough. We would love him to wrestle too. But honestly, whatever makes him happy as long as he is active and playing! Uncle Carson wants him to play football.
18. When will you tell your baby about the birds and the bees? When is aware of those things. I don't really know. Man this is giving me a lot to think about! I don't even want to think about that! I just want him to be a baby!!!
19. In what ways do you hope you'll parent like your parents did? In what ways do you hope you aren't like them? My parents did an awesome job. I want to teach him to be clean and organized. My mom tried and tried and tried. I am better now that I am older but I was seriously the messiest person ever through high school. I blame it on being busy and wanting to go out more than clean but I want to teach him simple things like my parents did. Make your bed and get dressed every morning before breakfast, put away your clothes as soon as you are home from school. I don't know. I just want him to learn to take care of himself from an early age. I also want to teach him what my dad taught me. You get dealt the cards you get dealt. You can't change that. But you can have a good attitude and deal with it or you can gripe and complain but either way you have those cards. He is big on attitudes and it makes such a difference!!
20. Which childhood memory do you hope your child will have (similar to one you fondly remember)? I hope he will know how many people love him and have lots of fun play with his HUGE family. Heber trips were always my favorite growing up so I hope we can give him fun ones like that. I have lots of fun memories with my sister too because we were so close so I would like him to have a sibling pretty close in age to grow up with.
21. And finally, Be annoying! What "advice" do you want newly pregnant women to know? Well, this being my first pregnancy I don't know how much advice I can give but so far I would say... it really does go pretty quick. Enjoy each stage of pregnancy. I feel like I am always in such a rush to get to the next stage. I need to take my own advice! :)
1. What name did you and your spouse call your baby before you knew the gender? Baby B & our little bug. Now we call him his name.
2. When did "Oh-my-gosh-we're-having-a-baby" really sink in? Probably during the ultrasounds, and when we found out he was a boy. That made it really real. Now that I feel him too... it just gets more real everyday.
3. When you think of yourself as a mom, what's the first thing to come to mind? For some reason I keep imagining rocking him to sleep and cuddling him.
4. Is your nursery complete? What's the theme and what do you have left to complete? Nothing is done. We are still house hunting! I am getting so anxious! But I do have a nursery picked out on pinterest that I want to try and re-create.
5. List 5 qualities you hope your baby will possess: I really hope he is chubby haha. Besides that I hope he is HEALTHY, happy, smiley, smart, and a good sleeper? Too good to be true?
6. What's your ideal labor experience? I'm going to agree with Carissa and say quick and pain free would be lovely! I just hope whatever birth plan we decide to go with that we can stick to it for the most part and not have any complications.
7. List 5 things that have changed in your relationship with your spouse since you've been pregnant: Colton has had an eye opening experience that's for sure. When I got pregnant he thought it was just smooth sailing until I was nine months pregnant then I got sick. First trimester was huge for him. I usually take care of him more and he learned that I needed a lot more help when I was really sick. He also had to learn that just because I wasn't puking didn't mean I wasn't really sick. He had to adjust to laundry building up and no hot dinner somedays. That was hard for him at first but he has been awesome since then. We talk about our little guy all time and even he gets excited about baby stuff. Its funny how in love Colt is with 'baby b' already.
8. List 5 things you think will change once your baby arrives: I
9. Where do you think you'll be when you go into labor? Hopefully at home. I really don't want to be anywhere crazy.
10. Have you been talking to your baby? Playing music? I talk to him all the time! Colt does when he is here and calls me on the phone when he is away to tell me to tell baby b that he loves him.
11. In what ways do you hope your baby is like your spouse? I hope he gets Colts attitude. He is the most positive person I know. He loves to work, so I really hope he inherits his work ethic too. I would love him to be as athletic as Colton is. It doesn't matter what it is, he is good at it. I would love him to have Colt's smile too :)
12. In what ways do you hope your baby is like you? My sense of humor ;) Just kidding. Ummm... good question! I just want him to be like Colton so much I haven't really thought about that.
13. How long will you wait for the next baby, or if this is your last one, why/why not? Whoa! We are just working on cooking this little guy. With the endo, they say the closer your babies are the better for your body and the more likely we will be able to have another one or two. So I'm sure not too far apart but far enough. {hopefully}
14. What kind of grandparents do you think your baby will have? THE BEST ONES! Ones who will love him more than anything. They will have so much fun with him. Probably ones who let him break my rules ;)
15. Who will be with you during labor? Who will visit you in the hospital during your recovery? I only want Colton in the delivery room!! During recovery I'm sure family will but I'm really hoping not a ton of people will be there. I just want relax and spend time with Colt and the baby so I would like more visitors after we are home instead of the hospital.
16. How much will you tell your baby (child, teenager) about your past? Why/why not? Hahaha. Well Colt and I have talked alot about this. We want to be open enough to have him be comfortable talking to us about things. I feel like if your kids think you are perfect and never made mistakes they won't want to talk to you about anything cuz they wont think you can relate. I don't know though. We will have to decide when the time is right I guess.
17. Do you have any hopes for your child's activities? (Sports, academics, school preference, activities, etc) We really want him to rodeo. Starting with mutton bustin' when he is just a little guy. I want him to be tough. We would love him to wrestle too. But honestly, whatever makes him happy as long as he is active and playing! Uncle Carson wants him to play football.
18. When will you tell your baby about the birds and the bees? When is aware of those things. I don't really know. Man this is giving me a lot to think about! I don't even want to think about that! I just want him to be a baby!!!
19. In what ways do you hope you'll parent like your parents did? In what ways do you hope you aren't like them? My parents did an awesome job. I want to teach him to be clean and organized. My mom tried and tried and tried. I am better now that I am older but I was seriously the messiest person ever through high school. I blame it on being busy and wanting to go out more than clean but I want to teach him simple things like my parents did. Make your bed and get dressed every morning before breakfast, put away your clothes as soon as you are home from school. I don't know. I just want him to learn to take care of himself from an early age. I also want to teach him what my dad taught me. You get dealt the cards you get dealt. You can't change that. But you can have a good attitude and deal with it or you can gripe and complain but either way you have those cards. He is big on attitudes and it makes such a difference!!
20. Which childhood memory do you hope your child will have (similar to one you fondly remember)? I hope he will know how many people love him and have lots of fun play with his HUGE family. Heber trips were always my favorite growing up so I hope we can give him fun ones like that. I have lots of fun memories with my sister too because we were so close so I would like him to have a sibling pretty close in age to grow up with.
21. And finally, Be annoying! What "advice" do you want newly pregnant women to know? Well, this being my first pregnancy I don't know how much advice I can give but so far I would say... it really does go pretty quick. Enjoy each stage of pregnancy. I feel like I am always in such a rush to get to the next stage. I need to take my own advice! :)
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Long time, no blog.
I can't believe how much has happened since our last blog post! Time for an update maybe? I think yes!
FIRST THINGS FIRST!!!
We are having a BOY!
And there is the proof ;)
I just love this ultrasound picture. I love seeing his little nose and chubby belly! Is it weird to think he has a handsome ultrasound picture...?
We hit our half way mark next week so we still have a long time to go but I am so excited. I have been starting to shop and am having a ball. I am also starting to feel him move around. It's the craziest feeling but the neatest thing too. I just love knowing he is there!
We visited Seaworld back in June. What an experience that was! I had not puked once my whole first trimester. Seaworld marked the first day of my second trimester. A couple hours into the day I got so sick. I ended up puking five times at Seaworld... not the best way to spend the day but we made the best of it. Despite that, the shows were amazing! Colt and I fed a dolphin and got to pet him. That was one of my favorite parts!
Colt's company started a new job in the desert of west Texas. With the baby and everything it just wasnt working out for me stay in Texas with him so I came back to Utah. It has been a hard adjustment not being together but we are doing what we have to. Colt was able to come home for the 4th of July so that was a ton of fun. We went to the lake, visited his sister in Henefer on the 4th and her kids, went camping... just spent lots of time together. I wish I would have taken more pics but we have good memories!
Duck face I know... ;) 4th of July.
Colt and Keslee. He is gonna be such a good dad! :)
Picture attempt watching fireworks.
Colt wake surfing.
We went boating at 6 in the morning... it was freezing at first but once the sun came up the water was perfect and we were the only boat on the lake for a long time. We had so much fun! Thanks Quinn and Mike for inviting us!
Sadly Colt had to head back to Texas the next day. I miss him like crazy but I am so grateful for everything he does for our little family. I honestly couldn't have married a better guy! For now, I will continue the job search for Colt and he will keep working away! Hopefully we find him a new spot soon!
Love him.
FIRST THINGS FIRST!!!
We are having a BOY!
And there is the proof ;)
I just love this ultrasound picture. I love seeing his little nose and chubby belly! Is it weird to think he has a handsome ultrasound picture...?
We hit our half way mark next week so we still have a long time to go but I am so excited. I have been starting to shop and am having a ball. I am also starting to feel him move around. It's the craziest feeling but the neatest thing too. I just love knowing he is there!
We visited Seaworld back in June. What an experience that was! I had not puked once my whole first trimester. Seaworld marked the first day of my second trimester. A couple hours into the day I got so sick. I ended up puking five times at Seaworld... not the best way to spend the day but we made the best of it. Despite that, the shows were amazing! Colt and I fed a dolphin and got to pet him. That was one of my favorite parts!
Colt's company started a new job in the desert of west Texas. With the baby and everything it just wasnt working out for me stay in Texas with him so I came back to Utah. It has been a hard adjustment not being together but we are doing what we have to. Colt was able to come home for the 4th of July so that was a ton of fun. We went to the lake, visited his sister in Henefer on the 4th and her kids, went camping... just spent lots of time together. I wish I would have taken more pics but we have good memories!
Duck face I know... ;) 4th of July.
Colt and Keslee. He is gonna be such a good dad! :)
Picture attempt watching fireworks.
Colt wake surfing.
We went boating at 6 in the morning... it was freezing at first but once the sun came up the water was perfect and we were the only boat on the lake for a long time. We had so much fun! Thanks Quinn and Mike for inviting us!
Sadly Colt had to head back to Texas the next day. I miss him like crazy but I am so grateful for everything he does for our little family. I honestly couldn't have married a better guy! For now, I will continue the job search for Colt and he will keep working away! Hopefully we find him a new spot soon!
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