10 weeks

How far along: 10 weeks

Baby size: Prune

Sleep: Not so great unfortunately.

Movement: Nope!

Food cravings/aversions:  Cravings come and go. Today it's concession stand nachos...seriously don't even know where that came from! 

Pregnancy Symptoms: Nausea and Vomiting aka the WORST pregnancy symptoms EVER!

What I miss:  Feeling normal. I am lacking energy and there hasn't been a day that I feel good enough to get up get ready and go out of the house.

What I'm looking forward to:   Monday we have our first ultrasound! Pretty excited to officially see there is something in there. Also the second trimester is just a few short weeks away and I cannot wait to see if that means I will feel normal again!

Milestones: I didn't get sick everyday this week! Huge success :) 

Best moment this week:  Feeling like I actually might look a little bit pregnant...maybe I just look fatter. Either way it is what it is!

Moments with Jason: This week we put up our Christmas tree! I LOVE this time of year!

9 weeks

How far along: 9 weeks

Baby size: olive

Sleep: I worked a lot this week so I was up early and continuously up to pee throughout the night. Needless to say sleep was not very great.

Movement: Nope!

Food cravings/aversions: No cravings. Foods I'm liking this week: Yobe Frozen Yogurt and Chicken Noodle Soup Broth.

Pregnancy Symptoms: Morning Sickness! 

*Disclaimer* 

Anyone who thinks that morning sickness and vomiting are the same thing. Totally wrong! Morning sickness lasts all day and, for myself,  it's more nausea than vomiting. Because I'm nauseous I don't eat anything and then my body will try and vomit with no success. 

What I miss:  Jeans that fit. I haven't gained weight yet but where my pants button is just WAY too tight and too firm to button with comfort. 

What I'm looking forward to:  An ultrasound! 

Milestones: I survived a 5 day work week without getting the nasty stomach bug that is going around! 

Best moment this week:  Realizing I'm in the 3rd month of pregnancy! Wow.

Moments with Jason: My hubby has been taking such great care of me. He gets up with me every time I'm sick. Holds my hair back, gets a cold towel for my neck, and a cup of water to ease my stomach. 

8 weeks

Surprise! As many of you found out a few days ago we are expecting. We are still in shock and adjusting to this new phase of life. There have been days that I have totally lost it and thought there is no way I am ready to be a parent. I'm too selfish. We want to travel and have fun like others our age. And there are days that I've come to grips with reality and know that if anyone can do this, we can! I truly believe that whatever happens, happens for a reason. I know that if anyone knows how to take care of a newborn and young child, that is me. And there is no one more capable of caring for a teenager than my crazy kid-like  youth minister husband. We have decided to do weekly or bi-weekly posts  (like the one below) to document this new journey. You might not get bare belly shots until its evident there is a bun in the oven and I'm not just fat. But we promise to post pictures with each posting so you can watch along with us how fast baby grows!

How far along: 8 weeks

Baby size: raspberry

Sleep: sucks! I have to get up every few hours to pee and I’m always nauseous when I wake up.

Movement: Nope!

Food cravings/aversions: Seeing food on TV makes me really nauseous. Saltines are my friend but no real cravings.

Pregnancy Symptoms: Super nauseous all day, everyday. Cross my fingers I've only actually gotten sick a few times.

What I miss:  The energy to get up and go. Sleep. My list goes on and on but really the biggest thing would be not feeling so sick to my stomach all the time.

What I'm looking forward to:  Our first ultrasound in December!

Milestones: First doctors visit which consisted of 1000 questions and NO ultrasound.. I was not a happy camper. Its just hard to believe I'm actually pregnant without seeing proof.

Best moment this week:  Having one whole day of feeling absolutely normal! What what!

Moments with Jason: Jason has been so good to me. Every time I’m sick or not feeling well he gets me whatever I need and doesn’t make me lift a hand. Super love this guy! He is going to be a rock star dad!

Unexpected Anniversary Gift

October 26, 2005 was a super crazy day for Jason and me. We were getting to know each other more and that night at Taco Bell he decided to ask me if I wanted to date.. Yes. Just like that "Jen, do you wanna date?" paha! I laugh now because that's just Jas. Today we celebrate 6 years together which is amazes me completely! I am more in love with that man than ever before. He is such a great husband and such a great best friend. We've had some really hard times in the last 6 years but they have only made us stronger. To say the least our relationship has been everything BUT normal. We started dating young, went to college, got married in college, had 2 puppies that took up a lot of our time, and very rarely did we get to hang out with people our age, we both had to grow up and learn how to manage on our own. It's been a long hard road but so very worth it.

October 26, 2011 will be a day we will remember FOREVER! Today we found out our world will never be normal. We found out we were pregnant. To say this was an udder surprise is an understatement. Were we jumping for joy? Not so much. I cried and cried and cried some more. And thought to myself I thought it wasn't that easy. We were using methods to prevent this and all I could think was seriously? seriously? I mean you hear of people having such a hard time getting pregnant but apparently we are very fertile.  I cannot tell you how often people ask me working in a nursery do you have kids? My response is always, "NOPE! I can get my baby fix here at work and then go home and hang out with my hubby." Well little did I know there were other plans for my life. This will be a period of adjusting and craziness. My life has never been easy and I expect it to get a little harder but one thing the last 6 years has shown me is that with Jas I can get through anything. 

It's funny how life changes. This blog initially was a way for us to blog our wedding journey and as life goes on and time passes us by this will now be a blog of our parenthood journey. 

I know nothing about pregnancy. I know a heck of a lot about newborns but after they are 6 months old I have no idea what to do. To say the least this is going to be a long journey.

Yes, I did just post my pee stick on the internet...

oh, BOYS!

I am totally and officially outnumbered in this house which only means two things.. we got another pup.. and I better at least have 1 girl when we have kids.

It has been crazy busy around this place since we got him. He is 7 weeks old and a little tiny ball of energy (with sharp puppy teeth). Huxley Boy is loving him and they get along great. It seems like both the boys are growing everyday. Maybe, that's because the pup eats Huxley's expensive adult food and Huxley is eating puppy food?! 

At the beginning we were really contemplating why we needed another dog. Huxley was out of his cage and we could leave him out while we went places.. he is getting better with his manner's.. and life was great. But this new pup is totally providing Hux with some more play time and keeps him entertained all day so I'm happy we made the decision to add him to our family. Now, if only he can learn to sleep during the night and not all day then we will be good. 

This is just a little glimpse of how we spend our days with Huxley and Stono :)  

Definitely more pictures to come when we can get them to sit still for awhile. Also, thinking about doing a family portrait.. yes they are my children and yes we will all get our picture made together! 

Enjoy :)

life changes but some things stay the same

Lately things just seem to be the same. I'm praying the Lord will open doors and close others of the past. He has definitely answered prayers as Jason now has a J-O-B. It will be a matter of some last minute details and he will finally be able to do what he is passionate about, youth ministry. As for me, I'm loving my job. I feel like my brain is mush learning all of these new things and trying to save lives but I'm retaining as much as possible. I only have 6 more weeks until I'm off of orientation and let's just say the first 6 have gone by WAY too fast! 


I'm at a point where I'm really struggling to find people who care. Every girl wants girl time and friends but life has been so busy over the years that just has not been in the cards for me. With so much more time on my hands I'm seriously needing some friends in life. (That sounds really depressing... and really it's a long story..) Growing up I had some very close friends and life just seemed to find us drifting apart. College came and I really just had no time. I knew my classmates and that was it (seeing as we spent 24/7 with each other for 3 years.) I was one of those people who went to class and went to work and did the whole routine day in and day out. Therefore, I didn't really have time to make life long friends. I had some awesome room mates that I adore and try to keep in contact with as much as possible from miles apart. But now, I'm into the real world; college is behind me and I'm left with no one. Maybe it's me and maybe it's not but I find myself again drifting apart from those people. We are different. Ties have been cut with some and others just seem to disappear naturally. My husband is my best friend but c'mon a girl needs someone who understands her. Such is life. Some things change and some things stay the same. BUT this time I'm putting my foot down and I'm going to find some friends who care. Friends who want to be around me, want to listen and talk, friends that share common interests, and simply someone who cares. 

Lastly, I'll leave you with some friends quotes I found on the one and only PINTERST!! 

- We will be friends until we are old and senile.. then we'll be new friends!

- Friends are how God gives HUGS! 

- Friends are Gods way of proving He does not want us to walk alone. 

screw up

Definitely trying to update my blog and i've officially screwed up. We'll see if I cant get it back to its normal glory.