My little girlie room and my not so little belly shot....

I will be 32 weeks tomorrow!! I finally feel like we are getting somewhere and know she will be here faster than we realize!

Here are a few pics of the cutest little room ever (I think it has just the right amount of girly-ness!)

The closet needs a little more organizing, but you can see the oodles of clothes...which most of them are 6 months and under! The rest are now tucked away in drawers!! I also wanted to add the "It's a Freaking Girl" sign from my shower, it makes me smile when I see it, Rob told me we had to take it down before she started reading cause he didn't want her to see it and be sad.....adorable!!


We found this awesome dresser/changing table combo on craigslist and I jumped on it before anyone else could snatch it up....this is the before shot....


And after....isn't it lovely? It matches the crib perfectly now thanks to Traci for doing such an amazing job to revamp it!!


And yes my diaper pail is ready to go, I have diapers and wipes in the box on top of the dresser, I'm holding off on washing the clothes so I will have something to do in July to keep me preoccupied!!

Half Way There!

I'm actually 21 weeks as of today, but the last pic I took was sometime last week so I'm a bit bigger than shown. I've decided that ruching on the sides of shirts is definitely the most flattering for pregnant peeps...and elastic waistbands, oh how I love thee! (please excuse the giant crack in the mirror, it's a rental and we didn't do it!!)


Last week my friend Vanessa (who's due 4 days later than me) and I went to this awesome warehouse consignment sale all for babies and kids stuff!! We were able to get in the 1st night just for pregnant ladies and it was a madhouse! We snagged up some amazing deals and I got so much fun stuff....every little girl needs at least 10 pairs of shoes, some cute clothes for cheap, I found a brand name baby sling for cheap, and other goodies! It was tons of fun and got me really excited about buying for a little girl!

And today my baby room looks like a tornado hit! It is starting to bother me how much of a disaster everything is, but we have been given SO much stuff already so I just keep piling it in! We just got back from a visit to my siblings and I came home with a huge garbage bag full of clothes, a bumbo and baby bath thanks to my sis-in-law Kelley! She says she's done but we all know there is another Hauck baby just waiting! My family has been busy buying me gifts and they are piling up, thank goodness we are doing a garage sale in a couple weeks and can start clearing out the crap that doesn't need to be stored in that room, then let the painting begin!!

I've come to the conclusion so far that I'm a pretty low key pregnant lady...haven't been sick very much, haven't had many cravings and when I do they don't last long, I still work, still try to keep the house clean, I still stay up late and regret it every morning when I need to wake up, the only thing I am struggling with is the sleeping...my hips hurt SO badly by 4 in the morning that I end up sleeping upright almost every night, but luckily it's at night and I have no one to complain to except I occasionally punch Rob! I hope it continues to be easy going, I realize as I get to be the size of an elephant I probably won't feel this way, but for now I think it's the coolest thing!

And this week my craving is cinnamon rolls...my sister made a batch the other night and I can't get them out of my head...I need, I need!

Ramblings

I was sitting in church on Sunday when this thought popped into my mind "I am terrified to have a little girl". I immediately realized this is why I had such a hard time adjusting to the idea of it but I'm so happy and grateful for this little life!

And I look at this and I'm not so scared


Then I think of all the stages in her life that I will be a part of....

Will I give my daughter a haircut that makes her look like a boy?


Or support her when she thinks these head shots will get her lots of modeling jobs?


Will she choose good boys to date?


Will she have good friends and be a good friend to others?


I'm trying to be a better example for her already, I realize I'm not the nicest person but in teaching her to be better at everything than I ever will be, it will keep me much more accountable for my choices.

It's a freakin girl!

We had a very dramatic gender reveal and went in completely convinced it was a boy, had his name all picked out and everything....and I'm sure because we wanted it so badly, it turned out to be a girl. Not that I'm not happy or grateful or excited, just taken by surprise. It's taken a few days to get over the shock but yesterday I went shopping and bought some super cute outfits for her (NOTHING PINK!) and it made me happy. We started talking girl names but the best we've come up with is ChaNaNa, I mean why wouldn't you want to have your girl have the same nickname as your dog? We'll see what we come up with, I think waiting until we meet her sounds good to me that way we can match her name to her little feisty personality! But for now it will give us something to debate over....my sister-in-law gave me a great piece of advice to wait until Rob has seen me go through labor and then he'll just do whatever I ask of him! I like it!

I did decide how I'm going to decorate! I love this wall decal and the purple and with dark wood furniture it will be one sexy room!

16 Weeks!

I've just about made it to 4 months! Time has started going by faster and that's a good thing cause it means I've been working! I have most of my energy back and my only symptom I have found to be a problem is constipation! And might I say prune juice really does work, like almost too well! TMI???
Here are a couple really silly pics of the belly - can I just say NO ONE looks good like this!

And the view from my eyes!

Other things happening in our little household:
- Staying busy with my new calling - I have never been to so many meetings and have taken so many notes since my last class in college! I really do need an ipad now because I could just type up everything on the spot instead of having to write it down and then type it out...so time consuming! But it's been great so far and our next task will be feeding about 500 people breakfast on Saturday morning! If I was my sister I would be baking 500 cinnamon rolls but screw that, Costco muffins work just dandy!
- I found my earring I thought I lost on our way to Chicago almost 4 months ago! It was such a great moment to find them, I have felt bad about losing it ever since!
- Rob is super busy with work, I really just am so proud of him for doing it all on his own, he really is an amazing property manager and has been selling houses here and there - just so glad he is doing what he loves and it gives us so much freedom to spend tons of time together! Life wouldn't be as fun if he had to get up and do the 9-5 work day, we wouldn't have lunch dates almost every day, I couldn't go bug him in his office when I need some attention...and I just love the idea of throwing our kid in his lap when I need a break or a shower or something! He is the bomb!
- And my sweet Chanel - I just love her! I was having a rough day yesterday and she stayed by my side every second, we snuggled for hours on the floor, she's the best!

We're Having A Baby!

Yes, it's official! We are finally expecting our very 1st kid! After 4 long and difficult years of trying we can now experience the joy of having our own child. I am now 10 weeks along (give or take a few days) and my expected due date will be the end of July 2011 (you didn't think I'd really give you all the details did you?)! We are so excited and so blessed to finally be experiencing this little miracle in our lives.
So far I haven't been too sick, only thrown up a couple of times but food in general is not very appetizing to me!! The only few things I have been enjoying are ruffles and cheese and crackers and lots and lots of water! I'm grateful to feel slightly sick all the time, while it's not ideal, I think I'd be worrying too much otherwise! The last couple days I've started getting my appetite back and have noticed a slight bump where there was none before! (I know it's mostly due to the amount of water I'm drinking and food I'm stuffing in, but I still like it and rub it!)

Next July can not come soon enough for us! I CAN'T wait to finally hold my baby in my arms and never let go!

Here's what I never want to hear from ANYONE:
"Enjoy it now" - seriously like when I talk about sleeping all the time, people say enjoy it now...I've enjoyed it long enough, I'm ready for sleepless nights with a crazy baby!
"bla bla bla mucus plug bla bla blah" - I DON'T want to hear about all the nasty birthing stories, and about all the things that can go wrong! I already worry enough as it is and I will enjoy every second of this - don't bring me down with your nasty stories!! (thank you in advance!) If you feel like I need to really know something, email me, don't tell me in the hall at church or at my baby shower!!
"you look so good" - ha ha I just thought I'd throw that in there, please don't lie to my face and tell me I look good even if I don't - I'm again totally looking forward to gaining 25 pounds in order to sustain this little life in me! I'm not usually self conscious (I realize hormones do crazy things) and I don't plan on being a fatty, but if that's what baby requires, then baby will get.

I'm already completely in love with Baby Hacker and Rob and I couldn't be happier! This definitely happened at the right time in our lives and I've always tried to stay positive and know that things would all work out!

Thank you for all your prayers and thoughts on our behalf, I know I've been a freak of nature in the Mormon world, but now I can officially join the ranks and talk baby non-stop! (JK, please slap me in the face if I ever act like that!)

Toodles

A Little Gift

My sweet husband got all sentimental on me and surprised me with the cutest necklace! It's from this company called Vintage Pearl and now I have this sweet little necklace with our initials! And as the family grows I can order our kids initials so I will always have a little piece of them with me!




Ha ha! Did I fool anyone?? I made that story up, Rob didn't buy it and surprise me, I just bought it for myself! I found this necklace from a blog I read and I thought it was super cute and I must have been feeling really sentimental that day and it arrived in the mail yesterday! It's actually a little strange to wear it because I'm bascially the opposite of sentimental, but oh well it's cute and dainty and I like it!