Bumpdate: Week 20 a.k.a. HALFWAY

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That was Cheeto's contribution. Why do cats like to walk all over keyboards?... I am too lazy to delete it haha.

Anyways, today I am officially halfway done with this pregnancy!!!! I never thought this day would come. It's kinda weird. I still love this stage I'm in! I feel her move all the time with no pain so far, and I'm not huge yet ;)

So not much has changed since last week when I did those question things, but something awesome did happen today!!!! I felt her hiccup for the first time. Let's just say it was sooooo coooool. I loved it! I was lying in bed this morning and felt her moving around as usual, but eventually the movements seemed more precise and more on rhythm. Thus resulting in me realizing I finally felt her hiccuping!!

So this is me at 20 weeks!! Still feel like I haven't grown really, but I thought I'd document it anyways. :)

In My Life as of Lately, I am...

Cooking : brownies. before dinner hehe
Drinking : my lovely VeMMA products that i absolutely love :)
Reading: Bloom. A story about a remarkable woman and how she handles life when she delivers a beautiful baby girl who has down syndrome. I am so touched by her story, and I would highly recommend her book. HIGHLY.
Wanting: my mom and whole family and friends to buy tickets right now to come to Sweden in February to see our baby. 
Looking: at pinterest for a lot of DIY's.
Playing: Mexican Train. this was on Friday, but it was the last thing I "played".
Wasting: time on FB. i hate it. my goal is to only get on once a day, and if i am tempted i try to look at something else! like read a book. scriptures. anything really :) crazy how much time i realized i wasted on the internet when i saw my habits and how often i was tempted to get on.
Wishing: i could paint all day.
Enjoying: spending time with joel. we've watched a bunch of movies lately, and spent some much needed time together. my love language is "physical touch", so I am pretty happy when we can have a good cuddle sesh on the couch! 
Waiting: to feel our little girl move more and more every day. what a miracle :)
Liking: spending time with my mother-in-'love' (she prefers me to call her mother-in-'love', and not mother-in-law. i think it is the cutest!) everyday. today i rambled on and on about my life as a kid.
Wondering: if we should breed Cheeto. Anyone know how to breed cats or how it works??
Loving: our apartment, and loving the idea of our next apartment we are moving into in a month. it will be smaller, but newer. we are SO excited to move on and do new things in our lives!
Hoping: our baby is really a girl. haha.
Marveling: at the miracle of life. i know this post is a lot about baby stuff (i seriously tried to think of different answers so it wasn't all about the baby) 
Needing: more clothes. makeup. scarves. that list is long ma friend.
Smelling: joel's skin. he seriously has the best natural smell ever. ask anyone who knows me, and they can tell you how obsessed i am with smells. and joel smells GOOD. all the time. unless it is after the gym.
Wearing: ma pj's. soft monkey pants and a bright orange shirt that makes my boobs look huge(er).
Noticing: how dark it is starting to get in Sweden already. We loose 1/2 an hour of sunlight every week now. kinda depressing, so i try to think about the coziness of it.. only way to survive really.
Knowing: how much i love joel, and how he inspires me to be a better person every day. he is way into personal development right now (if you follow him on FB or insta, you would definitely know this... speaking of it, he is listening to talks and speeches right now) and it is helping our marriage blossom.
Thinking: about one of my dearest friends Alyssa Davidson coming home off of her LDS mission NEXT TUESDAY. I just got an email from her (literally two seconds ago) saying, "talk to you next week!" and I almost died of happiness.
Feeling: excited about the future, and what is in store for our little family!
Opening: Instagram. WAY too often. (i'm the same way Madeline!!)
Giggling: at joel's farts. i don't know why i find them funny, but i sure do. 

PS. I may have stolen the idea for this from Madeline Casey who stole this idea from The Daybook who stole it from Meet Me at Mike's. Yes. :)

Bumpdate: Week 19

A few nights ago Joel and I stayed up pretty late watching The Great Gatsby. We couldn't finish the movie because things got in the way and we eventually had to go to bed! It's the end of the week, and I was just exhausted yesterday morning waking up. So tired in fact, I forgot I was pregnant. Yes. THAT tired. Thankfully our little girl kicked me 'back to real life' and scared the crap out of me. I was thankful for the reminder ;)
After this incident occurred I was with Joel and he said, "Mollie! Hurry and look to the left!" (there was a pretty sunrise goin on) and I looked to the right. Yep. Still tired I guess! And I missed the sunrise.
I have also started forgetting little things here and there. Is this what pregnancy brain is?... If so, it does not work well with being tired.

So I felt like doing those baby questions again! Gives me something to blog about other than more random and embarrassing stories ;)

How far along? 19 weeks. Basically/almost halfway there!!!

Size of the baby? a bell pepper, large mango, dragon fruit, or a pickle. Take your pick :) Yes, my apps are confusing! Basically she is 15 cm, or 6 inches I think :)

Weight gain/loss?  I still have no idea, and I am kiiiinda scared to look. I know I am gaining weight of course, but it is still hard seeing those numbers go up to places I have never seen before. I am trying to be extra cautious of how much I eat (because I want to eat EVERYTHING. For five people, too) soooooo hopefully the weight gain is going to the "right places"

Sleep? Better. I'm not waking up near as much to pee, but I did have my first leg cramp this morning waking up.

Best moment of the week? Finding out our baby is a GIRL. We may have a name already picked out, but it isn't set in stone yet! Also feeling her move more and more!! I for sure thought she was a boy... I still don't think I have grasped it all yet. At the ultrasound last Tuesday they needed to get a measurement of her head, the most important measurement to track how she is growing. Unfortunately for the nurses her head was kinda stuck behind my hip bone somehow, so they tried and tried to shake her to get her to move. I felt bad because they were so frustrated, but at the same time two wonderful things occurred!! I went  up to go to the bathroom to see if her head would move, and when I came back her legs moved so we could see if the baby was a boy or girl!! Before I was so so sad because her legs wouldn't budge either, and we would have had to pay 400kr (60$) to go to a specialist another day to check the gender. But her head was still in the same position, so I get to come back for another ultrasound in a couple weeks! So I get to see her again hehe :)

Symptoms? Oh do I still have a sensitive nose! I have a hard time being with a large group of people unfortunately, just because of all the smells they bring I guess. Church is probably the hardest for me. Oh, and riding the bus and train. People really stink on those things haha. I feel like I am in this perfect stage of pregnancy right now! People keep on asking me if I am sick, and I am long past that (hopefully haha). I'm not huge yet, my back doesn't hurt and I feel her move all the time. Not as much pain, and I feel the baby. I'd say pregnancy is perfect right now haha!

Food cravings/aversions? No super strong cravings yet, although buffalo wings sound divine right now, and I guess the past few days actually. I also can't stand the smell of coconut cream. Super weird.

Labor signs? Nada (thank goodness!)

What I miss? Being able to smell normally.

What I am looking forward to? starting to buy things for her!! 

Nursery? Nothing yet :( It's times like this where I wish I had my mom and sisters to come shopping with me. But, I do have a wonderful sister-in-law and mother-in-law that can help too ;) I did go into the baby store for the first time a few days ago (I have been forcing myself to stay away until we found out what the gender was.. and now that I know I just couldn't stay away any longer!!) and got SUPER overwhelmed. I realized how much we have to buy. I just don't know where to start!! Any suggestions?? I tried narrowing everything down to the necessities when she comes, but even that was overwhelming.  

And here is our little girl! with her stubborn head in an inconvenient position ;)

We Finally Know.

I have been waiting for this day my whole entire life.

Even as a kid, being a mom was a dream to me. I would shove pillows up my shirt all the time, and sneakishly read my mom's "What to Expect When You're Expecting" book and mark all my favorite pages. Today was the day when my pregnancy became real. As if being sick didn't make me feel pregnant... I just felt like I was getting fat.

Even though I have been feeling the baby move off and on for a few weeks now, it still hasn't become a reality. Until today :)

Yesterday we found out we are having a little girl!

Knowing that there is a human INSIDE me that is a girl amazed me really. I was sure the baby was a boy, since that was my first instinct from the beginning.. even though I was hoping for a girl. I asked the nurses so many times if they were sure! I was in shock, and still am! That is how positive I was that our baby was a boy. Girls are all I know! I have four younger sisters (who are the cutest, by the way) and no brothers. Boys are verrry foreign to me, hence the reason I was hoping for a girl.

I have over used the words, "We are so excited!!" today. But we are :) all of her organs look healthy and working well!! We feel extremely blessed. ♡

Yes... she is sitting on her head. 

I felt like blogging today.

I was nominated by Madeline for one of those cool little bloggy awards called the Liebster Award. The Rules are such -

"Liebster" means dearest in German, and it's awarded, blogger to blogger, to up-and-coming blogs with less than 200 followers.  The rules for accepting and giving the award are pretty simple.  Once you accept the award, you just have to do the following in a blog entry:

Answer the 11 questions posted by the nominator on her blog

Give 11 facts about yourself

Nominate 5-11 other new, up-and-coming blogs with less than 200 followers

Make up 11 more questions to pass on to the bloggers you choose to nominate

Thank your nominator by linking back to her blog

Upon your post going live, contact your nominees about your nomination for them

Facts about me.. you can find HERE)

1. What did you eat for breakfast today? I am bad at eating breakfast, so all I ate was a kiwi. Horrible, I know.

2. What is your favorite story to tell? How Joel and I met!! Quite the story and honestly I've been thinking about making it into a story book to read to our kids.

3. What is your best article of clothing? Oh dear. Anything comfortable at this point. I am at this awkward stage where my normal clothes don't really fit and maternity clothes drown me. But it has been fun getting new maternity clothes :) I'm sure I'll get sick of wearing them though!

4. If you could buy anything right now, what would it be? Gosh this list is endless. Does baby stuff count as one? I want a bed, stroller, clothes, etc... Like I said, that list is endless.

5. If you could switch lives with someone, who would it be? I've always wanted to be black for a day so I can dance and not feel like a lil white girl trying to dance. Sooo anyone cool that is black? :)

6. So the new iphone just came out. What color would you get? Not planning on getting an Iphone after my Samsung Galaxy... sorry ;)

7. Do you like it rainy or sunny? why? After living in Sweden for a year and having the darkness and cold during the winter that buries deep into your bones, I like the light and sun. A lot. But don't get me wrong... it is nice to have the sun evened out with the rainy days. Still, I like the sun :)

8. Favorite Amanda Bynes movie before she went psycho? I always liked She's the Man, but watched it recently and it was almost too much for me haha. But I really did like her in Sydney White, that was a super cute movie!!

9. Describe your future home. I always want to have the love of Christ in my home. When others come in, I hope that they immediately feel loved and at home! I always try to strive for that peaceful and homey feeling. I want a normal sized home but not too small where we all want to kill each other, and not too big where we can get lost. Something nice in the middle! There are a lot of things about houses in Sweden that I love. And since I am American, there are things about American homes that I love. If I ever find a way to mesh those two together somehow, I'll let ya know ;) I definitely want carpet. Nice, soft carpet. I also like the idea of a rambler? (I am not sure if that is what it is called..) house. Two floors that are big I guess. This is really hard to write what is in my head by the way...

10. Do you have a job? If so, what is it? I do! Thankfully, I am really blessed to have one actually. I work for my father-in-law, helping him sell his book! His secretary, in simple terms I suppose!

11. Why do you blog? I blog because my family will forever be split in half, and having a blog is a great way to keep family and friends updated on our lives. A little more personal than facebook as well ;)

Now I am supposed to tag some other folks to answer these questions:

1. What's your zodiac sign? And do you read your horoscope?

2. First kiss story!

3. Shuffle your Ipod and tell me the first 3 songs that come up.

4. What's your favorite website/blog/tumblr?

5. Who's your celebrity crush?

6. Top 5 ways to win your heart?

7. Tell me a joke.

8. No money reservations--where would you live/visit for a month?

9. 3 things that you always have in your purse/backpack/car/pocket?

10. What book could you read over and over again?

11. Your favorite TV series?

I tag (and I know you all read my blog since I got all your names specifically off my "traffic sources" page on my blog ;): Eva Herrey, Annette Wilson, Megan Rose, Micquellyn Jackson, and Shantel Peaden 

Bumpdate: Week 16

Hello everrrryone!! Sorry I haven't blogged in forever. I wanted to wait and blog until I would know what we are having.... but I can just blog again right??
Anyways life has been good. An adjustment for sure, especially after 6 weeks of vacation... haha. Tough life right?? ;) Now there is a plus side of living in Sweden! You are required to have 5 weeks of paid vacation ;)
A friend of mine is pregnant right now, and has been doing an awesome question thingy that I am totally going to steal from her! I want to blog about my pregnancy and such... but haven't quite decided how to talk about it really. So here I go :)

Not the best picture, but it is the most recent! Plus I love it because Cheeto is in it of course ;)

How far along?  16 weeks and three days

Size of the baby? An avocado! I hold one in my hands everyday and everything is becoming so much more real to me! It's ridiculous. And fun.

Weight gain/loss?  I think so.... actually I am pretty sure because I feel like an oompa loompa... but don't really know how much.

Sleep?  Eh. I want to invest in a body pillow! Maybe that could help sleeping at night. I wake up every night to go to the bathroom once or twice and that is annoying. Usually the first one is right on the dot at two a.m. Another thing that is hard is we don't let our cat sleep with us since she is super annoying. When I have to open the door to go to the bathroom she tries to bolt into our room. Every. Time. She stresses me out at two a.m. every. time. It's rather tiring trying to keep her out of our room...

Best moment of the week?  Earlier this week I felt the baby move 6 or 7 times in one day. For the past few weeks it has been once a day MAYBE if I pay reeeeally close attention. But one day this past week it was so much! I loved it.

Symptoms? Nothing too much.. except I get super car sick! And I always feel tired... I am growing a human, ok??!

Food cravings/aversions?  The only craving I have kinda had is spicey food. I just want spicey food all the time!! Nothing to do with other cravings yet, which I am a little disappointed in I guess! You hear about all these pregnant woman craving such random things instantly, and I haven't really had that. Before I was pregnant I was already sensitive to eating certain things... Like bananas for example. I really like bananas, but for some reason I can't eat them. Maybe it's the texture?.. So all the things I couldn't eat before I REALLY can't eat now. I gag on certain things. (like bananas)

Labor signs?  Nope. And hopefully not for a while.

What I miss?  Not getting car sick. And feeling skinny, and somewhat in control of my weight, diet, and exercise.

What I am looking forward to?  Feeling the baby move more! And finding out in a couple weeks if it is a boy or girl!! And spending alllll our money on baby things hehe ;)

Nursery? Nothing yet, and this makes me sad!! I haven't bought a single baby thing. AT ALL. I am proud of myself for resisting!! Since coming back from the states we have been tight with money (where we spent plenty of money hehe :) and since Joel wasn't paid during the summer, so we are on one income right now until the end of September!! Then I figured we will both be paid, and we will know what is in there!! We are also moving to a new apartment about 30 min away, so I don't want to buy anything too big because we will just have to move it anyways.

That's all folks!! I hope all of my thoughts that I have attempted to put down make sense :)