22 weeks

 

 

My baby belly is sure starting to pop! baby girl must be getting so big! I luckily don't have stretch marks on my belly yet but I sure have them other places unfortunately. Oh well I know its a part of pregnancy! I have been feeling great I have even started to work out again and I love every second of it. I feel so good during every work out! It sure hasn't helped my weight gain. I didn't gain anything in the beginning because I was losing it while being sick but I have sure made up for it this month. I have gained around 21 pounds already, and I swell up like big old water balloon. I definitely didn't think this would come till later in pregnancy but oh well what can you do? it is better than morning sickness that's for sure. This just means none of my shoes fit, and I can't find wide enough shoes to replace them either. I currently cannot wear my wedding ring which makes me really sad, it still fits just not when I swell and it hurts if I don't get it off in time so the result is not wearing it at all. My hand feels so naked without it.

 

Baby girl gets stronger everyday. She still hardly moves unless it is just me and her then she decides to be all crazy. She likes to do rolls in my tummy, and punch and elbow me. That and stick her head and butt out to where it pushes my tummy out. Very uncomfortable for her momma though, but I love it. Terran has yet to feel her move along with most everyone else. She refuses to move for them, so I make them just watch my stomach instead lol.

 

The love Terran and I have for this little girl is undescribable and she makes me so unbelievably happy. I love my little family so much! I am so grateful for eternal families and for the opportunity to soon be Eva's mom!



the big ultrasound!

I had been just dieing for this moment for so long!!! It was like night before Christmas before this doctors appointment! and it sure out did my expectations too! The first the nurse confirmed that the doc was correct on the gender. She is for sure a girl:) and we just got to watch our little girl on screen! It was one of the happiest moments. I could feel and see her move at the same time. She still continues to have her little hands tucked up under her chin, she even smile when her daddy started talking. This little Eva sure loves her dad already, his voice can always get her to move. She gave us a little thumbs up before it looked like she stuck it in her mouth lol. She has such long legs and arms and fingers. That thumbs up she gave us we knew right away that she didn't have my hands and fingers! oh thank goodness right lol.

 

Here are some pictures from the ultrasound.

 

her big foot!

 

her long legs

 



and her long little arms

 



this one makes me so happy!!

 

 

 

 

This is where she smiled at Terran.

 

 

 

and here she is again tucking those hands up under her chin.

 

 

It is so insane how much we already love this little girl. Terran says good morning and good night to her everyday and talks and gives her kisses all the time. She already has him wrapped around her little finger;) We are so thrilled to meet our sweet Eva!

 

She is still measuring just over a week ahead, she was already almost a pound at 19 and a half weeks and she was measuring to be 8 pounds by a week before my due date! oh boy was all I could think. She is strong and healthy so far! She isn't much of a mover although when she does move she is quite strong. I've been wanting her to move so much but I am sure I will be grateful once she is born that she isn't much of a wiggler. I have been feeling much better, I still have spurts of morning sickness but I feel a million times better. Four more weeks and we get to see baby girl again!!

Boy or Girl!?

After having to go into the hospital for being so sick and needing fluids Terran and I had to return to my OB for an unplanned appointment to check up on our sweet little baby to make sure he/she was ok. I am not going to lie it was a scary experience for me and I am pretty sure how sick I was this time around had Terran pretty scared too, especially since it was hard to beat with how sick I had already been. I mean tossing my cookies six times in a few hours would throw anyone off. Anyways, little baby Leavitt was strong and healthy which made everything that I had been through the few days prior seem some what bearable. The one good thing that came from being so sick was the doctor during the checkup immediately could tell the gender of our sweet little baby! It was quite obvious to me even before he said anything. We didn't have to wait four more weeks at my 20 week ultrasound to know what to be expecting in a few short months!!! We were SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited, and yet I will never forget the look on my husbands face. Oh it was priceless! but in a good way of course!

 

EVA KATE LEAVITT will be joining us in August:)

 

we cannot wait to welcome our sweet little girl into our arms!

 

 

We were so excited to tell our family! A little scared to inform my dad the yet again he won't be getting a little boy, but excited. Terran and I had wanted to do something simple but fun to announce to our families. We told our fams that we were going to be up in Bunkerville that night and wanted to do a barbecue for our special news. Every single person tried to convince us that they would be the ones to find out first but we didn't give in. We barbecued and made everyone eat and take a poll before we announced it (and boy were they hating us for that;) lol). Terran finally announced it just by saying Tucker Evan is going to have and older sister. We were so convinced it was a boy and wanted to name him Tucker that we thought it might throw them off a bit, and it sure did. They were like wait so its a baby girl right?? and then they all literally jumped for joy, except my father, he just dropped his head and shook it back and forth. It took awhile for it to sink in for him but now he is more excited lol.

 

This little girl will be so spoiled. We are so grateful an so excited to share this world with her. I cannot wait to meet her. Terran is already having anxiety over her dating years but I just know he is going to be such a great daddy!

 

AHHHH I am just so excited!