22 weeks. and one great weekend.

technology-wise... i am on a high. my sister gave me her old iphone which was someone else's old iphone so now... i have an iphone. she drove all the way up here to hang out and to give it to me. also to lend me her camera and video camera for our trip to hawaii. it's so great having a nice camera. we really need one. not only do they come in hand around town but in just 4 months or so... we are going to want one in our hands all the time. we were suppose to go up to nazareth's grandparent's house in lompoc for the long weekend. but a storm on friday night and saturday kinda made that not happen. mimi and pops (his grandparents) thought they had a slab leak... and the winds were bad and just all around yucky. so we stayed home. it is so nice having naz around to hang out with. we should be sick of each other by now... but nope.

saturday we mostly lounged around the house with his hands on the belly trying to feel her. he has only felt her move about twice, and swears that she waits to move when he leaves. i on the other hand am convinced that she feels her daddy and is comforted.. so she falls asleep.

sunday the skies cleared up and los angeles is gorgeous after the rain. we could also see the snow on the mountains, and there was a ton. we went to the local farmers market and got some ridiculously good apples and oranges. and then from there went to a nearby thrift store. i have found gems in it before.. so walking in i was excited to see what we would find... when lo and behold...i saw it. the best picture of Jesus ever. haha. it was even half price. double bonus. it's going to look great above our bed. i've been looking for something to go there forever. so now.. maybe i'll feel like the room is complete.

onto the book store and then lunch and finally at home for nap time. our church started a 5 o'clock service which is rad. the sermon melted my heart and if you get a chance to listen to it.. you should. reminds us of how fickle we are but how constant and full of grace our God is. who knew hosea would rock so much.

baby: today we hit 22 weeks. shes been moving around a lot more and stronger now. naz and i talk about how we are gonna want to pinch her little legs and bottom.

mom: still feeling awesome. i go in for my check up tomorrow which i'm looking forward to... naz's office is down the street from the doctors so i get to stop in and say hi, and he can show off the nerd. i also went and bought some maternity/clothes that fit this week. which is always fun.

whoa kick.

i've been waiting to feel something strong and last night... there was no mistaking that punch. it was a little unnerving... but pretty awesome. and now that i've felt it.. i'm feeling more and more flutters. so i think she is beginning to not be lazy. which i think was going to be our most favorite trait about her.

21 weeks.

i just wanna start off by saying how much i love living in LA. it really is a lot of fun. the only thing i'm missing big time. is hanging out with friends. seemed like in SD there was always somewhere to go and someone to be with. but that always takes time when you move to a new city.

so this week we did a lot. i got my valentines cards finished, and we went to a grammy's party on friday night... it was very loud and crowded despite being in a movie studio at the paramount pictures lot... but it was fun. naz said his whole office was going and he wanted to show off the belly. so after a few hours and seeing a few people we left with my free cupcake.

saturday we went to a restaurant called "follow your heart" that naz has been wanting to go to. its where they make a lot of different vegan foods and condiments that you can buy in stores. but this little store front also has a diner. we got some sandwiches and we're creeped out by all the hippies. haha. then went to the mall and tried to find some clothes for me.

nazareth decided that sunday would be our valentines day. since he has to work monday.. and everything is too crowded and expensive on vday. i'd been wanting to go olvera street downtown. it's kinda like the old mexican quarter. they have shops and food. it was the perfect day. we spent what seemed like forever going through all the stands and stores and found an awesome place to eat. they had soyrizo and eggs. and it was delish. we can't wait to go back. also while we ate we finalized the name we chose for our little girl. but we're still going to keep it under wraps incase we want to change our minds. haha. we got home in time for a nap and got caught up on our shows.

the countdown to hawaii is getting closer... and we are getting so excited for it. i got a new bikini today and can't wait to get some sun. i'm mostly looking forward to it for naz. poor guy needs a vacation.. and a reward for being such an awesome worker.

baby: i'm starting to feel her move around more. which is really cute. but poor naz wants to be able to feel them too. we think she's just lazy.. which is fine with us. but it would be fun to feel those kicks and stretches more.

mom: i've been feeling great. pregnancy is a piece of cake! i know that all might change. but so far its been so much better then all the horror stories you hear. i haven't had any complications or anything too serious. so i feel majorly blessed. and i feel like being pregnant has actually helped my hashimottos instead of making it worse. so yeah. i'm feeling great.

20 weeks.

our little nerd is a GIRL!

i think we were going to be shocked either way. but knowing the sex of the baby really makes it feel real. its crazy to think we are going to have daughter. i was talking to my sister.. and she said "i can't wait to buy her bathing suits!" and it's so true. little girls in bathing suits are so cute. with their chubby legs and bellies.

last night felt worse then christmas eve. we were both so anxious and nervous. about finding out and making sure everything was going well with her. talk about some wild dreams! i think i woke up every hour just to make sure we didn't oversleep. i'll be really happy when i take my nap this afternoon.

other than that... not much else. now onto names!

getting antsy

its so close to us finding out what type of baby we're having and i'm getting antsy.

the decision to find out was definitely nazareth's. i wanna know... but if he had said "lets wait till it's born" i would have totally been fine with it. but i'm so excited to go in and see our little one and hope and pray he/she is doing great. finding out if its phoebe or phoebo (friends joke) is just going to be a bonus.

well off to pursue a productive day.