baby/pregnancy UPDATE!

i'm growing. my baby is growing.. and getting much stronger. He has found not only the right side of my ribs but my left side as well.. Dang. I was hoping one side would stay a little safe but no... it won't. People now stop and touch my belly.. And honestly?? it wouldn't be so bad if they didn't push on him so hard!!! COME ON PEOPLE!!! MY BELLY ISN'T A BASKETBALL OR BEACH BALL! it's got my VITAL organs inside it AND a BABY! I didn't want people to touch my kid .. and by my kid I mean... my belly at ALL to begin with but now I just find myself wishing they would be gentle. Seriously. Holy crap. I didn't know people could be so dumb. But of course they just don't know and they don't mean to hurt me. So i just smile and say "if you just put your hand there and press a tiny bit he'll kick you" my son STOPS kicking when you throw him all around. but if you just give him a little pressure in one spot he will nearly 100% of the time kick you in response. So please.. Don't shove my belly out my back. There's no need. Thanks!
Also.. getting ready for the baby to get here.. his STROLLER AND CAR SEAT ARRIVED!! It took a while to get the stroller put together and it was a little hard... And it took longer then we thought it would.. BUT IT'S PERFECT!!!!!! I can't wait to use it! yay yay yay!!!

DIAPER BAG HEAVEN!!!

ok... So I found it.. Loved it.. and ORDERED it! I can't wait for it to get here! AND I got it 25% off... check out this website: https://www.bellatunno.com AND if you sign it up for their newsletter that's how you get the discount... LOVE LOVE LOVE them.. So I can't wait for my bag to get here! FANTASTIC!

emotional mommy!

O dear... this last week I haven't slept much... It's been getting harder to breathe for me and so I wake up lots... and rolling over?? doesn't happen. And if it does?? I have to wake all the way up and sit up to get it done. (Sean thinks that's funny) And if I drop something... it's staying on the floor. No questions asked.

And tears?? They seem to just be a flowing! Two nights this week I have gone to bed crying.. And not just a little bit. I can't seem to stop it... Dang it. Poor Sean. My sweet husband of course wants to help me stop... he can't. it seems no one can. And the sleeping (and by sleeping i mean not sleeping) is not helping at all...

And of course weight gain. Of course... I'm not fat. I never have been. I haven't ever been overweight.. But the weight gain has been a little hard. I gained 20 lbs before I even got pregnant from the fertility meds... And now?? the baby is getting bigger and so is my belly... and I have a little hard time with the numbers on the scale. But My baby is healthy and I'm healthy and my DR said the weight gain is right on track and I seem to be doing well.. I'll just have to lose everything from before baby and of course baby weight after my kid gets here. Sean promised to help lots so that I can have time for the gym... I'm lucky that I have my sweet sister in laws to talk to about all these things. One who just barely went thru this and one who has been thru it three times. so i'm in good hands.

BUT .. I say all these things but none of the are enough to take away the joy of our little boy! We cannot wait to meet him. i just thought it would be good to get a few of these things out of my brains and down on paper! (or on the computer!) We have been getting closer and closer to having everything in his room in order and all those big things we need are nearly here! The only things we have left to buy are: Pack'n'play for at our house, (my sweet mom gave us one that we'll have up in Farmington for when we go up there so we don't have to bring it every time) bouncer, gliding foot rest to go with our gliding chair and a diaper bag! and that's all I think! but I could be wrong.. We shall see!!!!

baby in the RIBS!

today my son found my ribs. And needless to say... YEP he loves them. It didn't hurt but it was WEIRD! He was in my upper right side for most of the day today. Little boy Chase makes me laugh most of the day. He is a very active little man and he enjoys all his free time to do whatever the crap he wants in my belly. O how I love my little monster!!! I can't wait to meet him. Seeing our nephew, Ethan, come and join the family has made me all the more anxious to meet our little lovey boy. And I'm sure he can't wait to get here and change our family forever.
Just thinking about his arrival brings a flood of tears to my eyes. I can't believe it's finally happening! And it's getting closer! We only have BARELY 13 weeks left. I remember when we thought this would never happen.. And then everyone of course kept getting pregnant and having babies. I am pretty sure I cried for about a week solid when I heard the news of 2 of my very closest friends or family (won't say) told me they were expecting... And we were still trying. Giving up seemed like the best thing... and now??? Our little bundle is really coming! He's growing and getting ready for his big debut!!
The day Erica and Lance let us know she was ready to deliver I broke down and cried from excitement! I can't even imagine what it will be like when that day arrives finally for us. YAY! the countdown is really on now!!! Less the 95 days till Chase Christopher Stewart arrives!!! Can't wait!!!

Stroller?? CHECK!!!!!!!!!!!

So every month Sean and I have been making one large baby purchase. Saving up and spacing it out.... Well So far we have gotten, his bassinet, his crib, his rocking chair, LOADs of fabrics for blankets, burp cloths, and then FINALLY today we got his stroller and car seat travel system ordered. I can't wait for it to arrive!!!!! I have been doing research and combing the Internet for the best deals on the best baby products. We picked Britax for the brand and we got it when it was on sale! The whole thing was 60% off PLUS we got free shipping and they paid tax on it... SOO... we got a great deal. AND it's exactly the colors I wanted to which I was happy about. Of course I wouldn't have cared if I couldn't get it in the red and black I wanted it in.. BUT I was just that much happier to see that it was in fact the color combination I wanted!! I can't wait to push it around the neighborhood with my little boy inside it!! August?? HURRY up PLEASE!

99 days till baby day!!!

We are at less then 100 days FINALLY!!! Don't get me wrong.. We still have while. And in the words of my Dr "Don't get to excited you've got while and it's all downhill from here." He was so funny at this last check up. I went in and he says "Let me just see this baby" with that funny voice of his and then just grabs my belly and pokes around. Next he says, " Well, I hope you enjoyed last month and probably part of this next month will be good. But after that? All down hill. And let me tell you, you're not exactly tall so..." and he leaves it at that.

HAAAAAAAAA I really enjoy my visits with him. He's a good Dr, delivered over 25THOUSAND babies and boy is he funny. The office I go to is fantastic. The ladies he works with, the nurses and the ultrasound techs, are all wonderful. MY ultrasound tech calls me sis. For example she says "ook sis pull on up that shirt and hop up on this table." or " sis! how are you!!? How's the baby??" It was a little funny to me at first. I'd never had anyone call me that. Not even my little sister... So. but!! I love it. I'm very thankful we don't have to change DR's and OB's and offices like we were going to. I am thankful for all the help we were given to make this baby happen..

And I can't wait to meet him.
Our little nephew, Ethan, is so cute and so sweet and such a content baby. He decided when he came, and didn't come till he was ready. It makes us SOOO excited for the baby to get here. I think Chase will look lots like Ethan since their dad's look alike and firstborns tend to look like the dad. It's a nature thing. It was so fun to see Sean with the little guy... ah....... can't wait to see him with a child that's actually OURS!! a part of Sean and a part of me!!! YAY for babies and nature!!
Yesterday we added to the nursery!! We had taken about... 7 months to find the perfect gliding ROCKING chair that was COMFY with no exposed wood to that heaven forbid if I bumped my baby's head it will be all soft!!! And we found it.. Problem.. It was out of our price range.. BUT with a sale at babies and a 20% off coupon and the rest of the chair as a gift from my mother-in-law we were able to buy it!!!! So we got it all ordered yesterday and it should be here in like... 7 to 14 days! I can't WAIT to get it into his room! The room where he will be till at least January possibly longer! We're staying in our current house till we find something perfect for us. AND till we are ready. So house hunting will start up again after the new year. Which we both think is the perfect idea. YAY!!!

we have a nephew!!!!!!!!

Here he is! Our first nephew! And boy is he so handsome.
Ethan James Stewart

We went in and saw him about 5 hours after he was born. And he was the most conten,t happy to be alive baby i've ever seen. He was just looking around watching everyone that came close enough to be by him. We got to hold him for like half an hour then we left pretty mommy and daddy to spend time with their little boy and get to know him a little better. and.. he got hungry... He was beautiful! And it made me so excited for our little one to get here. Anyways.. Here are some pictures!!! Hope you love him!

lots and LOTS of things

since I posted last... well life keeps moving and it's hard to get caught back up once you miss out on your journal for a bit.. So I'll just do the things that have been happening these last two weeks... Sean graduated. California dreaming...hitting 25 weeks....

So Friday April 21st my wonderful husband graduated from BYU-law school and is now a JD. I am so proud of him. He has worked so hard the last three years to be able to put on that cap and gown and walk across that stage with his head held high while his wife cries up in the stands. And it was great. I won't forget that day. He looked so good in that black cap and gown. What a great day that was for both of us.

Yes I was and have been California dreaming for a LONG time. I have been waiting and WAITING patiently for the trip out to CA to see my wonderful family. And the car ride finally arrived. And boy was it a long car ride. On the way out there we broke it up into two days. We left after he graduated and drove till about 1am then went to sleep and woke up at 7am and kept on driving. I drove about12 of the 14 hours out there. I was so excited to go I just kept on driving and driving. AND there are parts of the road where I cannot be a passenger. I'll get so sick. And we nearly ran out of gas... and we had to stop and potty lots because I'm pregnant... and our little boy Rush had to take bathroom breaks lots of times too. But we finally made it! We got to CA to see my family!!!! I went shopping with my mom... and to dinner with them all.... my mom and I made baby Chase a quilt from the fabrics I brought out there, and from some she added to my pile with some from her fabric closet. And let me tell you.. about 13 hours later?? His quilt is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. It was lots of work, but I'm perfectly happy with it. I designed the whole things, and i ironed and my mom cut and sewed and we worked and worked and worked and worked and worked.. AND THEN... it was DONE!!! We also got to go to the hospital where my mom works and have an ultrasound done so she could see baby Chase in action. He was such a good sport. showing all his funny things he loves to do and making sure we could still see his face and little feet and all of the important things.

and NEXT??? this Thursday I'll be 25 weeks pregnant!! MEANING... I only have 15 weeks left! and it's all growing bigger and gaining more weight from here! I can't believe we're well over half way done and we're going to be parents soon! What a great thing. We have looked forward to this for so long and it seems now that we don't have enough time to prepare.. to find a house... get it all in order.. move.. Pack up the house I'm in.. Get our life RESETTLED before the baby arrives... THEN become a mommy. O dear.. Lots of things BuT we cannot wait. What a great year this will be.