19 Weeks

How Far Along: 19 Weeks 1 day 
Total weight gain: At our last doctors visit 2 weeks ago I had finally put on 2lbs. Slowly but surely putting them on. Any day now I'm sure the pounds will start to pile on. My goal is to not exceed 30lbs.
Maternity clothes: I can still wear most of my regular clothes. Although, I had two tubs of maternity clothes given to me and as much as I always hated the look of maternity jeans they are sooooo comfortable! I don't quite have a big enough belly to keep them up so I usually just wear them around the house unless were going out to eat. They come in very handy then. 
Food Cravings: I really haven't had cravings for any certain food. Just any food I can get my hands on. I'm always hungry. Commercials get the best of me though. I'll see a commercial for Wendy's or something and next thing you know I am waiting in the drive through.  It's awful. I'm using the "I'm pregnant" to my full advantage that's for sure. 
Movement: I started feeling it move about a week or so ago. Everyone told me it feels like the butterfly's. I think my child skipped the flutter part and just went straight to punching me in the gut. It never fails every time I lay down at night to go to bed or take a nap it goes crazy and I can't sleep. I had been preparing myself for this since every doctors visit we had the doctor has made comments of how wild it is. My belly also shrinks when it moves. The other day I walked in the door from work and Trevor said "Where's your belly?" As if I forgot it or something, but my belly was almost flat. Then maybe a half hour later I felt it moving and my belly appeared. I don't know if it was curled up funny or it moved further back or something, but it was honestly one of the weirdest things I have experienced. It was kicking so hard the other day I could see it on my belly. Although, I had eaten nothing but gummy worms that day so I'm sure it was so wired it didn't even know what to do with itself because it hasn't happened again. 


We ended up having so many friends pregnant all at the same time. It's been kinda fun and I'm sure will be a lot of fun once we all have our babies. Trev's friend Jason and his cute wife Ashleigh are expecting a little boy the first part of December. One of my good friends Jaclyn is due with a little girl just 4 weeks before me. I have another friend Parker that is due 10 days after me and now Aubry and Brady who are due 4 weeks after me. So many babies. I can't wait to find out what this little one is. I honestly have no idea what it is. When we very first found out we were pregnant without a doubt I thought it was a boy for the longest time, but lately I have been having these crazy dreams of a little girl. I've confused myself. I guess we'll see which it is in 6 days!! Either way I'll be happy. 

15 Weeks

How far along: 15 Weeks 4 Days
Total weight gain: Still down 4 lbs from what I was before I got prego. Which is weird because I eat anything I can get my hands on. I'm sure once I start gaining weight this section will get taken out. :) 
Maternity clothes: Not yet, but I only have one pair of jeans and a pair of jeggings that still fit. I'm trying to find an alternative to maternity pants, but I am having no success. 
Food Cravings: Milk, but it's really weird because I'll wake up craving it and as soon as I drink some it makes me hurl. My baby doesn't know what it wants.... Also, Spicy McChickens (I have no idea how to spell that) from McDonalds. It's pretty sad that I know it comes to exactly $1.08. I can't believe I am actually admitting this, but some days I collect change laying around the house or in our car and once I collect a $1.08, off to McDonalds I go. It's the happiest part of the day. Now you know why I am baffled that I'm still down weight. 
Symptoms Lately: Nothing really. I have felt like a million bucks lately. I am loving this second trimester stage. 

This is kind of a random story, but as I was writing this post I thought that one day I will want to remember it. Since this story is classic. I was only around 10 weeks prego at the time, right in the full swing of morning sickness. I decided I needed to go to the dentist for a cleaning, since I hadn't been since high school. I obviously wasn't thinking clearly when I decided this and spaced all the different flavors they put in your mouth to polish your teeth, scrap your teeth, and that awful florid crap. The dental hygienist knew I was prego and sick so she was prepared with a garbage can. Well, with all the different mixtures of flavors she put in my mouth it triggered the puke shoot and as the poor dental hygienist grabbed the garbage can I most definitely over shot it and ended up puking down the front of her....... Probably one of the most awkward moments of my life and I still had to lay there while she finished cleaning my pearly whites. It was pretty silent.  They actually re-scheduled me for the next 6 month cleaning, but I'm sure I'll be canceling that appointment. I'm awfully grateful that the morning sickness stage is over. Time seems to be flying by now that I actually feel like myself again. That and full time school and working full time keeps me pretty busy. ;)

12 weeks

How far along: 12 weeks 5 days.
Total weight gain: 4lbs lighter then I was before I got preggo. Thank you morning sickness... I guess. 
Maternity clothes: I refuse to wear those grandma maternity jeans!!! Maybe once I get really big I'll give in but for now,  Jeggings have been my best friend!
Food cravings: Cereal. Reeses Puffs and Cinnamon Toast Crunch to be exact. Which is really weird cause I hate cereal and milk.... 
Symptoms lately:  SOOOOO TIRED!! I swear there are 10lbs of  weights hanging from my eyelids. Naps are a must!
Gender: We find out on Halloween morning what this little peanut is. Of course we would be happy with either a boy or a girl, but I think a little boy would be so fun. 


We get to have ultrasounds every 3 to 4 weeks (thankfully we have killer insurance that pays every penny of it, whew) but it's amazing to see how much they grow in just a few short weeks. Our first ultrasound looked like nothing but a little dot. It was crazy to think it was actually a baby. This was our second ultrasound. You can kinda tell its a little munch-kin. 

And then somehow in 3 weeks it grew into a big baby!! I'm afraid it's going to grow this fast once it's here.

 This kid is going to be so entertaining and not have a shy bone in its body, it's already entertaining us from inside the womb. At our last ultrasound the doctor pulls the baby up on the monitor and he starts busting up laughing and then turns to Trevor and I and says "are either of you two thrill seekers?" Trev and I just started laughing and was thinking that was a very odd question. Next thing you know our child is doing a head stand and free style kicks. It literally wouldn't hold still for 2 seconds. It was hilarious! The doctor, Trevor, and I were all in tears cause we were laughing so hard. He said he had never seen a baby actually stand on it's head like that before. No worries, leave it to our child to accomplish it. 

Little Baby Eschler

WARNING! This post has TMI about being preggo. If your not so much interested in that I would suggest clicking on that little X on the top right hand corner of your screen now!... 

We found out that Little Baby Eschler was on it's way July 13th (Friday the 13th mind you) We're in for a real treat with this little munchkin, I just know it. I had found out that morning before I left for work and was dying to tell Trevor but, of course it had to be one of the craziest days. Trev had been in the library all day studying his little buns off trying to finish up summer school ( and this wasn't really something I could shoot a text to him casually. That would of been a real shocker) By the time I got off work he had already left for work and my sister Casie decided to come spend the night at our house that night. What are the chances right? She hardly ever comes to Logan to play except this one night where I have major news to spill. I ended up having to wait to even till Trevor till the next morning when I convinced Casie to go to the store to get stuff for breakfast. As I whipped out all 3 pregnancy tests ( yes, I took 3) I said "The chances of all 3 of these being wrong is very slim." Trev's face went as white as a ghost.  After the shock wore off and had time to settle in we were ecstatic about starting our little family.  

At weeks 8 weeks exactly I started to have some issues. I started bleeding and as the day went on there was no end in sight, it just kept getting heavier and heavier. This was on a Friday and my doctor couldn't get me until the first of next week. He suggested that I go to the Emergency Room to get checked out (which I thought was a bit extravagant) and plus, I hate hospitals. I figured I'd watch it and see if it starts to lighten up, but the sweet and worried daddy that Trevor is wanted no part of this waiting it out thing.  He immediately put me in the car and off to the E.R we went. After spending 4 hours there I was very thankful he had that urge and knew that was the right thing that needed to be done.  It was a huge relief when we heard its healthy little heart beat and that little dot that wiggled around. We weren't quite out of the woods yet though. In the ultrasound they found a random mass on my uterus that most definitely shouldn't be there. The ultrasound tech was kinda a ding-dong and all she could say about the mass was "Yep, thats definitely not suppose to be there." Thank you lady, your not helpful one bit. They contacted my OB and he wanted to see me first thing on Monday just to make sure whatever this was isn't harming the baby. They sent us home from the E.R with all kinds of ultrasounds and that the baby was perfectly healthy. Since we had these issues going on we felt obligated to tell our family instead of keeping them in the dark about it. It was a lot sooner then we had planned to announce it but it felt it would be for the best. 

This was our creative way of announcing the news. We were pretty proud of it. Wasn't like everyone else. 

When Monday rolled around we were more than ready to find out what this bad boy was that is camping out in my uterus. My doctor discovered that it was a Fibroid Tumor, which are very common and are not harmful. They worry about these when your pregnant only because most Fibroids tend to form around your cervix and as it camps out in there for 9 months it ends up blocking the exit for the baby.  Somehow mine is in the perfect spot, away from my cervix, the baby, everything!! The only catch is, I will more in likely have to have more ultrasounds through out the pregnancy then normal to keep an eye on it. Which is fine by me, I get to see all the different stages and watch it grow from the inside.

 We couldn't be more excited for this little one to join our family. It's going to be an adventure and we may not feel prepared for this huge step, but I know our Heavenly Father has a reason for everything and has sent this sweet little angel to us to raise as one of his children.  

Cali Trip

This blog has pretty much turned into a vacation blog, cause let's be real our every day lives are pretty boring. So, we needed a little vacation before the stress of school started up once again and since we just went on a cruise a few months ago we wanted to go somewhere close. We decided to spend 10 days in the sunny state of California. We spent a night in Vegas on our way down which treated us very well. We won $250 bucks, thank you Craps table at the Excalibur. Then on to L.A. we went. Trevor and I both have family that live in the L.A area so we spent a few nights with both. We got this killer deal with a City Pass that got us into all the attractions. We spent 2 days in Disneyland, Universal Studios, Sea World, and the San Diego Zoo.

We got to see Cars Land in California Adventure, which was a complete ZOOOO. All the rides were 3+ hour waits and the fast passes were gone by 9:30 in the morning.

Its kinda blurry but the Chick-fil-a in Hollywood was protesting the Gay thing, which was great entertainment while we were stuck in traffic.

We spent 5 days in L.A and then we went down to San Diego where we saw WILLEY!!! Sea World was pretty cool.

At Sea World they had a Shark Encounter that was AMAZINGGGG!!! You walked through a tube in the water and there were Sharks swimming around you everywhere. For those of you that know my obsession with Sharks, I was heaven. That was most definitely my favorite. 

We also went to 2 Cubbies games while we were in San Diego. Front row both nights, thats a lot better then the nose bleed section where we usually sit. We ended up sitting by these crazy ladies that were HUGE cubs fans and of course brought signs that we helped hold.

Crazy Busy Life.

Life has been crazy around the Eschler home and were awful at keeping this bad boy updated. A lot has happened in our crazy lives. For Trev's 25th birthday, and to get a break from school, I surprised him with a 7 day cruise to Mexico. Of course I couldn't keep it a secret until his birthday. I ended up giving it to him like 2 weeks before but still, he had no idea. We decided from this trip that LAX airport is not our friends. We landed in LA and my luggage had been lost. Luckily we flew out a day early to spend some time with family before we boarded the cruise or I would have been luggage-less for the next week.

Our whole boat was pink ZEBRA!!!!! I was heaven.

Ohhhh I love zebra!!

Stud man relaxing and soaking up some Mexican sun!

Formal night!

Our first day in Cabo our camera died..oops.. but the first day we snorkeled and hung out on Lovers Beach. The second day we were in Cabo we took this bad boy out on the water. Best decision ever!! The water was super choppy that day so, of course Trev was trying to throw me off left and right. 

We took a Glass Bottom Boat out to see the arches and where the two waters meet.

We spent time in Puerto Vallarta, this was by far the best island. We did thee best excursion. When we got off the boat we got on a speed boat that took us to a different part of the island. There we met off roding jeeps that took us to where we met our "Mexican ATV'S" AKA Donkeys. We rode donkeys for the rest of the way up the mountain. Once we got to the top we did 9 different ziplines, we repelled down a waterfall, and did a free repel off of a platform. It was friggin shweet!! 

Once again LAX is not our friend. On our way home we got to the airport 2 hours before our flight, thinking we would just get some lunch and hang out since we had some extra time. When we got to the airport and our flight was another hour delayed..... and then 2 hours delayed..... believe it or not our flight was 4 hours delayed due to weather. We were soooo sick of that airport by the time we finally got out of there. Then it was back to reality of waking up at 7:00 every morning, school, and work.......

On another note... WE MOVED!! Yay! We finally moved out of our "Newlywed" first home. Some people are sad to leave behind their first home together. Us on the other hand, couldn't of been more excited!! We moved up closer to campus so that we weren't so far away and faster to get to class. That 10 extra minutes of sleep really makes a difference. 

Bye Bye first home.... Were not gonna miss you... not even a little bit!! 

Love Day

For Valentines day we decided to celebrate it a few days early so we didn't have to fight crowds, I know we sound old but, what ya gonna do? I was dying to see the Vow so, Trev took me to dinner at Applebee's at the Gateway and then to see the Vow. Ohhhh I loved it so much. We decided to call that Valentines day but, of course Trev couldn't just leave it at that. I got off work to find flowers and a BIG diet coke in my car. He sure knows me all to well. I would of been happy with just the diet coke.

I'm so lucky to have such an amazing hubby.