21 Weeks, baby girls crib, first outfits, and baby gadgets.

How far along: 21 weeks 6 days.
Total weight gain: At my 20 week appointment I had officially hit the 6lb mark. Although, I feel like I have put on 20lbs. I'm just waiting for that awful day when I step on the scale and it flashes ERROR at me. It's bound to happen one of these days.  
Maternity Clothes: Gotta love them stretchy pants! It seems like my belly started to really pop out this past week. I felt like my belly popped out super early like around 15 weeks. I was worried that I started showing that early I would be GIGANTO by the end, but it just kinda hung out until this past week when it really decided to pop out. My regular jeans are starting to get snugger and snugger by the day. 
Food cravings: Food is weird these days. I've never been a picky eater, but nothing ever sounds good lately. And food that I usually hate is all I eat these days. My mom use to always try and get us to eat oatmeal when I was little and it was the nastiest thing ever, but now that's all I end up eating. 
Movement: This little girl moves around all the time and it still kind of trips me out. She likes to kick me in the gut at the most inconvenient times. I think she stretches out side to side a lot or does something because she can make my belly button go Asian. It's kind of painful when she does it, but seriously seeing an Asian belly button is pretty funny. It makes me giggle. 

Now time for all the gadgets we've purchased for baby girl. Girls are so much fun to shop for. We ordered her crib, received it, and already put it together in her room. We're kind of anxious.I also have a friend that is making all of her bedding, as soon as I can decide how I want to do her room. I didn't get the matching changing table in the picture even though I love it, but it only has shelfs and she needed more of a dresser. 

So, we got her this changing table/dresser, but it's taking forever to get here. 

We also got her a stroller. I didn't know baby gadgets were so high tech. I thought a stroller was a stroller and a crib was a crib. End of story. I didn't know each one did so many different things. This stroller is freaking amazing though. The seat of it switches around for when they are infants so we don't have to lug around the carseat with the stroller. Although, we can snap a carseat on to it if we wanted to. 

And then it flips back around for when she gets bigger. It's also a jogging stroller. There is a button on the handle bar that adjusts to 4 different heights so when your running with it your not running right on top of it. Pretty snazzy huh?

This little girls closet is already starting to fill up QUICKLY! Girls are just to much to shop for. Although, trying to shop in Logan is a bit of a joke. The only place to shop is really Wal-Mart. Someone needs to protest for a Target in Logan, but that's a subject for another day. I have nothing against Wal-Mart. I love getting me some good bargains any day, but the baby section is pretty awful. I'm not a huge fan of dressing my kid in the clothes that are covered with monkeys and say's some corny saying like "Just monkeying around." Baby girl has more style then that. So, a lot of shopping is done online and then I patiently wait for a package to appear on my front door step. Those bins also have clothes in them I just ran out of hangers to hang them up. 

I'm pretty obsessed with zebra if you don't already know that or couldn't tell from her closet, but I couldn't resist these adorable little things. I probably paid way to much for saying by the time she will fit into them she won't even be walking, but what the heck I love them. She also got her first pair of skinny jeans to go with them. She is gonna be such a cutie. 

I wouldn't be surprised if this little baby came out as a boy just because I'm having way to much fun buying boots, dresses, and everything else that's pink and frilly. 

Trev and I registered for our classes for next semester. He is taking 13 credits. I'm registering for 14 credits and some how we're going to have a baby right in middle of the semester.... Hopefully some how we won't loose our mind.

BABY ESCHLER IS A.......

IT'S A GIRL!

I felt like this day would never come!! We decided instead of having the doctor tell us what it is we wanted to do something a bit more special. They wrote the sex of the baby on the ultrasound and then sealed it in an envelope. We then got all of our family together to go to dinner that night where we opened it. We thought this was the perfect idea, but didn't quite think it all the way through. Our appointment was at 9:00 in the morning and we weren't going to dinner until 6:00 that night. It was so hard not to peek and probably one of the longest days of my life. But we made it all day without peeking surprisingly!! 

This is the video of us opening the envelope. So much suspense!!

After we opened the envelope both grandmas handed us gifts. My mom gave us cute little pink crocheted booties and my mother-in-law gave us cute little pink zebra booties. I was so confused how they knew to give us girl stuff and not boy. So, I turned to Trevor to blame him for peeking and spilling the beans and then both grandmas pulled out gifts that were wrapped in blue. They were prepared for both genders. Silly grandmas. 

Our ultrasound took an hour. It was pretty cool just to be able to watch her do her thing inside my belly. It's so weird to actually refer to "it" as a girl now. She is definitely a stubborn little chica. I wonder where she could possibly get that from. Every time they tried to get a face shot she would turn her back on us, like so.

She eventually let us get one kinda good face shot. The rippling thing across her face is the umbilical cord just chillin across her nose and she has her hand up on her head. When they first pulled her up on the T.V. she had her hands tucked behind her head just chillaxin in there. 

We're so excited for this cute little girl. Let the purchasing begin!!

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.