29 Weeks

I did it! I am posting two weeks in a row! Whoop whoop!

It has been a busy past few days. Jeff and I have been going strong trying to get things situated into the house and getting the nursery set up. I have been searching this town high and low for a used night stand that I can paint for the babies room. Still no luck but I know I will find it!

I have also been sewing up a storm. My mom requested that I make some pacifier clips to sell at Canton in her booth so I made a few to see how they do.

Then I made some fabric envelopes for me. Jeff and I are in the transition of a cash only system with our budget. We have only done it for a month but so far I am liking it. I thought it would be more fun with cute fabric envelopes. How cute are these? I love them!

Now here is an update on my pregnancy!

Pregnancy Highlights for the Week:

How Far Along: 29 weeks. Where did the time go? 

Fruit/Veggie: The weight of a butternut squash

Size: a little over 15 inches, 2.5 pounds

Baby changes: Abigail now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and her head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. His bones are soaking up lots of calcium these days. This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited into his hardening skeleton each day. My uterus is now about 3 to 4 inches above my belly button.

Best Moment this week: Celebrated 8 Months of marriage with my hubby! 
Gender: Girl, Abigail Grace

Movement: She is still a big mover! I feel her mostly in the mornings and a nights but if I rest during the day, I can feel her doing flips and turns and kicks in my stomach. Still such a weird, amazing feeling to me. 

Food Craving: I haven't had any cravings this week.  

Sleep: Sleep has been off and on this week. Most nights I only wake up once or twice, but there are some nights I am tossing and turning all night long. 

What I am looking forward to: going to Indiana to visit Stephen, Lydia and the newest Keefauver, Grayson! So excited! I am also looking forward to continuing to set up the nursery! 

Symptoms: Lower back still hurts but I think this will stick with me from now on. Other than that I am just tired. I have been really busy the past week and now it is catching up with me!

28 Weeks

WOW!! Time sure has flown. I have be AWFUL at documenting my pregnancy thus far. Hopefully I will get better at it!

There has been lots of changes since my last post. The biggest one is Jeff and I bought a house and moved in. We are still trying to get everything organized but thanks to the help of my family most of the house is in order and boxes are unpacked! WOO HOO! We LOVE our new place. We loved being settled in OUR home. I love putting up decorations or coming up with ideas to make it feel homey to us. Most of those things have been put on hold a little now that I am trying to get the nursery all put together!

At the beginning of the June, Jeff and I got to go to San Francisco to see his cousin graduate from high school. We had a great time. We got to relax and spend time with his family. I got to meet up with my friend who lives there and spend the day with her. And we got to spend a day sight seeing in San Fran!

From San Fran I went straight to visit my brother, sister in law and niece in Hawaii for 9 days. It was hard being away from Jeff that long, but I was really thankful that I got to spend some time with them before Abigail comes. We had a blast!

My beautiful niece!

Here is an update on my pregnancy!

Cow appreciation day! 

Pregnancy Highlights this Week:

How Far Along: 28 weeks

Size of baby: {weight of} Chinese cabbage

Measurements: about 14.8 inches, about 2 and 1/4 pounds

Baby Milestones: can blink her eyes (which now have lashes), eyesight developing, developing billions of neurons in brain, adding body fat

Best Moment this week: Cow Appreciation Day with Friends at Chickfila! 

Gender: little girl, Abigail Grace.

Movement: We have a little mover! I think she will have her daddy's energy! 

Food/Drink Craving: I have only had a few cravings this entire pregnancy.

Sleep: Sleep is changing. I have been struggling getting comfortable because my back so I have been tossing and turning more. 

What I am looking forward to: finishing painting our furniture for the nursery and getting it all set up!

Symptoms: Lower back discomfort. I have been trying to stretch it 

as much as I can and trying not to do things to hurt it more!

Hopefully I will update sooner next time! :)  

The Keefauver's + 1

That's right! Jeff and I are having a baby! We were VERY surprised but we can't be more excited. Well I should say now that the morning sickness is not taking over my life I am getting very excited.

Proof!! Sorry if this is disturbing to you! :)

This was me almost two weeks ago. I'm 16 weeks along in this picture and starting to get a little bump. I am now 17 weeks.

We have seen the heartbeat 3 times and have heard it twice. It is strong and fast! 

The pregnancy so far has not been very easy. I got sick starting about week 5 and stayed very sick until week 16. Let me tell you it is not fun, but I am thankful now to be eating things other than saltine crackers!

Pregnancy Highlights this Week:

How Far Along: 17 weeks 

Size of baby: {length of} a sweet potato, {weight of} boneless chicken breast

Measurements: 5 inches, weighs about 5 ounces

Baby Milestones: nervous system is maturing rapidly, the hearing has grown and will be able to hear more sounds, learning the art of yawning. 

Best Moment this week: our contract being accepted on a house we are potentially buying!

Gender: find out VERY soon!!

Movement: Not feeling anything yet

Food/Drink Craving: burritos! Yes this started yesterday and it is the first craving I have had. Not just any burrito but and ground meat, bean and cheese burrito! YUM!

Sleep: I have good nights and bad nights. Good nights I only wake up once to go to the bathroom and am comfortable. Bad nights I am tossing and turning and can't get very comfortable, plus I get up at least twice to use the restroom. I have also had some weird dreams too. 

What I am looking forward to: lots of things coming up: finishing teaching, going to hawaii 

to see my brother and sister in law, finalizing things on the house.

 

Symptoms: can tired be a symptom. If so I am the queen of tired!

So let the games begin.... what do you think I will be having? A boy or a girl? 

Welcome to Paradise Cove!

Welcome to Paradise Cove!

Sorry it has took me this long to finally finish my Hawaii trip. So Saturday night we went to a Luau! It was really fun and bonus... Adam got us the military discount! Holla!

What was neat about this was it was the same luau that I went to about 15 years ago! It is still exactly the same. The costumes and everything... except when I was a kid I didn't get all the innuendoes. Adam, Laura and I had a great time. We came in and they had crafts out on the tables. The first thing we did was make a floral bracelet. Even Adam joined in on the fun!



Then Laura made a crown!



See so pretty!

While she was making this They guy with the seashell horn came and they did a fashion show right where we were. Really they just showed us how to tie a sarong different ways.



Here is Laura and I during the "fashion show!"



They did several other shows but I was waiting in line to get a polynesian tattoo... so I didn't get any pictures... i didn't end up getting the tattoo either... I know. bummer but the line was taking forever and I had to go. While I was waiting in line for this tattoo I did get to see the shower of flowers event! So this guy climbed the tallest palm tree on the paradise cove property... see







There he goes





a little further!



Well he made it! and now it was time for the shower of flowers!



Well we made our way to the table after some pretty pictures.....








Now it was time to eat and enjoy the show! The food was really good and the show was fun. Naturally I was taking pictures the whole time. They aren't the greatest of pictures but hey they work!

Here is the food!







Here is the cool fire guy!







So the trip is almost over... but this post is long enough! I will write in the next day or so finishing out my trip! Aloha

The Diversion!

(This was at 5:30 am on the beach! It was a great morning! Coffee, beach and Jesus time! Great way to start the day!)

Aloha!

So you know how I said we were going to go to Hanauma Bay and snorkel, and go kayaking and all that really cool stuff.... well none of that happened! Told you Hawaiian time is different. No it really wasn't Hawaiian time.

We went to Hanauma Bay and when we pulled up the lady said it was full and just to keep circling around until it was open. Well so we tried this a few times and there was no use. People go there to spend the day there so really if we wanted to go we should have gotten there first thing that morning. Oh well... you learn. Because of this Laura and I did get to see some places we might not have stopped at. We stopped at this scenic point on the side of the road and saw this beauty!




After we gave up going to the bay we decided to go to Kailua beach instead. It is suppose to be one of the prettiest beaches with the most beautiful waters. So we started driving! We were bummed but still excited to go to Kailua.

On the way there we saw that there was a stop to see a blowhole. It was crowded so we knew we had to stop and take pictures and see it!





Well we got back in the car and were off... we needed to get gas in the car so we pulled into the first one that we saw. Laura pulled in like normal and pushed the button to open the tank and it wasn't until then did she notice that the tank was on the other side of the car. ha. well she didn't want to turn the car around so this is what she did.



Isn't that hilarious! I was cracking up! I still am cracking up just thinking about it. Her response was.. "who would put the gas tank on the other side of the car!"

Well we got to Kailua and it truly was beautiful!



The sand was nice and soft. The water was so clear and beautiful... but there is a catch. Kailua is on what they call the windward side of the island. You can say that again. It was SOOO windy! So the sand was beautiful until it started blowing in your face the whole time and sticking to you! it was pretty until you started to lay down on the beach and get sand in your ears and up your nose. I am still trying to get all the sand out!

We were there about and hour and left! When we got back to Waikiki...I had to redeem the Kailua beach by going to our private beach and enjoying the peacefulness of it! :)

The day finished nice with finishing Pride and Prejudice and then seeing this....




It was a good day even with the improvising!


Well I am off to the beach! Check back tomorrow for pictures from the Luau we are going to tonight!

Mahalo and Aloha!