Being Pregnant.....A few Surprises

Pregnancy is not what I expected at all. Maybe because I have dreamed about being pregnant for so long, I think I had a fantasy of what it would be like. Even though I have watched my two sister n laws go through two pregnancies each and close friends go through pregnancies.....I was still surprised. Below are some of the surprises I have encountered:

• How the queasiness hangs around all day long and how close my relationship with the toilet has become;)
• Not enjoying the foods I love....actually not enjoying food at all
• How HOT I feel all the time....my poor husband and all visitors freeze when they are in our house
• Hating showers and baths, which I might add I use to LOVE....maybe it has to do with the hotness I feel
• The ugliness feeling......a waitress yesterday told me she could not believe I was 14 1/2 weeks pregnant because I did not look pregnant and I wanted to scream to her "I feel like an elephant...do you think I am this fat all the time?".....poor gal she was just trying to give me a compliment...I think
• The Headaches
• My Boobs.....I mean for me they are huge...you are talking to a girl who's bra use to be just band aids....now I have to wear a bra...which I might add is not fun in this heat
• How fast my body is changing
• How slow the time is going by....this could be because I am counting down the days until we find out if the little blueberry is a girl or boy....my gut is it is a girl....but we will see
• How many of my clothes do not fit...mostly due to my boobs, hips and butt
• Crying at the drop of a hat....I am not an emotional person normally but now the littlest things set me off....and they may not even be related to me; for instance...we had baptisms yesterday at church and I cried...really? I did not even know those people
• How much my Husband loves my pregnant body and loves talking to my belly
• How the little bundle has been nicknamed Blueberry by my husband and my family....Fun Fact: When I was a little girl, I had a baby doll (which is still sitting in my closet at my parents house) that wore a little blue jumper and I named her Blue Baby....I guess I am just carrying on the tradition;)

These are some of the things that I did not expect and please do not take it as I am not grateful for this pregnancy because I am. I am in awe everyday of God's little miracle He gave Chris and I. Hopefully, you find these humorous and enjoy my ride through this pregnancy.

Baby Update: 14 Weeks - Second Trimester

I have made it to the Sceond Trimester!!!!! Praise God:)

(My Attempt to take my own picture)

How Far Along: 14 weeks

Size of Baby: About 3 1/2 inches long. He or she is about the size of a lemon.

Total Weight Gain: 3 1/2 lbs

Maternity Clothes: I give up on maternity clothes.....I guess it is off to larger normal clothes for now

Gender: Still have awhile until we find out.

Movement: Cannot feel it yet but really excited to:)

Food Cravings: Water with fresh fruit in it ( I bought a pitcher and put fresh fruit such as strawberries, oranges, and limes and not all at the same time. I have also enjoyed putting cucumbers in the water. It is so nice to have a pitcher in the fridge that I can just pour into a glass)

What I Miss: Feeling cute and petite.....I am feeling like an elephant and I know I have so much more to go

Sleep: It is final....my sleep depends on my wonderful husband who is once again on the road....which means not sleeping that well and terrible nightmares

Symptoms: Acne and my feet are hot and swollen at night (Could be because the weather is out of this world hot and humid....I am made for the cold and not 90+ weather and 90+ humidity) Thank God for AC!

Best Moment This Week: Laying in the cold pool with my friend Staci and her saying...."You have a baby bump!" She has seen me for the past few weeks and I guess I popped:)

What I Am Looking Forward To: Chris coming home on Friday and Fourth of July

Baby Update: Week 13 - Happy Father's Day my Love

(Instead of Belly picture, you get a baby pic. The baby was moving a lot hence the blurriness of the image. Head and arms are on the left and legs are on the right)

How Far Along: 13 weeks

Size of Baby: About 3 inches long. He or she is about the size of a peach.
Total Weight Gain: 3 1/2 pounds
Maternity Clothes: Just some pants and shorts
Gender: Still have awhile until we find out.
Movement: The baby was moving like crazy at my doctors appointment...as you can tell with the blurry picture
Food Cravings: Ice Water and Ice Cream
What I Miss: Understanding my body and how to make it feel better and my flat tummy
Sleep: Great the past few nights...it must be because of my husband
Symptoms: Headaches and tiredness
Best Moment This Week: Seeing Chris and seeing how shocked he was to see my belly and other changes;)
What I Am Looking Forward To: Relaxing this week and getting to see a new doctor

Baby Update: 12 Weeks

I know I know...I am late on this. It has been one of those weeks:) The next post will come on Wed after my doc appt.

How Far Along: 12 weeks Size of Baby: About 2inches long. He or she is about the size of a lemon.
Total Weight Gain: 3 pounds we will see the total on Wed at my next doctors appt.
Maternity Clothes: My Sister n Law, Divo, sent me a whole box of Maternity clothes and in there was a pair of seven maternity jeans. I broke down and wore them all week. I am a little nervous I will not be able to fit in them for much longer.
Gender: Still have awhile until we find out.
Movement: Hopefully, I will get to see more movement on Wed!!!
Food Cravings: EL Pollo Loco
What I Miss: Understanding my body and how to make it feel better and my flat tummy
Sleep: Not well...missing my husband laying next to me and my AC
Symptoms: Headaches, acne and stomach issues and HUGE boobs....at least for me they are big
Best Moment This Week: Seeing my Family and sharing the excitment that I have being pregnant and watching my Mom buy her first grandchild clothes
What I Am Looking Forward To: Getting to see my Mom n Law and her reaction to the pregnancy and seeing my Husband on Friday after three weeks!! (Wonder if he will notice anything different...I will let you know)

Graduation Day

Happy Graduation Day Hunter!!! Go Bruins!!!

Hunter graduated with a bachelor degree in Political Science from UCLA. Now I have two men in my life that are Bruin Alums.


Yeah!!!! Hunter

In front of Royce
Having Fun in the fountain
Walking down the steps to the ceremony.


Congrats Hunter we love you!!!!!!!! Hope you stay safe and have fun in the Peace Corps!

Celebration Dinner

My Brother, Hunter, graduated from UCLA this weekend. On Saturday evening, we held a celebration dinner. In Smith tradition, we went and ate at this amazing BBQ restaurant Wood Ranch. We have had Wood Ranch for every graduation that we have had in the Smith Household. So it was nice that we could carry it on again.

Mom, Maddie and Hunter
One Side of the Table
The other side

My long time close friend, Lindsay and her family, came out to help celebrate! Thanks Lindz:)

My Dad's side of the family also made it out. My grandparents and my Aunt and Uncle

It was so much fun to talk and hang out with Family and Friends. We missed Chris but he was there with his Bruin spirit. (I was so sick this day and it took everything in me to not throw up all over the food or the lovely people that were sitting around me at dinner)

Jump Rope and PJ's

My littlest sister Micah Mae had her year end Jump Rope Club performance. If you are wondering what Jump Rope Club is, it is every Wednesday after school and the kids get to learn how to jump rope and do really cool tricks. They have different levels that you can get to and if you get really good you can join the San Diego Jump Rope team and go to competitions. Micah is not at that level yet, she is just beginning and loves it.


The club got to perform for the school and the parents. Micah had a big showing! Me, Maddie, Mom and Dad, and Gran and Grandpa. She had the biggest smile the whole performance. She kept saying she wished Hunter and Chris were able to make it. But you know those boys they are off doing their things. (Hunter is taking finals and Chris playing the baseball)


Before the performance Micah and her friend were dancing to the music and being silly. It was fun to see her in her environment where she felt comfortable.

Performing for the kids in doubles



At the end they threw up their arms and received their applause.

Later in the afternoon, My Mom and I made a run to Costco and they had the cutest "Little Me" PJ's on sale. Now, I have not bought a thing for the baby yet. I have been resisting because I want to wait and find out the sex. However, this is my Mom's first grandchild and she could not resist. So she bought one of each. A beautiful flower one and then of course a little baseball one(this one was for Chris).

The whole night I kept staring at them, just in disbelief that these were for Chris and I, not for our nieces or nephews or my sisters but for our little one! I smiled all night.

Happy 12th Birthday Maddie

Today Maddie turns 12. I cannot believe this is the last year that she will not be a teenager. Oh to be her age again and be able to express that it is your birthday by the fun things she wore today! It feels like yesterday that she was asking for a marching band for her fourth birthday:)

Happy Birthday Madison! We love you:)

Cravings at a Baseball Game

For the women out there have been pregnant....I am not sure this has happened to you but while being pregnant if I start to crave something it does not leave my mind until either 1) I get what I am craving or 2) I start craving something else.

Well.....A craving came about at one of Chris's baseball game. There was a birthday party going on behind our seats. The mom had made these amazing looking cupcakes. They were decorated as little baseballs and the cutest things ever! I was eyeing them all game and once they passed them out to the mini baseball players at the game there were 5 left. I so badly wanted to go and ask her for one. But I thought it was rude and I could not bring myself to do it.

I must have kept talking about them because one of the wives', Stacey Yarbrough, dad went up to the lady and asked her if he could take one for me! He was my hero that night.....I loved every bite of it. It was brownie mix cupcake with melted chocolate chips in the batter and then the icing was homemade.

It was the best cupcake I have ever had:)

Me and Stacey with some visitors during Chapel one day

Baby Update: 11 Weeks

(feeling really ugly; so once again you get no head shot)

How Far Along: 11 weeks Size of Baby: About 1.6 inches long. He or she is about the size of a lime.

Total Weight Gain: 3 pounds (have not gotten on a scale this week could be less because I have been sick)
Maternity Clothes: Not Yet! Tried some maternity shorts on and they fell off of me....guess I am not quite there yet....I will just need to buy a size bigger shorts for now

Gender: Still have awhile until we find out.
Movement: The "Blueberry" was moving during our ultrasound. It was so amazing to see.
Food Cravings: This week it has been fruit (which has not made my stomach very happy)

What I Miss: Understanding my body and how to make it feel better

Sleep: Not been able to sleep through the night. I have had terrible nightmares. (Maybe it's just because my husband is gone)

Symptoms: Headaches, acne and stomach issues
Best Moment This Week: The Nausea is subsiding during the day

What I Am Looking Forward To: Getting to see my Mom and see her reaction to the changes in my body:)