Telling Daddy

So my hubby is the doer of all things Laundry in the Reece Home. I am an OCD cleaner who keeps my house clean most all the time, and I actually really enjoy doing it, but laundry ... not so much! So my sweet man over time just took it over, and without complaint I must add :) Seeing I know that most nights he moves a load of laundry in evening when I am getting Jenna ready for bed I added a present to the load in the dryer... and just waited....

Just folding clothes... then...

HIM: "Babe, what is this"?
ME: " Well I should have got short sleeve seeing
 our newborn wont want to wear long sleeves in August"....

HIM: "Wait are you pregnant"
ME: Smile and nod
HIM: "We did it"! He literally gave me a high five before giving me a kiss lol 

We spent the rest of the night wrapping our heads around everything that we needed to do in the next 9 months, and dreaming of all the fun to come!

Belly Bump-1

How far along? I am not positive. We found out we are expecting 2 weeks ago, so haven't been to the doctor to confirm yet. 

Total weight gain/loss: I have no clue! I honestly haven't weighed myself for months, so I will have to start with what I weigh at my 1st appointment :)

Maternity clothes? Nope, but scarfs are a must to cover up the only on me that looks pregnant!

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Is okay, but once I am awake (no matter how early) I am awake, and have to eat!

Best moment this week: Telling my hubby the news!

Have you told family and friends: Not yet, but we are planning how we will tell them... probably on Christmas

Miss Anything? Just my morning Coffee, but peppermint tea is my new love!

Movement: Way too soon

Food cravings: Eggs, Egg Salad, Eggs and Bacon, shrimp anything

Anything making you queasy or sick: The smell of beef! Luckily we stopped eating beef in our home years ago, but other people warming it up at work is so bad!

Gender prediction: Mike things boy and I think girl... big shocker right lol

Labor Signs: Way too soon for this question

Belly Button in or out? In where it belongs!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or Moody most of the time: So happy all the time... I mean I AM HAVING HIS BABY! How could I not be lol

Looking forward to: Telling everyone!!

That Weekend

Friday...
• I woke up feeling like there was a ton of brinks lying on my chest... I looked in the mirror, and it was scary! Who knew the 1st place you start showing is not your stomach?!?!
• It was a normal Friday morning then I went into work at 1pm, but by I don't know 2pm wanted to take a nap!
• That night we had my team Christmas Party, and there was tons of yummy food! Problem is all I could think about eating was egg salad :( Yuck Right?!?

Saturday...
• We have a Saturday morning tradition. I lay in bed like a lazy butt while Michael makes breakfast, and then we eat in bed while the kids play. Well way too early I woke up and wanted eggs so bad, so I thought it would be sweet to make him breakfast in bed for a change!
• Mike noticed the Twins today... his reaction was a lot less WTH and more Heck YES!! LOL
• We went shopping, and I was so tired we checked into our hotel early instead of finishing our Christmas list. Mike even bought me new shoes to encourage me to shop, but all I wanted to do was sit down.
• That night we went to my favorite restaurant The Melting Pot! Yum yum yum... I wish they had egg salad on the menu :(

Sunday....
• We were supposed to get to sleep in all morning in our nice comfy hotel, but I woke up and literally had to eat... you guessed it EGGS!
• I decided I will be wearing scarfs no matter what for a while to cover up whatever was going on with my chest’s growth pattern!
• Mike went to the store to get some cough meds for Thing 2, and grabbed a test without me even asking him to. (We had decided that we were not testing this month seeing we had an appointment with a fertility specialist on the 30th).
• Most nights after we put Thing 2 to bed we sit and watch a show while we have some ice cream... this time I had egg salad...

Monday....
I woke and decided enough is enough with the egg salad, and I would take a test...
I was nervous that I was wrong... I didn't even have pregnancy symptoms with my 1st pregnancy until 9 weeks, and I didn't want to be making them up based on hope. I prayed the whole 2 minutes, took a deep breath...
I am not a fan of that whole "let me pee on a stick, and then show the world that pee stick", so I will just tell you...
We are pregnant!!

I spent the day counting hours until I could go home and tell the man I love. I doodled and daydreamed most of the day, and accomplished very little actual case work!

I did this on my folder as the way to tell a good friend who struggled to conceive who supported me through the last few month seeing she calls me the "Airman's bride" :)

We will be telling family before I post this, but I am so glad you are all a part of my journey!!!!!

Busy Busy Busy

It has been way to long! I have so much going on and so much to tell everyone, but I will do that a later day!

 For now I hope that everyone had a great holiday season!

We had a fun Christmas, the kids were spoiled, and we added a new fluffy member to our family! I wasn't feeling great, and felt bad that the kids were not getting my 100% on Christmas until Kade stood on the couch and yelled, "This is the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER"! Then I stopped worrying about the little things, and just enjoyed the smiles of my beautiful family!

We stayed in on New Years Eve! We had my best friend and her 2 monsters over for our own little New Years Pizza party :) The kids played, did fire works, had ice cream, and stayed up till midnight...Kade did better then Jenna haha. Then we watched the ball drop on TV, 
toasted our babies, kissed, and slept till noon the next day!  

 Mike and I took most of the last 2 weeks off, and it was great to just relax. We had a few play dates with friends, built our 1st snow fort, went ice skating, and spend one weekend just Mike and I! All in all I feel completely blessed, and can't wait to spend 2014 with all of the amazing people in my life! 

Merry Christmas from the Reece Family!!

We have a busy week ahead, but I wanted to make sure in all the hustle and bustle that I tell everyone Merry Christmas! I beleive that Christmas is a time to celebrate the gift of God's son Jesus to the world by sharing gifts with those you love! I hope that you have time to reflect on all of the great blessings in your life, and to enjoy your family and friends!

Here is a few pictures of us setting up our 

Christmas Tree with Thing 1 and 2!

Picking a hospital- Part 3

Last night was Sushi dinner and Tour St. Luke’s Night! Romantic Right lol ;)
We are still really glad that we did the hospital tours now for a few different reasons ranging from the obvious getting to compare pros and cons to free loot :) Mostly though it helped to see the hospitals in person, because both of them had a lot more to offer then their websites described, and we feel much more prepared to make the best decision for our family!
It was one of Mike's few requirements that we choose a hospital with a NICU, so that narrowed our search down to the 2 main hospitals. Boise does have a few other options that we decided not to visit.

St. Luke’s offers a lot of the same great things that we liked about St. AL’s. They definitely are very different though, and each has a kind of family that they are a better fit for.

Things Jacqui likes~
• The # 1 pro that St. Luke’s offers it familiarity! The doctor’s office I have gone to since I was 15 is at St. Luke's, so if we pick Luke’s we get to skip the finding an office part when we pick our new OBGYN
• It is also where Jennabelle was born, so I know my way around
• Double Beds, so dad can sleep in the same bed if wanted
• The Nursery will take baby if mom needs rest, but otherwise they allow/encourage you to keep your new love in the room with you
• They stress the security of the baby, and have multiple rules in place to keep your family safe
• They have a Jacuzzi in every birthing room
• They have a lactation specialist team that you can see to help with nursing even after you have gone home from the hospital.


Things Michael likes~

• Experience- Luke’s Boise has more babies born daily than anywhere else in the state
• St. Luke's Children's Hospital is home to Idaho's largest and most experienced Level III NICU!
Their NICU is close to Labor and Delivery and they do "Crib Notes" to keep parents informed & part of what is going on with baby
• Each mom has their own nurse during Labor and Delivery to give one on one care
• They are flexible about visitation time
• Parents get the final word on who is in the room, and how things go during the birth process.

We did decide what hospital, and thankfully it was clear to us which one was the best fit! Now we are on to the next step of picking an OBGYN/ Midwife! Again I loved hearing everyone who contacted me with input about the hospitals, so if you have any doctor suggestions please message me!!

TTC Tag #1

1. How long have you been trying to conceive?

Officially (this time) since 9/2013, so we are in month 4.

2. Who knows that you are TTC?

At this time there are only a handful of people who know. Our support system... the people we know we can trust to keep quiet until we are ready to tell people, while still being there to talk to about the ups and downs, and pray for us along the way. It is such an exciting time! But we don't want to have answer to people each month if it has happened yet, or if we decide to stop we don't want to have to answer to people why. Plus we want the fun of surprising people when we finally get to tell everyone we are pregnant!

3. How many kids do you have/want?
We have two 7 year olds currently.
We want them to have one more sibling!


4. How old are you and your husband?
I’m 24 years old (25 in February), and my Michael turned 28 this August.


5. How long have you been married/ been together?
We got married on May 29th 2010, so almost 4 years! We started dating February 19th 2009.


6. What are some crazy things you do while TTC?
Well I'm not too sure what this means, but if it means like what things do we do in order to conceive.....I am not really a kiss and tell girl lol. We have just stuck to having fun ;)


7. Does your husband know all about TTC?
Michael is pretty good about knowing what he needs to know, and allowing me to have the parts I need to myself. He knows to be the positive great support, and honestly that is the part I need him to know. He told me not to tell him details of how I know certain things (like how I am ovulating) which I am glad lol


8. What keeps you busy during the 2ww? (2 week wait)
I work 30 hours a week for the DHW, have 2 kids with sports and school, and I am a wife… so I live! Whenever I get restless we do something like pick names or decide what hospital we are going to use.


9. What day do you usually ovulate?
I pretend everyday…shhh don’t tell Michael ;) But honestly at this point I have no idea. I have only been what I like to call a “real girl” once, so we don’t know my cycle at this time.


10.What gender are you hoping for?
A Boy! Wait a Girl!! No Boy… or girl, or twins!! Yes let’s do both… I sort of change my mind based on whatever the cutest baby thing I saw last is!


11. How many pregnancy books do you have?
I have a few on my Kindle, but no actual books yet.


12. How many home pregnancy tests do you take in 1 cycle?
It differs I think. Sometimes I go crazy and take like 5, but other times I struggle to want to take 1 to avoid the disappointing negative.


13. What are some stress relievers when TTC?
My husband is amazing at noticing when I need a pick me up back rub or night out! God has been bringing positive reminders into my days like new friends who are in the same boat or songs to make me smile.
And every time I get a negative test I take a day to forget about TTC and have wine or something I can't have pregnant!

14. What themes or designs do you like for a nursery?
I am sure we will change our minds a hundred times before we start buying things, but so far it is between Dr. Seuss and Safari animals!


15. Do you plan to do pregnancy vlogs if you conceive?
Vlog… Me on video? Ha no! But I will continue to go old school with my Blog :)


16. What have you bought for your future baby?
Mike bought a BSU jumper and we got some booties to take announcement pictures with.


17. Do you have a birth plan?
I will, but not yet.