week 11

How far along? 11weeks.  (on June 19th)
Total weight gain/loss:  still going up and down 3lbs
Maternity clothes ?nope, loving leggings and dresses for these hot summer days! 
Stretch marks? using Palmer's Cream am & pm... no stretch marks yet! 
Sleep: i'm still pretty tired... anxious for 2nd trimester to get here, i hear such great things about this thing called a 2nd trimester...
Best moment this week: having my last day at the Preschool i've been working at for 10 months. Such a relief to not be stressed about work!!! Praising the Lord for a GREAT new nanny job, working less and making almost the same amount of $$! 
Have you told family and friends: Yes! 
Miss Anything? hot tubs and wake-boarding... both keep coming up in conversation and i crave both of those in the summer time!
Movement: nope. other than less and less of my "normal" stomach and more and more of awkward pregnancy stomach!
Food cravings: bagels and cheese!!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: smells. still. i threw up after taking out the garbage the other day. bad breathe and B.O. makes me gag... like if someone walks by me in Target or is talking to me... i have to turn me head... it's pretty bad!
Have you started to show yet: just a tiny bit...
Gender prediction: Boy.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!
Looking forward to: Next appointment is 2 weeks away and i can't wait to meet my Dr and hear the heart beat again!!!

week 10

How far along? 10weeks.  (on June 12th)
Total weight gain/loss:  still going up and down 3lbs
Maternity clothes?nope, but i invested in more leggings and fun dresses/tunics for comfy summer clothes! 
Stretch marks? using Palmer's Cream am & pm... no stretch marks yet! 
Sleep: this week has been miraculous in the fact that i have only been working 1/2 days at work, making afternoon naps possible and evenings productive, and bedtimes a little later! woo! However i have been having a lot of "restless leg" going on, my knees get really sore and i have random spasms that send my whole leg shaking... and waking me up a lot, but oh well, not much too complain about in the big view of things! 
Best moment this week: relaxing on a boat on the river. being able to spend an entire day just resting did brilliant things for my soul. 
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? i currently miss my family, but that's not due to pregnancy....
Movement: nope. other than the influx of bloating...good bye six-pack, hello awkward pregnant stage!
Food cravings: Pizza, which is funny because week 6&7 pizza made me sick!
Anything making you queasy or sick: smells. especially poopy diapers at work!! my sense of smell has come into it's pregnancy glory and i can smell most things a mile away! Dean says that the Police should hire pregnant women to sniff out the bad guys instead of dogs...
Have you started to show yet: just a tiny bit...
Gender prediction: Boy.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!
Looking forward to: Finding out PINK or BLUE!

*this post was intended for June 12, but got delayed in editing. 

world, meet gosling #1

World,
this is our little gosling. tiny and perfect.
this photo is from my 9week ultrasound and it was the most incredible experience!

our little gosling is quite the mover!!! He/she was a wiggle worm during the whole ultrasound! Of course this photo is grainy and not near as magnificent as it was to see on the monitor! I cried in pure amazement of life, inside me. growing! wow, wow, wow! i don't think i will ever forget what that moment was like!

their little heart is beating fast and strong! such a good sign to see, setting my heart at ease!

i am still convinced it's a boy, but we'll have to wait a while to find out for sure!

in the meantime, i'll just sit and stare at this photo in complete awe of the miracle of life and the plans of God who put it inside me!  

week 9

How far along? 9 weeks.  (on June 5th)
Total weight gain/loss: keep going up and down 3lbs
Maternity clothes?nope.
Stretch marks? nope, i bought some Palmers cream lotion to start using... we'll see what happens
Sleep: i am tired a lot and going to bed early seems to help a lot.
Best moment this week: 1st Dr Appointment TODAY (june 5) SO INCREDIBLE!!!!!!! Ranks in the top moments of my life; hearing the heart beat and seeing baby on the screen
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Yogurt, too scared to try and eat it after bad experience.
Movement: nope. other than the influx of bloating at the end of the day!
Food cravings: This week? Pasta! 
Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing specific this week.
Have you started to show yet: just a tiny bit... see pic.
Gender prediction: Boy.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!
Looking forward to: Finding out PINK or BLUE!

** this post is a little late... oops! busy week 9**

it's all his fault

it's all his fault.

this handsome man knocked me up!!!


and i couldn't be happier!


we had been married 9 months and 7 days when we found out we were expecting our little Gosling. Not exactly our plans for the first year of marriage, but we fully believe God uses every opportunity to bless us, and when we least expected it, we got a poppy-seed sized blessing!

i feel constantly blessed to be married to this man. he is the hardest working man i know and faithful should be his middle name. i've never seen him give up on anything (or anyone) nor have a heard any stories of such acts. he lives what he believes and preaches and is always challenging himself to live a stronger, better and more righteous life. i love these things about him. he is quick to apologize and slow to get angry. in fact, in the two and a half years that i have known him i have only seen a righteous anger come from his heart. righteous in the way that he SO desires EVERYONE to live in the fullness of Christ that he gets so sad when he sees people he cares about missing it, that his sadness turns to fueled anger for their souls! i love this about him. he believes in revival. this is an attractive quality in my book. my heart beats a little faster when i think about the things we dream of doing together and the places we believe we will go together. {be still my happy heart}

when i think about him being the father to my children? holey cow. i feel like i hit the jackpot when it comes to men who will father well. i get teary thinking about having a daughter who will have super high standards when it comes to dating because her dad will have loved her so well. when i think of having a son i couldn't be more happy knowing i married a man who knows what it takes to make a man. i know my sons will be strong and passionate (that could be from me) and ready to take on the world at a young age because they will have a dad who will teach them to stand for injustice and righteous living.

i love you dean goossen. let's take on the world. you, me and the little Gosling(s) to follow. xoxo

yum?

i can't get over how fast pregnancy cravings, and food not to eat,  kicked in! thankfully i have been craving my favorite food; anything Mexican! bring on the burritos, tacos, chips and salsa! other than that my craving haven't been too strong or out of the ordinary. however the list of "what not to eat" is growing :( other than milk, dairy products are pretty much out. i saw an advertisement for yogurt and gagged. literally, just at the sight of a photo! sick! i ate string cheese at school for snack last week and about 10 minutes later thought i would loose all food from the day! Thankfully cheese in my mexican food has been safe and wonderful. Milk, as long as it's REALLY cold is like ice cream to me.... and more than once, i have gone to the store to buy milk and left with this...

yes. pink as pepto, strawberry milk! even the thought of it makes me wiggle with grossness, but for some reason, when i see it in the cooler next to the yummy white stuff that is on my list, i have to have it! i drink it before i get home so i can throw away the evidence, but had to take a picture as proof of the WEIRD things that sound amazing during pregnancy!

i've been sad the last couple days because Orange Juice has been black listed! I had a yummy english muffin for breakfast the other day and wanted sip on something while i did my makeup...Orange Juice seemed like a logical choice at 7am. Not so much. i'll spare the details, but lets just say i was late to work and my makeup was quite smeared. :(