Third Trimester

Now to the point we're counting down instead of counting UP. ...8 weeks and 5 days till Due Date!

Carter Michael Tolman is due Oct 19. We're hoping he comes early :)
Kade's sister is getting married Nov 23 so I am REALLY hoping that baby comes sooner so I can be pretty much healed at the wedding and not be super fat :(

Pregnancy has been.... an experience!
I count my blessings everyday! I am not sick 24/7 anymore. Baby moves ALL the time! I love feeling him squirm and kick and have hiccups haha :) so so cute! I still cant hold down any supplements. My body just wont have it. But I last the whole work day alright. I do best I can to drink a lot and eat often. The heartburn isn't very fun... also incredible hip pain at night... not able to sleep much... belly hurts, cant breathe, I pee when I sneeze, smells make me gag, back hurts all the time... . But again- I do the best I can and I make it one day at a time :)

Kade is the biggest blessing in my life! The MOST wonderful husband! The BEST remedy of all these "fun" symptoms. He helps me out with all the many little things that are hard to do no. He puts my shoes on and off, does a lot of dishes and laundry, helps me roll over in bed, constantly offers fetches me a drink or snack, rubs my feet and back, and helps me in and out of the Jeep :) Kade never has to be asked, he's SUCH a dutiful husband. I love him so so very much for all he does for me!

I hear people tell me "you're so small!" and all I can think is "sure, sure... and then there's this BASKETBALL here, did you miss that?" hahahah I have had days where my ring doesn't fit because I'm swollen, but all in all, I'm doing pretty good at not gaining more than needed weight. I'm up 20 lbs already! Crazy....

I hope Carter looks just like Kade! :D  Rich brown eyes and dimples! awwwwww
I am so lucky to have great family and friends who are throwing me showers! :) Thank you my loving family and friends! I can't wait for you all to meet our little man .... GOLLY its coming soon! I'm trying to decide on a costume for Halloween! :)

ITS A BOY!

Valentine's Day 2013..... we were surprised to find out that a baby was coming to us :) Due Oct 25

We celebrated our 3rd anniversary last week (April 30) by doing fancy dinner and finding out that our baby is a BOY!! :) Such a great anniversary :) Kade was GIDDY at the revelation of baby's gender :) Kade surprised me with paint for baby's room! Teal, white and cream :) Best anniversary ever!

Today (5/9/13) I'm 16 weeks. I already have a little belly and its ridiculous! haha! I've already gained 8 inches on my waist! My pants dont button up anymore... when i look down I cant see my my zipper or knees or hipbones anymore :( haha ... the nausea is slowly slowly slowly going away. Mostly just mornings now i just vomit once a day and then I'm done (as long as i eat every hour). My belly is SO tight! Weirdest feelign ever! The tendons near the bottom of my pelvis are so sensitive. My allergies are in ful flare and I sneeze at least 30x a day - OUCH!  haha

Kade thinks my little belly is adorable :) he holds me all the time, hand on belly :) its just adorable. I REALLY thought it was a girl.... I've finally wrapped my brain around the fact that... I dont get any cute headbands or dresses (and that i dont get to use MY baby blessing dress on my daughter). He IS a boy and NOW I am gettign excited about it! Little hats and cowboy boots! He'll have little gubbies to work on the jeep w/ daddy in the garage :)   hehe cute!!!!  He will pass on the Tolman name! Kade's dad has no brothers so there arent any other Tolmans in our family... I am super excited to have a four-generation pic of my boys :)  We arent sure of his name yet. We like two... one is unique and if flows easily... but the other is adorable and wont require any explanation of spelling or pronunciation.  We'll see...

I have forsaken chocolate. WHAT?! ya for real... all i want is fruity and sour :) haha its funny! Winco is my bff (bulk candy) :) haha! I sleep 9-12 hours a night. No stretch marks yet. My sister is visiting in June-July so we're going to have a shower while she's here :)  All the pregnancy symptoms are prevelant now. I still teach 4 classes a week at the gym, I just can't do ALL of it myself. Its the COOLEST feeling to feel this HUGE amount of blood pumping through my body. I feel like I'm aware of it as much as a vampire would be. As a fitness junkie, I like it :) Spinning makes me feel like a warrior! My super power nose is the most hatefuly part of all this. Worse than vomiting is smelling somthign that makes me feel like i'd rather be vomiting than smell this aweful stench! ... the stale coffee pot at work, the tire smell on kade after work, milk, dog's breath, cigarettes, fish... PUKE