WEIRD!

Yesterday I had my Glucose testing down at my OB office.
I had the Fruit Punch drink...which tasted just like Hawaiian Punch.
It WAS AWESOME!
I woulda asked for more...but I'm sure all that sugar can't be good for me.
=]
So Dr Beck measured my belly and said everything is still on track
And that I will be going in every 2 weeks now
As opposed to the 5 weeks in between.
So that was crazy!
2 WEEKS?!?!
That is gonna make time fly!
And then he said after 2 of those it will be
Every week!
WHAT?!
And that we will talk about Labor and Delivery.
AGH!
Serious?!
This is actually coming to an end.
I will see our little girl in NO TIME!
It was so weird walking out of there with an appointment scheduled for the beginning of May.
WHOA!
I am so excited.
WE are so excited!
9 weeks and 1 day left...
IF she doesn't come earlier...
Now THAT is weird to think about.
haha.
I mean, 9 weeks isn't that long...
But what if she decides to come in 7 or 8.
Whoa Nelly!

p.s. As I am typing up this post I am eating my lunch.

It is a simple PB&J...those have been so delicious to me lately.

I'm usually not a big fan.

But did you know....I cannot eat the last bite, the corner of the sandwich?

Can't do it.

It is disgusting to me.

Don't know why

But there will always be one small bite left of my sandwich

From the bottom corner,

Usually the bottom right corner.

Just one interesting fact about The Preggo

Although it has been that way my whole life

No matter what type of sandwich it is.

Just sayin.

Baby Names

Nik and I bought a book of baby names and I've had some fun this weekend looking through it.
I have started a list of names that I find in there to be interesting.
We want to have a couple names to choose from when she gets here
But it hasn't been the easiest to agree on any.
Nik seems to like the traditional names
But I would prefer something different so they don't go to class with 2 other "whatevers."
I mean, not off-the-wall different and weird...but not the usuals.
Hope that makes sense.
I never went to school with another Dawna or Donna
But Nik has always had to deal with other Nicks.
So far we have agreed upon one name...
Ayrika
I saw that name from my Stake President's daughter and have loved it ever since.
Her middle name will be
Genette
Just like mine and my mom and grandma.
That will be passed down and we agree on that 100%.
As for the other names...we are still working on more.
But let me share one awesome name that just might trump them all!

Dawnika
(African American)
meaning: dawn

How AWESOME is that?!?!
hahaha.
Ok, we just think it is funny and cute and silly and really...kinda cool
But we won't name our baby girl that.
That would be weird.
Honestly....can YOU do that with your spouse?!?!
Make one real name using both names.

We joke about naming our girl
Nikole
and our boy
Donald
But that is just fun talk.
And whenever we talked about kids in the past we always called them
Our little Nikawna or Dawnik just to be funny.
And then to see our names combined FOR REALS!
hahahahaha.

Honestly....if you can do that with your names...I wanna know about it!

Dawnika Genette Berry.
Has a nice ring to it, eh?!?
haha

A Kid at Heart

Dads are fun, right?!

They like to make their children laugh and giggle.

They like to play around with their children and let that kid in their heart loose.

Well, although Nik hasn't been able to hold his daughter in his arms just yet

Or been able to look at her pretty face

He sure has begun this Fatherly Love.

Saturday morning I was laying in bed just after waking up

And Nik thought it would be funny to play around with his little girl.

See, most times when I feel her kick and tell Nik to get his hand over to feel her

She stops!

He doesn't find that to be very cool.

But she, nonetheless, is like her Father...

...not wanting to put on a show.

If Nik does something or says something funny

And you ask him to do it again for laughs,

He won't.

And guess what...

She does the same thing.

Only some of our family has been able to feel her kick and move

Because of this.

Oh well, only 9.5 weeks and then they can all hold her and feel her kick!

 

Geez, guess I really went off on a tangent there.

Back on topic!

So, Nik wanted to play around with her.

He decided to lean over to the right side of my belly and blow a nice big Raspberry.

After about 2 seconds

I get this nasty big push on my left side,

Exactly opposite from where Nik is making noise.

I take it she didn't like that

And wanted to get as far away from that obnoxious sound as possible.

Man, she pushed as hard as she could.

It WAS kinda funny,

But can you imagine what that could possibly sound like in that big ocean she lives in??

SCARY!

So I push him away as he laughs and we promise not to do it ever again.

Don't wanna scare her before she gets here.

Nik is adorable to her already.

He is so gentle to me and makes sure that I am comfortable

Knowing that she is with me at all times.

He is going to make a great Father.

I am so excited to see him in action!

That little kid in his heart is gonna bust out and go crazy!!

Water. Water. Water.

Wow.

The last 2 weeks have been crazy

From losing our dog

To my sister surprising us from Utah

To being in and out of the hospital

To my parents getting another dog

To me getting the 24hr Flu bug

To having Strep Throat
And now just a horrible feeling like I got hit by a truck.

AGGGGHHH!!!!

How about I start where my last post left off.

Carrot came in from Utah Thursday night and snuck into the house.

Everyone woke up Friday morning and got ready as usual.

I hadn't ventured past the bathroom while getting ready so I hadn't made any sort of discovery yet.

As I walked from my bedroom to the bathroom I heard the piano playing.

It was a beautiful song.

A song I recognized.

A song that my 8 or 12 year old sisters could not be playing.

I stood at the door of the bathroom for a few seconds as I tried to process this information.

I was beginning to think my mom was taking piano lessons again...

but that didn't seem right,

So I walked into the living room and VOILA!

There was Carrot.

I screamed "WHAT THE FLIP!?!"

and then she stopped and gave me a big hug!

What a surprise.

That goofus made us all think she wouldn't be down until after the baby got here.

Silly silly.

So we spent the day together and had a great weekend as well.

We all miss her very much but know she is where she needs to be at this time.

Utah has been good to her.

She gave me and Nik some really cute Onesies she made.

I love to look at them but still can't believe I will soon put my daughter in them.

=]

So that happened Friday through Sunday.

But on Saturday I was having contractions.

I had had some Braxton Hicks contractions here and there...

But never 7 in 30 minutes.

So I called my doctor and she told me to go to Banner Gateway L&D.

Went there and was admitted.

They did some tests and everything was fine.

The baby was still stuck inside and growing beautifully.

What they discovered was that I was very dehydrated.

Dehydrated?!?

Have you SEEN how much water I have been drinking??

I have given up soda and have been drinking my 64+ounces of water each day.

Well apparently I have to double that...and then some!

The nurses gave me a shot to relax my belly and then made me drink water there

Until my body started relaxing.

After being there for a few hours Nik and I were able to go.

But I must say it was pretty cool listening to our Little Girl's heartbeat.

She would even kick the monitor every once in a while because it was cramping her style.

haha

I love her personality and being able to get to know her better every day.

My parents got a new dog.

She is a Sheltie-Pomeranian mix.

She will be a cute and happy addition to the family.

Carrot left for Utah Sunday night 

And then the next day I was down with the Flu.

Tuesday I was feeling LOADS better so I went about my normal day.

Then I woke up this morning with what felt like Strep.

So I went down to the doctor and he said he sees the same thing

And gave me some meds.

YAY!

My throat can start feeling better.

Let's just cut straight to the fun stuff....

THE BABY!

I love it.

I have loved this pregnancy.

Other than the minor side-effects of sleepless nights and 

The inability to tie my own shoes,

This has been fun.

She is getting more and more active. 

When I fold my arms and rest them on my "new shelf"

She likes to kick me all along my forearms,

Asking me KINDLY to move.

It makes me laugh because I will move

and then put my arms back after a few minutes and she will do it again.

One time, just the other day, she was pushing so hard 

I could make the out the outline of her precious little foot.

It melted my little heart!

These next 10 weeks will be fun!

No stretch marks yet (and hopefully never ever)

And I've only gained 16 pounds.

YESSS!!!

I've been going on daily walks with my sisters to their school.

This has just been a wonderful time in my life.

Next week I will be making some things for our Little Jewel.

I will definitely be posting them up here.

I am so excited/nervous/anxious about it all.

And pictures will come

When I can stop being sick.

YUCKERS!