39 weeks

one more week... thats 7 days! cray cray

{34 weeks}

friend baby shower

 My girlfriends Jessica and Mel threw our little boy a jungle themed baby shower today and it was fabulous! Loved seeing everyone who could come :) I seriously am so lucky to have such wonderful girls out here that support and love me

  I had a rough week with experiencing my first braxton hicks and being exhausted from working so it was a great weekend to distract myself and spend time with people I love. xoxo

utah vaca {baby showers}

Can't believe this trip has already came and gone. I was able to go for longer then originally planned, so it was the perfect amount of time to see/do almost everything and still have time to really just enjoy being home. Unfortunately scotty is in the middle of his busy surgery rotations and missed out on all the fun.  Here are some pics that were taken at my showers..

Family Baby Shower

My sisters threw me a baby shower and it was so amazing to see all the family that came 

This boy already has so much love and support!! He seriously scored.. he is pretty much set with clothing until his 6 months! We are so appreciative of all the wonderful gifts  :)

Gamma Baby Shower

Such a great excuse to get all these beautiful girls together and catch up :) Thanks again Alyssa and Missy for throwing me a baby shower! I love these girls... so lucky to have solid real friendships from back home even though I live far away. Thanks for all your support! We have been through so many life events together.. single life, married life, and now babies. Peace.Love.Gamma

I turned 25... it was a little easier since I was home with my family and distracted of reality. My cute mom made me a bunny cake like she used to when I was little, made my day :)

 We had a fabulous day shopping up in Park City

took a nice drive up big & little cottonwood canyons with my dad. I miss the mountains and my dad so much! Such a beautiful day :)

Sorry for my lack of documentation...I was too busy having a blast back home. We also checked out City Creek, ate out for basically every meal, watched hilarious home videos, I went on nice long walks, stayed up super late with my sisters, slept in,  caught up withh my fav cousin hays over froyo, went out to lunch with an old friend Ashley at caferio, got my hair done from my fav stylist- thanks mom, visited a lot with my wonderful grandpa, played the greastest prank on my little sister, went out to dinner with my grandparents, shopped everyday, got slurpees every night and oh so much more. It was amazing to be spoiled by my family for a little bit... its so hard living away but it makes going home and being with them so much more meaningful. So glad they were able to see me preggo and feel the baby move around. It was a much needed break!!

{our little ute}

Scotty was so excited to get this onsie... can't wait for our boy to be in it...3 more months!

24 weeks

what I didn't expect when expecting {part 1}

Have you read the book My Girlfriends Guide To Pregnancy? Its pretty hilarious and mentions things that happen during pregnancy that you can't prepare for but still nice to have a heads up that your not alone in your preg ups and downs. The most important thing that I read was that everyone experience is different. Here are somethings that I was not prepared for... 

insomnia I always heard from my girlfriends that all they wanted to do while they were pregnant was sleep. In fact most of them realized they were preg cause all they did was sleep. I am the opposite. I can't sleep! At the beginning it was because I got my morning sickness at night. I would get really bad cramping pains and feel nauseous and totally not have an appetite... I would wake up every couple of hours and crawl into the kitchen to force down a ritz cracker and some sprite. Once my night hunger pains were over I would still have restless nights- maybe worrying about potentially losing the baby since it was early on or just all the hormones keeping me awake. The only way I would get any sleep is if I laid flat on my stomach (super weird for me cause before I was a side sleeper- and now that I'm preg all I want to do is sleep on my stomach or back.) Now that I'm in my second trimester I am sleeping a little better but I've started to have these terrible hot sweats... where I wake up and feel like I'm going to pass out while laying down. I'm constantly taking off my covers and putting them back on. Not to mention having to pee twice a night. Its different every night due to my growing belly and the positions that are comfortable at the time. Plus our little boy is a total night owl... My OB recommends taking naps and benadryl. Not possible since I work full time! Its been so difficult being on a set schedule with working since my body feels different every day.

rash I started getting a really bad rash around 21 weeks all over my belly and chest. It felt like a heat rash and looked awful. My girlfriends that did experience anything similar said that they only got it like a before birth. My OB said its very common in later pregnancy and diagosised it as PUPP, saying I will most likely have it the rest of my pregnancy. The dermatologist that I work for said not to worry about it unless it starts to itch really bad. I took acouple mornings off of work so I could take benadryl at night and not have to worry about getting up to my alarm. Luckily its gotten better :)

complain or not to complain How am I really feeling? This girl says it perfectly on her blog. Pregnancy has been so amazing but so crazy at the same time. What has really taken me by surprise is how certain people react to me being preg. For the past couple years most my of LDS friends harrassed us with the typical preg questions.. "when are you guys going to start trying?! Your sick.. are you pregnant?" But now that I am pregnant its rare if they asks me any questions now.. instead I get the look "of course your pregnant". Like its totally normal that I'm growing a baby in my belly. Maybe its cause its my first time with all these freaky yet amazing changes but still a simple "how are you doing being pregnant now" would be refreshingly nice to hear. Its kinda funny how some my LDS girlfriends talked to me all the time about pregnancy/babies before I got preg and now that I am its mostly my nonLDS girlfriends who actually ask me how I am doing with everything.

baby already on board the other day scotty and I were discussing a possible babymoon. Maybe go down to Chicago for a couple nights or up North for a little getaway before we have a baby. Reality hit me that we already have a baby!! I've had a baby for the past 6 months... I don't know whats more inconvenient- having to tote around a baby or feeling all the joys of being pregnant with traveling. I would almost rather have to deal with an actual infant so at least scott can take turns taking care of the baby instead of me being super sick/tired/hungry/urge to pee every second/immobile/and huge. Our little guy is1.5 lbs now and apparently my uterus is the size of a soccer ball. I can barely make it through an 8 hour work day, let alone a weekend exploring a city.. unless by city you meant spa.

charlie horses so I've heard of leg cramps during pregnancy before and have experienced the painful calf and knee charlie horses in the middle of the night. But what I didn't expect was the constant feeling of cramping in the arches of my feet. At any moment if I point my foot I could get the painful feeling that a charlie horse was about to happen... so strange. I'm constantly flexing my feet and avoiding even the slightess extent of pointing. I've even got one driving the other week cause I was wearing my not so flexible boots and my foot spasmed for what seemed like an hour... torture. So funny looking back at that now.

underwear Like what most women say, don't invest in maternity garments... I do sleep in the tops cause they are super comfy and huge but my other cotton tops still work for night. Its tough for the first couple months... since this baby is now moving up in life its easier for me to wear my other bottoms cause I don't feel nauseous whenever there is something tight around my waist.  Just get caranessa bottoms size B and larger caranessa tops, just saying.  Also if you are even thinking about getting a maternity bra- do it! Don't wait. They have ones can expand while you grow.. and trust me you will just continue to get bigger. I got the best one when I was 12 weeks at Pea in the Pod, expensive, but if your anything like me its worth every penny.

fetal movements This one has been my favorite surprise yet. Apparently fetus's are supposed to move all the time. I never realized the freakyness of this since my interactions with preggers have been about their growing belly and not so much on the actual baby growing inside. I started feeling our little guy early on and he has been very active every since. The feeling is undescribable. amazing. exhausting. When I lay down to relax he starts moving all over the place... for the entire night. There have been some nights where I have to get up in the dead of sleep and walk around until he calms down so I can get some sleep. I'm already bouncing on my excerise ball nightly instead of getting the "sleep now while you can" sleep. Whenever another preg would say quick feel my stomach the baby is moving... I though it was a rarity to actually catch the baby kicking your side. But I was pleasantly surprised... I can feel this boy moving around all the time. I'm consistanly putting my hands on my belly and feeling little kicks or huge movements throughout the day/night. We can now see him through my shirt.. crazy :) Driving has become a challenge.. he doesn't like it when I sit upright, so working full-time at a desk is difficult. The other week scotty said "you act like its the first time that he's kicked" ... well sorry world- to me every time he kicks is like the first time... I dont know how anyone could get used to how unreal the feeling is. So if you see me rubbing my belly its not cause I'm showing off my lovely lady lump, its because I'm soothing this active boy to sleep so this girl can feel a little relief from the constant yet welcoming beating on my uterus.

thats all I can think of right now. Its true what they say... some stages can be difficult but eventually you forget all about those times and you would do it all over again

blue balloons

its a...

BOY!!!

{20 weeks}



"Look I'm a BOY" Can you see his fingers.. he is pointing at it haha

We are so exciting to be having a boy!! I love getting ultrasounds... its so amazing to see this little guy growing inside me. He has developed so much since I last saw him. We could see the 4 chambers of his heart as it was beating, see the blood go through the umbilical cord and into his body, see his little tongue move as he swallowed, see his bones and joints and spine, see his little legs that kick me throughout the day, see his head pressed up against my right side that I can feel every night when I'm laying down, see his hands open and close and see each finger move around, see the lens in his eyes, and of course see his penis!!! It was amazing to skypes with my family and tell everyone the exciting news. So overly happy to finally know what we are having so we can start getting ready for this little guy to come into our lives. I can't wait to meet him...

I'm half way done!!!!! my app says I should treat myself... maybe I'll finally get that prenatal massage? :)

whats in a name

Besides registering for our wedding, picking a baby name that we both love is going be a major struggle for us! Its been fun to get a list of boy and girl names before we find out the gender. I hope after we have a good feeling about one of them cause it would be hard for my impatient self to wait until we see what our baby looks like.
Here is a list of our favs so far...

Chelsey loves:            Scotty loves:

Girl                                        Girl
Olivia                                                     Madison Norah                                                    Alice
Evelyn
Ally


Boy                                    Boy
Logan                                                    Liam
Caleb                                                     Gavin
Caden                                                    Mason
Jensen (my maiden name)                     Lucas
                                                               Landon 
                                                              Jensen

 It will make it a little easier {or harder} when we find out the gender on Feb 2!! I freaking can't wait obviously

18 weeks

 {and growing...}

size of a bell pepper

I'm technically 18 weeks & 5 days- but who's counting (..me). I've gradually grown bigger over the last 3 weeks! I used to brag all the time about not really feeling preg... But now I can't ignore this belly. I can now feel the baby move inside me :) At first it just happened a couple times here and there but now I can feel little nudges all throughout the day and even more at night. I know why pregos are constantly touching their belly's now... since I've been getting these awful growing pains it feels good to rub my belly and it also reminds myself that there is a little baby in there that will make this process all worth it. I'm constantly putting on lotions cause my skin itches like crazy. Minus the growing pains I'm feeling great... I'm sleeping way better (thanks to my maternity poppy pillow... worth the $, trust me) and I have my appetite back! Second trimester is treating me way better, I'm loving having more energy :)

starting to show

I can't believe I am already 16 weeks pregnant! This whole process has been so surreal... over the past couple weeks my belly has started to grow and its feeling more real. I swear every morning I wake up and freak out cause I feel bigger and bigger, so crazy. I can't believe there is a baby growing inside me. At first all these changes really freaked me out cause I could feel it stretching and all this pressure that would make me sick. I lost 1o lbs in the first couple months because of lack of appetite so I'm happy to finally be feeling better and I'm enjoying the process now. Its been fun to read all the prego books and find out how much our baby has developed every week. Its amazing.
Scotty has been the best supportive husband during the past 4 months. My morning sickness came at night and luckily I only threw up a couple times but I had really bad cramping and unfortunately I still have trouble sleeping so I'm always exhausted. Scottys been there for me with anything that I needed.. back/foot massages, whatever food I was craving (mostly sprite and salty foods), and sleeping on the couch when I needed the whole bed to be surrounded by pillows. He has had to be patient with me when I bursts of energy and want to go out and then an hour later I'm feeling terrible and wanna go to bed. Our date nights have been a lot of take out and movie nights. I'm lucky to have an almost doc hubs that knows whats going on when I get my paranoid concerns. He couldn't be more excited about my growing belly and is looking forward to delivering our baby.
I'm supposed to double in size between now and 20 weeks- My torso is so short that this baby is going to make me huge. Luckily I can wear scrubs to work! I've got bio oil, maternity jeans, cute preg tops, and the best maternity bra... I'm ready  :)  

15 weeks size of an apple



size of a lime



size of a sesame seed

12 week ultrasound pics

{12 week ultrasound }

This was my second ultrasound so I didn't cry as much as the first but I still get emotional even now looking at them. Its so amazing to see our little baby growing inside me. Hearing the heart beat makes all these months of feeling sick so worth it and brings everything to reality. They measured the spine and took some blood to make sure the baby didn't have down syndrome or other defects. Everything was perfect and the ob was really happy with how healthy the baby looked :) I'm gaining some of my weight back and starting to get a little belly! Can't wait for my 20 week ultrasound in Feb to find out if its a boy or a girl.