This and that, and that too.

So here I am. Sitting on the couch drinking a cup of milk with sugar a little bit of coffee just to give it that flavor that I miss so much. It's passed 10AM, I am supposed to be in class, but yesterday was my final exam, so summer session II is over. Today, I get to relax before starting my next and last class before graduating. I will start this on-line extension course as soon as possible and try to finish it before our baby is born. Anyway, getting four classes out of the way this summer was tough, but totally worth it.

I am feeling fine these days. I'll be 30 weeks this Friday, I feel very big and cannot imagine getting even bigger. How does that happen?
My lower back hurts sometimes. I try to do pelvic rocks everyday, and they help. It's getting difficult picking things up from the floor, so I use my toes a lot, it looks funny but it's better than having back pain after bending down.

My husband painted the nursery this past weekend. I'll post pictures soon, but we'll have to wait until he puts the chair rail this coming weekend. I really liked the colors we chose. It's light yellow, light green and light pink. I wanted the room to look peaceful and my husband is doing a really good job! Sometimes I go in there and even though it smells a lot like paint, I stand still and imagine all the moments ahead of us with this baby. We are preparing this room just for her, because we are excited and love her so much and we want our nest to be pretty, safe, and peaceful. We want her to feel loved!

Baby moves a lot these days. She is a good kicker. I hope she is moving in the correct direction, with her head at the bottom and facing my back- that's the position we want little girl, you can do it!
I'm getting excited about the upcoming baby showers. I will have two in Laredo. One from my friends from high school and the other one from my mom and my mom-in law. Here in Austin we'll have a couples one from Gerardo's co-workers and a girls one from my friends here. It's going to be so fun to celebrate the coming of this little baby. Thanks to everyone for sharing this happiness with us.

Now I'll stand up and stretch after writing this long post. My cup has no more milk and that has consequences... I need to go to the restroom, again!

4th of July and growing belly

We spent 4th of July weekend in Laredo and we got to see Vero, Enrique, Enriquito, Palito and Fernandito! It was so much fun. Enrique bought a cowboy hat and some boots for Enriquito and I took a picture with his Godfather, my husband! Aren't they handsome? I just love this picture!

In other news, I can't believe I missed the day when I had 100 more days to go. I now have 98 days, can't believe it! Today I'm 26 weeks pregnant. I had to take a picture of my growing belly. I feel very pregnant now, and the baby grew a lot in two months, thanks be to God! Here's a look at 4 months and then 6 months and two weeks. I'm wearing the same pink shirt on both pictures but I don't wear it to go out anymore, it's too tight! =)

It's funny to remember how I felt when I was 4 months pregnant, I thought belly was big! I see it now and I laugh at myself, I was so small. I guess I'll laugh again when I see myself in three more months, almost ready to give birth and meet our baby girl!  

My new favorite place

If you live around Austin and you likefrozen yogurt, you got to try my new favorite place: Tomunchi Frozen Yogurt- click HERE for directions, etc.

I was driving through Parmer one day and saw "frozen yogurt". I decided to go in and try it, since it was so hot outside and yogurt sounded healthy. I discovered that this is a self-serve place. They have machines with yogurts of different flavors. You can sample all of them, just ask for a small cup to sample. When you decide which one you want, get a cup, get as much yogurt as you want, then go to the bar of toppings with fresh fruits and candies and cookies and SPRINKLES! You choose whatever you want to go with your yogurt. Then they weight the cup and charge you 39 cents and ounce.
The good thing is that you get as much as you want, be sure to serve yourself just what you'll eat, and it's not expensive at all! The first time I went, it cost me like $2.20 and then $2.88 and then $3.50 (I was hungry).
I recommend the plain tart flavor with strawberries, pineapple, and granola.

Enjoy people! =)

This and That

I said I was going to post more often since I'm out of school and don't have morning sickness anymore, but I do have summer school, so that's why I haven't been posting a lot.

Anyway, life is good here at the Garcia Ibarrola's. It's amazing how everyday I feel like my belly is growing and growing, is it really growing every single day or it's just my imagination? I don't know. But I do feel baby kick every day! Thank God I haven't had to worry about not feeling anything. I enjoy being able to feel AND see some baby moves. I think I am discovering the difference between feeling kicks and just feeling baby move. Gerardo has been able to feel/see the baby moving now, and it's nice because it definitely helps to BELIEVE that a baby is there inside of me. It's just so amazing and hard to imagine.

I've been taking summer classes and I'll finish first summer session, then go to Laredo to visit family (Garcia Saenz are coming!), and then come back and start summer session two. It's nice to think that it's almost over, only need second summer session and one more class that I'll take online after that. Then I'll be done!

We went to Home Depot this weekend to look at colors to paint the walls of the baby's future room and floors to change that carpet. It's going to be difficult to decide, but Gerardo has been really patient and has had great ideas! We also went to Babies 'r us to see bedding and cribs. It was so much fun...that place is HUGE! It drives me crazy wanting to buy all those cute little outfits, but I didn't, I controlled myself! The beddings didn't convince me though, I think I'll try someplace else for that. I want something more calm and peaceful instead of bright colors and large dark figures everywhere. I still have time to decide that, so no pressure, just enjoying it! =)

I was reading some of my very old posts from before we got married. It was nice to read and remember how excited I was. I want to remember how I feel these months of my first pregnancy. I started to write a diary with letters to my daughter. I'll remember what I was feeling and hopefully one day we'll sit down and read them together enjoying a glass of chocolate milk and cookies!
YUM!

Birthday!

Friday was my 22nd birthday! The funny thing was that exactly that day I was 22 weeks pregnant.=) We had to take a picture of the belly to remember that day.

I enjoyed eating Kolaches for breakfast that my husband brought as a surprise together with flowers, a balloon and a card. My day couldn't have started in a better way. Then I spent the rest of the day on the phone with friends and family, went to Mass, the mall with a friend and then to Red Robin with a lot of friends and their kids. There were FOUR pregnant ladies in the group and lots of kids! It was fun! We had burgers, milkshakes, and cake...what else could I ask for? 

Thanks to everyone for coming and thanks to my husband for organizing it. Here are some pics:

Therese with a funny hat:
Half of the group-
Jenny, Olivia, Molly and me:
Other half of the group:
First birthday pregnant and last one before baby comes!!

First Anniversary!

Today, a year ago Gerardo and I got married!

A year ago I could dream about our life together, but couldn't be certain of how it would be. Today I realize how much I've learned and grown in a year and how happy I've been. How blessed I am to have the person I love beside me every morning. 

Marriage is beautiful and with God all things are possible, so baby, I want to continue walking by your side many many many more years. 

I love you!

It's a ......

Today was the day we were waiting for. Today we saw our baby's head, hands, feet, spine, ribs, heart, etc. Today I feel more like a mom than yesterday. Today we found out our baby is ...

an AGGIE:
(notice the words gig'em in the middle of the ultrasound, just above the arm with the hand doing the Aggie gig'em sign- that was the doctor's idea, we loved it!)

We have a baby waving hello with a tiny hand and we loved waving back:

We have a baby with a perfect face and a cute little nose that we loved: (Notice the profile of the baby. The baby is looking up and you can see the nose and the lips just below the word "profile" in the middle of the ultrasound)

Oh, and we are going to have a baby GIRL!!!!!!!!!
That's what the doctor said, and we're loving it! =)