26 wks 3 days... double digits.... 6 months....

Wow this post is a BiG one for me.. We're down to double digits until little Brynlee gets here and i'm officially 6 months along.. I CaNnoT beleive how fast everything is going.. only a week and a half until i'm in my third trimester.. Brynlee seriously moves ALL the time now and it is sooo amazing.. Her kicks are sooo much stronger and i can see them on the ouside sometimes now.. I cannot wait to meet my princess and for all the fun times ahead of us.. I can't believe how much you can love someone before meeting them.. This little girl has definatly got me wrapped around her finger already!!



How far along: 26 wks 3 days.

How Big: She now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel.

Weight Gain: up 5 pounds... eeekkkk

Stretch Marks: nothing new


Maternity Clothes: all maternity pants.. normal shirts and some maternity shirts..

Sleep: Sleep hasn't been so hot this week.. I am sooo uncomfortable and move pretty much all night..

Best Moment this Week: Disneyland.. feeling her move on all the rides..

Food Cravings: rootbeer floats.. yumm..

Food dislikes: Chicken breast sounds pretty nAsTy..

Gender: BaBy PrInCeSs

Movement: She's a wIlD thing.. I love it..

What I miss: this week i really miss sleeping on my back.. i literally can't breath when i lay on it.

Belly Button: i'm thinking someday it will pop.. who knows when...

What I am looking forward to: My appointment this week..Hopefully everything goes perfect.


Milestone: The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. She may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. She's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of her lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when she's born and takes that first gulp of air. And she's continuing to put on baby fat

DiSnEy LaNd....

We're BaCk....
Vacation was alot of fun and was defiantly needed before we bring our little princess into this world and life gets a little more crazy..
We headed out bright and early monday morning, with a couple of delays ( one car stuck waiting for a train to pass, and another missing exits on the freeway) we made it in PERFECT timing to get a coffee,go potty and board the plan.. That's my kind of timing =) All the kids were perfect on the plane ride there and i got to hold little krew for most of the ride while he slept in my hands.. he's so precious.. Once we got there we headed off to pick up our 15 seater van, it fit all of us plus ALL of our luggage perfect.. We headed off to huntington beach and played in the sand while the 3 crazy boys played in the cold salty ocean...











Later that night we went to california adventures and got some rides in there and that night we did the world of color.. It was definatly a very long day for everyone and bradon and i's feet were DONE.. Our dinners that night were COLD chicken, lets just say my poor hubby wasn't a fan at all.. so later that night, mom dad me bradon shirley and brandon ordered some pizza to our hotel and ate our little hearts out... We slept like babies that night..






Tuesday was the rainy day.. we woke up early to head to the park and got quite a few rides in before it started pouring.. Me and bradon decided we were tired and didn't want to play in the rain so we walked back to the hotel and took a little nap, it was pretty amazing =) it rained for the remainder of the night so we just stayed in the hotel and relaxed. That night the little ones and there parents went to the trick or treating and disneyland, so me bradon mom and dad went to downtown disney and ate at espn with little krew.. It was a very expensive not so delcious meal, but what can we expect right, so after that we went and spent 25 dollars on krispy kream donoughts that i was craving and got bradon's dulce de leche shake.. we were both in heaven..






Wednesday the weather was suppose to be just like tuesdays and i think everybody was really scared of the grey clouds, but then it all cleared out and ended up being a beautiufl day.. We ate breakfast with disney characters, it was 27 dollars a person, i thought bradon was going to die when he heard them but i just smiled and said "we're in disneyland" haha.. It was alot of fun and both gage and kimberlee loved mini mouse, it was so cute watching there faces.. Kimberlee rocked out with the rabbit from alice in wonderland. We attempted to go to dinner at the cheesecake factory but it didn't work out, so we headed to california pizza kitchen , bradon got his bbq chicken pizza and was in heaven... I hadn't eaten since 10 that morning from the breakfast, and it was about 9 p.m. brynlee was not very happy with me, my tummy was killing.. My dad is so funny, he was always worrying about me and brynlee , trying to make me eat everything.. Cute parents i have..





Thursday we headed to sea world.. It was a perfect day and it was alot of fun.. I love watching the animals, there so pretty and smart.. I think this was probably my funnest day.. We didn't have to do a TON of walking but still had lots of fun.. we went down to mission beach after to watch the sun set and some cRaZiEs got in the water.. When we got home we headed to dennys and ate some late night dinner again..










Friday we got up and went to breakfast, packed up our hotel and headed to the airport to go home.. We had a great trip and it went by way to fast.. i can't believe work is tommorrow.. YuCk..

25 wks 3 days

How far along: 25 wks 3 days.

How Big: Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga

Weight Gain: i'm up 3.4 pounds right now,scared to see next week after vacation

Stretch Marks: nothing new


Maternity Clothes: Defintaly needed!!!

Sleep: yuck, this last week of sleep has pretty much sucked!! i have the hardest time getting comfortable and i've been feeling pretty yucky before bed.

Best Moment this Week: this week was a pretty tough one, we worked lots of overtime for work, so i'd say just being able to relax when possible..

Food Cravings: sweets. loving skittles.

Food dislikes: home cooked meals..

Gender: GiRl =)

Movement: It's getting stronger and stronger every day!! So AmAzInG

What I miss: being able to breath..

Belly Button: shallow and flat

What I am looking forward to: Vacation tommorrow.. SOOOO needed!!


Milestone: she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

24 wks 3 days.

Wow.. I cannot believe i am in my 6 month of pregnancy and doing awesome still.. Brynlee is quite the kicker and i pretty much feel her moving 50% of the day.. It is so amazing and i don't want her to stop EVER..



How far along: 24 wks 3 days.

How Big: Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn)

Weight Gain: up 3.5 still.. hopefully i can keep the gain under control now

Stretch Marks: nothing new


Maternity Clothes: all maternity clothes.. well some normal long shirts

Sleep: this week hasn't been to bad..

Best Moment this Week: feeling her kick/punch bradon WAY hard.. it was hilarious!!

Food Cravings: i'm still loving my french fries!!

Food dislikes: I'm going with home cooked meals again on this one..

Gender: GiRl =)

Movement: It's getting stronger and stronger every day!! So AmAzInG

What I miss: Being able to stand up without feeling like a whale.. its real hard. haha

Belly Button: i'm thinking someday it will pop.. who knows when...

What I am looking forward to: disneyland =) hopefully she can handle the rides =)

Milestone: she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon

DaY 27,28,29 and 30

Day 27 - Why are you doing this 30 day challenge
Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?
Day 29 - In this past month, what have you learned
Day 30- Who are you?

i'm gonna throw these all in at one time since i pretty much SUCKED at updating on this challenge.. it was fun the first couple of days, but then it just got way to hard.. and kinda weird ackward questions...


DaY 27..
I started the 30 day challenge cause it LOOKED like fun.. SuRpRiSe.. it was more of a pain in the bum!

DaY 28..

Last year..


This year..


How i have changed since last year..
I'm PrEgNaNt
hahah yahoo

DaY 29....

How i've changed in the last month..
See these are the weird questions i'm talking about.. i really don't know how i've changed within the month..

DaY 30...

I'm a respectful VERY giving person.. I sometimes over think things, that then drives me crazy.. I love my family more then anyone could ever imagine.. I truely believe you get what you want in life by how hard you work.. I get overly excited for people when big things happen and am always spending money on them.. Its bad... And one last thing.... I have a hard time being around LAZY people and hearing how there life is soo hard and how things never go there way, i would like to voice my opionion and tell them a little something something.. =)

That's me
Vanessa Ann Fredrickson..

There ya have it...The lovely fun amazing 30 day challenge is COMPLETE....
YAHOO!!!

23 wks 5 days.

so i really suck at updating my blog lately!! and so these poor surveys have been just a little late.. my goal is to start getting them done by atleast the end of the weekend... we'll see how that goes =)


How far along: 23 wks 5 days.

How Big: with our u/s today, dr's are measuring her at 1 pound 5 oz =)

Weight Gain: ...... up 3.5 pounds...... nuff said =)

Stretch Marks: nothing new


Maternity Clothes: had to go buy some new maternity shirts.. belly is starting to push out lots more

Sleep: blah.. i'm pregnant, i think that explains it well enough..

Best Moment this Week: our u/s today.. brynlee is confirmed a little girl for the 3rd time, haha and she is measuring perfect !!

Food Cravings: icecream, and fast food.. hence the 3.5 pounds gained =)

Food dislikes: meats, and enchildas

Gender: Princess BrYnLeE

Movement: oh yes, she can definatly move

What I miss: ibuprofen.. i've been getting headaches like a crazy women and tylanol just doesn't do it for me..

Belly Button: i really truely think its getting shallower.. still a beautiful donut through my shirts but its making progress =)

What I am looking forward to: well i'm not really looking forward to this, but i'm excited for my next appointment, its the big glucose test to make sure everything is good there ...

Milestone: you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

STILL my little BrYnLeE Jo...

We honestly didn't think there was a chance it was a boy, since the dr at fetal studios was 200% positive it was a girl, but when we had that ultra sound done at 20 wks, there was that little "what if"... Everyone would tease us and say with how much we had done for her already it was going to be a boy, well jokes on them.. HaHa.. We had another u/s today to check on her heart and gender since last time she wouldn't roll over.. And she was a perfect little angel.. she showed them everything they needed to see, and she looked PERFECT... she is measuring right on track at 1 pound 5 oz.. awwww getting sooo big.. she kept her little hands by her face the whole time and wouldn't move them for a good profile picture, so the tech shook my belly and she placed both of her hands right under her chin and posed for the camera.. it was so cute!! i sure do love her and it gives me the chills/butterflys every time i think about holding her and watching bradon be a dad.. i can't wait for january to come and watch my family grow with an amazing daughter!!
I LOVE YOU BRYNLEE JO!!!