26 week appointment

We had our 26 week OB appointment this morning. The same old routine stuff...measuring the bump, listening to the heartbeat, pee in a cup, etc. I'm measuring right at 26 weeks and Charlee's heartbeat is strong and steady like always. I love hearing the heartbeat, I can't wait until I can use my at home monitor thing. Even though I feel her move around, hearing the heartbeat makes things seem more real...knowing that our little one is healthy and already working on her own is very cool.

I go back in 2 weeks for the glucose test. I think everything should be fine with that, I'm eating healthily (when we can afford it). I would eat veggies and fruit everyday but that can get expensive. My diet is pretty good, not all chocolate or anything haha.

We still have about 14 weeks, a little over 3 months to go but I am getting so anxious to meet her. I just know she'll have her own personality- hopefully all the good parts of mama and daddy's mixed together. :)

We've had about 6 snow days in the past two weeks, which means I've been out of work with nothing to do. Got lots of movies watched, but wasn't productive at all. This next week should have less or no snow, so I can get back into a groove with work and that will be much appreciated.

Kyle is considering a new job endeavor that could be very exciting. It could even lead to us moving somewhere warmer eventually and all this snow is making that seem very appealing. It will let Kyle travel all over the world and get out of the job he is bored with now. It's still under consideration, lots to think about but pretty exciting at the same time.

25 weeks. Lots of snow and nowhere to go.

Whelp, that's the belly. I love thinking about how Charlee is growing (about 8 inches and 2 pounds now) but the belly/legs/arms/face that has come along with it has me bent out of shape. I didn't have the perfect bikini body before but I was certainly on the right track with exercising and losing weight. I'm trying really hard to stay active. Treadmill a couple times a week, shoveling snow, carrying laundry up and down the stairs. I can only hope that this will make post-baby workouts a little easier.I'm not meaning to sound selfish but my body issues are more and more on my mind lately.



Everything is on my mind lately. Pregnancy hormones, you are killing me slowly. Anything can set me off during the day: a song, the snow, forgetting my water w/ lemon juice, not seeing Kyle because of work...the tears start flowing. I try my best to look on the bright side of things, I have a healthy baby and a loving husband and family. The big picture is great and I know that but the little things become big things when you're hormonal.




I just need to keep my head on straight and keep looking forward to what is ahead. Charlee will be here in 15 weeks and our lives will be complete.

I am married to my best friend.
We live in a house we've made our own.
We make it to the end of the month no matter what.
There are two precious puppies that greet us every morning with kisses.
Families that surround us couldn't be more supportive and loving.
A disney vacation is in the works :)

Those are the things that matter the most. I am the luckiest.

23 weeks

I don't have any new pictures uploaded to the computer so I thought I'd share one of Riley as a teeny pupster. That is a pic of him the weekend I brought him home, he was 7 pounds. Now he is 40 pounds and is bigger than Roxy. His size is misleading cause he's still a young, young pup of four months. We're gonna have a beast on our hands.


I am right at 23 weeks today. :) We had a doctor's appointment last Friday where they measured my belly and listened to her heartbeat. Belly is as big as it should be and the heartbeat was at 160, which is where it's been every time they've checked it since 6 weeks. Everything seems to be on track, I'm getting anxious to meet her. Her kicks are getting stronger, Kyle felt her kick last week and that was pretty cool. I lay in bed for a few minutes every morning and see how the belly is getting bigger and get a few quiet moments in with her...until the dogs see that I'm awake and demand to be taken out and fed. That's when the day begins, haha.

I need to be more consistent with posting, by the time I get home from work I'm ready to hop in bed. I'll try to get an update in more often, and upload my new pics.

Hello twenty-ten!

A house divided :) UK was victorious over U of L this weekend so that made me happy. We have a friendly feud I guess you would say. I've already decided that Charlee will be a UK fanatic like her mama and there's no swaying that decision.


I felt little kicks from Charlee this weekend which was very exciting. I can't wait to have them be stronger and more consistent. It makes me smile when I get the little flutter. I'll need to look back on this post in 3 months when she's kicking the crap out of me and cherish it. Keeping with the baby topic, I'm feeling more and more huge everyday. Even when I don't feel her moving about, I still feel "it" in that whole section of my body. I don't think I'm looking very pregnant...just look like I've put on 20 pounds when it's actually only been 3. Oh well, guess I'll have a big bump soon enough.

Kyle and I are both back to work from the holidays. I never took any days off but all my clients were out of school so it was all boring office work. I'm glad to be back, things are going to get busy in the next couple of weeks and it'll make the time pass by quicker. I wanted to take time off and have a real vacation but I'm saving for Charlee's arrival. I'll get a 6-8 week "vacation" soon enough.

Sam and Tyler stayed with us this weekend, which is always fun. It's hard going from living with your best friends to being 80 miles away but we try to make the best of it. Roxy and Riley were definitely happy to see Scooter as evidenced by the dog hair that was covering everything from them marathoning up and down the stairs. It's all worth it in the end.

In general, I'm optimistic about this year. More experience in my field of work, trying our hand at gardening in the back yard and a little baby girl await us. My New Year's resolution(s) is to laugh everyday and run another 5k with Kyle. I'm not sure if he's decided what his resolution will be...we'll have to wait and see.

Headed into a new year!

2009 was such a whirlwind for us and our whole family. Kyle and I bought our first house which has been lots of fun to decorate and entertain in. We have many renovation ideas for the spring (staining and putting railings on the deck, etc). I painted almost all of the inside after we moved in so inside renovating is done for awhile. Owning a house is fun, but stressful. There's no landlord to call when the water to the fridge is leaking or washing machine is making a disastrous noise. Luckily though, I have the best husband, father-in-law and uncles in the world that can pretty much fix anything.




I got a job with Seven Counties Services as soon as I graduated from UK which I am extremely fortunate for. I'm a therapeutic aide- I provide an adjunctive service to individual or family therapy done at our office. I get to drive around in the community to schools and client's houses to provide behavior interventions for children ages 2-17. I'm very excited to have my career started and to have a ladder to climb when I'm ready.








Kyle is working as a chef for the Marriott in downtown Louisville but is looking for a career change in the next few years. A career change to one of many options so I'll have to get back to you on that as it progresses. Sound engineer, history teacher and catering are all on the list.















Puppies are doing great. Riley is growing like a weed and will most likely be twice Roxy's size. He is a bundle of energy and will be perfect for Charlee to chase around.



Speaking of....We are expecting our first child this May! Her name will be Charlotte Ann Hynes and we've already given her the nickname of Charlee. I'm 18 weeks right now and we're sooo excited for May to get here so we can meet her. Her nursery is not looking much like a nursery yet, but we've got plenty of time to "girl" it up. :) Here's a picture of me (getting rounder everyday):

First post!

Well, here we go. First blog. I have so much I could say but very little time to do it at the moment. Shower is calling, then it's off to work for a bit.

I'll be back to fill you in on what's happening with us, our house and our darling Charlee who will be blogging from the womb until May of 2010.