Hello 2nd Trimester!

Nesting is a verrrrrry real phenomenon.   I’m thinking of this while standing on our bathroom vanity dusting and washing the light fixtures seconds after rolling out of bed this morning. Pretty soon washing the light fixtures turns into cleaning the blades of the ceiling fans, washing the windows and vacuuming the window sills.  I’m sweating from cleaning and it’s only 10:45 am. I have an advantage during this pregnancy since I’m not battling morning sickness and using every ounce of energy I have to grow a healthy baby.  Instead, I’m using my energy to organize, clean, refinish furniture for a nursery and prepare for the spring.  It’s going to be a loooong winter, considering there isn’t even snow on the ground yet.

We have reached the 2^nd trimester, 15^th week of pregnancy and Bridget is finally showing!  This morning she sent me our 1^st pregnancy picture and she has the sweetest baby bump.  When we are able to visualize this pregnancy it is so much more real than in our day to day lives where we do not get to see Bridget.  It really is amazing how little time passes and how quickly B is growing Baby Sigler.  On the other hand, up until a few days ago time was creeping by for Bridget as she fought intense morning sickness. It left her unable to eat much, keep it down when she did and the ability to gain any weight.  She lost 6 pounds during the 1^st trimester! The good news is that she finally turned the corner and is feeling much better.

15 weeks 

Bridget had an OB appointment this afternoon and unfortunately we were unable to make it to Boise for that.  Cody is at work and my commitments at home were far too many to break away.  Bridget is doing so well and feeling well enough I knew she could manage this early appointment without us- of course she can- she’s incredible!  I received a series of texts after her appointment saying how quick and uneventful her appointment was.  That’s always what we want to hear!  Everything looked great, neither B or us had any concerns and either did Dr. West.  The best text was the last one I received….

151 bpm and strong heart tones!  We have watched every aspect of this pregnancy with our eyes, down to when it was a single cell. With both ultrasounds and the appointments up until today we were yet to hear our pregnancy with our ears.  So the sound of this little heart is music to our ears.

Cody and I have finally reached a point in our lives together with this pregnancy that we didn’t think we’d ever see when surrogacy became a real discussion for us over 4 years ago. We’ve had to overcome incredible obstacles and a lot of sweat and tears have poured into making this dream of ours a reality.  We continue to amaze me with this journey that feels so surreal. We are forever grateful to have Bridget on our team. Our household has been so busy the last 12 months and we’ve put many leisurely plans on hold so we could be available to whatever came our way with the potential pregnancy.  One of these things was our wedding and another was our family vacation. We are ready to break away with our family for a little while and celebrate what we’ve created and what we have so far.  The month of December is a month for honoring our family, small and large.  We will be celebrating our marriage, family and friends in early December when we finally have our wedding reception.  3 short days after our reception we are taking the girls to Cancun for our last family of 4 vacation, serious relaxing and preparation for the home stretch of our pregnancy.  The absolute icing on our reception and vacation cake is that we fly home to Boise for our next OB appointment and 20 week ultrasound…you know what that means?!  Hopefully we will be able to drive home knowing whether Baby Sigler is a boy or a girl with many more ultrasound pictures in our possession.  Then…the nesting will REALLY begin!

2016

XO

E

P.S.  Huge shout out to Jaiden and the Belgrade Panther volleyball team for taking 3^rd in Class A Volleyball this season!  J  

2016 Belgrade Lady Panther Volleyball