Kallee Mae: Pregnancy in a nutshell {baby J}

Hello!

I'm finally back with LOTS of changes.

I now have graduated from my ultrasound program, had a baby, moved across the country to Tennessee, and have survived 3 whole months of parenthood!

Before I forget everything about my pregnancy I wanted to document all my pictures and adventures during the 9 months!

Taylor and I unexpectingly got pregnant, and even though we were totally freaked out, totally unprepared, and totally not ready for a baby, he has been the biggest blessing in our lives and we love our Jackson Taylor North with all our hearts! I don't even remember what life was like without him in it and I wouldn't have it any other way.

My pregnancy was not bad at all. I actually enjoyed it for the most part! I was really sick for the first trimester and threw up LOTS. However, after that it was all smooth sailing! By the end I was uncomfortable and done being pregnant...but I will admit I miss feeling little kicks all day long and looking down at my growing belly. I tried to stay active during my pregnancy which I truly think that is what made it so easy for me! I tried to work out at least 3 days a week and I did that clear up until the baby was born. I was also still finishing my ultrasound clinicals at the hospital my entire pregnancy so that kind of forced me to be active as well. And because I was doing my clincials, I was able to see my baby, through ultrasound, the entire 9 months! It was so fun to watch my little guy grow from literally day one.

Because this pregnancy was so unplanned and unexpected Taylor and I decided to wait awhile to tell anyone. We found out we were pregnant in October and decided we would keep it a secret until December/Christmas when I was about 16 weeks along. HARDEST SECRET I HAVE EVER HAD TO KEEP!!! And it is safe to say I will probably never keep another pregnancy a secret for that long again! It was so fun seeing our families reaction on Christmas though... Something we will never forget!

Some facts about my pregnancy:

I didn't crave much of anything while being pregnant, just ate normal

I didn't get any stretch marks!! (wahoo! thankfully)

I gained about 20 pounds

I slept pretty good up until the last month

I got scanned by my friend around 14 weeks and she could tell the gender, however, Taylor and I decided to wait until Christmas to find out what it was!

I had a dream right when I got pregnant of my grandma Love handing me a baby boy... so I always knew it was going to be a boy!

I started to feel the baby move around 16 weeks

I felt the baby move the most at night time after my long days

I have a negative blood type so I had to get the Rhogam shot

I tested positive for strep B (so I had to be put on antibiotics during labor)

I had healthy blood pressure and no complications

My belly circumference was measuring 2 weeks bigger than what I really was... So They were thinking I was going to have a big baby! (really, it was my tiny torso having nowhere to grow but out!)

I feel pretty dang lucky to have had the pregnancy I did!

Here are some photos {a crap load} of my ENTIRE journey through the 9 months!

Enjoy! {these are mainly for my sake to remember!}