28 Weeks

We are now at 28 weeks. I cant believe it! Time is just going by way too fast.
80 some days till Jared decides to make his grand debut, Justin and I are more than excited to meet our little boy our little Jared! I cant wait till I finally get to hold him in my arms.


How big is baby? Jared is 14.8 in with his legs extended, he weights about 2.25 lbs. He is capable of sucking his fingers but not exactly sure if he does that or not.
(Babybump)
He has gained some muscle tone. (webmd)


Body changes: I'm getting and feeling bigger. It is getting hard to get out of bed, get up from the couch. It is also getting hard to pick up anything that falls to the floor.

I do have to admit that heartburn is no joke! I get it every time I eat or drink water, it gets way worse when I lay down and I just dislike that very much! I've never experienced that and I cant wait for that to go away!  I also started to experience some toe cramps and that is no fun especially when I have to wake up my husband so he could stretch them out. I have stretch marks but I can't complain about those! I actually like them, cause I know my baby is growing.

Clothes: I actually started wearing some of my husbands shirts, the ones that I bought no longer fit me right, they keep going up and showing my belly, and some I don't really like!

My skirts.... lets just say dresses are my favorite thing to wear right now.

Food: I've been craving nothing but spicy food. For example hot Cheetos or Mole Poblano, tacos al pastor with a lot of salsa roja, some Mexican sushi, or even an elote. So lets just say I crave nothing but Mexican food hahah :)

I also crave potatoes but I've notice I get nausea after eating them, so I've decided to stay away from them.

Another thing I crave is whole wheat bread with nutella or strawberry jelly. 

Movement: Baby Jared is moving a lot! I can feel him in different places at once. I know for a fact that I will miss that. He moves when he hears his abuelitas voice (my mom) it feels like he is excited to hear her, but when daddy or I talk to him it's a different story! He gets out of control for a while to the point were it kinda hurts and I have to pee cause my bladder is the one paying for that.

I can see the movements, I love it. I love knowing that we can come,

First time mom.

I always wanted to be a mom. At a certain age I stopped wanting that, I got scared of getting heartburn, having swollen feet, and the most scary part delivering the baby!
Once I got married all I wanted was to get pregnant, for a whole year we got nothing but negative pregnancy test, and that does something to you! It messes with your head so bad. I would get in a funk every time I got a negative. I felt like there was something wrong with me. It got to the point were I would cry and my husband would have to hug me and tell me that it wasn't time.
After a whole year of negative results we finally got a big POSITIVE, it was honestly the best day of my life. Once we told our parents I wanted to tell everyone but I didn't, we told our families and then Facebook. After a few weeks I started to think about what it means to be a mother.
I got lucky and got the most amazing mother anyone could ask for, she's my best friend. My mother has always been there for me, she helped me with so much and never gave up on me when I started misbehaving. She always told me what was right and wrong. We went through some really bad situations on our own and she always found a way to get us out of them. I can honestly say she's perfect in my eyes! With that been said, I got scared that I wouldn't be as great of a mother as she has been. I started thinking about what I have to give up.. I started to realize that being a mom is not just having a baby. It's about raising that baby and being the best example you can be, its about you giving most of your time to a new born who is going to depend of you.
Its scary to think that it is no longer about yourself but about another human being.
I got scared that I wasn't going to be able to handle it, but after 6 months of being pregnant I've realized that I CAN DO IT, that I will be an amazing mother to our son.
That no matter what anyone thinks Jared Chancellor Castillo is going to have the best mother, and he has his abuelita Rocio to thank for that.

Baby Boy Haul

As soon as we found out we were having a boy we wanted to buy so many things. We held back because we know we are going to get stuff on the baby shower, but lately that has changed. We went to Babies "R" Us to do our registry and bought his coming home outfit! I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it! After that we went to Target to just look around, we ended up in the baby clothes section and before we realized we had two leggings, two onesie, and a pair of pants. We also have his diaper bag that my mom bought us.
I don't think we will be buying anything else until baby is born. Or so we think. ;)

  The leggings we picked out.

His little pants.

 Cute little onesie.

His coming home outfit.

From Babie "R" Us

Coming home blanket.

Mom bought it.

Justin picked these out for baby.

6 Months.

 Today we when into 24 weeks which means we are in month six of the pregnancy, which means we have three months left! It feels like just yesterday we were telling our parents. Time is FLYING BY! It’s the weirdest feeling ever to feel my little baby move. I love that feeling, still not use to it, I jump every time he moves. I wish my husband could feel exactly what I feel. 

What’s going on with baby?

Baby respond to soothing voice or the rubbing of belly by calming down, while loud sounds or a tap on belly could cause baby to become alert. Baby Chancellor has recognized his daddy's, grandmothers (my mom), and of course my voice.

This is what baby Chancellor looks like right now.

Picture is from the app BabyBump.

Baby Chancellor weights 1.25 lbs and he is about 12.5 inches. 

We have 112 days to go.

I started my pregnancy insomnia last week, I thought it was just cause I wasn't tired but then I realized that it was insomnia. It is no fun, last week I almost cried because I kept tossing and turning and could not have more than five minutes of sleep. It is such a horrible feeling.

My morning sickness is going away, but its still here and looks like it's here to stay. 

I get hungry after I've ate, which makes me extremely happy. I got my last Monthly check up on on Saturday July 30th and I gained 6 lbs. I didn't gain much weight till now. It was starting to worry me because I felt like I was failing at being pregnant. I was feeling guilty. I felt like a horrible mother.

I'll have another update by next week. :)