twenty-two.

Little dancing queen Isabelle is growing like a weed. ..and my belly keeps getting huge'er.

{22 weeks: She is on the move all the time! After many failed attempts at getting Dad DH to see baby girl move, he finally saw her kick yesterday. At 11 inches and almost 1 pound, she is starting to look like a miniature newborn. Her lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and she's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath her gums. Her eyes have formed, but her irises still lack pigment. Inside her belly, her pancreas, is developing steadily.}

I know it is insane to think that ICH will be filling our lives with joy (ok, maybe more than just joy, perhaps little-to-no sleep!) in 4 short months.

The list of things to be done pre-baby seems to get longer and longer and I'm not sure how to get a handle on it due to our schedules right now.

{I wonder what baby girl will look like .. will she have Dyer's eye color? will she have my nose?, my fair skin?}

shoop.

This past weekend I headed to Cen-tex, specifically Harker Heights, to see my mom and brother. It was Garner's confirmation, which by the way: I am so completely proud of him!

My mom and Garner.


Garner and I.

It was relaxing and I was able to come home with some great treasures, in addition a really funny story (whether it is one of those "you had to be there" stories or not, I'm not sure. but I know that I died with laughter).

Here we go. Recently, my mom bought G'man a new desk for his computer, which he had to put together. However, putting the desk together was quite the challenge and the desk ended up falling apart.

I should have known when I walked into the computer room and there was a small drawer laying on the bed and I asked Garner why it wasn't in the desk. "Didn't fit."

Ode to G and his handy work. The sign says: FREE, $0 OBO.

Garner's desk

What desk should look like

Garner: 0, Desk: 1.

beautiful.

Miss Isabelle Claire

{we can't wait to see your preciousness.}

E+C+G.

Belated .. again I hate that. {there are many, many more posts I am delayed on.}

Erin + Chris + big girl Grace Kathryn came to visit the Heintz crew the first weekend in April. Not only did we get lots of fun catching up time, Dyer and I got to hang out with sweet-sweet Grace! DH and I had an opportunity to see what it is like to have a little girlie running around, and it couldn't be more fun! Grace brought baby girl a precious pink polo outfit, can't wait for little one to wear it!

Erin and Chris should contemplate moving to Dallas, then in a few years, Houston.

{sadly there are no pics of Erin and I!}

*Update on all things baby girl: Dyer checked out another baby "school" today and was impressed. Here's hoping that wait list goes down quick. And, my stomach continues to get huge, and I crave pinnapple 24/7.

20 + 8.

Belated. I hate that.

[@ least I wasn't late when it really mattered! on the actual b-day, 4/10.]

This is a little shout out to the 20 + 8yrs old that is my hubby, D. Dyer. He's been around almost 3 decades. I can't even imagine. :) ..tee-hee.

If you are wondering, birthdays for us generally consist of a b-day gift, in this case a box of gobstoppers and bottle caps (and a gyn MD delivery payoff and tires for the Smurf), B-day'er also get a nice dinner at a restaurant of their choosing (provided it is less than $50, Roadhouse was DH's choice). And for Dyer, a Rice crispy treat cake. I think I've made him one every year but the first .. which was shortly after we started dating and I didn't know, I gave him chocolate chip cookies, his least favorite thing ever: awesome [good thing he thought I was cute!].

these are DH avoiding the camera

note that i've whited out baby girl's name .. it is a little surprise for the blog readers, once we have a conclusion for a middle name i'll let the cat out of the bag!

pics circa. '06, or the 24th birthday

*before you start feeling bad about the candy-as-a-gift, he LOVES these candies and could eat them nonstop, minus the root beer bottlecaps of course.

lil.

The littlest Heintz will be so much joy.
So much love. So much precious.

So much adorable.

So much sweetness. and So much Pink!

L..

.. is for the way you look at me.

{Six years.}

: That is how long Dyer & I have been dating! And no, we no longer celebrate this day per say, but it is still exciting nonetheless!

DH does more than any guy I know. Not only does he love on me, he keeps me entertained, he COOKS, he cleans, he keeps Rowdy warm at night, he keeps the yard looking great, he cleans up gross stuff, he is incredibly smart, he is an excellent pumpkin carver, Kids LOVE him, he is able to be completely sleep deprived and still be sweetheart, he makes yum chili, he does most anything I think sounds like fun, he will watch girl movies, he will humor me, he is going to be an awesome baby-daddy!, he teaches me new words and sayings, he does laundry like no ones business, he buys me flowers, he is the calmest and most realistic person, he rarely gets frustrated & couldn't be more patient, he deals with my quirks, he will talk on the phone to me when I am bored, he does a lot, and most recently he has been putting up baby room molding :), he is a good balance to me, above all he is a cutie pie! I heart him big time {since 3/22/03}.

A few of my most fondest memories of the last 2190 days include our first date at Chili's, diadeloso, the rain storm we endured while trying to drive home from dinner one night, when Dyer left Waco to go to school in Houston and I saw his car was packed, when he drove to Waco at the crack of dawn to be there for the 8am Homecoming Parade, our trip to the Grand Caymans, when Dyer scoured Houston to find me the most perfect pound puppy - Rowdy and got a ticket along the way, when we found out we were moving to Dallas for his residency, his proposal which included the sweetest scrapbook ever (I will share pics if you are dieing to see), me laughing throughout our vows, searching for and buying our first house, our honeymoon, the morning we found out that we were expecting a little one. ..Goodness the list could go on.

(this is DH working on the chair rail, and little sweet Rowdy helping out. & yes in that same pic, that is a picture of the Seinfeld soup nazi .. autographed by the man himself .. a b-day gift to DH from a few years ago. you can see what baby room is doing to Dyer's stuff.)

Go here, and here, and I there are a bunch of others.

(So I have to brag a little more. Thanks hubby for the sweet flowers, preggers loves them! Including the one by my bed that you arranged!)

mystery.

As the bump grows there are so many things that I wonder about baby H .. but mostly I wonder, what will the gender of this little cutie be?
{let me prefice that I am completely thrilled to have a little bundle in there and want nothing more than baby to be healthly. I love peanut like crazy, no matter the gender, I just thought this would be fun!}

In general I refer to peanut as just "baby" which is pretty gender non-specific. As mentioned before we have not discussed baby names and have saved that until closer to week 20.

I've reminded baby that picture day is next Wednesday (the big sono day!) and that he/ she ought to be on their best behavior for the occassion.

I will tell you that the majority of the world is convienced that peanut is a GIRL (despite what that that votes indicate there on the side).

Both Dyer and I have our inklings.

My good friend Erin sent me a guide to fun ways to determine the gender. Of course I realize that these are old wives tales and have a lick of evidence based research to support them .. bu'tcha know, they are fun! I even got Dyer to humor me with some of them. I know that you all are dieing to see what we found out!

If it is a boy:
*17% indicating boy! I'm not sure if this is the best way to interpret this information, but whatever, it works.

If baby is a girl:
*39% indicating girl.

The Chinese Lunar calendar was too close to call in terms of when little one was produced, so it was not helpful.

and .. While researching the ring theory, I found 10 different sites reporting different ways to interpret it, is it if the ring moves in circles baby is a boy, or does it mean baby is a girl?!

Ugh. I have minimal patience for this. ;)

Either way, I hope little cutie patootie is healthy!

Love.

So I have something fun to blog about.
{that sounds so dorky, "blog about"}

Not like baby gender related fun .. but sort of related to the DH2 .. which I guess goes back to baby.

In celebration I did some back logged entries:

Elizabeth + Don
Missy + Andrew
yum. i love these two girls.

and someone is ONE!

break.

Visit from the bro (aka baby H's coolest uncle ever).
We had the wonderful pleasure of having Garner stay with us for a few days during his spring break. G & Dyer got in lots of football, soccer, and catch during the visit. We also had a great babysitter for Rowdy .. who Looves G. Big time.

2nd tri.

{note: i update this entry weekly .. scroll to the bottom.}

We are into the trimester #2!!
Want to see what went on in the first?

Week 14 (3/4/09):
worked on baby room - err it was all dyer, he painted more trim.
i looked at my expanding belly, while eating lots of bagels + cream cheese and salted almonds.
feeling a tad wore out (i wasn't too tired in the 1st set of weeks .. maybe my fatigue was a little delayed).
already experiencing what is known as "placental shunting" .. since i don't seem to be able to remember much.
still experiencing morning sickness and all it entails.
trying to train myself to not sleep on my back or belly.
MD appointment early next week.
pondered will we have a boy or a girl (4 week countdown).

Week 15 (3/11):
more trim was painted.
more belly expanding. Dyer bought me some Palmers :)
more gender wondering (3 weeks).
a jog was completed, the first in like 11 weeks. due to poor nutrition, i was too paranoid i would pass out before now.
more bagel, almond, & cinnamon toast crunch eating.
MD appointment with the new OB, impressed. Everything looked good, and baby heart rate was good.
added another name to the possible baby Heintz name list. {fyi: if you have a darling name that you don't think you'll ever use, let me know it.}

Week 16 (3/18):
baby room is in the works. it currently reminds me of the kind of thing that occurs post-hurricane.
mama continues to eat pretty well.
baby's first visit from unckie Garner.
thought about being 4months along. whoa.
felt baby move, or so I think, on the 18th, then on the 19th, and the 20th!
filled out my first NCAA bracket. the final 2 teams that I picked are already out of it. boo.
thought of thee best potential girl name option!! i am done with boy name options {note: "i" Dyer's picks remain TBD}.
*also trying to better keep up with the blog.

weeks.

I thought it might be fun to blog with a bump picture/week - along with some other updates from the week.

Looking back once Baby H is here it will be neat to see what papa Heintz and I (and baby) were up to.

Weeks prior to week 11:
told the world the big news.
mama d just laid/ sat on the couch and laid/ barfed in the bathroom or the fort (which was kept cleaner than any other and included a nice beach towel on the floor).
Dyer was working hard on locating a day care in the area (which I will no longer refer to as "day care," but rather "school" or "place that watches BOJ"). I know what your thinking it seems a little early .. you have no idea the rush for schools these days.

down way too many pounds from pre-prego.

peeved easily.

thought constantly about how sweet, patient, and generous .. umm and patient my hubby is!

Moving on to week 11:
experienced a grade school accident (i know what you are thinking, not the really gross pee kind).

ate an entire meal, craved chickfila wraps, luby's chicken, and all things sugary! However continue to eat pasta with spaghetti sauce at least once per day.

Week 12:

Dyer and I got friendly with Toys R Us and decided on a few essentials, including the Dr Brown glass baby bottles and Earth Organic diapers.

MD appointment to check out our little 12 weeker, all looks good. Appears that BOJ likes to par-tay!

cleaned out baby H's room, after multiple trips to Goodwill and the attic baby has some closet space!

Dyer put up some of the most awesome chair rail in the room (pics later) and was defeated by the crown molding. ..and to think I thought this molding thing would be cake.

Week 13:

soo sleepy .. but not able to nap well.

reviewed current boy vs girl guesses, 50:50 at this point.

down 11 pounds from pre-prego, but gaining like a champ! Cinnamon toast crunch is my fav.
baby's room chair rail is painted.

looked at loads of baby bedding for ideas.

reading lots of: www.thebump.com/dallas.

.. counting down the weeks 'til gender is determined.

11 weeks

12 weeks

13 weeks

12 weeker.

This marks 3 months! I thought I would include an update since baby is giving me a moment or two away from the bowl.

Yep, that is our little peanut waving in there! While we were watching the sono, the baby looked to be having a dance party!

While at the MD he mentioned that I was 12 weeks exactly, which meant that he measured little peanut to be 2 days ahead of schedule {which technically doesn't mean that my due date of 9/4 changed .. but in my head it did}. Potentially Baby H could appear on 9/2. Umm, and we all know what that means! Momma may have a b-day surprise!

We were also able to schedule the level 2 sono .. which is also the same sono that can determine the baby's gender. Mark the date: April 1, which I hope doesn't include any April Fools shenanigans from Mr. MD.
Provided baby H isn't stubborn like his dad was when he was in utero, which may cause the MD to provide an educated guess on gender - a girl, but really he wasn't a girl (Dyer's mom went into shock when she delivered and what she was told was a girl was actually born a boy).

12 weeks: Baby is just over 2 inches and about the size of a lime. Baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, and baby's mouth will make sucking movements. Intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into the abdominal cavity about now, and the kidneys will begin excreting urine into baby's bladder.

heart day.

{a card to my valentine, circa. 2004.}

Valentine:

I love you.

You keep the yard nice, and verbally support my habit of buying a million dollars worth of flowers for the yard monthly (even when you do think it is a little silly).

You keep the 'room for the cars' so especially clean, just the way I like it!

You clean when I am feeling a little under the weather. Case and point, sweet baby H.

You sometimes watch girl shows with me .. like America's Next Top Model, HGTV.

You let me watch my shows on the bigger TV in the living room, despite the fact that I got nothing on HD channels.

You always reassure me when I am a 'worry-Wanda.'

You call me sweetheart.

You will drive all over to get me yummy food.

You do laundry and don't mind my 'laundry has to be done a certain way' quirks (.. and there are several!).

You make me smile a mile .. and love me when I'm a 'grumpy-Guss.'

You clean my messes, no matter how gross. (Especially now.)

You always humor me no matter how silly I can be.

You do so many things to make my heart smile.

{*so the card is suppose to look sort of like this. think The Simpsons & ralphy.}

{p.s. i can't help but think that next v.day: d & i will have been together almost 7 years AND we'll have a little 5monther to chase after!}

San An.

Several weeks ago (Jan. 17th to be exact) I flew down to San Antonio to see my Great Aunt and Uncle, along with Garner, Michelle, and Jack.

I did not get a load of pics but those that I have, have some pretty cute subjects!

[Sweet Jackson]

[Jack + Garner] [Jack and Aunt Irene]
[Jack and mommy Michelle] [Garner and his Buddy]

Hope you enjoyed! I always have such a good time in SA, ever since I was little, I wish I could visit more frequently!!

{you may be wondering how BOJ is doing .. well let's just say that baby is keeping me very busy .. but not efficient in any sense of the word. i developed an aversion to most all foods from being sick, including bread, i know it's weird. i wouldn't trade it and i'm assured that baby is doing well in there :) }

DDH.

I have this wonderful piece of sweetness, who makes me smile daily:

Cute heart website.

pumpkin.

Here is a little sweetness to brighten your day.

I circled the baby, at this point it looks more like a blob - less like a baby. The next sono will likely be a little more telling.

1/21: 7wks 5days, due date of September 4th. During the sono I could see little pumpkin's heart flickering!! It was most awesome. Everything looks good (minus my weight trend).

*Now your up to speed on why I've been lagging in the blog updation department.

8 weeks: Webbed fingers and toes appear, baby's eyelids practically cover their eyes, breathing tubes extend from baby's throat to the branches of their developing lungs, and interestingly baby's "tail" is just about gone.

forgot.

You all are in wonder ..
What the heck is going on at the Heintz house? ..

Well not much.
Unless you consider work projects a good time.
I am flying to San An. in the AM to see the greatest of family members (especially Jack & Garner).

I will post some pics on my return.
Yay!

stick-er shock.

The most wonderful of experiences started 12/31/08

with a dip-stick of sorts, continued with a "+", and then a very ecstatic set of DHs. No joking.

Other-half and I are going to be gracious parents.
.. This is the part where you hide your concern for our parenting woos.

I know, we are in for a ride.
{although, i am assured that having a pediatrician hubby will be very helpful.}

Only 7ish months to go until we see the

little pumpkin all grown up.

*I heard that I might experience a little nausea, little headaches, little potty breaks, little fatigue, and little less sleep at night. Little-lotta.

block.

Today I thought I would update the blog. Then I realized that there wasn't anything in particular that I could think of. I resorted to a blog prompt generator [which I have never used] and this is what I got:
Inventory the contents of your pockets.

So very helpful.
back to The Devil Wears Prada.

{i did have a fun day with a bunch of girls and-a bridal shower, which i will post later.}