Pregnancy Photos......33 weeks pregnant :)

Photos taken By Susan Helgeson.

We had so much fun taking these!!!!!!!!! Hope you all enjoy them :) 

much love, Maia, Phil and Baby Jo

7 weeks to go......

Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well we are sure on our way, just had my 32 week check up today with Leora (who is a midwife at my doc's office)

Blood pressure is great, I even lost 1 pound! (veggies are paying off, and my daily walks) Her heart beat is strong, she is active, I'm measuring perfect and more importantly............I'm feeling good!

We also had our first birth class on wed night, my mom went with me because Philip fell down our stairs that morning (he is fine, but has a bruised bottom!) He said his tail bone hurts still, so he has been icing his butt on a daily basis :) Haha. (not funny but kinda!) 4 more birth classes to go, each class has different topics, so far its been good just a lot of info.....a lot to take in! But I'm sure I'll get something out of it :)

Today at 330 we are taking our pregnancy photos with Susan Helgeson (who did our engagement and wedding pics) She is amazing! Ill post them as soon as I get them :) So excited!

Cannot wait to meet her :) Baby Johanna will be here before we know it!

Much love to everyone, Maia, Philip (aka bruised butt) and baby JO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh and chino and zoe :) meow!

Me at 8 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10 weeks to go......

Quick update here...

Had our 30 week check up with Dr. Herold. Went great, she is measuring right on track and heard her strong heart beat. "She is just trucking along beautifully" Says Dr. Herold.

I have also been on a veggie, no salt, minimum sugar diet (not really a diet but just watching it) for the  orpast 2 weeks and it totally showed, I only gained 2 lbs and I feel amazing! Dr. Herold said I'm right on track with everything and I look great. Blood pressure is normal and I'm gaining weight in just the right amount. So yahoo!

Dr. Herold did ask about a birth plan so over the next few weeks we will be coming up with certain things we want/need for the birth. Like, who cuts the cord etc. Should be fun to come up with the list.

She did say the next few weeks of appointments will be us just talking about what we want etc. So thats good.

Cannot believe its down to 10 weeks, give or take. Wow.

I'm walking everyday which is awesome and it feels great. We live in a great walking neighborhood.

Dr. Herold also said today "Today is a good day, whenever I see I have an appointment with Maia I get happy! Your so much fun!" Feels so good to have a doctor that I like and trust!

Okay, night. We are going to sleep allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll night whether she likes it or not :)

(see the mommy vibe is already coming into play!) haha.

Much love to everyone, Maia and baby Jo.

30 weeks on Sat......

Well hello my peeps!


As I sit here and write this blog my heartburn is beyond insane!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not sure if it was the water I just drank or the Jasmine Tea (what the hell!) but it's through the roof! 


Other than that crazy crap, life is good. Just got over being sick (food poison) ya that was not fun! Poor Phil got a good chance to see what a 3am wake up call is like LOL. Poor guy.......he did great though! Took care of me and got me all better :) whew. Had 2 days off work too cause I was so depleted after yacking my brains out :( 


ANYWAYS! Other than that, life is good I swear. We have been so blessed with people giving us so much great hand me downs! I just got a stroller and car seat today from one of my parents at work! Its perfect and amazing and I cannot believe it! 


My boss and staff members are throwing me my first baby shower on Sat where the kids can come from my work and the parents too, food, drinks good fun etc. Should be great! A parent already dropped off 900 baby wipes from costco for us! 900!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! excuse me?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 900!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hard to imagine that we will go through it all but I guess we will.....ugh. 


Baby Jo is moving like a crazy person!!!!!!!!!!! She is just making her way in my tummy. Literally the most insane thing in the world. Sometimes its hurtful and shocking but its only for a quick moment. Weird stuff!


Tuesday is our next baby app. We go every 2 weeks now. She is measuring "perfect" and seems to be doing just fine. 


We also start our birthing classes on Feb. 9th for a month! Very exciting! 


We also have met with my friend Laura who is a Doula and we had a great 2 hour talk about what she does and how she can help us through this in a more positive light. I just love her! 


More to come! more pics too! Mariah is going to take some pregnancy pics soon! So exciting! 


Love to you all, Maia, Philip and baby Jo :) 

27 weeks, almost 7 months :)

Well well well.......it's a new year 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't believe how fast this year has gone....with the wedding and now this baby, whew....I'm exhausted haha. 


We have 3 more months to go (seems like forever but I know it will go quick) 


Phil has been such a huge help here at the house, he is helping me nest and move stuff around and get this place baby ready, he is rad. 


My mama has also been a huge help with organizing all this baby stuff, been getting a ton of hand me downs which is been soooooooo amazing! Cannot believe all my rad family and friends that have given us baby stuff! so cool :)


Taking some more time off work now, down to 6 hrs a day which is still a lot but whatever....


Still been taking a ton of baths and trying to sleep, which is not going so well. My sleep is and always will be the most important thing in my life! But, with baby Jo moving so much and trying new positions ugh.....and with our 2 cats on my feet.....good lord! 


Other than that, life is good and moving right along.....

here are some more pics :) 

Honeymoon Pictures and update.....

Well, we are back from our lovely honeymoon in Cabo San Lucus! It was perfect! Great weather (80 and sunny) the food was great, hotel room was great, the bottled water was amazing!!!!!!!! Haha.

We took a ton of pics (on facebook) but I will post some on here.

I turned 6 months on Sat. Dec. 11th....and feeling good. She is growing more and more and I have a very clear pregnant belly now. It's crazy to be able to tell where her hands and feet are by her kicking. Phil is loving the fact that he can feel her move almost daily now. She seemed to like the sun and enjoyed the tan her mama got :)

I have a doc's app on monday for a normal check up.

We have our holiday hours at work so less work for me, thank god. Still getting tired at the end of the day.....what else is new?! Haha.

Love to you all, Maia, Philip and Jo :)

Honeymoon.....6 months later LOL....and 6 months pregnant LOL

Hello everyone, well we are finally going on our honeymoon to Cabo Mexico! So excited, you have NO idea!

We leave on Thursday and get back Tues of next week. 5 nights, 6 days....man o man! 80 degrees and sun....bring it on!

I'm starting to really feel pregnant, starting to slow down a little bit.....I still have energy, but the moment I sit down with my feet up I'm done! HAHA.

Philip has been really helpful, especially around the house :) My good friend let me borrow her elliptical exercise machine and its been rad to get moving again...don't worry I'm going slow!

Johanna is kicking more and more, mainly in the morning and at night when I lay down...she kicked Phil really hard the other night, he just had a huge smile on his face. It's a pretty weird feeling to have something moving in your tummy, naw.....its a CRAZY feeling!

We are still settling in at our new house, it's coming along though. Got a Christmas tree up! yahoo!

Very excited to leave this rain and cold......Ill post pics when we get back :)

Much love, hope all is well.................

PS: pics of me in plaid are from Halloween and pics in black shirt are from 5.5 months pregnant :)

Love, Maia, Philip, baby Jo......