Over the hump

So I am now 25 weeks pregnant and I can't believe that I am over half way through it! This ride has been fun so far.  It has been a great bonding experience for Jon and I and  it still blows my mind that we are creating a human being, one that will pass our genes to the next generation, oh yeah.

Updates:

• February 7th- Felt him kick for the first time! 
• February 8th- Jon felt him kick and it was magical.
• I have gained 10 pounds
• My belly button is poking out!
• Jeans don't close anymore 
• We think we picked out a name
• We bought our first set of baby clothes!

Thankfully I have a healthy pregnancy and I am able to continue with my life as normal. There are a few things I can't do, obviously, like hot tubs, laying on my stomach or back..wah...there are a few more things but overall pregnant life is not as limited as I thought it would be.  There are a few machines I can't use at gym but most of the things I like to do I still can and will continue to do until the very end (moderating as I grow bigger of course), so here is my pregnancy work out so far:

• Mondays Wednesday (or Saturday) Fridays -
• Stationary bike for 40 minutes. I can't wait for the weather to be nice out so I can ride my real bike outside.
• or
• Run 2 miles, jog half a mile and walk the other half. (once i get bigger i'll do more jogging instead of running if it feels like it's too much for my knees)
• Arms (so general lol I just do whatever Jon is working on that day)
• Squats Squats Squats! 

• Tuesdays and Thursdays-
• Pre-natal Yoga (if you are at BYU-I these are free and great but get your own mat because the ones there are awful)
• Squats

Alright, so aside from being a great experience, pregnancy itself really sucks. I am not a fan of sharing my body as a living space for another human. Unless its Jon, I rather have no one inside of me. It really is uncomfortable. Think about it, your core is small as it is and all your organs are just compacted in there, how in the world is it possible to fit something  else in there without feeling extremely uncomfortable?! according to my pregnancy app my uterus is now the size of a soccer ball; how insane is that?! how does a soccer ball fit in there! and to think that it still has to get bigger! Truly, it is a miracle, there is no way to deny that. I just want our baby out and in my arms already.

Regardless of the physical discomforts; back aches, awful sleep, the hormone overflows, and the body changes, I appreciate this moment in my life and feel extremely blessed to be able to have the opportunity to carry out such a great task.My favorite thing is feeling him kick, ever since he started he hasn't stopped and I love it! I don't think I would be able to enjoy my pregnancy  as much if it wasn't for my  Jon. He has been a great companion, a good listener, a comforter and a great masseuse. Jon has been so involved that, if he could, I am sure he would carry the baby for me. He does everything in his power to keep me comfortable and to keep my love tank extra full.  I just absolutely love him. Without him and the love and support from my family and friends I would be a mess!

looks like Pinocchio but its just his little thumb

He refused to move his hand from his face!

ow ow ow!!

Can't wait to shove those in my mouth!

Anniversary

one year

I have been awful at blogging. Seriously, how do other people do it? I admire them. Anyway, Jon and I celebrated out first year of marriage together about two months ago and to be honest, time completely flew by and I still can't even believe that I am married to this wonderful man.

I heard a lot before getting married that the first year of marriage is the hardest. Bullcrap. Maybe it is if you and your spouse never knew each other before getting married. But we both knew each other inside-out- and head-to-toe and there was nothing difficult about our first year; living with Jon has been a blast. I am not saying we don't ever argue or get butthurt at each other, but there was nothing difficult about it. Jon is the neatest, cleanest guy ever, he can cook, he can fix anything, and I really mean anything- it's really amazing to have him around. He is also super smart and he can have educated convos about anything but he can go on and on about biochemistry and pharmaceutical drugs.What I love about him the most is that he is funny and makes me laugh a lot-- he makes all these funny faces and voices and impersonations and he is just LEEEEENDO. He is also a great father to our baby Chewy and Grandma and Boner. I am still completely in love with my little gold nugget, and I am just so excited to spend more years to come with him. I am excited to experience human parenthood and buying our first home and just excited for the lows and highs of life!

There is nothing better then to be able to live with your lover and share everyday stuff and experience new things together. I am so glad he chose me to be his life and eternal companion and I am extremely grateful to have him as mine. Jonathan is truly my best friend and a great husband and I cannot imagine my life without him (this is not a suicide statement)

So to those who are a little scare of marriage, don't be. There are scarier things in life like human trafficking for example. So as long as you know your partner and you are both willing to work at it, it is possible! 

My next blog will probably be when I give birth.

-Jessica 
 

life isn't always picture perfect, so deal with it

Hello!

This is my first time writing a blog and I am excited to start!

I remember seeing my older sister's blog but I always told myself that I would never be that "type" of person.  Whatever that means.  But after reading her last blog about Best Friends it hit me that I can write about whatever the hell I want! Thus starting "Thegovegang".

I am in an interracial marriage with Jonathan Gove and couldn't be happier about it (Interracial couples rule! Don't agree? Let's fight about it.). He tells people that I told him that I was an undocumented immigrant after we got married and that the only reason I married him was for "papers". Oh how I love my husband! The truth is that I married him because I freaking love him with the passion of a million burning tortillas! And for those of you wondering, no I am not in this country illegally, I was born in the beautiful state of New Jersey in the city of Plainfield or the "Queen City" as it used to be known for.  When I was two years old, my mom moved back to her native country, Guatemala, and we lived there for seven years. We came back to Plainfield in 2000 and have been there ever since, until January 2012 when I permanently moved out. Jonathan is from beautiful Encinitas, California.  He was born and raised there (actually born in La Jolla but same general area).  Our future human babies will hopefully have the same luck as Jon; be born and raised in Southern California.
  I have two awesome sisters Sandra Pleites Laurentino and Thelma Pleites. I love them both so much! We all come from a wonderful hard working mother, Thelma, who means the world to all of us! Our father is a work in progress but I am sure he'll come around, who wouldn't with such awesome girls right?

I also have two other sisters from totally different parents, Bianca Banegas, my best friend since High School and Anya Komar, my Russian beast who I met my first day as a freshman at BYU-I, she is now currently serving an LDS mission in Romania!  

Anyway, now I am blessed to have a second mother and father; my in-laws Lisa and Barrie Gove. Jonathan and I are proud parents of a demon-possessed Umbrella Cockatoo named Precious and a mysterious breed puppy named Chewy.  They may or may not be mentioned a lot in my future blogs.