Week 16

On 12/26/2012 I was  

16 weeks!

Awhile back I read a blog where a pregnant woman wrote a letter to her baby in her tummy. I thought it was a cool idea to capture those beforehand thoughts -- ya know, the mother soon-to-be.....and everything she's thinking or is wanting to tell her child-soon-to-be :)  So...I did. I wrote a letter. :)  I'll let you read it, but know it's not really meant for you ;) haha.
 

Dear baby of ours, :)

You’re growing!  It’s SO crazy that you are growing inside me right now.  Crazy in a good way of course :)  Sometimes it doesn’t seem real that your dad and I will be having a baby in 5.5 months.  Our first little baby.  We are SO excited for you to come join our little family.  You will love it.  Your dad is such a great guy.  He takes SUCH good care of me…better than I deserve quite honestly, all the time, so I KNOW he will take such good care of you too.  Watching him play with our nieces and nephews, I have no doubt that he will be a good dad who is involved in your life.  Plus he will love you even more and you will be extra special because you’re ours  :). He talks about teaching you to play soccer, taking you out for ice cream, and (if you’re a boy) teaching you to be a man. Haha.  I’m also really excited to meet you.  I really want to stay home with you and raise you, teach you about things secular and spiritual, and just be there as you grow.  I have all sorts of fun activities and crafts planned for us to do so hurry up and come hang out with me!! :)  I hope they will be fun and make for fun childhood memories :)  I want to teach you to play the piano and sing because music is SUCH a huge part of life and can truly bring peace, hope, and happiness into your life.  Your dad even knows how to play a few songs on the piano (I am proud to say I taught him the one or two hymns he knows, haha).  Yesterday your dad and I were talking about you and your dad said that he hopes you don’t die during the first few months of being born.  I looked at him and before I could say what an awful thought that was, he quickly finished his sentence: “because you’re probably going to smother him with kisses and love.”  Hahaha.  Ok, well he could have said that a little sooner…  ;)  I promise not to smother you…  :)

Seeing you for the FIRST time on the ultrasound screen last month – I was in love.  I was also a bit in shock because I could not believe you were really in my tummy and that your dad and I were seeing you!  There you were – just so tiny!   We saw your little hands and the funnest part is that you were moving around like crazy!!  Doctor Beck said that you were waiving at us. haha.   Doctor Beck gave us the ultrasound pics and we went around proudly showing everyone :).  I took the pictures to your Aunt Bre’s work and she was soooo excited.  She’s began Googling picture poses that I MUST take of you when you are born and growing up, and I swear she has already put dates on the calendar for when we are going to go shopping for clothes. Haha.

  I also thought you should know that your dad was pointing out how your second ultrasound picture looked like an alien, to which I replied “well, it IS your kid.”  Haha.  I also reminded him that he once looked like that too, haha.

Last week, when your dad and I went to the doctor’s office for the 2^nd time, it was AWESOME to see how much bigger you had gotten than the last ultrasound a month ago. You are 16 weeks and the size of an avocado!  About 4 ½ inches!  On the ultrasound screen I could see your little spine and I could not stop smiling.  You were upside down inside me facing my belly button, and because of the way you were positioned the doctor could not tell if you are a boy or girl.  Your dad said that he thinks he saw signs of BOY.  But that is because from day one he has said you are going to be a boy.  I think it would be fun to have a girl first BUT I will love you to death if you are a boy :)  Honestly we are going to love you to death no matter what, because you’re ours :)

I’ll try to give you all the time in the world so that you know you can come to me whenever you want to tell me anything, or hang out, or need someone to confide in and love you no matter what. You may have to tell me, when you’re a little older of course, to slow down and not do a million things.  I’m just like my mom – you’ll see. Haha.  I will try to have a listening ear which I’m better at than giving advice (maybe I’ll learn?) for all your stories and adventures, no matter how big or small they may be. I will try to be really patient when things get crazy.  I definitely can’t promise I’ll be perfect but I will surely try to be the best mom for you.  Your dad, I have no worries about quite honestly. Haha.  Other than he might just want to play and play and play with you through your dinner time and nap time….In those cases I may feel like I’m raising two kids! Haha.  Nah, but he will be fun for you, a reliable friend, and loving parent. 
We love the gospel of Jesus Christ, and definitely have seen the blessings that have come into our lives from living the gospel. We are TRULY happier when we live the gospel and will try to teach you that so that when you grow up and get old enough to start making big life decisions, you’ll have a strong foundation and will know how to get revelation for answers you seek. We will teach you to serve others because in serving you learn to love others and see them as the Lord sees them.  At home, with your grandparents, is where your dad and I first learned how important service is.  All four of your grandparents served and still continue to serve. Your dad is so wonderful when it comes to serving.  If he gets a phone call to help, he’s there.  He’s definitely not a slacker or one of those guys who makes excuses, which is definitely something I admire and love about him.  And people know that they can count on him. When he was the Elders Quorum president (for the first 2 years we were married) upon learning that someone needed help moving, he would drop everything and take his truck to go help.  More than once he was the only person or one of 2 or 3 who showed up to move an entire family.  And he would spend hours there moving boxes and things, until the job was done.  He will be a great example and teacher to you.

We love you already.  And we have begun preparing for you to come.  Grandma and Grandpa Boren bought you a car seat and stroller, and Great Grandma and Grandpa Boren even gave you a Christmas present which was a blanket and wall hanging.  This week your dad wants to move all my craft stuff out of YOUR room and into our back room.  That way Uncle Jared won’t have any obstacles in the way when he comes to paint your room (that’s his Christmas present to us) after we find out if you’re a boy or girl.

See you in a few months :)

Love, Mom

Week 15

On December 16th I was 15 weeks along.. 
(PS.. Now I'm 20 weeks but I'm gettin there....haha)

The official BUMP. wahoo! Kinda exciting...and kinda weird at the same time ;) 

Thoughts from Week 15: 

Feeling Sick? Yep. Even more over the past 3 weeks which is weird cuz I THOUGHT I was supposed to start feeling better now that I’m in my 2^nd trimester. ha. My co-worker Jill Borton and I were talking and she asked if I was sick.  I told her it’s like a constant stomach ache feeling…and so I eat and it feels better for about 5 minutes, then hurts again. So I eat again. Haha.  Hope my little baby is not fat because of my “awesome” eating habits!!   ;)  The book I’m reading says to eat whenever I’m hungry…which is quite often so….I’m just obeying here ;)  Jill asked me how many kids Dustin and I want and then said, “Or should I not ask you right now since you’re not feeling well?” haha.  I told her even though I was a little sick, it's not as bad when I think about some of my friends who got SO sick that they threw up for like 15 weeks.  Yuck! Some of them got so sick during their pregnancy that they are seriously considering whether they want more kids or not.   I told Jill we’re planning for 4 or 5 kids.  We’ll see how it goes though. :) Dustin looked and pointed at my tummy yesterday and said, “Now, little baby, you need to stop making your mommy’s tummy hurt.”  Hahaha.  Sure Dustin, cuz he totally knows how to obey at 15 weeks old ;) hahaha.  ..............................I just said “he.”  Crap.  Dustin totally wants it to be a boy.  I’ll be perfectly happy with a boy or girl of course.  I think a girl would be fun to have first.  Plus I have a little stash of girl clothes and stuff. hahaha. Ridiculous I know.  But when you find good cheap stuff, you GOTTA hang onto it right?  Boy or girl I'll be happy :) We’ll see what the Lord has in store :)

Things that bug me: Everything this past week :(  Dustin is like, “WHOA THERE” cuz I get irritated at everything.  I don’t know WHY but I’m short-fused and I’m bored of everything.  I’ve been reading that it’s sorta normal if I’m cranky and tired (yep and yep) so…it just HAS to be the pregnancy cuz I’m not usually so irritated with things.

Things I crave:  Pasta. Holy cow do I crave pasta.  Spaghetti, ramen, macaroni salad, cheesy penne noodles…mmmm.

Over the past few weeks: corn, green beans, pasta. 

On my Walmart shopping trip last week: frozen yogurt, frozen fruit bars, frozen yogurt bars, frozen flavored ice.  ?!? …what was with the frozen thing? ....I have no idea…

Used to crave: Fruit and blue powerade.  My “sweet cravings” have totally gone out the window and I’m wanting GOOD healthy food. Not even on purpose either. ha. I have all these snacks just sitting in my drawer at work: dried mangos, teddy grahams, apple sauce, cashews….and I don’t want any of it.  I’m thinking about the spaghetti that’s in the fridge right now and it’s only 9am… haha.

Still do NOT crave nor want: shredded meat.  Even the THOUGHT of shredded meat made me feel sick a few weeks ago. Like, REALLY sick. Now, it’s sometimes the smell that gets to me but it’s not as bad as it was.  I still don’t want it though.  I was always ok with Arby’s roast beef sandwiches,or ham, or hamburger…but shredded pork, holy throw-up. Haha. 

 
Emotional?  Nope. Thank goodness. Well……..if you count the few times at work…. One when the fire alarm went off, and it scared me so bad I started like…crying. Hahaha.  The other time when I was talking to my work buddies, Dalton White and Shane Anderson, and I was telling them that I needed the blinds closed cuz it hurt my eyes and was starting to give me a headache.  Well they LOVE when the blinds are open and started teasing me about it saying they needed vitamin D and how I was going to take that away from them….and then I started crying a little bit, hahahaha.  I had to walk away so they wouldn’t see.  But holy..what the?!  Crying over blinds?!  Ok, so maybe I AM a little touchy on SOME subjects ;) hahaha.

Becoming Goodly Parents

"Parents must resolve that teaching in the home is a most sacred and important responsibility."

—L. Tom Perry, "Becoming Goodly Parents", Liahona and Ensign, November 2012

I love that quote by Elder Perry.  It's so true.  I'm so thankful for parents who taught me how to choose the right, how to be kind to others, and how to become closer to Christ.  Thanks mom and dad :)

The word "parent" now has a whole new meaning to me seeing how in about 4.5 months Dustin and I WILL be parents... at times it's a little scary to think about but... I'm sure every new mom and dad has felt this way.  And we've been taught by goodly parents ourselves so...we have a good guide to go off :)

Coincidentally  "becoming" is a word that was mentioned multiple times today in church.  Becoming is a journey.  It is a process, something you continuously work toward.   Such as BECOMING a better friend, a better neighbor, a better follower of Jesus Christ, and yes...a goodly parent.

As the first counselor in the Primary where I teach kids ages 3 -11 every other week, it is not hard to recognize the kids that have been taught at home.  Those kids know the scripture stories.  They understand what it means to be reverent and obedient.  They participate in group discussions and help with small tasks.

On the other hand, it is quite easy to identify the kids who have not been taught.  Often these are the kids who seek after attention and/or have a hard time understanding things.   I love these kids though -- all of them.  And the leaders in Primary do what we can to teach them how to obey, share, and listen.  But ultimately, that is the parents' responsibility.  

And that's exactly what Elder L. Tom Perry said in this talk : Becoming Goodly Parents (quoted above as well):

Lessons taught in the home by goodly parents are becoming increasingly important in today’s world, where the influence of the adversary is so widespread. As we know, he is attempting to erode and destroy the very foundation of our society—the family. In clever and carefully camouflaged ways, he is attacking commitment to family life throughout the world and undermining the culture and covenants of faithful Latter-day Saints. Parents must resolve that teaching in the home is a most sacred and important responsibility. While other institutions such as church and school can assist parents to “train up a child in the way he [or she] should go” (Proverbs 22:6), this responsibility ultimately rests on the parents.  

Elder Perry  suggested 5 ways that parents can build a stronger family:

1. Parents can pray in earnest, asking our Eternal Father to help them love, understand, and guide the children He has sent to them.
2. They can hold family prayer, scripture study, and family home evenings and eat together as often as possible, making dinner a time of communication and the teaching of values.
3. Parents can fully avail themselves of the Church’s support network, communicating with their children’s Primary teachers, youth leaders, and class and quorum presidencies. By communicating with those who are called and set apart to work with their children, parents can provide essential understanding of a child’s special and specific needs.
4. Parents can share their testimonies often with their children, commit them to keep the commandments of God, and promise the blessings that our Heavenly Father promises His faithful children.
5. We can organize our families based on clear, simple family rules and expectations, wholesome family traditions and rituals, and “family economics,” where children have household responsibilities and can earn allowances so that they can learn to budget, save, and pay tithing on the money they earn.

 Yesterday when I asked Dustin what he was most afraid of about having a baby he said "that we're bringing them into a world filled with all sorts of evil."  We talked about how we both turned out pretty good I'd say ;)  and that as long as we're doing our best, we definitely won't be left without help from our Heavenly Father. 

Elder L. Tom Perry in that same talk said:

Our strengthened family cultures will be a protection for our children from “the fiery darts of the adversary” (1 Nephi 15:24) embedded in their peer culture, the entertainment and celebrity cultures, the credit and entitlement cultures, and the Internet and media cultures to which they are constantly exposed.  ....Families provide an anchor and the safe harbor of a home where each child of a loving Heavenly Father can be influenced for good and acquire eternal values.  

Shortly after Dustin and I were married, one of our friends said he did not understand how men's roles were so unequal.  In his mind, the men seemed to have more power or dominance in the home and as a member of the church.  Our friend was not a member of the church.  We explained to him that a man and wife are equal partners who each contribute to the same cause whether that be family or serving in the church.  There is no question in my mind that my role as a future mother supports Dustin's role as a future father.  The Proclamation to the Family says:

“… By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.” 

It could not get any plainer than that :)  I love Elder L. Tom Perry's closing remarks:

God bless you goodly mothers and fathers in Zion. He has entrusted to your care His eternal children. As parents we partner, even join, with God in bringing to pass His work and glory among His children. It is our sacred duty to do our very best. 

Looking forward to doing our very best :)

Cooking Craze!

So...flat out sayin it, cooking is not my forte.  That's not to say that I don't love eating -- quite the opposite actually!!  I enjoy food MORE when someone else makes it for me....even if it's a sandwhich. ha.

Every so often...maybe once a week, I go into a cooking craze and I want to make everything.  Thank you Pinterest for some inspiration there

One week I came across a recipe to make garlic chicken on rice:

So ya know what? We made it!  BAM! 

In one ziplock bag, garlic, olive oil, and uh...some other stuff that I forgot. haha.  I didn't save the recipe cuz unfortunately it was a little bland for our taste.  In the bag on the right we put regular chicken seasoning :)

 

 Cooked it up:
 
 


Got our rice cooker goin....



And voila! Ok, so I forgot to take an "after" pic but this was basically it...without all the pretties cuz we are practical! ;)

I also saw this recipe for pretzels on Pinterest.  So we made them!  BAM!

And truthfully they turned out EXACTLY how this looks.  Click HERE for the recipe.
 

We followed the recipe and then took some over to our neighbors. And then ate the rest... :)

Dustin had to teach me how to do the pretzel knot cuz I just could NOT figure it out. hahaha.  But, GOT IT!

Maybe I am not as bad a cook as I thought ;)

Week 12

I hit Week 12 on Nov. 25th:
So this morning my stomach was HURTING!!  I was seriously going to throw up.  Then I realized the waist line of my pants were not helping. They were putting pressure on my stomach…so I undid the top button………AND had to zip my pants down…............all the way, as I'm sitting at my desk at work. haha.   Phew! I can breathe now!  Luckily my shirt is really long but man, this is awkward, especially when I walk around.  Looks like these pants are already retired and we’re only 3 months into this pregnancy!  Why did no one ever warn me this would happen so soon? Like um....Mother?? hahaha. jk. :)

Week 9

On November 4th, I was 9 weeks along!   

My little bump in this picture is totally water weight.  I was kinda freaked at first thinking I might be having twins cuz or something because I thought you didn't start showing til later.... haha.

Thoughts from Nov 6th, 2012:
As I look back over the last few weeks I realize that I’m WEIRD but not AS weird as I’ve heard other people are during their pregnancies so….really (Dustin) I’m somewhat normal. ;)

Feeling Sick? Just a “stomach ache” kind of feeling and lots of headaches.  The good thing is that up to this point I have not thrown up so…I’m not sure if I should be worried or just count myself lucky.  Our first doctor's appointment is 2 weeks away so we’ll see.

Things that bug me:

·         Being hot/cold.  
·         Scrounging around in my pathetic food drawer at work because I forgot to pack “snacks.”
·         Trying to get ready for my huge craft boutique event in 4 weeks but at the same time only wanting to sleep
·         Holy fatness. Hahaha.  I keep reading that I’m not supposed to be “showing” until like 20 weeks….and I’m ALMOST halfway to 20 weeks but I feel like a balloon!  Every time I feel sick, I eat.  And so far it’s worked out pretty good with soothing my stomach…ahum…except it’s damaging my “figure” WAY too early on. Haha.  I can’t even ANNOUNCE that I’m pregnant yet (I don’t want to until I’m 12 weeks) and already I look like I am like 4 months along. Haha.  oh boy…. 

Things I crave: Arby’s roast beef sandwiches, bean burros, blue powerade, spaghetti

Emotional? Not really.  Then again, ask Dustin ;) 

Funny things: 

·         Just stating the facts here:  I’m really gassy. Dustin hates it.  hahahha. So do I.  It’s really gross but the book says that’s “normal.”  I think it makes Dustin re-think this pregnancy thing ;) hahaha jk.
·         Water does not taste good to me all the time.
·         I DO NOT want sweets. I had my ice cream kick…now it’s gone.
·         The smell of barbecue or smoke makes me feel sick.
·         I don’t want chicken/pork.  Not shredded/cubed or anything.  Seeing pictures of it on menus makes me feel sick.

Week 5

High 5 for Week 5!

Monday - 10/22/2012

So, exactly one week and one day after finding out I’m pregnant……BAM!: hellllooooo morning sickness! …..which…actually occurred in the middle of the night but of course I already know that the “morning” part is totally false. Ha.  Last night the little man (or little woman) in my stomach must have not wanted to sleep…at least he or she didn’t want ME to sleep. Haha.  I had a stomach-ache and woke up several times.  Of course I know this little boy/girl is not even the size of a fingernail right now AND according to my handy-dandy pregnancy book, says that he/she has a little tail and looks more like a reptile than a human baby at this point. ….that’s JUST comforting  ;)   I got a little “something” swimming around in my stomach making me want to vomit.  Haha.  

So this morning when I got to work, man I felt awful   and then….the heavens opened … ;) ... and I remembered the advice of that handy-dandy pregnancy book that peanut butter crackers help with morning sicknes.  And boy did they!  I felt there should be an ode to peanut butter crackers right then and there ;).  No more throw-uppy (totally a word now :)) feeling.  So I’m feeling pretty good now…PRETTY good…. Not totally normal but then again…I don’t think I’ll feel “normal” for the next 8 months so… learning to live with it :)

I’ve started matching up my “symptoms” to the pregnancy book – during weeks 2 and 3 you’ll start to be obsessed with food and may experience cravings – Can I just say check?!  In one week I’d craved cheeseburger hotdogs (that we’ve only found at Circle K), Arby’s, Burger King, Olive Garden, ice cream, ice cream, and more ice cream (yeah I know, bad for the baby. Probably gonna give him/her a brain freeze, poor thing.  But don’t worry – I’m out of that phase…this week :)).  I’ve just wanted really random things that I don’t normally want like a Burger King whopper.  I honestly cannot even remember the last time I ate a whopper or even WANTED one – probably like 5 years ago…

Tuesday - 10/23/2012

Today I ate cereal at 7am….and by 9:30am I was literally STARVING. …I thought they say that pregnant women’s metabolism SLOWS DOWN?!  Hello?!?!  (This book must be totally off.  Great...I'm getting advice from a book that was written like....80 years ago ;)  ....I feel like I’m feeding THREE people here!  ahhh, better not jinx myself there.  I think twins would be um…SLIGHTLY overwhelming…. But hey, we’ll see  ;).  So I started thinking about carrot sticks…again….I swear I am going to buy some of those today if it’s the last thing I do. I’ve been wanting those so bad.  And grapes and cherry tomatoes.  So but after analyzing how far away the nearest grocery store is from work, I realized I can’t possibly make it there, in and out, and back in 30 minutes.

 So…plan B was the café.  They of course don’t have carrot sticks but they have pizza…. With ranch.  :)

  .... Smile.   

When the café FINALLY opened 2 hours later at 11:30, at 11:32 I was in line for pizza..  

When I got back to my desk…I realized  I forgot to tell them to add onions.  And the only ranch option had been “fat free buttermilk ranch” which I decided couldn’t be THAT bad…… 

oh, but it was.  It was THAT bad. 

And I didn’t even want chicken on my pizza…why did I ask for that? Totally picking that off...

…….  Man, lunch….Total fail.  Haha.   I called Dustin and was almost emotional about my food.  SO sad my food ALL DAY YESTERDAY and today has not even tasted good. …He was sad for me but reassured me that I could go buy carrots today.  Yay….carrots!!  (back to square one again, haha)  

I’d better not get my hopes up about the CUT of carrots that I’m really super craving though huh? 

……wha?

 … ok, so ya know those perfect carrot sticks they serve when you get buffalo wings? (with the ranch and celery sticks on the side too?)   …yeah, those.  I want THOSE.  

NOT the stumpy little ones… 

NOT the big long ones with the skin and gross ends… 

I want those perfect little peeled carrot sticks…. I may or may not have been thinking about calling to ask if I can order a package or two from the buffalo wings place…if that’s even allowed… or asking who their carrot supplier is. .. holy random conversation that would be….   But for reals, I REALLY want those carrots. ….

 …for reals.

 

I'm Pregnant?! My First Thoughts

 As I said in my last post, I've been slacking on keeping up with the blog.

Hence, this week we'll be doing a little back-tracking to catch things up to speed with being PREGNANT! :) 

Background: 

I kept a Word document going at work updating my thoughts, feelings and experiences of my pregnancy. Finally I got smart and decided I needed to be putting these things on my BLOG. After all, the "us" part of "You, Me, & Us" is about to have a little addition ;)

Am I Pregnant?

10/09/2012

I have to be pregnant.  We're ready to have a baby after all and…for the last few days my stomach has started feeling a little funny when I make movements like rolling over in bed or bending down… I feel like I just jumped on a trampoline after drinking a bunch of water or something. Haha. And also....I'm late… .Today is day 6 of being late.  I took a pregnancy test and it was negative. But I know something is up.... 

Yes, I’m Pregnant!

10/13/2012

I waited a few more days since the last test… my period never came.  Today is late day #10.  Last night, Friday, Dustin and I bought the most expensive pee stick EVER for $10 at Walgreens….at 9:30 at night… When we bought the prego test….I already knew I was pregnant.  I HAD to be. But I HAD to have it confirmed.

This morning I wanted to test before Dustin left for work.  Just so we would KNOW for SURE ya know?  So at 5:20am, I tested. ……………and................ I screamed! …..haha.  The funniest part of the story is that Dustin yelled from our room: “Did you pee on your hand?” ……… hahahha.  (No Dustin,duh! haha)

  I started like…. laughing/crying/kinda freaking out…and said “No. Babe…..come look at this.”  He comes in, I show him the big fat plus sign from the test and say “I’m pregnant!”  He gets a big smile on his face, kisses me and then says “Babe! We’re gonna have a baby!”  and started dancing around. haha.… I didn’t know what I was thinking….. for the past few months I started gathering pregnancy material and thinking how awesome it’s gonna be to have kids. ….and I think now that it’s finally HERE I can’t believe it.  I has not sunk in yet.

I immediately called my mom – yes, at 5:30 in the morning, and she was soooo excited! Haha.  Mom handed the phone to dad whose first words were “I’m too young to be a grandpa.”  Totally joking of course cuz that’s just dad :)  I told him “Well, it’s too late now”  ;) haha.  He said congrats and deep down I think he’s pretty excited ;)  It will be fun to watch him be a grandpa :)  And my mom is gonna spoil this kid rotten!

 

Little baby, your dad Dustin is so wonderful I’ll have you know.  He’s SOOO excited :)  He kissed my tummy before he went to work this morning. And he called from work today to see how “me and the fetus” are doing. Haha.  He’s so good with kids – his nieces and nephews and 2 year old girl in our ward, Riley McKnight who LOVES him.  Whenever we babysit, Riley just hangs onto Dustin like he is her dad.  Riley always comes and sits with us in church.  Hope she doesn’t get all jealous when she realizes she won’t be number one anymore in about 8 months… ;)

I called the maternity doctor’s office – they’re closed on Saturdays. I’m interested to see how far along I am.  I don't really know how the calculations work, not gonna lie.

 

So before I was pregnant people tried to reserve a spot in line to be told when I was officially pregnant. But funny that when things actually played out.... it just kinda... spilled how it spilled.  Dustin of course was 1st, my mom, and dad were 2^nd and 3^rd…. and then the most random thing…. A guy from our ward called…. At 7am.  Funny guy….Jeremy Gee.  I was supposed to use Dustin’s truck to help him and his VERY pregnant wife move out of their house.  When he called though he said that his painter had just cancelled and asked if I could help paint………… immediately my thoughts were  “paint fumes.... bad for the baby…maybe…right?…” Before I said anything, I told him to put his wife Ashley on the phone.  She apologized for her husband’s ridiculous phone call and said I didn't have to help paint if I didn't want to.  And then it just kind of slipped out, "I wouldn't mind helping honestly but....I'm pregnant...and I don't know if that's a bad thing right now or....."   She got super excited and asked me when I found out.  "um....this morning actually."  hahahha.

It was good to be able to talk to her later though about being pregnant.  She is due in 2 weeks so it was neat to get answers to my pregnancy questions since she had been there.

Before I helped them move, I called Carol, my mother-in-law.  I told her and.............she didn't say anything.  So I talked a little bit more...........and she didn't say anything. .......So I fumbled for a few more sentences......... nothin.  Finally I was like, "so....are you excited or...?"   And she said, "THAT's how you're going to tell me?  You're so crafty and creative and all I'm getting is a phone call?  I was expecting something super cute and creative."  ........hahahha.  whoops ;)  I told her it was coming............and that I had a few creative ideas on how to announce the gender so.... THAT will be a surprise ;)

DAY ONE:

As you can see, the water-weight had already begun. haha.

Overall, it's been pretty crazy...just knowing that growing inside of me is a little life.

Dustin and I are very excited for him/her to come join our little family :)

He/She is going to love it :)