ITS A GIRL!!!!!!

SO its official. We're going to have a baby Girl!!!! Yaaay. It's funny though, when we were looking at the ultrasound, both tom and I thought we saw a clear picture of what was going to be a boy... well we were definitely wrong! She said that it was textbook worthy of the shot she got.. naming all the parts, and i didnt realize that the ultrasound could show that well! She said the measurements all looked really good and that she (this is weird, putting a gender to our baby!) is 15 oz.!! from what i read this morning, at 21 weeks the baby should weigh 10 oz... haha she's already taking after tom (him coming out at 10lbs 7 oz!).

We went to Wal-mart right after and wanted to buy a little girls baby outfit, lets just say walmart had cute boys outfits and all the girls ones were ... not my favorite so i opted out for a simple summer dress (since she'll be born in the middle of summer). Tom is excited to go to Sportsmans (wishing we had Cabela's nearby, but this will be close enough) and get a little girls camo outfit. I dont mind as long as its not cheap looking PINK or Purple camo. Yuck!! and as long as it looks girly and not like we're trying to make our girl look like a boy.

Well here are some pictures of the ultrasound!!! ennnnjoy! Oh and I said I would post a picture of my growing belly (finally getting to the point of not looking like a gut) at 21 weeks (well 21 weeks on wed. close enough)

And the results (from the poll that is) are...

Well the poll ran up like a day or 2 ago but I figured I should post on who won before i take it down. 10-11... Girl over boy. Seems like most family members think we're gonna have a girl, others lately (friends) have been saying they think its going to be a boy...

WELL WE FIND OUT IN about... 30 minutes!! my appointment is at 3 and its just about 2:30. Lets just hope this little one will let us find out!! No worries, i will post right when i get home so everyone will know!!

Half Way Done...

So today marks my 20th week. HOLY COW. does that mean I am seriously half way done? or should I say half way there? Although these past months have gone by pretty fast, im positive these last few months will go by very slow.. as i hear that the last month, every day seems like a month in itself. Oh i am so excited.... haha but i AM excited about finding out whether we are going to have a boy or girl> Everyone asks what we want and I always said i didn't care. Lately I've noticed all the SUPER cute little boys in church and when we go out to eat and it makes me want a little boy a little more every day . But I don't want to say 'I really want a boy' and then when we find out if we're having a girl, be disappointed. I realized that mostly everyones blog that I follow, who just gave birth or who is pregnant are with little baby girls... maybe i can bring a mix into the group? Who knows. I ask tom what he wants, but he always says he doesn't care. Although I would think he would want a boy so he can teach him to play baseball sooner than he can a girl (although it is VERY Clear that our girls will be learning softball... and he did say he would want to coach a softball team.) so who knows what he REALLY is thinking.
Only 5 more days till we find out!! it keeps on going from having a girl being in the lead and then the poll tying up and so i guess nobody is really sure! Hopefully monday will come fast, and HOPEFULLY that little baby decides to cooporate and not have the legs all tangled so we can figure out the sex (lets keep our fingers crossed!) I feel like i have gotten bigger too, even though i posted a picture of me at 18 weeks. maybe its because i finally bought some maternity pants which are incredibly comfy but still a little too big. That's ok though. I also can't stop going to the bathroom. i swear, tom gets annoyed that i have to pee every 30 minutes... i can't sit through a movie, a meal or even sleep through the night. its getting kinda annoying. I wish it would get better, but im pretty sure its going to stay the same. Also, today is my last day in my pregnancy class.. which means ill only have 1 class a day! (oh the joys of going to school part time) but since i havent been working these past few weeks, i get restless. I need to work.. Luckily my job will start up in just a few short weeks!!

pretty sure the next time everyone hears from us, we'll hopefully know whether our baby is a boy or girl!!!

Happy Valentines Day!!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

So last night we figured we would go down to Idaho Falls for our 'valentines dinner' since tom has to play in a basketball game tonight. Well, we went and the service well basically sucked. First off I was having terrible stomach aches. I figured i was just hungry. But then the waitress just couldnt get our order right or she would never come by when we needed her too. Oh well. I was hurting so much we just went home afterwards instead of going to winco and target to get stuff.

So today I got craving for valentines day chocolates... big time. I already told tom i didnt want anything and though Valentines day was kinda lame anyways. Everything is so 'expected' on Vday. I think someone could really show you how much they love you any other day but vday. But of course, i am weird and get into the spirit once the day comes. I figured Since he was at work all day I would cook him his fav (well one of his favs at least).. my extra creamy cheesey chicken enchilladas... (I know jody would kill me if i didnt thank her since i got the recipe from her a few years back). This time although when i made them , they cheese on top cooked a lot more than usual. I was going to surprise him with dinner but he came home on his lunch break as i came home with the groceries to make them so no surprise there. Sad day. He also then came home early as i was cooking so it wasnt like i could have it all on the table ready to go. Oh well!

Also while at the store, they were selling chocolate covered strawberries and they looked good but they were SO expensive. like $16 for like 5 strawberries. They also didnt look like the professionally done ones. I figured I could make those for a LOT cheaper. Good things strawberries were on sale. Lets just say i figured I did quite the good job making them (and a LOT of them) for cheaper. Here is a picture (i was really proud, can you tell?)

Here is a picture of our dinner. I got really cheezy and got sparking cidar and we used our flute glasses i got for free right before the wedding, i figured we never use them.. so why not. Here is the picture of our lovely dinner!

I figured our vday was pretty good. No flowers and hearts and what not but it doesn't matter! Now we're going to go to his basketball game and then probably just rent some movies and watch them tonight. Im just glad it is a three day weekend! Woo Hoo!

Warm Weather, where are you?

So me being really late as usual, just found out that the stinkin groundhog HAD to make it so there was 6 more weeks of winter, not like it wouldve mattered much here in rexburg since it is winter like 8 months out of the year. It was either last week or 2 weeks ago where it got to -25 degrees. I had teachers emailing us before class to make sure to dress warm and how to prevent hypothermia.. if teachers are doing that, how come we have to come to class?? Last night i was driving and my windshield was filthy, as I sprayed my .. stuff and tried to wipe it, it froze right on the spot. No fun. Let me just say. I AM SICK of rexburg winters. Why oh Why can't they have a BYU in like.. FLorida..?? Tom and I were in bed last night and saw a commercial for a jamaican vacation. It looked so increidbly nice. I was talking to afriend back home.. the weather was back in the 70s!! in FEBRUARY! why cant we live in a place likethat? All i know is Im glad we're having our baby in july so she/he can have fresh air right away and that tom will HOPEFULLY only have one more winter after this one. Lets keep our fingers crossed!

Why can't we live in a place like this???

instead of this.... and yes, this is rexburg...

OOOOOOOOOH how i can't wait for summer to begin. although that will be like.. June, if that. Since i have been here, we have had snow in June. It is outrageous and should not be allowed. Hopefully this year since there hasnt been as much snow (like last) the warm weather will hit us sooner rather than later.

18 weeks and a new job!

Well I finally reached my 18 week mark on Wednesday and realized that in two weeks from monday we get to find out the sex!! i am SOOOOOOOOO excited! well. i should say WE are excited. Tom keeps saying 'I want my baby now!' .. haha, sorry hun, thats not gonna happen. I went to a clothing store the other day to see if they had any maternity pants for cheap, even though i dont necessarily need them, i hear they are OH so comfortable. I ended up buying a few shirts because my other ones were getting a little too snug. once i started wearing these new shirts, i felt like i was popping out more than usual. SO i decided it was time to post another pic for the family to see since we havent seen them in quite some time. I can't believe in 2 weeks ill be half way done! crazy to think, but i guess the second half goes by a LOT slower than the first, but that is ok.So I applied for a new job awhile ago and I got it!! i am so excited. It is a new daycare they're making right here in Rexburg. Its a daycare that has half the kids who stay all day or half day and then the other half are drop ins when their parents want to go to class, need to run errands or just go on a date (its open LATE) but i got the shift I wanted which is everyday 11-3 and then every other saturday from 7:30-2:30... AND im getting paid by the amount of experience and so im getting paid more than my previous job. and most likely getting more hours... NOT to mention, i got my first choice in what age group ill be working in. WHich will be in the infant room. I AM SO EXCITED!! i can't wait to work with the little babies!! I had a dream i was working with infants from my old job in Utah and i miss them = ( The only downside is that I have to wait a month till I can start so my good husband is still working and picking up extra shifts at his job while i sit at home waiting to start. I admit, i feel bad.. but i guess we better get used to it when we have our own little one and im home, but then again i will be doing a WHOLE lot more work.

ONLY 2 and 1/2 MORE WEEKS TILL WE FIND OUT THE SEX! this baby better cooporate and let us see!! From our little survey, its neck in neck with whether people think its a boy or girl... we have NO clue, I wish i had some type of instinct but nothing. I also cant wait till I can feel the baby kick and what not... sometimes i think its the baby, but realize it's just gas ... hah oh well. Hopefully itll come soon!

Baby boy or baby Girl?

Last week I went to my 16 week (4 month) doctors appointment. Nothing spectacular happened, I got to hear the heartbeat again which they said sounded great (so thats good!) Hopefully everything will turn out good and he/she will be healthy and NOT turn out having whole in their heart like i did... (i didnt have much luck when I decided to come into the world, having a doctor who would rather eat than check to see if i was coming, therefore being born halfway in the hallway, having my umbilical cord wrapped around my neck, and then having a whole in my hear) haha hopefully the baby will have an easier time. They checked to see if my uterus was where it was supposed to be and that looked good... i feel like the baby should be higher in my stomach since i feel like im growing everyday (or maybe its because i can actually eat full meals now and just gaining weight). I made an appointment for next month  (feb 23rd) where we will do the blood test to make sure everything is genetically correct with the baby and then FINALLY an ultrasound!!! We will get to find out the sex of the baby!! yayyyy. Everyone seems to think we're gonna have a girl (especially my sister and mother in law, they are very sure its gonna be a girl). Make sure to vote on our poll cause i want to see who thinks we're gonna have what. Im just excited to FINALLY get a picture of our baby since we weren't able to get one when we got the first ultrasound.  Oh yeah, ps... i just realized, that once we get this ultrasound and find out the sex, i will be HALF WAY done with this pregnancy?? well i suppose the next couple of months will go by much longer!

Baby Bump.. or more like gut.

So on the request of my mother in law, I will post my 'baby bump'. I put it up on facebook and got a few comments. I had to agree with Bonnie, its more of a 'baby gut' instead of a bump! But here is the picture at 15 weeks. We have a doctors appointment this wednesday with nothing special and then next month we will find out the sex of the baby! YAAAY! I've been feeling better, not throwing up as much but def. still feel sick to my stomach most days. I pee every 30 minutes (if even that long) so it was def. hard going through a 2 hour session at the temple last night. Haha. Well that is all for now, so here is the picture. PS. please excuse the dirty mirror.

I guess I should post about going home huh?

Well right after christmas/before new years, I flew home (all my by lonesome self). Lets just say getting there and getting back was the least fun i have EVER had.. I think I would rather get my wisdom teeth taken out again! Considering I'm just getting over my sickness stage in my pregnancy, I'm peeing every 30 minutes and still throwing up... i was very worried about being on the shuttle down to the airport and on the plane and then all the driving we were going to do. On the way home (which is about 3 hours from DC), I made it down to the end of our driveway (its a long driveway) and had to pull over to throw up... I couldnt have made it 5 more minutes to get inside? No, apparently not.

On the way home, we had to drive back from Savannah, GA (which was 9 hours) we made it back to my hometown before we had to pull over and throw up. I constantly felt sick on the airplane ride home which seemed to take forever, and then the shuttle took stinkin over 6 hours... we were supposed to leave at 9... didnt leave till 9:45.. supposed to get in at 1:30 am and didnt get in till 3:30 am because of snow and fog. Plus i didnt get any sleep. Poor tom had to come pick me up when he had a 7:45 class(first day of classes) that morning. This was a total of over 24 hours of traveling for me. No fun at all.

I guess I could write about the good things that happened on the trip. It was awesome to be home in my own house (even if it was only for 2 days) and see my dad, pam and my little brother (who is not so little anymore) He is taller than me now and its too weird. Of course i got to see my dog sabastian who is getting so old and sick and im so sad i probably wont get to see him again = ( We didn't do much, we ordered chinese food for new years and just kind of hung around the house watching movies and what not. I was shocked I made it till midnight and was able to talk to tom when 2009 rang in... (along with 10 million gun shots outside out house... very normal)

We headed down to Georgia a few days later with Jody and Alex and my dad. It was a 12 hour trip and i was NOT excited. We had many barf bags (which luckily i didn't need) It was a long trip but by the time we got down there, it was like.. 50 degrees (which is hot for me) at 7 at night.. We stopped by Cori (my sister who we were visiting) and her coffee shop she works at and then headed to this sports bar to watch UTAH crush alabama! (it was a PRETTY SWEET game i must say)... and having alex there who goes to the U was even better.

Through out the days we were there we went to this Fort where there was a battle before the civil war and went through the tunnels and saw cannons fired off and what not. It was pretty neat. The other days we went and walked around town and went to the beach because it was always so nice out. It was always between 65-70 degrees) On our last day, when heading to the beach, we looked at the temp. in the car and it said 77 degrees!!! IN JANUARY!! (of course when i got to taking the picture it went down to 76). It was overall a good trip but I missed tom too much haha it was our first time apart and i don't know if I could do it again. Im not sure who missed who more.

It was a good trip home to see everyone but im glad to be back in my home with Tom, thats for sure. Now school has started and im Back to work. I did have an interview with a whole new daycare that is opening up so cross your fingers that I will get a job with them!

Finally , here are the pictures. Ill try to post some videos as well.. if i can figure it out.

Snow Snow Go Away...

       The snow is all the way up to our window!           

These past few weeks there has been SOOOO much snow! its ridiculous. We've probably gotten over 2 feet of snow overall... and now its snowing even more today! On Christmas, Tom and I decided to venture out into the snow for a total of like 5 minutes... (tom got a little cold, that wuss) to see how deep the snow was and what not.

We watched Marley and Me last night and they lived in Florida with the sunshine, warm weather, beaches and a pool in the backyard. It made us want to move somewhere warmer, or somewhere with out so much snow. I keep convincing Tom to move to Oregon. haha i just want to get out of Rexburg!!! The snow and roads are just so bad here and its frustrating. Anywho, here are some pictures of the snow we've gotten.

Christmas Time

So It's finally christmas, although it doesn't seem like it too much this year. Probably because Tom and I got stuck in stinkin Rexburg for christmas. We were planning to go to Oregon for a few days but the snow kept coming and so we were afraid of getting snowed in at tom's place or not being able to drive on certain roads or what not. So we just had a little christmas here. Last night we went to Horkley's and rented like 5 movies so we wouldn't get bored today. We also went to the store to buy stuff to make extra cheesey creamy chicken enchiladas that tom really wanted (lets see if ican get through cooking them with the smell and all) and we also bought a lot of junk food since we're not going to be working for a few days and will be stuck at home with all the snow thats coming in (its looking crazy out there!) I think we've gotten at least over a food and half of snow total... it was 12 inches the other night so it said on the news. The wind is whats the bad thing making snow drifts.

This morning we got up pretty 

early... ok like 8ish and we were starving, so we made a big breakfast.... 

with omelets, hashbrowns, bacon and sausage. Tom made the BIGGEST omelete i have ev

er seen .... as you can see in the picture... I just ate a few slices of bacon and called it a morning. We opened stockings and a present each. Tom got me a hair dryer and straightener which i really needed. 

                        

                                 

  

      I got him Burberry 

cologne (which i think i like more than he does haha)

 I also got a present from Jody who pulled my name and got Catch Phrase the game, Thanks jody! My dad pulled tom's name, but the present wont get here for awhile.... . Other than that we just got a bunch of goodies. 

I guess now its just time to be lazy and enjoy one another's company. I got to talk to my dad this morning and i bet christmas is def. different since my sister is at her husband's place and my other sister is stuck in georgia working (i hope she's having a good christmas, even though she's working all  day today. Im excited to see her next week!) I hope the roberts side is having a fun christmas, and i wish we were there. We'll have to make a phone call later on to see how their christmas is going. (and we enjoyed the videos you guys put up on your blog, HILARIOUS. i cried i was laughing so hard). Oh Ps. HAPPY LATE BIRtHDAY ADAM! (cant believe you're already a year old! CRazy!)

Well i hope everyone is enjoying their christmas and we miss and love you all!!! We hope that next year we will get to be with family on christmas!

ps. We just got a phone call from Nick! YAY we're glad he's doing so well on his mission. It's crazy to think he just got passed his first year.

The Rumors are True..

(the night i surprised tom with the pregnancy test...)

So the rumors are true. Some family members already know, but for others, i guess it's safe to say...

we are expecting a baby!! Im 12 weeks right now and just got to hear the heartbeat today. Everything looks good so far although i am bummed we were never able to get a print out of the baby at 8 weeks, otherwise i would've posted it on here. But oh well, I guess we're going to have to wait 2 more months till im 20 weeks. But yup, just thought I'd let everyone know. Incase you didn't get the hint when I was so incredibly sick these past few weeks of throwing up non-stop! haha. Luckily it is getting better as the weeks go by.

The Due date is July 8th 2009.... 07.08.09! Pretty neat huh?

Tom Tom TOM!

Husband Post!! (ok so i didnt get tagged, but i stole it off my friend michelle's blog cause i thought it would be fun, especially since im bored at home)

1. Where did you meet your husband?
we were in the same ward here at BYU-I... we specifically met at his apartment when his roommate invited me to go to see a movie with him and friends. I can't say it was love at first site, but definitely 'like' at first site.

2. How long did you date?
we were friends for 6 months and dated for 3 months

3. How long have you been married?
just about 8 months in a few days

4. What does he do that surprises you?
i think the thing that surprises me is that he notices small things.. like sunsets (incase you all didnt know (i didnt until after we were married) he was playing a video game with his roommate and he said 'hold on' and went outside to go admire the nice sunset hahaha. he's too cute. 

5. What is your favorite feature of his?
good question.. my FAVORITE? he's got really pretty blue eyes... 

6. What is his best quality?
he is a HARD worker, probably the hardest worker i know. He really tries hard. Im lucky to have him because im not a very hard worker....

7. Does he have a nick name for you?
not really... we dont have nicknames... maybe 'sweetie' once and awhile.

8. What is his favorite food?
oh geez... um. guacamole? or ... whatever food that food comes from. i can't think of the name. he always buys them and then they go rotten, so maybe it isnt his favorite food..chili, nacho cheese.. he likes everything! Minus onions and tomatoes..

9. What is his favorite sport?
baseball.. hands down.

10. When and where was your first kiss?

HAHA during Gladiator on emily's couch at the Ridge here in Rexburg while i was visiting.. I told myself (and emily) that if he didnt kiss me that night i was going to kiss him... luckily he kissed me first.

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
probably.... movies and watching our favorite shows.

12. Do you have children?
Nope... but i guess this will spill the beans, but come july...

13. Does he have hidden talents?

He's a pretty good little drawer... he gets bored in church and starts drawing tractors. i was impressed. 

14. How old is he?
23

15. Who said I love you first?
haha he most def. did. I couldnt say it back ... YIKES! i did eventually!

16. His favorite music?
Metallica is his fav. band... music... he loves country too.

17. What do you admire most about him?
Hard worker, and he's willing to help out, especially at this time while ive been sick and what not. he's the more lovable one, and its a good thing. ANd he's always the first to apologize!

18. What is his favorite color?
blue

19. Will he read this?

he probably will after he hears about it from his family who will probably read it! haha. 

Hope i didnt embarress him ; ) 

and i would tag people in this but i dont know how! haha 

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

so we finally got snow last night, for the second time this winter... which is VERY unusual for rexburg! We usually get this kind of snow in early november or even earlier. We're supposed to get around 3-5 inches... i suck at measurments so im not sure exactly how much we've had so far. I know i at least scraped off an inch off my car this morning, and the picture I took is when it started to snow again. 

I love snow, i just hate driving in it. I know ill get sick of it once we get it all the time, which is usually the case. I hate walking to class in it as well. I've already had hot chocolate made in my cocoamotion... and wish i made my sugar cookies.. that i went all the way to the store in this morning to make.. came home and realized that Tom used all the eggs. How lame! I guess theyll have to wait till tomorrow.

Speaking of going to the store... I got stuck a little going around a corner but managed to get going... and thenwhen i was at the stop sign across from my apartment, when this guy was going pretty fast and when he turned, he was a few feet from hitting me... he went way out of control and all that. Made me very nervous!! 

Im hoping the roads get better by tonight and not worst because we were planning on going to a wedding reception in Idaho falls... and i really wanted to go. Lame-o. We will see.

IM SO EXCITED because tom got a day off work so now we can go to oregon for chrismtas!!! i already had 3 days off and then the weekend so we got pretty lucky. Only a week and a half.. Yayy.  And then when we get back on sunday, ill rest up on monday and then head back east on tuesday for a week. It's gonna be a nice long break from work.. only 7 more days.  I am actually excited for school to start because im only taking 3 credits and then working afternoons (part time) at the daycare. Lately working full time has really been a drag.. just cause ive been sick and what not. 

CANT WAIT TO SEE ALL THE FAMILY!!! 

I'll be home for christmas... or new years at least.

So over the past couple of days I was talking to my dad about coming home for a little while between after christmas and the beginning of the semester. I didn't tihnk i was actually going to go and gave up on the idea until my dad called last night askign if I looked up ticket prices. I said to myself...eh, its too complicated. Well my dad insisted that I looked because he had the idea that i was going to try to come home. Well, i figured I had a few days off for new years and since i worked the thanskgiving holidays, i would be able to get a few days off for me. So i looked up some dates, and bam, a ticket for $198. Sweet deal huh? So basically, i called my dad and booked it. Luckily, it is the same flight my sister and alex will be on on the way home to SLC.

Im really excited because we're going to go drive down to Georgia to meet up and visit with my sister Cori. She's living in Savannah so itll be way neat, ive never been down there. Other than that, im just excited to go home since i havent been back since we got married in april. Nor have i seen my parents. Luckiliy Jody and alex live just down in utah so we can see them more often.

Tom came home today saying that there is a possibility that we could drive to oregon for a few days for christmas (even though we would get there christmas morning) I thought that would be fun, hopeuflly it would work out. my work schedule would work, but with tom's you never know.

Im just sad that Tom can't come with me to Pennsylvania. If we had a little more extra money he wouldve been able to come. we just cant afford for us to both miss work for a week. Gotta love him for letting me go by myself, although this will be the 2nd new years we'll be apart. I remember last new years we were just dating but it sucked, i was in Va and he was in rexburg and i remember tlaking to him and how he was at some party and i was stuck with a migrane. Hopefully this year will be better, i mean, i would be going to sleep by 10 anyways! I go to sleep so early these days i can't stay up past midnight. I feel bad he can't come with us and wish he could spend more time with my family. We'll just be lucky when most of myf amily will be up here in july. I can't wait for that, itll be tons of fun... it's just so far away.

Im glad my dad is wanting me to come home so bad, I miss it back there and miss my home and family like crazy. I get homesick quite often, ask tom. I'm glad tom is understanding and letting me go... hopefully he'll be ok with out me for a week ; ) I honestly didn't think that I would be going home till next christmas. IM SO EXCITED

now i just need to figure work out : /

What im looking foward to:

Getting to see my dog sabastian:




MOBY DICKS! (the best food ever, im making my dad stop in VA on the way down to Georgia to get me some) ...



my mouth is watering as I look at this picture... i could eat the whole thing even though it should be enough for 2. The chicken and rice is the most amazing thing I have ever had. This is the one thing i miss most... GOOD food. Rexburg def. lacks in that area .. and has no good food what so ever.

Oh... moby dicks. how i can't wait to eat you!