13 weeks

May 16, 2014

Another doctor's appointment today, and it was a quick one! We didn't get to see Baby P, but we did get to hear the heartbeat, and it's still going strong! Way to go little one! I can't get over how fast the baby's heartbeat is and how slow mine is. The doctor said the baby is doing good. I haven't gained any weight, probably due to the morning sickness.

I am starting to finally feel better, and not throw up as much, but I still feel nauseous and nothing ever sounds good, but it tastes good when I eat it. I still feel extremely tired, and if I tried, could probably sleep all day. Some days I am more productive than others, but other days I am lucky if I change out of pjs. Poor Scott knows when I am down, our apartment is a disaster, and he has no clean clothes, or dinner. Sorry sweets!

I still haven't craved any one item. Fruit always sounds good thought. The other day I was craving Hot Dog on a Stick, so we drove to the nearest mall that had that, and I got a cheese on a stick and lemonade. I have the sweetest husband. For a long time I have been craving a Costco Hot Dog (weird with the hot dogs I know) but I am so scared to actually eat one, because if I get sick... it would not be fun.

Everyone in our family, on both sides, that we've asked thinks that we are having a boy! I honestly don't know. Multiple times a day I change if I think it's a boy or girl. Jax really wants a boy (so does my dad) so he's not even more outnumbered by girls. My sisters also think its a boy. So does Scott's parents, so maybe Baby P is a boy!? Scott and I at first were hoping for a girl, but thinking of the baseball, basketball and football games I could go to, gets me excited for a boy at some point. I mean we would have similar interests. We will definitely find out the gender as early as we can, we are both too anxious! Sorry mom and dad, I could never wait till birth like you did! :)


Everyday I feel incredibly blessed, so much so I usually cry (I'll say it's the hormones ;) ). I have the most amazing family on both sides. My mother-in-law is always so sweet an willing to talk, and she makes me even more excited because of her enthusiasm. My father-in-law is equally as awesome. My sister-in-laws have been great and give me such great advice, they are all great moms, so I really appreciate it! Thank you Paige, Can and Ash! McKayla is a little hurt that we didn't wait longer because when the baby is born, she'll be on her mission in Peru. My siblings are so sweet, they are so great with kids and babies. Every little kid and baby loves them... I scored for the best babysitters! My parents are also amazing and supportive, I love them so much!

my mom

With yesterday being mother's day, my heart was really full of gratitude for my mom. My mom is nothing short of amazing. She has taught me so much over the years, and have so much to thank her for.

My mom is so supportive of all my siblings. I never remember not having at least one family member at one of my games. I know things can get pretty crazy when all five of your kids play two sports and there are at least five games a week, not including practices. She always did her best at being there and supporting each one of us, and I appreciate that so much.

Not only did she support us in sports, she teaches, and coaches us all in our sports. She is an incredible athlete. She has a perfect free-throw, and three-point shot, can throw a spiral every time, and can even feild a baseball! She would always play with us, and make sure we wouldn't get too competitive with each other.

My mom is an incredible cook! She makes the best food, and I realize that even more now that I'm not living at home. Scott I promise one day the cooking skills will come more naturaly :). Every day before school she would have a hot breakfast for us, then pack a lunch for school. At night she would have dinner ready, but we would wait until everyone got home to eat together as a family, even if it was at 9 o'clock.

Service and hard work are important to my mom. Growing up in my ward there are a lot of elderly people who are lonely. My mom would always visit them, bring them a homemade dinner, mow their lawn, pull their weeds, sweep their gutters. She always notices when someone needs help, and there she is with her snow shovel, shoveling everyone in the neighborhoods driveway. She is so sweet, and kind.

My mom is the best women I know. I look up to her in so many ways, and appreciate everything she has done for me and for others. She teaches by example. I am incredibly blessed to have an amazing example of what a mother should be. Thank you for all you do mom, I love you! Happy Mother's Day!

9 weeks

April 18, 2014

I think that I should start documenting my pregnancy so I can have these memories and moments written down. I am pregnant! It is so crazy to think. We are still keeping things a secret, but our families and close friends know. Our families were so excited to find out we were pregnant. My family was a little shocked, seeing it will be the first niece/nephew, making my parent grandparents! haha.

We got to go to the doctor for our first appointment today, and it was so exciting, and now being pregnant feels real. We got to see Baby P for the first time. You couldn't see much, but a cute little gray blob. The doctor called it a "little gummy bear". The coolest thing was we got to hear the heartbeat. That little heart is sure working! It was beating so fast! You could see on the ultrasound where the heart was because it flutters on the screen. Baby P is healthy, and doing well! It was so fun to see Scott so excited about this little baby, he's going to be a great dad.

This is a terrible picture, but the doctor assured us it's a baby!

I got my blood drawn for the first time too today... it didn't go as smoothly as I would have hoped. I don't like needles so I chose to hold Scott's hand, and look the other direction. It didn't hurt that badly, but man I felt so light headed. Then I started feeling sick, so I asked where the nearest bathroom was, and the nurse moved the garbage can in front of me. I was breaking out in a sweat, and breathing hard. Scott thought it was a little dramatic haha! She gave me an ice pack for my neck and a lemonade to get my sugars up. I sat in the room for about five minutes then started feeling better.

So far I have been really nauseous, and have gotten sick quite a bit. I am guessing this is morning sickness! Yay. Most days it's like all day sickness haha. So I make myself comfy in the bathroom. Scott is an angel for holding my hair, or getting me water in the middle of the night. Thanks babe.

I haven't had too many cravings, other than rootbeer. Everything else I crave I throw up and never want to eat, smell, or look at again haha.

I have gained a couple pounds. Mu tummy just looks like I need to do some sit ups, not like I am pregnant yet. I can tell, but I can easily hide my little pouch. I feel like the baby is a girl, and so does Scott, but my brother is praying for a boy!

I am so grateful for this opportunity to become a mom, and add to my little family. I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for trusting Scott and me with one of his sweet spirits.

2013

Happy New Year! 2013 was such a wonderful year full of first and fun. The highlight of my year would definitely be getting married. Crazy to think it's already been eight months from that day! It was such a perfect day that I will never forget. Thank you to my mom, and my Aunt Sid and other friends and family, for making EVERYTHING. From the decorations, food, cake balls, and flower arrangements everything was beautiful. Aunt Sid, you are so talented, I can't thank you enough for everything you do. These are only a few pictures from that day.. it's so hard to choose. One of these days I will blog specifically about our wedding day with more pictures!

I inherited a new family! They are all so great. I am excited to have seven new siblings, and seven nieces and nephews.

2013 was the year of moving for me and for Scott. I literally moved more this year than I have in my entire life. After the spring 2013 semester I moved from Logan to Sandy one day before our wedding, then from Sandy to San Diego. We enjoyed San Diego so much. It was extremely hard as newlyweds to only see each other (awake) for a couple hours a day. Scott would go and sell at eight and get home around 10, then I would go to the office around 10 and then get home at 10. We were exhausted all of the time, but looked forward to our short weekends when we got to explore San Diego. In August we moved back to Utah and lived in Orem for about four months. Now we are in Pleasant Grove and, thank heavens, are here semipermantly (thanks to our one year lease).

Getting ready to head to our new home in San Diego. 

Got to spend my 20th birthday at Sea World!

We spent a lot of time at the beach...

Six flags!

Paddleboardng with leapord sharks and seals. So fun, but so scary. This was one of our first arguments... Scott kept trying to tip our little kayak thing!

2013 was a brave year for me and my hair decisions. I tried some new things, other than highlights. Some turned out better than others. I decided to try a melt, which I loved but decided to go back blonde for my wedding. In San Diego I decided I wanted bangs... but I didn't know of any salons near. I found one right across the street, when I went in I was the only white person there. It was a salon that specialized in Asian hair. No one really spoke English, but I decided to get my bangs cut anyways and explained what I wanted using hand gestures. And this is what I got. Kind of wish I didn't  cut them because now they take forever to grow out. I also died my hair brown which was HUGE for me. I love it but miss my blonde hair.

There are so many other great things that happened this year and I wish I could share them all, but this is a long enough post! 2013 was such a special year, and a year I will never forget. I learned so much about myself, and about Scotty, and I feel so close to him. It was a great year that we got to spend with each other, and our families and friends. We have such amazing people, and examples in our lives, and are so blessed in so many ways. I am thankful that I was able to get sealed to my best friend, have new adventures, get to know my new family, and try new things this year.

our story

Scott and I met at a Utah State football game for the very first time. We exchanged the most awkward hug ever, and I felt so stupid. I thought that I would never see Scott again, but a couple weeks later I saw him again at the gym. He was playing basketball with his friends and I was running around the track. I thought he wouldn't remember me but after they finished playing basketball, his roommate Eric came up and started talking to me. Scott came up and talked to me a little later. Then he asked for my number and asked if I would want to go out on Wednesday. I really wanted to but I said no, because I had a soccer game. Then I told he I would love to any other day. He said he would call me, but I didn't get a text or a phone call for the next couple days. I went to the gym again that following Friday and Scott's roommate Eric was there too, he came up to me and my roommate and invited us to a concert that night. We said yes! Scott didn't know that I would be there, so he was surprised to see us. We really hit it off that first date.

From that day on we saw each other every day. We had so much fun together and could talk about everything. A couple weeks went by before he asked me to be his girlfriend... except he asked me to ask him if he would be my boyfriend. When we first started dating Scott told me he would want to date for four years before he would get married. That way he would be done with school and have a career. We almost made the four years... Four months later Scott popped the question on Christmas day. It wasn't to much of a surprise because we already had a temple date, however, I had no idea when he was going to propose.

Scott proposed the Christmas of 2012. He had put together a 12 days of christmas box with 12 little presents I was supposed to each day. The last day was a little box and I thought for sure it was a ring. He spent Christmas with my family and that was the day I was going to open the little box. It was the last present I opened, and it wasn't a ring.. but a very pretty braclet. I was kind of disappointed. Then Scott said that he had one more present, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him in front of my whole family. It was so perfect. And so was my ring. I love it! It is crazy how fast everything has gone by, it feels like yesterday we went on our first date.