Saturday, March 30, 2013
REAL Game!!!
Today was a little extension of our birthdays. At about 4:00 Landen got a message from his friend asking if we wanted his tickets to the REAL game tonight at 7:00...ummmm, YES!!! We ran home from his parent's house really quick and changed and headed down to Sandy for the game. It was so spontaneous!!! And it's probably the last spontaneous thing we'll be doing for a long time once this baby comes. So we took the opportunity and had a blast! We had 2nd row seats! It was so awesome!!! REAL won 2-1, it was a great game! We were also hoping that all the walking and jumping up and down would induce my labor, but it didn't. I guess baby girl is just not ready to come out yet. But she did get to go to her "first" game :) I'm so glad we were able to have one more adventure before this little one graces us with her presence.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Birthdays 2013!
We are pretty low key around here for our birthdays. Especially this year...we're kinda poor from buying a house and having a baby, so it was extra low key. Luckily Adri brought us some delicious cupcakes! She took me out to lunch for my birthday too which was really sweet of her :) On Landen's birthday we got to spend the evening with Tiva and Ryan and I made a cake, so it was pretty great! Yeah, we may be a little pathetic, but it works for us. It was so fun to see Tiva and Ryan...it had been waaaaayyyy too long! Tiva and I are 38 weeks pregnant today so we had to take some pictures! It has been fun going through all of this with her. I still can't believe we are due on the same day...our little girls really are going to be best friends. It's meant to be. We had fun swapping pregnancy stories and advice we've gotten. It was a great night!
Well, I'm 29 now and Landen is 24...that just seems crazy! I'm not sure how I feel about it...age is just a number, right?! Here's to another great year!
Well, I'm 29 now and Landen is 24...that just seems crazy! I'm not sure how I feel about it...age is just a number, right?! Here's to another great year!
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Baby Showers Galor!!!
I seriously have the best family and friends! The past two weekends we had baby showers and it was so much fun! On March 16th Anita and Adri threw a shower for me for our family and friends from Newton and Logan. It turned out so awesome! Nita had the idea to do a book shower to start our baby's library. I LOVED IT! We got so many great books and lots of other great gifts too. Reading with our little girl is one of the things I am looking forward to most about being a mom. I can't wait to get started :) I'm so grateful she did this for us! It was perfect.
This weekend I had two showers down in the Salt Lake area, so Landen went with me. We had a really good time seeing friends, having the showers and doing some last minute baby shopping down there at the baby stores. Friday (22nd) night he actually came to the shower that Amber, Megan and Ariel threw since he actually knows all of my friends. It was so much fun to see everyone!!! I just loved being able to see friends from different parts of my life and hang out and catch up. We had a great time! They had everyone decorate onesies for each month for the first year of baby girl's life. They are so adorable!!! (I'll have to add a picture later...they weren't dry so I didn't get to bring them home yet and I forgot to take a picture while I was there.) Then on Saturday (23rd) Jess threw a shower for people from our old ward in Midvale. It was so great to see my friends from the ward! Just seeing everyone and talking was so great. I got lots of great advice too! I have the best friends!!!
Landen had to make his presence known...
Mary, Ariel, Amber, Megan G., Megan S.
Me, Brittany, Whitney and Des
Me, Emily and Jess
Monday, March 11, 2013
Maternity Pictures
We went out with Adri today to take some maternity pictures to document this big belly of mine! This is the first time in my life I've ever LET someone take pictures of my stomach!!! Or wanted them to for that matter. We had a blast! We were laughing so hard most of the time...as you can see in some of the pictures. I'm so glad we did these pictures. I have seriously loved being pregnant and they will remind me of one of the best times of my life. Thanks, Adri, for capturing such a special time of my life! (check her out at http://www.adripaigephotography.com/ )
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The Job Situation.
So, this move and having a baby and all that has been going on has been an extremely large learning experience for me. And it keeps going...not sure if it will stop any time soon, but we're making it! I have now been unemployed since December 14, 2012. That's almost 3 months! Wow. For someone who has had some kind of job since she was about 14 years old, this is a really big change! I went on the hunt to find employment in the Logan area starting back in August. Due to not being able to find someone to replace me at the Chiropractic office for a long time I ended up being there until December (once we finally found someone and I trained her I left).
As I continued to search for a new job things were just NOT working out! Part of me wanted to be mad for staying at my old job for so long to help them out, but I can't blame it on that. I was really blessed that I actually COULD stay there that long and I felt like that was where I needed to be at the time and I was doing the right thing. I just couldn't leave them high and dry without someone to replace me. As time drug on I was having no success. I'm not going to lie, it was a very frustrating time of my life. I even applied at McDonalds...and they didn't want me! HA! Talk about a blow to your self esteem.
And the entire time, the more days that passed meant I was getting closer to having a baby! Which I began to realize was probably why I was not getting hired (or at least considered) for a few positions I did interview for. One lady told me that she would call my references that day...I checked with my previous manager and she never got a phone call...hmm...that is when I knew, things were really not looking good. I honestly can't blame the businesses for their decision, they have to do what is best for them. But I still kept praying to find a job. The last straw was pulled when I couldn't even get on to do substitute teaching since I wasn't available through the end of the school year. At that point I knew, this just wasn't going to happen.
I didn't know what to do and I felt so lost. I was still ABLE to work, I felt like I should be working. Through serious prayer and talking to some inspired friends I started to realize that maybe Heavenly Father has a different plan for me. It started to become more clear that maybe He was preparing me to be able to stay home and raise my child. When I put it all on paper it just doesn't work financially. Period. It does not work. So I had never considered this a real option in my life right now, even though it is what I've always wanted to be able to do with my life for as long as I can remember. I could never make it work, but Heavenly Father must know something I don't. He must know that somehow we can make it work, only with His help...I can't see how it is going to happen, but I've resorted to accepting that my vision is quite limited! I've never had my faith stretched so far and for such a long period of time in my life. Though as I look back on previous life experience it is interesting how things happen in your life to prepare you for bigger things.
Once I had that confirmation that this is the new path for me I was able to stop job searching and start focusing on getting ready for the baby. I still have days where I feel guilty for not working. I'm still trying to figure out some way to be able to make some sort of income from home. And through it all I am just trying to trust the Lord that things will work out the way He has planned for our family. But it has given me a lot of time to get this house in order! There has been so much cleaning and painting and unpacking that still needed done and I've been able to get most of that kind of stuff done. And now the baby will be able have a place to stay when she decides to grace us with her presence :) So I guess I can be grateful that I have had productive things to occupy my time and that I'm not sitting idle. I also have come to realize that I need to just appreciate this time that I have to relax some...because that is going to be changing in the very near future!!! I won't have time like this again in my life probably ever!!! Ha.
As I take this giant leap of faith into the unknown, I am very grateful for the promises the Lord makes to us. I am grateful to know that as I do what He instructs me to do He will make it possible. I don't know how, but He will. He always has in the past and He will continue to do so now. I'm very grateful for the extra time I've had to spend on the spiritual part of life, to be able to read and study more and attend the temple more often. It has been a huge blessing in my life. It seems like everyday I get some reassuring message from the scriptures or something that I read that reminds me things will be okay and will work out in the Lord's way and timing. They are tender mercies for my sanity! I'm grateful for this new path to travel, to be able to fulfil the most holy calling I can as a woman, to be a mother. We'll just have to see where the Lord takes us!
As I continued to search for a new job things were just NOT working out! Part of me wanted to be mad for staying at my old job for so long to help them out, but I can't blame it on that. I was really blessed that I actually COULD stay there that long and I felt like that was where I needed to be at the time and I was doing the right thing. I just couldn't leave them high and dry without someone to replace me. As time drug on I was having no success. I'm not going to lie, it was a very frustrating time of my life. I even applied at McDonalds...and they didn't want me! HA! Talk about a blow to your self esteem.
And the entire time, the more days that passed meant I was getting closer to having a baby! Which I began to realize was probably why I was not getting hired (or at least considered) for a few positions I did interview for. One lady told me that she would call my references that day...I checked with my previous manager and she never got a phone call...hmm...that is when I knew, things were really not looking good. I honestly can't blame the businesses for their decision, they have to do what is best for them. But I still kept praying to find a job. The last straw was pulled when I couldn't even get on to do substitute teaching since I wasn't available through the end of the school year. At that point I knew, this just wasn't going to happen.
I didn't know what to do and I felt so lost. I was still ABLE to work, I felt like I should be working. Through serious prayer and talking to some inspired friends I started to realize that maybe Heavenly Father has a different plan for me. It started to become more clear that maybe He was preparing me to be able to stay home and raise my child. When I put it all on paper it just doesn't work financially. Period. It does not work. So I had never considered this a real option in my life right now, even though it is what I've always wanted to be able to do with my life for as long as I can remember. I could never make it work, but Heavenly Father must know something I don't. He must know that somehow we can make it work, only with His help...I can't see how it is going to happen, but I've resorted to accepting that my vision is quite limited! I've never had my faith stretched so far and for such a long period of time in my life. Though as I look back on previous life experience it is interesting how things happen in your life to prepare you for bigger things.
Once I had that confirmation that this is the new path for me I was able to stop job searching and start focusing on getting ready for the baby. I still have days where I feel guilty for not working. I'm still trying to figure out some way to be able to make some sort of income from home. And through it all I am just trying to trust the Lord that things will work out the way He has planned for our family. But it has given me a lot of time to get this house in order! There has been so much cleaning and painting and unpacking that still needed done and I've been able to get most of that kind of stuff done. And now the baby will be able have a place to stay when she decides to grace us with her presence :) So I guess I can be grateful that I have had productive things to occupy my time and that I'm not sitting idle. I also have come to realize that I need to just appreciate this time that I have to relax some...because that is going to be changing in the very near future!!! I won't have time like this again in my life probably ever!!! Ha.
As I take this giant leap of faith into the unknown, I am very grateful for the promises the Lord makes to us. I am grateful to know that as I do what He instructs me to do He will make it possible. I don't know how, but He will. He always has in the past and He will continue to do so now. I'm very grateful for the extra time I've had to spend on the spiritual part of life, to be able to read and study more and attend the temple more often. It has been a huge blessing in my life. It seems like everyday I get some reassuring message from the scriptures or something that I read that reminds me things will be okay and will work out in the Lord's way and timing. They are tender mercies for my sanity! I'm grateful for this new path to travel, to be able to fulfil the most holy calling I can as a woman, to be a mother. We'll just have to see where the Lord takes us!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
34 Weeks and 2 Days...
Umm...I'm less than 6 weeks out from HAVING A BABY! What?! When did that happen? Time is starting to just fly by. I can't belive this baby girl will be here so soon. She has started to suck all my energy for herself so she can move around in her itty bitty living space...I've been extra tired and extra hungry recently. But I'm not complaining, she can have whatever she wants. Can't wait to meet this little one face to face! I already love her so much!!!
Saturday, March 2, 2013
The Nursery is finally done!
FINALLY. This has been a long time coming...after procrastinating this project for months, it is finally complete. I finally got the nursery done! It is such a relief to have it painted and ready to go. Everything had to be painted in that room (except the ceiling, though I did have to paint the ceiling in the closet). It was a daunting task, but one day (Feb. 21st) I just said it was going to get done and I got it done by the next afternoon. I painted my little heart out. Baseboards, trim, crown molding, window sills, walls, the inside/back of the door, the closet, and even the closet doors. What a crazy couple of days. I was up until 2:00 am the first night and then woke up at 6:30 am the next morning and couldn't go back to sleep...so I got up and kept painting! But it was sooooo nice to have it done! My body paid dearly for it, but now I can relax. Landen finished it up by putting all the doors back up and putting up blinds. It looks fantastic!
This past week I made a trip down to Salt Lake to visit some friends and get all of our big baby gear! It was so fun to finally get to buy all that stuff! I knew what I wanted so I made pretty quick work of it. There just aren't any normal baby stores up here in Logan so it was good to go down and price compare some stuff and to just look around! I was super excited to get our car seat and caddy for 20% off at Buybuy Baby with some coupons I had stashed away. It made getting the one I wanted (which of course was one of the most expensive but best in safety ratings) much more easy on the wallet :) I got our crib and shelving unit at IKEA and also found some cute stuff to decorate for pretty inexpensive. At Target I found the diapers I wanted for newborns and size 1 on clearance! It was awesome! I would say I had a very successful trip.
I drove home with an EXTREMELY loaded car. How I got all that stuff in there I'm not sure...and I forgot to take a picture of course! But I'm sure I was a sight to see trying to get a crib and mattress, shelving unit, car seat and caddy all in the car by myself while I'm 7 months pregnant! Interesting how not one person offered to help...but oh well. When I got home Landen was excited to get it all unloaded and start putting everything together. I had gone back out to the car to put the seats back up and get things back to normal and when I came in he was already opening boxes! It was kinda adorable. We spent the next few days putting everything together and getting the room ready. I let Landen do most of the work...he quite enjoyed himself. I finally got to unpack all the baby gifts we've received so far too! We just have to figure out where we want to put the pictures now.
Then today we went and picked up a swing someone was selling for $20! STEAL! It was in really good condition, I just scrubbed the seat cover and washed it really well and Cloroxed the rest of it and it looks great. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a swing because it seems like babies grow out of them so fast or they don't like them...so we got a great deal. I feel like we got a good deal on everything, which is a huge blessing right now! Now this baby girl has a way to get home and a place to stay :)
This past week I made a trip down to Salt Lake to visit some friends and get all of our big baby gear! It was so fun to finally get to buy all that stuff! I knew what I wanted so I made pretty quick work of it. There just aren't any normal baby stores up here in Logan so it was good to go down and price compare some stuff and to just look around! I was super excited to get our car seat and caddy for 20% off at Buybuy Baby with some coupons I had stashed away. It made getting the one I wanted (which of course was one of the most expensive but best in safety ratings) much more easy on the wallet :) I got our crib and shelving unit at IKEA and also found some cute stuff to decorate for pretty inexpensive. At Target I found the diapers I wanted for newborns and size 1 on clearance! It was awesome! I would say I had a very successful trip.
I drove home with an EXTREMELY loaded car. How I got all that stuff in there I'm not sure...and I forgot to take a picture of course! But I'm sure I was a sight to see trying to get a crib and mattress, shelving unit, car seat and caddy all in the car by myself while I'm 7 months pregnant! Interesting how not one person offered to help...but oh well. When I got home Landen was excited to get it all unloaded and start putting everything together. I had gone back out to the car to put the seats back up and get things back to normal and when I came in he was already opening boxes! It was kinda adorable. We spent the next few days putting everything together and getting the room ready. I let Landen do most of the work...he quite enjoyed himself. I finally got to unpack all the baby gifts we've received so far too! We just have to figure out where we want to put the pictures now.
Then today we went and picked up a swing someone was selling for $20! STEAL! It was in really good condition, I just scrubbed the seat cover and washed it really well and Cloroxed the rest of it and it looks great. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a swing because it seems like babies grow out of them so fast or they don't like them...so we got a great deal. I feel like we got a good deal on everything, which is a huge blessing right now! Now this baby girl has a way to get home and a place to stay :)
Friday, March 1, 2013
The icicle of impending death...
It has been really cold this year with lots and lots of snow. Recently it has started to "warm" up a little and the snow is finally melting! Well, it is melting off the roof and on the northeast corner of the house it doesn't get much sun. It was a perfect place for the "icicle of impending death" to take up residence! Today we finally put it to rest before it could do any damage.We will let the pictures tell the story...
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