This weekend

We had planned, this weekend, on getting family pictures done. My mom has wanted them for a very long time and us kids decided that for christmas we would get them done and framed for her. So the photographer is supposed to be here tomorrow to do them. Our plan was to go up Providence Canyon and get them done. Cam and I got our engagement pictures done up there in the fall when we got married and the colors up there are so beautiful right now. Well, since it's supposed to SNOW tomorrow we're trying to come up with an alternate plan. Part of me wants to say let's try it in the snow and see how it turns out. I'll have to call the photographer today and get her opinion on what she wants to do or if she wants to reschedule. But I'm excited and think that it should be a lot of fun either way.
Cam and I also decided that crib or no, this weekend we're going to start setting up the babies room. It's starting to get pretty full with baby stuff already and it's so fun! Okay I have to admit it! I found a pair of boys shoes that I loved and bought them. They were the last ones and had been discontinued and I had to have them. Besides I know that my brother's having a baby boy so if it ends up being a girl I can give them to my new nephew.
We're going to turn our computer room into the babies room and I can't wait. So we're moving the computer and the bookshelves into the living room. The only problem is that the room doesn't have a closet. So now I'm trying to decide if we need one and if so what I am going to do as an alternate. If you have any suggestions, let me know.
So I found out yesterday that in about a monthmy nephew will be here. The baby wasn't due until December 8th but my sister-in-law has gestational diabetes and the baby already weighs 5 lbs!, so they're going to be starting her on the 14th of November. The day before our anniversary! I'm excited to have a nephew and hope that everything goes well for them.

Fall

Fall is my favorite time of year and always has been. I think that it has a lot to do with the fact that our vacation was at that time of year. When September came around it was our time for family vacation, i.e. the elk hunt in Wyoming. We always went up to a campsite in Wyoming and spent 1-2 weeks there. We always had a blast and one of these years I'm going to make it all the way back up there and have a camping trip again. They've closed the road off that went to it so we would have to hike to it but I think it would be fun to see it again, it's probably been 14 years since I've been there but I really want to go. Anyways here is how our little fruit patch turned out. I think I failed to mention in the first post that I decided to plant a pumpkin seed in there too. So the watermelon and cantaloupe didn't make it but we got pumpkins, raspberries and strawberries (2 to be exact) and it's been great to be able to go out and pick stuff. The raspberries have been coming like crazy and I was a little nervous about them because after I bought them I noticed that the label showed orange raspberries and I thought "who eats those?" but they're actually delicious, maybe even more so than the regular red ones. It's going to be hard to see the plant because of course the pumpkin plant is covering just about everything but it's the tallest plant in the picture and leaning over pretty bad. I've strapped it to so many different sticks and in different locations but it keeps falling over.

So the raspberries have been great! But I planted four strawberry plants and one of them has produced two strawberries but the rest of them, while they haven't produced anything, atleast look healthy.

And here's our wonderful pumpkins. As I said in the first post, I knew it was really late in the year, but I'm still hoping that they'll turn orange before Halloween so that we can use them. They're getting pretty big!

So hopefully we'll get some jack 'o lanterns out of them in time for Halloween.

Yes fall is my favorite time of the year, but the one draw back?

The raking of the leaves. We have seven huge trees in our yard that are so great for shade in the summer, and make it totally worth it, but it's not very funny raking all of those leaves up when the time comes. Looks like it's about time for us to start that again. Atleast they don't fall all year.

I just love the crisp chill in the air in the fall as well as the smells that I associate with it, like the smell of raking leaves, the mountain air and of course pumpkin pie and spiced apple cider. There's no better time in the year than now. My favorite are the rainy days when everything's glistening and the leaves are all changing. It makes me want to curl up with a good book and that's one of my favorite things to do.

Heartbeats, Joy, Sickness and Cribs

So we had our first appointment on Monday. It was the most amazing thing ever! Sorry everyone, it's not twins. Looks like we'll just be having one. I had some mixed feelings about that, a little disappointed and a little relieved. But I'm happy. I have a healthy little baby growing inside of me, what more can I ask for?

The top picture is in 3D and the bottom one is just your normal 2D image. Hearing that little heart beat was the most touching and life changing sound that I've ever heard. It absolutely feels real now. I can't wait! Cam's so excited too, I love it. He's been so involved and helpful and I just couldn't imagine my life without him. I am one lucky chick!

Poor Cam has been so sick for the last week. He's had a really bad cold that he's been trying to get over and I've been trying to take care of him the best that I can but I have also been sick. I guess I spoke a little too soon last week when I said I really haven't been that sick. Because since last Thursday I have had pretty much constant morning sickness. The worst so far is this morning on my way to work. I had to pull over three times and I was 20 minutes late. It was not fun! But the doctor said that right now is usually the peaking time for morning sickness and it should cool down from here. I sure hope so! For the first little while it was kind of fun when I felt sick, I'd just laugh and be excited and it was fine. But I think it was Saturday that I finally said, okay this is not fun anymore! When I was sick at first, all I had to do was eat and I would be fine. Now I feel like all that I do all day is eat. I usually feel better for about five minutes after I eat and then I get sick again. Yes it's absolutely worth it, but no it's not very fun. I've also been waking up at 3am every morning, and I'm talking wide awake and for the last few days I've had a hard time falling asleep too so I haven't slept very much. We've been pretty busy lately but tonight I will be napping as soon as I get home!

So on labor day Cam's parents came into town and bought us a crib that we liked at Stork Landing as seen here:

They said that it was two weeks out and as soon as it got in they would call and set up a time for delivery. So weeks have passed and last Monday I called them and they said that the manufacturer hadn't made enough and they were supposed to be getting more by Tuesday, Sep 30 at the very latest and again they would call me as soon as they were in. So of course, when I didn't hear from them yesterday, I called to find out was going on. I know that our baby isn't going to be here for a while, but I'm just really surprised that they don't call and give updates on the status, where it's already paid for. So yesterday they told me that they've had some problems with the company because a) they just got bought out by a different company and b) they are having problems keeping up with orders. So they're hoping, but not promising, that they will be here by the 10th. Again, I know that our baby is not due for a long time but I just can't believe how unprofessional they are. You would think that they would atleast call us and let us know what's going on.

Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention, they moved my due date up. After measuring baby they put my due date at April 30, a few days earlier, so I'm excited!

So I made a slip of the tongue the other day at my parents house and said, "it's a boy, I know it's a boy". The second those words came out of my mouth, I was like what are you thinking? I don't even know where it came from or why I said it. I have not even an inkling of what it is. And then something weird happened when we were having the ultrasound. When the doctor went to measure, she clicked with the cursor at the head and dragged to the tail end and when she clicked on the tail end the word "girl" flashed for a second. I don't know what that was all about but it made me wonder if it was some kind of premonition. In all honesty, I have no idea what we're having and it really doesn't matter either way to me, but I would like to know. It sounds like we'll be finding out the sex a week or two before christmas, so we're very excited and can't wait for that! It'll be a long process but we're excited and can't wait for baby to come!

The waiting game

It's been a little longer then usual for me to have not posted. I just want to tell you the reason for that. There's one thing and one thing only on our minds. Our first doctor's appointment.We both took the whole day off of work for it. It seems like it's taking forever and we cannot wait! It feels like I've been pregnant forever and at the same time it doesn't feel real because I feel like I don't have any proof. In all honesty I kind of do though. For the most part I think I'm really lucky because I haven't been sick very much. I usually have a day here or there, maybe once a week that I don't feel so great, but it's never really bad. I just love to sleep now. I don't remember, ever since I was a kid, being able to take a nap. Even if I hadn't slept very well. Now I nap like a champ! I can even go home on work days and take a nap if I want, but I try not to. Poor Cam is in bed with me at eight o'clock every night. Of course he just watches tv because he's not tired but I sure appreciate him coming to bed with me and keeping me company while I fall asleep. So, yeah I just want to say that this is taking FOREVER and I wish it was Monday already.

JDRF

A few months ago me and my mom went on a walk with Curves that was for muscular dystrophy and we had a blast and thought it was great and ever since then, we've been wanting to do more of the walks, but we've had a hard time finding out about them. So last week on the radio we heard an ad for a walk that was coming up for Juvenile Diabetes and decided that we were going to do it. It was amazing to see those brave little kids up there talking about their disease. One little girl was so cute and said "I'm going to do a dance for you all so that you can see that we can do all of the same things that you can." All of it was very touching and neat and got me to thinking about how lucky I am to have my health. It was a neat day and a fun walk and I hope that we keep getting more involved in these fund raisers because not only are they fun but they're always for a good cause too. It amazes me how much goes into putting these together and that everyone who is involved is donating their time.

Death metal good for babies in womb...?

That's what my husband tells me. The other day he was listening to some new Metallica songs and just to give him crap I said "no death metal while baby's around." Cam proceded to tell me that he's heard before that babies in the womb listening to music seem to develop the traits of people who listen to that type of music and he had just read an article that said that the personality traits of people who listen to death metal are that they are kind, gentle and shy, and so maybe baby and I should listen to more death metal. I can't help but chuckle every time I think of that conversation. And, sorry Cam, I still stand by my statement: There will be no death metal while baby's around.

I've been tagged

Audrey tagged me so here goes:

3 Joys:
1. Pregnancy!
2. Cam and all of my family
3. My dogs

3 Fears:
1. I'm a little superstitious and don't want to list my top one for fear that it may come true.
2. Snakes (I worry about them constantly while I'm hiking)
3. Moose (see below)

3 Goals:
1. Still be close to my same weight now when I have the baby (yes I'm still going to Curves)
2. Find a way to work it out so that I can stay home with baby when he/she is born.
3. Get my house in ship shape before baby.

3 Obsession / Collections:
Right now
1. Baby stuff
2. Baby stuff
3. Baby stuff

3 Facts about me:
1. When I was young, we were camping and a moose and her baby chased my brother down the mountain and we had to spend the day in our camper because she wouldn't leave our campsite.
2. I started reading when I was 3 years old.
3. I've never been able to get up on water ski's.

3 People I'm going to tag:
Sarah, Trish, Sara.