Pregnancy Brain, Allergies, Family, and More!

Anyone would think that my stupid moment last week would have made me more aware of my stupidity and that things would get better. I thought so, but I was SO wrong!

Here's what happened last week. We got new tires on our SUV a few months ago and they have a sweet 80,000 mile warranty on them. In order to keep the warranty, the tires have to be rotated every so often and that time happened to be this last week. I decided that I would get off the couch, get dressed, and be productive for the day.

I took my SUV to Jiffy Lube, told them that I needed the tires rotated to maintain the warranty, gave them the key, and sat in the waiting room. The room was not how I remembered it being when we had the tires put on, but seeing as I was still in my first trimester and SUPER nauseated by the smell of tires when we got them put on, I figured that I just had not paid enough attention.

I sat down and called a few people to keep myself busy. While on the phone with my mom, I realized that I was DEFINITELY at the wrong place. I was supposed to be at Big O Tires. I hurried and hung up with my mom, ran out to where my SUV was, told the employees that I was at the wrong place, then realized that it was too late. I was SO upset! I started sobbing right in front of everybody, called Aaron to explain what an idiot I had been, asked how much it was going to cost me, and cried some more.

After dabbing my eyes dry in their nasty bathroom, I went back to the waiting room. When they came to tell me it was done, the tears started rolling again. I unwillingly paid the $23 to have my stupid tires rotated at the wrong store, got in my car to drive to my doctor's appointment that I was late for, and started sobbing AGAIN! I cried for 15 minutes, explaining to Aaron on the phone that I was a total idiot and I couldn't believe that I had wasted that money which could have been spent on clothes for our baby girl. I cried until I was heaving, which happens far too often, and Aaron told me that I needed to calm down and that he didn't care. Little did I know at the time that I was so loud that his manager and co-worker both heard me sobbing like an idiot. When I did find out, I was SO humiliated! I will have to make sure to cry more quietly to him next time.

I went to my appointment with the ENT where I found out that I am allergic to cow's milk, egg whites, and wheat, which is why I was covered in hives a few weeks ago and had to go to the ER because I couldn't breathe. I decided this past weekend that I would make a point to go off the eggs and milk after my brother got home because we were going to Golden Corral and I wanted to eat whatever I wanted. BAD DECISION! I had scrambled eggs at Jeremiah's for breakfast on Saturday. A few hours later, the hives were starting on my hands and later showed up on my belly. I took some Claritin and they went away, but I haven't eaten eggs or drank milk since.

So we were at my parents' house this past weekend because my brother, Jace, came home from South Africa on Saturday and my brother, Austin, got his Eagle on Sunday. We left this morning to come home so Aaron could go to work. We were near Layton when I realized that I couldn't find my purse. I couldn't think about where it would be. I called my mom to see if she had seen it. YUP! It was in her bedroom, where I left it last night! WHAT AN IDIOT! I honestly don't think that I have EVER forgotten my purse and I'm still not sure how it happened! So now I am trapped at home because I don't have a wallet (which happens to hold my license and debit card) and it SUPER SUCKS! My mom is going to be awesome and bring it up to me later this afternoon though. Hopefully she makes it before I have to go to work. I am honestly wondering what stupid thing I will do next. I'm frightened that I might leave without clothes on one of these days, especially at this rate!

On the more positive side, my baby girl is super active! She kicks me ALL day long and I LOVE it! Aaron has felt her several times now, which is really exciting! She absolutely hates when I am on the laptop and she sits here and kicks at it and I think it's SO funny! We get to have another appointment in 2 weeks and then another one with the perinatologist on the 5th of October. We will get to find out if I still have a placenta previa when we go to the perinatologist and we will find out if I am having a C-section depending on my placenta. No matter what, all I want is for my baby girl to keep growing and to make her way here when she is ready, even though we are already almost 100% ready for her!

It's a GIRL!!!

It's a GIRL!!!

Between Facebook and our blog, the totals were...

Boy = 9

Girl = 11

I was honestly very surprised because I really thought it was a boy but we can't wait to see our sweet little angel!!!

The Vote Is On!!!

So, we should be finding out what our baby is no later than early August, so we have decided to see what everyone thinks it will be...boy or girl. So cast your vote and we'll let you all know ASAP!

June

I guess that I should hurry and make a post before the month is over.

This month has been wild!

On the 5th, I did my first 5k. I didn't do great but what can you expect when you never exercise and you're pregnant and your body is starting to change.

On the 7th, we saw our baby's heart beating for the first time. Yup! We're going to be parents!

We had my 16-year old brother, Austin, staying with us from the 6th to the 10th just to get out of town for a few days.

On the 10th, we drove to my parents' house in Pleasant Grove for my dad's birthday. On our way there, I got really sick and threw up uncontrollably! I don't think it was just morning sickness though because Austin threw up a few days later and my mom was feeling really sick for a while too.

On the 11th, I woke up with the worst migraine. I literally went numb on my right side (face, arm, fingers, and even my teeth!) and I had HORRIBLE vision! My neck was really out of place so I tried to get into the chiropractor but he was out of town. I had another migraine later that night. I woke up with another migraine the next day, so bad that I didn't even get out of bed for several hours other than to go to the bathroom. Morning sickness mixed with migraines mixed with no chircopractor SUCKS! I had another migraine the next day shortly after waking up but I went to church anyways. I don't know how long I was actually awake, but I felt like CRAP! Monday morning, I woke up with a mild headache, thank goodness it wasn't a migraine, but I went numb on my left side. I decided to see the chiropractor in Ogden. My headaches were much better after that and I got adjusted again later that week when I went down to PG again.

On the 20th, we brought Austin home with us again. He has been at our house ever since, living a boring life of no phone and no computer because Aaron and I have both been working a lot.

YAY! Aaron got a job! He is working for T-Mobile. He started on the 21st and finishes his training this Thursday. After that he will be making commission! WOOHOO! He loves it so far and we are so blessed that he has found such a great job! Now it's time to pay off student loans (BOO!!!) but at least we are both done with college!

We are going to be going to my family camp this weekend and it will be AWESOME to have a break! I have 6 days off and I can't wait!

Today was probably my favorite day in all of June! We got to have another ultrasound and our baby is getting BIG, moves A LOT, and let us hear his/her HEARTBEAT! Well, I guess we didn't give the baby much of a choice in the last part, but SUPER COOL!!! We even saw small details like the fingers, eyes, and mouth! GREAT experience! Aaron took all of the pictures with him to show off at work. He's so cute! He will make an amazing daddy and it's so fun to see him get more and more excited with each appointment! Just less than 28 weeks left! It's hard to believe! We love our sweet baby so much and hope that everything continues to go well! I get kind of freaked out because of working in the NICU but I know that if our baby ever is in the NICU, he/she will get FANTASTIC care!

We are a very blessed and happy family and can't wait to expand!

One more hour of work, WHEW! What a great way to pass the time!

Yardsales and Fundraisers!

Friday night Aaron had a brilliant idea of how we could spend our Saturday...yardsaling! Saturday morning was spent looking up yardsales on KSL and driving around from about 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM getting killer deals! We got a little bit wet but it was well worth it!

We started in North Ogden. At the first stop we spent $15.50. We got two pairs of cuff links, two vinyl wall sayings, 6 packs of scrapbook paper (one came with a digital scrapbook program and HP photo editing program), 2 packs of rub-on stickers, and 2 packs of cute metal things for scrapbooking. YAY! Maybe now I will have more incentive to scrapbook!

















Subtotal = $15.50

South Weber ("WEBBER" according to our GPS! HAHA!) was next. We got a diaper warmer with one new pad and 2 sets of king-sized sheets (including a flat sheet, fitted sheet, and 2 king pillowcases each) for a whopping $23.00! For those of you who have ever bought king-sized sheets, you know this is a great deal!

Subtotal = $38.50

As we were driving to the South Weber yardsale we noticed a sign for a fundraiser for a guy who needs eye surgery. We decided to try to find it and we succeeded! We bought 2 hamburgers (probably the best home-cooked hamburgers I have EVER had!), a bag of 3 scrumptious chocolate chip cookies, a scotcheroo, and 10 super cute and crafty cards! We spent $16.00 and we got to help this guy out! You gotta love service!














Subtotal = $54.50

The next yardsale we went to was in Clinton. They had TONS of beauty products! We bought 2 things of Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara (my favorite kind!), a bag of Plackers flossers, a big bottle of Johnson's baby lotion, and a big bottle of Johnson's bedtime moisture wash for a total of $11.00! WOW! I just bought some mascara last week for $6.50 at Wal-Mart...for 1 thing of it, same kind! I couldn't resist buying more at such a great price!
















Subtotal = $65.50

The last yardsale for the day was in Hooper, right down the street from where Aaron grew up! There was mostly old people stuff but we did find some good dress pants. The only problem was that they were too small for Aaron. Luckily, they are just the right size for my younger brother! One pair of Dockers still has the tags on! We bought 4 pairs of great condition dress pants for $9.00 total! Just at the beginning of April we bought my brother a pair of dress pants from Wal-Mart for $13.00. CRAZY SAVINGS!














Grand Total = $74.50 and we got lunch and snacks out of it too!

What a fun and exhausting day! I can't wait to yardsale with my honey again! Thanks, babe! It was an AWESOME day!

There were several other yardsales on our list but they were too wimpy to face the rain! Their loss!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

SO our Easter weekend has been super busy!

I worked Thursday night until 4:30 AM, drove home, finished packing to go to my parents' house for the weekend, and left. We got to their house around 6:45 AM and I immediately went to sleep!

That day, after I woke up at 11:40 AM, we went Easter shopping and got some sweet stuff! Then Aaron and I went to Los Hermanos with my cousins. My cousin, Katie, and her hubby were down from Washington for their spring break and I hardly ever see them so it was super fun! Then we went to Rob and Lisa's to play the Wii. We played Just Dance and Family Feud. It was way fun! I recorded some of the dancing but I think I would have some of them hunting me down if I posted the footage!

The next day was the Easter Egg Hunts, my little brother's birthday, and the first day of General Conference. We went to the Rotary Park in AF but there wasn't a hunt this year. :( SO we went to Smith's to get a killer deal on some ice cream, which we did! Then we went to the PG egg hunt. Paxton, my little brother, was so funny! I told him to get the shiny, sparkly yellow (aka golden) eggs because those are the ones that get cool prizes. He was desperate to get ONLY the golden eggs so he kept running past all of the other eggs to see if he could find them, which he didn't, so he gave up and started picking up other eggs. It was so funny! He's such a cute kid!

After the egg hunt, we went home to watch the first session of conference. Being super tired, we fell asleep on the couches and woke up just in time to eat a little bit of breakfast before going to the egg hunt at Macey's. When we got to Macey's they had already started the hunt so we pushed Paxton in to go get some eggs but he couldn't find any... poor kid! A nice little girl saw that he didn't have any eggs so she gave him 2 of hers. Such a sweetie! After getting some groceries we went back to my parents' house.

My younger brother, Austin, runs track for PGHS so Aaron, me, and my dad all went to the second half of his meet. He did pretty good. His shoe fell off during the 3rd lap of the 3200 meter dash, he fixed it, and it kept falling off, costing him lots of time! He finally took the shoe off and finished with it in his hand! He did good! I know I wouldn't have been able to do that!

Later Saturday night, we went to dinner at Golden Corral for Garrett's birthday. It was super crowded because the Priesthood session had just gotten out but it was good! After we got home, we colored some Easter eggs and went to bed. When we woke up today we saw what the Easter Bunny had left for us... a big mess of CANDY! We watched/slept through conference, had a nice Easter breakfast, a nice Easter dinner, and played some games together!

It was a fun Easter weekend! Happy Easter everyone!

BUSY BEES!

I feel like we have just been a couple of busy bees lately. Between work, birthdays, weddings, and just every aspect of life I have been neglecting my blog. My parents celebrated their 26th anniversary yesterday which makes it more obvious to me that Aaron and I have been married nearly 4 years. That makes me feel so old! Expecially because we have been married so long and still don't have any kids. CRAZY!

Anyways, I am just so thankful to have my sweet husband. We went to a wedding for a good friend today and I started thinking about what our lives were like when we were first married. I can't believe how much things have changed, how much we have learned, and how much more I love my sweet husband every day! Needless to say, I am looking forward to every minute I get to spend with my sweetie in the future!