33 Weeks

So, I am starting to feel really big and moving is becoming pretty challenging. I try to walk regularly, but even that is getting tough. I know it will be worth it in the end, though! :)

33 Weeks

So, we didn't go out to the house this past weekend because we had been out there so much we decided to save on gas! But, we were told that they have started sheet rock this week, so I am excited to go out this weekend!

We did, however, do stuff for the baby room this weekend. I chose a font that I liked, we found some wood and dusted off my mom's old scroll saw. Jason is quite the natural!! Check out what he did:
Hard at work...

Ta Da!!! He's pretty good, huh?

I'm impressed! Now we have them almost done being painted. Sweet! I also bought the rest of the fabric for my crib bumper set, but haven't had time to start that just yet. :) I will get to it this week, hopefully! It will be cute... I am sure of that!

4 Weeks to go... and 8 Weeks to go

Time is moving so fast! ... but also so slow! We found out this past week from the foreman of our house that they are expecting it to be completed in 30 days - HOLY MOLY!!! Here are some new pics:
Windows in the Main Room

Our Garden Tub in the Grand Master Suite (sounds bigger than it is!!)

Us, just hanging out at our future home. :D

Also, being pregnant is starting to be a little uncomfortable, but feeling her move makes it all worth it! Now that I only have 8 weeks left of being pregnant I am afraid of getting impatient. Since we don't have much more than a car seat to bring her home in, I am getting a bit nervous. But, it helps to know that I have more time to get stuff.
31 Weeks

32 Weeks

The last picture was taken yesterday - so I promise that I am now fully up-to-date! BTW, thank you for all your comments! It makes blogging more meaningful and more fun! Also, let me know when you update your blogs 'cause I am really bad at remembering to check them out!

July is HOT!!!

So, I am now 31 weeks pregnant!! Hooray! The time has been going by quickly enough - especially with our house being built as quickly as this baby! I didn't get a chance to post anything last week, so here are the past two preggo pics:

29 weeks (...blurry 'cause Jason was making fun of me while trying to take it.)

30 weeks (like my dress?!? It's the greatest, lightest dress ever!)

This coming weeks photo will be posted soon... I have to take it first! :)

So, here's our house a week and a half ago:


And now.... you can realize our shock when we went to look at it this past weekend, when....

We have a roof!!! Holy moly!! It's coming along SUPER QUICK! They made a few mistakes in the initial building, but it has proven to be to our benefit: a 9 foot ceiling in the basement, which has given us an 8' garage door. They also gave us a bunch more windows than everyone else will get, but I LOVE IT!!!


This is our sweet garage! 12' ceiling, baby!


Jason's pretty excited about the 8' garage door. :)

Well, I think that's it for these past couple of weeks. Just a house and a tummy growing!

An Update of Our Lives

So... it's been awhile... :) I just wanted to save up everything to talk about at once!!! :D Well, that and the pressure of posting preggo pictures is getting pretty weighty. lol WARNING: This post is LOADED with pictures... so if you don't like pictures... well, tough.

So, I am now 29 weeks pregnant! Yippee!! Annabella is getting bigger and stronger every day. This part of pregnancy is kinda fun, as long as I don't think about being out of breath all the time and having an impossible set of hips that prevent me from walking! Here are a few pics from the past few weeks:

25 weeks

26 Weeks

27 Weeks

28 Weeks

Our house is also getting bigger and starting to show! Here are the last 3 pictures we have taken that show the progress being made (which has all happened within the last 3 weeks.)
Our Lot

Our House Hole!

Our Foundation/Basement

More has been done!

Jason takes control!

A cool drink for a hot day of work!

Something that happened that was super fun this past weekend, was taking my grandpa to Thanksgiving Point Gardens and renting Segways! It was seriously a blast - other than that fact that he scored a pretty gnarly bruise on his calf that swelled up to the size of a small avocado! (He wouldn't let us take pictures of it - but we got some sweet ones of him riding around on the segway!)


For those who don't know, we are currently living in my parents basement. Which, until yesterday, didn't have a bathroom!! My amazing parents and perfect husband, spent a lot of time this last week to make sure that I had one so I no longer have to climb the stairs 3 times a night! It's so amazing!!! Here is what it looks like - I am so thrilled to have one down here that I could cry!! :')


Spike the Plumber


So, some other fun and possibly interesting stuff that has gone on since I last blogged: I made 5 bridesmaid dresses for a neighbor (I designed them from a dress she liked, and sewed them - with the help of my mom and mother-in-law - inside of 6 weeks. It was INSANE!! But, I think they turned out pretty good!!)



This picture of the Homecoming dress I designed for one of my favorite people in the WHOLE WORLD!! The sewing credit goes entirely to Natalie Summerhays - the most amazing seamstress I have ever met. (I just found the photo and thought I would throw it on here.) :)


Other than that, I have been working quite a bit. Jason has been working crazy hours until this past week - which helps me focus on my own work. We haven't been hiking or camping or anything just yet, but we are still planning on getting back to our Alphabet Weekends! I will post again soon! :)

It's a girl! ...and a house!

I am so bad at updating this! My cute friend Marie called me today and reminded me that I haven't updated it in a while... :)

So... IT'S A GIRL!!! Her name will be Annabella Capri. She's been kicking a lot and even Jason has been able to feel her moving - it's been so much fun! My mom is super excited since this will be her first granddaughter. This photo is how we announced it to her and my dad:



Other than a killer stuffy nose (caused by being pregnant) I am really starting to enjoy pregnancy! It's just really cool. I have to admit that I was pretty freaked out by finding out it was a girl - I was totally expecting it to be a boy! I have no idea what to do with a girl! I guess I'll figure it out!! :)

So, a few weeks ago, Marie's dad took Jason and I to a new development in West Jordan and showed us the model homes that were being built. Now, we are currently building a new home! We are so excited! We have been able to go to the design center and pick out everything from the outside color to kitchen cabinets and carpet. What a blast! But, quite overwhelming when you have a million choices and make decisions like I do...




This is what we were down to at the end... from 10,000,000 other choices!

They say the house will be finished in August, but until then we are moving out of our apartment in a couple of weeks and in with my parents until it's completed. That way we can save up some money to help out at closing. Fun, fun!

We're Expecting!!

So, now that I am 16 weeks pregnant, we have finally decided to announce it on our blog! :) Hooray! We find out what we are having in about 2 weeks, so that will make it even more fun to start planning! :)

C, D & E

Well, C and D weekend was a bust. A bunch of miscommunication, then Jason ended up working the ENTIRE weekend! So, instead of Clark Planetarium and a Drive-in, it became "C"atastrophe and "D"isaster weekend! Ha! Take that! :)

Life has been a bit slow since then. Jason was home the following week with a real bad cold, which I got (of course), and am still trying to get over! It's been really yucky. Jason is still getting better, but at least he has been able to get back to work.

E is for "E"aster. We decided that would be best since we're both still sick. So, when we figure out the details of "F", we will post it!

Alphabet Weekend "C" & "D"

So, Alphabet Weekend "C" was scheduled to be this past weekend, but, due to some miscommunication, it was moved to this coming weekend (and is now something new & improve"d"!):

On this weeks episode (March the 28th) we will be watching as our fun and lovable friends enjoy the atmosphere of the "C"lark Planetarium and the relaxation of a "D"ouble feature at the "D"rive in! Oh yeah, its open now, well the 27th, BUT STILL!!!

Come join us, as we travel first through the galaxy and then to the back seat! Gather your biggest cars, blankets and pillows to conserve body heat and humor this Saturday.

The fun begins at 4 PM at the Clark Planetarium (we can make arrangements for carpooling), afterwhich we will hunt down some food (ideas welcome) and then conclude at the Redwood Drive-in theater at 8 pm, at which time we can all decide what to see.

Come one, come all! Please call or email to join us!

Operation Kids and Collin Raye Join Forces

This is the big project I have been working on and it just launched yesterday. I am the webmaster for Operation Kids, a local non-profit that focuses on all charities and projects for kids around the nation, and eventually internationally. They give 100% of all donations to specified charities or a project they get involved with. It is always specified by the donor where the funds should go.



Recently, they have teamed up with Collin Raye (who sang at their annual gala last October) to reach out to the public for $5 donations to help families who are dealing with enormous medical expenses. You actually get something in return for this! A free download of a song he wrote for his granddaughter, who has a regressive neurological disease that has yet to be diagnosed after 6 years. The song is beautiful and inspiring. I've heard it.

I helped the project come to light in that I created the flash banner on Collin's site and the donation process you would go through to donate on Operation Kid's site. (If you click on the banner below, it will take you to Operation Kid's website.)

I support the cause and encourage all to consider donating. Look at the websites, read about the cause and make a decision. It's a wonderful cause by wonderful people who want to make a difference to families around the nation.

Alphabet Weekend "B" and the upcoming "C"

So, it wasn't really done on a weekend, but this past Monday, Jason and I joined our bestest of friends (except Tyler and Destiny.... :( ) and had a "Beauty Night" for the girls and the boys just did "Boys' Night." We really had a blast, but didn't take our camera for proof of the fun.

Us ladies, thank you to the magical and talented Katrina, gave ourselves facials and other girl stuff, topped off with eyebrow waxing. I left feeling like a princess with super smooth skin - which looks even better today!

Da boys, played around with some martial arts and on the Wii. They seemed to have a lot of fun.... I was too busy having my own fun! :)

So, that's "B." Huge "Thank You" to Katrina for hosting and giving us TONS of samples! Now for "C"...

"Couples Cookoff." This is, for now, to be hosted by Kellie. We are each planning on preparing one portion of a meal: Appetizer, Main, Dessert, etc. as a couple while we are all together at Kellie's house. This gives us time to hang out while the food is cooking and getting prepared and will challenge our couple cohesiveness....

I know this was supposed to be an activity for a bunch of people to join, but Kellie offered to host it and I can't invite people to her house.... Next time, guys!