Last Ultrasound.

We had our last ultrasound last night and little girl is a chunker!! She's about 8lbs 3oz right now and I still have not dilated much! The ultrasound measurements for weight can be off by as much as half a pound, but that's still a whole lot of baby! We didn't do the 3D ultrasound this last time... The doctor and nurse aren't so interested in getting you a really good picture when it's your 4th ultrasound and the baby's almost here. We did get a little alien shot of her face though. Her eyes look all slanty because her massive cheeks are all squished. She is out of room! Can you see her face? Her little chin is pointed to the left of the picture and her eyes are those two oval shaped black spaces. Freaky, but still kinda cute =)

And I had to toss this picture in too. When we were in Clovis for Thanksgiving, we took family pictures for the Christmas letter my mom sends out every year and I finally got some of the pictures when my family was here for Christmas. This one's my favorite.

Well, Aaron's on call until Friday morning, so no fun plans for New Year's Eve for us (just grocery shopping!), but I hope you all have a fun night!
Loves!!

Christmas!

Christmas was perfect this year! Being almost 37 weeks along, I was not allowed to travel all the way to Clovis, so all of my family came to me! My dad rented a vacation house just a couple minutes from our apartment and they stayed from Monday until Saturday! It was so fun! On Monday we went shopping at the outlets, Tuesday we got a Christmas tree, and on Wednesday, Aaron's family (minus a sister and brother in law who had to stay in Utah for work) came to the vacation house and we all had Christmas Eve dinner together! The food was perfect and the company was wonderful. It was so nice that both Aaron and I got to spend the holiday with our families. On Christmas morning Aaron and I went out to his parent's house early to have Christmas with the little girls. It was so fun seeing their faces when they came down the stairs and saw their air hockey table. They have been wanting one for weeks! Then around 10 we headed back to my family and opened presents with them and had our traditional Christmas breakfast (Leftover Christmas ham in scrambled eggs! Yum!). Aaron found me the PERFECT Christmas present this year without any help... a video camera! I have been wanting one since I found out I was pregnant and I am beyond happy to have one now! It was the best surprise! My gift to him wasn't a surprise (he picked it out himself), but he loved his new riding clothes anyways. I think the best gift I got him though was a little remote control helicopter. He has not stopped playing with it since he first charged it on Christmas morning. I had no idea he would love it so much! Anyways, that afternoon we went to Red Rock to see a movie and I decided that we're never doing that again. It was so darn crowded in there! A few years ago my family and some friends went and saw the new Peter Pan on Christmas day and it really wasn't crowded at all, but I guess that's just the difference between a Fresno theatre and a Vegas casino. It was insane. On Friday we went to the outlets again to buy Aaron's little sister's birthday present (there are awesome deals the day after Christmas!!) and then my Aunt Leanne and her kids came down from St. George to spend the rest of the day with us. Unfortunately my pregnant body made me nap twice that afternoon, but it was still fun to play games and visit with my relatives that I hadn't seen in months! So all in all, it was a wonderful Christmas week! I loved the time with my family and it wasn't super hard to part with them like it usually is because I know that they'll be back in the next couple weeks when the baby decides to show up =)

Tomorrow I have my 37 week check up (Can you believe it? Only 20 more days until my due date!!) and my last ultrasound so hopefully I'll have some good news and fun pictures to share after that. Love ya'll!! Hope you all had a very happy Christmas!

36 Weeks.

I had my 36 week check up yesterday... I have not dilated at all!! I'm so mad. I know I shouldn't have, but I was keeping my fingers crossed that she would show up a couple weeks early and now this! My doctor did tell me that she has had patients who have come in for a check up, not been dilated at all, and then go into labor the next day, so I guess I can still hope a little. But my official prediction for baby's birth day is January 23rd. That is the due date I calculated when we first found out we were pregnant. I'm hoping I'm wrong since she will probably be over 9 pounds by then, but I'll just have to wait and see what baby girl wants to do. I have my last ultrasound on the 30th, so I'll have new pictures up after that.

Merry Christmas Eve to you all!!
Have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year!

Let It Snow!

The snow actually stuck!! I heard the weather forecast for snow and I figured it would be a lot like Fresno snow... little flurries that melted two seconds after touch down, but no!! We have snow! I didn't see it in our part of town, but when we drove out west to Summerlin to go grocery shopping last night, there was snow everywhere! The farther west we drove, the more snow we saw. It made my day!

Here's the view from the car at the Costco gas station... Yes, these were all taken with my phone, so the quality is awful.

Every tree in the parking lot looked like this!

And any car that happened to be parked on this side of town ended up looking like this.

Yay for snow and yay for Christmas coming so soon! Every night this week is packed and then my family will be coming on Sunday and staying for almost a week! And then the baby's coming (hopefully sooner than later)!! I'm so excited!!

I feel like I'm myspacing again...

All of these tags remind me of myspace, but I love them, so here's another! Plus it's a Christmas tag, so it's extra special! Everyone ready for Christmas?! Only two more weeks!! I just ordered the honey baked ham for Christmas Eve this afternoon! Yippee for 9 pounds of ham!!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper!! I LOVE wrapping presents!!
2. Real tree or artificial? Real or nothing! Half the fun of a Christmas tree is that wonderful pine smell!
3. When do you put up the tree? We're not Christmas tree-ers yet, but once we have the space for one I will be buying it Thanksgiving weekend!
4. When do you take the tree down? Sometime during the first week of January.
5. Favorite gift received as a child? Probably my baby doll Molly. She became Jesus in our nativities =)
6. Hardest person to buy for? My dad! If he wants something, he'll buy it in 24 hours.
7. Easiest person to buy for? Aaron. It's hard not to come up with a million good ideas when you live with the person!
8. Do you have a nativity scene? Not yet. Maybe by next Christmas.
9. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? My dad's mom gave all the grandkids Christmas jammies ever year, but one year she got a little confused or something and I ended up with pant legs that ended mid calf. I was not a happy kid.
10. Favorite Christmas movie? I know they play it WAY too much on tv in December, but A Christmas Story is my absolute favorite!
11. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually in December, but this year I started way back in October and after Friday night, I'll be done!
12. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? The whole Christmas Eve dinner in my family is pretty much perfect.
13. Lights on the tree? Yes in deed!! I only like white lights though. Those colorful flashing ones give me a headache!
14. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph! Right?
15. Open presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning!! Although we've always had one present to open on Christmas Eve. Usually it's jammies... this year we're doing an ornament exchange! Yay!
16. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is far too short!! I need more days to listen to Christmas music and enjoy Christmas decorations!
17. Favorite ornament? The little gold pram from my very first Christmas.
18. Favorite Christmas drink? Sparkling Cider!!!
19. What do you want for Christmas this year? I haven't really asked for anything in particular... I think a baby coming on the 26th would be a very nice gift though!
20. What is something you have never done that you want to do for Christmas? Be in Hawaii for Christmas day! I love a white Christmas, but I think a sunny, sandy one would be even better =)

I TAG: Anyone who's in a festive mood like me!!

Contractions!

I had my 34 week check up yesterday and while I was there my doctor asked me if I had been having contractions. I told her I didn't think so because at my last appointment the nurse told me that braxton hicks contractions were so painful that they would take my breath away. But when I laid down to have the baby's heart rate checked, the doctor felt me have a contraction! I've heard that they are quite painful for a lot of women, but I'm happy to not be one of them! Instead of a lot of pain I can just feel my tummy squeeze in a little and it feels rock hard for a bit (I just thought that the baby had learned a new trick!). Yay for no pain!! I figure that with all the awful side effects I've had since getting pregnant, I deserve to have something be easier for me for once!

I can't believe I'm in the home stretch here. It seems like just yesterday that I was impatiently waiting for that second line to appear on the test, and now I'm about to be a mommy! I'm so excited!!

Happy Holidays!

Well Thanksgiving in Clovis was perfect! Aaron and I got in around 10:30 on Wednesday night and were up bright and early the next morning to take family pictures (only to have pictures postponed until 1pm due to weather)! Thanksgiving in my family is usually quite the grand affair with lots of family, but this year it was just our immediate family, my cousin Dylan (who lives with my parents), and the sister missionaries. It was so cozy and so fun! We spent the morning cooking and the afternoon playing pinochle. We were in bed by midnight only to have the alarm go off at 3:30am to go shopping! It was a nightmare!! Aaron ended up being to tired, so just my mom, Nikki, and I went. We got to Kohl's around 4:05am and the entire parking lot was full already! I had no idea it would be so crazy! By the time we got into the store at 4:08, there was a line going half way around the store! We did a little browsing (no, we didn't have a plan as to what exactly we wanted!) and were in line within 10 or 15 minutes. I was the only one who found something and after standing in line for about 5 minutes I decided it wasn't worth the hour long wait to save five bucks, so I put my stuff down and we were back home and in bed by 5:30. I will never try that again unless I have a plan! I've decided that you need to be there probably half an hour to an hour early, you need to have one person just to stand in line, you need to have a detailed list of what exactly you're shopping for, and you need to be familiar with the store. We had none of that going for us, so my first Black Friday shopping experience was a complete disaster! But I had fun being out with my mom and soon to be sister even though it was 4am. The day got better though... the whole family went bowling and out to Me-n-Eds that night and I bowled four strikes in a row for the first time ever! I had never even bowled a turkey before! But Aaron still beat me... he had 180 to my 177! Stinker. Anyways, Saturday was lovely! My baby shower was that morning and all the guys were kicked out of the house and went and saw the new 007 movie. My shower was perfect! The food was delish and it was so nice to just sit and relax and visit with the people I haven't seen in ages. Bunny is going to be the best dressed baby in town with the most adorable hand made blankets! My Jae and her hubby Jeremy stayed after the shower for a while and visited which was so fun! I have missed her =) And they both got to feel baby girl kicking which was extra fun! Saturday night we visited Phil and Juli for a little while and got to see their house (I'm so jealous!!!). Then on Sunday morning we headed back home and even got to stop off in Bakersfield to see Rick and Heather for a couple hours! All in all the weekend was wonderful!
Now the countdown to Christmas begins... only 3 weeks left! And I only have to buy a gift for Shane and a gift for Philip and I'm done!! I even have all my in-laws gifts wrapped and ready to go! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our little apartment =) Since I'll be almost 37 weeks at Christmas and can't travel, my family is coming to Vegas the Sunday night before Christmas and is staying until Saturday! I'm so excited! They've rented a vacation house near our apartment so we'll get to stay the night with them on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday! Yay for a fun fun Christmas!! Oh, and sorry about the lack of pictures. I didn't take a single one with my camera this past weekend, so all the pictures are on my parents cameras and I'm guessing I won't have them until after Christmas! Sorry!

xoxo

Monique tagged me!

Seven things about me that are new to you.
These probably aren't new to all of you! Sorry!

1. I started college back in 2003 and still don't offically have a degree.
2. I've never traveled outside the US.
3. I could draw you a floor plan of the house I lived in when I was 3.
4. The holiday season always makes me want to go to Disneyland.
5. When I was little I pushed my little brother over in the bath tub and split his head open.
6. The doctor who delivered my mom delivered me 23 years later!
7. I love donating blood.

I'm never tag people, but now that I've been tagged so many times I think I need to spread the love.

Seven people I tag: Janice, Andrea, Laurel, Amanda, Ashley, Julianna, and Bri!

31 Week Ultrasound

Last night Aaron and I went to our third ultrasound. We didn't get many good pictures because 1. it's harder to get a good shot as the baby gets bigger, and 2. she wouldn't stay still for more than half a second! We did get a confirmation that it's a girl though! We got a 99% girl last time, but you never know! She was not shy at all so we are now 100% sure we're getting a girl! And she's already in the position we need her in to deliver! Head down! Woo! Now if she will only stay like that for the next several weeks, we'll be set! lol.

We got a very cute little 3D shot of her face too! Doesn't it look like she's smiling?! And look at those big cheeks! Just like her parents =) She's so beautiful already! It was so fun to see how much she's changed since our last ultrasound just 12 weeks ago. Oh, and that piece of something up in front of her face by her lips and nose is just part of the umbilical cord!

And news on the due date front... My ultrasound doctor thinks that she will be here plenty early! At 31 weeks she should be around 3 and a half pounds, but our little one is measuring 4 and a half pounds already! She's two weeks ahead! The doctor had me schedule another ultrasound for the 30th of December, but he thinks that we might already have her in our arms by then. He told me repeatedly to make sure that I call their office if I have her before the 30th so they can cancel my appointment! So if she grows about half a pound a week (which is normal), we're looking at a 7 pound baby by Christmas and an almost 9 pound baby by the due date! Yikes! We'll just have to wait and see!

Another fun surprise at the appointment... little girl is growing lots of hair! She has almost a full centimeter on the top of her head already! And here's proof... See the measurement at the bottom left of the picture? .0862 cm!

And here's the 7 month bump! I already feel like I'm going to pop, so I'm really hoping that the doctor's prediction is right and she shows up a few weeks early!

And one last shot... me and Bunny watching Robin Hood together =) This was on the second of two sick days I've taken during my whole pregnancy. Considering I had awful morning sickness for 7 straight weeks, 2 days off work isn't bad!

xoxo

Birthday!

Well, I'm officially 23 as of yesterday! My birthday was absolutley splendid! Aaron woke me up a little early and brought me out to the living room where breakfast and presents were waiting for me! He sat me down on the couch and then went to the kitchen and came back with a plate that had blueberry muffins (which he got up early to make himself!) with candles on it and sang happy birthday to me! It doesn't get any better than that! I just love him! And his gifts were perfect! I have had the hardest time finding a diaper bag so I ended up just settling on one to register for, but in all of 15 minutes Aaron was able to find the PERFECT one for me at Babies'R'Us! It made my day! I can't wait to put baby girl's things in it! He also got me Across the Universe on DVD (definately not his favorite movie, but I've been dying to get it!) and a Willow Tree figurine. It's so cute too! See...

Aww... Isn't it precious?! It has already found the perfect home on our bookshelf! I love it! So after breakfast and presents we hurried off to work. This is the first time I've ever worked on my birthday! I'm an official grown up I think! Since my birthday's on Veteran's Day, I have never had to go school or anything on my birthday. And once I started working, I always requested the day off, but had I done that this year I would have been sitting home alone, so work was the better option! I had a doctor's appointment for Bunny in the morning and it is so fun to see her little personality developing as she gets bigger. She had been so still all morning and all the way to the doctor's office, but as soon as the nurse put the little ultrasound thing down on my belly to hear her heartbeat, she started kicking it and trying to get away! The nurse was being very sweet but I could tell she was getting irritated because it took her so long to get an accurate reading! With as much as she kicks me I think she might be quite the little handful when she comes! Let's see... after work Aaron took me out to Famous Dave's for dinner! For anyone who hasn't been go and try their ribs! And if you don't like ribs (like me!) get their crispy chicken salad! It is seriously to die for! It's what I get every single time we go! All in all it was a pretty perfect day! Of course I missed my family and the little party we would have had if we were still in Clovis, but I have Aaron and he makes my little world perfect!
And I know I've been slacking big time in the picture department, but I PROMISE to have some new ones up in a week! We have an ultrasound on Tuesday so there will hopefully be lots of fun pictures =) Oh.. and two weeks from today, we'll be on our way to Clovis! Woo!!

xoxo

Election Day.

Before I get into the election... I felt the baby get the hiccups for the very first time today! You know how your skin will randomly twitch sometimes (my eyelid does it a lot!)? That's what it felt like, but inside my tummy! It was so fun, but I felt bad for her too because it lasted a couple of minutes and hiccups are not the most fun thing to have. Okay then...

Voting in Nevada is a million times quicker than California! It was so nice! We didn't get to go until after we got off work at 4, so I was prepared for a long line. We show up and there are two people in line and we were in and out in under 10 minutes! Love it! And I want to give a big congrats to Obama and everyone who supported him. I think that he will make a fine President! I didn't vote for him, but I didn't like really McCain either, so I'm not disappointed with the outcome. One really nice thing with Obama winning is that I won't mind listening to the President speak now! He is such an eloquent speaker! It's quite refreshing =) And I love that he promised his little girls a new puppy to go with them to the White House. He seems like a very loving father and husband! I'm excited to see what he does over the next 4 years!

On a completely different note, after all the email collecting I did, I took my blog back off of the "private" mode. When I told Aaron what I had done he thought it was stupid of me because I like to look at random people's blogs to see pictures of weddings and babies and whatnot even if I don't know them and I wouldn't be able to do that if they all set their blogs to private. So back to public viewing I go!

Also, less than 1 week til my 23rd birthday! And less than 2 weeks til my next ultrasound! AND 3 weeks from today I will be on my way to Clovis for Thanksgiving! The next few months are going to be fantastic!!

xoxo

More stuff.

All of my blogs lately seem to be about stuff we get for the baby, but it's honestly the only thing that is even somewhat exciting that's going in my life right now. We bought the last things that we plan on buying for her. We have almost all the big essentials now. Here are the last two things we got for her:

Car seat and stroller. Isn't the pattern pretty?! I love it!

Changing Table. It matches the crib we got her. Now I just need cute little baskets to put on the shelves! And note the little bunny on top. Yay =)

Our ward had a trunk or treat last weekend and Aaron and I did a fishing booth where the kids got a fishing pole and threw the line over our "sea wall" and I attached a candy, pulled the string, and they pulled their treat back over. We honestly had the most popular booth in the building. Aaron was so funny and the kids loved him! We went there with three massive bags of candy and went home with about 5 pieces. All in all it was a very successful night. And this picture is just for mom. She wanted to see my work =) Using some pipe from the shop, an old sheet, some craft glue, and about $3 worth of felt, I made this. Silly I know, but it makes me happy. The little seahorses are my favorite. Aaron was concerned for the yellow one though. Apparently he doesn't blend into his surroundings enough and is in danger of being eaten.

Hopefully next blog we'll have some actual updates to make. Or at least some new ultrasound pictures. Love ya'll! Have a Happy Halloween tomorrow!!

Congrats!!

Congrats to my big brother Shane! He got engaged to be married yesterday!! I am so excited for the two of them! I have been waiting by my phone for Shane to call and share the news and I'm so happy that he finally popped the question last night! Nikki is an amazing lady and is going to be the best sister! She fits into our family perfectly and we could not ask for a better woman for Shane! The wedding will be in Clovis sometime in April and I can't wait!! I'm going to get Bunny the cutest little dress for their big day =) Yay!!

New addition...

One little new addition has made its way into our apartment... a crib mattress! $20 on craigslist! Such an awesome find! Not the most exciting update, but this is what you get when you're just waiting for a baby to come and have no money to do fun things! On a more exciting note, only 6 more weeks until we drive to Clovis for Thanksgiving!! I can't wait!! And I also can't wait to share another piece of exciting news with you all, but I have to give someone else a chance to announce it first... I don't want to rain on their parade... So hurry up kids!! Write a post already!

Tagged.

I've been tagged to play a game of crazy 8s...

8 Favorite TV shows:
1) Project Runway
2) America's Next Top Model
3) Family Guy
4) Food Network Challenge
5) Iron Chef
6) Mythbusters
7) The Office
8) Any house flipping/remodeling/redecorating show

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1) Flemings
2) Japanese Kitchen
3) Famous Dave's
4) Olive Garden
5) Red Robin
6) Mimi's Cafe
7) Me-n-Eds
8) IHOP

8 things that happened yesterday:
1) Watched conference
2) Crocheted
3) Saw Phil
4) Played Uno Attack
5) Went on a service call
6) Saw a blimp
7) Took a nap
8) Cleaned the house

8 things to look forward to:
1) Bunny being born!!!!
2) My 23rd birthday
3) Thanksgiving in Clovis
4) Family coming to Vegas for Christmas
5) Jesse's Graduation
6) Family Reunion
7) Moving away from Vegas
8) Making more money

8 things I love about Fall:
1) Cooler temperatures
2) Pretty leaves
3) No sunburns
4) Holiday decorations
5) Leaving the windows open in the evening
6) Rain and rainbows
7) Wearing layers
8) My birthday =)

8 things on my wishlist:
1) For Bunny to arrive 100% healthy
2) To be a stay at home mommy asap!
3) A crib mattress
4) A changing table to match the crib
5) The rest of Bunny's registry things
6) A house
7) To move to St. George
8) More money! Which would make most of my other wishes come true!

8 people I tag:
I don't like tagging people... So I'll just tag anyone who wants to play this game!

New Goodies.

Bunny's room is starting to come together! My wondeful parents bought her crib bedding for her so we just need to get a crib mattress now and it will look perfect! Here's what we have so far... The bumper and the skirt have a lot of the green/white pattern on them, but the sheet is the red/white pattern so it will break up the green perfectly once it's all put together! And yes... The diaper stacker is currently hanging on a standing fan. We will be getting a shelf with hooks to hang the stacker on and hopefully we'll be getting a ceiling fan so we can take the ugly floor fan out. I just need it in there right now so I can play the piano without overheating myself or Bunny =)

Here's a close up of the quilt that came with the bedding set. Isn't it adorable?! I'm going to make her an animal lover as soon as she's born!!

And we did a little shopping yesterday. I have registered for several bigger items, but we are hoping to buy them all ourselves since the shipping for big items from Target and Babies'R'Us is ridiculous, so I've been checking out Craigslist every day and found this yesterday morning! It's an Eddie Bauer bassinet that sells for about $150 in stores. It's not even two months old and is in PERFECT condition! We got it for $50 and the lady who sold it to us has a little girl and gave us a bunch of clothes that her daughter has outgrown! Some of it was stained with spit up and whatnot so that's going to donations, but the majority of it just needs to be tossed in the washing machine! I'm so excited!


And yes... I did it. Before mutual yesterday, Aaron and I went to Costco and got Bunny her 2010 Christmas present =) And of course I wanted to make sure that everything would fit together and that all the parts were there, so I put it all together last night. It makes me so happy!! I haven't even been able to bring myself to take it apart yet! It's just so fun! I'm so ready to have lots of little dolls and barbies in our house!


Also, I'm counting down til my next Clovis trip already... 8 weeks from last night and we'll be driving into town for Thanksgiving!! Woo!! 6 hours of driving at 32 and a half weeks pregnant!! It will be an adventure!! lol. Love ya'll!!

October?!

When did this happen? After I announced that I was pregnant, people kept telling me that the pregnancy will fly by and that the baby will be here before I knew it. I didn't think much of it, but I just realized today that in two more weeks I'm going to be in my third trimester! I'm hitting the final stretch here and there's still so much to do! I'm finally going to be meeting with my actual doctor on Tuesday (I've only been meeting with the nurse so far) and I'm so excited! I have so many questions for her! And I'm still debating whether or not I want to take a Lamaze class or something along those lines. My mom never took classes and she had four kids just fine. I don't want to watch video of women giving birth. I'm not going to be at that end of it, so I don't want to see that much. Plus, I don't want to hear about every "what if" scenario and then be freaked out that something will go wrong. I figure that I'll be in a hospital surrounded by experienced nurses and doctors and if something does go wrong, they'll be right there. I am concerned though that I won't breathe right or something during the delivery if I don't take classes in advance. I'm not sure. I would love some advice though! Anyone have any suggestions for or against Lamaze classes? And if you're for it, which kind of class do you like? I don't want to go to one of those "no medicine during labor" kind of classes though because I plan on letting them drug me up as much as possible!

I don't have any real baby updates right now. We don't have another ultrasound until the middle of November, and I don't learn much at my doctor's appointments. I do know though that I'm not back up to my pre-pregnancy weight yet. I was so sick during my first trimester that I lost a bunch of weight and it's just starting to pile back on. But Bunny always measures ahead of where she needs to be, so I know she's not lacking in nutrition! Oh! I have a fun little baby story... Last night Aaron and I were grocery shopping and Bunny kept wedging herself up on my left side and it was starting to kinda drive me crazy. I kept rubbing her to try to get her to move so I told Aaron and he put one hand on each side of my belly, pushed his fingers into my left side and said "move baby!" and *bloop* she moved! I felt her settle into the middle of me and Aaron got to feel her leave my side. It was so fun! He's felt her move dozens of times, but he's never pushed her to a different part of my belly before and he got such a kick out of it. It made me happy! He's going to be such a good daddy. When we lay in bed at night he'll put his hands on my belly and talk to her til she starts kicking him. It's so sweet! She loves him already =) Also, when we were at Costco I saw a baby doll playset and I want to buy it SO bad!! We'd have to hang onto it for like two years before Bunny could use it, but I don't care! It's like that cutest thing I've ever seen and it's on sale for $35 dollars!! There's so much stuff too It could totally be her big Christmas gift right before she turns two! Aaron thinks I'm a little crazy, and maybe I am but it is just so stinkin cute... See for yourself!

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11295237&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US

I know it's a little nuts to be thinking that far in advance, but how awesome would it be to not have to spend much money that Christmas because we already have her big gift?! A $35 big gift nonetheless!! It's perfect!! Plus Bunny's room has a MASSIVE closet. We would not be short of space to store it. I think I'm going to go back tonight while Aaron's at mutual and buy it!!

The Family: A Proclamation to the World

"We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.

In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.

The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God’s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.

We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God’s eternal plan.

Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. “Children are an heritage of the Lord” (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.

The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.

We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.

We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society."

Lake Time!

Aaron and I went to Clovis this past weekend and had so much fun! Everyday was so full so the days flew by quickly, but we definitely enjoyed seeing family. The only pictures I have from the whole weekend though are from the one morning that we went to Millerton Lake. Silly me. I need to remember to take my camera out more often. Anyways, Millerton was fun, but cold. My mom and I opted to stay in the boat while my dad skied and Aaron and Jesse wake surfed.

Mom and Jesse getting ready to go to the Lake.

Aaron freezing at the front of the boat.
Jesse bear.

Mama.

Papalapa.

Yes, it was that cold.

Just one ski! Go dad!!

Jesse makes the funniest faces while he's surfing!

Aaron's first time! He got up on his third try! Yay!

And down he goes...

It was a very fun, freezing morning! Of course the trip was too short, but we're excited that we'll be back in Clovis for Thanksgiving and then my family will be here in Vegas for the whole week of Christmas! Yay for the holidays! I'm already pumped for Christmas music =)

Nursery!

We're finally getting the nursery put together! We bought a crib earlier this week and put it together as soon as we got home! Well, I put in one screw, and Aaron did the rest while I watched and took pictures!

Just out of the box!

The railing for under the mattress is done!

Daddy is so proud of his progress =)

All done! Isn't it beautiful?! On sale at Target! Woo!!

Here's the bump! Just shy of 5 months!

We're back!

I couldn't stay away for too long. I have been feeling sad that our friends and family weren't able to be updated about the baby and us, so we're back. Or, I should say I'm back since Aaron is never on the internet. He was very excited this morning when I told him that I was going to start a blog up again though! So to get you all caught up... Aaron and I just celebrated our one year wedding anniversary on March 30, we were sealed for all eternity in the Oakland Temple on April 12th, and we found about a month after the sealing that we are going to be having our first child in January! Two weeks ago we went in for an ultrasound and found out that we are having a girl! We are both so excited! We had both wanted a girl early on in the pregnancy, but I had become very neutral about it in the past month or two, and I thought Aaron had as well, but on our way to the ultrasound Aaron said, "I really want a girl." So he was so so so happy when we found out! And before you all ask, we are not going to be sharing any name ideas, but we do have several that we really love. You will all get to hear the final verdict once she's born. In the meantime you can all call her Bunny. That is the nickname Aaron picked out for her and it is very suiting! She is such a kicker! I had felt flutters once back when I was about 16 weeks along, but didn't feel her again until a couple days after our "It's a girl!" ultrasound. And since then she's been kicking like crazy. I feel her all day every day, and it's not like a flutter movement. These are serious kicks! About two days after I started feeling the kicks, I was laying down on the couch with my hand on the side of my belly and she kicked so hard I felt it with my hand! I thought that maybe my mind was playing tricks on me, but the very next day, Aaron felt her kick too! I did not think that was possible at 20 weeks, but apparently it is and we love it! Our original due date was set for January 23rd, but was moved up to the 18th at our first ultrasound. After having another though, Aaron and I won't be suprised if she comes even sooner than that. Both times she's been measured she's been ahead of where she needs to be, so we've decided that we need to be ready for her by Christmas! Anyways, here are some pictures for you all...

Side shot...

Bunny's feet. It looks like she's going to get the Call toes!

3D shot of Bunny's face. She's going to be so freakin adorable!!

And last, but not least, a picture showing mom and dad that she is definately not a boy!
Love you all! Hope you're all doing well! Aaron, Bunny, and I send our love to you all!!