Summer Lovin'

WOW. So I am super far behind on blogging, so this is the watered down version of August, or most of August. ***July 28th- (not really August) Marked the beginning of year 3. We met at the Lake at Daybreak the night of July 28th, 2009. I cant believe its been 3 years! We didnt do anything special. I helped some of this family move, and he slept/worked. I know, we are a super romantic couple. Ha ha. ***August 3rd- I got to spend the evening with my mom and sisters. We went and Registered for baby girl Carter, and then we went to Chipolte (One of my favorites)It was a lot of fun spending time with the girls, Especially as the night was growing later, and we were getting weirder and weirder. (Mindi and Brittany especially- ha ha) ***August 4th- We had a family reunion with Robs family, It was fun, and I met a lot of nice people. We went to a park and had lunch and visited. After that, Rob and I went to the district and played there for a while as we waited for my family to get done at the zoo. It was my moms birthday, and we all met up for dinner at the district. Dinner was fun, but by the end of it, I was exhausted from being out in the sun all day at the park, and then walking all over the district. ***August 6th- August 6th I met up at a park/splash pad with Robs family. It was his sister Cheri's birthday. It was a lot of fun. I am so glad I feel so comfortable and welcome around Robs family. I see them more than he does. I love them all so much. The family decided to play volley baseball. It was a lot of fun watching them, but I really wanted to play too. Robs mom wanted to hit, so I decided I would run for her. I learned the hard way that that is NOT the thing to do when you are 7+ months pregnant. I was in so much pain, both right after, and the next few days. I couldn't walk or move. I defiantly learned my lesson there, But it was still fun! ***August 11th- Happy birthday to my amazing husband! That morning, Rob went and did a golf tournament with my 2 brother in laws. He had a really good time. While he was gone I made a coupon book for him, Including tickets for him to attend the Lakers vs Jazz game in November. (I cant buy him sports tickets- ha ha) That night we ran a few errands, and I got my "most amazing wife" award by going to Carls Jr for his birthday dinner- I told him to pick, and that's what he said because it was quick and cheap. Then, as we are getting our food, he started the whole "My wife took me to carls jr for my birthday. Ha ha) I felt really bad, I think the pregnancy emotions were running high after that. Ha ha. ***August 12th- My lovebug turned 1!! )My nephew Korbin- but he didn't actually turn 1 until the 17th), We celebrated his birthday with a family BBQ. It was a lot of fun. He is so cute. I cant get enough of the little guy. I also made Rob a cake for his birthday (Trying to redeem myself from the Carls jr mishap the day before) I saw the cake on Pintrest, and thought it would be perfect for him. I think it turned out Okay. It was defiantly a learning experience. August 13th- I got a sinus infection, and while I was at work, the owner of the company called me to ask a question. He heard me cough, and told me to get out. (He is very ANTI-germ) He asked If I could work from home that day, and I said yes. Needless to say, I have not been back to the office since. Since then, the IT guy has come out and got my home office up and working, and I am officially a work at home mom. Its been good. I feel very comfortable in my new position, I love the girls I work with on my team, and I am excited that I get the opportunity to stay at home with our baby girl. I feel truly blessed. ***August 15th- Brent and Katy (Robs brother and his wife) moved back to Utah!!! When we first learned that they were moving back to Utah, after being away in California for a year and a half, I was ecstatic! I couldn't sit still all day. Im so glad they are so close now. (they live 5 minutes from us. Its been fun hanging out with them again! ***August 21st- Kim and Ryan (Robs sister and her husband)and there 5 little girls moved to Utah from California! We learned they were moving here the day after we found out about Brent and Katy. Needless to say, there was a lot of excitement that week and I could hardly hold still. This means all that Rob's blood siblings are all in the same state now. I am so happy about it. I love family! That is pretty much August. I had my baby shower on August 25th, but that is going to be my next post. Here are a few pictures from the Party.

So As I was going through my phone, getting the cake picture, I came across a few random pictures too. Carseat cover my mom and sister are making for baby girl Carter.

Robs cake

The boys went golfing one morning, and then came back and hung out, I came out from work to find this:

Let Freedom Ring!

---On June 28th, We started house and dog sitting for Rob's parents and grandparents while they went to California for our nieces baptism. The first night (Thursday) I was a little nervous. It was the first night that I had ever slept there, and Rob had to work, so I was in the house all alone. I decided to go to bed early, so I didn't freak myself out all night. I fell asleep relatively quickly, but woke up for some unknown reason at about 3AM. (I usually wake up several times a night to use the bathroom, but this time, there really wasn't a reason to wake up) I rolled over, opened my eyes wondering if the reason I woke up was the dog, but she was fast asleep. Then I noticed there were flashing lights outside the window, and the front of the house. Of course, I had to get out of bed and "investigate" all I could see were 8 police cars, a guy getting put in a squad car, his car being searched, and some cops searching the yard. I was a little freaked out, and finally had to close all the doors so I could no longer see the flash of the lights. (You would be amazed and the number of worst case scenarios that can run through your head when you are 6-ish months pregnant.)Needless to say, Friday was a long day at work. If only that would have been the only excitement that day... About 45 minutes before I was off work, I hear that Herriman was on fire (again). That is NOT what you want to hear when you are house/dog sitting for your in-laws. I find out there are mandatory evacuations, I didn't know where the evacuation areas were, but I decided I should probably call robs parents and tell them, and get a list of things to grab in case their house had to be evacuated. When I got to Herriman, I was revealed that I didn't have to evacuate like they had to with the fire 2 years ago. However, our good friends Tony and Loni also live in Herriman, up at the cove, and I knew they were being evacuated. I called them to see if they needed my help getting there stuff all together. There was no answer, and then Loni finally called me back about 10 minutes later. They were at the pool in Lindon, and had NO idea what was going on. I told them I would go and see if I could get there stuff. There house was locked, and the lady that lives upstairs was not home, and was not planning on coming home to get anything. Luckily, the neighbors had the garage code, and after some persuasion, They let me in. I was on the phone with Tony when I got inside, he is telling me what to get, and after being down stairs for about 2 minutes, When a cop came down and told me I had to get out RIGHT THEN. I felt so bad that I couldn't get everything that they wanted. As I loaded the car, I could see the flames burning down a house from there driveway. It was really sad. I took the stuff to Rob's parents, and met up with Scott, then Rob got home (He was working, but they sent him home when they found out we were in Herriman for the weekend) and then Tony and Loni came over. It was super stressful, and very scary. On the plus side, we got to spend the weekend with Tony and Loni. Luckily their house was okay, and they were able to go back home Saturday night. Here is Rob and Cricket, I had to take a picture to send to Robs grandparents, so they knew she was still alive. :)

The smoke From Bangater Highway and 13400 S.

---The 4th of July was Semi uneventful. I went to the west Jordan parade with my sister Mindi, her 3 kids, and I took my sisters 2 kids. It was super hot, and I got a pretty good sunburn from sitting in the sun. It didn't hurt, but I was super hot that night while trying to sleep. After the parade, I took a nap, then had a BBQ with my sister and her husband and the kids (Rob had to work) then later that night we watched the kids play with their "pop" fireworks. ---On July 7th, Rob had a baseball tournament in Smithfield Utah. Rob recruited some of his brothers to play. In all, it was Rob, Scott, McKay, and Tony. The boys (Scott and Rob) took the bikes. While Big Mac and I drove up in my car. The rain started coming down when we got off the freeway in Brigham City. It was at this time when Trisha decided to get into the car with me and Mac. I felt bad that the boys had to ride in the rain. The games were fun. Robs Dad and grandpa came up to watch them too. I think Rob really enjoyed having his grandpa there cheering him on. Rob made me a proud baseball wife when he hit a 2-run home run. It was fun watching all the boys play together. If only Brent could have been there too...

We missed you Brent!!

---July 10th, Rob and I had a doctor appointment. This was the dreaded "Gestational diabetes" test. The drink was super nasty, but luckily I was able to keep it down (there were a few close calls) The Doctor checked her heartbeat, and size, and everything is still looking great. I got the results of the test yesterday and no gestational diabetes- although my iron is still low despite the iron supplement i take in addition to the prenatal vitamins. Our next appointment in July 30th (which is 3 weeks from our last one. After that, we are down to every 2 weeks. I cant believe we are almost to the end!!

---July 14th I went to seven peaks with my family. It was Jet blue day. The weather didn't play well, and it rained a lot of the time, but when it finally stopped, we had fun. I couldn't do a whole lot of fun, but I did have fun in the wave pool. Chloe loved it, and Korbin fell asleep in the middle of the waves. Dallin fell asleep on a slide, not while waiting in line, but while going down the actual slide. HA HA. Since the weather was so bad, we get to go back. WAHOO!! That pretty much is the watered down version of an update. Here are some odds and ends: Rob and I are making good progress on getting our sealing clearance. We are really hoping to be sealed before the baby comes. I got a new calling in our ward. I am primary secretary. This calling caused me a lot of anxiety and stress, but after doing it for 2 weeks, I am feeling more confident and comfortable. and here is a random picture- Korby loves to give baby girl kisses, He pulls up my shirt if I am holding him, and gives a kiss, lifts his head up, laughs, then does it again and again. Its super cute. I love it!

I love to see the Temple

Tuesday, June 26th, Rob and I went down to Manti with Tony and Loni. We went and saw the "Mormon Miracle Pageant" (AKA- Manti Pageant) Tony and Loni were married in Manti, and I received my endowment in Manti. It is one of my favorites, if not favorite temple. We had all seen the pageant, except for Rob. I was really excited for him to see it, Especially the end of it :D I left work at about 3PM, met up with everyone, had a dinner stop in Provo at Mountain West Burrito (If you have NEVER been there- Go. Its SOOO good! Its all organic, huge, and has good prices. I LOVED IT!)After that, we headed up to Manti. On the way, we saw some smoke from the "Wood Hollow Fire" It was nuts, it looked HUGE! When we got to Manti, we parked, staked out a spot to watch the pageant, saved the seats with blankets, then went to hang out across the street at the park. We talked a little bit, then decided to get drinks (I was adamant about this, because I didn't want to be in the heat for too long without a drink since I got so sick the weekend before) We walked up and down the "main" street, got drinks and then went back to our seats and waited for the pageant to start. Rob kinda dozed off at the beginning, but then he got a 2nd wind, and was able to stay awake for most of it. For those of you who may not know what the "Manti Pageant" is, I will give you a little background, including a few spoilers- as they are my favorite part. First of all, The Manti temple is on a hill, and the pageant takes place on the side of the hill, with the temple as the background. The Pageant tells the story of Joseph Smith, A few brief stories that have taken place in the book of Mormon, such as Captain Moroni and the title of Liberty, Samuel the Laminate, and the story of when Christ visited the Americas. It also tells the story of the pioneers coming across the planes, and a couple that joins the church, and comes across as well. The two best parts of the Pageant are when its talking about Angel Moroni- It shows several Moroni's at different stages, like him finishing the book of Mormon, and burring them, When he is an angel and appears to Joseph Smith when he finds them, and him on the top of the temple (The Manti temple is one of the few temples that do not have a statue of Angel Moroni on top)The hill and temple are dark at this time, then there are spotlights on each Moroni, and then the temple Becomes a little brighter, and there is a man up on the temple spire, sounding his trump. it is AWESOME to see. The Other best part of the pageant is the Couple that joins the church. Robert and Mary start. They are around when Joseph Smith is hearing about all the different churches. The couple has questions like "Why am I here" " What happens when we die" Etc. we see them again when they are coming west, and the wife dies. In her last words, she says she will be waiting for her husband on the other side, and will take him by the hand when its his time. Then we see Robert die a little later on. as he is surround by people, and "The spirit of God" plays softly and then becomes loud. you see a man in pure white stand up, and a girl walking towards him in white. they are reunited, and they walk the steps of the temple, towards the wall, where the cast is all dressed in white, singing Hosanna. and the temple becomes SO bright. Anyway, That is the Manti pageant in a nut shell. I was emotional from the national anthem, but I really lost it at the Angel Moroni part, a part where a pioneer woman has to bury her baby on the planes, and of course, the end with Robert and Mary. That was the part I really wanted Rob to see. I was so glad we got to go down there, and it was fun hanging out with Tony and Loni before they move to New York. Here are a few pictures. (Please ignore my goofy smile by the gas station- I was eating a purple slushier and my mouth was purple. ha ha)

Heaven Forbid

I had a scary weekend last weekend. It all started Thursday June 21st. When I woke up, I was feeling ok. A little on the tired side, but I'm used to that. By noon, I had a slight headache and my stomach was rumbling. I ate my lunch and kind of started to feel better. By the time I was leaving work, and heading to my Niece's birthday party at planet play, I was not feeling so well. I thought it was because of the heat (It was close to 100 degrees- plus being heated by my own personal oven) I was the first one there, so I went to the bathroom, then sat down and waited for family and tried sipping water. If I thought it was hot outside, I was NOT prepared with how hot it was during the party. I went and tried to get some food, and sat down with it. I took one look at it, and decided I probably should go to the bathroom. I went and was sick. Then when I felt like I was done, I just decided to get some ice cream to help cool me off. Half way to the table, I made eye contact with Rob, turned around, through the ice cream away, and ran to the bathroom again. After about 15 minutes, Rob sent his sister in to see if I was okay. I thought I was, so I went back, got some ice cream and slowly ate it. The rest of the party I was on the verge of getting sick. I would sip on water and sprite, but I could tell I was just getting worse. I finally excused myself and went home. I made it home just in time. after another face off with the toilet, I went to my room and just laid on the floor in front of our fan. Any movement pushed me over the edge. I finally got into bed, and fell asleep until about 2AM, after that, I was up all night sick. I finally had a little relief at about 7AM until I got up to go to work. I had to move very slow, and I kept trying to drink some water, but it was not staying down. When I got to work, and after I was still having to run to the bathroom every 5 minutes) and my doctor's office opened, I decided I should probably call them to make sure everything was okay with both me and the baby. I told them how long I had been sick, how I was feeling, and what my symptoms were. I was told that I was dehydrated, and by the sound of it, I was VERY dehydrated. The nurse put me on hold, and called the doctor. When she came back, she had instructions for me. They wrote me a prescription for zofran, and told me that if I still could not hold water down by 4PM, Then I would need to go straight to labor and delivery. I would need an IV, and to be monitored, since dehydration is the number one cause for pre-term labor. (This turned me into an emotional basket case) I was also advised that if I had ANY contractions, even a little one, I would need to go to hospital ASAP. I broke down to the nurse, and told her that I didn't even know what a contraction felt like. She was very patient and explained it to me, helped calm my fears a little, and said to call her directly if I had any questions. ( I LOVE my doctors office!)I was going to leave work, take the medicine, and take a nap and see how I felt at 4, and then I would have a better idea if I would need to go to the hospital, but due to a fire in Saratoga springs (about 10 minutes from my work) 3 girls had to go home, because there homes were in danger, and they were being evacuated. I did my best to stick it out, but finally left at 2:30. I got home, Rob went and picked up my medicine, and got me some crackers and powerade. I tried the medicine, and laid down. I still felt really sick, but I was able to keep a few swallows of water down. I told Rob to go to work, and that if I got sick again, I would call him, and we would go to the hospital, but since I was able to hold down a little water, and the baby was moving once in a while, I was trying to stay home. By about 10PM, I ate a cracker, and had a little sip of powerade. Sunday I was still feeling sick, but the zofran did miracles, and I was no longer throwing up. By Saturday night, I had a brownie (yes, I know, not the best thing to eat, but my cousin made them, and they looked SUPER YUMMY!) I still had only drank a few sips of water and powerade by Saturday night, but the baby was bouncing and kicking and going nuts, so I was not too worried. As much as I cant wait to meet out little girl, I am so glad she didn't try to make her grand entrance. I would like for her to cook a little longer. Since getting sick, I have decided to only drink water and powerade. (for the most part) I was drinking sprite on top of the water, but I'm sure the sugar and carbonation doesn't help with the dehydration, So I decided not to drink it anymore. It's been a week and I have survived. So the next 3 months shouldn't be too bad. :D

Life Goes on

Yes, life goes on after vacation. I pretty much needed a vacation after our vacation. I was EXHAUSTED! I knew there would be a lot of walking, I just didn't realize how much! At the end of each day, My feet and ankles were swollen, and I had sores on my toes. I kinda felt like I had elephant feet. When we got back home, we got back into our work routine. That Thursday, I had a doctors appointment. Everything is looking great with the baby. He said we have one of the most active babies he has ever seen. I LOVE feeling and seeing her move! I love reading about the new things she does each week, and finding out how big she is. I love her so much! I get to drink the gross orange stuff next appointment. Lucky me! Last weekend, Rob took his motorcycle (2011 Honda Shadow Phantom) into the shop to get a screw replaced (He stripped it out on Mothers day) Needless to say, we left Saturday with a Brand new Motorcycle (2012 Honda Interstate). We had been discussing this for a while, and decided that if he wanted to do it, and the numbers worked out, then we would do it now, before the baby came. We both LOVE the new bike! The next Day, Sunday, June 10th, my niece Kamden was blessed. She was SO beautiful! After lunch at my sisters house, Rob took me on a Motorcycle ride (He has been good about not letting me ride due to the baby, but he took me on a ride up to his moms)We visited with family, Rob showed the boys the new bike, they went on a ride, and we got to know Trisha better (Scott's fiancee- they got engaged yesterday!!!) She is super cute! I am excited to have another sister, and she fits into the family SOOO Well. Good job Scotty!! The next little bit of the week was un-eventful. I had Wednesday off and I hung out with my sister in the morning while Rob went to a DR appointment, Then Rob and I just hung out until my work party. We had it at Boondocks. It was really fun. I couldnt do much, but we did beat the Larsen's at mini golf. (I will upload pictures tonight or tomorrow- they are on Rob's camera and its at home) Jill is one of my favorite co-workers and its was fun hanging out with her and her husband Stan. The next big thing was Friday, June 15th. I crossed the line from Mid 20's to late 20's. Yikes! I was somewhat hesitant to have my birthday, but it was all good. I spent the day at work, and then the evening at my nephew Konnor's kindergarten graduation and then dinner with my family. It was a good night, but it would have been better if Rob didn't have to work. :( Saturday Rob had a baseball game in the early afternoon and after that, we took a nap, went to down east, and then went to dinner. It was fun spending time with him. :) Sunday was Fathers day, this fathers day was extra special for 2 main reasons. 1) I got to spend it with my dad. It was the first time in 4 years. I'm so glad He is back in my life. and 2) It was Rob's first official fathers day! I got him a card and 2 candy bars from me and the baby. (I told him last weekend that his bike was his fathers day present- Shopping for him is so easy! he he) We had dinner at my sisters house, and then Rob had to head to work. :( Here are a few pictures, They will probably be pretty Random. Sorry about that. HA HA Rob and the New bike. the little girl is our cute niece Allison (this is her mom's favorite picture :D) Cute outfits a co-worker got for me when she went back east baby bump at 25 weeks 3 days (Today)

Watching Airplanes

Tuesday, June 5, we got ready, Packed our bags, and checked out of the hotel. The plan was to go to Fords theater and the Peterson house (Where president Lincoln was Shot, and later died) but they were sold out. I was sad about this, as Lincoln is my favorite president, and I was really looking forward to seeing the theater and the house- but its okay. We headed back to DC and Rob dropped me off at the Lincoln Monument and I ran up and took a few pictures (we were gonna go earlier in the week, but it was always after we walked around all day, and my feet and legs just couldn't take it.) I took a few pictures of there, and the Washington Monument. (Rob saw the monuments when he was in DC when he was 16 or so) After the Monument, we headed to the airport, we got there early, walked around the gift shops, and got lunch. We ended up getting Robs mom a present, and Baby girl carter (I really wanted to find her something, since this was her first trip) Can you tell who got what? ha ha We said farewell to DC, and headed to Denver where we had a layover. Our lay over was only supposed to be an hour and a half, but we ended up being there for about 5 hours (if we would have known that, we would have seen if family wanted to do dinner or something- but we didn't know we would be there all night) We looked in the gift shops, ate dinner, and waited for the flight (thank heaven for ipads/iphones to entertain us while we waited) We landed back in Salt Lake at about Midnight, got our car, and headed home, where we fell right asleep. If was a really fun trip, and I am glad Rob and I got one last one before the baby comes. It was good to just hang out and spend time together, especially with Rob's schedule, where sometimes we can go a few days without really seeing each other. I loved seeing all the sites, and the history that is in that city!