Oh baby, baby!

i apologize to anyone that tries to read my blogs and actually keep up with my life. apparently i can't even keep up with my life because i don't even have time to blog about it-it just seems to happen with out slowing down.

so, we had a kid! :)

here are some super cute pics from start to finish.

me in labor at the birthing center where i didn't have my little one...

the first time i was able to hold her after the surgery and recovery

after being poked at getting her temp taken

at home chilling around 2 weeks old

AdaMarie at cute as can be

i am glad that i have at least posted pictures of her. she is just so darn cute i can't even handle it some times. she is smiling and sometimes giggling and trying so hard to be a big girl and sit up and lift her head. although we had a few scary moments a some hard patches we are happy and have the BEST baby that has ever lived. we are so great full!

Fish

i love fish.

we are on our way to buy more fish right now.

i love fish.

i added the little gadget to my blog so i can see fish anywhere

and you can love fish too.

you should love fish.

-fish lover

march is here and with it is coming the new season of spring. i feel like milly in seven brides for seven brothers because with spring this year comes a new addition to our little family. adamarie is due april 25th and we just can't wait to get her here...especially me!

but i did want to post some pics of what has been happening as of late. before we left rexburg i decided that even though i made andy and his buddy work luggage during student moves...and our anniversary...that we should so something fun. after andy loaded luggage we hopped on the shuttle and went to SLC to eat at PF Changs. it was totally worth the trip! we also were able to hook up with a friend down there and went and saw the lights on temple square. it was great!

I have also been getting little crafty with my bad self with all the time i have these days. i have made some blankets and these little Binky holders that clamp onto the babies clothes so it doesn't fall into the dirt when they lose it.

i am also happy to report that i have made dinner almost every night since we have moved here. i really didn't think i had it in me but i have done an ok job. recipes have gotten a little more exciting as well. these are giant tacos that andy had on his mission. its fried bread batter and then taco fixings on top. its super super good but very large. andy ate his and half of mine.

ummm...so i get bored in my free time and andy thought he should document this moment.

this was a baby shower my sister's in law threw for me. it was a blast and we had a ton of people show and party with us.

cute crib blanket my mother in law made me-i LOVE it!

i had a few other pics i wanted to post but my stupid computer kept deleting them. no idea why. right now we are just waiting for the little lady to get here.

spring break is in two weeks and andy can't wait. he is getting better every day with the kids and i think by the end of the year he will like teaching teenagers. we are looking into graduate programs for him and he is thinking statistics. hopefully we will be able to call the treasure valley home for a few years until he gets his masters and figures our what he wants to do when he grows up. :)

until next month!!!

life changes

so we have finally done it! we have moved from the ice-burg in eastern idaho and made it to the banana belt in western idaho. i have noticed a drastic change in my attitude towards winter since this move-i no longer find it an excruciating experience! its january and i can go for a walk outside, play in the park, and not out on 5 coats just to run to the store. i love it.

andy started work and officially hates teenagers. i told him to get used to them now so he can be all warmed up for when our kids become teenagers. he says they argue with everything he says and have no motivation at all. to his credit, the school gave him all the kids that are behind and usually have some behavior problems. i told him that it would just make him a better teacher. he sure does work with some great people. i have met some of them and they are so nice and helpful and are there to support him after a tough day. it has meant a lot.

i am enjoying my time with nolan, my nephew. he is getting more and more fun each day. it has been a challenge to go from working in an office to babysitting at home. it is good practice for when our little one comes. speaking of which, i am now into my third and final trimester. i cannot not wait to be done. its like a new symptom of something comes every week, adding to the last one. this weeks arrival is the agonizing pain of sciatica. fun fun fun :)

we are happy and settled. its great to be here for now and will keep you posted on any new developments that happen on our end.

have a good day!

baby girl

so-as we are having a baby i thought this was as good as any time to just post some little pictures. they printed me a thousand copies of her arms and booty and then burned them onto a cd for me. i felt a little guilty thinking, "really-already i have to start the baby book?" call me a turd but i'm not too excited about little scraps of paper and hours upon hours of stickers and scissors just for one page in a book. something to get used to i guess. but i am excited that our AdaMarie is as healthy as she could be. i loved feeling her kick and seeing the movement on a screen. that was very cool and something that only i get to experience. sometimes i feel bad that andy will never know what its like to have odd and, at first disturbing, feelings of her moving around. it's very endearing now and i wouldn't part with her for the world.

isn't her little foot awesome!!!

pregnant

so.....i guess i can come right out and say i'm pregnant now. it's time to face the music and just own up to all my crazy mood swings, bloating body, and odd eating habits. i am 17 weeks along it feels like it was just two weeks ago i was up at 3am thinking about the pregnancy test i was going to take when i woke up. i guess andy was up at the same time so we just decided to do it at 3am. there was no doubt about that little plus sign. it was the moment we had been waiting 10 months for...or was it? about oct of 2009 i was having horrible headaches and wasn't sleeping well. andy had given me a blessing to help me cop and during that blessing he said something about praying more often. i will admit i hadn't been very good about my personal prayers so i decided to try it out. one day while in the middle of a migraine i decided to say a little prayer. the image that came to my mind is still ingrained into my memory. it was a little girl with huge brown eye and cute brown curls. the next words were "you want me to have a baby?" the next moment a huge warm confirmation came over me and i knew that was what heavenly father was trying to tell me.

immediately following this manifestation of the spirit, i burst into tears. i didn't want to get pregnant yet. no where in my being did i want to be "that mormon girl" who gets knocked up before their first year anniversary. i got myself under control (i thought) and went to tell andy what had happened. i sat down on the couch and told him something horrible had happened. i then burst into another long stream of tears that lasted 10m or so. i couldn't speak or even show my face. andy at this point was concerned for my life and started asking questions about what happened and to see if he could guess what my concern was. about 20m later i managed to blubber something about prayer, baby, not ready, and then began sobbing once more. andy sat back and said, "you think we are supposed to have a baby?" i nodded and he replied "IS THAT IT? i thought you were DYING or something. a baby isn't that bad". he obviously wasn't as concerned as i was. :) come to find out, during the blessing he gave me a few days previous, he ALSO had a similar impression about a little girl but didn't want to tell me about it...i wonder why? hehe

after that there was a lot of prayer and temple going and we both felt like it was what needed to happen. it wasn't until july that we got pregnant and we were so excited to have the wait over with. then it hit me-I'M PREGNANT!

10 weeks later, lots of prayer and support from family i am happy to say that i am pregnant and excited about it. we think we are having girl but we are having the ultrasound Dec 3. i think i needed a year to get used to the idea of having a kid and i sure am grateful that i have had another 4 months to let the fact sink in.

we don't know where we will be living as of yet-andy is done with school and we are trying to get hired on somewhere. we have applied to alaska, iowa, ohio, texas, idaho, washington, and nevada. we'll see what comes from it.

we are excited for the changes that are coming. i must admit that i am excited about this thanksgiving. i'm already wearing stretchy pants, i have the appetite of a hippo, and if anyone mentions the fact that i have eaten twice as much as anyone there, i will pull out the classic "eating for two" card. LOVE IT!!!!!!

summer comes to a close

as i recall, summers in south eastern idaho never last long due to the fact that it is a frozen hell. :) with that i would like to officially say goodbye to our dear, sweet summer as we will not see the sun or feel its warm rays upon our faces for another nine months.
let's recap all the wonderful things that we were able to do this summer:



as you can see bear lake...


a little chilly to get it but just a toe was ok


hank came home and wiped us into shape


Shoshone falls



our first trip to west yellowstone. lots of fun-hikes and animals and great friends!


Andy was able to go muddin and LOVED it



andy had a surprise pirate party for the big 27

showing his new straight pearly whites


we climbed "r" mountain


straight up



hiked around mesa falls

west trip #2 with some fun new places


we swam in the fire hole-not as warm as fire but it wasn't bad


huge elk

horse back riding in west yellowstone


andy all ready to go


we had such a good crew and it was sooo fun


hobo pool the warmest funnest warm river around


cave falls we were able to go behind it and it was massive and breath taking
we were so lucky to be able to do this one


fun times at lava hot springs


family went to bar j wranglers


andy's family was here so we took them to mesa falls


the big graduate




going to the swimming hole


free water park


caving


sand dunes


eating at the montage-trip to portland



adult night out-too much fun in portland


frog legs-we loved these. we also had alligator tail yum yum


chilled-literally-at the beach


and to sum it all up we saw the most beautiful rainbow ever right in our front yard



it was a complete end to end bright and beautiful rainbow.
it made my summer

so as it comes to an end, i can truly say that we did not waste a single day. we went camping, hiking, horseback riding, saw scenery like none other, saw friends and family and ate some awesome food. who could ask for anything more.

so long summer. we will miss you. until next year