Four Wheeling

{3.11.2013}

We headed out after work to have a little picnic and to go four wheeling.

It was perfect because Laura and Jared were in St. George for Spring Break.

 Our make shift campfire.

We roasted hotdogs (which was a slow process)

and roasted marshmallows, which were hard as a rock and tasted nasty.

 

 My Dad doing donuts in the Jeep

 Stella has the biggest crush on Jared and follows him around everywhere

and wants to talk to him none stop!

 

Scott took me on a slow short ride on the four wheeler

I couldn't chance going into early labor!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Dad!

 

There are so many pictures I want to post but here are couple of him with Stella.

My Dad is an amazing Papa and Stella couldn't be luckier!

Pregnancy Post

30 Weeks

I can't believe I am 30 Weeks!

We are now in the count down.

My stomach gets super hard and is uncomfortable most of the day.

I don't know if that is braxton hicks contractions

or what it is

Baby girl moves all day long still and I love it

I had my doctor's appointment last week

I had my glucose test, Tdap shot and my Rogram shot

It was a long doctor appointment but all went well

I'm measuring great

and her heart beat is at 165 bpm

I gained 5 pounds since my last appointment!

Oops, my doctor I think it was a problem

but I have been trying to get a little better.

That night I couldn't sleep on either side

I had my Tdap in my right arm

and my Rogram in my left hip.

All I wanted to do was to was sleep on my stomach

 Stella asks everyday when the baby is coming

When I tell her not for awhile she asks if she is coming in 5 weeks

She is really excited and so am I

I have another appointment at 33 1/2 weeks

then I will start going every 2 weeks

This is pregnancy is moving quick now

I have less than 8 weeks less of work

and hopefully have the baby right after that!

Pregnancy Post

28 Weeks

Took this picture at night so it is bad lighting, oops!

This pregnancy is starting to fly by!

She is so active! I am extremely grateful about it 

but it makes me so tired!

Some days at work I feel like I need to lay down just to stretch my stomach

She is the most active when I lay down in bed

it usually lasts 5-10 minutes then I can fall asleep.

I have less then 10 weeks left at work!

I will work from home after the baby is born

but I will have a couple weeks off just to enjoy her.

I think my Mom might have a heart attack

because she is taking over while I am gone.

My back pain is okay as long as as walk/run everyday

I have been slacking this week so it hurts a bit.

I can't do many of the stretches the doctor told me to do anymore

my belly won't let me

A sister in my ward said, "you didn't just eat too much, right?"

I laughed and told her no, that I was pregnant

She didn't dare ask me!

I sleep pretty good but I REALLY want to sleep on my stomach

I am trying to sleep sort of on my stomach 

so that I can pretend, it works some nights.

I told Stella how many weeks until the baby comes

and now she asks me if the baby is coming in 5 days or 10 days

I have to tell her no and she gets all sad.

I wore my first pair of maternity pants yesterday

I still have a pair of regular jeans that fit but I was washing them.

I hate maternity pants!

The band gets all bunchy and I feel like I am always fixing them.

I don't mind the shirts or dresses.

I am already getting a little nesting going on

I feel like I need to clean my house like crazy

If only I had the energy by the time Stella goes down there is no hope

I have another appointment at the end of next week

I will have my glucose test done and I might be getting my Rh shot too

I am not 100% sure

 

 

Pregnancy Post

26 Weeks

I just realized that I need to start getting ready for this baby!

There is A LOT of things I don't have

but it is mostly bigger items because what I used for Stella I borrowed from family

I have also started going through ALL the baby clothes boxes

Stella has gotten made at me because I decided I didn't want a couple things

but she thinks everything is super cute!

Besides trying to figure out what I need for the baby

and thinking about work everything is the same.

Nothing has changed since last time

But we are getting more and more excited about this little girl to come!

    

4th Birthday

{Feb. 2, 2013}

We celebrated Stella's birthday a couple days early so that all the grandparents could be there. 

It was also nicer for me because her birthday was on a Tuesday and I had to work.

Stella wanted to have a Cinderella party but since I didn't start thinking about her birthday until a week before I talked her into a Cookies & Milk party.

She really didn't mind that I changed it but she did ask where her Cinderella cake was, which I didn't make! Oops!

 

 I was able to get the little school lunch milks from Harmons

Chocolate and Plain

They were so cute!

 Abby came in all dressed up for Stella's birthday.

She was so excited

Abby had on necklaces, the skirt thing and the butterfly balloon that said,

Happy Birthday Stella! Love Abby

We could of ended the party there she was so happy

I thought the kids needed to decorate sugar cookies

I put different colors of frosting in the squeeze bottles so they could decorate

and lots and lots of sprinkles/candies.

Most of them went home on a sugar high with 3-4 cookies!

 

 I was too tired this year to make a cake so we did cupcakes

I feel bad that I didn't make a cake but with no time and no energy it just couldn't happen

 Stella was definitely spoiled for her birthday!

She loved and loves everything she opened

 Giving cousin Elijah a giant hug for her Tangled doll

These two couldn't be any cuter

One of my favorite presents and bow board with LOTS of homemade bows from Aunt Lindsey, Greg, Anna and Ike.

I can't believe my little girl is 4 years old!

Where has the time gone?

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

We love you!!

We went to her 4 year well check and she is healthy as can be.

WEIGHT: 30.64lbs (15th percentile)

HEIGHT: 3'4" (55th percentile)

Pregnancy Post

25 Weeks

Wow! I am getting big!

There isn't really anything new to report this week.

I have to stretch my back every night or I get super stiff and can't move.

I started doing prenatal yoga 

I am hoping that yoga will help a little bit more with my back.

Stella will do yoga with me for the first little bit

She gets bored just breathing but she is so cute to watch!

This little girl is a mover and a shaker!

When I am sitting at my desk and at night before bed is the worst

She won't stop kicking and rolling

When I try to get Stella to feel her move she always puts her ear on my tummy.

I have tried to get her to understand that she can't hear her

just feel her but it hasn't worked yet.

We have a couple names picked out but haven't settled on one

This pregnancy has been harder to pick then the other two

I just don't seem to really like any names

and I am not really sure why

Stella has really enjoyed kissing my tummy

It doesn't matter if we are at home or at the store

Then afterwards she lets me know that she kissed my tummy

She loves to see the pregnancy apps on my  phone

She loves to see what the baby looks like and asks if she is ready to come out

I have another appointment on Thursday

and I think Stella is more excited then I am.

She has been asking me since Sunday when we are going to my doctor

We can't wait for this little girl!