The Fishback Family

Evan Alexander

2011-09-07T08:02:00.000-06:00

On September 6 I had a doctor appointment at 9 and I was dilated to 3 1/2 centimeters, a huge improvement from the week before when the doctor couldn't even feel my cervix. She stripped my membranes to help things along and said that we could go ahead with the induction! It made me so happy because I was so ready to meet our little guy! So home we went to wait for a call from labor and delivery.

We went home and watched a movie. Around 11 the movie was over and I was impatient for the phone call. I gave labor and delivery a call to follow up and they said they had been super busy but would give my doctor a call to see if she still wanted me to come in this late in the day. So we waited some more. We ate some left over pizza and I turned on Law and Order:SVU. Since the hospital hadn't called yet I decided to take a nap. I had just closed my eyes and the phone rang. It was 12:45 and the hospital wanted to know if we could be there at 1:30.

We got to the hospital and the nurse got me hooked up to the I.V. and Pitocin. She checked me and I was at a 4, so when the doctor stripped my membranes it was actually doing something! I wanted to wait and seem how far I could go without the epidural, but the Pitocin was really kicking in and by 3 I was ready. After I got the epidural the nurse the nurse checked me again and I was at a 5, she wanted me to let her know if I started to feel a little pressure. It was around 5 when I could feel the contractions. They weren't painful, I could just feel my stomach tightening so I called the nurse and she checked me again and I was at a 6. The nurse had me switch the side I was laying on to see if that would help me make more progress. I told Jason to go get something to eat but stay in the hospital. I figured we would stll be there a while. Almost imediately after he left I started to feel pressure in my butt. I thought it was weird to feel pressure there but when I mentioned it to the nurse she said it was normal and she had a hunch that I was ready. She checked me again and sure enough I was at a 10! I called Jason to let him know and told him we were waiting on the doctor and Jason before we started to push.

We had to wait for the doctor since she was in the OR delivering a 31 week baby. I started to feel more pressure, but since I pushed for 2 hours with Emily I wasn't too concerned. After feeling really strong pressure twice I joked with Jason that Evan wasn't going to wait for the doctor. Jason asked me if I wanted him to get the nurse, I told him I was fine. But then I felt that really strong pressure again and I knew something had just happened. I told Jason I needed the nurse and I pushed the nurse button. Jason asked if he should look but I told him I was too scared. The nurse came rushing in saying she had been watching the monitors. She pulled back the blanket and his head was already out! Baby Evan really was trying to deliver himself! I pushed once and the rest of him came out! It was a pretty neat experience to say the least. The doctor came in just as he was coming out!

I got to hold him while they got him wiped off and he looks so much like Emily! I had a 2nd degree tear where I tore with Emily, but I seem to be handling the pain better this time around. Our special little boy was also born with a special extra thumb! You read that right! It's a mini thumb shooting off of his regular thumb. The nurses said there is a small bone so we will most likely have to take him to a plastic surgeon. Jason just said he will be extra good at video games lol! We sure are in love with this boy, extra thumb and all!

Big Baby!

2011-08-20T08:32:00.003-06:00

At my doctor appointment on Tuesday the doctor started checking me to see if I was dilated. I have been cleaning everything and the Saturday before Emily and I took a trip to the zoo, so with all the walking and all the hills and all the cleaning I was so sure she was going to tell me I was dilated to a four and was going to stay and deliver a baby. Instead she told me that baby boy hadn't even dropped yet! In fact he was so high that she couldn't even tell if I was dilated at all! I was a little disappointed but honestly wasn't expecting anything else.

I sat up and she asked me if I was bigger then when I had Emily. I told her I wasn't sure but my husband thought so :) The doctor started to feel by belly and told me that he was measuring at 38 weeks instead if 37. She said she guessed that he was already at 8 lbs! She said that because he was measuring larger we could schedule an induction depending on if I was dilated at my next appointment. She doesn't want to induce me if I'm not dilating since that will increase my risk for a c-section. She said since Emily was almost 9 lbs she knows I can have larger babies.

Emily was 8 lbs 15 oz and I had a 3rd degree tear that took me 6 weeks to recover from. All those memories came back to me and I just started to cry. I didn't want to have a bigger baby. The doctor assured me that already having a baby will decrease the likely hood of tearing that bad again. I'm sure everything will be just fine. My body isn't doing anything it wasn't intended to.

Later that night I had some pretty strong contractions. I described them to my mom and she said they were real contractions not just Braxton Hicks. I feel silly that I am having my second child and I don't know what contractions feel like! With Emily I didn't feel any contractions until my water broke and I was in the comfort of the hospital where I could have an epidural!

Since Tuesday I've had cramping on and off and I can only hope these are real contractions that are helping me dilate. My due date is still 3 more weeks away but a lot of family members have told me they think I will have him before my due date. I guess we'll see :)

My Confession

2011-08-03T20:07:00.002-06:00

I like being pregnant. I know once this little boy is born I will miss feeling him move around in my belly. That being said, I am ready for him to be an outside baby. I feel awful saying that. I should be enjoying this pregnancy especially since this will be our last. This last week has been hard on me.

I am hot. Tired. Emotional. Irriatable. I can't comfortably sleep anymore. I feel like I am failing at all of my responsibilities. At work the smallest things set me off. I am short tempered with all the carriers who call in merely asking about their payments. My co-workers, some just doing their job, others who complain about anything they can get on my nerves. When I come home from work all I want to do is lay down, which is not fair to my active 2 year old. I try and get her to lay in bed with me and watch Dora or Wonder Pets. I even try to get her to bring me a story to read. But like I said it's not fair to her. I work all day and when I am home I should be playing with her. Since I just want to lay down my house work is in serious need of help. I don't have the energy to come home and clean after working all day. I even feel like I am failing my relationship with Jason. I have been short tempered with him and we don't spend a lot of time on our relationship since he's working in the yard or on Emilys room and I'm laying in bed or on the couch.

I've just reached my limit.

On a happier note, last night when I was laying in bed with Emily we were watching Wonder Pets and I had my eyes closed. She leaned over, gave me a hug and a kiss and said, "night, night mommy". Made my heart melt :)

Why this weekend was awesome!

2011-07-10T16:27:00.003-06:00

Friday:

We had a family date night at Hollywood Connection. Jason and I took Emily to play mini golf. Emily tried to hit the ball but she was much better at dropping her ball in the hole! We didn't keep score although if we did I am pretty sure that Jason would have won. I did however get a hole in one!

Emily and I also rode the merry-go-round. She LOVES the merry-go-round!

Saturday:

My friend Jessica got married! Everything about her reception was perfect and she looked beautiful! Afterwards Jason and I went to the Clark Planetarium and watched Laser Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon. I could watch that show a hundred times! Emliy spent the night at my moms. It's only the third time she has been away from us but I have to say it was nice to sleep through the night without Emily coming in our room in the middle of the night and it was nice to wake up and just be lazy! Which brings us to...

Sunday:

Jason woke up early to work in the yard, but I took my time. I laid in bed and channel surfed for an hour then I got up and went to the store. My mom brought Emily back over around 11 and by 1 Emily was taking her nap. She stayed up until 11:30 last night! Which might explain why she napped from 1-3 and then fell asleep again at 4. She fell asleep on the couch with her sippy cup and everytime we try to take it away she wakes up and says, "chocolate milk" and reaches for her cup.

I love hanging out with my family! I am so grateful that we have at least two days a week where we don't have to rush to work and can enjoy just being with each other!

31 Weeks

2011-07-06T20:39:00.002-06:00

I had a doctor appointment today. My doctor, Dr. Gravelle, is out of town this week so I saw a doctor that is retired and steps in to help once in a while, Dr. Rasmussen. I love my doctors office! All the doctors I have seen there have been awesome!

Today I was told that baby is head down and he will most likely stay that way this far into the game. I won't have to worry about having a c-section for a breeched baby. Baby boy had a heartbeat of 140. I had a little bit of protein in my urine, but the nurse said it was probably because I didn't drink a lot of water. I have gained 30 lbs. 30!! I wanted to stay between 20-25 lbs. I have decided I am going to try my hardest to stop drinking Pepsi and try to limit my sweets.

Dr. Rasmussen told me that since this is my second baby, Dr. Gravelle could induce me as early as 39 weeks. It sounds tempting, but I really want to experience going into labor. With Emily my water broke and I have heard it doesn't happen to everyone so I am interested to see how things will go with baby boy.

I can't believe we only have 9 weeks left! Hopefully this weekend we can get started on moving Emily to her big girl room and getting the nursery ready for baby. I am so excited for both of their rooms, they are going to be so cute!

Potty Training

2011-07-05T19:59:00.003-06:00

We have been working on getting EJ to use the potty. I bought some Gerber Training Pants but got to scared of the mess so I put her in some Pull-Ups. She's been doing a great job! I ask her every half hour if she needs to go potty and she will tell me no or yes. If she tells me no I ask her again in 10 minutes.

We got her a Fisher Price Pink Princess Potty, it plays music when it senses wetness in the bowl. Everytime the music goes off, EJ will open her mouth and look surprised. It's so stinkin cute I'll have to get a picture! When she goes potty and the music goes off we will cheer for her and clap to give her some encouragement. Tonight while she was sitting on the potty I decided to go myself, EJ stood up and cheered, "Yay Mommy!" and she even went poop in the potty! Yay Emily!

Happy 4th of July!

2011-07-04T20:37:00.002-06:00

What a crazy weekend this has been!

Friday night I was giving Emily her bath, since I was on-call at work I was on my computer next to the tub issuing comchecks. When I was done I sat up to the tub to wash Emily and saw brown floaties in the tub. I thought to myself, "what is that?". I looked at it for a minute, then it dawned on me and I thought, "no way!". Sure enough there was the poop! In all of her 2 years she has never, ever pooped in the tub before! I especially could not believe she had pooped because before I put her in the tub she was sitting on her potty. This may have been the first time, but I'm sure it won't be the last!

Saturday was a crazy busy day! I have never been on call at work before and actually had to work! I was issuing comchecks all day! Luckily because it is after hours I don't have to have them done right away. My cousin got married at The Point up at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. It is a beautiful place with a beautiful view and it was a beautiful wedding! I am so happy for them! The highlight of the night came when I was sitting at the table after finishing my meal and cupcake and second glass of lemonade. I wasn't feeling well when I leaned over to ask my mom if she would get me a glass of water when suddenly I projectile vomited all over the table! I was mortified to say the least! I can only wonder what the 9 other people at the table were thinking. It was all I could to to apologize and get out of there! Luckily the night got better. We went over to Jasons moms house and watched the fireworks being put on at the high school by her house. Emily has never seen fireworks so I was excited to see how she would react to it. When the fireworks started to go off it looked like she was enjoying it, but then I guess she decided she was too tired to care. SHe started to lay on anyone she could and was putting the blanket over her head. I think she is the only child to ever fall asleep during fireworks!

Jason spent the most part of the weekend at his moms house helping put in a sprinkling system. Emily and I decided to stop by on Sunday to say hi. We blew bubbles outside for a while with her cousins and then I decided I was too hot and needed to go somewhere cooler. My mom doesn't live too far away from where Jasons mom is so I decided to stop by. I pulled up to her house and got Emily out of the car. As I was getting her out of the car I knocked the bubbles out of the car. When I bent down to pick them up, I shut the door. Only realizing I had locked the door before putting the keys in my purse which was now locked inside the car! We have had the car for 2 years and that is the first time I have ever locked the keys in the car! I called Jason on my moms phone since mine was locked in the car. He called AAA for me. While I was waiting in my moms house it wasn't as cool as I was hoping and I was stuck without my keys! Luckily AAA came really fast and I didn't have to wait long.

Since Jason was working in the yard all weekend we decided to stay home and relax today. In May we took Emily to see Thomas the Train at the Heber Creeper. Afterwards we ate at a diner on Main Street, I can't remember the name of the place, but they have the yummiest strawberry pie. I wanted some pie so I made up my mind to attempt to make it from scratch. Crust and all. I got the recipe from the Betty Crocker website. I bought three tubs of strawberries and after I started to make the pie I realized I should have just gone to Costco and bought the strawberries there because I needed more. Something to remember for next time! All in all though I have to say the pie didn't turn out half bad for my first time!

Long Time No See!

2011-07-03T21:38:00.004-06:00

Hi. You may not remember me. I'm Nicole. It's been a while since we last saw each other. I've missed blogging and so my goal for the rest of the year, a New Year Resolution of sorts, is to post one blog a day. No matter how boring. One blog a day.

Just to catch you up, Emily turned 2! TWO! She is talking up a storm. Her favorite words are, Popsicle, Treat and Juice. Occasionally she will throw in Mine. She is very independent and knows what she wants! We have been working on potty training. She will sit on her potty but she doesn't always go. Today however she went 3 times! I am very proud of her! It is so cute to see her get excited when the music on the potty goes off letting us know it's wet. I'm hoping this potty training stuff goes well since I would like her to be potty trained before September when the new baby comes.

I'm sorry, Did I forget to mention that??

WE ARE HAVING A BABY BOY! Thats right a penis!

He is due September 8 and we are very excited! Although I don't think Emily fully understands that in a few months she will have to share her mommy and daddy. We will ask her where baby is and she will point to my stomach. Or my boob. (It's one of the bumps) She will also give my belly kisses and say, "Love you baby brother". She really is the cutest thing!

We also bought a Nikon D7000. I am hoping to hone my photography skills and become a world famous photographer. We bought it in April and the only thing I can do is turn it on. I keep planning on taking a class at Pictureline to familiarize myself with the camera, but I keep slacking. Maybe I will have to make that one of my "New Years Resolutions" too.

Super Bowl Sunday

2011-02-06T11:05:00.001-07:00

I know the Redskins are not playing in the Superbowl, but look how cute she looks in her cheerleader outfit!

What's for Dinner?

2010-12-07T18:23:00.002-07:00

Every night after work Jason and I cannot agree on what to for dinner. We usually end up eating out or getting something delivered. Meal planning takes to long for me, nothing ever sounds good and I usually end up with 20 recipes to make for dessert!

Earlier this year I was at the Womens Show with my mom and my sister, there was a lady selling cookbooks that gave you a daily dinner menu complete with sides and dessert for 30 days. My mom bought a book and she offered to buy me one and I kind of shrugged it off. Flash forward a few weeks and I was sitting at my moms house looking through the cookbook. I could not beleive how easy the recipes were, even for foods I was afraid to make like Malibu Chicken. I told my mom the next time we were out and we saw one I wanted to buy it.

This Saturday we were at the Holiday Boutique at the South Jordan Equestrian Center and I turned the corner only to be met face to face with the cookbook. I had to have it! I came home and made a shopping list of what I needed. Not only is this a great cookbook because it has already meal planned for you, but all the recipes are made from scratch and each week is planned so you dont buy a whole jar of red curry and only use it once. There will be another recipe that will use it. Its planned to save money!

I am on week one, day three and I love this cookbook! I have made Malibu Chicken, HOMEMADE Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup and tonight is Meatloaf with Brownie Pudding Pie. Did I mention that there are sides and desserts included for every night?

This cookbook ROCKS! Buy one now!

www.whatsfordinner1.com

EJ is One!!

2010-06-16T19:41:00.003-06:00

My baby is a toddler! I cannot believe how fast this last year has flown by. EJ should still be a tiny baby to me!

I have been planning her party since before she was born. I wanted it to be at Liberty Park and have had my reservation for the Pavilion since March 1. So imagine my surprise when my dad calls me at 9:00 pm the night BEFORE her party to tell me that Liberty Park is closed due to an OIL SPILL! I was freaking out. Luckily I called the after hours number provided to me when I made the reservation and they told me we would still have access to the pavilion, we just wouldn't be able to go to the pond.

It was such a cold afternoon that the dress I bought EJ to wear had to be all covered up with a jacket. It started to rain while we were eating and then the weather got sunny and warmer just as we were leaving.

Jason and I took the Tuesday off work to celebrate her actual birthday with her. We went to breakfast at one of our favorite breakfast places, The Park Cafe, then headed off to Hogle Zoo. We had a lot of fun. We rode the train and the carousel. EJs favorite animals were the Elephant and the Giraffe. She got all excited and started squealing and shaking her arms and legs when she saw them. We bought her a stuffed giraffe at the gift shop and she wouldn't let it go! She just kept hugging the neck.

I cannot begin to say how much I enjoy being her mommy! She has brought so much happiness to our family. She is so loving, always giving hugs and kisses. I still look at her and cannot believe she is mine! I am so lucky to be her mom! I love you Emily Jane, Happy Birthday!

Houseparty.com

2010-05-19T19:58:00.006-06:00

There is a great website called Houseparty.com. On this great website you can sign up to host a variety of different parties that are sponsored by various companies. The companies will supply a party pack full of favors to advertise their products. All you need to do is select the party you want to host and fill out a short survey ahout the product. That easy.

I found out about this website from another blog about couponing. The writer of the blog mentioned how she signed up for a few parties but had yet to be selected. I figured it wouldn't hurt if I tried it out. After a few rejection letters imagine my surprise when I was selected for the Gerber Generation Celebration House Party!

I received 3 boxes via Fed-Ex. Two boxes had Gerber backpacks filled with coupons, feeeding information and samples. The third box had decorations, plates, napkins, cups, Gerber snacks, formula, cereal, and drinks. Everything I would need for a great party.

For the party I bought some KFC and made a salad and a cake and all the kids ate the Gerber snacks and drinks. I think the biggest hit was the Gerber Graduate Little Crunchies. Even EJ kept trying to eat them long after the were gone :)

Thank you to everyone who came! I sure had fun and am looking forward to hosting my next House Party, Hasbro Game Night!

What a great weekend!

2010-05-11T20:14:00.005-06:00

This last weekend was the best weekend I have had in a long time! It might have helped that the weather was so perfect!

On Saturday EJ and I met my family and friends at the Gateway for the Race for the Cure. It was so inspiring to see so many people supporting a cause and to see all the brave survivors. I made EJ and my neice, Mikayla, matching shirts and bought them both pink pants. They were both so cute but because of napping schedules we weren't able to get a picture of them together. We all walked the 5K and it took us about and hour and a half to complete it since we stopped a few times, but EJ was so good for all 3.1 miles (she mostly slept lol). I am so happy that I got to do this race with most of my favorite people. My Mom, Jessica, Mikayla, Whit, Amber and Thuy and my most favorite person of all EJ :)

After the race, EJ was exhausted and she took a nap while I got all clean. We spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out while EJ practiced walking with her push walker. Later that night after EJ went to bed I got to snuggle on the couch with Jason and watch a movie. It used to be a regular activity for us which we haven't been able to do lately, but I enjoyed every minute of it!

Early Sunday morning EJ woke up FOUR times! I got up with her the first two times and rocked her back to sleep, by the third time I was to exhausted to move so I rolled over and asked Jason to get up with her, and who would have guessed but he got right up with out any protesting! The.best.mothers.day.present.ever! You never realize how much sleep means until it gets interrupted! Thank you Jason, I love you!

Jasons dad is in town so we all went to the Red Rooster Waffle House at Jordan Landing for breakfast. They have the BEST peach melba waffle! After breakfast we went home and relaxed while EJ took a nap. We stopped by Jasons moms house to see her, then went to Liberty Park and walked around and enjoyed the day. EJ got to swing by herself for the first time and she loved it! She loved swinging forward and feeling the wind in her face. After the park we went to my moms house and visited with her and my sister and my neice. It could not have been a more perect first Mothers Day!

Growing up too fast!

2010-04-27T19:42:00.002-06:00

For about the last week, whenever I feed EJ she always reaches for the spoon. Usually I don't let her grab the spoon unless she is finished eating so I don't have a huge mess on my hands, however today I decided that someday soon she will have to learn to eat on her own so I handed over the spoon. And I am glad I did :)

I put some food on her spoon and let her feed it to herself. When she needed some more butternut squash on her spoon I brought the jar over to her so she could dip the spoon into it and get some more. I guess she figured she can just drink all her food because that is exactly what she did! She lifted the jar to her lips and started to sip! It was so cute...and messy! I will just have to get used to the fact that kids make messes and learn to enjoy it!

Uh-Oh

2010-04-15T20:44:00.008-06:00

That just happens to be EJs first word! lol
When she first started to say "uh-oh" I looked at Jason and asked him if she was really saying it, sure enough she drops her sippy cup and says "uh-oh". Cutest thing ever! Now she says it all the time :)

Jason also happened to turn 30 this week (?!). I can't beleive I married such an old man ;) We celebrated his birthday by going to our favorite steak place, Ruby River, for dinner with his family. Jason also celebrated his old age by buying an old mans car. A Cadillac CTS (Okay,so its a younger mans version of an old mans car, but it rocks!) Happy Birthday Jason!

Emily trying a lemon for the first time lol!

My sweet little baby also turned 10 MONTHS OLD!! Ack! I cannot believe how fast the last 10 months have gone by! I feel so blessed to have her, she is the most lovey little girl ever, she gives everything hugs and kisses and when I ask if I can eat her chin she opens her mouth and tilts her head backwards (that is my fav!). She is pulling herself up on everything and it won't be too long before she is walking. I just want to cry because she is growing up so fast, but I am enjoying every minute of it!

Peek-A-Boo!

"Hoppy" Easter

2010-04-12T20:36:00.002-06:00

The kitchen

2010-03-30T20:55:00.004-06:00

Jason, his friend Cory and our brother in law Dave, put up this beautiful travertine backsplash last weekend! I love how it makes our kitchen looks. It pulls everything together. Now we just need to paint the kitchen and find a picture for our bare wall and we will be one room closer to having a finished house!

Slacker!!

2009-12-16T15:50:00.007-07:00

I'll be the first to admit that I have been slacking in the blogging department. Up until now I have had to connect to the internet through my IPhone, which makes for slow uploads. But now we have joined the 21st century and have internet at our home. Yay! So now for your updates!

Emily Jane turned five months old! (Yes she is now six months old!! those pictures will follow in a separate post.)

We moved EJ to her own room, I just didn't want to let her go, but she is sleeping much better now that she isn't in the cradle. She has even learned to roll onto her tummy while she sleeps!

Our little turkey celebrated her first Thanksgiving. She was even able to eat some sweet potatoes, after all what is Thanksgiving without sweet potatoes?

I took EJ to the Festival of Trees with my mom and my grandma. Emily loved all the lights. At one point a lady looked at Emily and said, "Look at those cheeks! God gave her extra ones!" I thought it was pretty funny!

We put up our Christmas Tree and since EJ loves lights we decided to stick her under the tree and she had a blast! She loved playing with the snowflake ornaments and by the time she was done, she was covered in blue sparkles!

The Cats Meow

2009-11-01T20:40:00.003-07:00

Happy Halloween!

Since we haven't been down to see Grandma Bylund in a while, EJ and I drove down to Spanish Fork and met my dad and Carrie there so they could all see EJ in her costume.

Afterward Jason and I took EJ to my moms house. The whole time Mikayla was loving on EJ and giving her kisses. We ended the night at Jasons moms house. The whole night we saw maybe 10 Trick-or-Treaters. I remember how much fun it was to go Door to Door when I was younger. I wonder where everyone goes now?

Four Months

2009-10-30T19:03:00.006-06:00

I am such a bad {busy?} mom! I just realized I forgot to post EJ's four month picture!

She turned four months a year to the day I found out I was pregnant. I can't believe how fast the past year went by. What started out as a poppy seed is now a chunky happy baby girl!

We started giving her oatmeal cereal this week. At first she spit it out, then she would make a funny face. We waited a couple more days then gave it to her again and she seems to like it now.

My cute little bug!

2009-10-11T11:59:00.003-06:00

I remember a time when I blogged about other things besides my cute baby, but when she is as cute as she is it's hard to blog about anything else!

I went to the Baby Expo on Saturday with my sister-in-law, Julie, and her cute girls. There was a Cute Baby contest, which of course I entered. Julie said that while we were getting her pictures taken everyone kept making the comment,"look at that cute baby with the zebra stripped pants." We'll be able to see what the pictures look like later this week. Also we will know if we won. I mean, how could we not! :)

Also, I want everything pumpkin, I couldn't eat it last year since I was so nauseous so I plan to over-indulge this year. If you know anywhere that has yummy pumpkin foods or have a yummy recipe for pumpkin, let me know!

3 Months

2009-10-03T20:11:00.003-06:00

Okay, I know I am a little late, but better late then never right?

She really is getting SO big! She really is sleeping through the night now. {most nights anyway!} She is starting to grab onto her toys and likes to pull the binky out of her mouth and try to put it back in. The bottom part of her is trying to turn over. {I'm not ready for her to be mobile!} Tonight she even went to sleep by herself! I swaddled her and laid her down with the musical seahorse. It was that easy! I know I used a lot of exclamation points, but if you were her mom you would use them too! She is such a joy and the best little thing you could ever ask for!

Virginia is for Lovers

2009-09-20T10:01:00.003-06:00

We went to Virginia over Labor Day weekend. I don't know why it took us so long to get there! It was absolutely beautiful!

EJ did well on the plane ride out there. She fell asleep at 4:30 and our plane was supposed to leave at 5:10, however, our plane needed a new weather vane so we sat on the airplane until about 6:30 when we were finally able to take off. EJ slept the entire time and didn't wake up until I had to put her in her carseat when we finally landed at the Dulles airport. She quickly fell asleep again.

Friday morning after we woke up and got ready we went and visited Nanny's (Jasons Grandma who EJ is named after) grave site. I wish that I could have known her, she meant a lot to Jason. We then went to lunch at Ruby Tuesdays with Jenifer, Will, Amanda, Phoenix and Papa. I am glad that Papa got a chance to meet EJ. We went to a jail museum on Main Street. It was there during the Civil War. It was fun learning a little bit of Warrenton history.(During the Civil War, Warrenton changed hands 69 times!) Later that night we went to a street fair on Main Street in Warrenton with Jake, Savannah and Will. They had a bunch of local merchants, winerys, face painting and a bounce house that Will and Savannah were excited for! We ate dinner at Fosters, its a pretty good burger place, the fries were really good with a little bit of vinegar on them! After that Jason and I snuck of and went to Carousel, a cute little ice cream place.

On Saturday, Jenifer, Will, Savannah, Jason, EJ and I all took the Metro into D.C and went to the National Zoo. That area of D.C is so pretty and the National Zoo is huge! We were so exhausted after the Zoo we decided to head back. We ate at a greek restaurant called Amphora with Jenifer. Jason got the best tasting cheesecake ever!

Sunday, Jenifer had a bbq and I was able to meet some more of Jasons family, including Papas sister. After the bbq, Jason, EJ and I went for a drive into the Shenendoah State Park. I think that is the closest to heaven you can get on earth, I wanted to pull over and live under the canopy of trees! On our way back we drove past a steak place that was nestled in the trees off of the side of the highway, called Ben and Marys. Jason said he had always wanted to eat there so Jenifer was nice enough to watch EJ while we went and ate dinner. It was the worst meal ever! Jasons steak was WAY under cooked so the waitress took it back to the kitchen when she gave it back to Jason, it was still pretty undercooked and the waitress said the the chef must have been tired! My meal came with creamed squash, it sounded good but it was a little more then cold squash in milk. So while it wasn't the best meal, its a good story to tell!

Monday we woke up nice and early to go to the airport. We didn't get to see Justin and Tessa while we were out there, but now we have a good excuse to go out again! EJ was a little bit fussy on the plane ride home, but no one was in the seat next to us so we had a little bit of wiggle room.

Thanks Jenifer for letting us stay at your house! We had so much fun!

No Good!

2009-08-30T10:00:00.002-06:00

Thursday was my birthday. We went to the Olive Garden, my favorite place, to celebrate. Jason got the steak gorgonzola. I got the chicken gnocchi, and brought home my leftovers. It was all very yummy!

When we got home Jason started saying he didn't feel very good, then he spent the rest of the night throwing up. I felt fine so in the morning while Jason laid there in pain, I got ready for work and dropped EJ off at Julies.

I took my left over Olive Garden to work for lunch. After I ate my lunch, my stomach started to feel upset. When I got home I played with EJ for a little bit and then I started to feel like I was going to throw up! By the time EJ was ready for bed I could barely rock her to sleep because it hurt my stomach so bad. Trying to take care of a baby when both Mommy and Daddy are sick is not an easy task to accomplish. So the next morning I called my Mom who was nice enough to come and pick up EJ for the day so we could rest and start feeling better. Later that night after lots of rest and Sprite, we were able to keep down some soup. And even though my mom offered to keep EJ overnight, we missed her too much and went and picked her up.

Everyone is feeling better now and I am just glad we got sick this weekend instead of next weekend when we will be in Virginia!

Lollipop! Lollipop!

2009-08-24T19:21:00.002-06:00

Jason always gives better presents then I do. The first Christmas we were together Jason gave me a ton of Mac make-up, Vera Wang Princess perfume, an Eiffel Tower statue. I gave him clothes.

Last year for my birthday he gave me an Ipod. For his birthday I gave him shoes. This year for my birthday he surprised me with a Dell mini computer (the lollipop commercial). He even gave it to me early. For his birthday, I gave him socks. Freakin socks! But in my defense he did say he didn't want anything for his birthday and if I got him anything he would be mad at me. I didn't want him to be mad.

I have to say I have the sweetest, most thoughtful husband and I am very lucky to have him!

Take me out to the ballgame

2009-08-24T19:02:00.002-06:00

On Saturday my work had a summer party at the Bees game. I was very excited, all summer I had been trying to get Jason to go the game, but he isn't a big fan like I am. He did agree to go with me since it was for my work.

The Bees made 8 runs in the first inning and that is pretty much all that happened the whole time we were there. Around the 6th inning EJ started to get tired and we left since she was having a hard time falling asleep. We had a fun time and it was nice to get out and do something new with EJ. I can't wait until she is old enough to get excited about it!

Ouch!

2009-08-24T18:40:00.003-06:00

Last Tuesday EJ had her 2 month check-up, including shots. She now weighs 12 lbs 12 oz and is 24 inches. I was so worried about her getting 5 shots but as it turns out one is administered orally and the other shots are combined into two. It was hard to see her get pricked, (you would think that with all the heal pricks she had for her jaundice I would be used to it)she was all smiles and happy and the minute they pricked her her eyes got really wide and then the poor thing started crying. I tried to give her the binky to draw her attention away, but she wasn't having any of it!

I told her that morning that if she was a good girl at the doctors we would buy her a present after mommy and daddy got off work. After seeing her be such a little trooper, we had to buy her this cute musical seahorse.

2 months

2009-08-17T17:45:00.004-06:00

The past two months seem to have disappeared. They went by so fast. I went back to work last Monday and seemed to have survived the first week. EJ changes everyday and for some reason she likes to lay on the changing table. When she lays on there she will talk and smile all day! Jason and I can't get enough of her!

Back to work

2009-08-10T20:50:00.001-06:00

And EJ slept through the night for the first time!!

For the past week EJ would wake up at night with her arms out of her swaddle and she would only eat maybe an ounce. I began to wonder if she was trying to sleep through the night but her arms were preventing her. I bought a Swaddle Me blanket (or baby straight jacket as Jason calls it). We put her to bed with the blanket and then the next thing I knew I was waking up at 2 in the morning and she was still asleep! I got up and gave her the binky and went back to bed. She stayed asleep until I woke her up at 6:30! Fingers are crossed that she sleeps the whole night again!

The first day back to work went well. I cried. Alot. But I got my work done, a little bit slower then before, but I'm sure I will get back to normal. We are lucky to have Julie watch EJ while we are at work, it made it a little bit easier to go back to work having someone I trust watching her. Hopefully it will get easier. I just missed my little bug way too much!

It's a bad day

2009-08-09T18:46:00.000-06:00

I'm going back to work tomorrow. I am excited to go back, but it make me sad to leave my baby during the day when I have been with her everyday for the past seven weeks.

To make it worse, none of my pre-pregnancy clothes fit me. I have been wearing my maternity shorts and my strechy black skirt since I had Emily. I went to the mall today to buy some clothes to get me back to work and I am just so unhappy with my post baby belly that finding anything that would make me feel better is impossible. I just want to cry and sit around all day in my grey sweatpants instead of going back to work.

I am going to miss my baby tomorrow and I am having a bad day today.

One month!

2009-07-16T17:45:00.003-06:00

{sob}

I cannot believe that it has already been that long. I still cannot believe that we have a little baby. She really is the sweetest thing and I don't think that we could have been luckier.

We are starting to follow a little bit of a nighttime routine (if 1 month olds have one!). She will go to bed about 9:00, sleep until midnight, I'll feed her and she will go back to bed until about 3:00 and then sleep until 5:00. I am still so tired at that time and I try my hardest to get her to go back to bed. Since I am going back to work in a month, I thought that this week I would start getting up after that 5 am feeding to get myself used to getting up, but since I don't have to right now, it's hard to and I go back to bed.

Family: the most important thing in the world

2009-07-11T15:40:00.003-06:00

Here is our first picture as a family.

Here is our second one.

I love this family!

Our Little Firecracker

2009-07-06T10:17:00.004-06:00

I can't believe it has been three weeks already! I look at her and she has already changed so much. It makes me a little bit sad, but I am excited to see her grow up and to be able to experience everything.

I swear that her hair is getting longer. She likes to scowl but when she smiles she has the cutest dimples. Believe it or not, but she actually flips you off. A trait she may have inherited from her daddy. I will be feeding her and I will look down and there is that middle finger. I hope she isn't upset that she is getting formula now!

We sure do love this little girl. It amazing how much love we are capable of.

One Week Old

2009-06-22T14:25:00.004-06:00

Our little girl is one week old today! I can't beleive how fast the time has gone by! We are so in love with her she has changed so much from the day she was born. She is so easy going and doesn't cry unless she is hungry! We are so lucky!

Introducing Emily Jane

2009-06-16T10:59:00.004-06:00

Emily Jane was born at 8:02PM on June 15th. She weighed in at 8lb 14oz. She is 21 inches long. Both Nicole and Emily Jane are doing well. Nicole will post more pictures later. She is my little snugglebug. I love her.

2009-06-15T12:05:00.000-06:00

love diesel

Overdue

2009-06-14T17:24:00.002-06:00

It's the day after my due date and still no baby.

Today is the day we were originally told would be our due date so I was hoping she would still make appearance today. But I have a feeling I am going to make it to my doctors appointment on tuesday. We went to Ikea today hoping that the walking would coax her out. Two hours later and not a single contraction.

Due Date

2009-06-13T20:33:00.003-06:00

It's 8:30 pm on my due date and we still don't have an outside baby.

I have had a few contractions but they stop the minute I start to time them.

Emily Janes Room

2009-06-11T12:03:00.001-06:00

This is my favorite room in the house! Jason did such a great job putting up the crown moulding. Of course I am most proud of the letters above her crib. It was my first vinyl project on the Cricut!

Now if she would only hurry up and get her so she can enjoy it! Only two more days!!

Labor Pizza

2009-06-05T09:34:00.000-06:00

On Saturday we made a trip to labor and delivery since I couldn't feel E.J move, and when the nurse checked me I was still only 1 cm and 50% effaced and the baby was still very high. At my doctor appointment on Tuesday my doctor told me I was 3 cm and 70% effaced and that the baby had dropped pretty low. She told me I could have the baby any day and would bet it would be in the next couple days. So of course I spent the next couple days just waiting for labor to start. Here it is Friday and still no baby.

Well this girl I work with told me about a place downtown that has Labor Pizza. Apparently this pizza has put women into labor before, so I googled it and found out it was Cafe Trio. Since Jason likes that place he agreed we would go there for dinner. When we got there I told the waiter I wanted the chicken pizza with the roasted garlic and fontina cheese. He smiled and me knowingly and said, "it's about that time?" and I said "it's about that time". After I ate all that I could of that pizza, Jason asked me if he needed to take me to the hospital. Nope. Not yet. We got home and I still was not having any contractions, but I did have heartburn. So I decided to go get a pedicure sice I heard that can put you into labor. A relaxing 45 minutes later, still no contractions. Now here it is Friday. I still have a week until my due date, but I am really hoping she decides to some this weekend!

Elepantitis

2009-05-28T15:47:00.002-06:00

I remember sitting in a ninth grade class and learning about other countries. In the text book there was a picture of a man who had an incredibly large foot. The caption underneath said, "Elephantitis". I thought to myself, "Good thing I don't live there, I don't want to get that!" Well no one told me that pregnancy will cause Elephantitis.

One more month!

2009-05-13T13:45:00.003-06:00

One month from today is my due date!

I can't believe how fast the last 8 months have past. Looking back to when I first found out that we were going to have a baby, I remember it seemed like this time would never come! I am very excited and very anxious to meet our little girl. I just stare at Jason all night and wonder what she will look like. (I hope that she gets his good looks, especially his perfect nose!)I wonder what kind of personality she will have. I have a feeling she will be really calm and relaxed. (Again, hopefully like her dad!)

Next week marks the beginning of my weekly appointments. I know I will just cry if my doctor tells me I haven't made any progress. But I am sure this little girl will come when she is good and ready. (A little bit stubborn, just like her mom.)

Luck

2009-04-20T16:40:00.004-06:00

A while ago I posted a blog about a few of the bigger items I wanted to purchase for the baby. At the time we did not know if we were going to have a boy or a girl, but I fell in love with the Chicco Cortina travel system in Bella. As luck would have it we are having a girl which would allow me to have the pink stroller.

This particular color is new and became available in March, unfortunately it sold out as soon as it became available. Everywhere I looked it would tell me that the travel system was on backorder until July. My baby is due in June. It made me want to cry. Luckily, I found online a store in California that looked like they still had the Bella in stock. I wanted to call them before I ordered it online. I didn't want to order it then have something pop up telling me that it was on backorder. Luckily, they told me they had one left! I quickly called Jason and told him they had it and we decieded to buy it. And guess what!? It got delivered today! YAY! Now we can bring our little girl home safely and in style!

(I love this travel system!)

30 Weeks

2009-04-11T17:38:00.002-06:00

In honor of my 14 lb weight gain in one month (which my doctor says is partly to blame on my swelling) I have decided to show you my belly's journey through the last 30 weeks. Enjoy!

It's about time!

2009-03-30T16:49:00.003-06:00

After about 10 weeks of feeling the baby move around, Jason FINALLY felt Emily move! See we don't have a very active baby plus the placenta is right in front so anytime she moved, the placenta was absorbing most of the feeling.

It always seemed like when she was active, the moment I would say Jasons nsme to let him know she was moving, she would stop. Yesterday we were just watching TV and she started to move, Jason was holding the remote so I grabbed his hand and tried to shake the remote out of it. I put his hand on my belly and for a minute I thought she was done moving, but then she kicked really hard! I asked Jason if he felt it and the look on his face told me he had! I was really excited that he was able to feel her move. You have no idea how excited I was! It always made me sad that he hadn't felt her. Hopefully now that I can feel her move everyday Jason will be able to feel her move more often!!

Orlando!

2009-03-16T16:45:00.007-06:00

Saturday
We flew into Orlando with Jasons boss and his wife. We met one of their customers for dinner at Taverna Opa. It is a Greek place that I wish they had in Utah. They had the best hummas and pita bread, they would yell "OPA" and throw napkins everywhere, they even had a belly dancer that would come around and dance on your table! The best part was there was a table of drunk girls having a bachelorette party and a table of drunk guys next to them, you can imagine the fun they were having!

Sunday
This was the first day that Jason had to work at the convention. Jasons brother, Justin, and his girlfriend, Tessa, were in Orlando the same time we were for a training for Justin's work. After Jason was done in the morning we all went to Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum. There were a bunch of crazy things in there. Later Jason and I met some of his customers for dinner at one of the hotels restraunts. Jason tried some ostrich and said it tasted like bbq chicken.

Monday
This was the first day of Justins class. After Jason was done for the morning, Jason, Tessa and I went for a drive to downtown Orlando. We thought we were following signs for the shopping district but ended up at a lake in the middle of the city. I cannot remember the name of the lake but there was an ampitheater there that is part of Disney. We had an ice cream cone from a cafe that is by the lake then went to pick up Justin. That night Jason and I had dinner with another client at a different restraunt at the hotel. It was a buffet that had the best desserts!

Tuesday
This was Jasons last day of the convention. After he was done taking their booth down we went with his boss and his wife to the outlets. We bought the baby some clothes. We then went to the awards banquet that signaled the end of the convention and they too had great desserts!

Wednesday
This is when the fun begins! Both Jason and Justin were done with their work obligations. We went on an airboat tour through the swamp to see the gators. It was so much fun and I recommend this to anyone who is going to Florida! Then we went to Sea World and we were able to feed the dolphins. I now love dolphins! We also saw the Shamu show, but since I forgot to charge the battery on the camera, it died before we saw Shamu. The park closed at 6, so after we left Jason and Justin decided to go on a sling shot ride! I would never have the guts to, but it looked like they had fun. I will post the video as soon as I can figure out how to do that!

Thursday
We went to Universal Studios the last day we were in Orlando. It wasn't much fun. I'm not just saying that because I couldn't ride any of the rides. There were maybe 5 rides total. Next time I think we will skip Universal and just go straight to Disney World. Since it was our last day in Orlando, we all decided to go out for a nice dinner. We found a steak place (I cannot think of the name) in downtown Orlando. I had some fries that were fried in truffle oil. It was pretty tasty. Better then the Duck Fat Fries we had on our honeymoon.

Friday
We had to leave for the airport at 5 in the morning. I managed to forget my cell phone and the clothes we bought for Emily Jane. Luckily Justin and Tessa were still at the hotel when I realized I left them and they were able to mail them to us! We got home safely and were excited to see our dog, who we left with Jasons brother, Johnny. While we were gone Johnny taught Diesel to roll over.It is the cutest thing ever. Sometimes I really do love that dog!

HELP ME!

2009-03-03T16:40:00.002-07:00

I need some healthy recipes for lunches I can take to work, dinners (that even Jason will eat!) and snacks. I am not a good cook. I need easy to follow recipes. I just stepped on the scale and I am up 10 pounds from last month :| The last two doctor appointments I have gone up 10 pounds at each appointment. I am not looking forward to my appointment tomorrow.

I know I need to eat to nourish the baby, but I am thinking I need to eat healthier. I have three months left I cannot gain 30 more pounds! I keep thinking I am going to take water aerobics, but the one for pregnant women starts so soon after work and I am a little bit embarassed to go to the one at the fitness center. At least Diesel likes to go for walks!

Please help me!

Moving Day!

2009-02-25T15:53:00.001-07:00

We are finally moving into our house this weekend! We have waited a long time for this day and are very excited! I sure am thankful to Julie and Dave for letting us stay in their basement until this day came and I bet they are thankful that this day DID eventually come! :)

Here is a sneak peak of the house. More pictures will come when it all gets put together.

Abigail and Diesel

2009-02-18T19:24:00.006-07:00

We bought Diesel a new kennel since he was quickly outgrowing the kennel he had. Diesel actually likes this one. He goes and sits in it even when Jason and I are home. Who knew that our niece, Abby, would like it as much as Diesel likes it!

Maternity Clothes

2009-02-14T15:07:00.002-07:00

When I decided that I needed some maternity pants for work I looked at Motherhood.com. I saw alot of cute clothes and decided to take a trip to the mall. I walked into Motherhood and started to panic. The store was so small and it seemed unorganized to me. The only pants they had were the full panel ones and I wasn't ready for elastic yet. I walked out of the store and tried not to cry.

I next tried Gap.com. I saw some pants that I loved and decided to go to the mall, again. The only Gap Maternity in Utah happens to be in Orem, so I bribed my mom with lunch to come with me. I am so glad she did! I tried on the pants that I fell in love with online, but they looked so frumpy. I gave up frump girl a long time ago and I started to panic thinking I would have to go back. My mom told me to try a smaller size and they were perfect! Then she brought me the full panel ones. I told her I didn't want those and she said, "Trust me, when you get bigger you will want them." I tried them on and freaked out a little as I pulled the elastic waist up. but after they were on I have to admit they were comfortable. I left The Gap satisfied.

When it go to the point where I needed some new jeans, where the Bella Band just wasn't working anymore, I looked online yet again. Old Navy was having a sale, 40% off,online only. I put a bunch of clothes in my shopping cart then decided that I wanted to try them all on first before I bought them. I head over to the Old Navy at Jordan Landing only to find out their maternity section consists of one style of t-shirt, one style of dress and the full panel jeans. And this store is supposed to have the largest selection of Old Navy Maternity in Utah. Yikes. I tried on the jeans thinking I could at least buy those on line. But after I tried on those pants and felt how much more comfortable they were then my unbuttoned, unzipped pants, I couldn't leave the store with out them.

This week as my belly kept popping out of my pre-pregnancy shirts I decided it was time to buy some maternity ones. This time I went online to Motherhood.com and put a bunch of shirts in the basket and also a swimming suit for our trip to Orlando (I am also going to start taking water aerobics to help my back pain). I got an e-mail saying that my order had shipped, except for the swimming suit, which was on back order. I called Motherhood to see how long it would be on back order and was told until the first week in March. Since I didn't want to wait that long, I canceled the swimming suit and made another trip to the mall. I wasn't so overwhelmed this time since I knew the exact item I was looking for. I found the swimming suit and tried it on. After all the anxiety I have had over maternity clothes, it was odd to find out that the maternity swimming suit I was trying on was probably the only swimming suit I have ever worn that didn't cause me to have a panic attack.

Baby Stuff

2009-02-08T08:27:00.004-07:00

Since we are still living in my sister-in-law's (Julies) basement we haven't bought a lot of stuff for little Emily since we have no where to put it. For our house to be done we just need to get the floors sanded and stained and paint the walls and then we will finally be able to move in!

But just because we don't have anywhere to put anything, this small obstacle hasn't got in our way. Jason bought her a bunch of cute little outfits from Carter's (my favorite place for baby clothes!). He did a great job! He also bought her some books, Where the Wild Things Are, Green Eggs and Ham and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. We are determined for her to become the female version of Albert Einstein and have already begun to read her the books :)

We bought the bedding for the crib from Pottery Barn Kids (It was on sale so totally justifiable!). The crib blanket wasn't on sale and I am too cheap to spend $70 on one so my Grandma is going to help me make one that will match.

As soon as we get back from Orlando we are going to buy the crib. I have the whole nursery decor laid out in my head and can't wait to get started on it! The crib we have picked out is even a Carter's crib! It will go from a crib to a toddler bed to a full bed so she will have this for a long time!

Superbowl

2009-02-02T20:18:00.003-07:00

The superbowl wasn't all to bad this year despite the Patriots not playing :) Of course the best thing about the superbowl are the commercials and this one was my absolute favorite!

Sugar and Spice and Everthing Nice!

2009-01-27T16:50:00.003-07:00

That's what our little girl is made of!

We're having a girl! Ever since we found out I was pregnant we have been calling the baby "He" so we were a little shocked to find out it was a "She". But we are excited none the less! The doctor told us that everything looked perfect and that they didn't give away prizes for perfect hearts but if they did our baby would get one!

And now I know why I haven't felt the baby a lot, I have an anterior placenta. Any kicks the baby is giving me is being absorbed by the placenta. I was reassured that in a few weeks I will feel her kicking me!

Half way there!!

2009-01-25T11:31:00.002-07:00

Today I am twenty weeks pregnant. That means only twenty more weeks to go! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by since we found out I was pregnant. Back then just looking forward to this day seemed like forever. But now we are here and if that went by fast I am sure the next twenty will go by just as fast. That's kind of scary! In four more months Jason and I will be responsible for something so tiny and helpless! As excited as I am, it scares me to death!

So many things are going through my head now. I don't feel the baby too often, but my mom tells me not to worry because soon the baby will be kicking me in the ribs and I will want it to settle down and sleep. We get to have our ultrasound on Tuesday. The last time we had an ultrasound was at our first appointment and the baby was so tiny and just barely looked like a baby. On Tuesday the baby will look like a real baby! At first I was sure that it was going to be a boy (Jason still is!) but the closer it gets to the ultrasound, I think it might be a girl. It will be so exciting to know what we are having! After we find out we are going to go to Build-A-Bear and make the baby a bear. Also, the baby is the size of a cantaloupe this week! A cantaloupe!

Jason is the best!

2009-01-22T19:25:00.002-07:00

Remember how Jason said that he would get me the Cricut so that he wouldn't have to keep hearing about how much I wanted it? Well, since I have had the Cricut he has surprised me with two new cartridges, Paper Pups, so I can scrapbook Diesel, and New Arrivals so I can scrapbook the baby. Today he surprised me with the Jukebox! I am so excited for this. I can keep my cartridges in the Jukebox and I won't have to change the cartridge each time I want to use a different one. On the box it says it works best with Design Studio, I told him I would need to get that one next!

Also, only 5 more days till we know if the baby is a boy or a girl!

The baby is grounded to it's womb!

2009-01-17T14:51:00.002-07:00

I had a nice talk with my work about maternity leave.

The baby is due June 13. My year anniversary at work is June 13. If the baby comes any sooner then this date I won't qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act (FLMA) and I will have two options; One, when I have the baby I can use my paid sick time, which is about six days (all my vacation time is going towards our Orlando trip), then go back to work six days after giving birth... Two, use my paid sick time and once that runs out I can take as much time off as I want by quiting my job and re-interviewing for a job, if one is available, when I decide to go back to work.

If the baby comes on or after it's due date, I'll be okay. I can take up to twelve weeks and still have a job. My work did tell me that if the baby comes before my year anniversary I can use my sick time until FMLA kicks in, but thats only six days. I was born three weeks early and Jessica had her baby two weeks early, so I hope this baby won't come early. I am probably the only pregnant woman in history to want to go beyond her due date!

I like living in America but our maternity leave options stink! In the land of the Eiffel Tower, women get four months of maternity leave. Six weeks before the baby come and ten weeks after it's born.

Boy or Girl?

2009-01-06T18:00:00.003-07:00

Our big ultrasound is scheduled for January 27! We are so excited to find out what we are having! At first I was so certain that we were going to have a boy. I had a dream that the baby was a boy Jason had a dream that the baby was a boy and five girls I know are having a boy. But then I found out two girls I know are having girls and I had a dream that the baby was a girl. Also, we have only come up with two names which happen to be girl names. I'll take a boy or a girl! I am so excited to meet the baby!

A few of my favorite things.

2009-01-01T13:56:00.004-07:00

I don't have Oprah's money, but if I did I would make sure that everyone in my studio audience got these!

The Bella Band! It's official. I cannot button my pants. The Bella Band is the best maternity item I will purchase this entire pregnancy! At first when I went to the store I was skeptical that the stretchy fabric would be able to hold up my pants but it couldn't have been any worse then the stretchy hair band that was holding my pants up at the time. The band goes on over my unbuttoned pants and stays there keeping my pants up. I am not tugging at my pants like I was with the hair band.

The Cricut! I finally got one! For many months now I have been telling Jason that I want one. This time when I said it he said "Let's get you one so I won't have to hear that you want it anymore." I guess I know how to get what I want now :) The only thing is that now he has to hear me talk about all the cartridges and accessories I want for it! I have been playing around with it and am not used to it yet but I am already planning all the vinyl quotes we will have around the house and have grand plans for my scrapbook!

Babysteals.com and Mamabargains.com! Both websites post one great item a day at a cost that you can't beat. The only thing I have bought are some maternity shirts from babysteals.com but the minute we find out if this baby is a boy or a girl I will be both sites best customer. I have seen many many things I have to have! Both sites are Utah based businesses and if you order from babysteals.com you can pick up the item from their office and save on shipping!

Welcome to the second trimester!

2008-12-20T17:58:00.002-07:00

At 13 weeks and 3 days I officially joined the second trimester!

My nausea has disappeared for the most part and has now given way to heartburn. I tried to eat Tums but they are nasty and make me gag, but they work. I tried Zantac and while they come in a convenient pill form, they do not work. I told Jason that I didn't know what I would rather have, heartburn or nausea. He said he would rather have heartburn. I haven't made up my mind yet.

My appetite has returned and I am slowly gaining back the ten pounds I lost at the beginning of the pregnancy. I have had to give up my gray work pants since they are too tight on my stomach and the waist band keeps rolling down making them uncomfortable to wear. Luckily I have a pair of black maternity pants that Jessica gave to me from her pregnancy with Mikayla. My jeans have been getting tighter as well. If I button them they fit, but they are snug. I have been putting a hair elastic through them but then my pants want to fall down. I saw something called a Bella Band that is you are supposed to wear over your unbuttoned pants that is supposed to help keep your pants from falling down. I think I am going to have to try it.

I love my wife

2008-12-15T20:26:00.001-07:00

I don't like to blog. But I want everyone to know that I love my wife. She is awesome. That is all.

Jason

San Francisco

2008-12-15T18:58:00.006-07:00

Jason left on Wednesday so he could go to his training on Thursday and Friday. When he went to check in on Thursday he found out the training had been canceled and no one had been told. So during the day he worked from the hotel room then went to check the city out when he was done. On Friday I flew into San Francisco to join him. Jason met me at the airport and we rode BART into the city. It is a cross between Trax and a subway. We took it easy that night so we could get an early start on Saturday.

Our first stop was Fisherman's Warf where we saw the barking sea lions and a very tall Christmas tree.

We also went on a ferry that would take us to Alcatraz.

After 10 minutes we arrived at Alcatraz, which is Spanish for seagull. I really loved going to Alcatraz. We had an audio tour that told us a lot of interesting stories about all the attempted escapes and about how life was on the "Rock". Families actually lived there!

That night we ate dinner at John's Grill, Home of the Maltese Falcon. In both the movie and the book the main character at lunch there often.

After dinner we went to Ghirardelli Square(!!) and ate ice cream sundaes covered in Ghirardelli chocolate! Jason had a brownie sundae and I had a cookie one. Delicious!

Sunday morning we ate at Sears Fine Food. They are famous for there small pancakes, so naturally I had to try them. I got 18 small swedish pancakes. They were delicious.

We had a great time! We rode the cable cars all over the city and even got to hang off the side of one! I would love to go back in the summer when it is a little warmer. Even though I knew it would be a little chilly I wasn't quite prepared for how cold it actually was. Luckily it didn't start to rain until Sunday when we had to leave!

Even Diesel wishes he could have gone!

Getting Excited!!

2008-12-06T10:44:00.003-07:00

Now that we know there is a real baby in there I get more excited every day. I want to go crazy buying things for the baby but our house isn't quite done yet so we don't have anywhere to put anything and we don't know if the baby is a boy or a girl yet. However these factors haven't stopped me from looking.

I saw this stroller that I would love to have if we have a girl. It's the Chicco Cortina KeyFit 30 Travel System in Bella. I saw it in a baby magazine. It's black/gray with a pretty pale pink. I loved it so much I went to the website to find it but it wasn't there. I looked all over the internet for this stroller but I couldn't find it anywhere. I did see something that said it was coming in Spring 2009 and I thought to myself, "Spring is come and gone, where is this stroller?". It was making me so frustrated that I couldn't find the stroller I wanted so badly, nevermind that fact that we don't know what we are having and could very well be having a boy, but I had to find this pink stroller. Well when I was telling my coworker my frustrations over this stroller I realized that the stroller was coming in Spring 2009. That spring hasn't come and gone, it's only coming. Pregnancy brain.

It's a baby!!

2008-12-03T19:31:00.003-07:00

Can you believe it!? That's our baby!! I thought for sure when the doctor did the ultrasound she was going to say, "Just kidding, you're not having a baby!" but then I saw it. I saw the baby! It was the neatest thing in the whole world. I don't know how else to describe it. I could have stayed there all day just looking at the monitor and even just watched Jasons face looking at the monitor. We are so excited! We got to hear the heartbeat and the doctor even woke the baby up by shaking the wand thing into my stomach and he turned and twisted! It was the best thing in the whole world! The baby is measuring at 12 weeks 2 days so just a few days off from what we thought before but thats okay. The heartbeat was 157 beats per minute, it was so fast!

It's Christmas Eve!

2008-12-02T20:00:00.003-07:00

Ok...not really.

We have our first doctors appointment tomorrow so it feels like Christmas Eve! I spent the day at work counting down the hours until I could go home because when I got home that meant that I could sleep and when I wake up we get to go see the baby and hear the baby's heartbeat!

Cravings

2008-11-29T15:11:00.003-07:00

Jason and I have been carpooling to work lately. One day we stopped at McDonald's for breakfast. I really wanted some orange juice, the kind that comes from McD's is yummy! We went through the drive-thru and when Jason ordered the orange juice for me the voice on the other end said they didn't have any. I started to pout and Jason said, "You're not going to cry are you? It's just orange juice." I told him no and that I would be fine and I continued to pout.

Another day I wanted the cheesecake bites that have chocolate covering them. We went to the grocery store and the only kind they had were the strawberry cheesecake bites. Of course I started to pout again and Jason asked me if I was going to cry.

I have really been enjoying the cheesecake frozen yogurt that Maverick has. One day I stopped at a different Maverick then I usually go to. The only options they had were chocolate and vanilla. Neither sounded good on their own but swirled they didn't sound to bad. I took my swirled fro-yo to work with me and I took a bite of it only to realize what was labeled as vanilla was actually egg nog. Very disappointing.

I have been eating soup, salad and cereal. Not because they are what I look forward to eating but because those options are the only things that sound good to me. On Wednesday, Jason and I were trying to figure out what to eat for dinner when suddenly I knew I HAD to have the Olive Garden. The salad, the breadsticks, the Ravioli di Portobello. This is what I have been needing for the last six weeks! But of course my joy was short lived when it made a second appearance in the parking lot.

Love

2008-11-21T18:40:00.002-07:00

The other day Jason and I were discussing who loved the baby more.

Jason: I love the baby.
Nicole: I love the baby more.
J: No I do.
N. No I do.
J: You know how I know I love the baby more?
N: How?
J: Because I don't complain when he makes you sick.

Good thing morning sickness isn't showing it's ugly face to often now, because of course I love the baby more :)

San Francisco

2008-11-19T19:15:00.002-07:00

I am really liking Jasons job right now!

He is going to San Francisco for a training in December and I am going to fly out there when he is done so we can spend a couple days there seeing all the sights. At the top of our list: Alcatraz!

Pregnancy and Gingivitis

2008-11-15T14:48:00.003-07:00

I know why they say pregnant women are more at risk for gingivitis. Because pregnant women get tired of gagging and throwing up each time they brush their teeth that they just stop altogether. Sounds tempting to me, too bad clean teeth are one of the things I must have!

Who would have guessed?

2008-11-13T19:38:00.002-07:00

Yesterday morning I felt like having some milk and a Hostess cupcake so when the food truck came to work I had my fingers crossed that they had the cupcakes. Of course as soon as I bought them I didn't want them anymore so I put the milk in the fridge and the cupcake in my drawer. Fast forward to today, I woke up and started gagging for seriously five minutes. Just. Gagging. which eventually led to throwing up (yes!). After all that was done I was STARVING. While I was getting ready I kept snaking on salt and vinegar potato chips, this is my lifesaver for morning sickness as well as mint chocolate chip ice cream, yum! The minute I got to work I ate my leftover veggie burrito, because of course meat sounds disgusting to me. I finished drinking my Sierra Mist with Cranberry and was still hungry. I decided to eat my cupcake and milk. I took the cupcake out of my drawer and walked over to the fridge to get out my milk. As I reached for it I noticed the red cap. Yes. It was VITAMIN D milk. Yuck. Needless to say I was disappointed...Until...my boss told me that Vitamin D milk tastes just like regular milk just creamier. I wanted that milk so bad I decided to give it a try. To my surprise it was delicious! It had more flavor then skim milk or 1% but I always imagined that Vitamin D milk tasted just like baby formula but it just tasted like milk.

Babymoon

2008-11-08T07:28:00.002-07:00

We are going to Orlando!

Jason is going with his boss to a trucking convention in March and his boss offered to fly me down there with them. The convention is Saturday through Tuesday and we will be staying a few extra days after the convention ends. It will be nice to have one last trip together before the baby comes!

The best part is that we are going to be flying first class!! Those big plush seats that they have will be a lot better then flying in the cramped seats of coach with my big belly! We are staying at the Gaylord Palms Resort. The beds there look so comfortable and I can't wait to sleep on them! Jasons boss even got us a room with a lakeside view! I am very excited about this trip!

disclaimer: I have called the doctor to make sure it is okay if I travel in March and she let me know that as long as there are no complications it would be okay.

Trick or Treat

2008-11-01T17:40:00.003-06:00

Jason and I went to my moms on Halloween for soup and homemade rootbeer. Some friends of ours came over with their two kids, a four year old boy and an eight year old girl. When the little girl saw me her eyes got all big and happy and she said, "Nikki! Your stomach! It's so big!!". I told her it was because I was fat and she said, "No! It's because of the baby!". That brought a smile to my face!

Ah, Morning Sickness!

2008-10-23T17:22:00.003-06:00

Before I found out I was pregnant I had a lot of heartburn, which I assumed was from the gallons of Diet Coke I had been drinking daily. So I gave up Diet Coke, but the heartburn stayed. As soon as I found out I was pregnant, the heartburn stopped but then came the nausea.

I wasn't planning on telling my work that I was pregnant until after our first doctor appointment but that all changed yesterday as I was at work sitting at my desk. I had just ate a cherry Lifesaver when it hit me. I knew that if I moved I would throw up all over the carpet. I stayed at my desk and told my supervisor I was going to throw up and she asked me the question, "Are you pregant?". Since I have never been a good liar I had to tell her yes. Then I threw up in the trash can under my desk. Twice.

Later when I was at home and it was getting closer to my bedtime I went to take my prenatal, the only thing to drink in the basement was a Vitamin Water. Even though that didn't sound very good I was too lazy to walk upstairs and get something else. I took a swallow of the Vitamin Water, took my prenatal then went to bed. Five minutes later, there it was again. I jumped up out of bed and threw up the Vitamin Water.

Guess What!?

2008-10-16T20:05:00.003-06:00

Jason and I are having a baby!! I am due June 14!! We are SO excited!!

And we also brought home our puppy today!

Meet the newest member of our family

2008-09-30T20:19:00.003-06:00

Diesel is an Olde English Bulldog. He is four weeks old right now so we won't get him for another two weeks. He was the chunkiest one out of the litter and that makes him the cutest one!

What a fun weekend!

2008-09-16T20:27:00.002-06:00

On Friday night Jason and I went on a double date with Julie and Dave. We went to the fair and rode a bull. We also tried to find fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but got there when the line was to long to stand in.

On Saturday we took Jasons nephews and his brother to go see the motorcycles at the Dew Tour. Later that night we had our game night with Julie and Dave and had a lot of fun playing my new favorite game, Apples to Apples.

Sunday was my dads birthday and we all met at Golden Corral for dinner. Happy Birthday Dadah!

Yay me!

2008-08-17T19:08:00.002-06:00

I did it! I did my very first 5k!!

My work sponsored the 5k Dash for Donation that benefits organ donation and they were paying for the entry fee for anyone who wanted to go. I have always wanted to do a 5k but I never have so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to start.

At first I started jogging and then I would walk, then I would jog, then I would walk. After doing that for a while I decided that it would be better if I just walked fast. By the time I got to the finish line I was so tired but it was the best feeling in the world to know that I could do that. I have never been more proud of myself. I finished in 56 min in 126th place and 26th in the womens 25-30 division.

Just to set the record straight,

2008-08-09T19:43:00.002-06:00

No, I am NOT pregnant.

I was at Harmons buying a Gatorade and a Lyn Wilson Bean and Cheese Burrito. I handed the checker my items and he asked me, "So when are you due?". I replied, "Excuse me?". He said, "Oh I thought you were pregnant."

Nope not pregnant, just fat. Thanks for rubbing it in. I am already insecure about the amount of weight I have put on, I just wanted to start crying right there in the check-out line.

I brought Jason the Gatorade and told him what the checker said. Jason thought I was kidding, I told him I wasn't and I started to cry. Like the good husband Jason is he gave me a hug and let me have my cry.

That is the third time this past year that someone has asked me that. Maybe I don't want my burrito after all.

Jasons car got pimped!

2008-07-15T20:59:00.004-06:00

Since the front end of Jasons car was damaged after the accident and he had to get it repaired anyway, he took the opportunity to make a few upgrades. He changed the front bumper and put 18" wheels on his car. Here are a few pictures of his pimped out ride!

Haven't been here for a while!

2008-07-15T20:42:00.002-06:00

I started my new job about a month ago and I am so happy there! CR England is a place that really cares about their employees and wants to see them succeed. I really am glad I got laid off, it was a blessing in disguise!

Jason has been working hard on helping to get the house finished. Hopefully we should be able to move in soon. As soon as we close on the house Jason told me I could get a new car. YAY! I have no air conditioning in my Neon!!

Jason was in a car accident a few weeks ago (He is okay!). He was in the turn lane and a car waived him to go through and soon as he did, the driver changed his mind and ran into Jason. The guy driving the other car didn't have a drivers license or insurance and Jason got a ticket for failing to yield. Luckily we have full coverage on Jasons car, an Audi that has air conditioning! He got a rental car that I fell in love with. The only two options available at the rental place was a Hyundai Santa Fe and a mini-van. Thankfully, Jason chose the Santa Fe! That is the car I want!!!

I also have to say how nice it is living with Jasons sister and her husband. Julie and Dave have been so nice to let us stay here. Julie is such a good cook and I am grateful that we aren't eating out as much anymore hopefully I will be able to lose all the weight I gained back! The best thing about living here is Abby. She is so cute! One day when I came home from work Julie was holding Abby and when I walked in the room, Abby held her arms out for me and when I took her, she laid her head on my shoulder. It was the sweetest thing ever, it made me melt! And today I watched as Abby stared to walk, it was so cool! I can't wait to meet Julie and Daves new baby!
I only hope we don't wear out our welcome!

How happy are you with the way you look?

2008-06-22T10:27:00.001-06:00

Tag!

2008-06-13T10:54:00.002-06:00

So after being tagged by my sister-in-law, Jenifer, I accidently posted her blog onto mine. Whoops. Here are 8 random things about me to redeem myself.

1. My claim to fame is that I was born exactly 100 years after my great grandpa, George Alexander. He was born August 27, 1881 and I was born August 27, 1981. I think that is the coolest random fact about me!

2. I collect articles from magazines. I tear out the article I like and put them in a file to organize them by catagory, i.e. decorating, recipes, parties, etc. Someday I hope to make a nice cookbook with all the magazine recipes I have so that someday I might actually use them.

3. In order to be a pleasant person to be around I need three things: Chapstick, Lotion and Toothpaste.

4. It is hard to come up with 8 random things.

5. I get to buy new clothes today. The new job I am starting is business casual. The old job I had was casual. So I have no dressy clothes besides a couple of too fancy dresses. Jason said he would buy me new clothes if I got the job. (Yay!)

6. I hate reality shows. However, if I am channel surfing and come accross one, it sucks me in. My favorite trainwrecks, Living Lohan, It's Complicated Denise Richards, Dean and Tori Inn Love/Home Sweet Hollywood, and don't even get me started on the Real World Hollywood.

7. Speaking of tv shows on E! I love The Soup!! Joel McHale cracks me up!

8. Since I am obsessed with the Eiffel Tower everyone thinks my number one destination is Paris (#2) but my number one destination is Ireland. I would love love to go there! It is so green and pretty. I would really like to kiss the Blarney Stone.

I tag Jessica!

RULES

1) each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

2) people who are tagged need to write a post on their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules.

3) at the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

4) don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

I got the job!!!

2008-06-12T13:00:00.003-06:00

Jason gave my resume to a girl he used to work with who now works at CR England. I had an interview on Tuesday and the guy interviewing me asked me to come back for a second interview on Wednesday. I met with the team lead and the group supervisor as well as the guy who originally had interviewed me.

I had such a good feeling about the interview. I was so certain that they would call me yesterday and offer me the job, but no one called.

This morning, after I got out of the shower I had a missed call. It was the guy I had originally interviewed with. He left me a message and at the end said, "I look forward to hearing from you." I took that as a VERY good sign!

I called him back immediately and he offered me the job! I start on Monday!

YAY!!! Thank you to everyone for all your support!

So....yeah.....

2008-06-06T16:41:00.003-06:00

I got laid off yesterday. It sucks.

I guess that with diesel prices so high and truckers not wanting to pay their bills or buy trailers, my work couldn't afford my oh so high salary :)

My boss did pay me through today, paid me the 4 days of vacation I have left and two weeks salary, so that was nice.

My friend at work and his wife sent me flowers today telling me they were going to miss me and wished me good luck. It was so sweet it made me get all misty eyed!

Fortunately, I am blessed with people around me who are willing to help me find a job. Mostly my wonderful husband, Jason. I sure am lucky to have him.

Our Pictures

2008-06-01T12:43:00.002-06:00

Here is a link to some of the pictures that were taken for our anniversary. I love how they turned out!! Jasons eyes just shine!

I do realize now that I need to cut down on the amount of bronzer I use! lol.

Our One Year Anniversary!

2008-05-27T13:41:00.003-06:00

One year ago Jason and I were married! I cannot believe this year has gone by so fast. I am so lucky to be Jasons wife!

Democrat or Republican

2008-05-22T16:03:00.002-06:00

You have to admit this is pretty funny!

Things Younger Than Republican Presidential Candidate (oh, and did I forget to mention war hero?) John McCain.

Picture Day!

2008-05-12T15:06:00.002-06:00

A few weekends ago I went to the Home Decorating and Remodeling show with my mom. There was a lady who had a booth displaying her photos, I fell in love with them!

Since our first anniversary is coming up and its the paper anniversary, I thought it would be great to have our pictures taken. Jason and I never had professional pictures taken before we were married and the professional ones we had taken in Las Vegas after we were married were a little on the cheesy side (but still nice).

The photographer was having a "show" special that included the sitting, an 8x10 and 24 holiday cards. I paid for that last week. Today I called to make the appointment. I thought Saturday would be a good day, that way I would look all fresh and clean in the pictures. As it turns out, she doesn't do photos on Saturday so I have to make the appointment for after work. I look like crap after work! I guess I will need to bring my make-up and hair stuff to work with me so I can freshen up! I am still very excited to have our pictures taken!

Here is a link to her blog : Heather Brown Photography.

Time to say goodbye

2008-05-09T21:01:00.005-06:00

As I am typing this Sarah Brightmans song, "Time to Say Goodbye" is playing in my head.

Today was the first showing of our apartment to try and get it rented again. It has kind of sunk in that as of June 1, we won't live here anymore.

I had started packing before I remembered that I wanted to take some pictures of the apartment to remember our first place. So here are some pictures of our apartment as is.

We can't live in an apartment forever

2008-05-06T15:18:00.004-06:00

When Jason and I got married and moved to our apartment downtown, I was a little sad to leave the small little apartment I had been calling home. It was my first grown-up place where I lived by myself and paid all the bills myself and I had made it all nice and cozy for myself. But at the same time I was happy because I was getting a bigger apartment with my husband. And now I am a little sad to leave our apartment. The apartment is our first place together where we paid the bills together and made it nice and cozy together. But again I am still happy. Soon we are going to be buying our first house together!

We are going to be buying the house Jason grew up in. Its being remodeled right now and until it is finished Jason's sister ,Julie, is nice enough to let us stay with her.

Jasons uncle made some beautiful oak cabinets for the kitchen and we helped him put them up this past weekend. It was so exciting to see the cabinets put up. I love that I am able to take on this adventure with Jason, it makes me so excited for our future!

I finally learned how to play guitar...

2008-04-16T10:14:00.002-06:00

...thank you Guitar Hero!

After Jason and I said we would never have video games at our house, we broke down and bought Guitar Hero. I am a rockstar!

It's a Girl!!

2008-03-27T11:52:00.003-06:00

Jessicas baby was born 17 days early on March 27,2008 at 2:10 am. She is 6 lbs 5 oz and is 18 1/2 in. Mom and baby are both doing well. They have named the baby Mikayla Lynette.

Insanity

2008-03-24T12:28:00.002-06:00

Last week while we were in Las Vegas, Jason, his brother Justin, and their friends Rob and Joe decided to ride the rides at the top of the Stratosphere. One of the rides, Insanity (which you must have in order to ride the ride), spins you over the edge of the Stratosphere and dangles you above the Strip. Justins girlfriend Tessa and I decided to watch from the safe enclosure on the observation deck where I was able to get pictures of them on the ride (Yay! for 10x zoom!).

Rob and Jason

Joe and Justin

My Family

2008-03-24T12:22:00.003-06:00

Jessicas Baby Shower

2008-03-17T13:32:00.005-06:00

Here are the pictures from my sisters baby shower. Her little girl is due on April 13(which is also Jasons birthday!)

The shower was alot of fun and we got to see alot of old friends we haven't seen in a long time!

These are the two types of cupcakes I made.

Baby Cupcakes

"Polka Dot" Cupcakes

All the cupcakes and the It's a Girl candybars

The cute centerpeice and pink plates

Jessica with our parents

Jessica and her cute pregnant belly

These are Jessicas friends who lived next door to us growing up.

Jessica with Tawnee and Tara and Taras girls. Tawnees daughter was to shy to be in the picture :)

I can't wait to meet Jessicas little girl! I know that she is going to be a great mom!

My Random Thought of the Day

2008-03-14T14:00:00.002-06:00

I love cupcakes.

If I were a pastry chef, cupcakes would be my specialty. (I currently don't make any at all!)

They are so delicious and portion controlled!

I am making some cupcakes tonight for Jessicas baby shower and they are going to be so cute (at least I hope so!). They are going to look like little baby faces with a binkie where the mouth is, I will post a picture when I am done making them!

The good buy

2008-03-11T16:12:00.002-06:00

I went shopping.

There was a super cute bag that was black snakeskin and had brushed nickel hardware. It was on a 50% off shelf. When I looked at the tag it was priced $128.00. Ouch. I walked around for half an hour with the bag asking myself if I really wanted to spend $64.00 on a purse...

Well I decided it was too cute and too perfect not to have.

I went to the register to purchase my cute new purse and it rang up for $28.00! YAY for me!

Also that same day I found the perfect pair of pants and I found my favorite lip gloss that I didn't think they made anymore.

It was a good day!!

UNICEF

2008-03-07T16:24:00.002-07:00

I read an article in last months Glamour about the atrocities that are happening in Darfur. Women and children are being kidnapped, they are being raped and turned away from their villages because the women have shamed themselves.

Please visit the UNICEF website and make a donation to help fund refugee camps in Sudan. We are so lucky to live where the blame would not be put on the women, but the men who commit the acts.

This is just my little PSA and something I feel strongly about.

Yoga

2008-02-21T16:40:00.002-07:00

I took a yoga class yesterday. I thought it would be easy. like taking photography in high school.

Nope. I definetly got my workout!

There were some people in the class who were doing Cirque de Soleil type things. One guy could put his head between his legs and hold his ankles. Maybe if I keep going it will get me limber so I can move like that. Practice makes perfect.

Happy Valentines Day!

2008-02-14T10:17:00.006-07:00

Jason bought me flowers! Nobody has ever given me flowers before!

I was at my desk talking with a couple of the other girls I work with and a flower delivery guy walks in with a beautiful arrangement of flowers! We were all holding our breath in anticipation of who the flowers might be for. And then he said it, "I have a delivery for Nicole Fishback". They were for me!

Right now they are sitting on my desk and I all the girls are walking past and I can see them eying my flowers with jealousy! hehehe.

Jason also got me a card that when you open it, it sings My Valentine by Martina McBride and I just love that song. The card was just perfect!

Ice Fishing

2008-02-13T09:23:00.004-07:00

Here are some pictures of Jasons ice fishing trip to Fish Lake.
*Disclaimer* There may be people flipping of the camera.....men.

Here is the cabin.

Fat found a mouse in the cabin.

Fish Lake is a really pretty place.

Jasons car in the snow. He really likes his car!

How to ice fish.

Jason caught a fish!

The End