FIRST STRETCH MARK?!?! AH!!! Feb 24, 2011

Ok, today I noticed my very first stretch mark! Today is also...MY DUE DATE!!! That means I am writing this to send out energy and a message to the universe letting it know that I'M DONE BEING PREGNANT!!!! I've tried really hard to stay optimistic during this pregnancy, after all, I am living my purpose. I'm creating and fulfilling that which I know I was sent here to do. But believe me, being positive has been one of the harder parts of the past nine months. I was so sick the first tri-mester that I lost 20 lbs, the second tri-mester I had to get my gall-bladder removed, and the 3rd I've been trying to not LOSE MY MIND, because I'm still pretty sick. TODAY, however, is the day....After throwing up all night and finding my first stretch mark...it is time to have this little baby boy!!!! However, the best part about this pregnancy has been my super-amazing husband. I know I haven't even liked being around me being so sick and brain-dead, but he was a trooper and helped to really come back to reality and realize the good in it all. Next post that you read will have pictures of our handsome little boy!!!!

I'm one proud wifey!!!

Ok, I just need to take a second and brag about my amazing husband. He has always been a person of hard work and integrity, something I definitely looked for in a husband. Lately things have really been starting to show. First is his internship in the Boeing Business Department. He recently talked to someone in the internship program that explained to him that he was one of the six who were hand-chosen out of hundreds of applicants. Meaning: they were really impressed and wanted him specifically! He flies up there for a two day conference next week (yes, the week I am due with our first baby) and meets all the managers. We are SOOO excited to move up there in May! Second, he received a letter in the mail congratulating him on being chosen for the most "Outstanding Student" of the year award. He got two tickets to a banquet but we had no idea what this meant...soooo....he went and talked to the assistant to the Dean. She personally introduced him to the Dean and they congratulated him like crazy saying that this is one of the most "prestigious" awards that SUU hands out. Along with the banquet he gets a plaque and a sponsor....aka scholarship! YAY! AND on top of all of this, he is going to be a daddy! I could literally go on all day about how amazing he is. It's been such a hard year with me being so sick and he has had to pick up on all my slack, but it just goes to show that the Lord really does keep us in mind. Miles made a goal that we would read scriptures together everyday this year and so far we have been 100%! I truly believe that when we do our part...the Lord does His...and more!!! God be Thanked!!!!

'Tis the Season

Christmas was AWESOME! We had most of the family come to Cedar City. I was sad Brooke's family couldn't make it, but glad Mason is where he is. Everyone else came! We were able to talk to Elder Mason on Skype! He looks soooo amazing and happy. He's working hard and not wasting a bit of the Lord's time!

I've lived in Cedar City for 6 years and have never spent a single Christmas here, so that was fun. We sure had a full house, lots of amazing food, and fun things always going on. We always love having Erin's family and Lance come down. It was also SO fun to have my nieces Evelyn and Mabel here! They live in Oregon and I don't get to see them much. Mabel was born on Thanksgiving and still hasn't learned how to cry. She is such a good baby and, of course, SOOO cute! Miles with Evelyn and Mabel

We didn't take many pictures, unfortunately, but it was really great to have lots of family for the Holidays. Miles and I are SO excited for 2011!!! We have a cute baby boy on the way, an internship in Seattle for the summer, and decisions about grad school. Life is so good and I'm so happy I get to spend it with an amazing man like MILES!!!

Surgeries

In October I was still having a lot of complications with my health in this pregnancy. After a lot of testing my mid-wife said that it was critical to the baby that I have my gall bladder removed. It was a pretty intense surgery and it took a long time to really recover. Luckily the baby was completely fine and so far my pregnancy continues to improve. Then Miles decided that he wanted to be just like me and get surgery too! So since his gall bladder was just fine he got "otoplatsty." Ok, really it's a surgery he has wanted his whole life. He basically got his ears pinned back. The surgery took about 2-3 hours and he had to wear a turban for a week afterwords, but other than that it has been healing quite nicely.

The night before his surgery I was feeling kinda sad because this was how I had known him since we were 13! I've always loved his ears and I wasn't ready to commit. haha I've always thought he was incredibly handsome! He assured me that this was something he really really wanted even needed in his life. So far this surgery has obviously given him some confidence that he felt was lacking. I've noticed a little more bounce in his step and he now wears hats! He HATED hats before. He looks amazing!

Top 10 in 2010

So I woke up this morning at 5:30 when Miles left for work and I was thinking about how amazing this year has been for us! We have been so blessed and are excited for the opportunities that lie ahead. Then I was thinking that only close friends and family really know about the surgery that Miles had (which was a pretty big deal) and wondering how I was going to let other know... I thought that I should really be better about doing this blog thing...

So...here I am blogging. I have to be honest, when I go to other people's blogs I don't really read it if they have a lot of words and not very many pictures. So I will soon post some pictures but as for now here are the top 10 things that happened this year...(in no particular order.) 10. Miles' parents and brother Mitchell came to visit us in June

9. My parents returned home from serving a 3 year mission as Mission Presidents in Denver, CO

8. On are 1 year anniversary, which was also Father's Day, we found out we were expecting a baby!!! To which we later found out IT'S A BOY due on Feb 24, 2011

7. We traveled the amazing Oregon Coast

6. We went to most of the U of U home football games

5. Miles hiked Angels Landing in Zion and saw the Grand Canyon for the first time

4. Babies Eli (nephew), McKenna (niece), and Mabel (niece) were born

3. Surgery #1: I got my gall bladder out when I was 19 weeks pregnant

2. Surgery #2: Miles got "otoplasty", which is his ears pinned back, something he's wanted his whole life!

1. Miles got the Boeing Business Internship for next summer in Seattle

It has truly been a blessed year! In 2011 we will have a baby, move to Seattle for the summer, and start grad school...so I'm sure there will be many posts to come!