The Past Month

I am now 32 weeks! I still feel like I have forever, but then I realize that I am in the last trimester and it's gonna come before I know it. He is very active and sometimes makes it very uncomfortable for me, but I love feeling him move. We are almost done with the Nursery. Trent painted it yesterday, so we were able to start organizing and putting things away, it just makes it feel that much more real.  My mom and sister-in-laws threw a wonderful baby shower for me the second weekend in April. I had such a fun time with my family and friends and LOVED getting so many cute things! I am so grateful for everyone who came and for all their kindness and support. My co-worker threw me a baby shower yesterday as well, which was a lot of fun as well.  At my 28 week appointment I did the Gestational Diabetes test, unfortunately I failed the first test. I thought I would be perfectly fine, because if anything I thought I had low blood sugar because I get so shaky.  So the Friday Trent and I took off to spend time with my parents, we spent the morning at the Dr's office for over 3 hours. They drew my blood four times - I hate needles, but let's just say by the last one it was no big deal. On Monday I got the results back and thankfully I passed all but one test.

22 Weeks

27 Weeks

30 weeks

The end of March I took a couple days off and headed to Washington for my sister-in-law, Jen, baby shower. She is due the end of May and she too is having a boy, so that will be fun! It was fun to spend sometime with my mom and have some time off work.
My poor parents have done so much traveling this past month, but it has been really great to see them so much. They came to Boise the first week of April and then headed down to Rexburg to attend Brice's graduation at BYU-I. They came back through Boise and then headed back home to Washington. The next weekend is when my mom came back to Boise to throw my baby shower. She could have stayed in Boise the following week, but my little brother is still at home so she needed to get back to Washington.The weekend after my babyshower Brice got married in Rexburg so my parents made one more trip to Rexburg. The great news is, last week my dad sent me a text with a picture of a for sale sign! Yup, that's right my parents have finally put there house up for sale! They have talked about moving to the Boise area for over a year now and we all finally were to the point that we would believe it when we see it. So I am very excited for that and I hope everything works out for them.

Brice's wedding went well, I am happy for the both of them- Welcome to the family Vanessa! We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. As usual, it was a very busy weekend though. I was so exhausted by the time we got home. Brice and Vanessa were planning on moving to Washington, since that is were Brice had a job lined up. Last week they stayed at our place and Brice actually had an interview while he was here. Long story short, Trent and I have new neighbors! I don't think it could have worked out better for Brice. He got the job here in Meridian and that same day they were able to find an apartment which is just down the road from our house. I am excited to have one of my siblings live so close, it has been at least four years since I have lived close to them.

 It's a BOY!
Pregnancy... what a wonderful gift and opportunity Heavenly Father has given us. I am so excited for our little one to come to this earth to be part of our family.  I am now 21 weeks pregnant, half way there! It is so amazing how much you fall in love with your little one before they are born. I loved going to our Dr.'s appointment to see our little one move around and see how much he has developed. I am starting to feel the baby move, it is still a quick, faint movement, but it still is an amazing feeling. The past couple weeks I have been feeling pretty good. I have had a cold the past couple weeks, but mostly just the stuffy nose so it isn't too bad. I haven't felt nauseous for a few weeks now, so I am keeping my fingers crossed. I do get headache's quite often, but I think those are starting to get better too. My belly is growing :) My dad came to visit me the other night and he just kept laughing when he would see my belly. Here are some pictures especially for my mom, since she isn't able to see me through my pregnancy.

19 Weeks

20 Week Ultrasound

 After our appointment the Dr. said that everything looked great, they did see that there was a little extra fluid in the brain, but it was still in the normal range. He gave us the option of seeing a specialist just to make sure everything is okay. I worried a little bit, but didn't want to freak out especially if it was nothing. Yesterday I was able to see my sweet little baby again. The Dr. said that it was at the higher range of normal, but is definitely normal, so not to be worried about it. I loved seeing my baby again and the nurse was very thoughtful and gave me a lot more pictures. The nurse said "I can all ready tell he is going to be such a cutie," I said "I think so too!" :)

Haha Love how she wrote that

Happy Holidays

Now that the Holiday's are over I have found some time to update.. We had a wonderful past couple months and am grateful for all the time we had to spend with our family. I love the Holiday's but once they are over it's back to work.. BUT I am so excited to start a new year and for the many experiences and opportunities we will have this year!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My parents were able to come to Boise for the week of Thanksgiving. I only had to work two days and had the rest of the week off, so I was able to spend alot of time with them and help mom get ready for Thanksgiving. Trent and I went to my grandparents Thanksgiving morning to help get things ready and to look at all the ads.We then went to Trent's Uncle's home for Thanksgiving dinner. It was so great to visit with everyone who was there. Kyle and Amanda came from Chubuck and his Aunt and her family came from Rexburg. After we left his Uncle's I was planning on heading to bed to get some sleep before the BIG shopping day. Instead, my mom called just before 9:30 and said that she and her sisters were headed to some of the stores and was wondering if I wanted to go. I was very hesitant, but of course said yes. We took pillows and blankets so we could sleep in the car for a little bit. Let's just say our shopping day turned into a 21 hour day with no sleep. I had a lot of fun, but I will have to say by the end of the day I was EXHAUSTED! I was able to get Trent's Christmas present, his 47" TV. He was so excited about that. I got home and we set it up. We put in a movie and I was out like a light bulb. My mom called Saturday morning like at 7:30 and said they were out shopping again, what true shoppers! I told her I needed to rest and actually get ready for the day before I went out again. I met them at the mall around noon and again had another long shopping day. We finally ended the day around 6:30. All my siblings who traveled to their in-laws were traveling through, so they all stayed in Boise Saturday night. We were all able to go to dinner together and visit before everyone had to leave.

Trent and I were able to take the week before Christmas off and go to Washington to spend it with my family. We weren't going to leave until Monday, but instead we decided to leave on Saturday so we could go to Leavenworth (a German town about 3 hours from Tri-Cities) to see the Christmas Celebration there. Saturday was mostly driving, but was pretty relaxing. Leavenworth was so pretty. When we arrived we ate dinner at the Pizza place there and while we where in there, they turned on all the lights on the town. It was so pretty! We walked around and went to some of the unique shops. We then watched a Live Nativity. We stayed for about 4 hours and then headed back home. It was a fun experience!

The rest of the week just flew by. We went to town everyday, played games, watched movies, and made a lot of food. It gets dark there around 4:30 so it makes the days so short. Spencer, Shelley, Dustin and Jen came on Saturday.  Christmas Eve we had pizza and lots of snacks and watched White Christmas (Our Christmas Tradition). Sunday morning was different since we didn't stick to our tradition. My parents had church at 9 am so everyone decided instead of waking up at 6 am to open presents, we would just wake up to get ready for church and save presents until after. Of course I was up by 5:30 and actually most people were up by 6 so I thought we should have opened presents. But it actually turned out great the way we did it. I enjoyed going to church first so we could feel the spirit and remember the true meaning of Christmas. We then were able to come home and take our time opening presents and enjoy each others company. The week went by so fast, but I had an amazing time spending it with my parents and siblings.

Grateful

I love having the day off. I am able to get so much accomplished and do what I want to do. Work has been so hectic and crazy, so many people in different moods, making others in bad moods. What an office. But I also think about how grateful I am to have a job, so many people are unemployed right now. I have learned so much from my job. I am grateful for Trent's job as well, that we both are able to be employed and be able to support one another.

I am so grateful for Trent. I love him so much! He is such an amazing husband. He is my best friend. He is so caring, loving, understanding, and a hard worker. I am so grateful for our temple marriage, so that we can be sealed together for time and all eternity. I look forward to the day that we are able to have children of our own.

I am also so grateful for our family members. Our parents, siblings, nieces, and nephews. My parents are the most amazing people I know. My dad is such a hard worker. I don't know how he handles being gone all the time, but he does it so my mom doesn't have to work. Growing up my dad always made sure that we always had a testimony of the gospel. Whenever we would start loosing our way, he always came and talked to us and let us know that he and our Heavenly Father loves us. I am so grateful for my Dad! I am so grateful that I was able to have a mom who was able to stay home. Whenever I was sick or having a bad day, I knew that she would be waiting at home for me. She is so loving and caring. She always puts others before herself. I miss them so much, but I know that even though we are miles apart they will always be there for me! I am grateful for Trent's parents. I am so grateful for the relationship I have with them. They are amazing people and are always willing to help us out anytime. They are hardworking and very caring! I am grateful for each of my siblings and their wives and am grateful for each of Trent's siblings and their families. We all have a special bond and I love spending time with them!

Lastly, I am so grateful for the gospel. The gospel brings more happiness and joy to my life than anything else. I know that as long as we live the gospel, our lives will be blessed. I am grateful for our prophet, the scriptures, temples, and the priesthood. I know that Heavenly Father has his plans for each one of us. Sometimes it is so hard to see and understand why some things happen, but I know that it is part of his plan and one day we will find out why. I am grateful for the power of prayer. It is so amazing to know that we have a way to communicate with our Father in Heaven and by praying we do strengthen our relationship with him.

I am grateful for this time of year to be able to take a step back and really think about everything we are blessed with.

Girls Weekend

On the 20th My mom and sister-n-laws came and stayed at my house for the weekend. I had to work on Friday, but they took me out to lunch. Friday night we went to Hobby Lobby, made caramel apples (Delicious!) and did pedicures. We spent all day doing crafts on Saturday. We made a count your blessing sign that holds pictures and we made a Temple block. They turned out so cute! Saturday night we went to a play "The Butler Did It." It was fun to do something different, it was interesting. We stayed up late everynight, so by Saturday night everyone was so tired. It was so sad to see everyone leave, my house was so quiet. I have to thank Trent for putting up with us for those few days. :)

Jen, Mom, Shelley, Kristi, Whitney

Kallie, Go BSU!

Preston's Baptims

The begining of October we went to Chubbuck to see our nephew get baptized. Preston is such an amazing kid. He is so fun to be around and has the cutest personality. I love when he winks at me ;) so cute! It was so fun to spend time with Trent's side of the family. Trent had Friday off and I was able to leave work early, so it was nice to beable to get there before everyone else did and spend one on one time with them. Thank you Kyle and Amanda for letting us stay at your place.

Labor Day Weekend

My family has began an annual vacation to Pettit Lake, ID on Labor Day weekend. Last year not everyone was able to make it, but this year all my siblings were there. It was great to see everyone.My parents go up for the whole week before everyone else. My dad loves the Stanley area, if he could, I am sure he would move there in a heart beat. Everyone enjoyed the outdoors. We stayed very busy with fishing, canoeing, shooting, hiking, jeeping, swimming, and driving to see the scenery.

Trent took a Panoramic picture of Alice Lake