Things to Remember

Since I haven't gotten around to writing in my "baby journal" since about two months ago, I wanted to write down some things about the last little while as being pregnant!

Baby Update

15 1/2 weeks as of today

Heard the heartbeat at the last appointment

Next appointment in two weeks

Find out gender on DECEMBER 17th! This day couldn't come fast enough!

Mommy Update

Started throwing up during week 11....who does that, seriously?

Starting to feel better now (as long as I sleep in until noon....I don't know how that will work

during my next pregnancy when I already have a baby....haha)

I lost weight at the beginning, but I'm starting to feel like I'm gaining some back.... (should I be happy about this?)

Foods I can't get enough of:

Watermelon

*Cinnamon toast & hot chocolate

*Multi-grain cheerios

Cottage cheese

Lemons

*Peppermint Tea

*foods that I always at as a kid and rarely ate before getting pregnant.

Isn't it amazing our comfort foods never change?!

Baby Bump

I wish someone would have told me the theory that the earlier you tell others you are pregnant, the earlier you show....BEFORE i told everyone... My "baby bump" pretty much just looks like I did before I lost weight this year, but at least now it's not "fat." :)

SHOPPING!!!

Overall, I feel like I've done pretty good in the "not spending money" department....so far....

My sister-in-law, Holly, told me about this great deal on a Graco car seat and stroller

for $100 at Target. So obviously I couldn't pass that one up! That was the first thing I bought.

The JJ Cole warehouse just had their huge sale and I got a few more baby things there.

All together, I got a few diaper bags, bundleme car seat warmers, strap covers, burp rags,

nursery storage boxes, crib sheets, and some diapering accessories

(and Grandma actually bought most of it! Thanks Grandma Steph!)

Nursery

I cleared out the nursery closet of all of our storage yesterday so I could start putting

together the things I have bought so far. Yes, I know it's a little early to be doing this,

but I had fun ;) We already have a crib thanks to my awesome friend! But we haven't

put that up yet. We haven't even gotten in from my mother-in-law's garage...

Hawaii!

I went boogie boarding TONS while I was there. Looking back on it, I can't believe this

little on decided to stay inside me. I flipped quite a few times and swallowed TONS

of salt water. We also went deep sea fishing, but I took dramamine before and slept through

it. When I was awake, I was pretty sick. The drives up the windy roads did me in the

most though. I haven't gotten "car sick" since I was a kid, but I was definitely getting sick

on those drives! I think that trip will probably be my last time in a bikini ;)

Those are just some of my thoughts and feelings about this exciting time in my life! I'll keep updating as new news comes. For now, we are just happy to be enjoying this journey!

So this is totally for my mom, so please excuse the belly showing... Unfortunately I can't say that the "bump" is a baby bump....it's fat....haha. This was our first ultrasound. I'm due May 7 and everything is going great so far!!

Our Family Pictures

Our friend, Chelsea, and I trade pictures with each other. So we went out and took some "family" pictures of Brock and me (which are more like engagements since we don't have kids). We LOVE them! My friend, Liz, was so nice to do my hair for me, too, since I don't have a clue how to get it curly like she did it! These turned out better than I could have ever hoped. Thanks Chels and Liz!

What a guy

So I'm sitting in my office on the computer when I start to hear a thumping sound every 30 seconds. I ignored it for a while, thinking it was just coming from upstairs, but then I decided to check it out. I walked into my family room to find this...




I don't know if I should think this is cute or be upset that my furniture is being used as a throwing target. Either way, it was a picture moment that I wanted to share!! Some men will never get rid of the little boy inside of them! As long as the ball doesn't go through a wall or window, I can handle this ;)

Father's Day at Grandma & Grandpa Frampton's

Father's Day was a pretty good day this year. We celebrated with Tony and Brock's family, first. We had a great lunch with everyone and got in a good Sunday nap. Then we drove down to Farmington to hang out with my whole family. Mo & Chantz came down from WY, so we were all actually together to get a family picture. It didn't turn out as good as I hope, so we'll be getting another one here soon! (Thanks to teenagers who don't cooperate....and a husband who won't smile for pictures). I made Chris a little scrapbook on photoshop and had each of the kids write something in it. The theme of the book seemed to be that our lives have all been blessed by Chris, and the peace and joy he has brought back to our family. Although I definitely think about my dad a lot on father's day, this father's day wasn't a sad one. It's the first happy one I've had in a long time, and that's because I have an excelent role model and friend in my step-dad. That's something I am so happy to be able to say! I love you Chris, and thank you for all you have done for my family and me!

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Happy Mother's Day!

Mom, I love you! Hang in there and be happy. You're the best mom for me and you always will be. I love you so much!

Today I obviously had a lot of opportunities to think about my mother and the day that I will be a mother myself. Even though it's a challenge for us to get our first baby here, I know that I'm being prepared and every day will make me a better mom once I am blessed with a child. It's hard not having my life go exactly as I have planned, but I know Heavenly Father has a bigger and better plan for Brock and me. I can't wait to be a mom, but I know that having to wait until Heavenly Father knows we are ready will be well worth it. Besides, we have some pretty cool people in Heaven hanging out with our kids until they can come be with us!! I just hope they encourage them to come sooner than later ;)

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms and women/girls like me that are just waiting to be a mom!