Cool New Site

I found this site on my friend's blog. It's a fun blog. They are doing a 20 day giveaway to celebrate their blog-aversary. Check it out!

Doctor's Appointment

I went to the doctor yesterday for my 12 week check up. Everything went well, except for the weight gain. I'm not even going to say how much it was! I'm blaming it on the fact that I had just eaten lunch and had a full bladder, but not at all on the fact that all I want to eat are hamburgers and onion rings! Anyway, I got to hear the heartbeat which is always a relief! 150 beats per minute which according to the wives tales means its a girl. We will see! My doctor did say that it would be highly unlikely for me to go full term because of what happened with Emma. But they have found a way to prevent pre-term labor. I have to start having progesterone shots once a week starting at week 20. And since it would really be a pain to go to the doctor's office every week, Tyler will have to give them to me. I hope he's up to the challenge. He has a sensitive stomach when it comes to medical stuff. Not a pleasant thought having shots once a week for several months, but apparently its pretty successful. She said she has only had one patient give birth at 36 weeks, and everyone else she's done this on has made it to week 37 or more. Anyway. My pregnancy is becoming more of a reality, and I'm getting more and more excited. But as for now, I have a pretty active little girl who keeps me very busy and very happy.

Summer Fun

Emma is really starting to love the pool. We've been swimming 4 times in the last week and a half. It's kind of funny because she is always so excited to go, but it always takes her a little while to want to really get in the water and have fun! We even got to try out some arm floaties at her friend Hailey's pool. Thanks to Katie for furnishing the proper floaties and helping Emma learn how to use them! Emma's favorite pool is the Murray pool. It's nice because it has a big shallow area where Emma can just walk and splash around. And last time we went, she discovered the slide. She said she wanted to go, so Tyler went with her. When they got to the bottom, I asked if she had fun. Tyler was like "no, she moaned the whole way down!" But then Emma wanted to go again. So this time I took her. Same thing. She didn't seem to be enjoying it, but she kept wanting to go. Finally by the 3rd or 4th time, she started to like it, and that's all we did the rest of the time we were there.

Happy Anniversary!

Who knew that on that fateful day in 8th grade it would all come down to this. Now, years later we have been married 4 years, have a beautiful daughter, and one on the way! Life just can't get any better! Today Tyler and I celebrate 4 years of marriage. It seems like its been longer and I don't mean that in a bad way! Maybe its just because of our extensive history. I just want to take this opportunity to tell Tyler how much I love him! He is such a strength to me. He is the most wonderful husband and father in the world! He has such a kind heart and is always thinking of others, especially me. I'm always so grateful for the way he honors and exercises his priesthood, and the way he lives his testimony. You well never meet a harder worker. And I feel so blessed to have a husband who works so hard to provide for our family. Not only things of monetary value, but much more important things as well. His smile will always light up a room, and I'm glad to see that he's passed that trait to Emma. He has a great way of accentuating the positive, which is a big help to me as I tend to look at the negative. But any way you look at it, I couldn't have asked for anything more! And it just gets better every day! I love You,Tyler! Happy Anniversary!


A little blast from the past!

You Are Aurora! (A.K.A. Sleeping Beauty.)

Thoughtful and loving. Authority figures probably have been sheltering you all of your life. Thankfully you're a very tranquil person who is content with what life has given you, but secretly you want to know how the outside world works.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Clarification

I meant to do this a while ago, but life gets busy! There was confusion for some in my last post, so I thought I better clarify. That was a very subtle announcement! We are going to have another baby! The baby is due January 5th, which makes me about 10 weeks along. I went to the doctor and everything is looking normal. They did say I am at risk for pre-term labor, mainly because Emma was born pre-term. So that means I will be packing my hospital bag 2 months before I'm due, which probably means I will have the baby 2 weeks after my due date! This pregnancy has been a lot harder than the last one! So everyone thinks I'm having a boy. But I'm not convinced. Either way I will be happy. Sometimes I think Emma will do just fine having a baby around. Other times I wonder. If any of you have suggestions on how to prepare her and help her adjust, I would love to hear them!