progress!

********************18 weeks*************************************26 weeks*********************
i'm claiming this as progress. you know, proof that little belly baby is growing and getting strong and healthy. i'm trying to embrace the fact that no matter how much i go to the gym, its not slowing this mole hill from turning into a mountain, and that's OK!?!? right? and, well the box of girl scout cookies didn't help much either. :(

CRUISEN'

I realize i'm WAY behind on this posting but what can i say, i'm lazy these days. so here is a breakdown of our cruise in top 10 fashion......

10. getting away from the cold.

9. having and excuse to get all dressed up, glitter eyeliner and all. i really need more excuses to use my glitter eyeliner.

8. riding around like royalty in a 24 person limo (it was cheaper then taxi's for 16 people)

7. pinacoladas

6. food, food, food, food, food, food

5. kissing a stingray

4. dancing on the deck of a giant ship in the middle of the ocean.

3. arron finding a wedding ring he likes in grand turk of all places. finally we are "officially" married.

2. spending quality time with the fam...thanks mom and dad for the great christmas present!

1. and lastly....getting away with my best friend one last time before baby makes 3, and makes it a lot harder to travel the world. (but oh soooo worth it...i hope)

ITS A........?

Ten fingers

Ten Toes

Two eyes

One nose

One mouth

No teeth

Cute round belly

and guts underneath

Every organ accounted for.

Who could really ask for more?

I know that my baby will be a genius

oh and one more thing..

we found a penis!

*** CAUTION- Object is as large as it appears! ***

We were on our cruise (cruise blogging to come) when i hit my 18 week mark. so we took these pictures. :( some people have been very nice saying "oh you look great" well what are they going to say.. " wow, i would have guessed you were at least 36 weeks ya fatty" and then risk me starting them on fire? well...... i feel like a fetching buffalo. So i'm pretty much terrified to think how i will feel in 18 more weeks......... YIKES!

HoLidAy FuN!!!!

Christmas was FANTASTIC this year! Santa was good to us and we are so lucky to have such great family and friends to share this time of year with, however... of all the gifts we received, this was my FAVORITE!!! little Utah beanie and booties for the little munchkin! Boy or Girl, they will be rock'in these bad boys till i cant squeeze them on their little head and footsies.

*Santa gave arron a surround sound system, to bad it didn't come installed because during the instillation arron cut a hole from the attic into the closet..haha, luckily he is handy and patched it right back up.

*there is nothing like a Christmas nap with 2 dogs curled up on you to keep you nice and toasty!

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i love any excuse to get together with friends. So every NEW YEARS EVE we have a little Par-TA with some of our closest friends. Bunco, food, pool, fireworks and a midnight kiss! Does it get any better?

*this year bunco went down to the last minute so we didn't have time to pour our "drinks" for a midnight toast, instead we just passed around the bottle..hahaha

Welcome 2010..............

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******************************************** Hello twenty ten ********************************************

here are just a few things my twenty's have brought me......

marriage to my best friend.

graduation from nursing school.

my little poochie bo.

buying our first home.

travel...New York, New Orleans, Hawaii, Belize, Honduras, Vegas, havasupi, Cayman islands, 3 cruises, camping, bear lake, and so on...

completing a 1/2 marathon, a triathlon and 2 Ragnar races.

edward, bella and jacob

utah football busting the BCS...twice!

a new job

new friends

and last but not least a pregnancy.

GOOD BYE my dear 20's you have been good to me.

Hello 30's

I'm sure these next 10 years will bring me more joy and more stress then i can even imagine. but I'm grateful to share them with my best friend, and I'm grateful to finally start a family.

*warning--cheesiness below

to all of my friends and family who have been apart of my life, especially those of you who have supported me, loved me and prayed for me and Arron to be able to start a family....thank you.

we are truly blessed to have you in our lives.

and although i feel humbled and a little unqualified for "motherhood"

i focus on a quote by Joseph smith

"the lord calls us in our weakness, but qualifies us for our work"

I'm sure i will lean on all of you as i start this new journey.

xoxoxoxox

What the???

after 2 years of "practice" we finally got it right, and we couldn't be HAPPIER!!

i'm pretty sure that's the cutest little blob i've ever seen. :)