Boy Oh Boy!

We had a doctor appointment today and we were able to hear the heartbeat of our sweet baby Owen. I think I am falling in love with this kid.. I love hearing his heartbeat. The doctor checked to see if I had dilated at all and I am at a 1.5! He said that everything is going well and he should be here within the next several weeks. How scary/fun?! 

The closer and closer it gets, the more we are excited! I cannot wait to meet this little man. 

Oh and a couple friends of mine in the ward are going to throw me baby shower up here! I am just being spoiled rotten and I'm loving it! 

Here's me at 36 weeks and wanting to have this baby as soon as I can.

Oceanside Beach Vacation Part 1

This week Chris and I were lucky enough to tag along with the family to Oceanside California for a nice vacation. My grandpa is king at the whole timeshare thing and to be honest I don't even know how they work; but somehow he hooked us up big time! So thank you grandpa and parents for the beautiful timeshare!! 

Here are some pictures of what it looks like. 

The view from our deck. 

The Oceanside Pier (Mark the fact finder found that this pier is 

one of the longest in California, 1,942 feet. 

A very bad picture of our place.. 

The glass wall has a beautiful pool behind it. 

The master suite.. These are so out of order.

Owen and I in front of the pier. :)

There will be more pictures to post later. We aren't done with the vacation yet! Tomorrow we are headed up to see Chris' family!! So excited! 

34 weeks!!

Look at my big baby boy! He is growing like crazy and I can hardly wait to see his little face! I know I keep saying the same things but there isn't much else to say. I can't see my toes, shave my legs, sit for longer than ten minutes without having to pee and sleeping is getting a lot more uncomfortable. 

It will all be worth it right? 

The doctor today said everything is going swell. He is measuring right on and other than my kidney problem I am doing pretty dandy myself. He said baby Owen is growing just perfectly and he should be here in about four to six weeks! What a lovely anniversary/birthday present to me! I turn 20 on the 11th, he should be here around the 30th and our two year anniversary is August 21st. So many reasons to celebrate these upcoming weeks. 

In other news, Chris is doing great and learning to love his job. He coaches the Provo swim team and also teaches swimming lessons. He loves dealing with the ten year old boys that fight over everything. :) 

He is almost done with his EMT class which is great because he will be home Monday and Wednesday nights. He has one more class and then he needs to take the state board to get his certification. Then he will be a certified Emergency Medical Technician. This week he also gets to do some ride-alongs with the Provo Fire Station, which I know he is so excited for, hopefully something good will come up and he can get some real experience. 

That's about all for now, thanks for reading!

thirty-three weeks but who's counting?

So I decided I'm over this. 

Nine months is a freaking long time to be pregnant. I applaud every woman who has had more than one child, because as of right this very second, I'm not sure I want to do this again. I'm sure it will change someday but not right now. 

I'm over being uncomfortable and hurting. 

I'm over being kicked in the spine and bladder. 

I'm over feeling like a balloon. 

That was my venting.

On the bright side, I do get something very special out of this and I'm thrilled about that. 

I feel like I'm always wondering what he will look like, more like me or more like his daddy? I just want to hold his little body and stare at him. I think I could look at newborn babies all day long. They are so funny to watch. I truly am grateful that I am able to be a mom. I'm grateful that it was so easy for me to get pregnant and start my little family.

 I recently had a friend lose her three week old baby and it has never more been clear how grateful I should be that my baby and I have been healthy through this entire pregnancy. Just when it feels so easy and right to complain, something happens that reminds us just how lucky we actually are. 

My dad asks how I'm doing a lot and has said to me multiple times that I'm doing something very special; I'm bringing a little spirit into the world. If I could just remember that, I think I would complain a lot less. 

That's when I tell him, "A very excited little spirit". 

So this is me at 33 and a half weeks.. They say he is a big as a large pineapple now. And my doctor said he is measuring right on and things are looking great. So we are so happy and can't wait to meet our baby Owen. 

 We are so close it's not even funny!  :) 

Baby shower in Mesquite

Last weekend my sister and mother in law threw me a beautiful baby shower down in Mesquite. It was such a great idea because all of my old friends were able to come. Amy and Jill put so much time and talent into this shower and I'm so grateful for them. 

Pictures were taken by Amy. 

This cake was made by a few different people.. The actual cake was made by Amy and boy was it delicious. The fondant/decorative outside was made by Natalie Anderson and the cute whale and baby on the surfboard were made by Aunt Lisa. I couldn't believe how much detail was on this wonderful cake. Thank you ladies :)  

Amy put together baby food jars and filled them with Jell-O. 

The Hafens found the limited edition Hawaiian Huggies. :) Too cute!

  

Playing the "Dirty Diaper" game.. and loving it. 

Aloha shirt 

Grandma and I eating

The prizes for the games

Loving my blown up face. :) 

The group!

Measuring my belly game.

The group w Amy :) 

Love, love, love this little beanie hat! So stinking cute!! Thanks Chelsea/Chris.

I had a great time at the baby shower and I'm so grateful for all the friends and family I have. It couldn't have gone better. Thank you!!! 

Also, I'm just about 33 weeks and I had a doc appointment yesterday. He said everything is looking great, he is measuring right on and is in the position he is suppose to be in! So we are all ready to go! :) We will see him a just a few short weeks. Crazy! 

Susan's Graduation/Memorial Day 2012

My baby sister graduated last week and man is that weird. She said it's more weird that I'm pregnant. haha I can't believe how fast life goes. Anyway, her graduation was a lot different than mine. I think I had maybe 100 kids graduate in my class and she had almost 500. Good ole Utah. The actual graduation went great! Everyone's speech was short and sweet, just the way it should be. Then we took some pictures and went to the Outback for dinner. So proud of my Susan!

Yesterday marked week 31 for this pregnancy. And every week that passes makes me more and more excited to see this little man! I really can't complain too much because I've had it easy but I am wanting to be done. I've always heard that there comes a point when you just are done and I think I'm just about there. 

This Memorial Day was great! 

We had some friends come up and visit for the day and of course we ate a lot of food. It started with a good game of kickball. I even hit a couple home runs.. thanks to Cooper (my runner). 

Then we headed up Payson Canyon to the Grotto, a small hike with a waterfall at the end. It was just the perfect hike for me..very short. :) I'm not much of a hiker, Chris tried when we lived in Hawaii and it just isn't my thing.

 We went back home and started up the bbq. It was a wonderful day and I'm grateful I was able to spend it with my family and friends. I'm grateful for the women and men who have fought for our country and the freedoms we have today. 

He's getting bigger! 30 weeks

I know it's probably hard to tell but he is getting bigger! I just barely started getting actual stretch marks.. fun fun. Good thing we have stretch mark cream and coca butter. 

He is constantly moving around and has found where all of my nerves are. It's been fun watching him move and it's been even more fun watching Chris' face when he moves. Chris looks at me like I'm some sort of alien sometimes, and to be honest I don't blame him one bit. I swear this kid does jumping jacks and karate. 

Thirty weeks down and ten more to go! Crazy!! I will be holding my big baby boy n about ten weeks, that's it. 

I feel so ready and so unprepared all at the same time. We have the major things but I think there are some small things I am forgetting. That's what baby showers are for right?!