Living in the USofA is a Treasure

Happy 4th of July!

(Photo belongs to my friend, Kris Fryer)
I love America!Well... I love what America was when it was founded, and I love what it is when the constitution is upheld. That's all I'll say about that right now.
Even though I see some scary things happening, I am glad that I live here.
And to celebrate the birth of this country, I love watching the fireworks! 
But this year Utah is so dry, and there are fires everywhere, there won't be as many. And they are banned in quite a few places! Michael and I are in an area where we can do some, but I don't think we'll buy any, I think we'll just watch what other people put out :-)

We are planning on going to Cries of Freedom, listening to one of Michael's good friends singing some original songs in the park, and then going to a BBQ.
What are you doing for the 4th?Whatever it is, have fun celebrating the birth of this great country!

Rambling is a Treasure

(This is a rambling post)

Birthdays are fun! 
I always enjoy celebrating the birth of my friends and family. It gets really hard to celebrate them all though, especially as our families are growing. Both mine and Michael's family likes to celebrate on Sundays, and there just aren't enough for everyone to have their own celebration.
So this year we did a lot of combining! It was actually a lot of fun having a combined birthday :)

My awesome step-mom made me this cake

I got a lot of gifts! I seriously felt spoiled. And Michael keeps giving me things too -everyone is too nice :)

And my family ended up celebrating mine on a Monday, which worked really well because we did that 2 days before my niece was born! and Amber flew out to be with Helena during the birth and she'll be out there for a while helping out.

Guys, Helena's baby Syndil is so stinkin' cute!Seriously.

I'm so excited to be an aunt, and I'm looking forward to meeting herI have awesome nieces and nephews! It's just that this is the first baby for one of my siblings, and that makes it extra exciting. 
My little baby isn't here yet, it'll probably still be a while. But that's okay,  she'll come when she's ready :-) I'm ready though! We have all the things we need (unless I forgot something...) I'm 39 weeks now, so she could come anytime! It's exciting, but I wish I could just know what day she would make an appearance so I could plan accordingly. 
Michael has a new job, which is great! We don't have the financial stress anymore, and it seems like a really nice place. They treat him really well. And they will even give him some time off when the baby comes! 
Well, that's all for my rambling post.What's new in your life?ps. isn't my niece the cutest?!?

Nine Months is a Treasure

I want to start Small Treasure Tuesdays again, but I think I'll wait until after our little one makes an appearance.  Would anyone be interested?
I'm 9 months now! Actually, 9 months and a week :-) Since I'm 37 weeks I could technically have this baby anytime and it would be fine, but I feel like she is going to wait a few more weeks. Which is fine by me. I can be patient until she is ready! Although, I might change my mind as I get closer to 40 weeks :)

Here is my 9 month picture!
Since I've been doing hypnobabies, I am really looking forward to the birth. Right now I'm not feeling anything but positive emotions, and Michael is so supportive. He's getting excited, and it is really cute!
I think we have everything we need... I hope we do!We got the carseat on Monday, which was the last thing we were needingBut of course, now that I say that we will think of a million more things we need but can't afford, LoL. That's usually how it works, right?
I'm looking forward to meeting this little girl! I'll probably go way overboard with pictures, so I hope you guys will enjoy them, because I may post a picture a day for a while. It might happen.
I'll blog again soon!

Eight Months is a Treasure

Here is my 8 month picture!

On Tuesday I'll be 35 weeks! It is crazy to think that she could come as soon as 4 weeks! I have a feeling it will be on or around the 16th of July though when she does choose to grace us with her presence :-)
I never told you guys, but this is how I told my friends on Facebook that Michael and I are expecting:
"Michael and I found out that I have Primigravida. Which basically means that there is an organism living inside of me, and it is taking vital nutrients from my system. I have already begun to show signs of this infestation by feeling bloated and throwing up to get rid of toxins. Doctors believe my body will follow a natural eviction process by expelling the infestation hopefully by the beginning of July..."
It was fun to read people's reactions :-) 
Have a great night!

My Baby Shower Was a Treasure

I had my baby shower on May 5th, and I loved it!The theme was "Pretty in Pink" and it was just so much fun! It turned out better than I hoped it would.A bunch of us got together and brainstormed, and I had lots of ideas of things I wanted and didn't want, and everyone got some jobs that way no one was overwhelmed (hopefully!) and they all made it possible :-)
So many people helped out with the shower and helped make it into the wonderful event that it was! I really appreciate what everyone did. 

My sister in law Mendy made the invitationsAren't they darling?!

And she framed these pictures of Michael and I :-)My mother in law did the fruit and veggie trays They were so tasty and looked so good. This isn't a good picture of them though...My sister Helena did the prizes for the gamesI didn't have any pictures of the prizes, but you can kind of see one of them on the shelf in that cute polkadot basket -she went all out with the prizes! 

 I really like this punch idea

And my stepmom made it! It turned out really well. 

and she made the cupcakes, they have pacifiers on top made out of life savers and jelly beans
My sister Amber did the games (which I don't have any pictures of) They were really fun and creative! You'll have to take my word for it.

She also made the cake -isn't it beautiful? 

This is the inside

and she did the headband making station.I don't have the headbands yet so I can't show you pictures. But they turned out really cute!Amber also brought cute paper for people to write advice on, I'm looking forward to reading it all

 My sister in law Annie did the favors! they are in those cute white boxes

(Don't you love those balloons!)

This is what they looked like, only cuter! I had bad lighting when I took this photo :)

And they tasted really yummy!

(The socks were from my sister Helena:-) 

I love the balloons Annie chose, and all the different shades of pink

 These cute little pacifiers were hanging on the windows

 I love this wreath! Annie let me keep it, and it's hanging in the nursery now! You'll see when I post pictures of the baby's room

Annie did the decorations, didn't they look awesome?!I also kept that puffy pink strand (I have no idea what it is called!) also, you'll see it in the baby's room. I'll post pictures soon! I have some things I want to finish up in there first though

I didn't get a good picture of these hanging things, but they were super cute also! and Annie hosted the event at her house
I'm sorry if I forgot anyone's jobs! Everyone did so much, it was great!
I had a wonderful baby shower! And I'm so glad that my sister Helena got to come out for it, and that we got to throw a baby shower for her as well :-)We had tons of fun! I'm glad we are pregnant at the same time.
Thank you all again!

I'm Alive!

Wow... I haven't written a blog post in almost 8 months!I've missed it though.I have to wonder: will anyone even read this?
SOO much has happened since I last posted. And blogger has changed a bit! I don't even know where to begin...
I think I'll just write a quick update now, and maybe I'll fill you guys in more in the future. I know you've heard it before, but I do plan to blog more regularly :-) 
If you follow me on Facebook you already know the biggest news since I last updated: 
Michael and I are going to be parents!!!I'm due in July :-)
I took a picture each month, starting at 3 months, and I'm wearing the same clothes in them, my shirt is going to stretch! I wasn't really showing at all until around 4 months

 Three months

 Four months

 Five months

Six months

 Seven months

I'm seven and a half months pregnant now. 

And I am feeling great! I've been taking good care of myself, and I've been trying to give my body everything it needs. I haven't even had much back pain at all yet! Which is one thing I was worried about, because of my scoliosis. 

We are really excited!

Nervous, overwhelmed, anxious, intimidated and so many other emotions. But definitely excited! 

I feel ready to be a mom, you know? I know it will be an adjustment, but I'm ready to start adjusting :)

I'm going to be having a wonderful natural birth experience in a wonderful birth center about five minutes away from my house, with a midwife. I've been doing hypnobabies and I am so excited about it! I know it will work wonderfully. And I'm looking forward to telling you all about my birth experience after our little one is with us. 

So, you're probably wondering if we are having a boy or a girl

How we told our families is I made cupcakes and I put colored frosting in the middle, and I had them all take a bite at the same time.

And this is how I announced on Facebook:

My sister Helena is in town for a bit! I'm so excited about that! I haven't seen her yet, but I will see her tomorrow and we can compare belly sizes... Because she is expecting too! She is about two weeks farther along than I am! AND we are BOTH having girls! Crazy.
Since she is in town we are having my baby shower this Saturday! I am really looking forward to it.And we will have a shower for her the Friday after! It will be great fun.
I will be sure to post pictures. Because I will blog again soon :-)

Small Treasure Tuesdays

Michael and I are moving soon... We're pretty excitedWe'll be moving just a few blocks away from where we are now, into Michael's parents basement apartment. 
I'll put up pics soon.It's really cute!
There's only one bedroom instead of the two we have now, but it has a small room that comes off of it and the living room is about twice the size of the one we have now, which is awesome! The kitchen has more cupboards though it doesn't have a separate dining room which is totally fine because we can fit a table in the kitchen.
My treasure today is the new dining room table we got for our new place!The one we have now is too wide to fit comfortably in our kitchen so we got this new one from Ikea, and we are pretty excited about it :-)

It has drawers on both sides, and it fold up nice and small

 And you can lift up one side at a time, or both! It can seat up to 6 people.

What's your treasure today?