Presenting...

Lucy Claire! She's finally here. Born April 4th, 2:43pm, 7 lbs 8 oz, 20 inches, the most beautiful baby I've ever seen. We are in love with her. Can't get enough. She had a bumpy start, and spent her first week in the nicu. I'll have to post the labor story later.

Loves!

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Something's missing...

 

Everything is ready, except for Lucy. 

Full term update

 Today I am 37 weeks pregnant. That means she could come any time, and be perfectly fine (ideally). I still would like to make it to at least 38 weeks, but we'll see if she lets that happen. I think she will. My bet is the 28th, but there's really no reason for it, and I have no idea. Since I'm at the end, I figured I would do this questionnaire  one last time, and see what has changed.

I'm 37 weeks.
Maternity clothes: That's pretty much all I wear any more. A lot of my shirts can still fit around my tummy, but aren't long enough, and I'm more comfortable in looser clothing right now anyway. I have one pair of non maternity pants that still fit, but I've grown out of some of my maternity pants. Don't judge, she hangs out really low.
Sleep: Better than I expected, but defiantly not great.
Best moment this week: Knowing that we made it to full term! She gave us a scare, trying to come too early for a little bit there.
Miss anything: Obviously. It'll be worth it though, or so I'm told. ;)
Movement: Lots of it. I feel like she's going to bust out sometimes.
Food Cravings: Not really. I occasionally feel like eating fruity chewy candy, but other than that, no.
Symptoms: I have the symptoms of a pregnant lady.
Happy or Moody: I have felt like myself for the most part. I am a little more sensitive and irritable than usual (husband will attest to that), but mostly just me.
Wedding ring on or off: Been off for awhile. It was tight to begin with, so I took it off before it would get stuck.
Showing: Let's just say people have moved on from asking if I'm pregnant to just assuming. I like to make it awkward and say something like "What makes you think I'm pregnant?" Good times. 

I feel I have been very lucky and had a relatively easy pregnancy. Hopefully that doesn't mean a difficult labor, or difficult baby ;)   I don't feel like I'm one of those ladies just dying to get her out of me. She's safer in there, so what's the rush? I'll enjoy being able to take her places with out much planning while I can. However, I would love for her to be born in March, and not April. Please don't go past due, little girl!

My wish for you

My wish for my baby girl... (There are a couple swears in this, you have been warned! Avert your eyes if necessary. Just so you know, I will never post anything with R rated swearing in it, or even excessive swearing at all. I don't appreciate it, and find it usually sounds unintelligent. There are so many better words in the English dictionary you could use to make your point. End of rant. Enjoy!)

Okay, obviously I am not serious here. Mostly. Just saw this and thought it was pretty fricken funny. Tina Fey makes me giggle. Maybe one day I'll do a serious post of my honest wishes for my kids, but that is not today. Hope this made you smile as much as I smiled, maybe even LOLed. 

 Loves!

She's still a she!

We got to see our little girl again yesterday. Here she is:

All together now:  "Awwwww!"

We think she still looks a lot like me. It was pretty weird to see her so detailed, especially with her eyes open. I don't know why it always freaks me out when we see her and she actually looks like a baby, like I'm expecting to see something else pop up on the screen. Nope, still a baby. It was good to get to confirm that she's still a she. Not that I've had many doubts about that, other than every time I have a dream about having a baby it's a boy. This is the 3rd time we've been able to get to look and see that it's a girl, so it would be a very big surprise if it turned out to be a boy. We've always kind of had a hunch that this is our baby Lucy though. We've known we were going to name our first girl that since we were dating. Ever since my brother got engaged in 2008 there has been sort of a race going on to see who would get the first girl. We all wanted to name her after our amazing grandma. I won :) Though there really wasn't much competition. Out of the 3 couples that wanted the name, we are the fist to get pregnant. We even waited 3 years, and still won. So everyone had a fair shot at it, we weren't too worried though.
We've had a lot of fun watching her move lately. I've been able to feel her move since September, and Aaron got to feel her for the first time on Halloween, so feeling her move is nothing new. Neither is seeing it at this point really, we've been able to see her since November. Now it's the big movements, which are fun, but kind of creepy. We'll see a big bulge poke out of my stomach and slide around for a minute, and disappear  Weird how things like that are considered normal during pregnancy.
We'll, that's the only update for now.
Loves!

Q and A

I have a hard time knowing what to say when people ask how the pregnancy is going. I usually just say something like "Great....", and then this awkward silence occurs as if they are expecting me to elaborate. I'm not sure what more they want from me. I'm good, baby is good, what more is there? Pregnancy, as exciting as it is, is relatively uneventful for me, and thank goodness for that! 
Then the more in depth questions start, "Are you sick?" "Are you tired?" "Do you sleep good?" Sheesh, do I look that bad? I know that's not what they are getting at. I guess pregnant ladies typically take this as an opportunity to complain a little, and with good reason. I'm not one to complain to others normally (Aaron being the exception. He gets an ear full of my pregnancy complaints on a regular basis. Poor kid). I feel uncomfortable complaining about pregnancy when there are so many women that would kill to be in my position. I feel so blessed that I am able to carry my daughter, and feel her kick all day. I don't take this miracle for granted. I'm not saying that others do, that's just my reasoning for not having much to say about the whole situation. Also, I don't really like talking about myself a lot, or having a lot of attention focused on me. Most of the questions asked are focused more on mom rather than baby. So, to help answer some questions, I found this list of questions for pregnant ladies, here you go: 

(Please note, I'm not using this to complain either)

I'm 24 weeks.
Maternity clothes: Only 2 pairs of non-maternity pants still fit (fitting meaning I can still do up the zipper, and just use a hair band to keep the top together. Don't judge me), my shirts fit around the tummy, some are just not long enough anymore. Thank you to those of you that loaned me maternity clothes! I don't do well at shopping for myself, so my wardrobe was getting very small. You ladies saved me!

Sleep: Let's just say me and 3AM are very well acquainted as of late, and leave it at that.
Best moment this week: Hearing her heartbeat at the doctor yesterday.
Miss anything: Of course, that's a silly question for a pregnant lady. The list would be too lengthy. :)
Movement: Like crazy. You can see it on the outside now. I love to just watch my belly move.
Food Cravings: I don't like the term cravings when related to pregnancy. I feel like that means I must have this food now! I don't feel like that with anything. I can say that I can't resist sweets if they are around, and I love green veggies. 
Symptoms: Now, this question is just begging for complaints. I have symptoms of pregnancy, and that's enough. In all honesty, I feel I've been pretty lucky with what I've had to deal with thus far.
Happy or Moody: I mostly just feel like myself. If I am really lacking on sleep I get very weepy, and if anyone cries around me, or on TV for any reason, I too must cry. I've asked Aaron about this several times, and he agrees that most of the time I seem normal. Good answer husby.
Wedding ring on or off: Off, mostly I was just paranoid it would get stuck and have to be cut off since it was tight before I got pregnant. I had to get a ring cut off once when I jammed my finger and it got way swollen. Luckily that was just a cheap-o ring.
Showing: I feel like I've been showing since about 10 weeks, I'm sure it was in my head more than anything, but my scoliosis makes my gut poke out, so she didn't have anywhere else to go but out. Also, she hangs out in the front, so that made me show sooner too. Those are my excuses at least. I've been told that right now I just have a basketball belly. I'm scared to see how big it will get if it's this big already.

I would like to mention that all of this is said with a smile on my face. I am happy to go through this, and whatever else is to come for this little girl. She just better recognize what I had to do for her when she's a teenager. :)

Loves!

The next (and most exciting) addition!!!

As most of you already know, I am pregnant! Woot. Yes, for real this time. We are very terrified excited for this little baby to join our family. Motherhood has always been something I knew I was meant to do. However, it has also been something that has always scared the ever-lovin-poop out of me. I still can't think about it too much or I pee my pants a little. How could I be responsible for a helpless human? But alas, here we are. Don't get me wrong folks, I am very happy to have the amazing blessing of carrying this child, and feeling her kick all the day long (man, is she strong). I'm so excited to get to see her, and snuggle the crap out of her. Don't worry, we've stocked up on diapers in anticipation of all the crap that will ensue.

We got to see her cute little face yesterday, and got some really good pictures. We already think she looks like me. Poor kid. Kidding. I was a freaking adorable baby/toddler, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Don't hate. I even won a baby beauty contest, so it's not just in my head. It's not vain if it was over two decades ago right? Maybe it is if you're still bragging about, but I'm okay with that.

Well, without further ado, here she is:

My beautiful daughter!

Doesn't she just look so pleased with herself?
Aw we love her so much!

That'll do it for today.
Much loves!

Temporary addition

We had this guy living with us for a few days. This is the pick of the litter we got from Willis' girlfriend. He was the smallest one out of all his siblings. He's so sweet and cuddly, lots of fun. We sold him yesterday. We loved him, but weren't too sad to see him go. Our dogs were not such fans of him, and wouldn't sleep in the doggy bed with him, so that made for some fun nights. As adorable as he is, I'm glad to get him sold to a good home.

Lets see, cute puppies, sleepless nights.... Yep, that about covers it.

Loves.

Newest addition

Back in the springtime, Aaron met a lady while at work that was interested in breading her min pin. Aaron told her that we have a male min pin that could provide the second half to the equation. Well, a few months later Willis' girl friend Brea came to stay with us so they could have as much time together as possible. The more time, the more puppies. Willis is head over heels for this girl. He was so sad when she had to go home that he sat at the door crying. He still knows her name if say it. Since he was upset, we decided he needed a little buddy to keep him company while we're at work. Enter Bruce:

Light tan poopy!  :)

We adopted Bruce from the humane society in July. We were looking at the poodles they had, since we don't want another shedder. Bruce was the first one we looked at. While I was looking at another one, Bruce came right up to me and sat in my lap. How could I say no at that point? They said that he came in the day before with his brother, but his brother had already been adopted. He needed a buddy too. That was it, he had to be mine. Bruce's name was originally Sammy, but being a poodle, he already looks like a girl dog, I couldn't stand him having a girly name too. He needed a manly name. A name that once heard there would be no question as to his sex. He's had no problem with the name change, and picked it up very fast. 

Bruce was born in December 2010, and is 6 months younger than Willis. They are complete opposites. Bruce is so relaxed all the time. He always wants to be by you and preferably to be pet 24/7. He gets very jealous if Willis is getting the attention, and not him. He will shove in between us and Willis and but his head in our hand. He's adorable, and we love him.

There  you have it.

Loves.

And then there were three....

Years that is. ;P  Not announcing anything other than the fact that I have been married to the most incredible man for three years... plus 2 weeks. I've been a bit of a slacker. The reason is (there's always an excuse right?) because we finally bought a new camera. This is way past due as we have had phone camera's that had more pixels then our camera for the last 2+ years. I upload pictures on here straight from an app on my phone, but now that all my pictures are on a camera it's a little more of a task. I may or may not update my blog strictly while at work when it's slow (it's always slow), and obviously I don't want to put my personal pictures on my work computer. That would just be inappropriate... much like updating my blog at work... don't judge. 

Back on topic, For our anniversary we went to Vegas in August. We needed to go before school started for Aaron, so we celebrated a little early. Side note, did you know that it's hot in Vegas in August? Like 104, and way humid. Kinda what we expected though. I had never been before that I can remember, so I've been asking Aaron to take me since I turned 21. Three years later, and we finally did it. On our way down we saw Wicked in SLC. I loved it. I had never been before, and when I heard they were bring it to Utah it was the only thing I told Aaron I wanted for Christmas last year. We got to Vegas and stayed at the Golden Nugget. I've wanted to stay there since I saw it on the Travel channel three years ago. They gave us a free upgraded to a suite, which was awesome! Biggest room I've ever stayed in. It had two bathrooms, a living room/kitchen, a bed room, dinning area, 3 TV's, lots of closets, and a vanity. It was a suite perk. Get it? Ha. The reason I wanted to stay at this hotel was for the pool. It has a shark tank right in the middle of it. You can just swim up and be inches from a shark. They were also swimming overhead. If that's not cool enough, there's a clear water slide that goes right through the tank. Swimming with the sharks. Aw yeah.

When we weren't enjoying our cool hotel, we did the normal touristy stuff. M&M world, Coke world, Hard Rock Cafe, Bellagio fountains (so cool!), and eating tons of tastey treats. I'm pretty sure I gained several pounds while there from all the good eats. The highlight of the trip was going to see The Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian. The stage they did it on was built specifically for this play, so the effects were really great. The chandelier falling looked so real it was frightening. I've seen this play at least twice before this, but it was nothing like this. Needless to say, this is my all time favorite musical (which is saying a lot cause I have a very large list of musicals I absolutely love) and it's been on my list to see it in Vegas for quite awhile, I heard they were ending it soon, so we had to make it happen. So glad we did. After the play, we got lost in the hotel, which is not surprising considering it's size. We ended up stumbling upon this room that looks like you are outside. Seriously, I had to do like a triple take thinking we were outside. I felt like we were at Hogwarts. It was extremely gorgeous. In the middle of this room there is a water canal which gondolas float through. So cool! I wanted to go for a ride, but it was super expensive. Oh well, it was really fun to watch.

Well, that was our vacation. On our actual anniversary we went out to eat, and were going to go to a movie, but took too long eating and missed it. Instead we got a Redbox, went home, blew up our air mattress in the basement, and watched a movie on our projector. Much more comfortable than a theater. That weekend we met up with my old roommate at Peach Days, made it home in time to watch the Aggies whomp on the Ute's, stayed at the Anniversary in a night, went ghetto golfing, and finally caught that movie. Basically, a good time was had. Happy three years to you and me my love! It just keeps getting better. Can you tell he makes me a very happy lady? In case you can't, here's proof  >  :D  

This was supposed to be a short post, but as always I rambled on too long. Here is the only picture I took with my phone from the vacation:

I love palm trees!

That'll be all.

Loves.