Hi from the AZ

Good morning....

it's 3:22 am Arizona time and I have been up for the past two hours.

I have had a throbbing migraine that is finally starting to go down. For my migraines I can take Tylenol and Caffeine (that's why I can't go to bed yet, I'm a little too buzzed). I have been lucky in this pregnancy in that I haven't had migraines... until this past week. :( My doctor said that chronic migraine sufferers usually get a break from migraines during pregnancy. So wish me luck that I won't get them too often!

This week has been wonderful being in Arizona with my mom, dad, and brother Spencer. I love being home and having my wonderful mom take care of me. I only threw up once this week! Hurray!

Spencer's High School Graduation was really fun to go to. I love my youngest brother, he is so nice and has a really fun personality.

Later this morning I am going back home to Fort Collins to be home with Blakey and Apollo! :)

Here are some videos that Blake took while on his work trip in Ohio.

9 Months of Joy, Excitement, and Nausea

Guess what? We are pregnant!

I am now over 9 weeks and enjoying every second of being sick. HAHA

I am nauseated from the time I eat breakfast until I fall asleep at night. Being sick all day is really a whole lot of fun! :)

My lovely husband is kind enough to make simple foods for me. I can't watch him eat his normal food; there is way too much aroma going on! I wish I could have an IV stuck in my arm all day so that I wouldn't have to eat (this is coming from the food monster).

We are SUPER DUPER excited about having our first child!

(The pictures need to be in the opposite order)

We had our first ultrasound this week and we saw our little jelly bean movin and shakin. I loved having the ultrasound because it really confired something was growing in there and we didn't have to just rely on a stick that I peed on. :)

Our estimated due date is:

DECEMBER 19, 2011

So our baby is going to be born within mine and Blake's birthdays (and Christmas all within a month!)

Blake and I always joke that we should start celebrating our half birthdays so we can spread the gifts around (we might have to start that tradition).

Other News:

Blake is going to Cleveland for a week of Fanuc Robot training and I am heading to good ol' G-town in AZ! My youngest brother Spencer is graduating high school while I am there! Woot Woot!

Once again we are really excited about our little nino! (the first picture of Blake and I is a reminder to myself that I will feel normal again someday) ;)

Do you think it's going to be a girl or a boy?

At this point in time I would love to hear any sweet ideas for names!

Mothers

This is from Sheri Dew's talk "Are We Not All Mothers?"

Motherhood is more than bearing children. … It is the essence of who we are as women.

"When we understand the magnitude of motherhood, it becomes clear why prophets have been so protective of woman’s most sacred role. While we tend to equate motherhood solely with maternity, in the Lord’s language, the word mother has layers of meaning. Of all the words they could have chosen to define her role and her essence, both God the Father and Adam called Eve “the mother of all living” ³ —and they did sobefore she ever bore a child. Like Eve, our motherhood began before we were born. Just as worthy men were foreordained to hold the priesthood in mortality, ⁴ righteous women were endowed premortally with the privilege of motherhood. ⁵ Motherhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence of who we are as women. It defines our very identity, our divine stature and nature, and the unique traits our Father gave us."

"As daughters of our Heavenly Father, and as daughters of Eve, we are all mothers and we have always been mothers. And we each have the responsibility to love and help lead the rising generation. "

Rest of Talk

I love this talk! It is for EVERY WOMAN!

Happy Mother's Day!

Utah

I stayed in Orem for a week to watch Jordan. We had a lot of fun!

I saw Julie and her cute boy, Jaxon.

Jordan loved going to Kangaroo Zoo.