Mutton Bustin

On Friday I went to the Doctor and got 2 bags of IV to see if that would help my nausea. I was throwing up all morning. I usually can't keep stuff down in the evening so this morning thing was new territory. I am not sure if the IV bags helped or not.

Saturday: 9am - Woke up ate breakfast

9:20 - Threw up said Raisin Bran breakfast

9:45 - Round 2 of breakfast fruit (stayed down!)

I have been looking on craigslist for a used crib to buy. I found the one that I really wanted and we went to Loveland and bought it! (My first baby purchase!)

Apollo got his hair cut in the above picture. The lady trimmed his beard a little too short. Now he looks like he has a sweet Mustache! He kinda looks like our little Nacho Mexi Dog now. So cute!

I really wanted to go somewhere fun on Saturday (whether I was feeling up to it or not) and we went to Greeley's Stampede Rodeo.

We ate yummy food, watched guys throw axes, listened to awesome country bands, and watched Mutton Bustin in the Park. The Mutton Bustin was the best part. Anyone with kids that weighed 55 lbs. or less could get on a lamb and ride it for as long as they could hold on. Man some of these kids could barely even walk, let alone ride these sheep.

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I found this posted on YouTube of one of the kids. These kids get rocked! Crazyness?!!

Week 14

Week 15

(You can see a part of the crib behind me... a little sneek peek!)

Forest Love

Blake and I ventured out to the Forest this past weekend. We went on a hike and shot our pistol and long rifle 22s.

Apollo loves hiking on the trails. That's his happy dog face.

Last week we went to the doctor's office for a checkup and we got to hear the baby's heart beat. Blake was like, "that sounds like a spaceship!"

The doctor also gave me some new nausea drugs to try out called Reglan and Phenegren. The Reglan has helped my sickness a ton! Hooray! I have only been throwing up once a week now which is awesome!

I love my Blake so much! He takes such good care of me and makes me laugh my freakin guts out.

We saw these flowers, I think they are honeysuckles? They are so beautiful!

This isn't a very good picture but I finished my paint-by-numbers! I think it turned out really good.

This has been a really wet spring/summer here in the Fort. We have had cray hail storms.

Ok, bye!

And the Beat Goes On...

So here I am at thirteen weeks, almost the end of the first trimester. Not really showing but definitely thicker in the middle. And still sick, sick, sick.

Blake and I have new callings in our ward! We team teach the 15, 16, 17 yr. old youth in Sunday School. Yesterday was our first lesson and it was really fun. I am really excited to be able to go to Relief Society now. I missed it when I was in primary!

On Saturday, we went to the Reservoir by our house. We wanted to go shooting but my sickness from my pregnancy prevents us from having too much fun unfortunately! But it will be worth it ... right?

The last picture is of us at Rocky Mountain National Park on Memorial Day. That trip had some super curvy roads.

I haven't been able to go grocery shopping for a couple of months now. Blake wanted me to go grocery shopping with him a couple of days ago and I told him it wouldn't be a good idea. I went with him anyway and I was gagging in the store. As soon as I left the store I threw up...HAHA I really do not like food and food still doesn't like me. (The kitchen is my worst enemy) :)

I am at home mostly all day now keeping myself entertained. I have been watching LOST on Netflix and I am thoroughly enjoying the craziness of it. I finished my Paint By Numbers and I will have to get a pic of it.

If you are not sick, enjoy your sick free day for me PLEASE!

Ok Bye!

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.

Anniversary Weekend Get-A-Way

Blake and I went to the Denver Temple Friday evening.

We are so super excited that a temple is going to be built right here in Fort Collins!

We stayed at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Denver.

On Saturday, we walked down the 16th street mall.

We then went to the Zoo. We had an awesome weekend!

I beat Blake in chess...Yes!

The pool was on top of the roof in between skyscrapers. Talk about sweet.

Looks like Blake was enjoying the view.

Have a fantastic week!

April 7, 2007: 4 Year Wedding Anniversary!

A Rock Vs. A Snack

I am so excited for warmer weather in Colorado this year!

Last weekend, Blake, Joe, Jacque, and I went to the CO Rockies vs. AZ Diamond Backs opening season game. even though I now live in CO I will always be a D-Backs fan. At the game I was one of the few people rooting for my beloved AZ team (I think a lot of peeps wanted to throw something at me :). Unfortunately, D-Backs lost by 2 feet (so close to a home run!) and 2 points. Final Score: 3 to 1.

This was Blake's first professional game and he loved it! (He's from Idaho, they don't got no good teams

to watch...only Boise football)

On another note...

Wasn't General Conference wonderful?

I CANNOT believe that they are going to build a temple right here in this town! We are SUPER excited! There's something so special about the process of a temple being built in your area. Now all the places I have lived, have a temple or are building a temple.

What an awesome blessing to have the temple be so close!