I'm done!

After sitting on my couch for an hour and 40 minutes and not shedding ONE tear....

I am happy to announce that our taxes for 2008 are DONE!

I am so happy it is hard to describe my joy and excitement at the moment! It is a stark contrast to last year.... Flash back to last year sitting on my couch. Tears flowing. Angry. Frustrated. Crying. Headache from crying. Frustrated. It took me probably 2 weeks, now I'm not sure why but it did! It was a pain and I hated it - but I was determined to do them myself. I finished but after A LOT of tears and frustration. This year was such a breeze doing them. The only difference I see is that being pregnant I think this little Bear must have given me a miracle! Thanks Baby Bear you are a great addition to the family already!

And for those of you who have heard the McDonald's commercial about the guy leaving a message for his boss... I think I should call in well to work tomorrow!

What a STEAL!!

Yesterday one of my fellow pregnant coworker friends told me about a place that she just got a crib at for like $300. Awesome? Yes! It was retail price around $800 and her husband talked them down to $300! Well, I decided to go test my luck and.....

YEAH! Our baby has a crib!! I went today after work, picked it out, paid for it, and got in loaded into the back of the Durango - all in about 15 minutes! It is sleigh style and can convert to a toddler and full size bed. It's so pretty! It is a pecan color and SO sturdy! I tried to shake it to see if it would rattle and I couldn't make it budge! Our crib was retail price at $655. I paid $240 total for it! WHAT AN AMAZING DEAL! I am pretty proud of myself for saving so much money just on the crib (we were planning on spending around $400 + ) so I guess this means I have extra money to spend on other baby things we will need. Now I need to find the same type of amazing deal for the mattress.

Our ultrasound is in 10 days and then we will find out the gender of this little Baby Bear. I believe after that is when O.C.B.P.S starts, "Official Crazy Baby Planning and Shopping".... I can't wait!

I am so excited. I want to go wake up Jared right now and set up the crib..... I don't think he will go for it though! We need to finish cleaning out the office/junk room so it can be turned into our Baby Bear's room. Looks like I have an evening project to do!

Princess Davian!?...

Today at work I had twin three year old girls as some of my patients. While we were in the exam room I was talking to their Mom when the one little girl said to her sister,

"Look! She's as pretty as a princess!... But she doesn't have a crown!"

The little girls went back and forth talking about if I was a princess or not because after all I didn't have a crown. It was so cute! I just smiled and laughed to myself. (I have only seen her twice but I'm pretty sure she is my new favorite patient!!)



This cute little three year old really made my day! I am not feeling like I look like a pretty princess with all of these extra hormones - I feel more like I am 14 again! I don't believe anyone has ever told me I was "as pretty as a princess".... and be serious about it! We all have been there for the "Your beautiful, special and lovely like a Queen!" talks in Young Women's. But come on the leaders have to say that!



I wonder what princess she thought I looked like? Minus the crown that is!
I'm going with Sleeping Beauty! I have been so good at sleeping.

Hello Yougurt!

We have discovered a new love... Hello Yogurt!

It is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

They have like 6 different self serve frozen yougurt flavors, that change daily. You get your cup and dispense as much yogurt as you would like. Then pile on toppings if you would like aswell. You then put your delicious creation on a little scale. Then Ta-Dah..

You pay per ounce - it is worth every penny!

Our favorite flavors are Georgia Peach and N.Y. Cheesecake! SO DELISH!!

We went 3 times in 4 days...

I am pregnant - I have cravings - enough said!

Yes, my yogurt was bigger than Jared's.... and yes mine was gone before his!

Just another MONDAY...

I have a few days off while the doctor that I work for is in California. I had such high hopes for today! My list mostly includes cleaning and organizing - but I was excited to get some things done. I feel so tired after work every day that I don't do much once I get home - and my home shows it. (My new bed time has been 8:30, or if I am lucky I can last until 9:30.) So I was really going to get things done over the next few days.

Monday has started out like this: I wake up feeling nauseated, but I am also feeling positive. Good combination. I have hit the 2nd trimester in pregnancy and hope this will help my ALL day sickness.... it definitely isn't just in the morning! Anyway, I get some breakfast, the latest craving is frosted flakes with sliced bananas. I sit on the couch to eat and then to let things settle. I feel pretty good. I get up and decided to wash the dishes..... our pipes are frozen again! This means I will not be doing dishes or laundry right now. Thank heavens the bathroom pipes are not frozen!

I decided to do some blogging to pass the time. That's a good Monday morning activity! Not soon after I sit down my pregnancy hormones kick in and I run to the bathroom..... I don't think I will be eating frosted flakes with bananas for awhile..... Now I feel like crap and who wants to eat after just throwing up? Not me! But, I decided I better eat something and take my beloved tic-tac size pills that I have learned to L-O-V-E!! ZOFRAN is quite possibly the best thing that has ever been formulated. This little pill is my life saver and I apparently can't get through a day with out it! Wish me luck that at some point I get off the couch and clean my house.

There you have it folks. I have had many people ask how I have been doing. We are still a bit in shock that we are going to be parents! Last Thursday we went to the doctor and got to hear the baby's heart beat! It was so amazing. We both had the biggest smile on our faces! The doctor said everything sounded and looked great!

Counting....

We have been counting the weeks lately....

14 weeks until Jared is done with school.

3 weeks until I start school.

15 1/2 weeks until our 2nd Anniversary.

27 1/2 weeks until our baby is born!

7 1/2 weeks until we find out if the baby is a boy or girl.

12 weeks and 4 days into our pregnancy journey.

We are so happy and extremely grateful and humbled to announce that we are having a baby! Our little one is due in July and we are so excited to start this new adventure as parents!

An update? Wow!

I am embarrassed to see that it has been a month since I last updated! So much has happened and life is so crazy busy as always.

We had a WONDERFUL Christmas break together and with family! It was really a memorable time to share with family. We spent a lot of time eating and talking and visiting and just being together with our families! I didn't leave enough time to follow through with what I announced last year would be a family tradition of having homemade cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning... It was sad - but I guess I can improve for next year. I did miss the cinnamon rolls but we had breakfast with Jared's family Christmas morning so at least we ate. I wish I had taken more pictures of the season so this post would be interesting.... maybe next year!

This past year went by in a flash! I went to bed on New Years Eve at 9... it was amazing and the BEST New Years ever! Jared made it past midnight but soon joined me for some much needed sleep.

Jared went back to school on Wednesday and I cried.... I hate having him gone so much for school but it is a good thing so we will keep going one day at a time. I am having some major anxiety knowing I will be back in school at the beginning of February.

I put myself in charge of planning the trip and things for our 2nd Anniversary in May. I am so excited!! Breanne and Clint's anniversary is 2 days before ours so I am planning a weekend get-away with them. I really am giddy about it. I just need to keep things a surprise for Jared - yeah, right! I just booked our hotel about 15 minutes ago - wahoo!

I know this update wasn't very exciting so I will work on something exciting for my next post...

Finals and Christmas!

Jared left a few hours ago to take another final for school. Last week he had his guitar final and got an A for the class! He played for me the solo that he had to make up for the final and I must say I was quite impressed! I am so glad he has been able to take guitar so he has a class that is a bit of a stress reliever not a stress creator! I am super excited for this week to be over and for finals to be behind us for the year!

I love Christmas and am looking forward to having some time together without school books and lap tops around. I think I may banish anything resembling school work to the back bedroom so I don't have to see it through this wonderful time of year. (I think Jared would agree!) Although we are blessed to live in an area and time when we can gain greater knowledge I am done looking at all of those books in the family room!

I have been working on my Christmas cards and have really enjoyed making them. I love how the front of the card turned out... but the back I am not liking at all! I guess that is life and I will do better next year. I just need to finished them and get them mailed off! It is just 14 days before Christmas!