36 1/2 weeks

I can't believe it is getting so close! I am sure most of you are getting tired of seeing my weekly pictures, but it is a lot for me to see how I am growing and also for my mom who wants all the updates she can get!

I am now going to the doctor every week and there are only 3 weeks left (as of Monday, Labor Day)! I really am just amazed we are almost there.

A Hikers Paradise

Well, I was able to go to Glacier National Park last week. Yes, it was a spur of the moment trip, and I was surprised that my wonderful wife let me go. Well for only being in the park for a day and a half I found that the park is a hikers paradise. For those of you who are wondering, Meredith made me promise to not hike far alone and to not do anything dangerous. Did I follow her directions? Kind of. I took a hike up to the top of a mountain. Granted the hike was not dangerous until it started raining. Everything became slick and the wind was clocked at 58 mph. Yes it became quite dangerous, for people who did not go prepared. Granted I was prepared and perfectly fine. It was fun and ended up giving me a lot of really cool pictures. Here are a few.

PS If you like to hike, I highly recommend this national park, because I went on a hike for only 3 miles and it was the most amazing hike I had ever been on. I just want to know what the hikes are like in the back country.

My weekly pictures....Catching up!

Here are the two latest pictures I have. Sorry the one from 34 weeks isn't very good...I took this one while Adam was gone, so it didn't turn out very well.

Also, I would just like to say I feel HUGE now! Everything is so much harder to do. I can't bend down to pick things up like I used to, I can't sit up in bed as easily, I can't even sleep through the night like I used to...I am either up using the bathroom or trying to get in a comfortable position.

I can't believe I only have one more month to go. Wish me luck!


34 Weeks


35 Weeks

The Nursery...UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!

This is the most exciting room in the house! We finally have a great place for our little girl begin her life!!!!


The whole nursery from the door one more time!


This is the chair that I am sure we will be spending many nights in with our little girl!


Adam and I painted those letters together and they turned out SOOOO cute!


The crib is definetely ready for her arrival.


One more view with the new drapes we found!

I came back!

I am so excited to have the internet back and I have something really fun to share with you!

First...I want to share our fun new apartment. Adam and I absolutely love the new place we found. We really feel like we have a home for the next almost year! I have taken a few pictures to share with you...



Our Kitchen...


The BIG Living Room


The ADORABLE Nursery!

I will be gone just a little while longer!

I am sure many of you are DYING to hear from me, but I do not have the internet right now. I am at Adam's Brother's house now just checking a few things and decided I would stop by and say hi.

I am now in Utah and Adam and I are moving into our new apartment. It is a lot of work, but we are getting it done. We have to wait until the 25 to get internet, so that is when I will be catching you up on everything.

We are doing great and I have started work again. SO I guess that is it for now!

A Chance to Breathe and Catch up

A lot has been happening around here, so I have been really slack with blogging. I guess I should have been blogging more considering my life hasn't been boring, but I guess I am not what you would consider a GREAT blogger yet...

My little brother, Tyler, got married on Saturday to his lovely bride, Lauren. They were married in the Raleigh, NC temple. It was a beautiful ceremony, but after we raced home to get everything ready for the reception. We had the reception at our house, and it was so much work, but turned out BEAUTIFUL! Once again, I will have to get Adam to put up some pictures. He took pictures while I looked pretty and talked to old and new friends. There were so many people there, and it was great! The greatest thing is that the forecast was calling for rain beginning at 4 PM, but it didn't rain until like 11 PM. That gave us just enough time to clean everything up and get everything to "safety" before the showers came. Too bad I was not feeling well after the reception (I think I was just too tired and hot.) so I went to sleep. I missed the most beautiful thunderstorm, or so I heard from EVERYONE else who was here. They were all sitting on the back porch watching the lightning streak through the sky and listening to the rain all around them. I soooo wish someone would have come to wake me up. I haven't seen a great thunderstorm in SOOOOOOOO long!

But after that, we have just been getting our lives back together and enjoy our time together before the summer is officially over. Monday afternoon/evening after Adam got off work (which ended up being at lunch) my mom, Aunt Pam, Katie, Adam and I went to the Smithfield outlets to go shopping. Adam and I had to return something and we all wanted to go see what good deals they had. We had such a great time!!!! My Aunt Pam was actually in a wheelchair (funny story I will tell you in a minute) and it was Adam's job to push her around while we were all shopping. We were actually very impressed at her ability to maneuver around each of the stores. We had great luck in Polo and Tommy for Adam, but then cam ethe REALLY fun shopping! We went to the BABY STORES!!!!!!!!!! We hit up Polo children, Baby Gap, Osh Kosh, Gymboree and last but not least CARTER'S!!! That was the greatest of all the stores! There were so many good deals we were in heaven. Adam was so cute in there because he was loving it as much as all the girls. He just kept picking things up and talking about how cute our little girl would look in everything. I am so happy he is as excited as I am to have our baby and to dress her so cute! But we spent way too much time in that store and finally had to put things back because we just had WAY too much to actually purchase! But I have decided that is definitely a store I will be frequenting as often as possible!

Now for the wheelchair story. On Thursday we were all trying to clean our house and get ready for the big reception. My Aunt had gotten the job of cleaning all the light fixtures on the back porch. We all think she was just trying to get out of working, but who knows. She decided she couldn't reach an area that needed to be cleaned so instead of getting a step ladder, she climbed on a table that was already out there. Well that table was not built for someone to stand on the edge. The table flipped over and she fell slamming her foot on a brick stair and then the rest of her body on the slate tile that is back there. She really hurt herself badly. We moved her to the couch and after an hour or so she was not getting any better. We were hoping it wasn't anything too horrible. So we decide to give her my crutches from highschool so she can hobble around, yes she was still trying to help work around the house...CRAZY LADY! But Adam and I ended up taking Pam to the urgent care and she definitely worked hard to hurt herself. She sprained an ankle (maybe both) sprained her knee, bruised her heel, and I am sure there are other things I am missing, but yeah, just know she really wanted to make sure she couldn't work anymore while she was here. She really has been a trooper and done all that she could including having fun with us in her wheelchair, but it has been great having her and her family here for a few days!

Now...The summer is really coming to a close. Adam is taking off on Saturday to start his drive back to Utah. I am flying there on Tuesday so we will both get there about the same time. We have to get our apartment all together and moved in, and I start work on the 13 of August. It is sad to see things end, but that just means it is closer to having our little girl in our arms! We can't wait!

With the pregnancy everything is going wonderfully. The only problems I am having now is that my back is sorta aching a lot and when I sleep I can't get comfy! I am getting up a million times every night to visit the bathroom and well just experiencing the joys of the last month or so. I am just so grateful I have not had any complications so far and feel so blessed for it! I will take a picture today to put up on the blog for all of you who I know have been waiting anxiously. I do feel like I am getting bigger everyday and it is so hard to reach down to pick things up or to just bend over period. I guess it will just get worse from here though.

Sorry this blog has been so long, I just needed to catch up on things going on in my life. But that is all for now!!!!

More Italy Pictures

Italy Pictures

Well a lot of people have been bugging me for our pictures of Italy. Here are a few of the ones that I took while there.

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