2 years!

So today is my anniversary! It seems like I have been married for a lot longer then that, but in a good way! It's weird to me I have only been married for two years but I can't remember what my life was like before I got married! I love being married! I love my husband! I am such a lucky women! Brandon is THE BEST husband, and there is no doubt in my mind that he is going to be THE BEST father! It seems like a life time ago! This was right after we came out of the temple as husband and wife.

This picture is probably a year and a half old. When we went on a hike with the family.

This is Beckham giving Brandon loves. (It was the most recent picture I had of Brandon it's only a couple weeks old.)
Thanks babe for the last two years! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! I am so excited for the next couple years. I am so grateful for the blessings of the temple and the chance we have to live with our families forever!

The Nursery and A LOT of pictures!

So I have had my nursery ready for a couple months now, I know, I am a little early in this but I couldn't help it. I bought my crib and glider way early started painting and re-doing the room, and bought my crib bedding all before we knew what we were having! (we are a little excited) My nursery is kinda like my wedding, haha! There were so many different ways I could have gone in decorating it! after you do it once your like I could do that again totally different and still way cute! (you know what I mean? maybe it's just me?) I love so many different color pallets and ways to do things that's why I have always wanted to be an interior designer/decorator. Anyway... this time I decided to do something gender friendly, I did green and yellow.

My Crib, rocker and ottoman are black.

I also put up beat board. (for those that don't know what this is, it's like wood paneling a long the bottom part of the walls, it's white.) I put up new baseboards, new chair rail, and new casings (for the doors and closets) the top half of the walls we painted yellow.

*I bought a couple different shelves at garage sales and painted them all to match.

I painted this... Don't you love the little robe? I got it as a gift, and think it is so cute! This is my little book shelf. I LOVE BOOKS. I want to collect a million children's books, my niece and nephews love to sit and read. They will do it for hours if I let them.
This is one of the shelves I got at a garage sale and painted. This is one I got at a garage sale too. I know nothing really cute is on it yet but I have to at least have a few things still to do, or I would just be twirling my thumbs wondering when this baby is coming. I will be putting a cute picture in the frame, and I think putting his name up in letters. I don't know?

I bought this hutch off Craig's list for 5o bucks! I painted it and turned it into a changing table. I wanted something that I could still use even after I didn't need a "changing table" other changing tables you can only use as a changing table and then you have to take it out of the room. This one I can take off the changing pad and then it turns into just a piece of furniture.

I Bought and spray painted these baskets to add to my changing table.

I looked every where for baskets for the bottom half of the changing table and I couldn't find ones that fit perfectly. They were either an inch or two too big, too small, too short, too tall, or too wide. So I had the idea to make boxes so they could fit perfectly. (ok so I didn't make them my wonderful daddy did!!) I did paint them and put the cute rope handles on though! We even had the idea to make them out of the beat board we put on the walls so they match the room. My daddy is so handy to have around! Thanks dad! They are storing all my baby blankets!

These are the "BEFORE" pictures...

These are the shelves and towel hanger thing before I painted them.

This is what the hutch looked like when I bought it, but I could see it's potential.

Notice it's mostly my dad working! I know, I did a lot but really HE is the AMAZING ONE!

Thanks again dad for all you do! You are always so willing to help your children!! You are so talented! I really appreciate all you do for me! You are not only the best dad a girl could ask for but you are an awesome grandpa too!

Rebuttal

So apparently I offended someone with my last post and I just wanted to say a few words about what they have so politely commented about.

This is what someone commented on my blog today..

Anonymous said...
Wow. Do you have any idea how many people would give everything to be in your shoes? I am amazed that you find the miracle you have received to be such a burden. I understand that it is physically uncomfortable, but for heaven's sake, take a step back and think about what you are saying!
9/23/2008 11:29 AM

I personally believe this person was mad, hurt even. They themselves are probably in a situation that they are not happy with. And personally I don't blame her (I am assuming it's a her) in fact I have been her. I've felt her pain. I also think this person would not leave this comment on my blog if they actually knew me?? Seriously how can you read a post about someone and think automatically that you know what they are thinking and feeling on a daily basis? Obviously people shouldn't jump to conclusions! This person obviously doesn't know that every night when I go to bed and say my prayers that I thank my Father in Heaven SO much for the opportunity I have been given to get pregnant and start my family! This pregnancy didn't come easy, and this anonymous commenter obviously didn't know that. Brandon and I tried for a year. I know people try for a lot longer then that but a year to me was an eternity. I can't tell you how many times I would cry myself to sleep, and pray so hard for this very "miracle" that I am complaining about. Just because I am complaining, (which I think I have my right to do on my own blog, it is my very own "out" so my husband can share the burden!) doesn't mean that I wouldn't do this again in a second, doesn't mean I have any regrets, doesn't mean that I am not so incredibly grateful for this pregnancy!

I don't think you will find two people more excited to have their baby join their family then Brandon and I. Brandon and I have wanted this for a long time and we are so ready to become parents! We are so not naive to the fact that it is going to be the hardest thing we have ever done, we are ready for the sleepless nights and the dirty diapers and the things that people say you have to sacrifice, they aren't going to be so hard for us to give up. We are READY for that transition in our lives. We are ready to trade in our late nights with friends to early bed times and middle of the night feedings! Who actually gets excited about that? Well we are!

My point is simply this, I am sorry to the person that left that comment on my blog, you do not know who I am, you do not know the desires of my heart or the sacrifices that I would have given to get pregnant. I would have given anything as well. I would have been one of those people you were talking about in your comment. I am so excited to be given this blessing in my life! When I was trying to get pregnant I knew what I was getting my self into, my sisters and my mom have just as hard pregnancies as I do, and I still wanted it more then anything! Just relax and let a pregnant women vent a little. That's all for now, I am done. :)

Top Ten!

Here are the top ten things I will NOT miss about being pregnant!! (in no particular order, I hate them all pretty equally!)

1. Throwing up! (I can't just throw up I have to pee every single time I throw up! this puts the fear into me that I can only throw up at home where I have a bowl right next to every toilet!)

2. 24/7 Nausea! (the meds I am taking are finally working and my body tells me if I have gone too long with out taking one but I am so sick of the feeling like I am going to throw up every second!)

One and two were so similar I had to throw in another one!

2.5 PILLS! (I am so sick of taking pills, I take two right when I wake up and three right when I go to bed, and I take something for heartburn several times through out the day! it seems like every time I go to Wal-mart I am going to the pharmacy for something! I am sick of paying for pills/prescriptions and the simple fact that my body needs them to cope! I hate having to rely on them so much!)

3. Leg cramps/charlie Horse (I especially hate the ones that shoot you up in the middle of the night, and you feel like you are going to die before the cramp goes away! oh! I so miss stretching! I cant stretch with out getting a charlie horse! I cant wait to stretch again!

4. Killer Heart Burn! (I take stuff for this, like Maalox max or something equally tasteful, and I swear it doesn't ever really do anything. I feel like there is a knife going through me! The burning feeling is horrible! There is so much pressure I feel like I can't ever breath or catch my breath!)

5. Horrible Sex! :( Brandon and I have never had to work hard at this to make it amazing and now it is like an uphill battle! The baby is SO in the way and it is SO not fun anymore! (any helpful hints or suggestions are greatly appreciated! I'm serious... you can e-mail me if you don't want to leave me a comment!)

6. Peeing!! OK I feel like I don't even have a bladder anymore! If I drink something it will be needed to come out in a little while because there is no "holding tank" for it anymore!

7. Waking up in the middle of the night to pee!! (I have to get up 4 or 5 different times! That is ridiculous! imagine to your self setting your alarm 4 or 5 different times in the night, getting up walking to the bathroom, peeing, washing your hands, and stumbling back to bed and trying to go back to sleep every time! yeah it sucks!

8. Simply not being able to sleep at night! (this was something I never had a hard time with before I got pregnant and as soon as I conceived my body stopped being able to do this! It has a little something to do with # 7 but still! I sleep with like 8 pillows in various positions around me trying to find the ultimate sleeping position! I cant sleep on my back they say that's bad, Heaven forbid I sleep on my stomach! and my sides are getting kinda sore.

again six, seven and eight were so similar.. I needed another one!

8.5 PAINS... (I know this is a very broad one... but does anyone else hurt all the time? from kicks and stuff? This guy kicks so hard and so much that it is past the point of being cute or fun! he has been doing this new kick the last couple of weeks that is really low and way on the side, like really close to my hip bone, there is no stretchy skin over there! it hurts so bad when he puts his foot over there! I also have been getting contractions from about week 24! They hurt so bad it's kinda like they take my breath away! of coarse they don't last long but they are annoying non the less! :(

9. My body! (OK I know I was looking forward to being pregnant and looking pregnant and I thought I would love it! haha.. OK I will admit I was wrong, I can't do anything like I used to, playing any type of sport is hilarious! I have tried playing basketball, golf, ping pong, anything that I have to simply throw a ball, it is all so hard! my body doesn't work like it used to! It is hard to come to the realization that I can't do something well that I used to be able to do well. (well at least I thought I could)

10. Being Tired! I am such a party pooper, my husband laughs at me when I sleep in way late, take a nap and am ready for bed at 9:00 pm. not to mention I can't go up a flight of stairs with out feeling like I am going to kill over and die! walking too fast gets me too! HA HA walking to fast and I am winded? I can't believe how tired I am all the time!

Oh my gosh I hit ten way too fast! I could have totally kept going and going! I know this seems like I am a HUGE complainer and well frankly you would be right! I am so sick of my self complaining! I can't imagine how my husband feels!

I just don't understand the women that say I LOVE BEING PREGNANT! really? what do you LOVE about it? I have even herd on different occasions from husbands that say I LOVE when my wife is pregnant! REALLY? What do they love about it? The boobs!, it's gotta be the boobs! That is the only plus I can see? HA HA... OK I am sorry this post has been SO negative! I will be doing a post soon to remind you all that I am actually a positive person and I am not always such a downer! :)

On a better note I am now 33 weeks, just 7 more to go! ha that seems like forever right now! :)

Pizza Night!

I have been wanting to make home made pizza for a while now. I was baby sitting my niece and nephew the other day, (Brittany's kids.. Brydee and Jay Jay), and I thought that would be as good as time as any to make it. I thought they could help out and it would be a lot of fun. It totally was! They helped out a lot and it was really yummy! Brydee and Jay Jay LOVE pepperonis, Brydee was stacking them like crazy on every pizza we let her make! Jay Jay just wanted to eat them cold!

She put the sauce on all by her self!And the Cheese... And of coarse the pepperonis! she cant get enough of them! This is Jay Jay attempting to roll out his dough, everyone else made a pizza, he ended up having to share with auntie.

This is Brydee's very own creation! I think a few more pepperonis got put on before we put it in the oven!

This is Brandon and Brydee making the larger pizza we all shared.

Love this picture! He is so funny sometimes! I think this was Jay Jay giving up on the dough!

This is Brydee's, Brandon's and My pizza we made! Look how cute and little Brydee's is! We did end up making more after My sister showed up to pick up the kids and she ended up eating most of my pizza. The last one I made was the best! I didn't get a picture though I ate it too fast! It was delicious!

30 weeks

SO I am now 30 weeks! which would make me.. 7 1/2 months.. right? well.. I have 10 weeks left which would make me have 2 1/2 months left... right? So why do people say pregnancy is 9 months? HA! it totally isn't.. it's more like 10 months? Anyway... I was just getting frustrated by that little miss conception we all have.

40 weeks which is forever when you are pregnant has now gone down to 10. Wow, now that is something to be excited about! I CAN NOT WAIT until this little guy is out of me! He moves SO much! he kicks so hard that sometimes it really startles me. He pushes on my bladder all the time to the point that I trinkle in my pants! I have no control, all of the sudden I am like oh crap get off my bladder! I can just see him sitting in there messing with me, kicking me and laughing and sitting on my bladder and then saying stuff like "oh what are you going to do about it?" I think he likes to push my buttons already. I am really in for it! Brandon already has planed on giving him a good talking to when he comes out!

A BIG Thank You!

I had an amazing baby shower thanks to some really great friends! Thanks to Ashton Bolin for all she did, and especially to Sarah Spagnolo for all the time and effort she put into making my baby shower such a success! I have great friends! It was a beautiful shower, the food was excellent, and the turn out was great! thank you to all who came and "showered" me with SO many great things! I really appreciate it as a new mommy!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!

This is the only picture I could find of both me and Sarah, I don't have any of me and Ashton, I guess we need to take more pictures when we are together!

Me opening one of my many gifts. I cant believe he is going to be that tiny when he comes out. Well at least I can hope he is tiny, I have a fear I am going to give birth to a huge baby boy! :( He feels huge in my belly with how much he pushes, kicks, and hurts me!This is Brydee, she was such a big helper while I was opening my gifts, handing me another to open, and opening a few herself! She is SO adorable! I love her to death!

Thanks to Sandy King for embroidering "William" on the blanket, sleeper, and outfit she got for baby Will! I love that she does that for gifts! It makes it so fun!Another big thanks to all the people who hand made such beautiful gifts, blankets, quilts, hats, booties, burp cloths and etc. for baby William! (Grandma Stott, Grandma Visser, Stephanie Prescott, Kelsey Lawrence, and I know there is more.. sorry!) I appreciate a talented person and a well made piece of work! I will treasure them forever! Thank you they are all so beautiful!

baby shower

Last Chance...
If you want to go to my Baby shower you are more then welcome, it is being held tomorrow August 26th. @ 6:00 PM at the Court Yard Marriott. I thought I would just let you all know. I am so excited. I tried to scan my cute invitations that my friend Sarah made for the shower but I am an idiot and couldn't figure out how to post it? SO there you go.. tomorrow at 6:00.

Last Week

This is Me and Ellie giving you our best belly shot. We are due a month apart. She is having a girl me a boy. She is carrying high I am carrying Low. and by the looks of it I should be the one that is ahead but really she is due in October and Me in November. as always...I am just large! :)

This is Brandon and Kaitlyn waiting out side the temple for the Bride and groom to take all their pictures. She is giving him "loves". This is a mutual love relationship. They have a lot of fun together.

This is Kaitlyn and Brandon taking a nap. I had just showered with her and she was SO tired, when she got out of the shower with me I dried her and wrapped her up in her towel and set her on the bed so I could dry off and get dressed, and before I was done she had fallen asleep. And with all the lack of sleep we had been having Brandon went in and layed down by her and was out in no time! They were so adorable together I couldn't help but take some pictures!

Me opening gifts at my Baby shower my sister in laws put on for me and Ellie, (my OTHER sister in law) Thanks Corinn and Kelsey!

This is the Bride and Groom right after they came out of the temple. AS Mr. and Mrs. Stott. They got married in the Logan Temple. It was beautiful, the sealer did a great job.

This is Me and Brandon at the reception for (Brandon's brother) Matt and Lauren.

This is my handsome husband in his tux! He was the best man. (I don't think this pose lasted long. I am sure I was breaking his leg!)

We are back. So it has been a long week as I had mentioned on my previous post. I ended up driving down to pick up my sister in law in Vegas Tuesday night and then we drove through the night up to Ogden Canyon where Brandon's parents had rented a beautiful house for all of us to stay in. We hardly got any sleep while we were up there but it was a lot of fun!!

This week...

Hello all..

I am going to Salt Lake this week. I am excited. Brandon's Brother Matt is getting married. The last one in his family to do so and all of Brandon's family will be flying in! I have decided on driving up there instead of flying, I know it sounds absolutely ridiculous! Drive 5 hours or however long it takes to get up there and pay a ton of money in gas or fly for free and get there in like an hour! ha ha! I was going to rent a car when I got up there with one of my sister in laws so we had a little freedom while we were there and we didn't have to rely on everyone to go where we needed to go, but the prices to rent a car were SO much! It would be cheaper for me to drive my car up and pay for the gas then to rent a car! oh well! Soooo,.... if anyone down here in St. George needs a ride up to the Salt Lake area I will be heading that way! I will be going all the way up to Logan so any stops on the way up there will be on my way up! I will have to drive by my self because I am leaving either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning and Brandon works Wednesday and will be flying up after work! That little cheater! I have to drive and he gets to fly! oh well.

I am excited to see Brandon's family and spend time with them again! We just saw them all in June but we don't get to spend time with all of them that often so it's always exciting! Also My sister in law Ellie is Pregnant and is only a month ahead of me and she and I are having a Baby shower while I am up there, (Thanks to my other sister in laws for throwing it for us!) It will be on Wednesday this week in Lehi. I am totally excited about that. Then on Thursday I am throwing a bridal shower for the bride to be and that should be fun! (fingers crossed! ha ha) if any of you guys have any last minute bridal shower games that I could play let me know?

This week is packed, Wed night is my baby shower, Thursday morning Lauren (Matt's fiance) is going through the temple (in Logan) and then that night we have a bridal shower for her in Lehi. Friday they are getting sealed (in the Logan temple) and there is a dinner that night. and then Saturday they are having their reception for everyone. They wanted to have everything spread out so they weren't so overwhelmed on one day, I think. so an eventful week to look forward to. I am excited. I will tell you about it when I get back. And again I am serious about if anyone wants a ride up to northern Utah, I will be driving by my self so let me know! :)

This is a picture of my sister in laws... From left to right, Lauren (the bride to be) Corinn (Brannon's sister) Kelsey (Brandon's sister) Ellie (the one that is pregnant and due a month earlier then me) and then ME. This was when we were all together in Cincinnati in June. This was the day we went golfing. We should have taken the group picture BEFORE we golfed in the sweaty humidity! But it was a lot of fun!