Pregnancy hormones: you gotta love 'em

Still no morning sickness which is amazing. My hormones are definitly in full gear right now and it's really hard to deal with! One day I'll be upset and very unpleasant. And I know I'm upset for a reason but later (after I've bawled my eyes out, which always feels good when I'm done with my tantrum) when I look back, it wasn't as big of a deal as I thought. Then one day I'll be super happy and it seems like nothing can get me down! I love those days. If only everyday we could all feel like that. The worst day is the day I feel depressed, although Zac might say the worst day's are my upset and very unpleasant day :), I don't know how people deal with it. Since I know it's my hormones, I know that I will have my happy day soon but I don't know what I would do if I felt this way constantly. I can't keep up with these hormones! Today has started as a depressing day and being at work doesn't really help. But hey, American Idol is on tonight and that gives me something to look forward to. Hopefully as the day wears on it will turn into a happy day! On another note, other than my hormones driving me nuts, physically I'm doing great. My belly is filling out more and more even though it's still really small. The baby has now made it to the 1 pound mark and she is moving a lot more! I can't wait to meet her! Our lives are going to change so much but I am looking forward to it. I went baby shopping with my mom and dad, who by the way already have their nursery bought and set up for our baby! Zac and I need to get our butts in gear. We went to BabiesRUs and I found the bedding and possibly a crib that I really like! The stroller is another thing. I have no idea what I am looking for. There are SO many different models and I don't know which is the most convenient. I always thought the travel stroller where the car seat can be placed in and out would be the best. But maybe the convertible car seat and then just a regular stroller is easier. Any feedback on the travel stroller??? Advice from anyone would be very helpful! I just can't believe how expensive all of this baby stuff is, I had no idea! Let's just say I'm very excited to begin baby showers! Hopefully there we get most of what we need so we can go back and purchase that lovely crib that I want :) Typing is a great way to vent, thanks for listening! Hope everyone has one of those wonderful happy days today!

And the baby is...

We are having a little baby girl! We are SO excited! She is the exact weight and height that she should be and all of her organs are growing properly. Since she was a suprise we weren't quite sure of when she was "made" and we were only off by a few days! With her size the docter said we are 20 weeks and 4 days along. We knew our due date was between July 16th and the 24th, and off of this ultrasound it looks like she will be due July 18th. It was amazing to see how she has grown since the last ultrasound. This time we had the option of doing a disc of still photos or getting a video of the live movement. So we decided to get the video and that's how we told everyone what we are having. She is the first grandbaby on both sides of our family so we wanted it to be special! We had both families get together and had cupcakes and everyone put a pink or blue baby rocking horse on top showing what they thought we were having. Zac kinda let it slip just before it showed what the baby was but only Gordy and Jason heard. We found out at 2:oo that the baby was a girl and he did such a good job keeping it quiet, even though everyone (especially Brant) was trying to get it out of him!

I love this picture, I think it's so cute! Our doctor was trying to get a profile or even a face shot but she was being difficult so this is what we got..

We can't wait for our little girl to get here! It feels so official now that we can say 'she' instead of 'it'. I can't wait to see Zac with her. He is such a macho man and it will be so fun to see him take care of her! Now we can finally start shopping for baby things and get everything she needs!

Was that a kick?!

So my halfway point is in about 2 weeks and the doctor said I should be feeling the baby move pretty soon. He described the feeling as "a bad night after Cafe Rio". Haha we about died laughing when he gave that comparison! How are you supposed to tell the difference?! Well on Sunday I'm pretty sure I felt the baby kick or move. We were in sacrament singing and I told Zac I think the baby just kicked me! It was two small nudges, and he said it's probably telling me to quit singing! Haha if that's the case I sure feel bad for my baby when I'm driving in my car! It was such a weird feeling! I'm 98% sure it was the baby, but it felt so normal! I've felt it move five or six times since then and it was more like a little tap from inside of my stomach than a bad night after Cafe Rio! We have a doctor's appointment next Tuesday and that's when we'll find out for sure what we're having! We are so excited to finally know if it's a girl or a boy. I can't wait to start shopping for baby things and slowly get everything ready for the big arrival!

A night at the Jazz game and the upper bowl

Last week I got a call from Afs asking if we wanted to go to the jazz game that night...Jazz vs. Celtics...heck ya we were there! She was able to get 8 tickets so it was me, Zac, Afs, Ty and Jake brought Robbie, Scotty, and Gideon.



It was so much fun! I have been wanting to go to a Jazz game lately, I just love the atmosphere of it all! The music, lights, people (preferably the sober ones) and of course the food! I was really there for a hot dog, nacho's and a drink for $12...I had a hard time bringing myself to spend that much on a measly hot dog and snacks, but it was worth it!


Anyway the game was really good and intense! We were sitting 2 rows behind some Boston fans who were drinking like crazy, and to our right were a bunch of Jazz fans that were drinking like crazy. They were fine in the beginning and I knew as the game wore on and they got more drinks in them they would get worse. Turned out the Boston fans in front of us were really cool and we had a lot of fun bantering back and forth with them (well I should say Zac and the boys bantered), and the Jazz fans to our right were extremely obnoxious with the worst mouths! There was a Boston family sitting in front of them who actually left at the 4th quarter because of how rude those guys were being. The F word was used every other word and I don't blame the family, who had 2 young girls with them, for leaving. I felt really bad that those guys ruined their night though! Anyway, as the game went on the two groups clashed and garbage got thrown at a Boston girl who then went to get security to kick the drunk Jazz fans out. Of course this was all going on within the last 20 seconds of the game and it was hard to choose which to watch...the game or these idiots trying to resist getting the boot. Finally they left with some words and we were able to see the last 4 seconds play out. What a great game that was!! Tickets in the upperbowl are always a gamble and it's the luck of the draw with the group you'll be sitting by! But hey for $10 bucks to enjoy a night out with my hubby and family/friends it was well worth it! It was nice to do something different on the weekend and we had an awesome time! Thanks Afs!

Let me explain this picture.

The drunk Jazz fans were upset that we were getting a long so well with the drunk Boston fans and so they said few words to us and Zac being so protective and doesn't let people talk to us like that (which I secretly love and is SO attractive to me) Anyway back to the story, he got up in their face and they got into a HUGE fight falling over chairs and into people. One of the guys was even sent to the hospital......haha just kidding! Part of it is true though, they did say some things to us and Zac had some more things to say back to them but it ended there. I always try to calm Zac down, I don't even know if he hears me half the time. Those guys were so annoying the whole game and I'm glad they got kicked out! Anyway the real story involves Jake (as shown in the picture) but he hit Zac with his truck not his fist. Only 2 minutes before we left for the game, who knows why they do the things they do, but Zac was in the bed of Jake's truck trying to get something Jake took from him. So Jake stepped on the gas. Then hit the brakes. Zac slammed into the back of the window. It looks worse than it was. I thought he had sliced his eyebrow open and blood was dripping down but it was more like a really bad rug burn. Boys are so crazy! I grew up with 2 sisters, we never did anything like that! I have been brought into family of 2 boys and all of their friends who rough house every chance they get..I've always heard stories but seeing them first hand is very different and I can't help but laugh! I guess this will prepare me if we ever have boys!