Snow Storm

We had one of the biggest snow storms Flagstaff has ever seen come through last week. We got about 3 1/2 feet of snow and missed 2 days of work and classes because of how bad the snow got. We enjoyed the weekend by staying at home and relaxing and playing with our friends. Nate loves the snow so he was really happy to get it. I am now officially done with the snow until next year. I am planning on taking more pictures of the snow, so hopefully I will put more on here soon. Nate by our car

me in the parking lot

Nate getting ready to jump

Nate is in that snow somewhereit went up to his waistme by the snow

37 weeks

I am seeing an end in sight now. I am 37 weeks and I had an appointment on wednesday. I have been contracting a little bit and it's becoming harder and harder to go to work and stay at work everyday. At my appointment, they said I was 75% effaced and dilated 1 centimeter. He still has a ways to go but it's nice to know there is an end soon. I'm still not fully prepared to be a mom yet, but I am getting more and more excited as the days go by. We are starting to try the little things to try to induce labor, but we know he will come when he is ready. It's a waiting game and we are not patient people. I am definitely nesting too. Making sure everything is ready for him to come and organizing everything to try and make my life easier for when he does come.

One month left....

I can't believe I only have one month left until my due date. I think we have pretty much everything organized and ready to go. After our big reorganizing of the house a few weeks ago, we have a lot of baby stuff out and ready to go. His room is almost decorated and I we realized that we can't wait for very much longer, but he still needs to grow a little more. me at 34 weeks

I definitely am starting to get scared though. Scared for going through labor and scared to be a mom. I know a lot of first time mom's are like that so any advice you can give me is great.

My Christmas Present

My present that I especially asked for came today!!!I got the book and cd! It is my favorite Christmas story and the songs are just absolutely amazing. If you haven't heard it or read it, I highly recommend it. YAY!

34 weeks

I had an appointment at 32 weeks. We had to get another ultrasound because they found some scar tissue in me. They said that if it got worse, it could determine if I would have to deliver by c-section. Thankfully, they said everything looks good right now so hopefully it stays that way. The technician said that she could see his hair on him and she said that his body was measuring normal but his head was measuring two weeks farther along. He is going to be a big boy. I keep having this feeling that he is going to come early, so we will see what happens. She said he was weighing around 5 pounds then, and i think he has probably gained another pound since then. It was so awesome to see him and see his mouth opening and closing and actually see him with skin on rather than just a skeleton. We are getting more and more excited every day for him to come. We just spent this weekend re organizing our house so that we have room for his stuff. It is so fun.profileface

Christmas Around Arizona

We spent our Christmas week in multiple places this year. Flagstaff, Show Low, and Mesa. We hung out in Flagstaff until Wednesday the 23rd and we left to go to Show Low after I got off work. We stayed at my mom's house so that we could be there the next morning for the festivities on Christmas Eve. The main events were that my brother Tyler was calling home from Spain where he is serving his mission right now. It was so great to get to talk to him. He sounds so much more different but is still his good old self. After we talked to him, the whole family, other than my mom and me and my sister, went up to Sunrise Ski Resort and went skiing for the whole day. Nate was so excited to go. He hasn't been since high school.

They came back and had an awesome time, and were really sore and tired. While they were gone I went and did some last minute Christmas shopping. It was crazy and being on my feet for 3 hours was probably not the best idea. I got everything done though and went back home and just relaxed. It was a really good Christmas Eve.
On Christmas morning we got to sleep in a little bit and then we got up and opened presents. It was fun to be with the little kids who get all the cool toys and just to be with all of the family in general. After presents, we got things ready so that we could eat our dinner. We had just the family and my grandparents and another couple that my parents knew come over and had a total of 15 people there. It was really good. After dinner, Nate and I headed into Show Low and visited his family and some of our friends. We were out for a while and didn't get home til late, but we love going and visiting everyone there.
The next morning, we got up and headed for the valley. We saw my grandparents some more and then Nate got in touch with one of his old mission companions who we went and met with for dinner. I wish I would have gotten a picture of them together, but we just had a fun dinner. It's always fun to see people Nate knew before I met him and hear their stories.
After dinner, we went to see my family from Colorado! My dad used his time share at a golf resort in Mesa for their Christmas vacation. We went and played the Wii with them that night. It was already a little late when we got there so we didn't stay for very long, but we haven't seen them in so long that it was so awesome. On Sunday, we went to church and then we met up with my Dad again after church. We went to my sister's condo and had dinner with them. We played more games and went on a walk together and just spent time together. We had such a good time seeing them but of course all things end eventually. We had to drive back to Flagstaff so I could be at work the next day so we said our goodbyes and got on the road. We did a little detour on the way out and stopped at the Christmas lights at the temple. I use to love doing that as a kid and it's always so beautiful.It was a great holiday and I couldn't help but keep thinking that this is our last Christmas together as just us for a very long time since next year we will have a baby with us.

Slacking again...

Sorry I have been such a slacker at my blog lately. There really hasn't been too many exciting things going on with us. Nate is done with finals except for a playing final he has to do when school starts up again because it got canceled due to the snow storm. He decided to pick up extra hours at his job on campus so that will help us out a lot and I am so proud of him. He is such a good hard worker and I love him so much. I am keeping busy at work and just waiting for the baby to come. We are excited to be able to go see our family next week and hang out with everyone for Christmas! Other than that, we haven't been up to too much.

32 weeks

Well, I have now hit 32 weeks. I only have 8 weeks left until my due date. He could come earlier. I had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday and everything was measuring good so far. His heartbeat was still really strong too and his movements inside of me are definitely stronger. He can't seem to sleep or keep still for very long now. I did have to schedule another ultrasound for next week though. In my first ultrasound they found some scar tissue in my uterus (i think) and want to check it to make sure it didn't grow or see if it got pushed out of the way. If it is worse, it will determine whether I have to have a c-section or not. Keep your fingers crossed for me that all will go well. I can tell I have been starting to drop a little in the front and I am starting to notice some Braxton Hicks contractions every once in a while. I am just getting excited for him to come. I am wanting to get all of his things ready so that no matter what and when, things will be ready for him when he comes home.