Peachy-Keen

Baby #3 is now as big as a peach!  (Which is kind of weird to think about since I was just eating peaches yesterday.)  It always amazes me how quickly babies grow.  I can't wait to see him/her on Tuesday and hopefully find out if we will need to sell all our baby girl stuff.  I am feeling a little bit better now- at least the nausea isn't CONSTANT like it has been the past couple weeks.  I haven't gained any weight yet, but I am definitely getting doughier around the middle.  And I feel like my face is getting bigger too.  I always get bigger in my face first- hate that.  I really can't wait until I have a belly though.  The in-between phase is always hard because then it just looks like you are gaining weight, not that you are actually pregnant.  Haha!

Emotionally, I feel like this week has been tough.  I haven't been breaking down and crying or anything, but I know my hormones are crazy and because of a lot of stuff going on I can feel myself getting easily anxious, short-tempered, or upset.  On top of that, Jeremy just accepted a new job.  It all happened so fast.  He wasn't even looking- he was approached by someone on Monday.  He had a phone interview with him Monday night, a phone interview with the CEO on Tuesday, and got the job offer on Wednesday.  This is a move out of claims adjusting, which Jeremy ultimately wanted (though he will still be working with claims adjusters).  The hard part for us was that it is a salary + commission job.  So he is taking a cut in base salary with the potential of making more than he does now in commission.  It is just scary to me to not have the same paycheck coming in every two weeks like we are used to getting.  But I know that with as many contacts as he has he will do really well.  And the health insurance is better than what we have now, which is fantastic since as of the current plan, we would be paying over $8000 just to have this baby.  He will also be trying to build the company's New Orleans book of business, which works out well since I am supposed to be traveling to my office about every 6 weeks- we will just coordinate our trips!  Oh, and the really great part is that he will be working from home, except when he is out on appointments.  I guess we need to finally build that big desk in the office that we've been wanting to build!

Sleepy Time

Our awesome friends came up from Beaumont for the weekend. Jenny and I got to enjoy a relaxing mani/pedi (and I learned I love OPI "Thanks A Windmillion"), then we met up with the guys and kids at the mall for lunch and playing. I never thought I would be the kind of person to order a UFC fight on PPV, but that's sure enough what we did last night! We had fun picking our own fight songs, laughing at too tight shorts, and cheering on Silva. Haha!

Mike, Jenny, and Leia left this morning and we headed to church. I guess the weekend caught up with us because Joey let me take a 2 hour nap with her afterwards. That never happens! But I loved that she let us snuggle. The only bad part is that we just got up- its 7 pm. Don't think 7:30 bedtime is happening tonight!

My Country Tis of Thee

We had such a great 4th of July this year.  I usually hate when it falls in the middle of the week because then we only get the 4th off, but it was nice to have a day off in the middle of the week.  We started off the day bright and early cheering Jeremy on at his first ever 10k.  Jeremy has never been a runner or enjoyed running, but he has been running everyday at work during lunch for the past 6 months (at least).  He did so well and I was so glad we got to be at the finish line to cheer him on.

After the race we came home and headed down to the pool.  We met up with some friends and swam and visited for a few hours.  Then it was home for a nap for all of us.  That sun can sure drain you of your energy!

Once we were all refreshed it was time for dinner.  I made a brisket that I had cooked for 13 hours.  Talk about yum.  We also had hot dogs, corn on the cob, pasta salad, and trifle for dessert.  I ate way too much food.

Of course we let the girls stay up past their bedtime so that we could do some fireworks once it got dark.  I never thought I would see the day when we would actually spend money on fireworks.  (Marrying into Jeremy's family that imports and ships fireworks, and working for them was your summer job during college, you get sick of them REALLY fast.)  I guess that all changes once you have kids!  Of course we only did small things- snap n' pops, morning glories, some small fountains, etc.  We were actually really mad because we think the fireworks had gotten wet (then dried) and then sold to us, because none of them really worked right.  Anyway, our friends Phil and Julie (and Jazmin and Jaeda) pulled up to say goodbye (they moved today) just as we were about to light the fireworks, so they joined us for some flammable fun.

I look terrible- I was getting a migraine.


It was so sad to say goodbye to the Estes family.  I'm glad we were able to get in some pool time with them yesterday and to say goodbye last night.  Shelby is especially sad as this is her 4th friend to move in the last 2 weeks.  The good thing is that the Estes' are moving close to my parents, and his parents live down the street from us, so this will not be the end of it!

So even though we had our sad goodbye, all-in-all it was a great, laid back day.

FIVE!

Shelby turned 5 on Thursday!  Jeremy switched his work-from-home day so that he could be home on her birthday.  It was so nice to have him home so we could celebrate all day with her.  We started off with Funfetti pancakes with fruit and whipped cream and bacon for breakfast. 

She also got to open her birthday present - a new Merida doll (from Brave).  She knew we were going to see the movie and has been so excited about it.  

We asked Shelby where she wanted to eat for her birthday dinner.  We were rattling off places like Chuy's, Macaroni Grill, etc.  What did she want?  Golden Corral.  I started laughing so hard because Jeremy makes so much fun of me for liking Golden Corral.  I'm sorry, but salad bar, mashed potatoes, meatloaf...what's not to love?  Haha!  I said, "Well, she's definitely my daughter!".  So we headed off to Golden Corral, only to find out the one we went to had been closed for a while.  So we went to Cracker Barrel instead since it was right next door.  (By the way, I hate Cracker Barrel.  The food is about the same quality that you would get at, say, Golden Corral, and the portions are tiny.) 

After we got home we had cake.  I feel really, really bad about Shelby's birthday this year.  We had already explained to Shelby that between Girls Camp, Utah, and me being sick a lot that we weren't going to do a party this year.  Instead she got to invite a friend to see Brave with us, and she was fine with that.  But then I didn't even get her an actual birthday cake.  We had a Laurel activity the night before that I had gotten a cake for, and I still had about 3/4 of it left.  So I didn't want to go get whole other cake.  Shelby didn't care, it was totally one of those mom guilt things though.  That night she told all of us, "Thank you for being my family and loving me".  Sweet.

So, like I said, no party this year.  We woke up early this morning and picked up Shelby's friend, Sara, and headed to see Brave.  It was super cute.  I was even laughing a lot throughout it.  Afterwards we went to the Disney store and got each of the girls a cup from Brave to remember the day.  The girls also got to participate in a cute game they were playing to promote the movie.

Then it was off to Cheesecake Factory for lunch.  The girls had a fun time giggling their way through lunch. 

This picture is a little dark, but I loved the look on her face when we were singing to her.

 

Shelby is such a funny, sweet, and caring girl.  She and Joey have their spats now and then, but more and more I see them playing sweetly together.  Shelby is very protective of her and loves to show her how to do new things.  The other day I was on the phone and came out of the office to find Shelby changing Joey's diaper (just wet). 

Shelby loves to dance and do gymnastics.  She also loves to sing.  She makes up songs all day long.  She will often tell us she wants to be a rock star when she grows up. 

We just love Shelby so much.  Even though it wasn't everything I would have liked it to be, I hope she had a great birthday!

Tres

We are happy to FINALLY announce we are expecting BABY #3! 

I say finally because we have basically known since day 1 and it has been killing me to not be able to write about it.  Our families and some people at church already knew, but I had to wait until I was far enough along (10 weeks now...I figured it was close enough to 12, right?) and had my appointment to make sure everything was ok before I told people at work.  I finally had my appointment on Tuesday and got to see our little Sour Patch Kid and my doctor said everything looks great!

So far morning sickness has been far worse than I ever had it with Shelby or Joey.  I am also tired ALL THE TIME.  Girls Camp and our trip to UT were a bit of a challenge, but I was able to make it through ok, so that's all that matters.  Hopefully the morning sickness will taper off soon.  I haven't really had any cravings but I definitely have had some food aversions.  If you know me, you know I have the worst sweet tooth.  However lately I have not wanted anything sweet.  When I drink Ginger Ale to try and help ease the morning sickness, even that is too sweet sometimes.  I also don't really want anything heavy or fried.  Salads and Subway or anything lighter or fresh is what I want (though pasta does sound appealing on occasion).  I guess that's a good thing! 

Just like with Joey, I will be starting daily shots of Lovenox in my belly.  I'm not really looking forward to that, but at least I know what to expect.  Last time I didn't really bruise at all, so I am hoping that is the case this time as well.  The only positive of having Factor V while pregnant is that on top of seeing my regular doctor, I also get to see the high risk doctor, which means monthly ultrasounds.  My first appointment with him is set for July 17.  I am super excited because with Joey, he was able to tell me at my first appointment with him at 12 weeks that she would be a girl.  There is a lot of science behind how they can tell so early, and obviously he knows what he is talking about, so I trust him.  So hopefully he will be able to tell us on the 17th if we are having a boy or girl!  (Shelby told us she wants a boy so that daddy won't feel left out.)

Mr. & Mrs.

A week ago last Friday I got home at 11:30 pm from girls' camp (more on that later).  By 2 am I (we) was back in the car headed for Utah for my youngest brother, Colin's, wedding.  We detoured a bit and stopped off at the Grand Canyon on Saturday.  We didn't stay long (I was too afraid of the girls somehow escaping our grips and falling), but I was glad we saw it and can cross that off the list.  We finally arrived at my parent's house at about 2:30 Sunday afternoon.  All-in-all it wasn't too bad of a drive with the girls.

The week was full of playing with cousins, a bridal shower, a "rehearsal" dinner, my 30th birthday, swimming, and of course, the wedding.  I am too exhausted to even try and write anymore than this, so I will just post pictures from the week.

Favorite pose.

Joey loved mom's stew.

What time is it Mr. Wolf?

Jordan and Roy

Me and Jeremy

Adrienne and Jared

Mom and Dad

Tristan and Ana

Nolan

Beautiful Bridesmaids

Uncle Mark and Carolyn

Dad is a goof.

Salt Lake City Temple

Mr. & Mrs.

Beautiful Bride

Team USA

In honor of the upcoming Olympics, the gym where Shelby takes gymnastics decided to make that the theme of this year's in-house meet.  It was really cute- they had torches and the Olympic rings everywhere, and where playing the Olympic music.  It really got me even more excited for the Olympics!  I love watching them!

Anyway, Shelby did great!  It was a little different than last year in that she was in the smaller class last year, and this year she is in a class with girls 2 and 3 years older than her.  So it was weird to see her with these girls that towered over her, but oh well.  When I asked her the night before if she was ready for her meet she said, "Well, I start off with a cartwheel, and then....hmm...I forgot.  There will be other girls there, I'll just follow their lead".  Haha.  Way to prepare, Shelby!  She really did do great though and we are proud of her!