Tying the Knot and more babies...

My step sister, Whitney and her boyfriend Ty, are getting Married :) Ty purposed to Whitney last night. I'm so excited for them and cant wait for the wedding. No date has been set yet but cant wait. Congrats you two!!! I also want to congratulate my Aunt Becky, my cousin Janiel and my sister in law Carrie on their pregnancies :o) Lots of new babies this year for my family. Total 5 including my baby Allie. But I'm excited for everyone and can't wait to meet them when they arrive.

* Kyler Douglas Harris *

Doug and Lisa Harris are proud parents of a baby boy named Kyler Douglas Harris. He was born June 27, 2008 at 10:46 am. He was 7 lbs 7 oz 21 in and we are excited to have him here!!! Todd and I went to visit Lisa and Doug and to see baby Kyler today. He's such a cutie. Can't believe that's going to be us in about 3 months :o) But Lisa and Kyler are doing great. I just want to CONGRATULATE Doug and Lisa on their new bundle of joy I am so excited for you ... He is so cute!!! We love you guys!!!!
Baby Kyler
Me and Kyler
Todd and Kyler

Second Opinion

So I have great news :o) Today Todd and I went to see Dr. Belfort at St. Marks Hospital for our second opinion regarding my cervix and the blood vessel from Allies umbilical cord. I had to get another trans-vaginal ultrasound so they could look at the cervix better but I guess that's okay. I'm pretty much use to them now ;p As my mom said "It'll prep me for the up coming months." Well the tech took pictures of the cervix and then she looked at the baby and did the measurements of her as well. Then Dr. Belfort came in and looked at my cervix and said that it looked fine to him. It was measuring at 3.5cm close to a normal cervix. But he said that I wouldn't need to worry about having a cesarean (unless it is needed during labor - that is) and I can have a normal delivery :o) And as for my placenta and Allie's blood vessel from her umbilical cord everything looked the way it should. Todd, my mom and I were so relieved to here him say that. Which will allow me to stop worrying and just enjoy my pregnancy now. And he said that Allie is one healthy little baby and is growing just like she should. We got some more pictures and a DVD but the pictures aren't that great. I'm kinda sad about that. But while the doctor was looking at Allie he was showing us all parts of her and he showed us her cute little face. We could see her nose, mouth and chin (and know what we were looking at). It was so amazing how far she is developed. You could actually see her opening and closing her mouth, spitting out her tongue. It was just so amazing!!! I wish we got that part on the DVD ;p I'm just so happy that everything is okay now and that my baby girl is okay :o)

Pregnancy Tag

I saw this fun "pregnancy tag" and thought I'd give it a try so here goes:

5 Things that make my stomach turn.....
1.) My make up remover
2.) Todd's body wash
3.) Meat
4.) Crest toothpaste (mint flavor)
5.) My perfume
(weird things huh?)


5 Things I Absolutely Love/Crave.....
1.) Strawberries, bananas, any kinds of fruits
2.) Tiger's Blood snowcone
3.) salads
4.) chocolate
5.) mashed potatoes w/gravy

5 Things I worry about....
1.) Miscarrying
2.) Early labor
3.) Stretch marks
4.) The labor it self
5.) Neglecting Todd

5 Things I Am Excited About....
1.) People can actually tell I'm pregnant now ;p
2.) The nursery is almost done
3.) Becoming a mother and a family of 3
4.) Having Allie before I'm 26 :) (that was my goal to be a mom by 26 and I'll be 25)
5.) That it didn't take us long to get pregnant

5 Names that I love...
1.) Allie
But if she doesnt look like an Allie:
2.) Emma
3.) Aubri
4.) Summer
5.) Kayla

If You Don't Know What You Are Having, What Do You Hope It Is...
N/A - We are having a sweet little baby girl.

Monthly Update

Well I had my ultrasound and doctors appointment yesterday. With the ultrasound the doctor said the Allie's blood vessel that was laying over my cervix has moved (which is a BIG relief to me). So now when my water breaks we don't have to worry about Allie bleeding out or what not. And he also said that my cervix bigger than it did last month meaning it hasn't grown any smaller than it should. My doctor was really happy with that news and so was mom and I ;p I am needing to follow up with him again in 5 weeks so I'll be getting another ultrasound :) I've lost track of how many I've had but I love getting them since it lets me see my baby girl. My mom and I talked about getting a 2nd opinion on this whole "short cervix" ordeal so, I'm seeing a prenatal specialist at St Marks next week on Thursday to have them take a look at it to make sure that it is looking okay - not shrinking. My doctor was totally fine with this decision and is all for it. I was worried she'd be upset but she said that if you feel like you need a 2nd then you should get one. And according to my mom, the guy that I'm seeing is one of the best, so I know I'll be in good hands. And I'll get to see the baby again. As far as my doctors visit went I heard the heart beat still strong as it should be. I also found out that I gained 6 pounds since last month. So total for this pregnancy is 9 pounds. I've never weighed as much before as I do now and I love it!!! I hope I keep packing on those pounds ;p Allie is currently at 1 pound and 6 ounces so I'm happy to know she is helping me in the weight department. My due date stayed the same for 10/09/08 even though she is measuring 23 weeks and 1 day still a little bit smaller but that's okay. They said that just means I'll have a small baby. I also have to get that Glucose screening test for gestational diabetes. They gave me this drink to drink before my appointment. My mom said that it tasted pretty good when she drank it when she was pregnant with my sister but the way the nurse talked about it, it sounds pretty nasty to me. I'm also not looking forward to being poked. I'm so scared of needles and Todd wont be able to make it to my doctors visit so I guess I will have to be brave. But here is my belly at 24 weeks. I'm finally looking pregnant :o) She is still really low so that's why my bump is low. I want her to move up because I'm starting to get that funny looking bump where it just sticks out at the bottom of the tummy. So hopefully she'll start to venture up.

Twilight

Over the past couple of months my friends and co-workders would talk about the book "Twilight". I didnt know what it was about or anything so I decided I'd read it and then go see the movie once it comes out in December. I started reading this book this Sunday and I just finished it today. I loved it and I can not wait to read the others and I'm excited to see the movie. It's crazy how one book can get you so hooked. I cant wait to start book number 2 as well as book's 3 and 4(when it comes out on 08/02/08). Here's the movie trailer, it looks really good :o)

Labor and Delivery Visit

So I paid a little visit to Labor and Deliver today. I've been having some cramping that wouldn't go away plus I've been having some other stuff going on and my mom and her co-workers and I felt like I should go get checked out to make sure everything was okay. The main reason why I wanted to go was to make sure that my water hadn't broke and to make sure my cervix was still okay. So I got off work around 4pm and Todd and I headed to Jordan Valley Hospital to get checked out. We got there around 4:30-ish and we ended up leaving around 8:30-ish. So we were the for about 4 hours and all they did was check the baby's heart beat, check to see if I was having contractions - which I wasn't (thank heavens!!!), they also did a little pelvic like exam to see if there was any amniotic fluids and also to check my cervix to see if it was still closed. And man did that exam HURT! At least I know what I have to look forward to around the last month or so when they do start checking the cervix :( But there wasn't any amniotic fluids that were leaking and my cervix was still closed like it should be :) So they just told me to take it easy and if I start hurting again or experience what I was experience just call the doctor and if it's worse then head on back to labor and delivery. I'm just glad that everything is okay and that our little girl is still growing strong and healthy. She had a strong heart beat and I finally recorded it on my phone so now I can listen to it whenever I want ;p The people there at L&D were so nice and the rooms are pretty sweet ;p So I am excited to deliver there. But I see my doctor Wednesday so I have lots a questions for her and hopefully we can find out whats going on and go from there. But for now everything is okay :o)

It's Official!!!

On August 20, 2008 ... Todd and I will be sealed together in the Salt Lake temple :o) I'm so excited. I have waited so long for this moment and in about 2 months it'll be here. I'm just happy that now we will be an eternally family and when our baby girl is born she'll be already sealed to us!!!

5 things tag

5 things on my to do list:
Buy groceries
Unload the dishwasher
See the bishop tomorrow
Buy birthday presents for the in laws
Paint the shelf for the nursery (Todd will do that one)

5 things I do for fun or to relax:
Read a book
Take a nice long nap
Date night with Todd
Watch my baby kick my tummy
Chat with Todd about our day

5 things I love about my hubby:
He is a good cook
He like to help around with cleaning the house
He is going to be a wonderful dad!
He makes me feel special
He is a hard worker

5 things I like to cook:
Brownies
Cupcakes
Grilled Cheese
Spaghetti
Any dessert

5 things I rely on:
Gospel/faith/etc.
My hubby
My family/friends
My cell phone
Doctors

I tag anyone who would like to tell us their 5 things. Have fun!

BEWARE OF IDENTITY THEFT!!!

This is cute -->

Summer cut

So I have been wanting to cut my hair for about a month now but have been to scared to get it cut. I've been trying to grow it out but it's not growing as fast as I'd like it. Also I have two colors at the moment. The roots have started to show my natural color (blonde) and then I have my brunette color that's fading away. I wont plan on coloring my hair anymore. I miss my blonde but I just look funny with my roots as bad as they are. So yesterday I got the nerve cut it. I only wanted to cut off my split ends but I ended up cutting off about 2 to 2 1/2 inches. I do like it and with the warm weather now here my neck wont be so hot with my hair resting on it ;p But I'm hoping since I cut all the dead hair off that it'll grow faster and I wont look like a Rogue from X-Men as my brother calls me. After I got my hair cut I went over to my moms place to hang out for a while since I had been bored at home. She was going to take my brother shopping for clothes for his new job and I was just going to tag along. But first my mom and I had dinner then headed over to the mall. The reason for us going was just to buy Matt clothes, but I decided to head upstairs to "Motherhood" the maternity store and look for some maternity pants. I just don't fit in mine anymore and the trick where you use a rubber band or hair tie doesn't cut it anymore. My belly band works but not as great. So my mom helped me look for some pants. She got me 2 pairs that I can wear to work and then a pair of jeans. I cant wait to wear them. They are so comfortable and they actually stayed on me when I tried them on. Unlike my jeans, they slip and start falling because they don't fit anymore ;p We also bought Allie another cute little white t-shirt and shorts or jeans (not really sure what they are???) but it'll be so cute on her.