Swine Flu

Jason got it first than passed it on to his pregnant wife....nice guy huh? We have spent the last 5 days in bed or on the couch saying few words to each other. It hurt so bad to even talk! I would have to say the body aches were the worst part. Next worse was the cough and horrible sore throat! Lucky for me the fever passed quickly since I was started on tamiflu early. But it didn't come without a long Dr visit, Chest xray, and Jason driving me to my appt since my neck was "locked" and I could NOT move or touch it without SEVERE pain. Poor guy sat in the car for 3 hours.... It looks like I got the vaccine about a week too LATE. I was thankful the hospital ordered "preservative" free vaccines for their pregnant employees though.

Looks like Swine Flu helped my cervix progress a little too....I am almost a 3! My Dr. says he will be surprised if I don't deliver before my due date.

25th BIRTHDAY/32 weeks PREGNANT

I had a NICE relaxing 25th Birthday! Jason took me to breakfast and then I went shopping and got a new pair of shoes! I was also able to take a nap...my FAVORITE! I ended the day with a yummy meal at my parents!

Well a lot can change in a week when you are pregnant....Last Sunday night 9/27 I could NOT sleep. I was uncomfortable with menstrual like cramping that really wasn't too bad I just could not get comfortable. Earlier in the day I told Jason I felt like I was going to start my period. I was able to sleep a little Monday day because I had to work Monday night. I ended up going to work with the same feeling, but once again it was a pain I could live with. After a few hours at work I was bathing a baby and HAD to sit down it got pretty bad....but I keep working! Shortly after that one of my co workers said I didn't look so good...was there anything wrong? So I told her about my last night and day. She FREAKED out at me and marched me down to Labor. I got all hooked up....YES I was contracting every 3-4 min. The nurse keep asking me my pain level and couldn't believe I wasn't in more pain. I was dilated and effaced so they gave me nifedipine and made me go home. My Dr. said there will be no working. I went into Labor again Tuesday per my Dr.'s preference. He wanted to check me out again after we talked on the phone. I have been to his office 3 more times...hooked up to NST and I contract ALL the time. My cervix has remain unchanged from the first few checks and my FFN is negative...all good things! I will continue to take nifedipine and I am probably one of those people who just contract ALL the time! So with a little hesitation he is letting me go back to work! THANK goodness! We can't survive without me working!

30 WeEks!

Jason and I visited Dr. Chalmers for our 30week appt. Here are some updates.

-I have gained 10 pounds so far....I have a LOT more to go!

-I have been measuring RIGHT on schedule!

-I have NOT had any food cravings like so may pregnant women claim to have.

-My Blood Pressure is a little high...140's/mid-high 80's. Hopefully it does NOT go any higher....or I may have to stop working earlier...which we can't afford!:(

-I had a Non Stress test....Heartbeat is GREAT! And I found out I am contracting more than I thought!

-I am starting to be UNCOMFORTABLE....my tailbone KILLS me! And it has since I was about 15 weeks.

-I have some pretty AMAZING "kankles" after I have worked.

-We LOVE to watch and feel our little guy perform his "moves"

-We are SO EXCITED to meet our little guy!

San Diego/Anniversary Trip!

...since TODAY is our acutal ANNIVERSARY....enjoy this post!

We were able to take a much needed vacation to San Diego this past weekend to celebrate our 3rd anniversary! The weather was amazing....high 70's-80's and sunny...much warmer than I expected! We stayed at a VERY nice hotel right on the harbor by Seaport Village. We were within walking distance of mostly everything we did....so we walked EVERYWHERE! We LOVED the Gaslamp district. A large area of restaurants, shops, clubs, and quaint dessert shops! It was nice to see a younger crowd about our age out having fun....we just don't have that here in St. George! Jason wants to look for a job there now.... We also enjoyed Old Town with its Mexican influence. We had the BEST Mexican food there! We drove up the coast on Sunday and found a darling place to eat...with a warm sandy beach! The weather was amazing and the ocean was actually warm! We had a GREAT time together! I can't believe we have been together for 7 years now...time flies! I can't imagine being with anyone else...I LOVE you Jason! :)

I added some photos from our wedding day....and a few oldies...enjoy!


I LOVE this picture of my Jas!


Yummy Gelato!


We loved the Mexican food @ Old Town


Walking around Gaslamp District!


...almost 29 weeks in this photo!


....after his swim....


Warm sandy beach!


29 weeks on the beach! The weather was perfect...low 80's and sunny!











On our Honeymoon!


Summer after we graduated High School...2003...

Welcome Baby Lincoln

Lincoln was born on 8/29/09 a little after 9am. He weighed in at 6pounds 13 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long. Dion, my sister, was induced about a month early for high blood pressure. My mom and I happened to be driving to Salt Lake for the weekend because we had a baby shower planned for Dion and I. We were excited when we got the call she was going to be induced!...That meant we got to be in the room when Lincoln was born!! Lincoln had a rough start , and stayed a few days in the Special Care nursery. He is home and doing well now! We just love our little Linc so much! Congrats to Mike and Dion...and big brothers Kyler and Dominic!


Mike and Dion with their little guy...Lincoln!











Proud Grandparents


I FINALLY get to hold Lincoln! (ha ha I look tired....I was up most of the night!)

Baby Shower in California!

We had another great trip to Cali this summer! Jason's family threw me a WONDERFUL shower, since we won't be seeing them until our little guy arrives. It was MORE than I expected. The food was yummy, the favors were creative, and the gifts were more than I could have ever asked for! I am so lucky to have married into such a GREAT family! Thank you!


Diaper cake....Kim is SO creative! I LOVE it!








Mini Bundt cakes...they were tasty too!


Jessica, Colby, Kristina and Me


Kim and Kristina with Me....we tried to wait for Jessica to arrive!


Colby arrived in style!


We had a LOADED truck for the LONG drive home!


Fun day in San Fran!

Gunlock AND 23 week belly photos!

Jason's good friend, Darrin, brought his twin girls up from Las Vegas. We enjoyed a fun day at Gunlock. There was ONLY one other boat all day! We always have a good time with the girls....they are entertaining to say the least! The girls are not afraid of ANYTHING! Jason wakeboarded with each of them....he would even jump and catch air with them! He also surfed with both of them and they LOVED it. Then the girls sat on the surf board while we pulled them. Now they want a wakeboard of their own....I bet their dad will get them one! They did great considering they are only 6!


First run...Jason with Karsen


Kendall on the board!


Karsen surfing!


Yeah Kendall!


....before the Lake, after I worked all night.... 23 weeks!


All cleaned up after the lake

22 weeks!

Here is our little guy at 22 weeks...This was from our ultrasound today! Everything looked great! We are getting so excited to meet this little guy....he already looks like his father!

I am STILL feeling great! I have no complaints. My doctor told me today that I need to complain about ONE thing by the end of my pregnancy....just to make him feel better...even if I have to make it up. I FINALLY have a little belly, which helps make it more real for me. Even though all my clothes still fit. Oh yeah, he moves all the time now and I LOVE it. :)

Open House

We celebrated my sister's marriage to Mike with an open house. My aunt was kind enough to have it at her beautiful home in Salt Lake. A yummy meal was served by a chef named Carl. Lots of family and a few close friends were able to attend. It was sure nice to catch up with everyone!


All the cousins on my Mom's side....minus the 3 from South Dakota.


My brother Brett...he is all grown up!


The boys sure LOVED the pond

Baby Photos

Here is our baby boy at 19 weeks! It was so fun to see him moving around. We caught him sucking his thumb...it was so cute! Sorry, these are pictures of the ultrasound pictures.








Legs crossed

It's a...............

........BOY! Yep we found out today on Jason's birthday actually! It was pretty obvious! He was moving around like crazy too! It was so NEAT! I am 15 weeks today and the doctor I go to enjoys doing these gender ultrasounds at 15 weeks, so that's why we found out so early! We will still have the main ultrasound around 18 weeks....so we can make sure its a boy still!

I still feel like I am NOT pregnant. I am still loosing weight and I feel GREAT! So it is crazy to see there is a circus going on inside of me. I bet in the next few weeks I will start to feel and look more pregnant! But for now I will enjoy it.

Lake Powell

Lake Powell is AMAZING! We had such a great time on the houseboat. We enjoyed wakeboarding and surfing...even the pregnant girl surfed! (I refused to wakeboard..Jason was bummed) We usually went on the ski boat for a good part of the day. Then came back to the houseboat to hangout and listen to LOTS of music. We had a large group of people so it was always entertaining!

We celebrated Jason's 25th birthday a little early over the weekend. I cooked Cafe Rio pork and made his favorite dessert, Boston Cream Pie. We all sang and celebrated him turning a year older! It was a GREAT trip except the last day. We went out on the ski boat for one LAST run....and the boat BROKE! We finally flagged a jet ski down because there were NO boats around...of course. They towed us to Lone Rock beach and then some guy drove Pat back to the marina to get truck. It took hours and we all got fried. Thankfully, it happened on our LAST day! You will have to read the next post to see what we came home to....






Jason with his favorite dessert


Celebration complete with the redneck banner!


Pat and Jason...





Jason, Pat, Cody


Enjoying the sun!





Jason and his flips!


Jason holding the boat @ Lone Rock beach....waiting for the truck