We Got To Enjoy Bryce Again

OB Appt

I had another OB appointment today :) All of them tend to be kind of fun and exciting. I also just want to keep track of everything on here because I am terrible at journaling and writing things down, doh! The baby's heartbeat was 150, good and strong! When the nurse took my blood pressure she laughed because it was crazy low. She asked if I felt okay and I really did feel fine. I had a rough morning of not feeling too well but at the moment she took my BP I felt great! I am also measuring 23 weeks instead of 22 weeks and 4 days (hey, any closer makes me happier!) so I am now due on September 16th. I wonder if it will keep changing, sheeeeesh. With Griff I was right on target all the time. I have also been having a TON of braxton hicks contractions on a daily basis so we are going to start watching that closely. I might need to go get hooked up at labor and delivery for a few hours just to make sure but I am sure things are fine. It's just so hot here and I am constantly running around. Having an out of town hubby doesn't help at all either, blahhh.

I am so thankful to be having a healthy baby, as far as I know. There is so much uncertainty when it comes to babies and pregnancy so I feel lucky to have a healthy little guy so far. I know you are not out of the woods until the baby is in your arms and safe but I am hopeful that things will go well and according to plan. When this boy arrives he will be called.....

Nolan Daniel Pead

What Women (Mommies!) Want

I went to the WWW expo with a couple of my friends on Friday and found some cute things! I love going every year just to see what new things are out there. There wasn't much that I wanted (surprisingly!) because I am not too much into fancy clothes, purses, jewelery and hair things. I came across a booth where an adorable lady started chatting with my friend (who just had a baby) and she called me over and said 'you need this!' It is so hard to explain what it is! It is a piece of material that you button into your jeans instead of doing the rubber band trick. I thought, nah the rubber band is cheap and easy but once she had me try on her invention I was SOLD. I ended up buying 2 of them because they are amazing! Here is her website. So, I am happy about that find for sure. Then, I had emailed the ladies that make the car seat canopies to see if they would be at WWW and they were there, yayy. So I got to see the canopies in person and they are darling, wow. They were also on special so I got mine for way cheaper than online, yayy for that and NO shipping :) All in all it was a fun time and I didn't spend too much money! Could have been worse ;)

Caught!

THIS is what I mean about having my hands full! Smart kid :)

Mother's Day!

It was a super nice Mother's Day for me today and a great Mother's Day weekend in general :) Griff and I went and met Kason at Bryce Canyon on Friday and had a fun filled weekend of eating, hanging out and 4 wheeling. Grandma, Grandpa, Maddy and Klint also came along. We all had so much fun! It was gorgeous scenery and weather so we are all ready to plan our next trip there. It is close to home and such a nice getaway, we will for sure go again! Of course Griff obsessed about the 4 wheelers the entire time we were there. The kid LOVES to ride. Everyone took turns taking Griff on rides all over Bryce. We also went on one long ride while we were there. Griff loved it and even slept some of the way.

Today we went over to the in-laws and had yummy salads and just hung out together. A few of Griff's highlights were: opening the back gate that leads into a pasture, crawling under a "shock fence" and running toward the cows and horses in the field, he also climbed halfway up a chain link fence in Grammy and Grampy's yard. I sooooo have my hands full with this kiddo. He is SO good, such a good talker, listener..you name it. BUT he is so busy and such a handful in that way. I am terrified (and excited!) to have another wild, busy boy :) The rest of the day was pretty nice. We went to church where Griff made me the cutest flower in a pot and he also colored me some pictures and brought me a bottle of lotion from nursery. I LOVED it :) After church Kason made me go take a nap while he cleaned the house, nice. He also cooked me breakfast this morning which of course, I loved. My Mother's day gift was a sweet phone that I have been eye-balling for a while so I am a happy Mommy today!

Happy Mother's Day to all my Mommy friends! Love you all!

20 Weeks, Halfway There!!

I am so happy to be hitting the half way mark, yayy :) But I know there is still a LONG road ahead and to be honest I am scared :/ I am NOT a fan of pregnancy. I know it sounds ridiculous because I have it so easy but I *despise* it. I feel awful saying that. I feel so guilty and selfish about feeling this way but it's true. There are some high points in pregnancy like hearing the heartbeat (it's neat every time!) feeling the little kicks (especially the first one's!) and just the "idea" of pregnancy. Other than that, I hate it. I love it more this time though because I am aware of the amazing outcome. We love Griff so much so the thought of feeling that times two is so exciting. I am very thrilled about this little boy and can't wait to meet him.

I had my 20 week ultrasound today which was fun :) I wasn't as excited because I already know the sex but as soon as I saw that little guy rolling all around I loved every minute of it. He was breech which is fine. He has a lot of time to move to the head down position and he better darn well do it ;) Griff was head down at 20 weeks and I swear he stayed that way the whole time. This baby was rolling, moving and kicking so much that the u/s tech was having a hard time finding things. It was pretty funny! I had to roll from one side to the other to get him to flip and do what she wanted. All in all things looked good to me! Good strong heartbeat of 152! If something is wrong, I will know soon. The other exciting thing was my due date got changed back almost to my original date, yayy! So we went from Sept. 22nd to Sept 19th. Not much of a change but sooner is always better than later :)

Are We Crazy?

We decided to brighten up the kitchen so we painted it orange! At first we were both a little freaked but now we think we really like it. So, here it is! Now we just need some sweet decor to tie everything together. You will see some spots that need some touching up but here is the general idea!