Pregnancy 38- 40 Weeks

Since Noah was born I haven't had time to post the rest of my pregnancy pictures! So here they are the last of them.

38 Weeks

39 Weeks

40 Weeks

Being pregnant was truly an amazing experience. Now that Noah is here it is fun to think back on when he was in my tummy. Everyday I wondered what he would look like, and what kind of personality he would have. There were times that it was really hard to be pregnant, and other times of pure bliss. I felt very comfortable with myself, and had fun dressing up my bump. Now having made it through pregnancy, I feel a deep sense of accomplishment. I created a human, with a little help from the hubby! Ha ha! I have now joined the league of mothers, and let me tell you it is a wild ride! 

26th Birthday!

I had a great birthday this year! Rhett surprised me with beautiful flowers the night before my birthday. They were very beautiful, and a fun surprise! He treats me so well <3

Gorgeous!!

The next day, my birthday I had to work. While I was in Rhett's class he had them sing me happy birthday which was very fun. I got lots of calls from family and friends throughout the day. My friend Angie called me that day too with a fun birthday gift- tickets to CELINE DION!!! She is so sweet, and it was the most amazing gift! I had been wanting to go for awhile, but since we have been saving for the baby, the tickets were just too expensive. It was seriously so sweet of her, and I will never forget her kindness! That night we went to get our temple recommends renewed, and then after we went to the UVU Alumni dinner. We got there late, because of the interviews so they gave us free food, and we left. After that Rhett took me to pick out a new purse. It was fun to go shopping with him! He is a trooper! 

The following Wednesday night we got to go to CELINE DION! The curtains opened, and I just started crying. I have loved Celine Dion since I was a little girl. On road trips with my friends we would blare her greatest hits cd, and sing at the top of our lungs. I would play her music when I felt heart break, and just when I wanted to be in a feel good mood. It was amazing to actually see her on stage, and get to share it with Rhett. He loved it just as much as I did. She seriously is so amazing, and has the voice to match. She sounds just as good, if not better in person! Her closing number was of course MY HEART WILL GO ON. She got on this circular stage that raised up, and a waterfall of water would surround her while she sang. It was so cool! The time went by so fast! I felt so honored, and so lucky thanks to my amazing friend ANGIE JACKSON. I don't know what I would do without that girl in my life. She has been a true friend through and through throughout all these years. I love you ANGIE!!!

It was a fun filled 26th BIRTHDAY!!!!! 

BABY SHOWERS!!!

~WARD BABY SHOWER~

I was spoiled rotten by the ladies in our ward thanks to Kristi Milk and Karlie Packer. They both threw me an incredible baby shower, and I feel so blessed. The food was amazing, the decorations were so cute, and we got some amazing gifts! I felt so much more prepared after this shower. The ladies all shared some great information, and some funny stories of labor and birth. We had a great time!

I love this lady!!! We work together in Primary. She is the best!!! 

~School Baby Shower~

My good friends at the school Hannah Nielsen, Kelly Hall, and Kaylee Willman set up such a cute baby shower after school. We played games, ate delicious cupcakes, and had a fun time visiting. I felt very blessed again for the amazing gifts I was given. It has been a blessing to our family to work at the school, and make some lasting friends. 

Pregnancy 34-37 Weeks

34 weeks

35 weeks

36 weeks

37 weeks

Almost done!!! I can't believe I am almost there! The weeks have gone by fast, but at the same time very very slow!!! I am so excited to meet this little guy!!!

How far along- 37+ 6 days

Baby is the size of- Watermelon

Symptoms- Starting to get a little nauseous again if I don't eat very often. Also my nose is getting really stuffed up, and I have weird bursts of energy.

Food cravings- I like ALL food!!! :)

Movement- His movements are smaller these days, because he is running out of room. While we were in stake conference, he was moving quite a lot, so Rhett and I were pushing on my stomach to make him move more. He didn't like that very much and kicked so hard it scared me, so I pulled my hand away! He likes to stay comfortable. ;)

Fun moments- Still the best moments are when I get to feel him move. We had an ultrasound at 34 weeks, and the ultrasound tech said that he was measuring a 1 week and 5 days ahead. She could see some fuzzy hair at the top of his head. He has really chubby cheeks, at least in the picture he does. It was fun to see him, because we hadn't had an ultrasound since 20 weeks. Now being this far a long it is just the waiting game. I highly doubt he will make an appearance early. We have an induction date already set for the 13th of April at 8pm. We will see how it goes!!! 

Pregnancy Update 32-33 Weeks

Life has been pretty great as of late! I am trying to enjoy my pregnancy as much as I can, but I am getting anxious to meet this little guy. I am starting to feel the weight gain, and I never thought I would take so many bathroom selfies in my life... It has been harder to find cute clothes to wear, because I do not want to spend money on new maternity clothes! I only have 7 weeks left, and there is no point spending money on new clothes!

 Working is getting tough, but I am making it through. Walking around the school is taking it's toll on my lower back, but I am surviving. It has been super fun to see my belly move. I wonder what he is doing in there, and if he is comfortable. I can no longer wear my wedding ring anymore, because my fingers are starting to swell. It still fits, but when I go to take it off at night my fingers are so swollen, that it hurts to take off. The days seem to pass so slowly, but when I look back on the weeks it has gone pretty fast! 

Overall I have had a pretty awesome pregnancy, and I am very grateful to have a healthy little boy growing in there. He really is such a miracle!

32 Weeks

33 Weeks

2 Year Anniversary!

I can't believe we have already been married two years! Time goes by so quickly. So many things have happened since we have been together. I can honestly say it has been the best two years of my life. I am so lucky to be able to spend forever with my best friend.

We got married on the same weekend as Presidents Day, which is pretty convenient, because Rhett is a school teacher so we will always have that day off. We celebrated our anniversary in the city that we got engaged, Las Vegas.

We got engaged at the top of the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.

Before we got dinner we went to Target to get each other robes. We both wanted lounging robes, but when we got there we got distracted with other things. I didn't like what I was wearing so I checked out the maternity section, and found a super cute striped dress! I wore the dress out of the store. :) Rhett loves Legos so we found a Hobbit set that was on Clearance! Which if you buy Legos, you know they are never on sale. We nixed the robe idea, and instead I got the dress and Rhett got some Legos. Happy Anniversary to us!

Dinner:  When we got engaged we ate at the Grand Lux Cafe in the Venetian, so we celebrated by eating there again. The food was delicious. Rhett ordered a lemon pasta dish (which was huge!), and I ordered a ginormous cobb salad that was amazing! We ended with strawberry shortcake for dessert. We met these adorable ladies sitting next to us at dinner who were here for the market. We chatted with them for a bit after dinner, and they congratulated us on our Anniversary.

After dinner we headed to the show. We got Cirque Du Soleil tickets for "O". It was amazing! The stage is a large pool that opens and closes. They had fire dancers, acrobatics, high divers, gymnasts, and really random stuff. There really isn't a good way of saying it, they just had random things coming out of nowhere. For example; a baby crying in the music, or a jack in the box on stage. It was kinda weird, but the show was pretty amazing! We had a really fun time!

When we got home from the show I had a little surprise for Rhett. Secretly I had my friend Charlene from school set up a romantic room in our apartment with candles, hearts, and champagne glasses. Since the show tickets were kind of expensive we had decided not to do the hotel room. So, instead of a hotel I asked Charlene to decorate while we were gone. It was way fun, and Rhett was totally surprised! I'm not good at keeping a secret so I was pretty proud of myself, and ever so grateful for my friend Charlene! 

The next day was Presidents Day. We had the day off so we made breakfast, and had an all day marathon of Downton Abbey... We are obsessed. We love the show so much!

We had a fabulous Anniversary, and I can't wait to spend many more years together! 

Pregnancy Update 26- 31 Weeks

After we got back from Christmas Break we hit the 100 days left mark. It was a beautiful day here in Vegas. We of course documented the occasion. 

Don't mind the shadow behind my bum. It looks funny!

100 days to go on January 5, 2014

26 Weeks

(Sometimes I feel a little silly taking these pictures of myself, but I am thankful I have them for memory.) 

28 Weeks

29 Weeks

30 Weeks 

31 weeks

How far along- 31 weeks + 2 days

Baby is the size of- a head of lettuce

Symptoms- Throughout my whole pregnancy I have constantly had nose congestion and bloody noses. My lower back and tailbone have been hurting lately, mostly if I am on my feet too long. My eyes and lips get dried out really quickly if I don't drink water or have my chap stick. I am exhausted at the end of the day, but still feeling pretty great!

Food cravings- Still nothing in particular anymore. I am just thankful I am able to cook what we have in the cupboard and eat it! 

Movement- He is a pretty active little boy. Mostly at night and right after I eat. He rolls around, and kicks mostly on the right side of my stomach. He gets hiccups sometimes. I can't wait to meet this little guy and his personality. 

Fun moments- I love when Rhett gets to feel him move. He gets so excited, and then talks to my stomach. It is pretty much the most romantic/sweetest thing ever. There is something so special when you get to share something so sweet with the person you love most. Between Rhett and I this baby will be loved so much. 

Laughing in bed- Rhett was trying to take a picture of me. I wasn't looking so good... 

Sometimes I get scared if I will be a good parent, if I will be able to teach him what he needs to know. Seems like just yesterday I was a little kid, watching my Mom and Dad so closely and loving them so much. The years really do fly by, and now I am here at the point in my life where I am going to be a parent. Rhett and I both had such good examples of parents who loved us, and would do anything for us. I wonder how we got so lucky. 

Mom and I 

Baby Jenn

 I sometimes wonder what Rhett and I would be doing if we didn't have a kid on the way. If we would be planning our next travel adventure, or buying a shiny new something. There is so much to see and do, but I know there will be lots of things to see and do once the baby comes. It can be stressful planning for the future, and its hard to find a good balance of not being too stressed. They say it is all worth it in the end!! 

I find that sometimes all I need to do is just breathe and let God guide us. Having faith in what he has planned for us, and knowing everything will work out.

This is what my bedside looks like as of late. I gotta have my lotions, scriptures, watch, water bottle, Tylenol, hair ties, tissue (not pictured), and chap stick. 

There are so many things that I need to do to get ready for baby, and I just have 9 weeks left. It is gonna be a busy 9 weeks. Life is gonna change for good, and I'm not sure anyone can be completely prepared for what is ahead with a new born. Luckily I have my sweet husband, and my mom, who will be there for the first week and a half after the baby is born. 

When life gets too stressful, I just hug my hubby and literally everything feels so much better. He is a huge strength to me, and even when I am irritable and moody he is always so sweet to me. I really married the best man in the whole world. He scratches my back every night without fail, and will always try to make me feel as comfortable as possible. He is truly my best friend. 

Let the 9 week countdown begin!!!