Ch-ch-changes!

To update most of the world, I'M PREGNANT!

Charles and I found out the morning of our 1st Anniversary that our dream to become parents was becoming a reality! I'm not gonna lie, I took like 7 tests within the course of the next week or two just to be sure! And all were positive!

Now, dealing with my past miscarriages, we did not tell a soul about our pregnancy. Other than our mothers. I was excited, but scared at the same time. Right about when I was 12 weeks, the family went to a pumpkin patch/corn maze. It was fun! Until I started bleeding... scary. We got home and I layed down. The next day, I stayed home, and called the doctor. He wanted to see me in the very next day. I was put on bedrest. LAME.

The next day was a sigh of relief. I was still bleeding, but the baby was fine. I was not bleeding from the inside of my uterus. Thank goodness! My cervix was irritated, thus causing the bleeding. I have been fine ever since.

The weeks seem to have gone by so fast, but getting to this point has taken so long! Every Wednesday, I add a week onto my pregnancy! This past Wednesday, the 19th, was my 18th week! I can no longer fit into ANYTHING of mine! We found out at the last ultrasound that the doctor is about 75% sure it's a girl! So we're looking forward to her arrival on Apirl 22, 2009!! I will keep everyone updated on how things go! I will also be posting ultrasounds and belly shots! :D Things have been amazing! I can feel her moving every once in a while and it is nothing short of amazing! Keep us in your prayers! We miss and love you all!

P.S. Jenelle, you are SO taking all of our preggy pics!

It's been a while!

Wow, with moving in, remodleling, and everything else going on, we have not had time for anything! BLAH! We are getting internet sometime in the next few weeks! YAY! So I am using a friend's as of right now!

I have a lot to blog about and no time! So if you wanna catch up with me, CALL ME!

I love you!

UpDate June 2008

Tornadoes, flooding, thunderstorms, allergies, oh my!

Again, we have no internet, so I am on the web at my in-laws house! I thought I'd give those who read this thing a quick update!

The first night of all the tornadoes and storms hit us hard. We got about 3 feet of water in our basement :( *pictures on Facebook*) It hit our town hard too, but not as hard as others. There are pictures posted on the local radio's website of flood damage too. One is of a bobcat stranded in a tree that is surrounded by water. It's wicked! KSIB radio

We are going to be in Cedar Falls next Saturday, the 28th, for a friend's wedding! *Yay Lauren* And we're gonna stay with Jenelle and family! Then it's back to good ol' Creston!

In August, we're going to be heading down to Dallas for John's wedding! We're driving all night on the 28th of August, and arriving in Dallas at about 2 in the morning! Then we're going to the hotel, sleep till about 9, then head for Six Flags Over Texas! Spend the WHOLE day there! That Saturday, we'll be off to the temple for the sealing! Then to the reception! We're going to be heading home Sunday. We might have other plans on Sunday/Monday, but we'll see! I need to make some calls!

Other than that, our bathroom is almost done! The carpet will be out ASAP! And we're trying to survive the storms! I'm getting paranoid though! Every storm coming our way, I'm ready to go to the basement! Wish us luck. We love and miss all of you!

Busy, Busy, Busy...

Things have been completely ridiculous the past few weeks. With Charles graduating, both of my younger brothers graduating the next week, my cousin Cinnamon graduating the week after that, a wedding for some underclassmates right after that, MOVING, AND a guy I use to date who got married just this last weekend, Charles and I have about had it!!

I'm am breaking out in pimples, I can't eat, and at times I eat too much... and on top of all of this, we're tearing out our carpet downstairs because the nicotine in the carpet is staining our socks and making everything we own smell TERRIBLE.... *sigh*

Vacation sounds good right about now.

Charles's best man in our wedding, John, FINALLY got engaged! We're going to be flying down to Texas for his August 30th wedding! We're excited! :D :D :D

My Graduate and I!

I'm proud of him, I love him!
My Uncle Tim, he's my GodFather, also graduated on the same day!
(The pic is washed out, but I LOVE it anyway!)

My Graduate! My Husband!

So tomorrow my Husband is graduating from SouthWestern Community College and we've got a whole day planned for him! I have to work *BLAH* until noon, and Charles's sister told us that she will help us with the food prep and what not! We're excited! We're having a small get-together with some family and friends from the area! We're having a turkey roast with lots of goodies! Cake, ice cream, the whole deal! I'm very, very proud of my Husband and his accomplishments!

This week has been full of work... work... and more work! Not just my job, but work on the house! It's coming along quite nicely! We're still iffy about the carpet smelling like cigarette tar... we dont' know if we just want to tear it out or not just yet... it's an AWESOME carpet... so we're TRYING to salvage it. The bathroom gets the leveler laid down after we prime the walls to be painted on Saturday! We plan on laying the tile down Monday and then painting sometime next week. :D I'm excited!

Mother's Day is this Sunday! WOO HOO! Charles got me a card! I don't know what it is of, but he told me not to look at it when he put it in the cart! Haha! I got my Mom and Nana necklaces that say "Mother" and "Nana," and we got Charles's sisters the same book, 'Chicken Soup For the Soul; Life Lessons for Busy Moms', and we're still undecided about Charles's mother... we'll find something, I'm sure!

I've lost 2 lbs already doing the Curves program! I've gone everyday this week and it's awesome! I love it! I feel more positive about myself and I'm happy! This is a HUGE change! Haha!

Anywho, I just thought I'd let everyone in on my week and what's going on this weekend! I love and miss you all!

Time for a change!

So in the recent year or so, I've gained about 45 lbs due to major stress, miscarriages, depression, and in general, marriage. After my shower a few days ago, I walked pass my vanity that has a HUGE mirror on it, I never look at myself but this time was different, I caught a glimpse of myself, naked, in the mirror. I went into tears.

Now, Charles tells me constantly that I'm beautiful and that I look fine, and that's great! But I don't feel "fine" or "beautiful" anymore. I don't know how I let myself get so far along this path... but things are going to change, and fast.



I am going to be attending the Curves downtown starting Monday. I figure I can jog/walk to the Curves building, do the 30 minute Curves plan, and jog/walk back home EVERYDAY of the week (minus Sunday, cause they aren't open then anyways!). Charles is willing to completely rearrange our eating habits for the better to help me out. I don't like how I am anymore, and I just want to be happy... FOR ME. So I'm excited about Curves and starting to do something with myself again. It's hard to find time in my busy life, but I'm going to do it.

I'm just tired of always complaining about how I look and not doing anything to help. Times are changing. And so will I! Wish me luck!