Goodbye Harry...Goodbye Childhood

With the last movie out, it is hard for me to believe that there is no more Harry Potter. I feel like my childhood has officially ended. Harry Potter was the first series of books that really got me interested in reading. My mom surprised me with the 5th of 6th books as they came out. I even had to chase down the mailman for my 7th book, because he thought no one was home and he was taking it back to the post office. I love the characters of these books and J.K. Rowling's writing is amazing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is by far one of the best books I have ever read. I was eleven when I read the first book. That is my niece Halle's age. She finally got into them this year and she went through all seven books so fast and started the series over recently. It makes me very happy to see that another genereation is going to fall in love with Harry all over again. I can't wait to read them to my kids!

Third Time's a Charm

When this little one had its legs crossed in two ultra sounds, Tanner and I kind of accepted the fact that we might have to wait till its arrival to find out weather we'll have a boy or girl. But yesterday we found out that third time is a charm and we are very happy to announce that we're having a ...GIRL! We're very excited and cannot wait to meet her!

I feel like I kind of knew that it would be a girl. A lot of our family was guessing that it was a boy, but I always had this thought in the back of my head that it was a girl.

The first ultra sound was really neat. She had the hickups and it is amazing to see that through the ultra sound. Yesterday the ultra sound tech was so much fun. We got a few glimpses of her face and the tech asked which one of us had a chin dimple. Well, that would be this little ones daddy and she said that she could tell she had that dimple. Pretty crazy!

We're so grateful that everything looks great and the baby is healthy. We have four months to go and it is kind of a scary thought but I am ready to meet this little girl!

2 years ago on May 29th...

I married my best friend. This man makes me so happy. I cannot imagine going through this life and eternity with anyone else. He makes me laugh non-stop with his crazy sayings and hilarious come backs. It is hard to stay mad at him for very long, because he just ends up saying something that makes me laugh. He definitely has become my best friend. I am so grateful that I have him to go through this journey with me. We didn't think that on our 2 year anniversary we would be expecting our first child. Our family is getting ready to begin and we are excited and nervous to begin the journey of being parents. I was going through our wedding pictures the other day and I thought that I would share a few of my favorites...

This is one of my favorite candid shots the photographer caught that day. I don't know what we're talking about but by Tanner's face it must have been funny :)

I love Tanner's face in this picture. My husband is HOT!

Sometimes I wish I could go back to this day

A funny side note...I was cleaning out my car last week and I found my movie stub from our first date. Pretty crazy! It brought back a lot of good memories :)

There really is something in there...

Tanner and I went to the doctor on Tuesday. We were a little anxious because we would finally be able to hear the little one's heartbeat. That is definitely an incredible experience. It hits me more and more everyday that there really is a tiny baby inside of me. Tanner's face was priceless when he heard the heartbeat. I think it was finally starting to hit him a little harder too. The nurse had a hard time keeping track of it. She would get the heartbeat on one side and then she would have to go find it on the opposite end. Tanner made me laugh so hard when he told the nurse, "I think it's doing cart wheels in there." :) I definitely let a sigh of relief when I heard that sound. I always wonder if everything is going ok and that helped me to be a little more reassured. It also helped me to stop complaining about all the crummy days and the sick days and remember that this is truly an amazing expierience and I should be enjoying every step if it. Now we are just anzious to find out if this "it" is a boy or a girl. I just want to go shopping for this little one already!

Forget Bieber...Tanner has Jimmer Fever

Tanner turned 24 on the 13th!! The whole week before I was praying that I would feel good that day just so I could make everything special for him and he wouldn't have to be doing stuff for me for a change. I didn't feel too bad, but of course getting up and doing a lot of stuff makes me tired very easy now a days. My mother is my hero. (Everyday of my life I gain more and more admiration for her) I asked her if she would help me make Tanner's cake...she made it for me. I ask her for the recipe for funeral potatoes (his favorite)...she made him a whole pan. I am convinced that my mother is super woman. I don't know what I would do without her. Tanner had a few of his close friends over after work and they grilled some steaks and then we had family over for some cake and ice cream. He tells me he had a great day :)

The poor guy had to wait till Sunday for his presents. Devonee helped me out a ton and was bringing them down with her this weekend. He had to be patient because I was helping with Jr. Miss all week and we couldn't get together to give them to him till Sunday afternoon. But I don't think he was too disappointed. Devonee and I collaborated and got him the Jimmer jersey and the BYU Basketball shorts...

As You can tell he was a little excited and had to put them on over his clothes :).But wait...there is more. We had one more present coming that wasn't going to arrive till monday. Tanner was begging me to know what it is, but I assured him that it was going to be the presents of all presents. I don't have a picture of it yet, but what it is you may ask?... an autographed basketball signed by JIMMER FREDETTE. I can't take the credit, Devonee found it. She is the queen at finding everyones dream gift. Tanner is beyond extatic. I don't think he can even find the words to describe how he feels.

Happy Birthday Tanner!

my thoughts exactly...

About 8.5 weeks into it all and this sketch describes exactly how I feel. People tell you about morning sickness (I don't know why they call it morning sickness...it should be all-day sickness) and you hear all the stories but NOTHING compares to actually going through it. The first week was brutal. My doctor first gave me Promethzine and all it did was make me sleepy. The only good thing...while I slept was when I felt the most relief. After 2 days of that I called in again and they gave me Zofran. I was finally able to keep food down and I can honestly say that I had never been happier ;) BUT...we are almost back to square one. The Zofran works...if I don't end up throwing up a few hours after I take it. And for the past few days that has been rare. I hate the feeling of having to constantly eat, when I don't feel hungry but if I don't eat I know I will throw up. If I never eat another saltine cracker, piece of toast, or mashed potatoes...it may be too soon. I really do not want to sound all "woe is me, " I just think I needed a litte venting time :) because believe me I do not what is at the end of all of this and that does make it 100% WORTH IT! I just can't wait for this part to be over with and I am hoping that it doesn't last much longer. Tanner has been 100% AMAZING through this whole thing. I feel so bad because the thought of cooking makes me want to throw up, but he has been so great and understanding and has found ways to feed himself. I have to have a little bragging moment...Last night after we got home from a game night, I got very sick. I was so tired but I knew I needed to eat something, because I had just emptied my stomach. I was crying because I new I was exhausted, I was so sick and nothing sounded good (it was close to 11:30). Tanner reminded me there will be good days and bad days but we just have to remember the blessing that we will have at the end of this. Then he told me that he would help me find something to eat and would sit on the couch with me while I ate. It may not sound like much...but to this hormonal pregger, it was just what I needed.

The Secret is Out

...Our family is growing...by two feet...November 4, 2011

It is true, Tanner and I are going to be PARENTS! We are still in a state of shock but are very excited! We were going to wait and tell out families on April Fools, but I just could not hold it in any longer. We've known for a couple of weeks and we finally were able to go to the dr. on Friday. We decided to tell our parents that night, since we were pretty sure after 5 pregnancy tests and a dr.'s confirmation that we were indeed going to have a little baby coming our way. Both of our parents are extatic, which makes us even more excited! We were going to just tell our parents and siblings but of course the word got out and we're ok with it :) It kind of helps to make every thing seem a little more real.

The nurse asked us if we were hoping for any gender in particular, I told her I really didn't have a preference but Tanner wasn't afraid to tell her he is hoping for a little girl. I am scared, if it is a boy, I will lose a very long and hard fight and I will end up with a little boy named Jimmer Fredette Vollmer....

P.S. - I had to share this story...

So the night before we went to the dr. Tanner went into his parents house and his mom was giving him as hard time and asking him when we were going to be adding to our family. Well, Tanner has a great sense of humor and decided to tell her that he was thinking of going to the dr. because he thought something was "wrong" with him :) He never ceases to keep me laughing :)