What people say to pregnant women...

So I have been laughing so hard at some of the things the men I work with have said to me.

One guy noticed my haircut and stopped to tell me how nice he thought it looked! I was flattered until he said, "Especially as your face gets more round, the shorter look is very flattering!"

Not too bad right? It is just funny because he said it in front of a girl that I had just told about how people feel they can make fat comments to pregnant women unnecessarily. She had front row seats to witness that.

Then within 10 minutes another guy at work walked by and jokingly said, "Woah, you got your haircut! It makes you look pregnant!"

HAIR CUT!

It is amazing how beautiful a good haircut can make you feel. I had a nightmare haircut about a week and a half ago. I had wretched layers and the lady "thinned" it too much and I had these crazy short fly-aways on top. I was able to make it look decent, but finally decided that it HAD to be fixed since I was beginning to think I was David Bowie!

My friend, Mitzi, had a referral card for her salon which would provide my first haircut there for free! I was anxious, but the girl I got was sooooo good to me and didn't want me to be sad about my hair anymore.

Well... we decided the only way to make it look decent was to chop it off! I was nervous but I LOVE IT!!

Thank you Mitzi for helping me feel beautiful again! Love you!

Double Chin??

Today at work I was helping an older gentleman with some questions over the phone. I have only met him in person a couple times. He looked me up on our online directory to call me today and noticed my picture that goes with my contact information. As I was getting ready to hang up the following conversation occurred:

Him: “Oh, by the way, that's a nice picture of you on the directory.”

Me: Hating the picture, but being nice I said, “Thank you. I don't think anyone really likes their work picture though.”

Him: “Your face is so much thinner in this picture. That must be because you are pregnant now.”

Me: With awe… all I could do was, “Ha ha ha ha ha. Um…. Okay.”

Him: “Oh don’t worry, you’ll get your face back in a few months.”

Me: “Oh good. Thanks.”

Who says that kind of stuff?? Especially to a pregnant woman!!

It’s moments like these that give me stories to tell and more excuses to laugh!

Wiggling and kicking....

Levi has been moving around so much lately! I love feeling him move and respond to sounds. It is truly a miracle to experience this process of giving life to a soul that God has chosen to send to our family.
Sometimes when Levi isn't moving and Rick wants to feel him I tell Rick that Levi is in heaven and the moment and won't be back until later. I'll let him know when he comes back. ha ha. It is good to think of it that way though.
Rick has been a very patient and kind husband. The other night Levi was kicking so much right as I was trying to fall asleep. After explaining why I kept shifting in bed Rick leaned over to my tummy and said, "Levi, your mommy is tired. You should stop moving around so much so she can sleep and be happy." It was so sincere and adorable. And... a few minutes later he settled down and I fell asleep. Good thing we already have an obedient son!
Rick's mom emailed me today and told me of a conversation she had with Rick as follows:
It was funny. The other day I asked how you were, Rick said great, then I said, "And the baby, I guess he is doing ok?" Rick said, "he is moving around lots and having fun!." Then I asked, "So...how do you know he is having fun?" Rick said, "because we are!"
I am so happy that Rick is happy and we are enjoying this pregnancy. I love being pregnant and can't wait to experience the birth of our first born son!

My hero... a WOMAN!

My Neighbor, Wendy, is such a champion. Tonight I was talking to Rick on the phone as he drove to school and I was preparing Orange Chicken for the crock pot. I was putting all my ingredients in and I got to my newly bought bottle of Teryaki Sauce. Now I would consider myself somewhat strong. I know I am definitely not weak, but this bottle would be my true challenge. I told Rick I was having a hard time getting the lid off and I even went upstairs to see if my landlord was home to help me. He wasn't and so I was left to get it off myself. I will admit... 15 minutes later... I still couldn't get it off. But BEHOLD... out my back window I noticed my backyard neighbor outside cleaning her grill. I ran to her and was about to ask if her husband was home, when she offered to try. She grabbed the bottle and gave it a little twist. OFF IT CAME! I felt like a weakling... I am blaming it on being pregnant! Go WENDY!! You are my hero!

Mountains!

I love the mountains in the Fall. The crispy air and beautiful colors. My sister invited Rick and I to join them for some good 'ol FHE fun on a Sunday evening up Millcreek canyon. It was the perfect weather and beautiful scenery.This is us on a Rock! And on another Rock... Eating Smores around the campfire, please remember I am pregnant... thus the bulge hanging from what used to be my mid-section! ha ha.

Jason stirring the fire and Rick playing some guitar

My cute nieces (Claire is a little scary looking)

My beloved sister and I... we are both nerds

And the photo of the year.... both of our faces are classic!

Matchy matchy....headbands

I know you can't tell very well in this picture because my camera phone isn't very good but my co-worker and I have matching headbands! My sister made me one because I modeled it for her online store and then my friend saw it and bought one. We wore them today to celebrate cute hair day. You can't see it in this picture but there is a cute bow in the back and it works really well with pony tails.

That's all. :)

Halloween cookies

Another Good Housekeeping halloween craft. I even stole some of the cookie decoration ideas from the magazine. First we frosted our sugar cookies with a thin layer of white buttercream frosting.... Yummy. Even my friend's cute little baby liked helping.Then we decorated with Wilton's cookie icing, black.
Jacquie is the best cookie decorator in the world! haha
I took a plate up to our landlord and landlady, I was so proud of what i did. I thought they turned out super cute.

Here are a couple more different decorations.

Pumpkin Tree

I saw this idea in GoodHousekeeping... the magazine. I was so excited to try it out.My sister wanted to do the pumpkin tree with me so we went together to get decorations and then she came over and we made our cute trees...We cut out our little ghost and spider hangy thingys... then it was time to shove the branches in our pumpkin. We used fake pumpkins so they would last longer. I'm a nerd... I know. Thanks for playing along Deb!Even our new little kitty liked the pumpkin tree.

Here is a better shot of the tree in daylight. I know it doesn't look like much, but it is sure a cute center piece to our table right now. The best is that after Halloween I can take these scary decorations off and put up these cute leaves we made... that way this decoration lasts all through the Fall season!

Prego buddies!

Rick's old companion from his mission was up this last weekend with his wife. She is two months ahead of me with her due date but we have been keeping in touch lately and sharing pregnancy stories. She is such a sweetheart and so much fun to talk with. While they were here I wanted to get a prego picture with both of us... So here it is. She is so little. I feel like I am as big as her and I am two months behind!! Chelsie! You're the best! I can't wait for Levi and Skye to meet. I hope I spelled her name right.

As for the rest of my pregnant friends... as soon as they start showing I am going to start taking more pictures!

We watched Saturday morning conference with them. This is us in our apartment. Austin, Chelsie, me and Rick. Good times.

Working on being a homemaker....

So I went to Michael's, the craft store, last night to see if I could come up with some fall/halloween decor for my apartment. This is what I ended up with. It is just a start. I am going to do a cute craft with my sister next week that I am soooo excited about. I'll keep you posted on how it turns out!

I got these few pumpkins and leaves and just threw them around this basket I already had. It helps fill up some extra counter space I had in our kitchen!

This little kitty was at Michael's and I just loved it. You have to see it in person, it's so much cuter. The spider candy bowl I got a couple years back. I love it.