Oh The Belly

Oh the belly is right!

It was like one day you couldn't even tell I was pregnant... and the next.. WABAM! I had popped.  People keep telling me I'm tiny but I sure don't feel that way. Whenever I get up from a couch or turn over in bed there's a nice grunt and some deep breathing.  Riley always asks if I'm dying so it must sound pretty intense... If only he knew.

Funny Story

So my sister and I were helping my brother in law move the other morning. My sister would always check my box to make sure I wasn't lifting anything too heavy (I have a tendency to do that..) and once I had permission I would be on my way. A little annoying but I know she's just looking out for me.
Well, I was packing a box of kitchen stuff then walked into the living room to grab something else.
Then all of a sudden..
"(sniff sniff) Do you smell something?"
I looked back into the kitchen and the cardboard box I had been  loading was sitting on top of the stove, and was smoking. I hurried over and moved the box and my sister turned off the stove.  Luckily there were no flames yet :-) but the box did have a nice, crisp bottom.
 Their kitchen is pretty small so I must have turned around, hit the knob just right with my belly  and turned on the burner without even knowing it.  From then on the apt. smelled of smoke but the important thing is that it was still standing, and no one got hurt.

The End.

2 Years

Well folks we've made it two whole years!  Jan 15th was our two year wedding anniversary... best two years of my life.

Because of school and work we actually had to celebrate the week before on the 6th.  Last year we went to the Zermatt up in Midway and loved it, so we decided to do it again.

Friday morning we headed up to Salt Lake so Riley could tour the U of U to potentially transfer there.  We figured while we were up there, we should go to Temple Square since I don't think we'd been back since our wedding... It was really nice to walk around there we even saw few newlyweds outside doing the whole picture thing which was fun to see.

We then headed up to Midway for a weekend of relaxation mmmmmmhhmmmm.

But wait. Here's the best part

My sister in law works @ Mountain View Hospital in Payson, on Saturday my brother called and wanted to know if we wanted to come get an ultrasound and find out the sex of the baby.  Now here's the choices... Option (A) do we drive all the way down to Payson and then back up for our last night? Or Option (B) do we stay and just wait for our regular appt 2 weeks later to find out? If you chose option (A) you are correct!  Duh... that was a no brainer. I couldn't wait to find out

Well, here's what we found..

Tiny little foot.  Baby feet are the cutest ever.

Creepy, cute little alien face

And last but not least..... a little dingaling!! Its a boy! 

We couldn't be more excited! Boys were needed on both sides of the family.  My family has 6 little nieces and one nephew.  And Riley's has 3 nieces and one nephew.  Not only that, but he will be the first boy to carry on the Hiatt name which is cool.  I'm currently 21 weeks along and feeling great! Just can't wait to meet my little boy.

Lemons

People keep asking me if I have weird cravings, and it may be a little odd.... but I don't really have any.

Except... Lemons

I've always liked to eat lemons (real lemons, not lemon flavored stuff) But now I have @ least two a day and always have to have them on hand....
Here's how it's done: cut them into slices sprinkle a little salt... okay A LOT of salt and wala heaven.  Yes I know its bad for my teeth but I don't really care.... plus.... I brush and I plan on getting dentures someday anyway so for now, I enjoy!

Thank You 2011

2011 was such a great year for us; I can't even begin to describe to you how blessed we've been.

I have been trying to find the right word for how I've been feeling lately... Reflective? Nostalgic? Thoughtful? All good words, but none of them could quite capture all of the emotions that were swirling around in my head. Finally I found the perfect word

Pensive: Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought usually marked by some sadness.

I know, those of you who really know me are probably thinking "You in deep thought, riiiiight." But it's true, I have been. 

Maybe it's because this baby has opened up tear ducts that have been closed for 22 years, or maybe its my recent kick of listening to country music.... I personally blame hormones.  Whatever it was, I've been thinking a lot lately about how I got where I am in life, how lucky I am to be here and what I could have done better.  I'm not going to go off on some tangent or pour out my soul on the internet, however I am going to reflect back on the year because lets face it, it has been one a-mazing year.

*We started out by celebrating our One Year Anniversary. Marriage is awesome, but let me tell you, year one was an adjustment.  As we're getting ready to celebrate year next week and looking back it was seriously 100,000,000 times better and I love him more and more every day.

*We bought a house in April.  After months and months of looking, we landed the perfect house for us and made it our home.

*I started my Personal Training program in Feb and finished in Dec.  I don't miss school one bit, and I absolutely love what I do.

*Riley's job with a great company.  They treat their employees extremely well and push for excellence.  Not only do they provide a paycheck, great insurance and fun company activities all year long... they help pay for school. That alone is a huge plus, school is expensive.... and Riley has a lot of it left.

*Awesome family activities! Camping, Lake Powell, boating, birthdays, dinners... la la la. We are both very close to our families, who needs friends when you have awesome brothers, sisters and parents? My point exactly.  Although we do have pretty awesome friends too....

*My domestic side really started to shine through, and I found that I actually enjoy baking yummy treats.

*From the time we got married I knew I wanted to wait a certain amount of time to have kids, I knew which  month we wanted to conceive, and when I wanted to give birth.  I tried to calculate it all out perfectly, but figured it was a long shot since my plans never work out.  But guess what? All of it happened. Baby will be here in June and mommy will have a summer not prego, and we'll have a new friend to share it with.

Looking back on all of this is kind of overwhelming.  We've never been without, or given too much to handle. Of course we've had our trials...  The only thing I can do is try to better myself, think of ways to serve and somehow deserve all we've been given.  I look forward to 2012, I know it will bring on a whole new world of trials and blessings and all I can say is Bring-It-On.

Christmas

I want to write but I don't know where to start... so Merry belated Christmas!

We hosted our first annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party! A few friends came over we had lots of yummy appetizers then went bowling.  We were a sight for sore eyes that's for dang sure. I was only able to snap a few photos so here's what you get.. pretty huh?

It's my family's "off" year so we did our dinner and gift exchange on the 22nd which also happens to be my dad's birthday AND since Jen was in town they decided to bless Cambry that night as well.  It was one heck of a par-tay.  My mom got my sisters and I each a sewing machine and sewing classes, I never thought  I'd actually be excited about a sewing machine but I totally am! I decided to home make most of my gifts this year, ya know, try to be crafty. Key word.. try. I made these frames and stuff for my sister and her husband and then for my brother and his wife, I made a cake stand out of a plate and a candle stick. I'm pleased with how they both turned out. Buuut, my patience with crafts is short, so I'm just happy I finished.

  We spent the 23rd with my Dad's side of the family as we do every year. Then Christmas Eve my family had their annual bowling tournament. I somehow landed myself in the losers bracket the first game with a score of 80 and Riley moved over to the winners bracket. The second game I dominated the losers bracket and came in third over all, the top three were within one pin of each other; Dad: 133 Riley:132 Shar:131 it's always a good time.

We went and spent the night at Riley's parents house, woke up had a great Christmas breakfast and did presents with his family.  We get spoiled every year; she got us a carpet cleaner which we were in desperate need of. So yeah, I'm also weirdly excited about a carpet cleaner. So much so, that I've already cleaned pretty much all the carpet on our main floor.  Of course the baby also got spoiled with little gadgets, I can only imagine how spoiled the kid will be when it actually gets here... (yes the baby is still an "it")

It was a great holiday; the lack of snow did put a minor damper on things and I'm still not on top of my game so I wasn't up for much shopping and stuff, but I am DONE complaining. Tomorrow we get to go hear the little heartbeat again! Tomorrow can't come fast enough and next month we'll find out the sex. 4 weeks and counting... what will it be??

Babies All Around!

Awe, I love the holidays.  The pretty lights, family parties, cute decorations, shopping... just all of it.

It makes me happy.

Which is important in the midst of baby making me ill. I'm just barely out of my first trimester and things were looking up for a few days but then they went right back to not feeling well. People lied to me when they said week 12 was the "magic week" nu uh the magic didn't work.

Here are few things that baby doesn't like so far @ week 14:
-Dairy (any type) which cut down immensly on a lot of the food I like
- Hot chocolate
- Pickles or peppers; unfortunately this one took me a few times to figure out, and boy to they burn on the way back up
- Riding in cars
- Mornings
- Afternoons
- Nights
- Riley's breath... sorry babe
- Orange Juice

and more that I just can't think of right now. But all of it is worth it.

On a much, much brighter note, at our last Dr. apt we were able to hear the heartbeat. Probably one of the most amazing things I've ever heard. It sounded like a little train chuggin along, and it put a connection between everything and I wish I could hear it every day... music to my ears.  I haven't really had any cravings and I've lost 10 lbs (not on purpose) but I am starting to get a little belly.. other than that, things are moving right along. I'm greatful everyday for what I have, and try not to complain because I know there are those who have it way worse. I'll take my trials any day over the trials of others. I hope that doesn't curse me..

Congrats as well to my sister Shellie. We are both preggo with our first kid, she's one month ahead of me and they just found out they are having a boy! Very exciting.

First Comes Love, Second Comes Marriage....

First comes Love..

Second comes Marriage..

Then comes baby in a baby carriage!

Thats right, there's a little bean growing in my tummy. Actually, it's more the size of a small shrimp by now..  I'm about 10 weeks along and still feeling yucky, tired, and nauseated.  I throw up @ least once a day and I'm narrowing foods that I can just keep down.  Everyone tells me it gets better after the first trimester and I'm hoping they are right.

I sort of figured I was pregnant @ bootcamp, but didn't want to know for sure until I got home so Riley and I could find out together... and so I didn't have an excuse to go easy on my workouts just yet.  The night I got home I couldn't wait any longer, I took a test and prayed that it would come out positive. My prayers were answered :-)

For about the first 8 weeks every once in a while out of the blue Riley would just look at me and go:

 "Your pregnant..." 

I would reply: "um... yup" 

"there's something inside you"

"yup... weird huh?"

"Oh man, I better sit down"

It's fun to see how excited/nervous he is. We both are so excited to start our family..

The long journey has begun..