Anxiety and No Sleep

Okay, all of you Moms... I am in need of some advice. Lately I have been having really bad anxiety at night. I had never had anxiety before I got pregnant, there is nothing worse than anxiety! I hate when I get it, and I dread getting it. I have also not been able to sleep very well. If I am lucky enough to fall asleep early then I wake up after a couple of hours and then can't get back to sleep. Or if I try to go to bed a bit later I have the hardest time getting comfortable and actually falling asleep. Did any of you have problems like these? Do any of you have any tricks, or am I just going to have to suck it up for the next 5 months and get used to it?

Who Voted for What?

Hey everyone! My dear husband is VERY convinced that our baby is a boy... I honestly have NO IDEA. I have heard from a lot of women over the years, including some of you, say that you pretty much knew what you were having. I have not had any feelings like that, yet anyway. But, the entire point of this post is... If you happened to vote on what you think our baby is, will you please leave me a comment and let me know what you voted for? It will put Kevin at ease to know which of you are "on his side" thanks a million! :)

Ridin' In Style

This is the stroller and car seat that we just bought for our baby. Baby Trend Expedition ELX Travel System.

Selling points for Megan: Good safety ratings. The car seat is rated up to 30 pounds, not just 22 like most car seats. Jogging stroller. Easy to fold up and down. BIG storage basket. Jogger rides really smooth and turns very easily. Cute and trendy color that would work and be cute for a baby boy Rikli or a baby girl Rikli. You get a lot for your money with this system. Great ratings from parents who have it. Great recommendations on the system from Jess, who's opinion I always ask for and appreciate! :)

Megan's doubts: Too bright? Too much green?

Selling points for Kevin: The jogger has speakers and you can plug your I POD or phone right in!

Kevin's doubts: NONE. HELLO!!! It has speakers and you can plug your I POD or phone right in!

Let me know what you all think about it!

Guess What?!?

KEVIN AND I ARE SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!
Our sweet little boy or girl is due in January. We have never been more anxious for the summer to be over and cold weather to return :)

We have had two ultrasounds so far, the first we did not see much, we thought that I was 7 weeks along at the time, but when we had the ultrasound the doctor told me that I was only 5 weeks. We had another ultrasound at 7 weeks and were able to see a little bit more. I went to the doctor again last night and heard the heartbeat! It was the best little sound that I have ever heard! We are so excited to be having a baby! We cannot wait for this little bundle to arrive and to begin this new and exciting chapter in our lives! This baby is a first for many, our first baby, first grand baby for both my parents and Kevin's parents, first niece or nephew for each of our siblings and first great grand baby for my grandma... Everyone is so excited and it has been such a great experience to have so much love and support. Thanks to everyone for all the love!

Would You Rather...?

I have decided that I would MUCH RATHER drive in the snow than in the rain! I know that to most of you this sounds really weird... but driving in the rain really scares me! I would much rather be sliding on a slippery snowy road and feel a bit in control than be hydroplaning and having the water pull you around! While I was driving home last night everything was going pretty okay UNTIL I hit I-215, it is the WORST olace to be driving in the rain, because there is always a ton of standing water. It was raining so hard last night that there was standing water built up not only in the far left lane but also in the middle lane. I hated it! Take my advise, if you are ever driving in a rain storm... AVOID THE 215!

Grandma Phyllis 1913-2010

I am sad to say that on Monday February 1, 2010 Kevin's Great Grandmother passed away. She would have been 97 on Februaury 10th. She was a wonderful and sweet woman and I am so happy that I was able to get to know her over the years that I have been with Kevin. She will be greatly missed, but we are happy that she is at peace and out of pain. We love you Grandma Phyllis!

A Birthday, Thanksgiving, Family Fun and Babysitting

Kevin and I had a great and fun filled Thanksgiving week! It started off with Kevin's birthday on Tuesday the 24th. I had to be to work early so I woke him up at about 4:45 in the morning to give him his gifts... kind of mean, but I knew that neither of us could/wanted to wait until later that night. I (along with my parents and grandma) got him a Benelli Super Nova. For those of you who are like me and do not speak "gun" the Super Nova is a pretty cool shot gun. I also got him a new hoodie. We also went out to dinner at The Fortune Cookie, a really good little Chinese place. From where I stood he had a pretty good birthday, and Kevin tells me that he did. Happy 24th birhday babe!!!

This year for Thanksgiving we were up in Heber with my family. It was our year to get together with my Mom's extended family. We rented a church and had about 65 people there. We had some great food and it was great to catch up with a lot of family that we don't get to see that often. After we ate and all the tables and chairs were cleaned up all the kids (including Kevin, Tyson and Heather) played a very physical game of dodge ball. I am so surprised that none of the little kids got knocked out after gettign hit with some really fast/hard balls. It was a pretty great day!
Friday we went shooting. Kevin had a great time shooting his new gun and Spencer McCall and Garrett did a great job! I had fun launching the clay piceons for them to shoot at. It was a pretty great day!

Saturday was fun as well. Of course we watched the BYU/Utah game... GO COUGARS!!! I am so happy that they were able to pull off the win! Kevin, however, was not so happy. Looking on the brightside for both situations, we made it through another rivalry game without killing each other, and that is definitely something that we can all be excited about! Saturday night Kevin and I were able to watch Emry. We got to play with her, feed her, change her and even put her to bed... I think that the practice we get with Emry will really help us out some day when we have a baby of our own. Emry is such a cute and happy baby, we love her so much and jump at any chance we get to see her!

All in all we had a great Thanksgiving break! Can't believe that Christmas is just arround the corner, this year has gone by so fast! We want all of you to know that we are thankful to have you in our lives and hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving!