i love free stuff!!

I love free stuff!! well......almost free.

I got a 50 dollar gift certificate for 25 dollars plus i had a 15 dollar credit to the site so I get 50 dollars worth of stuff for 10 dollars! WOOT! 

Here are the cute things i snagged!

 This super cute diaper bag! 

 The diaper cover....i love the bows

And this super soft minkie! 

The company did a super cute job with personalizing the items! 

25 Weeks

Our baby is the size of an Eggplant

Best moment of the week: Not throwing up once 

Movement: gymnastics. usually mainly at night.

Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks Contractions. 

Belly Button: starting to poke out.

What i miss: Sleep...and never having heartburn.

What I am looking forward to: Our babymoon to Cancun!!

This week has been crazy! We paid off our debt. booked a trip to cancun. got a new car. signed up for college again. watched BYU sadly get demolished by U of U. got new maternity clothes. and got my drivers license reinstated! i am getting more and more anxious for baby Mina. i am dying for it to hurry up and be January already.

One thing I want to pass on....BARGAIN SHOPPING!!

I love bargain shopping. I love getting good deals...it makes me quite happy inside!! 

Here are some things we have gotten/made recently for a SUPER awesome price!

This is an art project for baby Mina's room! It cost us hardly anything.

We got the wood for 4.00

The paint for .89 

The tacky glue for 1.50

The scrapbook paper for .20

The letters for .50*4 = 2.00

I will admit Wes did a great deal of the work...he is just much more crafty then I....but it was my idea :) 

The next thing we have gotten for a great deal is CLOTHES

We have gotten several outfits.. We have 7 outfits total and 3 pairs of leggings for a total of 25.00

Kohl's has an amazing clearance rack!! I can't believe some people will spend as much as they do! We got some really cute clothes...some of which i would wear if they carried in my size.

Our bassinet was 20.00 off of KSL and it is just like this one! Some lady was moving and needed to get rid of it! it also rocks back and forth and vibrates to help soothe the baby! It was still in the box!

Next we went to a consignment sale in Logan and we got a LeachCo deluxe pillow and a Fisher Price Bouncy Seat for 20.00. The cover on the pillow is actually polka dots and more yellow and pink not so much for a little boy haha. but the seat is exactly what we got.

Then of course there is always the wonderful travel system I posted about previously and the Crib and Dresser my friend Jenn is giving to me for next to nothing! So excited to see what else I can find for cheap! 

Mina Alyson--our little princess

It's A Girl!!! So exciting! I thought for sure it was going to be a boy! I am so excited to by lots of pretty pink things!!!

We have chosen the name Mina Alyson 

Mina-

In German : Love

In Persian: Flower

In Norwegian (where dad served his mission): Loved Memory

In Native American: First Born Daughter

In Old English: Strong-Willed Warrior

All of these are wonderful meanings. We hope that you will be loving and kind and know that you in return are always loved. You will be as beautiful as a flower...we are sure of it. Every memory with you will be a loved memory we will never want to forget. You are the first-born daughter meaning you will have lots of responsibility for your future siblings just as i had as the oldest sister. And lastly we hope you will be a strong-willed warrior for many things. We hope and pray that you will stand up for what is right in all things and in all places. 

Alyson-

First and most importantly Alyson is the name of my best friend in the whole world. She is a great part of why i am who i am today. She is a very strong person and is always kind and helpful to everyone she can be. She always puts a smile on my face, just as i am sure you will. Most importantly from her i hope you have her strong love of the gospel and the need to do what is right. 

In French: Of noble kind

Old German: Noble, Exalted

You are a daughter of noble birth. You are a daughter of your Heavenly Father.  I hope you always remember that. 

We love your name and have loved it for a very long time. It has a lot of meaning to us. We can't wait for you to come!! 

20 Weeks! HALFWAY!!!!

The baby is now the size of: A Cantaloupe or a Banana...depends on which site or book you read

Best moment of the week: Wes getting to feel the baby kick 

Movement: pretty sure the baby will be a marathon runner.

Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks Contractions. 

Belly Button: looks the same

What i miss: Still THAI FOOD! I miss it terribly. and SUSHI! 

What I am looking forward to: Finding out the sex of the baby! Only a few more days!! BAH!

Monday is going to be a family affair! I am so excited! Almost all of my sibs and my mom is going to be there along with the bestie (Aly B) will be there. I am still sure as sure can be its a boy...Wes...he is thinking its a girl. we shall see! I just can't wait to start buying clothes!!!!! I shall post the results ASAP! 

18 Weeks.

156 ish more days to go! yay! you are now the size of a lovely pickle

but you aren't just any pickle. you are our cute sweet adorable pickle. 

Here are some things you enjoy recently:

-payday candy bars (which i have never before liked)

-juice (i am addicted to cranberry)

-Yogurt (raspberry only...i can't handle the chunks of soggy fruit)

-Occasionally rice

-Lime or orange sherbet (healthy i know.)

yes. as you can see my diet is limited. i eat like 3 things of yogurt a day. 

i drink like a pitcher of juice a day.

I eat payday candybars when i am craving sweet and salty.

Only 18 more days till we find out if you are a boy sp8 or a girl sp8. 

We are kinda hoping for a girl because we are much more set on the name...dumb reason. but true.

if you are a boy i am sorry if you don't get a name until the day you are born. your father is much too stubborn and your mother is far too indecisive.

Such is life. can't wait to meet you little baby.

IV Therapy

However unflattering this picture may be. . . i had to journal this. yesterday my dr gave up on me and said....you are going to get a permanent IV and do this from home. So underneath this beautiful purpleness is an IV baby sp8. I also am covering my mouth because of the lovely cold sore my dr said is caused by stress of losing too much weight too fast. Yes baby I still love you. you are just grounded till December. Love mom!