the past few days

i have never been one to get headaches. i know....i get everything else on the face of this earth but i rarely get headaches. i can honestly say i have never had a migraine (that i know of) until last thursday.

i wanted to pull my brains out. i wanted to stab my eyes. i was seconds away from cutting my head off. i kept trying everything. lavender, tylenol, coke, EVERYTHING. the only thing that would help would be to lay in a dark dark room and take a benadryl and sleep. my head was pounding.

this went on for several days.

two days ago i had enough. luckily i had a Dr's appt scheduled for wednesday at 1:30. i got off work and got on the bus to ride home. oh my aching head. i put on my sunglasses and closed my eyes hoping the ride would end quickly. finally. we got to the transit center (where i hop on the actual bus that takes me home) as i was getting off the bus i threw up. EVERYWHERE. i threw up on the bus driver. on the concrete. on myself. it was awful. i knew i couldn't ride the next bus home. my back was pounding, my head was pounding, i was barfing. i needed a ride. i called my friend casey who came and gave me a ride to Wes' work to get the vehicle. i drove home and called the dr. the nurse told me to come in to labor and delivery. oh crap.

i got into labor and delivery they checked the baby...everything was fine. IN FACT. Mina was so active she kept kicking the monitor off of her so that we couldn't get her heartbeat anymore. however i was having a crapload of contractions. small ones. but consistent ones. the doctor gave me a whole load of drugs. told me to take it easy. luckily my cervix hadn't opened up yet. which is good. then started on the headache part. she gave me migraine medication....holy moley....my head felt alive again. the dr also told me a large part of my problems was an extremely low level of iron. i could look out the window. the tv and phone screen didn't burn my eyes. i was there for a while and after several hours of observation my dr told me i could go home.. she told me to take my migraine meds, and iron supplements twice a day.

thankfully Mina is safely inside my womb and was given a very strict lecture to wait by her father and i.
dr said there is no need to worry for right now and will keep a close eye on us.

another little story about Mina:
something you may not know about Wes is that he likes Elton John. A LOT. well i enjoy him as well. so every afternoon i put my ipod by my belly and play Elton John. whenever Tiny Dancer comes on Mina starts kicking. i have taken note of this. so last night Wes wanted to feel Mina kick. I turned on Tiny Dancer, put it to my belly, waited a second and WHAM! she kicked Wes' hand. We are proud to say we have another Elton John fan in the family.

We are happy Mina is healthy, and I am thankful for the blessing of getting to carry her and grow her little body inside my belly.

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.