My friends are amazing. I couldn't ask for better ones.Devin, Ashley, Tara, and Emily all threw an amazing shower that couldn't have been any better. I was absolutely amazed at how much work they put in just for me. It was beautiful. Here are a few pics from the day taken by Ashley :)
We had so many wonderful people come and join the fun.Jennifer, Cydnee, Alexa, Virginia, Alyson, Cami, Margeaux, Carlie, and few other people. ( i have a terrible memory right now...this is why i blog. so i remember stuff like this.)
We also got to open a gift from NaNa Speight and got a bunch of super cute outfits!
I loved the cupcake theme. I loved everything about it really!
This past weekend my mom through me a family baby shower (and a few friends came as well!)
It was also wonderful. We had delicious soup. Vaughn made a cauliflower chicken soup and my mom made very yummy cheddar cheese ham and potato soup. We also had a plethora of desserts.
We had my mom, Kylie, my Aunts Judi, Jill, Becky, Jacki, Holly, Tammy, and Amber. From my home ward we had Christy Layne, Becky Lundberg, Katherine Lambourne, Julie Sanford. My cousins Missy and Brittany and my Grandma Masson. We got tons of cute clothes, diapers, toys, and my Uncle Tracy made an adorable magnet board to hang in her nursery.
Here are some pics from that shower
i am so thankful for all the support we have been given!!
My belly is getting increasingly big... The other day i needed to paint my toenails because i was wearing open toed shoes. i definitely couldn't reach well enough to do it. So i asked Wes to do it. What a good husband he is.
I am actually pretty dang impressed with the caliber of his nail painting.
yep. my toes are swollen too. oh the joys of being massive. Its all for a good cause though.
We went to Cancun and very much enjoyed the vacation! I did struggle when we walked around Chichen Itza a bit because i got tired pretty dang fast. I also took probably close to 400 naps (okay maybe not that many) but i really did take a lot of them. It was a much needed babymoon and it was just what the doctor ordered!
I have been so crazy busy i haven't really had time to update...so prepare yourself. there will be a few posts tonight.
First of all I am 30 weeks! yay! We are almost there!! Here is my 30 week picture....in my halloween costume.
Best moment of the week: We went to Cancun and enjoyed a wonderful vacation, then we came home and enjoyed a fun party with friends, i then had 2 baby showers (posts to come), and then Halloween!!
Movement: Mina is a VERY hard kicker. i get woken up in the middle of the night from one swift kick.
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks Contractions.
Belly Button: a much more prominent outtie
What i miss: energy. i found out i have severe iron deficiency anemia. i have no energy to do anything.
What I am looking forward to: Arizona this weekend and Portland for Thanksgiving.
You are not even born yet and you are already spoiled!! So excited for you to get here and meet all the wonderful people who love and support you!! i am running out of space to put all your stuff....and this is just the little stuff. Don't even get me started on the bouncy seat, bumbo, crib, etc...
as you can see we are all anxiously awaiting your arrival Mina! (please at least wait till after thanksgiving though!!) We all love you lots!!
Best moment of the week: scoring more great deals on baby stuff, no migraines, oh and getting a new couch which is fabulous for napping.
Movement: she moves so much the dr takes a while to ever get her heartbeat for more than a few seconds
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks Contractions.
Belly Button: slowly but surely becoming an outtie
What i miss: Sleep
What I am looking forward to: MEXICO! 12 more days
This week has been a good one! we really have had everything fall into place lately! I am thankful for all the wonderful blessings we have had poured on us lately! We are happy and enjoying life right now! WE are very anxious for our sweet baby to come though....not fast enough for us lol.
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.
