Our Past Month

We've been busy, busy! With school, work, being a mom and dad and everything in between! We've had a few exciting things happen, too! Here's our update!

Baby Preslie!
On June 16, my best friend and cousin, Taylor texted me at 5:30 in the morning telling me her water broke and she was heading to the hospital! I had a little break from school and decided to head down after church to see her at the hospital. Baby Preslie was born at 11pm and weighed 9 pounds and was 21.5 inches, BIG GIRL! Tay was tiny, so we all wondered where she held a 9 pound baby! Preslie is absolutely beautiful and I can't believe she's already three weeks old!!

New Car!
I spent the rest of the week in Tooele and headed home on Friday to get back to the hubby. We'd been researching cars and getting insurance quotes on different ones. Friday, we headed to the dealership to check out a car we saw online. It ended up being out of our price range. Though the guy who helped us was SUPER pushy and after we left, he texted, called and sent me an email all with in 10 minutes of each other and then tried to sell us a car we didn't even want... Drove me crazy! Glad we didn't buy a car from them. Saturday morning, we went on a little walk and he wanted to look to see if the lady we ALMOST bought a car from back in January was still selling her car. She lives in our neighborhood so Isaac went over. I was sooo nervous about it but Isaac didn't really care. He knocked on the door and she was so nice! She said she was looking into putting it up for sale again. It was the car we wanted and cheaper than anything else we looked at... So it was perfect! We got a loan from our bank, found insurance and the car was ours by Monday! I love it! It's a 2007 Dodge Caliber. Definitely an upgrade from by '94 buick. ;)

Fourth of July
We had planned to go down to Tooele for the 4th. Isaac had the 4th and 5th off, so we were going to head down for a four day weekend on Wednesday night. But on Monday, Jett got soo sick! Running nose, watery eyes, awful cough. Beside his diabetes and complications from it, he's never been sick. This was his first running nose. He was so miserable. Isaac and I said if he wasn't better by Wednesday, we'd just stay home for the 4th and go down on Friday. Well... On Thursday Isaac got sick and I got sick on Friday night. So we decided to just stay home. We were so miserable, I couldn't sleep on Friday night so I woke up and watched a few episodes of Chicago Fire. When I tried to go back to bed around 4, Isaac said he was going to go to the store to get some medicine. He came back and we both took some medicine and were able to sleep until 830. We could actually breathe! I absolutely hate summer colds!! They are the worst! I made a comment that we would probably not do anything for the 4th and I was right! Haha. We did set up the pool & tried to go to the fireworks in Hyrum. We got there at 7 and by 8, we were just so tired that we just headed home. So yeah we've been a bunch of sickies all week! :/

School
In the middle on June, I finished my first class of summer semester. I was able to get pretty far ahead so I had two weeks of nothing to do in the class. So I had a mini summer break. But June 24 a new semester started.. This class is going to be a bit more difficult. I have a 12 page paper to write and a few other papers to write in just 7 weeks. Eek! I only have 5 more weeks left of summer semester, yay!! I only have 5 more classes until I have my bachelors. I've gone 6 semesters with no break from school... Last week I decided, fall semester would be the perfect time to take a break so I can spend time with both my kiddos. So I am taking a leave of absence fall semester and I'm soooo excited! It's definitely a needed break! I was able to get time away from school with Jett since I had him in the summer, so I want to do the same with our baby girl. Then spring semester I will get back into school full force and be graduated by next summer or fall. I'm not in a huge rush to finish. So 5 more weeks of school and then I get a longgg 5 month break. Woo!

Baby Girl
Today, I hit the 29 week mark! Only 10 weeks to go!! This pregnancy has gone by so fast! It's probably because I've been soo busy with school and chasing a toddler around. Jett's went by so slow. Once school is out, I'm sure my last 6 weeks will go by very slow. I'm hoping to get some sewing projects going so I can keep busy and also spend some quality time with my buddy before his baby sister arrives. Anyways, I had a doctors appointment today... Everything looks great! I was measuring right at 29 weeks and babies heart rate was at 140.  I get to go every two weeks now and at the end of next month I go in every week until I deliver! I was told when I was pregnant with Jett that I was a boring pregnant woman because I never had any complications. My doctor said that was a good thing. I think this pregnancy is even more boring and normal because I haven't had any swelling, I'm 20 pounds lighter now than I was at this point with Jett (yes, I know I was HUGE with Jett) and with Jett I developed pre-eclampsia (which I didn't develop until 39 weeks). But hey, I am okay with being boring!

A few weeks ago. I ordered our baby girls carseat canopy! I wanted something gender neutral but still girly. Isn't it cute? I love it and it looks so comfy!

I am very excited for this sweet girl. :)

Well that's all from us! Hope you all are doing wonderful!

Jett's 2nd birthday!

This past weekend was Jett's second birthday and his party! Isaac worked over time throughout the week and was able to get off at 11am on Friday. Yay! So we took Jett to McDonald's for his birthday lunch, he'd never been! We let him play in the play area for a bit, headed home for a break and then headed to Benson Marina for a little fun in the sun! Isaac bought a raft and we blew it up and we went out on the water. It's just big enough for the three of us and few extra things, like food and the fishing tackle box. Jett was a bit antsy and was climbing all over, but it was sooo fun!

Saturday morning we got up bright and early to prepare for Jett's birthday! Isaac's mom, grandma, grandpa, and little sister came out to help set up. Isaac and his grandma put together the cutest little cake! Or should I say big cake, it looked JUST Mickey. I also bought him a mini cake from Macey's that was adorable, as well! We had such a great turn out! Several of Jett's friends came to celebrate! And lots of family! We had a hot diggity dog bar! Everything turned out so cute. I never thought planning a two year olds party would be so exhausting but it was worth it! We ended up just crashing after everyone left.

We had baby Jane's doctors appointment on Tuesday. I had my glucose test, which I'm guessing I passed. I haven't received a call yet! She was measuring perfectly and her heart beat was at 140bmp. So healthy! I can't believe I'm 25.5 weeks, already! My doctor said I could pick the 17th or 18th of September for my inducement date. We're picking the 17th. Isaac said if I picked the 18th, I'd be complaining all day the 17th, which is probably true. 96 more days! I have an appointment on July 9th, then I start doing two week appointments! I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone by! We are so excited for our precious angel!

We have officially begun potty training! I've been putting Jett on the potty since January, a few times a week. But the last few weeks I've been trying to be more consistent, he's gone 7 or 8 times already but that's in a 5 month time frame.. So the next few weeks, I'm determined. We bought him training diapers, a second potty, and some suckers! Wish us luck!

A couple weeks ago our car started overheating. Isaac looked at it a little more and saw that our radiator was cracked and it was leaking coolant. He's great at finding deals on eBay, like brakes and the engine mount, so he looked for a new radiator, as well. We ended up getting a good deal and read that it was pretty easy to do ourselves. We ended up not using our car for a week and a half and had to resort to the bus. Which was fine and luckily the bus system in Logan is free! Isaac began taking the car apart a few days ago and realized it was going to harder than he thought and didn't think the part was going to fit. So we took the car in and had the guys there do it for us. Yay for us, it was the right part and it ended up being cheaper than we thought! We are really wanting a new car, but are wanting to wait till we can pay cash for one. We are waiting till next tax return, so 8 or 9 more months! I've had my car for 6 years and its been a good little car. Yeah, it's had it's fair share of problems.. but we haven't had a car payment so that's what we want for our next car. If we wait, we will be able to get the car we want :) so waiting it is!

We recently bought a new camera with a tripod and other things so we can take our own pictures. I want to do newborns and maternity pictures, so instead of paying 100$ or more for each of those, we went out and bought a nice camera so we can do our own. It will be beneficial in the long run because we can use it for every day kind of things! Here's a few of the pictures we have taken..

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!!

Mother's Day :)

Mother's Day week/weekend was so much fun! On Wednesday, Taylor came out and spent a few hours with me. We went to the Divvy Up consignment sale, which was awesome. I've been the last three times and have bought Jett clothes. I usually stock up on a size bigger than he currently wears. So this time I got 3T winter and spring clothes. I also got our little girl some clothes, as well. Along with burp clothes and a few other little things. Saturday, my mother-in-law, Macae came out. We hit the sale again on it's last day, most things were half off. :) She spent the day with us and we took her to Gaucho Grill for Mother's Day. Jett loved being with his G'ma!

Sunday, we went to church. Mother's Day has always been hard for me. The entire time listening to speakers talk I had tears in my eyes just thinking about my sweet mama. She was so wonderful and beautiful. My brother, Jordan went up to my mom's grave site in Tooele and sent a picture of the back of her head stone. It had the names of all of us kids and Jordan sent the words, "we will be family forever." Jordan and his wife, Jessi called me and wished me a Happy Mother's Day, it meant so much. I love my family so much! I love being a mom! Jett keeps me on my toes, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Being a mom is so wonderful! I love my kids! Even though one is not quite here yet, I love her so much. They both are my entire world. :)

Isaac made Nutella crepes for me for breakfast and pork ribs for dinner. We spent most of the day outside because it was so beautiful! He also got me an electric can opener! This may sound cheesy and weird but I was so excited! We've gone through sooo many hand ones. So yay for a new electric one! I also got this ADORABLE purse! I love, love it! 

This week has been pretty eventful. Last Friday, I decided to get a start on my course modules for school. I am in a 7 week course and we have 9 modules to get through. Well I've always liked to get a head start on school work, so by Tuesday afternoon I'd done 5 out of the 9 modules. Haha. So I'm taking a break from school for a week or so. :) I also got my grades back for spring semester. An A and an A-! I was happy. :)

Monday, late night and Tuesday early morning, Jett woke up several times and came into our room. Isaac kept putting him back in his room. At 6:45, he came to my side of the bed and asked for juice. So I went to pick him up and his entire shirt was soaked. Up to his armpits. So I immediately got up and put him in the bath. I went to check his bedding and the entire top part of his bed was soaked! Blankets and pillows were soaked, but thank goodness for plastic sheets. No soaking into the mattress. Best 5$ buy, ever. Anyways, we checked his blood and it was 460! Isaac said we should probably check his ketones. The ketones showed up at a level of 3.8. I grabbed his sick day book and found out moderate to large ketones were 1.6-3.0. So, they  were really high!  We gave him an extra dose of insulin to get rid of ketones. My poor buddy was sick for most of the day. I turned on Wreck it Ralph for him and went into our bedroom to get ready. I walked into the living room and he was curled into a ball on the floor, asleep. I grabbed him and asked if he was okay and he just started clapping saying, yayyy. I laid him down in our bed and he slept for 3-4 hours. I can't imagine what his poor body goes through on a daily basis but I'm glad he's feeling better. :)

Jett's birthday is coming up and I've been looking at backyard play sets for him. I found a few ones I liked but I mentioned to Isaac that it would be fun to build him one. So yesterday, we went to Home Depot and got a bunch of supplies to build him a little slide and climber play set! I'm so excited! I can't wait to see the finished product. It will be nice for him to have something to play with in the backyard. Especially this summer as I get bigger, it's going to be more difficult to play with him on the jungle gym at the park. We're hoping to add a swing section to it eventually. :)

Tuesday, we went to the doctor. Everything looked really good! Baby girls heart beat was at 140! Normal is anywhere between 120-180. My next appointment I have to take the glucose drink. Everyone dreads doing that test, but I didn't think it was bad at all! I guess we will see how I like it this time around. Shortly after that, I will be doing two week appointments to watch my blood pressure closely so I don't develop preclampsia like I did with Jett. Baby Jane moves so much!! She gets the hiccups a lot! Isaac and I can now see her pushing on my stomach, it's the coolest thing. Jett loves his baby sissy and I just know he will be a wonderful big brother. :) Also, doctor says to still plan on being induced a week early. Woo!

Well that's all for now, I hope everyone had a wonderful week! 

Recent Happenings!

This past weekend was very eventful! We were busy, busy! Friday night we went down to Ogden to hang out with my brother Jordan and sister-in-law Jessi. Seriously, we always have so much fun with them! Jett now calls Jordan, Uncle Jerd. It sounds more like, Uncjerd! Haha. It is so cute! Jett is definitely Uncle Jerd's twin!

 Saturday we woke up early and got ready to go to my bestie Taylor's baby shower! She is having a baby girl, who she is naming Preslie. She's due June 15! I remember the day she told me she was pregnant! That was in September! It goes by so fast. I can't wait to meet that baby girl!

Saturday night we went to Uncle Jerd's football game. He plays for a league and the team is called The Utah Shock. He's a stud and did absolutely awesome. I must say I have some very athletic and talented brothers! They are all studs! Sunday, we went to our good friend's, Lael and Elise's, baby girl's blessing. She is such a doll! I was great to see them again. They use to live in Logan but moved down to Sandy once they were both done with school. That afternoon we went to hang out with Isaac's mom, dad and sister. It was great to see them, as well! It's always nice to spend time with family. :)

On the way down to SLC, he was holding Auntie Jess's hand. It was adorable!

Isaac and I both finished a part time semester last week. I am soo glad to be done with the semester and moving on to a new one. Which sounds weird, but this semester should be a little easier since I am done with all my morning sickness. It was definitely hard to get focused. Fall semester I took 12 credits with a toddler. It wasn't hard but spring semester I wanted to take a smaller load so I could get a little break. This summer, I'm taking two classes again. They are both 7 week courses, one being at the beginning of the semester and one at the end. So I technically am only taking one class at a time. My beginning of the summer semester, so far, seems pretty easy. We will see about the one at the end. By the end of the summer, I will have FIVE classes til I graduate! I am SO excited to almost be done. And I've done most of it with a baby! It's really not as hard as some people think. I still get plenty of time with Jett and I am able to get the grades I want. The five semesters I've been in school with a baby, my GPA hasn't been lower than a 3.5. So I say I'm doing pretty good! :)

Jett is becoming sooo smart! I can't believe how much they learn in two years. And I can't believe he will be two in less than a month! My baby is sure getting big. He knows all of his ABC's and will point out what letter is which. He knows what many different animals say. I can actually have a conversation with him! It's awesome to have someone to somewhat talk to and not just a baby giving me googly eyes. Haha. He's also becoming better at getting his finger poked and getting his shots. When it's time to check him, I will grab his meter and he says, "blooooood!" and will sit there as happy as can be while I check his blood. Also, though he's still wiggles while getting shots, he's doing better. This morning, I walked into the living room and he looks at me and says, "Shot?" Because I hadn't given him his shot yet. It was almost like he was reminding me. It was so cute.

Jett LOVES to play with cars. He's such a little boy in that way. He says, "Cars go vrrooooom!" He has a ton of toy cars, it's ridiculous! He also loves Mickey Mouse. We bought him a Mickey and Minnie when we went to Disneyland and he could careless about Minnie. He throws her to the side and grabs Mickey.

I still can't believe I am 5 months pregnant! I found out I was pregnant almost 4 months ago! Time goes by so fast. I'm excited to meet our sweet baby girl! I've been getting anxious to see her and hold her. When we had our ultrasound at 19 weeks, she was measuring 3 days big. Not that it makes much of a difference, but I am anxious to see what my doctor will say since I will be induced a week early. Isaac felt her for the first time on Tuesday! I am excited he is able to feel her move like I have for the past 3.5 weeks.  Jett is so cute with his baby sister already! He will come up to my belly and say, "Hi baby!" and hug it and kiss it. It's seriously the cutest thing in the world. He's going to be the best big brother. :)

These are pictures of me at 21 weeks with Jett and now at 20.5 weeks with sweet baby Jane!

I decided since the baby's room is practically set up that I wanted to take pictures of our new house that we moved into 5 months ago. Don't think I am crazy. I already had the crib, crib mattress, and glider from Jett. We also had a few other big things from Jett we decided to get out of storage, like the car seat, boppy and sleep-rocker. We decided to move it into the babies room since Jett has grown out of everything.

 I seriously LOVE our house. It actually feels like a home when we come home. The backyard is perfect for Jett! He loves to play outside. :)

When we first found out we were having a girl, I wanted to make bows. I ended up making a lot but I also purchased a lot as well. But for cheap! I also made the bow holder from a frame at the DI and I hot glued ribbon on. I counted... our baby girl has 70 bows! 59 clip ons and 11 bows already attached to the headband. And we have 11 headbands where the bow can just be clipped on. Can you tell I'm excited?

We also changed my baby shower date due some conflicting issues. It is now August 3rd. :) Seriously can she just be here already? I am so excited!