Splash Pad

In my sisters neighborhood they have a kiddie pool that is called the splash pad. It is great for all the kids to swim in since the deepest it goes is 1 foot. On June 28th Linday the girls and I went to play in the sun. Laryssa loved every minute of it!! She is such a little fish. Jaelyn loved it too but she had to stay in the very swallow part. Some of Lindsays friends came and brought their kids, it was a full pool. We stayed for a couple hours then went to get some lunch and a gelato!! It was delicious!! Such a fun day with my favorite girls.

Bullets!

• I am now working for SporClips Haircuts again, I was working for a Laser Company but decided that it wasn't for me!! I love doing hair not removing it.
• Blakelee is all registered for. YAY!! I will most likely be hoping online and adding a few things here and there. It is amazing how many things you have to get for one little person.
• I have decided on the colors for her room... Yellow and White!!! I love how classy and clean it will look, also it wont be so trendy with the baby pink.
• My cute parents are going to buy the crib for us and I could not be more thankful! What a purchase that is and I am so happy to have such generous parents.
• Griff is now working for the Clearlink in Orem instead of SLC. He has only been there for a few days but it seems to be treating him ok. Fingers crossed for a promotion.
• I finally did it.... I chopped my hair!! My hair was getting way long, it was past the middle of my back!! So it is now still longer then my shoulders but I did cut 5 inches off!! I have to admit I don't hate it and I am glad I did it!!
• My belly is certainly starting to show :)!! I had a client the other day ask: "when are you due?" me: "October 2nd!!" client: "your kinda big to be due in October!" I was very shocked at how blunt this client was.... Some people!!
• I love my baby bump even if some people think I am large I think I am right on track! :)
• Blake's room isn't even touched... I know we are so behind!!! We have a bed in her room we need to move or get rid of, a laundry dry rack, and tons of our clothes in her closet! First things first we will have to find a spot for these things to make room for her furniture!!
• Where is a cheap but good place to buy a dresser and little book shelf for her room?? I think the crib will be a dark brown so I want the same color!
• I am very behind on Scrapbooking. Life has been out of control busy with everything I haven't had any time to do any spreads.
• Insurance is driving me crazy!! If you are still on your parents insurance and are married thinking about having a baby... Get On Your Own Insurance!!! With this Obama plan the parents insurance will not cover the baby... I guess I should of thought about it but I figured she would have some kind of insurance. Our options: Jump on Griff's work insurance and deliver at a different hospital with a different Dr., or pray and cross our fingers that Blakelee is healthy and take our chances without her covered.. Dumb I know!! We will most likely be moving hospitals unless something works out with my parents and Griff's insurance to cover her at Riverton!!
• I am in major need of a massage!! It is amazing how sore your back gets standing on your feet all day long.
• We can not wait to see what our little one looks like!!! Griff and I discuss it a lot... eye color, nose, length, weight, down to her fingers, and personality!! It will be so much fun to see how she looks.

This is our busy life in a nut shell!!

26 Weeks

How far along? In the picture I am 25 weeks but as of today I am 26 weeks almost 27, in 2 days!!

Total weight gain: Um... right around 10-12 pounds!! I hope thats not a lot. I feel like it is but I keep telling myself that is healthy for the baby.

Maternity clothes? Yep I am wearing them more and more as the weeks go on.

Sleep: I am getting some so I guess I have figured out how to rotate my body through the night. If I wake up on my back it is sore so I roll over to my side. When I lay on my left side her feet are there, so she kicks and basically walks on my side hahah so cute and fun to feel!!

Stretch marks? I am still clear from them!

Miss Anything? Being able to wear all my none prego clothes. High heels, jeans, and skirts.

Best moment this week: Having my birthday with her in my tummy!! I am offically 24!

Movement: She moves a ton but I feel like she moves the most when I am in the bath or in bed. She loves when I lay down I guess. :)

Gender: Our little Princess

Food cravings: I have been eating a lot of fruit!! It sounds so good all the time. Just juicy, fresh, and sweet!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Being out in the hot sun with out drinking enough water. Also if I am not eating enough, like at work when it gets busy it is hard to eat enough so I can tell I am not 100%.

Labor Signs: I don't think anything!

Symptoms: My ribs are getting super sore! I have a problem rib on my left side before I was even pregnant and now having her in their it gets beyond tender!!!

Belly Button in or out? Starting to poke out more and more haha. I love it.

Wedding rings on or off? I still wear it every day. And it will fit I think the whole time!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Depends on who you ask haha!! I feel like I have a lot of moods that I get into through out the day.

Husband this week: He has loved feeling all her flips and kicks!! He gets super excited knowing that he is going to have a baby girl.. yet at the same time very protective!!

Looking forward to: Getting my long Dr. Appointment over with this coming Tuesday!! The one where they check to see if you have diabetes or anything else... I am nervous for it and just want it done.

Baby Size: Head of Lettuce,  Average size: 13.6-14.8 inches, 1.5-2.2 lb.

Names: Blakelee Marie Bland

Rose Gardens

Thanksgiving Point has there super pretty Rose Gardens right now!! So on June 23rd us girls went to walk around and see all the amazing flowers.

The whole walk around is beautiful!!! Lots of fun bridges, ponds, and plants to enjoy, as well as flowers.

I love flowers so much. It was so much fun to search for some of the most pretty ones. I found lots of Yellow and White flowers so I took many pictures of them so that I can frame them and hang them in Blakelee's room since those are the colors we decided on.

Our little model!! She is just the mose adorable little girl I have ever seen!!

25 weeks here!! Time sure needs to slow down. We have lots to do and not enough time to do it.

It was such a great day walking around the garden. There were some parts that reminded us of the movie Secert Garden! Beautiful!!!

Meg & Beau's Party

On June 19th we had a baby shower for Megan and little Beau. We never were able to throw her a shower before Beau was born so we decided that once everything had settled down a bit that we would throw a Get to Know Beau Shower. Debbie did such an amazing job getting everything ready and hosting such a fun night. The food was so yummy!! There was salad, rolls, beans, fruit, and desserts. As the guests came Meg opened all the fun gifts. She got some super cute clothes, blankets, toys, and much more.

All the Bland Girls loving Beau!

My fruit platter. I attempted to make a baby in a cradle. I saw this awesome idea off pinterest and thought I would give it a shot.

What a great night, we love the new addition to our family!! Little Beau is loved more then ever!!

Fathers Day

For Fathers Day we went to Church with my family, after sacrament all the fathers got a cookie!! My dad had to teach sunday school so we all went to support him. Once done with church we went back to my parents for some food. We had Grandma and Grandpa Anderson over and ate a really yummy turkey dinner at about 1:30. Then we did gifts!! My dad got a nice watch, gift cards and much more, Zach got a propane tank for his BBQer, and Griff got some tees for golfing and I gave him a gift certificate to go buy some fun things at Unita Golf. If you can't tell he loves to golf!! 

We decided to celebrate my Birthday this day because on my Birthday my parents would be out of town... So I got some clothes, jewlery, and a purse!!! After all the gifts we done and we said goodbye to the grandparents the boys put golf on and everyone fell asleep!!! We then woke up and headed to Griffin's families house.

For Fathers Day for Scott we got him a hammock!! He loved it, we all went out and tested it out. Man it is super comfy and relaxing!! We sat around chit chatting then headed down stairs for movie night.

It was a great Fathers day!! I love my dad and Father in law they are amazing. I am so blessed to have so many amazing guys in my life. Griff has some awesome fathers to look up to. I can not wait for Griff to be a dad. He will be such a great one :D

Sunday Snowbird

Griff and I went to meet up with our good friends Steve and Lara at Snowbird. Lara's family was spending a few days there in a super nice condo. We headed up on June 10th. It was so cold!!! I am so glad that I had my jacket. The boys went on a hike up the mountian and slid down some snow patches hahah boys...!! Mean while Lara and I just hung out on their deck chatting,eating some goodies bunddled in blankets watching the boys hike up the mountain. When the boys got back we played yatzee, Next thing we know it is time to head to Griffs parnets house for some dinner. So we say bye and head out.

What a fun Sunday up the mountain. I love days like this!!