"Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy."

Sunday, July 1, 2012

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!!

Saturday, June 30, 2012

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!!

7 Peaks!!


June 8th the girls went to 7 peaks!! It was a really fun day. When we got there we had to search for a spot to lay our towels... it was very busy. We bought the City Pass and I guess so did the whole Salt Lake City!! They almost ran out of tubes for everyone. We did get 3 tubes!! The first thing we did was take Laryssa to the kiddy area. There was a little slide that she wanted to go down so her and Lindsay went up the stairs and I stayed at the bottom so I could catch her. Well the water slide was much faster then I was thinking... She got the bottom and water got in her face and she got very nervous but I did pick her right up and dried her face. She told me she didn't like the slide...
Next over to the wave pool. We stayed in there for a long time! It was so relaxing and the water was perfect temperature. After the pool we went and layed out. It was very toasty this day so I had to be the shade for most of the laying out because I was getting way to hot!! We drank a lot of water this day. Lindsay wanted to go down some of the bigger slides but I couldn't because of the little one in my tummy, and my mom isn't a huge fan of the slides. So Lindsay took Ryss to see some of the smaller slides so that they could go down together but Laryssa decided they were all to big. We then just decided we had been there for a few hours, I was feeling sick, and we were ready for lunch. So we left and ate some lunch in there picnic area. We then headed home for a nap!!

The Little Gym

On Monday June 4th my cute little nieces had there end of the year gymnastics performance. Laryssa's was first, she did just an amazing job showing off all her tricks!!
The Introduction..
The Balance Beam...
She gets very nervous walking up so high but she did so good!!
The flip off..
Flipping on the bars...
Love my mom!
Teaching them a back bend/ back flip...
Her award!!!! Yay!
Her little buddy.
After Laryssa's perforance Lindsay the girls and I went to Cafe Rio for some lunch because Jaelyn's performance didn't start for an hour or so!
We then went back to the Little Gym so see all of Jaelyn's Tricks!!
She started off with bells...
Her cute friends!
Baby core work...
She did many other things but my camera almost died.. So I didn't get it all!! Dang it!
But yay she got her cute award.
Loved watching them it was such a fun day to be with my family.