My Changing Life

Pregnancy has changed my life in more ways than one!

Pregnancy has made me even more of a worrier than I usually am. I worry 24/7. I worry about if baby is doing ok, I worry about other drivers next to me while I'm driving, I worry about what I eat, how I sleep, what I listen to and how loud I listen to it, how much I lift, and how much sleep I get.

I was already an always tired person before getting pregnant, but now that my body is growing an adorable little baby, I am exhausted more than I ever have been. I have the most difficult time staying awake at my day job, and I just get so tired standing for longer than half an hour at my night job. I'm not even big yet! I am terrified for when this baby really starts to grow and how I'm going to feel then!

Round ligament pain seriously hurts! I am so nervous for labor, I get anxiety just thinking about it. I don't want the epidural because I really so much hate needles, but I know I'm going to have to most definitely get it. This girl just can't do natural, I need my drugs!

My poor husband. How he puts up with my emotions I will never know. I cry more than ever since getting pregnant, and really about the most ridiculous things! I'm so glad he's stuck with me, because if he weren't, my crazy might have driven him away by now.

I hate to say this, but I just don't like being pregnant. I am so thrilled about having a baby on the way, but those women who say they actually love being pregnant are nuts! Pregnancy is so worth it, but it's really hard! I don't like being restricted of things I can do, and I don't like the constant fear that something could go wrong. (A normal pregnancy without complications hardly exists in my family. I am just expecting bad. . . ) I have a whole new respect for pregnant women. If you haven't been through it, you don't know just how scary it can be! Pregnant women are simply amazing, (minus me because I'm just a big complainer with no pain tolerance.) How Michelle Duggar did it 19 times I will never know! That lady deserves an award!

Ikea Date!

With our moving date getting closer, we decided to go to Ikea and start looking for some items we are going to need in our new apartment. Of course you can't go to Ikea without making it a date, though! We got four hot dogs, two big drinks, and two bags of chips for only $5! Woo hoo for cheap dates!

We're going to be redecorating our bathroom in our new place, so we were able to pick out new towels and a few decorations, but we're still in need of a good shower curtain we like. (I'm just getting too picky about the curtain!)

The apartment has hardwood floors everywhere except for the bedrooms, so we looked at rugs for our family room. We found one we loved, but it was a little out of our price range, (I don't really want to spend $499 on a rug.) Luckily, we found one a lot like it for loads cheaper! I so can't wait to go back and buy it!

And our last stop was in the children's section . . . We found so many cute things that we wanted to buy right then and there, but were able to hold our dollars until we come back, (we just don't have room for anything else where we're at right now!) I am so excited to get her little silverware, little dishes, tiny chairs, and fun toys!

Ikea is pretty much my favorite place in the world. Overall it was a great date!

The Nursery!

So my birthday is right around the time that we move into our new place! So with money being just a little bit tight, (like my pants!) I decided the only thing I want for my birthday is to start the nursery! I already have all the furniture picked out and I know exactly how it will be arranged, I just can't wait to start decorating! Ahhhhh cute things!

We like love colors, (anyone who knows us knows this,) so we decided to theme the room around the bedding we picked out, (plus purple. Why the best color ever is not in this bedding I will never know. And her middle name is Violet, so it's only right to put purple in her room.)

We will also put some cute animals up here and there, just to adorable-ize it a bit. (I found a super cute rocking moose that I have to buy! It's the best I know it!)

I'm going to make some crafts for the walls of her room, and my mom is going to help me with the changing pad cover, (because I suck at sewing.) I'm so excited to get started!! It's only 3 weeks away until we move, but it's taking so long to get here! 

I'm going to make her name in wooden letters, (of course,) a mobile for the corner of the room, and some wooden picture frames that will have - wait, just wait until I'm done and then I'll show you! It will be so cute!!

Date is Set!

Tell me this, how do two people sleep through four alarms? Shane and I did. Luckily I woke up just in time to get to work on time, and Shane was only half an hour late. 

I had a healthy breakfast and lunch today, so I figured it would be ok to have a chocolate donut for a snack. It was delicious, and the baby even thanked me for it with a little kick!

We have our moving date set! February first we'll be getting into our new apartment. What an awesome birthday present for me! I am so excited, all I wanted for my birthday was this apartment, and even though it'll be a couple days late, it's a fantastic gift!

We get to see baby Val and make sure she has all ten fingers and toes on Thursday at our 20 week ultrasound! I am so excited, I love seeing her and knowing she's ok in there!

I can't stop yawning, I need more hours in the night so I can get more sleep!

Moving!

Shane and I are currently living with my parents. Our apartment's lease ended in November, and we decided to move into my brother's apartment once he moves out. He's not moving out until the beginning of February, so we're trying to save a little money by living with my parents in December and January.

I am so excited for the apartment we're moving into! 

Why? Well, here's why:

My parents bought a second house in Daybreak three (I think?) years ago, with plans of turning the basement into a separate apartment and then renting out the upstairs to single people. My brother moved in to manage the house. It started out with a house full of boys, and eventually became a house of ladies, with my brother living in the basement apartment. 

I moved into one of the upstairs bedrooms in 2010, and I loved it! It was a great way to be close to family, but also learn to be independent. It was a fun year and I loved living on my own! (I'm also glad I was able to do it before getting married.) I learned so much about budgeting, I'm pretty much a master at it now!

When Shane and I started dating I was living at this house. He came over every day, (I'm not kidding, we still haven't gone a day without seeing each other.) We would always do one of three things; sit on the porch swing and get to know each other better, go for walks around the lake, or watch a movie. 

Shane and I fell in love at that house and I cannot wait to move back into it! Not only is the basement apartment amazing and big enough for the family we're starting, but it's such a meaningful place full of amazing memories! 

I just can't wait to move into this house again!! I can't wait to start raising our daughter there, I can't wait to go for walks around the lake, and I can't wait to sit on the porch swing again! (This time it'll be our swing though, the swing Shane proposed to me on.) Awwwww!

She's Alive!

I am 90% sure that I felt baby move today.

Little fluttery feelings that don't feel like they could be anything else.

She's actually in there, she's growing in my belly.

I made a human!
(Well, Shane and I did!)

What a fantastic way to start the new year!

Ahhhh I love this baby so much it's ridiculously crazy!!

Goodbye 2012

Well the year 2012 is officially over, and it was a good one! We didn't do too many exciting things, but we had plenty of fun being newlyweds and figuring out our first year of marriage.

January

 We brought in the new year together!

We celebrated my birthday!

February

We had our first Valentine's together! Shane surprised me with an awesome dinner and a dance for two!

Shane got out his motorcycle and took it for the first ride of the year.

March

We got bikes!

(Mine is new, Shane's is newly painted.)

I quit my job.

The nieces slept over and we had a picnic with homemade pizza in the family room!

April

We celebrated Easter with baskets at home and then grandma's house for dinner!

Shane surprised me with a candy machine!

May

Shane got a makeover.

We went to the midnight showing of The Avengers!

Shane bought us a white Nissan Cube!

I reunited with an old friend and we learned our husbands have everything in common!

My favorite little dog and best friend when I lived at home died. 

(I still miss him like crazy!)

June

We went on the Mexican Riviera cruise with my family!

July

We celebrated Shane turning 25 years old with a surprise party!

August

I got a job as an office assistant.

September

We went to the State Fair.

Shane turned our family room into our bedroom and bedroom into our family room!

We found out we're expecting our first little baby!

October

We went to Frightmares at Lagoon with the family.

We got slurpees during the first snowfall of Winter!

We made caramel apples for Halloween!

November

Our lease ended at our apartment so we moved in with my parents until February when our new apartment will be ready for us.

December

We celebrated our first anniversary, (Shane surprised me with a weekend in Park City!)

We got rid of our nightmare truck!!

We went to the Zoo Lights!

We found out our baby is a girl!

We celebrated Christmas.

Here Comes 2013. . .

We brought in the new year by hanging out with my relatives who haven't been in town in six years! My adorable cousin Luke, Shane, and I built a snowman!