I felt baby boy kick about 17 1/2 weeks. I pretty sure I felt him before that but I was never quite certain. But at 17 1/2 weeks, I was positive that it was baby kicking. It is such a weird but exciting feeling. Now I will sometimes just sit in certain positions that makes baby move and kick more just to feel him. I bet in a couple weeks I will be wishing for him to relax a little and stop beating me up but for now I am loving every second!
It is so crazy to me knowing that there is a living thing inside me. I am growing a human being! It is kind of freakish if you really think about it but I am so grateful to be pregnant. It was not easy getting pregnant and even though it's hard to be sick and get fat, every time I feel my little man move and kick I smile.
It was a pretty exciting day for me to know that I was feeling baby kick but the day Taylor felt our little one kick was way exciting for me :) He felt baby boy kick on December 29, 2012!
We were lying on the couch and I told him little boy was kicking me a lot. He asked it he could feel it and I didn't think he could yet because I was only 21 weeks but we tried it anyway. He put his hand on my belly just as our little man gave a good kick (or hit I guess I don't know if it's his hands or feet). Taylor pulled his hand back and was like, "Oh! Was that it?" It was fun because I hadn't said a word so I knew he was feeling it on his own. His face was priceless to. It was a mixture of shock, freaked out, and happy all at once. ha ha! He thought it was a little weird but ever since he will try to wake baby up by poking me and then put his hand down to see if he can feel our little one move.
It is so much fun experiencing all these new things and being able to share them with Taylor. I can't wait to be a mom but I am even more excited to see Taylor as a dad. He is going to be amazing!
I had my 22 week appointment today and the doctor said baby is doing great! My weight, glucose, and blood pressure are all great as well! That is always great to hear, that I am doing well and so is baby. I told my doctor I felt A LOT of pressure in the lower pelvis and she said it is most likely because he is breech. Not to worry though, she said that he will most likely flip around! At least he better :) So here is to having a great time for the next 18 weeks and getting everything ready for my little man! I am so excited and stressed but I know it is going to fly by!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
We are having a....
BOY!
I have felt all along that we were going to have a little boy. I don't know why but I just always thought I was carrying a little boy. It kinda scares me to know that I am going to have a little boy running around the house in just a little while. Growing up with all girls has not prepared me for being a mom of a little boy. I am so nervous, but I am super excited as well. I can already tell he is going to wrap me around his little finger.
I hope to be a great mom to a little boy. Play catch and teach him about sports, help him go after his dreams, no matter how big or small they may be. I know there is a lot more to being a mom then this but I want to be very involved in my kids lives in anyway that I can. I just hope during my learning curve of raising a boy, I don't miss out on the important stuff while I am obsessing over the little things!
On Friday November 30th, 2012 I had my 17 week appointment. My doctor had a hard time finding the heart beat because my little munchkin would not sit still. She would hear it for a split second and then it was gone! My biggest fear is coming to life.... this kid is NEVER going to slow down, just like his dad :) I had asked her if we could try to find out the gender and she consented! Taylor came to the appointment with me for this very reason. So she pulled the ultrasound machine in and tried to see. My little one didn't want to go in the right direction but eventually (through some forced persuasion) he moved so we could see, our "IT" became a BOY! My OB said she couldn't promise anything but it is pretty hard to mistake a boy :) The smile on Taylor's face was contagious! He was so excited. He always wanted a boy and was very glad at the news. We left the appointment and immediately text the whole family. Part of me wishes we had told everyone in a better way but I was to excited. Of course the family was very excited and was so sweet in the messages and thoughts back.
We told everyone it was a boy and we instantly started talking names... because we don't have a clue what we want or like! I had several girl names I loved (yes even though I had a suspicion I was having a boy, I could only find girl names I wanted) but no boy names. We have gone over many lists but really haven't found the "one" name we really want.
We had our 20 week, wellness or routine anatomy ultrasound on December 14, 2012. This is where they check and make sure baby is healthy and growing/developing properly. Taylor and I were ecstatic about this ultrasound. It is really hard not knowing if baby is getting everything it needs (especially because I was pretty sick) and that he was developing properly. Working in the OR at Primary Children's Medical Center doesn't help this fear either. We went to the appointment and didn't have to wait very long. We went in and had a super nice ultrasound tech.
The room is pretty cool because you lay down and have a TV monitory right in front of you, so I could see the entire ultrasound. I don't think I stopped smiling once I saw baby boy. It was so much fun seeing him turn and flip, wiggle and stretch. He loved covering his face with his arms, which is funny because Taylor loves to sleep in the exact same position :)
The tech took lots and lots of pictures of the baby's heart, brain, bones, anatomy, and so forth. It is a very thorough ultrasound, seeing all the major organs from all the different angles. The goal is to see if there is anything that isn't developing properly and if baby will need extra attention and medical care before or after birth. Of course baby boy did not want to cooperate, he is his father's son already ;) He wanted to move and play the entire time. When trying to take pictures of his bones baby would not sit still. He stretched and flipped so much! Luckily the machine allows you to freeze and rewind portions, without that we would be without most of the pictures. Then to be more difficult when it was time to get pictures of the brain, baby buried his head down low and did not want to move. This made pictures of his brain very difficult to get. The tech said, "wow he is really making me work for this"! After a lot of pushing and prodding, baby finally moved so she could get the pictures of his brain. The doctor then came in and we reviewed the whole ultrasound. He said that everything looked great and normal. I asked lots of questions, having worked with sick kids for 4yrs I have a few more fears and questions.
We were able to leave feeling so grateful and happy about baby boy's health and huge smiles on our faces at being able to watch him for over 30minutes! We also got a couple pictures and a DVD of the entire ultrasound. I won't lie, I watched the DVD again later that day :)
Taylor and I feel so grateful and blessed for our little miracle. We are excited to have a little boy and become a family of three! It is truly a dream come true! Even if he is already giving me a run for my money :)
I have felt all along that we were going to have a little boy. I don't know why but I just always thought I was carrying a little boy. It kinda scares me to know that I am going to have a little boy running around the house in just a little while. Growing up with all girls has not prepared me for being a mom of a little boy. I am so nervous, but I am super excited as well. I can already tell he is going to wrap me around his little finger.
I hope to be a great mom to a little boy. Play catch and teach him about sports, help him go after his dreams, no matter how big or small they may be. I know there is a lot more to being a mom then this but I want to be very involved in my kids lives in anyway that I can. I just hope during my learning curve of raising a boy, I don't miss out on the important stuff while I am obsessing over the little things!
On Friday November 30th, 2012 I had my 17 week appointment. My doctor had a hard time finding the heart beat because my little munchkin would not sit still. She would hear it for a split second and then it was gone! My biggest fear is coming to life.... this kid is NEVER going to slow down, just like his dad :) I had asked her if we could try to find out the gender and she consented! Taylor came to the appointment with me for this very reason. So she pulled the ultrasound machine in and tried to see. My little one didn't want to go in the right direction but eventually (through some forced persuasion) he moved so we could see, our "IT" became a BOY! My OB said she couldn't promise anything but it is pretty hard to mistake a boy :) The smile on Taylor's face was contagious! He was so excited. He always wanted a boy and was very glad at the news. We left the appointment and immediately text the whole family. Part of me wishes we had told everyone in a better way but I was to excited. Of course the family was very excited and was so sweet in the messages and thoughts back.
We told everyone it was a boy and we instantly started talking names... because we don't have a clue what we want or like! I had several girl names I loved (yes even though I had a suspicion I was having a boy, I could only find girl names I wanted) but no boy names. We have gone over many lists but really haven't found the "one" name we really want.
We had our 20 week, wellness or routine anatomy ultrasound on December 14, 2012. This is where they check and make sure baby is healthy and growing/developing properly. Taylor and I were ecstatic about this ultrasound. It is really hard not knowing if baby is getting everything it needs (especially because I was pretty sick) and that he was developing properly. Working in the OR at Primary Children's Medical Center doesn't help this fear either. We went to the appointment and didn't have to wait very long. We went in and had a super nice ultrasound tech.
The room is pretty cool because you lay down and have a TV monitory right in front of you, so I could see the entire ultrasound. I don't think I stopped smiling once I saw baby boy. It was so much fun seeing him turn and flip, wiggle and stretch. He loved covering his face with his arms, which is funny because Taylor loves to sleep in the exact same position :)
The tech took lots and lots of pictures of the baby's heart, brain, bones, anatomy, and so forth. It is a very thorough ultrasound, seeing all the major organs from all the different angles. The goal is to see if there is anything that isn't developing properly and if baby will need extra attention and medical care before or after birth. Of course baby boy did not want to cooperate, he is his father's son already ;) He wanted to move and play the entire time. When trying to take pictures of his bones baby would not sit still. He stretched and flipped so much! Luckily the machine allows you to freeze and rewind portions, without that we would be without most of the pictures. Then to be more difficult when it was time to get pictures of the brain, baby buried his head down low and did not want to move. This made pictures of his brain very difficult to get. The tech said, "wow he is really making me work for this"! After a lot of pushing and prodding, baby finally moved so she could get the pictures of his brain. The doctor then came in and we reviewed the whole ultrasound. He said that everything looked great and normal. I asked lots of questions, having worked with sick kids for 4yrs I have a few more fears and questions.
We were able to leave feeling so grateful and happy about baby boy's health and huge smiles on our faces at being able to watch him for over 30minutes! We also got a couple pictures and a DVD of the entire ultrasound. I won't lie, I watched the DVD again later that day :)
Taylor and I feel so grateful and blessed for our little miracle. We are excited to have a little boy and become a family of three! It is truly a dream come true! Even if he is already giving me a run for my money :)
Saturday, November 3, 2012
First Trimester!
I cannot believe my first trimester is officially over! It went by so fast, it seemed to just fly by. So how was my first trimester?
I have really been trying not to be a big complainer, but sometimes it isn't easy. Sickness hit about 7 weeks and it came with a bang! I stopped being able to hold much down in the morning and at night pretty much every day. I would get up at 530am and tried every different trick of keeping sickness down but eventually I would get sick, no matter what. I tried so hard to be quiet to not wake Taylor up but it didn't always work. Good thing I have a good husband :) I have had a lot of food aversions too, which doesn't help. Just the thought of having to smell chicken still makes me a little sick. Luckily when I went to my new OB (yes new because I found out my other OB no longer delivers in an "in network" hospital so at 8 weeks along I had to switch doctors) and she prescribed me the miracle drug of Zofran! Seriously, whoever invented that stuff is a wonderful person! It is a life saver!
I had to finally start telling people at work, because I was sick, at about 11 weeks. Some of the people I work with every single day had some previous suspicions, apparently I acted and said I was extremely tired all the time :) I think that was the other piece of the first trimester that is so hard. I was so exhausted, working full time and having to take call doesn't help but daily naps after work were wonderful! Taylor would come home from work and his first questions were: How are you and How was your nap? People try to explain it to you, how tired you are going to be but there really is nothing that can prepare you for the real thing. Luckily that exhaustion really seems to be subsiding and I am feeling more energetic as the days go on.
We told our families about 11 weeks along. We told the Maxfield family with a Utah Utes onesie and a little note that said, "welcoming another UTE to the family, May 2013". This was fun because they are all Y fans. They were shocked and surprised but ecstatic! It was really fun to see the news sink in. When we told my family, I had my nephew open his "birthday present" of the same onesie but this note said "Cousin Maxfield May 2013" it took a little bit for the family to catch on but then everyone was super excited. My nephew thought it was a lame birthday present, what 7yr old boy wouldn't, but I made him happy by giving him a real one right after.It was so fun telling our families and then our friends. I made this pregnancy actually seem real, I am still struggling believing it is real but things like this help a lot :)
Yesterday I went for another check up (13 weeks) and got to hear baby's heartbeat, I love that sound! I have lost weight and the doctor told me to be careful but I think with the nausea starting to subside a little bit it will be okay. Unfortunately I now have a cold/cough but its all part of the experience. I am just trying to enjoy every day and remember how much of a miracle this little one is for us! Getting pregnant was not easy, so every day I thank my Heavenly Father for sending me this wonderful little miracle. Even if it is making me sick :)
What's next?
Trying to stop losing weight and maybe gain a few lbs.
Make a decision on whether to find out the gender of little Baby Maxfield! (I am leaning towards not finding out but we will see, I have 7 weeks to decide)
Start preparing for baby Maxfield. This pregnancy will go faster then I think it will and I am some that loves to have stuff done way in advance and there is a lot to do :)
I have really been trying not to be a big complainer, but sometimes it isn't easy. Sickness hit about 7 weeks and it came with a bang! I stopped being able to hold much down in the morning and at night pretty much every day. I would get up at 530am and tried every different trick of keeping sickness down but eventually I would get sick, no matter what. I tried so hard to be quiet to not wake Taylor up but it didn't always work. Good thing I have a good husband :) I have had a lot of food aversions too, which doesn't help. Just the thought of having to smell chicken still makes me a little sick. Luckily when I went to my new OB (yes new because I found out my other OB no longer delivers in an "in network" hospital so at 8 weeks along I had to switch doctors) and she prescribed me the miracle drug of Zofran! Seriously, whoever invented that stuff is a wonderful person! It is a life saver!
I had to finally start telling people at work, because I was sick, at about 11 weeks. Some of the people I work with every single day had some previous suspicions, apparently I acted and said I was extremely tired all the time :) I think that was the other piece of the first trimester that is so hard. I was so exhausted, working full time and having to take call doesn't help but daily naps after work were wonderful! Taylor would come home from work and his first questions were: How are you and How was your nap? People try to explain it to you, how tired you are going to be but there really is nothing that can prepare you for the real thing. Luckily that exhaustion really seems to be subsiding and I am feeling more energetic as the days go on.
We told our families about 11 weeks along. We told the Maxfield family with a Utah Utes onesie and a little note that said, "welcoming another UTE to the family, May 2013". This was fun because they are all Y fans. They were shocked and surprised but ecstatic! It was really fun to see the news sink in. When we told my family, I had my nephew open his "birthday present" of the same onesie but this note said "Cousin Maxfield May 2013" it took a little bit for the family to catch on but then everyone was super excited. My nephew thought it was a lame birthday present, what 7yr old boy wouldn't, but I made him happy by giving him a real one right after.It was so fun telling our families and then our friends. I made this pregnancy actually seem real, I am still struggling believing it is real but things like this help a lot :)
Yesterday I went for another check up (13 weeks) and got to hear baby's heartbeat, I love that sound! I have lost weight and the doctor told me to be careful but I think with the nausea starting to subside a little bit it will be okay. Unfortunately I now have a cold/cough but its all part of the experience. I am just trying to enjoy every day and remember how much of a miracle this little one is for us! Getting pregnant was not easy, so every day I thank my Heavenly Father for sending me this wonderful little miracle. Even if it is making me sick :)
What's next?
Trying to stop losing weight and maybe gain a few lbs.
Make a decision on whether to find out the gender of little Baby Maxfield! (I am leaning towards not finding out but we will see, I have 7 weeks to decide)
Start preparing for baby Maxfield. This pregnancy will go faster then I think it will and I am some that loves to have stuff done way in advance and there is a lot to do :)
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Summer/ Maxfield LP!
Wow it has been an extremely busy summer. Taylor and I have worked and played as hard as I possibly can! It has been so much fun.
We have celebrated our 4th year wedding anniversary (yes it really has been 4yrs! I still can't believe it), we have done 2 weeks in Lake Powell (with a possible 3rd week coming), we have done several boating day trips, Taylor has been to California twice, and with the many family parties it has been a very fun summer.
We spent 2 straight weeks in Lake Powell (heaven on earth for Taylor and I). The first week we spent with the Maxfield's. We headed down on Tuesday morning, we were camping in the camp ground at the Wahweep Marina. Almost everyone in the Maxfield family has very nice motor home so it was the easiest and cheapest option. Taylor and I set up a tent in between the motor homes. It was extremely hot this week and sleeping in a tent didn't help the matter but we had a blast anyway. We arrived on Tuesday afternoon, set up camp and launched the boat. That afternoon we spent driving around looking for a good day beach for the whole family to enjoy. After a couple hours and a whole tank of gas we found a great beach. It is was near Lone Rock on the Utah side of Lake Powell. This portion of the lake is where a lot of people camp and it did not disappoint! The beach was PACKED with people, thousands of people with tents, motor homes, etc parked right on the beach. It was insane, it looked just like a city! We set up camp several minutes down the Lake and it was perfect. It was a smooth beach with lots of space and the lake was not very crowded, even with the city of campers only a few minutes away!
We spent the week skiing, wakeboarding, surfing, Sky Skiing, and tubing. A lot of the family tried the Sky Ski and a couple wanted to get there own. It is fun teaching new people, it gives you lots of laughs and entertainment. Taylor and I took our boat down and we had at least 1 person from every family on our boat at some point. It was a lot of fun. We even had Andrea's son, Devan, on our boat the entire week. He was so funny and cute. He would get up and eat breakfast really quickly and then sit at our campsite, which was right next to his, and wait until we loaded the boat. He jumped right in and stayed with us the whole time. He even tried the skyski with Taylor! It was a lot of fun. At night we played games and headed to bed because we were so tired. Taylor and I made it the entire week without any sunburns, something I was very proud of because we still had another week with my family.
The Maxfield's left on Saturday morning and that left Taylor and I with a whole day until my family got there. We got a hotel in the Marina for Saturday night and I was so glad. Soft bed, airconditioner, and tv was just what we needed to get ready for the next week. We were so tired that we ate dinner at 4 and then headed back to the hotel. We watched a movie and I feel asleep at 7pm. Taylor realized I was out for the night so he got ready, which of course woke me up at 8. We were both out like a light again by 9pm and slept 12 hrs! It was so nice and relaxing after being in the sun for 5 straight days.
We had so much fun with the Maxfield's.... coming soon pictures!
We have celebrated our 4th year wedding anniversary (yes it really has been 4yrs! I still can't believe it), we have done 2 weeks in Lake Powell (with a possible 3rd week coming), we have done several boating day trips, Taylor has been to California twice, and with the many family parties it has been a very fun summer.
We spent 2 straight weeks in Lake Powell (heaven on earth for Taylor and I). The first week we spent with the Maxfield's. We headed down on Tuesday morning, we were camping in the camp ground at the Wahweep Marina. Almost everyone in the Maxfield family has very nice motor home so it was the easiest and cheapest option. Taylor and I set up a tent in between the motor homes. It was extremely hot this week and sleeping in a tent didn't help the matter but we had a blast anyway. We arrived on Tuesday afternoon, set up camp and launched the boat. That afternoon we spent driving around looking for a good day beach for the whole family to enjoy. After a couple hours and a whole tank of gas we found a great beach. It is was near Lone Rock on the Utah side of Lake Powell. This portion of the lake is where a lot of people camp and it did not disappoint! The beach was PACKED with people, thousands of people with tents, motor homes, etc parked right on the beach. It was insane, it looked just like a city! We set up camp several minutes down the Lake and it was perfect. It was a smooth beach with lots of space and the lake was not very crowded, even with the city of campers only a few minutes away!
We spent the week skiing, wakeboarding, surfing, Sky Skiing, and tubing. A lot of the family tried the Sky Ski and a couple wanted to get there own. It is fun teaching new people, it gives you lots of laughs and entertainment. Taylor and I took our boat down and we had at least 1 person from every family on our boat at some point. It was a lot of fun. We even had Andrea's son, Devan, on our boat the entire week. He was so funny and cute. He would get up and eat breakfast really quickly and then sit at our campsite, which was right next to his, and wait until we loaded the boat. He jumped right in and stayed with us the whole time. He even tried the skyski with Taylor! It was a lot of fun. At night we played games and headed to bed because we were so tired. Taylor and I made it the entire week without any sunburns, something I was very proud of because we still had another week with my family.
The Maxfield's left on Saturday morning and that left Taylor and I with a whole day until my family got there. We got a hotel in the Marina for Saturday night and I was so glad. Soft bed, airconditioner, and tv was just what we needed to get ready for the next week. We were so tired that we ate dinner at 4 and then headed back to the hotel. We watched a movie and I feel asleep at 7pm. Taylor realized I was out for the night so he got ready, which of course woke me up at 8. We were both out like a light again by 9pm and slept 12 hrs! It was so nice and relaxing after being in the sun for 5 straight days.
We had so much fun with the Maxfield's.... coming soon pictures!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
4 Years!
I cannot believe it has been 4 years already. On Monday, Taylor and I will celebrate our 4th year wedding anniversary. As I write this post I am sitting by myself watching a movie while Taylor is at a Bachelor Party for a couple guys from high school. I guess that is one of the great things about being married for years, you get comfortable and enjoy a night out by yourself :)
I was thinking about all the great things that we have done in the 4 years of marriage. Here is a little recap:
1st year: Taylor was doing lawns and going to SLCC for his associates degree. I was at the U of U doing my nursing prereqs and working at PCMC as a IV tech. We got married at the beginning of the summer and were able to play a lot through the summer as a newly wed couple, it was the perfect way for us to get used to marriage and get to spend a lot of quality time together. Taylor bought me my first motorcycle. We lived in a basement apartment and we did the yard/snow work to get cheaper rent. Taylor wrote up a business plan and 7months into marriage we embarked on a journey of starting our own business. In January 2009 SLCPowersports was officially start. Taylor continued lawns this year but this was his last year of lawns. He is definitely not sad that he stopped lawns. It was a great job for over 10years, it allowed us to do many things in our young married life but it is exhausting and something Taylor did not want to do forever. For our 1 year anniversary we bought our first house! It still blows me away at age 21(me) and age 22(Taylor) we were able to buy our first house. During our first year of marriage we saved as much money as we could and worked a lot. Taylor starting SLCpowersports was a huge part of our buying our house. He was extremely successful the first few months of the business, and has continued that success ever since, and that is what gave us our down payment. We also got Honda! Because we were able to buy a house we got a dog right after. We both wanted a Great Dane and so that made the decision easy. We were not ready for kids by any means so this was a great choice. We have loved having Honda, he may be a butthead and drive us crazy but he is like our child and we love him.
2nd year: I count our house and Honda as our Anniversary present even though we got them in July. After we bought the house we had to completely remodel the basement. We decided to buy a house that we could rent the basement out so that we could use it as a rental later in life and while we lived here someone could pay part of the mortgage. We spent 2 months completely gutting and remodeling the basement. We did walls, plumbing, electrical, paint, floors, etc. It was a long 2 months but it looks great. We have kept it rented out the whole three years we have lived here. It is nice to have that source of income. This Christmas we bought 4wheelers so we could go to the dunes and play around. We only went out on them twice before we sold them that summer but they were fun. I really miss having a fourwheeler. We both have dirt bikes now so that makes up for it but sometimes I miss the ease of the 4wheeler. Taylor graduated from SLCC and was granted an $18,000+ scholarship to West Minister College. He decided to go there because it would be a similar price as the U of U but the classes would be much smaller and he would rather that. The decision to go to West Minister was really a great one. Taylor enjoyed most of his classes, loved the smaller class sizes, and learned a lot of valuable real life experiences from his professors that the U would not have been able to give him. For the 2nd anniversary we bought our first boat! It was a 1999 Centurion ski boat. It was so exciting. My family goes to Lake Powell at least 2 weeks a year, Taylor's family tries to do a boating trip once a summer and Taylor and I both love being on the lake. So we went for it. We decided we should buy all of the toys we want before we have kids that way we don't have to worry about it after :) haha at least that is the excuse we used. The boat had it's problems and never had a lot of top end but it was a good boat for our first one. We sold our 4wheelers so we could get the boat. There is only so many weeks in a summer and we were both still going to school and knew we wouldn't have time for everything.
3rd year: Taylor graduated from West Minister Magma Cum Lada. In other words he graduate on the Deans list with a 3.8 cumulative GPA. He is a great student, too bad he hates school. I could never figure that out. Luckily for him, owning your own business doesn't require a masters degree or anything. The bachelor's was for his own desires to graduate and earn a degree. I was trying to get into nursing school, this year was my third try, and I didn't get in. So I decided to switch majors. I was so disappointed that I didn't get it. It had always been a dream of mine to be a nurse but the Lord has other plans for me. I researched what my credits would transfer to and found that I was only a few classes away from a degree in Human Development. I took classes through the summer so I could graduate by May. In July I found out I got into Weber Nursing School. I was not very happy. I hadn't even applied again and yet I was accepted. I was torn for weeks about what to do but decided to stick with my decision to switch majors. I was able to graduate with my degree in Human Development and Family Studies this May. Now Taylor and I are both college graduates. I am going back for my Child Life Certificate but then I will be officially done. Taylor has been running SLCPowersports and it has grown every year! He has had such tremendous success! I know for a fact that this is what his career is supposed to be and that the Lord has blessed him with amazing talents to live this dream and be a successful business owner. It is not easy being a business owner. It is a lot of work, responsibility, exhaustion and so forth but it is very rewarding as well!
4th year: I am so excited to see what this year brings. Hopefully our dreams will continue to come true. I am not going to say these years have been easy or a cake walk. We have had our share of successes and disappointments. We have had good days and bad. But I know that I love Taylor very much and am so excited to share an eternity with him, through all the good and the bad. The last three years have brought so many dreams to life.
I love you Taylor! I am so glad that I met you 5 1/2 years ago and was able to marry you! You are everything that I have ever dreamed of. You are a great husband, priesthood holder, businessman, and one day father. You have brought so many of my dreams to life, both the ones I have thought about and some I never even considered. I have felt so blessed to have you in my life. I know that the Lord is looking out for us and has been part of our marriage since day one. I am so glad that you were able to take me to the temple so we could be sealed for all eternity. One lifetime would not be enough. Thank you for everything! I LOVE YOU. Happy Anniversary!
I was thinking about all the great things that we have done in the 4 years of marriage. Here is a little recap:
1st year: Taylor was doing lawns and going to SLCC for his associates degree. I was at the U of U doing my nursing prereqs and working at PCMC as a IV tech. We got married at the beginning of the summer and were able to play a lot through the summer as a newly wed couple, it was the perfect way for us to get used to marriage and get to spend a lot of quality time together. Taylor bought me my first motorcycle. We lived in a basement apartment and we did the yard/snow work to get cheaper rent. Taylor wrote up a business plan and 7months into marriage we embarked on a journey of starting our own business. In January 2009 SLCPowersports was officially start. Taylor continued lawns this year but this was his last year of lawns. He is definitely not sad that he stopped lawns. It was a great job for over 10years, it allowed us to do many things in our young married life but it is exhausting and something Taylor did not want to do forever. For our 1 year anniversary we bought our first house! It still blows me away at age 21(me) and age 22(Taylor) we were able to buy our first house. During our first year of marriage we saved as much money as we could and worked a lot. Taylor starting SLCpowersports was a huge part of our buying our house. He was extremely successful the first few months of the business, and has continued that success ever since, and that is what gave us our down payment. We also got Honda! Because we were able to buy a house we got a dog right after. We both wanted a Great Dane and so that made the decision easy. We were not ready for kids by any means so this was a great choice. We have loved having Honda, he may be a butthead and drive us crazy but he is like our child and we love him.
2nd year: I count our house and Honda as our Anniversary present even though we got them in July. After we bought the house we had to completely remodel the basement. We decided to buy a house that we could rent the basement out so that we could use it as a rental later in life and while we lived here someone could pay part of the mortgage. We spent 2 months completely gutting and remodeling the basement. We did walls, plumbing, electrical, paint, floors, etc. It was a long 2 months but it looks great. We have kept it rented out the whole three years we have lived here. It is nice to have that source of income. This Christmas we bought 4wheelers so we could go to the dunes and play around. We only went out on them twice before we sold them that summer but they were fun. I really miss having a fourwheeler. We both have dirt bikes now so that makes up for it but sometimes I miss the ease of the 4wheeler. Taylor graduated from SLCC and was granted an $18,000+ scholarship to West Minister College. He decided to go there because it would be a similar price as the U of U but the classes would be much smaller and he would rather that. The decision to go to West Minister was really a great one. Taylor enjoyed most of his classes, loved the smaller class sizes, and learned a lot of valuable real life experiences from his professors that the U would not have been able to give him. For the 2nd anniversary we bought our first boat! It was a 1999 Centurion ski boat. It was so exciting. My family goes to Lake Powell at least 2 weeks a year, Taylor's family tries to do a boating trip once a summer and Taylor and I both love being on the lake. So we went for it. We decided we should buy all of the toys we want before we have kids that way we don't have to worry about it after :) haha at least that is the excuse we used. The boat had it's problems and never had a lot of top end but it was a good boat for our first one. We sold our 4wheelers so we could get the boat. There is only so many weeks in a summer and we were both still going to school and knew we wouldn't have time for everything.
3rd year: Taylor graduated from West Minister Magma Cum Lada. In other words he graduate on the Deans list with a 3.8 cumulative GPA. He is a great student, too bad he hates school. I could never figure that out. Luckily for him, owning your own business doesn't require a masters degree or anything. The bachelor's was for his own desires to graduate and earn a degree. I was trying to get into nursing school, this year was my third try, and I didn't get in. So I decided to switch majors. I was so disappointed that I didn't get it. It had always been a dream of mine to be a nurse but the Lord has other plans for me. I researched what my credits would transfer to and found that I was only a few classes away from a degree in Human Development. I took classes through the summer so I could graduate by May. In July I found out I got into Weber Nursing School. I was not very happy. I hadn't even applied again and yet I was accepted. I was torn for weeks about what to do but decided to stick with my decision to switch majors. I was able to graduate with my degree in Human Development and Family Studies this May. Now Taylor and I are both college graduates. I am going back for my Child Life Certificate but then I will be officially done. Taylor has been running SLCPowersports and it has grown every year! He has had such tremendous success! I know for a fact that this is what his career is supposed to be and that the Lord has blessed him with amazing talents to live this dream and be a successful business owner. It is not easy being a business owner. It is a lot of work, responsibility, exhaustion and so forth but it is very rewarding as well!
4th year: I am so excited to see what this year brings. Hopefully our dreams will continue to come true. I am not going to say these years have been easy or a cake walk. We have had our share of successes and disappointments. We have had good days and bad. But I know that I love Taylor very much and am so excited to share an eternity with him, through all the good and the bad. The last three years have brought so many dreams to life.
I love you Taylor! I am so glad that I met you 5 1/2 years ago and was able to marry you! You are everything that I have ever dreamed of. You are a great husband, priesthood holder, businessman, and one day father. You have brought so many of my dreams to life, both the ones I have thought about and some I never even considered. I have felt so blessed to have you in my life. I know that the Lord is looking out for us and has been part of our marriage since day one. I am so glad that you were able to take me to the temple so we could be sealed for all eternity. One lifetime would not be enough. Thank you for everything! I LOVE YOU. Happy Anniversary!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Thank Heavens for Summer!
I am so glad that it is summer! Taylor and I have so many things planned that I honestly don't know how we are going to fit it all in. We want to play as much as possible. Even though I have working 40hrs a week and Taylor is working 70+hrs/week, we seem to find the time.
I am really glad that summer is here for several reasons. The last couple of months have been really hard. I have been stressed to the max with so many different things I feel like I am going to crumble. I was shocked the other day when I sat back and realized how stressed/anxious/angry/sad/etc I have been. It really takes you by force when you really take a step back and look at everything that is going on. Now that summer is here I have made a resolution to let go of the stress and try to have the best summer I possibly can. There is nothing I can do to change the stressful circumstances of life, I can only choose to enjoy the ride and "let come what may".
So this summer Taylor and I are going to be involved in: work, boating as much as possible (our new boat works amazing and is so much fun), 3 WEEKS in Lake Powell, golfing, hiking, swimming, family, going to the cabin, and whatever else we can come up with! I am so grateful I have so many fun things to do and look forward to. I am glad that i have made a resolution to enjoy this summer and know that everything else will work out the way it needs to! I am glad that Taylor and I are so similar and love playing as much as we possibly can throughout the entire summer.
I have to say that I am so grateful for my Father in Heaven. He has helped me get to through these rough times and helped me to understand that He has a plan for me and everything will work out accordingly. I am so grateful that I have the gospel in my life, I do not know what I would do without it.
Here is to a great summer and enjoying every minute of life! :)
I am really glad that summer is here for several reasons. The last couple of months have been really hard. I have been stressed to the max with so many different things I feel like I am going to crumble. I was shocked the other day when I sat back and realized how stressed/anxious/angry/sad/etc I have been. It really takes you by force when you really take a step back and look at everything that is going on. Now that summer is here I have made a resolution to let go of the stress and try to have the best summer I possibly can. There is nothing I can do to change the stressful circumstances of life, I can only choose to enjoy the ride and "let come what may".
So this summer Taylor and I are going to be involved in: work, boating as much as possible (our new boat works amazing and is so much fun), 3 WEEKS in Lake Powell, golfing, hiking, swimming, family, going to the cabin, and whatever else we can come up with! I am so grateful I have so many fun things to do and look forward to. I am glad that i have made a resolution to enjoy this summer and know that everything else will work out the way it needs to! I am glad that Taylor and I are so similar and love playing as much as we possibly can throughout the entire summer.
I have to say that I am so grateful for my Father in Heaven. He has helped me get to through these rough times and helped me to understand that He has a plan for me and everything will work out accordingly. I am so grateful that I have the gospel in my life, I do not know what I would do without it.
Here is to a great summer and enjoying every minute of life! :)
Sunday, May 6, 2012
It's Official!
I can't believe it! I am officially a college graduate! I finished the semester a week before graduation, everyone kept asking me how it felt to be done but it didn't feel different. That was until graduation day. I woke up two hours before I needed to and was instantly awake. I was really excited, nervous, and anxious. I have worked for years for my degree and I could not believe that the day had finally come. Taylor started off the day with a wonderful graduation gift. He handed me a Toms box, I opened it thinking I was getting another pair of Toms and to my surprise there was a beautiful blue bag inside. Not any blue bag, a Tiffany's Bag! I opened it up and inside were beautiful pearl and diamond earrings. I was so excited. I put them in and couldn't stop looking at them. Unfortunately it didn't help my nerves.
I was a little nervous, I ironed my gown, almost walked out the door without my cap, tassel, and stole of gratitude. We got to the institute and it was a mad house! There was no parking and I was going to be late and I HATE being late!
Turns out that because the general commencement went way over, the parking lot was still packed. Luckily for us we found a good spot, we went over to the Huntsman Center and finally found where I was supposed to be. The commencement for my college, The College of Social and Behavioral Science, was perfect. The dean got up and said a few things and then we had a fellow student give a ten minute commencement speech. After that they started handing out diplomas! I was glad because I did not want to sit around forever listening to people I didn't even know. My department was called up to receive our diplomas second so I had my diploma in hand very early in the commencement proceedings. I ended up leaving with my friend, Beth Swain, and going to meet our families. We went out to take pictures before half of the group got out. (Beth and I)
Graduating was made even more special because my little sister, Katelyn, graduated on the same day! We took pictures alone and together and with all of our families. We took pictures at the Huntsman Center (basketball stadium) and a U that was out for us. We then headed to the free lunch that my college provided (free as in I paid a lot of tuition for this but at least they didn't charge us more haha). We then headed down to President Circle to get a few more pictures, we had a ton of laughs and a great time. I was so glad that my family was with me. It was so much fun graduating with Katelyn and having a ton of pictures taken together!
Katelyn's commencement was not until 6:45, since mine was so early (11:15) we decided to do a big dinner with everyone in between. After all the pictures we headed straight to The Old Spaghetti Factory. My family(mom, dad, Dani, all of the Dowdles, Brooke), Taylor's Family (Cherie, Brent, Grammy, Grampy, Jared, and Jesse), and the Anderton's (Katelyn's In-laws) were all there. It was a party! My parents and Taylor's parents gave me a sewing machine! I was very excited, I feel all grown up now :)
Afterwards we headed to Katelyn's commencement. This was one of the longest commencements I could imagine! They talked forever, it was 2hours before we got out of there. (They blocked the isle way so none of the students could leave early). Luckily we had taken all of the family and single pictures after my graduation, so Katelyn only had to take pictures with the Anderton's.
Everyone left after that except for us, Katelyn and Ben and my parents. We decided we hadn't had enough fun so we went to Nelson's Frozen Custard for a concrete. My parents had to leave soon after because Brooke had left her purse in their car and therefore couldn't get home until they came home. Katelyn, Ben, Taylor, and I stayed at Nelson's for 4 hours! Yes we talked outside in the freezing cold for 4hrs. We only left because Ben was freezing cold, he had his arms in his shirt and had to go to the bathroom :). It was 1 am when we got in the car, Nelson's had closed at 11 pm. We laughed and laughed, joked and talked. It was a perfect ending to a long but wonderful day.
I had a wonderful day and was so grateful that my family was there and that I got to graduate with Katelyn. I am so glad I was finally able to get my degree and fulfill my dream of getting a college degree! Thanks to everyone who helped and supported me through all the years, difficult decisions, and major changes! I could never have done this on my own! I am so glad to be done (for the most part, I go back for 2 more class next year for my Child Life Specialist Certificate), now it is time to party! :)
Here are more pictures of this awesome day :)
I was a little nervous, I ironed my gown, almost walked out the door without my cap, tassel, and stole of gratitude. We got to the institute and it was a mad house! There was no parking and I was going to be late and I HATE being late!
Turns out that because the general commencement went way over, the parking lot was still packed. Luckily for us we found a good spot, we went over to the Huntsman Center and finally found where I was supposed to be. The commencement for my college, The College of Social and Behavioral Science, was perfect. The dean got up and said a few things and then we had a fellow student give a ten minute commencement speech. After that they started handing out diplomas! I was glad because I did not want to sit around forever listening to people I didn't even know. My department was called up to receive our diplomas second so I had my diploma in hand very early in the commencement proceedings. I ended up leaving with my friend, Beth Swain, and going to meet our families. We went out to take pictures before half of the group got out. (Beth and I)
Graduating was made even more special because my little sister, Katelyn, graduated on the same day! We took pictures alone and together and with all of our families. We took pictures at the Huntsman Center (basketball stadium) and a U that was out for us. We then headed to the free lunch that my college provided (free as in I paid a lot of tuition for this but at least they didn't charge us more haha). We then headed down to President Circle to get a few more pictures, we had a ton of laughs and a great time. I was so glad that my family was with me. It was so much fun graduating with Katelyn and having a ton of pictures taken together!
Katelyn's commencement was not until 6:45, since mine was so early (11:15) we decided to do a big dinner with everyone in between. After all the pictures we headed straight to The Old Spaghetti Factory. My family(mom, dad, Dani, all of the Dowdles, Brooke), Taylor's Family (Cherie, Brent, Grammy, Grampy, Jared, and Jesse), and the Anderton's (Katelyn's In-laws) were all there. It was a party! My parents and Taylor's parents gave me a sewing machine! I was very excited, I feel all grown up now :)
Afterwards we headed to Katelyn's commencement. This was one of the longest commencements I could imagine! They talked forever, it was 2hours before we got out of there. (They blocked the isle way so none of the students could leave early). Luckily we had taken all of the family and single pictures after my graduation, so Katelyn only had to take pictures with the Anderton's.
Everyone left after that except for us, Katelyn and Ben and my parents. We decided we hadn't had enough fun so we went to Nelson's Frozen Custard for a concrete. My parents had to leave soon after because Brooke had left her purse in their car and therefore couldn't get home until they came home. Katelyn, Ben, Taylor, and I stayed at Nelson's for 4 hours! Yes we talked outside in the freezing cold for 4hrs. We only left because Ben was freezing cold, he had his arms in his shirt and had to go to the bathroom :). It was 1 am when we got in the car, Nelson's had closed at 11 pm. We laughed and laughed, joked and talked. It was a perfect ending to a long but wonderful day.
I had a wonderful day and was so grateful that my family was there and that I got to graduate with Katelyn. I am so glad I was finally able to get my degree and fulfill my dream of getting a college degree! Thanks to everyone who helped and supported me through all the years, difficult decisions, and major changes! I could never have done this on my own! I am so glad to be done (for the most part, I go back for 2 more class next year for my Child Life Specialist Certificate), now it is time to party! :)
Here are more pictures of this awesome day :)
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