Waiting for Olivia!

This pregnancy has been definately an experience I will never forget. We were so grateful when we found out we were pregnant, and are even more grateful now knowing this beautiful spirit will enter our home soon. After much speculation about when this little cutie will come, Adam and I decided that Livy will come when she is ready. I get emotional thinking about where Livy is coming from and who she is leaving. Imagine who she is saying goodbye to! Here is a little review of my pregnancy, the good and the bad!

It started out with the sickness and the wonderful days of dry-heaving in garbage cans next to patient's beds. I'd find myself running to the bathroom & hoping to make it, so I didn't look like a patient instead of a nurse. The best was Adam's sympathy symptoms of throwing up after being with me during my ordeal...He has been an amazing hubby through this.
12 wks14 wks17 wks22 wksOur cruise was a blast and this was my last week of regular throwing up... Yes, who would of thought the 24th week would have been the week that I would feel amazing.
23 wks
I loved working out and eating whatever I wanted at this stage. When I worked out, I felt so much better and I had a lot of energy. This is when the cravings started. Here is a small list of the things I loved: avacodo, orange juice, waffles, french toast, minestrone soup, and lots of fruit!
24 wks27 wks29 wksWorking full-time has been hard, but I love my job and it has kept me busy the whole time.
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35 wks- this is when I had a patient who asked me if I was having twins, or if I was the Octo-mom! I wish people had common sense...Nesting at 36 wks37 wks- Absentmindedness really set in this week. I tried to wash my hands when I had gloves on... I even put on my temple dress backwards at the temple and a worker had to point it out to me, because I didn't even notice. Not to mention, I am big and I fell out of my chair at work--and yes, a doctor even noticed. I felt so embarrassed!I did some lay-ups at Adam's last basketball game and shot a few shots--did ok--but gravity is definately different when you are pregnant. I also kept hitting my belly with the basketball when I would dribble, I bet Adam was embarrassed of me.. oh well.Here are some maternity glamour shots, I am a little embarrassed, but here goes:Livy, we are excited to be your parents and are ready for you anytime. Adam and I will do our best and we promise we will love you with all our hearts. Here is your room all ready...

Cruise!

In October we decided to go on a trip to Mexico with our friends Jason and Melissa. It was WAY fun to set sail, eat, relax, and visit some cool places.The ship had plenty of stuff to do, including an arcade, mini-golf, ping-pong, karaoke, pizza bar and an 'adults only' deck with a few hot tubs. The slide was pretty cool as well, even though the pool was filled up with SALT water. Yack! I can still taste that stuff in my mouth.The rooms weren't too glamorous but didn't matter much since we didn't spend much time there. Becca is looking fabulous here (as always) with her little prego belly. It was a perfect vacation for her since we did alot of relaxing.We went a little wild and crazy one night and got tattoos! Okay they are fake, but still pretty frightening if you ask me. Who'd mess with a guy with a green cobra on his calf, I wouldn't!The food on the ship was awesome, especially the molten chocolate cake dessert we had after pretty much every meal. We took some risks (the Duck, and some sort of fishy-Yammed pot pie) that didn't turn out too well, but were able to always fall back to the classics. They also had a late night pannini grill we'd visit for a midnight snack. Nothing like a grilled cheese sandwhich & a card game to end off the night!Becca took her chances on a trivia game show, and impressed the crowd with her extensive knowledge on three proflic topics: Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, and the Simpsons. I think she was hoping the topic would be emergency medicine, but she did fabulous none-the-less.It was fun to hit the stage in the Karaoke lounge. Maybe this was our consolation after our failed attempt to be on American Idol. Plus once the alcohol started settling in on the crowd, it was pretty easy to please them ;-)Whats up with this excersie buisness on a vacation? I about had a heart attack! After being on a 5-meal-a-day schedule, we opted for the bicycles instead of motor-bikes and cruised around Catalina. Our long 1.5 mile ride up the steady incline had Jason and I sweating out those molten cakes pretty quickly. Sheesh. I'm just glad it was down hill on the way back. In all seriousness, the tandom bikes were sweet.We snuck in a round of 9 holes in Catalina as well. Becca was my caddie and drove the cart around. It was a fun, picture-esque course, and we even saw a few deer. (I always see cool things looking around in the out-of-bounds for my golf balls).We spent a couple days in San Deigo before we drove home to Utah. We stayed across the street from the Padre's baseball stadium, and wandered around downtown which was pretty fun. We went to the BYU game saturday night, who so happened to be playing down there that weekend. All in all, it was a great trip and glad to be there with fun people