pregnancy update

last night i was feeling pretty sorry for myself. i was sick almost all day, and finally was reallllly sick last night. i was a big baby and cried. i told jared that i hate being pregnant. i joked with my family about my stomach sticking out after thanksgiving dinner, but now its almost a week later and it hasn't gone away. i didn't eat THAT much. and between yesterday and today, it has seemed like my meds weren't working quite like i am used to. so i guess what i am saying is the combination of getting sick and getting fat really depresses me. i've got a couple girlfriends nearing the end of their pregnancies and i am reminded that the entire thing stinks. my friends, i am not one of those girls that love being pregnant. i hate it. i just need my girlfriends that are at the end of their pregnancies to go ahead and have their darling little babies so i can be reminded of the outcome, and not of each crummy stage.

this morning i curled up on the couch in my pajamas and went through a baby name book. it lifted my mood. we had porter's name picked out before we were even pregnant so we've never gone through the name picking process before, really. it was fun. i emailed jared all the names i picked to see which he liked. he is convinced it is a girl this time. i came across a girl name that i hadn't considered before that i really like, and luckily it was one he likes too. but, unlike him, i was feeling like it's a boy today. boy would be easier- i have everything. girl would be funner- i get to shop. i am excited because i am finding out what it is in about two weeks. i am so glad i will know before christmas. i'm just a tad impatient, that's all.

well, i don't want to be too depressing, so i will lighten the mood by sharing this holiday YouTube video with you. i think it is pretty funny. thanks, sarah for sharing it with me. i laughed right out loud at this one.

lately

my spirits are so much higher these days, i am feeling back to my old self again. sorry for the recent pity party, i think i fell apart in every way possible. after my last apt i decided i needed to try and make my life normal again. i hired a girl in my ward to help my clean house twice a week. she's been doing all the things i am not able to right now, and it has lifted my spirits significantly! we also just got a storage unit and have been doing some major cleaning out, which feels GREAT. it is amazing how much the condition of your environment affects you. (or me at least.)

this last weekend we had fun going to the holy cow boutique (cutest stuff!) and then we went to the gardens at thanksgiving point with jared's parents. it was so pretty and it felt wonderful to be outside and have the sun shining down on my face. porter loved it too. he ran wild for hours! and splashed in the water and ran some more. he kept pointing and telling us "flower", "water", "tree". it was darling. he cried when we left. i've made an effort to get out of the house more and have consequently been using a ton of bribery (aka treats) with porter. i think he's put on some pounds. lol.

also, the latest funny story for porter. i'll never run out of them. the house was strangely quiet the other day which means someone is up to no good. i go upstairs to find porter doing his hair! i know, 17 months old, and doing his hair?? i don't even do his hair! i included a picture to capture how lovely he was doing. oh and another funny one... we had a golf tournament playing on our tv the other day. when tiger woods hit his ball into the water, porter said "uh-oh". how does he know?

Snow & Other "Fun" Happenings

I'm elated to have my camera back and to catch this little stinker and all the fun things he is up to. Here is what we've been up to this week!














I decided to try and save a penny and cut Porter's hair myself. I've watched the girl's at Great Clips do it, and it seemed so easy. Oh my poor child, now we need to go have someone fix it. At least he is only one right? He doesn't care.

Playing in the SNOW! Yay!



















It snowed a ton yesterday so I bundled him up and let him run around. It was cold, and his cheeks were rosy which made him look even more cute, if that is possible.



















He stood in one place for like 5 minutes before he started trudging through it. Then he walked across the street and around the culdesac.














This may not be funny to anyone else, but Jared hates the Beyonce video - I don't even know what the name of the song is, but the one where she has a leotard on and is dancing around like a ferocious animal?? Well every morning I have the music channel playing while I clean and play with Porter, and he has certain songs he apparently likes. (He stops and watches the entire video - right now Human, and Hot & Cold) So this morning when I caught him mesmorized by Beyonce and dancing along, I thought it was so stinkin funny. I had to catch it on camera, I wish Jared could have been there so I could have watched the horror on his face. Hehe.