3 months old, Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patty's Day!! Our little Irish Princess. Her Great Grandpa "Chucky" Francis Loyd was the first of his family born in America. They came from Ireland.

This has probably been my favorite month with Addie. She is so grown up and full of personality. I love her smiles and giggles. I love talking with her and hearing all the stories she has to share. I love her falling asleep in my arms. Last month it seemed like a fight to get her to take a nap, and sometimes still is. I often think it was due to her growing so much. No doubt she was having growing pains.

 Her stats:

• 25.5 in
• 15 lbs 8 oz

Milestones:

• She has started to have formula supplemented into her diet, and she has handled it like a champ. She is so easy going that it makes life so easy for us.
• She is filling up her clothes, and we will soon have to start wearing 6-9 month old clothes. She has already worn an dress that Grandma Hebdon gave her that is 6-9 month. 
• We used to swaddle her when she went down to sleep. She would stretch and move her arms so much that it would wake her up. But just recently we started putting her down without swaddling her, and she stays asleep. Which makes it easier to put her down without waking her up to swaddle. She likes to sleep with her arms up by her head, and at times finds her little fist or thumb to find comfort. She is such a cutie to watch fall asleep.She is learning to fall asleep on her own too.
• She is starting to want to sit up. When we lay her on her back, she grunts as she tries to sit up by herself. I imagine that she will be doing so soon.
• She loves to stand up with help. She is always straightening her legs, trying to force us to let her stand up. 
• She can hold the rattle with her right hand and switch it over to her left hand. Already mastering the hand/eye coordination which makes daddy excited with ideas of baseball.
• When I put my hands or feet up against her, she can push off and start a basic crawl. It makes me laugh with all the noises she makes when she is straining to move. 

March 21-22 Grandpa Gary Johnson (from LaGrande, OR) and Uncle Mark Johnson (from Seattle, WA) came to visit Addie for the first time. It was so fun to watch these two with this baby girl. They have always had boys in their family, so they were excited to have a girl. Grandpa Johnson has had a lot of surgeries and has a hard time getting up and down, but in the morning he was on his knees playing with her and getting a lot of giggles. So CUTE! The outfit was given to her by Uncle Mark. He bought a 6-9 mo outfit and couldn't believe that it already fit perfectly. She is growing so fast!

Addie in a dress my mom made for me when I was 3 months. 

I am so sad to think about going back to work. I was lucky enough to get time off until March 24th. But I am dreading the day. I really do miss ultrasound. But working 4 days a week for 11 hrs including travel, it's going to be hard. She will be barely waking up in the mornings, and by the time I get home she will be going to bed soon. I am glad that I get 3 days off a week though. I will watch her on Fridays. The lady we had set up day care with up had moved to Jerome without telling us. We found out the week before they moved because the Relief Society President came to visit us and asked what we had planned. What a shock! But we have found a place that my doctor recommended and feel pretty good about it. So we are hoping everything will go well there. It's Aunt Betty's Sunshine Group in Bellevue, just 3 miles south of Hailey.

Adaline Mabel Johnson's Blessing

We wanted to bless Adaline the first weekend of February, but all three of us got sick just before then. And maybe it was a good thing we didn't do it then, or maybe if we had kept to the plan a disaster would have been diverted. Either way....unfortunately my dad fell down and broke his femur that Sunday. He was going to "half-mast" his neighbor Tudd's flag, who had passed away earlier that day. My mom and dad are pretty close to their neighbors and he wanted to show his respect. He was climbing the drift and fell hard. Kevin helped him get into his truck and they headed to the ER. They admitted him and performed an emergency surgery that night. He stayed a couple of nights and then went into rehabilitation where he did a lot of physical therapy. He is quite a trooper!! Kevin stayed many nights with him, mom visited during the days, and Stephanie visited them for awhile as well. I wish that we would have been in a better situation to come and visit.

So we decided to bless her March 2nd in Arimo. It was so special to have our loved ones with us. We are so glad that everyone made it. It was the first time Adaline met her great Grandma Hebdon and also Stephanie's family. She loves everyone and smiles big. Joe performed the ordinance. All who came were: Grandpa Steven Hebdon, Grandma Linda Hebdon, Great Grandma Sarah Hebdon, Stephanie and Jeff Bare (and their kids Jared, Aimee, Alyssa, Jenna), Kevin and Rachel Hebdon (and their kids Adam, Benjamin, and Caleb), Uncle Brent and Aunt Tarynn Neibaur (and their kids Keegan, Triana, and Vinson). It was a wonderful experience and Adaline was so well behaved. I even got up to share my testimony with her in my arms and she was an angel. We couldn't have asked for a better day. We hope to have her meet her Great Grandma and Grandpa Neibaur this spring.

Four Generations: Grandpa Hebdon, Mommy, Adaline, and Great Grandma Hebdon

The whole clan: Top: Jared, Kevin, Rachel, Stephanie, Jeff, Daddy
Middle: Grandpa, Grandma, Grandma Sarah, Adaline, Mommy
Bottom: Jenna, Caleb, Aimee, Alyssa, Benjamin, and Adam

I made Adaline's dress. It was layers and layers of lace. I couldn't find a pattern that worked so I grabbed a dress that fit her and made up my own pattern. It was a little bit interesting, but I am glad that I did it. I also crocheted her blessing blanket. Many hours entailed and I would do it again. She is a sweetheart and has brought so much love and joy into our home already. We couldn't have asked for a sweeter girl. Love you Adaline!!

Addie is 2 months old, February 17th

I went to the doctor's office just to get some measurements to fill her baby book.

Height: 24 in
Weight: 13 lbs 13 oz

Joe keeps saying everyday that she feels taller and heavier. And I agree! She seems to have a lot of growth spurts. It just blows my mind because my manager's baby is 6 months ahead of her, and is 15 lbs.....

Some milestones are:

• She can hold her head up to 90 degrees. She is doing better with tummy time, some of the time. We really try to help her get more time by spending 10 mins before eating. This way she doesn't get so worn out, but gets the exercise in.
• She squaks and squeals all of the time. One morning I went in, thinking she was crying, and she had a big smile on her face and was chatting with her "angel friends". She did that for 30 mins. By the time I thought to get a video of her, she was done. That seems to be the story! My favorite times with her are in the mornings after she eats. She is so energized and has so much to tell me. I enjoy our morning talks and giggle time.
• She is mimicking our expressions, especially daddy's. She loves to watch him move his tongue and concentrates on moving hers too. She is so fun to watch.
• She is giggling. Just a short giggle that you can barely catch, but it's there. She loves doing "Head and Shoulders", especially when we get to touching her nose. She will just erupt into smiles and short giggles.
• She is able to roll from her tummy to her back, which we are excited about. 
• She is able to hold a rattle for a few minutes. She needs some help gripping it, but she is learning.
• She went to her first Sunday this week. I really wanted to wait until March before I took her to church because of all the colds going around. But I was feeling ansy and wanted to just test Sacrament. She was so good, I was so shocked. I was expecting to have to walk out all of the time, but I didn't have to until the middle of Sunday School. She loved lying on her back on the bench. I think she loved the Spirit that was there and the hymns that were sung. We went to Primary, and she slept through most of it. I have been called as the Primary Secretary, which will be interesting. I will be honest, I am dreading going to meetings and being so busy, especially when I start back to work....
• She is enjoying a book that Aunt Stephanie gave her, Sesame's "Bubbles, bubbles". It's the only book that I can keep her attention throughout the whole thing. Once again, it talks about body parts and she enjoys that the most. 
• She is on a schedule now, which makes my life so much easier. It still varies a bit, but it is generally the same. And we have incorporated a bath each night. It seems to calm her down for bedtime and gets all the exercise she enjoys. 

Playing with "Penelope" the puppy Grandma Hebdon bought her for her baby shower. So cute, small, and fluffy!

Happy Valentine's Day!! 

Daddy bought mommy tulips and Addie lilies for Valentine's day. They were so pretty and fragrant!

An outfit Joe's Cousin sent us, a Zebra. It keeps her nice and warm for our walks outside.

Addie in her Sunday Dress Grandma Hebdon bought her for her baby Shower. This was her second Sunday at Church.

Addie's 6 week check up, January 28th

We went in for Addie's 6 week checkup. I was a little worried about it because Joe would be in clinicals, so it was just me. We had been sick for a couple of weeks, and Addie had a rough couple of days with not very much sleep. However, when I laid her on the table, she just shined! This little girl loves people. She loves the attention and just blossoms when she is in public. And everyone just fawns over her because she is so easy going. LOL, kind of frustrated me because I wanted to discuss her sleep patterns and fussiness. So much for proving my point ;0)

She also received her vaccinations, and she was a champ!! Seriously, she was calm during the whole thing and when they stuck her, she finally started to cry. But then I held her and gave her a bottle, and she calmed right down. I am grateful for that because I also had to have my 6 week check up. So the nurses were excited to watch her while I went in. 

This is one of our first captured smiles. She is so cute, she smiles with her whole face.

These are her stats:

• Height: 22.5 in
• Weight: 12 lbs 2 oz
• Head Circumference:

(I don't have the paperwork with me right now, so I will have to put the info with percentiles later)

Some mile stones that she has made:

• She is starting to smile. She is so cute with her open mouth smile. She loves to be on her changing table and talk with the "angels" surrounding her. She has many friends.
• She recognizes mommy and daddy's voices. When I walk in the room and start singing, she just smiles. I love it, completely melts my heart.
• She enjoys her baths. Her umbilical cord fell of at exactly 2 weeks. Since then we have been able to get in the tub with her. We love this because it enables her to be more covered in water and we can play a little bit more. She likes to stretch out and kick her legs.
• She is able to lie on her tummy and hold her head up 45 degrees. She was born with so much neck strength. She is such a strong little girl, although she really hates tummy time.
• She is a BIG eater. She eats 4-6 oz and has even eaten 8 oz before bedtime. She would nurse for 75 mins (50 mins of active nursing while the rest of the time was burping, changing her diaper, ect). It started to wear on me because she would want to nurse 1 hr later. So we started nursing and then would pump what was left and feed her from the bottle.
• She sleeps for 6-8 hrs at night. She has always been a BIG sleeper as well, which was so nice for mommy and daddy. There have been nights when she gets 9 hrs too. She is amazing. I feel like I gave birth to a 3 month old instead of a newborn. I just wish she would slow down ;0)
• She is wearing 3-6 month clo
  
  
  thes now. She never wore newborn outfits, and immediately wore 0-3 months. It kind of makes me sad because there are so many clothes that we don't get to have fun with.
• She sleeps in her own room now. When I got sick, I had a nagging cough that would wake her up. So we decided it would be best to move her in her own room. It has been a nice change especially because she is a noisy sleeper. LOL, she is just like her daddy.

It has been fun having this sweetheart in our home. There have been some up's and down's, but overall she has been a saint. We have been so blessed to have such a mellow baby. She has already brought us so much joy.

As always, I will add on pics later.

Photo Shot of our little angel

I have a few posts I need to add, but I forgot to copy them so I could add them. Oh well, I will sometime. But at least I have a few pictures that I can add now...

Adaline had a 2 week doctor's appointment on December 28th. She was 9 lbs. 3 oz and 22 in long. We had to go back a week later to make sure that she was still gaining weight. I was so worried that she wasn't eating enough, but so grateful that she weighed in at 10 lbs. 0.8 oz. Our baby girl is keeping up with her growth curve on the chart, a big relief to this new and worried mommy.

We decided to make a trip to Arimo, Idaho so Adaline could meet her Grandma and Grandpa Hebdon. We headed out on Monday 13th and came home on Thursday 16th. Adaline was so sweet and enjoyed being loved and held by all. Kevin and his family were there as well. Addie spent most of her time in Grandma Hebdon's arms. My mom felt so bad that she missed out on helping out with Addie when she was first born. So hopefully this made up for some of the missed snuggle time.

We also went to a girl's home in Soda Springs for a photo shoot January 14th. We really wanted to capture Addie as a newborn so that we could remember how small, sweet and cute she was (and always will be sweet and cute). She was 4 weeks old for at this time. So I had everything organized and ready to go for pictures, but I ended up forgetting Addie's dress and Joe's tie. Ooops! I was so frustrated, but luckily Amanda had a polka dot outfit for her to wear. I think it turned out pretty cute.

I love this picture of Joe with his baby girl. They are so cute together. When Joe would get up with her in the middle of the night, (what a sweetheart!) he would wake me up to nurse her. And he had so much energy and excitement at 2:00 in the morning. He was so loving and patient with both of us. He loves being a daddy.

I love her little hands and feet.

This was an idea I saw from a photo. I love her with her strand of pearls.

Our "traditional" family photo. We took these at the end of the shoot, and she was beyond tired. Poor little thing was a trooper.

And this is my favorite family photo.

I love her eyes. I still wonder if they will stay blue or turn brown. I may be prejudice, but I think she is beautiful. My visiting teacher Emily McKenzie gave Addie a giraffe rug, so cute and soft. We thought it would be fun and add color to the photos.

Christmas 2013

 This year was so exciting....to have a baby for Christmas! We were sad to not be able to be with family this year, but it was so wonderful to have Adaline with us.

Adaline as Baby Jesus

Daddy as Joseph

Mommy as Mary

Daddy sang "Silent Night" and Mommy sand "Away in a Manger" to Adaline. She seems to enjoy us singing to her. We were also able to watch "The Nativity" movie. It was a very nice evening. We also kept the Hebdon tradition of opening up one present which was Grandpa and Grandma Hebdon's Christmas gift, pajamas.

She is such a good sleeper, that we had to wake her up Christmas morning so she could nurse.  We opened gifts together. Mommy and Daddy gave stuffed animals, elephant and giraffe that have rattles inside them.

The Bare's had our name this year. Besides the family gift they gave Addie a cute jean skirt and blue jelly shoes.

 We hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas this year!! It's going to be a fun year coming up!!

Adaline Mabel Johnson's Birth story

Well, our little girl never came, so we went in for an induction on December 16th at 7:30 am. I was so nervous!! I was really hoping to go in naturally, but oh well, things would go ok, right? Well, we checked in, they gave me a suppository in my cervix to help me dilate (I was only at 3 cm, the same as when they checked me Saturday). So, an hour later, I was allowed to start walking the halls. Which is exactly what I wanted to do. However, not going to lie, it was very awkward due to knowing 30 people that we passed in the hallways. So Joe and I went to the basement, hoping to divert away from the traffic, but then was told we weren't allowed down there. Even after I explained my situation, they didn't budge....so wonderful, the whole hospital knew we were in the hospital having our baby. LOL, I guess that's what happens when you work in such a small hosp. HR, nursing, admitting, EVERYONE knows you....

So then we had to go back to be see if anything progressed. Dr Lyons decided that enough progress was made to start the pitocin. OK, I was getting excited that some change had happened. HOWEVER, now they had to have constant monitors on me...and they were having the hardest time getting a heart rate reading from Addie. So instead of being able to walk around, sitting on the exercise ball, sitting in the hot tub, doing all of these things that we had learned and prepared in the childbirth class went out the window. That's ok, we can play games.... Well, we started to play checkers, and the nurse came in to see what was going on. I guess me leaning forward was altering the contractions, so games were even taken away from me.

This is not a gripe session!! This is what literally happened. Oh, and the nurse couldn't get fetal heart accelerations and deceleration from Addie when I was on my left side, so I pretty much stayed on my right side, sedentary. That's ok, we were in the hospital, having a baby, and we were willing to do whatever they needed.

Dr Lyon's came by at 6:00 pm after clinic hours to check on my progress. She told me she thought maybe we could stop the pitocin, give me a rest and then start up the next morning. I was a little disheartened, but I was ok with that if it meant I could move around and try to get things going. I turned over to let her check me, and at that moment my water broke!! I was at a 5 cm. So that meant we were going to keep things going and hopefully now my body would progress. We were also able to put a monitor on Addie's scalp to monitor her heart rate, and an internal uterine monitor to record the contractions. Well, due to being on such high dosage of pitocin, my contractions were at 1 minute duration, with 30-40 seconds in between each. They checked me again at 8:30 pm and I was still at 5 cm. I finally broke down and asked for the epidural. I had a fantastic anesthesiologist. He only had to try twice and I was so grateful. I was so fatigued from the contractions and holding my position, my muscles were shaking. 

I am not sure if it's just because my body couldn't go into labor, or if it was due to me not being able to move around, or if getting an epidural slowed me down, but by midnight, the nurse checked me again. And I was still not changing. I could tell that the concern was high, and I was so worried that I was going to have to have a C-Section. But my nurse Janet talked to Dr Lyons, and said, "let me work with her, and we will have this baby by the end of my shift". And so she helped me rotate sides throughout the night, increasing the pitocin, watching the monitors....and by 6:00 am when Dr Lyons walked in the door, I was really progressing! They turned off the epidural, so that I could feel the contractions and know when to push.  Around 6:45 am, we started to push. There were 4 nurses in there, cheering me along, with Joe and Dr Lyons. I can't describe the intense pain I felt, no necessarily from the contractions, but from Addie's progression. Sharp pain started on my right side, and then moved to my left side, and then posterior to my tail bone. That pain alone was what kept me pushing so hard. I just wanted it GONE! The contractions were bad, but this pain never let up. Finally they could see the head, and the sharp pain had moved to my anterior pelvis, where Addie was trying to push her way through. They kept saying how much progress I had made, and wanted me to look into a mirror. LOL, Now I wish I would have, but at the time it was not appealing at all. My Dr said that I needed to keep pushing her out, or she would need to get a vacuum. I said, "Please get the vacuum, anything, just get her out". LOL, I can laugh about it now, and enjoy my own funny birthing story. My mom said I could add an act to Bill Cosby's stand up comedy segment about labor, but at the moment I was dead serious! It seemed like forever until her whole head came out. What a relief from that sharp pain! However, her shoulder was stuck and I had to give some additional pushes to help get her released, which she did, and I could feel Addie slip her way out. What a  relief!! 

Our baby girl had been born!! She arrived at 7:34 am, after 45 minutes of pushing. They laid her on my tummy and I began to rub her body, with the nurses help. She had inspired some fluid, and so after a minute or two they took her to the warmer. Joe said one of the nurses asked Dr Lyons if she needed the hemorrhage kit because I was bleeding so heavily. I lost aroundn 500 ml of blood. I guess I had torn pretty good due to it being my first baby, and Addie being so big, and pushing for a short period of time. Anyways, my doctor needed my placenta to detach so she could start stitching me up and help stop the bleeding. Once again, I never expected that much pain. I had asked people how the afterbirth went, and they said it was nothing. Once again, I don't know if it's because we were limited on time due to the bleeding and therefore the placenta wasn't ready, or if I am just a wimp, but she really worked on my exterior tummy, and then she would work internally, back and forth, until finally it detached. LOL, I can laugh about it now, but oh my goodness, I thought I just wanted a break!! I was exhausted and in so much pain. I just wanted a break to catch my breath.

Meanwhile at the warmer, the nursed had a hard time getting Addie to breathe well. So while she was working on me, Dr Lyons walked over to our baby and within seconds, had Addie crying and breathing clearly. Seriously, Joe and I consider Dr Lyon's a huge answer to our prayers. We wanted a doctor who would be patient and understanding and nonjudgmental to our situation. We wanted a doctor who we could trust, be open with, and who would remain calm. I swear she never broke a sweat! So Adaline was doing well, and Dr Lyon's went back to work on me. 

Here is our baby girl on the scale, you can't see it very well, but she is 9 lbs 7 oz. Look at those cute fat rolls on her thighs!! Those were one of my last things to see in ultrasound a couple of weeks before.

She had a little bit of a burn on her forehead from the internal uterine monitor, and it has since healed nicely.

Isn't she just adorable!! We think that she has Joe's eyes and cheeks. And she has my nose and lips.

I will never forget how I felt when they placed her in my arms for the first time. She was so sweet and perfect. I couldn't believe how beautiful Adaline was, and that she was really mine. At that moment, all of the last 24 hours was so worth getting her safely here. I felt so blessed and grateful that all things considered, everything went really well. My greatest blessing that throughout the 24 hours, Adaline's heart rate kept consistent and she never showed distress until at the end when her shoulder was stuck. What a miracle!!

Joe was a rock! I can't express how wonderful he was throughout the whole ordeal. He was so patient and encouraging. What would I do without him? Even Dr Lyons said what a fantastic birthing coach he was. And the nurses were always so impressed with how wonderful he was with me, and especially Addie. He is a natural daddy. And they bonded immediately.

Here are some close ups of her cute little face...

We stayed that night, and the next day we packed to get ready to go home. The nurses were reluctant to let us leave, they had fallen in love with Addie. She was such a good baby, so calm and sweet. Even with a few bumps in the road, at 9:30 pm we were in our car, with our baby girl, driving away from the hospital to the comforts of our own home. Both of us felt ready, and we were excited to be there. We were hoping that my mom would be able to help us those first few days, but unfortunately she had an accident a couple of weeks before. She broke a vertebrae in her back and had surgery on it. She was so sad to have missed out on the Adaline snuggles. We missed her, but will try to make the long 3.5 hr trip so Grandma and Grandpa Hebdon can see our precious baby girl. 

All in all, things have gone really well for the first week. There were a few set backs, and emotional moments, but we survived!! After 4 days of on and off nursing, she has become a professional! And what a relief to this mommy. I never knew how difficult it would be. But it is so worth it!!

This is Addie with Dr Lyons at her 4 day check up. She only lost 7% of her birth weight. 

Adaline is doing so well. We are so incredibly proud of her and love her so much!! She sleep 4-5 hrs at a time. Which is fantastic at night but during the day, I just want to wake her up so we can play! But I control myself because I know she needs her sleep. I just can't get enough of her!! She is perfect in every way. She has brought such incredible love and joy to Joe and I. We are always taking so many pictures, thinking anything she does is SO adorable. We are absolutely, totally and completely IN LOVE with our baby girl!!

Joe and I laugh about it, but seriously everything that was was covered in the childbirth class DID NOT happen. Seriously, nothing went as planned. There was no moving around to help with the progression of labor. There was no distraction time like playing games, watching movies. Once my water broke and I could really feel the contractions hit, I was 5 cm. My instructor told us that the contractions would be 3 minutes apart, lasting 60 seconds, so therefore giving you time to regroup. Yeah, mine were lasting 90 seconds with a 40 second break. It hit me so hard, no doubt due to the pitocin. There was no warning about the additional crazy pain of feeling the baby move down the birthing canal. There was no warning about the pain of the afterbirth. There was no warning about how emotional and frustrating Breast feeding can be. LOL, I guess they leave it light so that you don't panic. That's ok though. Everything turned out, and we got our baby girl. And yes, we are even talking about our next one =0)

December 12, 2013....Addie's Due Date

The long anticipated date has finally arrived,but no baby! LOL, that's ok. If she needs more time to cook, this mommy isn't going to complain =0)

Yesterday I had a Doctor's appointment and Addie's heart rate was 170's-180's too high for comfort. So we headed to the hospital for a nonstress test (keep in mind I just came from there for work). so after about 1.5 hrs her heart rate came down and everything checked out ok. I was having consistent contractions but I barely felt them. I was only dilated to 2 cm. So my doctor decided to keep me pregnant. But I was told I couldn't return to work, but to take it easy and relax. 

Everyone had so much advice on how to naturally induce yourself, even my own doctor. SO I followed their advice starting at 39 weeks, but nothing really changed... So Friday morning 12/13/13 we went to the movies to see the Hobbit. And all weekend we waited, walked around a CSI campus in Hailey, ate spicy foods, and so on...but Addie was just content to stay in mommy's tummy were it was nice and warm. 

38 weeks, 5 days

St Luke's offers a Childbirth class, and luckily it is free to employees. So we were able to attend them and learn a lot from some professionals. It was a six week class that started in October and ended the middle of November. I had to leave work early and rush to class. So grateful for this experience in preparing for the delivery, breast feeding, and any questions that I rattled off. Here is our little group, smaller than what is normal I guess. The couple the furthest to the right were our favorites, Mark and Aneeta (she is from Poland), superly sweet and fun. They have the same due date as us and are expecting a girl too.

November 26th I had my manager measure Adaline to see how big she was right now. According to her measurements, she would be full term on Thanksgiving, weighing a whopping 8 lbs 12 oz. However Ultrasound can be a pound or so off, so who knows until she is on that scale.

Today we just came back from a Doctor's visit. Adaline is doing well, in the perfect position (with some cheating from me looking in by Ultrasound). Her head is down and her spine is up, so far, perfect. She is so low that the Dr. had a hard time finding her heart beat. She had to angle way low. Her heart rate is in the 130's. She gave Dr. Lyon's a little jab while she was probing. Right now I am 1 cm dilated, 20% effaced. So nothing too scary, and so we are just waiting patiently for Addie to give us the warnings of her debut. We are on the count down!! 38 weeks and 5 days....and counting.

Love that baby girl!! I am not going to lie, I have absolutely LOVED being pregnant. There were a few days here and there that were rough, but over all it has been a wonderful 9 months. I was always worried about this or that, and with priesthood blessing performed by Joe, Heavenly Father has given me a lot of encouragement and blessings. I couldn't have asked for  more. We have been so blessed. I can see myself missing the little miracle of life fluttering in my tummy, making me wonder what she is up to. But we are BEYOND excited to see her cute little face and chubs. When I looked today for her position, I could see the fat rolls in her thigh....!! Can't wait to kiss them =0)