Bumpdate! Week 36

That's right I am 36 weeks preggos! 

I now go to weekly appointments until William is born.

How is William you may ask?

He is a wiggle worm! His movements are more like waves and rolls rather than kicks. He moves when he hears daddys voice and also when I eat watermelon. He gets hiccups everyday at least twice a day and it seems to frustrate him cause he starts moving so mama can pat him to get rid of them. 

He is head down still and has a strong heartbeat. 

Next week I am getting checked so we will know if I'm dilated at all. 

How am I?

I am tired. I get worn out pretty fast so sitting has become the most comfortable thing for me. My feet aren't swelling as much anymore so thats nice. I have a hard time bending to pick things up so I usually have Mitch do the picking up. Also I am hating stairs more and more each day. 

Other than that I am happy. I love Mitch so much for helping me and have tried to show him my gratitude each day. I could not be more in love with him if I tried.

Speaking of Mitch, how is he?

He is excited. His excitement has not dwindled at all through out this journey. He is working so hard to support our little family. He is such a sport when I ask him to run up and down the stairs for me when I forget things. He says he is doing great. 

We honestly cannot wait to see William. We wonder what he will look like. We wonder what it will be like to hold our sweet little man cub in our arms. 

Well thats it for this week. I will have another bumpdate for you next week!

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HEY!

I'm back!

I am no longer sick, thank goodness!

Like I said in the last couple of posts its been a rough couple weeks.

My sweet friend Miriam passed away and then I got sick.

If you've never been pregnant and sick then you are super lucky. You can't take anything that will actually help!

I took all the things I could and I still couldn't get any better. 

So it's Tuesday, which means there is no actual post that would normally come out. 

But alas here it is, I am sure long and awaited for.

I will be posting daily again starting NOW! Right NOW!!!

Everything is planned out. Mostly recipes and a bumpdate with picture coming up.

But today I am going to post the video that I have kept on my computer for like weeks so here it is:

Please remember no judgement. We are still working on getting the quality up.

Well be ready for a bumpdate tomorrow! With a Picture!

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Where are you??!!

Well I have been sick. Being pregnant and sick is not fun at all. So give me some time and I'll be right back to blogging!

Reasons

So I haven't posted in a bit. Its due to the unfortunate events that occurred this past week. But I will be posting the post that were missed last week and the content that is for this week. So be ready for a blogging overload

Sweetest Soul

Today the sweetest soul left this earth and is now with our Heavenly Father.

Miriam was a comfort, understander, reminder, and much more.

She was someone you could have an honest conversation with and not feel the least bit judged.

When Mitch and I moved out to Utah I started to work at the same place as Miriam. She was still fairly new when I started but she would always help as much as she could.

She took me under her wing. She would always remind me when to do my homework, or when i need to turn in something for financial aid. 

She made some of the best baked goods I have even had. Her lemon cake was my favorite. She also made banana cake that would be like the most amazing banana bread ever.

One memory the I have of her natural comforting ability is when two of my coworkers announced that their wives were pregnant within the same week. I had broken down because Mitch and I had been trying for like a year and we still couldn't get pregnant. She instantly came and hugged me until I calmed down.

She would always be able to fix anyone's jewelry. She hand painted eggs that were honestly works of art but she was to humble to admit it. 

She would always make you feel like you were a great person. You never felt put down by her. She would always be willing to sacrifice for you. She always tried to make others happy before herself.

It was hard to get her to complain. She never wanted to be a burden, even when she wasn't. 

Thinking of her brings a smile to my face.

She isn't in pain anymore. 

She is happy.

It's hard to be happy in this time but I know she wouldn't want us to be sad. 

Tears are in my eyes, some of sadness, some of joy. Joy that she isn't suffering. Joy that she is in a better place then we are. Joy that she can see all her passed loved ones. Joy that she no longer has stage 4 lung cancer.

I am sad that I won't see her smiling face everyday at work. Sad I won't have someone to talk to about the books that we read. Sad that she is actually gone.

But I know she wouldn't want us to be sad. 

She was the sweetest soul.

Sorry

Its been a high emotion day for me so there won't be any video.
A dear friend of mine is losing her short fight with cancer.
I hope you all understand.
Hold those you love close. Bad things can happen faster than you expect. Give time to them cause if you're to focused on other things you can miss great things with them.
Now I'm going to hold my little family tight and love them for all I can. Please do the same to yours.
I love you all.

Bumpdate - Week 33

Well not much has changed in the last week.

I'm tired as I said before and I am swollen as all get out!

One thing that has started to effect me AGAIN is nausea.

There isn't much room for Will now so we see him move a ton now.

He gets hiccups twice on a daily bases. I think it frustrates him cause he moves so much after he gets them.

Mitch is doing good. He is getting more and more excited for Will to arrive. 

We are waiting for just 2 things for the babe. One is a rock and play that we are using for when Will sleeps in our room and the next is the glider that we need to get for his room. 

Once we have the glider all set up I will do a video of a nursery tour. 

But that all I have this week. We have a doctors appointment next Monday so the next bumpdate will have more info in it.

What you all want though is a picture so here it is!

  

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Fresh Tomato Sauce

Now I love spaghetti! Pasta is a huge comfort food for Mitch and I. This recipe is great and supper easy and flavorful. It doesn't have huge amounts of herbs but the flavor is all veggie! With fresh vegetables and quality ingredients this recipe is so great and will easily become a family favorite! The total time for this recipe is less then 25 minutes!

Fresh Tomato Sauce

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 Clove of chopped garlic

1/2 Cup of chopped celery

1 Tablespoon chopped shallots

1/2 Cup of chopped carrots

1 Cup roughly chopped plum tomatoes

1/2 Cup low sodium chicken broth

Salt and Pepper to taste

2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil

1/4 Cup grated Parmesan cheese

1. Heat oil in a large skillet

2. Add garlic, celery, shallots, and carrots. Cook for 2-3 minuets

3. Add the tomatoes and chicken broth. Cook for additional 10 minutes

4. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 

5. If you want chunky sauce leave it the way it is, if you like a less chunky sauce blend in a blender. I like to blend it cause it sticks to the pasta better.

6. Stir in basil and cheese

7. Serve with what ever you want!

I really hope you guys try this out. It is really nice even if you make to much and have to freeze it. 

Let me know if you guys try it. 

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Whats Going On?

So last week I posted a short post and said I might post one or two times a week. If you haven't noticed I have been posting daily. Why you may ask. Well I wanted to see how a daily blog would do. So until I am done at my current job I am going to continue to post daily blogs and see how it goes. Let me know what you want to hear about. And please share this blog with anyone you know! Once I am done at my current job this I guess will be my job. 

So for now here is what the schedule will be:

Sunday- I will be posting just a small short post. It could be about anything really. But it will be there!

Monday- I will post some kind of delicious recipe. I love to cook and if its good I'll post about it.

Tuesday- I might not post on Tuesdays. If I do it will be a random post about something. 

Wednesday - Wednesdays are for bumpdates. Once William is born it will be for baby updates or postpartum update. 

Thursday- I will post my new video of the week. The video actually comes out the day before on my Youtube channel, so if you want to get first view then make sure you subscribe to my channel. 

Friday - My double post day! I will post a recipe and also a Flashback Friday. There will be two post that day so make sure you read both.

Saturday - Tips!I am full of them. Right now its all about those summer tips! 

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Summer Skin Tips

Its summer! The sun is out! Pools, lakes, and BBQ's are waiting for you everywhere you look. But once you get home from the pool or wherever you went hows that skin of yours? Do you have that bronze summer glow? Probably not you probably look more like a freshly cooked crab. 

Now if you read my Flashback Friday post you learned that I spent 7 whole years as a lifeguard in the blistering heat and sun of Arizona. 

I will admit that I got a sun burn each summer but I was lucky to only burn once and then I would tan like a golden goddess. I took good care of my skin each day and thank the heavens because I have never had to get any moles or freckles removed. 

But I now have a husband thats a redhead, they burn easy, I mean real easy. I applied what skin tips and treatments I learned all those 7 years in the sun to my husband and turns out they worked for him as well!

Now I will say that some of these tips are odd or well known but i feel like it is important to remind people that Hey You Need To Take Care Of Your Skin!!! Skin cancer is a real thing. When not caught its life threatening. So make sure that even if you are great at your skin care regiment you should still check with your doctor if you spend lots of time in the sun. 

So here are my tips, remember that some you may cringe at but they work!

1. Strawberries! Eat them! They have natural skin protecting properties.They protect your skin from the suns harmful UV rays with their powerful anti-oxidant, ellagic acid. They also protect against acne and oily skin when used in a face scrub. 

 2. Milk. That's right I said milk. I use it when I have burned already and it really helps! Take a washcloth and soak it in milk and then put it on your burn. The protein in the milk will create a film that will ease the discomfort and reduce the heat. Most lotions and gels with contain the heat of a burn making your skin more tender. Obviously you want to do this treatment right before you shower or you will go around smelling like spoiled milk, gross. But it helps a ton!

3. Zinc Oxide. What is it you may ask. Well remember seeing those old school life guards with white stuff on their noses, it wasn't just a ton of sun screen that they had on there. It was Zinc oxide. It is the key ingredient in most sunscreens out there so you know its gotta work. It provides protection not only against UVB but also long and short wave UVA rays. Its the only ingredient that protect against all three types of radiation. Your skin doesn't absorb it but it layers on top of the skin. It works like tiny mirrors and reflects sunlight not letting the harmful rays to touch your beautiful skin. I put this all over my face and Mitch puts it pretty much all over his head. You can get it in fun colors or not but use it!

4. Sunscreen. SPF 30 is sufficient. What does SPF even stand for? SPF is just a rating system for the ability of a sunscreen to block UVB rays. It is a measure of the time it would take you to burn if you didn't have sunscreen on as opposed to the time it would take with sunscreen  on. SPF 15 blocks 94% of UVB rays where SPF  30 blocks 97% of UVB rays. No sunscreen protect a full 100%. Rather then buying the higher SPF sunscreen just go with they 30 and apply it 15 minutes before you go out and then REAPPLY every hour. That should protect your skin pretty well. 

5. Protective clothing. This might go against what you want, covering up won't give you a great tan. But if you're spending all day in the sun trust me your skin has had enough of that sun 3 to 4 hours in. Getting yourself a hat is one piece of clothing you should always have on hand. It protects you face! You don't want to go into that meeting at work with a nose as red as Rudolph the red nose reindeer, its totally the wrong season for that. A cover up or light weight jacket is also a great thing to pack in that bag of yours. I always had a rashguard and by the end of the summer i was so thankful that I did. What a rashguard is is a shirt made out of spandex, nylon, or polyester. It protects against rashes caused by abrasion or sunburn. You can find them at stores with an SPF coverage. 

If you have any tips lets hear them! 

Remember that if you burn easy, or even if you don't get your skin checked!

Keep that skin looking beautiful!

Thats it for now!

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Jello Pops

So when my nephew was younger I tried this recipe for Jello Popsicle's.  They were no drip so that was nice and they tasted so good during the summer.

They are super easy to make and even easier to clean up after!

Jello Popsicles

1 small packet of jello mix (any flavor)

2 cups of orange juice

2 cups of boiling water

Popsicle sticks

Dixie cups (get the ones that are not just paper so they don't stick)

1. Dissolve jello mix in water

2. Add orange juice and mix well

3. Pour into Dixie cups. (Tip: put the cups on a baking sheet that fits into your freezer so you don't accidentally spill the mixture all over the freezer)

4. Cover cups with a little plastic wrap and stick sticks through the plastic wrap into the mixture. (this keeps the sticks up straight)

5. Place in freezer until frozen

6. Once frozen all the way take off cup and enjoy!

You can also use molds if you have them but if not the cups are a great alternative! 

Try them out! The no drip is great for the little ones and they will love to help you make them as well!

Let me know what you think!!

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Flash Back Friday - Summer in the City

So with July 4th coming up I have been thinking about how summers use to be. Before moving up to Utah I had the greatest job ever. I worked for the City of Mesa as a lifeguard and swim coach. This was my everyday view:

I worked for the City for 7 years! I loved it. I was tan, blonde, in shape, had great friends, and so much more. I worked at several different pools but I worked at Rhodes Jr. High the most. I worked there my first year and then they closed for remodel and then my last two years I worked at Rhodes as well. 

But my first year was great. Rhodes was a small pool, but still it was pretty popular. I remember working the 4th of July (which I did I think every year) and once we closed it was a party. We had a night swim where we had pool floats and such and just played and ate something (I can't remember that much). We stayed in the pool and watched the fireworks that were being set off at the community college down the street. 

I think working for the City for so long has actually shaped me a little into the person I am. I have friends that I made through the City and will always be their friend.

I have gained skills that I will never forget because they were drilled into my head which I am very thankful for. 

I miss working at the pools, I still have dreams of preforming rescues and I still flinch when I hear the sound of a whistle. 

For all my friends still working for the City I hope you're still having fun!

Well thats it for this post!

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Welcome home Nick!

So since I am a convert to the LDS church I never really experienced a missionary farewells and homecomings. Nick is Mitch's cousin and he was the first missionary that I went to his farewell AND his homecoming!

Also please don't judge me to much on the video, its my first one! I' ll go into that more after the video! Enjoy!

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Bumpdate- 32 Weeks - Just an FYI...

So I am 32 week pregnant. YAY!! Whats the update you might ask well...

1. My appointment was great! We heard the heartbeat as usual. The doctor push around on my tummy to find the position of the baby. I felt where he bum was. He is head down (he has been that way pretty much the whole pregnancy.) So little Will is doing great! 

2. How am I? I think I'm okay. There are things that are bothering me but I will get to that soon. 

3. How is dad? He is good. working hard to keep our family floating.

So I want to rant a little about things....

I am tired. Really Tired. Not just physically but I am tired of other things. I get tired of it when people say "it gets worse" when I say I am tired. I just don't think that it is very respectful. I know I will loose sleep when the baby is born, I know that I will never catch up on sleep. I am well aware of this fact. So instead of saying "get use to it" or " it gets worse" tell me what a wonderful blessing it is to be the parent to this wonderful miracle that is keeping me up.

New time moms are usually excited for their baby. We don't need you to tell us the "harsh reality" of being a parent. I wanted a baby, i wanted to be a mom, that means I want all the hardships that go along with it so tell me how much it is worth it. 

If you think you are just trying to prepare me for whats to come, its been on my mind. I will ask for advice when I want it. I have probably already been looking up tips and such. So like I said tell me how great it is to be a parent.

Also...

 I am HOT! Being pregnant in the summer is rough. I still don't think its as bad as when I lived and worked outside in Arizona. But when I get hot my toes swell. Not my whole foot, just my toes. Well also my fingers. It has always been that way though, but its much worse being pregnant.

And...

With the weight that I have gained my feet hurt. It happened when I was bigger before but with the toe swelling it kinda sucks.

Finally...

My nose will not stop! Its not running its stuffed BAD! It has been that way for 8 months now. It's because when pregnant your blood vessels swell and so with the swelling of blood vessels it makes it easier for my nose to be stuffed.

But...

I love being pregnant! I love feeling him move around. He gets hiccups all the time and its so fun to feel that!

That's my Bumbdate. I know you want a picture but I am in no shape to take a picture today. Next weeks Bumpdate will have a picture, I promise!