Road Trip and Doctor's Appointment!

Sadly, it's been 5 weeks since I wrote, but not much has happened in our lives! Tyler works and does school all the time and well, I just try to stay awake all day!
Tyler's cousin got married this weekend in St. George so we took a Road trip! Is it really considered a road trip? No, I just hate long drives and anything over 2 hrs is a road trip to me! Since I am gluten free, I have to pack a LOT of food!

 










So we stayed in Cedar City Friday night....

Yes, I have to sleep with 5 pillows just to survive!

Saturday morning we went to the St. George Temple! It's a beautiful temple and we were graced with 70 degree weather! I wanted to stay there forever! It was wonderful! 

 

 
Last, but not least we had our 20 week ultrasound today! It was so wonderful to sit and watch our baby for a half hour and inspect everything about it! The tech was nice and informative! She knew we really wanted to know gender, but when we didn't answer fast she made us wait the WHOLE scan! All the while calling it a she, he and baby! She was really good at throwing us off the trail! It was a very fun appointment! Towards the end she showed us the pictures we couldn't have been more happy to see!

 Beautiful little feet and toes,

Sweet little profile,  







and IT'S a BOY!! We couldn't be more excited! There is NO mistake!!

and we told the Tech about our last Facebook announcement so she clarified for all that it's NOT A NUBBIN'! Just for Tyler!

We also got our first baby item! It's very fitting! Tyler picked it out ALL by himself! We also had an opportunity to tour our hospitals Labor and Delivery unit. It is SO nice!We are less than 2 miles away, thank goodness! It's three years old, so BRAND NEW! And I was really impressed with how they run the place! Made me excited for my stay there!! And they never have a lot of babies because we are such a small town! I think it will be a great experience! We are so extremely blessed and can't wait for our little one to arrive! I have finally started to feel his jabs and kicks! We love him soo much already!! He measured a little bigger so we are due around July 27th! Yay for an earlier  due day! We can get this boy our faster! We are still arguing, I mean conversing on names! Feel free to suggest! But it's nice to call him, him! Can't wait to meet our little man!

This week hasn't been much but the same 'ol, same 'ol. Tyler works everyday, comes home and does home work and then we just hang. We have really gotten in to Grey's Anatomy, but Tyler won't have the guts to tell you he's stuck on the drama! Anyways, Tyler went to Logan on Saturday and took Tommy with him. I wasn't feeling well and was SUPER bummed I couldn't go. My husband came home with a few things.
He got a new TV stand and put it together:

 He did a WONDERFUL job! It looks much better! It also makes the TV look bigger which is FINE with Tyler!
I was bummed I couldn't go so Tyler surprised me with:

A new PURPLE orchid! Isn't it pretty? 

 A new body pillow. Pregnancy ruins sleep and hopefully this will help!

 And this delicious little friend from Arctic Circle. It's vanilla ice cream, with caramel, caramel filled candies and whipped cream. Um.. best thing I've eaten all week! I'm finishing it right now as I type. My husband just asked if I really was sharing a shake on our blog. I said yes, because CHANGED MY LIFE!! :)

Not much baby news this week. I'm starting to feel more livable (I think, knock on wood) and can function better by myself. We are getting our second room cleaned out so I can begin to craigslist some things for the baby room. I'm excited for the summer because yard-sale-ing for baby stuff is GONNA BE BOMB! I'm stocked! Our next appointment is Feb. 6. I'll be close to 16 weeks so the doctor will do a gender check! Hopefully it's not too early, but it probably is! So maybe maybe!

Until next time.....

Let's Play Catch-Up!

It's been a while. A month almost. Not so good for that weekly blog post dream I had, but I have my reasons. I've been working on this.....

And well that nasty little sickness caught up with me. This is what it looked like: 

Not pretty I know..... It's called my morning sickness corner. Note the garbage can I need to more fully utilize. Yes, that's Wendy's; love my frosty and fries! Kleenex's for my ever stuffy nose. Who knew?!? and the Ipad and Percy Jackson to pass the time! When I'm not watching Netflix! And some days the floor is more comfortable than the chair! Who'd a thunk? 

I am almost 13 weeks. Due July 31! Might change a bit, but we are excited! We've had two appointments and all is going great! Next appt. in Feb we might get to know the sex!! Love, support and prayers have been needed and a blessing!  

Tyler started a diet for a family competition and I can eat a little more so our latest shopping trip looked like this:

You can see all of Tyler's healthy food. What you don't see are the Hershey bars, snickers ice cream, gluten free Oreos and pudding I "needed". Needless to say I am NOT in the competition.

A few weeks ago, Tyler learned a hard lesson in asking your sick pregnant wife to do something she can't really do without the need to puke. This is what happened:

I was in a hurry(for need to puke) and he failed to give me the razor guard(which I failed to notice!). This wasn't on purpose! Totally an accident!! Needless to say, this happened. Whoops! So we had to cut it ALL of. He was almost bald and a few weeks later he's fine.

No blood no foul right?! 

We are SEVERELY blessed by the Lord and couldn't be more thankful! I am definitely looking to speed through the next few weeks and start to feel livable again! Tyler started school again and really ready to be done! We are doing all online right now so he can get an associates from BYUI and get a bachelors from Utah State. Needless to say the classes are difficult, but he is trudging through! We are giving talks in church tomorrow and look forward to becoming a useful part of the ward! 

Until next time....

Tyler's 23 on 23!

Most importantly, it was Tyler's 23 birthday on Friday! Boy, did we have fun! Mitch, Emily, Beth and Derek all made a special visit to help Tyler celebrate! Mitch and Emily were here all we and we got a lot of time to enjoy with them! Beth and Derek got here Thursday when we had an early cake and ice cream party! Tyler's family gave him Super Mario Galaxy Wii game. It's fun and he already really likes it! I got him a new Ipad case that works much better than the last one! My family got him The Fast and Furious movies #1-4.  Here's a picture of the loot!



The next day my mom and younger siblings came down! We rode the Frontrunner Train from Ogden to Salt Lake where we visited Temple square and saw the lights!



We went back to the place where Tyler proposed 1 yr ago! And YES! I was FREEZING! 
Then we had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas Eve and Christmas day! We are very blessed to have families to spend time with! Christmas is a wonderful time. I am grateful Jesus was born and that He died for us! We should worship and remember Him ALL year and keep a special place in our hearts open just for Him.
Merry Christmas!
Until next time....

6 Months!

Well, as of tomorrow, Tyler and I will have been married 6 months! It's been quite the fun ride! We both have done and grown alot together! Tyler worked full time while taking classes and just finished Fall Semester! It was his hardest so far! He also got a job promotion shortly after we were married! I have done a lot too, I got to read a lot of books in 6 months, I made my very own applesauce and strawberry jam(with some help of course!) and I recently got a job. We have both been busy, but best of all we have grown closer! We are still learning how to have a good relationship and have the utmost unselfishness. Can't explain how much I love my Tyler. I am grateful for all he is and all he help me become!
I also wanted to take this opportunity to explain Tyler and Chyanne's story. Don't worry, I'll keep it short.
We met Fall semester 2010. We met through a friend Isaac Potter. He and Tyler served in the same mission. Isaac and I, well, dated a bit. I remember the first time we met and how attractive I thought Tyler was, especially in hat( I have a thing for guys in hats). We quickly became friends because he is so funny! We began to spend more and more time together. I liked having a new friend! (unbeknownst to me he had an agenda!) On our first date we went out to eat at Winger's in  Rexburg. Later we went to the Nature Park and just talked.  Neither of us can explain how at ease we were with each other and what a wonderful time we had just talking! Honestly the best date I ever had! We quickly moved from there! Like turned to love and we were engaged Dec. 22, 2010. We went to Salt Lake Temple Square where we danced to our song. He got down on one knee and said all the right sweet nothings. I may or may not have hit the boy because he carried the ring for a month before he proposed and made me so sure it would be much later the next year! Soon after we were engaged I went to Boise, Idaho for student teaching and he back to Rexburg for another semester. It was hard and honestly sucked, but we are stronger for it. We learned to better communicate and listen to each other. We were lucky to get MANY visits. Below are many pictures of our time together.

This was very early on when Mitch and Tyler bought bull whips to play with! 

Feeding Ducks at the Nature Park

At Christmas time right before getting engaged 

Right after getting engaged! :) Love the hat???

 Discovery Science center in Boise! We just played and played!

My first Baskin Robins on a Boise visit!

Bird of Prey refuge! Made Tyler's life! He wants a hawk soo bad!! :)

We love where we've come from and we're excited for where we're going! We can't deny that God has a hand in our lives! He leads us where He needs us and teaches us along the way! 

Merry Christmas until next time.... 

Week of Thanks!

This week has been quite the trip! Tyler and I were able to visit my family in Idaho this week! It was a lot of fun! We stayed at my grandparents house! I love to stay with them They are quite the characters! We get to laugh a lot when we visit!

I made my own gluten free dutch apple pie

Neither of us are really in to Black Friday shopping, but we still got some good deals on a few needed things. The word needed is still subject to review....

We got our first Christmas Tree! Thanks to the dollar store, Tyler's mom and a wedding gift; we got it decorated nicely! It's a little "scantily clad", but I believe it has character and it was cheap so Merry Christmas!

Tyler finally got his big tv. 42 inches to be exact. He knows not to ask for anything for quite a while if he's smart! ;) just kidding! We will have fun with this! We can watch our loved netflix and play wii games now! Tyler is one lucky man if you ask me! The size isn't as apparent in the picture as I expected, but it's big I promise. Ask Tyler, he'll tell you ALL about it! :)

Last post I talked about a job I recently got. I work at the daycare for Tyler's company. They daycare is off site in a different part of town. It is in a reconstructed and remodeled church. It has an upstairs and a downstairs. It has beautiful stained glass windows! The daycare is open from 4:30 am to 6 pm. There are 8 girls that all share shifts. I usually work 11:30-close. So far it's been a lot of fun! I'm starting to get into a routine and know the kids! It's a great job to help supplement our savings!

P.S. I've been told the bell in the tower indeed works! Neat eh?

Well, if you are wondering why I don't have as many pictures as my wonderful Mother in law Teresa it's because I blow a taking pictures! I'll get better because my new goal is to write EVERY week on the blog! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! And Merry Christmas!

Until next time....