Maternity Pictures

Jordan and I got to have our pictures taken a few weeks ago and I LOVE them! They were done by Lulu Belle Photography and the photographer, Chelsea, is fantastic. I love her pictures and I've been so excited my whole pregnancy for her to take my pictures. If you're interested in having your pictures taken, her website can be found at http://www.lulubellephotography.blogspot.com/.

Thank you Chelsea, they turned out so great!

H1N1

I got my shot last week for the swine flu, I only had to wait in line for about thirty minutes (they were moving fast) which was a lot shorter than what I expected. I couldn't get there before my NST and I was so nervous they would be out already. It was weird being there with all the kids getting their shots, I haven't had a flu shot since I was a kid. It totally gave me flashbacks to tantrums, crying, begging, pleading....all of the above really. There was a couple with what looked to be a six year old getting her shot and they totally had to restrain her. She was fighting like crazy and screaming. There was another couple waiting in front of me with a little one year old who was starting to get fussy because of all the other kids freaking out. It was hilarious.

I'm glad I got my shot because everyone seems to be in a panic over the swine flu and I have to admit....it's starting to get to me. My doctors office has notes posted everywhere saying that patients are no longer allowed to bring their kids with them and at the hospital, you can only bring one person with you to NSTs and Ultrasounds (that one person being totally healthy of course). It got me thinking and now I'm worried that Jordan will be the only person allowed in delivery with me. We had planned on having both Brynn and my mom there and thanks to all this swine flu crap....I don't know if that will happen. I'll be great as long as my Jordan is there with me, I just really wanted to share the experience with the two other people I love most in this world.

I'm also nervous because I don't know if they'll be allowing visitors. Which is probably for the best, I don't want my Tobi exposed to anything before he even gets home, I'll just feel bad if we have family members that come from further away to see him just to find out they can't. It makes me scared for the whole winter season really. A month ago I was confident that I could take Tobi out with me a little as he gets bigger....but now I'm scared to leave the house at all and he's not even here yet! I'm nervous for the holidays and I don't want to be cooped up inside, but I can't risk the health of my sweet baby either. We'll just have to see how it goes I guess.

GOOD NEWS!

Greatest news ever!......well almost ha ha. I saw my doctor this week and I asked him about getting a temporary handicap parking pass. I have tickets to So You Think You Can Dance in SLC for November 7th and we were worried about parking and me having to walk far. The doctor kind of frowned and was like...."well, that's cutting it a little close so we'll have to play it by ear." I was a little disappointed but then it got so much better. He told me that my amnio is going to be scheduled at the beginning of that week and if the results come out positive for the lungs being developed........they're going to induce me that day!!!!!

AWESOME!

I am so ready to get this baby out of me ha ha. I'm so big and so uncomfortable and I want to see what he looks like so bad. We just painted his nursery (pics are coming soon) and I can't wait to be using it. I've been washing all of his things and getting everything ready. Everyone cross your fingers for me!

The Olson Baby Shower

I know this post is very late but...here we go. :)

My mom hosted my second baby shower this month and it was so fun! She planned some really great games and we had family come that I hadn't seen in quite a while, it was so nice. I had class that morning so I wasn't able to help her set up but when I got there it looked FaBuLoUs! Turns out Chace was the mastermind behind the decorating (I think he actually did my reception too now that I think about it) and it turned out great. I told him he was hired. He will be doing my party decorating for all future events.....forever. He's such a chill kid, not only did he help set up but he stayed and took all the pictures for us too. If that doesn't make him a man I don't know what does, lol. He's the greatest!

We had some yummy muffins and yogurt with fruit and just kind of visited while everyone showed up. I got to see my Aunt Lisa who I haven't seen in a very long time, along with Aunt Carol, Gail, DeAnne, Pam, Becky, Shanny (and her newest little girl Lexi, so cute!), Cari and the list goes on. I told my mom that it was so nice to see everyone and there were a few that drove quite a while to get there which really inspired me to try harder when I'm invited to receptions and showers. A lot of times I don't go because I don't have gas or this or that....well I'm totally turning over a new leaf and anxiously awaiting my next invite so I can do better.

We played some fantastic games, one of which required everyone to hold a paper plate on their head and draw a baby in under a minute. This one was my favorite because it was so hilarious. Everyone is drawing their babies while looking at everyone else so as not to feel silly, it was great! After the games we did the gifts, Noah and Cooper were great little helpers, and Tobi got a lot of really great stuff. We have some more super cute outfits, a totally awesome diaper bag full of goodies, diapers, toys, blankets....I just can't wait for this baby boy to get here and meet these family members that already care so much. I also got a gift certificate for LuluBelle Photography, good for my maternity session and newborn session...so excited for that one!!

It went very well and I'm glad that everyone seemed to have fun. Thank you so much to everyone who came and thank you notes are on their way!

32 weeks!

I am now 32 weeks and getting more and more excited as each day passes. I have to admit, I'm crazy exhausted and slightly regretting my decision to go to school, but I'm managing. I still have to prick my finger seven times a day to check blood sugar and I'm taking insulin shots at every meal to manage the gestational diabetes. I don't know how many of you saw the news the other night, but there was this lady that gave birth to a 19 pound baby! She had diabetes, I'm assuming it wasn't managed because the doctors at the hospital are very confident that I can still have an average sized baby. They're watching me VERY closely. I've been meeting with a dietician once a week to check my blood sugar numbers and I'll continue to do that right up until the end of my pregnancy. This week I'm also starting my Non Stress Tests which will be done twice a week from here on out, and my doctor's office has started me on my weekly appointments already. CRAZY! And somehow I still make it to all my classes and finish my homework on time. I don't quite know yet how I'm doing it so I'll have to get back to everyone on that.

I'm doing pretty good, I can't believe that September is pretty much over! I feel like I missed it completely, where did it go? I just have to get through October and when November hits, I'm going to be a total wreck! We're having my maternity pictures taken in October so I'm very excited about that, Chelsea does amazing photos and I'm so grateful that she's agreed to do my pictures. We get to paint our nursery next week....FINALLY! I'm so so excited for that and I'll be posting pictures as soon as it's put together. It's going to be adorable!

FAME!

Yesterday Brynn and I got to go to the movies...just us girls...while the guys watched the kiddos and played games. We took our super cool Cinemark anniversary cups so we got our drinks and popcorn for cheap (how often can you say that at a theater?) and we even had some treats that we snuck in via Brynn's purse. The movie was really cute and had some amazing music and choreography. It reminded me a little of the movie Step Up, it's another one of my favorite dance type movies.

When the movie ended we went to Target so that I could pick up some icecream, and we almost forgot the icecream because we got so busy looking at EVERYTHING else lol. It was so nice and relaxing for the two of us to go to Target and look at things at our own leisure. Brynn picked out a super cute headband for both her and Ellie and I picked up my halloween costume (it's a surprise so I won't say what it is). We had a lot of fun looking at baby stuff (my FAVORITE) and my list of wants keeps growing. We found a super cute elephant and giraffe that will go so good in Tobi's nursery, I told Jordan that we HAVE to go back for them. I think I just need to inherit a million bucks. Anyone got a million bucks lying around that they'd like to get rid of? That would be cool. :)

We went back to the house after shopping and had some yummy brats, salsa and veggies for dinner. Sean and Brynn always cook the best food, Jordan and I love it when they invite us over. Plus it's nice to get out of my parent's house once in a while. The guys popped in Ghostbusters II so Brynn and I got looking at some nursing covers online, and decided we'd whip one up to see how hard it is. About thirty minutes later, I had a complete nursing cover! We were both so excited at how easy it was and we're totally going to make some more as soon as I can go fabric shopping. I'm so excited. Brynn is a craft queen!

Thanks Brynn for the super fun weekend!

The Leavitt Baby Shower

Both pregnant couples with the hostess and SIL, Brynn

All of Rachel and Tobi's gifts :D

Best. Game. Ever. We had to dress the baby with our hands tied and we laughed the whole time!

The game and food table under the tent, everything was put together so nice! Brynn did an amazing job.

Last weekend we got to attend the first of my two baby showers. It was thrown by my SIL Brynn and ended up being a double shower since my other SIL, Kelly, is also pregnant. Brynn opted to go with a family shower which I thought was a great idea, why not give the dad's a little recognition too eh? We had brunch after everyone arrived and the food was great! Tanya brought a pizza quiche that was super yummy (and low carb so I could totally eat it!) and then we had muffins, bagels, fruit and a yummy homemade fruit dip of Brynn's.

We played some really fun games (my favorite thing about showers), one of which is pictured above. Both pregnant couples had their hands tied and had to dress a baby...simple right? NO! Jordan and I started and totally had the diaper on backwards (our only experience with diapers so far are doggie diapers, which are applied backward, in our defense) so we had to hurry and switch it. Then we had pants, a t-shirt and little shoes. We did pretty good until we got to the t-shirt and we couldn't get both his arms in right away. The end result? His pants hung down to his knees with his diaper hanging out and one of his arms totally looked broken or dislocated, plus one of his shoes fell off. I don't think I've laughed that hard my whole pregnancy!

After the games we opened gifts and I have to say...Tobi is spoiled! We got lots of super cute outfits and blankets, scrapbook paper, toys....all kinds of super cool stuff. The family spoiled us and we are SO grateful. It was fun too because Jordan and I are having a boy, and Tyler and Kelly are having a girl, so there was quite the assortment of gifts.

After the shower, Grandma Bourne took Kelly and me to Babies R Us (we had some money from the shower that we wanted to use) and I found several more super cute baby outfits that were on sale for way good prices!

Thank you so much for the shower Brynn, and thank you's to the family as well for such a great turnout. We love you all!