24 weeks! Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi friends and fam! Happy Thanksgiving! Danny and I are having lots of fun in WASHINGTON right now! My mom has been trying to get me to come home for thanksgiving since basically September but we didnt really want to make the longgg drive from Idaho. We decided early on we were going to go to Utah to be with my sister in law Katie and her husband Jessie which we were really excited about. Last minute though, with all the stress and everything with school my mom caught me at a weak moment and convinced us to make the long drive home. I took three days of work off 0_0 so that we could leave earlier to make the drive. Its been so good to be here though and it definitely made the drive worth it! PLUS I had azteca last night. HElLoOO dream come true. ANyways heres a 24 (almost 25) week update!

How far along? 24.5 weeks
Total weight gain: 13 lbs. Lets be honest though. Todays thanksgiving. It wont be that number for long.
Maternity clothes? yup! Last night I tried to squeeeeeeeze into that little jacket you see above^....after watching me and erica chase each other around the movie theatre parking lot last night my mom says "Karla no more short jackets/shirts for you! Your gettin too big for that!" BO. hahaha. I blamed azteca.
Stretch marks? Nothin new!
Sleep: sleepin like a baby. But with really odd dreams...
Best moment this week: Coming HOME!!
Miss Anything? Honestly...no. My life feels just so complete right now. I feel so blessed!
Movement: AlllL the time. My mom and sisters hands have been glued to me.
Food cravings: Azteca..check! Alfys...still to come.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Noooo way.
Gender: Little BOY!
Labor Signs: nope!
Symptoms: feeling great...major heartburn last night though. That darn salsa. And the back pain is starting to creep back in except on the other leg. lovely.
Belly Button in or out? In!
Looking forward to: pigging out today! wahoo!

23 weeks!

Ok so lets be honest, I get a big fat F for blogging. Im going to be better though! From now on...every week I will give an update. Probably. Maybe. I will try. This weeks has been great though. Im a busy busy bee but Im just glad to be getting school done! It feels so great to have only a few weeks left. Plus we get to go to Utah this weekend for THANKSGIVING! Woot Woot! We will be spending it at Danny's sister's house with his family which will be so much fun and I will get to see lots of my cute nieces and nephews which will make me even MORE anxious for this little one to come out of me. If thats possible.

How far along? 23 weeks

Total weight gain: 10 lbs. wowzas
Maternity clothes? Oh ya. Love that sexy band on my pants that goes all the way up to my boobs.
Stretch marks? on my tots. Great I know.
Sleep: passsssssssing out every night when we climb into bed. I better cherish that!
Best moment this week: Hmm. I would say the primary program that I was able to be in on Sunday. We have been working on it for months and we finally were able to do it. The spirit was so strong and everyone loved it. BUT also glad its over ;)
Miss Anything? Washington :(
Movement: UM ya! I love it! Its a little treat every night to lay down with danny and feel him kicking and squirming everywhere.
Food cravings: Same as last week..Washington food. A.K.A alfys and azteca
Anything making you queasy or sick: Ya thats a joke. 
Gender: Little BOY!
Labor Signs: nope!
Symptoms: Actually feeling good this week. No new weird symptoms thankfully.
Belly Button in or out? In!
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving!! WAHOO

Tribute to my One and Only.

Yesterday was Danny's birthday. A lot of you might not like mushy stuff and if thats the case then just click right on out of this page because you won't want to read what I'm about to write. Hey...at least I warned you. This blog isn't just for others to read but its also for Danny and I to look back on and read about our memories so I just had to write down a few.

Many of you probably know that I was pretty nervous to get married before Danny and I sealed the deal. I had terrible anxiety and couldn't stop thinking about all of those couples who were terribly unhappy in their marriages. Danny was so good to me and he wasn't the reason I was so nervous. I watched my parents while growing up and always wanted to have a marriage like theirs. To this day they are still happily in love and you can genuinely tell that they are each others best friend. Well being the hesitant girl that I am, you can imagine how hard it was for me to take that step forward. But I am SO glad I did! There isnt't one single day that goes by that I have regretted that decision. I have never been so happy and felt so content than when I am with Danny. He is truly the most amazing man ever! I am spoiled by him on a regular basis and he will do literally a-ny-thi-ng in the world to make me happy.

I still remember a couple weeks ago he did something that I will always remember. It was a saturday night and I really wanted to do a big shabang dinner the next night for sunday dinner. Rolls, roast, mashed potatoes. The whole thing. So, around 9pm or so we went to the store to get the things we needed. We were pretty tired but we just ran real fast and then were going to go home and get in bed. Well...we got home and I remembered that the roll recipe I was making needed to be refrigerated over night before baking the next day. So, I started making the dough. This was probably about 10:30 and Danny started getting ready for bed. All of a sudden, I realized I didn't have enough flour! I was only about 2 cups short, but enough to make a difference. I was pretty bummed and when Danny heard me mumbling and grumbling to myself in the kitchen, he came out and asked what was wrong. He told me he would go to the store and get me more flour. I told him it was fine and that he could go back to bed, but he assured me that he wanted to get me some. So, he set out while I finished the rest of the dough recipe. He came back. It is now about 11:30 and he went and crawled back into bed. I started setting out everything I needed for the roast in the morning to put in the crock pot...and AGAIN realized I forgot something! Lipton onion soup mix. By now I just wanted to give up on this whole dumb dinner thing. I was so annoyed and tired. Again, hearing me mumbling and grumbling and upset in the kitchen, he came out. I laughed at my stupidity and told him what I forgot. But oh well. I could go without the soup mix it wasnt a big deal. Danny went back into the room and I started cleaning up when all of a sudden I heard Danny come out of the bedroom. He was fully dressed. Once I figured out what he was doing I ran and blocked the door. I was NOT going to let him go out a SECOND time in the middle of the night. Well, one wrestling match later and me trying to run and hide the car keys in my bra game, he was successful and ran out the door with a big fat victorious grin on his face. I remember looking out he window as he backed out of the stall and thinking that I was the luckiest girl alive. He is constantly doing little charitable acts of service for me like this and everyday I want to be more and more like him.

In only 4 months we will be welcoming our little boy into the world and I cant help but get choked up when I think about him and Danny and what an AMAZING father he is going to be. I hope our little guy is exactly like him and is just as dedicated to service and love as he his. Well anywayyys. Sorry to get all lovy dovey. But I couldn't help it! Im in love Im in love and I dont care who knows it! (; Happy Birthday sweet boy! I love you more than anything.

-Your girl

Oh and I couldn't forget these...Cutest things EVER!....

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