a prized purchase

As part of the engagement and meeting of families, Stewart and Lorraine were able to come up for a few days! It was really fun to have them. We didn't give them much of a vacation as we were having them help with the engagement set up.. making meals... the boys refinished our table and chairs... haircuts and lots of other things but we had a great time with them.

On Monday, Lorraine and Grandma Gottfredson and I were able to do a little baby shopping! I have yet to meet a baby girl clothing item that i don't like. It could be a problem. But it's SO fun. We checked out a few different places in search of a crib and in the end I finally decided on one!

I am now the proud owner of this lovely item:

YAY!! We haven't set it up yet but I know I will love it! It's just really simple and pretty. THANKS LORRAINE!

engaged!

Mike and Jenna got engaged on Friday, March 26th! They will be married beginning of August and we couldn't be more excited! I do love a good wedding. It was fun to be able to help plan the engagement and celebrate with them afterward. Jenna is so friendly and sweet.. I can't wait to have her as another sister in law! So excited for you two!

lucky boy

As mentioned previously, Paul has been writing for the school newspaper as part of one of his classes, and covering all the basketball games this semester. So, when he found out BYU was going to OK City to play, the wheels started turning. At first BYU said they couldn't send him because it would be too expensive to fly down there, etc. Paul (of course) came up with a plan B: fly into Dallas, hang out with my parents a little, borrow one of their cars, and drive up for the games. Paul (of course) sold them on the idea and got to go! He was able to see BYU play both times, and also attend all the other games (including the bracket crusher Kansas vs. Northern Iowa). All from press row, right behind the bench. So Lucky. He had the time of his life. I missed him of course but at least I got to see him on TV. HAPPY MARCH MADNESS!

GET JUICED

Sunday night we had the official inauguration/juicing party for the "get juiced" aprons. Whitney made these aprons for the guys because they needed "a manly apron to wear while they were juicing". She did such a great job they turned out so awesome. The boys gave us a little fashion show and then made us some delicious fresh juices!

the donning of the aprons




A little "iron chef" style

The girls hung out and were very entertained by this little lady:

poor JZ

I need to do a little shout out for our dear friend Jordan. He and some friends were at the tumbling gym on Tuesday night. Jordan was doing a back flip on one of the tumbling track trampolines and came down wrong on his head and broke 2 vertebra in his neck! We met up with Mike and the others at the ER and tried to help him through the pain and all the news. He ended up having a pretty intense surgery the next day and is now luckily on his way to making a full recovery.

After what happened with Paul to his back (and his neck in high school) I have such compassion for these type of injuries-- so painful and such a PAIN to deal with... braces and devices and plates and screws and all. But we are so glad that it was not worse, like being paralyzed. Jordan is such a trooper, he's been making good progress in the hospital. He is honestly one of the sweetest boys I know, and such a loyal friend.
J Zamora our thoughts and prayers are with you. enjoy the green jello at the hospital.

today i'm 16 weeks

update:
-I have more energy now, and i'm a little sad because this means i should probably start working out so i don't get too fat.
-I'm obsessed with little girl things (understandably) and i told Paul it's all pink and tutus and bows and princesses and flowers from here... he took it well and was actually excited about it.
-Still emotional

(example: I was full-on bawling when Sandra Bullock won her Oscar. Then again, i'm not sure if this was really pregnancy related because i truly do love sandra and her performance in Blind Side.)

-Most people have a surprised/questioning expression when i tell them im pregnant, and especially when i'm already far enough along to know that i'm having a girl. Oh yah.. maybe it's because i don't look pregnant at all. But that's ok, no rush. My huge days will come.
-Don't worry i've already made about 6 flower clips. My baby may be naked but at least she will have cute flowers in her hair (HOPEFULLY she will have hair!!)



Disclaimer: The tummy pictures are mostly for christine because she asks for them everyday... eventhough she is still unimpressed.

sugar & spice & everything nice...

We got our first ultrasound done on Saturday night and they were pretty confident that we are having a girl! It was so amazing to see our little baby moving around and wiggling and sucking her thumb inside me! It was so awesome i loved it!! And we are SO excited to have a sassy little girl. She is going to have her daddy wrapped around her little finger (and probably her mom too).

fantastic find

Last night, Paul and Jordan Z. and I were hanging out at home. We decided to have a relaxing night and catch up on some DVR and watch a movie. I wanted to rent one, and i also wanted to make a pasta salad (random i know. i'm pregnant.) So i sent the boys to the store and Blockbuster. They came home with a special treat:

Shasta soda! I've had Shasta before, but the greatest part of this was that they bought it at Fresh Market (formerly known as Albertson's) at the vending machine for 35 cents!! What a steal! We were so happy with our find that we made Mike and Jenna go get us some for round two. I had strawberry kiwi and orange which were delicious. They have a plethora of flavors. We had such an enjoyable evening watching movies and drinking our "shasts" as Paul called them.

p.s. i actually have always loved the name Shasta and if we ever get a pet i'm naming it that. the kids have no say. and i don't care if its a boy.

today i'm 14 weeks.

Here's my pregnancy update, 3.5 months into it:
-i feel like i'm pretty much past the morning sickness, but i still get weird tummy aches and cramps sometimes. I figure this will remain pretty constant.
-I also still get pretty tired but i feel like my energy in the morning is picking up.
-still have food cravings, although i'm getting better-- food doesn't sound so disgusting but i still like what i like. Which right now is lucky charms and cranberry juice. All the time.

SIDE NOTE: last Saturday we were at Walmart (mistake #1 going on walmart on a busy saturday) so anyways i was VERY emotional that day and we were looking for lucky charms because i NEEDED them. couldn't find them on the cereal aisle. I was totally freaking out. "What kind of store doesn't have Lucky Charms?!?! This is ridiculous!!" Paul had to pull me aside and nicely told me i was making a scene. We then turned around and found the Lucky Charms which i had walked right past.

-in the morning i don't even look pregnant, but by the end of the day: i'm poochin'. It gets bigger and bigger throughout the day. However, i still don't really look pregnant.
Here's what i have to show for myself at night (i know i look disgusting, and paul said i was trying to look big, so take it for what it's worth):
-my book says our baby is the size of a peach! That's not bad!
-I still have no idea if it's a boy or a girl. Everyday i change how i feel about it. Paul's been thinking lately it might be a girl (that's a big step for him to admit) so it will really be a surprise either way when we find out!

family pics

We took family pictures with both the Peltons and Dicksons in October and December. With all the weddings and missions this was the first time for both families to take updated ones! I thought I would post our best ones.

P.S. We have the best families we are so lucky.

olympic update

The Olympics are in full swing and no joke, its all we watch (apart from the fact that a lot of our favorite shows are on NBC so there's only a few others left). Anyways, it's been a great one so far and I'm glad to see the good ol' USA is winning the medal count and dominating in some events.

Some of our highlights have been: basically any skiing events but especially moguls.. Hannah Kearney getting gold for the women and Alexandre Bilodeau for the men. Both had awesome runs and tricks and it was really fun to watch. Plus how cute is Alexandre's story with his brother?! Watching Bode Miller with the downhill events, Paul loves him. Torah Bright winning gold for women's halfpipe, i love her she's so cute and also the other 2 winners being for USA. We're also becoming big fans of speed skating so we are now officially Apollo Ohno fans, and i also really like J.R. Celski. Also, Shaun White and his amazingness. I was never quite sure if i liked him or not, but after all of his recent interviews and publicity i decided i do.

Speaking of likes, I also really like the clothes the US is sporting. I was a little unsure about the moose knit hats in the opening ceremonies but i guess if anyone can do a moose it's Ralph Lauren. I love all the plaids and especially the snow boarding jackets.. i kinda want one of those!

Anyways, that's our update for now, and pretty much the re-cap of what has been going on in our house lately. There's still some exciting events to come.. hockey games, women's figure skating... to look forward to. Paul says we (quote) "are for sure going to breed one of our kids to be an olympian." haha

announcing...

We're pregnant!
Paul and I were very pleasantly surprised to find out on Jan. 1st that we are expecting! We could not be more excited. I am 12 weeks along and it's going great! (queasiness, tummy aches, constant peeing, weird cravings and extreme fatigue aside)

At our doctor's appointment at 10 weeks we were able to hear our baby's heartbeat almost right away and it was a huge relief to know baby is alive and well in there.

I'm excited to be done with my first trimester and (hopefully) be moving on to feeling better, getting a big belly and a little more energy!
I am due September 3rd.

Valentine's Weekend

Our Valentine's weekend was quite lovely.

Saturday Night: We went to a V-day Party hosted by Taylor and Missy. We played games and had treats and learned A LOT about each other. Missy made the cutest decorations and prizes. Paul and I won the game of answering questions about each other so we won the LOVE pillow.

Sunday: The perfect Valentine's for me this year. We went to church in the morning then we did some napping. Woke up to these:
Then Paul started my feast!

We started with appetizers and salad, then the main event:

Everything was cooked to perfection and so delicious. And all I had to do was lay on the couch! We spaced it all out by watching tons of the olympics and snuggling. And enjoying this:

Later on we made these together:

I most of all loved hanging out with my Valentine all day.

(wearing the shirt I got him for v-day)

Monday: We got to hang out more since we had no school and no work.
We saw this movie with the Taylors:and of course watched 24 with our posse that night.
I love a good holiday weekend!

Go USA!

I LOVE the Olympics! I'm so excited to watch them. Plus I also love Whistler. Yay! Go USA!