Sleepless Nights

All week I have been waking up at 3am and can't fall back to sleep. Earlier this week I was having the worse nightmares, one about a gorilla zombie. I have crazy dreams that someone is hunting me and I am running and hiding, or people have killed my family and are looking for me, or someone has beat up my friends and are coming for me. It is crazy!

But tonight I have been awake since 3:15 and it is now 5am! It is awful, I thought the sleepless nights came later on in pregnancy.

So is this what I have to look forward to for the rest of my 24 weeks pregnant?! Or anyone have any ideas so I can atleast rest some before I become ginormous and before the baby comes.

Flattop, Zoo, & Fireworks

It's been a while since I updated my blog, so I just have a bunch of randomness. Yesterday Heath and I tried to hike Flat Top. We didn't make it clear to the top just to the saddle...I thought I was going to die. I haven't really been doing much besides lying around and puking for the last four months, so I shouldn't be surprised.

This is me dying...gasping for air ;)

MOVING ON...

Baby Bump: 16 weeks
Yeah, I know it's not that impressive.


Jed and I went to the zoo on Friday, it is always fun to wander around and look at wild animals in cages.

The Polar Bear behind us moved for a second to roll over...that is the most moven't I have ever seen from it...he's kind of boring.

AND....

Over the Fourth of July Jed and I drove to Fairbanks. We stopped in Houston to grab some Sparklers...and I got to get some pictures with the gorilla and batman.

Fireworks are a little boring in Alaska because it is so light. So Jed and I did them at 9AM when he got home from work...then after we burned some sparklers...I drove back to Anchorage.


As far as a pregnancy update: I am feeling a little better, but still getting nauseous, but it's not nearly as bad as it was...just annoying.

I am craving hot jalapenos, especially hot jerky. I am also loving the squeeze cheese in a can.

**Also, Jed's brother just got engaged...so there is slight possibility that we may come down for the wedding, depending what date they decide on.

I Spy With My Little Eye

I Spy With My Little Eye.....Missionaries!!

I love it when I see the missionaries around town. Today when I stopped at the gas station I saw the missionaries talking to some people in the parking lot. It is exciting to see them around town and know that they are doing the Lord's work and spreading the exciting news about the restoration of the gospel! On Friday we saw a set of missionaries at a park where we were having a BBQ. And couple weeks ago I ran into another set of missionaries tracking around our neighborhood.


Also this morning I helped send off our Young Women to girls camp. I unfortunately can't go with them to camp because I don't have the vacation time...I am saving all of it for maternity leave. The girls were so excited! I am excited for them, I loved girls camp and always had a great time and a really spiritual experience.

2nd Baby Update

Today was my second doctor's appointment. Everything is going great. Jed and I got to listen to the heartbeat and hear the baby moving around. The heart beat is strong and healthy 160 beats per minute.

I have also gained 2 pounds, so at least I'm gaining with all the throwing up I've been doing.

There is nothing they can really do to help the throwing up, and it has gotten better rather than throwing up everyday, several times a day...it's down to 1-2 times a week.

Next appointment is my 18 week check up, and they will schedule my next ultrasound!! So hopefully on July 29th we will be able to find out if it's a boy or girl!

First Prego Pic

11 weeks

Some have been requesting a belly picture...and I really wish I had more of a belly to show off. I feel like I am the only one that is noticing that my belly is getting bigger. But I guess it will give a good comparison to when I get really big.

Other Prego updates:

Still feeling nauseous, but it has decreased a little bit. Although I did loose my lunch today and felt really sick all day...it is getting better.

The smell of shampoo is still really bothering me...so all week I have just been rinsing my hair and not shampooing it. Gross, but not as gross as puking every time I shower.

I have been really emotional, the other day I was feeling a little sick so I turned on the TV before I got ready for work and apparently it was Meradith's last day on the Today show. I haven't really watch the Today show for years, and I don't really care too much about Meradith leaving. But they were having a good bye moment with her by running her through the studio lip singing to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" and I totally started to cry. It was a touching moment.

Beautiful Weeds

From my work window I can see a soccer field just through the trees and today when I got to work, all I could see was bright yellow, and entire field of dandelions. All day I wanted to go skip through the field. But when I finally made it to the field so did our landscape crew with five lawn mowers...so I only had a short time to enjoy the beautiful dandelions.

It reminded me of my boss, who is frequently disappointed in our lack of knowledge about history. She often assigns us to do history reports about random topics. This last week was Woodstock. My knowledge of Woodstock was very limited, I knew it was a big musical festival but I didn't realize it only happened one time. I actually followed her challenge and read the wikipedia page about Woodstock, then reported back to her. Also for extra credit while I was out in the field I made a crown of dandelions and took it to her...she loved it.

Memorial Day Weekend

Bell's Nursery has the most incredible hanging baskets! Can you see how big this is compared to the guy standing behind it!

This weekend was so beautiful! It was the best weather I ever remember having in Anchorage.... or I have finally acclimated. It was 70 degrees and sunny! This weekend was really busy and a lot of fun. Saturday I went to Bell's Nursery and got a bunch of flowers, then ran around doing a bunch of errands. I had to buy some fat clothes, particularly a skirt...I got one with an elastic waist so it can grow with me.

Sunday's are so hard for me, probably because my routine is off. Half the day I was extremely tired and nauseous then I got a second wind and was able to finally clean my house. I finally went through all our mail...piles and piles of it! I am really ready to go completely paperless, I hate mail. I vacuumed out all of the crumbs from my couch, and found our kitchen table again! I even made cookies.
Memorial Day, I slept in, ate cookies and planted flowers. I spent most of the day outside, and it was awesome!