Saturday, November 14, 2009

The Start of the Third Trimester!


Tom, Jaycee, and I are officially in our third trimester!! We have reached 28 weeks today! It has been an interesting week! I have been worried about Jaycee cause I felt like he was not moving as much as she usually does. I would lay down when I could but there was still little movement! I have had a very stressful week, and I was afraid I was passing that stress on to her! Tom kept telling me she was okay, but I just had my doubts! I asked him to give me a blessing and am so grateful for that gift! He gave me one and I was reassured that everything was still okay and she was healthy and growing like she was supposed to!! It amazes me how the Lord can comfort us in a way that is not possible through any other means! I am so grateful that my husband and the father of my child is worthy to hold the preisthood and can tell me the things the Lord would have me hear! I am grateful for the gospel and the gift of family! I am overwhelmed with gratitude to the Lord today and am so grateful for the blessings I recieve every day! I am happy to report that now that I am laying down Jaycee is kicking her mommy like crazy!! I am so grateful for that little piece of evidence that she is doing well!! It amazes me how huge a roll she has taken in my life and I haven't even met her yet! Next to Tom she is my whole world!! I thank the Lord for this special gift of bonding and feeling so close to this AMAZING spirit already!! I already feel like a mommy!! It's exciting and scary all at the same time!!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Jaycee's Cedar City Baby Shower!!

My mom, Aunt Gaelynn, and Grandma Thompson threw me a baby shower in Cedar City at my aunt's house! I was so excited! We did it early because I don't want to travel after Thanksgiving! I was humbled greatly by the generosity of my friends and family! We got some amazing things that we would never be able to afford on our own and a lot of super cute homemade things that took so much work! Jaycee's daddy and I feel very blessed by all the help we are receiving from EVERYONE!


Here's Mommy at 27 weeks! I am standing next to my bassinet and the dress I was blessed in that Jaycee gets to be dressed in also for her blessing! I am very excited about that!!


Here's Jaycee!


Grandma Henrie, Mommy, and Nana Hughes! These two great ladies have made such an impact on my life and I know Jaycee already loves them! They are going to be so much help after she comes! I am grateful for all they do!


Jaycee was not in this picture yet, but here's her mommy, Grandma Henrie and Great-Grandma Thompson!


Mommy was talking to Daddy on the phone and she was missing him like CRAZY!!


My cousins Andrea and Valerie! I was so glad to see them! It's been too long!


This is how you know Auntie Melinda already loves Jaycee! She wore this diaper thing for a game!


This is my first attempt at the "Moby" type wrap Sarah made for me! It was a lot of work for her and I love it and really appreciate the work! I better learn how to tie it though before Jaycee gets here!!


This beautiful afghan was made by Daddy's Aunt RueThella! It is beautiful and must have been a lot of work!! The great thing is we can use it for all of our kids because the colors are so neutral!! I love it!!


My friend Hanna gave us these cute onsies and a pair of booties and hat that match! She made the booties and hat and they are soooo cute! They will match so many outfits that she already has too which is great!!


This cute little outfit was given to us by Daddy's cousin, Sara Laub! It will look so cute on her!!


This is a cute little stuffed Eeyore that Jaycee's Nana Hughes and Auntie Melinda gave her! I am sure there will be lots of playtime with it!!


My cousin Valerie gave us a cute little outfit, bottle, a dishwasher holder that you put nipples and binki's and whatever else you need to put in it to protect all the stuff but still be able to sanitize them in the dishwasher! I love that!


My cousin Andrea gave us this cute sign that says, "I Am A Child Of God" and a cute little blanket animal thing, and a rattle!! Jaycee is going to love this stuff!!


Grandma Thompson gave us an awesome mobile that has the mobile part, plays music and actually puts a little picture show up on the wall! It is so cool!! She also gave us the softest outfit!! So cute!!


Aunt Lorraine and her girls gave us one of those Boppy type pillows, a cute outfit and a headband she made!!


This cute card Megan gave us! It was a baby with headphones in that said ipood! It was so great!! She gave us a gift card to Wal-Mart! Thanks Megan!! It will surely help with diapers and wipes or whatever else we need!


This is Jaycee's "First Doll"! It was given to her by her Grandma Henrie! It is so cute and I love the Pippy Longstocking hair! I am sure Jaycee will love it!!


This blanket was made for me when I was born by my Great-Grandma Gillins who just passed away recently!! It is beautiful and still looks brand new!! I was bawling when I opened it! Thanks mom for passing it on!!


This was all the yummy food!!

It was a great shower! My Mom, Aunt Gaelynn and Grandma Thompson did a great job and I am so thankful for all the work that they put into it!!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Our Halloween Creations!


This is our pumpkins that we created! They were free from a guy I work with! We had fun carving them! The mummy Tom carved is my favorite!!