Pregnancy Update

I am now 12 weeks! I look pregnant now. I've been told by a lot of people they can tell now. It is a little hard to hear that sometimes especially when people don't tactfully tell you. One women said, "You look fat." She works with me and knows I'm pregnant, and that was her way of saying I'm showing. It made me feel pretty bad. It's exciting to be approaching the end of the first trimester and I feel a lot more relaxed about the pregnancy. I feel pretty good but still take it easy because I'm so tired. I go to the doctor again next week. I am sad because it will probably be my last visit with this doctor. I will be getting my 5th sonogram. I have really enjoyed being able to go and do those every other week and will miss that. I've been very blessed to have such a good doctor.

Cole and I just went to Utah to his Grandma Chamberlain's funeral. It was sad but happy because she had a stroke over 7 years ago. Since then she couldn't talk or move so we are glad she is free from that challenge now.

We drove from Utah to Flagstaff and found a place to rent. We want to rent until we know the area better and then will look for somewhere to buy. It is exciting to think we can actually buy something now. With CAT we couldn't because we moved every year. Flagstaff is pretty expensive though so we'll see how it will all work out. I'm nervous to move but hope everything works out and that we like it. We will leave Decatur around May 12th. I won't miss the city but I will miss our ward. We've met a lot of good people.

Change in plans...

We are no longer moving to North Carolina. We are moving to Flagstaff, Arizona. Cole has loved being an engineer at Caterpillar this year. If he were to stay with them he would have to go into management right away and doesn't want to do that. He wants to stay in the engineering industry a while longer. We would also probably end up in the mid west our entire lives if we stayed with CAT (which we don't like) so he found a new job. He will be working for W. L. Gore. They are a really good company and have their hand in a lot of areas. Cole will be working in the medical device industry which he has experience in and loves. I think it will be much more rewarding for him. Flagstaff isn't typical Arizona. We will be in the mountains and the hottest it gets is about eighty-five degrees. We will be 8 hrs from my parents and Cole has family in Phoenix (1hr45min away) so we are very excited. He will start work May 19th. Needless to say we are in a whirlwind getting the move going and all that stuff but are very excited.

We're expecting!

We are expecting a baby the first week in November. We are really excited. I am 10 weeks.



These are pictures of a picture so they are fuzzy. You can see the babies head, hands, and feet in the real picture. It is so cute. My mom calls it "baby who" which I kind of like for now. I have felt really good so far and we couldn't be happier. When I think about the way things worked out it is really a miracle and blessing and I am so thankful for it!

TAG
I was tagged a while ago so here goes:

10 years ago what was I doing: I was sitting in Mr. Moon's science class with Abby and Aimee making up a song when a girl named Shelley said, "You guys are such slits." It was hilarious. I was also teasing Amie about how many diamonds we each had. I was in dance/PE class with Megan and Jennie and Sarah hoping that our teacher would call on me someday to demonstrate in front of the class. I also toilet papering for my first time. Ashley's mom took us to do it. It was so fun at the time. We dressed up and thought we were so cool in our disguises.

3 Bad Habits:
1. I bite my nails
2. I will leave one square of toilet paper so I don't have to change it
3. I will ask someone their name but will forget to listen to what they say because I'm thinking of what I am going to say next. Then it is too late. I can't ask them their name again. It is so awkward.

5 Things people don't know about me:
1. I am pregnant (some people might not know yet)
2. My feet haven't grown since 3rd grade or so
3. I still have a jacket from 8th grade that I wear
4. I love to perform
5. I have nightmares that Cole just won't marry me even though I love him soooo much

5 Things on my to do list today:
This is a bad day to do this
1. Get out of bed (now that I'm pregnant I never want to)
2. Go to work
3. Figure out who banged my car door and left a big dent and red mark (hit and run)
4. Make dinner
5. Look into moving details

5 Snacks I enjoy: (this could be interesting now that I'm pregnant!)
1. Chips and salsa
2. Cheez-its
3. Root Beer (normally I hate it)
4. Cookies
5. Anything I don't have to make or clean up

5 Places I've lived:
1. American Fork
2. Provo
3. Decatur
4. My parents are moving to Highland. Does that count?
5. ??? I'm moving in a few weeks

5 Places I've been:
1. England
2. Scotland
3. Hawaii
4. Florida
5. Everywhere Heritage Tours went

5 Jobs I've had:
1. Math Tutor
2. Help-u-Mail
3. AF City internet secretary
4. Dean's office secretary
5. Middle school math teacher

What would I do if I were to become a billionare:
I would pay tithing (thanks for the good example everyone else that has answered this question). I would pay off any debts. I would buy a house. I would go on a Disney cruise and take my entire family with me. I would go to Utah a million times. . .then I would save the rest.

I tag Eden, Melissa S., and Carrie

Easter Trip to Utah

We made this video of our trip to Utah. It was so much fun and I'm ready to go back already!

New Location

We just heard last week that in June we will be heading to Raleigh, North Carolina. Everyone keeps telling us it is beautiful and really nice. Neither of us have been there but it sounds like we're in for a treat, but then again anything has to be better than Decatur:) I'm excited to be closer to a major airport and city that will have more things to do. We will also be a lot closer to the temple. This will be Cole's supervision rotation and he lucked out and got 1st shift which is uheard of so we're pretty excited about that too.

Birthday Boy

Sunday was Cole's birthday. He turned 26. We celebrated on Saturday. He got a band saw which I'm hoping he uses outside but we'll see. It is kind of funny because now his drill press has a friend to sit next to it on my living room floor. They look good together. I have to admit I love having such a handy husband that knows how to use tools.

Clark Bridge

Yesterday we went to the St. Louis temple. We decided to take a little detour and go throught Alton, IL to see the Clark bridge. It is pretty cool because it is suspended. It goes over the Mississippi river. Just FYI if any of you are going to go to St. Louis I-64 is closed and traffic is a mess. We spent a lot of time trying to figure our way around and we even had GPS. The best part was we decided to eat lunch at Macaroni Grill near the temple before we went to our session. After eating we got in the car and decided to check the temple schedule I had in my temple bag. The last session was at 2:15 and it was 2:00 when we got in the car to leave the restaurant (which was about 20 minutes away).












We got there as fast as we could but we were too late. They were nice enough to let us do sealings. It was nice to get to go.