32 wks

How far along? 32 wks and still feeling good!

Total weight gain: 19 lbs

Maternity clothes? Half and half
Stretch marks? none yet!
Sleep: Body pillow is a must
Best moment this week: Had a baby shower and got totally spoiled!
Miss Anything? sleeping on my belly, running and eating a regular sized meal. I eat like a bird now, there is no room for food!

Movement:More than ever, I love to feel her move and so does her daddy!

Food cravings: Nothing sounds good!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Eating too much
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: Nope, and I need all the time I can get to get our  house done, so no labor signs is fabulous! 

Symptoms: Same as last week, just stretching belly pains, nothing too terrible.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On
Attitude: I still feel great and I am very blessed!
Looking forward to: Getting the house done and setting up Little Miss' room!

27 weeks

How far along? 27 weeks Hello 3rd trimester! goodbye 2nd trimester. I have a feeling I am going to miss you!

Total weight gain: 14 lbs, kinda at a stand still but that is ok with me, belly is growing and measuring right on track
Maternity clothes? Half and half
Stretch marks? none yet!
Sleep: Body pillow is a must
Best moment this week: If baby girl was born ( let's pray she stays in there until term) she would have a great chance of survival!
Miss Anything? sleeping on my belly, running and eating a regular sized meal. I eat like a bird now, there is no room for food! Movement:She is going to take after her daddy, she can't sit still! I love it!

Food cravings: Nothing sounds good!
Anything making you queasy or sick: The thought of eating a hamburger!
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: Nope! Just braxton hicks more frequently

Symptoms: Same as last week, just stretching belly pains, nothing too terrible.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On
Attitude: I still feel great and I am very blessed!
Looking forward to: My next appt, hopefully I will get another u/s.

26 weeks

How far along? 26 weeks

Total weight gain: 14 lbs
Maternity clothes? some
Stretch marks? none yet!
Sleep: Ok if I have my body pillow
Best moment this week: I turned 25 and celebrated by 3rd wedding anniversary
Miss Anything?  Running, I had a dream I was running with some friends and it felt so good. I still exercise but I haven't been running. I can't wait to get back out there. Movement: Oh yeah, I got the giggles the other night in bed. I was just watching my belly contort and jump around. It was pretty neat.
Food cravings: Lime Rickey's
Anything making you queasy or sick: None
Gender: Girl

Name: We have a few names we like but we will probably wait to name her until we meet her.
Labor Signs: No thank goodness. We need this little girl to cook quite a bit longer.
Symptoms: just some stretching pain, nothing too bad.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On
Attitude: Happy and really anxious to get the house finished. It is getting so close!

Looking forward to: Baby shower in a few weeks!

25 weeks

How far along? 25 weeks, yeah I have been slackin' on the picture taking!

Total weight gain: 14 lbs, yeah I know I doubled my weight gain in the last 7 weeks, don't judge me :)
Maternity clothes? some maternity some regular, this pic is a maternity top and my old shorts.
Stretch marks? none yet!
Sleep: Getting a little uncomfortable, but loving my body pillow.
Best moment this week: I just really love being pregnant. It is such a blessing to conceive and carry your own child. I think people expect me to complain more, but what do I have to complain about? I get to play a part in God's greatest miracle! I"M SO BLESSED!
Movement: She moves like crazy and I can't get enough of it!
Food cravings: Lime Rickey's!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Girl, and she is healthy as can be. At our twenty week u/s the rad tech kept saying how beautiful her heart is. That was like music to my ears!
Labor Signs: Just a few braxton hicks here and there, but then again that is not really a labor sign.  
Symptoms: I just feel some pressure like by abdominal muscles are stretching, it is worse after I have been on my feet for 12 hrs at work.
Belly Button in or out? in but getting flatter
Wedding rings on or off? On .
Attitude: Happy and thankful
Looking forward to: Getting our house done so we can start buying things for this little girl!

18 weeks

How far along? 18 weeks

Total weight gain: 7 lbs

Maternity clothes? An occasional top, but mostly regular clothes.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: I can't sleep flat on my belly anymore, but still sleeping pretty good.
Best moment this week: Ry felt the baby move!
Movement: More and more, it is so fun to feel the baby. It makes it so much more real!
Food cravings: None
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: I'm really starting to think girl!
Symptoms: none
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Attitude: Getting a little anxious about getting our house done, this pregnancy is flyin' by. 

Looking forward to: 20 target u/s, I just want to hear them say that this baby is healthy!

17 weeks

How far along?  17 weeks  

Total weight gain: 7 lbs I'm packing it on now :)Maternity clothes? No
Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Still sleeping good
Best moment this week: Feeling the little nugget move! So neat! It makes it so much more real!
Movement:Little flutters here and there, definately not just gas :)
Food cravings: No cravings and really not much of an appetite.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Baby wouldn't cooperate at the 16 week appt, but I'm leaning more toward girl now. We'll find out for sure at our 20 wk appt.
Symptoms: I feel good, I just get full really fast and haven't been eating much.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On

Attitude: Same old same, really thankful.

Looking forward to: I can't wait unitl Ry can feel the baby move!

15 weeks

How far along? 15 weeks

Total weight gain: 5 lbs
Maternity clothes? Nope
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: Sleeping greatMovement: Not yet
 Food cravings: nothing really, the potato cravings have subsided unless I am feeling a little queasy, then potatoes it is!
Anything making you queasy or sick: lack of eating
Gender: Still thinking boy but it's too early to tell.
Symptoms: I feel great. Tiredness is wearing off. I don't have quite the stamina when I exercise but I feel really good otherwise
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On 
Attitude: I feel good and fortunate to have had an easy pregnancy so far. Others aren't quite so lucky.
Looking forward to: Getting out of the chubby stage!

13 weeks

How far along? 13 weeks

Total weight gain: 2 lbs
Maternity clothes? Not yet, but I'm not sure why there is a stigma with maternity clothes. They have some really cute ones. I'll be happy to wear them when the time comes.
Stretch marks? Nope but I already put cream on my belly religiously!
Sleep: Sleeping well except for the crazy dreams!Movement: I think I felt the little peanut when I was lying flat on my belly on the tile floor. Who knows,  could have been gas, but either way it felt pretty cool!
Food cravings: Still potatoes
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender:  Still thinking boy
Symptoms:Just tired
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On
Attitude: Excited and nervous all at the same time. This is kinda a big deal!
Looking forward to:Trying to just enjoy the moments now.

12 weeks

How far along? 12 wks

Total weight gain: 2 lbs

Maternity clothes? Not yet
Stretch marks? Nope Sleep: Comes easily, I'm tired a lot
Best moment this week: Past the point of high miscarriage. 

Miss Anything? Not yet

Movement: Not yet but anxiously awaiting :)

Food cravings: Potatoes! Any kind: baked, fried, french fried, mashed, hash browns, just potatoes
Anything making you queasy or sick: going too long between meals or snacks
Gender: ? I'm thinking boy but who knows!Symptoms: Just tired, I was only nauseated weeks 7-9, I feel good just sleepy!
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On 
Attitude:Very happy and thankful to be blessed enough to have my own children!
Looking forward to: Looking pregnant instead of just chubby!


:) Oh Happy Day

Well I haven't updated this in a long time, but I finally have a reason to update.... We are expecting our first baby in September! I am so excited, I am 12 weeks and I feel really good. We couldn't be more excited and we feel truly blessed to be able to have our own children. I had a little bit of a struggle getting pregnant and that makes it all the more special and exciting. It truly is a blessing to be able to conceive and carry you own baby. We have a lot of nieces and nephews so we have had a lot of practice but I'm sure it does not even compare to having your own. Well here is to the next six months of waiting and to a life time of loving this little miracle!

It's Official!

I passed my state boards and I am now officially an RN! It feels so good I cannot even express! I also updated my blog so keep on lookin' there are a lot of pics!

Summer Play!

Remember the honey comb I told you about? if not see the first post of the the day :)

Pioneer Days Rodeo, Butler Family Tradition. We go every year on family night with the whole Butler Clan. Seth got married, and Ry was the best man. It was a beautiful wedding in Thatcher Id. We are so excited for Seth and his new Wife Devin. They moved to Kansas and I can't wait til they move home so I get to know Devin better :)

Weber County Fair Stallion Alley. We had our halflinger stud at the fair this year. We love the fair. This year we set up our stall next to our friends Matt and Katie and we would all just hunker down and do some good ol people watchin. It doesn't get better than the fair :) This year however our time at the fair was cut short. A friend of our family's son had been lost at scout camp. So we packed up a day early at the fair. We headed up to help look for him the next morning and he was found about ten minutes after we got there. We decided since we had drove three hours we should still got for a ride, so we made a day out of it. It was a beautiful ride, however I did not have my camera!

A day at Willard Bay with the Mark Family.

Little miss attitude, aka Hallie Jo. What a hoot!

My Grandma Betty turned 80! She is such a sweet woman!

We have played more in the last month and a half since I have been graduated than we have in a long time and it feels great!

I graduated from nursing school!!!!

I graduated from nursing school in July. It was a bittersweet moment. I got really close to some of these girls and I really enjoyed seeing them several times a week. I made some life long friends and I am so grateful that I went to the DATC. It really was the perfect place for me. I will always remember the amazing experiences I had. It's funny but ever since I was a little girl I have had a hard time when anything comes to an end. You would think I would be thrilled, but all it really means is that another part of my life is over. Don't get me wrong, I am very excited for the life to come, but I hate saying goodbye to a different part of life.

I most certainly could not have accomplished any of this on my own. My hubby was there for me every step of the way. My mom taught me that I could do anything I wanted with my life and my daddy taught me how to work hard and be persistent. God bless these amazing people!

Love these girls through and through.

Our 2nd Anniversary

Ry and I celebrated our second anniversary on June 26th. What a lucky woman I am. Ry is my hero, my hard workin man, my therapist, my knight in shining armor, my kiss in the dark,my hand to hold, my personal comedian, but most of all he is the love of my life. I couldn't ask for more, but I wouldn't settle for less! I also celebrated my 24th birthday on June 23rd. Man I am getting old!

We bought a house...or should I say project?

I know this little thing looks pretty pathetic, but I think we are gonna love it! As my sweet friend Kallea Jo sings to me, " Love grows best in little houses" We were able to get six and a half acres with it. We have had a fun time working on it so far. Let's see.... we have found an entire wall full of honey comb, rancid honey comb that is, and thousand of dead bees, a cat skeleton along with several carp skeletons under the floor in the front room, a marijuana pipe, hmmm let's see what else? A squirrel was digging it's way underneath our house, so we caught it in a have a heart trap, our neighbors cows are constantly running through the fence. But I can already tell that it is starting to feel like home. Our family has been great to help us out with fixin' it up.

Utah Valley Half :)

Well I ran my first half. I screwed up my knee at about mile five so I was pretty disappointed in my time (2:16) But I was very proud of myself for finishing considering how much pain I was in. I love to run and it took me a couple of months to be able to start running again, but I am back and it feels great.

I have a lot of making up to do...

The Race for the Cure is one of my favorite traditions. If you know anything about me then you know that my life has been greatly affected by breast cancer. Well I again had the pleasure of celebrating the survival of thousands of women, but most of all my mother and my grandmother. Or as my brothers would put it, my bad ass mama and my bad ass grandma. These two women are as tough as nails and as sweet and kind hearted as Mother Theresa herself. Blessed, that's what I am, aint no denyin' it!

Usually we take the opportunity to have a girls weekend when we go to the race, but this year we brought the boys with us. When I say the "boys" I mean my twin brothers. We always have referred to them as the boys. I'm sure it is because they were the fifth and sixth children and have four older sisters. Poor boys :) they were mothered to death. I was so glad they came. They mean a lot to me, and you can see in this picture just how much they love their mama!

Then there was the flood. My in-laws own thirty acres that borders the Weber River, by the end of all the run off season it was completely under water. These pics are right at the beginning of the flooding, it got really much worse after these were taken! But all is well now. They lost any hay they would have gotten, but the water has receded and there land has dried out.

BoObS!!!!!

Hey we all have boobs! Even all you guys out there. You are at risk for breast cancer too. My mother and my grandmother are survivors of breast cancer! Woot Woot. I know they are survivors because of the dedication and research that has been done in years past and that research needs to continue! Please donate to the cause click here

Love me some Halflingers!!

Ryan and I often spend our extra time either with our nieces and nephews, or at the Butler's farm, or both. Ry and his dad both have a team of halflingers and I love to drive them!! We have so much fun hookin up the teams and going for a ride. Ry was insistent that I learn to drive them I now I love it. Thanks babe for teaching me. I love spending time with my family :) PS we love to give rides so if you or your kiddie wanna come out, let us know!!

Help!!!!!!

http://www.curesearchwalk.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=452894&lis=0&kntae452894=714DD62DE3C74C13A9BCCB4AA83BD3F5&supId=0&team=4104446&cj= Meet Mckall. She is my cousin's little girl, she is 4 years old and she has leukemia. She is hilarious and can be a spit fire at times. We are participating in a the Cure Search Walk on July 9th and would love for you to join us. It is only ten bucks and kids under 15 are free. In the words if Mckall's mom Lea, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come and walk with us! Or if you don't have time or just don't want to walk, in the words of me PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE donate to the cause. Tomorrow you could find out that your son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandson, or granddaughter has cancer. I hope that never happens to you, but if it does you will wish that you had donated, even just a dollar to the research that will eventually cure this disease. Thanks for donating!!!!