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Baby Sarah

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Growing up


Getting Married

Now its our turn to start our family.

We will have a new baby joining our family November 17th.
We are very excited for this HUGE change in our lives!

So how have the past 11 weeks changed since I have been pregnant?
1- All my life I have been a morning person. Waking up at 7am with John on my days off was a normal possible thing I would do. I could never really sleep in unless I was sick. Well now I can easily sleep into 10am everyday I have off!
2- Nausea that comes and goes. I am not going to complain because my nauseousness is nothing compared to what many women go through. I am lucky enough to have not thrown up, and I am able to get up and go to work and get out of bed, but it is still quite a difference always feeling LIKE you are going to throw up.
3- CRAZY dreams- WOW. Before I was pregnant I could never remember my dreams(if I had them), not now. Each morning I wake up telling John about my crazy dream. Flying dreams, John in a musical, Pregnant in high school, monsters at work just to name a few!
4-Going pee all the time. And not only that but my ability to hold my pee is non existent. As soon as I get the urge I have to go THEN or else I am in trouble! And I would never wake up at night, and now I do for a nightly trip to the toilet.
5-I swear my stomach is growing, my rib cage is more round, and my stomach is bloated ALL the time. I can not suck in my belly, and I swear it is sticking out! But my clothes still fit so that is a good sign!
6- Food aversions and cravings. Every day at work I would make myself a nice salad, well not now. I swear my vegetable intake has decreased rapidly because I cannot eat salads like that. I can eat salads that other people make and at restaurants but not my own! Now onto cravings: I don't really know if I have any cravings yet, not a whole lot of things sound good, but whenever I see a pizza commercial on TV I want pizza so bad, so I think this might be a craving although I have not given in . . . .yet.
7- Fantasy's. Okay this might be a little too much information for you, but I must say my new crush, or obsession, is David Cook from American Idol! I guess this crush began a few weeks back when he was the focus of a dream. Now I spend a little time watching him online over and over. So needless to say, Tuesday and Wednesday nights I am staring at the TV.
8-An unstable emotional roller coaster! Angry, funny, hyper, sad, crying, happy, all in a matter of minutes! Sometimes I don't know what is going on, and I just have to excuse myself and baby until we get it together!
9- Menu planning and cooking plans. I love to make a menu, go shopping, meal plan, prep and cook dinners, but now nothing on my weekly menu sounds good. So I don't know what to make, we end up doing something that is not even on the list, or going and grabbing something!
10- PURE JOY and EXCITEMENT! That pretty much sums it up!

birthday weekend

This past weekend was filled with two birthday celebrations!
Friday night after I worked John and I went over to a birthday luau celebrating our friends Creed and Garth's matching birthday! It was at the Buffalo ward building. There were tons of people there, luau decorations, tropical fruit smoothies, fun music, games, and a pinata! It was quite the celebration! Happy Birthday boys!

Later that night we came home and finished up the Miss USA pageant, which was okay, I swear they were soooooo much cooler when I was growing up, it was a total party with my sister and I we would have our votes right from the start!
Saturday also was a birthday party for our friends son Crew who turned the big 1! It was great getting together with friends and seeing all of the kids grow up! Stephanie made this amazing carrot cake which was loved by all, and thanks for the recipe (its on our food blog- sweetteeth.blogspot.com)!

Saturday night JOhn and I went out to eat! We ventured out and tried some vietnamese/thai food. It was a fun night and the food was interesting yet good. We then came home and watched Step 2 the streets!( it was my pick, I love dancing movies!)

Open Mic Night

After a hard days work at the hospital, I joined the "girls for FHE. We all met over at Briste's house, for some snacks and then we were off to support our wonderful star Kristen at an open mic performance with Jonas at a local downtown buffalo bar! We all piled in our designated driver's car and headed downtown for a night on the town!

Not only did our friends Kristen and Jonas perform, but when we showed up I noticed a few other familiar faces. A few guys from the ward were there too. A fellow member would perform after Kristen, it was funny to have a huge group of Mormons at a Bar singing some songs. Don't worry no hymns were sung, but that could have been interesting. Here is Kristen and Jonah.(sorry, bad picture on my part).

We had a great time at the bar, it had been a while since we had gotten together, so it was a great night to spend out! Partying at the bar!

Kristen and Jonas did a great job! It is great to hear people with such musical talent since I lack in that area! Thanks girls for a great night!

Cinnamon rolls, bike rides and Conference!

Three great reasons on why today was a GREAT day!
1. Homemade Cinnamon Rolls. Since today was conference, I thought I would make some yummy cinnamon rolls for us to enjoy as we relax. That was a great idea, the smell and taste were so very delicious!

2. A nice bike ride. We FINALLY were able to put our nice Christmas present to use. It was warm enough to pull them out and go for a nice stroll. It was clear skies and 60 degrees, yeah, there is hope. I am looking forward to many more rides as the weather permits!


3. Listening to the wonderful words of our dear prophets and apostles. After hearing his words, I have no doubt that I will fall in love with Thomas S. Monson as our new prophet. What an amazing man he is, I learned so much and am looking forward to hearing more from him.

Hope everyone had a beautiful Sabbath!