I really shouldn't be allowed to go out at this size!

**For those that want an update I went to the doctors this week and blood pressure and everything was fine. I even lost a few lbs! So apparently I'm still good for another few weeks. It relieved a lot of pressure to know I might be saved from bed rest. Life is good.

I can't believe I'm actually posting this but here I am about to pop!

You know you feel big but when you see it in a picture it's a little scary.

This is the hardware ranch in Logan, UT

You ride sleighs out in the middle of a herd of Elk

They had about 450 there today. This one was catching

up on some rest. Greyson was terrified of the horses but

seemed unaffected by the elk.

What are you looking at?

As if you don't feel big enough when you're this pregnant. . .

check out the sign above the girls bathroom.

We drug Collin and Michon along with us. They are so photogenic it's not fair but we love them anyway.

Last week Greyson and I also went with Brenda and Reagan to the Aquarium. It's one of my favorite places to go because it's small and we can be in and out in an hour. It's also cheap and only 10 minutes from the house, you can't beat that for entertainment.

Brenda and I talked a couple of weeks ago and realized that both of us are really lonely and don't feel like we have many friends. I think sometimes you get in these ruts and don't realize that other people feel the same. Anyway I'm going to drag her with me this summer as I find ways to get out of the house she may wish she'd never told me that.

Not Again!

Ugh so I just got back from the doctors office today. Apparently my blood pressure is really high. It caught me off-guard because it has been so low this pregnancy and we haven't had any problems. With Greyson I was already on bed rest at this time. Anyway I've been feeling really sick lately and as the Doctor went through the symptoms -yep- I have them all. Anyway I have to take it easy this week and then start going every week to see if I'll end up on bed rest again. They apparently won't do medicine here they will just induce you early because that's the surefire fix. So now I have a horrible headache and I don't know if it's from the blood pressure or from the stress that now I have something to worry about! She seems really healthy and is due in 6 weeks so I figure I've just got to keep her in there for another 4 and then she should be healthy. Have I mentioned I hate being pregnant? (ok I'm really excited to have this baby but I really wasn't meant to birth children- my body rebels)

Not a date but a memory

Ben and I have been talking about why we don't seem to date much. I think it's because to us dinner and a movie isn't that fun. It's just a lot of money spent but not the greatest time spent together. We realized this weekend that our favorite dates are ones that create memories. This Christmas I gave Ben a date for every month of the year. January's was cancelled because we were in Oregon so we did two in February.

The first was a jazz game. One of my favorite things to do. We had great seats given to us by Ben's work and my brother watched Greyson as part of his Christmas gift to us so it was a pretty cheap date but what a memory.


The next date was this past weekend we spent the day bumming around Park City then we went to Stillman Ranch. There we went for a romantic sleigh ride and then went to a lodge for an incredible dinner. We sat with two other couples that we really got along with and we visited and ate until we could hardly move. The whole time we were being serenaded by a man playing guitar and singing. It was such an incredible afternoon. At the end of the evening the man playing guitar dedicated the John Mayer song "her body is a wonderland" to one of the couples with us celebrating their anniversary. We all got up and danced and I sang a few different words in Ben's ears. After all being this pregnant my body really is a wonderland (ha ha). Afterwards we drove to Payson to pick up Greyson and ended up playing games with my parents until midnight. We've so missed having freinds that like to stay up late and play. It was such a fun day and will always be a memory.

We tried potty training two days of living in the bathroom and then all of a sudden he doesn't want anything to do with it. I guess they say not to push so it's on hold again for another month. Any advice would be welcomed.

Where has the time gone?

I just realized the last time I took a picture of Greyson was before Thanksgiving. Yes I'm a great Mom. Anyway we had a fun day hanging out at home and going to the park so I opted to take a few pics. Life is good.

I'm a Little Crazy

First Christmas Tree up. I'm cursing myself now as I've spent the last two days taking them all down. I'm not sure why there has to be one in every room. I think I got that from my Mother.


Leaving a legacy. We took Greyson to the Hill Air Force base museum. We thought he'd love it but I think he has more fun when the planes are flying in the air. On the ground they were just a little bit too big for him to comprehend. Ben's Grandpa Covington was a rocket scientist who developed the ejection seat. It's an amazing legacy to have in the family.

Backpacking weekend with my Sister and Mother.

Just so you have a sense of the size of these cliffs that's my Mom walking in the bottom of the picture.

Pregnant and showing. (part of that is a fanny pack loaded with snacks :))

I couldn't seem to cut down on much weight since I knew it would be cold. This is my pack, loaded as usual.

Soaking up the sun.

Short recap: I've been in bed for 4 months, haven't moved and now that I have a few days a week where I'm not throwing up we decide to go backpacking. What a crazy plan! We had a blast but the sun went behind the cliffs at 4:00 p.m. and by 5:30 it was dark and cold! It was the longest night in the desert I've ever had, but by some stroke of luck it just happened to be a meteor shower that night so I had a beautiful show to watch.

What happened to Fall?

Fall is my favorite time of year, but because I was in bed for most of it I feel like I only got just a glance before winter was already knocking at our door. It seems like a lot of pictures but they all happened within two weeks of each other.

For those that wonder how I'm doing. I'm much better then the first, still have bad days and still throw up at least once a day. My belly is growing two months ahead of schedule but I think Ben and I have figured out a system and we're hanging in there.

Greyson's birthday. Ben got off early and we took him to the Tracy Aviary. A great bird sanctuary that he loves.

This was so funny, See all the ropes saying don't get behind here? Well Greyson decided to run behind that tree and hide from us. He was laughing and kept going the opposite way of whichever Ben went. This was shortly before he tried to run from us and went through some brush and got body checked by a peacock and ended up on the ground laughing hysterically. I'll write about his hiding games in another post.

Feeding Ducks

Looking for the perfect pumpkin. I wanted the experience and Ben thought they were much cheaper at the grocery store. Sure enough we bought a small $3 pumpkin here for Greyson and we went to the grocery store to buy our big ones and they were only $3 for both huge ones. So Ben may have been right but Greyson loved this pumpkin patch. They had a pirate ship and a hay maze just for kids. It was great. . . . oh and Greyson ran and hid from us in the back of the nursery between a ladder and a big candy machine. Whatever will we do with him?

Boo

Looking Good!

I found it! I found it!

I know I'm cute.

I don't like this. Halloween was a tough day for Greyson. He didn't have a nap, was ornery and then decided he didn't like his outfit. However our sweet neighbors brought him inside and gave him a ton of candy and all of a sudden this wasn't such a bad night afterall. Then we went to my sister's house for her birthday and he played as hard as he could.


My favorite time at the cabin. Playing in the leaves.

That little red spot is Greyson's hat.

Help I've fallen and I can't get up!

Ok I didn't do hair or makeup so I look pretty scary.

Such a doll - my Mom we love having her home!

Cooking hot dogs over the fire. See how burned the one Greyson is "helping" with.

The boys trying to take down a tree.

And winter is here.

Last night we had our Young Women in Excellence. We hosted the academy award. As a host I even had a costume change. Below is my escort, Will Smith. The young women were shocked that this homecoming dress of mine was beautiful and still "in style".

All the leaders. This was a green chiffon dress of my Grandma Biglers that I loved to dress up in. I love that it still fit over a pregnant belly. Thank goodness for empire waists.

When all doesn't go according to plan. . .

For those that know me you know how much I love to plan. Ben and I have always had a five year, 10 year, and longterm plan. It used to drive people nuts that everything in our plans always happened right on schedule. That was of course before children entered the picture. Greyson taught me a lot about letting go of control. It wasn't easy and didn't happen overnight but it happened. But I think as he got older and I was able to schedule again I forgot how thrown off a child can make things.

Many of you know that Ben and I are now expecting our second child. I am having a hard time being excited even though it's what we wanted. I am so sick I rarely make it off the couch or out of bed. I feel like a horrible mom and an even worse wife! Ben has a ton of responsibility at work and then he comes home and has to clean the house, do laundry, grocery shop, cook, and take care of Greyson. I am so blessed to have such a great guy. I am not sure why pregnancy is my trial, I watch people that go through it with flying colors and I spend my time over the toilet in the bathroom. The true low so far was last Wednesday, I couldn't keep anything down and alternated between the throwing up and lying on the bathroom floor. Greyson actually found a little hand massager and would rub my back and say "it's ok mommy". How is it that my 22 month old is taking care of the mom? Since then I've been on medication, but it only makes a little difference. I hope I make it through this and I'm trying so hard to have a positive attitude but I hate being sick and it feels like there is no end in sight.

So if you don't hear from me it's not my lack of caring, it's my inability to see past my own needs at the moment. Hopefully I'll start to feel better soon and may actually leave the house.

Due Date April 17th 2009 (forever and ever away)