Since I am still behind in posting all the fun and exciting things that have happened to us in the last few months. So to catch up a bit more, I am going to briefly wrap up all that has happened.
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April 1
To get a reduced rate on our health insurance, I have to participate in a health screening each year. I invited Nate to do it too since we are both trying to get healthier. I couldn't complete the BMI because I was pregnant, but everything else was really good for me--that makes $100 in the bank. Nate has to loose some weight or put on more muscle, something like that so he only got a $50 rebate for that.
April 5
We went out to eat with some friends of ours to our favorite sushi joint in town. We decided to tell them the big news. We ate our favorite Vegas roll, a tuna roll, cucumber roll and a plate of fried rice. It was fun to go out on the town with our friends and just enjoy ourselves. I got super full, couldn't eat another bite of the delicious sushi. We headed back to our apartment and played some wii games together. Usually my stomach simmers down after being so full, but it didn't. It actually started to hurt a little bit. After the Dunbars left around 10, it started getting worse. I struggled to move or walk, I was in such pain. Nate helped me down the stairs to our bedroom. We didn't know what to do. I started to panic a bit since my stomach/intestines hurt so bad; we almost went to the emergency room. Very lovingly, Nate just held me as I took deep breaths and calmed myself down. Later, at our first doctor's appt, we learned that eating sushi or any meat raw while pregnant, is never a good idea. Lesson learned!
April 6
General Conference is here! Nate had to work the first part of the morning during general conference. It was such a good session! I loved the talks. After the Saturday morning session, Nate and I went to pick up Bountiful Baskets over in Naples. We ran into several of our neighbors from the ward and one of my student's parents. It was kind of fun.
We looked around at some yard sales and then headed back to the apartment. Around 6ish, Mallory came over and Nate and Randall went to the Priesthood session. We grabbed ice cream afterward.
April 7
General Conference continued. Can I just tell you how much I love Elder Holland? He is my favorite apostle. after the afternoon session, we went over to Randall's parents' place for dinner and games. It was great! Ginny and Wayne are great people. :)
Did I mention that we were playing March Madness and I beat Nate for the first time ever!
Bwahaha! :) Nate always kicks my butt at this, but since there were SOOO many upsets this year, it ruled in my favor.
April 12
I got a cold or the flu and wasn't feeling too great all week, so I got a sub (per request of one of my sweet co-workers) and took a sick day. It was good to just relax and take a day for myself. It was much needed.
When Nate got home, he surprised me with these
April 13
Nate wanted to hit the yard sales again (I swear he is obsessed), so we drove around town looking at different things at the yard sales. We then went to our first OB appointment in Roosevelt. Our doctor is really nice and was able to answer all of our questions. It was confirmed that we were pregnant. And we even got to see the little one.
It was so cool to watch the little leg pop up and down. Seeing the little baby confirmed to Nate that we were pregnant. The doctor said, "Well, it's definitely not twins." Nate's response, "Twins?! I didn't even think of that"--big sigh of relief for him. Lol. It was pretty hilarious. After the visit, Nate and I went to an endowment session at the temple. It was such a great feeling walking out of the temple, like everything was going to be okay with my family and our little one to be.
Later that evening, Nate and I went over to the Dunbars to play games. So much fun!
April 19
It was Mallory's birthday! They were having a princess party over at their place with a bunch of their friends. We went over to Randall and Mallory's and had a great time. I mostly talked to some of my co-workers about school and stuff for the first little bit while Nate wandered around with the guys doing who-knows-what. After Ashley and Mary left, we played a round or two Catch Phrase and then we played the Game of Things, which got kind of dirty pretty quickly. Lol. What a fun night!
April 26
I got the day off to go watch my sister-in-law graduate from UVU. Nate had a big test coming up on Monday so he couldn't come with me. I left Vernal around noon, getting to Salt Lake around 3:00.
The ceremony was interesting. They got caught up so that when an individual walked across the stage, it was a different name. It wasn't until Jess had walked across the stage and had been sitting down for awhile that her name was called. I felt pretty bad, Chloe had a fever and looked terrible. Poor girl!
We went to this diner in Orem with Jess's mom and sister. It was really good food.
April 27
My dad and I decided to go to the Mummy Art exhibit downtown the following morning with my little bro. It was pretty cool to see the variety of mummies from plant and animal life to human beings. Due to the authenticity and preservation of the mummies and the relics, guests weren't allowed to take photographs, so... I drew pictures. It felt so good to get into the zone again with drawing.
Human anatomy is such a beautiful, dynamic creation. So much fun to draw!!!
After the exhibition, we walked around the floor above where they had a different art exhibition that focused on movement with light, nerves in the body, flight, tinker toys, etc. It was pretty cool to see. Did you know that the frisbee was invented by tossing a pie tin plate around and eventually they flattened it out to make it more aerodynamic. For all my ultimate frisbee lovers, thank a pie plate for the beginnings of your beloved game! Haha
Later that night, we had a big birthday celebration for my mom. It was her birthday after all. We had cake, ice cream and drinks for everyone that came. Everyone that came had to get their picture taken with a small polaroid that develops in 5 min. We put all the pictures in a guest book and had our neighbors and family friends sign it with a little message for my mom. It was such a great turn out.
It was like a ward party! ;) So many came to show their support and love for my mom; it was so cool to see! I know my mom loved all of the attention. She was so happy that night!!!
Happy Birthday Mom! Grandmother-to-be!
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