Long Overdue

First things first...

We're having a GIRL!!!

We found out at 19 weeks and we couldn't be more happy or excited that we are having a little girl. So many projects to get done before she gets here... I am going to attempt to make her bedding for the crib and I've already started making some cute onezies and burp cloths.

I feel weird posting the "girl shot" so I just decided to post these cute ones. This is her at 19 weeks. So cute!

Now the challenge is finding a name... we are struggling with this one. Hopefully we will find one we like soon!

Me at 20 weeks...

and 24 weeks. I already feel huge, I don't know how I can get any bigger :)

I can totally feel her move and kick now. It's the weirdest but coolest feeling in the world. I can stare at my belly and watch my stomach jump whenever she kicks. Tyler couldn't believe it the first time he saw it :)

Here is one of the onezies I made... It's amazing what you can do with leftover fabrics!

We found these on Craigslist for cheap, her room is slowly coming together. I need to get going with it, she'll be here before we know it!

And in the middle of dental school and preparing for a baby, Tyler has been my handyman. We needed a kitchen table but didn't want to spend a fortune on one. So we turned to Craigslist again and found this nice simple table. It just didn't match any of our other furniture. So Tyler sanded it and painted it black. It turned out so good!

And this Tyler made from scratch... bought the wood, cut it, assembled it, and painted it. Impressive huh?! He's the best hubby in the world! I still have to make a cushion for the bench and find baskets to fill the cubbies. It's hard to find some that are reasonably priced.

Dental school has picked up so the projects have slowed down. Tyler has been doing really well in school, he's studying a ton and I have a feeling it's going to get worse :) Good thing I'll have my little girl to keep me company!

Other things we've been doing the last couple of months...

-My parents came into town for conference weekend. It was SO good to see family and have someone visit. It was such a good weekend and glad they were able to come out.

- Enjoying the amazing weather here... Pretty sure there should be snow on the ground right now but we are still wearing jeans and flip flops.

-We moved into a new apartment a while ago, just haven't blogged about it. We love where we are and love our ward. So many awesome people and feel like we are in the right place.

- We went to a corn maze... a NEBRASKA corn maze. I don't think I need to say any more.

-My sister had her baby last week, she is so adorable. Her cousin can't wait to meet her!

That's about it. If you are still reading this, I'm sorry...

17 weeks...

Here's the baby bump! I feel a lot bigger than what I look like :) Our baby is growing!

Football season!

So as you all know, yesterday was the start of college football season. I have to say that I honestly have missed watching football and was glad to have it back on the TV :) Although Tyler and I had to be creative about watching the BYU game...

We don't have cable right now, we are waiting until we move into our new place to set it up, and Tyler was not about to miss the first BYU game. So we ended up watching the game at Buffalo Wild Wings! :) Tyler called the restaurant and asked if they would show the game for us on one of their tv's. The guy said it wouldn't be a problem we just had to get there super early to beat the Nebraska Husker crowd. By the time we got there, ate, and watched the game, we ended up being at this restaurant for 5 hours! It was quite the adventure. I guess you could say we are true cougar fans!

As fun as it was, it still wasn't the same as watching it with our Utah friends... We miss you! Hope everyone else celebrated the start of football season! Go Cougars!

Tyler here, attempting to try a post:

First off, and by far the most important, Lara and I w

ent to the driving range this afternoon and Lara hit it into the 100 yd cup. No Joke! I actually ran out on the driving range and picked the ball out of the cup. Hole-in-ones are so easy.

Second off (?), Lara bought a new car and here are a few pictures for the family to see. We REALLY like it so far! It's way more sporty than we imagined and it is fun to drive....No offense CC... may you rest in peace.

Big News!

I'M PREGNANT!!!

We found out the day before father's day, I made Tyler go check the stick because I was too nervous to do it. We were both in shock for a little while but once that went away we were really excited.

This is how we told both of our families. They were both up in Utah around the forth of July so we waited to tell them in person instead of over the phone. It was hard to keep the secret but it was so worth the wait to tell them in person. I made these shirts for my niece and nephews. I had recently gotten a sewing machine so I told them I had been working on a project I wanted to show them. We had the kids come in from the other room and show these shirts to our family. It took a second for them to get it but once they did they were super excited. It was a fun way to tell the fam.

A close up of the shirts. Don't look too close, I'm still an amateur sewer!

I am now 13 weeks and went in for my first OB appointment yesterday. We decided to wait until we moved to Omaha to see the doctor. The nurse who did the ultrasound said it was really fun to see this little one because most of the first visits are between 8-10 weeks, and since I was farther along the baby was more developed and we were able to see more. It was such an amazing experience to see this little baby. It was so active during the ultrasound- rolling, kicking, doing flips... I guess it was excited to meet us :) We both fell instantly in love with this little one and we can't wait to meet it. The dr. said everything looks good and healthy so far and we're right on track for a Feb baby.

This one is our favorite. You can see the arms, legs, and profile really well. Isn't he/she cute?!!!

We like this one too. It's all snuggled in and comfortable :) I can't believe this little one is inside me!

We can't wait to find out what it is so we can stop calling it an "it". I have a feeling it's a boy but we'll see :) I would love to hear any advice any one has for a mom-to-be... it's a little overwhelming to think we're going to have a baby soon.

UPDATE:

Just a quick update on other stuff that has bee going on the last few weeks...

-Tyler started orientation and will start classes on Monday. He says the orientation has been super boring but is excited to start classes.

-I finally have a job as a hygienist and will be working at 3 different offices until december. After that I'll be working 2 days a week until I find another job to make it full time.

-We found a great place that we're moving into the middle of Sept. It's in a great area and it's pretty nice for what we're paying.

We have felt really blessed the last few weeks and couldn't be more grateful for the way things have been turning out. We just miss our family and friends terribly and wish we could see you!! Keep us posted and we love you all!!

Hello from the Cornhuskers!!!

Well, we made it!! After 2 days of driving, a lot of Dr. Pepper, and hundreds of acres of corn fields... we made it. We couldn't have asked for a better drive out here, both cars functioned properly and the time went relatively fast.

Our place is really nice and our landlords couldn't be nicer. I attached some pics of our place. I tried uploading a video tour of the place, but for some reason it wouldn't let me :( The only downside is that the neighborhood is a little sketchy. We are going house hunting as soon as we can to see if we can find a better area.

We just wanted to thank everyone for all the good times and we are going to miss you! I will be posting again covering the last 6 months of our lives because I have been slacking... but this will hold you over until then :) We love you all!!!!

The "spidy" Uhaul

Tyler gets the gold medal for packing the Uhaul so well!

This is looking in from the front door. Kitchen is on the left, family room straight ahead and the bedroom and bathroom to the right.

The kitchen

The family room.

This is the to the right once you walk in the front door. You can see the bathroom door and the little hall closet.

The bedroom.

The bathroom.

Feel like laughing?

Tonight is Wed night which means only one thing... Modern Family! This has become our new favorite show... It is freaking hilarious!! Watch it if you haven't seen it. You will not be disappointed.

Oh How I Love You!

On days when I feel like I am stressed out to the max and can't last the rest of they day, you are there to make me happy again. Thanks Dr. Pepper for tasting so good!

Obsession

So as you can tell, I changed our header. My sister got me hooked on digital scrapbooking and I can't stop! It's so fun and easy, and only takes me a fraction of the time to complete a page compared to regular scrapbooking. I recommend this to everyone. If you want to know how to do it let me know, I would love to share my knowledge! :) Let me know what you think!

Announcing...

Tyler got into Dental School!!!! We found out the begining of December that Tyler has been accepted to Creighton Dental School in Omaha Nebraska. Yes it is very very cold there and I don't know how I am going to survive, but we are so grateful to have gotten accepted. We are still waiting to hear from other schools, but for right now we are headed to Omaha this summer. Woo hoo!

3 month update

So I guess it's time for an update... :)

Christmas was great in Arizona. We were able to spend 2 and a half weeks down in sunny AZ. It was so nice to get away from cold, snowy Utah! I posted some pictures of the highlights of the 2 weeks we were there.

So for the past 3 years, my family has held a gingerbread house contest. It has become quite competitive over the last 3 years and every year the stakes get higher and higher. We are proud to announce that we were the champions this year with our "Up" house. All the houses were amazing though... It was a tough vote. This has become one of our favortie tradtions my family has started.

This year my mother-in-law decided to do a live nativity story with everyone. Christmas eve day Tyler and I decided to go out back and hit golf ball around. Well we go outside and we randomly see Tyler's dad building something. It took us a second to figure out what it was... It was a manger! It's not everyday you see your father-in-law building a manger :) Needless to say, it turned out amazing and was by far the best manger I've see. He even got hay to lay in it and cut off his own palm leaves to put on top. AMAZING!

The three "colorful" wisemen :)

Tyler decided to play a joke on Tanner and buy him these boxers to give him instead of the matching pj's everyone else got. Tyler just had to get a pair for himself :)

Tanner and Kayli hid all of Tyler's presents from "Santa" and instead left a note telling him he was getting coal for Christmas. Poor Tyler....

So Kayli's boyfriend Kirk came down after Christmas to spend a few days with the fam and stayed at the house with us. I could resist playing a little joke on them. I blocked the hallway you have to walk through to get to Kayli's room. I don't think they liked it very much :) I had way more fun putting it together than they thought was funny. Oh well :)

Love these kiddos!

We went to F1 raceway while we were down there. The boys couldn't resist putting on the whole uniform. I think it looks hot, don't you? :)

So that was our Christmas vacation down to AZ. Thanks family for such a fun time. We can't wait to be back down there. Hopefully sooner than later! :)