Girl Names?!?

So Tim and I have been thinking of some names for our baby girl that is coming oh so quickly and have a few in mind but we just can't decide! If you have any fun unique names we'd love to hear them, we are totally open to other options! =)

We are so excited for this little one! I finally cleaned out her room and got it all organized! Now it's time to fill it up with all of her stuff! I finally vacuumed in there and it looks so cute! Now all we need is for her to come! She's moving so much inside of me and I don't have much more room left... if any at all. haha! She's low and high... mostly because I am a very short person and have no room in my torso whatsoever! These Braxton Hicks are somewhat annoying but very cool at the same ... just knowing that my body is preparing for the real thing! I'm nervous but excited at the same time for this little girly and we just can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone, Thankfully!

Florida!!!

We had such a great time here in Florida! We got to go and see the temple and it was the most beautiful day and the clouds were perfet for picture taking! haha!

I love this picture! We were on our way back to the hotel and it was a perfect shot out the window! Craig and Emily drove down 5 hours just to see the race and to say hello! We had so much fun seeing them! We miss them terribly! Judah is getting so big he's adorable!!!

My sexy husband at the beach! We had a lot of fun at the beach! It wasn't as warm as we would have liked but it was still nice to just relax!

Here's Tim out in the distance riding some waves!

Tim and Ryan after they got their surf on... they did a great job for first timers!

On our way back from the beach ... as you can see... we about ran out of gas! The line is way below the E! HAHA We were stressing about finding a gas station and barely made it!

Disney World!

Swiss Family Robinson! Tim's favorite show growing up! haha! We just had to take tour and we loved it!

Indiana?

Animal Kingdom! I was so excited for this place cuz I was going to be able to ride on the safari ride! ... When we got up to it... the sign said no expectant mothers! I was so bummed but they had a great time on it! Tim took lots of pictures for me so I could enjoy it too! ha! He's the best!

Our little "Minnie" me!

Epcot! This was such a fun place! We went on the ride at the very front that takes you inside the huge ball and it was so fun and hilarious! They take pictures of you at the very beginning and ask you questions throughout the ride and create a movie about you. It was hilarious! We had the cheesiest faces! Very favorite thing here!

We had such a great time being together and spending time with Ryan and Kaeli Tall, with their cute little boy Stoktyn! They were so fun to be around! Thanks to Tim, the love of my life, for the fun getaway before out little girly joins the family! We can't wait to meet her and have her in our lives!

We are so blessed and so grateful for everything we have been given, especially each other!

Prego Belly!

Here are some updated prego pictures! I'm gettig a lot bigger now that I'm in my third trimester! It's going by somewhat quick! Thankfully! We'll see how fast it goes now that I'm starting to get uncomforable! haha! She's already kicking my ribs!!! Crazy little girl! This is me at 23 weeks!

24 Weeks

27 Weeks

I finally cracked and went shopping for Pregnant jeans and shirts!!! It's a shame I didn't go earlier because they are so dang comfortable! =) One of the new outfits!

28 Weeks

and Today! I'll be 30 weeks on Friday!

Things are gettin squishy in there already but I guess that's what you get for being short and having NO TORSO whatsoever! haha! It's been a blast getting to feel her move like crazy these past few weeks! She's definately letting me know that she's there! We love her so much already and can't wait to meet her!

Kidney Stones = Crappy Weekend!

So this past week was kinda crappy in the fact that we spent all of our Friday night at the hospital in labor and delivery! I had been having pain in my back around my kidney area starting on Wednesday morning and they just seemed to be getting worse and worse. So I called the doctor and asked her what I could do for the pain. She suggested to come in and get some tests done... but that of course costs money... so I tried to put that off as long as I could and just pop some tylenol and put an icy hot patch on and call it good. Well that worked for a while, all through the next day til around noon when I decided to go and get a few tests done at the hospital. The tests came back fine... (no sign of a kidney stone and no UTI) only a high white cell blood count, which could mean an infection, and so I seriously thought I was just being a wuss. The doctor suggested that I come in and get a kidney ultrasound but I decided again to wait one more night to see how bad I was really hurting. So that night I decided to get the tylenol out of my system and take the icy hot patch off my back to see how bad the pain really was... it was excruciating! It seriously felt like someone was stabbing me in the back and twisting it. Anyways needless to say I didn't sleep very well that night and we decided to call the doctor the next day to let her know that we wanted to come in and get that kidney ultrasound to see if I had anything wrong with my kidneys. Tim and I went in (Friday) and got a kidney ultrasound and the results came back saying that i had an inflamed kidney. My doctor was waiting seeing what type of medicine the radiologist was going to prescribe for me and called back around 4:30 and said "I really think that you need to come into labor and delivery and get a few more tests done and so we can make sure that the baby is doing ok. So I'm freaking out... calling Tim letting him know what she said... he was just about to book his flight over to Atlanta for the Supercross Race over there and luckily I called him when I did. He came down to the hospital and checked in with me at 5:30. So they hooked me up to an IV to get some fluids in me ... mind you I haven't eaten since noon and I'm starving... the doctor comes in and says I don't want you to eat anything cuz if we have to do surgery then we can't have food in your stomache. Oh great... I get so onry when I don't eat especially being pregnant! So they ran some tests and thought that I may have a kidney stone so they flushed me with fluids and were about to do a CT scan to see how big it was and if it was blocking the flow of the kidney's. Steven came down and brought Tim some amazing food from Aly and he and Tim gave me a blessing. Not kidding you, 10 minutes after Steven left I needed to head to the bathroom cuz I wanted to make sure I have an empty bladder when we went in for surgery. Well I saw something in my pee in the toilet... a little pebble. So I called Tim in there and told him to go and get the nurse. The wheelchair that was transporting me to go and get the CT Scan was right outside of my room ready to take me. The nurse and the doctor came in and were so suprised that i had passed a failry large kidney stone right there right before they were going to do the CT Scan. I was so thrilled too cuz the pain had already started to ease! We only had to do a kidney ultrasound one more time and the results came back really good! anyways we were out of there by 1am so tired and ready to eat and go to bed! I am so grateful for this gospel and for an amazing husband who has the authority to hold the Priesthood and to give me a blessing! I really know that that is what helped us get out of the hospital that night. I can't tell you how much I love Tim and can't wait to get to meet this little one! We are so glad that she is doing well and growing right on track! =) Only 11 more weeks!!! YAY!!!

Merrill Family Pictures

We were definately due for family pictures! The last ones we took were right after Brad and Ash got married... but we never got to see them from the company we got them taken with! So the only family pictures we have since these are from when I was 15! Definately due! =) We wanted to get some done with everyone before Ash and I have our little chillins! These were taken right after Thanksgiving so Ash and I, thankfully, weren't showing very much. Needless to say we had a lot of fun and they turned out really well! =) Michael Herd, one of Dad's good friends, took these pictures with Dad's awesome camara! Enjoy!

The Whole Gang!

Mom and Dad

Danny

Brad and Ash (and baby boy in belly)
Tim and I (and baby girl in belly)
Rob and Courtney

Little One

So this little one inside of me is so much fun! She's got some serious moves! haha! Tim felt her move! It was so fun to have him feel her for me especially cuz I've been feeling her for the past month or so... but to have him feel her inside there really made it a lot more real! It is still crazy to think that we'll have her here in 4 more months! =) We can't wait to meet her and get to know her! I couldn't ask for more! Life is great!

2 Years Wow!

I LOVE TIM!
I seriously can't believe that tim and I have been married for 2 years! It really has flown by so fast! A ton of things have happened since then! We've purchased a home that we absolutely love! We love the neighborhood and ward that we are in! =) Rico has come to our family and been so much fun! He's such a good puppy and we love him! and now... we are pregnant and ready to have this baby! I'm getting bigger by the week and it's pretty fun and interesting to see how much my body can change from one week to the next! It's so amazing! so many other things have happened and I'm so glad that they ave all been with Tim! I really don't know what I would do without him, he has taught me so much about living on our own and together! I just love him with all of my heart and I couldn't have found anyone else that would fit me perfectly like Tim does! =)