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! =)

Half Way!

We are a little over half way! Can you believe it!? I seriously can't! It has flown by with all of the holliday's! This has been a fun adventure knowing that some little baby girl is growing adn developing inside of me! It's a pure miracle! It's starting to hit us now that we are going to have a baby! I'm getting a belly bump and it's been fun so far! I know I won't think that when I'm ready to pop! I feel large already and we're not even close to the finish! We just found out that Brad and Ash are having a baby BOY! =) It's going to be so fun having them grow up together!
Christmas was great! We had so many fun things happen and we received so many wonderful gifts! We are painting our little girly's room this week, and I bet you can't guess what color it will be... Pink! Of Coarse! We're excited! It's just so hard to pick out names! We've got some in mind but haven't really decided yet! If you can think of some cute ones let us know for sure!!! =)
Last night we were coming home from a Christmas party and the roads were way slick. There were 2 spun out cars that had colided and one was sticking out into the far left lane. We were moving over to avoid crashing into it when we felt and heard a huge crash into our back left side panel... needless to say we got spun out by a semi truck and barely missed hitting the 2 spun out cars and the median! We were luckily in Tim's car... it took the blow very well. Only hit one panel and hopefully we don't have to pay for it! This may be weird to hear but I'm glad that this great truck driver hit us instead of the stalled van... It would have killed the girl that was standing right behind her van. The Lord blesses us in many ways... some good and some bad and he blesses others at the same time! I'm so grateful for Tim and all he does for me! He's going to be such an AMAZING Daddy!

Movement =)

We felt her move! Yay! She's getting bigger and so am I... not so sure I love it haha but it'll be worth it I know it! We were in Park City the other night and we were laying there and I felt her pushing ... so I hurry and told Tim to feel my tummy! He totally felt her moving! It was awesome! It made it a little more real to actually feel that there is something in me rather than me just gaining weight and looking fat! haha! She's moving around a lot.... I can't quite tell what she's doing, like kicking or whatever, but I can definately tell that there is a little one inside of me! It's very very different and crazy to even come to the fact that someone is growing and developing inside me. Very fun, intriguing and exciting! We are still thinking of some names and can't come to a conclusion yet, which I keep telling myself is just fine! It's fun right now to call her random names haha that is what Tim does all of the time... just throws out a name ha! He's such a good husband and supports me in everything, puts up with all of my crap and still loves me unconditionally! Tim left out of town this morning for the winter Dew Tour in Colorado and won't be back 'til Monday night! I'm going to be so bored, but I know I will get a lot of Christmas shopping done and the house will be clean~! YAY! It's amazing how much better you feel once the house is clean... I love it! I get to go to another ultrasound to see our little one tomorrow! I can't wait!