Spring!

Well, it’s mid March; I’d say it’s time for an update. I am almost 30 weeks into my pregnancy. It has been a great experience so far. Axton is starting to move A LOT. His most active time of day is right when I get into bed every night. We have stayed up late several nights just watching him roll around. People ask what it feels like when the baby moves- I’ve heard a lot of people say at first it feels like butterfly kisses. To me, at first I was thinking it was just gas bubbles! My mom and her only brother were both adopted, so my grandma never got to experience what pregnancy was like. So the other day she asked my mom if when the baby kicks it feels like your cheek does when you move your tongue up the side of it. Before I felt him kicking that’s exactly what I would have imagined. After thinking of how to describe it for the longest time, I came up with what it feels like! To me it feels like when my eye is twitching. You are totally aware of it, but have no control over it. Anyway, it is a great feeling. I’ve had several moms tell me that I will miss the feeling of him in my tummy…. But I can’t imagine missing it when he is here, and I’m able to cuddle with him.

Here are a couple pictures of our journey, so far:

Axton @15 weeks

Axton just shy of 20 weeks

Me @ 20 Weeks

Me @ 25 Weeks

Me, just shy of 30 weeks

This year was leap year, which means Shelby, Taylon’s baby sister turned the big FIVE! My mom and I were headed out to my sister’s house in California on leap day, so we met Shelby, and Taylon’s family at IHOP on our way out of town. We were happy to be able to spend the morning with them. My sister was due to have her first baby the next day. I was crossing my fingers that Sterling would make an early appearance, and share Shelby’s birthday with her…. But Sterling thought otherwise. We arrived to Stevie and Logan’s house around 9 that night. My mom rubbed Stevie’s feet with some essential oils right before we all went to bed. The next morning Stevie text me around 6 to see if I was awake, and told me to keep her company down stairs. I went running down, to find out she had been awake for several hours timing her contractions! We were sure Sterling was going to be born right on her due date. We decided to wait awhile to have her go to the hospital because her contractions weren’t very intense, or close together. So, we went to get pedicures, and went to lunch. After lunch Stevie and Logan went home to call the hospital. My mom and I took our time getting back, and about the time we got back to their house, they decided it was time to go see how close Sterling was to arriving. They checked in to the hospital, and a couple of hours later we went to join them. Stevie was in quite a bit of pain by the time we got to the hospital, but not long after they administered her epidural, and she was in heaven. She kept telling us she thought they had given her too much medication because she felt so good. She was pretty funny! After being in the labor and delivery room for several hours we decided she wasn’t getting too close, and we’d go get some dinner. When we got back she hadn’t progressed much, so we went home to rest and got back to the hospital around 4 the next morning. Stevie’s water still hadn’t broke, so her nurse came to check her and said she’d be “aggressive” to try to break her water, well it worked. Stevie kept telling us her baby was going to be a 10 pound baby, but after she lost all of her amniotic fluid her estimates went down. Sterling was born at 6:50, and everything went perfectly. Stevie had a textbook pregnancy, and delivery. Sterling looks just like Logan’s family. She is adorable, and has WAY more dark hair than I would have imagined Stevie’s kids to ever have. She is the happiest, smiling baby. She already sleeps most of the night. I am going to be so happy if Axton is half as good of a baby as Sterling has been. I wish they lived closer; I just love them so much!

Sterling, the day after she was born.

She is such a smiley baby!

Stevie & Logan will be blessing Sterling Easter weekend. Then a couple of weeks later Stevie and Sterling are heading home to throw mine and Axton’s baby shower. We are ecstatic to see them! I’m hoping Axton will decide to be born before Stevie’s maternity leave is up so they can make another trip home to meet him.

My grandma is getting all packed up to head home from her mission this Friday. She has loved her time in Salt Lake, and said if they’ll let her she wants to go back during the winter. I am happy that she has found something she loves so much. It is so good for her to keep busy, and that she does!

I haven't been riding my horses at all this spring. Usually it seems like a chore to go riding, but this year it has been killing me that I can't go. I'm hoping Axton will be a trooper, and like to go on rides with me in a baby carrier... We'll see though!

Taylon hasn't been able to go snowboarding much this year because of the lack of snow. However, he has been snowmobiling several times with the guys from work, and he LOVES it. I thought snowboarding was a big expense, I'm scared to see what happens next winter when he decides he's a dedicated snowmobiler. He has started riding his bike quite a bit. This past year Taylon has started making videos of his experiences- like riding his bike, snowmobiling, and snowboarding. He is so talented, we're hoping one day it will pay off and he can start doing freelance work for websites, and magazines. I just love how much Taylon loves life, and that he's able to document it.

Everything at our store is still going great. Everyone is getting ready for summer, and starting their shopping early. The tanning beds have multiplied on how busy they’ve gotten. Taylon has been working quite a bit; they have him training to be an engineer. He loves his job, and is grateful to work with some of his closest friends. We are so thankful for how perfectly everything has worked out with our careers, and the way they’ve timed our lives perfectly to enjoy our little bundle of joy! Well, that’s about all that’s new in our lives. I hope to be updating soon with news on Axton’s arrival…. I’m giving him 6 more weeks before I’m ready to introduce him to the world!