Maddux Tyler Ulrich is here! 4-28-10

This is a post about Maddux's birth story and his first week of life. It is a really long post because I am using this as a journal and I want to remember all the details of this amazing experience. Feel free to read the whole thing, or just parts of it but at least enjoy the pictures of our cute little man.

Monday April 26th
It all started Monday April 26th. Me and Ty went down to St. George with my brother Chris and sister in law Emily just for a last fun visit down there to get some baby stuff, soak in the warm weather and just have a little get away from Cedar. When we were down there my back was really starting to cramp but it wasn't too bad it just felt like the cramps I get in my lower back when I am on my period. We had a lot of fun in St. George and got a lot of much needed things for Baby. That night I had a really hard time sleeping and got up at least 5 times through out the night with my back hurting.

Tuesday April 27th
On Tuesday April 27th I was getting more and more pain but I still went and took my final I had at 11:00. Throughout the final I was uncomfortable but ok. Then to get my mind off the pain Ty and I went to Walmart before we both had work to get some last minutes baby things. Throughout the day my back cramps were getting worse and worse and Ty kept asking me if I was in labor and I was like no cuz they are in my back. Well the day kept going and even though I was getting more pain I didn't know what it was so I still went to work that night. Throughout work I had to stop every once and a while just to breath because the pain was taking my breathe away. Once the pain started getting that bad I decided to text my mom (I text her and didn't call her because I was still at work) to see if she had ever had back labor. She told me she did and asked if I was ok. I told her what I was feeling and she said I should probably call my doctor or go get checked. Well I decided that I would finish up work first. I got done with my shift and went to go meet Ty at the softball fields to see the end of his game. When I got there they were really starting to get bad and almost felt like contractions in my back now but I still didn't know if I should go in. Ty tried to get me to go in to the hospital since we were by it but I told him no and that I was just going to go home and take a shower to relieve the pain and he could go get some dinner for him (I had no appetite) and we would just meet back at home. Well I got in the shower and the pain kinda went away with the hot water on my back then all of a sudden I felt a gush and thought that maybe my water may have broken. Oh my gosh I was freaking out cuz Ty wasn't home so I just kept telling myself it was ok and to just breathe and calm down. I got out dried off and called Ty asking where he was and told him that I think my water had just broken. He said he was almost home and got here really fast. We decided it was for sure time to go to the hospital now. The problem was because we thought we still had time since he wasn't due for 12 more days we didn't have a bag packed. So while I finished getting dry Ty went around frantically getting a bag put together for us. We already packed one for the baby just not me and Ty. Ty was awesome and even though he was trying to stay calm he was kinda freaking out but he got the bag packed really really fast and we were on our way and now my back was by this point really killing me.

We got to the hospital really fast at 9:30 pm. Ty went in got a wheelchair for me and got me in the hospital. We told them that we thought my water had just broke and they got us in a room really quick. They told me to get changed into the gown and I was in so much pain at this point and was getting contractions regularly. Oh man that pain in my back was so hard I hope I never have back labor again. Well once they got my laying down she checked me and said that my water had not broke (So that gush I felt just must have been me losing my mucous plug and I think it was just heavenly father telling me that it was time to go to the hospital). Then the nurse checked me and I was dilated to a 4 and 100% effaced. I was already to the point where I could get the epidural. First they had to get an IV in me and then they called the guy to come give me the epidural the problem was was that he was at home so I had to wait a while for him to get there. I was in so much pain and every time I got a contraction I thought I couldn't make it through this. I just kept asking the nurse and Ty when he was going to get there with the epidural and why he wasn't there yet. (I think they thought it was pretty funny how much I asked where he was and why he wasn't there yet). I was getting so impatient and it seemed like it took him forever to get there, Ty was so good to me and tried to calm me down every time I got a contraction he was so so sweet. He got there and I got my epidural at about 10:15pm so I really didn't have to wait long but when your in pain it sure seems like a long time. Once I got that epidural and it kicked in I felt like I was in heaven. Once I got composure of myself and didn't feel any more contractions I called my mom to tell her I was in labor she was so surprised then Ty called him mom and our sister in law Jess and my other sister in law Emily came and spent some time with me in the room until it was time to push and then she left. But it was so nice to have her there visiting with us. Well they checked me again right after the epidural and now I was dilated to a 6 and 100% effaced. After talking on the phone to my mom and a few other people time had gone by so quickly at about 12:30 they checked me again and I didn't expect it but I was already dilated to a 10 and 100% effaced I was complete and it was time to push. My epidural worked great on the right side of my body but it was never complete on the left side so I could feel it a little bit. It wasn't too bad but I could tell when I was having a contraction.

Wednesday April 28th-Maddux's Birthday
When the nurse told me it was time to push I was so shocked everything had gone so fast. I ended up pushing for about 2 hours. So the labor wasn't long so I was lucky there but pushing for almost 2 hours really drained me I was getting so tired at the end. After I pushed for about an hour they realized that he was posterior so he was face up instead of face down and he needed to turn before he would be about to be pushed out. They then had me push on my side for about a half hour and they helped to turn him but he finally pretty much turned on his own. After pushing for an hour my body was getting really tired and I started getting light headed and dizzy so they had me breathe into a mask in between contractions when I wasn't pushing. Finally He was crowning at about 2:10 am and this is when Dr. Gatherum came in and it was time to deliver him.

Four sets of pushes later our little man was born at 2:23 am Wednesday April 28th. He was so beautiful and the second I saw him I though the looked like Ty (especially his nose and lips were identical to his daddy's. I knew he was going to have Ty's nose cuz from his sonogram profile picture I could already tell). As soon as he was delivered they put him on my chest and started cleaning him up to where I could touch him and kiss him and see him. When he was laying there I looked at him and then Ty and back at him and I just started crying because he was so beautiful and here and I just couldn't believe this whole miracle. If you really think about it child birth is such a miracle and so so special. Ty got to cut the umbilical cord which he thought was really cool and just loved it cuz that's what the daddy does. Right after I delivered I had had a cyst that came back and so the doctor took care of that right then which was nice because I was already numb from the epidural. They then weighed and measured the little man he was 7 lbs and 6 ounces and 19 inches long. He is a skinny little shorty :) They let me hold him for a while. We still hadn't named him but after we looked at him both Ty and I thought that Maddux was the name for him. It was so fun to finally call him by his name. Then they cleaned him up and checked everything right there in the room where we could see him. I was in bed recovering watching and Ty was so cute he was right by the nurse (Katie) the whole time watching every little thing that she did. Ty couldn't keep his eyes off our little man and it was fun for me to watch him like that. Ty is so soft hearted and I knew he was going to be the best daddy he is so good with kids and kids love him. Little Maddux didn't cry much at all he was so alert and little eyes were looking around all over the place but he wouldn't cry. They wanted him to cry to get some of the fluid out of his lungs. Well the nurse said that when she gave him the Hep B shot he would cry but he didn't he was so tough he just didn't want to cry. Then she gave him his first bath and finally he cried a little bit haha. What a funny little thing. After his bath they gave him back to us and he was so clean and sweet. We took a lot of pictures of him and sent them to our family.

Maddux right after he was born. What a little sweety.

Our first family picture in the wee hours of the morning of Wednesday April 28th

After he was all cleaned up and in his little bassinet they brought me some food and man I was starving. My appetite was finally back. After I had eaten and recovered for a bit at about 5:00 am we transferred over to the recovery room and then finally got a little bit of sleep after feeding him.

Then with just about 3 hours of sleep we were up at about 8:30 9ish and it was time to feed the little guy again and change him. I had so much adrenaline still that I wasn't even that tired. I was a little bit stressed because he was having a hard time breastfeeding and it was so hard for me because I was nervous that he wasn't getting the food he needed. That morning my brother Chris and sister in law Emily were the first visitors to meet baby Maddux. They also brought me some flowers which was so so sweet. After they held Maddux and visited for a while they left and my sister in law Jessica then came to visit and see the little guy and brought us some treats. After Jess left then Ty's brother Mike came by for a while and that was really fun to have all these visitors. I was on cloud nine still and just loving our little baby. After some visitors Ty went home and took a shower and brought back some things we needed at the hospital. While Ty was gone I cleaned up a little bit and did my hair and make up so I looked half way decent for more visitors. When Ty got back we just enjoyed our little guy and took a nap. At about 4:30 our friends Runge and Nick came to visit and they brought me a treat and brought Ty some Dr. Pepper. After they left and after I ate dinner my friend Brittney came to visit. After she left our friends Joe and Karli came to visit and hold the little guy. Karli is pregnant too and is due really soon I think holding Maddux made her want her little baby Claire here. Everyone was saying how cute he was and I loved hearing it.

So Ty and I had been taking prenatal classes every Wednesday night for the last five weeks and we still had one left that night. It was pretty funny that we didn't even get through all the classes before he was born. We didn't expect to have him come 11 days early. Well since this class was on car seat safety and baby CPR we didn't want to miss it so since the class was held just down stairs that night Ty decided to go while my friend Jenise and her sister Jessica came to see Maddux and visit. I was sad I couldn't go to the class but I'm glad Ty went and got the information and he got to brag to everyone that we had the little guy early that morning. He got some good info and I'm so glad he went. When he got back from the class we had our last visitors of the night Ty's brother Dan and our sister in law Brooke came up from St. George to see him. That meant so much to us. We LOVED all of our visitors that day and it made having to stay in that one room in the hospital much better. Oh and I forgot to mention it snowed that night and day that he was born. Yup you heard me it was April 28th and it snowed it was crazy. The day went really well and I was so happy and glowing the whole day showing off our little guy. I did have some troubles still with breastfeeding throughout that day and night and that was really hard because I was stressed and thought I wasn't going to be able to but I was not going to give up so after a lot of tears I just kept trying hoping he was getting enough to fill up his little tummy.

Wednesday April 28th enjoying our little man and some of our visitors. Top left: My sister in law Emily (She is due with her second baby a little girl in a couple of weeks. Now I can't wait to come visit her at the hospital). Top middle: Ty changing our little man I think this was after he peed everywhere (oh man boys are so fun to change haha) and we had to change his blankets and is little shirt. Top right: Mommy and Maddux. Bottom left: Daddy and Maddux. Bottom middle: Our friend Aunt Runge and Maddux. Bottom right: sweet baby Maddux sleeping in the touch down position.

Thursday April 29th

The next day on Thursday April 29th the morning was just full of trying to get everything ready to bring him home. First I needed help with breastfeeding because I wanted to make sure he was eating ok before we brought him home. Then Dr. Marshall (Maddux's pediatrician) took him for about a half hour to do his circumcision. Ty and I took a nap while he was gone. When he got back they said that he did great and he wasn't even sad when he was back in the room with us. Poor little guy though that couldn't have felt good :( While he was in the nursery they also checked his blood sugar since he hadn't had a good feeding in a while. They said his blood sugar was good but I was still worried since it had been so long since he ate. They also checked his bilirubin and they said it was intermediate high meaning that he had a little jaundice so they said they wanted us to bring him back to the hospital the next day to test him again. After Maddux was all checked and waiting to go while we waited to get discharged I got ready for the day and cleaned up the room. I then got my vaccine and my RohGam shot. We were kinda cutting it close to get home because Ty had to work at 3:30 that day so we were trying to get out on time. I then had a nurse work with me for a while on the breastfeeding and she was really really nice and helpful she was the best nurse we had the whole time we were there. I then talked to the lactation specialist (Sue-She was the one that taught the breastfeeding class the last week at our prenatal class. She is so helpful) She helped me feel better about the whole thing and she said I could call her anytime if I needed help at home so that made me feel better but of course I was still worried and hoped he would eat ok once we got home. Finally after Ty getting everything to the car and getting Maddux all checked in the car seat they discharged us and let us go at about 3:15 pm. It was so crazy leaving the hospital with three of us but so cool.

Cute little Maddux in his car seat for the first time right before we left the hospital to go home as a new family for the first time.

We got home and Ty had to get ready for work and leave about 15 minutes later that was sooooo hard to let him go to work and leave us when I still felt like I had no idea what I was doing. I really didn't want to be home alone so my sister in law Emily and nephew Parker came and kept me company that night right after Ty left so that made it a little easier but I just wanted Ty home so bad. Once we got home Maddux was finally starting to get the hang of breastfeeding and my milk had finally come in so that was really good and he was eating well. It was so nice to have company and not be alone. Then around 5:30 my other sister in law Jess came over and brought me dinner and my mother in law Julie and father in law Dave got down here and also spent a lot of the night with me. Then they left to eat and came back later that night with a shake for me. Thanks guys. It was nice to have so many people at the house and a lot of help. I even got a break to shower and they took care of him for like an hour so I could relax for a bit. Ty finally got home around midnight and I was so excited to see him I missed him so much. Then right after Ty got home my mom got into town about midnight too. It meant so much to me to have my mom come down that night because it was so late and she was driving by herself and I was so happy she got here safe and the drive went well. I was so excited to see her and so happy she was here to help me. She did have 8 kids after all she knows what she is doing when it comes to babies :)

First or second night home. This was in the middle of the night after one of his feedings. His little yawns were so cute we just had to take a picture.

Friday April 30th

Friday was the next day and it was so fun to have my mom here. Mom and dad Ulrich Ty's brother Mike and cousin Max came over to visit for a while and that was really fun to have them here and hold little Maddux. Max was so cute with him and kept calling him piston cup (this is his nickname from Max because one time we asked Max what we should name our baby and he just got done watching the movie cars so he said Piston cup and he never forgot it. In fact he was kind of upset we didn't name him that for real. but we told him that can be his special nickname just from him. I think he was ok with that). After they left my mom went to the store to get stuff for dinner that night and Ty, Maddux and I went to the hospital to go and get Maddux's bilirubin number checked to see if his jaundice had come down. When we got home Ty's grandma and grandpa Kjar came over to meet and hold the little man so that was really fun to see them too. We just loved all the visitors. Maddux is one lucky little man to have all these people around him that already love him so much. Ty went to work again that day and of course it was really hard for me to let him go but luckily this time my mom was here so it was ok. Emily and Parker came over too and we all hung out all night. Maddux had a rough day when it came to clothes and messes and I probably changed him five different times that day and he peed all over haha. My mom made us dinner that night and it was so yummy it was pork chops and we all loved it. Thank you mom. Thank you for the delicious dessert too. The rest of the night went well but I used my moms help a lot.

Fun pictures on Friday April 30. Top left: Daddy and Maddux hanging out in the morning. Top middle: Maddux sun tanning to get his jaundice down. He loved being in the sun he looked so relaxed and cozy warm. Top right: Cute little naked Maddux I could resist taking a pic he looked so adorable. Bottom left: Mommy and Maddux self-portrait we sent this picture to daddy at work. Bottom middle: Another mommy and baby pic. Bottom right: Maddux chillin in his boppy he loves to hang out in that thing all swaddled up.

Saturday May 1st

Saturday morning we had to go to the hospital again to get his bilirubin checked again because his numbers went up. When we got home we put him in the sun again to try to get it down some more. Then Ty. Maddux me and my mom went over to my sister in laws and brothers house to visit them and little Parker and we hung out there for a while. Ty then had to leave again for work and it was really hard to let him go. The rest of the night mom, me and Maddux just hung out. My mom got us Costa Vida for dinner and took some to Ty at work too. Then that night my mom and I watched the movie Last Holiday. I was so excited when Ty got home from work that night because it was his last day of work until the next Thursday so I was excited for his days off with us.

Pictures from Saturday May 1st and Sunday May 2nd. Top left: Maddux loves his bouncer seat especially when it is on vibrate. Top middle: Daddy loves to hold Maddux like this and I think Maddux likes it too. Top middle 2: Maddux being burped haha so cute. Top right: This is Daddy and Maddux both napping together on Sunday. My cute boys both asleep. Bottom left: Daddy and Maddux. His onesie says "Big Show Off I'm Learning from Daddy" Bottom middle: Maddux naked :) Bottom right: Sun bathing again to bring down the jaundice levels.

We love visitors! Top Left: Cousin Parker & Maddux Top middle: Grandma Leanne (my mom) and Maddux Top middle: Aunt Brooke, Cousin Londyn and Maddux Top right: Daddy, cousin Connelly and Maddux Bottom left: cousin Oaklyn and Maddux Bottom middle: Daddy, Grandpa Dave and Maddux (3 generation Picture) Bottom right: Grandpa Dave, cousin Max and Maddux

Sunday May 2nd

Sunday was a good day too. Ty didn't have to work so I was so so happy about that he was only gone for a little bit for church. Maddux and me and my mom stayed home while Ty went to church to take care of his many piano callings (he plays piano in sacrament and primary and there aren't very many people who play piano in our ward so he decided to go since it is hard to find a sub). When he got home from church we just had a good time spending the day together visiting, taking naps, and taking a lot of pictures. Sunday night Mom and Dad Ulrich came back over to bring us dinner and visit with us one more time before they had to leave to go back up North. It was sad when they had to go and I can't wait to see them again. After they left Chris and Em and Parker came over to watch amazing race with us and mom and after they left mom me and Ty watched a movie called "One Fine day" It was so fun to have Ty home with us that night and just relaxed and hung out.

Mommy and Maddux Kisses

I just love this little man he is so sweet and easy to cuddle with

Monday May 3rd

On Monday it was another great day because Ty was home and my mom was still here too. We had a good relaxing morning and our friends Kari and Runge came to visit the little guy and hold him for a while it was fun to see them and talk for a while. After we were all ready for the day we went out to lunch at Chili's with my mom to get out of the house and to thank my mom for coming down to help. It was Maddux first real outing besides the doctors and he did really good while we had a well deserved relaxing lunch. It was fun to show him off to all the people Ty works with and everyone was saying how cute he was. After Chili's we ran to Walmart to get a few things and then to a store for my mom to help her find some clothes for Hawaii. That night we went over to Chris and Emily's house for dinner and dessert and visited for a while there. Then we came home and just relaxed the rest of the night together and watched some shows.

Our First outing :)

Tuesday May 4th

Maddux's cute little romper outfit he wore on Tuesday. I love this outfit and picked it out shortly after we found out we were having a Boy.

Isn't that face just adorable

Daddy and Maddux cuddle time

Tuesday morning while Maddux was still sleeping and Ty went to the bank my mom and I just hung out for a while and it was really fun to just eat breakfast and talk just the two of us. At about 2:00 it was time for Maddux's first doctors appointment to check his circumcision to make sure it was healing ok. When we were leaving for the appointment this is when my mom left to start her 4 hour drive back home up North. I had such a hard time letting her go and I already miss her so much I can't wait until she comes back down with the rest of my family in about a week. My mom helped me so much through those 5 days that she was here I couldn't have done it without her. Thank you mom I love you so much. The appointment went really well and Dr. Marshall said everything looked good. He now weighs 7 lbs 13 ounces so he gained 7 ounces in a week (this made me feel better about his eating so now I know he is getting enough if he is gaining weight), his circumcision is healing really well, and his jaundice is gone so we got all around great news from his appointment. When we got home we all took a nap until our dinner came and then Runge came over to watch Biggest Loser with us.

Grandma Leanne and Maddux cuddle time right before she had to leave to go back up home up North. :(
This is an adorable picture that my mom took of Maddux when Ty and I were napping and she was taking care of him for us. Isn't he so adorable.

Wednesday May 5th

Wednesday was a little rough just cuz I was really emotional about my mom not being here but luckily Ty still didn't have work so it was good to just hang out the three of us too. The whole day was just relaxing and spent the whole day at home. We were good and took a nap when Maddux napped (I need to do better at this so I'm not so exhausted in the evening). Then right before dinner my friends Taylor and Aubree came over to meet little Maddux and visit for a while. Our friend Natalie Dyreng also came over to see him for a little bit and brought him a little toy and outfit. That night Ty and I watched Charlie and the Chocolate factory and had some good time together while Maddux slept. Maddux is now officially a week old as of Wednesday May 5th. Also it was Cinco de Mayo and it was three years ago today that Ty and I had our first kiss. I love you baby. Look at how far we have come. :)

The cute little outfit Natalie got him. Oh and don't you just love those shoes :)

Thank you to all the people who came to visit and help out and thank you so much for all the ward members for bringing us meals it means so much to us and made it easier to not have to worry about cooking for a while. Thank you to all our family for everything they did for us and thank you mom for staying down here for five days to help. We love you all.

31 WEEKS!

I can't believe it I only have 9 weeks left! There is so much we still need to do to prepare for our little guy and I feel like we are running out of time. At least we have a car seat and a bassinet thats a start right haha. We still need to paint the dresser, paint the crib, paint the changing table, paint the rocker, and find bedding. And there are a lot of little things that we still need. I feel so unprepared. Does everyone feel like this with their first one or is it just me?

Here is my 31 week belly 3-7-10

Last week I had to go and get the diabetes test done and everything came back great. Yay for not having gestational diabetes! I also had to get another RhoGAM shot to ensure babies safety. We had a regular doctors visit on Thursday March 4th and everything is going smoothly. It was pretty much just a good routine check up except I have to say I was a little depressed this time after the nurse weighed me :( I can't believe I have gained that much weight oh well for a baby it is soooooo worth it :) I just definitely feel the most insecure being this huge luckily the hubby is so cute and says I look beautiful. Thank you honey for always being so sweet to me. Anyway we heard the heartbeat and it was strong as usual which is always a relief to me since I am the biggest worry wart in the whole world. The doc talked to us about kick counts this time I can't believe I am far enough along now that its time to pay attention to that YAY! Speaking of kick counts I am feeling Baby Ulrich all the time he is a maniac in there I tell ya. He punches, kicks, wiggles and adjusts constantly throughout the day and I am just LOVING it! I feel him the most on Monday, Wednesday, Fridays when I am at school and just sitting and relaxing. When I am at work and moving around a lot I don't feel him as much I think the constant movement rocks him to sleep.

The only time the movement drives me crazy is when I try to sleep on my side he goes crazy haha he always kicks so much when ever I am on my side so I am continuing to sleep on my belly luckily we have a very soft mattress so it is comfy. He is also always in my ribs he likes it up there I am carrying very high which isn't too much fun but its not too bad. I still constantly have to pee and get up at least twice in the night. I am also starting to get hot flashes and am just really sensitive to temperature. I was also having really bad heartburn which I guess is normal during pregnancy but since I have never experienced that burning feeling before it was not so pleasant to me. Luckily I am taking Zantac now twice a day and it is wonderful I haven't had heartburn since :) I heard a rumor that if you have a lot of heart burn then your baby will have a lot of hair. Those old wise tails are so funny to me. So we will see if he has a lot of hair or if he is a baldy haha either way I will love it cuz I think bald little boys are so so cute and everyone likes hair so its a win win to me either way I'll think he is the cutest thing ever.

Ty says this is my sassy picture what can I say I am just so excited to have a baby :)

We still haven't decided on a name for our little man and I am getting impatient. I just want to give him a name but we are having the hardest time deciding. The names we are choosing between are Holden or Maddux we both love both names which making it harder to decide. There are so many projects I want to do in his nursery with his name so hopefully we will decide soon if not I guess the projects will have to wait until he is born. What name do you like? Hopefully at least once we see him we will say he looks like a _________!

I have been busy making more baby blankets and I think I am obsessed with it they are so much fun to make and there is so much cute fabric! Now I am going to start making some cute matching burp rags. Also this weekend my cousins are throwing me a baby shower so I am so excited to see everyone and see everything the little guy is going to get. Baby stuff is so much fun! Overall the pregnancy is still good and I am just getting so excited for his arrival day in 9 more weeks!!!!!

This Sunday was such a wonderful day well after the lovely stresses of church that is. Ty and I teach the 4 and 5 year olds and we have a huge class. I love the class but it is for sure a class you need two people in. Well Ty subbed for the piano in primary so I only had his help for some of the time and I had nine kids to myself. I even had to chase one down the hall (being pregnant and in heels might I add). It all turned out good though and I survived haha. The best part about Sunday is that Ty didn't have to work he has been working Sundays lately and I hate it but he finally had one off and it was wonderful we just got to relax together all day I loved it. Tonight was also a fun night together we went on a double date with our friends Kari and Eric and saw Alice and Wonderland. It was really good by the way and I for sure recommend it. :) Thank you honey for taking me out and for such a relaxing rest of the night.

Also I have to take some time to thank my adorable hubby for all the help and support he has given me through this pregnancy. He has been amazing! He has always treated me better than I deserve and now that I am preggers he has just continued being so amazing to me. He helps me so much, he lets me complain, he makes me laugh everyday, he rubs my feet and my back seriously every night (how sweet is that), he helps with the house, he works a lot so we can save to get ready for the babe, he kisses my tummy and he just always wants me to rest and be comfortable. I love you so much and am so grateful for everything you do for me it seriously makes me feel so special! Thank you for being such a hard worker and for still coming home and helping me after your exhausting day. I am also so grateful for all the compliments he gives me. At the time when I feel the most unattractive he tells me how beautiful I look. I married an amazing man! He is going to be the best daddy he is so excited and I just love to see his face light up every time he talks about the babe. Our little man and Ty are going to be best buds and I can't wait to see them together :)

On Friday the 5th of March it was my Dad's 50th birthday! We were sad we couldn't be there for his surprise party but we were at least able to call him and I even sang to him on his voice mail earlier haha. Me singing is pretty scary sorry dad hope you liked it still haha. It sounded like he had a really good birthday which he totally deserves and he was so excited about his present from my mom...golf shoes. My dad loves anything golf :) We love you dad and we are so happy you had a good day we can't wait to see you next weekend!

My cute mom and dad in San Diego!
Happy 50th

WhAt A mOnTh! UpDaTe AnD tY's BiRtHdAy

BaBy UpDaTe
First off we have been trying to decide between two stroller/car seat combination that we wanted and we finally made a decision and are so happy with it. We ended up getting this brown and blue Graco brand one. We did some research and decided Graco is the brand we felt the safest with especially since the other one we were looking at got a recall on it. The other awesome thing about this one we decided on was on sale for $150 originally $220 because they were getting a new pattern. I am so glad we got it while it was this pattern and that we got it on an awesome deal! I feel very good about this one it is sooo sturdy and I just know he will be the safest he can be. I love buying stuff for the our baby BOY!

Thank you Ty for putting it all together. I can't wait to take out little man on walks I am so glad he will be born during the warm weather. Haha poor Ty I made him pose with the stroller with me I am such a nerd but I am allowed to be extra excited cuz I'm gonna be a mommy and I can't wait!

SuPeR bOwL sUnDaY

Superbowl Sunday February 7th we had a fun get together with some of our cute friends. Some of the people were cheering for New Orleans, some people didn't care either way and Ty and I were cheering for Indiana. We totally thought the Colts had it so easily and after that first quarter its like they weren't even there anymore. Even though our team lost we still had a lot of fun watching the game, watching the fun commercials and eating a lot of yummy food. Plus it was kinda cool that New Orleans won just cuz of everything that city had been through so I will let it slide this once. There was sooo much delicious food and it was just fun hanging out and talking. I was impressed with the commercials especially the Doritos ones.

All the delicious food, Me and Ty, me and Ty again, Kari and Eric, A football cheese ball that the talented Runge made, and Runge and the other guy friends she brought with her. Toni was also there along with Carl and Mark.

February 12-February 13th- FaMiLy ViSiToRs

On Friday February 12th at about ten o'clock my parents and brothers and sisters came down to visit me and Ty and Chris and Em over Valentines/Presidents Day weekend. I love when they come to visit it is always so much fun. They decided to come down that weekend so that we could all go to the parade of homes together. My parents have always loved the parade of homes and like to come down to St. George sometimes to see theirs and I guess my mom rubbed off on me because I am so in love with going to these homes it is so much fun and I can't wait to see the ones up North this summer. I also rubbed off on Ty cuz he loves the huge houses too. So Friday after they got here we just hung out and talked for a while until it was time to go to bed. Staurday the next morning Ty and Dad went and got donuts for breakfast and the tickets for the homes and at about 9:30 we were on the road headed down to a day full of St. George homes. We spent the whole day from about 10:00-7:00 (when they closed) looking at a bunch of homes in the St. George area. I took a ton of pictures and will do a post shortly on those so stay tuned for some of my favorite homes, rooms, decorations and organization ideas. We all had so much fun spending the day together and my mom and I were in heaven with all the cool decoration ideas, and the kids actually did really well too and enjoyed the homes. The little boys loved the playrooms, pools and theater rooms. After the parade of homes we headed back to Cedar and ate dinner at Chilies. Yummy. The rest of the night was just full of just talking and hanging out.

This is all of us having fun on Saturday in St. George. While we were down there one of the homes was by the Arizona border so we decided to take pictures by the Arizona sign. Also there was this really cool little town thing in Virgin, Utah that we had to stop and take a picture of cuz it was so cool. I wish it was open to go look at. That top picture is of the kids on the swings in this cool gazebo that was in the backyard of one of the houses.

VaLeNtInEs DaY-ChInEsE NeW yEaR-PrEsIdEnTs DaY

The next day was Valentines Day! Our Valentines was partly going to the parade of homes together and then spending all day together on Sunday. After church we exchanged gifts and then just relaxed and watched some movies together. I got Ty a card, a shirt and some chocolates. Ty got me some beautiful roses, chocolates, a pillow and a movie. Thank you Honey. I love Ty so much and am so grateful for everything that he has ever done for me. I am proud to call him my Valentine and I have so much fun celebrating our love. Later that night we also celbrated Chinese New Year. My little brother is in a Chinese emersion program at school and is learning Chinese and all about the culture so we decided we would celebrate it for him and he loved it. We had chinese food for dinner and then had chocolate covered fortune cookies and have chocolate covered strawberries for valentines. What a fun holiday combination. After dinner was all done and cleaned up we went over to Chris and Emily's and watched some TV shows and Emily made up some pineapple upside down cake for dessert. When we got home the little kids went to bed and My parents, Ty, and I and Amanda and her friend Amanda watched "Accidentally husband" this is a really good movie by the way if you haven't seen it it is worth renting.

We love our Valentines Gifts! Thank you honey you totally spoiled me I LOVE the roses and a week and a half after valentines they are still looking awesome!

The next day was presidents day so I didn't have school and Ty didn't have work so it was an awesome day off. We hung out all morning and then went to lunch with the family before they left to go back home. Thank you so much for coming down and visiting us we can't wait until you come down again over Easter! The rest of the day Ty and I just spent together enjoying time just the two of us and no work or school being in our way. It was awesome. We went window shopping and then later on went to Wingers for a dinner date. Thank you for such a fun Valentines Weekend honey you are so sweet!

NeW nEpHeW
On Tuesday February 16th my sister had her little Boy Sebastien Timothy Rochon. We are so happy he is finally here and healthy. He was two days late and Ty wishes he was just one more day late so they could have shared the same birthday but it was close enough and no one should ever wish lateness upon a pregnant lady. His big brothers are loving him and I just can't wait to meet the little guy. My mom is up in Canada right now visiting and meeting the little guy right now. My parents now have 4 grandchildren and in May they will have 6! 5 grandsons and 1 granddaughter.

My new nephew! He is such a cute little guy!

FeBrUaRy 17th-Ty'S bIrThDaY
February 17th way my cute husband Ty's 25th Birthday! Tuesday night after I got home from work we went over to Chris and Ems house and TY got to have some birthday cake and ice cream a day early. We decided to have cake the night before because we wanted to share with Chris and Em and we weren't going to be in Cedar the night of his actual birthday. Later on that night Runge and Toni came over for some cake too. Runge and Kari gave Ty a cute piggie bank for the baby for his birthday. They didn't know what to get him so they thought this was cute and it so was and Ty loved it.

Happy Birthday to YOU, Happy Birthday to YOU, Happy Birthday dear TY happy birthday to YOU!

On Ty's birthday I had to go to school until 1 o'clock and I felt so bad that I wasn't going to be with him during that time but luckily it allowed him to sleep in on is birthday and enjoy a relaxing morning. Also before I felt for school I decorated the kitchen in balloons and a banner so when he woke up and came to get breakfast he would see it! I was so excited to get a text from him saying he loved that I decorated for his birthday. When I got done with class I picked him up some delicious pastry pub for lunch and then I went and got him a tres leches cake from costa vida because that is his very favorite cake in the whole world and that is the only place I can find it in Cedar. He was soooo surprised when I brought him home lunch and the cake it was so cute how grateful he was. We ate lunch together shared the cake and then I gave him his first present which was some sweet Under Armor tennis shoes that he wanted. After all this we packed an over night bag and made our way down to St. George.

We got down to St. George went to a few stores and then went to a 4:05 showing of Shirlock Holmes. We have been wanting to see this but it was already out of theaters in Cedar so Ty was so so excited to find out it was still playing in St. George. After the movie we went to the hotel to check in and get ready for dinner and the rest of the night. The hotel room so so nice and had a king size bed which is always awesome! When we got to the hotel I gave Ty his next present which was a shirt that he looks so handsome in. Then we went to Dan and Brooke's to visit them and the kiddos because Ty wanted to see his fam on his birthday. It was a lot of fun spending some time with them since we hadn't seen them for a few months. Thank you Brooke for letting me borrow all those maternity clothes I wore one of the shirts you let me borrow on Sunday and loved it! After a few hours of visiting we were off to Texas Roadhouse for some delicious birthday dinner. After dinner I gave him his last birthday present which was a game for his PSP. He also got a card and some money from his parents, a card and money from his grandparents, a cute card from Oaklyn, a card from my grandparents, and a game called Fact or Crap that we are soooo excited to play from my parents.

The next morning we slept in for a little while then went to a breakfast buffet at JBs then we went to some stores and just enjoyed each others company. We even went to Ross and got me some maternity clothes and a belly band from target thanks honey. Then before we made our way back up to Cedar we stopped at the Verizon store and we were able to get Ty an early upgrade on his phone which he was sooooooo excited about because I let him spend the money to get a Droid. He absolutely loves this phone and I have to admit it is really sweet. It has so many cool apps and has the internet and everything. Happy Birthday baby you got so many cool presents and a new phone you are spoiled but you so deserved it. I hope that you had sooo much fun on your birthday getaway I had fun planning it and spending all that quality time with you. We then drove back to Cedar and both had to work that night which was really hard after spending all that time together with no interuptions but luckily we got Friday all together as well so we were pretty spoiled with all the time we got with each other this week. Thank you for all your love and all the fun you had with me this week. You are the cutest and best husband ever.

Dinner, movie, cool hotel room and opening presents! Isn't he so handsome on his birthday :)

FeBrUaRy 19th-MoRe PaRaDe Of HoMeS

On Friday February 19th we made our way down to St. George once again (man we are spoiled) to meet up with Chris and Emily and went to a few more Parade of homes after I got home from school and did some homework. We got to see about four more houses and it was really fun. After the houses were closed we went to Mongolian BBQ for dinner with Chris and Em and it was sooo delicious. I had never been there before and I just loved it and can't wait to eat there again. When we got back to Cedar Ty and I rented Fame and had a fun movie night in together. Seriously honey thank you for all the time you have spent with me and thank you for all the attention.

These are some pics of us during the parade of homes on Friday. Haha we loved this sign and had to get out of the car to take a picture with it. Oh and that is my prego belly at almost 29 weeks. I also made Ty pose by that sweet Jeep because I just loved it and wanted it.

FeBrUaRy 24th

And last but not least today is my little brother's 20th birthday! Happy Birthday buddy. He is currently living in Maryland doing his AIT training for the Utah National Guard. We miss you and are so proud of you! We hope you had an awesome day! I can't believe you are already 20. We can't wait to see you when you move back to Utah in May!!!!!! Love you buddy!

25 weeks! BaBy UpDaTe!

As you can tell from the title I am 25 weeks today! yay! I can't believe I only have 15 weeks until our LiTtLe MaN is here. That means I only have 15 weeks to prepare and get everything ready for him. I better get on top of it. I still need to make some blankets, burp rags, paint the changing table and crib to match, make a final dEcIsIoN on colors for his room, find a some cUtE bedding and buy it, find a dresser and redo it all cute like, create some cute little boy vinyl letter for our little guys room, find some wall art for his room, decide on which carseat/stroller combo we want and buy it, find a good rocker on deal, schedule my showers, and i'm sure there is even MoRe I need to do.

my 25 week belly!

I feel like my pregnancy has been going by so fast lately because I am past the sick stage and not quite into the uncomfortable stage so I am LoViNg my pregnancy right now! I have actually been pretty lucky and have enjoyed my pregnancy the whole time. I don't know if it is just because I am so excited or what but I love it and all the tUmS, uncomfy sleeping, peeing all the time, and not being able to bend over is all worth it. It is worth it because first of all none of those things are too bad and second of all I am iN lOvE with this little guy already. I love him so much and I can't imagine how I am going to feel when I get to hold him in my ArMs for the first time.

These are some super cute clothes we have bought for our little guy so far. Top left: We got all these cute nike onesies for only $10 I love them because I LOVE nIkE! won't he be so cute in those. Top right: I picked out the cute little one piece shorts because it is such a cute little summer outfit and I love the rugby look. Ty picked out both of the bull dog outfits and I think they are so so cute. He is going to be our little BuLl dOg. The middle one says "tOuGh LiKe DaDdY" cute huh. The bottom left: This is the pjs I put in Ty's christmas stocking they are daddy and me dino pjs. The bottom middle: The were the very first onesies we bought/got. Yes the one says pink floyd hahaha gotta lOvE it. The other one Chris and Em bought for us.

This is just some more of the random BaBy stuff we have. Top left: last week when we were in St. George we bought his first book and toy. I picked out the book because this is one of my very favorite BoOkS and Ty picked out the cute football raddle because he loves raddles and its soft and of course a football. Ty is already such a cute daddy! He bought the raddle when I was in another store and surprised me with it. I thought that was the CUTEST thing ever. He is so excited to have a boy. Top right: those are a cute blanket and burp rags that my cute mother in law Julie made for him. Aren't they soooo cute I love the hot air bAlLoON theme. When her and Dave were on their trip last week they brought our baby back those funny pee pee tee-pees. Bottom Left: This is the cute blanket that I am so proud to say I made all by myself. This is a huge deal for me because I don't sew I haven't sewed anything since my seventh grade sewing class haha. Now that I made this I want to learn how to sEw and get a machine. This blanket is just a basic two sides blanket with straight stitches but I am so excited I made it. One side is brown with cowboys, hOrSeS, hats and boots on it and the other side looks like a red bandanna. I want to thank my sister in law emily for teaching me how to make it! I bought some more cute material to make some more and I am so excited. Bottom right: This is the baby boy wipes case that I made. I have made these before for friends and family but they have always been girl ones so I put big flowers on them so I was exCiTeD to find this teddy bear to put on a boy one cuz I didn't know what to do for it. Do you like it?

These two bins are full of newborn and 0-3 clothes, onsies, and pjs for our little guy that my brother Chris and Sister in law Emily gave to us because they are done having kids. ThAnK yOu guys you are life savers.

So for the baby update I am loving being in my SeCoNd trimester like I said before its a good time to be able to enjoy it because im not super uncomfortable yet. I get uncomfy but its not bad. My belly feels like it is growing and growing so much everyday in fact people have told me how big I look. Don't you love that?! haha that was sarcasm if you couldn't tell. I love having a prego belly I think it is so cute but I don't love hearing how hUgE I look all the time haha. I've had people ask me if I am sure i'm not having twins or if I'm further along than I am haha I'm always like no just having a big baby I guess. I feel like I am getting my full appetite back and am able to eat regular sized meals again and not as often. I am starting to need tums every night to function haha and get up atleast once or twice in the middle of the night to pee. I can still sleep on my sToMaCh which is nice because I love sleeping on my tummy. I will try to fall asleep on my side but I always end up on my tummy at some point in the middle of the night.

The last appointment we had was two weeks ago and the baby had a good sTrOnG healthy heart beat of 144bpm and they started measuring my belly last time which is exciting. I still have had some spotting issues but I will be getting another RhoGAM shot in a couple of weeks so that should help with that. I have also been having some weird heal issues. My right heal will hurt so bad that I can't put any pressure on it the doctor said to try some shoe inserts to see if that helps and if it doesn't he will have me go to a specialist to see what is going on.

The most eXcItInG update is that I am feeling our little man kicking and moving around all of the time now and I just love it. Every time I feel him I can't help but sMiLe. Ty has already felt him a few times too! He loves it. You should have seen him the first time he felt him he was bEaMiNg it was the cutest thing I have ever seen. I feel him a lot when I am in class and I just love it so much and I get so excited every time I forget to pay attention haha. I feel like I get pregnant brain sometimes which I guess is normal but it freaks me out being in school so I check my planner at least twice a day to make sure I'm not fOrGeTtInG anything. That is mostly what has been going on in mine and baby boys life as far as the pregnancy goes. We are just so excited for him to get here and excited we only have 15 wEeKs left. We love buying things for him and can't wait to get the crib and changing table. My mom and dad are giving us a crib and changing table so that is sooooo nIcE we can't wait to get it all painted matchy and cute for him. Thanks again mom and dad for giving those to us. I will have to post pictures when we start getting stuff for his room. We also can't wait for our tax return to come to we can get the carseat/stroller combo! Its so funny the things I get excited to buy now that I am PrEgNaNt. I never thought I would be so excited to buy a stroller! yay!

This is a cute picture of Ty and I when we went down to St. GeOrGe last week just to go shopping and spend the day together. We bought me a bunch of cute maternity clothes because it is officially time to get some mAtErNiTy jeans finally, bought some baby stuff, bought Ty a game and went to dinner at Texas Road house. This picture is us being all sNuGgLy together at dinner! Thank you baby for being patient with my emotion pregnant self and having such a good day with me. I LOVE you!

Today is my mom's Birthday so I just wanted to tell her that I hope she had a happy Birthday and it turned out to be an awesome day for her. She deserves a happy birthday more than anyone I know. We love you mom and we can't wait to see you again. Thank you for everything you do for us, your support and your love! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

Also the 18th of January was my sister Traci's Birthday! Happy Birthday I love you and miss you and it was so good talking to you on the phone. Traci is about to have her third boy in three week and I can't wait to meet the little guy.

And last but not least the 10th of January was my little brother Zach's birthday he turned 10. We are sorry we couldn't see you on your birthday but we are glad we were able to sing to you and talk to you on the phone. We love you too and miss you and hope you had a fun birthday!

Christmas & New Years Eve 2009

Warning: sorry this is a really long post due to journaling purposes.

To start off the Christmas Season on November 30th for family night Ty and I got all the Christmas decorations up and Decorated the Tree! I love decorating the tree it is filled with ornaments from Both mine and Ty's childhood. Growing up we both got an new ornament every year. My parents always gave us one that represented something we did that year or an interest of ours that year (I have a lot of gymnastics ones haha but I have a good variety). I loved this tradition and the three Christmas' that Ty and I have been married we have gotten each other ornaments and I can't wait to continue this with our children. This year Ty got me a snow globe with a baby boy in it (it is so cute he said that its our baby in my tummy cute huh?!) and I got Ty a U of U ornaments since he got accepted this year into the U of U law school.

We love decorating the tree we have so much fun doing it together every year! And there is my 17 week baby belly!

I also love decorating the rest of the house. Christmas decorating is so much fun I already can't wait to do it again in 11 months. I know I'm a little crazy haha.

I made those count down to Christmas blocks this year and I am super excited how they turned out. I also made the Mod Podge Winter sign this year and am glad I get to keep that up for a couple more months :)

On Saturday December 19th we had the opportunity to go to Salt Lake to Ty's Best Friends Wedding. Ty actually set Kylie and Brandon up. He is quite the match maker haha. Kylie worked with Ty at chilies here in Cedar and Brandon has been his best Friend since elementary and Ty just thought they would hit it off and boy was he right! They first met at a Chilies softball tournament in Salt Lake in July and they got engaged and were married in December! We drove up the night before the wedding and stayed with Ty's parents then woke up bright and early for their 8:30am Temple ceremony and it was beautiful. It is always so nice to be in the temple with Ty I love every minute of it. They had a luncheon after the wedding at 11:30 in the Joseph Smith memorial building and it was also very beautiful. Congratulations Brandon and Kylie Dennis we love you guys and we hope you had a blast in Hawaii!

They looked so happy and it was just an amazing day! Kylie looked so pretty and Ty and Brandon look very handsome!

After the wedding we visited Ty's mom over at the Lion house and then hung out with Ty's dad for a little while. Before we had to drive back to Cedar Ty's Dad took us out to dinner to Red Robin (we missed mom she had a late night at work), then we went back to the house and visited with Chris, Staci and Ayla for a while then we had to hit the road so we didn't get to Cedar too late. It was a quick one day trip since we had to come back to work for a few days before Christmas break.

After I got home from work on Wednesday Dec 30th we drove up to Murray (Ty's parents) to start our Christmas vacation. We got to their house at midnight and his parents and Mike and Jess were still up when we got there so we visited for a while and went off to bed. To start off Christmas Eve we went to the Lion House with Ty's mom and dad to help with the breakfast that mom was doing for her servers there. It was really fun and I hope we were of some help. I know Ty was cuz he was one of the pancake cookers and he did a fabulous job. It was a delicious breakfast and such a nice thing for mom to do for her workers. After helping Cleaning up we ran to Syracuse to drop off some watches I had made for one of my mom's friend cuz she wanted them before Christmas. We visited with the fam for a while and I got to see my brother Adam which was awesome since I haven't seen him since September (he has been at basic training and AIT back east).

After hanging out for a while we drove back up to Salt Lake for Christmas eve dinner at Ty's Grandma and Grandpa Kjars. It was a lot of fun just hanging out and spending time with family. First we had a very delicious dinner and had fun sitting at the cousin table talkin about TV shows, music and everything going on in our lives. After dinner we went downstairs opened gifts and played some games.

After all the fun at grandma and grandpas mom and dad, mike and Jess and the kids and Ty and I went back to Ty's parents and opened up our Christmas Pjs. In my family Edwin the Elf brings Pjs to us on Christmas eve so of course he brings them to Ty and I. Little Maximo and Gracie got new jammies too and they looked so cute. After max and Gracie went to bed we set out all the presents and then the adults hung out, talked and watched some of Mike and Ty's high school wrestling videos. It was fun watching them wrestle but it was even more fun watching the boys watch themselves wrestle. They were so excited and sooo into it. Cute!

Christmas Eve happenings. The breakfast, opening gifts at Grandma and Grandpas and new Christmas Pjs.

Christmas morning I was like a little kid and woke up way too early just waiting for Max to wake up so that we could go see what Santa brought. :) Max didn't wake up until 8:00 haha I had been awake since 5:30 fell back to sleep and then woke up again at 7:00 just waiting. I can't wait to have a kid next Christmas it will be soooo fun. It was so cute watching Maximo opening his presents he was so excited and I just loved all his excited faces and funny comments. I'm sure Gracie liked her presents too. After the kids Ty and I opened our stockings and presents.

I got a maternity shirt from Ty and Baby boy, my favorite perfume Lucky and a cool hand held sewing machine for my crafts and small repairs from Ty, and Wii Active from Santa. I also got a new electric toothbrush and treats in my stocking.
Ty got a Madden Football game for his PSP from me and baby, a shirt, the movie Forever Strong, a scarf and a beanie from me and Heroes season 3 from Santa. He also got a tie, a baby onesie, a game and treats in his stocking. And Santa brought the game Pit from both Ty and I.

After we opened our presents we got some delicious breakfast. Ty's family always has sticky buns, egg casserole, eggnog and apple cream for Christmas morning breakfast and it is so yummy. Thank you Julie it was amazing. Then Chris, Staci and Ayla got to the house and we watched Ayla open some of her presents. Then we opened presents from Ty's mom and dad. We got the game Bopit, a puzzle, the Lion house bakery cookbook (now my collection is complete) and some money. Thank you Mom and Dad U.
After getting all ready for the day and putting away all the gifts Dan and Brooke and the kiddos got to the house. So it was time to watch the kids open some more presents. Then we watched Mom and Dad open their presents from us kids. Chris and Staci were in charge of the gift this year and they got them a bunch of Rook cards from different decades it was really cool (Rook means a lot to the Ulrichs in fact I am even i the process of learning finally) they also got some treats and gift cards.
After visiting with Dan and Brooke for a while we got all packed up and met my family in Rose park at my grandparents at about 5:00. We visited with my aunts and uncles and cousins for a while and ate some yummy food. Then we drove with my parents down to their house in Syracuse. When we got to my parents we gave the boys their presents (Ty drew Ammons name and I drew Zachs name). then we gave my mom and dad their presents from us kids. We got my dad the Beatles Rock band and my mom a spa gift certificate. Then before the kids went to bed they had to find the pickle in the tree. My family has this tradition that is from Germany that mom and dad hide the pickle ornament in the tree and whoever finds it first gets a nutcracker. I loved this and want to continue it with our kids we even already have a pickle ornament. Zach won this nutcracker this year. Good job Zachy.
The next day was a lazy day at my parents house for all of us. I think we were all really tired from the hustle and bustle of Christmas because we all slept in later than normal. After we finally all got ready mom and I went to Roberts crafts for their after Christmas sale got a slushy at sonic and then went to Tai Pan for their after Christmas sale. At Roberts everything Christmas was 65% off. I got some garland and a really really cute huge snowman. Im way excited about the snowman because I can keep him up through January. At Tai Pan I got a little Penguin Family statue and oh my goodness it is so cute. Its a penguin dad, penguin mom and penguin baby! I just had to get it. When we got home the boys were planning Beatles Rock band. I think that my dads and Tys favorite thing to do together :) The rest of the night was relaxing and mom, dad, Ty and I watched Forever Strong. If you haven't seen this movie you really should its so good.

Sunday just consisted of going to church, napping and relaxing with some family time.

Monday was another relaxing day we just kinda got up whenever we got up and then just hung out. At about one oclock Chris and Em and Parker came over to visit and see the rest of the fam. They also announced what they are having. They are having a GIRL. I am finally going to have a niece on my side of the family and my parents are finally going to have a granddaughter after having 3 grandsons and 2 more boys on the way. They gave my mom and I both a pink stocking with pink and purple candies in it and neither of us got it at first haha (we are slow hahaha) and then we finally realized they were announcing it is a girl. This was a big surprise to us because they were tricky and told us they weren't getting their ultrasound to find out until January 5th but they actually had already found out and were waiting until Christmas to surprise us all. Cute guys! After my dad got home from working we all watched Parker open all his presents from my mom and dad and Zachy because he had his name. Its so fun watching kids open their presents I can't wait for that with our kids. After visiting for a while Me, Ty, Amanda and Adam went to the mall really quick to try to return somethings and to have some lunch. We ran into Chris and Em and Parker their too. After the mall we went to Target and got the CUTEST Bull dog outfit for our little man that we have been wanting to get for a while I'm glad they had the right size this time. Its so cute. I love buying Baby stuff. When we got home from the mall Ty and I drove down to Salt Lake for an Ulrich extended family Christmas party. The Party was at Grandma Ulrich's house and it was so much fun we had pizza and treats and just talked to all the cousins, aunts and uncles all night. It was so good to see everyone I can't wait until we live up here and get to see them all the time. I got so many complements on my cute baby belly from all Tys aunts it made me feel so good :) After the party we went to Ty's parents house just to hang out for a while and play some games. First we played golf (which I won :) ) and then Ty, Julie and Dave started to attempt to teach me Rook again. It was fun and I am getting it a little more but I still need a lot of practice. Thank you Julie for being so patient with me while I'm trying to learn. After some games we drove back to Syracuse to spend the night because Ty was going to be waking up early the next morning for snowboarding.

The Ulrich Cousins with Grandma

On Tuesday morning Ty got up bright and early to get ready to go snowboarding with My brothers Chris and Adam and my sis Amanda. I'm not going to lie I was a little jealous I couldn't go but I am happy I am preggers so it is worth it :) They left at about 8 am and when Ty woke me up to say buy I couldn't go back to sleep so I decided to just stay up and go downstairs when I went downstairs Zach and Ammon were the only ones awake and they were playing playdough so I decided to play with them. I made a little man out of playdough it is pictured above. I was very proud of my project and didn't let the boys wreck it until my mom and dad saw it first haha. After getting ready for the day me and mom were off to Target to go more After Christmas sale shopping. Target was having a sweet sale everything was 75% off. I could have bought sooooo much more than I did pretty easily but I was trying to be good. I got a really cute mini tree, some Christmas bags and tissue paper, some big ornaments, and Christmas cards for next year. My mom got a lot of sweet stuff too. After target we check out Michaels I got a few tree picks there and then we went to Big lots and I got another mini Christmas tree there. I love Christmas sales.. Thank you mom for going shopping with me so much and for showing me all the sweet deals. My mom loves her deals so I guess I am learning from the best even though Ty thinks her shopping obsession is a bad influence on me haha what can I say I am a lot like my mother :) When we got home the boys and Amanda were back from snowboarding and Dad and Ty were just in the front room talking so we had to show them all our sweet buys. I don't think they thought it was quite as cool as we did. Before the kids went to bed Ty and I and the kids played our new game Pit and I think the kids really liked it mostly because you get to yell in that game. Ammon was so funny playing it I think he is a little too young to understand it all the way but he did pretty good and it was just so cute watching him. My cute little brother Zach loves games we always have to play atleast one game with him every time we visit. So cute.

On Wednesday mom, Emilee and I went shopping again. First we went to the DI to try to find a small dresser I could redue for the babies room but no such luck this time they were pretty empty in the furniture department so my mom said she will keep checking for me. Thanks mom. While at the DI we did find a few treasures for some projects for both mom and I. We then went to the Distribution Center and then to Savers. After Savers we went to Hobby Lobby to see if they had any deals on Christmas findings. I got an ornament for baby boy next year :) and we looked around at a lot of cool stuff I love that store. When we got home I fixed a few of my moms watches and then my family decided that before Ty and I left they wanted to go laser tagging and out to dinner. So we went to the Family fun center and played a round of laser tag it was soooo much fun and I think me, mom, dad and Ty got into it just as much as the kids did. We have got to go do that again together soon it was super fun. Ty got first place, mom got second, dad got third, and I got third to last :( Then we went to dinner at the Pizza factory. Thank you mom and dad for all the fun we had while we were up in Syracuse and all the fun we had on Wednesday together I didn't want it to end. After dinner Ty and I drove down to Murray to spend one more night with Ty's parents. We hung out and watched some TV when we got there and then played some more Rook. I can't believe I am finally kinda learning that game haha. Thanks Mom and Dad Ulrich for all the fun we had with you guys during Christmas and throughout the break.

Thursday (New years Eve) we left Murray after running some errands at about 10 am to get Ty back in Cedar in time for him to go to work at 3:30 boooo. I was so sad that he had to work New Years Eve and that I would be home alone. When my dad heard that I was going to be home alone on New Years eve he thought that was so sad so he convinced my mom to come down to Cedar for a quick one day trip to keep me company. So my mom and dad, Emilee, Zachy and Ammon left Syracuse at about noon getting to Cedar at about 4:00. Ty and I got to Cedar at about 2 ran to Walmart and I unpacked everything before my family got here. My fam got to Cedar after Ty had already left for work . I was so excited and grateful that they drove four hours for only a day to spend some time with me and to keep me company. They are sooooo sweet and I was so excited to spend one more day with them before the break was over and we all had to go back to School, work and our everyday lives. Once they got here my mom and I went to the cute little antique store here in Cedar (my mom loves this place!) and we got some really cool stuff. I got a cool plate that I have a project in mind for (thanks mom for Chilies and see Ty. Yum Yum I love me some Chilies and I especially love me some discount. After dinner we went back home made some muddy buddies, played some games, ate some treats, watched the count down, banged some pots and pans and shared some midnight kisses. Ty got home right before midnight so I got my special midnight new years kiss...thank you honey for hurrying home for me.

Our cute server :)

Emmy, me and mom waiting for our food while watching the Jazz game

Our New Years Fun! Oh and that picture of the candy bars has a funny story to it. When we got home from being up North for a week we found these on our doorstep just like this. haha I think a critter enjoyed our Christmas treats.

Midnight Celebration, sleeping, kisses and just hanging out.

Thanks to all of our Family our Christmas/New Years break was amazing and will be remembered forever so Thank you Family!