Talking with Daddy

Delaney is loves talking and laughing. She is always really in to screaming. Not upset screaming, just telling everyone how she feels about things. It is kind of funny sometimes. Other times it is just loud. This girl definitely has some good lungs.

Three Months Old!

 Delaney Jean is three months old! It amazes me to see how much a difference a week can make in a baby's life. She hasn't really grown in size since she was two months. She is still developing many adorable talents.

This month Delaney:

• loves standing up on mom or dad's lap
• loves sitting on mom's lap and rocking in the rocking chair
• is getting better about taking long naps during the day. No more little cat naps. Or at least not as many cat naps.
• likes staring at lights. 
• is learning to laugh
• She is happiest when she is about to go to bed for the night. I believe it is her strategy to keep us from putting her to bed.
• She is sleeping 8-10 hours at night. I love getting a full night's rest. 
• She use to be really good about taking bottles but now refuses taking one unless she is starving.
•  She is getting better about holding her head up. We have started using her Bumbo more.
• She still hates tummy time. 
• She loves laying on a blanket outside in the shade. 

This is Delaney laughing. Sorry for the weird angle. Mike wasn't home to video tape it.

The Bumbo is serious business. lol

Two Months Old

Delaney Jean turned two months on May 25! She is growing so fast. I can hardly believe how fast time has flown. This was just before we went to the doctor for her two months shots. She was so sick afterwards!

At two months old Delaney:

Weighs: 10 lbs 15 oz.
Height: 22. 8 inches

• Loves smiling
• Rolls over from her tummy to her back
• Still loves partying till midnight
• Sleeps 6 to 8 hours at night
• Loves sucking on her fists
• Coos and talks tons
• Swinging is one of her favorite activities
• Loves standing up and jumping
• Her best color to wear is purple
• Can scoot herself backwards with her legs

This is the after shot from the shots. It is from my camera. The poor girl was so miserable afterwards. Thank goodness for baby Tylenol.

 She was exhausted after the shots. She is not a cuddly baby but she just wanted to be held all day after her shots.

Our New Home

In the last two months our little family has moved twice. We moved from University Courtyard apartments to an even smaller studio apartment. We lived in the studio apartment for a month, and then moved into our great and spacious apartment (not to be confused with the great and spacious building) on May 4th which happened to be the weekend of Delaney's baby blessing. Mike hated the studio apartment because it was a rip off. We paid over 500 for a one room apartment that didn't even have a full kitchen. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it. It was the perfect size for the month we were there because it was less cleaning. Taking care of a brand new baby took away my desire to clean. So the studio was perfect for that time period.

We now live in a two bedroom apartment. I LOVE IT! It is an older apartment but I can live with that. We are pretty much moved in. There are just some random things to unpack and pictures to hang. It is hard to consider everything unpacked when my pictures are not hung up yet.

The things I love about our new apartment:

• It has two bedrooms! Love that the baby has her own room. 
• It was a washer and a dryer. No more coin operated laundromats. 
• TONS of storage. In the family room we have two massive closets for storage plus closets  in both bedrooms. 
• We have a pantry.
• Our family room is probably the same size as our apartment at University Courtyard. Our apartment is almost three times bigger!
• We have great neighbors.
• We have a grassy front yard and trees outside our window. Love that.
• In the summer is should be pretty cool inside because we have a day light basement.
• It is only a couple blocks from campus. It makes it really easy for Mike to come home during the day which means we get to see him more. 
• In our front yard we have a bleeding heart flower bush. Grandma will appreciate that. I love the pretty pink flowers.
• Really cheap rent. We are paying 500 for a two bedroom apartment.

There are lots of great things about our apartment.  We are really blessed to have such a great place to call home. I will post pictures as soon as everything is put together.

D-Day Approaches

So I figured I should blog real quick. It has been a couple of weeks since my last post. We have been busy for the month of March which is understandable considering Baby G is due to arrive pretty much any day.

The first weekend of March my little sister Brooke arrived in the town of Rexburg. She came to celebrate my baby shower with me. It made it even better with her there. We ate yummy food, and went shopping. We also did a lot of sleeping which is understandable for a pregnant woman. Brooke slept tons too because she was exhausted from starting her new job that week.

 Daniella, Brooke, Me, Heather, and Gaby - I was so glad that these girls came to my shower. We had so much fun!

 Brooke and I at the baby shower. She curled my hair for me because I am incapable of doing it myself.

Sister picture before she departed for Provo.

At the baby shower there was this DELICIOUS fruit salad. I thought it was healthy and that the dressing was a yogurt or something. It wasn't which I am totally OK with that. It had cut up apples, green and purple grapes, and walnuts in it. The dressing was cream cheese, sweeten condensed milk, and the caramel ice cream topping. I inhaled it. LOVED it. Brooke was excited for the girl food at the baby shower. It was all delicious. I am so grateful for the girls in my ward who threw the shower for me. I am also grateful that Brooke made the effort to come up here for the baby shower. It was nice having time with just the two of us before the baby is born.

Mike and I have slowly but surely been prepping for this baby. This weekend we stayed home a lot. We set up the pack 'n play she will be sleeping in. We put the stroller together and also set up the car seat in the car. At this point we are good to go. It is a little crazy to think that she will more than likely be arriving this week.The wait time is almost over and reality is about to begin. 

All her gear set up and ready to use.

Pack 'n Play with bassinet and changing table set up and ready to go.

At my doctor's appoint this week they said that I was starting to thin out and that the baby's head was really low. So progress. The due date is March 22 which is this upcoming Thursday. My next appointment for the doctor is this upcoming Friday. They said that if she hasn't arrived by my next appointment we will schedule an  inducement day. So things are definitely progressing. 

At first I wanted her to be late because of school and finals that I need to take care of but the closer I get to the due date the less I care. I know that everything will work out and my classes will get taken care of. The closer I get to the end the more I want to hibernate. I like being home because then people can't ask me how I am feeling which is a legitimate question. I just get tired of answering it. Also, we still have no idea what her name is going to be. Hopefully she will just tell us when she is born.

So at this point in time I have had no contractions and her head is really low in my pelvis which makes it feel like I have a softball in there and it is really uncomfortable sometimes. I am officially the slowest walker in the world. I have had a great third trimester. I haven't gotten sick or anything. I haven't missed any classes. I have had a ton of energy. I have been able to continue working out regularly which I think is the key to why I have been feeling so good. I have loved being pregnant for this trimester. 

Mike and I have lived in apartment 507 for just over a year now. We are moving on April 10th to a temporary studio apartment for a month. We then move from the studio apartment to a two bedroom apartment on May 8th. We are going to love cleaning, and moving in the months after the baby is born.

So here is to more studying and waiting this week! There are so many fun things to look forward too.

Date Extravaganza and Shopping

It's been a busy few weeks. School has been chaotic with midterms and now prep for finals. Mike has been doing really well in his classes. He is dominating on all his tests in exercise physiology, chemistry 106, and physics 105. He has been attending the Pre-Med Society. Last week they went to Idaho Falls to visit the office of a gastroenterologist. He is getting lots of volunteer hours at the chemistry lab. He is also in the process of filling out paper work to volunteer at the hospital. We are trying to collect lots of volunteer hours in preparation for medical school applications.

I finished teaching for the semester. I am glad to be done. I taught two units. The first was on graphic novels and comic books. The second unit was on Dr. Seuss. I also completed my volunteer hours in the extended resource room at Madison Junior High. I was a teaching assistant for two boys in a 7th grade science room.

I have had two doctor appointments since my last post. At one appointment we had an ultrasound because I was measuring small. Turns out everything is good. Baby G was measuring in at 6 lbs and 3 oz. We are now at 37 weeks. Only 3 more weeks until the due date. We are getting excited and anxious to know when she is going to make her appearance. We have received a few things in anticipation of her arrival. Beth and Howard gave us a travel set, stroller and car seat, for the baby which we were really excited to get. I also bought the diaper bag. It's exciting to be buying stuff for the baby. I also went to a baby shower last weekend and she is having a girl also. I couldn't resist buying a few things for our baby as well when we went shopping for my friends present. I have been really good about not going crazy about buying stuff for the baby other then the basic needs. It's hard though. All I want to do is shop for the baby sometimes.

 This is the stroller/car seat.

 This is my very cute diaper bag. It has attachments to hang from the stroller handle. Love it.

These are the skirts, romper, and dresses I bought for the baby for the summer time. Target has some really cute clothes for baby girls!

About two weeks ago Mike and I went on a date extravaganza. Friday night we went to see The Vow, had pizza and soda. Our doctors office gave us a coupon for two movie tickets, a pizza and two medium drinks. All for free. We liked The Vow. I can't say that I loved it but it was good. I found the mothers comment on her husbands affair to be pretty profound. She basically said that she chose to forgive him for the one wrong thing he did, instead of forgetting all the good things that he did. (Or something along those lines). 

Saturday night was full too. We went to Red Robin to celebrate Valentine's day. It was sooooo yummy! I had a guacamole bacon burger and strawberry lemonade(my favorite thing on their menu). Mike some kind of Hawaiian burger. It was all so good and hit the spot perfectly. We also did some shopping for the baby. Pretty much my ideal night of food and shopping. Mike loved the food. It snowed that night. We love the snow and have been pretty bummed by the lame winter we have been having.

 We love snow!

I love shopping at Target!

This weekend we have big plans. Brooke is coming into town for the weekend. I have my baby shower on Saturday which I am very excited about. We are going to Extravadance on campus with Brooke which is a dance show. We will probably be going shopping in Idaho Falls as well. So many exciting activities.

 

Bullet Points of the Week

This week:

• Mike and I attended a Valentine's day party that our friends, Kyle and Alyssa, put together. It was really fun. We played the Newlywed game. We didn't do as well this time but it was a lot of fun to hear the other couple's answers. 
• I went to a baby shower for our neighbor Rachel Leonard. They are having a boy. She is due 10 days before me. It was very exciting. I loved being able to spend time with the other girls in my ward. Socializing at church is always a challenge and Relief Society activities aren't much easier either. 
• I was able to be approved for WIC. So we are pretty pumped about that. 
• Mike was able to play volleyball twice this week. He always welcomes a chance to play volleyball but it is hard with school sometimes. 
• I made it to the gym 4 times this week. I have been really good about working out during the pregnancy. I usually go 3-4 times a week. Working out makes the pregnancy a lot easier. I do cardio work outs and weightlifting. It is kind of funny to see the faces of the older woman when I lift weights. I guess they are worried I might hurt the baby but the doctor's gave the OK to keep going. Weightlifting has really helped with my back problems.
• The Relief Society from our ward has offered to throw a baby shower for me. I am really excited about it. It will be on March 3, 2012. Just another exciting event on the way to the due date. 
• At my doctor's appointment this week they measured my stomach. They said I was small for 34 weeks so they scheduled an ultra sound for my next appointment just to see how big the baby will be when she is born.We didn't think that we were going to have another ultra sound because they said they only do two, one at the first appointment and then another at 20 weeks. I am excited to see what the baby will look like. It will be 36 weeks when the ultra sound occurs. So I am counting down the days til February 23. 
• I also put together a baby registry on Target.com. Just go type in Emily Garrard if you want to see it. 

That is our week in a nutshell. Nothing too exciting. This week will be a little bit more stressful, but that's OK. My motto this semester is "One day at a time." It has been working so far.