Our "Babymoon"

Well life is moving along and I keep forgetting to document it! The last few months have flown by and I am now less than 3 months away from my due date. I've been feeling great lately and am wondering how long this easy part will last until I start feeling uncomfortable. The only hard part right now is finding outfits that I look half decent in! Apparently I'm growing at the proper pace, though, and everything's normal with my pregnancy so far. The baby's been moving A LOT and it is just the coolest feeling ever! It took Jeff a while to feel the baby's kicks because every time he would put his hand on my belly the baby would stop kicking. But now most evenings I feel her kicking me like crazy so Jeff's felt some pretty strong ones as well! Here's a few belly pics including one of me and Sarah pregnant together! How could we not get a pic of us? I think it's pretty fun that we are best friends and our babies will be 2 months apart! 

22 weeks

 27 weeks

So earlier this month Jeff and I went on a little trip to Arizona. It was actually a business trip for Jeff which I got to tag along on, but we decided to extend it a couple of days so we could have more relaxing time, and we called it our "babymoon." The hotel was gorgeous and so was the weather, so I had lots of time to relax by the pool! Jeff went golfing one morning, I did some shopping, and we both got fed very well. We stayed in Scottsdale, but took a trip to Sedona to see the red rock which was absolutely gorgeous! I had a great time and met lots of people, but my favorite part was being with Jeff and forgetting about work and other things for a little while.

 Apparently I've become a true "Ady" because I neglected taking pictures until the very last day before we left! But here's one of the four pools at the resort.

We rented this lovely car and this is Jeff on our run to a grocery store to get me an apple I was craving! We found a store called "Bashas." It worked!

 Sedona was gorgeous so we were happy we took the 2-hour drive to see it. We walked around, bought some ice cream, and enjoyed the beauty!

We had a wonderful trip and savored every minute of it since this will probably be the last one for a while!

It's a GIRL!

Today I am exactly halfway through my pregnancy! Can't believe I've made it this far. I had my ultrasound recently to discover that Jeff and I are having a...GIRL! I am just thrilled!! Jeff may not be quite as thrilled...he wanted his boy of course, but still very excited. It's such a neat thing to see our baby, and we just can't wait for her to come out! Right after I told my mom I was having a girl she was just as excited as I was and insisted on buying my baby her first outfits. So adorable I must say!! Then Cindy gave me my next outfit! It's beginning to feel a little bit real.
I've been feeling super good lately, it's been a breeze. My belly is growing and right now our baby is the size of a banana! (Somewhat). I thought it might be fun to jot down some of my cravings and aversions because I've had some interesting ones. Right now I'm obsessed with oranges, although I hate peeling them. I had a thing for a while with chips and salsa, celery, strawberries, peaches, caramel apple pops and hot pockets. I have not been able to touch anything minty. I force myself to still brush my teeth twice a day but sometimes I'll start gagging. I usually have a piece of mint gum in my mouth at all times, but haven't touched any since being pregnant. Jeff says we're saving money on gum!
Anyways, here are a few pics from the ultrasound and some of my belly. 

Feet

Spine

Hand

15 weeks  left 

17 weeks right

 18 weeks

 20 weeks

Ashley Lake/Echo Lake

Summer has been fun this year and we had a chance to take some holiday time to go to our cabins. Of course we have 2 cabins to choose from...such a problem! Jeff's parents have one on Echo Lake, while mine have a place on Ashley Lake. So we split up our time and spent half a week at each. 

Ashley Lake was such a blast! We got to be there at the same time as Dave and Michelle and their daughters, Yasmin and Lauren, my second cousins! They are from England and have visited Canada about 8 years ago. Jordan and Melanie were also there with their kids. It was so much fun to spend time with them and we got to teach Yasmin and Lauren how to ski and wakeboard, and did many tube rides. Because I'm pregnant, I decided to play it safe and not participate much behind the boat this year. Very lame I know! But I still had the best time ever, and was so happy to have a break from working, which has been taking all my energy. I did get to try the paddle board though, which was super fun. You can really move on those boards! We played lots of games of Mexican horseshoes, ate great food, watched movies, and roasted marshmallows by the fire. My mom had bought these massive colored marshmallows which were interesting to roast. We also went to a play in Big Fork called "Legally Blonde." This is one of my all time favorite movies and the play was pretty much identical so I loved it and we all thought it was pretty funny. It was a great time and we had the best weather I've ever had at the lake...not a drop of rain and usually around 90 degrees!

We had a great time at Echo Lake as well! Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures, but we did have a photographer come to take some family pictures. Jeff's whole family happened to be there at one time so Kellie had the great idea of having a big family photo done. We did some boating as well, although there aren't as many people to do much behind the boat so we did more swimming and relaxing. We played a lot of rook and dominoes and had delicious meals. I also got a lot of reading done which was great! 

We wish we had a longer holiday...1 week just isn't enough! But Jeff does have another week of vacation time for the year so we will plan on doing something else in a couple of months. Other than our cabins, we've been having a good summer playing with our friends, but mostly relaxing since I've been SO tired. Just now I'm starting to get my energy back which feels great! Before I end this post, we just wanted to thank Don and Cindy, and Rick and Ann for the great holiday!! =)

Baby on the way!

Jeff and I are happy to announce that we are expecting a baby on January 23rd, 2014. We are so excited to be parents! We've had to hold this news in for a while, but now that I am through the first trimester we are glad to finally be able to let everyone know. We told our families earlier by giving our Dad's a Father's Day card from our new baby...such a blast to see their reactions, although Don had been up all night and day doing flood work so he fell asleep right after the news. We don't take it personally! We got some photos taken of just me and Jeff, and some fun ones to announce our pregnancy. I've been wanting updated photos of us anyway, so it worked out well that we could also take a few announcement ones! Somehow the planner in me made this baby come just when I wanted...although Jeff was hoping for a few more months I think!!
I told my boss the other day that I was pregnant and she was quite surprised because I've been working as normal and even though I've been feeling a little nauseous, I think I've done a good job of hiding it at work. She was very happy for me though, but sad that I will be leaving for maternity leave. I think the hardest part of the first trimester is how tired I feel all the time. I usually keep a very clean house and cook dinner each day, but I have been having trouble doing anything besides working and sleeping lately, so I feel pretty bad about that. Poor Jeff doesn't get many dinners from me anymore. I've tried making a few meals but start feeling sick each time so I gave up on that for a while, and am just starting to get back into it. 
Anyways, that's our big news and we are nervous of course, but also very excited! Jeff and I each have pregnancy apps on our phones that tell us what is happening to me and the baby each week. It's so fun when Jeff asks me about it and we look together to see what size our baby is, which is right now the size of a tangerine! I had to have an ultrasound to see how far along I was so I told Jeff  to come and it was a really cool experience. It's so hard to believe that there's actually a baby inside of me until we can see it and hear it's heartbeat! Anyways, here's some of our photos...

Summer 2013 Begins

It's about time I catch up on my blog again. Jeff and I can't believe it's already summer time! We are very excited to head to our cabins in Montana later in the month, but also to spend our weekends camping and Jeff can't wait for all the dirt biking!
I finished my piano year off with a recital that I thought would be fun for the kids and decided to make it my last. I've had such a great time teaching the kids and I will miss them very much, but now that I work full time I was too exhausted doing both. So I thought I better post a picture of some of my adorable students at the recital, although not all of them could make it.

They brought me some wonderful gifts and sad cards telling me they wanted me to be their teacher again...almost made me reconsider! I made some prizes for each of them including "Best Practicer," and "Fun Lesson" awards. We had a good time and maybe one day I will go back to teaching again.

Scott and Kellie had baby #2, Emri Lou Ady. Jeff and I got to visit her in the hospital and were shocked at how adorable this little girl was with SO much hair! I love holding this cutie pie and am so excited for the Ady family to finally have a girl!!

 

Well the big piece of news in Calgary is the record breaking floods (which I'm a little late blogging about). I never thought there would be such a disaster in my own city but on June 20th, after days of rain, Calgary was flooding and declared a state of emergency. 100 000 people evacuated from their homes. Luckily my family was all safe, but it was crazy to see the damage all around us. High River was hit the hardest and houses were ruined. Salt Lake City has sent loads of supplies and the "Mormon Helping Hands" are doing great things in the cleanup of the town. Jeff has gone a few times to help out in High River with cleaning out basements that have been drenched in sewage water. Here are a couple of photos of the flood in Calgary found on the internet.

Sarah came to town a couple of weeks ago and we went for pedicures which was so much fun! My second cousins, Yasmin and Lauren, also came to town from England. We went to a Stampede breakfast and I look forward to seeing them at the cabin as well!