Expecting a BABY!

We are so excited and thankful to be expecting a baby in April!

I always thought I would tell Jeff in a fun way when I found out I was pregnant. I thought it would be such a fun thing to do! But when I got my first positive pregnancy test, he had just left the house.  So, naturally, I went against everything I had set out and called him up, happily announcing he was going to be a DAD!

I am 12 weeks, as of yesterday.  Such a happy milestone for many reasons.  One, our risk of miscarriage is now much lower.  Two, I am nearing the end of the first trimester and I am hoping this also means I am nearing the end of sickness.  I have had no appetite and have felt queasy most days, all day long. 

I am already showing, although most people don't notice.  I just look like I ate a few too many desserts haha! I cannot wear my jeans- it's been that way for a couple weeks.  I haven't gained any weight yet, though.

Also, I think I felt the baby move just yesterday.  It was a very light little flutter right after I rolled onto my tummy.  It was a sensation I had never felt before, so I can't imagine what else it might have been! :)

We can't wait to find out if our baby is a boy or girl! And we can't wait to have an ultrasound that shows more than a little baby bean!  Such an exciting and fun time in our lives, we are looking forward to all of the new experiences in store.

Catching up!

Obviously, I am not the best blogger.
UPDATES:
Many life changes have taken place since I last blogged and that is likely why I fell off the blogging wagon.  I graduated! I started my job in the NICU as a nurse! I started Weber State's BSN program!
Jeff is still in school.  Story of our lives. STUDENTS for LIFE.
I injured myself rock climbing 6 weeks ago.  I was going for the top move on this boulder problem in Little Cottonwood Canyon and fell on my ankle wrong.  I completely tore the biggest ligament in the ankle and basically demolished all the little ligaments and tendons too.  Luckily all I needed was some rest and physical therapy!  I still have issues with it, but I am back to biking, climbing and hiking as tolerated. :)
We went to Europe in March. I posted the photobook I made from the trip on the blog! We had such a wonderful time together and can't wait for our next trip!
We went to the Dominican Republic in May.  Our good friends Amber and Kirby got married! It was so beautiful and it was such a fun and relaxing vacation!
I have one more semester left of the BSN program at Weber, thank goodness! I will be done in December!
Ike is living the good life like always. ;)
We cut down our huge pine tree in the backyard in February and have attempted to replace it with a peach tree. It's not looking promising! :(

Europe 2014

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Work hard, play... later!

Well, like every other semester in our lives, we don't see each other nearly often enough.  Jeff is busy all week before the sun comes up and long after the sun goes down.  His one consistent day off is Sunday.  However, that is my consistent day ON.  I am busy all week as well - working by night and school/preceptorship by day.  It's a busy life, but it will all pay off eventually.  (At least that's the plan!)

I have started my preceptorship for nursing school.  It is like the grand finale for clinicals.  I am in the NICU at the U (yes, my current place of employment) and I couldn't love it more! It is the best job and I am getting so much closer to everything I have been working toward.  7 MORE WEEKS and then I graduate! Oh thank goodness.  (Although, I will be doing the RN to BSN program just a couple weeks after graduating.)

Jeff received a promotion at work!! (yep, another!)  He is SUCH a hardworker! I am so proud of him.  He is now the manager of the area he is working in at Biofire.  Meanwhile, he spends 20+ hours a weeks for school.  What a total rockstar.  I'm a lucky, lucky girl.

We purchased memberships to the recreation center in our hood.  It is fabulous.  They have so much to offer and it is affordable.  I have been going to the gym and lifting 4-6 times a week and Jeff is able to go 2-3 times a week. Fitness is really important to both of us and it has provided some much needed stress relief.

Perhaps it is all of the above that is keeping me from blogging.  Perhaps.

Skydiving!

We did it!

We can check that off our bucket list!

It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be.  Last year, I said I'd never do it. I'm not sure what changed in me, but I didn't hesitate for a second when the opportunity came!

Jeff and I were able to ride on the airplane up together.  Then I watched as my husband jumped out of a moving airplane 14,000 feet in the air!! So exhilirating! I followed right after!  Both of our tandem instructors allowed us to steer the parachutes and Jeff did a cool trick with his camera guy where they were all spinning belly down.

If you haven't gone, you really should!

Garden and Goals

Cool story about this cute little cherry tomato: we had a garden box full of peas earlier this summer.  It was fabulous, but as the heat increased they died and went to garden heaven.  Jeff and I were out weeding and pulling all of the dead plants when we smelled... tomatoes! We look at a few of the plants that are green and lo-and-behold... they were growing!  We hadn't planted any and neither had the previous owners, but there were tomatoes in that box last year. I'm assuming a few dropped and seeded.  Patient little tomato plants waited for the peas to finish! We have something like 3 cherry tomato plants and 1 regular tomato plant.  So cool! (Especially because it's Jeff's favorite fruit!)

Cutest dog on this planet... Love that Icky.

My Fall Schedule.  This is what my schedule looks like without my preceptorship! Pretty great, right? I'm loving it.  I am wanting to get into better shape and become a better climber so this schedule is hopefully going to keep me on track.  Jeff and I are able to go to the gym together at 6:00 AM every day.  I get home from my night shifts and we go then too! It's really nice.  We got memberships at the South Davis Recreation Center.  They have a great facility! Often, I will bike the 1.5 miles UPHILL back home while Jeff drives to work from the gym.  It's a killer!

Back to my preceptorship: I got my placement in the... *drumroll*.... Newborn ICU! I am sooo excited about this because I feel like it will give me that much more orientation to the unit I plan on working on as a nurse anyways!  It will start the beginning of October and continue for 6-8 weeks.  I must complete 135 hours, which equals 11 twelve-hour shifts.  So my schedule above will be much busier come October!

Sushi Fun

Our prep area!

Our finished products! These are our first rolls. :)

Jeff and I both really love sushi.  We had a spotty tradition of doing Sushi Sunday.  It was great because we were close to a sushi restaurant with great prices for take-out. 
Now that we have moved away, we don't have that luxury.  So in an attempt to cut costs on one of our favorite meals, we made sushi at home!
It was sooo yummy! It was also much easier than I thought it would be.  It was nice to personalize our rolls to just how we liked them. We've already made sushi again with friends! Join us next time? :)