Blessings

Today I stood two feet away from the Prophet of the Lord, Thomas S. Monson. I wanted so badly to shake his hand, but there was a security man and a rope in my way.

The new addition of the Tanner building was dedicated today, and the entire First Presidency, along with a few members of the Twelve were present. I was able to shake hands with Elder Nelson, Elder Perry and Elder Ballard. Elder Ballard was much smaller than I envisioned him to be, even his wife is only a few inches taller than me. They are such a cute, petite little couple!

I am so grateful to have graduated from, and to now work for a University that focuses on the spiritual well-being of those that pass through these doors. The dedicatory prayer that President Monson gave was very humbling and I could feel the Spirit and power in his words.

The baby was moving around like crazy during the program (I really had to go to the bathroom and he usually kicks me a lot when he is impatient for me to go), but during the prayer he was so calm and was a good little boy so that I could focus.

Sometimes I feel like we've been living here at BYU forever and there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel when Jared graduates in April. But looking back at our experiences here, we have been blessed and uplifted by the opportunities presented to us and I know our marriage has been strengthened by it. I can't wait to see what the future holds for us, and especially to meet our baby boy in just over six weeks!!

My Husband is So Talented...

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So Large and Loving It!

I know I’ve been slow making new posts, but work has been so busy. Here is a picture of me at 27 weeks.


I took the Gestational Diabetes test a month ago and my number was a bit high, so I had to come back and do the 3-hr fasting test. I was so worried that I would have diabetes, so I told the baby the night before that if he helped Mommy to not have diabetes, then I would give him a treat the next day. The test wasn’t so bad, my butt just hurt from having to sit for so long. Luckily, I passed and didn’t have diabetes. So I drove over to Shirley’s Bakery and bought a dozen of their dinner rolls to celebrate. That was on a Friday, and they were all gone by Saturday night. I think Jared had one bite of one of my rolls...they just disappeared so fast. The baby and I had a fun party carb loading…and it was good!

Here is a picture of me last week at 30 wks. I wanted to wear the same outfit so I could see just how much I had grown…and MAN my belly really popped out!

From my 26 wk to my 30 wk appt I gained 8lbs! But my doctor said it was good, because I had only gained 10lbs before that. That appointment was on a Tuesday…and then on Friday Jared and I went to the gym and I weighed myself again—I had gained 3 more pounds! Maybe it is time to cut down on all the Costco Pumpkin Pie I love so much (Yes I bought a whole one, and yes I’ve been eating it all by myself; Jared doesn’t like it, so what choice do I have?).