I'm just going to say it...

I hate being pregnant! What woman does? I'm ready to be done with the whole process, and I'm ready to meet my baby!! I'm soooooo excited to meet him, and although I have absolutely no idea what to expect, I'm ready to be a Mom (I hope). :) I can't wait to hold him in my arms for the first time, I'm excited to face the challenging experiences that lay ahead of me, and I'm excited to start our family.

TWO MORE WEEKS 'TIL D-DAY!!!

And I can hardly wait!

Birthday, Baby, Doctors, and More.

I always feel like there's really nothing that important to blog about, but as unrecorded weeks go by, I realize there actually may be some stuff worth blogging about.

January 7th, I turned 22! In regards to that, thanks to my family I was able to get a new camera for my birthday! I've been wanting a digital SLR for a while now, but I knew there was no possible way we'd be able to afford one anytime soon. So, Justin came up with this idea to just get me gift cards/money in order to save up for one. I ended up finding a great deal and got a Canon Rebel XSI! So far, I'm loving it! Although, I haven't quite learned how to use the professional aspects of it, I definitely plan to. After all... what's the point of having a SLR if you're not going to try?

What made Justin and I laugh was I received seven $5 gift certificates in the mail for my birthday!!! It didn't say who it was from, but we had a hunch. After a bit of guessing, we learned that it was from Sean and Rachel!

I look forward to cashing all my gift cards in! :) Thanks everybody for your generosity! :) I'm loving my camera!


We've switched over to once a week visits to the doctor's office, and will be doing that until JD's finally born. What was pretty sweet is we got 2 free movie tickets, a medium pizza, and two drinks as a "Thank You For Your Business" from the doctor's office. We didn't waste any time in using it, and saw the Green Hornet. Great Movie!

Last night, we went with a friend Justin met from his mission and his wife to go see a Barbershop Festival. Justin was really excited about it the entire week. At first they had all these random groups that auditioned for the performance perform, and then a group called the "Perfect Gentlemen" finally performed! It was a lot of fun!

Justin also picked up a "side" job reffing basketball. Luckily it's something he enjoys doing, gets paid for it, and can do it on Saturdays. Yesterday he went from 9:30am til 2pm straight. Here's some pictures with my new camera:

The other day, our neighbor knocked on our door, Justin answered it and she thought that we had our baby already (I WISH!!!). He told her I was still "cooking," and that was pretty much all she wanted to know. 10 seconds later, we got another knock on the door and it turned out to be our neighbor again with a gift bag of goodies! :) We were surprised since we hardly ever talk to them. We say our "Hellos" every time we see them... but that's pretty much the extent of our conversation. It definitely made our day.

Well, here's our stash of a variety of diapers, and wipes to show that we are prepared for the mess we are about to endure.

And here's the 37 week mark! I'm soooo ready to be done, and to sleep a little more comfortably at night. I feel like JD may come early, but I'm pretty sure that's wishful thinking, and after I say this, he's going to be late. :( PLEASE COME SOON JD!!!!

WE'RE BEGGING YOU!!!!

It's the Final Count Down

::Rocky Theme Music::

Exactly 4 weeks away until our expected due date, and I'm already ready for it to be over and done with. As scared and nervous as I am, I'm just ready to meet our baby boy! These past 2 nights, I kept having dreams that I had already delivered and was no longer preggos. It made me sad when I woke up and realized they were only dreams. Could it possibly be a sign that I might go into labor early? Or just wishful thinking? (I'm thinking it's the later of the two). Justin seems to ask me everyday if I feel like I'm about to go into labor... With four weeks to go now, anything is possible.

We have a doctor's appointment this Saturday, and then it's visits to the doctor every week! Kind of exciting, and kind of annoying at the same time.

Bring on the Baby!

(Picture of my current progress to follow soon... hopefully)

Highlights of 2010

Since we didn't feel the need to do a Christmas Newsletter Card this year (since there really is nothing that exciting going on in our lives just yet), and the year is just about over, I thought I'd do a quick little one on the blog in preparation for next year's card (that I hope we do).

Top 10 things that Happened in 2010

10. Celebrated my 21st birthday in San Jose which included a trip to the Winchester Mystery House & a Sharks hockey game

9. I went snowboarding for the first time... however, Justin forgot to teach me how to stop my first run down

8. Watched the Super Bowl Game in Tahoe

7. Eagerly volunteered for the "Give a Day Get a Day" thing for Disney and went to Disneyland for free with the McKissicks

6. We returned to BYU-Idaho to finish school (thanks for helping us move all our stuff to Idaho Mom & Dad)

5. Justin had 4 jobs within the last year, and is currently working at Melaluca calling the people who owe the company money

4. I volunteered with BYU-Idaho's Center Stage performing arts, working with professional artists, marketing strategies, campaigns, etc.

3. Justin did a lot of web-casting for sports on Campus

2. We celebrated our 1 year anniversary

1. Learned we were having a baby boy due February 9, 2011, in which we are very excited, and extremely nervous about

And that was our year in 2010! Have a Happy New Year!

 As awkward, retarded, and ridiculous as we look, this sadly is the most current picture of the both of us together. Enjoy!

A Productive Week

The last half of the week has been a very eventful one indeed... at least it felt like it at the time.

We finished our Christmas shopping! It feels so good to be done, and an improvement from last year! I don't know if it helped that we didn't have a mall close by, so at least half of our shopping was done online, causing us to want to purchase gifts early in order to make it a week before Christmas, or just pure luck.

On Wednesday, Justin had a work Christmas party that was very entertaining (after everybody from his company had finally finished talking). They even gave away gifts to all employees. 2 years ago, they gave away iPods, last year they gave away a $75 suitcase, this year.... Well, this was the best year of all... TRACK SUITS!!! really? I still have yet to get Justin to try on the entire track suit and take a picture with it on. Hopefully soon. I wouldn't want you all to miss out on the sexiness of the suit. Oh, and we got a free ham! :)

However, they did have a pretty sweet performance by the Mozart Group. It was a comedic/classical performance. Curious? Take a look:



Thursday, we had our doctor's appointment. It was a normal and quick visit. From now on however, we'll be going in every two weeks for the next 2 visits, and then it's once a week after that! It's getting close!!

Those are the major events that took place... I guess it really wasn't that busy, but we felt accomplished! :)

Preggo Diaries

This last Thursday, for my only class that I'm taking this semester, we had to attend this Business Summit. They have this every semester and encourage all Business and Communications majors to attend, and in the past I have never really found the interesting or applicable to my life. This time however, was a different experience. Maybe it's because I'm getting closer to graduation, married, about to have a baby, and have thought about maybe starting my own business (just thinking--never really serious about it) I found it to be so much more interesting this time around. Plus, one of the speakers I saw owns a baby store called ABC Baby Furniture down in Valencia California, and I thought it might be interesting. 

I'm so glad I did, because I won a free baby blanket because I was pregnant! :) And this blanket is perfect, since Justin plans on turning our turning our son into a professional Athlete in hopes that he'll make us rich... I wish!

 

 In addition to a baby blanket, Justin & I bought some socks, a jacket, and a onesie for the little guy. And thanks to my in-laws for the cute Halloween shirt and book (plus the other goodies inside our package)!

It makes me kind of sad that we won't be having a baby now during the holidays, but it's something I'm definetly looking forward to in years to come. Anyways, here's my progress. So this first picture was taken when I was about 2-3 months pregnant.

And here I am at 24 weeks. I definitely feel bigger, and am beginning to have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning... then again, it's always hard getting out of bed in the morning. I can't believe it's getting closer to delivery day! I'm getting more and more worried about it since I've heard a couple horror stories from people I've met. I'm hoping nothing awful will present itself on the day JD is born. 15 weeks to go!

Check Up

So, today we went in to for my regular monthly check up. Everything, so far, is going along fine. We met with the new doctor, who was very nice, a bit kooky, but overall nice. :) We also got to hear the baby's heartbeat! I still can't believe there's something growing in my belly. My appetite is definitely beginning to change. I get hungry more often now, but when I eat I seem to not be able to take in that much food at one time (perhaps that's the reason why I'm constantly hungry). There are even times where I need to eat two dinners (somewhat small proportions of course). Being pregnant is a weird one, and I CANNOT wait 'til my appetite is back to normal.

So far, here's what we have for baby "J.D." (Justin wants it to be a boy so badly), or baby Chloe!



The baby's stash of goodies, with the BYU shirt and Duckie booties (I forget what they're called) being the newest addition provided by my MIL. Next month we find out whether it's a boy or a girl! It's exciting!!!

This last weekend, we got to go down to Salt Lake to visit my MIL, who was visiting with her sister and friend. We went to a film festival and saw the documentary "Sons of Perdition." I hardly ever watch documentaries, but this one turned out to be really good. Somewhat depressing, but definitely an intriguing movie. It's about these teenage boys who were exiled from their families and communities by Jeff Warren, the "prophet" of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and try and start a new life in Southern Utah.

Spaghetti factory, the Mormon Tabernacle choir, and staying at the Little America (a sweet hotel that's been around for a long time) were three other highlights of the trip. When living in Idaho, it's always nice to go down to Salt Lake and be around civilization again. I miss California already!



Is this not a sweet hotel?! It was kinda sad that we were only staying there for one night.

Our Potential Baby...

So, while in the middle of unpacking, I decided to take a break and was curious to see what our baby would look like on one of those websites, just for the heck of it. Justin and I have done it once before a while ago, and it turned out much uglier and funnier looking than this one:



Although these things are never accurate, I must say that this one does look quite studly for a boy. ;)

Week 11

I can't believe I'm almost 3 months pregnant. It doesn't even seem like it's been that long. So far, being pregnant is not exactly a party (not that that's what I was expecting).

The cons:
1.Morning Sickness
I must say, I feel pretty lucky after hearing some of the horror stories of other ladies during their pregnancy and how awful their morning sickness was. The first month and a half or so, I felt so sick, and swore I was going to puke. Now, it isn’t as harsh as it once was before—although I can’t say the feeling of nausea is has completely left me. The grand total of throwing up still remains at 3.
2.Frequent use of the bathroom
I use to be able to sleep through the entire night without having to get up to use the restroom. Now, a good night’s rest is rudely interrupted by a trip to the bathroom, not only once, but twice during the night. I can only imagine how much sleep I’ll loose with a crying baby in the middle of the night. Something to look forward to. ☺
3.Cravings
Trying to figure out what the heck I want to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner can be a challenge these days. Some days are easier than others, since I know exactly what I want. Other days, when Justin suggests something to me, or when I even think about food, I want to gag. I can’t even cook raw meat without wanting to gag, and when I cook raw food myself, I almost loose my appetite when it comes to eating it. How sad is that?!
4.Gaining weight
This may be the silliest reason of all, since it’s apparent that it’s going to happen. I’ve always liked having a somewhat slim figure, but little by little, I am beginning to notice my stomach growing. Justin doesn’t see it, but the way I look at my own body is going to be different to another person’s point of view.

Looking forward to
1. Finding out if it’s a boy or a girl!!!!!
2. Dressing the baby
3. Buying accessories for him/her.
4. Caring for him/her
5. Playing with the baby
6. A bigger family
7. Creating memories
8. More reasons to take pictures, especially of Justin, and of course the baby! ☺
9. And many more!

At least the things I’m looking forward to outweigh the awfulness of pregnancy. (Who likes being pregnant anyway?!)

The Eggo is Preggo

Such a scary thought, isn't it?! So here are the deets. We found out back in the beginning of June that I was preggo, went into the doctor this last Friday, and are expecting to have a baby on February 9, 2011 (give or take). So far, there seems to be no problems with the baby, and I have only thrown up a total of 3 times! However, there are days where I wish I was able to puke.

It has been a very long, nerve-wracking, and exciting weekend telling our parents and all. I cannot begin to even describe the emotion of fears that are flowing through me. I can hardly manage work and school without stressing out, how in the world am I going to be a good wife, mother, student, and worker?! Justin and I know that it's going to be a huge challenge having a baby, attending school, and working, but at the same time we know it will be a life changing experience that will be worth it (hopefully).

As frightened as I am, there is still a feeling of excitement, knowing that I am going to be a mom, and caring for another being, other than my husband. There are many things I am going to miss about being married without children (ex: SLEEPING, going out whenever we want, etc.) But, it will be a humbling experience.

Justin hopes it's a boy, I hope it's a girl, but I keep hearing that boys are so much easier to take care of. We'll have to compare and contrast with Sean & Rachel's experience (they just recently had a little boy last Sunday, baby Dean), with Jeff & Tammy's experience raising girls (my brothers and sisters in laws).

Here's the first look of the next member of the McKissick family.



P.S. Happy Birthday to my loving husband Justin (7/17) and Mommy dearest(7/18)!!!