Brad Paisley- 5th Row

Pete and I LOVE Brad Paisley so for our two year anniversary (which isn't for a couple more weeks) I surprised Pete with tickets. I had them for over a month and I kept it a secret until the morning of!


Dierks Bentley opened which was amazing...and then of course Brad. Gatta love Brad Paisley. I told him I had tickets that morning but I didn't tell him where are seats were. We got there and kept walking closer and closer to the front. We were on the 5th row kinda on the side...so when he walked on the side stage we were only a few feet away.

We loved every minute of the show! It turned out to be the perfect night.

17 weeks and growing...

Here it is....I toke my adorable cousin Janelle's advice and decided to keep pictures of my belly growing. It will be fun to look back at. I swear it's a just a little bit bigger every morning when I wake up...craziness!

Good old Manti

Well we didn’t find out the gender last weekend but we still had a fun weekend in Manti.

We….

Went to my friend Candalyns baby shower and I saw old high school friends I haven’t seen forever!

Pete golfed at palisades. It was such a beautiful course and Pete ended up golfing a 39 on the back 9. I was so impressed!

We hung out with my cute parents….

And of course we got an ultrasound. It was amazing! My baby is developing so much! It was sucking it’s thumb, hiccuping, flipping around, yawning….SO ADORABLE! But…we couldn’t tell the gender so we’ll have to wait to October 6th.

Boy or Girl? Cast your vote

My father is a family practice doctor in Manti. This has been a major blessing throughout my whole life. It’s so nice to have somebody at the house (or over the phone) to give you a diagnoses and be able to write you up a prescription. I love my dad-


Anyway- Pete and I are headed down to Manti this weekend for my friends baby shower and I had this brilliant idea. My dad can give me an ultrasound so my parents can see my cute baby! Perfect right? Plus- there is a small chance we may be able to find out what it is!!

I can’t get my hopes up too much…because if we don’t find out it may be another month before my doctor gives me an ultrasound. But it’s worth a shot!


So..everybody…what is it going to be?

I have 4 nephews and 9 nieces. So it has to be a boy right? Statistically it just makes more since..it’s time for another boy. Of Course Pete is leaning in that direction….
But I don’t love too many boy names and I have a billion cute girl names picked out already. Hmm….what do we think?

Cast your vote

My “Dinner Baby” and the first sign of movement!

So the time has come…my belly is starting to poke out. It’s what my mother-in-law calls a “dinner baby”. You know when you’ve had a big dinner and you can stick out your belly and make jokes about how you look pregnant? Yeah…well that’s what I look like all the time. I still haven’t gained any weight and my pants still fit fine (probably due to the major 9 week puking fest) ..but I do look a little pudgy around the belly area.

I thought about posting a picture…but the wonderful hormones of pregnancy have also caused me to break out big time. It’s been very humbling….and I’m much too prideful to show you pictures of zitty Bekah.

Although I’m prideful..I’m also very happy to be zitty Bekah because it means there is a baby on the way!!! Seeing my stomach has made it seem a little more real! I’m going to be a mommy!!!

Also, I think I have felt the baby move!! I first felt something Monday night but I wasn’t too sure if it was it. Tuesday night I forgot to eat dinner and felt the same thing over and over again as I walked through the grocery store. I think it was my baby telling me it’s hungry! Either that or I had gas….. hmmm

Yeah baby! 171 more days!

(ps- I went to find a picture of a 16 week fetus to show you how big it is…and I ran into lots of disturbing pictures of miscarried babies at 16 weeks….sad! I need to remember to count my blessing!)

Life Lessons I’m still learning

When everything in your life seems to be going perfect- buckle up- you’re in for a treat

The quicker you forgive, the quicker your heart can heal

You don’t have to be perfect- just as long as you’re striving for it everyday

In the eternal perspective- as long as the big guy thinks you’re cool…nothing else matters

Heartache is the worst pain- I would take any kind of pain before it

Being offended is a choice

Family relationships are the most important- prioritize your life that way

The primary song is right…the scriptures really do give you power

There is nothing sweeter than a child’s love

Although eternity is a long time…don’t take for granite even one min with your spouse

Don’t spend too much time planning the future or looking back at the past- enjoy life as it goes

It’s okay to give others serving opportunities - if you need help- ask

There is something to learn from EVERYBODY. Don’t let pride let you miss the opportunity to
find out what it is

The smaller you make yourself in this world- the bigger it becomes

There isn’t enough time in this life to be sad- put on a smile and fight back against the hard times

Don’t go a day without serving somebody you love

Your Father in Heaven is holding your hand EVERY step along the way- let him guide you

The end