Christmas

For Christmas this year we decided to just stay home and enjoy Christmas time as a little family since Jake was only two weeks old and it was nice having Gary home from work. We didn't do anything to exciting except see lights at the temple and around St. George, made sugar cookies (which i ate too many of causing Jake to be awake at night, i definitely won't be doing that again) and went shopping. Gary and i decided Jake would be our present this year so we didn't really have any presents to open except from our parents and Jake's presents (he got more than we did). But it was a fun Christmas and next  year will be a lot of fun with a little one year old!

My First Bath

Jake had his first bath last week and as  you can tell he hated it! He screamed the whole time mostly because he hates being naked. To get me back for making him take a bath he decided to pee all down the front of me just as i was about to put him in the tub. :)

Newborn PIctures!

We got some pictures taken of Jake on Thursday, and he cried almost the whole time which is unusual but he hates being naked! he also hates laying on his stomach which was how most of the poses were. So we got some pictures but decided to take some more Saturday which i haven't gotten back yet but here are a few.

Jacob Gary Talbot 7lbs. 10 oz. 20 in.

On the way home from the hospital

So this post is so late, but better late than never right? I'll share a little of the story with you since it's kind of long. Basically on Monday the 7th I had a feeling my water broke, it wasn't completely obvious so i wasn't sure. the Dr. told me to go to Labor and Delivery and get checked out and sure enough my water broke and i was told i would be having the baby in the next 24 hrs. (which they told me it could take that long and if i hadn't progressed i would be having a c-section which i was definitely not happy about. ) so Gary had to go home and get all my stuff since i wasn't planning on staying. About 3 p.m. they gave me a Cytotec to start my contractions etc. which it did! the first few hrs were bearable but after that i was in so much pain that i couldn't handle it. it didn't help that they wouldn't let me eat anything and i couldn't sleep (by this point it was 2 in the morning). i decided to go ahead and get the epidural and that definitely helped me relax. then at 8:45 they told me to start pushing and he was here by 9:14 a.m.! it was a really cool experience though the after effects aren't so fun. he came out with a full head of hair and is so adorable! he definitely looked like me when he was born but then started to look more like Gary and now we can't tell who he looks like! it has been a challenging but amazing week and a half. i'm already enjoying being a mom! he is such a sweet boy and  has been so much fun to watch him. 

Reasons I'm done being pregnant (well some of them)

39 weeks preggers  = no fun

- so sick of not being able to sleep! i have a body pillow which helps but i wake up in the morning with a stiff neck and i hate having to sleep on my side! i seriously can't wait to sleep on my stomach again!

- it's really annoying having people stare at you everywhere you go like you have a disease or something. seriously people, have you never seen a pregnant woman? luckily i don't have random people touching my belly or anything probably because i have a look on my face saying "don't mess with me"

-my ribs hurt! i wake up every morning feeling like my ribs are so bruised. this morning i felt my rib pop out of place, ( at least that's what it felt like, have you ever had that feeling?) the little guy has been up in my ribs for a while now and i'm sure ready for him to drop.

-i have to pee constantly! so annoying, i'm sure all of you that have kids know what i'm talking about. i swear i have to get up at least 4 times a night if i'm lucky. aaahh

- recently have been having a sharp pain whenever i walk around so i probably waddle a bit. 

-i'm sick of feeling so unattractive and huge all of the time! can't wait for that to end : )

- i hate maternity pants. they really suck. i really want to go shopping and buy normal clothes. 

- can we say mood swings? i have not been very cheery, especially around Gary so i'm sure he's pretty excited for this pregnancy to end. 

wow i'm such a complainer! well, let's just hope he comes soon. 6 more days! (hopefully no more). 

More Help

I also need to know if you have any suggestions on a good stroller/ car seat combo. I've been reading reviews online but i'm really not sure what to get. what are the most important things to consider when buying a stroller combo? and is it worth spending $300? Thanks!

Suggestions Please

I am in need of some suggestions of good books to read. up until this summer i have never really read in my whole life other than skimming over books for school. i had never enjoyed it probably due to the fact that i never found any books that i liked (not that i was looking very hard). but now i am addicted and i hate not having a good book to read when i'm bored, especially because t.v. sucks and there's never anything worth watching on. so if you could please give the names of some of your favorite books or at least books that you found worth reading. i recently read "The Host" which was actually a great book (don't be scared that Stephenie Meyer wrote it, it's actually really great. and they're making a movie based on the book but we'll see how that goes) i've also just read the Hunger Games and Catching Fire which i loved, (i thought Catching Fire was better).  Thanks for your help!

Baby Stuff

We're finally starting to get the baby's room together so we picked up our crib over the weekend and Gary got it all set up. My next project is to paint the cabinet that we're using for the dresser/changing table to somewhat match the crib. We got the cabinet for our wedding from the wood shop Gary worked at but it's been at Gary's parents house. Now we finally have a use for it (plus it's free, even better!)

My mom, sister, and sister-in-law threw me a baby shower for family and some ward members which turned out to be really fun. I got some really great presents and it was fun to see everyone! Here are a couple of pictures. My friends are throwing me a shower on Saturday so i'll have some more pictures to come.

Pregnancy Update

I am now 29 weeks pregnant and i have to say i've been pretty spoiled. i didn't have any nausea or morning sickness and have only thrown up once. other than having some pretty terrible headaches the first trimester and really bad fatigue it's been a pretty easy pregnancy. the second trimester was great because i had a lot more energy and no more headaches! i am now in my third trimester and am starting to feel a little worse. not terrible, i still don't have the headaches but i am tired a lot of the time, my back is killing me and he is starting to kick a little harder! i definitely feel pain under my ribs and i feel more out of breath sometimes. i've been very lucky though!

it has kind of hit me that i have about 2 1/2 months left now and i feel like i have so much to do! (plus my mom informed me that she was always at least a week or two early with all of us so if it's true that you kind of do what your mom does then i have less time than i thought!, does anyone know if that actually is true?) i have a couple of showers planned next month so Gary and i registered and Target and Babies r us over the weekend. i t was a lot of fun but it just made me realize the things that i still don't have. which is pretty much everything. all we really have right now is the dresser(which was a cabinet we got from our wedding which i'm going to paint). i found two cribs i really like, one at target (which is back ordered) and one at babies r us which is of course more expensive. so we'll see what happens. we are getting really excited though, and scared, and nervous and a lot of other emotions. i am in nesting mode and i feel like i need to clean and organize everything while i can. only 11 more weeks, crazy!

Stuff

25 Weeks 

The pregnancy has been going well. not too much to complain about but i'm definitely growing a lot faster now which is interesting. i sure don't like not being able to sleep on my stomach anymore! i've realized that i only have 3 months left and i'm starting to get a little freaked out but also excited. 

Talbot Family Reunion- 

The end of July brought another fun reunion with the Talbot family! Most of Gary's eight siblings and their kids and his parents all got together to go camping and to hang out since we don't get to see each other very often. We had a lot of fun four wheeling, fishing, shooting, talking, eating and a lot of other fun things.  

Gary fishing , not luck catching anything but he had fun anyway

The little kids decorating eggs (gotta keep 'em entertained)

Lady Antebellum! it was a really fun concert though it was pretty hot ( it was in july in Stg so what do you expect). I love going to country concerts and we rarely have anyone good come to St. George so i decided to make Gary take me to this one.

It's a ......

BOY! I had my ultrasound yesterday and we were so excited to find out that it's a boy! we both wanted a boy ( though either would have been fine). During the ultra sound our little boy had his legs wide open and the ultrasound tech said he must have been showing off, and that he probably gets that from his daddy, it was pretty funny. His organs and everything look good and he's measuring right on target. Good news! We are very excited and now i can start decorating the nursery!

Belly Progress~ 17 weeks

One more week and we get to find out what we're having!

Fireworks!

St. George on the 4th is not the best because it's so hot but i had to work so we had to stay! I was craving Texas Roadhouse so we went there for dinner and got completely stuffed full, then of course we had to get a snow cone to keep us cool. we went to the Dixie Sunbowl and watched the Country Showdown, kind of like American Idol style, with 8 contestants sining. a few were kinda bad but mostly it was fun to listen to. I was surprised that it wasn't that hot sitting out in the sun, only about 105. they did fireworks at 10 that were pretty good. Maybe not as exciting as the last few 4th of july holidays, but it was pretty fun. 

4 Year Anniversary

For our 4 year anniversary I really wanted to take a trip somewhere before we have a baby and can't go anywhere for a while. i decided on Laguna Beach (Gary just went a long with it) and Los Angeles. Neither of us had been to the beach since 2006 and we missed it! we both love the ocean so it was a lot of fun for us. It was a little chilly mostly in the high 60's and 70's so the water was chilly too. that didn't stop us from getting in though! it was so pretty and there were a lot of cool rock formations. we borrowed a boogie board from my friend and we had a lot of fun.  We stayed there Wednesday and thursday night then drove to Los Angeles Friday morning. We mostly just hung out with Jessica and Jeff. Friday we went to the Grove, kind of a shopping area, and walked around. we saw Sawyer from Lost! i love that show so i was pretty excited, he walked right by me, if only i had my camera handy. we went out to eat a lot and on Friday we went to see Transformers 2, not that great, but it was fun anyway. Saturday Jeff took Gary and I to the Getty museum and we saw some really amazing art. then Jessica had us help her a little with her Primary activity (she's the pres.). it was a fun trip! now i miss the beach again! thank goodness they let us borrow their navigation system because it made the drive much easier.

Bun In the Oven

As of tomorrow i will be 15 weeks pregnant! Gary and i are both really excited although it still doesn't seem that real because i'm not looking very pregnant yet.  We find out what it is in about a month so i'll keep you all posted. My due date is December 10th which is kind of nice since i won't be too big and uncomfortable in the St. George heat. 

Random plants in my back yard.

So i planted some flower seeds in our backyard garden about a month and a half ago and soon after a mysterious plant started arising. I didn't want to pull it out because it didn't look like  a weed and i was curious to find out what it would become and it is now a foot and a half tall! Gary and i have a feeling it could be sunflowers but i didn't plant them. maybe they got mixed in with my seed? does anyone have any idea what this is?

I painted my entertainment center a few weeks ago and it looks so much better! it definitely ties the room together well. Gary still isn't in love with the color but what does he know anyway. 

Memorial Day Fun

For Memorial Day Gary and I went to his parents house in Greenwich for the weekend. Most of his siblings were in town which doesn't happen very often so it was good to get together. We mostly just talked, ate yummy food, went four wheeling, and just had a good time! It rained all day saturday so we stayed inside most of the time except to go to the cemetery to put flowers on graves. We had a great time, hopefully we can get together more often!

Gary, Lacy and Cody looking for their old "swimming hole" on our four wheeling ride

We all roasted some marshmallows to make smores using Tom's handy fire pit. Luckily no one was burned too badly. (the boys had a lot of fun playing with the fire of course)

 

What is this!?

i don't know what happened to my playlist at the bottom but all of the songs were changed and there was a picture of some half naked girl from terminator on it. lady gaga? black eyed peas? sorry people but i didn't put that on there. what happened! anyway, so i removed it, i have no idea how long it's been on there. weird.

Opinion Please

We bought this entertainment center from my dad a few months ago so it was cheap but not my absolute favorite. I'm thinking it would look better if i painted it black but Gary is a little skeptical. What do you think?

Easter Weekend

Grandma Leabeth, Jeff, Ryan and I. 

Playing Nertz, it's an intense game! i got my butt kicked that night. 

We had a pizza/ice cream sundae party over the weekend. 

We had a really fun time hanging out with my family and playing. Ryan is going to be gone for the summer so we had to get some play time in. 

no longer fluffy the cat

My cats have been driving me crazy with their hair that i find all over the house so i decided to buzz them. we were going to take them to a groomer but they wanted $70 for one cat! ridiculous, i can do it myself. so i bought some clippers and this was the result.

Before After

They definitely hated the process so we only got half of it done, we'll have to finish the rest today. they have horrible haircuts but atleast i'm not finding as much hair around the house.

this was a surprise that my cat left me, she killed the poor bird and brought it in the house! sweet huh? there were feathers all over the carpet. i about killed her!

My Poor Rose Bush

My first attempt at pruning a rose bush was not very successful. Though rose bushes are like weeds and you can't really ruin them i think i may over done it. My rose bush was taking over the house, scratching the window everytime the wind blew, so finally i got some pruning shears and took a wack at it. I probably should have read up on how to correctly prune a rose bush but i guess i was too lazy. So this sad looking thing was the result. Oh well, i guess i'll know for next time. Any tips?

Valentines Day~ gotta love it

To kick off our Valentine's Day celebration we went to our ward couples dinner. We've had more fun in this ward since it is so much smaller than our past wards we can get to know people better. we had a good time at the dinner and we even won the newly wed game! they had couples of all ages answer questions about each other and surprise, we won.

To my surprise Gary ordered me beautiful roses! seriously, the ups man came friday afternoon with a box that i knew had to be flowers and i remember thinking who sent me flowers? it could be my mom or maybe my sister since they were shipped from California, i didn't even think of Gary! he always gets me flowers but he usually goes to the grocery store that same day and arranges the flowers himself so i was very happy to get the 18 beautiful roses! what a good husband.

On Valentines Day we went to an art fair at Kayenta, a rich person's retirement community, and it was fun to see all the beautiful photographs, paintings, pottery and other forms of art, none of which we could afford. most of the paintings and photographs were atleast $250 but they were beautiful. for dinner we wanted to go to Olive Garden until we got there at about 5:00 and there was an hour and 15 minute wait, we were hungry. so we decided to go to crackerbarrel and i got some yummy blueberry pancakes. i love that place, no wait! we had a good time though. i was a little glad that the weekend was over when monday came around because then all of the people in town would leave! that is one reason why i don't like living in St. George, everyone else uses it as their weekend getaway and it fills the city to it's max! dang president's day weekend.

-officially an old woman-

My birthday flowers!
On Feb. 12 i turned 24 which i was actually pretty excited about, it sounds so much older than 23! 25 will be even better. my birthday was on a thursday so Gary and i decided to take off work and head to mesquite on wednesday night and stay over. we had a free night stay at a hotel there so we decided to take advantage of it. not that mesquite is far away or really that exciting but it was nice to get away for the day. we had fun hanging out with all of the old people at the stinky casinos, seriously it was FILLED with old people. we ate at the buffet, danced a little to the country music, and we went bowling at the virgin river. we also had a lot of fun playing bingo! we got to use one of those little stamper things (they having vending machines for them in the casinos). of course we didn't win anything, and we left smelling like an ash tray but it was still a good time. we drove home thursday morning and went to look for my birthday present, a new camera. we got a canon powershot 790 IS ELPH. it's way better than our last camera so i'm pretty excited. i also got an ipod with my birthday money from my parents and in-laws. it's my first ipod! i had a creative zen mp3 player which was ok but definitely not as good as the ipod. all in all it was a great birthday!

Gary's bingo card, since we hadn't ever played before the lady next to us gave us some pointers.