tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43211487271684236272024-03-04T22:22:46.802-07:00Ashley and JacobJacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-15865074790330621412012-04-02T21:03:00.000-07:002012-04-02T21:03:44.162-07:00Birthdays and PartiesApparently I like to throw parties.<br />
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Alyssa had her birthday last week so I planned a birthday party for her. I got the idea for the cupcakes <a href="http://www.yanowhatimean.com/archives/003115.php" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I made <a href="http://dairy-free.food.com/recipe/so-easy-egg-and-dairy-free-cupcakes-136415" target="_blank">egg-free cupcakes</a> and egg-free chicken salad sandwiches (info below) so my nephew could safely attend. We had the party at a local park so I didn't have worry about cleaning my house, but that backfired when I realized the park did not have a bathroom so our guests would probably be coming to our house to use the bathroom (which a few did) and then half of the party migrated to my house after anyway. Good thing I had everything ready for the party the day before so that I actually had time to pick up the house before the party.<br />
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Not even a week later, I am at that same park with a couple of my friends and their boys and we start talking about having an Easter egg decorating party. So what do I do? Host it. At my house. The very next day. Good thing my wonderful neighbor had given us some single serving milk cartons (like the kind at schools) and I had a nearly empty gallon of milk. I emptied the cartons and rinsed them out for an Easter basket craft. <br />
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Have you ever been to <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/">http://familyfun.go.com/</a>? I discovered this website while looking for crafts to do at the party, and I absolutely love it! We made the <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/bunny-basket-665124/" target="_blank">EASTER BASKETS </a> had a fun <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/easter/easter-printables/easter-printable-activity-pages/easter-basket-coloring-page-867894/" target="_blank">COLORING PAGE</a>, made some cute <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/tumble-bunnies-1001208/" target="_blank">TUMBLE BUNNIES</a> and of course colored Easter eggs. I found a really cute <a href="http://wantsandwishesdesign.blogspot.com/2011/03/easter-party-edible-easter-basket.html" target="_blank">EDIBLE EASTER BASKET</a>, which my friend tried out for me. Unfortunately the balloons kept popping so we were not able to have those for the party, but I think I figured it out. Don't blow up the balloon too much!! Use a regular large balloon for a 4-6 inch basket, and a small water balloon size for a 2-3 inch basket. <br />
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The party was a huge hit for one being thrown together in less than 36 hours. I think we may just do it again next year, maybe not during Priesthood Session of LDS General Conference though, that way our hubbies can enjoy the egg decorating fun with the kids too :) And just maybe we will figure out the chocolate baskets before then.<br />
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EGG-FREE CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES<br />
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You can use any chicken salad recipe that you like, mine called for chicken, halved grapes, celery, green onions, salt, pepper and mayonnaise... this is great, except for the mayonnaise. At first I thought I would just use an egg-free mayonnaise (vegan-aise for example) but when I saw that it was almost $8.00 for a bottle smaller than the regular mayonnaise, I thought I would try something else out. I read somewhere that you could substitute yogurt, or sour cream, and I had both so I tried each of them out. I only had Vanilla yogurt, so it was quite a bit too sweet for the flavor I was going for, and of course the sour cream was too sour. Then I had the idea to mix the two, and it was PERFECT!!! I used equal amounts of each (half of what the recipe called for of each to make the full substitute amount). Now, all I need to do is call my sister and tell her about my discovery :)Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-15849147740048504212012-03-07T21:14:00.000-07:002012-03-07T21:14:43.072-07:00Holy Hannah it has been awhile...Well, about a million things have happened since my last post. Most importantly:<br />
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- We had baby #2 (Alyssa) last March.<br />
- We are expecting baby #3 this October... :)<br />
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Oh yeah, and we have worked and worked and worked on the house. We now have a brand new sprinkler system in our back yard, just need to hook up the timer and off we are to a yard full of grass!!!! (Well half full - the other half is composed of our two gardens and our massive storage shed. <br />
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What can I say about Alyssa?... She was a smaller baby than Jessica, so a much easier delivery (5 minutes of pushing instead of an hour, literally). She definitely has attitude, and knows how to scream at Jessica when Jess does something she doesn't like. She just started walking two weeks ago, on Feb 21st (while I was at Relief Society and Jacob was at home with her and she also stood up in the middle of the room that night too... I was so happy that he got to see those major milestones!) She can say mama, and just figured out the "d" sound today, so hopefully that will turn in to dada soon. She signs a few words: all done, yes, thank you, please (only sometimes). She loves to watch big sister signing, and tries to mimic anything we sign to her.<br />
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Jessica has progressed majorly in the past year and a half. She now has well over 100, possibly 200 signs she knows. I am not even going to try to name them all. (anything on baby signing time, and several of the signing time videos she totally has down and then a few) Jessica LOVES to sign, so I have been considering buying the <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/index.php/?gclid=CLyngsG21q4CFcMbQgodPxVTfQ">Signing Time</a> videos instead of just getting them from the library, but have you seen how much they <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/signing-time-full-collection">cost?!!</a> I did find a MUCH cheaper set, but we have spent a lot of money recently (mostly with the new Van in preparation for #3) We have been attempting to potty train since last Christmas, but not really seriously until this past Christmas. She was doing really good for awhile, but then she decided to have accidents nearly every time, so I decided to stick her back in diapers because I was tired of having 5 pairs of dirty clothes in the bathtub that I was rinsing/drip drying each day. <br />
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More to come later :)Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-11206125517619426732010-08-27T20:13:00.001-07:002010-08-27T20:14:05.660-07:00So I'm an hour late...What? You never cleaned your house last minute before taking pictures the whole world could possibly see?<br />
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Yeah I thought so.<br />
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First Off. Master Bath.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh.. And I decided you guys have to wait for the rest of the rooms. Maybe one a day so you don't get too overwhelmed? </div>Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-82634135107705169942010-08-26T19:10:00.000-07:002010-08-26T19:10:55.124-07:0024 hours, I Promise!So now that I have spent the past 5 months of my life fixing my house like crazy, moving in, getting settled and figuring out how to be the boss of the house for the first time in 3 years, I think it is time for an update.<br />
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Give me 24 hours, a camera with full batteries, and I will have post after post of before and after pictures of the house.<br />
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Can you wait that long? Hopefully the dishes can :)Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-35236102087280016122010-03-26T12:22:00.000-07:002010-03-26T12:22:12.985-07:00I got a call this morning....Literally 15 minutes after Jacob left for work. The title company called wanting to set up our signing appointment. We could have signed our papers today, but alas we will have to wait...<br />
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The house (and keys) are MINE!!!Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-22718063152111481202010-03-26T12:19:00.000-07:002010-03-26T12:19:31.914-07:00Dear Stardust....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You have done the wonderful job of finding me new kitchen cupboards. Instead of looking like this, as it does now, the walls will soon be graced with your new cupboards. All for only 1400.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You're the best!!!</div>Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-3541362530780075652010-03-22T20:46:00.001-07:002010-03-23T04:45:58.411-07:00Picture of the House.Just imagine these three pictures together in one. I couldn't pull it off in Photoshop, so you will just have to work with me here.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Oh!! Almost forgot. I chopped off my hair. I had been thinking about getting a haircut for several months, so while I was in Snowflake I went to Showlow to the NPC cosmetology clinic and got my hair cut. I was able to donate 10 inches to Lawks of Luhv (I know the spelling is off here but I don't want to be showing up on tons of search engines... already have had a couple visitors because of it...) (Yeah!! I was thinking about it already but just decided to cut my hair and didn't realize I could donate it there until one of the instructors asked if I wanted to since we were cutting off so much)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOt0TXmdiIIYfCNYfamTHPnlzt9sSSbEUWoq_8bA64CRy6KVvXf35sMKXP19id5ECAkGlBZDM1qRlztGW_kSUY2zfLuEopPOEcx6YaVncUOoO-eiEt79WW2cehCTIACpC6IgR2o4fan_0/s1600-h/0316001154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOt0TXmdiIIYfCNYfamTHPnlzt9sSSbEUWoq_8bA64CRy6KVvXf35sMKXP19id5ECAkGlBZDM1qRlztGW_kSUY2zfLuEopPOEcx6YaVncUOoO-eiEt79WW2cehCTIACpC6IgR2o4fan_0/s320/0316001154.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lovely.</span>Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-90963695311859521622010-03-15T21:15:00.000-07:002010-03-15T21:15:40.773-07:00April 11<div style="text-align: center;">Tax day? No, thats the 15th.... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Birthday? No, thats later this year....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anniversary? Nope, already past this year...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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She is doing really well with crawling over steps. From the Family Room to Arizona Room, there is a five inch drop and she has face planted on the tile several times, but now she goes over the drop no problem except when she is tired. <br />
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Jessica has become so attached recently. If she is not with someone she knows (grandma, grandpa, mom or dad) then she gets hysterical. I left her in the nursery when we had our Relief Society luncheon last Saturday, and she lasted maybe 5 minutes. And with my Mom and sister today, she is only happy if I am in direct sight, and sometimes only when I am holding her.<br />
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So this morning I was sitting down for breakfast, and my mom in law asked what my plans were for the day and I did not really have a response except ... uuhhh.... uuhhh.... SO, I thought about what I wanted to do (since this is my week off from tutoring because of spring break) and I decided to come up to Snowflake. I had planned on it earlier in the year, but had never made official plans, and pretty much decided against it last night, but then I changed my mind this morning about 7:30, by 9:30 I had washed the dishes, packed and headed out the door, leaving the hubby behind to fend for himself for a couple of days.<br />
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Jessica slept all the way to Payson, had a bottle, got a diaper change in Forest Lakes, Graham Crackers in Heber then fell asleep while finishing them off and slept the rest of the way to my parents place. It was a fabulous trip. I LOVE that she can feed herself now!!! I just hand back the crackers, and she devours them. So much easier than having to stop every time she gets fussy. Just pull out a cracker!! Should have named her Polly :).<br />
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So for Snowflake. I don't know what I am going to do while I am here, but it doesn't really matter, it is just a change of pace and it is wonderful. So far I got to help my mom edit her essay, build a fire (first try!! wahoo! I am so talented!!), watch my nieces and nephew and chat with my hubby while he was on his way home from work. <br />
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Fabulous.Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-69135140199848867952010-03-08T14:41:00.002-07:002010-03-08T14:41:21.136-07:00Jessica talks!!!Hear Jessica say Grandpa, Dad, and All Done <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aovRm-fMVVw">HERE</a>Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-66485668762505403232010-03-04T21:31:00.006-07:002010-03-04T22:01:08.481-07:00Any Resemblance?So here is what I found when I was looking through the pictures we took while we were in Sedona:<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445002884495345602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZOx2yAiKTtlDWpr7pcdSwZXmd2HhDl0Md7NAz9na_xvq-_DHDjyDOH-JXPNDjkRh3OvhVioTwmtgvy0t010B3glfSVywGJvH4ZwfSi3FPzV6C5jH1LKUToVxI_rGEgDz1WvpgztujhQ/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+028.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445002908194566962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGqNHgN0LpVl7Ah4LhXvldGPt1gxVlj0wctXCKuCgscwQzzFHqUOUyWBOWYNgwz6jPp9RXrwnSMW7_MYsu7-UErpgB97B06qo2-YMyoijexHiWfhdozHuRJ84kNFC4r8xU1CwiCcaBC0/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+027.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445007008642317442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-8OudajcIzajXXCqcTa23lq30j7hRzfhDCzyp2n-Eq5NgYmEx0SXwKDIUjQFQktvYLQxAzDsSaqEeKWHhL1rwIxksH6YNpBEQNZ3AHfPMy_DnXFrz0HTGUAmkTAyWlyYkC8Wuje9pVY/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+249.jpg" /></div><div> You'd think we all like to smile or something :)</div><div> </div><div>I LOVE the colors we saw on the hike. Reds, Yellows, Greens, Pastels. Beautiful!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445007021823833522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiLDPVB5Q2nFKg09LOVh4HUewtaScppblBK20XMeTOHyD_b6fFtTa47BxgGzQ-HLsW0MDJCjY1tgrik03acA8MJIsz64T8Oab0eMR7gIFlEjSWyk6P6ekksv562tFapiAlN7sdlvnFo0/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+283.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445006999909500370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofEHDVqE5QpI0Qadcl8qrsR0I2Z1V9lahfvPLNLKC7WKLEJoIrdwLPLBfS4zN9Eg0BWFBIkPFIkGcHzQ555nt4nKedbhGGJ_s3oulXRBpg33e1lXQvJs5OYjq8x14JyXQS8c22QBwQU0/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+247.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445005032962545314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dRb5MCcMQj2vNkU3FGHslbAb1dStACC0_DOKv0mj9NRcAIx1fGMyHCao-Jv5XN5C2hQE_3_aeWLklN5TrCvAl0sHMaCz2H2ByfKnPUMraD8r1_ik6jmnVzbk3IrlVFYdFlZQ3GxFkAE/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+203.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445005020652410370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VK1fct6Yqdg_5ik70i0W18lDZUBW1zCJ4Swakh26bVylPmMVs-dNCmtc9Hi8-KLVny8wnbJ-UOyPBoRoeqJmMQPX5MGyyH0UHKqpwe0ATR9ekO1ULXtm6FVhIGK1EYZUj7gjrnfvN8s/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+185.jpg" /></div><div>These berries were completely dry. So beautifully preserved!!!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445004999339665410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdh4w4P1aAhkN7uP8WR4On2Z-OxXOaLMUZoddKEr0GiA_E5TuLoeJedFv3nALBkoHHY9XjFZugaEXEdbOPa-2Ombu_UOWFwD5bWBHFBbyo6QBa_yaqbyQgEgRz-f0pEMAQ_6JK5j8h6eU/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+145.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445004987537049186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH9XLGME9PrM1PZu71FpPE6CGW1VRRyxP1i4t2hEJK6fI1kHBoYQ2K-0nUhLZzoXa33BXN0V9OEjCX-UXxjksTe3WZlpNYUxSLsK4GqHjNVVlkBVoGoLsOy9hD5JWUmWzIS_LVnY7Ot0/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+139.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445004977559291794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhhey-tRaH6YWAWxE0PNjW4kqvKMT9CcwikXDz-95FxtxwfHCiOvmxLr5_zbceTZPGkdk30gG68jObkNslUcZ04LMyzqcfjbwz3jk3_lqhGtRDmzF8hvGriCJ1-CP2iDOQ6ywtn21FZc/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+063.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div>Now what would a trip be without pictures of the clouds?</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445007207594540978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCltEINbk2A33yNVrl8doOt96OBVXWnNrQhur43w40fICgwrbAGIz7pzfj6rjma7mt0cboDIMb-d1eAs54b7murO7XBuA38fAOpNOqetDSetRvC4APa6Vfrm1KOz0nKL2tsxnZlK8HeY/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+497.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445007047159569666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_1QLDZkui3P3T2cP54uXXQMVe46TzpNqWeaGNm8pxP2ZTY4J5g4ohzn10dQniHOp3KScJ7uJibcMWzzshvA1Mw6Maa5U6yHjeQl18vX03rl-1QcvZsW1TVlWhPslHRZ6H-fQ0qIKH3Q/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+494.jpg" /></div><div>Our stop at Montezuma's Castle on the way home.</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445007037101876194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wFHUx-PeZe5nANXJ7L_VygW6MHlRnsOa6drfNx4osmZKpWRjri8cLP-KIONxVyI3ZwQsc1KgX-MAFOUJw-3RrrhKpYIEDIuKLW5OqAaj4r3SvtiivGxqIHUm1a7DZA15QYzoEtmV6T8/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+486.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div>So ready to be done.</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445007216481494530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9H_HU0CBWdWCXOtHEXGEl6RVT59F-RKaU5TWUBS2qqCbD568ZRDo3Pc3irG6JXXtDrxk1fZFCUXOieDmD_VBMSPBdE-a5kaBJd__tJQ86U8DBIfym9CcQL31l7W9YLR_1EW-3VEuUHmw/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+501.jpg" /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGqNHgN0LpVl7Ah4LhXvldGPt1gxVlj0wctXCKuCgscwQzzFHqUOUyWBOWYNgwz6jPp9RXrwnSMW7_MYsu7-UErpgB97B06qo2-YMyoijexHiWfhdozHuRJ84kNFC4r8xU1CwiCcaBC0/s1600-h/Sedona+Oct+%2709+027.jpg"></a> </div>Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-7657385501602220622010-03-04T21:30:00.001-07:002010-03-05T14:48:22.185-07:00LATE POSTING: She is here!!!Who: Jessica Lynn Johnson<br />
Day: Saturday June 20, 2009<br />
Time: 2:47 pm<br />
Weight: 8 lbs 3 oz<br />
Length: 21 inches<br />
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Sorry it has taken me so long to get this posted, I don't really have an excuse other than I have someone that depends on me for absolutely everything... you know how it goes. Anyway, for those of you who have absolutely been dying to hear the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">gory</span> details of the delivery here it goes...<br />
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Saturday morning I woke up about 4:00 to go to the bathroom, and on the way my water broke. Soaked my clothes half way to the knee. Lovely feeling, I know. I did not want to wake up Jacob right away because I knew it was going to be a long day for him, so I got a few things together, and then I woke him up. We got to the hospital around 4:30 a.m. and sat in the triage room until close to 6:15. I hate those small, uncomfortable beds in there so I was glad when we finally got a room in Labor and Delivery. I was dilated to 5 by 7:30 (at which time I got an epidural), and stayed that way until they gave me <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">pitocin</span> (around 10) to speed things up. By ......<br />
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So I never finished this post. So here is a rough (8 months later) finish.<br />
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They gave me another dose of the epidural around 11:00 or so because it was wearing off and I was feeling the contractions although I though I was just feeling the pressure. I was getting tired really fast and when I started crying over nothing they told me I was getting more medicine. 5 minutes later I was talking and laughing again like nothing happened. About 1:30 they decided I was dilated enough so they prepped the room for the delivery and had me start pushing about 1:45. An hour later Jessica was here. I needed a few stitches, but everything else went really well. It made me cry to see Jacob holding Jessica and the way he looked at her. He was smitten from the first moments.<br />
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I was so happy to have so much family there with me in the Delivery room. Jacob, Mom (both of you), Deanna. And all of you waiting in the lobby. That was such a special day and I am glad so many of you could share that with us.<br />
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By the way, I loved the epidural. My mom kept looking at the monitors, then looking at me and asking, "and you didn't feel that?" ... Mine was the first delivery she has witnessed with an epidural.Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-3240865763425032622010-03-04T21:00:00.004-07:002010-03-04T21:27:04.131-07:00Jacob<div>Alright. On to updating on Jacob. He is still as handsome and as wonderful as ever in case you were all wondering...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Oh I love this man. He does so much for me and Jessica. He works so hard to bring home the dough... guess its up to me to cook it :) <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">hehe</span>.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Jacob finished classes in April of 2009, graduated in May, took his board exams the end of that month, waited for his results and certification to be able to put out official applications for work. So he put out applications, and applications and applications. In AZ, in UT (daring eh? We all know how he dislikes the cold, so that would almost be considered suicide right? <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">hehe</span>). .... June. Nothing. July. Nothing. August. Nothing... get the picture? We were getting worried. Finally October rolls around and he sees a job opening at the hospital he did his Clinical work at and applied for it. It was only part time, but got to start somewhere eh? He got the job, and started his 'training' the week before Thanksgiving (full time for the first three weeks. Fabulous), so he missed out on all of the festivities with my family, but got to have a nice dinner with most of his family.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>He was able to work a few extra days here and there when his colleagues wanted a day off and needed to find someone to cover for him. Just before New Years on Sunday, he was talking to one of his co-workers who mentioned that she was working extra hours at another hospital in the same network, so she mentioned his name to her supervisor, who emailed Jacob, Jacob was interviewed and was working by Wednesday. He was able to work at the first hospital part time and fill in the rest of his hours at the second for about a month. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>When one of his other co-workers told everyone that she would be having surgery, they asked Jacob if he would cover her shift while she recovered. At this point the second hospital did not need him as much because their person who was out came back, but he was able to keep up the full time with the switch. Then, a full time position opened up at the hospital, he applied for it as well as another co-worker. She got it. But, he got her shift. YEAH!!! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Officially</span> full time!!! Hooray lower health insurance premiums!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>He now works from 12:00 noon to 8:30 p.m. so I get to see him for several hours in the morning, make lunch and eat with him, make his dinner, and send him off to work. I am LOVING this schedule! (also too because Jessica goes to bed at 7:00 so I have 2 hours to do WHATEVER I want to do! And tonight that <em>whatever</em> led me to the conclusion that I want to start blogging again.)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Some reasons I love my Jacob:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*He loves to take me to my favorite stores (DI, Savers, etc.) and find awesome deals with me. In the past 3 weeks we have found a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Kitchen aid</span> for $80, a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">medela</span> double breast pump for $25, a little people Manger scene for $15, Tons of toys for Jessica all for not more than $10.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*He loves to help me fix up things that we find at said stores. We are taking apart the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">kitchen aid</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">re-greasing</span> it, replacing missing parts, etc.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*He is willing to try new things. While he was looking for work, his car needed work, so he searched this wonderful thing called the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Internet</span> and found tutorials on how to fix what needed to be fixed and got to work.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*He indulges me in my whims. In October I decided I wanted to getaway for the weekend, so I took him on an adventure to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sedona</span>. He had no idea where we were going until we were leaving town. Jessica loved being on Jacob's back in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Snugli</span>. </div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445001024731047474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksshFYAxBQYeLwSqRW9HiSRTAzPEpHegFC_5lP8-tlRutf8CXiZC2ZjoDZDxxJoV5baXTI2NeqF5-hk7plGgM5l6QTV75x-YXKoIF8JBIlsmCGYDC_SWReoiahWhMrTNylmbX0ufqpjo/s320/Sedona+Oct+%2709+132.jpg" /><br /><div></div>... Isn't Life Wonderful?<br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-32924086411366233792010-03-04T20:27:00.003-07:002010-03-04T20:52:27.393-07:00As a precursor, I want to let you all know how and why I came to the conclusion that I needed to begin my blog again.<br /><br />#1 Relief Society Session of Conference, Dieter F. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Utchdorf's</span> talk on Creating (See video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhLlnq5yY7k&feature=PlayList&p=0B3D1B801F99C28C&index=1">HERE</a>). I WANT to create. This blog will allow me to create memories for myself and others.<br /><br />#2 I see your blogs and realize how much you inspire me to do so many wonderful things, and I want to be able to inspire others the same way that all of you inspire me.<br /><br />#3 Remember. I want to remember the happy times, the sad times, the hard times, the easy times. I don't really write in a journal that often, so how am I supposed to pass my life memories on to my children if I don't write them somewhere.<br /><br />#4 Change. I am ready for a change in my life. I need something that makes me want to be a better person, makes me want to make changes for the better, to become the person that I have always wanted to be and I feel that I just might be able to make some of those small changes through this blog.<br /><br /><br /><br />Now that I have told all of you why I feel a need to return to the blog, there are many things that I need to update everyone on.<br /><br />So the first thing is Jessica.<br /><br />Jessica Lynn was born Saturday June 25, 2009. 8 lbs 3 oz, 21 in. long, somewhere around 2:45 in the afternoon (I was focusing on getting the baby out, not the time, and even though I have seen it written down a dozen times I still cannot remember). Her first night was a rough one, she would hardly sleep at all, and I was getting so tired. Finally around midnight we called in a nurse because I could not get her settled down. The nurse brought a bottle of formula. Jessica drank an ounce, and went right to sleep. :) My good little eater! The rest of the hospital stay was not very eventful. <br /><br />We were able to come home on Monday afternoon, and again the first night was rough. Jessica in a bassinet next to my bed. She would fall asleep, and wake up half an hour later. I made it through about 2:00 a.m. and then could not take it any more. I needed some sleep. Jacob took over for a few hours while I got some shut eye, and then I took over again at 5 a.m. After a little sleep I realized that she might be cold since our house is colder than the hospital, so I put a hat on her (should have thought of that before!) and she went right to sleep for a few hours.<br /><br />The next few weeks we were getting used to having the baby at home, nursing and the like. At six weeks Jessica started sleeping through the night. At first it was from about 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and it gradually got longer and longer. Now she sleeps from 7:00 p.m to 6:<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">oo</span> a.m. She started smiling about a month old, laughing at 3 months, rolling from front to back at 4 months, back to front at 6 months, crawling at 8 months (2 weeks ago tomorrow!). <br /><br />She babbles all the time, she can already say "all done" and I am pretty sure she knows what she means. Sometimes she will push the bottle away from her and say "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">dah</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">dah</span>" with the first '<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">dah</span>' a high pitch, and lowering the pitch on the second '<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">dah</span>'. It is the cutest thing. Jessica definitely plays hard to get. It is difficult to get her to laugh, she usually only laughs when she is tired, or when something random happens. For example, a couple weeks ago Cheryl (Jacob's mom) was having the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Webelos</span> in the ward work on their fitness badge, so we all walked down to the school and the boys were doing standing long jumps. Jessica started laughing a gut laugh when one of the boys jumped, so he kept doing it over and over to get her to laugh more.<br /><br />Two of Jessica's FAVORITE toys are: my keys (probably typical of most little ones), and tissues. Yes, as in the ones that you blow your nose into. She loves to take them and tear them into a million little pieces. I will have to let her have at it sometime and take a picture of the end result. These can seriously keep her occupied for half an hour.<br /><br />This is about all I can think of for the moment, but I will update you more as I REMEMBER things.<br /><br /><br />*** This has already been so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">therapeutic</span> for me. I finally feel like I have something back that I have been missing for a long time. ***Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-83550950987370312752010-03-04T20:23:00.003-07:002010-03-04T20:26:17.505-07:00Dear Readers,<br /><br />I have decided to publish a retraction to my last posting. I have decided that I want to start blogging again. I have not been on for several months until the past few weeks and I realized how much I have actually missed reading everyone's blogs, and being able to read my own.<br /><br />So here is to 2010, the year of REMEMBERING. Remembering the things that make me happy, remembering my friends, remembering my Savior, and sharing that with all of you.<br /><br />I hope you can all forgive me for being such a slacker!<br /><br />AshleyJacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-15086311490317223062009-08-10T08:17:00.002-07:002009-08-10T08:55:39.032-07:00Word of the YearSo it only took me seven months to finally decide what my word of the year is, but I finally did it. My word is SIMPLIFY. So with that, I am going to leave some things behind, things that I am not really committed to. <br /><br />#1 is facebook (although I do like to reconnect with old friends, I don't know that it is worth my time to check it every day, or even once a week.) <br /><br />#2 is probably this blog. I don't update it often enough for it to really let you all know what is going on in my life, so instead I think I will just start calling people and building a real relationship... not just an "I know what you have been up to" relationship. So if you want me to call you just leave a comment with your number if you don't know if I have it or not and if you know that I have your number, just tell me how good I look or something :).... don't worry the comments will not be public so I will be the only one that gets your number.<br /><br />Hope to hear from all of you!Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-67779538247752882662009-06-13T09:52:00.002-07:002009-06-13T10:15:54.937-07:00Nope, not yet.For those of you that are anxiously awaiting the post that will announce to the world that I have gone in to labor, you will just have to wait a little longer. This little one seems very content hanging out where she is at, she must really like being curled up in a little ball with little/no stretching room.<br /><br />So yesterday I was having contractions for several hours, only about a few minutes apart, but they did not seem like they were getting much stronger and I could still walk and talk through them. I really did not want to go to the hospital, sit there for a few hours (so uncomfortable) and have them send me home, so I hung out at the house, read a couple chapters from a book, took a nap and drank TONS of water (I can't believe how much I have been able to drink this past week!!). Eventually the contractions stopped, or at least I was distracted enough to not notice them anymore. <br /><br />So anyway on to the rest of my week... Jacob got back from Virginia/D.C. on Monday (his b-day) and I took him (well, he drove of course) to Krispy Kreme for his FREE dozen doughnuts, which I gladly ate half of. I finally cleaned up the 'nursery', but when half of the things you own are in that one room, it doesn't stay clean for long... Then yesterday was my b-day, so Jacob and I took another trip to Krispy Kreme for my FREE dozen doughnuts and then last night we went to Coldstone for our FREE ice cream. Gotta love the birthday freebies!!<br /><br />P.S. If you want the birthday freebies, all you have to do for the Krispy Kreme is show up on your birthday and show your ID and you get a free dozen... for Coldstone you have to sign up for the birthday club on their website, and you can print out the coupon (good for a week before/after your birthday)Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-38937828480863702992009-06-06T21:06:00.002-07:002009-06-06T21:12:21.461-07:00Lovin' College ClassesYou definitely have to love what you learn in College. My second semester at ASU I took a programming class, which came in handy today. I felt like changing up my blog a bit and putting in my own picture as a background, and I wanted to change the layout so with the help of <a href="http://www.simplychicblogs.blogspot.com/">Simply Chic Blog</a> I was able to get the code to use my own picture. I uploaded my picture to the internet (after much hassle with getting it the right size) and then proceeded to change other coding to make my posts wider so I could get more on each line. Now I am not all that great with programming as it has been 3 years since I finished the class, but I am sure glad I know enough to get what I want done (or get me into trouble - whichever way you want to look at it).<br /><br />Hopefully Jacob likes the new look, otherwise I will have to change the background pic to another picture that I took, or a picture I will create. No more of these backgrounds anyone else in the world can use. I want mine unique and I want it to fit my personality.Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-1781772114126897452009-06-06T10:50:00.001-07:002009-06-06T10:57:53.270-07:00So I was just catching up on blogs and I saw my sister's post from <a href="http://justmychickenscratches.blogspot.com/2009/06/irrigation-day-or-why-im-glad-im-not-in.html">this morning</a>. It reminded me of when I was <span style="font-size:130%;">growing up</span> in Snowflake and we had <span style="font-size:180%;">irrigation</span> every couple weeks and we would go out and play in it. I <span style="font-size:130%;">miss</span> those days. When I buy my own house, I really want to have irrigation so that my kids can play in it like I used to.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Head Chicken Herder...</span> can I buy your house (in like 10 years when I have enough money to buy a house?)!??! Of course I would have to beg and plead to get Jacob to be willing to move up where it is actually cold in the winter since he absolutely loves being <span style="font-size:130%;">WARM</span> all the time. 10 years should be enough to <span style="font-size:130%;">convince him</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(feed him enough so he can build up a store of fat that will keep him warm)</span> right?Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-46965047978882244452009-06-03T18:39:00.000-07:002009-06-03T18:47:21.518-07:0030 minutes down, 115 hours to go. YIKES!!This will be the longest week of my life!!! Jacob has just left for Virginia to visit one of his friends and will get home Monday afternoon (his birthday). One thing that will be nice is I will be able to take over the entire bed for the week! Hooray!! But, there are a couple things I am going to work with. First, Jacob and I have never been apart for more than two days in our 3 1/2 years of marriage so this will be completely new (at least I will not be alone living here with the in-laws). Second, this baby better not come until after he has gotten home. No way I want to go through labor and have him gone, but if it happens, it happens. At least I have my mom and Jacob's mom here in town just in case. Everyone wish me luck though. I am definitely going to need it!Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-42662067681608641532009-06-01T11:33:00.000-07:002009-06-01T11:49:33.710-07:003 1/2 Weeks to go!!36 down, 3 1/2 to go (or less). So I was taken off of bed rest almost two weeks ago. Must admit I am glad it was short lived, I am so not good at sitting down when I have to. I was dilated to 2 cm when they took me off bedrest, and at my appointment last Wednesday I was 2 cm still, but 50% effaced. I have still been having a lot of contractions, but they are so irregular and not really painful that I have just been ignoring them. <br /><br />To be honest, it has been hard to transition from being a full time student being BUSY all the time to having hardly anything that I have to do. I know that will change in just a couple weeks with the arrival of the baby, but for now I just don't know what to do! I find myself sitting in front of the TV way more than I would like to (I don't particularly like TV at all, one or two shows a week and even then I record them and skip the commercials). I seriously need to pick up some hobbies as I cannot remember what my hobbies were before I got so busy with school.<br /><br />Anyway, not a whole lot else is going on right now except Jacob is still looking for a job and waiting to get his x-ray certification. Anybody have connections to a hospital here in AZ that is needing an x-ray tech?Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-13130267312937710092009-05-09T12:50:00.000-07:002009-05-09T13:07:11.494-07:00Done! Finally Done!!!Wow! I can finally breathe again!! I am done with my student teaching and Jacob is done with school, except for his board exams on the 20th. It is hard to believe that we are done, I don't know what to do with myself. Trying to come up with things to do is harder than I thought it would be. Of course it makes it only more difficult that I have been put on 'modified bed rest'. I was having quite a few contractions Thursday morning so I called up my doctor and they told me to get down to the hospital. They hooked me up to the monitors and I sat there in the hard hospital bed for about 3 hours. They came in a couple times to give me tributiline shots, but since I was contracting pretty much every time the baby moved around they told me to take it really easy for the next few weeks. I have to sit down and stay out of the heat as much as I can, and 'no shopping at walmart'... Any ideas on what to do from those of you who have been on full bedrest? This is only my third day and I am already wanting to do things that I probably should not be doing...Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4321148727168423627.post-2159881503819643052009-03-01T17:42:00.000-07:002009-03-01T17:56:37.422-07:00Belly Pictures!!!So I finally decided to upload the pictures that Jacob has been taking of my belly. It seems my belly is not the only thing that is getting bigger... :( Oh well. Comes with the territory I guess.<br /><br />Hope this makes it a little more real for you Mom!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Week 7<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVePu-zGna5p-OJWaj3tlyp13SFuwQP1AMkb61DEn_0-_ejTKrhoszFVMV0IPLHGiefTD281bggZ8iPrYmRTJns0eaImThXb29RGC7OufyPWhf_xRPiE2po10vB5rkJWYvikm0CR8rr_Y/s1600-h/belly11-9-08b.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385054933178050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVePu-zGna5p-OJWaj3tlyp13SFuwQP1AMkb61DEn_0-_ejTKrhoszFVMV0IPLHGiefTD281bggZ8iPrYmRTJns0eaImThXb29RGC7OufyPWhf_xRPiE2po10vB5rkJWYvikm0CR8rr_Y/s320/belly11-9-08b.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Week 8<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSOtdtKno67qy6U0LjgD35llM3b6BfHLwHHZaXofrvMM2LGo6NalS4MCeroDTIJ131Dmqs8A7xc_sNk6cvh3GOXL1WdnBfaXdFD7qxeYr9pHwaxovHBomRciRBnQVI5qpKojrjP5gJjw/s1600-h/belly11-16-08b.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385056248947746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSOtdtKno67qy6U0LjgD35llM3b6BfHLwHHZaXofrvMM2LGo6NalS4MCeroDTIJ131Dmqs8A7xc_sNk6cvh3GOXL1WdnBfaXdFD7qxeYr9pHwaxovHBomRciRBnQVI5qpKojrjP5gJjw/s320/belly11-16-08b.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Week ???<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF0bvKCl3f6hEKpwHQMkwbrD7SkNcBIh5lcbs7I9qEdzcrzxmwwk0vNAAThWfxRl1O3WNRCY8Jyx-GriLs-Za33ao3LL8ClnLtSfbMkVBNYZCU5eJi_TlF7JFyczcLTiaFSOXERbbOgo/s1600-h/belly11-16-08j-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385052852209106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF0bvKCl3f6hEKpwHQMkwbrD7SkNcBIh5lcbs7I9qEdzcrzxmwwk0vNAAThWfxRl1O3WNRCY8Jyx-GriLs-Za33ao3LL8ClnLtSfbMkVBNYZCU5eJi_TlF7JFyczcLTiaFSOXERbbOgo/s320/belly11-16-08j-1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Week 9<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385049812495410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxW-3bZ6Z_silBWAAc_0UYM0AqkZkRvWte2xwti9RJy7xzr1VHcAK5tJ8lXI1pKFEhsnTI9z0I8G5bKn_6dgVdiaC9ENnJwDH-g-lSob6JiRnxZIU64lvOW78JCllxFz9n2BQmk_7GhA/s320/belly11-23-08a.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />Week11<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384678307134466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQ_RyjUl6q77K83J6ChHhyphenhyphenK_zjlHjJns41qaTonGTqBKjVNSdCIsg85dwHh_hlEAhZAT3mqcTBerePGQ1d1F32UVYAtMd9KplqDwn9zGlwdoq69cNL6hCyy0r-Dc87jvB6XYgFjmLABo/s320/belly12-07-08a.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQ_RyjUl6q77K83J6ChHhyphenhyphenK_zjlHjJns41qaTonGTqBKjVNSdCIsg85dwHh_hlEAhZAT3mqcTBerePGQ1d1F32UVYAtMd9KplqDwn9zGlwdoq69cNL6hCyy0r-Dc87jvB6XYgFjmLABo/s1600-h/belly12-07-08a.JPG"></a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Week 13<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHB2VxrVg2wGrA-_jr3HdyXOIbpSQwoW4HCwC-imo2iPKxdIee8GJfbnn-_MiC98mJ6bnC1eKetlzTpNe95TmIdzbMKbVE4sypxhn0sV7kiFPwkF3AZkVQ9SBi5F0P1hDxa37bkIXZEw/s1600-h/belly12-21-08a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384668527088546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHB2VxrVg2wGrA-_jr3HdyXOIbpSQwoW4HCwC-imo2iPKxdIee8GJfbnn-_MiC98mJ6bnC1eKetlzTpNe95TmIdzbMKbVE4sypxhn0sV7kiFPwkF3AZkVQ9SBi5F0P1hDxa37bkIXZEw/s320/belly12-21-08a.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Week 16<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQy8shAKZGE10vOvdhD6aHiFFirdoa3OnZp1p8WdDRdzW7wGEiJP992-8QaXWVckjX79Zf0fWg9jnFqvF8Xje5F1-kXVk0lkV0ZCFCt79-XJEAv3xUrTlN2HIkKxBv3nWihdileLo0bT0/s1600-h/belly01-11-09b.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384668092078770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQy8shAKZGE10vOvdhD6aHiFFirdoa3OnZp1p8WdDRdzW7wGEiJP992-8QaXWVckjX79Zf0fWg9jnFqvF8Xje5F1-kXVk0lkV0ZCFCt79-XJEAv3xUrTlN2HIkKxBv3nWihdileLo0bT0/s320/belly01-11-09b.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Week 20<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w9ozun6lUclYLqtHTJhK8SMexY65d_m8Gm-H-ZHwm7Y0NXVxfUfYwNvrjR2lHPAAPX3p0J554v6wMz6RdAtgrhoi_gph3VpoIRugkVJ7eWoOmHH-BAyoiRXZ6GT3jaakg_tN1jksaLs/s1600-h/belly02-08-09b.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384667703056898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w9ozun6lUclYLqtHTJhK8SMexY65d_m8Gm-H-ZHwm7Y0NXVxfUfYwNvrjR2lHPAAPX3p0J554v6wMz6RdAtgrhoi_gph3VpoIRugkVJ7eWoOmHH-BAyoiRXZ6GT3jaakg_tN1jksaLs/s320/belly02-08-09b.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Week 23<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlddIvlLBE-wlluab8EZIRKBPuh6J6lkz4LXFeSFZyHffVq-AeGcPqlyINYYf_NvnbOgwBxRjiry74pTLW_LKwmHm2qhYc-dHQcyJBa_0HtHgVBuKTa-aUvyfyw6GWizNO-9TpwAKSTM/s1600-h/belly03-01-09b.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384663261670130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 207px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlddIvlLBE-wlluab8EZIRKBPuh6J6lkz4LXFeSFZyHffVq-AeGcPqlyINYYf_NvnbOgwBxRjiry74pTLW_LKwmHm2qhYc-dHQcyJBa_0HtHgVBuKTa-aUvyfyw6GWizNO-9TpwAKSTM/s320/belly03-01-09b.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Jacob and Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630226037884652453noreply@blogger.com6