Bump up ahead!

So as many of y'all have guessed from my last post.... I'M PREGNANT!!!

Quentin and I are very excited and want this precious child to be here already.
We want it to be a girl and Quentin says he has this feeling that it will be a girl. We have chosen a name for her but just in case it isn't a girl we have boy names for back up.

It is cute when we say our night prayers and it is Quentin's turn. He always mentions the baby and how happy he is that Heavenly Father is trusting us to be parents. He prays for the baby's health and that I will have strength. He says some other tender things but I can't remember them right now. Just know that Quentin is very excited and anxious! And his wish is coming true! He will be a dad before he turns thirty.

I have been feeling okay but at the same time horrible. My morning sickness is worse in the evening and my whole body hurts. In the morning I eat crackers and drink ginger ale. That usually helps me get through the day, I still eat of course. My cravings are Mexican food, ice cream, and salad! In the beginning I was eating a bunch of sugar and now I am eating a lot of healthy food.

It hurts to wear a bra and pants with a button. Merritt and I recently went to DI to go shopping and I found some comfortable prego pants. They look so weird but oh so nice to wear. I don't need shirts yet but the shirts I do have, you can see my fat belly now. I use to be so skinny, but I don't care because I am having a baby! My friend, Amanda, is always touching my belly and saying, "Hi baby!" She cracks me up.

I sleep a lot which is okay because I have nothing else to do. I am off track from school and am very bored! So I sleep, eat, do a little something, then go back to sleep. It is a new routine of mine. Last night, I feel asleep at six and woke up at eight. Quentin turns to me and says, "Can we eat dinner now? I am starving and have been waiting for you to wake up!" That is the only down side to me sleeping to much, Quentin has to wait to eat with me.

For those peeps of mine who have been pregnant, I could really use some advice, suggestions, anything! I am scared because this is all so new to me, but I am grateful to become a mother and am so excited for this baby to come in our lives. 

October 24th, 2012!!!

Late night discussions

For those of you who are friends with Quentin on Google Talk, I have to explain his status.
Those of you who are not Quentin's friends on Google Talk, his status is quoting me, "I thought you meant something serious, like cracker serious!"

On with the story now....

One late evening while tucking ourselves into bed, I found a cracker crumb in our bed.
I asked him how it got in the middle of the bed and he said that he didn't know.
( FYI I eat crackers and drink ginger ale in the morning before I get out of bed...I eat over the edge of the bed so the crumbs will fall to the floor,I will explain in a different post)
I didn't know how it got there either. Quentin suddenly jumped out of the blankets and leaned on his knees bending over his pillow. He said, "I think you need to understand something, if the ocean was this big, (holding his index finger and thumb up closely together, like when you are describing to someone how small something was), then my love for you is THIS BIG(stretching out his arms which obviously was bigger than the ocean)."

I smiled and then I said, "I thought you meant something serious!"
He got a little upset and said, "My love for you is serious!"
I then explained myself and replied, "I know your love for me is serious, I thought you meant something cracker serious!"

He then looked at me and started laughing and then I realized what I said was funny and stupid at the same time.
He then said that he was going to put that as his Google Talk status and I yelled, "NO!!!!".
Quentin then emailed himself to remind him to put it as his status in the morning.

I woke up and went over to Quentin who was already on his computer, we kissed.
I looked at his screen and saw that he was talking to Briar (his sister) and her comment was, "I like your status".
I then automatically looked at him and said, "You didn't! Quentin! Now people are going to know how weird I am."

He doesn't mind, but now that I look back, it is funny.

La la la STRANGER!

So I don't really remember how this story goes but I think it needs some kind of explanation to get to the part that I really want to share.

Last Wednesday or Thursday I came home from classes and saw Quentin playing games.
I was fine with it and went about doing some homework. Then I got distracted by his handsomeness and so I starting flirting with him. I rubbed his back, played with his hair( or what is left of it), and kissed him on the cheek.
I guess I distracted him too but he wasn't happy that I was ruining his game mode. I kept doing it for a couple minutes and then he just exited out of his game and started wrestling me. We started wrestling and then I pretended to punch him and make myself seem stronger. He went along with it and pretended that he was upset.
Quentin curled up into a ball and pretend cried. I then started to use my real strength to uncurl him and I would say things like, "I am sorry."......................WAIT!!!!!

I REMEMBER THE WHOLE STORY NOW AND WHY WE WERE WRESTLING!!!!
Okay, let me retell the story.....
Rewind:
Sometime last week Quentin and I were sitting on the couch just snuggling and enjoying ourselves. I actually think he stepped away from the computer to be with me. Isn't he tender? We snuggled for a while and then I touched his belly and told him that he is fat. He then pretended to be really upset and said that he wasn't fat. He then curled up in the fetal position on the couch and I tried to apologized and that I didn't really mean that he was fat. I tried to release his arms from his position to cuddle him but he is just too strong. That is when we started wrestling and ended up on the floor. He curled up into a ball and hid his face. I tried to make him see that I was really sorry and that he isn't fat. He whined and said, "But you said it. You said I was fat." I repeated myself and said that he isn't fat and just has a little bit of a belly.
I guess I got a little angry that he wouldn't let me apologize and let me cuddle him and comfort him. So I started to gently punch him( I call them love taps-I'm not really abusive) and then I just gave up and laid on top of him.
We were there for probably a couple of seconds when we heard our front door open. In my head I was thinking, what in the world is happening? I then looked over and saw a man with grocery bags in his hands and dusting his feet off from the snow. He was part way in the doorway when he looked up and said, "Oh, this isn't my apartment. Sorry." And then closed our door.
Quentin and I looked at each other and then busted out laughing. It was so hilarious. We laughed and laughed and we still laugh now when we tell the story to our friends.
I think this might be the funny story of our year. Probably not because a lot of funny things happen to us.

Will you be my Valentine?

I know this is like super late(about 14 days) but I am still going to write about my Valentine's Day!

I wake up every morning at 6:15 to take a shower and get ready for my classes. When I woke up on February 14th, I found a little box wrapped in red paper with white hearts on it. It was found on the bathroom counter because that is the first place I look every morning. I smiled and read what was on the top. It read( in very boyish handwriting), "Will you be mine?" I giggled inside.

So I took my shower and got ready for my classes and decided that I would do some of my Valentine plans. I put up a banner saying, "HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY" across one of our living room walls. Then I hacked his computer and changed his desktop background picture to:



Then I went to go kiss my sleeping husband but he was already awake. We snuggled for a little bit and he asked me what my answer was. I didn't know what he was talking about so I said something along the lines, "It was very smooth of you to put that box there where I could see it. I knew that it was chocolates though, kinda obvious." I don't think he liked my answer because he asked me again what my answer was. I went on and said that I liked the wrapping paper. He then got a little rage in him and said, "Are you going to answer the question that I wrote on the box?" And then it clicked and he wanted to know if I was going to be his Valentine. I said yes and then we got back to snuggling. After a while I said goodbye and went off to my classes.

When I got home, Quentin turned around and smiled really big and gave me a huge hug! I asked him if he liked what I did and he said yes. I smiled and felt all warm and fuzzy inside. We then went back to our normal routine, me doing homework and him working. Around lunch time we took a break and went to Gandolfo's( an sandwich place) for lunch and then over to G Dairy's and bought an Oreo chocolate chip ice-cream pie. We arrived back home and ate the deliciousness.

After lunch I gave him a coupon book that I made him. By the way, that coupon book was hard to make and even harder to come up with things to put in it. There is one coupon that says, "This coupon is good for any favor you want to ask of me and I will do it willingly." He said that he would hold me to that "willingly" part.

We then went back to our duties for the day. Except I wasn't doing homework, I actually forgot what I was doing. But I settled down on the couch and asked Quentin if he could hand me my laptop. He didn't look at me and just handed my laptop. I found two white pieces of paper on it. I was confuzzled and then realized they were tickets! I looked for what show it was and saw that it was to the movie that I have been wanting to watch FOREVER!!! ook, not really forever but for a long time. He got me movie tickets to go see The Vow at 7:35. I screamed a little and kept saying, "Are you serious? Seriously we are going? You actually bought tickets?" He smiled a big smile and knew that he did good.
 Apparently it is based off a true story. It wasn't all what I thought it was going to be but I still enjoyed it.

All in all I had a really good Valentine's Day. I remember last years Valentine's Day that I had with Quentin, we weren't dating but we still gave each other gifts. He texted me the night before asking if I like chocolate and what kind of chocolate I like. The next day when I got home from my classes, walked into my room, I saw four chocolate bars on my pillow. I scream, did a little swirl, and went to Merritt and showed her. She was like yea I know I put them there. "He gave them to me to put in your room and I first had them under your pillow but then I realized you might squish them so I just put them on top of your pillow." I in return gave Quentin a Valentine cup with hearts all over it and put some candy inside.

That was a good day. Now that we are married we talked about that day and he tells me that he was super scared and didn't know what I would think. He didn't even know if I liked him so it was a huge step for him to give something to a girl that might possibly turn him down. I laugh! HAhahahaha.... ook that is kind of rude. But still it is funny because I have had this huge crush on him since JANUARY! All well, it all worked out for the best.

We will have many more great Valentine's :)

Fancy Pants?...

Wow, it has been a long while since I last blogged. Well no need to fear, I am writing one today!
I have many things to write about so I will just dive into it then....

Quentin and I have recently moved to a cheaper place and on the other side of Rexburg. We are further from campus, the grocery store, and his office but closer to the temple. Good thing we have a wonderful car to get us to these places. We like our new place. It is smaller than our old place but we have managed to make room for all of our stuff.
All the walls are white and we can't paint them so we have to put of pictures and other wall hangings to add color. We got rid of a couch because it wouldn't be able to fit anywhere in our apartment so now we only have two couches. Oh and the couch we got rid of was donated instead of put in a dumpster or on the side of the road. The floors are mostly tile which is easier I guess because we don't use the vacuum as much. At our old apartment we enjoyed the huge kitchen space, two sinks, and lots of cabinets. In our new apartment there is very limited space and so we have to cramp foods and dishes together. We also only have one sink which makes it hard to hand wash dishes. We tried to use the dish washer but it just doesn't do well with cleaning and making it sparkle.
The bathroom is huge. The managers said that it was a handicapped bathroom so there is a lot of open space and shelves. There are two bedrooms, one really small one and one really big one. We sleep in the "master" bedroom.
We are enjoying our new place and are happy that it is way cheaper! We can now start saving money to build our dream house! Haha.

I am in school this semester and I am loving it. I have declared my cluster which is kind of like a minor but less credits. I still need to declare my major. But my cluster is in Culinary Arts. I am taking a lot of food and nutrition classes right now. I get confused on my homework because I am basically learning the same things in each class just with an emphasis in different areas. So I get confused on what is due in which class. But I am managing. I am also taking a money management class. This past week I learned how advertising works and how to not become a victim of fraud advertising. I am taking a sewing construction class too and right now I am making a pillow case. I am so proud of myself. Our next assignment is going to be pajama pants. I have never sewed this much in my life. AND I LOVE IT!
I have good grades so far. In one of my classes online it shows that I have a fifty seven percent. I was kind of angry when I saw that and questioned why I have that grade. I have done all the homework, shown up to class on time, and I listen and focus in class. One day in class one of the other students raised their hand and asked why they have a low grade and then everyone was making noises and wondering that too. The teacher said, "That our grades are based on points and we start from the bottom up. So right now it might look like you have an F but really you don't. It will add up as the semester goes on and the points will accumulate."
So after I heard that I felt better about myself.
I am meeting a lot of new people and I like having new friends. I sometimes get bored of my old ones. No offence to anyone!
I am taking a Health and Wellness class. I have to write in a wellness journal in five aspects: physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual. I have to make small goals each day. I love doing this because it has so far made me more aware of what I do and don't do to reach the fullest of each wellness area.

Right now I am obsessed with three things.
I am obsessed with this website called Pinterest. At first I didn't know a thing about it and I heard a lot of people talking about it and how awesome it was. So I naturally had to figure out what they were talking about. I got online and entered their website. Low and behold, I am now one of those women talking about it nonstop and always accessing it to see their new favorites. Pinterest is like a pin board or a blog where it is accessible to everyone. They put stuff that they like on their and share with others. They have food recipes, old clothes ideas, quotes, and other nice things. I usually visit it before I do my homework. I am trying to get my husband into it. I am slowly.
My next obsession is this app that I have on my phone. Can anyone guess what it is? No, I didn't think y'all would. It is solitaire.  Funny huh? For some reason it is more fun to play it on my phone than on the computer. I play it ALL the time. I feel like I ignore Quentin sometimes because I am usually looking at my phone and not his eyes. I don't think I have offended him too much because he has installed the solitaire app too. So now we sit next to each other playing solitaire. I just looked at my stats and it says that I have won eighty six games and I have attempted five hundred and twenty games. I am just a little obsessed :)
My third obsession is my husband. Y'all should have guessed it. I am so in love with Quentin. I know I talk about him a lot but he is just so amazing that I have to talk about him. He and I have recently made goals to exercise and watch what we eat. We exercise every morning and every night before we eat. My body is sore but I feel better about myself and I can't wait to see the results of my body. Watching what I eat is hard. I noticed that I eat a lot of junk food and snacks. I have to watch what Quentin eats because he doesn't do it for himself.
I love setting goals with my husband and working through them together. It makes us a team. We also learn more about each other when we set goals. I love learning more about my husband. Each time I am always amazed with him. I am appreciating him more and more. His spirit is so powerful and strong and I find that attractive.  I am glad that he is a worthy priesthood holder and that I can ask him anytime for a blessing. I love going to the temple with him. I love snuggling next to him on the couch and falling asleep. Haha, I even like him carrying me to bed when I have fallen asleep on the couch. He is such an incredible man and I am grateful that he is mine. I think I am more obsessed with him than anything else.

La la la SPIDER!

This morning when I woke up I wasn't feeling too well. My stomach hurt and my body was ached. I took a shower thinking the hot water would make me feel better. I was in the shower for almost an hour and I still wasn't feeling any better. Quentin woke up finally and I told him that I didn't feel too well. He asked me if I wanted to go to church and I said yes. Ten minutes later I got really cold. The heat was on and I was still cold.
I asked Quentin if he was cold and he said that he was fine. He told me that I might be sick.
We ended up not going to church. I asked Quen if he would put lotion on my legs because they were ashy. As always, he agreed to put lotion on me. He started massaging the lotion into my feet and it felt so good. He then was singing and making up words to the tune of Adele's song, "Rolling in the Deep". I smiled and laughed and he kept going, I guess I was encouraging him.
This is what he sang to me....

I have you foot inside my hands

putting lotion oooon them

and you geeet a foot massage

and you like it, which is good.

I know that you are really cold

So after this massage, you can, you can, you can

You can put clothes on.

And then you will beee warm.

I thanked him for putting lotion on my feet and for serenading me with his beautiful song. 

After I put socks on my cold feet, he made me breakfast. Isn't he amazing?! He made me Sunday bacon, eggs, and buttered toast. I have to say that is the best breakfast I have had in a while! It all tasted so goood!

I am so grateful for a caring and loving husband to take care of me when I am sick.