Bed Rest

Last Thursday night as I was preparing for bed, I noticed I was having contractions very close together. 

I'm used to having Braxton Hicks every 40 minutes or so,
so I  didn't think anything was out of the ordinary when I was having contractions through out the day.

 After I washed my face and brushed my teeth I sat in bed and began to time each one. Turns out I was having a contraction every 3 to 5 minutes and they lasted about a minute. I was only 34 weeks and 4 days at this point so I reeeaallly didn't want to go to the hospital! 

I got in the bath around midnight and they didn't slow down at all. So reluctantly I had Jon call the doctor and she said we should go into labor and delivery. We asked her what the risk was of trying to just sleep through them and see if they stopped and she said we would probably be having our baby much sooner if we did that. Dang. Off to LDS hospital we went! 

We got checked in and the RN {who we loved, she was so nice} checked to see if I had dilated. 

Yep, I was dilated to a 3 and 60% effaced. "Well that's not what we want to see!" she said. 

I looked at Jon and we started laughing {slightly hysterically} because we were not prepared for this baby at all! We didn't even have a hospital bag packed, let alone diapers and wipes... nothing but our nursery furniture and bedding. 

They gave me a catheter to test my urine {so fun}, I couldn't really tell you what they were testing it for...

then I was given an iv and a shot of terbulatine {ouch} to relax the uterus and slow the contractions. 

It worked somewhat, but not enough to send me home so another bag of iv fluid, another shot of terbulatine and 4 hours later the contractions had slowed to every thirty minutes or so. 

It was 5:30 in the morning and they were ready to let us go home.

 They scheduled an appointment with my doctor the following Monday and told me I was to be on strict bed rest until then. We asked if I could even go to church and they said no. We were way sad about this because we were planning to go to Logan for the blessing of the Gordon's baby,
I'm sure it was beautiful. 

They also have me taking terbulatine every 6 hours to slow the contractions. 

We got home and headed straight to bed. Poor Jon slept for about 3 hours then had to go to campus to take a physics test :\  He was obviously really worried about it, but he did great and got an 85% :)

So Monday comes and I was so hopeful they would take me off bed rest, even though that is totally unrealistic! Dr Jackson checked me and I was still dilated to a 3 and was now 80% effaced. 

No getting out of bed for this girl for two more weeks. She said she wanted to see me get to 37 weeks before delivering this baby, because he still has some growing to do and some serious weight to gain. 

Today is day 9 out of 17. I'm more than half way through! 

I've been watching quite a bit of Netflix and Hulu, and the days actually go by pretty quick. 

The hardest part of it all has been not being able to go to work. I was planning on working up until week 38 or 39, but my body obviously had different things in mind. It wasn't the best timing because most of the employees are vacationing this month. Luckily the ones who are in town have been so willing to help..I just feel so bad for abandoning them without any warning.

Yesterday my sister and mom gave a wonderful baby shower with my friends and mom's side of the fam. 

It was supposed to be at Britt's in Park city, but they were so nice and brought it to my house. 

Even though it was WAY more work for them to throw it here, they didn't even complain once. 

Thank you so much Mom and Britt! It was so fun and all the little details were super cute.
Also thank you to those who came! Everyone was so nice and way too generous. 

This little feller is definitely surrounded by a lot of love from family and friends, we are so blessed. 

So for the next 8 days I'll just be laying here, eating as much as possible to help the babe put on some pounds. Hopefully it is working because I can just hear my bod telling me how FUN it is going to be to lose the weight I'm putting on :) It's all for the baby... he needs all the donuts and cookies he can get!

I meet with Dr Jackson again tomorrow, so stay tuned for any updates!

Lately {in Pictures}

So when I'm not at this place: 

I find some time to enjoy myself during this scorching summer. 

You will notice I am with a little princess the majority of the time. 

 Or missing my cute feller

But mostly with the princess.

He has visited twice, and boy were those two times glorious!

The other day, Val took me on a hike. We live in a beautiful place!

And when I am at the place pictured above, this usually happens:

No more dishes for me.

Even though I am living with my sis/bff/other mom and family, I barely see them.
:(
But I am so grateful they offered me a home for the summer
so I can focus on work and getting prepared to live down here while Jon goes to the U!
And I cannot WAIT for the Holt babe#2 to arrive soon.
The princess needs her prince!
Jon and I are so excited to start this chapter in Salt Lake,
 if only the next two weeks would go quick so I could have my husband back. 
K thanks.

Ps. Who thinks it's time for some new shoes?

I'm Alive!

Hey guys! So sorry for neglecting you...It wasn't really on purpose.

I'd like to blame it on Verizon for screwing up our internet order 4 times in the 3 weeks I was out in Texas.

It's a long story. 

So yeah, I'm back in Utah! And so much has happened, it's slightly overwhelming. 

Ready for a list of happenings in the past month & a half? Here we go...

 -Celebrated our anniversary at Anniversary Inn.

 We stayed in the room "Juliet's Balcony." It was really beautiful and we loved relaxing together!

-I spent some time with my favorite Gordon fam at Baby Animal Days in Logan. 

 I'm missing these girls and can't wait to see them again!

-Spent a fun day at a cute wedding in between packing.

 I guess I forgot to get a pic with the bride and groom...

-Said goodbye to our first apartment together :( 

Thanks to my dad and brothers, we were out of there really quick!

-Said see ya to our friends at Happy Sumo.

It was a fantastic way to spend our anniversary!

-Off to Texas we went! 21 hours straight + an over packed car = awesome...

 Hello, Texas! 

-Jon got ATTACKED by a dog on his first day knocking doors.

Poor dude. You should ask him to show his scars on his cute bum.
{Let me know if you'd like to hear the story}

-I worked in their office for 3 1/2 weeks.

-Lots of paperwork.

-Lots of pooltime. 

-Lots of bugs. One blended in with our couch, creepy!

-I watched my Feller get tanner and tanner each day. 

Whatahunk. 

-Our upstairs neighbors were up all night and walked really loud.

-Spent too much money on gas. It was a bit ridiculous. Long story. 

-Got lost multiple times on my way home from work. 

-Dealt with greasy hair and face due to the humidity. 

-Poor poor poor. We all need to experience this, right?

-Went to dinner with my long lost friend, Reggi! We went to her hotel that SHE DESIGNED.

 Look at this, it's amazing. The pics don't do it justice, though. 

-Made some great friends.

-Went to six movies...it kinda became a hobby. 

-I left my Feller last Sunday and headed to California :(

 3 weeks left! I don't think I'm gonna make it. 

-Trained in California for a week to manage Yogurtland!

Admit it: I look ridiculously good in my uniform, right? 

-Flew back to Utah on Saturday and I am now living with my favorite Holt's! 

I'm so excited to spend time with them and get ready for Holt baby#2 to arrive in August!

Love my Ave. 

I've been busy busy since getting back, and it's only going to get crazier!

If you're in the Bounty-land area anytime soonish, we're opening doors so soon!

We're hoping for Friday or Saturday. Cross your fingers. 

Hopefully I don't neglect this poor thing any longer!

Now it's time to skype with my cute hubby. 

Welcome to our krib

What up! You know when writers experience this little thing called a "writers block?" Well I am currently in the state of "bloggers block." I can't for the life of me think of anything super cool to write about. I mean yeah, being a newlywed is way fun and exciting, but I don't think you want to hear about our day to day work routines. I still have 13 hour days, still haven't spent much more than 2 hours at home other than when I'm sleeping, but it has been so great and I'm thankful each day for the life I have been blessed with!

Well here is something for ya... yesterday I got way tired of trying to upload the fifty-something pictures from the wedding, so I decided that I'd give you a picture tour of our house we'll be living in for the next while. We seriously SCORED! Honestly, we should not be living in a place this fantastic as newlyweds, but it's just as cheap as all the little dumpy places you'll find around Logan.

Welcome to our Krib. Let us show you around. 

We live in a cute townhome here in Cache Valley.

{I hope this front door isn't too recognizable to any blog creepers! (none of YOU of course :)}

Come on in! there is a nice set of stairs in the left photo
{ooo, aaa!}

On the right you see a slice of our kitchen and my husband playing his salvation when I am at work: 

NFL, Playstation style.

Our little kitchen. My only complaint- Not enough storage space! Oh and some hundreds of ants creepily crawling on the floor and sometimes counters
{eeew, AAAH!} 

Don't worry, Windex works!

Our living room. We're still working on getting it to feel complete, but we LOVE our (very sheddy) rug, couch (thank you Britt and Nick!) and our coffee table centerpiece that we put together for a whopping 8 bucks! 

{thank you hon for-kinda- being my little model}

Shall we go upstairs? 

{We officially finished off our giftcards when we purchased that mirror the other day. Thank you loved ones for helping us make our townhouse into a home! We've probably only spent about $50 of our own money on home items.

Giftcards are the bomb. Holla'!}

The guest/music/study/sewing/ironing/whatever room that I will only let you get a glimpse of because it will probably be messy for about 7 more months : ) You should've seen it 2 days ago, it was a sea of boxes and crap I've been saving up all through college and life before.
Hoarder? Kinda. 

Just the hallway

Jon's favorite room ; ) The potty room is attached to our bedroom. It's a great size for the two of us.

{If you want hot water in this sink, you have to turn on the shower.}
Weird? Yes. 

{Oh, whenever the neighbors turn on their water it's SO loud, so I can only imagine how annoyed they get with us, being early risers-not by choice haha- and late nighters-again, not by choice.}

Doesn't our bedding ROCK? We got it from part of Jon's fam at our shower. We love it! 

Fact: if you have cute bedding, you are more likely to make your bed each day : ) Jon is a pro.
ps. thanks Dad and Deedee for the bed! We are so lucky. 

THIS is our swamp cooler. It costs us like 7 bucks a month. It's the bessst.

Who woulda thought Logan could actually get really hot?

So who's ready to come visit us?

Our couch is comfy, stay a while! 

Heck, I'll even make ya some dinner in one of our 4 crockpots we have left ; ) 

Thanks for visiting!