Mr. and Mrs. Rogue, Little Red, and Miss Gray

Please Help

2011-02-06T06:53:00.002-07:00

I am trying to get more followers for my other blog. I am hosting an easy giveaway for all of you who are interested. PLEASE take the time to enter. Click HERE for more details.

Win it!

2011-02-01T06:55:00.002-07:00

Want to win this crocheted bag? It is absolutely gorgeous, if I can say so myself. : ) There are directions on my other blog. Click here. Thanks everybody!

Living in Ivory Blog

2011-01-25T18:54:00.002-07:00

I started a new blog with info about my new Etsy Shop. It has coupons and will show when and where my giveaways are taking place. Please check it out, leave comments, and "FOLLOW" me. Thanks everybody!

Click HERE.

And the winner is....

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MEGAN!
with her comment:

I love the flower scarf! I love the bright blue and tan, with maybe a brown mixed in? Well, I love it the way you have it too!

I posted about you on my Facebook!

Thanks!!!

Yay Megan! Congratulations! I will be contacting you soon about your new scarf.

Thanks everyone for participating! To thank you for your help in promoting my new shop, I have activated a 25% coupon code that is good starting today and ending this Thursday. Feel free to share this code on your blogs and Facebook/Twitter accounts. Also, find and "LIKE" Living in Ivory on Facebook for updates on new items and upcoming sales.

The coupon code is:

PINKDRAGON

Thank you everyone!

I'm having a GIVEAWAY!

2011-01-11T19:36:00.019-07:00

Hello Everyone!

I have started an Etsy shop and this is my attempt at spreading the word! Here is what I want you to do:

1. Go look at my Etsy shop. http://www.etsy.com/shop/livinginivory
2. Pick your favorite scarf and yarn color. (These are made-to-order, so you can pick ANY scarf, and request ANY color!)
3. Post a link to my Etsy shop on your own blog/facebook. Also, make sure to post a link to this blog, so others can get in on the giveaway too.
4. Come back here, comment, tell me where you posted my link, and tell me which scarf (and color) was your favorite. MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN CONTACT THE WINNER!
5. Encourage all your blog/facebook followers to do the same.
6. I will randomly select one of the commenters to get their scarf of choice FREE!

I will do the drawing on January 18.

Also, please give me any feedback you can. Thanks guys!

Update

2010-10-18T14:51:00.005-06:00

For those of you who have been wanting to hear my whole labor/birth story, here it is. I won't mind at all if you skip this part. It's going to be long.

We lived in Star Valley with my parents for the summer while Mr. Rogue did an internship at the Bank of Star Valley. On June 30 (24 weeks along) I started having regular contractions. I called a few doctors and followed their advice of drinking lots of water, laying down, etc. I couldn't get them to stop. So after 4 hours of contractions every 5 minutes or less, I went into the hospital. (SV). I was hooked up to monitors for 15 minutes or so when Doctor Carter came in. He said he'd been watching my monitors and that he thought this was the real thing. He talked to me about some medications/shots that he can give me to see if we could stop the labor. First he gave me a shot in my arm. I wish I could remember what it was called. He told me though that this shot worked to stop labor in 90% of women and it worked within like 15 minutes. After a half hour, I was still having contractions, so they decided to give me another shot. A half hour after that, still having contractions, they gave me a new medicine in an oral dose. 15 minutes later they gave me more. Still nothing. The next time the doctor came in, he said that he had called AirMed and was life-flighting me to Ogden. (McKay-Dee). While we were waiting for the helicopter, they gave me my first injection of steroids (for the baby) in my rear-end. OUCH!!! The chopper got there at 1:00 a.m. I was strapped to a little ironing board and shoved in a cubby hole right behind the pilot. It took an hour to get to Ogden. Mr. Rogue wasn't able to ride with me so he had to leave SV at 1 and drive to Ogden. He got there in less than 3 hours....
I can't really remember what all happened when I got to McKay-Dee. A few more pills and injections. At 4:00 a.m. they were able to stop my labor. I had had contractions for 12 hours by then. We stayed there for a few days while they monitored me. Everything seemed fine, so they sent me home. I was supposed to really take it easy. Not much walking, no sun, lots of water, etc. I kept having regular contractions, 5 minutes apart or less, pretty much through the rest of my pregnancy. I tried to stay down, but I don't think I was very good at it.
I moved back to Logan with Little Red at the end of July because my doctor wanted me to be closer to a big hospital. When I made it to 32 weeks, my doctor said I could start getting back to my regular activities. 2 weeks later at my appointment, I was 50% effaced and he said "Whatever you're doing, STOP!" He saw me a week later and I was dialated to a 2 and 60% effaced. This was at 35 weeks. The next week I was at a 3 and 75% effaced. (36 weeks). My doctor wanted to see me two days later, and I was in labor by the time I got my my appointment. I was waiting on the bed when he came in and I told him I was hurting pretty bad. He asked if I was in labor, and I said, you tell me. He checked me and I was at a 4.5. He said I was in labor and sent me right upstairs to the delivery floor. They tried to slow down my labor because I was positive for Group B, and I had a 6 hour labor with Red. They started my antibiotics and after they had given me 2 doses, the doctor came and broke my water. I was still at a 4.5, and stayed there for 3.5 hours. I didn't need an epidural yet because I really wasn't hurting that bad. Then everything happened at once. I asked for the epi but I didn't get it as soon as I should have. I went from 4.5 cm to 10 in less than a half hour, and was trying so hard not to push before the doctor got there. He barely made it in time for me to push her out. One push and she was here. Labor ended up being 4 hours from when he broke my water. I felt all of it. I'm sure the epi helped, but I wasn't numb until AFTER the delivery and being stitched up. But I was very numb when they tried to move me from the bed. I couldn't do anything myself. Pretty annoying.

Miss Gray was 6 pounds 1 ounce, which we think is pretty great for being a month early. My due date was October 19. We were also so grateful that we were able to take her home with us after less than 48 hours in the hospital. We're so lucky that I was able to keep her in as long as I did. We never found out what caused the preterm labor. I had a couple different infections since 24 weeks that contributed to the contractions, but I didn't have them at 24 weeks. Still a mystery.

Here are some pictures of my girls.

Thanks to Sami Jo Shurtleff for these super cute pictures of Red!

And introducing Miss Gray...

That's it for now. I'm going to be adding new posts to my other blog: scarletandsilversprinkles.blogspot.com. Check it out too.

Little Red

2010-03-03T12:46:00.013-07:00

Although I am inherently lazy, the real reason I haven't been able to post is because I lost my computer/camera cord, and what fun is a post without pictures? Nevertheless, I found it. Who wants to see my pretty baby?!

Red is 18 months old. She's quite the little firecracker.

Like all kids, Red loves to get into my tupperware drawer. For some reason she likes to sit in my bowls, and the deeper ones she likes to stick on her head.
She loves glasses. She has her own sunglasses that she wears around the house, and then she'll find my glasses and smudge them all up. They look so cute on her.
I took these pictures because her cheeks are so rosy! I realized that (at least this day) her daddy had given her red jello for breakfast. It stained her face! This picture makes the color seem super mellow, but it wasn't!
Here are a couple pictures from Christmas. I let Red dance around in our Christmas tree skirt. She LOVED it!
She is now tall enough to climb onto our dining chairs, and from there, onto our table. It freaks me out. No falls yet, but I really have to try hard to keep her out of there.
Last weekend we spent some time at Temple Square.
For those of you who don't know, the Hubby and I will both graduate in May. It will be such a relief for me. I can't wait to just be home with Red, although, I have been very lucky this semester to just have 2 classes. 2 Months left. Let's start the countdown!

Our Summer...

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Showing off her cute sunglasses...

Licorice...

Our day at the zoo...

Birthday cake!

Birthday pizza...

I let her have chocolate so she would be distracted while I tried pigtails....
A day at the pool...

And ME! I chopped all my hair! Now I have 15 inches to donate.I have some fun videos to post from the summer as well. Keep a look out!

Family Photo Shoot

2009-03-23T10:31:00.008-06:00

Last Thursday was the first time in a really long time that we have had the whole family together. We had to take advantage and take lots and lots of pictures.

Getting back in the swing of things....

2009-03-05T08:38:00.005-07:00

I was so excited that I found some ribbon in my craft room to match Red's outfit perfectly. I put in on her and was ready to walk out the door and I found her like this. At least SHE seems to really like it there...
Bath time...

Um, Remember Me?

2009-02-26T08:55:00.005-07:00

It has been SO long since I have posted any pictures of the little one. Here is our quick update. Little Red is a MOVER. She crawls/scoots all over the place. She is 6 months old now and she is such a blast. She really likes to buzz her lips together. She giggles at her own noises. And her very FAVORITE thing, is Daddy. When she sees him she gets a huge smile on her face and starts flailing her arms in an attempt to get to him. She is eating cereal, carrots, and sweet potatoes. She is also really good at drinking from a sippy cup. I even had her drink from a normal cup the other day.
There isn't anything too exciting going on with Mr. Rogue and me. We both study a lot. I got laid off from my job : ( but I love being able to get more done around here. Mr. Rogue doesn't have much work right now either, so times are a little tough.
Here are some pictures. I hope I haven't posted any of these before...

These are Mr. Rogue's sisters. We took a whole bunch of family pictures the day after Christmas. This one is just funny to me. He looks so good!I started a new blog. It's just a crafty sort of thing where I will post cool do-it-yourself things and good deals and what not. There isn't much there yet, but hopefully I will be a better blogger from here on out.
(Click HERE for my other blog.)

I'm not cheating

2009-02-12T08:48:00.001-07:00

I commented on my sister's post of this game a few days ago, and I figured I had better post on my own soon so she wouldn't think I was cheating.

"The Pay It Forward Exchange is based on the concept of the movie "Pay it forward". I will send a hand made gift to the first three people who leave a comment to this post on my blog requesting to join the PIF exchange. All the gifts will be made and posted out sometime within the next year. How exciting to not know when your surprise package will arrive! What you need to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. This Exchange is only open to those with active websites or blogs. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROMISE TO POST THIS SAME 'PAY IT FORWARD' MESSAGE ONTO YOUR BLOG, WHICH MUST BE ACTIVE IN ORDER TO PLAY. YOU WILL PAY IT FORWARD TO THREE PEOPLE WHO COMMENT ON YOUR BLOG. I'd love for you to join me! Will you? Other comments are welcome, but only the first three will be my Pay It Forward recipients."

January 12

2009-01-12T18:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday from Little Red.

Too Much Fun

2008-12-17T12:13:00.001-07:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Almost 4 months!

2008-12-13T13:37:00.001-07:00

Here are just a few pictures. I feel bad I haven't posted much lately. Busy time of year!

We painted our living room!

What a Hoot

2008-11-04T13:21:00.003-07:00

I have been tagged a lot lately, and I will get to all of them eventually. This one was fun though. 1st photo folder, 1st picture. This is my little brother. He is quite rowdy. My family was visiting my oldest brother and we were all outside hanging out. This little guy was causing ruckus, so my dad tied him up.

2008-10-29T13:34:00.001-06:00

A Short Update

2008-10-23T14:30:00.004-06:00

I might as well live at the dentist's office. 7 dentist appointments in 3 weeks. Aweful. One of my fillings came out while I was pregnant, and I waited too long to fix it. I had to get a root canal on that tooth. It also caused a cavity on the tooth touching it. So I had #1: a cleaning. #2: working on root canal #3: still working on root canal #4 filling cavity #5 STILL working on root canal #6 working on crown #7 finishing crown. Yesterday I finished up #4, and as I was leaving, the dental assistant said that they might as well get me a cot so I can just sleep at the office.

Here are two music videos that I love love love. Well, the first one is more for the song, but the second has an awesome video. Tell me what you think.

This is the funnest time of my life. Yesterday I realized how much I am going to miss Red being the way she is right now. She is so cuddly. She recognizes me and smiles. If she can't see me, she cries. (That might seem annoying to others, but I love it.) She is fascinated by Mr. Rogue. Her eyes open wide and she watches every move he makes.
Most of all though, I love the cuddles. When she cries, all I have to do is hold her against me, and she will calm down and snuggle until she sleeps. I love being a comforter, and I love to be needed. I know that every stage she goes through will be even funner than the last, but I definitely know I will miss the baby moments.

2008-10-13T13:51:00.001-06:00

5 1/2 Weeks

2008-09-30T14:20:00.005-06:00

Just cute pictures

I have been trying to get Red on a schedule so that she will sleep better at night. It's quite a bit of work to keep her awake when she doesn't want to be! I put her in this Bumbo chair thinking that there was no way she could fall asleep in it. (She really can hold her head up, I'm not as mean as I look.)

Well, I did my best.

Blessing and More Questions

2008-09-24T10:18:00.006-06:00

Red was blessed in Wyoming last Sunday. She looked so cute in her dress! Marcus gave a wonderful blessing,...of course I cried. It was wonderful to see our families. We love being in Wyoming so much.
Here are just a random picture I took this morning. I love her eyes!
So in response to my last post about Red's sleeping patterns, or lack of, I have more questions. I took your advice, pumped, and gave her a bottle. Also, I have fed her more often during the day. I've done this twice. Both nights I still didn't get more than a 3 hour stretch. I might not be feeding her enough still? So specifically, here are my questions:

KACEY: How much do you feed Brooklyn at night? (in ounces) And what time do you put her to bed?
MARILYN: How do you pump enough for all night feedings during the day? Do you pump between feedings or maybe pump one side and only feed her on the other? I just wonder how you have enough. And, how do you keep from getting engorged during the night?
LAURA: I want you to answer both. How much do you feed him and when do you pump?

I will gladly take suggestions from EVERYONE.

Also, for any of you that don' t know yet, my sister had her baby last Friday night. She has a cute picture of her daughter on her blog.

(The word blog is a link...proudmamablogga.)

Ready for Advice

2008-09-17T08:49:00.003-06:00

I want some advice from all of you mothers out there. I know there are tons of different theories about getting babies to sleep through the night sooner, but I want to know what worked for YOU. I know that I can't expect much to change, where Red is only a month old, but getting more than a 2 hour stretch of sleep in the night would be amazing.

Also, how do you do little girls' hair? Gel? Lotion? I want her to be super cute for her blessing.

4 weeks

2008-09-17T08:26:00.003-06:00

I love being a mom. I love being able to stay home all day and just enjoy taking care of Red. She was awake yesterday more than she's ever been. She's focusing on my face now, so we spent a lot of time just cuddling and looking at each other. I want her to know me. Her eyes are so beautiful.

I'm shocked at the way my poll turned out. 10 votes for Mr. Rogue, and only 1 for me. I figured it would be about half and half. Maybe this picture will change your mind.

I thought I would be excited when I saw signs of her moving on to a new stage. It would mean (hopefully) a little more sleep, more interaction with each other, and a lot more fun clothes. Although I would LOVE to get more sleep, and to interact with her a little more while she is awake, I have started to notice her growing up, and I don't like it. When she was born she weighed 6.13. It's been a month, and now she weighs 9.1. I am moving her on to size 1 diapers today. She's not a newborn anymore. : (

We are blessing her this Sunday in Wyoming. She is going to wear the dress that I was blessed in. It's beautiful. This is going to be our first traveling experience as a family. I am so excited. Being with family has TWICE the draw for me now because I love showing off Red, and having people oogle over how cute she is. Because she really is adorable.

3 Weeks

2008-09-10T14:04:00.001-06:00

A picture of my beautiful baby....

One Week

2008-08-28T13:46:00.003-06:00

Just pictures today...

My Story

2008-08-26T19:11:00.004-06:00

I don't know how many people care to hear the details of my labor and delivery, but since there are 4 of you that are having babies within the next month, I figured you might be interested.

I had a very easy labor. That doesn't meant that it wasn't the most painful thing I have ever experienced. It was. But I know I was really lucky with the way things went for me, and I have so much respect for others who go through more.

Thursday morning I was sitting at my computer, working. (I work from home.) I kept feeling like I was peeing my pants, a little at a time. So I asked someone I was working with about it, and she told me I had better go to the hospital to make sure my water hadn't broken. I decided to call the hospital first, and the nurse I talked to said to hurry in. So Mr. Rogue and I packed our bags just in case we ended up staying.
When we got to the hospital, the nurse checked me, and my water wasn't broken. She called my doctor and he said to just have me walk around for an hour and see if anything happens. I was dilated to a 2 at the point. After an hour I had changed to a 3, but the nurse didn't really think that was enough to keep me for. She said she was going to call my doctor back and then they would release us.
She came back about 15 minutes later and said that our doctor told her to admit us. I have Group B Strep, and the doctor decided to keep me because I needed two doses of the antibiotic before delivery. He just decided to start me so that could be regulated.
A few minutes later he came and broke me water. WHAT A WEIRD FEELING. The doctor said I was ready for an epidural whenever I wanted it, .... he sent the anesthesiologist right in. Contractions started then, but I only had to endure them for 30 minutes. Notice the word endure. I got an epidural at 1:30, dilated between 2 and 3 centimeters an hour, and started pushing at 6:30. Little Red was born at 7:26.
Let me just say that epidurals are heaven sent. I didn't feel even ONE contraction after I got it, and we just played cards with Mr. Rogue's sisters.

Being a mom is the funnest thing I could possibly do. Red is such a good baby. This morning I was holding her, and I just started to cry because I love her so much. Mr. Rogue is such a good daddy. We have both changed so much in just a few days. I look forward to every moment we get to spend together.

That's all for now. We are going to try to get some sleep.

Coming Home

2008-08-23T21:18:00.005-06:00

I am still not ready to give the full update, but I wanted to post a couple more pictures.Update still to come.

Baby's HERE!!

2008-08-21T22:28:00.001-06:00

I am in the hospital right now, so I don't want to spend too much time on the update just yet. Here are the basics. After a 6 hour labor, our little girl was born at 7:25 p.m. on August 21st, weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces, and 20 inches long.

The Foot

2008-08-03T19:36:00.008-06:00

I finally found the camera and figured you might be interested in seeing Mr. Rogue's foot. He definitely needs to keep his boot on all the time, but he said his foot needed some air so I took advantage of the moment.

My Love

2008-07-30T17:20:00.004-06:00

I have been wanting to do this for awhile,...I think Mr. Rogue will have fun reading it. (The numbers are mixed up because I picked and chose questions from different blogs.)

1. Name: Well, for now, Mr. Rogue.

2. How long have you been together: together: a year and a half - married: 14 months

5. Who eats more: I would say we are pretty equal there.

6. Who said "I love you" first: He did. I won't ever forget it.

7. Who is taller: Him. Thank Heavens.

8. Who can sing better: Me, but he does pretty well too.

9. Who is smarter: Him. At everything. I can't think of one thing that I would consider myself smarter at.

10. Who does the laundry: He did, until he broke his foot.

11. Who pays the bills: Him.

12. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed: No one. He sleeps on the left side, and I am right in the middle.

13. Who mows the lawn: If we had a lawn, he totally would. He really likes that sort of thing.

14. Who cooks dinner: I do on weekdays, but he likes to do it on Sundays. Of course I help when needed.

15. Who drives when you're together: He would always drive, but I don't let him anymore. His boot would barely fit in that seat.

16. Who is more stubborn: probably me

18. Who asked who out first: Tough to say. He came down to Logan to "hang out" with me, and we ended up going on a date. I'm sure that was his intention all along. ; )

19. Whose parents do you see the most? Probably mine. It's tough to be shared.

20. Who proposed? Him. It was so cute.

21. Who is more sensitive? Ha...I'm the pregnant one.

22. Who has more friends? Probably me. He never really attended college being single, and we have the same high school friends.

23. Who has more siblings? me

24. Where did you meet? In high school. He was the guy I always wanted but couldn't ever have. Until now.

25. Who wears the pants in the family? Him

27. Where was your first date? We went rock climbing, ate at costa vida, and then watched Pirates 2 at my apartment

28. Where was your first kiss? ...on the luv sac at my apartment....watching Pirates 2

29. Where did you get engaged? On the dry farms behind his house. It was super pretty and snowy.

30. Where were you married? Logan Temple

31. Where was the honeymoon? We went on a cruise to San Diego, Catalina, and Ensenada

32. What would you have changed? There was a chocolate buffet on the cruise at midnight one night. Nothing sounds more heavenly to me. I wish I could have made myself wake up.

33. Why do you love him? I just love EVERYTHING about him. We get along so well. We can always joke with each other and get through any situation. I am so comfortable with him. I couldn't ask for anything better. He is my best friend.

29

2008-07-29T19:21:00.007-06:00

Today is a big deal. HOPEFULLY it is the last 29th we will have baby-less. I am due exactly a month from today. Even then, it still feels like forever.

We had an interesting weekend. A baby shower was thrown for me and my sister in SV on Friday, so Mr. Rogue went on a motorbike ride with the boys. A couple hours after the shower ended, he called me to tell me that he had an accident. So, an ER visit and an Orthopedic Surgeon later, we found out that there are two broken bones in his left foot, and he is out for 6 weeks. He has a huge boot that he has to wear at all times, and he can't put any weight on it for at least the next 2 weeks.
It's lucky that I started working at home a couple weeks ago. We borrowed a bunch of movies for him, and when I take my breaks I change his ice packs and bring him food. What would he do without me? Honestly, even though it's not the funnest of circumstances, I have really been enjoying having him home with me. It's been fun to take care of HIM for a change. I didn't realize how much he did for me until now. I never filled my own water cup, I never had to carry in the groceries, and I have never never never had to take the garbage to the dumpster. Maybe just little things, but he did whatever he could to lighten my load. So thanks babe. I'm crazy about you.

July 10th

2008-07-10T20:05:00.003-06:00

Look at this. Two posts in a day. Just making up for the lag.

I had my 21st birthday on Sunday. We celebrated with Mr. Rogue's family by reserving the SV Ranch swimming pool on Saturday night. I love swimming.

Sunday was spent with my family. It was so fun to have my whole family there. That only happens once or twice a year now-a-days.

Mr. Rogue and I were able to spend the evening together at our house. He gave me 18 packs of BUBBLE GUM!!!

Everything is going great with the baby. I will be 33 weeks along tomorrow. Time is crawling. We are SO excited for her to get here. I love the role I get to play in bringing her here. I love being able to feel her move,...and SEE her move. I can't hide when he's active. It's fun to watch her bounce around.
We checked out a couple pregnancy movies from the library yesterday. We watched the National Geographic one yesterday. It was fascinating! It was mostly "in the womb". Not much on labor, and that's why we rented them. There is still just so much I don't understand, and I am hoping that with greater understanding there will be less fear. The thing I am most scared for, it getting the epidural. But I can't imagine NOT getting one. I don't do well with needles. My doctor explained everything he could about the procedure of getting an epidural yesterday. I don't like the idea of the tube STAYING IN my back during labor. The idea of it really weirds me out.

Other exciting news,...we bought a car! Mr. Rogue sold his truck to his cousin a couple weeks ago. We have been wanting something that gets better gas mileage that we will travel home in. We looked at this car for about 3 weeks, and finally on Monday talked ourselves into buying it.
Well I think that's everything. Have a happy day!

Tagged!

2008-07-10T19:33:00.004-06:00

Brittany tagged me. I have been tagged many times, and I have never done anything about it. But, it's been awhile since I have posted, and I am trying to be more consistent.

Here are my eight random facts.

1) Spicy McChicken's with french fries and water from the dollar menu at McDonalds can brighten my roughest day. Mr. Rogue introduced us in my first trimester because we weren't eating much at the house. I crave them all the time. Whenever we decide to treat ourselves to a nice night out, we go to McDonalds.

2) There are two things Mr. Rogue hopes I do NOT pass on to our daughter. This might not count as a random fact about me, but it tells some not-so-fun traits I have so I am counting it. He thinks my toes are ugly, but they are just little. Not ugly. He also doesn't want me to pass on my chin. We had some friends over last night, and I told them he doesn't like my chin. He said, "Yes I do! I just don't like your second one!"

3) My belly jiggles when I laugh. I don't just mean a little bit, IT JIGGLES. It never used to, there wasn't ever much excess in that area. Mr. Rogue gets quite a kick out of it.

4) I am a very "picking" person. I pick at my nails and the skin around them until they bleed. As soon as they heal I do it again. I compulsively bite my nails. Also, I pick at my lips all the time without realizing it. I need a distracting hobby.

5) I LOVE to eat gravy. Any kind of gravy. I could have a meal of JUST gravy, (with rolls.)

6) I can't stand having my second to littlest toe on my right foot touched. Why it's just that one, I have no idea. Nothing will make me kick harder than an unexpected toe-touch.

7) I don't like to play Mr. Rogue's favorite game with him anymore because it makes me nauseous. We bought it right after I found out I was pregnant. We played it EVERYDAY, but that was back when I was always nauseous, and now that game makes me feel that way everytime we play. Actually every time I see it.

8) I am very stubborn and selfish. ESPECIALLY about this. I know what I want to name my daughter, and it's really hard for me that Mr. Rogue gets just as much say as I do. I can't see her being named anything other than the name I want. I don't see much room for compromise on the matter.

June 15th

2008-06-15T17:40:00.006-06:00

Mr. Rogue and I celebrated our 1st anniversary on the 1st. We had the hardest time deciding what to do because we didn't want to spend much money but we wanted to do something special. I ended up just planning the whole thing and having it be a surprise for him. I took him camping to some hot springs up Mink Creek Canyon. Here are a couple pictures.When we got home we decided to try out the anniversary part of our wedding cake....it tastes a lot better than it looks!

I finally finished one of the baby quilts I have been working on. It's been so much fun and a BIG THANKS to Emily for helping me with the whole thing. Here is the 1st out of 3 that I am making.
Not too much else is new. I got a nice raise at work, so I decided to stick around. The cool part is that they offered to let me work from home part time when I have the baby. It's all computer and phone stuff, and I would do it 7-11 everyday. It's been such a blessing. We have been struggling trying to figure out how Mr. Rogue can go to school full time and still work enough so we will have the money we need, but now we don't really have anything to worry about. Even though I will only be working those 20 hours a week, I will be bringing in an extra $1,000 a month myself, and that takes so much stress off of him. He will even be able to get a different job that he really wants, and will help him with his business experience. He had decided against it because he would make less money there for the first little while and we didn't know if we could make it that way. I know it will be a little tough to work while taking care of the baby, but I just need to remember how lucky I am that I will be able to be HOME with her everyday, and still help out financially.

Just in case you want to see my belly.....

May 10th

2008-05-10T10:36:00.006-06:00

Now that school's out, I seem to have a lot more interesting things to write about. I have had quite a bit of free time, so I have been drawing, reading, and working on my quilts. Here is something I did the other day,...it's not finished yet but I am working on it.Mr. Rogue thought it would be fun for me to draw something to hang in our little girl's room....when she has one. It will probably be a couple years still.

We hit up like 5 garage sales this morning. We left at 7 and the houses were already swarming with people. We did find some fun things though. We spent a total of $4.50 on these things. That's quite the deal, especially because these are super cute!I am 24 weeks along in my pregnancy now, which put me at the 6 month mark yesterday. Thinking back on everything, it seems to have gone by really fast, but thinking ahead all the way to August..... it's hard to believe it will ever get here. We are so excited though. Our favorite thing to do is just lay here and feel her move. She is big enough now that we can actually see the movements from the outside. So so fun. Here are my before and after belly pictures so far.I read online yesterday that at 24 weeks, your uterus is the size of a soccer ball. ?? I know I am a lot bigger now, but seriously a soccer ball is huge. I don't believe it.

April 30th

2008-04-30T18:53:00.004-06:00

I guess it's high time for another post. I had my 22 week appointment yesterday. Everything is going great. This little girl is VERY active. I feel her all the time. So fun. BUT, I have been getting charlie horses in my legs at night, which is really NOT fun. It took me so long to fall asleep last night, and then I was awake from 3:30 to 5:30 this morning. I kept trying to get Mr. Rogue to wake up and talk to me, but he didn't want to. I wonder why?.....

Finals were this week. I turned in my projects today, and it is such a relief to be done. Now I can just focus on working and getting ready for the baby. And I will actually have time to start making dinners again. Poor Mr. Rogue. We have been living off Ramen Noodles and cereal for the past couple of weeks because we have both been so busy.

Here are some things I have been working on. Baby quilts. I picked out fabric for the first one, and the second is just a swatch of fabric from another one Mr. Rogue picked out for me to make.

They both just need to be tied and bound. It's so fun for me to do this homemaking stuff.

That's it for today. Don't forget to vote for your favorite name!!

I could use everybody's help

2008-04-05T20:09:00.002-06:00

If any of you have links to our web page, would you change them so they don't say our names? And also in comments if you could refer to me and the hubby without using our names, we would appreciate it. Internet can be a scary thing!

It's a girl!

2008-04-05T09:59:00.002-06:00

Can't Wait!

2008-04-02T15:33:00.007-06:00

I know it's been too long between posts. I will get better now that I've gotten to the exciting part. I started feeling the baby move this week, but it took me awhile to realize it. I will be 19 weeks along on Friday, but that might change. Today I had an appointment with my doctor, and I lay down so we could listen to the heartbeat and he could feel my uterus. As soon as I lay down my uterus popped out, (check out the picture), and he said, "Oh I don't think you are only 18 weeks!", then he came over and felt around my stomach. He said that the uterus is supposed to reach the bellybutton at 20 weeks, and mine was past. He also said that if I hadn't already had an ultrasound, he would suspect twins! It's funny though because when I am standing up, no one can tell I am pregnant. Thats why it was such a shock for him to see it poke out that way. Anyway, long story short, size wise I am ready for my 5 month ultrasound and we scheduled it for this Friday (the 4th) at 3:00. I can't even sleep well because I am so excited to find out what we're having.

Still not showing when I stand.....

But this is when I lay down,...and this was taken at least 2 weeks ago. It sticks out more now!

The hubby is very supportive and excited. He takes advantage of me being pregnant...."Hey, aren't you craving some ice cream? Brownies? Cookies? Steak?" But I definitely can't complain...I love sweets. And HE makes them. It's awesome.

I will update again on Friday!

Pickles and Ice Cream

2008-03-05T14:00:00.003-07:00

I had my second appointment today. It wasn't anything special, but I did get to hear the baby's heartbeat again. I will get to find out gender in either the second or third week of April.

So about a month ago I had the hubby take a picture of my belly so we would have something to compare to. Last night I felt like I was getting bigger and he thought so too, so we took another picture and compared. They were exactly the same. I haven't gained any weight yet. I must have just had too much for dinner...

I have to laugh at myself, because the hubby and I went grocery shopping yesterday, and I had to get pickles and ice cream. Kind of cliche. The other day we went to some friends house for dinner, and she had baby pickles on the table, and I didn't realize how much I liked them! I have been wanting them since. I don't know where the ice cream one came from,...I've never been big on it. Lots of things change! I think it's fun.

Little One

2008-02-13T09:02:00.003-07:00

I don't think it is possible for you to enjoy this as much as I do, but here is a picture of my beautiful baby.

Happy Day

2008-02-11T10:50:00.001-07:00

It took me way to long to actually do something fun with my blog, but better late than never. It reflects my mood lately. I don't feel sick anymore, and it's so nice. The hubby had been eating just as bad as I had because he thinks it's rude to eat without me. Poor guy.
I am just so excited about everything that is happening. And, today is a good day to celebrate because my baby ticker will officially be OUT OF THE 200's in a few hours. Happy day to me, and happy day to all of you.

1st Appt.

2008-02-06T15:11:00.001-07:00

I had my first prenatal appointment today, and everything is going great it sounds like. What a relief. I feel like I spend too much time worrying about the small things, like taking cold medicine before I realized I was pregnant. It took the doctor a few tries to find it, but we were able to hear the heart beat. It was up to like 172! Super fast. It was such a neat feeling for both me and the Hubby to hear it. It's starting to feel so much more real to us.
I have been feeling pretty good. I think the nausea is supposed to subside in the next few weeks, but I have been lucky not to experience too much of it. I usually am sick enough at night that I don't eat dinner, but that seems to be getting better too. When it comes to car sickness though, I'm a mess. Thats all I can think of for now. My next appointment is in 4 weeks, March 5.

Big News

2008-01-27T20:50:00.001-07:00

Well we have officially started letting it out...We're pregnant! I am 9 weeks along and my due date is tentatively August 30th. My first appointment and ultrasound are in less than two weeks, February 6th. I will let you know how it goes!

Christmas

2008-01-02T13:44:00.002-07:00

I finally have some time to post again. I had been looking forward to Christmas even more this year than others because it was our first Christmas being married. We loved every second of it. It was super fun to have the family HERE. Different, but fun. Here is a picture of all of us in our new pajamas.

trying to figure this out

2007-12-18T18:33:00.002-07:00

Well, I haven't quite figured out this blog site but I am working on it. I have been browsing and it's been fun to see the pages.