Christmas time!

We were so so excited for Christmas this year just because Gavin is at such a fun age and we couldn't wait to see his little face Christmas morning. He was so cute Christmas Eve night. He kept laying in bed and listening and then every now and then he would yell, "I think I just heard Santa!!" Then he would run to his window and look for him. Jame and I woke up to Gavin saying "Santa came, Santa came!" So we grabbed the camera and headed downstairs. He was thrilled to see his bike and then he started tearing through the rest of his presents. After our morning we headed to my Moms, then to my grandparents, and last but not least James' parents house. It was a wonderful day and it all went too fast! Gavin was really upset a couple of days later when we took the tree down.

Gavin's Birthday

Gavin turned 3 on the 19th of December and I still can't believe he is that big already. We had a little party over at our clubhouse with family the night before since we had a Christmas party to go to on his actual birthday. That's what happens when your born so close to Christmas poor kiddo. He didn't seem to notice or care at all though. The only thing that was hard for him is that my birthday is on the 12th and he saw me get presents and then his cousin Brighton's birthday was on the 15th and he saw all those presents and then all the gifts under the tree, it was so hard for him! He didn't understand how come everyone got to have presents except him. So finally when it was his turn he was ecstatic! We had him pick out a cake that he wanted and all he kept saying was Tinkerbell lol, I finally talked him into Spiderman and he was happy with it. Daurie did such a good job, like always, making his cake. It turned out so cute!

We are having a ......

GIRL!!!! We can't believe it. Gavin was determined that he was having a brother so when we told him it's a girl and that he is having a baby sister he seemed really confused at first but I think he is finally warming up to the idea. He is super excited to be a big brother though and comes up to my tummy all the time to kiss it and talk to his little sister.
James is worried because he says he doesn't know how to be a daddy to a little girl. I told him it's the same as with Gavin but he feels like he needs to act differently or something! LOL, you should have seen his face light up though when we were told it's a little girl. He was thrilled and I know this little lady is already going to be a Daddy's girl!
Thanks to all our friends and family that were just as excited as us to find out what we were having. I loved getting all the texts the night before and the day of with everyone saying how they were so excited and for me to text them or call the second we find out. It means a lot to us to know so many people care.
When Jame and I were in High School and had been dating for a few years we were talking about if we ever got married and had kids what we would name them. We never really came up with a boy name but we picked Jaylee for a girl because it's our names combined and we really liked it. So we are still sticking with that and our little girl will be named Jaylee. We still are undecided on the middle name though.
I can't wait to buy headbands and dresses and pink everything!!! AHHHHHHH I can hardly wait until she gets here!!! We have our little boy and now we will get our baby girl. I feel so blessed!
Oh and the ultrasound lasted an hour and a half (normal time is usually 45 min) because the little monster was moving around like crazy! Our ultrasound guy was having the hardest time getting her measurements and said she is the most stubborn he had seen all day. I had to keep laying on my right side and then left side and then again on my back just so we could check everything because she wouldn't cooperate at all LOL. He kept joking that it looks like she is going to have ADHD and that we already have our hands full! Oh Great!!

Halloween 09

This Halloween was awesome!! Gavin made the cutest little pirate and Jame dressed up as his idol Lebron James. Gavin had a blast trick or treating and would go to the door and just yell "Trick or Treat" instead of knocking. It actually worked at some homes because they heard him (or saw him coming out the window) and opened the door. He was so excited about the candy that he was collecting in his pumpkin and kept looking in to see it all. Gavin also had a fun Halloween Party with all his little friends. It was a blast and so fun to see all the kiddos in their costumes. They played fun games like "Pin the wart on the witch's nose" and they made pumpkin masks out of paper plates. We had a candy hunt and let them make their own mini caramel apples. I think the Mom's were more worn out than the kids towards the end!

Xango had another costume party this year, and since last year I felt like we got ripped off, I wasn't expecting anything this year. I really didn't want to get my hopes up and honestly I thought James costume last year was a lot better than this year (If you don't remember you can look back to my October post from last year)So when Jame called me from work and told me he won I couldn't believe it. Right off I assumed it was 2nd or 3rd place but when he said it was first I about peed my pants! He won $500 that we so desperately needed! We are going to spend it on Christmas and birthdays that are coming up. What a lifesaver!! We went out that night to celebrate at Ruby River where we both ordered steaks. We usually don't do that because it's so expensive, but this was a special occasion :)Jame totally deserved to win because he worked long and hard on his costume and he was so proud of how it turned out!

HELP!

So I went to my Dr today for my monthly check up for my pregnancy, and I asked him what his opinion is on the H1N1 vaccine. He got really serious and told me that I NEED to get it! He said they are expecting at least 4 pregnant women in Utah County alone to DIE from the swine flu this season!! He said when this virus hits pregnant women it hits them really hard and their immune systems are not as good so that is why they are on the top of the list recommended to get the vaccine.

I have had such mixed feelings about it and because it's so new I don't totally trust it all the way. I am terrified it's going to give my unborn baby some kind of birth defect or something crazy like that! I know, you guys are probably rolling your eyes while reading this and thinking "Typical Ashley, always worrying about one thing or another!" but I can't help it, I'm terrified! Also, if I get the vaccine does that mean I am completely immune to getting the swine flu, or do I still have a chance of getting it?

I have never been a fan of flu shots, every time Jame or I have had one we get sick afterward, and then we still end up getting the flu later on. I feel like it's a waste of time and money. My Dr was saying the side effects from the vaccine are not even comparable to what could happen if we got the actual flu. So he pretty much scared me to death into getting the vaccine but I still have such mixed feelings!

So I need opinions people!! Do you think I should get it or should I just try and stay home as much as possible and wash my hands constantly! I am willing to do that to be safe until this baby is born!! I already have been carrying hand sanitizer around in my purse and staying away from friends or family that have been sick. I also haven't been taking Gavin to Nursery because I just don't want to risk it! (I know, I am a bad mother!) but it seems like every time Gavin picks something up it is there! I hate it when parents send their sick kids to church!!! Anyways if you have had the shot let me know if you had any worries or weird side effects!

Cornbelly's

AHHHH this place is by far my favorite ever! We are going to make it a family tradition to go here every year. It's usually 13 bucks a person to get in, but our dear friend Ally told us about this amazing deal on KBULL 93's website where you could print off coupons for only 3.93!! We couldn't pass this deal up so we printed our tickets off and were on our way! We literally could have spent an entire day here, no joke. There was so much to do, everywhere you turned there was something else! Gavin was in heaven! They had corn mazes, huge slides, cow train rides, singing chickens, pig races, 3D spooky funhouse etc. etc. etc.! If you get a chance to go here you definitely should! They had a kid maze that Jame took Gavin through, and yes, he got lost! I kept seeing people that went in way after them and they were coming out and I still hadn't seen my husband or son. I was starting to get worried and then I got a phone call from Jame saying they got lost and were working their way back through the way they had come in! LOL, leave it to Jame to get lost in the Kiddie maze :) Oh and they had this cute little store that Gavin was obsessed with! He loved pretending he was a cashier and taking our food orders. It was hilarious

Gardner's Village

This place is adorable! I had never been before so my two sister in-laws, Daurie & Maegan, took me and it was a blast! We ate lunch at Archibalds (very yummy!) then took Gavin and his cousin Brighton to ride the ponies and to the petting zoo. They LOVED that and we could hardly get them to leave until we bribed them to go and see the witches. All the little shops were adorable and I wish I had tons of money to spend in them!

Harvest Hoorah 09

We go to this every year, and we love it. Spanish Fork City puts on a free Fall event at the public library with hay rides, craft table for the kids, balloon animals (Gavin had the clown make him a balloon sword)and really cheap food vendors. Everything is between 1 to 3 dollars! This year Peter Brienholdt performed witch was an extra special treat! I only got a couple of pics of Gavin posing with his aunt Savannah and aunt Natalie in the character painting things (I don't know what you call them)


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First Ultrasound!

I have a feeling almost all my posts are going to baby related from now on, so I am going to apologize now :) I went in for my first ultrasound today and I forgot just how incredible it really is to see your baby for the first time. When I saw that little heart beating away it was a huge feeling of relief followed by excitement and happiness!! I am only ten weeks and 6 days (my due date got moved up 2 days, yahoo!) so I am not far along enough yet to know the gender but everything looked really good and how it should. Our little peanut is the size of a plum now and he/she was moving around like crazy!! It was so funny to watch him/her swing it's arms and legs all over, I loved it! Our new due date is April 8, 2010 which is Jame and my anniversary and the day we conceived little Gavers which I thought was pretty cool :) I go back for my next visit on Sept 28th.

We are having a baby!!!

Okay for those of you who know, Jame and I have struggled for a full year trying to get pregnant. I was diagnosed with PCOS (Poly cystic ovary syndrome) when Gavin was about a year old. That made it to where I couldn't ovulate and it was extremely hard for me to get pregnant. For the last couple of months I have been taking Clomid (fertility drug) and had no success. So when I took a home pregnancy test yesterday and it was positive I about died!! I couldn't believe it so a couple of hrs later I took another one and it was positive too!! Jame and I were thrilled but also a little hesitant because we didn't want to get our hopes up and then be disappointed. Today I went to my Doctor's office to take a preg test there and when the lady came out and told me "Congrats, it's positive" that is when it really hit me. I started crying and couldn't believe it was real!! I know I am only about 5 weeks along, but I am way too excited to keep this a secret. Lets just hope and pray that everything goes smoothly and we will have a healthy happy little baby next April!!! Gavin is pretty excited as well, even though he doesn't quite understand it all. We told him he was going to be a big brother and his little face lightened right up. I said "Mommy has a baby in her tummy!" and then this is what he said...."And Daddy has a baby in his back?" LOL, what a silly kid. Maybe one of these days he will catch on to what is happening. We are so thrilled and feel extremely blessed. We were really worried for awhile that we weren't going to have any more children! I am so happy and still can't believe this is really happening!

Zoo time with friends!

We went to the zoo last week with the Mommy Club girls and had lots of fun. I love going to the zoo, it never gets old! It was way hot but still worth it. Look at these cute pics of all our boys....

Snowbird

Our awesome friends Jennifer and Dustin invited us to go stay the night at Dustin's parents timeshare up in Snowbird. It was so much fun! We swam and laughed our heads off playing scattergories. We ate way too much junk food and then the next day the boys went on the alpine slide and we found a fun playground to hang out at for awhile. Gavin and Trayce had a blast playing together and it was so beautiful up there! Thanks guys for the fun get away!