Utah trip and new life plans.

So we went to Utah last week! It was so fun! It took us forever to find someone to watch our dog. I tried to put him in a kennel, but he didnt have the shot he needed, so we needed to find someone to come to our house. It really bugged me how many people we asked, and no one was willing to help us out. Made me miss my family and friends in NS, cause I know they would have helped! Anyhow, we finally got one of Norms YM to agree, and he was even allergic to Rocky! haha

So Thursday morning we left for Utah at 7am. We were going to split up the 12 hour drive into 2 days, but because of the dog issue we had to do it all in one day. Rebecca was pretty good with the traveling. She slept most of the way which was nice. It just made for a longer trip having to stop and feed and change her. Rebecca's started to smile and laugh now, its sooo cute! We arrived in Utah late Thursday evening, and she was soooo happy to be out of her car seat. We laid her on the bed, and she just laughed and smiled for hours! haha

Friday...Norm took me shopping!! I love my husband! Since having Rebecca, I dont really like any of my pre-pregnancy clothes anymore. I feel like I need a new style, a mom style or something..aha. Im back at my pre-pregnancy weight, but still want to lose a bit more. So Norms said if I get to my goal weight, that he'll buy me a new wardrobe! I cant wait...I think he thinks im not gonna do it, but you just wait! Anyhow, they had some really good sales down there! I got a few cute things:)
Then Friday evening we went to Sharee's (Sister Martin's) son's birthday party! It was way good to see her again! Her little boy is so cute!!! Her mom made Rebecca some headbands!! They're so cute!!

After that, we went to Norms mission reunion! We were running late, and were driving down the street that the church was on...and we saw a church, so not thinking about it, we stopped and went in. Well Norm served his mission in Tacoma Washington, and the one that we showed up for was Michigan haha. We forgot that we were in Utah, and there are lots of churches on one street! haha. We found it, and it was awesome! His mission president, Kevin Pearson, is now a General Authority, he's in the first quorum of the seventy, so it was really neat! He had a question and answer period where you could ask him anything you wanted to know about being a General Authority. He told me that I made a good choice in marrying Norm..lol.

Saturday, we just took it easy for the most part. We watched conference on TV. You should have seen how excited Norm was about then announcing that Calgary is getting a temple!! Saturday night, we stayed at Norms cousins place, since they live in Salt Lake. Cause Sunday morning we went to conference!!!!! It was soooo exciting!! We had amazing tickets! I just tried to find a map of the conference center to show you where we sat, but I couldn't find one:( We were in plaza one, in case anyone knows where that is. They had the first 6 rows reserved for missionaries, so we were in row 7. 7 rows back from the prophet! It was amazing! Before the choir starts singing, everyone in there is talking and stuff, then the lights come up, and everyone stands, and the Prophet comes out. It is AMAZING how quiet it was in there!! You could seriously hear his shoes on the carpet! It was just a great experience to be able to go!! The spirit there was sooo strong. Sunday night,we just hung out with family. Norm played football with his cousins for hours! ha ha

Monday, we headed home. It didnt seem as long on the way home, but maybe that was cause I slept alot! haha Rocky was so excited to see us!! He somehow managed to get his collar off, and eat it! crazy dog!

So now for our new life plans..haha. I swear it changes every month!

We are trying to sell our house again! If you wanna buy a cute house, check out http://www.welist.com/ and its LISTING #36433! We had 2 people say they wanted to come look at it yesterday, so I spent, forever cleaning, and then they didnt show! argh!! But yea, we're selling, cause Norms been conditionally accepted to school! We're gonna move to Lethbridge, where he's gonna go to school for Criminal Justice-Policing. He's been conditionally accepted to start in January. So we're just praying that our house will sell!! Its always been Norms dream to work for the church as a security guard to the general authorities. So he wanted to get the policing experience. But he talked to one, when we were in Utah, and his dream might not be as far off as we thought. He said the most important thing you need is your degree, and then just a few years experience. Here we were thinking that he'd need like 20 years on the police force, but he could reach his dream in like 6 years! so thats exciting:)

4 days till Rebecca and I are in Nova Scotia!! We are so excited to see every one!! Rebecca has a cold, so im not sure how she's gonna deal with flying. I just hope she gets better by then!! Well, she's starting to fuss, so I should go change her!! See you all soon!!:)

I got tagged...

I am: procrastinating cleaning my house.
I think: summer went way too fast.
I know: that God has a plan for us!
I want:everything to work out.
I dislike: crunchy towels, when they're hung to dry on the line, and not the dryer.
I miss: my family and friends in NS.
I fear: losing the people I love.
I feel: tired, but happy.
I hear: the wind coming in my window.
I smell: Rebecca, I love that baby smell!
I crave: mostly junk food, lately its been slurpee's and screamers.
I cry: all the time..lol
I usually: call my mom at least once a day.
I search: for answers.
I wonder: where im going in life.
I regret: not spending as much time with my ns family when I lived there.
I love: sunny fall days.
I care: about how I look.
I always: lock my doors at night.
I worry: about money.
I am not: homesick as much anymore.
I remember: being sealed to my husband for time and all eternity.
I believe: in God.
I dance: with Rebecca.
I sing: Rebecca to sleep.
I don't always: floss.
I argue: with my husband, when I know im right..lol
I write: in my journal.
I win: cutest baby award.
I lose: playing wii.
I wish: I was rich.
I listen: to lots of music.
I don't understand: football, as much as Norm tries to explain it.
I can usually be found: at home.
I am scared: of sea gulls.
I need: more free time.
I forget: at least one thing whenever I leave the house.
I am happy: most of the time.

I found some!

Just a quick update to say that I found some headbands!

My sister in law suggested that I try Claires..so I did..and they have a baby section! So here is Rebecca modeling one of her new headbands, she's not to sure how she feels about it though. But I think its cute..lol


Im also happy to say that her sleeping 5 and 1/2 hours wasnt just a fluke! Ever since then, she's been sleeping at least 4-5 hours at a time. Yay!!

And lastly, Rebecca and I booked our tickets!! We will be in NS from October 13th till the 26th! Hope to see everyone!!:)

5 and 1/2 hours!!!

You know you're sleep deprived when you're excited about getting 5 and 1/2 hours straight of sleep!! haha I woke up this morning sooo excited! Rebecca went to sleep at 12:30 last night, and I woke up at 6, and had to wake her up to eat cause I was in pain..lol.

She's growing like crazy!! I had her into the doctor Thursday and she weighs 10 pounds 9 ounces now. She has so many cute outfits that dont fit her anymore! Its so sad.

Overall she's a pretty good baby. She's just had a rough start at life with having thrush a few times now, and some yeast infections. They make her a cranky baby!! I've been reading the book "The Happiest Baby on the Block" and watched the video. And its a lifesaver! Anyone who has fussy babies, you should check these out! He has a website too, http://www.thehappiestbaby.com/. Check it out!!

Here's pic of my pretty girl a week ago, at 5 weeks old.

She's starting to lose her hair a bit on the sides! I've looked EVERYWHERE out here for some cute headbands to hide it..lol. If anyone has any suggestions of where to get some, let me know. We're going to Utah in a few weeks, so im sure I can find something there, but just in the meantime:)

So its been a few weeks since i've updated..I dont think anything too exciting has happened though...

We celebrated our 1 year anniversary a few weeks ago. We kept it pretty low key. Norm had planned on taking me for a picnic where he had proposed to me, but it was cold and rainy, so that didnt work out. Instead he made me supper, yummy Chinese, and we watched a few movies. Its crazy how fast this year went! I still havent even printed off my wedding pics! haha

Here's Norm with our yummy supper...and no I didnt eat ALL that..haha Norm likes to give me more than I can eat, so he can finish it and doesnt have to get up for seconds..lol.

I cant believe that its been 6 weeks already since Rebecca was born! You think that by now i'd be back to normal..but of course not..haha. After giving birth and everything thats gone wrong with me, it really doesnt make me wanna have more! haha. I've been in and out of the hospital regularly these past weeks. I was still in major pain, and bleeding up until this week. Turns out a piece of my placenta got left inside, and got infected. Luckily it came out on its own, but its been no fun. I've been on more drugs this past month than ever..haha. I had to go for an ultrasound to make sure everything is ok now, and it was so weird to see my uterus without a baby in there! Hopefully things will be better from here on!!

We're in Calgary for the weekend. Norm went to a football game last night, in the rain. He's crazy! But I guess he had lots of fun! I think Rebecca and I are gonna do some shopping today, and then we're going over to Diana's for a bonfire and bbq, should be fun! I love being close to family, and spending time with them! I've finally come to terms with the fact that we're not moving back to NS, and that I probably wont ever live close to my immediate family again. It was way hard to deal with, but I know that heavenly father has a plan for our little family. Honestly, when we were planning on moving back to NS, deep down, I didnt feel it was the right thing to do. But I wanted it to be, so I ignored my feelings. Then Norm got the answer that we weren't supposed to move, and I had to accept it..lol. It makes me wonder though, why he would get the answer that we should, and then that we shouldnt. But at least we got our house fixed up! haha I'm coming back to visit for 2 weeks in October though, so that'll be nice.

I should probably go shower while Becca is sleeping. I'll try to update more regularly!

Happy Anniversary!!

I cant believe its been 1 year already!