A baby swing!

After the family shower, Alex arose early to wash the car and assemble the swing. We couldn't wait to put it up for Gracie. He is the sweetest husband ever.

My buddy...

Julie and I and our husbands are great buddies. We have grown close in med school. Alex and Ben seem like they talk everyday about tests, teachers, classes, rotations, and the future. Julie and I have also been close friends. I admit that it was hard at first because she has three other kids. But I have grown to love their family. It is fun to babysit them. She is due close to the same time as me. This picture was taken at the ward shower. I couldn't resist sharing how cute Julie looks. Yes, I carry Gracie pretty low. We are both soooo excited. She is expecting a boy.

A baby shower thrown by my ward.....

My wonderful friends from the ward, Bradeigh, Mandy, Nancy, and Sherrie threw me a baby shower. We had a lot of fun eating, opening cute baby clothes gifts and laughing. Check out this amazing diaper-cake creation that Bradeigh did. What amazing, creative, and sweet sweet friends I have.

I won!

Happy Nurses' Week May 6-12th! This is always celebrated around Mother's Day. It is a week commemorating nurses surrounding Florence Nightingale's birthday. At work, we had a bunch of gift baskets that hundreds of nurses put in raffle tickets for. I hoped and hoped for the basket with the puppets. It would be so fun to play puppets with Gracie and her friends. A bunch of my friends who are expecting also were putting in for this basket. Guess what? I won it!! Yeah, we'll have to have a fun puppet show. I won 4 nice hand made wildlife puppets with two baby finger puppets and four story books that went with it. Yippee!!! Just thought I'd share my joy.

Gracie's letters

Over conference weekend, Heidi, mom, and I had fun mod podging letters for Gracie's room. We had so much fun! Here is Alex and I after putting them up in Gracie's room. Her room is decorated with bees, Gerber daisies, and butterflies.

Happy Mother's Day!

This year has been the exception to well the last almost 8 years of my life. Every Mother's Day I have dreaded. Mostly because I thought the Lord forgot me and that someday I hoped I would be lucky enough to have a child. Well, this year, I am that lucky. Blessed with the grace of Heavenly Father no doubt. (That is why her name is Grace!) Here is a picture of me basking in the sereneness of the evening. We are each so blessed in different parts of life. We get stronger and have the opportunity to help each other. I feel like hugging everyone.

Nursery Fun....Assembly required

Assembling Gracie's nursery. The crib arrived in the end of April. Jim and Lisa helped us load up their truck and helped us deliver the crib from the store. The dresser came too. They are nice! They are made from mahogany. Mom and Dad are gone enjoying Europe. Wow, I hope they bring nice pictures back!

Another addition to the family? an April Easter present.....

Seanie,(Sean) my brother in law, has really been absent from a few family gatherings. I had my suspicions. And guess what...it was true. Bekki is just the cutest girl ever. Not only is she now engaged to Seanie but we are so alike too! She plays the piano, violin and is a nurse at Lakeview. How did he find her? From their Bountiful singles ward! What blessings abound in this family. The wedding date is to be 10-10-09. Yippee!!!

Happy Birthday Mom B.!

We celebrated my mother in law's birthday in April. We love her a lot. Happy Easter everyone! I truly felt the love of the Savior this year. But every year I feel it. I guess I am just really grateful for the love he has constantly shown our family.

the Fat Ides of March....hee-hee

Here I am getting fatter. I couldn't be happier at 6 and 7 months along. I feel great. Yes, still a little nauseated and have thrown up still once or twice a week. But guess what? No heartburn yet. This pregnancy is a piece of cake. So far!