Ahoy ahoy...

Wendi's having a boy...

is what the inivitation read.

This morning, I along with a couple wonderful women in our ward threw Wendi

and Mr. Brighton a Nautical/Sailor themed baby shower.

I was in charge of cupcakes and the cupcake stand, along with the pompoms.

(if you like cupcakes with amazing icing click on the links below. you'll love me for sharing)

Easy White Cake

Perfect Cupcake Frosting and Filling

(both from my favorite food blog our best bites)

did i ever mention that my wonderful mother bought me their cookbook?!

it's awesome, go get you one!

{Jessie: 37 wks, Wendi: 34 wks}

we are both SO ready!

to use or not to use?

my sister, Christy, is so talented!

she made me this adorable car seat canopy, not even knowing what colors i was

planning on doing little M's room.

i'd say she knows me quite well.

so anyway, i had yet to find the perfect material for his room,

until i opened this at my baby shower.

i LOVE it.

what do yall think?

is it to feminine for a little boys room?
(keep in mind that he'll be a baby boy, not a man)

lance thinks it is, but i just love it.

i'd also do another solid brown material and probably another burnt orange material.

women... help me out!

baby shower bliss

my amazing friends

wendi, amanda, and jennifer

threw me a shower last weeked at my sister in law's house.

it was so much fun, and decorated so cute!

best thing about it?!

my wonderful mother was able to come and spend a long weekend with us

for the special occassion.

 {please don't judge me... the chubby cheeks are due to the fact that i'm 35 weeks prego!}

layla and i had a ball!!

can't wait to see her again in a few more weeks!

baby marx :: 35 weeks

ok, so this pregnancy has flown by for me..

up until now.

it's creeping by!

i realize how blessed i am to be able to carry such a sweet little spirit,

but i'm oh so so ready to meet him.

although...

i'm a bit nervous.

my cousin, LaToya, commented in my post when we found out that we were having a boy.

she said,

"get your running shoes ready!"

well, they better be darn good running shoes because

1- layla keeps me running all day long

(don't try to put a mental image of that in your head, it's quite embarressing)

2- he is so active, like seriously, i feel like he NEVER sleeps.

i think i'm in for it.

be afterall, isn't that what motherhood is all about?

29 weeks + 2 days

yesterday i had another ultrasound.

everything is looking great,

which was a relief.

at my 20 week ultrasound, a white spot what showing on his heart.

my doctor told me to not be concerned, that they're seeing it more and more everyday

with new technology,

but there was a possibility that it could mean our little guy had down syndrome.

how do you not worry after that?

the hard part..

i had to wait 8 weeks to check it again.

well, the spot is fading, which means it's only a calcium deposit.

pheww..

all other organs look great and he's weighing in at 2 lbs. 11 oz.

he's right on track.

he sure is an active little fella.

makes me really nervous for what i'm in for.

and besides being active, he's quite stubborn.

he would not move his little hands off of his face for the ultrasound...

(yep, those are his arms and hands, covering his face.)

we were finally able to get a profile after a few nudges..

and then he took one hand off so we could see one eye.

silly little man.

We've also decided on a name.

Marx Preston Spiers.

he's a pretty special guy to have that name.

i'll explain later.

maternity

wanna know who took my maternity pictures?
my wonderful husband.
i love him.
we actually took them in our backyard.
talk about convenient.
i'm 29 weeks in these pics.
(i know i know, i look full term, but i'm not)
thought i'd better get them done before i get to big and swollen.

we're so excited to meet our little man.
10 more weeks to go!

Baby Update :: 25 weeks

Wow, I don't feel very big until I see a picture of myself!
This little boy better be one big boy, so I don't feel so bad for getting so big!
I'm feeling great! Yes, I have the hips pains, the siactic nerve pains and the occasional  heartburt.
But I just feel so blessed.
So blessed that I can carry this little child and feel him move inside of me.
That feeling brings a joy to me that is undescribeable.
It's about the only thing I miss when I'm not pregnant.
I'm trying to embace this pregnancy more than I did with Layla.
I was SO strict on myself with Layla.
I would watch everything I ate, I worked out regulary.
And when I gained another pound I would worry about it for days.
With this little guy I haven't really even kept track. I do know I've gained 10 lbs but I eat whatever I feel
like eating. After all, I am pregnant and it's the only time in my life when it's ok to gain a couple extra pounds right? Don't get me wrong, I'm not a total junkie when it comes to sweets. I actually would prefer something salty instead. But lately I'm loving the Reese's Hearts! And no, not just a Reese's will do. It has to be a Reese's heart, or a Reese's Christmas Tree, or a Reese's Easter Egg. And you know what I do with it? I eat all the chocolate off of it first, then eat the peanut butter. Yumm! And I am getting my fruits and veggies in. But I'm also enjoying being pregnant, and enjoying my curves, or at least telling myself I am. Here's to another 15 weeks of pregnancy, and embracing being a woman!

Christmas Eve 2010

For as long as I can remember we'd always have Christmas Eve at my parents house.

My grandma would make her delicious and famous, Posole soup (a mexican stew) with her green chile and tortillas.

We'd have cheese balls.

My mom would make her famous rolls.

My uncle DeeJay would bring a smoked ham.

And everyone else would bring Christmas goodies.

I miss that.

But I was not going to go without it this year!

Was.Not.

So I took on the roll of making the Posole soup.

I started it at 9:30 in the morning and our house smelled of Grandma Sally all day.

I made rolls.

Pecan Pies.

Sugar cookies.

Cheese balls.

A green salad.

But no ham.

I knew I couldn't beat my Uncle DeeJay's.

Everything else was absolutely perfect!

We invited the elders in our ward, along with Lance's parents and brother, and Starling, Wendi, and Brooklyn to join in the fun of Christmas Eve.

Thanks for coming everyone.

 It made Christmas Eve so special for us in our new home away from home!

 {I'm 22 weeks, Wendi is 19 Weeks.}

i think the wait just about did him in!

December 10th was the day.

I had another doctors appointment.

I was scheduled to do my 2nd trimester ultrasound which meant

we could find out the sex.

Lance wasn't able to go because he had to work,

so after I found out what we were having I told him he'd have to wait till he got home from work.

I found out at about 10:45AM.

He wouldn't be getting home until about 6:00PM

Poor fella, huh?!

He actually left work a little early to get home because he couldn't take it anymore!

This is what was waiting for him...

Can you tell by the look on his face what he had just found out?!

He just knew it was going to be another girl.

And he was okay with that,

but when he saw that sonograhm, and the little blue stripped outfit

he looked at me and said, "Are you serious?" with tears in his eyes.

It was such a special moment for me to see.

 {i love how little miss is looking at him}

Yes, we're having a little

MAN!

and he wasn't afraid to show us either!

I cried and I cried when I saw this.

I just felt like it was going to be another girl.

And I didn't want to let Lance down.

He just wanted his little boy so bad.

The ultrasound tech kept asking if I was ok, but they were pure tears of joy.

I just couldn't wait to tell Lance.

  

{20 week Ultrasound}

we're thankful for...

{in no particular order}

::our new home

::my wonderful husband

::his job

::running vehicles

::the gospel

::the food we have to eat

::clean water to drink

::our good health

::our beautiful, healthy little girl

::the joy she brings us both

::all of our utah family and mississippi family

::our wonderful friends

::Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ

::computers and skype

::clothes we have on our backs and shoes to wear on our feet

::my healthy body, so that i can carry this child

{18 weeks}

and for my own document, Lance felt it kick last night for the very first time.

11/24/2010

it was a special moment for us.

::doctors

::medicine

::heat

::and especially air conditioners

::and most of all our eternal family

Happy Thanksgiving 

12 Weeks

Yesterday I had my first Dr. Apt.

Everything went great!

I loved my new Dr.

Such a nice guy.

He found the heart beat, it was very strong and very fast :)

They also were able to squeeze us in for our first ultrasound.

{as soon as I hook up my printer/scanner I'll add the pics}

It was so nice seeing 5 little fingers and 5 little toes.

Makes me excited to kiss and nibble on them.

It measured 11 wks 5 days, so we're right on track.

As for me:

I'm feeling to big already.

But the doc assured me that I will show sooner with #2 than I did with #1.

Which made me feel a lot better since I didn't start showing with Layla till I was about 20 weeks.

I'm only 12 weeks and have to unbutton my pants.

Which means I may need to actually break down and by maturnity pants :(

I've also been taking Zofran which is a miracle drug.

I now only loose my food maybe once or twice a day as opposed to 4-6 times a day.

I feel like a total whimp this time around.

I'm tired.tired.tired!

I guess having an almost 2 year old doesn't make things any easier!

Just had to add one of this little cutie..

She now insists on taking her picture once a day!

Takes after her mama!