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Monday, August 19, 2013

Our Sealing

Dear Kaycee,

Well it's official - you're officially sealed to mom & dad forever. And mom & dad are sealed to each other forever. It was a perfect day - it couldn't have gone any better if we had tried. And I can't wait to see how many times I get to tell you this story in person. But since I can't quite see you yet, I wanted to tell you all about it while it's still fresh in my mind.

Dad & I woke up around 7 and watched YouTube videos together on the couch for a little bit. After watching a few, I told dad he should watch video I made of our 4 year anniversary and he loved it. I was very proud of myself for making it, and was so happy he liked it so much! I wasn't feeling very good and didn't start with the most nutritious breakfast, and within a few hours of waking up I was throwing up. I guess you REALLY wanted us to be thinking about you throughout the day. Dad made me my favorite breakfast, an egg sandwich, while your Aunt Popper curled my hair. Dad makes the best egg sandwiches. By the time you're old enough to read this, you'll already know that though.

He even put it on the red plate for me - because it DEFINITELY was a special day
Aunt Popper after she finished curling my hair. She did a great job!
Aunt NeeNee dropped Popper off and then went to Wal Mart to run grab a few last minute things I had forgot. She got me some great waterproof mascara that I love, a bottle of Welch's Sparkling Grape Juice to take to the hotel with us & a box of chocolates to eat with our juice. I also asked her and Aunt Popper to decorate our car while we were in the temple, so she bought the stuff to do that too. After she got back from Wal Mart, she and Popper left to finish getting ready for our big day and your dad & I loaded our stuff into the car and started our trip to Manti Temple.

Pulling out of the driveway on our way to our sealing
We pulled over at a gas station and got some drinks, then headed towards the freeway. Didn't make it very far before you wanted that egg sandwich out of my tummy, so we pulled over on the side of the road and I did my thing and then we got on Pioneer Crossing to go to the freeway. We made it Nephi before you wanted all the water in my stomach out too. Seriously, miss, you REALLY wanted to make sure we were thinking about you all day. We got to the temple with GREAT timing, no car problems or anything, and after parking we met all our family down in the cafeteria for some lunch. The plan was to meet Uncle Blake, Aunt Brynne & Grandpa down there, but we ended up meeting up with Grandma & Grandpa McClellan, plus Uncle Clint & Aunt Macy & some of dad's aunts & uncles too, like Jody & Teresa, Chuck & Sally, John & Sherene and dad's Grandma Kay. They had some really yummy chicken & potatoes with gravy that dad ate, and I was finally able to keep down some soup in a bread bowl. It was REALLY good!

After we were finished eating, dad & I went to "check in" for our sealing. For the next hour or so, we were only apart for a few minutes. And your dad & I walked EVERYWHERE in that temple holding hands. We both had matching name tags so that people knew we belonged together and that we were getting sealed that day. We had a wonderful sealer, Archie Bragger, who used to be the Temple President and is now one of the sealer's at the temple. Our sealing took place in Sealing Room 2, otherwise known as the "Needlepoint" room. We picked this room because it's just off of the celestial room, so all our guests were asked to wear white for our sealing.

Kayc, I want you to know that being in the temple with the person you love and want to spend your life with, while being surrounded by family members & close friends all dressed in white is as close to heaven as you will get on this earth. Our sealer sure liked to talk about you - you came up multiple times. We were given some great counsel and advice about how to stay married, and he talked about how important it is that we stay together, specifically for your sake. Before our sealing started, while we were "checking in" our sealer just barely mentioned that we both knew how hard a divorce could be. I don't know how he knew that, other than the Spirit telling him, but he's right - dad & I both know how hard a divorce can be. That was a main focus of the advice he gave us - that we would remember how important it is that we stay together, particularly for your sake.

I don't think I've felt as close to you as I did that day. You're really coming. You're really coming straight from our Heavenly Father, who loves you so much more than I do. That's so hard for me to understand because I love you so much and I haven't even seen you yet. I want you to know that Heavenly Father is always there for you, even when mom & dad can't be. When you're at school or wherever you may be, Heavenly Father is always there for you. And He loves you SO much babe. Don't ever forget that.

And I want you to know that I love your dad. No, he isn't perfect but he's perfect for me. And I know your dad loves me. And I promise you that as long as mom & dad are living, we will love each other and we will do everything we can to make our home a happy one - somewhere that you and your brothers and/or sisters will want to be. I promise that we will gross you out by kissing in front of you. I promise you that you'll see us holding hands. I promise you that you'll hear us say I love you to each other every day. And I promise that you'll hear us say I love you to YOU every day.

We had a lot of family & friends come to our sealing. I didn't quite realize just how far away Manti is until we were driving down there. Even though dad's Grandma Kay lives there and we go down to visit her, I still forgot how far it is. And we had so many family members & friends travel all that way just for us. Here's the list of everyone who was able to come:
  • Grandpa {mom's dad}
  • Grandma & Rick {mom's mom & step dad}
  • Uncle Blake & Aunt Brynne
  • Cassie Burton, mom's best friend
  • Paul & Suzanna Jones {Cassie's mom & dad, who are like mom's 2nd parents}
  • Jared & Leslie Jones {one of mom's Laurel leaders}
  • Charlotte Ducos {mom's other Laurel leader}
  • Grandma & Grandpa {dad's mom & dad}
  • Grandma Kay {dad's grandma}
  • Uncle Clint & Aunt Macy
  • Jody & Teresa {dad's uncle & aunt}
  • Chuck & Sally {dad's uncle & aunt}
  • John & Sherene {dad's uncle & aunt}
  • Chase & Angela {dad's cousin & his wife}
  • Greg & Jaelyn Lovell {good friends in our ward, and Jaelyn was our photographer}
  • Kjell & Paige Gerber {one of dad's best friends from high school}
  • Kyle & Calli Brooks {dad's other best friend from high school}
  • Bishop Mark James {our current Bishop in our ward}
We had a lot of people there with us. Our sealer also talked about how there were people there that we couldn't see, people on the other side of the veil. Your dad had a very strong feeling that his Grandpa Kay, who you were named after, was there. I felt very strongly that Beebaw & Grammy were there, Grandpa's mom & dad. And I felt very strongly that your brothers and/or sisters were there. Obviously, we know you were there even though we couldn't quite see you. It was a very big day for our family. I imagine your little siblings were all very excited about this day, as you obviously were too considering how sick you made me all day haha.

After we were finished with our sealing, we got the chance to hug everyone who was physically there. And you better believe your mom was a mess. I was straight up sobbing a few times. And that mascara your Aunt NeeNee brought me stayed right in place, thank heavens. Dad even cried too, although he wasn't crying anywhere near as hard as mom. I'm so grateful for the amazing YW leaders I had. I hope you have amazing leaders too - my leaders made such a difference in my life. I'm so grateful for Jake's friends in high school and the examples they both are and that they were both worthy to be in the temple with us. I'm grateful for all our family members who were all temple worthy and able to come. It was truly amazing having every seat taken in that room, with a few having to stand. There was SOO much love in that room Kayc.

When I got to Grandma, who was one of the last people I hugged, she was hysterical. I was pretty much pulling myself back together at that point and then I just lost it. Partly because it was my mom, and it's the most AMAZING experience to hug your mom in the temple. Grandma's mom passed away before she got married in the temple, so she didn't get that same chance to hug her mom when she got married. But I think I also partly lost control because I was thinking about you. Even now as I write this, I'm tearing up. I can't wait to be in the temple with you on your sealing day babe. You're going to make the most beautiful bride.

After we were done hugging everyone, you'd better believe I hugged your dad again. Kissing your dad over the alter, with our first kiss as eternal companions, was one of the sweetest kisses I've ever had. I'm so in love with your dad, Kayc. I love him so much. He's really a great guy, as I'm SURE you'll know. You're going to be daddy's little girl, I'm already sure of it. After we were done hugging, we went into the celestial room again where our family was waiting and we hugged some more. And just like before our sealing, I didn't let go of your dad's hand for one second. Then we went back down to our dressing rooms to change out of our temple clothes so that we could take some pictures. I asked Aunt Brynne & Grandma to come help me get ready.

After I had changed, I sat down in the beautiful brides room and had Brynnie start curling my hair, since a few pieces had limped out. And then I realized I forgot my make up bag in the back seat of the car. Grandma took my keys and went out to go get it for me. It took a little while, since the parking lot is REALLY big, but between her, Aunt NeeNee & Popper & Uncle Blake, they found my make up bag and got it back to me. I hurried and fixed my make up and then met your dad outside the dressing room. My wonderful YW leader Charlotte had made me a beautiful silk bouquet of flowers to use, and as your dad & I walked out of the temple, in our plain ol' church clothes, I felt like the most beautiful person on the planet. Growing belly and all. I had perma-smile on my face all day.

After we finished taking pictures, we were able to go to Dirk's Restaurant in Manti with most of the people who came to the temple with us for a late lunch. It was fun getting to talk to everyone. When dad & I walked in the room together {since everyone beat us there while we took pictures with Jaelyn} they all clapped and cheered. Dad sure didn't like the attention but I loved it. Dad ordered a buffalo burger with garlic fries & I got a turkey bacon avocado sandwich with minestrone soup {bowl of soup #2 for the day}. I also got some pear lemonade - it was SOOOO yummy!! I wasn't able to eat much of my sandwich before I started not feeling good, but the soup was delicious & I ate it all up!

After we were finished at the restaurant, we hugged everyone and then went to Grandma Kay's house to change our clothes for the drive back to Salt Lake. Dad got the idea to reserve a hotel room at the Grand America downtown for the night - what a great idea right?! We talked with Grandma & Grandpa & Jody & Teresa for a little bit while at Grandma Kay's and then started our drive to Salt Lake.

As we drove by the temple on our way out of town, I fell in love with that temple all over again. It's always been one of my favorites, but it really is my favorite now. It's where my family was sealed forever. Kayc I want you to know that mom has a testimony of temples. It's my favorite place on earth to be. The Spirit you feel there is real. It really is somewhere that Heavenly Father and Jesus can give revelation to you. I can't wait until you turn 12 and mom & dad can take you to do baptisms for the first time. I can't wait until you go there to be sealed to the man you choose to be your eternal sweetheart. It's a wonderful place to be babe, always work towards your goal of being married there. It's the best way to start out of a marriage.


Never forgot how much your mom & dad love you. And don't ever doubt that your mom and dad love each other. Trust me, I didn't know it was possible to love someone as much as I love your dad. Just like I didn't know it was possible to love someone as much as I love you. I love you Kaycee.

Love,
Mom

P.S. To read about the rest of our awesome weekend, click here.

FORE and a trim

On Friday, the 16th, Jake & I decided to start celebrating our anniversary. I read on a blog a year ago this great idea to go golfing on your 4 year anniversary, since when you golf you get to yell "fore" if you have a bad shot. I told Jake that we were going to go on a date after I got off work and to be ready. He tried all day to find ways to get me to tell him what we were doing, but I held strong and didn't tell him.

I got home from work and hurried to change clothes and then we were off for the golf part of our date.

Excited to be celebrating 4 years
Jake being frustrated I wouldn't tell him what we were doing :)
He kept asking how far we needed to go and which direction it was. I avoided how far it was, since the golf course is in our backyard, but I told him it was technically north, since the entrance is north by maybe a block. I turned at the entrance to the golf course and Jake kept saying "we aren't golfing what are we doing?!" and I finally said that yes, we were going golfing. Not a full 9 or 18 holes, just going to hit a bucket of balls since it was REALLY hot. He said that we needed clubs, and I told him I had already grabbed his golf clubs and they were in the trunk. He was really surprised then! Before we parked, he made me pinky promise I wouldn't yell "fore". Reluctantly, I agreed I wouldn't yell it.

We went inside and got out bucket of balls, then Jake said we should take the golf cart down to the driving range. Good thing he said that or I would have walked and it would be a STEEP hike back up!

My sexy golfer driving the golf cart
Going to hit a bucket of balls together for the first time ever
We got to the driving range and Jake showed me what to do. He explained that some of his clubs need a tee for the ball and others don't. And then we started golfing. And oh boy do I suck at golf haha. Jake is REALLY good though, so I just made sure he hit the majority of the balls.

He had some AMAZING shots. He really is so good!
After we were done with our golfing, we took the cart back up to the little parking lot for carts. Jake let me drive the last little bit - it was REALLY fun! We went to 7 Eleven in Lehi to get some slurpees and then headed up to Fashion Place Mall in Murray for the 2nd part of our date. This part wasn't a surprise though - Jake knew what we were doing.

I booked him an appointment at the Art of Shaving for a straight razor shave. Jake has been wanting to get one of these for years. Literally, years. We just hadn't been able to find a place that offered them. About a year ago, we stumbled on the Art of Shaving and found out they do offer them. What a better way to relax my hubby before our sealing and to celebrate our anniversary than to have him get his face shaved like he's always wanted!

Seriously awesome store - it's like a guy spa!
Getting ready to start his shave
His "before" picture - he was really letting his beard grow
Started out with a hotel towel on his face. Jake said this was absolute heaven - they did 3 or 4 hot towels on his face throughout the entire shave
Getting his face shaved
Putting on the mask to help reduce redness. And no, those aren't cucumbers on his eyes - they're cotton pads
Close up of his mask. He was surprised when he saw how clear looking it is - it felt thick on his face and his face felt tight during the mask part
After he was all done!
He got so relaxed during his shave he almost fell asleep. He talked about how great it was the whole rest of the night. I'm so glad we did it - he sure seemed to have a great time!

After his shave we drove home and took Max to my parents house so they could watch him while we went over night to Salt Lake the next night. Because we needed to leave so early for our sealing, we decided we would take Max over Friday night instead of early Saturday morning. Good idea too - it was one less thing to be stressed about on Saturday!

After we had Max situated at my parents house, we went to Café Rio and got some dinner to go. We took it home and ate together on the couch while we watched TV. Totally us - that's how we've spent the majority of our anniversaries and weekends together. I love that we can do things like that together and be totally comfortable together.

Friday, August 16, 2013

Rocks!

Ok - finally posting about the rock work we added to our front yard!

Jake & my sisters started this awesome project while I was at work. I asked Jake to make sure to take lots of pictures for me, since I knew I'd want it on the blog and he didn't disappoint. Thanks babe!

They pulled all the plants out and raked over the soil really good to make sure they got all the weeds out
Then they put down black weed paper. Popper is a lovely model :)
Putting in more paper
{Side note: Jake was too hot so he took his shirt and G's off and put this shirt on and got the WORST sunburn I have ever seen him have on his shoulders. I felt so bad - sunburns are the WORST!}

Digging holes for the plants to go in!
All the plants back in
{Side note: When I got home, I made them pull out that tree near the door since it's pretty much dead. It isn't dead YET, which is why Jake put it back in the ground, but I know it'll die so we just pulled it out}
After they finished with the paper, they came to work to visit me just as I was getting off work. We went and got lunch and then drove to Pelican Point in South Saratoga Springs to get the rock. Pelican Point is owned or operated or whatever by Geneva Rock, which is where Jake's dad and older brother work, so we got the rocks for free! AWESOME!!!

Not gonna lie, it was pretty scary sitting in the truck watching them load the bed with rocks haha
We came home with our rocks and started cleaning them off. This is yet another reason I love our Chevy truck!

Aren't I so helpful? Haha
After we were half way done spreading the rocks on the black paper, Jake had the GREAT idea to just back the truck up on the grass. Wish we had thought of that sooner!
Making progress!
It was hot and we were tired so we stopped for a break and tried to look grumpy
When we finished unloading the truck, we had THIS MUCH black paper left! We were bummed we didn't have quite enough rock to finish, but my OCD kicked in and I also wanted to re do the rock in the shared planter so that it matches, so it ended up working out that we needed more rock!
How it looked at the end of the day
The next day, Jake went to Pelican Point again while I was at work and got another small truck bed of rock, for free again. Seriously, awesome! They charge $50 a load which is a great price compared to a landscaping company that sells rocks. Jake worked all my himself and got the front finished and evened out a few spots that were more sparse and finished the front shared planter too. All by the time I came home! I was SOO impressed! My hubby sure knows how to work hard!! We took the rest of the rock to our friend Kjell's new house, since they are finishing building it and wanted it for their window wells. I'm glad we had enough to finish our project and be able to help someone else too!

All finished!
It looks SOO great - I am so happy with how it turned out! Especially considering including our minimal child labor wages & the lunch we bought them, we spent less than $60 {including the black paper}! My hubby sure works hard to make our house look great for a fraction of the price. Yay for our pretty front yard! Now to plant some more stuff, but don't worry - that won't be until Spring :)

20 Weeks - A Banana

This week I am officially 20 weeks! Halfway done! Yay!! This week, Miss Kaycee is a banana. Don't know if that's length or weight or both - but she's a banana!


I feel a lot better this week than I was before. I've had cramping but it's been minor the last few days which is a WELCOME relief! I also haven't had as bad of headaches either. I have felt a little dehydrated - I can't seem to drink enough water, but I'm a camel so that's normal. And my hips feel great, thanks to my pillow formation I make each night. Yay!!

I am REALLY excited for my 20 week appointment on Monday. We get to do our ultrasound and confirm that Miss Kaycee is indeed a miss, as well as make sure she's healthy and growing strong. I can't WAIT to see her again! It's been a long 5 weeks of not seeing her, and with my worries about how she's doing it'll be a welcome relief to see her kicking self! 

I'm not quite as worried about her as I was earlier this week. I prayed for comfort, regardless of what the outcome would be, and after a day or two I got it. I took Max potty and afterwards he's VERY hyper - loves to run around and at with 5 toys at once while he gets his energy out. Except for not on Wednesday. He came back in and immediately curled up on the couch on my lap and nuzzled into my tummy. And I immediately felt that comfort I've been wanting - I know she's ok. And I know Max knows that. He knows his future best friend is in there. Still, it'll be nice on Monday to get scientific reassurance haha! 

Here's hoping the next 20 weeks fly by - only 18 weeks until my last day of work!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

4 days

Sunday night, as we were going to bed, I was in a LOT of pain. I don't know if Kaycee was laying on something or if it's just my uterus stretching or if I am a world-class wimp but I felt like I was going to cry. Jake was SOO tired and needed to get up in a few hours for work, so I decided against asking him for a blessing, even though it's what I really wanted. I did, however, ask him if we could say a prayer together. We suck at the whole couples prayer thing - something I REALLY want to get better at, but for right now know that we suck at it. But that night, I wanted to do it. Jake said yes, and we held hands while I said the prayer.

I was taught when I was little that you should always start your prayers with all the things you are grateful for before you ask for blessings. So I listed lots of things - that we got to spend time with my family that day, for our ward family, for the gospel, that Jake is going to day shift {as soon as it's official there will be a blog post ALL about that}, for Kaycee - lots of things. And then I asked that Jake would make it to work safely when it was time for him to go, that I would stop being in so much pain, that Kaycee would be ok in case the pain is something to do with her, and then I asked that we'd make it through this week specifically in safety before we get to the temple.

I meant that neither one of us would get in a car wreck or die before Saturday.

But then I got this feeling like I should elaborate.

So I started talking about being physically safe until Saturday - let us make it to the temple and get sealed. Let us drive there safely. Don't let anything happen to our bodies this week.

But then it evolved - let us make it there spiritually too. Help us make it through all the temptations that Satan is going to throw at us this week. Help us to keep loving each other as much as we do - help us to not fight this week. Help us to be safe from Satan this week.

And THAT'S when I started choking up.

Because I have NO idea where that last part came from. We have been getting along GREAT. Better than great - it's almost perfect. We haven't even snapped at each other lately, let alone fight. Why would I pray that we wouldn't fight this week, that we'd be patient with each other when we already are?

Maybe part of it came because my parents weren't getting along and I was worried about THAT contention. Maybe it's because I knew that someone, somewhere, will get upset with SOMETHING in how we have planned {or not planned} the day of the sealing.

And I realized that it's because that's what Satan wants this week. He wants us to fight and to change our minds about this weekend. To be stressed and not be able to soak in what this really means. Because this is SUPER bad for him. He doesn't want this sealing to happen. And I have always known that, but getting the impression I should pray that we can withhold his temptations was really powerful to me. It REALLY is happening. And Satan is REALLY not happy about it. And the Lord knows that and He wants us to be extra careful this week.

And knowing that has helped me a lot. I was hurting again yesterday {seriously this cramping thing SUCKS!} and I really could have been snappy at Jake or been in a grumpy mood and instead I focused as hard as I could on being positive so that we can not fight and still get along. I made sure to leave Jake his note for the day along with a treat in the fridge {I have been doing 13 days of why I love Jake - there will be a post about that as soon as the 13 days are up} and that helped me feel better when I wanted to be irritated at absolutely nothing. Knowing that we prayed for that extra strength has helped our home.

Satan, you're going to be REALLY bummed come Saturday. Be prepared now, because my little family is going to the temple. Together. Two people who weren't people you had to worry about going to the temple a few years ago are now becoming your worst nightmare. We are forming our eternal family and you can't stop us. Throw whatever you want at us this week - we can take it. Because no matter what, we WILL be at the temple on Saturday.

Only 4 more days.

Monday, August 12, 2013

BYU Scrimmage

Over the weekend, BYU had their fall scrimmage open practice game. And I REALLY wanted to go. And my AWESOME hubby agreed to come with me! WOOT!!
All ready to go in my BYU shirt I got for Christmas last year, along with my new maternity pants!
We left for the game around 9:15 and after stopping to get some breakfast on the way, we made it to the game. One of the great things about these games, other than being free, is that there is AWESOME parking available and very little traffic compared to a regular game. We were able to park next to the stadium, front row. AWESOME!!
 
One of my favorite places on earth to be
My favorite person on earth
WE'RE REALLY HERE!!!!!!
The quarterbacks warming up
More of the team doing drills
My mom was able to come too! WOOT!!!
We watched them warm up, do some drills, practice their "blue zone" {redzone aka within 20 yards from the endzone} and then they did a scrimmage game. They weren't doing O-line & D-line {probably to prevent anyone from getting hurt} but DANG they looked good! And the BEST news is that our kicking game looks MUCH better this year! They did a field goal attempt that was 53 yards and had 3 different kickers attempt it. 2 of the 3 kickers made it! We were missing 20 yard field goals last year, so this is AWESOME! The scrimmage was really fun and it was great to see the players and the quarterbacks - we have some awesome talent this year! Only downside to the scrimmage was how hot it is - August games are SOO hot. I can't imagine how the players must feel!

I can't wait for football season to start - only 19 more days until our opening game!

19 weeks - still a mango

I hit my 19 week mark on Friday but spaced blogging - whoops!

 
This week, I am still a mango. At first, I thought maybe my phone didn't update but then I realized that the weight changed from last week. So I think I am now going to be "fruits" based off of their weight, not their length. Little miss is 10 oz this week!

I still haven't felt her move, and to be totally honest it has me freaking out a little bit. I know I am only 19 weeks, and that it's common to not feel it for a few more weeks, but I have a lot of pregger friends that started feeling them at this time or before, and it's making me kinda nervous! I hope she is ok in there! Maybe she is just really calm? Or maybe I just don't realize it when I feel her move. Really hoping she is ok though. I have my ultrasound with my doctor's office next Monday, so hopefully I have felt her move before then or I'll be stressed all week long!

My hips feel better this week since I started sleeping with more pillows, I just have no room in the bed for Jake haha. This weekend we actually made it work pretty well though - I just had to make my pillows a little closer together and he didn't have as much room as normal. He is being such a good sport though - I really do have the best husband in the universe. I went to the chiropractor and got adjusted on Friday and I was WAY out of alignment, but he said thanks to my relaxin hormone I adjusted REALLY well, but that means I could slide out just as easily because everything is so lose. Awesome. So just trying to be careful about how I lay and praying it doesn't get much worse. Like I've been saying though, she will be worth it.

I am happy that I haven't had too much swelling - wedding ring still fits great. SO happy about that! And I was able to find some really cute maternity pants this weekend at Motherhood Maternity - a pair of work pants and a pair of jeans, so now I feel like a regular person again! Well, almost. It's SOOO nice being able to wear pants to work. Oh I didn't realize how much I missed it haha.

Last week, Jake & I spent a lot of time watching TV together because it was shark week on Discovery Channel. Yes, we totally watched Shark Week. It was really fun too - I enjoyed having something to watch together, since we have different taste in TV shows most of the time {I like crime shows, he likes anything on the Discovery Channel}.


AWESOME picture someone posted on Instagram - made my day
Overall, I feel like I am really negative this pregnancy. Weekends are hard for me - I throw up at least once, and it's almost always while we are out and about so I throw up in a parking lot. It's really embarrassing throwing up in front of Jake - I am getting WAY sick of it. I wasn't expecting that I would get nausea since I eat so much protein, and I had no idea about the hip pain. I am SOOOOOOO grateful to be pregnant, and I am so grateful that so far {crossing fingers} Miss Kaycee has been so healthy. And I have lots to be grateful for. I shouldn't be as whiny as I am, or always focusing on how I have thrown up recently. I feel great most of the time - that's what I need to focus on. That, and the gorgeous little girl we are going to get to meet in less than 5 months!