When Tutu Ran Away

I have this dog named Tutu, she is a a little cutie, but sometimes she is the devil.

The other day she wanted to go outside to play, so I let her out and I went to shower and get ready for the day.  When I came down stairs with my soaking wet hair and robe on, she was gone. Our gate had blown open and of course she ran away! I began to panic.

I hurried and threw on some leggings, and old jamba shirt that is WAY too tight for me, and I couldn't find a hat to throw on, except for a jamba hat.  So here I am with red shoes, brown leggings, purple jamba shirt, and a brown jamba hat, in my purple truck trying to find my one eyed dog.  And I didn't have ANY make up on, which is a really scary sight!! (seriously) And I was on the phone with Cory, pretty much sobbing as I thought of poor Tutu getting hit by a car or something!

At this point she had been gone for half an hour and I didn't even know where to start looking. I started going around our neighborhood loop and asking anyone I saw if they had seen her. I stopped and talked to an older man and he said he picks up 1 or 2 lost dogs a month and would keep an eye out for her. Then I passed these 2 ladies walking their dogs and asked them if they had seen her, and I pretty much broke down. I think I said something to them like, "Have you seen a little shih-tzu running around? Her hair is sandy? Our gate was open and I didn't know.. and I can't run around because I am 9 months pregnant.. (the tears started) and I am really emotional, sorry!!"

Luckily, the ladies were really nice and one of them jumped in her nice Escalade to help me look. I decided the truck was too tall and I just couldn't look well enough being in it. So I drove back to the house to get on a bike to look at around.

Do not ride a bike when you're 38 weeks pregnant. NO ONE wants to see that. Plus I didn't even check the brakes and they didn't work very well.  Anyways my baby is so low that riding the bike pretty much killed me. So I went back home and started walking around, speed walking, which is also hard when you're 38 weeks pregnant, it felt like I was having like a 20 minute long contraction! I slowed down as I got back to the house and then I saw the lady in the black escalade! Right then my phone started ringing and it was Cory, telling me that the nice lady had found Tutu!! So I walk up to her car and see Tutu's one eye poking up. She had been gone for almost an hour and a half!

Tutu acted like nothing was wrong, except she really wanted some water.  The lady, Carol was so nice and looked around the neighborhood and even went to the top of the hill in the park looking for her! And she told me not to ride my bike because I could fall off.  I am so grateful for Carol and her kindness!!

Then today, one of our fence posts fell down and Tutu immediately started trying to squeeze through to escape. Does she hate us?

This might sound stupid that I was so worried about a dog, because she is "just a dog" but I am responsible for her! I am supposed to make sure she is safe and unharmed! That's what go to me, is that I am supposed to look out for her, and I had no idea where she was. And if she got squished by a car I would just feel so guilty.  Anyways that is my story.

Weeks 26-30 (All about the dreaded glucose test)

Everything continues to go well! During these four weeks we:

Celebrated Valentines Day!
I had to take my glucose test
Cory's little brother came home from his mission.

Weight gain: I did not keep track during these weeks. But I can tell you that I definitely did gain weight!!

Food aversions/cravings: strawberries, peanut butter with chocolate chips mixed in (yum!).  Aversions are the same.. especially raw chicken ew.

Baby prep: We bought a car seat/stroller travel system! Did I already post about that?? I don't know but we were pretty excited about it!

Other things: I am finally feeling some Braxton Hicks contractions. Maybe 1 every other day. Our baby girl is VERY active and has chosen my ribs on the right side, which is pretty interesting with my job! I have to find different ways of bending my body to assist on fillings and such. Oh also, my prenatal vitamin started making me sick so I had to switch! If anyone reading this takes the prescription prenatal and they make you vomit, do not suffer!! Switch!


The Glucose Test:
I have been hearing about the glucose test and all the horrors that come with it for a few years now, since my friends started having babies. I was pretty nervous to take it since I heard you had to fast, which is just not possible for me. I also heard the drink is disgusting and to request the orange flavor because it is the best one.  Oh and I heard all about how getting your blood drawn three times is TERRIBLE.

Anyways I decided to ignore everything I've heard (which is what I've done throughout my whole pregnancy haha) and just form my own opinion and do my own research. With the glucose test, I found that it wasn't bad AT ALL. Everyone just needs to buck up! Okay I am just kidding, getting your blood drawn can be terrifying for some people, but I donated plasma for 2 years in college so that needle is nothing. I had to get the lemon lime drink because that was the only one they had, and fasting for me was just not eating after midnight  and I went in at 8 am the next morning. The drink is SUPER sugary and it did kind of burn my throat, but I don't think it tasted that bad. Also, I just guzzled it instead of sipping for the allotted 5 minutes (I think that really impressed Cory, ha ha).  And of course just having sugar makes you feel a little weird!  Which is why you go to Smitty's after and eat lots of protein (bacon, extra crispy)
So all in all, the glucose test isn't bad at all and no one should be scared of it! I have heard some people throw up, or pass out, and if that's the case then that is rough, but for me it was okay.  (This is just my opinion)

(Chocolate covered strawberries for Valentines Day!)

(Cory's 'little' brother Alex came home from Uruguay!)

(This is when I started getting the urge to chop my hair off, I look like a rat)

(Cory was able to go to the tabernacle on temple square and record some music)

(My dad had a total knee replacement)

(I demanded Smitty's after the glucose test)

(That says 29 weeks)

(We got our swing and of course Cory put Tutu in it first thing. She actually liked it)

Weeks 21-25

Second trimester is awesome! I am really enjoying my pregnancy at this point. I am feeling great even though I tired in a lot of these pictures.  We celebrated my 22nd birthday and Cory's 23rd with family and we also took a little trip to California! We stayed with a few people from Cory's mission and we totally enjoyed ourselves. I think I really "popped" while we were in California. But it could have been all the food I ate . . . and I had to wear my glasses for 3 weeks because I needed to go to the eye doctor for new contacts! Funny, funny.

Weight gain: by 25 weeks - 10 pounds

Showing yet? Yes

Food aversions/cravings: I love red meat and I still don't like melted cheese or pizza or chicken. Still loving fruit! Vegetables.. not so much.

Baby preparation: Since I know we're having a girl I just have to give in sometimes and buy the cute dress I see at Target, I really can't stop myself! We bought some newborn size diapers and wipes too.
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Other things: I have been getting pretty bad heartburn! I eat tums like candy and it really helps.

(I still get tired by the end of my work day, so I sleep on Tutu)

(His candles look like a big fire)

(Cory and I both had Martin Luther King Jr day off, so we went to North Hi way cafe, which is SO GOOD)

(23 weeks)

(I decided to hold up a sign for a few weeks so I wouldn't get my 20s mixed up)

(Bob's Big Boy Burgers.. I think that is what it's called)

(We love the beach! Why do we live in Idaho?)

(We were able to go to the LA temple, it is a beautiful building)

Weeks 17- 20

Wow these past few weeks have been crazy!! We went to Utah to shop and go to the Mormon Tabernacle Christmas Concert, which was AMAZING. I love Alfie Boe.  We also went to go find out what we're having and our baby was turned the wrong way so we couldn't tell! I probably had a bad attitude but it made me grouchy for the rest of the day. We had Christmas and New Years too! Oh, and last but not least, we moved out of our basement apartment and into a house! Yay! The house we are in belongs to a couple that are currently living in Portugal serving an LDS mission, we also get to watch  their 18 year old Bichon Frise, Poppy! He his very sweet. OH and last last but not least, we got our little dog Tutu! We adopted her from the animal hospital my older sister, Jill works at. She is a Shih- Tzu and has one eye and I love her fiercely.

Weight gain: 7 pounds. I am waiting to gain 5 lbs in one week. It is going to happen I just know it.

Showing yet? I think so! Even with a whole outfit on I think I am showing.

Food aversions: Chicken, melted cheese, pizza, ANY raw meat, even the smell of ground beef being cooked just makes me feel gross.

Food cravings: gummy worms.. any kind of sour candy. Chocolate really doesn't do it for me anymore, so shocking! I love any kind of fruit, especially strawberries, which is a hard craving to have this time of year.  I have found personal watermelons and those are good. But they are expensive!

Baby preparation:  My Uncle Todd and Aunt Julie offered to give us their crib and changing table, which was so kind of them I just want to cry when I think about it. Cory gave me a rocking chair for Christmas, and My mom gave me some sleepers.

Here are some pictures from weeks 17-20

(shopping at Traverse Outlets in Utah)

(Packing up the kitchen)

(In the midst of moving)

(Murder mystery dinner party)

(We got Tutu!)

(Our first attempt at finding out our baby's gender, the room I was in was FREEZING)

(We moved into the house we will be 'babysitting' and met Poppy, our 18 year old friend we are dogsitting)

(One last check on our old apartment! The last picture we ever took in there!)

(Poppy waiting for us)

(New Year's Eve with Jodee and Andrea)

(Our second attempt at finding out our baby's gender... girl!!)

(20 weeks, right before I gorged myself with a steak at Texas Roadhouse)

Weeks 9-16

Weight gain: I have gained about five pounds!! I lost about that much from morning sickness/lack of appetite/stomach flue, so I guess I am kind of even.

Showing yet? Not really, so when I am fully dressed I have to be wearing something pretty fitting if I want to show!

Morning sickness: this went away for me around 13 weeks. I think living in our basement apartment made my sickness so much worse!! I also got a headache everyday.

Food aversions: chicken, raw meat, pizza, melted cheese

Food cravings: twisted Cheetos, then I ate some and now they sound gross ha ha. And steak.

Baby preparation: I haven't bought a single thing!

I am starting to feel good, the second trimester is so awesome! I feel like a normal person! I think I have felt the baby move, maybe. I am probably just feeling myself digest. I feel like being pregnant isn't real yet! It is still crazy to me. Two memorable things during the last few weeks: we celebrated our 1 year anniversary and we had our family pictures taken!

(13 weeks, at Little America celebrating our anniversary)

(celebrating our 1 year anniversary, 13 weeks)

(Family pictures, 9 weeks)

(around 15 weeks. Cory wanted to take this picture because the package matched my shirt . . he's cute like that)

(Thanksgiving! I was recovering from my epic stomach flu)

(decorating the Christmas tree!)

(16 weeks)

I am grumpy

I feel grumpy right now so I just need to write it down.

I got the stomach flu. Again. I have had a really easy pregnancy other than catching every little thing going around. I have never had to call in sick before, and I have done it TWICE during this pregnancy. That makes me grouchy. That is a lot of money Cory and I are missing out on. Also, I get really bored sitting at home waiting to throw up. You can only watch tv for so long, ya know? Then you think you feel good enough to do something, so you try, and then you feel so terrible once you stand up. Like yesterday I pretty much wanted to die all day.

Okay that is my rant. I am so grateful to be pregnant and I am so so happy that these little bugs I catch don't affect the baby! I am grateful that my body is healthy most of the time, and that I am able to carry my little baby comfortably (most of the time) I was actually told that sickness helps the baby create antibodies, so if that is true, then yay! My Dr said I am "the picture of health" and that made me feel good.

Thanks for listening blog, I feel better now.

Weeks 1-8

Weeks 1-4:

I felt fine and didn't really know I was pregnant, although I think I did feel some implantation cramps on either side of my stomach so I was a tiny bit suspicious. (Technically you're not pregnant until week 3 or something like that, but I thought it would be fun to find pictures from those weeks too.)

 

 

(I think I was having a hard day... my first clue0

 

(We went off roading in our new truck)

 

 

(Cory had just gotten his wisdom teeth out... I assisted on his surgery:)

 

Week 5:

We find out we're pregnant!! I already posted about this, but we went to the Blackfoot fair and I was unusually tired and I came home and took a 2 hour nap. Then we bought a pregnancy test at Winco!

 

 

 

 

Weeks 6-8:

No much happened during these few weeks. I started feeling nauseated at random times throughout the day, I did have to take medicine to make it through my work day (I work at a dental office, so it was a necessity!). We did go to Cory's mission reunion in Provo and since there was a BYU game that night, the traffic was HORRIBLE. This happened at a time when I was starving all the time. I ate a whole baggy full of dry mini wheats to keep me going!

 

 

(Motab choir concert)

 

(Fun at my parent's property)

 

(mission reunion)