The verdict is...

Well, we had my ultrasound this afternoon and found out that we are having a little girl! I am a little nervous, because I don't know what to do with a girl, but I am so excited. She was very cooperative and everything looks great. She has all of her organs, and they are working, her heart and her brain all look good. I am so grateful to have that done with. I am also excited because they moved my due date up a week! Hallelujah!!!!

Stitches

Well, I think that we made it pretty long without any major injuries for Ryan. Well today he was running around at Grandma's house and tripped (over his own feet) and hit the corner of the wall and next thing we know there is a huge gash in his head and he is bleeding EVERYWHERE!!!

We made it to the good ole instacare and 4 stitches later we were on our way. He was such a trooper. They put a numbing cream on his forehead and let the work its magic. Ryan didn't even cry when the doctor was putting in the stitches. The doctor may have gotten sick of my singing songs to keep Ryan under control, but he is such a good little kid. Now he'll forever have a battle wound. I am sure the first of many.

Football

What, two posts in one day? Am I sick? If you saw us as a family you may think so. It is 3:00 pm and we are still in our PJ's. What are we doing? Watching Football. Ryan wakes up and says "Football". He wants to watch it, so we obliged. Especially today! The Georgia/Georgia Tech game was really good. Now we are watching more. I took this funny video of Ryan. It cracks me up!!!

Black Friday

So, we didn't do any shopping yesterday. There were lots of good deals, and lots of things I wanted to get, but the bottom line was I was too lazy (and Eric would say too smart) to get up early and go brave the crowds. With my luck I would have been the pregnant lady trampled over by unruly crowds.

We had a good time putting up the Christmas Tree in the morning. I am waiting for the day that I hear an ornament break on the floor. Ryan points to the ornaments and says "ball". Yeah, I'm waiting for him to throw one, only to see it break and then hear the "uh-oh".

We went downtown yesterday afternoon/evening. We drove into Gateway and then took Trax to the Gallivan Center where we watched a cute little childrens choir sing. Ryan actually sat and watched almost the whole thing. Then we walked to the Pantry to get some dinner...yummy. Their rolls are divine. Anyways, after we were done there we went to Temple Square where the lights had been turned on. Ryan loved looking at the lights. It got cold enough at this point that he actually wanted his gloves and hat and blanket on. One of the things I love is that they put the Nativity on top of the reflective pool. It was so pretty and the perfect place for it. As we walked back to Gateway, Ryan was serenading the passers by. We just laughed and laughed. When we got to Gateway they were giving out hot chocolate and cookies. It was so much fun to be out in the cool winter air all bundled up.

Must read this before going on.......

This morning we were giving Ryan some cereal to hold him over until the waffles were done. So, he was yelling and fussing for his food. I was getting frustrated and as I'm pouring the milk over his cereal I said "Isn't life just so tough?" Ryan looked at me and said "uh, yea."

We died laughing!!!!!!!!!

The Perfect Season

Go Utes!!! We just got home from the Utah vs BYU game. It was so much fun to see Utah kill BYU, especially since we've lost the last 2 years. It was so much fun. The fans were crazy! At the end they started rushing the field, before the game was even over. So, after the game was over we went on the field, and I saw Louie Sakoda and got my picture with him. The one person I wanted to see, it was great. It's amazing how he looks like he is 10 years old. We were also able to see our friend Jay Hill (he is the special teams coach). It was just the perfect game!!! Go Utes!!!!

Whats New?

So, I have clearly not been a good blogger lately. I don't really take many pictures now a days and for some reason, don't like to blog without them.

What's new with us you may think?...

Ryan is communicating so much more lately. His new favorite words are no, yes and let go. He says let go quite forcefully. It is nice to have more communication, but I'm not loving the attitude.

I still am not over the morning sickness. I am 90% better, but still need the meds to be able to function. At least Ryan is "throwing up" in every bucket he sees

We have the nursery empty and ready for paint, as soon as we find out what this child is.

I have updated my "coupon book", finally thanks to Rachel for showing me hers and getting me going!

So looking forward to the game this weekend. The HOLY WAR!!!

Yeah, so really not much is going on. I feel now I am just babbling, so I think we'll end on that lovely note!

10-0

Wow!!! Last night Eric and I went to the U game against TCU. It was a nail biter from start to finish, but the end was euphoric. The Utes pulled out a touchdown in the last minute and a half of the game and I thought my lungs would burst from screaming so much!! I've never ever heard the stadium that loud before. After the game was over most people stayed at their place in the bleachers and hugged, kissed, screamed with delight for a good 10 minutes! It was truly amazing and I am so proud to be a Utah fan!!! It took forever to get home last night, and I was in need of my bed but I am so happy that I went. I even hugged one of the players after the game because I was so happy. I don't know who it was but I don't even care! Yes we did "storm the field" after, only because it was the fastest way to the car. Hooray!!! Go Utes!!!! This is our family that we have season tickets with. It was so fun to be there with just adults and have the kids in bed. Thanks Mom!

I found it!

After thinking my camera was lost forever, I realized where I had put it. The joys of being pregnant, I forget everything!!!!

So, now I can talk about all the fun things we've been doing.

Ryan had a ball on Halloween. We ran nonstop from morning until night, but he sure got away with lots of candy. He was Nemo, and was the cutest Nemo there has ever been.

Here is a picture of the Halloween decorated table (I love Ryan sitting at his high chair eating a salad, what kid likes salad??)

Here is a pic with him and my parents at my dad's work

A new development is Ryan is now in a toddler bed. I didn't want two cribs after the baby was born so I decided to move Ryan over to a small bed. He is doing great, and enjoys his freedom. I found the bed at the DI and cleaned and repainted it and now it looks brand new! Yay for me, now I just need to find a book shelf and a toy chest and we're set.

We went to Chuck E Cheese on Saturday. It was my good friend, Debbie's, daughters birthday party. Ryan enjoyed the pizza, the TV and putting his coins into the machines that spit out lots of tickets. He is a gambler in the making. He got so many tickets, he came away with a ball & bat, a chuck e cheese toy, and 5 small suckers. Way to go son! and Happy Birthday Chloe!!

Camera...Camera

I lost my camera!! I feel sick. We were at Chuck E Cheese over the weekend and I left it there. I am just so mad at myself I wanna puke. I just had to vent.

Updating...finally

(eating dinner like a man)

So, we have been going through the motions at our house. We just try to get through each day and take it that one day at a time. Ryan is a hoot and is so much fun to be around. Since I haven't blogged much, I have some photos to show what we have been doing, and what Ryan has been able to get away with while I was sick.

Licking the pudding spoon!

Eric after running the St. George Marathon (3:27 baby)

Eating chips in the car

Helping me make pancakes!

Reading the Sunday Funnies, just like daddy

Drinking his cup of joe (the kids water cup at the bakery)

Yes, we actually made it out one day to Jungle Jims Playland, Ryan hated it!

And finally my favorite! I got him a trick or treat pumpkin at the store. When we got in the car I gave it to him to hold, next thing I know I can hear him gagging. I turn around, his head is in the bucket and he is pretending to throw up. Yes, I trained him well. The funny thing is listening to him, because that must be how I sound for him to mimick me that way. It's hysterically funny. I wish I could capture it on video.

Goings On!

Well, it has been a long time since we last posted. I can't believe how sick you can get being pregnant. There were a couple of weeks where I almost couldn't get out of bed. But I am starting to have some good days now, which I will take! We went to see the doctor a couple of weeks ago and I really liked him. I will be getting a series of 10 shots in the next several weeks to help, hopefully, postpone labor. He did an ultrasound and we saw the little baby that has been making me so sick. Well, enough of that!

We went to St. George over the weekend and Eric ran the St. George Marathon. He did awesome. He ran it in 3 hrs 27 minutes. I think I would have been at mile 10, maybe, at that point. He was sore for a couple days, but today he is doing great! There were a bunch of people in our ward that ran it and it was fun to be with all of them. I did alright while we were down there. I am just so proud of Eric, it rained and it was freezing!!! But he took it all in stride and did great!

I feel so bad for Ryan. With me being sick, he has had endure it just like I have been. So, I have my throw up bucket that I use to throw up in. Now Ryan goes and stands in front of the bucket and pretends to be throwing up. Eric took Ryan to a meeting a couple of weeks ago and Ryan started making this gagging sound. The other guys were wondering what he was doing, and Eric said, "Oh, he is just copying his mommy" Yeah, the poor kid, thankfully he won't remember it.

We're Alive

So, I certainly have not been the best poster lately. I have spent my days laying down in bed letting the house get messy, letting the laundry pile up and letting Ryan watch way too much TV. Yeah, it hasn't been great, but we're getting through this one day at a time. I woke up this morning and actually didn't feel completely miserable. We ended up going to the Zoo with Kara and Nikki. The kids were so good and after we were done at the zoo we went to get some lunch. I ate a whole sandwich. I was so proud of myself, and the best part was I didn't throw it up right after I ate it. Woo Hoo.

I really need to post about the most amazing person, however. Eric Jones is the most wonderful person on the planet!!! I am in bed when he goes to work, and often go back to bed as soon as he gets home. He works 4 10 hour days and then comes home and takes care of Ryan, dishes, dinner and me. He had his 30th birthday last week, and I ended up in bed the whole time. The thing about Eric is, he doesn't complain. He will, instead, thank me for going through this to bring our kids into the world. He cleans up my vomit bucket, every time I'm done (sorry if that's too much info). He gets up with Ryan in the middle of the night. Ryan had the flu on Monday night and Eric pretty much took care of him because I couldn't do much. If I ask him to go to the store to get something, he always does and never seems put out. I don't think I could go through this without him and I thank my lucky stars every day that he is in my life. I don't think anybody else could deal with me, and he does it in stride. He is a trooper, and I owe him so big time for his birthday!! I love you babe!!!!!!!!

Are you serious?

Yesterday, was the first day that I was able to get out of the house and do something for over a week. I didn't feel wonderful, but good enough that Ryan could get out and play. Kara took us to the children's museum with her and nikki. The kids had so much fun. Ryan loved playing with the balls, in the water and in the cars. He was so happy to be out of the house. Well, last night we decided to put Ryan to bed without the binki. We really would like to get him off it. So around 9:00 he started crying. Me, being the tough one, told Eric oh he's fine, he just wants the binki. Eric went in to check on him and came in our room saying that Ryan had thrown up all over the crib. So, we threw Ryan in the tub and Eric did some laundry. The poor baby just kept heaving after his tummy was empty, he was so sad. I was with him while he was heaving at one point and had to have Eric come get him because it was my turn to start throwing up. So, then around 1:00 in the morning, I could hear Eric frantically looking for the bucket as he is running in the bathroom. Yup, he was up all night long sick. I certainly hope it is only the 24 hour bug. I don't even know if I've had it or not, because I feel like that every second of every day. I just thought, you've got to be kidding. So, today we are all home. Can you believe it?

Please Help Me!!!

I need help everyone. I am just over 8 weeks pregnant and I am sicker than a dog. I can't keep food down and my throat hurts so badly from throwing up so much. I am desperate for a solution to at least help me get through these next weeks. Please, anything would be wonderful!

Where have I been?

Yes, I know it has been a while since I last posted. There are many many things going on that I just don't want to bore all of you with. I have also been so sick the past week, and don't expect it to get much better at least for another month to two months. Yes, I am pregnant again. I don't know how it happened so fast. We weren't necessarily trying and viola, there you go. I am about 7 1/2 weeks along (farther along than I was when I had my miscarriage in July). I have been so sick, though. I've definitely been more sick this time than I was with Ryan. I still have been spotting and bleeding, but I'm told that is normal. So, hopefully this time we can keep the baby. So, this makes my due date April 19th, or so we think. Since we really don't know exactly how far along I am since I had the miscarriage. Ryan's due date was April 18th. Crazy??? We must be destined to have a child with an April birthday. Here's hoping this one stays in until April.

Five Years!! Really??

Our Wedding Day! 8.22.2003

Yesterday, Eric & I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary. I cannot believe it has been 5 years since the two of us got married. We had such a good time yesterday, reminiscing about old times. We went to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and saw an amazing exhibit. They had paintings from Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, etc. It is amazing to see true works of art. After the museum we went to Thaifoon at Gateway. Yum Yum!! It was so good. We then took the train over to Temple Square and saw the Joseph Smith movie. It was very touching, but very emotionally draining. It is so sad to see the horrible things the prophet had to go through. But it was also very interesting to see a different side to Joseph Smith. My mom took Ryan and so Eric and I got to sleep in this morning. It was heaven! Thanks Mom!!

So, I have been thinking about what Eric and I have done together. In the last 5 years we have...

• Travelled to New York City, Upstate New York, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Wisconsin, California (multiple times), Hawaii, Spain, and around the Utah/Idaho/Montana region camping!
• Eric got his Master's Degree in Architecture
• Eric spent a semester in Bluff, Utah (that sucked, for Ali that is)
• Had a baby and added an entirely new realm of joy and fun to our life
• Bought our wonderful little Town home
• Got season tickets to Utah Football (Go Utes!)
• Eric almost being a licensed Architect (hopefully 2 months to go)

I am sure there are many other things, but Eric is no help and I can't think of anything else. All I can say is that these have been the most fulfilling years of my life thus far. I am so thankful for Eric and look forward to many anniversaries to come!

Before 5 blissful years of marriage

After 5 blissful years of marriage

My hunky husband!!

sour patch kid video

Ryan eating the sour patch kid

Vacation

So our vacation is now over, but we still have some fun pics to post. We went to Cedar Breaks on Saturday morning. It was nice because you just drive up to the viewpoints. We didn't do any hiking that day. We actually had pictures in the afternoon, so I wanted to make sure Ryan had some good naps so he would be good for pictures, which he was. He was awesome!!!

I took a funny video of Nate and Rachel giving Ryan a sour patch kid. I will try to put that at the bottom, it is priceless.

Family Vacation

We are in Brian Head, Utah right now on vacation with Eric's family. His parents rented a very nice cabin for the whole family and we are enjoying our stay here. Yesterday we drove into Bryce Canyon and did some hiking. It was so much fun. I have never been there before, and it was amazing!! Ryan did alright. He wanted to get out and walk around, we were all so nervous because there are drop offs all over around the hiking trail. It was fun to watch all the guys and us following every movement Ryan made, trying to make sure he didn't fall off a cliff. They were so much fun watching them play with Ryan. We are having lots of fun! Here are some pics from yesterday.

Ryan watching the chipmunks! It was so cute!!!