30 months married, 30 weeks pregnant!

Today Andrew and I have been married 2 1/2 years!  To celebrate on our tight student budget, we ate out at Subway.  We actually went there a lot when we were dating and engaged because I worked at the Subway on BYU's campus and had a good discount.  We were remembering that we could split a $5 footlong, a cookie, and a drink for just 21 cents on days that I worked longer hours and had a coupon.  We probably did that a couple nights a week for dinner, so it did bring back good memories from being engaged.  We are so happy to be married and I can't believe how fast time has flown by together.  Happiness really is being married to your best friend!  Life together has been fantastic so far and continues to get better.  Today he brought me home some beautiful flowers and a cute note.  I'm the luckiest girl!!

Today also marks me being 30 weeks pregnant.  In some ways it seems like it has drug on forever, but the time is also flying by and I can't believe he's due to come in just 10 weeks.  Ever since we learned he was due January 3rd we have been hoping and praying that he'll make his appearance at least a few days early (I wouldn't mind a week or 2!) so we can have a tax break.  January 3rd is also the day Andrew's classes start back up at Ohio State after the Christmas break.  To top it off, he has a huge all-day test he can't miss and determines his future at OSU on the 5th.  I'm also realizing that the few less days of being pregnant would be nice too.

I can't believe how much our little man has taken over my belly!  I'm seriously getting worried that by time he comes I won't even be able to stand up because I'll just fall forward due to the extra weight on my front end.

Here are pictures from weeks 15-30.  It seems like some weeks I get bigger and the next I shrink down a little, but that definitely has to do with what I'm wearing, when the last time I ate was, and the fullness of my bladder.  Some weeks they are taken the first day of the week, and some weeks the last.  For example, my 29 week picture was last night and my photo from 30 weeks is today.  It's harder than I would have guessed to remember to have your picture taken every week!  Enjoy Andrew's photography skills :)

15 weeks

 16 weeks

 17 weeks

 18 weeks

 19 weeks

 20 weeks (by far the best week- spent in Destin, FL with my family)

 21 weeks

 22 weeks

 23 weeks

 24 weeks

 25 weeks

 26 weeks

 27 weeks

 28 weeks

 29 weeks

 and the big 30 weeks!

Andrew and I are so happy to be married and to be expecting our first baby!  Life is great and just keeps getting better!

We got a new dog...

...but she only lasted in our home for an hour.  She bit me like 6 times on the way home and Andrew twice.  Then we got into our apartment and she attacked Kyle and peed marking her territory everywhere.  We called the original owners back and drove her back.  I really thought it was going to work out well, and I'm sure she was a good dog like they said (she was really nice around them), but it just wasn't working for us.  We tried.  Sorry Kyle, you're going to be an only dog. 

Our Dog Kyle (named after the dog in the movie Despicable Me)

For months I worked on Andrew trying to get him to want a dog.  He was one of those kids growing up that went through a million pets but never got to the dog level, so I knew it wouldn't be too hard. 

We lived in an apartment for the first 2 years of our marriage that didn't allow pets aside from fish (which we went through a lot of), so as soon as we moved out in May we finally found the perfect dog.  In fact it was only less than a week after leaving Provo that we were in Ohio with our new little buddy, a Bichon Frise named Kyle.  I must admit it's a little rough when he wants to pee in the early hours of the morning (especially for Andrew who is always stuck taking him out), but we both love him.  He is a little ball of energy and always so vibrant and ready to play.



Here we are the day we got him

 Playing with one of his favorite toys, a giraffe that squeaks

 He has a thing for shoes

 A little sad after losing his manhood

 Just before his first haircut

 Such a happy little guy

 Just a few days ago we found him studying the scriptures.  He had actually flipped a page, and before we caught him on camera he was looking right at them.  Such a righteous little guy.

Hopefully he does alright with our little baby on the way!  We found out we were expecting just a couple of days before picking him up.

And now I'm working on poor Andrew trying to talk him into a second dog :)  Kyle isn't like the dog I had growing up that is perfectly happy just watching you do things and sleeping next to you.  He is extremely playful and is happiest when other dogs are around or he's receiving undivided attention.  I think having another dog around will help his transition into having a baby around a lot easier?  We're looking at one that is a couple years old already, has as much enthusiasm as Kyle, and that we already know is good around small children.

Any ideas preparing a dog for a newborn?

26.2

This weekend Andrew ran his first marathon!  He trained all summer, running about 400 miles total in preparation for the big race on Saturday.  Saturday morning my dad and I drove him to Akron, Ohio where the race took place.  We got him there around 6am for the race which started at 7.  It was a very pretty autumn day and he did a great job!  His goal was to run it in 4 hours and 30 minutes, and thanks to a huge spurt of energy the last few miles and big sprint right at the end, he did it!  4 hours, 28 minutes, and 53 seconds.  My family and I got to see him at a few points during the race to cheer him on and watched as he sprinted to the finish line.  I was so proud of him I teared up!!  I think I'll blame that on the pregnancy hormones, though :)

 Here he is about ready to start the race.

 Check out that focused look!  He didn't even notice us SCREAMING his name and cheering him on!  This was about 0.1 miles to go.

 YAY!  He did it!

 It doesn't even look like he just ran 26.2 miles!

 Just a reminder that our little guy was there cheering him on too.

 With my parents and brother afterwards.  It was so nice to have them all cheering for him!

Andrew would definitely describe his race as a success, and I couldn't be more proud!

Best husband ever!

So Andrew scored a of points this weekend.  We only have 1 car, so I always drop Andrew off at school on my way to work and pick him up on the way home.  Friday I called him as I was leaving the office and he said he decided to walk home becaue he was going stir crazy studying all day.  I got home and the laundry baskets were sitting out, which reminded me that we were completely out of clean underwear, so it HAD to get done right away.  I found him cleaning the bathroom and talked to him for a good few minutes before I noticed the clean clothes hanging everywhere- he had walked home from school and done all the laundry because he knows it's my least favorite thing in the world!  Then, to top it off, he pulls out flowers that he got for me!

After that we decided to run a few errands and stopped by a furniture place that was going out of business.  We fell in love with this high topped table, but it was still expensive and we realized that it would take up approximately half of our apartment.  Someday we'll get cool furniture, but we'll probably have to wait for another few years when Andrew is done with school and has a real job.  There's something kind of fun about having really ghetto furniture that doesn't match.  In fact, the only furniture we own right now is a bookshelf that we bougt from Walmart and another mini shelf and a desk that we got from a yard sale for a few bucks (our apartment came fully furnished).

Sunday Andrew scored more points when I left for visiting teaching and he made an amazing dinner when I was gone- my favorite chicken my mom made when I was little, real mashed potatoes, green beans, and a really nice salad.  I was super impressed, and he wasn't even mad that I was gone for half an hour longer than I expected. 

I married a keeper, which I'm sure most every girl thinks about her husband :)  I am so grateful to be married to such a wondeful man and that it will be forever!

Fun Weekend

Andrew and I had a fun weekend- busy- but fun.  Friday night we went to Divine Comedy on campus with our friends Ryan and Sarah.  The boys dropped us girls off at the door and went and parked the car while we got in line.  We walked around looking for the end of it- which was all the way upstairs through mazes of people at the JSB at BYU.  Although the line was long, the show was good and we had a lot of fun with them.

Saturday evening Andrew's family came over for Olsen family game night.  We rotate who hosts the party every month, and this time it was our turn.  It was a little cramped in our tiny apartment, and we had no problems staying plenty warm.  We played ImagineIf, Mad Gab, and Apples to Apples- some of my favorite games.  It's nice to just hang out and play games together.  Andrew's little sister, Maddie, seemed to win everything.  But as competitive as the rest of the family is, I don't think there were any hurt feelings (which is pretty impressive now that I think about it!).

Sunday Andrew and I went to the Christmas Devotional in Salt Lake City with my little brother Kory.  It was fun to  drive up there with him- he's quite entertaining.  The air is soooo gross here right now.  You can see the pollution all around you, and it even tastes bad!  The devotional was really nice, and I am super excited that it's the Christmas season.  I love that people are all a little nicer and more willing to help eachother. 

This week has been pretty hectic as well.  Tuesday we worked at the Branbury clubhouse from 5-11.  I actually left Andrew for awhile and went and babysat with my good friend from work.  The baby (our other friend from work's son) is 9 weeks old and so cute.  He clearly has barfing problems, though, and the two of us and her husband were all hit by the end of the night.  The funniest thing that happened was when it was my turn to change his diaper and the air hit and there was a stream of pee straight onto my friend's carpet.  Luckily she though it was as funny as I did, and we laughed so hard that her husband came down to see what was going on.  I came home and told Andrew that when we have kids we may have to keep a Christmas tree up all year because every time he cried, we'd hold him up in front of the tree and he would be happy again.  I guess he likes Christmas as much as me!

Well Wednesday was my work Christmas party, which was fun.  I'm lucky to work with great people, so we had a good time.  Tonight we're back at the Branbury working from 5-11, and this time Andrew left me to go run some errands.  Hopefully he'll get back soon, though, because I am STARVING!

Oh Christmas Tree

 Here's our Christmas tree all decorated for Christmas- which I must admit I like a lot better than decorated for Halloween (above).