"Holy loud babyshower" ~Bryce

Mike and I got to take the last car ride home before little Maeli comes! We left for Ontario on Friday night after work and then bright and early Saturday morning we went to Vale for my baby shower! We got to play tons of fun games and we all laughed way too hard! There was at least 25 ladies here after they all showed up! it was so great to see them all but it was CRAZY!! Mike and the boys went to town to play tennis but came back a little before it was over. Bryce was in the computer room on facebook and when i got on later he had that comment on his status....my mom and i laughed pretty hard! It was pretty loud, very crazy and i got tons of little girl clothes! my favorite present was my dads cradle that he made for me! it is so beautiful!!! We are heading back home tomorrow and im a little sad to leave my family again! But the good part is that i have lots of new baby stuff and im more than ready for Maeli to come!!

Heathers beautiful diaper cake!

My dads amazing cradle full of Maeli's new clothes!

Most of the circle of ladies. Brecca didnt quite get all the ladies beside and behind her. :)

New Hair Cut!!!!

I have had my hair long for quite a while now and i was getting pretty sick of it! So yesterday when mike was at work, and Heather was here visiting, I went and got all my hair chopped off! it feels great and I love having it short again! Mike has been bugging me to cut if off because he loved it short and that was how we met. So i surprised him with a cute new hair cut and took him out for dinner at Ruby Tuesdays and a movie! We had a super fun date!!!! Here are some pics of the new hair!!!!

Getting Ready!!

I am now 29 1/2 week into my pregnancy! I cant even believe how fast it has been going! Maeli is growing so fast and getting so big! You can see pretty much every move that she makes now and it is so much fun for Mike and I to sit and feel her and talk to her! I have had a few miserable days when my sciatica nerve was acting up and my knees would buckle! That pretty much puts me out for the rest of the day because my butt will ache so bad that i cant move at all! Other than that I have been nesting really bad! On Tuesday I started my spring deep cleaning! I cleaned out closets and drawers and pretty much cleaned between every crack in my apartment! it felt great! Along with getting the house nice and clean, i have been getting Maeli's room ready! Its been so much fun finding her clothes and getting her room all cute and decorated! I also took up knitting just as something to do in my spare time when mike is in class or at work! its actually been a lot of fun! I was about 3/4 of the way done with a blanket for Maeli when i started on another one for my friend who is having a little boy the end of the month! Not a whole lot has been going on other than that! just trying not to annoy mike too much with my need to prepare! We are getting so excited for Maeli to come!!!!! only 81 days left!

25 randon things!

So miss Emiley tagged me on hers and so i have to do one now. i know everyone has been doing this on facebook, but ill just do it on here! :) Thanks Emiley!



1. I hate the cold! snow makes me crabby and i will do anything to avoid going outside into the cold. Mike hates it when i turn the heat on though!



2. My mom is pretty much the best friend i have ever had. I love to talk to her on the phone and i cry when i miss her!



3. I recently took up knitting because i was bored! i already knew how to crochet so i thought it would be a challenge! im knitting a baby blanket for Maeli and i already have the yarn picked out for Elai's blanket



4. Im a movie junky! i love to watch movies!



5. Ham used to be my most favorite thing in the world...till i got prego and it made me sick one time and now i will never eat it again! Sad i know!!!



6. i was born in Germany! i would love to go back someday with Mike!!! i mean i WILL go back someday with Mike!



7. I have a pain phobia. I pretty much avoid it in any way that i can. Needles used to make me have a panic attack, im still overcoming that one. Never broke a bone or anything though



8. I love to sing very horribly when im in the car with my little brother Bryce. We have so much fun singing like toneless retards! sad part is that we both can sing quite well! its just more fun to sing very very bad!!!!



9. My sister and i have a Christmas eve tradition of bedtime ballet! we turn on the nutcracker and do ballet moves while laying in bed together!!



10. Im EXTREMELY stubborn! I know what i want and i will get it gosh darnet!!!! i think i get that from my dad!!! LOVE YOU DADDY!!



11. My husband is amazing!!! he pushes me to be a little better every day! and tries to make me not so stubborn! lol



12. I love hot baths and showers. They can never be too hot



13. I have two nieces and one nephew! I love their guts and i think they are the cutest things in the world!



14. Im way too emotional. i cry for no reason and i always feel bad for things for way too long. i really shouldnt let stuff get to me but i do! maybe its cuz im pregnant?!?



15. i have a spontaneous problem. I get super excited about doing things or getting things right then and there, and then i realize that i dont really like it or want it after the fact. i guess its more of an attention problem...



16. I am having a little girl in May! We are naming her Maeli Rae Rankin! Rae after her great grandma Marvins middle name! Its mine and Mikes first baby and we are so so super excited! we love to lay in bed and feel her kick together. i think Mike is gonna be an amazing dad



17. I love to be lazy! a day when i can lay around all day and do nothing is a great day for me! lol. But on the other hand i do love to feel like i accomplished something sometimes



18. My little brothers and sister make me laugh! i love to be around them because they all do such funny things! its the best!



19. i love to be alone sometimes. Mike is the complete opposite and always wants friends around, but i love to have a quiet night!!



20. I do still love to spend time with friends! I love to visit all the ones in Ogden and also the ones here and at home in Oregon!!! Dinner dates with friends are the best!!! (Zech and Emiley pretty much)



21. Mike is a much better cook than me! i burn everything and find creative ways to make something so simple difficult to make!



22. My first cars name was Frankie. April named it and it has always stuck. Everyone knows that car as Frankie! it just fits her! Now its Bryces car and i kinda miss it!!!



23. I love to have a project to do! I like having a task that takes a while and being left alone to finish it. Its the best feeling in the world to accomplish a large project!



24. I hate to shop! There is nothing that i like about spending money on clothes or groceries or shoes or anything. its such a hard thing for me to do because im scared i wont like it when i get it home!



25. I wish i lived closer to home! when mike is done with school im making him take me closer to my family and we are never moving away again!!!!!!



Okay so now i tag Miss Brittany and my MOMMA!!! you go girls!!!

It's a GIRL!!!

We had our ultrasound today! Other than my bladder ready to pop, it was the most wonderful thing in the world!!! Mike was a sweet heart and waited to pee till i could :) It was painful! But we got to spend a half hour or so watching our little baby girl move around like crazy! The ultrasound tech could hardly get some of the pictures because she was moving so much. We have got one active little girl on our hands! They moved my Due date to June 4th as i guessed they would! I have already been having lots of fun getting the nursery ready for our little Maeli Rae Rankin to come into the world! So take a look at her and let us know who she looks like :)

Snow Day!!

Mike was super excited to find out that we were expected to get a snow storm this weekend. He told me about it pretty much every day this last week. Sure enough we got about 4 or so inches over the last two days and Mike cant stop looking outside! He woke me up at 5 on Saturday morning just to tell me that it was snowing! It was fun today cuz the snow that was coming down was beautiful!!! We were driving and i was taking pictures of the perfect snowflakes. I never knew that they really did look like snowflakes like in pictures... So today he finally talked me into going out sledding with him. We also made some rice krispy treat and some fudge that turned out delicious!! So it turned out to be a very fun and eventful snow day.

Baby Rankins Heartbeat!!

We had a doctors appointment this morning and we were so excited to get to hear the babys heartbeat! Mike got to be the camera man, and the camera wasnt focusing so you will have to excuse the fuzzy picture, but you can pick out the babys heart easily!!! It has one strong healthy heart! I am now 16 weeks along and the baby is growing great! I also got to schedule my ultrasound where we will find out what sex the baby is! Mike and I are super excited to find out! We have picked out two names, one for a girl and one for a boy! So on the 6th of january we will find out wether we have Maeli Rae Rankin, or Tayson Michael Rankin! We chose Maeli Rae because my Grandma Marvins middle name is Rae and so we wanted to name it after her and of course you can figure out where we got the Michael for Taysons name :) The belly is growing quite well also! I no longer can fit in my regular clothes so that is new and exciting as well!