St. George Weekend

After Jayden's graduation we headed down to St. George for the weekend. Here are some photos of our trip

The Dinosaur museum:

Visiting the sand dunes

 Having a picnic in the back of the truck

Going to the park

Jayden's Graduation

I am finally ready to post the photos from Jayden's Graduation! My computers hard drive crashed and I was without a way to download the photos, but finally was able to get them downloaded. Jayden's graduation was a 2 day event. It started on Thursday, May 2nd with the general University commencement. On Friday, May 3rd was the College of Engineering Convocation. On Friday, Garfield's took everyone out to lunch at one of our favorite places called Nuch's. Then we went back to our apartment for dessert and presents. That afternoon was the convocation. It was a great 2 days and we are so proud of Jayden!

Video: Muscles, animal sounds, and 5 little monkeys

We took a video of Gavin to show some things that he is doing right now. He loves showing people his muscles. He loves to say different animal sounds. He also loves the song 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed, and he can sing along and finish the song. Don't mind his dirty feet! Haha this was when he had been walking around in the back of the truck in St. George right before this so his feet are really dirty.

12 Weeks

I want to start doing my weekly pregnancy updates again. It will be fun to compare this pregnancy to the last pregnancy. Today I am 12 weeks 5 days. I am so happy to say that I feel almost normal again! I felt pretty sick up until about 11 1/2 weeks. The extreme exhaustion hit me pretty hard this time. I was pretty nauseous during the morning and when I didn't eat, but I didn't throw up at all. There were about 4 or 5 times where I was ready to throw up in the toilet, but I somehow managed to not throw up. You forget what it feels like to feel normal when you feel sick for 3 months, so I am so glad to be feeling better now. I actually have energy and motivation to get things done. Gavin seems happier because he knows that I am feeling better and that I can give him more attention. My belly is growing bigger and faster with this pregnancy. However, I think that my belly is higher than it was last time. Last time I remember I had to use the belly band trick by 10 weeks to wear my normal pants. This time I can fit into my normal pants just fine and they feel the same, but my belly is bigger, so just higher I think. One of the hardest parts about the first trimester is not exercising. I had no motivation or energy to. I would try to take Gavin on a few walks a week, but they ended up being more leisurely than exercise. Yesterday, Gavin and I finally got some good exercise. We walked up hills for an hour and a half and did some weight training. I also have had a lot of stomach aches so far. I didn't have those with Gavin, so I am hoping they won't last the whole pregnancy.

This was after my workout that Gavin and I did yesterday. 

 I asked Jayden to take a picture for me and Gavin insisted on being in the picture too! haha

*****Compare to 12 weeks with Gavin***

It's Finally Here!

The time has finally come.....Jayden is graduating! It has been a long time coming, but we are so happy to celebrate his graduation today (and yesterday). We are so proud of him for completing his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Biomedical Engineering! Last night we went to the general University commencement. Today is the College of Engineering Convocation. A party for two days! We are so grateful for every one who helped us get to this point in our life. We are excited for the next phase of our life. Jayden and I don't know what life is like out of school, so it will be an adventure!

Pictures to come soon.....here are 2 pictures that I posted on instagram. I took the picture with my phone from my camera because I haven't had time to put them on my computer, so they quality isn't the best, but I still love them!