Baby Shower!

A couple of weeks ago my mom and sisters gave me a baby shower, it was so fun! It was so fun to visit with everyone and just enjoy the afternoon. Jordan's mom and sisters were even in town so it was a lot of fun to have them there as well. Everyone was so generous with gifts and we feel so lucky to have such sweet family and friends, so thank you everyone! Unfortunately my sister's camera was having some issues at first so some of these pics are kinda blurry, but we did our best, and I'm so glad she took what she could because I spaced bringing my camera altogether!

Start of the shower, this is the best pic I got of my belly, sorry!

Mani and Kelly, they'll probably get mad at me for posting this but I thought it was cute. Mani was kind enough to write down all my gifts, even if she did need some gentle reminding once in a while...:)

Opening the gift from Ambre and her mom and sisters, her mom made me that cute quilt and a car seat cover, so nice!

Mom and Kristen gave me the Very Hungry Caterpillar, love it! And after I showed Jordan I found out he has never even heard of the book! This will be changing...

Jord's sister Ciara made me a curtain for the nursery, she just graduated from the interior design program at BYU Idaho, she did an awesome job, I love it!

Jord's sis Chelsea, his mom, Michelle, and sis Ciara

And below, Abby wasn't able to make it to the shower but she made me this cute little snuggie for the baby, she did a great job!

Michelle made me this amazing quilt, she spent hours on it and did a lot of embroidery, it turned out so cute and we love it! She is so excited to finally be a Nana.

A quilt Mom made just for fun, I had no idea she was even making it!

The quilt for the nursery, Mom pretty much made the whole thing, but I did do the applique birds on the bottom so I can take just a little credit. I love the way it turned out!

And just a couple of pictures of the almost finished nursery.

All of this is becoming incredibly real now, which is so exciting, but so weird at the same time. I am just over 36 weeks and getting kind of nervous, but ultimately we are just so excited that I can't get too nervous. I told my doctor he just needs to let me get through finals next week and then I'll be good to go whenever! It's been really fun preparing for this little girl to arrive and we can't wait! Thanks again to everyone who has helped us out through this process, you are the best!

Time well spent

If you have about 30 minutes, this video is excellent. It is from a BYU devotional a couple of weeks ago that Jordan attended. The speaker is Micheal Flaherty, the president and co-founder of Walden Media. He brings up some very good points that both Jordan and I can relate to, and for those of you wondering if Jord really is crazy for going into the film industry, maybe you won't think he's quite so crazy after watching. I realize 30 mintues is a lot of time to take out of the day sometimes, but if you have the chance, it will be worth your while. We thought it was inspiring. Enjoy :)

*whelmed*

(Doesn't this pic just make you miss him??)

"I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be, whelmed?"



That is how I currently feel. In case you don't know what line that is from, it's 10 Things I Hate About You and now I just wish I could watch it instead of quoting it.



Rather than give you the 10 Things I Hate About Life currently...I've decided just to leave it at that. I am whelmed. Maybe on the brink of overwhelmed but I'm just trying to take it all one day at a time.



So forgive the lack of blogging anything interesting or important in my life. Basically I am working full time, schooling full time, and trying to relax sometime in between those things. What I really want to be doing is preparing my baby's nursery, actually reading a book about pregnancy or babies, exercising, watching a movie, and sleeping. Is that so much to ask???



Apparently.



I hope you are all having the January/February lull as I am. Let's blame it on that, ok?

AND...

...it's a GIRL!

I still can't believe it. Some of you know that I have been long-convinced I would never be getting a girl in this lifetime. I am glad to be proven wrong by not one, but two ultrasounds. On that note, I loved the ultrasounds. I have not yet felt this little baby move (to my knowledge), so when I saw everything that was going on inside me I was amazed. I couldn't believe how much you could see and I was way impressed. I'm glad I finally feel a connection with this little one. Only bummer was after the ultrasound I just wanted her here to hold and cuddle already! I'm officially halfway, but it seems like I won't get that baby here for a long time yet. The nice thing was going up to my parents house after the ultrasound and cuddling my cute new niece, Jane. I was lame enough to not get one single picture of her or any Christmas festivities for that matter. Just know we had a great holiday and loved seeing all of (both) our familes and some friends. Happy New Year!

It's about that time...

I love this time of year, it is my absolute favorite! I love the smells, the sights, the treats and the crunch of leaves, just to name a few. I love the anticipation of the holidays and visiting with our families. (Yes, I am already listening to Christmas music, and I am not ashamed)! This year is particularly happy for us though. We are anticipating much more than just the holidays...we are finally having us a Baby Hill! I can think of nothing else that would make this time of year better and happier for us. I am just out of my first trimester (hallelujah) and we are so completely excited. I am due May 19th; hard to believe that in just six months we will have a little one in our lives, but we can't wait! Happy Holidays!

Fun for Us!

Jordan and I just got two pieces of good news over the last couple of weeks:

First off, we are going to be moving! No we are not moving to some exciting, far-off place, that would be too good! We are moving about 5 minutes down the street into my Aunt and Uncle's house while they serve their mission! I never would have imagined we would be in Provo at this point still, but we are. And since we are staying for the next 2 years until Jord goes to grad school, we may as well live somewhere new! So we get to live in their house, which will give us so much room I don't know what we'll do. We are mostly looking forward to our own washer and dryer (2 sets actually) and a dishwasher! We also think it will be a good experience to give us an idea of what having a house will be like, even though that day is certainly distant. So we are pretty excited about that and we are moving in at the end of the month.

Secondly, since we have decided to stick around Provo for a couple of years, Jord has been looking for a more permanent job. He had some pretty good connections at BYU so he applied to BYU Broadcasting and was just hired last week. He will be working in their production department as a Unit Production Manager (UPM for those who know the slang). He is pretty excited to be able to do some hands on production; even though it may not be at his dream production company, gotta start somewhere!

Last little tidbit, we will celebrate our 4th anniversary this week! We have no amazing plans at all, but I'm sure we'll make it out for a date at some point. Can't believe it's been 4 years already, keep 'em comin!

Washington!

Jordan and I got to go to Washington at the end of July. Ryan and Lauren were up there for a couple of weeks and we stayed with Lauren's parents and had a blast. We stayed pretty busy the whole time and drove a lot! Sure made us realize how much we miss living by these two, especially since they added Crew to the mix! We are so glad we got the chance to do this while we can. Thanks you guys!

Downtown Seattle:

Pike Place Market...

Ryan, Lauren and Crew
Jord, Me and Crew

The gum wall!

I was in heaven! These were the first of 3 separate raspberry purchases. SO GOOD!

We had a great time seeing everything. Lauren was a great tour guide.

The night before we left we got a surprise visitor:

Elder Hill! So we may have bent the rules with this one, but how could we pass up an opportunity to see this stud? We loved visiting for a bit, and of course, he is an awesome missionary!


Some other things we missed pictures on was a day at Lauren's brother's lake, a day boating with our good friends Bryce and Camille, lots of good food, games (where me and Jord totally dominated), and a visit to my Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Mike's house. The trip was wonderful and so fun to take Jord to see Washington. Also made him appreciate Utah's weather which is always a good thing for him!