Happy Halloween

This year for Halloween I dressed up as a devil, while Steven went as a Mexican cowboy. We were home to give out candy for a little while this evening before heading out to a Halloween party at our friends house. There were tons of people there and we had a lot of fun. I kind of felt like we should really enjoy ourselves because it will probably be our last Halloween party with them, seeings how next year we will have a little one and probably won't really be into the party scene. Just a picture of the yummy pumpkin cupcakes that I made for the party!

Baby Check Up

We had another doctors appointment this morning and were able to hear the baby's heartbeat! Our MD said he/she was moving in there, and it took a minute to get focused on the heartbeat, but once we did it sounded great. Speaking of baby moving I've definitely felt it this week! I had questioned if I was feeling it earlier, but was never really sure. However, this week there was no denying that it was the baby moving in there, it's the strangest feeling, but I love it! So our next appointment is on November 19th and we will be having our 20 week ultrasound! I was afraid they were going to make us wait 4 weeks to do it, but he gave us the option to do it in 2 so of course we took it! We are so excited to be able to see our little baby again and find out if we'll be having a boy or a girl! I think it's a boy, but Steven has gone back and forth between girl and boy. So we want to know what you think, are we having a boy or a girl?? See voting poll>>>>>>>

I'M DONE!!

It's official I've finally completed my BSN!! I had turned in my last assignment on the 22nd, but it just got graded last night so now I can really say that I'm done. It feels so great to have it over with! I felt like I've had this black cloud hanging over my head ever since I stopped school 3 years ago, and now it has finally been removed! I also have to say that I'm pretty proud of myself for getting it done in less than a year, there were definitely times that I questioned whether or not that would be possible. I have to give a huge thanks to my husband for being so supportive and encouraging over the last year, I couldn't have done it without him! I also have to thank my family who supported and cheered me on to keep going and get it done. And lastly thanks to WGU who made this all possible at a very reasonable price!

It's a BOY!!

Nope, not for us, but for my sister Rebecca & her husband Shane! Yesterday on October 26th, 2009 our newest nephew entered the world! His name is Cannon Duane Christiansen, he weighed 8 lbs 10 oz, and was 19.5 inches long! We can't wait to go home and meet him in person! Welcome to the family Cannon!!

Happy Birthday MOM!!

Mom, we just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday and let you know that we are thinking about you! We wish we could be there to celebrate with you. We hope you have a wonderful day, because you deserve it! We are so grateful for all that you do for us and we can't wait for our little one to get to know Grandma Wilson! We love you and miss you tons! Happy Birthday Mom!

The Rest of Us

I realized that the only thing I've posted about our lives lately has focused around our baby, so I thought I'd give a little update on how the rest of us are doing. Steven is now in his 1st semester of his 2nd year of grad school and it has been keeping him very busy. Everyone warned him that this would be the hardest year, and now we are starting to believe them. It seems as though we rarely see each other and he's already had several very late nights staying up to do homework (which sometimes makes me grateful that I work nights). Aside from school he also just received a new calling at church, he is now the Secretary for the Elders Quorum Presidency. It's a big change for him since we've both been in the primary for most of the last 4 years since we've been married. He's very excited about it though and excited to be back in Priesthood. As for me I am still working nights at the hospital and loving it for the most part. With fall here and winter coming things have started to pick up, which is good for us, but bad for the kids. I'm also in my final month of school. As of right now I have 2.5 assignments left to do and then I will be done and have my BSN. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and I'm getting very excited to have school over with, so that I can have time to focus on the baby. As for the pregnancy I have felt very blessed to have felt so good thus far. I've been tired, had some nausea, bloating, lack of appetite and just recently a weird craving for frozen ding dongs, but overall I've felt really good and I'm excited to finally be in my 2nd trimester! And then there is Rosco, who has lost his puppy look and is turning into an adult dog. He has started acting like Mr. Tough guy lately growling and barking at people, cars, or animals passing by, and we've been trying to get a handle on it. He has also been jumping our backyard fence chasing after squirrels and cats so we had to go back to putting him on a yard line, until we got an electric fence put in. He loves to go to the dog park or have doggy play-dates and gets along with just about any other dog, which is nice. Although he tries my patience some days, overall he is still a really good dog and he brings a lot of life into our home.