My very own little buttercup

Last night was our ward talent show. One thing I LOVE about Chase is that he is not afraid to be a bit goofy in the name of fun. The elders quorum presidency was supposed up come up with a talent so they got creative (and brave) and put this little number together. Have you ever seen "Three Amigos"? I had never seen it before I married Chase but it is a Taylor favorite. For those of you who haven't seen it, here is a clip of the scene that Chase and Chris did for the show. The pictures didn't turn out very well but I'll put a few up anyway.

A few of the wives in the ward and planned a little surprise at the end of the talent show also. Michelle taught everyone how to apply make up and we applied it to our husbands from behind a curtain. (its hard to explain-think of girl's camp skits) Afterwards we made them sing "I'm a little teapot" on stage. It was hilarious. Seriously-what a great sport!.
Baby Update: I am 16 weeks pregnant! I have definitely noticed a difference in how I felt right around 16 weeks. Food is still sort of a pain but overall I feel so much better. Chase has been such a wonderful pregnant husband. He cooks for me, does the stinky dishes, gives me back rubs, and when I wake up with charlie-horses in my legs he helps me work them out. True love! Three weeks until we find out if its a girl or boy!!!!

nobody tells you...

Pregnancy is so weird. Seriously how come nobody tells you about all the crazy things that happen to your body when you're pregnant? Some good, mostly not so good. The belly growing is kind of fun-and I tease Chase that I'm a vampire because I have an incredible sense of smell. As long as I'm not smelling anything very strong its ok, otherwise I have to hold my breath or head to the bathroom. As far as the "not so good" pregnancy symptoms go I think the list spans broader. For instance, the leg cramps in the middle of the night aren't really that funny...neither is the waking up 1-3 times each night to pee. I thought those were both third trimester plagues but I guess I'm blessed with them early. The hormone changes give Chase whiplash I think. I do my best to moderate my emotions because I know its probably just the estrogen. Of course there is the occasional faintness, varying levels of nauseousness, puking sprees with little or no warning, and worst of all: FOOD IS DISGUSTING! On one hand I am hungry ALL the time, but nothing sounds good and I can only eat half a meal before I feel like I'm going to lose it. Within the hour I am starving again.

Enough complaining. Honestly, even with all the weird symptoms it is more fun than uncomfortable to be pregnant. I love thinking about our little baby all curled up safe inside my belly. Hopefully soon I'll start to feel him/her swimmin' around in there. Call me crazy but I'm actually exited to "look pregnant" to other people. Right now I just think I have a baby bump and my family makes fun of me because they don't think I do.

14 weeks 3 days

P.S. Here are two big ones that I forgot. Suddenly I have all kinds of allergies plus my nose is stuffed up all the time and worst yet-MY HAIR IS FALLING OUT!!! What other weird/quirky symptoms did you guys have?

describes me to a "T"...

catch up

Vacations sure are amazing aren't they? Last week Chase and I went with the whole Taylor fam to Huntington Beach, California. We stayed in this great beachhouse 2 blocks from the beach. It was great because it came stocked with beach cruiser bikes, beach chairs, boogie boards...everything we could need for beach fun! One night we went to an Angels game-after $5.00 churros, 6 home runs, and a sad home team loss-we had a blast!
Everybody got pretty burned the very first day and had to milk our poor tender skin the rest of the week. It must be true what they say about your skin being more sensitive when your pregnant because oh my goodness my face FRIED! I even had a hat on half the day and the next morning I woke up swollen with blisters...oops! The rest of the trip my whole face peeled off. You might be able to tell from the pics-it wasn't pretty.
We were lucky enough to see WICKED again, this time in San Diego. It was an amazing cast. Remember young cozette from the original Les Meis cast (on the cd)? She was Elphaba! It was kind cool, she was a fantastic Wicked Witch.

I love that my husband is such a kid when the time is right. He is going to be such a fun Dad to our little kids. These brothers have such a great time together, I love when they get to be goofs! Our last day at the beach they made this incredible sand city, complete with a Nephite temple. Penny stayed with Grandma and Grandpa while we were gone. I took this picture just now- Penny loves her grandma! Dad took Penny on a walk every day that we were gone. I don't think she had much time to miss us!

I just love the Taylors, it was so much fun to spend a whole week hanging out with the Taylors. I am so blessed to have gained such amazing inlaws. I love them to death!

Lastly, our little one inch baby is doing great! We had our first doctors appointment a couple days ago and we got to hear the heartbeat. It is such an incredible feeling to hear my own slow and steady heartbeat and then our baby's quick beat on top of it. I have still been pretty sick but luckily managed not to throw up throughout our whole vacation. I think the most frusterating part is finding food that I can eat that doesn't make me gag. I can't wait until food tastes good again! I'm ten weeks now...almost done with the sickness hopefully! Sorry for the long catch up- peace!

Our little sesame seed

Fourth of July North Salt Lake celebration on the Taylor lawn

First of all, thanks for all of your "Congrats" and well wishes, it means the world to us! I can't tell you how excited Chase and I are about this baby! I don't think I am a very patient person. I'm only six weeks along and I feel like eight more months is forever away. Our due date is March 10th. All I want to do is read, shop, and think about this baby but how much is there really to talk about at only six weeks? I mean honestly, I can't even put up a pregnancy ticker yet because it looks like a little bug larvae, not so cute yet. We had an early ultrasound this week and got to see our little baby. (Really our baby was just a little dot inside of a lima bean, but what a miracle it is to see!)

Up until yesterday I have been feeling great besides being very tired and hungry all the time. I even kind of wished I would "feel" more pregnant. Well my wish came true. Smooth textures, any smell, and pickles are not so good-and I have always loved pickles. It is amazing to me that being pregnant can affect your sense of smell and taste so strongly. Any tips for morning sickness? So far I've been just trying to always have some food in me because it hits the strongest when I get hungry.

I will do my best not to turn my blog into a play by play of my entire pregnancy but I hope you don't mind if I tell about an occasional strange symptom every now and then. Like I said...I'm excited.

Besides baby news, lots of other exciting things are going on. My sister Tiffini is getting married in October in Nappa Valley, CA. She is marrying John who is just the nicest guy. I think they are a great couple and they are so happy. We have been busy bridesmaid dress shopping and making travel plans. My oldest brother Brian is also getting married this fall. He is marrying darling Thip from Laos so they are having a traditional Laocian wedding in September and then an American wedding in November. I am just excited that we get to see our family twice this fall!

There is a lot to celebrate this fourth of July!

In March 2010...

Penny relinquishes her throne in the Taylor family!

We're having a baby!!!

believe it or not...

We're still alive!

I have promised Jenn pictures of our apartment for about a month now and I'm finally just getting around to it. (sorry jenn!) I've been avoiding it because I still don't have a desk besides the nasty D.I. one from Logan and it is right in my living room. (I should have claimed there was no room for it on the truck so I could get a new one)

Life here in Boise has been busy, adventurous, and fun. We have been working with Kyle doing real estate for a few months now. It has kept us busy and we have learned so much. We are so blessed that Kyle and Jade have opened up their home to let us work with them this summer. We have really enjoyed getting to spend so much time with them and tayler though. man that little girl is adorable! It is so fun to watch her grow and change every day.

We are on a co-ed softball team with our family and jade's family. and when I say WE I mean Chase. I'll be honest. I've never played on an organized sports team in my life and I was afraid. I regret it though, I think it would have been fun to be on a team with Chase, instead of just a spectator. We're thinking about doing a fall league so maybe I'll get up the nerve then!

Summer evenings in Boise are just delightful. Each night we try to do something to enjoy it. We live right on the greenbelt so we love to take our puppy for a stroll. Sometimes we take a dip in the pool, or just sit on our porch and read a good book. We just got bikes too so that will be put into the mix shortly! I wish summer would never end...I'll pretend it won't for now.

Living by my family has been such a blessing. We love getting to spend so much time with them. We love you guys! We also planted a little salsa garden this year. We love checking to see how big the peppers have grown each day.

Lastly, my favorite show ever: So You Think You Can Dance is on! Wahoo! I wish I had more pictures of our happenings, but I'll work on that.