I Can't Believe November is almost GONE!

Is it just me or has this month really flown?Honestly were is all the time going?

Well after a couple of days of thinking that I needed to update our blog, I'm finally doing it. Josh and I have now made it to the last trimester of this pregnancy, Only 80+ days to go. We had another dr.'s appt on Wed. and I passed my glucose test. Ashlyn is continuing right on schedule and boy is she a mover. I don't think she ever sits still,but it's ok because I love feeling her movements. After my next appointment I will start bi-weekly appointments. As requested by one of my sister-in-laws here is a picture of me now at 28 1/2 weeks. Mind you, I'm not very big but I feel huge!

I didnt' realize Josh was taking the pic or else I would have smiled.

Well Josh is now officially on Thanksgiving break and we decided we didn't want to just stay home the entire time so we've made a trip to Pocatello and IF already. Josh will be doing homework, job searching, and I'm sure Halo and Football this week while I'm at work. We are now going to Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma Rasmussen's house, since mom's sisters are coming from Boise and this is the first time in a long time that, that side of the family has been together with that many people. Other than Thanksgiving plans and work we aren't sure what's going on this week, except that Jessica and Melissa should both have new babies by the end of the week.

Last night we got lucky and got tickets to "Twilight" and we both loved it. I think it followed the book pretty well and look forward to the following movies. On the way home I had to explain a lot of things to Josh and he said he might even read the books. We both recommend this movie.
So I know that most of you know that I don't like to do be in the kitchen unless I'm cleaning it. Josh is the head chef at our home. But be amazed, I was in the kitchen cooking and baking yesterday. Yes, yes I know that you are all shocked! I actuallly made dinner and I was in the mood to bake sugar cookies. Now mind you I'm not a very good froster of cookies but here is a pic of a few of them.

Now I did the football and helmet if honor of Josh. He's been playing Football on the Wii.

The Big 22!

Well yesterday was my b-day, thanks for all of you who called and wished me a happy b-day. Josh made me a cake and bought me a dozen roses. They are gorgeous! For my b-day Josh got me one of those kitchen mixers and boy am I grateful for it. It sure does make making things like bread a whole lot easier than when I use to do it by hand. We went and got a movie and pizza and just enjoyed being with each other.

Life is going great for us. Josh only has 3 or 4 weeks left of the semester and is so excited to have the semester come to an end. It will be nice next semester because he will have every Tues. and Thurs. off. Work is going well for me as well.

We are looking forward to the next couple of weeks because we will get to meet 2 new little neices, Thanksgiving will be here, and I'll start my bi-weekly dr. appts.

WE love you all and hope to hear/see you soon. Have a great weekend.

A Time for Thanks

Can you all believe it''s November already? Before we know it Thanksgiving will be here, and we all have so much to be thankful for this year. Josh and I just got back from a quick trip to UT.

Josh finally was able to see and feel Ashlyn move. We were both very excited about that! It's been over 2 months since her first movevement.

We will be spending Thanksgiving dinner this year with Josh's family and then go over to my parents.

All is Well!

Hello everyone,

Well I had another appointment today and everything seems to be right on schedule. We met with Dr. Allred today for the first time and found him to be very pleasant.

Well we've gotten two baby items so far, a playpen/bassinet and a travel system. They are both very neutral colors and themes so that we can use them again later.

Also for good news, for those of you who've heard about my problems with the IRS, it's all cleared up now. A big thanks goes out to Uncle Richard and Brad Reed for helping us deal with the matter.

Well we look forward to the holiday months that are knocking on our doorstep and hope that all is well with you. Have a great week!

And the name will be............

So a lot of people of have been wondering what we are going to name our little girl. As you all know Josh liked Ashley and I liked Paige, so we compromised. Josh did more compromising then me but we went back and forth a lot before deciding. The name we have chosen is Ashlyn Paige Harmon.

I'm almost 21 weeks prego in these pics.

It's a.....

Today we went in for our appointment at 2:30. We had our ultrasound first and then met with Dr. Barton. We were able to spend about 20 mins with the ultrasound tech. We found out rather quickly that a little girl is growing inside my growing tummy. WE are so excited! It was so much fun see her features, movements, and hear the heart beat again. She was perfect through most of it. The only time she didn't fully cooperate (sorry if I spelled that wrong) was at the very end. The tech just finished getting in the heart beat (150 per min) and wanted to see if she could get a full on view of the baby's heart so that we could see all 4 chambers. We eventually got it though. They are estimating that she is around 11 oz now and about 8-9 inches long.

Mom gave us her first outfit and all I want to do now is look for baby clothes and go shopping. Mom will also be making the blessing dress and a baby blanket for me. We already have the crib up, which we are borrowing from my sister.

Life is wondeful and we know it will just keep getting better. WE love you all and will keep you updated. Have a great day!

Feeling the Bubbles

Hey everyone,

I just thought you might like to know that I felt the baby kicking today. It was the first real day that I could distinguish the kicking, but it's been going on for a week or so. It happened while Josh and I were in a session at the temple with our ward.
It didn't feel like butterflies for me or something just rolling around. It's more like bubbles or in more lame terms gas bubbles w/o the gas ;) Have a happy day!

Baby name

Hey everbody. We are so excited that in a week we find out if it is a boy or a girl. If it is a boy we have decided that his name will be Kaleb Skip Harmon, if it is a girl we are still thinking on names Jamie likes Paige and I like Ashley so we might name her Ashley Paige Harmon. School is going good and work is also good. Hope everyone is doing well.

Boy or Girl and Names

Hey we are curious to hear what names people like and what they think we will be having. Josh and I are hoping for a boy, but of course we will be thrilled with a boy or girl.

Some of our Favorites

Movies: Cars, Monster-in-Law
Books: Harry Potter, A Place of Refugee
Foods: Rice, Pizza, Jamba Juices
Place: Home, Temple, Paraguay, CA

Hello

We know that you all know that we are expecting on February 11, 2009. We will find out the gender on Wednesday September 24th. So far we like Jacob and Caleb for boy names and Paige, Samantha, or Jacklyn for girls. We are still trying to figure out how we like the spelling for the names.

Josh will be starting school in 2 weeks and is excited about it. He will be taking 18 credits as well as working part-time. For those of you who don't know he is going into Accounting.

I am still working at the hospital full-time. I'll work until the last week of January then go on maternity leave. After my 3 months I'll go back for 7 weeks and then be finished for good.