Christmas one week late

Yeah, yeah so what else is new? I dont take pictures, get over it. But I do have a mother in law and 2 sister in laws who totally do and so I steal pictures from them. This year was the "called" year for Christmas with the Vances complete with a Holiday Fun Itinerary so no one would get lost. I was informed of this Christmas of '07. The only problem with this was it was My little brother Kyles LAST Christmas before he goes on a mission to serve the Lord. So we juggled. I have to admit we did a pretty good job of doing so. It was a wonderful Christmas indeed. Christmas eve we dinnered with both families and Christmas morning we were back at the Vances @ 7( okay 7:30) for Presents. After opening presents with them we ran to my parents house at about 8:15 to find everyone still asleep. Oh to be still asleep would have been heavenly. We set off the alarm when we opened the door and then everyone was awake and by 8:20 we were lined up in the hall( shortest to tallest of course, so everyone could be seen) while my dad video taped us seeing the presents for the 1st time( well, Zach and I had already seen them and Kyle had to come from downstairs so he saw them too, dont tell my dad though) At 9:15 we were back at the Vances for German pancakes( I wish it was Christmas day everyday to have German pancakes) at by 10:30 we were back at my parents for Brunch. I know! We were back and forth the whole day and eating all day too. 3:00 was Christmas dinner with the Vances. By this point I truly thought I would never eat again. I was so full!!! 6:30 we Movied with my family and saw " Marley & me." Seriously if you see this please take a box of tissues. I cried through the whole movie and I absolutely loved it. After the movie Zombie's Zach and I crashed. We were so tired! It took me a whole day to recover. Thank you to both sides of the family for the wonderful presents. We are truly so thankful for our families and for the time we were able to spend with them. This is all the Vances in our matching Pajamas. Dont we look good. Can you even believe there will be 2 more little munchkins running around next year?

Ive been summoned... BOO

Zach and I have been married for 2 years and 5/12ths
(Zach just walked in and said we have been married longer than 2 years) and not ONCE has he been summoned to do jury duty. I, on the other hand have been summoned like 1200 times. And Im not even exaggerating at all. Since turning 18 - which in January will be 4 years ago, I have received a jury summons at least once a year. Ive had to postpone several times and have not yet actually been called to go down but now I was called Jan. 28th, THE DAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY!! Dont they know that I like to party all week long for my birthday? How can I party like a rock star sitting in the Superior court house? I said I could appear on that day. I was tempted to postpone again and I tried calculating in my head 90 days from now which would put me very close to my due date. But I figured I was just go and get it over with. Hopefully, they wont need me.

I guess I forgot to knock on wood

So Christmas morning I was bragging to my sister in law Liza about how I havent been sick yet. I was telling her how amazing it was and usually if I do get sick its really not that bad (well except for pregnancy sick) So I go to bed feeling great that night and BAM the next morning I wake up with a cold! I forgot to knock on wood. So here I am, home. I didnt go to church today because 1. I slept horrible last night, 2. Dont want to give this to anyone else, 3. I Feel terrible. I guess My powerful Immune system I bragged about cannot hold up against 5-6 kids coughing and sneezing on me this last week. I just hope my nose doesnt fall off from being blown so much.

A new relationship

I think I am in denial. As much as my belly gets bigger and bigger I cannot fathom wearing maternity clothes. I dont know why I feel this way but I just do. Yesterday my mom and I went Maternity clothes shopping. WORST EXPERIENCE EVER! We first went to Gap Maternity. There were so many choices on pants. Going into this experience I had already made up my mind I will NOT wear the maternity pants with the panel that seriously goes up to your nipples. Will not. So Im looking for jeans that have the smaller band around the waist and maybe even a hidden band. When I put those on I looked like I was wearing grandma elastic pants. The pulled and tugged in all the wrong places. So with fear in my body I tried on the full panel jeans. They were perfect. They fit so much better than any other ones I put on. I WILL NOT be wearing the panel all the way up. I just folded it down and it made me feel so much more comfortable. Well after gap my mom coaxed me into going to Motherhood. Horrible. Horrible. Thats where I had me meltdown. As I was trying on jeans again and they all looked horrific I looked at my mom and said " okay lets go to forever 21." Ahhh... the skinny girl store. We picked up a few tunics and dresses that I will be able to wear with leggings and be fine. It really is so hard adjusting to this growth on my body. When people look at me and say oh your so cute with your belly I just nod and smile but truly Im thinking, are you crazy? Hopefully I will get to that mental state. Hopefully.

Im Doooonnnnee! Im done Im done Im done Im done!!!!

When my cousin Bronson was younger apparently he could not wipe his own bum when he was finished going to the bathroom. They would always blame his shorts arms. I thought that was ridiculous! But anyways, when he was finished he would pick a member of his family by yelling there name and then proceed with the following song...
" IMMMM DOOOONNNNEEE! Im done, Im done Im done Im done IM DOOOOOONNNNEEE!
Of course this song is not as good on the blog because you dont know truly how he said it but it was hysertical. He would repeat this song over and over until that family member came in and helped him. Well, I can wipe my own bum so this song is used in a different context.

" IMMM DOOOONNNEE!!! Im done, Im done, Im done Im done , IM DOOOOONNNNNEEE!!!

WITH SCHOOL!!!!!!!!

Oh happy day! I think I could burst in to song and dance right now Im so happy. Last night at 8:30 Pm. I Whitney, finished my college education. It has been a trying semester(thanks to baby Presley)and there were times I felt like I was not going to be able to continue. But I pushed through the nausea ( A LOT), vomitting ( more than A LOT) , fatigue( not so bad when compared to the other 2) and finished. My teachers were all understanding and Im so thankful for that.

Is she Alive?

BARELY!!Its the Last week of school!! Holla! I have been crazy busy. My projects are all done and now its on to the 2 take home finals due Tuesday and Wednesdy and one in class final tonight. I want to apologize ahead of time, if you see me and I havent showered and I look really disgusting, Im sorry, I promise I shower regularly I just might be taking a hiatis for the next couple days. On to the Updates: My OBGYN told me I gained too much weight this last month, that was awesome news. So what if I gained 10 pounds in a month. Whatever. The funny part is he was saying this to the girl whos dad would try to be sneaky when she was younger and would watch her eat breakfast because he was concerned I was eating enough. The best part was he was trying really hard not to look me in the eyes, hes a smart man. Baby Presley Is moving and kicking like crazy!!She tap dances on my bladder and kicks me in the ribs. She's such an awesome daughter already. It was very upsetting for Zach that he wasnt able to feel her move or kick these last couple of months but he finally got his chance and feels her all the time. It makes me so happy to see his face when he feels her move and kick. He looks like a kid in a candy store. This Thursday will be 6 months. Its crazy how fast this seems to be going. Well, after the sickness left anyway. My mom has already been buying her cute headbands and bracelets. We are getting really excited to have her in our family. Wish me luck for the next couple of days!!

I can do it! I think....

Question. Do you think all of my teachers got together and decided to plot against me and make all of my projects due at the same time? I DO!!! School is nearing the end and Im getting so excited to graduate. NO more school sounds really good. BUt I swear, I hope I make it through these next few weeks. My head feels like its going to burst with stress. Would you like to ask me what time I got home from school last night? Go ahead ask.... 11 PM!!!! would you like to ask what time I went to school yesterday... 1 pm! yes, 10 hours in the computer lab and only breaking for 1 hour to go teach dance. I truly was Zombie woman yesterday.I turn in a project today and next thursday I turn in another one. Then it is final time... wooohooo!! Pray for me. Pray hard.

Turkey leg, turkey leg, leg of a turkey, turkey, turkey, turkey leg

About 3 years ago we went to Disneyland for Thanksgiving. Well, we went last year too but that was not when this story took place. The Barrons met us there and we Disneyed until out little hearts were content. On the way back to Mesa, the girls in one suburban, the boys in the other, us girls entertained ourselves. The title have chosen was the musical round we girls came up with. Yeah 6 hours and 8 girls jammed into a suburban can be quite a good time. It went a little something like this...

Breeann: Turkey leg, turkey leg, turkey leg ( repeat)

Whitney: Leg of a turkey, leg of a turkey ( repeat)

Brittnee: Leg, Leg, leg (repeat)

Braelynn:Turkey, turkey, turkey

and the other girls chimed in when the wanted. Dont think we dont still sing this song when we get together. In fact, this thanksgiving was the first time we have been together on thanksgiving since this wonderful song was created. The boys want to die everytime we sing it but we laugh and sing louder. We had such a great thanksgiving this year. We started the day off Turkey Trotten with the Vance family. I ran the 10k in 30 minutes and Zach in 35. You would think it would be opposite since his legs are like 3 feet longer than mine. Wimp!!! Okay, Im lying. I walked the 2 mile fun run. From the moment we woke up Zach kept saying, " fun and run do NOT belong in the same sentence."

As you can tell we were very serious about the Turkey trot. We had thanksgiving with my family and headed back the Vances for dessert. The remainder of the week we spent time with family and Zach was able to participate in my brother Kyles ordination to a Elder. This is Kyles last Thanksgiving and Christmas with us before he leaves for a mission and You could tell as we all pretty much bawled the whole ordination. We are so thankful for our families. They all mean the world to us.

Im sorta having a complex.

I saw Twilight last night. It was okay. Not my favorite movie but it entertained me for a few hours. Im actually really disappointed that Im not more of a fan. Edward just didnt do it for me. He hasnt from the moment I found out what actor it was playing him.You see, I just pictured this guy....
I mean look at that face! How could you not think he was so dreamy? So Movie Edward... Sorry buddy. This is my Edward pick. On to the next thing, Carlisle needed to be WAY more gorgeous, Jasper needed to not look like a tooth pick, he needed muscles, Charlie was fantastic just how I pictured him, Same with Esme and Alice. Rosalie was pretty but I needed more. And the whole pale skin too much baby powder look really bugged me. Carlisle was the worst, he looked ridiculous. The spider monkey tree climbing thing... weird.

P.S Wanna see my belly? I dont feel like its poking out as much as it was yesterday. Maybe is had something to do with turkey.

Happy Birthday to my daddy!

I have had this man wrapped around my little finger since the day I was born! I didnt do it on purpose at first but when I learned I had him wrapped it just continued. Truly my dad is one of my best friends. We are so similar. Sometimes that can be a good thing o a bad thing. I catch myself doing things just like he would or reacting to things just like he would. I look up to my dad so much. He is always trying to help someone. By far he is one of the most generous men on the earth. There have been times me and my dad didnt see eye to eye on things and when that happened he would always leave me a bag of Jordan Almonds on my pillow to let me know he loves me and he was sorry about our fight. My dad is truly the funniest person. He always has people rolling on the floor laughing from his jokes. He is a naturally witty person. I love you so much dad and I am so thankful for you and for all you do for me. Happy Birthday!!!

Invision this...

Light Aqua walls, bird fabric for the bedding, red damask for the ties and the curtains, butterfly mobile turned into a bird mobile hanging over the black crib, black furniture, poppy red accents throughout the room.

Im so happy Im having a girl!!!

P.S - I survived the night. Zach was on a camping trip with the teachers leaving Zoey and I to fend for ourselves. Its time like these I love having a gate to get into my house, bars on my windows and a special lock that can only be unlocked through the inside. It was the best night. Pizza, Lipstick Jungle, and a little cleaning.

No love from the bees

Dear Zach,

How dare you try and mow the lawn. Didnt you see my hive a couple of months ago in the Fig tree? Werent you scared? Well if you werent I hope you are now. Next time you wont be so lucky. You really made me and my bee friends mad, so we swarmed you. Its your own fault. Next time 20 stings, will multiply. Be afraid, BEE very afraid.

Sincerely,
Mean Bee living in your Fig tree

Thats right, my poor husband was swarmed by bees yesterday while mowing the lawn. It was probably one of the scariest things Ive witnessed in my life( I didnt just stand there and watch, I tried to help) He's doing okay today, alittle swollen in places. He had an upset stomach this morning and a fever last night. Hes tough though. Im just glad he didnt have a serious reaction to the 20 bee stings on his body.

Is it too Early?

I know Thanksgiving hasnt even come but 99.9 is already playing Christmas music and its getting me so excited. This totally happened with Halloween, I got all excited for Halloween. I decorated and everything and then like the week before I was over it. I wanted Thanksgiving to be here. I wanted yummy food and pumpkin pie! Well, here it is 2 weeks before Thanksgiving and I want to change my blog background to Christmas and I want to Put my Christmas Music up on my blog. Is it too early? Am I jumping the gun? Do I need to just relax and in due time it will all happen? Am I crazy? Well, I am a bit crazy. You dont have to tell me that. I already know.

She posted Again!

My Mom posted again. Thats right 2 whole posts in like 3 months. She is really getting good at this thing. I told her no one would know because she never posts. So, Im using my blog to make a shout out and say Please check my moms blog. She gets so happy when people comment on her blog.

Click- Mom and Dad Deering

Watch out boys here comes......

BABY GIRL VANCE!!!! Easton Heywood and Baby Boy Huffaker, let the games begin. You are going to have to impress this girls mama and daddy! We are so excited for the news. We were convinced it was a boy so when the Doctor showed the "between the legs" shot and that "mysterious" 3rd leg Zach was convinced he saw our first ultra sounds at 10 weeks was gone we knew it was girl. Of course I began to tear up!! I truly am so bad at this whole being pregnant thing. I promise we will take a picture of the belly tonight(it usually pops out more at the end of the day.) When all of my siblings and I were born my dad would go down to the Hospital gift shop and buy gum cigars and give them out to everyone he walked by. So, I knew this is how we had to tell our family. After, the doctors we went to Banner Gateway Hospital and picked up some pink gum cigars, then we stopped by Bashas and picked up " Its a girl" balloons for our parents. I cant wait to start decorating her room!!!

I just Love Sundays

I just love Sundays! After being spiritual fed( I got released from Primary and now I get to be fed instead of feed) Zach and I come home, eat grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup and watch FOOTBALL GAME AFTER FOOTBALL GAME AFTER FOOTBALL GAME!!! I learn something new about football every week. Sometimes it takes Zach about 30-45 seconds to actually respond to my questions but he always answers them eventually. Hes not very good at multi-tasking. Pretty much Im going straight to the Celestial Kingdom for being such a nice wife.

Never ending Weekend

I never thought I would say this, but is this weekend going to ever end? Its only 1:28 on Saturday and Im dieing.I cant find enough things to keep myself busy. We find out what our precious baby is at 10:50 on Monday morning and last night I didnt sleep very good at all! All these thoughts were going through my head.I should have kept some Phenergen hidden for these next couple of days so I could sleep. Ha ha!

Meet Zach and Whitney

This is what Zach and I do on the weekends. I cant hide who we are anymore. We waltz, sing, and gaze into each others eyes. Just like every couple, right?

POWERFUL

Common Question

Through out my pregnancy I have had a lot of questions. My favorite one of them all is... so how many more do you think you will have? Why is this one my favorite you ask? This answer has changed a few times in the last 4 months and I'm sure it will change as I get bigger and more uncomfortable and go through labor and delivery and so on. If you would have asked me at 6-10 weeks I would have told you " Ill have one, thanks". In fact, as I was lying on a hospital bed with an IV sticking out of my arm, I turned to Zach and said " I hope this is a boy, cause this is your only child babe." Yesterday morning when I thought I had a baby Renesmae coming out of my stomach I would have said ONE again. Let me clarify Renesmae, I wasn't in any pain, I think the baby just moved to one side and it was bulging out more than anywhere else. It was a little weird. But later that afternoon, I would have told you maybe 3 or 4. Ive been feeling better, I don't have to take my medicine as much and some days I can make it through the whole day without it. 3 or 4 sound good today too. Im leaning more towards 3.

Addicted, no not to drugs, SHOES!

So Ive moved on. Anti Nausea Medication no more. Ive always been a shoe person. Having a bad day? What shoe should I buy?Bored? What shoe will make my life not boring? Yeah, its a horrible addiction. Especially because I have enough shoes for an entire army. Its a problem I know. But the first step for a recovering addict is acknowlegding you have a problem. Now, Blog friend I dont really plan on trying to get rid of this problem. I like having it. But Im sitting here at my Dads office with a few minutes to spare and I went on to Bakers Shoes website. Bad idea Whitney, Bad idea. So incase you were wondering what I wanted for Christmas or my birthday(in January) or you just simply wanted to get them for me for my baby shower. Heres a few ideas. LOVE THEM!!! NEED THEM. This is not a want, a need!

Okay I dont know If Im cool enough to pull these(first below) ones off but I love them.

Tagged

The way to play this game of tag is to go to your picture files and look in the fourth folder and find the fourth picture. Then display and explain.




wow, this picture is super blurry. Anyways, I teach dance and these are some of my students from last year. They were honestly my favorite class ever!! The 2nd and 3rd girl I still teach and they are my 2 favorite students. Amy(2nd) comes to class every week and the first thing out of her mouth is " Hi Miss Whitney, your hair looks beautiful today, can I look in Mr. Pumpkin to see what kind of treats he brought today?" She cracks me up!!! She is probably one of the funniest kids ever. Elle(3rd) has the best dance moves ever! She comes in every week wanting me to see her new dance move. Its hysterical. I love teaching! Its the best job ever. I love spreading the things I love most. It is so fun to watch young kids learn.

I tag: Jami, Alissa, Niki T., Erin.

I cant Believe its taken me this long!

Like most of the world, I too Went and saw Highschool Musical 3. Let me tell you I was not disappointed AT ALL!!! In fact I loved it and I would go see it again. I have been telling Zach for the last month about how I bought us tickets to the first matinee on Friday. His reply, " I hope you can find a new husband for the day." WOW, thanks babe! Knowing this would be his response I had planned on taking my sister anyway. I just like to tease him. So me being the most fantastic older sister EVER, I checked Kaytlyn out of Stapley Junior High at 9:30 and were off to the movies for the afternoon. As much I would like to say I went because my little sister wanted to go, I would be lying. I wanted to see it maybe even more than she did. These are some pictures of us on the way. We were excited, can you tell?

And of course, We were dieing to see this guy... Oh ZAc Efron(sigh)

I think I have a thing for Zachs...

I cant upload a video for some reason. So Im going to go try somewhere else. So be looking.

Look whos getting younger today!!!!

( I love this picture cause it shows him in his cute hat!!!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD VANCE!!!! I felt like I needed to post about this wonderful man today. I wont mention how old he is but Im guessing its around 30. I am so thanful for Dad Vance. I love hanging out with him on Sundays while we play an assortment of games. He has taught me so many things in the past years of knowing him. I never knew how many different dinner "surprises" there were and I never knew how many different things cashews can be put on(oh dont think that can be put on everything, cause they can). Although I have never been brave enough to try. Sometimes I feel like I live with Dad Vance. Zach is SOOO much like his dad and thats just fine with me. So Dad Vance, one year younger and wiser too, happy birthday to you!!!

Ticket # 2

Seriously? I think Motorcycles Cops are following me around. This is now my 2nd speeding ticket since April. My friend Bethany got to experience this pull over experience with me. We were driving North on Extension and I was trying to hurry so I could get to my parents house, eat really fast, and run back to school. These days eating has become a priority. BUT NO! Mr. Motorcycle Cop hiding behind the bushes in a LDS church parking lot jumped out and pulled me over. That sneaky little devil. I was furious. I cant go to traffic school because need I remind you I just did that in April. It gets better, My sweet husband, who claims he put the new insurance card in my car, did not. Its okay. We are insured. I just have to send in proof. Why no warning Mr. Motorcycle Cop? He had no problem writing up that ticket for me. I think I even caught him smiling about it. He must be behind on his quota for the month and OF COURSE he pulls me over.I have the worst luck.Ed( my traffic school teacher) would be so disappointed.

ANXIETY!!!

So I was laying on the couch last night, and all of a sudden it hit me, Like a ton of bricks. Im going to have a baby.Im going to have to care for my very own human being. WHAT THE? I have realized this before. This is not new news to me. I got so nervous and scared and started to almost have a panic attack. I began thinking about how my life will be in 6 months. I will be in labor and then I will go through delivery(well if my hips move the way they are supposed to and my baby doesnt have a big Vance head, I truly hope it doesnt have a big Vance head) and then I will be a mom, to an actual human being. Thats when the sweating started, I have no idea what Im doing. Babies scare me. Give me a toddler, I know what Im doing there. As I started to panic even more, this thought came to mind... I have a mom, a mother in law, a grandma, aunts, sister in laws, cousins, and friends,who have all had babies and all of those children have all their limbs, they are not neglected, they are all being fed, and they are still living. This gave me such comfort. They will never leave me in the dark. They will help me learn what Im supposed to do. My mom mentioned to me the other day when she asked how I was doing, that the first time is always the scariest. Its the fear of the unknown. I have no idea how my body is going to react, I have no idea how easy or hard my labor and delivery will be( I am so counting on the labor part to be some what easy due to the beautiful epideral). So, I just wanted to say, I Whitney, have absolutely no idea what I am doing and thats okay. I will learn. I have great people in my life who WILL help me, not matter what. I Also wanted to say, Thank you to those people. I know I will tell you "then" but I just thought I would say it now too.

Get in my Belly!!!

I didnt eat very good today. I dont mean bad food, I mean like didnt eat enough. As I was sitting in my Night Lecture Building Systems class( I know, please feel bad for me) I was paying for it a little. Not like "kill me now" Nausea, but discomfort. All I could think about was how much I really wanted KFC warm mashed potatoes and their to die for Biscuits, all warm and soft. I had to make a quick run to Kinko's to get some things ready for a project I have to turn in to tomorrow and on my way home, I glanced to my right and their shining in all its glory, KFC. Thank you. Thank you. It was dark, but to my delight the drive thru was open until 11( it was 10:15). I ordered my individual order of mashed potatoes and for only 99 cents you can ge 2 warm biscuits. Hooray! So I did it. I got home and the mashed potatoes were heavenly. The biscuits on the other hand STUNK! What? Soft and warm, I think NOT! I was offended that KFC would torment me with would you like our soft, warm biscuits for 99 cents and then give me rock hard, stale biscuits instead. I should have flashed them my belly and said " dont you dare mess with a starving, pregnant ladies food, buster." Did I mention the mashed potatoes were heavenly?

The Perfect Day!

Its 72 degrees in my house naturally. I am so thankful for the beautiful weather we had today and yesterday. Ive opened up the windows and doors and just let the cool air run through my house. I love when I can turn off my A/C because that means cheaper utility bills and fall clothing!! WOOHOO! I hope it sticks around!

Halloween Decor!

Yesterday I Halloween Decored my house a little. I stole some ideas from some wonderful and creative people. I love how the turned out!!! And it was Cheap! Which is always a plus. This first picture, My friend Erin came up with the idea. She had white pumpkins and did black lettering. I just printed the word BOO out on word and made me own stencil. I found some paper mache pumpkins at micheals for a buck so I spray painted them black and did white writing because I had white candle sticks. I took a trip to the dollar store where I found some Christmas Holly and I spray painted those black as well. I let some of the red stay because I really liked it that way. A little Boa on the mantel and it looks awesome. I also found those headstones at the dollar store. I should have taken a before and after picture. I touched them up with white paint to really make them stand out. Since we have been married I have always wanted to spider web our gate. I just never got around to it. So this was my year to do it! I really like it. Our gate isnt working right now but when it is it will look so good closed. At Michaels I found 2 wood wreaths and usually people decorate them and make them pretty but I decided to keep them all wood. I spray painted them black and draped spider web to add that extra spook. I hung them from our light post that are outside by the gate. Im super excited for the holiday season. Im not done decorating yet! More to come Im sure.

Let me share...

I thought as I sat here and cried about what is going on in with my baby you should all know too. As much as I complain about being sick, I am so excited to become a mommy to this precious baby growing inside me. At times I think it hates my guts and to be honest sometimes I dont like it that much either. But I know that this Heavenly Fathers plan and I am so lucky to be able to participate in it.

Your baby is growing rapidly; its growth is particularly noticeable from now through about 24 weeks. The baby has doubled in length since the 7th week, measuring at 2½ to 3 inches long (6.5-7.8cm) and weighing at about ½ and ¾ oz (13-20g) roughly the size of a peach. Changes in the fetal weight have also been tremendous during the last 8-10 weeks of pregnancy. One interesting change is the slowdown in growth of baby's head compared to the rest of the body. By week 21 the head is about one third of the baby's body and at birth baby's head is only ¼ the size of its body. Baby's body accelerates in growth as the fetal head slows down in growth. Baby's face is more human like now; eyes that started out at the sides are now closer together on the face. External genitalia have developed enough so a male can be distinguished from a female baby. Your baby's vocal cords have begun to form. Your baby's hand is structurally complete and consists of 27 bones held together by a complex network of ligaments. Similarly baby's foot is also completely formed with the toes, heel and bones all in place.

Ween No more

Im not weening off my drugs. I stopped taking My Phenergan and apparently I still need to be on it. For the last two days it was back to the "bad place".I have been gripping the toilet. Today I have been able to look at some other scenery due to a new prescription of Phenergan. Ive decided I am going to wait atleast 2 more weeks before I even think about weening.

Addicted!!!

My name is Whitney and I have a problem...

I'm addicted to anti-nausea medication.

There I said it! Whew! I feel a lot better now. I am now 12 weeks pregnant and I'm feeling good. I'm just so nervous to go off my medication. I just don't want to go back to where I was... Oh it was horrible! Ive been talking to my mom and she says to start weening myself off my medication. I JUST CANT DO IT!!! She just laughs and says you better start or you will be out and just have to quit cold turkey. Im down to my last Phenergan and I have about 12 Zofrans left. I went to the mall with my mom today when Suddenly I realized... I didnt have a Zofran in my purse and I would be gone all day and wouldnt be able to take it at 6 when my 8 hours were up from my last one. I turned to my mom and frantically asked if there was anyway we could go back to my house on the way to her house and pick another one up. This is when I realized...Oh what a harsh realization, I have completely lost it. I know I dont need to be on these all the time. I can easily take them if I start feeling bad. Then I will know for sure I still need them. So begins the weening process. Physically I know I can do this. Mentally, Im not so sure about.Okay I shouldnt say that. I can. I think. Im sure you are all reading this thinking or maybe even saying out loud " Oh Wow, she really has lost it." Or maybe you are just laughing really hard because I am right now.

This is ridiculous. Im a crazy person.

Dont even start...

Zach: are you trying to stick out your belly or is it poking out that much now?

Whitney:(Throws Zach the meanest face she can think of)
in her mind:is throwing Daggers his way, followed by Fire arrows, and then kicks him in the leg and runs away
vocally:Dont even start with me Mr. Vance, dont even start.

Shout out!!!

So I have this cousin Jami and she rocks. I was over at her house today just looking at how cute it is. Jami is a talented human being. She is so creative and makes the cutest things and she is one of the funniest people on the planet. Well, Jami also owns a flower business called Pocket full of Posies. You know the creative thing I was talking about, well She makes the most gorgeous floral arrangements, silk and fresh. So my dear blogging friends, Spread the word. She needs our help getting the business up and running. If you have any questions I have a link on my blog. You can see pictures and get more information.

Its all about me and why shouldnt it be?

I am. . .Pregnant and not as miserable.
I think. . . Im pretty funny.
I know. . . Im going to sleep good tonight. Thank you Phenergen.
I want. . . my zits to go away. I dont think this pregnancy thing is very fair.
I have. . . the most wonderful families in the world!!!
I wish. . . I were better at staying in touch with people.
I hate. . . when Zach laughs at me when I get mad because I end up laughing too.
I miss. . . Zach. We are on different schedules and we never see each other anymore.
I fear. . . heights,cochroaches,snakes, anything reptile I guess.
I feel. . . lots of different things right now. The hormones are kicking in.
I love. . . Zach,sweets and chips and salsa
I hear. . . music and the T.V.
I smell. . . Petes fish and chips.
I search. . . for answers and strength.
I wonder. . . what my baby is.
I regret . . not taking a dance class this semester.
I care. . . how I treat people.
I always. . . get ready through the same routine. Its all about time management.
I am not. . .afraid to be myself.
I believe. . . in God.
I dance. . . anywhere and everywhere and at Jeannes.
I sing. . . all the time and I really dont hold back. I sing loud!
I don't always. . .pay attention when people are talking to me.
I write. . .with my right hand.
I win. . . at paper, rock, scissors( well most of the time, Zach sometimes has good days.)
I lose. . . at Guitar hero. I know you dont really compete but I am not good. And one time my little sister and I tried to have a competition on easy and I SO lost.
I never. . . am on time.
I listen. . . to all sorts of types of music. Hip hop anyone?
I can usually be found. . . at home or school.
I read. . . uh...
I am happy about. . . becoming a mommy.

I tag... Jami, Brittany, Alissa, Christina and Mom Deering

Its Opposite Day!!

*** Keep in mind its oppposite day throughout this whole post***
DO NOT FORGET-- OPPOSITE DAY!!!and its only opposite day because If I write what really happened it might not continue.

I have had some really hard 5 days. Everything seems so be going so bad. Ive been throwing up and bed ridden it seems. I havent been able to get anything done. I didnt get to stay the whole time at school on Thursday because I was so sick. Friday was even worse. I felt like I had no energy. Saturday rolls around and all I want to do is clean my house because its been forever it seems and I DIDNT GET TO. I didnt get to do laundry or sweep and mop my floor and I didnt get to clean the bathroom. I just layed there feeling disgusting. With a clean house I always feel so good and I DIDNT get to feel that. It smells like death in my house as opposed to clean. BOO! Sunday I didnt get to go to church and take the sacrament and feel the spirit. I didnt teach my primary class. I didnt get to go to relief society because all my primary kids are in young mens and Young Womens the last hour. I didnt get to spend time with my family. And today, I didnt get a bunch of homework done and go to school and actually be able to concentrate. I sure hope this doesnt last very much longer. I dont think I can stand it.

Im glad I got that off my chest.

Were having a baby and its a .... BOY?

Ha ha Just kidding. We dont know what it is. I had my first doctors appointment today. We got to see our baby and I was in complete awe the whole time. It was so fun seeing the thing that is making me so miserable.Zach was a little worried going into the appointment. I told him there was a chance the doctor would perform an exam and he had to stay in the room. While waiting for an available room, Zach had an encounter with the "China" Light. He was totally grossed out at the point. I laughed. I am 10 weeks along and my mom has calculated that Im due April 9th. Which is way earlier than I thought. Zach is convinced its a boy. His exact words were " hey our baby has 3 legs." Here is our sonogram.

To tick or not to tick?

So I go in on Thursday for my first doctors appointment. You know how people have those baby tickers on their blogs? well I cant make up my mind if I should have one. I mean to see such a big number flashing at me everytime I check my blog, Im just not so sure its very motivating. So blog friends, Im turning it over to you. To baby tick or not to baby tick? Let me know what you think.

Princess Whitney Goes to College

My mom when I was younger,like little enough to sit in the sink while she did my hair(oh dangit I still sit in the sink sometimes)had a story called Princess Whitney goes to college.The story went alittle something like this... Once upon a time there was a beautiful Princess and her name was Whitney(wow mom, she has the same name as me)and princess Whitney really wanted to go to college so she could learn lots of things and even get a degree. Lots of boys tried to get Princess Whitney to not go to college. They wanted to marry her and take her to their castle. Well Princess Whitney knew better and she said " No Prince, I cant marry you I have to finish my college education." So Princess Whitney made all the Princes wait for her to finish college and then she would pick the best one and marry them. The end.

Well needless to say, Zach and I started dating my 1st semester of College and were married right before my 3rd semester.(Sorry mom. He was too good to pass up.) Well,Princess Whitney started her 7th semester of college last week and will be done In December!!!! So thats what Im up to these days. School. Night school to be exact. Boo! I have 2 boring code classes that last until 9:50 @ night. Boring! I also have a color rendering class(yikes) and a commerical design class. Sushi anyone? Our first project is designing a sushi restaurant.

Now to the pregnancy update. I am starting to wonder if I should document the things that are going on in my pregnancy. Im scared if I read it I wont have anymore kids. Things are going better... I had a VERY HARD weekend. But Im okay now and I think I have figured out what my body needs. I found I need to eat more often and rest more. I am usually a mover and have a hard time relaxing and resting. Im always on the go and My body showed me a thing or two this last weekend. Thanks to all for the advice about the perma-yucky taste in my mouth I mentioned in a previous post. Sucking on candy is really helping.

On to Zach, even though I would love to talk about me more I think Zach deserves a little blog space too. He just got a really great job at Chase bank and had to take the semester off from school. Wished they would have called a month ago, cause then it would have been PERFECT! He could have done both. Oh well, we are super happy about this job and he will just pick up where he left off next semester. He also got called to be in the Young Mens presidency and gets to be the advisor over the teachers. He is loving it so far.

Zoey is still Queen Bee. She's laying on our bed right now amongst the fluff resting. She is such a primadonna.

There Shall Be No Brushing, Scraping or touching of the tongue

Meet Mouthwash...


Mouthwash and I have been good friends pretty much my whole life but Mouthwash and I have never been as close as we are right now. You see being 8 weeks pregnant, I'm nauseous. Yes I have medicine but sometimes the medicine doesnt take away all of the edge. Therefore leaving me to Loathe Brushing my teeth, well not really my teeth, my tongue. I gag. But I swear I have like perma-yucky taste in my mouth.Is that normal? So lately mouthwash has helped more than I ever thought possible.

Funny Feeling

I feel funny today. I cant put my finger on the feelings of my body today. Im happy but I could use a good cry, Im hungry but Im not really hungry at the same time and besides nothing sounds good today anyway. I could use a long nap but dont really want to take one.I would love to go out and do fun things but I dont. Im sure Im going to get comments like Welcome to pregnancy!I do know that I DO NOT want to go to school tonight. Boo Penny.

Be the Princess Zo, Be the Princess

Some of you have met my dog. She pretty much thinks she is human. She is very attached to Zach and I and its absolutely hysterical! If we are in our bed, she wants to be in our bed.Well, she wants to be on our bed all the time but mostly when she is really tired. When we go swimming, Zoey doesnt want to be in the pool with us but she doesnt want us to be in there without her. If we go outside she will jump and jump and Jump and bark and whine until we come back in. She knows exactly when I am making eggs and will jump at my leg until they are done and follow me around until I give her some. Last night Zach and I came home from my parents house and Zoey is always super tired after my parents house. She immediately grabs her pink porcupine(her baby) and heads downstairs where she whined and whined and whined to get up on the bed. Zach put her on the bed and left the room. Well he came back in and said "you've got to be kidding me.Whit look at Zo" This is what we found...

 

 

Princess Zo on the plump, lush pillows.We died laughing and I had to take pictures. I tell ya, she's hysterical. My favorite part is at this very moment she is jumping at our bed with her bone(which is not allowed on the bed) hoping we will let her take it up there. What a priss.

Yeah for Drugs!!!

Well I was feeling really good and then... NOT. Yesterday was really bad. I couldnt keep anything down and I was dieing. So this morning my mom( Oh I love her) called the on call Doctor which happened to be Dr.Beck(my moms OBGYN)and he prescribed drugs.Ive dropped 5 pounds in the last week and cant really afford to lose more. I feel so much better! I am absolutely in love with Dr.Beck right now. I am keeping things down!So thank you Dr.Beck, Thank you!

* Camille dont be scared. Drugs. There are drugs for being sick. You can get pregnant now!

Oh Please please please

Please check my moms blog. She is highly offended no one is checking it(She just started so know one would really know it was there) But it will make her feel really good if you take some time out of your busy day and check and maybe even comment on her blog.I promise you wont be disappointed.

Thanks Blog friends!!
Click Mom and Dad Deering

No Secret Anymore

I was planning on waiting a little before I told people but my parents have told everyone they know so its really no secret anymore. Yes folks, The P word going through your head right at this very moment is SO TRUE! Zach and I found out for Sure we are going to be mommy and daddy to a little baby in 9 months. After several pregnancy tests( yeah i didnt believe the first couple, the 2 lines that were so faint werent doing it for me) my mom made me go get one that said Prego or not Prego and it said Prego. We found out The day after our 2 year anniversary. We are so excited and so nervous at the very same time. Im about 7 weeks along and Im feeling pretty good. Im just getting over the flu I had last week which I seriously thought was going to kill me(Zach thought it was too.)Im hoping things go smoothly and that I dont get too sick. Cross your fingers.

Pictures by Annie

Annie, Thank you so much. We love them!