IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!

Well we found out last week, on September 6th that our precious little baby is a BOY!!! I'm not going to lie, I was very much dead set on a girl. I gave myself the rest of that day to be sad about it but I am SOOOO excited now! When Dr. Ferguson started the ultrasound we all knew right away that there was definitely something there. He finished the ultrasound and started talking to me about getting my blood sugars in better control and that is when I lost it. I started crying and Dr. Ferguson thought that I was crying because of what he was saying. He felt so bad and came and gave me a hug and told me that everything was going to be ok. I felt so bad for making him feel that way, but I have apologized and told him it was nothing that he said. We went back to see him on Tuesday and it was reconfirmed that it is for sure a boy in there, and we are so excited and can't wait for him to join our family.

My blood sugars for the last month or so have been pretty high, alot higher than what they need to be while being pregnant. I went in to see my dietitian last week and she changed some of my insulin doses that have helped out greatly. Last week when I went in to see Dr. Ferguson my A1c was 7.7 (an A1c is the average of your blood sugars over the last three months.). I went in to see my diabetes Dr. (his name is David) today and my A1c has dropped to 6.6!!! I don't remember the last time it was that low. Nondiabetics A1c is below 6 and that is what they are telling me to have my goal be. I don't know if it will ever get that low, but I am pretty dang close!! David changed more of my insulin today and hopefully that helps.

I feel so bad for Andy. Ever since I have been pregnant I have totally let everything go. I don't have the energy when I get home from work to do anything. My house is a wreck and I can't stand it, but I just can't do anything about it! I hope here in the next little bit I will be able to have more energy and get things put back together. Dr Ferguson has told me that they will start me at 37 weeks, so that puts me at having the baby around January 25th. As of today I am 17 weeks and 5 days, so the middle of next week is my halfway mark.. That is so crazy to think!! January feels so far away, but thinking that I'm almost halfway done amazes me! It has gone by so fast!

News

Oh man.. Can I just say I have some MAJOR updating to do. It has been way to long, and I don't even know where to start. I don't know if anyone ever reads this anymore, but if you do.. I sure hope I don't put you to sleep!!!!

Yes, if you know how to read a pregnancy test you got that right.

WAHOO!!!!! I am 13 weeks, 4 days. My due date is February 18, 2012!!! It is so crazy to think that we will have a baby next year. We were really nervous at first, and still a bit now. But we are taking it one day at a time. So far everything has been by the book, all my symptoms everything. I have already had to see 3 different doctors. My regular OBGYN (Dr Ferguson), my diabetes doctor/his dietition, and the High Risk OBGYN. I am supposed to go in and see my diabetes doctor or the dietition every 2 weeks, I have seen Dr Ferguson twice already and have an appointment with him again next Friday. I can't wait for that next appointment. At the last one we did an ultrasound and everything looked GREAT. The baby has a good strong healthy heart beat, and it was wiggling and waving and moving like crazy!!!! Dr. Ferguson said that hopefully at my next appointment we will be able to find out what we are having. I can't wait until that day.

update

Oh gosh, I can't believe it has been so long since I last posted! I get on blogger almost every day.. but I just don't think about blogging myself. I feel like not much has happened lately, but then thinking back quite a bit has happened.

1. Andy turned 26 on March 25. We didn't really do very much, but we were able to spend time with each other which doesn't happen very often! We were going to go to the Ogden Temple for the last time before they closed to remodel it. Andys birthday is the same day as my Grandpa Reese. The adults in my family were all getting together to go to dinner to celebrate. We decided to go to Logan with everyone since we don't go visit my grandparents very often, and they are getting old and their health isn't the best. It was really good to spend time with them.

2. I started selling Mary Kay again.

3. We were able to celebrate our 2 year Anniversary!!!! It is so crazy that we have been married for 2 years. I feel like we have been together FOREVER, but then at the same time it feels like we just got married.

4. My moms birthday was on Easter, April 24th!!

5. ONLY 20 MORE SCHOOL DAYS LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!

EXCLUSIVE Mary Kay Party

Coupons

Ok I am now stepping out in to the Coupon world. I'm a little nervous about it, but I am crossing my fingers that I get it down and can start building our food storage. I had a Grocery Smarts Coupon Class last week and learned a ton!!! My mom and I went grocery shopping today and actually came out pretty well. Andy thought I was crazy when I came home from my first coupon class and had signed up for 6 Sunday papers... just for the coupons!! But after my shopping trip he told me that he is now "converted"!!




Here is a picture of my very first haul! I came home with 39 Items!!!! And plus, I was only at the store for like 30 to 45 minutes!!! The really nice thing about this is, we are going to be able to use all the items I bought. And I didn't just buy crap because I had the coupon for it!

Before Savings: $83.29

Total Savings: $51.76

Total Spent: $31.53

Motivation

Alright I need some motivation from any and everyone.. I need to loose weight. I am so sick of being FAT!!!I see pictures of Andy and I together and I am always humiliated. I look discusting next to him. I always see couples where the guy is super skinny and the girl is "not" super skinny and they always look so funny... but I have come to realize THAT IS WHAT WE LOOK LIKE!!!!! Andy tells me that he thinks I am beautiful no matter what, that he will always love me. But he has no idea what it feels like. He has been itty bitty his whole entire life, he always will be skinny and doesn't have to worry about being over weight. I am planning on going to Hawaii in August and want to be down 50 lbs by then, but I need help!! I have been going to the gym to walk on the treadmill at least 3 days a week. My mom joined weight watchers online awhile ago but wasn't really using it, so she let me take over her account last week. I kind of started doing it, but I have no idea what I'm really doing. Everyone I have heard anything from says that Weight Watchers has changed their life, but I just don't see it. I need some insite, I need a support group, I don't know what I need... but I need something!!!

quick little update.

I know.. it has been FOREVER!!!! I've started a new post quite a few times, I don't know what my deal is but I don't ever know what to post. Not much has been going on in our lives. We had our first Christmas, in our VERY OWN house! It was so much fun to decorate, and start our own new traditions. Of course we had to start from scratch. Thank you Chan and Grandma Oborn for all the Christmas ornaments! I wanted to make so many things and had so many ideas, but that is all they were... Ideas!

It is a Wells family tradition to go to Clear Creek on the day after Thanksgiving to cut down Christmas Trees. I was pretty dang nervous, because I did not want a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Andy and his dad have to hike the whole entire mountain until they "heard" the angels sing! haha.. Or so that is what Andy says. But I do have to say, I was VERY impressed by the tree Andy picked out for us! It was probably the prettiest tree I had seen come off that mountain.

The Holidays were so nice for us. It was great being able to spend so much time with each other, and with all our family. It was so good to be able to have so much time off of work. Jayson and Jordan Lee, and Jordan came up for awhile, Andys sister Amy and her family came down from Wyoming for a few days. We had a lot of family dinners, game nights, watched a lot of football.

I am very hopeful for great things this year.. I don't know what, but life is going to be good for our family! I hope you all have a great year!!